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**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contradictions-in-the-bible/593471 "2011-08-25T22:41:59Z")
Rather then hijack this thread: how big is the creationist movement? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board on creationism, I am just curious how biblical literalists explain the internal contradictions of whi… --- ## [2017 Hugo Nominations are Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-hugo-nominations-are-out/783741)
**Author:** [@HookerChemical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HookerChemical)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-hugo-nominations-are-out/783741 "2017-04-28T03:12:48Z")
The 2017 Hugo noninations are out. Nominees are listed here. I’ve ready three of the novels. I hated Death’s End. It felt disjointed and inconsistent throughout, and the last act is wholly contradictory. All the Bird… --- ## [Man found dead inside a dinosaur statue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-found-dead-inside-a-dinosaur-statue/942834)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-found-dead-inside-a-dinosaur-statue/942834 "2021-06-16T16:49:16Z")
A man was found dead inside a statue in Catalonia after he apparently fell in trying to retrieve his cell phone and got trapped. --- ## [Does a clitoris differ from a penis in any meaningful way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-clitoris-differ-from-a-penis-in-any-meaningful-way/702612)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2015, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-clitoris-differ-from-a-penis-in-any-meaningful-way/702612 "2015-01-06T09:46:12Z")
I mean aside from being inside the body and not having a urethra? It seems like the two organs are increasingly considered the same, however I’ve seen photos of metoidoplasties and none of them really look quite like a p… --- ## [my parents want me to break off my engagement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-parents-want-me-to-break-off-my-engagement/528265)
**Author:** [@trapezoidal\_jellyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trapezoidal_jellyfish)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2010, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-parents-want-me-to-break-off-my-engagement/528265 "2010-02-12T01:23:50Z")
I’m just looking to vent, but sympathy and advice are both welcome, if you have any. (insert pitiful-looking-smiley here) Here’s the story: Fiance and I met 5 months ago, and have been engaged for 3. The wedding is p… --- ## [I'm going to China--but I don't like Chinese Food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-china-but-i-dont-like-chinese-food/815817)
**Author:** [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2018, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-china-but-i-dont-like-chinese-food/815817 "2018-07-20T00:08:13Z")
Like the title says; I am one of those fussy eaters who is very picky and narrow on what they eat. Basically Beef, Pork or Chicken, but not to seasoned or mixed with ‘other’ stuff. Don’t like hot (spicy) foods. Now I … --- ## [Favorite television uncle.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-television-uncle/640737)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2012, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-television-uncle/640737 "2012-12-02T19:12:20Z")
I like Uncle Leo. Hello. --- ## [If humans ran fast enough, could we run across water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-humans-ran-fast-enough-could-we-run-across-water/763585)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2016, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-humans-ran-fast-enough-could-we-run-across-water/763585 "2016-09-06T14:18:41Z")
There are small animals that can run across the surface of liquid water. I have heard people say that if we ran at some insanely high speed(I’ve heard both 70 and 200 mph) , we could do it too. Is there s hypothetical … --- ## [Are all those wealthy Iranians/Persians in CA actually predominately Jewish not Islamic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-those-wealthy-iranians-persians-in-ca-actually-predominately-jewish-not-islamic/726175)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-those-wealthy-iranians-persians-in-ca-actually-predominately-jewish-not-islamic/726175 "2015-07-28T19:13:33Z")
When I visited Orange County in California about 5 years ago for a company wide meeting the local office rented a cheapo van and we went tooling around the various nightspots a few times like the yokels we were. It was s… --- ## [Just how powerful is the US president?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-powerful-is-the-us-president/634757)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2012, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-powerful-is-the-us-president/634757 "2012-09-20T16:42:07Z")
Both candidates are putting a heck load of effort in just to win one postion. Why’s it so special? What special powers does the President have? Wouldn’t it be better to spend the money getting more of their mob elected… --- ## [If you thought you knew Michael Vick...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-thought-you-knew-michael-vick/511624)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2009, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-thought-you-knew-michael-vick/511624 "2009-10-02T00:02:01Z")
… you should watch his ESPN SportsCenter interview tonight. I must say, what an impressive young man! It doesn’t seem to be online yet, but please try to watch it if you can. --- ## [Scam jobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-jobs/533222)
**Author:** [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2010, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-jobs/533222 "2010-03-26T19:42:06Z")
I went and applied because it was closeby (customer service) and found it on craigslist. There were others there, and the man came in and gave a little demonstration of these fire extinguisher products. We were suppose… --- ## [Are we going to have a strong financial reform law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-going-to-have-a-strong-financial-reform-law/536173)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2010, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-going-to-have-a-strong-financial-reform-law/536173 "2010-04-28T22:29:28Z")
Looks like Obama has learned something from heath care reform. He’s not trying to reach a bipartisan compromise with this one. Instead he’s proposing a liberal bill and is daring the Republicans to vote against it. From… --- ## [Trash Your Wedding Dress: Appealing or Appalling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trash-your-wedding-dress-appealing-or-appalling/451679)
**Author:** [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2008, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trash-your-wedding-dress-appealing-or-appalling/451679 "2008-06-05T07:53:59Z")
I just got an e-mail from a photography studio informing me there was a new custom known as “trashing your wedding dress” and offering to take photos of it. Here’s an article about it. Basically, a few years ago, a woma… --- ## [Best talking movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-talking-movies/544862)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-talking-movies/544862 "2010-08-02T04:41:12Z")
What are the best movies where most of what takes place is talking? I just watched Before Sunrise and Before Sunset, two excellent movies where it’s just two characters talking throughout the whole movie. Can anyone th… --- ## [Does Anyone Really Like Being A Guest At A Wedding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-like-being-a-guest-at-a-wedding/519722)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2009, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-like-being-a-guest-at-a-wedding/519722 "2009-12-08T17:36:24Z")
There are countless films and television shows about the planning of weddings, down to the color of the place cards and other minutia, at huge expense taking months, if not years, of planning. This is always planned as i… --- ## [Tales of The Sexually Unsuccessful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-the-sexually-unsuccessful/663337)
**Author:** [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2013, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-the-sexually-unsuccessful/663337 "2013-07-15T20:43:34Z")
Anybody who can relate to the first 11 seconds of this clip from Trainspotting \<– possibly NSFW will understand the thrust of this thread. Bring on your tales of nights when you were invisible. Expound upon the joys of … --- ## [Please help: What are sultanas & aubergines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-what-are-sultanas-aubergines/288820)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2005, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-what-are-sultanas-aubergines/288820 "2005-02-13T10:27:53Z")
Sultanas = raisins. Aubergines = eggplant. Is this correct? What lingo is this? What mysterious country uses these words? Is it the Brits? --- ## [Why does Spanish use the letter H?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-spanish-use-the-letter-h/643315)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-spanish-use-the-letter-h/643315 "2012-12-10T21:43:51Z")
This is something I’ve wondered about ever since I took Spanish way back in high school. In Spanish, the letter H is silent. Hector is pronounced “Ector” and hora (hour) is pronounced “ora”. So, why do they use H at a… --- ## [More Oogy Skin Stuff From Broomstick (TMI of course)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-oogy-skin-stuff-from-broomstick-tmi-of-course/592279)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2011, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-oogy-skin-stuff-from-broomstick-tmi-of-course/592279 "2011-08-24T23:41:32Z")
I have a nice case of contact dermatitis. Granted, I’m not a doctor, but I’ve had it often enough to recognize it. No, I am not asking for medical advice, but I am planning to see the doctor tomorrow as this time aroun… --- ## [The Start of The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-start-of-the-mmp/837443)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2019, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-start-of-the-mmp/837443 "2019-07-29T01:29:16Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 73 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 92 and who knows what might happen accordin’ to TWPTB. Seriously, it may or may not be stormy this afternoon. I do no… --- ## [We Deserve to be Terrorized](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-deserve-to-be-terrorized/315020)
**Author:** [@masheene\_comcast.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/masheene_comcast.net)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2005, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-deserve-to-be-terrorized/315020 "2005-08-04T19:10:12Z")
Everyone remembers 9/11. It was a horrible day for humanity and America. However, I am becoming more and more sympathetic to the views of the rest of the world that America is a huge conglomeration of snobs and underedu… --- ## [Free/very cheap hobbies you have.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-very-cheap-hobbies-you-have/470682)
**Author:** [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2008, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-very-cheap-hobbies-you-have/470682 "2008-11-04T23:57:19Z")
Luckily I found the SDMB. It’s free, it’s fun, the people are social and intellectual, and I learn something new every few minutes. Before coming to this board I could never motivate myself to post more than 10 posts, in… --- ## [New Hampshire primary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-hampshire-primary/608786)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-hampshire-primary/608786 "2012-01-11T18:21:01Z")
According to Reuters, Hunstman (!) and Santorum are gaining ground, but Romney still leads. Gingrich is not mentioned. --- ## [Did I really just hear that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-really-just-hear-that/529557)
**Author:** [@CherryBomb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CherryBomb)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2010, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-really-just-hear-that/529557 "2010-02-23T01:30:39Z")
Or, man reaffirms the stupidity of the general public! I was at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science last night with my hubby for a members night of fine dining (well, actually, pasta and salad buffet but it was quit… --- ## [Spanish Word for Priest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-word-for-priest/547632)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-word-for-priest/547632 "2010-07-26T06:36:29Z")
Spanishdict.com gives “sacerdote” and “cura” for “priest.” Well, which is it? Or are they interchangeable? Does one refer to a Christian priest (like he who leads a Catholic parish) and the other to a pagan priest (like… --- ## [What has advertising convinced you to buy, or not to buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-advertising-convinced-you-to-buy-or-not-to-buy/532971)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2010, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-advertising-convinced-you-to-buy-or-not-to-buy/532971 "2010-03-23T20:41:08Z")
Per this thread, about how all advertising makes women feel bad: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12240132#post12240132. I got to thinking. I don’t recall that I have ever actually gone out and BOUGH… --- ## [So, who wants to help me surprise my kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-wants-to-help-me-surprise-my-kid/608267)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2012, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-wants-to-help-me-surprise-my-kid/608267 "2012-03-02T04:28:15Z")
(I emailed Tuba in advance to green light this thread.) Alex, who is 8, asked me the other day if he could use some tape. A few minutes later he asked me to come see his mailbox. It’s a piece of notebook paper folded ne… --- ## [Getting whooshed by the Onion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-whooshed-by-the-onion/364018)
**Author:** [@Subway\_Prophet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subway_Prophet)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2006, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-whooshed-by-the-onion/364018 "2006-07-16T10:01:56Z")
So I was pointed to this pro-life blogger who was reacting to an article in “the Onion, an online magazine.” :smack: I have no words. I thought I remembered Ann Landers or Dear Abby falling for an Onion article years b… --- ## [Most Efficent Home Heating Strategy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-efficent-home-heating-strategy/325649)
**Author:** [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-efficent-home-heating-strategy/325649 "2013-12-19T19:46:13Z")
Being out on my own and having complete control over the furnace, I need to start heating the place up cause it’s starting to get cold in here. Now, I’m trying to save as much gas (natural gas) as possible and I don’t mi… --- ## [Do-it-yourself decaffeinated coffee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-it-yourself-decaffeinated-coffee/173560)
**Author:** [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2003, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-it-yourself-decaffeinated-coffee/173560 "2003-05-08T02:16:43Z")
I like to drink coffee. I make it drip-style, using ground coffee from a can. Sometimes when it’s late and I won’t have any decaf on hand I’ll want a cup, but I’ll refrain because the caffeine will keep me up . Can I de… --- ## [can't represent yourself in court because it's a "drug charge"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-represent-yourself-in-court-because-its-a-drug-charge/803666)
**Author:** [@mr\_horsepower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr_horsepower)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2018, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-represent-yourself-in-court-because-its-a-drug-charge/803666 "2018-02-01T02:20:30Z")
if someone is charged with a crime, under what circumstances can they be forbid to represent themselves? does that answer change if it’s a “drug crime”? if they expressed desire to act as their own counsel, can they be… --- ## [So I might be pregnant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-might-be-pregnant/623721)
**Author:** [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2012, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-might-be-pregnant/623721 "2012-06-04T14:58:31Z")
And I really don’t want to be. The date of my last period was April 27, and I haven’t had another one yet, so that makes me a week or so late. I’m not sure what else it could be; my sleep schedule this week has been a … --- ## [Fucking keys are locked in my god damned car!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-keys-are-locked-in-my-god-damned-car/387706)
**Author:** [@Mouse\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mouse_Maven)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2007, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-keys-are-locked-in-my-god-damned-car/387706 "2007-01-14T13:12:28Z")
And I’m a fucking idiot to boot. :mad: --- ## ["The Affair" is back on Showtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-affair-is-back-on-showtime/772661)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-affair-is-back-on-showtime/772661 "2017-02-25T14:46:47Z")
Anyone still watching? As much as find these self-absorbed New Yorkers irritating, the story still drags me back in. The way the writers handled the guy stalking Noah seemed heavy handed, and it was oh-so-convenient … --- ## [I Have A Big Ol' (Pork) Butt- What To Do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-big-ol-pork-butt-what-to-do/626256)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2012, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-big-ol-pork-butt-what-to-do/626256 "2012-08-17T03:28:45Z")
In my fridge thawing is a 6 lb boneless Boston butt. I would like to make barbecued pulled pork with it. I have made butts before, in the crockpot and in the oven, but never one this big, and I’d like to make it on the… --- ## [The recent taboo of using the N-word under ANY circumstances](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-recent-taboo-of-using-the-n-word-under-any-circumstances/827189)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2019, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-recent-taboo-of-using-the-n-word-under-any-circumstances/827189 "2019-01-14T19:50:02Z")
I’m 34, and as long as I can remember the “N word” was considered an inappropriate racial slur to direct at someone. But I’ve noticed there’s been a recent trend whereby it can’t be used under ANY circumstances, regardle… --- ## [Election Quiz: Which Candidates Matches You The Most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-quiz-which-candidates-matches-you-the-most/736147)
**Author:** [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-quiz-which-candidates-matches-you-the-most/736147 "2015-11-11T03:45:57Z")
Came across this quiz on Isidewith.com, a site dedicated to the election, candidates, and the issues from environment, abortion, education, foreign policy, drugs, economy and more. I took the quiz and was a bit surprise… --- ## [Poll: Is raising pets an acceptable alternative to raising kids? (take two)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-raising-pets-an-acceptable-alternative-to-raising-kids-take-two/957949)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-raising-pets-an-acceptable-alternative-to-raising-kids-take-two/957949 "2022-01-27T21:12:29Z")
Sorry all, I really botched the first poll. I’m going to try one more time. I ask that if you answer one question you answer all four to the best of your ability. All polls are anonymous, some results are held until the … --- ## [What is edible underwear made of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-edible-underwear-made-of/57318)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2001, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-edible-underwear-made-of/57318 "2001-03-10T03:44:48Z")
Watching “Designing Women” tonight they were talking about edible underwear. Now I was wondering just what is it made of? What does it taste like? Is it flimsy? Could you wear it like regular underwear and then just eat… --- ## [Top Ten type lists: Funny Sci-Fi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-type-lists-funny-sci-fi/765229)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-type-lists-funny-sci-fi/765229 "2016-09-08T01:20:26Z")
I just watched a YouTube video about “the top ten sci-fi comedy films or TV shows” It eliminated films like Ghostbusters that had more of a supernatural bent rather than at least some science involved, and zombie films … --- ## [Why are new weight sets so expensive, and used ones so cheap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-new-weight-sets-so-expensive-and-used-ones-so-cheap/562325)
**Author:** [@Telcontar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telcontar)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2010, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-new-weight-sets-so-expensive-and-used-ones-so-cheap/562325 "2010-12-02T06:14:01Z")
This would be a GQ, but I suspect the real answer involves a lot of snark :P. I’ve been noticing that I haven’t gotten to the gym as much lately, largely due to my recent move rendering trips to the gym more inconvenien… --- ## [Anyone understnd Italian? What is said in this clip from Goodfellas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-understnd-italian-what-is-said-in-this-clip-from-goodfellas/620680)
**Author:** [@MuleSkinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MuleSkinner)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-understnd-italian-what-is-said-in-this-clip-from-goodfellas/620680 "2015-11-01T15:01:17Z")
Didn’t post in Cafe Society as the question is asking for a factual answer to what’s said in Italian rather than relating to pop culture. Anyone know what Carbone is saying in the following clip? Video starts at relevan… --- ## [What's the smallest unit of money you care about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-smallest-unit-of-money-you-care-about/691663)
**Author:** [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2014, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-smallest-unit-of-money-you-care-about/691663 "2014-06-27T21:15:31Z")
Or, to put it another way, what’s the smallest unit you’d be a bit bummed to see fall from your hand and disappear down a sewage grate? I’m going to say a five-dollar bill. --- ## [Help settle a massive debate regarding what the best meal of all time is.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-settle-a-massive-debate-regarding-what-the-best-meal-of-all-time-is/763128)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2016, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-settle-a-massive-debate-regarding-what-the-best-meal-of-all-time-is/763128 "2016-08-23T03:53:48Z")
Somewhere else on the net, a tournament was held and out of 300 starting foods (foods that have to be reciped foods or made up of other things, it can’t be a single thing by itself. So “Apple pie” is allowed, but “apples… --- ## [LOTR question: the Orc who speared Frodo in Moria](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-question-the-orc-who-speared-frodo-in-moria/274749)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2011, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-question-the-orc-who-speared-frodo-in-moria/274749 "2011-03-20T23:32:21Z")
I’ve been browsing through the Fellowship, and either my mind’s playing tricks on me (a possibility that can’t be ruled out), or I’m just not looking in the right place (also not to be ruled out). But now it’s bugging m… --- ## [Airport hacks - share 'em here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airport-hacks-share-em-here/557618)
**Author:** [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airport-hacks-share-em-here/557618 "2010-10-21T14:45:54Z")
I usually travel to conferences 4x times a year or so. I pride myself on being an efficient packer and good traveler, and I’ve picked up some tips… I figure we can share stuff we do to make the whole business more pleasa… --- ## [Fuck the (Canadian) Liberals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-canadian-liberals/542714)
**Author:** [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2010, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-canadian-liberals/542714 "2010-06-13T22:55:57Z")
The Liberals have bent over to allow the minority Conservatives to force through the most disgusting example of an omnibus bill in Canadian political history. I refer of course to the massive Bill C-9, which was ostensib… --- ## [Big Fat Lies. (we tell kids).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-fat-lies-we-tell-kids/552997)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2010, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-fat-lies-we-tell-kids/552997 "2010-09-12T21:26:28Z")
I’ll start; You can do/be anything you want. Bullies are just cowards. There is someone out there for everyone. They’re just jealous. --- ## [Words that change their pronunciation when you capitalize them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-change-their-pronunciation-when-you-capitalize-them/56794)
**Author:** [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2017, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-change-their-pronunciation-when-you-capitalize-them/56794 "2017-04-26T16:38:28Z")
How many of these can you think of? Let’s see, there’s rainier, tangier, messier, portage (obscure), noisy (also obscure), …? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1703&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1705&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)