# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1685&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:** 1686 --- ## [how much does a customer's bathroom visit cost a business?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-a-customers-bathroom-visit-cost-a-business/668966)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2013, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-a-customers-bathroom-visit-cost-a-business/668966 "2013-09-18T11:54:48Z")
Some business establishments are adamant that their bathrooms are for use by paying customers only. Presumably they are trying to avoid having bathroom expenses be any greater than necessary. Other businesses don’t se… --- ## ["I dunno, that happened before I was born"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dunno-that-happened-before-i-was-born/736790)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dunno-that-happened-before-i-was-born/736790 "2015-11-09T03:12:54Z")
I recently expressed surprise at a young co-worker who had never heard of Watergate. Her defense, which she thought was entirely legitimate, was that she hadn’t even been born when it occurred. This reminded me of a cru… --- ## [why are men so tired after sex? TMI alert](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-men-so-tired-after-sex-tmi-alert/154098)
**Author:** [@lauramarlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lauramarlane)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2003, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-men-so-tired-after-sex-tmi-alert/154098 "2003-02-11T15:16:52Z")
Okay, I tried to do a search on this but didn’t find anything, so please excuse me if it’s out there and I missed it. Why does the act of ejaculating take so much (sorry about the pun) out of a man? After a rousing aft… --- ## [How did your ancestors handle the heat before air conditioning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-your-ancestors-handle-the-heat-before-air-conditioning/816219)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2018, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-your-ancestors-handle-the-heat-before-air-conditioning/816219 "2018-06-24T08:31:28Z")
Does anyone have any good stories about how their ancestors handled it? Did any families have a “summer kitchen”? Meaning they moved the stove outside in the summer? Did people sleep down in their cellars? Does anyone… --- ## [is there any resources on earth that you can't get elsewhere in the solar system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-resources-on-earth-that-you-cant-get-elsewhere-in-the-solar-system/727455)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2015, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-resources-on-earth-that-you-cant-get-elsewhere-in-the-solar-system/727455 "2015-08-15T08:20:26Z")
Let’s say an Alien race arrives in the solar system, they’re on a mission to obtain resources for their interstellar war effort. They note the existence of intelligent life on earth and decide they’ll try and get their … --- ## [Any Situation You Might Use Chick Tracts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-situation-you-might-use-chick-tracts/520549)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2009, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-situation-you-might-use-chick-tracts/520549 "2009-12-17T01:47:38Z")
Are there any situation you might use Chick Tracts in? RULE: It must be to support the argument of whatever Chick is saying not to mock him, disprove him, etc. --- ## [Craig Ferguson leaving the Late Late Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-ferguson-leaving-the-late-late-show/687236)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2014, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-ferguson-leaving-the-late-late-show/687236 "2014-08-16T13:34:27Z")
I find him hilarious and am saddened to hear about this. --- ## [Do you consider osteopaths legit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-osteopaths-legit/509931)
**Author:** [@jakesteele](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jakesteele)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2009, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-osteopaths-legit/509931 "2009-09-23T15:41:05Z")
It seems like most skeptics/debunkers consider chiropractors be be quacks and AMA Docs to be the real deal. Where do you guys put osteopaths on this scale of 0-10? --- ## [Jersey Dopefest the Fifth on Saturday June 13 at 2pm.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jersey-dopefest-the-fifth-on-saturday-june-13-at-2pm/494930)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2009, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jersey-dopefest-the-fifth-on-saturday-june-13-at-2pm/494930 "2009-06-19T18:29:48Z")
I am going to host another Dopefest at my house as a Barbeque. I am looking at Saturday June 13th this year. We have one special guest, \*\*Elendil’s Heir \*\*is going to be in for the weekend. I am convenient to two Parkwa… --- ## [Alien Invasion-proof Earth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-invasion-proof-earth/631663)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2012, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-invasion-proof-earth/631663 "2012-08-23T12:43:03Z")
This week I’ve read Larry Niven’s Footfall and watched Spielberg’s War of the worlds, and I was thinking, in reality, mankind wouldn’t have much of a chance against alien invaders with the technology to move between the … --- ## [Home Super Bowls; Home sellout records for 4 major sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-super-bowls-home-sellout-records-for-4-major-sports/551581)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-super-bowls-home-sellout-records-for-4-major-sports/551581 "2010-08-28T00:21:03Z")
A friend of mine and I were talking about Favre and he mentioned that the people in Green Bay are so fanatical about their team that they’ve sold out their home games for like 20 years. Is that true? That got me thinki… --- ## [Poll: How would you invest $500K windfall money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-would-you-invest-500k-windfall-money/603203)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-would-you-invest-500k-windfall-money/603203 "2011-11-21T19:57:11Z")
Unfortunately I’m not expecting a $500,000 windfall, but let’s assume that you were. Your great-uncle Herschel who you never knew about is leaving it to you in a Folger’s coffee can with only one string attached: you ha… --- ## [How can I get hand-washed dishes really clean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-hand-washed-dishes-really-clean/485880)
**Author:** [@The\_Shroud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Shroud)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-hand-washed-dishes-really-clean/485880 "2009-02-16T22:08:44Z")
My bachelor question of the day. It just occurred to me; no matter how hard I scrub, I’m not really confident that the dishes that have been swimming in tepid soapy water and scrubbed with a brush I’ve been using for ye… --- ## [Could A Good Case Be Made For This? (Obama/Holder Racial Divisiveness)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-good-case-be-made-for-this-obama-holder-racial-divisiveness/728429)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-good-case-be-made-for-this-obama-holder-racial-divisiveness/728429 "2015-09-01T17:36:04Z")
I ask from a speculative POV. It seems to me that ex-AG Holder’s term was marked by endless pronouncements about the racism of American society. Obama was also active in this-he elevated the Gates thing (Cambridge , MA) … --- ## [Whither Lieberman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whither-lieberman/541864)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2010, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whither-lieberman/541864 "2010-06-10T20:49:00Z")
The conventional wisdom seems to be that Democrats will retain control of the Senate in 2010, with somewhere between 52 and 55 seats, depending on who you listen to. Meanwhile, Joe Lieberman continues to caucus with Dem… --- ## [Field Marshall Montgomery's reputation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-marshall-montgomerys-reputation/131607)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2016, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-marshall-montgomerys-reputation/131607 "2016-04-29T20:16:22Z")
Field Marshall Bernard Law Montgomery is probably the best known British military leader of WWII. Despite this, he is not now held in high esteem. In fact, opinions on his abilities are almost completely negative. The po… --- ## [Invite Me To Dinner - What's Your Speciality That Will Impress Me Most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invite-me-to-dinner-whats-your-speciality-that-will-impress-me-most/623798)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2012, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invite-me-to-dinner-whats-your-speciality-that-will-impress-me-most/623798 "2012-06-11T16:03:00Z")
Most people have at least one thing they can cook/prepare really well and might do for an honored guest (like myself). If you were my guest I would give you a choice: Moussaka or Lasagna. I do both quite well - althou… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory 2/16--The Rothman DisintegrationSeason](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-16-the-rothman-disintegrationseason/613063)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2012, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-16-the-rothman-disintegrationseason/613063 "2012-02-20T04:20:38Z")
When a new office space is made available, Sheldon goes head to head with his nemesis, Kripke, while Penny is unsettled by a gift from Amy. --- ## [Xanadu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xanadu/663053)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2014, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xanadu/663053 "2014-03-03T15:32:52Z")
So, against all better judgement the other night I went ahead and watched Xanadu for the first time… and, yeah it was pretty bad. But also pretty enjoyable in a lot of ways. Just pure fluff. Good music though, and Olivia… --- ## [Some particle physics news](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-particle-physics-news/664261)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2013, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-particle-physics-news/664261 "2013-12-12T05:11:45Z")
Conclusive evidence of neutrino oscillations (muon to electron neutrino) That neutrinos change ‘flavor’ between the 3 known varieties as they travel I think was pretty well accepted anyway, but this nails it. As they … --- ## [Why is "floating point" (a computing term) called floating point?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-floating-point-a-computing-term-called-floating-point/688214)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2014, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-floating-point-a-computing-term-called-floating-point/688214 "2014-05-16T20:48:59Z")
Floating point is defined as follows in the book “Python 3 for Absolute Beginners” by Tim Hall: Why is “floating point” (a computing term) called floating point? The term seems to have no connection to any of the meani… --- ## [Will Dry Ice melt faster in a Freezer than in your living room?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-dry-ice-melt-faster-in-a-freezer-than-in-your-living-room/102697)
**Author:** [@Beetle99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beetle99)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2002, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-dry-ice-melt-faster-in-a-freezer-than-in-your-living-room/102697 "2002-04-10T02:11:03Z")
My friend and I had a debate over this. He claimed a bag of dry ice would stay frozen longer if left out at room temperature because it would “create its own environment”. He said putting it in the freezer was like put… --- ## [Tomahawk Cruise Missiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomahawk-cruise-missiles/812439)
**Author:** [@GMANCANADA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GMANCANADA)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2018, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomahawk-cruise-missiles/812439 "2018-04-21T05:39:49Z")
I was just reading on CNN.com about the Tomahawk missiles that US fired into Syria. They mentioned this is the US “go-to” missiles for this type of strike and these were the same type of missiles they used in the 1991 G… --- ## [Anyone know how to get rid of wasps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-how-to-get-rid-of-wasps/22920)
**Author:** [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2000, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-how-to-get-rid-of-wasps/22920 "2000-06-22T20:03:32Z")
I noticed yesterday that there was a new little wasp nest being built just out of sight on my deck, right by the front door. It was small, but there were wasps sitting all over it, so I knew it was just getting started. … --- ## [Please explain Maxwell's equations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-maxwells-equations/544327)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2010, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-maxwells-equations/544327 "2010-06-27T22:02:56Z")
Yes, first define the variables. Perhaps skip to the part where you explain what is being described. Then describe the math. That’d be good enough. I have the darndest trouble with this one :rolleyes: --- ## [What are your favorite concept albums?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-concept-albums/488629)
**Author:** [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2009, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-concept-albums/488629 "2009-03-16T14:25:17Z")
Here are a few I’m fond of: Pressurehed - Explaining the Unexplained. This is a brilliant piece of spacey electronica that has songs about all sorts of Fortean topics like Bigfoot, UFOs, mokele-mbembe, the Long Count, a… --- ## [The Simpsons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons/8505)
**Author:** [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 1999, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons/8505 "1999-09-27T19:59:00Z")
Personally, I think the Simpsons is one of the funniest shows on TV. I like the Pulp Fiction episode where the cops are talking about McDonalds: the deputy talks about the Krusty Burger being called the QuarterPounder. (… --- ## [Founding Fathers: Your Favorite/ Least Favorite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/founding-fathers-your-favorite-least-favorite/410507)
**Author:** [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2007, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/founding-fathers-your-favorite-least-favorite/410507 "2007-08-09T14:28:22Z")
In honor of today being July Fourth, which of the founding fathers is your favorite/ least favorite. Feel free to expand on your answer. Favorite: Thomas Paine. In high school we each had to pick a founding father to w… --- ## [Happy (Lesser)Holidays - A Festive MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-lesser-holidays-a-festive-mmp/963793)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-lesser-holidays-a-festive-mmp/963793 "2022-05-09T10:28:44Z")
So yesterday was May Day(big if you live outside of America) Ramadan ends today(big in large chunks of the world) Wednesday is Star Wars Day(May the Fourth be with you!) Thursday is Cinco De Mayo(provincial Mexican hol… --- ## [How do banks (in the UK) make money from current accounts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-banks-in-the-uk-make-money-from-current-accounts/841712)
**Author:** [@Calavera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calavera)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2019, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-banks-in-the-uk-make-money-from-current-accounts/841712 "2019-10-21T00:22:24Z")
I know in the US banks generally charge for having a current account, and also charge for a lot of the services we generally get for free. In the UK the banks are competing with each other to a ridiculous degree, offerin… --- ## [Which new Fall network shows are you going to give a try?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-new-fall-network-shows-are-you-going-to-give-a-try/554440)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2010, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-new-fall-network-shows-are-you-going-to-give-a-try/554440 "2010-09-27T16:02:24Z")
Not saying you’re committing yourself for the season or anything, but which of the shows on the major broadcast networks (+ the CW) are you going to watch at least once to give it a whirl? Most shows premiere this week … --- ## ["Gulliver's Travels" was originally Porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gullivers-travels-was-originally-porn/317090)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2005, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gullivers-travels-was-originally-porn/317090 "2005-08-20T23:06:34Z")
OK…this has gotta be phoney. http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm\_1497601.html Still, Swift was a cynical rascal… --- ## [most common eye color among n american caucasians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-eye-color-among-n-american-caucasians/305150)
**Author:** [@mark\_tween](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mark_tween)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2005, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-eye-color-among-n-american-caucasians/305150 "2005-05-26T19:07:07Z")
I think I would know the answer about europe, but what about n america? Is it blue or brown? And also, would like links to surveys from reputable websites in order to back up info. --- ## [The Voice of God](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-of-god/549099)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-of-god/549099 "2010-08-06T11:03:44Z")
Believers, non-believers, it doesn’t matter. When you imagine the Voice of God, who does he sound like? --- ## [The U.S. Becomes Isolationist: What Happens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-u-s-becomes-isolationist-what-happens/677908)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-u-s-becomes-isolationist-what-happens/677908 "2014-01-08T00:41:34Z")
Suppose the United States becomes isolationist; what changes would happen in the world? My belief is not much. What does everyone else see? Major wars in the Middle East? … --- ## [What if the senate refuses to confirm Hillary's cabinet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-senate-refuses-to-confirm-hillarys-cabinet/769059)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2016, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-senate-refuses-to-confirm-hillarys-cabinet/769059 "2016-10-24T20:42:53Z")
Since at least one senator has announced that a Republican senate will not confirm any supreme court appointment made by a President Clinton, what is to stop them from deciding not to approve and cabinet nomination. Thi… --- ## [I need some terrible/obscure/infamous Marvel comic titles...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-terrible-obscure-infamous-marvel-comic-titles/694097)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2014, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-terrible-obscure-infamous-marvel-comic-titles/694097 "2014-07-29T19:26:39Z")
Here’s the deal, straightforwardly enough: For a side-project of mine, I’m looking for names of some of the more “oddball” comic book series’ that Marvel has published over the years. “Odd” as in “infamously bad,” or had… --- ## [Freddie Mercury - Long hair or short?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freddie-mercury-long-hair-or-short/696700)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freddie-mercury-long-hair-or-short/696700 "2014-08-28T16:30:47Z")
I liked Queen as soon as I first heard them back in the 70s. Frontman Freddie Mercury simply bled talent (as did the entire band, really). He went thru a fairly radical change in his look by means of his hair. When I f… --- ## [Women really do this to other women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-really-do-this-to-other-women/202859)
**Author:** [@zipper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zipper)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2017, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-really-do-this-to-other-women/202859 "2017-09-29T04:05:49Z")
Women really do this to other women? I have a heard horror stories about women who get into fights with other women ware the winner ends up stripping the loser. I have put off such stories as just the fantasies of the t… --- ## [Which "Main" US Interstate Highways have you travelled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-main-us-interstate-highways-have-you-travelled/588347)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-main-us-interstate-highways-have-you-travelled/588347 "2011-07-13T02:17:10Z")
Using the green highlighted roads on the list at List of Interstate Highways - Wikipedia as a reference for this poll, which roads have you used in your travels? --- ## [Is Samson the father of Goliath?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-samson-the-father-of-goliath/773128)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2016, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-samson-the-father-of-goliath/773128 "2016-12-01T21:14:56Z")
I heard of a theory/rumor that when the shorn, blinded Samson was imprisoned, “grinding grain” was a wink-wink nudge-nudge biblical codeword for “put out to stud”. :dubious: The logic being, this super-soldier invading… --- ## [Another Dead Pakistani - Would this one finally be too many?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-dead-pakistani-would-this-one-finally-be-too-many/635101)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2012, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-dead-pakistani-would-this-one-finally-be-too-many/635101 "2012-09-20T02:30:08Z")
Arggggh Mateys!! I yam putting this thread here in The Pit because I am unsure where else to put it. I hope dat it is OK to post it here and if it is not OK, I sure would appreciate if some moderator would send me a PM … --- ## [Archangels to match the 7 Virtues?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archangels-to-match-the-7-virtues/402625)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2007, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archangels-to-match-the-7-virtues/402625 "2007-05-04T08:29:40Z")
Part GQ, part IMHO, so have your way mods. I’m working on a game that pits the Demons typically associated with the 7 Deadly Sins against the Angels associated with the corresponding Virtues. The Demons are easy becaus… --- ## [Why the hell do I find Kevin Spacey hot???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hell-do-i-find-kevin-spacey-hot/123631)
**Author:** [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2002, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hell-do-i-find-kevin-spacey-hot/123631 "2002-08-17T23:31:14Z")
I mean, he’s not my usual type…that being Viggo Mortenson and Owen Wilson flutter :wink: If I didn’t know Kevin Spacey was an actor, I’d swear he was an accountant or something. Why do I find this man to be a sexy man… --- ## [Moped and low cc Motorcycle info needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moped-and-low-cc-motorcycle-info-needed/574601)
**Author:** [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moped-and-low-cc-motorcycle-info-needed/574601 "2011-03-15T18:20:45Z")
Hello, Short version - Live in South Carolina, am pretty poor, gas is becoming too expensive. Need to get to work more cheaply. Have to be able to drive at least 55 mph (or my ass will get run over by F350s also going… --- ## [I love craft beers, but enough with the IPAs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-craft-beers-but-enough-with-the-ipas/767759)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-craft-beers-but-enough-with-the-ipas/767759 "2016-10-10T16:24:01Z")
Warning: very lame, “first-world problems” rant. I love the craft beer explosion, but hate the trends within. Lately all I’ve seen is IPA, IPA, PIA up and down the beer aisles. And of course there’s double IPA, session … --- ## [MD won't write scrip until I get my annual exam - common behavior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/md-wont-write-scrip-until-i-get-my-annual-exam-common-behavior/586663)
**Author:** [@The\_Real\_Regency\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Real_Regency_Elf)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/md-wont-write-scrip-until-i-get-my-annual-exam-common-behavior/586663 "2011-06-30T17:21:06Z")
Recent history: I have discovered that 5mg of Ambien taken with 3mg of Melatonin and 530mg of Valerian Root helps me fall asleep much faster than any other sleep medication I’ve tried. I have never had odd behaviors whil… --- ## [What Was Saul's Greatest Sin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-sauls-greatest-sin/622253)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-sauls-greatest-sin/622253 "2012-05-21T17:37:52Z")
We all know the Biblical story of King Saul-Saul fears for a coming battle, so he contacts a necromancer (the “Witch of Endor”). The witch raises the dead Prophet Samuel-who is quite visibly pissed off “why have you di… --- ## [Pharmacists--5 yrs of university to count pills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharmacists-5-yrs-of-university-to-count-pills/176082)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2003, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharmacists-5-yrs-of-university-to-count-pills/176082 "2003-05-21T21:55:58Z")
Here’s a question for professional pharmacists-( “chemists” for Britdopers) I dont want to besmirch your profession–but what exactly do you do, and how do you feel about it? Every time I’ve ever had a prescription fill… --- ## [Ever get recurring smell "hallucinations?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-get-recurring-smell-hallucinations/628591)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2014, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-get-recurring-smell-hallucinations/628591 "2014-01-23T19:12:09Z")
Every so often, I get the smell of ball point pen ink in my head. I realize that I’m not actually smelling anything, but I just can’t get the smell out of my head (much like when you can’t get a song out of your head). … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1684&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1686&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)