# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1697&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:** 1698 --- ## [How Do Scientists Know So Much About Atoms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-scientists-know-so-much-about-atoms/549989)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-scientists-know-so-much-about-atoms/549989 "2010-08-13T20:58:27Z")
IANAScientist. Yet just from my high school chemistry class, even I know alot about atoms. Protons and neutrons are in the center (i.e., nucleus), and are bound by an incredibly strong force. Electrons are much smaller t… --- ## [Famous scientists who are overrated.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-scientists-who-are-overrated/841004)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-scientists-who-are-overrated/841004 "2019-10-03T19:46:37Z")
IMO… Lee De Forest, the “Father of Radio,” was somewhat of a fraud. He didn’t have a good understanding of the physics of vacuum tubes, and was more concerned with self-promotion than science. I have never understood t… --- ## [Is Christopher Reeve An Actual Fucking Saint Yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-christopher-reeve-an-actual-fucking-saint-yet/130312)
**Author:** [@Cosmopolitan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cosmopolitan)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2002, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-christopher-reeve-an-actual-fucking-saint-yet/130312 "2002-10-04T21:03:25Z")
I know I keep telling everyone this, but I’ll say it again unless someone missed it: I’m 23, have Spina Bifida & have been a paraplegic for my entire life. What the fucking hell is with the media canonizing Christopher … --- ## [Best medieval nickname EVER!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-medieval-nickname-ever/291625)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2005, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-medieval-nickname-ever/291625 "2005-03-23T01:52:29Z")
Man, those medieval folks had some prime nicknames. No “Bob” or “Mandy” for them, oh no sir. They put some thought, some effort into their nicknames. And they had some of the most impossibly cool names ever. My personal… --- ## [Administration adjusts overtime rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administration-adjusts-overtime-rules/755106)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2016, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administration-adjusts-overtime-rules/755106 "2016-05-23T08:56:10Z")
The new income threshold is $47K or so. While I’m never a fan of increasing the cost of labor, this is an area where businesses have just been exploitative, putting people on salary who they expect to be at their beck … --- ## [Is it OK for nations to use car bombs to kill opponents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-for-nations-to-use-car-bombs-to-kill-opponents/266192)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2004, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-for-nations-to-use-car-bombs-to-kill-opponents/266192 "2004-09-29T06:13:19Z")
Car bomb kills Hamas operative in Syria - Israel claims responsibility; Hamas vows revenge Not that it’s particularly concerned about world opinion at this point, but using car bombs to kill opponents? How are you going… --- ## [hugh hefner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-hefner/506615)
**Author:** [@isthatdoodoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/isthatdoodoo)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2009, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-hefner/506615 "2009-08-25T03:17:27Z")
does hugh hefner still have intercourse and if not what do his girlfriends do? --- ## [Will rewind fall from use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rewind-fall-from-use/585093)
**Author:** [@Hbns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbns)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rewind-fall-from-use/585093 "2011-06-13T15:31:23Z")
Noticed the other day that my young nephew who has never had the experience of cassette tapes or VHS doesn’t use the word rewind. He just says, “back it up” or “go back”. Is rewind destined for the dust bin? Or will it … --- ## [Naked Mayor Pictures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-mayor-pictures/218422)
**Author:** [@cowgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cowgirl)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2003, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-mayor-pictures/218422 "2003-12-13T05:15:09Z")
Globe and Mail, Dec 10th The best part is that, while embarassed, she is unrepentant and pissed off at having her private property stolen. She seems to have the support of the town, which is pretty cool. Her kids, I … --- ## [Would the US accept a smallish European country as the 51st State?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-us-accept-a-smallish-european-country-as-the-51st-state/509157)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2009, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-us-accept-a-smallish-european-country-as-the-51st-state/509157 "2009-09-09T12:35:20Z")
Let’s say, hypothetically, a smallish European country- let’s say Iceland, purely as an example\*- finds itself in a situation where US Statehood would be seen as a desirable thing, and after a properly organised referend… --- ## [What's Your Favorite 'A Christmas Carol' and Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-a-christmas-carol-and-why/589828)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2011, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-a-christmas-carol-and-why/589828 "2011-07-24T16:11:24Z")
I don’t know, maybe partly due to the oppressive heat we are having now, I was just looking at some old tapes of A Christmas Carol. I think the story has to be one of the most done, and re-done ones of film since movies … --- ## [I have decided to start a slap-on-demand service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-decided-to-start-a-slap-on-demand-service/596681)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-decided-to-start-a-slap-on-demand-service/596681 "2011-09-20T12:07:04Z")
Recently a batch of Monica Bellucci model hookerbots came out bad in such a way that, while they were still ridiculously hot, they were – well, let’s just say ill-suited for hookerbotry. I thought about recycling them b… --- ## [Should Felons Be Able to Vote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-felons-be-able-to-vote/683017)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-felons-be-able-to-vote/683017 "2014-03-07T15:57:04Z")
Apparently the state of Iowa is going after felons who voted. Here is a case of an ex-felon charged with perjury: “Prosecutors say 40-year-old Kelli Jo Griffin falsely claimed on a voter registration form last year that… --- ## [Obama and his "czars"...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-and-his-czars/499667)
**Author:** [@squeekster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeekster)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2009, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-and-his-czars/499667 "2009-06-15T22:55:27Z")
Can anyone list one good reason why Obama feels the need to appoint so many different “Czars”? These “Czars” don’t have to answer to ANYONE but him. Not the Congress. Not the Senate. Certainly not the PEOPLE. These selec… --- ## [How come Blue the dog can't talk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-blue-the-dog-cant-talk/64019)
**Author:** [@Bill\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_H)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2001, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-blue-the-dog-cant-talk/64019 "2001-05-04T01:27:27Z")
Steve speaks. All the other animals speak. The shovel and pail and furniture speaks. Hell, the kitchen spices talk in accents; it’s like some bad acid trip. But Blue doesn’t talk, no Blue sounds like one of the adults fr… --- ## [What crazy cheap items today used to be worth a fortune?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-crazy-cheap-items-today-used-to-be-worth-a-fortune/452685)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2008, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-crazy-cheap-items-today-used-to-be-worth-a-fortune/452685 "2008-06-13T23:35:49Z")
I know salt used to be expensive, and at one point in time, plastics were dear instead of cheap. What’s the most dramatic examples of goods that underwent riches to rags? --- ## ["I'm blessed with great genes..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-blessed-with-great-genes/415445)
**Author:** [@goldenmean1975](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goldenmean1975)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2007, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-blessed-with-great-genes/415445 "2007-08-16T03:24:41Z")
I’ve been hearing this more often lately from people in responce to a complement they’ve been given. It used to be just egotistical celebrities saying it, but now the general public seems to have jumped on the band wag… --- ## [Torchwood: Children of Earth starts Mon. 7/20 on BBC America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torchwood-children-of-earth-starts-mon-7-20-on-bbc-america/503586)
**Author:** [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2009, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torchwood-children-of-earth-starts-mon-7-20-on-bbc-america/503586 "2009-07-27T12:29:56Z")
Just a reminder for all those folks who have been patiently waiting for this to air on BBC America. Feel free to use this as the discussion thread so we can avoid the spoilers in the Mother BBC thread. --- ## [Prickly Pear Cactus and my diseased arm.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prickly-pear-cactus-and-my-diseased-arm/528774)
**Author:** [@valleyofthedolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/valleyofthedolls)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2010, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prickly-pear-cactus-and-my-diseased-arm/528774 "2010-02-17T21:13:54Z")
So I sort of tripped and fell into my prickly pear cactus (I think that’s what it is anyway) the other day. Now my arm has a ton of tiny little spines embedded in it. It doesn’t hurt so much as look gross, like I have a… --- ## [Is there a right way to do cultural appropriation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-right-way-to-do-cultural-appropriation/940745)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2021, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-right-way-to-do-cultural-appropriation/940745 "2021-06-05T21:38:27Z")
Let’s say that a U.S. college sorority (consisting of white women) wants to wear kimonos, or an American fashion company wants to make and sell kimonos. They could get ‘permission’ from their Japanese friends - but - th… --- ## [Define God](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-god/284623)
**Author:** [@Sample\_the\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sample_the_Dog)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2005, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-god/284623 "2005-01-25T23:04:34Z")
In a current thread (which I don’t care to link to, tho others might), it is proposed, tho not in these words, that the proposition “God does not exist” must be considered mere “opinion”. In that thread, I have asked fo… --- ## [Why don't FLDS men just wait until the girls are 18?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-flds-men-just-wait-until-the-girls-are-18/445896)
**Author:** [@burundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burundi)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2008, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-flds-men-just-wait-until-the-girls-are-18/445896 "2008-04-21T23:40:03Z")
While listening to the coverage of the FLDS child abuse case in Texas, my husband and I started wondering, why don’t FLDS men just wait until girls are 18 to “marry” them? It seems like it help keep them out of trouble … --- ## [Man prevents lifeguard from saving daughter...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-prevents-lifeguard-from-saving-daughter/727481)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-prevents-lifeguard-from-saving-daughter/727481 "2015-08-12T01:30:24Z")
Have you guys seen this yet? Not sure if true but: “Man prevents lifeguard from saving daughter, because being touched by a strange man would dishonour her” --- ## [Coming soon: Trump News Network](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coming-soon-trump-news-network/763332)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2016, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coming-soon-trump-news-network/763332 "2016-08-29T15:10:06Z")
From \*The Atlantic \*online- Introducing The Trump News Channel—Coming in 2017? This would suit him a lot better than being president, not to mention it would be a helluva lot more fun. AND make money, too. Turns a los… --- ## [Adding probabilities (or percentages)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-probabilities-or-percentages/395454)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2007, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-probabilities-or-percentages/395454 "2007-03-11T16:45:07Z")
What seemed at first to be a simple problem has started to seriously melt my brain. I have an event “A” that has a 3% chance of occurring evertime I press a button. Each button press means an independent 3% of event “A… --- ## [ios7 So SOOOO UGLY!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ios7-so-soooo-ugly/671235)
**Author:** [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2013, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ios7-so-soooo-ugly/671235 "2013-11-11T02:40:11Z")
What the hell Apple? Oh, how I wish someone had warned me. So there’s the little 1 on my settings icon, warning me that I had a software update that needed to be downloaded. I finally got around to downloading it yest… --- ## [Is Total Breakfast Cereal available in Canada?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-total-breakfast-cereal-available-in-canada/344072)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-total-breakfast-cereal-available-in-canada/344072 "2017-02-24T20:12:52Z")
I’ve looked everywhere, Superstore, Extra Foods, London Drugs,Co-op, no luck It looks so healthy, so I want some! --- ## ["Nietzsche is dead." -God. Is this a UL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nietzsche-is-dead-god-is-this-a-ul/479299)
**Author:** [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2008, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nietzsche-is-dead-god-is-this-a-ul/479299 "2008-12-31T23:45:45Z")
“God is dead.” -Nietzsche “Nietzsche is dead.” -God Everyone knows this graffiti appeared somewhere. A wall at Harvard, a New York subway station, on a plaque with Nietzsche’s bust. You know, putting those “intellec… --- ## [Is there a legal limit to how much cash a person can carry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-legal-limit-to-how-much-cash-a-person-can-carry/376859)
**Author:** [@Ins\_Outs\_What-have-yous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ins_Outs_What-have-yous)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2006, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-legal-limit-to-how-much-cash-a-person-can-carry/376859 "2006-10-19T02:41:07Z")
My current boss believes there exists a fedral law making it illegal for one to carry more than $2000 in cash in his/her person. I am skeptical of his claim to say the least especially since some of the what passes by h… --- ## [What if nobody wanted to run for President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-nobody-wanted-to-run-for-president/558986)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-nobody-wanted-to-run-for-president/558986 "2010-11-03T16:11:00Z")
What happens if nobody accepts the nomination? --- ## [The value of prayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-value-of-prayer/818883)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2018, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-value-of-prayer/818883 "2018-08-03T20:26:11Z")
I just saw a thread on my Facebook feed. A friend’s relative is in the hospital being treated for an injury. This friend was requesting prayers for the relative. Many people obliged with comments such as Praying \[the pe… --- ## [Damn you, Philip Pullman!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-philip-pullman/475769)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2008, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-philip-pullman/475769 "2008-12-22T22:42:55Z")
So I’ve galloped through The Golden Compass, drawn headlong into the worlds you’ve created and the story you’re telling. I’m nearing the end of The Subtle Knife, wholly caught up in the tale. I’m reading the part where… --- ## [So, apparently, you can't park a pick-up on residential streets.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-apparently-you-cant-park-a-pick-up-on-residential-streets/674367)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2013, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-apparently-you-cant-park-a-pick-up-on-residential-streets/674367 "2013-11-25T03:19:10Z")
We live in Chicago in the summer and Florida in the winter. Twice a year I drive a short-bed pick-up truck (a Ford Sport Trac, if it matters) to Chicago to carry stuff back and forth, and then drive it back to FL. I typi… --- ## [Biblical Creation: two Creation stories in the Bible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biblical-creation-two-creation-stories-in-the-bible/152177)
**Author:** [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2003, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biblical-creation-two-creation-stories-in-the-bible/152177 "2003-02-10T06:17:06Z")
Given that creationism vs. evolution is all the rage, I have a question for Biblical literalists - which creation story should I believe in literally? The first, contained in Genesis 1, or the second, contained in Genesi… --- ## [How do YOU clear up sinus congestion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-clear-up-sinus-congestion/709577)
**Author:** [@trapezoidal\_jellyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trapezoidal_jellyfish)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2017, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-clear-up-sinus-congestion/709577 "2017-12-09T03:50:58Z")
Fellow sinus sufferers, you know what it’s like. That pressure behind your cheekbones, the fuzziness in your head. The drippy nose, mouth-breathing, headaches. Can’t sleep well, because the pressure feels worse when y… --- ## [Military: Up or out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-up-or-out/544349)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2010, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-up-or-out/544349 "2010-06-25T17:04:52Z")
From this thread: That post specifically addressed non-promotion after an offense, but it made me wonder about people who don’t want to be promoted. I’ve heard of officers who are outstanding in their positions. If t… --- ## [So....I have to ask...anyone leaving the country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-have-to-ask-anyone-leaving-the-country/471285)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-have-to-ask-anyone-leaving-the-country/471285 "2008-11-08T01:06:43Z")
I remember when Bush was re-elected there was a rash of ‘I’m thinking about leaving the country!’ type threads. I haven’t seen one yet on Obama, but figured I have some time to kill before my next flight so I’d ask…anyo… --- ## [How can I keep other cats from coming in the cat door?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-other-cats-from-coming-in-the-cat-door/653425)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-other-cats-from-coming-in-the-cat-door/653425 "2013-03-21T04:43:33Z")
And eating my cats’ food?? Brazen things; they come right in and make themselves at home. Not strays, nor feral cats; these are tagged, well fed kitties. I can hide just outside the laundry room, where the cat door is, … --- ## [Looks like I'm headed back to the hospital....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-im-headed-back-to-the-hospital/484513)
**Author:** [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2009, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-im-headed-back-to-the-hospital/484513 "2009-03-20T18:06:05Z")
Again and soon, like probably within the week. Sigh. Anyway, this will be psych visit #4 and I’d like to be more prepared than I’ve been in the past. If that’s possible. So I’d like to ask you guys (of anyone who has… --- ## [How far out into the Gulf does the Mississippi fresh water go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-out-into-the-gulf-does-the-mississippi-fresh-water-go/598078)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-out-into-the-gulf-does-the-mississippi-fresh-water-go/598078 "2023-11-01T18:25:22Z")
How far out in the Gulf of Mexico could one drink the water that flowed from the Mississippi? Could this water be economically “captured” in large 100,000 gallon bags and floated over to Galveston or Corpus Christi? (A… --- ## [700 Club](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/700-club/526914)
**Author:** [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2010, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/700-club/526914 "2010-02-02T04:46:39Z")
“Do you want to help those in need in Haiti? If you send a donation to the 700 Club today, a portion of it will go the Haiti relief efforts”. What whores. --- ## ["How to Lose 20 lbs. of Fat in 30 Days… Without Doing Any Exercise" Does this diet have any merit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lose-20-lbs-of-fat-in-30-days-without-doing-any-exercise-does-this-diet-have-any-merit/680113)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2014, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lose-20-lbs-of-fat-in-30-days-without-doing-any-exercise-does-this-diet-have-any-merit/680113 "2014-02-01T03:02:01Z")
Diet described here. “How to Lose 20 lbs. of Fat in 30 Days… Without Doing Any Exercise” It’s decent basic diet except that he says 1: “Eat as much as you like of the above food items” and he sets aside Saturday as a… --- ## [Why do some people hate Matt Drudge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-hate-matt-drudge/384063)
**Author:** [@Sonia\_Montdore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sonia_Montdore)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2007, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-hate-matt-drudge/384063 "2007-01-01T03:54:46Z")
Why do some people hate Matt Drudge and The Drudge Report? As examples, see: http://www.moderateindependent.com/v2i4drudge.htm http://www.jossip.com/gossip/matt-drudge/media-blitz-they-hate-matt-drudge-too-20051228.php … --- ## [Stand Alone Complex - "Test" Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stand-alone-complex-test-thread/657974)
**Author:** [@bababadalgharagh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bababadalgharagh)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2013, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stand-alone-complex-test-thread/657974 "2013-08-05T03:51:22Z")
Tomorrow this will be harder but today this is the easiest thing in the world. Bill Murray? Andie MacDowell? Yes I said yes I will Yes. Stream of consciousness? Yes, already, after the ghosts in the shells it’s not that… --- ## [Distinctive walks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distinctive-walks/486554)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distinctive-walks/486554 "2009-02-19T22:22:12Z")
Assume that the face isn’t visible for some reason and yet you can tell from the walk exactly who it is. Whose walks are that distinctive? John Wayne Robert Mitchum Charlie Chaplin Groucho Marx --- ## [Oh...'possum! Yep. He's bad bad bad. "That 'possum ain't right!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-possum-yep-hes-bad-bad-bad-that-possum-aint-right/942423)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2023, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-possum-yep-hes-bad-bad-bad-that-possum-aint-right/942423 "2023-10-18T12:23:21Z")
The American marsupial. What can you say? It’s a animal that must have crossed a land bridge in the day of the Dinosaur. Lived thru the huge die off. And created it’s own niche. Yep, that alone garners some respect. … --- ## [Most extreme examples of movies with bad to mediocre reviews that had great box office success?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-extreme-examples-of-movies-with-bad-to-mediocre-reviews-that-had-great-box-office-success/754808)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2016, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-extreme-examples-of-movies-with-bad-to-mediocre-reviews-that-had-great-box-office-success/754808 "2016-08-29T01:24:28Z")
The Passion of the Christ is the largest divergence I can find on Rotten Tomatoes.Are there ones with more extreme differences? --- ## [Quizl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521)
**Author:** [@AllWalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllWalker)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2008, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521 "2008-12-16T23:13:25Z")
\[I have no idea if this will work in this medium - here’s hoping!\] Like Battleship, but a word game. I have a 5x5 grid, labelled as so: …5…6 …7…8 …9 0……………\* 1……………\* 2……………\* 3……………\* 4……………\* Each coordinate contai… --- ## [Libertarian \> Liberal???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libertarian-liberal/245423)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2004, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libertarian-liberal/245423 "2004-05-19T18:28:09Z")
This is not intended as a pitting, I just don’t know if he would spot it in IMHO or MPSIMS - perhaps it belongs in GQ. Lib, what’s up with the name change? --- ## [How to remove the stench of decomposition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-remove-the-stench-of-decomposition/544396)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2010, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-remove-the-stench-of-decomposition/544396 "2010-06-25T15:52:43Z")
Rat went into a bag. Bag went into the trash bin. Rat leaked. Bag leaked. The trash has been picked up, but wheeeeeee-doggie! What a stench! I poured some ammonia into the bin and left the top open. (Good thing th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1696&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1698&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)