# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1679&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:** 1680 --- ## [Dammit, British TV shows, quit losing actors!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dammit-british-tv-shows-quit-losing-actors/644391)
**Author:** [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2012, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dammit-british-tv-shows-quit-losing-actors/644391 "2012-12-25T21:03:32Z")
Minor spoilers ahead, about various British shows that have replaced most or all of their cast from time to time. It just happened to me yet again. I was catching up on the latest series of Misfits, which had already w… --- ## [I need this kid's joke explained to me. (joke inside)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-this-kids-joke-explained-to-me-joke-inside/837407)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2020, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-this-kids-joke-explained-to-me-joke-inside/837407 "2020-11-27T21:04:43Z")
Here is a picture of it from the kids’ activity pack at McDonald’s. Q: Why do you need a license for a dog but not for a cat? A: Cat’s can’t drive Uh…dog’s can’t drive. My wife suggested the entire joke was that the w… --- ## [Is there a generic word for niece/nephew, uncle/aunt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-generic-word-for-niece-nephew-uncle-aunt/205121)
**Author:** [@TVGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVGuy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2003, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-generic-word-for-niece-nephew-uncle-aunt/205121 "2003-10-04T07:51:25Z")
We can speak generically of children, parents, cousins, siblings, etc. Is there, in any language, a non-gender spcific word like these to describe the relationship of a sibling to a sibling’s children? --- ## [Weird, Interesting or Embarrassing Roommate Stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-interesting-or-embarrassing-roommate-stories/951207)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-interesting-or-embarrassing-roommate-stories/951207 "2021-10-24T21:07:46Z")
This thread invites you to tell an interesting, weird or embarrassing (keep it anonymous?) story about a roommate you had while attending university or college. --- ## [Clerk Clocks Deaf Man for Not Speaking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clerk-clocks-deaf-man-for-not-speaking/422069)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2007, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clerk-clocks-deaf-man-for-not-speaking/422069 "2007-10-13T02:02:20Z")
I’m not making this up.. I saw the video linked in the story this morning (KST) and was stunned. I hope Mr. Goodnight comes through this okay. The clerk is facing up to twenty years in prison and a $10,000 fine. I wo… --- ## [Sleep Apnea woes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleep-apnea-woes/643524)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleep-apnea-woes/643524 "2013-08-01T18:35:05Z")
I got tested for sleep apnea because I snored loud and have a family history of others with SA. Turns out I have it. And the treatment is a pain in my ass. I never felt fatigue after sleeping without my CPAP… at least… --- ## [Is Existentialism an obsolete philosophy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-existentialism-an-obsolete-philosophy/543528)
**Author:** [@Swarog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swarog)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2010, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-existentialism-an-obsolete-philosophy/543528 "2010-10-01T02:10:10Z")
I’ve been arguing to no good end with posters in the Does life have meaning thread, about Existentialism. I’m wondering what the rest of you think about existentialism. For me personally, the philosophy is reminiscent … --- ## [Passwords & alternatives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passwords-alternatives/671214)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passwords-alternatives/671214 "2013-11-05T20:47:45Z")
So I was reading this thread (and actually read the original article out of professional curiosity before knowing the thread existed). It occurred to me that I have something like 10 work passwords and 20-30 personal pa… --- ## [Making Fun of Someone’s Name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-fun-of-someone-s-name/933515)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2021, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-fun-of-someone-s-name/933515 "2021-05-11T01:55:29Z")
I was listening to comedy radio, and Birbiglia was talking about how a new student at his school was named Dong Suk. The student tried to call himself Fernando after people started making fun of him. “But with a name l… --- ## [Store manager calls employee a pussy. Employee is partially disabled. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-manager-calls-employee-a-pussy-employee-is-partially-disabled-now-what/658348)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2013, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-manager-calls-employee-a-pussy-employee-is-partially-disabled-now-what/658348 "2013-05-17T04:48:19Z")
I have a friend I’ll call Bruce. Bruce is under 30, but has a couple permanent restrictions as a result of a car accident. The biggest one is that he cannot climb ladders. This is a restriction that his employer (a natio… --- ## [Retrospective Downgrading of Talent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retrospective-downgrading-of-talent/835601)
**Author:** [@Casparlatete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casparlatete)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2020, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retrospective-downgrading-of-talent/835601 "2020-05-10T02:26:24Z")
I came across an old copy of the TLS today (of Apr. 15 2016) in which there is a review of Netflix’s ‘House of Cards’ which starred Kevin Spacey, and he gets quite an accolade for his portrayal of Frank Underwood, the Ma… --- ## [The economy - should anyone feel guilty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-economy-should-anyone-feel-guilty/465143)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2008, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-economy-should-anyone-feel-guilty/465143 "2008-10-01T03:22:27Z")
I’m not saying any single individual or one eaily identifiable group is responsible for the current economic difficulties, but I’m wondering if anyone feels like they did anything wrong and contribiuted to the mess - at … --- ## [How much is my "gold" quarter worth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-my-gold-quarter-worth/340897)
**Author:** [@Tio\_Gringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tio_Gringo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2006, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-my-gold-quarter-worth/340897 "2006-01-21T01:03:08Z")
I have a year 2000, South Carolina state quarter that I received in change some years ago. It is a normal quarter in every respect, except that it is golden colored. The color looks exactly like the Sac-a-I-don’t-know-… --- ## [Is Moonracer (from the Rudolph special) a toy or a real lion-bird thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-moonracer-from-the-rudolph-special-a-toy-or-a-real-lion-bird-thing/707179)
**Author:** [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2014, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-moonracer-from-the-rudolph-special-a-toy-or-a-real-lion-bird-thing/707179 "2014-12-16T01:01:32Z")
On the Christmas episode of the Middle this year this discussion came up. One character thought King Moonracer was himself a misfit toy, another strongly felt otherwise, and a third character had to watch the special to … --- ## [Strangest Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-names/22346)
**Author:** [@JimmyNipples](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimmyNipples)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2000, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-names/22346 "2000-07-26T09:54:08Z")
You know what I mean…Harry Hole, Barry Breathing,Tupac Shakur and so on. I know a: Dr. Chu, (dentist) Barb Bell, Trudy Shoot, Ann Ram just to name a few. Got any good ones? --- ## [SHOULD Israel Rebuild The Temple?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-israel-rebuild-the-temple/260215)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2004, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-israel-rebuild-the-temple/260215 "2004-08-27T04:30:06Z")
IANAJ, so please feel free to correct me if I am wrong. It has been about 1930 years since the Romans (under Titus) destroyed the jewish temple in Jerusalem. Why shouldn’t it be rebuilt? From what i see, this would solid… --- ## [In which month were you born?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-month-were-you-born/782928)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2017, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-month-were-you-born/782928 "2017-03-31T14:59:23Z")
Suggested by this thread, and particularly by this post, in which month were you born? --- ## [do you like super-bad words?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-super-bad-words/551642)
**Author:** [@Ladymarmalade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ladymarmalade)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2010, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-super-bad-words/551642 "2010-08-29T21:11:26Z")
Do ever get giddy just at the thought of saying, like, the “R” word or the “N” word? What do you really think of bad words and super-bad words? Which are your favorites? Any other thoughts on bad words? --- ## [So are this kid's parents going to kill her, or what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-this-kids-parents-going-to-kill-her-or-what/507636)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2009, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-this-kids-parents-going-to-kill-her-or-what/507636 "2009-08-25T19:26:55Z")
Two things: 1) I’m not sure where to put this. I actually want an answer to this question, but I can smell a debate in the air. 2) Sorry if this has been brought up, but I couldn’t find it through a search, and am not go… --- ## [Too old to party -- beer gives me painful gas.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-old-to-party-beer-gives-me-painful-gas/251506)
**Author:** [@rainy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rainy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2018, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-old-to-party-beer-gives-me-painful-gas/251506 "2018-07-08T23:17:44Z")
Alright what’s the deal? I’m in my mid-thirties and have recently noticed that imbibing alcoholic beverages (particularly beer, but also wine to some extent) gives me trapped gas pains in my chest about the caliber of b… --- ## [SI Sportsman of the Year 2014 - discuss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/si-sportsman-of-the-year-2014-discuss/703808)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2014, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/si-sportsman-of-the-year-2014-discuss/703808 "2014-12-09T01:23:56Z")
It’s that time of year again… Who’s the choice for Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year? In my opinion, nobody really stood out - until the World Series. Here’s a quote from the 2013 thread: I think it goes to B… --- ## [That one album you love from a certain artist ...the rest, eh, not so much](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-one-album-you-love-from-a-certain-artist-the-rest-eh-not-so-much/967118)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2022, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-one-album-you-love-from-a-certain-artist-the-rest-eh-not-so-much/967118 "2022-07-04T21:20:44Z")
Vaguely related to the Where do you start when a Singer has dozens of Albums? thread…I didn’t post in that because by the time I got there I thought the general question had already been answered well enough and didn’t r… --- ## [Perversion Scale - What do you think is the most perverted act...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perversion-scale-what-do-you-think-is-the-most-perverted-act/531516)
**Author:** [@nilum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nilum)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2010, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perversion-scale-what-do-you-think-is-the-most-perverted-act/531516 "2010-03-08T13:37:01Z")
One of my other threads got me thinking as to what perversion actually was, and if there was some measure as to how perverted someone is. I decided to take a stab at creating a scale of perversion from 0 to 10. 10 being… --- ## [When did "portrait" and "landscape" first come into use to describe page orientation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-portrait-and-landscape-first-come-into-use-to-describe-page-orientation/636847)
**Author:** [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2012, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-portrait-and-landscape-first-come-into-use-to-describe-page-orientation/636847 "2012-10-18T04:51:22Z")
Now it’s very common to talk about pages being in “portrait” or “landscape” mode, and everyone knows what is meant. I don’t remember ever seeing this terminology before the day when everyone had computers and used word p… --- ## [Can a bedroom \*not\* have an exterior wall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-bedroom-not-have-an-exterior-wall/632001)
**Author:** [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2012, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-bedroom-not-have-an-exterior-wall/632001 "2012-08-20T19:14:49Z")
There is a 19th century mercantile building for sale in a town nearby. I daydream of buying it and turning it into a bed and breakfast. The upstairs is an an open plan of about 5000 square feet. Because of the current… --- ## [Der Kommissar by Falco](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-kommissar-by-falco/657728)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2013, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-kommissar-by-falco/657728 "2013-05-10T05:58:02Z")
Being born in '75, I have a softspot for cheesy 80’s music. Anyway, I just purchased this on iTunes and gave it a good listen for the first time in ever. I feel strangely greasy after listening to it. How did that mak… --- ## [Doper Women: Do you ever enjoy violence in media?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-women-do-you-ever-enjoy-violence-in-media/549462)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-women-do-you-ever-enjoy-violence-in-media/549462 "2010-08-11T15:09:30Z")
Common wisdom has it that violence in media is aimed at the adolescent male. While I found this to be true in my own experience, I wonder how common the exceptions are. Doper ladies: Do any of you ever actually enjoy … --- ## [Movie-Music -- Guess where -- a quiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-music-guess-where-a-quiz/702172)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2014, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-music-guess-where-a-quiz/702172 "2014-10-23T17:22:13Z")
Without reading the comments at this clip can you identify the movie where it was used? --- ## [I took the cameras out today. (MPSIMS + IMHO lens recommendations)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-the-cameras-out-today-mpsims-imho-lens-recommendations/547911)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2010, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-the-cameras-out-today-mpsims-imho-lens-recommendations/547911 "2010-08-01T03:40:59Z")
Sequence of events: \[ul\]\[li\]Coworker goes to England. Drops her low-end digital camera in a toilet. Says she needs to get a new one.\[/li\]\[li\]I start thinking about how my Nikon CoolPix L1 lacks capabilities my 35mm ca… --- ## [Must-see foreign language films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-see-foreign-language-films/79518)
**Author:** [@Skijumper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skijumper)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2001, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-see-foreign-language-films/79518 "2001-09-10T20:00:54Z")
Okay, here’s the thing - the library where I work has decided to start a foreign-language video collection and I’ve been given the task of ordering about 500-800 titles to start us off. Presently, I’m talking to my libr… --- ## [4-stroke vs. 2-stroke lubrication](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-stroke-vs-2-stroke-lubrication/586796)
**Author:** [@Blackhawk441](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackhawk441)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2011, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-stroke-vs-2-stroke-lubrication/586796 "2011-06-27T01:28:44Z")
What’s the Straight Dope on why 4-stroke engines can have external (as in not in the fuel) sources of lubrication, whereas oil must be mixed into the fuel of a 2-stroke engine? I understand the fundamental differences b… --- ## [Best NES 2-Player Games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-nes-2-player-games/230101)
**Author:** [@Dr.Sexchange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Sexchange)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2004, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-nes-2-player-games/230101 "2004-02-23T06:47:21Z")
Hmm? I would put Tecmo Bowl up there, but havent decided a top 3 or 5 or whatever. What do you all think? --- ## [Commercial pilots: Is there a protocol for this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercial-pilots-is-there-a-protocol-for-this/204125)
**Author:** [@suezeekay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suezeekay)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2003, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercial-pilots-is-there-a-protocol-for-this/204125 "2003-10-01T18:48:46Z")
My son just called me from the Sacramento airport very upset. He said when they were landing in Hawaiian Airlines that they hit the runway very hard and started fishtailing; the engines reved up and they took off again,… --- ## [Speeding ticket - how to answer cop questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speeding-ticket-how-to-answer-cop-questions/496237)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2009, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speeding-ticket-how-to-answer-cop-questions/496237 "2009-05-14T00:17:21Z")
Cop pulls me today and I get a ticket for 65 in a 50. It was an unmarked car and I went right by her. So she asks me “Why were you speeding?” What answer am I supposed to give to that? I said something like “… --- ## [Help me solve this Hollywood Blind Item](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-solve-this-hollywood-blind-item/577730)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2011, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-solve-this-hollywood-blind-item/577730 "2011-11-12T15:40:44Z")
I am reading Olivia Munn’s book (don’t judge me!) and she tells a story without giving any names but I think there are enough clues to figure out who is who. She tells a story that happened early in her career (so the m… --- ## [Share your favorite "perfect murder" plans from fiction (open spoilers inevitable).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-perfect-murder-plans-from-fiction-open-spoilers-inevitable/586481)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-perfect-murder-plans-from-fiction-open-spoilers-inevitable/586481 "2011-06-24T21:53:44Z")
In which we discuss the most devilishly clever plans to commit the ultimate crime and get off scott free, as described in novels, short stories, theatre, television, and movies. There’s but one rule: please confine yours… --- ## [Dopers! Evaluate these houses for me!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-evaluate-these-houses-for-me/599452)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-evaluate-these-houses-for-me/599452 "2011-10-27T14:53:00Z")
I know, I know. We just bought this one a few months ago. But it’s a new home in a development and Lady Chance hates it. We’ve spent 20 years in old, sometimes very old, houses that are solid and quirky. This one isn… --- ## [I guess a lot of people never eat artichoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-a-lot-of-people-never-eat-artichoke/647089)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2013, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-a-lot-of-people-never-eat-artichoke/647089 "2013-01-15T20:28:49Z")
And can’t imagine dunking a fat leaf in dressing, clenching it between the teeth, and pulling it out to scrape off the edible pulp. If they’ve eaten it, it was the only picked hearts. What does the cannery do with all t… --- ## [My favorite mixed drink is a Rusty Nail. And yours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-mixed-drink-is-a-rusty-nail-and-yours/585655)
**Author:** [@LonesomePolecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LonesomePolecat)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2011, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-mixed-drink-is-a-rusty-nail-and-yours/585655 "2011-07-19T21:41:51Z")
My favorite mixed drink is a Rusty Nail. And yours? (Margaritas come close, though.) --- ## [Paste the last thing that you coppied... Until the Fire Nation Attacked!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paste-the-last-thing-that-you-coppied-until-the-fire-nation-attacked/691564)
**Author:** [@Earth001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earth001)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paste-the-last-thing-that-you-coppied-until-the-fire-nation-attacked/691564 "2014-07-15T21:55:42Z")
This game is simple, Paste the last thing that you copied and write … Until the Fire Nation attacked!! I’ll Start: Independence day aliens vs Battlestar Galactica(NBSG)… Until the Fire Nation attacked!! --- ## [What could be more festive than a cross covered in fuzzy Christmas lights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-be-more-festive-than-a-cross-covered-in-fuzzy-christmas-lights/473488)
**Author:** [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2008, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-be-more-festive-than-a-cross-covered-in-fuzzy-christmas-lights/473488 "2008-12-05T08:20:19Z")
File under creative idiocy. --- ## [J.J. Abrams' Klingons (DVD deleted scene from Star Trek)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-j-abrams-klingons-dvd-deleted-scene-from-star-trek/516873)
**Author:** [@Zoinks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoinks)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2009, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-j-abrams-klingons-dvd-deleted-scene-from-star-trek/516873 "2009-11-20T02:54:06Z")
http://scifiwire.com/2009/10/finally-we-see-the-klingo.php#more Behold Abrams’ Klingons in all their glory. And please no bitching about this not being Star Trek or Abrams getting the continuity wrong, there’s enough of… --- ## [Riggs vs. King](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riggs-vs-king/564542)
**Author:** [@drdean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drdean)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riggs-vs-king/564542 "2015-07-23T02:04:26Z")
I have to disagree with Una. As a tennis enthusiast who had some personal experience with Bobby Riggs, and recently watching the match in question, I think he took a dive. He may have run out of gas at 55 years old, bu… --- ## [What is the difference between poetry and prose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-poetry-and-prose/691365)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2014, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-poetry-and-prose/691365 "2014-06-26T10:27:50Z")
Hi What is the difference between poetry and prose? I’m asking because it is hard to distinguish. I know the format is different. But other than that it is at times difficult to tell. Prose has rhythm too. So what is th… --- ## [Guess the Movie Game in 30 questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2008, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080 "2008-07-01T16:02:00Z")
Puzzle #t1: I’m thinking of a movie. Can you guess it? Ask yes or no questions only. One question per post, please. Build on the answers given to others to arrive at your conclusion. If you don’t get it in 30 questions… --- ## [Malts.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malts/551477)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2010, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malts/551477 "2010-09-02T03:54:15Z")
So every few months I become fixated on one particular food and I have to make it or buy it several times in a row, with differing variations, to find THE BEST. Right now, it’s malts. I loooove malts, although I am lac… --- ## [Is there any lingering hatred for Japan on a global level](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-lingering-hatred-for-japan-on-a-global-level/261728)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2004, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-lingering-hatred-for-japan-on-a-global-level/261728 "2004-09-03T10:51:53Z")
Here in the US I haven’t really noticed any lingering hatred for Japan (or Germany for that matter), but just 50 years ago Japan was probably the worlds most aggressive military and the worst human rights abuser on the p… --- ## [OMG!!! Christian groups upset AGAIN!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-christian-groups-upset-again/384899)
**Author:** [@stegon66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stegon66)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2006, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-christian-groups-upset-again/384899 "2006-12-31T15:10:45Z")
From the IMDB: Oh, boo-hoo! Ya know, let’s band together and make a movie they’ll really shit their britches over. How does Bible Camp Massacre sound? With a killer dressed as Jesus? And starring Paris Hilton, Lind… --- ## [Why did we stop writing the Bible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-we-stop-writing-the-bible/362925)
**Author:** [@phantomshrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phantomshrek)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2006, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-we-stop-writing-the-bible/362925 "2006-07-03T23:51:43Z")
Pardon me if this one has been covered before, I still haven’t worked a subscription into my budget. Seriously though, why did we up and decide to stop adding to the Bible around 1900 years ago? It seems to me the Old … --- ## [Iraq Government Misses All Targets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraq-government-misses-all-targets/411165)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2007, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraq-government-misses-all-targets/411165 "2007-07-18T03:20:11Z")
The headline says it all. At the start of this year, Bush and his various mouthpieces explained that the surge would coincide with certain targets for progress by the Iraq government. They promised that this time they … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1678&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1680&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)