# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1675&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:** 1676 --- ## [Celebrity Voices You Can Guess Blindfolded](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-voices-you-can-guess-blindfolded/581150)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2011, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-voices-you-can-guess-blindfolded/581150 "2011-05-09T20:29:54Z")
I was watching some old “What’s My Line” episodes on YouTube and I must say the panel is very good at guessing celebrities, often even when they try to disguise their voices. Louis Armstrong is one example that couldn’t… --- ## [I'm having a nervous breakdown today.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-having-a-nervous-breakdown-today/424003)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-having-a-nervous-breakdown-today/424003 "2007-11-05T16:13:33Z")
And I can’t get a hold of anyone to help me think rationally right now. For the last couple of weeks I have often felt that I would rather die than go to work again. But every day I’ve managed to get up and get through… --- ## [What happens when a CV axle fails?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-cv-axle-fails/367492)
**Author:** [@King\_Friday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Friday)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2006, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-cv-axle-fails/367492 "2006-08-06T23:40:34Z")
What happens when a CV axle fails? I know about the clicking and everything, but what happens if you just ignore it? Will it seize up completely? Will the wheel fall off? Will it cause too much friction, heat up and caus… --- ## [How many colors can the human eye see?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-colors-can-the-human-eye-see/40421)
**Author:** [@Lexicon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lexicon)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2000, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-colors-can-the-human-eye-see/40421 "2000-11-14T05:36:14Z")
This is not a trick question. Are there any opthamologists out there? I just want to know reliably how many colors the average human eye can see. Thanks. --- ## [R. Budd Dwyer Suicide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-budd-dwyer-suicide/434764)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-budd-dwyer-suicide/434764 "2008-01-29T13:04:25Z")
Yesterday was the 21 year anniversary. 22 Jan 1987 The State Treasurer of Pennsylvania, R. Budd Dwyer, proclaims his innocence to fraud charges at a crowded press conference and then pulls a gun out of an envelope and b… --- ## [2006 Weight Loss Club - July](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-weight-loss-club-july/362817)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2006, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-weight-loss-club-july/362817 "2006-07-31T22:03:11Z")
In an effort to keep this thread from getting too large, here is the July edition of the SDMB Weight Loss Club. --- ## [Former Supreme Court Justice Convinced By Book That Texas Executed An Innocent Man in 1989](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-supreme-court-justice-convinced-by-book-that-texas-executed-an-innocent-man-in-1989/711163)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2015, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-supreme-court-justice-convinced-by-book-that-texas-executed-an-innocent-man-in-1989/711163 "2015-01-31T10:29:51Z")
Anybody read this book? Was it convincing? --- ## [Stronghold 3...the good, bad and ugly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stronghold-3-the-good-bad-and-ugly/600821)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2011, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stronghold-3-the-good-bad-and-ugly/600821 "2011-11-06T03:04:41Z")
I don’t see a thread on this, so if there is one, mods feel free to close or merge as you like. It’s been a rather disappointing year, for me at least, PC gaming wise. Nothing I’ve played lately has really been good, IM… --- ## [Oh, so you can't be bothered with me, huh CK Dex.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-so-you-cant-be-bothered-with-me-huh-ck-dex/349752)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2006, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-so-you-cant-be-bothered-with-me-huh-ck-dex/349752 "2006-03-27T15:35:47Z")
In the most recent AI thread I told Liberal that he had a bug up his ass and was being combative. The post was reported to CK and I got a warning. Fine, telling someone they have a bug up their ass was too harsh for Cafe… --- ## [What do I look for in a cast iron skillet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-look-for-in-a-cast-iron-skillet/602649)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-look-for-in-a-cast-iron-skillet/602649 "2011-11-18T05:16:47Z")
I need a new one. I know some people have them passed down for generations; but unfortunately nobody has given me an heirloom cast iron skillet yet. I checked eBay, where there are tons - and found this “vintage” one fo… --- ## [(Roommate drama) Was I a selfish asshole or was this justifiable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roommate-drama-was-i-a-selfish-asshole-or-was-this-justifiable/689732)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roommate-drama-was-i-a-selfish-asshole-or-was-this-justifiable/689732 "2014-06-03T23:13:47Z")
TL;DR: I intervened in my roommate’s love life and told her BF not to come over anymore because I thought he treated her like crap, and I didn’t want to see that happening in my own space. That’s more drama than I can ha… --- ## [A Very Old Barn on a 16 year old unused 50' Easement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-old-barn-on-a-16-year-old-unused-50-easement/560125)
**Author:** [@How\_Far\_Can\_They\_Go](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/How_Far_Can_They_Go)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-old-barn-on-a-16-year-old-unused-50-easement/560125 "2014-08-05T15:13:07Z")
Hello I have a 9.705 Acre tract with a 7 stall horse barn with two 30’ long sheds on the right side. This barn is at least 50 years old. When I had approx. 10 acreas cut out of a 40 acre farm some 16 years ago the selle… --- ## [What does it mean for an officer to get "fired"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-for-an-officer-to-get-fired/544314)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2025, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-for-an-officer-to-get-fired/544314 "2025-04-18T04:24:54Z")
Once in a while we hear about some high-ranking military officer getting fired for running a ship aground or dissing the president. But what really happens? He’s not getting discharged, right? Just reassigned. Why do… --- ## [Death brings the assholes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-brings-the-assholes/308579)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2005, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-brings-the-assholes/308579 "2005-06-21T13:59:04Z")
People fucking suck, especially when they talk bullshit about you. Anyway here’s what’s happened. My mother died almost a month ago. It was very sudden, she was only 51. She had no husband as my father and her got di… --- ## [Help i got an electric shock? will i be ok?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-got-an-electric-shock-will-i-be-ok/681048)
**Author:** [@Dman53](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dman53)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-got-an-electric-shock-will-i-be-ok/681048 "2014-02-13T04:27:51Z")
so today i did something stupid:smack:. i was replacing a wire for the horn on my car. but forgot to disconnect the battery. and i accidentally touched the wire with a screwdriver and got shocked. i felt the electricity … --- ## [References to Penny's anatomy on The Big Bang Theory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/references-to-pennys-anatomy-on-the-big-bang-theory/618649)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2012, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/references-to-pennys-anatomy-on-the-big-bang-theory/618649 "2012-04-18T18:36:56Z")
Specifically her breasts… I didn’t start watching the show until about five months ago but since then I bet I’ve seen every ep and many more than once. Last night it dawned on me that, despite the fact that her breasts… --- ## [Replacement for Mountaindope-GingerDope! June 8th](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacement-for-mountaindope-gingerdope-june-8th/109270)
**Author:** [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2002, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacement-for-mountaindope-gingerdope-june-8th/109270 "2002-06-14T01:03:00Z")
Since MountainDope has been postponed until July, GingerByTheBay and I thought we’d throw a “Meet Ginger” Dopefest on June 8th instead. Md, DC, NOVA and Pa dopers, please come on out to historic havre de Grace, Md. to we… --- ## [Best Performances "Against Type"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-performances-against-type/848938)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2020, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-performances-against-type/848938 "2020-05-09T10:52:36Z")
I’m sure I’ll think of one later, but the first one that comes to my mind would be Robert Mitchum in “Ryan’s Daughter” because he was one of the most virile men in Hollywood and plays a cuckold, and does a good, convinci… --- ## [Why so much difference in level of bullying in high school vs college?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-much-difference-in-level-of-bullying-in-high-school-vs-college/560324)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-much-difference-in-level-of-bullying-in-high-school-vs-college/560324 "2010-11-23T19:48:51Z")
What are some reasons why people get bullied to such an extreme extent in high school but not nearly as much in college? Does the age of the kids in these two environments make that much difference? Is it the different… --- ## [What do libertarians think of "Too Big to Fail"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-libertarians-think-of-too-big-to-fail/650483)
**Author:** [@cultivar07](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cultivar07)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2013, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-libertarians-think-of-too-big-to-fail/650483 "2013-02-22T12:30:01Z")
The drama-style documentary is about how the US government saved the economy by intervention. From the documentary, it can be inferred that if the US government did not intervene, the global economy would collapse, and w… --- ## [Cancel manned space exploration, use budget for energy development instead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancel-manned-space-exploration-use-budget-for-energy-development-instead/556063)
**Author:** [@Posaune\_Pat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Posaune_Pat)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancel-manned-space-exploration-use-budget-for-energy-development-instead/556063 "2010-10-06T02:19:10Z")
The interstellar probe thread got me thinking. It seems clear that, at minimum, we are decades or centuries away from technology that would allow us to probe other stars. And the only feasible way to do it with actual pe… --- ## [Who is the poorest, most powerful person in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-poorest-most-powerful-person-in-the-world/690331)
**Author:** [@gracefulfatsheba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gracefulfatsheba)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2014, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-poorest-most-powerful-person-in-the-world/690331 "2014-06-15T03:31:10Z")
Of all of the leaders (business, military, political, religious) in the world, who is the poorest and most powerful? --- ## [Credit Card Travel notification question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-card-travel-notification-question/665873)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-card-travel-notification-question/665873 "2013-08-15T16:46:25Z")
Huh. My Wife and I will be in Germany for most of September. So, of course I want to let my bank know that I will be using my credit card there. Odd thing is, I can’t give them this information now on August 10th, to … --- ## [Which Sitcom was Better? Cheers Or Frasier?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sitcom-was-better-cheers-or-frasier/737555)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Boone\_Fanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daniel_Boone_Fanatic)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2015, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sitcom-was-better-cheers-or-frasier/737555 "2015-11-16T22:51:10Z")
I slightly prefer Cheers To Frasier, although I do like both. I like Cheers more because of the characters. Cliff, Norm, Coach,Woody, Frasier, Lilith, Sam, Diane,They were all good characters. The only 2 characters I di… --- ## [NFL Week 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/731488)
**Author:** [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2015, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/731488 "2015-09-23T19:10:50Z")
Here’s this week’s slate. I think the odds are from Monday. Thursday Denver Broncos +3 at Kansas City Chiefs (O/U is 42) Sunday New England Patriots -1 at Buffalo Bills (O/U is 45) Arizona -2.5 at Chicago (O/U is… --- ## [Two truths and a lie.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-truths-and-a-lie/425511)
**Author:** [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2007, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-truths-and-a-lie/425511 "2007-11-23T22:39:38Z")
I’ve been on the news in the Middle East. I’ve been on the news in the United States. I’ve been on the news in Latin America. --- ## [Who Was "Uncle Albert" and Why Are We "Sorry"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-uncle-albert-and-why-are-we-sorry/592706)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2016, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-uncle-albert-and-why-are-we-sorry/592706 "2016-08-18T11:27:32Z")
This old “Wings” song puzzles me: “we’re so sorry, Uncle Alber…but we haven’t done a bloody thing all day”. What was Pal McCartney singing about? Did he actually have an Uncle named Albert? --- ## [Fired after resigning? Can they?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fired-after-resigning-can-they/62524)
**Author:** [@Phouchg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phouchg)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2011, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fired-after-resigning-can-they/62524 "2011-12-04T04:59:50Z")
My current job BLOWS. I have received an offer to come back to my previous job at a 40% increase in salary, moving expenses, the whole shebang. That position will not be available until June. I have already accepted thei… --- ## [Anaamika?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anaamika/766530)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2016, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anaamika/766530 "2016-09-23T18:15:37Z")
I just happened to notice she’s not been around in a while. Does anyone know if she’s okay? (I hate it when I suddenly realize that someone’s missing) --- ## [Kid Dies Imitating Naruto](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-dies-imitating-naruto/441057)
**Author:** [@Maui\_Lion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maui_Lion)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-dies-imitating-naruto/441057 "2008-03-27T08:44:09Z")
Wasn’t sure where to put this, but I figured I’d put it in the Pit, but if it’s not ‘strong’ enough, feel free to move it mods. Youtube Recording of Initial News Broadcast Updated Online News Article Stating Death. He… --- ## [How much do you like kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-like-kids/548087)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2010, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-like-kids/548087 "2010-07-28T15:38:55Z")
Poll coming. It’ll take a moment, so kwiturbitchin. Assume that, by “kid,” I mean “pre-adolescent.” If you wish to make qualifications like only babies, only toddlers, and so forth, well, that’s what the Reply button is … --- ## [Leaving a grill and tank outside in really cold weather: I'm guessing this is a bad idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-a-grill-and-tank-outside-in-really-cold-weather-im-guessing-this-is-a-bad-idea/563416)
**Author:** [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2010, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-a-grill-and-tank-outside-in-really-cold-weather-im-guessing-this-is-a-bad-idea/563416 "2010-12-09T16:16:55Z")
I forgot that the grill that I unwillingly inherited from my ex is still outside – with gas tank attached. Indiana is having some seriously cold weather at the moment. Should I bring it in? Oh, and I have no idea how to … --- ## [Euthanasia of dementia patients](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euthanasia-of-dementia-patients/978819)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euthanasia-of-dementia-patients/978819 "2023-02-25T15:25:16Z")
I work at a long-term care facility as a nurse aide. The experience has changed my views on certain topics including the extremely controversial idea of euthanasia. I see the very elderly, bed-ridden, in non-stop pain, … --- ## [if your votes cancel each other's out, should you go anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-votes-cancel-each-others-out-should-you-go-anyway/405832)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2007, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-votes-cancel-each-others-out-should-you-go-anyway/405832 "2007-06-05T04:15:36Z")
So I’m about to move to Ohio, see, where I will be moving in with my boyfriend\* (with the intention of eventually getting married.) He’s a Republican. I’m Democrat. So here is what I’m wondering… if we know we disagree … --- ## [Movies that changed the endings and were right to do so](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-changed-the-endings-and-were-right-to-do-so/385805)
**Author:** [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2007, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-changed-the-endings-and-were-right-to-do-so/385805 "2007-01-19T11:39:48Z")
Inspired by this thread about movies with changed endings where the originals were better, I decided to start this thread, about movies that changed the endings and were better for it. For purposes of discussion, we’ll … --- ## [The A-B cup club; no C's, D's... etc. allowed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-a-b-cup-club-no-cs-ds-etc-allowed/27374)
**Author:** [@Sweet\_Lotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sweet_Lotus)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2000, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-a-b-cup-club-no-cs-ds-etc-allowed/27374 "2000-08-03T15:04:10Z")
Reading lee’s thread made me feel very very, er, small. This thread is a place where women with small breasts do not have to listen to men drone on about how important huge chunks of fat on the chest area are to them, e… --- ## [I hesitate to ask, but...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hesitate-to-ask-but/647200)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2013, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hesitate-to-ask-but/647200 "2013-01-16T21:04:35Z")
…why was my thread in MPSIMS about dick sucking closed? Was it the naughty language or nature of the subject matter? When I composed that fine work of art, I did so with tongue firmly planted in cheek, but there was a se… --- ## [Why are gravitational mass and inertial mass equivalent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-gravitational-mass-and-inertial-mass-equivalent/647928)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2013, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-gravitational-mass-and-inertial-mass-equivalent/647928 "2013-06-01T21:02:51Z")
I know that essentially it comes down to their being defined as such but since the first determines how an object accelerates in a gravitational field while the second specifies how it resists acceleration, doesn’t it se… --- ## [Yet another gay marriage thread: mine!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-gay-marriage-thread-mine/600205)
**Author:** [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-gay-marriage-thread-mine/600205 "2011-10-24T20:38:47Z")
So as of yesterday I’m a married man, as is my husband. After ten years together in three countries, with all of the accompanying stress, job, and visa issues, I was convinced we’d never do this. Mr. Mallard felt, validl… --- ## [Shut Up & Sing- Freedom of speech is fine, as long as you don't do it in public.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-sing-freedom-of-speech-is-fine-as-long-as-you-dont-do-it-in-public/378392)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2006, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-sing-freedom-of-speech-is-fine-as-long-as-you-dont-do-it-in-public/378392 "2006-11-03T20:21:33Z")
Today was the first I heard of this movie and, as soon as I finished the trailer, I called my friend up to see if she wanted to go. Sadly, this movie most definitely wont be playing in my podunk lil’ town, so we’ll be go… --- ## [Aspidistra finds loophole in hate speech rules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspidistra-finds-loophole-in-hate-speech-rules/960843)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspidistra-finds-loophole-in-hate-speech-rules/960843 "2022-03-15T13:34:23Z")
My question is simple. Is it OK for posters to post an OP which essentially states “I agree with the linked article, let’s discuss it” – if the article in question would clearly have been moderated as hate speech if the … --- ## [What the Hell?! They're Bombing London!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-theyre-bombing-london/311437)
**Author:** [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2005, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-theyre-bombing-london/311437 "2005-07-07T19:15:46Z")
Excuse me. This morning has gone surreal. If I believe what I’m hearing, someone has bombed the London Underground during the end of rush hour and, as people came out of the Underground, blew up at least one double dec… --- ## [Hallucinations -- how "real" are they?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hallucinations-how-real-are-they/496189)
**Author:** [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2009, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hallucinations-how-real-are-they/496189 "2009-06-10T01:01:37Z")
I’ve never had any personal experience with hallucinations – my only exposure has been through TV (such as in recent episodes of “House”) and the movies (such as “A Beautiful Mind.”) When they are presented in such pop … --- ## [Sappy songs you are unapologetic about loving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578 "2021-06-28T15:58:12Z")
For my whole life I have been a painful romantic. Honest to God, it drove my wife crazy, even if I was full of romantic feelings toward her. Today I caught the end credits to That Seventies Show and the gang was singin… --- ## [Speed of Walking vs. Riding vs. Sailing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speed-of-walking-vs-riding-vs-sailing/603844)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speed-of-walking-vs-riding-vs-sailing/603844 "2011-11-25T19:22:23Z")
Hi. I am trying to figure out how much faster traveling by a non-modern wooden, wind powered ship would be, compared to covering approximately the same distance by horse and then compared to walking. I realize that it w… --- ## [Favorite healthy treat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-healthy-treat/743157)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2016, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-healthy-treat/743157 "2016-02-17T17:00:41Z")
Define “healthy” any way you want, I guess. I define it as “if I ate it every day for a year I would be better off at the end.” I love raspberries and raspberry-flavored anything (even that borderline disgusting raspber… --- ## [I have no future.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-no-future/295686)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2005, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-no-future/295686 "2005-04-01T21:54:22Z")
Szechwan takeout food; Empty cookie saddens me; Is it all over? --- ## [How do forensic matches work with shotguns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-forensic-matches-work-with-shotguns/767313)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2016, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-forensic-matches-work-with-shotguns/767313 "2016-10-06T00:13:04Z")
Watching a cop show made me realize that matching projectiles to weapons with rifled barrels is plain enough but how do police ID smoothbore shotguns used in crimes? If the shooter doesn’t leave spent shells around and … --- ## [Do you smoke in non-smoking hotel rooms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-smoke-in-non-smoking-hotel-rooms/274720)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2004, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-smoke-in-non-smoking-hotel-rooms/274720 "2004-11-15T03:38:24Z")
I know there have been numerous times that I’ve gotten to a hotel and all they have had is smoking rooms left. I’m a non-smoker and this annoys me. However, I usually see how the room is and if I can detect the smell o… --- ## [5 Hour Energy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-hour-energy/592193)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2011, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-hour-energy/592193 "2011-08-14T05:45:44Z")
I just swallowed my first bottle of that stuff and WTF??? I thought it was a time-release kinda thing?! In about 30 seconds or so, my scalp started prickling and now I have a monster-headache and I’m nauseous.:smack: G… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1674&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1676&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)