# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1693&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:** 1694 --- ## [What's the difference between a psychiatrist and a psychologist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-psychiatrist-and-a-psychologist/554759)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2010, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-psychiatrist-and-a-psychologist/554759 "2010-10-14T19:40:40Z")
Looking through my insurance plan’s provider book and I see that they list both psychologists and psychiatrists. From the little I remember, being told back in the day and all, the difference is that psychologists are no… --- ## [Anyone use/used methotrexate for psoriasis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-used-methotrexate-for-psoriasis/624249)
**Author:** [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2012, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-used-methotrexate-for-psoriasis/624249 "2012-06-08T20:04:34Z")
The ads swarming the airwaves for various psoriasis/PA drugs turn me off; the biologics seem to give you the choice of having psoriasis, or being in borderline ‘bubble’ mode, that is to say, with a severely weakened immu… --- ## [One Last Time: Fug You W!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-last-time-fug-you-w/482161)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2009, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-last-time-fug-you-w/482161 "2009-01-23T01:03:51Z")
I can already see the rolleyes from those who are thinking “How unusual, ANOTHER Bush bashing thread.” Well roll your eyes all you want, the idiot is gone and so goes the worst.President.ever. This asshole moron squand… --- ## [To my girlfriend ( a laundry rant)...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-my-girlfriend-a-laundry-rant/475077)
**Author:** [@CircleofWillis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CircleofWillis)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2008, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-my-girlfriend-a-laundry-rant/475077 "2008-12-06T19:47:03Z")
You are the apple of my eye. You make squirrels sing and your broken wind smells of cinnamon. One eensy little thing though… Please stop going behind me and undoing what I have done cuz you can do it better. For fuck’s … --- ## [I think it's time for a new insurance agent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-its-time-for-a-new-insurance-agent/532702)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2010, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-its-time-for-a-new-insurance-agent/532702 "2010-03-31T04:32:12Z")
And she only has herself to blame. When I moved here years ago she was the closest agent to my new house so I got all my insurance through her. Home, autos, jewelry. Straight forward and simple. We have no tickets or… --- ## [What's the most languages a single person has been able to speak fluently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-languages-a-single-person-has-been-able-to-speak-fluently/482010)
**Author:** [@Windwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Windwalker)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2009, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-languages-a-single-person-has-been-able-to-speak-fluently/482010 "2009-01-25T02:43:09Z")
OK, I’m sure this will depend how you want to define things. For the purposes of this discussion, let’s count dialects as separate languages if they are distinct enough from each other that speakers of one can only get … --- ## [A UHC question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-uhc-question/983318)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-uhc-question/983318 "2023-05-06T17:12:15Z")
In a hypothetical world in which UHC was enacted, would Joe Sixpack pay more in increased taxes than the insurance premiums he’s currently paying? If the answer was actually less, that would be a powerful argument for UH… --- ## [Does this sound like a good idea to put on my Resume?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-sound-like-a-good-idea-to-put-on-my-resume/546169)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2010, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-sound-like-a-good-idea-to-put-on-my-resume/546169 "2010-07-12T22:35:23Z")
Three years ago I lost my job, went for a two year degree, and have been looking for work ever since. Since long term unemployment is frowned upon I’m wondering if this would help. My wife is disabled and with the assi… --- ## [My "Friend" Wants a New Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-wants-a-new-name/678240)
**Author:** [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2014, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-wants-a-new-name/678240 "2014-03-23T14:58:47Z")
Need answers fast! :stuck\_out\_tongue: Okay, so I’ve had faithfool forever and I do believe it’s time for a change. So, I’m turning to the teeming millions to help me come up with something different and exciting. To ass… --- ## [BOOBS! I've got boobs everywhere! ARG!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobs-ive-got-boobs-everywhere-arg/128957)
**Author:** [@ghandi5569](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ghandi5569)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2002, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobs-ive-got-boobs-everywhere-arg/128957 "2002-09-24T00:45:17Z")
Okay, to get this out of the way: Yes, I am very mad at my boobs. And yes, this thread has TMI TMI TMI TMI TMI TMI. Consider yourself warned. Now, here goes. My rant against my boobs. First, some background. My bo… --- ## [Did people really not know they were stars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-people-really-not-know-they-were-stars/593917)
**Author:** [@automagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/automagic)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-people-really-not-know-they-were-stars/593917 "2011-08-26T23:19:14Z")
I was watching a show on National Geographic about how time was kept during ancient times. The basic gist of it was that the ancients used the skies (sun, moon, stars) to calculate what time of year it was. The point was… --- ## [Most sick game ever: Hunting for Bambi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-sick-game-ever-hunting-for-bambi/188256)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2003, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-sick-game-ever-hunting-for-bambi/188256 "2003-07-27T13:12:35Z")
http://www.huntingforbambi.com/ Yes, this is for real. Y’know, normally I get really annoyed when they do, but I give full sanction for any militant feminists to go apeshit over this. --- ## [My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-big-fat-gypsy-wedding/529499)
**Author:** [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-big-fat-gypsy-wedding/529499 "2011-07-28T13:51:17Z")
I’m speechless. And deeply regretting I live in the US, and won’t be able to watch. --- ## [Why blue ballpoint ink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-blue-ballpoint-ink/33983)
**Author:** [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2000, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-blue-ballpoint-ink/33983 "2000-09-28T08:20:05Z")
In junior high, our school supply lists always specified that we were to have at least two blue ballpoint pens. In high school it was actually in the student handbook: unless the teacher specified otherwise, all assignme… --- ## [Are "Infinity" Swimming Pools Illegal In The USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-infinity-swimming-pools-illegal-in-the-usa/637357)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2012, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-infinity-swimming-pools-illegal-in-the-usa/637357 "2012-10-12T20:04:04Z")
I love the look of “Infinity” swimming pools-the illusion of no edge looks neat. All Ive seen have been in the Caribbean, and S. America-not in the USA. Are they illegal here? Maybe OSHA feels they are dangerous? --- ## [Face it, some of you were duped](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-it-some-of-you-were-duped/179616)
**Author:** [@Razorsharp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Razorsharp)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2003, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-it-some-of-you-were-duped/179616 "2003-06-09T20:38:16Z")
When Colin Powell addressed the United Nations Security Council to justify a need to invade Iraq, his “justifications” consisted of aerial photographs of various buildings, bunkers and vehicles and how they relate to the… --- ## [Need alibi for giant gash on forehead/Share tales of conspicuous wounds earned while inebriated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-alibi-for-giant-gash-on-forehead-share-tales-of-conspicuous-wounds-earned-while-inebriated/586849)
**Author:** [@I\_Know\_Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Know_Nothing)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-alibi-for-giant-gash-on-forehead-share-tales-of-conspicuous-wounds-earned-while-inebriated/586849 "2011-07-05T15:49:52Z")
My brother, who is going through severe emotional issues, blacked out last night while on a bender. He lost his wallet and cell phone, but worst of all he woke up with a bloody face, resulting from a giant gash on his f… --- ## [Will Mississippi finally change state flag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-mississippi-finally-change-state-flag/793941)
**Author:** [@UCBearcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UCBearcats)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2017, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-mississippi-finally-change-state-flag/793941 "2017-08-23T23:58:36Z")
Given all the controversy surrounding statues, will Mississippi finally get rid of the current design and get something less offensive? --- ## [The stealth-bragging thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stealth-bragging-thread/547488)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stealth-bragging-thread/547488 "2010-07-26T17:28:38Z")
Recently I’ve been accused of “stealth-bragging” in another thread. So I propose a fun little game here: post something, preferably a short paragraph or few sentences, that seems innocent enough but in reality is an atte… --- ## [Last commercially released Genesis/SNES game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-commercially-released-genesis-snes-game/559194)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2010, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-commercially-released-genesis-snes-game/559194 "2010-11-20T10:56:54Z")
Just a thought that struck me the other day, I grew up on the Sega Genesis (well Megadrive over here) and the Super Nintendo and I was wondering what was the last game released for those two systems. They had to stop ma… --- ## [Unbelievable novelty item from the 50s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbelievable-novelty-item-from-the-50s/489048)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2009, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbelievable-novelty-item-from-the-50s/489048 "2009-03-12T21:58:59Z")
I had to rub my eyes in disbelief when I saw the item on this page. (It ran in Strange Worlds #2, 1959,scanned on the wonderful Pappy’s Golden Age of Comics.) Here’s the blurb: Hey, Ma, look! I’m a ten-year old junki… --- ## [Why, you sanctimonious little whore. Don't you use scare tactics on me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-sanctimonious-little-whore-dont-you-use-scare-tactics-on-me/282624)
**Author:** [@Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Side_of_the_Floyd)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2005, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-sanctimonious-little-whore-dont-you-use-scare-tactics-on-me/282624 "2005-01-07T03:20:12Z")
This is the E-Mail I recieved from a girl I knew in the 8th grade. A devout fundamentalist, she constantly insists that “I’m going to hell”. As many times I’ve told her (nicely and not-so-nicely) not to send glurge-y or… --- ## [Does political correctness preclude gay-stereotype comedy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-political-correctness-preclude-gay-stereotype-comedy/691192)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-political-correctness-preclude-gay-stereotype-comedy/691192 "2014-06-24T05:13:14Z")
Like this, or this. (Actually, I think, of the Monty Python boys, only Graham Chapman was really gay, but that’s beside the point.) Gay dudes, I don’t hate you and I don’t look down on you. I respect you, or at least … --- ## [Assholes drive cars too.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assholes-drive-cars-too/267686)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2004, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assholes-drive-cars-too/267686 "2004-10-21T19:57:33Z")
http://www.wftv.com/newsofthestrange/3783378/detail.html The cruise control stuck at 190km/h and there was nothing the driver could do? :dubious: What an asshole! The simplest thing he could do would be to put the car… --- ## [720p or 1080p?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/720p-or-1080p/517923)
**Author:** [@squeekster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeekster)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2009, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/720p-or-1080p/517923 "2009-11-20T03:22:30Z")
Considering that HD broadcasts are only in 720p and considering that the only way to get 1080p is with Blu-ray (or so I’ve heard), what is the advantage to buying a 1080p set if you have no plans on buying a Blu-ray set-… --- ## [Name Famous People You've Met](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-famous-people-youve-met/835863)
**Author:** [@Jim\_Taggart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_Taggart)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2025, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-famous-people-youve-met/835863 "2025-07-17T00:23:33Z")
Name famous people you’ve met, not seen in person but actually had a conversation with. Mine are Mary Tyler Moore Jerry (the Beav) Mathers Dickie Noles (former MLB pitcher) --- ## [New Chick Tract: "It's Not Your Fault"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-its-not-your-fault/515988)
**Author:** [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2009, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-its-not-your-fault/515988 "2009-11-06T21:01:55Z")
Again, I’m only putting this in the Pit because of tradition. Chick Publications presents one of their most insane tracts yet with It’s Not Your Fault- and when you’re talking about Chick Publications, something being t… --- ## [Is jogging a good way to lose weight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jogging-a-good-way-to-lose-weight/308148)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2005, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jogging-a-good-way-to-lose-weight/308148 "2005-06-18T22:00:57Z")
I’ve read in some places that jogging burns lots of carbs rather than fat, is this true? I’m a little sketchy on what carbs are as opposed to fat. Aren’t carbs converted into fat if not used, and if so wouldn’t jogging … --- ## ["May I see your reciept?" No you department store goon!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-i-see-your-reciept-no-you-department-store-goon/152847)
**Author:** [@Guybud5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guybud5)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2003, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-i-see-your-reciept-no-you-department-store-goon/152847 "2003-02-07T01:04:57Z")
You go to Target, Walmart, Best Buy or any number of other such stores. You pay for your item after recieving the usual crappy service and little-no assistance. When you get to the door WITHIN CLEAR VIEW OF THE GOON, h… --- ## [Why are there no staunch Democrats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-staunch-democrats/595719)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-staunch-democrats/595719 "2011-09-13T02:56:04Z")
I only see the adjective staunch being used to describe Republicans. Just did a Google search and Republican wins 2.3m hits to 1.5m. But I remember when I realized how often I saw staunch Republican that I decided to loo… --- ## [How is it a warnable offense to express appreciation for a public figure’s sexiness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-a-warnable-offense-to-express-appreciation-for-a-public-figure-s-sexiness/827241)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2019, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-a-warnable-offense-to-express-appreciation-for-a-public-figure-s-sexiness/827241 "2019-01-06T00:39:26Z")
In a video where she is quite obviously trying to look sexy (and succeeding magnificently)? :confused: --- ## [Lines that always spell trouble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lines-that-always-spell-trouble/493383)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2009, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lines-that-always-spell-trouble/493383 "2009-04-22T18:35:16Z")
“Peoples of the Earth…” “Hey you; yeh, YOU, I’m talking to YOU!” “All right, if you insist…” --- ## [Are aviator eyeglasses going to come back into style?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-aviator-eyeglasses-going-to-come-back-into-style/453775)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-aviator-eyeglasses-going-to-come-back-into-style/453775 "2008-06-23T23:04:53Z")
When I think of the 70s (from what I know of it from period movies and shows like Starsky and Hutch,) I always just get this one scene in my mind that sums up everything: a room with fake wood paneling, dark green or ora… --- ## [Simpsons 9/27: "Homer the Whopper"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-9-27-homer-the-whopper/511800)
**Author:** [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2009, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-9-27-homer-the-whopper/511800 "2009-09-30T00:07:49Z")
Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg A rather disappointing opener for #21. I liked the Everyman idea and some of the jokes involving this were pretty clever, but it was surprising that given as Hollywood has become more insane o… --- ## [who is this guy in the background (star trek cast photo)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-guy-in-the-background-star-trek-cast-photo/696617)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-guy-in-the-background-star-trek-cast-photo/696617 "2014-08-28T22:51:35Z")
I think I can recognize everyone else LeVar Burton, Marina Sirtis, (Michael Dorn? just barely in the frame), Shatner, Gartes McFadden, Brent Spiner. Jonathan Frakes, Patrick Stewart … --- ## [University of State... ranking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/university-of-state-ranking/653480)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2013, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/university-of-state-ranking/653480 "2013-03-24T01:29:08Z")
I’m wondering at the rankings of the major University of (insert state name here)… If we just take the 50 states and put in the universities with those names, is there a place to see how they rank? Is the University of… --- ## [Thank you for protecting us...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-protecting-us/690479)
**Author:** [@slumtrimpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slumtrimpet)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-protecting-us/690479 "2014-08-27T16:42:35Z")
Last week a presumably deranged/stupid/confused/criminal/lunatic/pick your adjective individual decided to go police hunting in a city nearby. He unfortunately had some success. Three RCMP officers are dead and two are… --- ## [Which is more annoying: CheeseHeads or Terrible Towel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-more-annoying-cheeseheads-or-terrible-towel/569037)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2011, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-more-annoying-cheeseheads-or-terrible-towel/569037 "2011-01-31T01:52:07Z")
Which Superbowl fan paraphernalia do you find more annoying? The Cheesehead Hat or The Terrible Towel? --- ## [How often do Introduced Species work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-introduced-species-work/710902)
**Author:** [@Boogly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boogly)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2015, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-introduced-species-work/710902 "2015-02-01T05:07:39Z")
This story where GMO mosquitoes being released brought this to mind: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/millions-gmo-insects-set-loose-florida-keys-28466177 I’ve read about introduced animals that have unintended conse… --- ## [If you kept a dead body in a freezer for 20 years...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-kept-a-dead-body-in-a-freezer-for-20-years/742845)
**Author:** [@Anxious\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anxious_Squirrel)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2016, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-kept-a-dead-body-in-a-freezer-for-20-years/742845 "2016-01-21T01:04:08Z")
Hello says the Mystery Writer, waves a bloody shovel merrily about how are all you fine folks today? Let’s say you murdered somebody and you didn’t want to bury them in the backyard with all the others, letting her get … --- ## [Let's Pit WalMart employees again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-walmart-employees-again/698918)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-walmart-employees-again/698918 "2014-09-23T22:26:52Z")
We’ve Pitted WalMart employees here before; they suckle at the teats of the Job-Creating Waltons, then turn around and suckle at the taxpayers’ teat, but read about the latest outrage – now they want their employer to pa… --- ## [What was (or is) the most violent society on Earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-or-is-the-most-violent-society-on-earth/137434)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2002, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-or-is-the-most-violent-society-on-earth/137434 "2002-11-21T09:05:44Z")
Can anyone tell me what society we have any record of that most casually accepted physical assault and killing? Societies where if two people mutually decided that the world wasn’t big enough for the both of them, they c… --- ## [When was...\[the last time you saw these things while driving?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-saw-these-things-while-driving/720417)
**Author:** [@tattman40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tattman40)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2015, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-saw-these-things-while-driving/720417 "2015-05-28T11:57:06Z")
The last time you saw a hitchhiker or one of those broken casette tapes with the tape all over the place on the side of the road? No idea why these thoughts just popped into my head. --- ## [LucasArts is gone...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucasarts-is-gone/654746)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2013, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucasarts-is-gone/654746 "2013-04-14T02:26:57Z")
According to Game Informer. End of an era? Or just a shrug? --- ## [Baby hedgehogs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-hedgehogs/542312)
**Author:** [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2010, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-hedgehogs/542312 "2010-07-02T22:05:04Z")
I work in the education department of a zoo, and our hands-on animals include a pair of African pygmy hedgehogs. We introduced the male to the female a few months ago, and have been carefully monitoring the sow’s weight… --- ## [Advice on Getting a Second Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-getting-a-second-cat/983681)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2023, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-getting-a-second-cat/983681 "2023-07-23T00:33:18Z")
Late last year, my sister found a ~4 week old kitten (Oliver) in her car engine. I had an elderly dog at the time, and while she wouldn’t play with him she would let him chase her tail, etc. A little over a month ago my … --- ## [DO NOT piss off that Marine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-piss-off-that-marine/409093)
**Author:** [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2007, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-piss-off-that-marine/409093 "2007-06-25T21:55:06Z")
So, a bear wanders into a campsite and snatched a families cooler. The Dad, a former Marine, threw a log at the bear when it started charging his 6 year old son after the kid threw a shovel. He killed the bear. By throw… --- ## [What do people have against iTunes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-people-have-against-itunes/466008)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-people-have-against-itunes/466008 "2008-10-06T22:59:13Z")
People are always complaining about iTunes. I don’t understand this. iTunes, while not absolutely perfect, seems to do what it is supposed to do just fine. It organizes my music, lets me maintain playlists, lets me se… --- ## [Welcome to our newest member The\_Grapist. Sha Right!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-newest-member-the_grapist-sha-right/269240)
**Author:** [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2004, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-newest-member-the_grapist-sha-right/269240 "2004-10-17T18:08:30Z")
How long till the bannig stick come out? --- ## [Will right-wing demagogues STFU already about "black-on-black" violence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-right-wing-demagogues-stfu-already-about-black-on-black-violence/705584)
**Author:** [@Donald\_Rump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donald_Rump)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-right-wing-demagogues-stfu-already-about-black-on-black-violence/705584 "2014-11-26T21:10:33Z")
Rudy “Did someone say 9/11?” Giuliani is the latest cranky voice on the right railing against the lack of outrage in the black community over black-on-black homicide. Instead, black people reserve all their ire for the v… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1692&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1694&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)