# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1706&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:** 1707 --- ## [How much wet food should my cats get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-wet-food-should-my-cats-get/386482)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2007, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-wet-food-should-my-cats-get/386482 "2007-01-04T04:43:11Z")
Here’s the situation. My kitties are fat. They have been on a strict diet of a little less than one third of a cup of dry weight-control food twice a day but they aren’t losing weight. The vet says to just keep cuttin… --- ## [Homeland - Emmy wins - is it really that good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeland-emmy-wins-is-it-really-that-good/635684)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeland-emmy-wins-is-it-really-that-good/635684 "2012-10-16T22:40:39Z")
I haven’t watched Homeland yet. Last nights Emmy wins for season 1 got me interested. I know there’s 12 episodes to get through and Season 2 starts Sept 30. Is it really this great? I was skeptical that a story about a… --- ## [Favorite Harry Potter character?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-harry-potter-character/589869)
**Author:** [@PeskiPiksi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeskiPiksi)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2011, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-harry-potter-character/589869 "2011-08-03T15:30:49Z")
What can I say…I’m in a Potter mood this week. So, I tried to narrow down the list as much as possible…only the biggies are here, so you won’t see Cho Chang or Gilderoy Lockhart on the list. If you feel I’ve left someo… --- ## [Explain newspaper headlines to me: comma instead of "and"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-newspaper-headlines-to-me-comma-instead-of-and/377907)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2006, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-newspaper-headlines-to-me-comma-instead-of-and/377907 "2006-10-27T00:07:41Z")
I can’t find an online article to illustrate the point, but I’ve seen headlines that read “I like apples, oranges” where it is meant “I like apples and oranges”. I’ve never seen that construct in other literature, just h… --- ## [Would you die from 11 meters drop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-die-from-11-meters-drop/848270)
**Author:** [@Emma33559637](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emma33559637)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-die-from-11-meters-drop/848270 "2020-03-01T20:13:48Z")
I need to know this for my homework and I cant really fond it anywhere so can you die from landing head first from a 36 foot drop onto concrete. --- ## [Gifty-Showers Suck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifty-showers-suck/411101)
**Author:** [@Flea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flea)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2007, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifty-showers-suck/411101 "2007-07-13T14:36:59Z")
I went to a baby shower this weekend, and while the people who went were nice and the food was good, I wanted to gauge my eyeballs out. I’m being ambushed by a bridal shower myself, and my friends (rightfully so) hate me… --- ## [How does Turkey defend Istanbul?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-turkey-defend-istanbul/380447)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-turkey-defend-istanbul/380447 "2015-02-03T23:08:09Z")
It’s Istanbul, not Constantinople… I read an article in the Travel section of today’s NY Times on Istanbul, and it got me thinking about the history of that fascinating city. Ever since Constantinople fell to the Turks… --- ## [Sleeping in the nude?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-in-the-nude/42052)
**Author:** [@insider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/insider)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2002, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-in-the-nude/42052 "2002-08-15T15:18:57Z")
What percentage of men/women sleep in the nude?(all the time, most of the time, some of the time, once in awhile)Just taking a poll… --- ## [Can we say "Ryan Giggs"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-say-ryan-giggs/582712)
**Author:** [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-say-ryan-giggs/582712 "2011-05-23T21:53:19Z")
Ryan Giggs is the Manchester United star who has invoked the super-injunction that we’re all talking about over here in Blighty, which prevents anyone from identifying him in relation to allegations of an alleged extra-m… --- ## [What was Stephen King's most memorable last line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-stephen-kings-most-memorable-last-line/524536)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-stephen-kings-most-memorable-last-line/524536 "2010-01-13T08:32:23Z")
I’ve been retreading some of my favorite stories by him, so after rereading a few, it occured to me how he comes up with some incredibly satisfying, pithy or even poignant last lines. So, from any of his stories, the las… --- ## [WTF, 5 NFL London games next year!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-5-nfl-london-games-next-year/702581)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2014, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-5-nfl-london-games-next-year/702581 "2014-11-12T16:11:42Z")
5 London games next year Mark Cuban was right, I didn’t watch minute of the 830 AM game today. Hogs get slaughtered. I detest these stupid London games. Plus which 5 teams are going to give up a home game, the Patriots… --- ## [Six Sigma's rubbish. Isn't it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-sigmas-rubbish-isnt-it/390089)
**Author:** [@BACI](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BACI)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2007, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-sigmas-rubbish-isnt-it/390089 "2007-01-31T16:44:32Z")
…Well, isn’t it? --- ## [What to do in Milwaukee?? Lavern and Shirley Brewery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-milwaukee-lavern-and-shirley-brewery/416093)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2007, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-milwaukee-lavern-and-shirley-brewery/416093 "2007-10-07T14:41:19Z")
Leaving for Milwaukee in a few days what shouldn’t I miss? Is it too far to drive to Chicago? I have relatives there. If it is too far for a day trip forget it… What should I see in Milwaukee Museums? Attractions? Lavern… --- ## [Anyone else distressed about the 9/11 anniversary stuff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-distressed-about-the-9-11-anniversary-stuff/595668)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-distressed-about-the-9-11-anniversary-stuff/595668 "2011-09-14T23:00:14Z")
Yes, it was a tragedy. Many people died, and their loved ones still miss them. I understand that. But I still don’t think we need to wallow in the subject. At least, I don’t need it. I don’t want to hear the life st… --- ## [Should the Democrats really be trying to bring down Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-democrats-really-be-trying-to-bring-down-trump/787302)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-democrats-really-be-trying-to-bring-down-trump/787302 "2017-05-25T18:20:20Z")
Shouldn’t they always keep a’hold of nurse for fear of finding something worse? I can see from a liberal perspective that Trump is a nightmare (and frankly I’ve had enough of defending the idiot myself) but isn’t Pence s… --- ## [ChiDope Weekend Wrap-Up, or, Just How Many People Saw My Underpants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chidope-weekend-wrap-up-or-just-how-many-people-saw-my-underpants/174502)
**Author:** [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2003, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chidope-weekend-wrap-up-or-just-how-many-people-saw-my-underpants/174502 "2003-05-16T01:47:04Z")
Even though I can’t make dim sum, and I didn’t get to talk to nearly enough people last night, and I was not among the boobie-feelers or boobie-feltees, AND I didn’t take enough pictures (I took a whopping EIGHT–what did… --- ## [Obama "Turns Up Heat" Over Ruling on Campaign Spending](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-turns-up-heat-over-ruling-on-campaign-spending/526325)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-turns-up-heat-over-ruling-on-campaign-spending/526325 "2010-01-28T16:21:47Z")
Title taken from this story. Debate over the merits of the SCOTUS decision aside, what does the President think he can do by “turning up the heat?” Al Haig to Richard Nixon\*: “It’s the Supreme Court, sir. You don’t get … --- ## [How do we feel about the changes to Monopoly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-feel-about-the-changes-to-monopoly/737056)
**Author:** [@Strassia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strassia)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2015, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-feel-about-the-changes-to-monopoly/737056 "2015-12-06T10:03:38Z")
My kids are now old enough to play Monopoly. We started playing a month or so ago with a game I bought a few years ago, but never opened. There have been a few changes since last I played. Today I was looking in the g… --- ## [What does your household consume more of than usual?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396 "2024-04-17T15:12:39Z")
It doesn’t have to be obscene amounts. For us it is apples. Two a day. Every day. 14 a week. 730 apples a year. If each one is 1/3 lb and on average they are $2.5 a pound, that is ~$600 a year just for the apples. Ea… --- ## [Religulous - Agnostic or Atheistic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religulous-agnostic-or-atheistic/465821)
**Author:** [@Miss-Informed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss-Informed)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2008, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religulous-agnostic-or-atheistic/465821 "2008-11-19T15:19:35Z")
Firstly, I’m pretty sure that ‘Atheistic’ isn’t really a word, but I didn’t know how else to say it. I went to the local (Calgary, AB) premiere of this movie tonight and I walked out of it with mixed thoughts. The edit… --- ## [Tell me about Skype](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-skype/729242)
**Author:** [@raindog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raindog)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2015, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-skype/729242 "2015-09-01T18:41:19Z")
I’m a newb and lost. Microsoft owns it, yes? I have to buy time, yes? Does the person I’m calling (in Africa) have to buy time too? Do they have to have a Microsoft, or Skype account? What software or plug ins are n… --- ## [Famous people with silly names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-with-silly-names/501088)
**Author:** [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2009, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-with-silly-names/501088 "2009-07-27T07:09:40Z")
Specifically in dignified positions, or some other dissonant career: Boutros Boutros-Ghali (Secretary-General of the UN) Ford Madox Ford (author) Learned Hand (judge, US Second Circuit Court of Appeals) Gibbs McAdoo … --- ## [My Solution -- Archie Bunker Lite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-solution-archie-bunker-lite/82591)
**Author:** [@Freedom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freedom)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2001, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-solution-archie-bunker-lite/82591 "2001-10-02T01:59:02Z")
While it will prove impossible to secure the entire nation, and while I loathe to prepare for yesterday’s terrorists attacks, it is obvious that we need to secure our airplanes better. Without confidence in our air syst… --- ## ["You are an idiot" Is this an ad hominem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-an-idiot-is-this-an-ad-hominem/574434)
**Author:** [@Knigel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knigel)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-an-idiot-is-this-an-ad-hominem/574434 "2011-03-14T01:57:06Z")
From my understanding, calling someone an idiot is not an ad hominem. How can I explain that it is not an ad hominem in an easy way (unless I am wrong). Furthermore, are these ad hominem? “You are defensive” “Only an … --- ## [How can I protect my idea for a new reality show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-protect-my-idea-for-a-new-reality-show/575823)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2014, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-protect-my-idea-for-a-new-reality-show/575823 "2014-06-09T18:55:39Z")
I am thinking about sending a proposal for a new show to one of the crappy cable networks. How can I insure that my idea won’t get refused and then stolen? --- ## [Things I've learned in my first month as a parent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-ive-learned-in-my-first-month-as-a-parent/630592)
**Author:** [@iftheresaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iftheresaway)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-ive-learned-in-my-first-month-as-a-parent/630592 "2012-08-11T19:59:11Z")
Since it is (at least in my time zone) now August 6th, I’ve been a parent for a full month now. It seemed like a good opportunity to reflect on a couple of things I’ve learned about myself, babies, and being a parent. An… --- ## [Does an airplane stall feel like an amusement park thrill drop ride?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-an-airplane-stall-feel-like-an-amusement-park-thrill-drop-ride/699951)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2014, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-an-airplane-stall-feel-like-an-amusement-park-thrill-drop-ride/699951 "2014-10-02T19:54:22Z")
When an airplane stalls, does it feel like those rides at the amusement park where you get strapped into a seat, the seat goes up a 100-foot tower, and then your seat (and you) suddenly plummets at free fall? --- ## [Wacky parenting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wacky-parenting/471874)
**Author:** [@Earthworm\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthworm_Jim)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2008, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wacky-parenting/471874 "2008-11-12T19:29:35Z")
I just told my son that he may not use the letter ‘Y’. You parents know the drill: Do your homework. WHY?! Clean your room. WHY?! Quit torturing the cat! WHY?! No, you can’t susepnd marshmellows in a bromide matr… --- ## [Tell me about your odd co-workers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-odd-co-workers/418370)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2007, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-odd-co-workers/418370 "2007-09-17T13:43:06Z")
I work for the feds, we seem to attract a good amount of strange people in the office. Our first person works across the hall. He looks a bit like Alfred Hitchcock, walks very stiff and without moving his arms. I’ve n… --- ## [Credit card activation: Why my HOME phone number?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-card-activation-why-my-home-phone-number/503026)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2009, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-card-activation-why-my-home-phone-number/503026 "2009-07-15T15:00:24Z")
When I get a credit card replacement with a new expiration date, for several yearw now it comes with a little sticker giving me a number to call to activate it. It always says I have to call from my home phone, quite em… --- ## [What are you not allowed to eat (due to any health/medical reason)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-not-allowed-to-eat-due-to-any-health-medical-reason/724343)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2015, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-not-allowed-to-eat-due-to-any-health-medical-reason/724343 "2015-07-08T17:25:55Z")
Just curious as what some Doper food restrictions we have here. What are you not allowed to have (or shouldn’t have), based on there being something about your body that can’t take it? This could be due to any number o… --- ## [Would like an administrator to clarify two moderator warnings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-like-an-administrator-to-clarify-two-moderator-warnings/389751)
**Author:** [@That\_creates\_more\_Q\_s\_than\_A\_s](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_creates_more_Q_s_than_A_s)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2007, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-like-an-administrator-to-clarify-two-moderator-warnings/389751 "2007-02-05T01:35:26Z")
What are these two moderators angry about? Why did they lock my polls? http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=8194878#post8194878 Can you reopen the poll in question? If not, can you tell me again why I s… --- ## [Calvinball Begins!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvinball-begins/49429)
**Author:** [@Totoro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Totoro)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2001, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvinball-begins/49429 "2001-01-29T16:14:22Z")
Here we are, in The Straight Dope HQ. Each team starts, well, wherever the hell they want. First Objective: Find Cecil. He won’t like being disturbed, so try and be quiet about it! Heh heh heh, BEGIN! --- ## [The newest Dollar coin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-newest-dollar-coin/1001374)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2024, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-newest-dollar-coin/1001374 "2024-09-07T00:00:16Z")
The George Washington dollar coin may be one of the most confusing coins ever issued. I literally had to stack it on top of a quarter to tell the difference. I’m starting to thing there’s some vested interest that doesn’… --- ## [Have you ever gone on a long journey/trip to "find yourself"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-gone-on-a-long-journey-trip-to-find-yourself/479550)
**Author:** [@What\_the\_deuce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the_deuce)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2009, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-gone-on-a-long-journey-trip-to-find-yourself/479550 "2009-01-07T17:18:04Z")
You know, like camping in Alaska by yourself for a month or something like that. Or, climbing some mountain in Asia, or whatever. How awesome (or not) was it? Did you feel changed by the experience? Did you go with o… --- ## [Aishwarya Rai...are her eyes really that colour?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aishwarya-rai-are-her-eyes-really-that-colour/309020)
**Author:** [@Sarah\_Woodruff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarah_Woodruff)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2005, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aishwarya-rai-are-her-eyes-really-that-colour/309020 "2005-06-21T08:29:20Z")
She’s stunningly beautiful, and her eyes are also beautiful…but are they \*naturally that light greyish-green colour? Vasundhara Das, meannwhile, has green eyes. Contact lenses? Or natural? (In these particular cases, … --- ## [Blunt force trauma to the head=safe, where did this trope come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blunt-force-trauma-to-the-head-safe-where-did-this-trope-come-from/611075)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blunt-force-trauma-to-the-head-safe-where-did-this-trope-come-from/611075 "2012-01-30T20:40:47Z")
Do you need a character disabled temporarily, but safely awake in the next scene with no lingering effects? Why blunt force head trauma is the answer! Getting hit with the butt of a rifle say will simply cause a temporar… --- ## [explain factoring quadratic equations by grouping to me like I'm an idiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-factoring-quadratic-equations-by-grouping-to-me-like-im-an-idiot/552834)
**Author:** [@The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tao_s_Revenge)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2015, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-factoring-quadratic-equations-by-grouping-to-me-like-im-an-idiot/552834 "2015-05-21T22:21:40Z")
So somehow I tested into intermediate algebra and I’m doing pretty well except for this factoring quadratic equations by grouping thing. Could someone either explain it to me like I’m an idiot or point to an idiot level … --- ## [How is Highlander: The Series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-highlander-the-series/559399)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2010, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-highlander-the-series/559399 "2010-11-14T23:30:53Z")
I’ve only seen the original Highlander movie. I like it quite a bit, actually. It’s aged better than I expected. I’ve seen funny reviews of 2 and 4(never even seen one second of 3). \*\*I know the sequel movies are awful … --- ## [Civilization: Beyond Earth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilization-beyond-earth/701785)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2015, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilization-beyond-earth/701785 "2015-01-20T23:24:17Z")
It’s coming out on Friday. Is anyone picking it up? I’m thinking about it, but I may wait until I see some playthroughs. PC Turn Based Strategy games always seem to be a bit rough on release, and often tend to need a fe… --- ## [Don't know if this is the right place, but i need help with this girl.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-know-if-this-is-the-right-place-but-i-need-help-with-this-girl/559739)
**Author:** [@KevinShi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KevinShi)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2010, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-know-if-this-is-the-right-place-but-i-need-help-with-this-girl/559739 "2010-11-29T01:52:41Z")
Ok… so here it goes. first off i’d like to apologize for my screen name, i was a major asswiping dork when i made it. ok so here is the situation. basically i added this girl on facebook because i saw her all the time on… --- ## [Could a Person Jump Into Their Pants (While Holding Them)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-person-jump-into-their-pants-while-holding-them/671347)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2013, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-person-jump-into-their-pants-while-holding-them/671347 "2013-10-25T23:54:21Z")
Question that has ocasionally popped into my head over the years (invariably while putting on my own pants): Could a very athletic and flexible person hold their pants in front of them, leap into the air, and come down … --- ## [Harassed by teenagers--proper response?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harassed-by-teenagers-proper-response/289201)
**Author:** [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2005, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harassed-by-teenagers-proper-response/289201 "2005-02-11T18:19:13Z")
Every morning I go out training the ArmadilloPup and we take a long walk. I nearly always make it a point to take him past the local middle school in the morning, where there are always swarms of kids who love him to ser… --- ## [Obama's is still a name to conjure by](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-is-still-a-name-to-conjure-by/708494)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2015, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-is-still-a-name-to-conjure-by/708494 "2015-01-12T04:06:07Z")
So, we keep on hearing about how massively unpopular Obama is, and how this is going to torpedo Democrats’ chances, and so on. But I noticed something interesting the other day: You know all of those ads that say “Obam… --- ## [T-rex and impact tremors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-rex-and-impact-tremors/360890)
**Author:** [@Burrido](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Burrido)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2006, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-rex-and-impact-tremors/360890 "2006-06-17T21:39:57Z")
Did T-rex (or any dinosaur) produce impact tremors when they moved about? --- ## [Are there any sports or activities women are better at?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-sports-or-activities-women-are-better-at/718535)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2015, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-sports-or-activities-women-are-better-at/718535 "2015-05-08T22:18:10Z")
Most sports are, for obvious reasons, gender segregated with men’s bodies being much more suited to play them. Others are played on a more equal footing. Are there any activities or games though, that like for like women… --- ## [Electric motors vs. internal combustion engines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-motors-vs-internal-combustion-engines/7216)
**Author:** [@galen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2000, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-motors-vs-internal-combustion-engines/7216 "2000-02-14T22:08:00Z")
Why are electric motors so much more powerful than entrnal combustion engines of the same horsepower rating? The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point, however, is to change it. (Karl … --- ## [World War II Buffs: WWII Strategy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-war-ii-buffs-wwii-strategy/960720)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2022, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-war-ii-buffs-wwii-strategy/960720 "2022-03-22T06:38:04Z")
In WWII, why didn’t the Allies bomb the heck out of the German railroads (by air) from the start? I’m no historian, but it seems to me the railroads were clearly the lifeline for Nazi Army. Furthermore, why didn’t the A… --- ## [Rape Fantasies---female thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-fantasies-female-thing/90327)
**Author:** [@jesse\_morrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jesse_morrison)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2001, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-fantasies-female-thing/90327 "2001-10-31T14:41:20Z")
Some females talk about having rape fantasies, but they usually also say that they would be horrified if the actual rape took place as envisioned in their rape fantasy. Since I am a male, I can not relate with this sexu… --- ## [Building a bridge to Havana](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-a-bridge-to-havana/619938)
**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2012, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-a-bridge-to-havana/619938 "2012-04-26T17:25:38Z")
Let’s assume for the moment that in the near future Cuba and the US are best buds and everything is hunky dory. What are the engineering considerations of building a 100 mile long causeway over open water? What other t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1705&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1707&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)