# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1659&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:** 1660 --- ## [Lincoln Chaffee Presidential campaign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lincoln-chaffee-presidential-campaign/721584)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2015, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lincoln-chaffee-presidential-campaign/721584 "2015-10-23T20:15:04Z")
I don’t know why Democrats would vote for a guy who was a Republican just three years ago, but good luck to him. I do love that his campaign positions include switching the US to the metric system. --- ## [Yelp is Yuseless (Filtering)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yelp-is-yuseless-filtering/643352)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yelp-is-yuseless-filtering/643352 "2012-12-24T17:32:45Z")
I don’t know how many people are aware of it, but Yelp uses a filtering system that removes reviews according to an arcane, secret and baffling protocol. The result is that most Yelp pages are nearly meaningless in helpi… --- ## [What's For Dinner? (spring '19 edition)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-spring-19-edition/831959)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2019, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-spring-19-edition/831959 "2019-05-04T03:24:59Z")
The weather’s warming up as winter slowly gives way to spring’s new bounty, so naturally I … simmered a bean & sausage soup all afternoon. :smiley: So delicious with a crusty loaf of fresh bread … but I don’t have any, … --- ## [How do you deal with non-support from your family?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-deal-with-non-support-from-your-family/602887)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-deal-with-non-support-from-your-family/602887 "2011-11-18T15:32:02Z")
Or maybe the question should be, what is our responsibility to our families? As some of you may recall, my husband and I are trying to open a deli. We are being held up, yet again, by the City. But, that’s a different… --- ## [What is the best (limited) superhero ability?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-limited-superhero-ability/475345)
**Author:** [@Necroscopics](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necroscopics)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2008, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-limited-superhero-ability/475345 "2008-12-06T13:31:11Z")
You’ve been inducted into a Secret Society of Superhumans (SSS). You’ve got the look, you’ve got the charisma, you’ve got the spandex tights and cape. The only thing you don’t have is a superhuman ability. Lucky for you,… --- ## [She's black I'm white; GET THE FUCK OVER IT!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-black-im-white-get-the-fuck-over-it/278063)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2004, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-black-im-white-get-the-fuck-over-it/278063 "2004-12-08T03:48:11Z")
Ok, two part rant. About three weeks ago I met this girl at my local pub. And let me tell ya, this girl is great not only is she smart, beautiful, and our personalities match to a T but she’s also level headed and has … --- ## [A sequential thread is for life, not just for Christmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783)
**Author:** [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2009, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783 "2009-02-10T15:56:19Z")
\*\*The Secret - Now I finally understand Stop shitting your fucking pants!!! \*\* You’d think that wouldn’t be such a big secret --- ## [Your closest and dearest friend dies. Would you/could you raise their children?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-closest-and-dearest-friend-dies-would-you-could-you-raise-their-children/682402)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-closest-and-dearest-friend-dies-would-you-could-you-raise-their-children/682402 "2014-03-03T19:17:33Z")
This story hits pretty close to home for me and my wife. My wife’s sister had a serious health crises and we made this same promise to raise her kids if needed. Thankfully she recovered and is doing fine these days. It’s… --- ## [Bush's Whitehall Palace Speech--opinions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bushs-whitehall-palace-speech-opinions/214153)
**Author:** [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2003, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bushs-whitehall-palace-speech-opinions/214153 "2003-11-24T06:44:44Z")
One columnist from the Times was delighted Dubya spoke so well, “without an autocue!” I think our Pres is benefiting from what he’s called in education ‘the bigotry of low expectations’. :smiley: Anyway, here, from The … --- ## [Son considering career as LEO. Any inputs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-considering-career-as-leo-any-inputs/701619)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2014, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-considering-career-as-leo-any-inputs/701619 "2014-10-25T00:50:31Z")
My son is getting ready to head to college next year. He is considering a degree in criminal justice and when I asked him why that direction he said he wants to be a police officer or maybe a detective. He said he wants … --- ## [wedding or kids dance recital](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-or-kids-dance-recital/620259)
**Author:** [@geddylee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/geddylee)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2012, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-or-kids-dance-recital/620259 "2012-04-30T20:35:27Z")
hi there, I know this might have been asked before and maybe i am over thinking this. My girls, ages 6 and 9, have a dance recital the same saturday every year since they were toddlers. My cousin (out of state) is gettin… --- ## [Advice on a soy milk machine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-a-soy-milk-machine/605841)
**Author:** [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2012, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-a-soy-milk-machine/605841 "2012-01-04T02:39:52Z")
Hi Dopers, I’m interested in buying a soy milk machine…probably from Amazon.com, since I have a gift certificate to offset the cost. (Thanks, Coinstar!) Does anyone have any experience with home soy milk machines? An… --- ## [Hey, Ibn Warraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ibn-warraq/587023)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ibn-warraq/587023 "2011-06-29T22:05:07Z")
Just to take this conversation out of GD, I had Finn on my ignore list because his style of argument (which is very similar to yours, once again i am not saying you are a sock, I’m just saying that you use the same sort… --- ## [Songs that hint at where the band members are from in their lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-hint-at-where-the-band-members-are-from-in-their-lyrics/519479)
**Author:** [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2009, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-hint-at-where-the-band-members-are-from-in-their-lyrics/519479 "2009-12-03T00:28:58Z")
I know it’s a somewhat unwieldy thread title, but that’s as good as I can do now. Some bands, such as Boston, make it pretty obvious that they’re from, well, Boston, such as in “Rock and Roll Band”. Other bands, such as… --- ## [What makes a bullet armour piercing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-bullet-armour-piercing/333051)
**Author:** [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2005, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-bullet-armour-piercing/333051 "2005-11-29T12:40:35Z")
Is there any one thing in particular? Or is it a combination of speed, shape etc? From popular culture, I’ve picked up that teflon bullets are coated in the chemical so they “slip” through armoured jackets, but I know t… --- ## [Is it possible to improve one's singing voice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-improve-ones-singing-voice/618107)
**Author:** [@Stelios](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stelios)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2012, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-improve-ones-singing-voice/618107 "2012-04-10T02:44:06Z")
Among other things, I’m a guitarist and amateur songwriter. It’s always really chapped my ass that I’m not a very good singer. I used to be. When I was a kid I was the start of the school choir. Then my voice broke, … --- ## [Am I missing something about window A/C?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-missing-something-about-window-a-c/550487)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2010, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-missing-something-about-window-a-c/550487 "2010-08-19T11:34:16Z")
Warning - this post contains redneck engineering. We’ve moved into a new apartment, and it is such that we can’t use our window A/C unit. It is also sweltering hot at the moment, so I used a little improvisation: The … --- ## ["I know I'm showing my age."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-im-showing-my-age/470775)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2008, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-im-showing-my-age/470775 "2008-11-04T22:09:46Z")
I just heard a bimbo news reporter mention that she remembers Clinton’s first inauguration, followed by “I know I’m showing my age.” You’re showing your AGE??? What are you, in your fucking TWENTIES??? I’m old enough t… --- ## [Please recommend a good rye whiskey and the best way to drink it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-good-rye-whiskey-and-the-best-way-to-drink-it/545157)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2010, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-good-rye-whiskey-and-the-best-way-to-drink-it/545157 "2010-07-02T04:22:26Z")
Straight up goes without say. I’m looking for any other mode of consumption that abides by the principle: “If not tasted then wasted”. --- ## [Most offensive jokes you ever heard.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-offensive-jokes-you-ever-heard/47923)
**Author:** [@Anachronism](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anachronism)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-offensive-jokes-you-ever-heard/47923 "2013-01-05T17:13:22Z")
I started this thread because someone in GQ asked What’s the word for people with no limbs? and you can figure out the rest. If you are going to be offended please do not read any farther. Nothing, she didn’t listen t… --- ## [Man-Dingo fighting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dingo-fighting/658791)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2013, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dingo-fighting/658791 "2013-05-24T04:02:29Z")
Who would win in a fight between an healthy but untrained adult man and a dingo in the prime of its life? Both are determined to fight and there are no nearby weapons around. --- ## [How fast does a bullet travel on the moon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-does-a-bullet-travel-on-the-moon/262849)
**Author:** [@flamingbananas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flamingbananas)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2004, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-does-a-bullet-travel-on-the-moon/262849 "2004-09-04T05:18:29Z")
I was in school today and we were talking about how their is little gravity on the moon and all that fun stuff. So it got me thinking, if you shoot a gun on the moon how fast will it travel? And what if you shoot it at s… --- ## [Pit your bigoted relatives.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-your-bigoted-relatives/528606)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2010, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-your-bigoted-relatives/528606 "2010-02-16T23:24:14Z")
I’ll go first. My parents are finally remodeling my grandparents house and moving into it. My older brother is doing alot of the work. I’ve been helping out with some minor stuff (like helping run pipes, staining,… --- ## [Beans, beans, good for your heart...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beans-beans-good-for-your-heart/638745)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beans-beans-good-for-your-heart/638745 "2012-10-30T12:18:05Z")
the more you eat, the better for your heart! (that’s how it goes, right?) So lately I have been eating a lot of beans- trying to cut back on meat, still need a lot of protein and iron, and it’s heading into winter, so … --- ## [How did the 2010 election affect politics in individual states?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-2010-election-affect-politics-in-individual-states/562009)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-2010-election-affect-politics-in-individual-states/562009 "2011-01-17T17:23:05Z")
2010 changed Wisconsin significantly. From an extremely liberal Democratic Governor with a large Democratic majority in both the state Assembly and state Senate, to an extremely conservative Republican Governor with a l… --- ## [Fermi's Paradox: Could We Detect Ourselves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fermis-paradox-could-we-detect-ourselves/277045)
**Author:** [@ricksummon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricksummon)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2018, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fermis-paradox-could-we-detect-ourselves/277045 "2018-01-13T09:13:37Z")
Fermi’s Paradox is often used to argue against the existence of intelligent life elsewhere in the galaxy by stating “If they’re out there, why can’t we detect any sign of them?” But how easy would it be to detect “them”… --- ## [Are the salary & career expectations of people with master's degrees realistic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-salary-career-expectations-of-people-with-masters-degrees-realistic/509797)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2009, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-salary-career-expectations-of-people-with-masters-degrees-realistic/509797 "2009-09-17T14:05:29Z")
In this thread is a complaint that I’ve heard expressed IRL by several people with master’s degrees, especially education and social work graduates, that they “only” get paid a middle class wage, and even so a non-degre… --- ## [Know someone who said they cheated but didn't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-someone-who-said-they-cheated-but-didnt/401410)
**Author:** [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-someone-who-said-they-cheated-but-didnt/401410 "2007-04-25T14:02:49Z")
Ever know of someone who told their SO they cheated but didn’t? I’ve heard of people lying in the other direction, but I’m wondering if people have anecdotes about someone who didn’t do the dirty but said they did, and … --- ## [The Craziest Serial Killer Story you've never heard of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-craziest-serial-killer-story-youve-never-heard-of/520177)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2009, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-craziest-serial-killer-story-youve-never-heard-of/520177 "2009-12-08T03:45:13Z")
Yong-Chul Yoo. Here’s the movie made about his crimes: I really enjoyreading about and studying serial killers. I think they reveal a fundamental aspect about human nature that we could all benefit from if we could le… --- ## [If you aren't willing to send your own kids, do you REALLY support the war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-arent-willing-to-send-your-own-kids-do-you-really-support-the-war/309070)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2005, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-arent-willing-to-send-your-own-kids-do-you-really-support-the-war/309070 "2005-06-28T02:10:53Z")
I was just reading Bob Herbert’s NYTimes column, Someone Else’s Child. There was a curious quote in it: I support the war and I think we need to be there. I would not want my children to go. Huh? I understand that (a… --- ## [Orientals, Europeans, Indians, Africans,,,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orientals-europeans-indians-africans/66379)
**Author:** [@DougC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DougC)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2001, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orientals-europeans-indians-africans/66379 "2001-06-02T23:07:51Z")
I used the term “Oriental” in a couple GQ threads, and a couple people have tried to discourage me from using it any further. I didn’t mean its use to be offensive, but I am wondering exactly what is offensive withi… --- ## [McClellan's Book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcclellans-book/450879)
**Author:** [@Burton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Burton)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcclellans-book/450879 "2008-05-31T18:40:51Z")
Cheap shot opportunist or someone who’s past is bothering him? As much as I don’t like the Bush Administration this seems a low blow. If he hadn’t written a book and just decided to speak his mind I’d feel better about… --- ## [Guitar players: Help me buy a new half-stack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-players-help-me-buy-a-new-half-stack/710294)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2015, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-players-help-me-buy-a-new-half-stack/710294 "2015-01-28T05:22:17Z")
So I’ve been out of gigging for about 15yrs, got rid of all my stuff, had kids, career etc… you know the drill. Now life has slowed down and I’m in my permanent residence for the foreseeable future and decided the time … --- ## [Shower Rangers: Eat Shit And Die](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shower-rangers-eat-shit-and-die/61069)
**Author:** [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2001, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shower-rangers-eat-shit-and-die/61069 "2001-04-09T23:03:02Z")
Well this rant speaks for itself Witnessing the decline of civilization …at warp speed --- ## [So, have ANY Humans Ever Been Killed/eaten By Piranha fish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-have-any-humans-ever-been-killed-eaten-by-piranha-fish/456150)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2008, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-have-any-humans-ever-been-killed-eaten-by-piranha-fish/456150 "2008-07-12T00:43:37Z")
I know, you have all seen the underwater photos-some poor capybara or deer ventures into a jungle river-and in seconds, the water is boiling with piranha fish! The poor animal is eaten alive, and within seconds (it seems… --- ## [Ask The Atheist Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-atheist-guy/83397)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2001, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-atheist-guy/83397 "2001-09-30T22:44:21Z")
Well, I don’t think we’ve had one of these yet. I searched and didn’t find one, anyway. So, if you have any questions about atheism or atheists in general, I will answer them to my best ability. --- ## [Pronunciation of a proper noun that ends with an S, in it's possessive form](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-a-proper-noun-that-ends-with-an-s-in-its-possessive-form/536154)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-a-proper-noun-that-ends-with-an-s-in-its-possessive-form/536154 "2010-04-16T21:07:14Z")
Lois’ blanket. Thomas’ Book. Jesus’ followers. Does the apostrophe at the end of the above names take the place of the letters ES? I pronounce the missing ES at the end of the names: Loises blanket, Thomases book, Jes… --- ## [Novel Condiments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novel-condiments/710261)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2015, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novel-condiments/710261 "2015-01-20T08:33:27Z")
By novel I mean things beyond the most commonly used ones (at least in the US): mustard, ketchup, relish, mayo, etc. Horseradish is used a little less commonly, but I like it on roast beef sandwiches. I recently picked … --- ## [Beheaded girls 'Ramadan trophies', court hears](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beheaded-girls-ramadan-trophies-court-hears/379812)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2006, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beheaded-girls-ramadan-trophies-court-hears/379812 "2006-11-14T14:30:24Z")
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20727463-401,00.html OK, I give up. I hung with Muslims all those years, learned to speak their languages, and put up with a lot of horrible shit from them silently at first and the… --- ## [Kodiak Bear Vs. Great White Shark???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kodiak-bear-vs-great-white-shark/117744)
**Author:** [@Potato\_Chir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Potato_Chir)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2011, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kodiak-bear-vs-great-white-shark/117744 "2011-08-27T15:09:53Z")
My friends and I have been debating this question for a while. It just blows our minds. Who would win in a fight, a Kodiak Bear or a Great White Shark? The fight would have to be in water obviously, so the scenario we’v… --- ## [Did the Maya really practice cut-out-the-heart human sacrifice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-maya-really-practice-cut-out-the-heart-human-sacrifice/383382)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2006, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-maya-really-practice-cut-out-the-heart-human-sacrifice/383382 "2006-12-10T18:16:06Z")
I haven’t scene Apocalypto yet, but I understand it involves a lot of human sacrifice, of the cut-out-the-victim’s-still-beating-heart-with-an-obsidian-knife variety, like the Aztecs. But did the Maya really do that? I… --- ## [Billy Connolly describes the origin of golf](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-connolly-describes-the-origin-of-golf/341430)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2006, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-connolly-describes-the-origin-of-golf/341430 "2006-01-26T14:47:59Z")
I recently rented Billy Connolly’s 30 Years Erect DVD. It was as cramp-inducing funny as I had known it would be, and I can’t imagine trying to watch him without a pause button - you’d miss so much from laughing so hard… --- ## [What are you reading right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-reading-right-now/178353)
**Author:** [@NE\_Texan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NE_Texan)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2003, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-reading-right-now/178353 "2003-06-05T15:32:49Z")
Well, not right now, since that’s obviously this thread. But a more generalized, “right now”, as opposed to last year, or something you’ll read next week if you get to it… After taking part in the SDMB book swap, I’ve … --- ## [talk about long hair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-about-long-hair/528556)
**Author:** [@vertizontal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vertizontal)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-about-long-hair/528556 "2010-02-16T15:57:13Z")
Let’s talk about the care and feeding of long hair. I’m starting this thread to get advice for taking care of my 8-year-old daughter’s long hair. We constantly have the problem of it getting knotty and ratty around the… --- ## [Sun Tan Lotion Without Sunblock-What Does It Do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sun-tan-lotion-without-sunblock-what-does-it-do/631006)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2012, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sun-tan-lotion-without-sunblock-what-does-it-do/631006 "2012-08-13T11:35:46Z")
I was buying some suntan lotion, and I noticed a bottle of lotion-that had no SPF rating-reading the label, I saw it contained no sunblock. I thought the whole purpose of using suntan lotion was to protect your skin f… --- ## [Game - Which would win in a fight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-which-would-win-in-a-fight/126682)
**Author:** [@Tir\_Tinuviel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tir_Tinuviel)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2002, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-which-would-win-in-a-fight/126682 "2002-10-31T17:51:09Z")
Ok, a simple game… I start off by naming two things that could possibly fight, regardless of how unlikely or unrealistic it would be. The next poster gives their opinion, with (nice creative) reasons, as to who they th… --- ## [A New and Different Oreo Debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-and-different-oreo-debate/420974)
**Author:** [@Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirror_Image_egamI_rorriM)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2007, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-and-different-oreo-debate/420974 "2007-10-05T15:34:53Z")
The classic Oreo debate is “twist apart, lick off the icing and eat the cookie part last” or “dunk whole in milk.” The new Oreo debate is: Are Oreos (the classic cookie part) black or brown? I say brown. Really, real… --- ## [Income tax -- married filing jointly, different home addresses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-tax-married-filing-jointly-different-home-addresses/443391)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2008, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-tax-married-filing-jointly-different-home-addresses/443391 "2008-04-01T20:54:27Z")
My new husband and I are working on our income taxes (federal and Mass.). We are planning to file as “married filing jointly”, but we still live at different addresses due to my house not having sold. There is only one… --- ## [People you know who are much older/younger than they look](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-know-who-are-much-older-younger-than-they-look/690804)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2014, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-know-who-are-much-older-younger-than-they-look/690804 "2014-06-20T17:08:02Z")
Like me, for example-I am a month from my 52nd birthday, and some people think I am in my mid-to-late-30’s. My face is unlined except for my forehead and some around my eyes, the flesh beneath my chin still firm, a touc… --- ## [Help Me Help My Timid Assistant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-help-my-timid-assistant/736360)
**Author:** [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-help-my-timid-assistant/736360 "2015-11-05T15:05:49Z")
I acquired an assistant, Jane, about 3.5 months ago. She started off strong, but has been having some performance issues lately. Many of them seem to be related to her timidity, unwillingness to assert herself, and app… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1658&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1660&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)