# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1708&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:** 1709 --- ## [Very annoying 'popovers' lately, any way to get rid of them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-annoying-popovers-lately-any-way-to-get-rid-of-them/688011)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-annoying-popovers-lately-any-way-to-get-rid-of-them/688011 "2014-05-14T07:22:03Z")
Lately I have been overwhelmed by web pages that start out normal then a small but intrusive window opens up (usually asking me to subscribe or share this on FB or something likewise), it is usually difficult to find out… --- ## [Reason for A paper size width/height ratio](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reason-for-a-paper-size-width-height-ratio/518436)
**Author:** [@Ermel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ermel)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2009, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reason-for-a-paper-size-width-height-ratio/518436 "2009-12-02T16:01:29Z")
Dear Straight Dope, in How did 8-1/2×11 and 8-1/2×14 become the standard paper sizes? - The Straight Dope Cecil writes: “All A sizes are in the proportion 1 wide by the square root of 2 deep (1:1.414…). It’s a bit comp… --- ## [Nazi coathanger in Raiders of the Lost Ark](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazi-coathanger-in-raiders-of-the-lost-ark/424358)
**Author:** [@Garula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garula)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2007, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazi-coathanger-in-raiders-of-the-lost-ark/424358 "2007-10-29T15:57:44Z")
Recently I was watching Raiders of the Lost Ark. At one point during the film, the evil, creepy, Nazi officer guy pulls out a device that at first looks to be some kind of torture implement. It is basically three long, t… --- ## [Agree or Disagree: America is a Third-World Country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agree-or-disagree-america-is-a-third-world-country/773333)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2016, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agree-or-disagree-america-is-a-third-world-country/773333 "2016-12-02T03:21:54Z")
http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/third\_world\_countries.htm Low economic development \[check\] High levels of poverty \[check\] Low utilization of natural resources \[check\] impoverished millions in a vast lower econo… --- ## [Police use info from genealogy site to ID the Golden State Killer suspect. Does that bother you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-use-info-from-genealogy-site-to-id-the-golden-state-killer-suspect-does-that-bother-you/813200)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2018, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-use-info-from-genealogy-site-to-id-the-golden-state-killer-suspect-does-that-bother-you/813200 "2018-05-26T21:16:57Z")
Police used DNA info on genealogy websites to track down Golden State Killer suspect The Sacramento DA’s office matched DNA from a crime site against a genealogy website database, to narrow down the search for the Golde… --- ## [How do you deal with a slacker kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-deal-with-a-slacker-kid/590663)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-deal-with-a-slacker-kid/590663 "2011-08-01T17:50:41Z")
The history thread here, made me think about my son. He is going into his junior year in high school. He is in an IB (International Baccalaureate) program. He is very intelligent, but is a B/C student. He took AP US … --- ## [Classical music melodies in contemporary popular songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-music-melodies-in-contemporary-popular-songs/578770)
**Author:** [@The\_Seventh\_Deadly\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Seventh_Deadly_Finn)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2011, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-music-melodies-in-contemporary-popular-songs/578770 "2011-04-19T09:52:22Z")
Once again, in need of classical music advice, I come to the Dope—my only source for highbrow culture. This is a two-parter: First, I’m pretty sure there are some rock-era songs whose melodies were swiped from long-ago … --- ## [What is the worst job in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-job-in-the-world/742942)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2016, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-job-in-the-world/742942 "2016-01-15T15:49:24Z")
I was out earlier today and a school bus full of screaming kids passed by. I figure a bus driver has to be the worst job in the world - at least for me. Specifically, a school bus driver - with all those screaming kids… --- ## [Most good natured 'prank' I've ever seen.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-good-natured-prank-ive-ever-seen/469507)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2008, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-good-natured-prank-ive-ever-seen/469507 "2008-11-04T06:31:29Z")
If you can’t watch youtube videos at work… The guy rings up the fast food store and says there are two undercover agents dressed as homeless men out on the pavement. But they have been there for a while s… --- ## [Why do we have the same organs for sex and excrement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-the-same-organs-for-sex-and-excrement/150571)
**Author:** [@caracal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caracal)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2003, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-the-same-organs-for-sex-and-excrement/150571 "2003-01-27T19:18:21Z")
Stupid question, I know. I imagine it has been asked here a few times before but I couldn’t find it. But why do we (and other animals) use the same organs for sex and waste? How are they related? --- ## [Cooks! Need ideas for leftover ground beef and rice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooks-need-ideas-for-leftover-ground-beef-and-rice/451810)
**Author:** [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooks-need-ideas-for-leftover-ground-beef-and-rice/451810 "2008-06-06T20:06:03Z")
I need leftovers help! When my recently departed dog Scout was sick last week, the vet recommended the usual white-rice-and-well-drained-ground-beef to tempt her back to eating when she started feeling better. Well, sh… --- ## [What is that device on soldiers' helmets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-that-device-on-soldiers-helmets/533662)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-that-device-on-soldiers-helmets/533662 "2010-03-25T15:57:07Z")
I was watching a DVD of The Hurt Locker, and every U.S. soldier seems to have this black metallic or plastic . . . device . . . at the center-front of his helmet. Kind of a small arm that sticks up. But they never seem… --- ## [SDMB Visual Changes (IE11)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-visual-changes-ie11/674192)
**Author:** [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2013, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-visual-changes-ie11/674192 "2013-11-21T20:05:14Z")
So, I accidentally\* “upgraded” to IE11 this weekend. Now the SDMB has gone all wonky on me from a font standpoint. Not sure how to explain it, but the thread titles/posts seem…squished. It’s like the font is not being gi… --- ## [What are your thoughts about car non-keys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-about-car-non-keys/757207)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2016, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-about-car-non-keys/757207 "2016-06-18T13:41:58Z")
IMO, a “smart key” that has push buttons to lock and unlock the car, but needs to be inserted into the ignition to start the vehicle impresses me as pretty much optimal technology. Do you think otherwise? What addition… --- ## [Terry Gross lets Karl Rove get away with continuing the lies about Iraq...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-gross-lets-karl-rove-get-away-with-continuing-the-lies-about-iraq/532834)
**Author:** [@jshore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jshore)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-gross-lets-karl-rove-get-away-with-continuing-the-lies-about-iraq/532834 "2010-03-22T15:46:55Z")
Here is the interview. I caught the part about WMD and Iraq (starting at 29:40; transcript here) as I was driving home and it made my blood boil! Why did Terry fall for the line that everyone thought there were WMD…rat… --- ## [Is money with bank red dye on it still spendable legal tender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-money-with-bank-red-dye-on-it-still-spendable-legal-tender/778765)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-money-with-bank-red-dye-on-it-still-spendable-legal-tender/778765 "2017-02-02T13:26:53Z")
Re this story - A 7-year-old boy from South Carolina found a bag stuffed with cash stolen from a bank. Let’s say it was found by a less scrupulous person who throws the found cash into their car, drives many states awa… --- ## [I'm a racist now.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-racist-now/93003)
**Author:** [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2001, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-racist-now/93003 "2001-11-20T00:52:33Z")
This is not a flame, but there’s naughtly language in it, so I’ll place it here. There’s a guy in one of my classes. He’s always been very nice. Polite, well-mannered, mildly amusing on occasion. Makes small talk with m… --- ## [How do we know that constants like c or h were the same at Big bang ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-that-constants-like-c-or-h-were-the-same-at-big-bang/680567)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2014, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-that-constants-like-c-or-h-were-the-same-at-big-bang/680567 "2014-02-12T02:06:11Z")
How do we know that fundamental constants like the speed of light ©, Planks constant (h) , Gravitational constant (G), Electromagnetic constant (epsilon), etc. do not change with space/time ? if they do change, how woul… --- ## [Can someone who enjoys sports explain it to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-who-enjoys-sports-explain-it-to-me/581083)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2011, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-who-enjoys-sports-explain-it-to-me/581083 "2011-05-21T03:11:51Z")
I’m not into sports - watching or talking about it. The only exception is rugby and that’s because it essentially works as soft core porn as far as I’m concerned (sports fetish that I have). But get me to watch a footbal… --- ## [Christmas carol pronunciation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-carol-pronunciation/637345)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2012, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-carol-pronunciation/637345 "2012-10-17T06:35:28Z")
How do you say the first word of Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring. I’m not including a poll because I don’t want to bias the answers. Same reason I didn’t include the word in the title. I will include why I’m asking in a spo… --- ## [Dog breeds, brain size and intelligence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-breeds-brain-size-and-intelligence/337165)
**Author:** [@Dead\_Battery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Battery)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2005, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-breeds-brain-size-and-intelligence/337165 "2005-12-28T11:00:10Z")
Why aren’t the smallest breeds of dogs also the dumbest? Their brains must surely be smaller then larger size dogs, so… :confused: --- ## [Have experience in making Beef Wellington?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-experience-in-making-beef-wellington/560582)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-experience-in-making-beef-wellington/560582 "2010-11-14T17:15:50Z")
I want to try to make this for Thanksgiving, any advice? My biggest problem with baking is that I usually mess up on the time and/or temperature. Sometimes the things I’ve made are still pretty raw in the middle, despi… --- ## [Why don’t Tom Steyer or George Soros move black Mississippians to Pensacola or Atlanta?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-tom-steyer-or-george-soros-move-black-mississippians-to-pensacola-or-atlanta/825187)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-tom-steyer-or-george-soros-move-black-mississippians-to-pensacola-or-atlanta/825187 "2018-12-03T15:04:42Z")
It’s really not that far (from Jackson, the epicenter of Mississippi’s black population, to Pensacola is 251 miles), and it wouldn’t be like moving to some cold, culturally foreign Northern city. My first impulse was to… --- ## [Incident at my daughter's school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incident-at-my-daughters-school/636513)
**Author:** [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2012, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incident-at-my-daughters-school/636513 "2012-10-05T17:20:15Z")
I’m not sure what I want out of this thread. Maybe just to tell the story, or hear what other’s think. My daughter, a senior in high school, was heading to her car around 4:30 yesterday. When she gets near her car, she … --- ## [Can you counterfeit electronic money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-counterfeit-electronic-money/527764)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2015, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-counterfeit-electronic-money/527764 "2015-04-05T16:40:41Z")
So I open up a bank on Naru. Since no records are required, why can’t I just invent money in my electronic accounts and transfer it to more respectable banks, allowing me to spend it? I assume there’s some real answer, b… --- ## [Wow, our new hire is my dream guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-our-new-hire-is-my-dream-guy/490010)
**Author:** [@Tracy\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracy_Lord)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2009, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-our-new-hire-is-my-dream-guy/490010 "2009-03-21T20:23:56Z")
This week my magazine hired a new subeditor. Our department took him out for welcome drinks last night, and we really clicked: lots of shared interests, same sense of humor, a lot of the same tastes in media but with eno… --- ## [Which School Lunchbox Did You Have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-school-lunchbox-did-you-have/428413)
**Author:** [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2007, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-school-lunchbox-did-you-have/428413 "2007-12-08T20:51:33Z")
In the “Evel Knievel RIP” thread, several of us related having the Evel Knievel lunchbox. My younger brother had the “Land of The Lost” lunchbox. Which one did you have? We’re talking mainly the 60/70s metal types her… --- ## [Comparing RS-232 with TTL Serial on an Arduino](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparing-rs-232-with-ttl-serial-on-an-arduino/647383)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparing-rs-232-with-ttl-serial-on-an-arduino/647383 "2013-01-17T08:47:16Z")
Is the difference between a TTL serial input or output on an Arduino board, and a common RS-232 serial port such as on an instrument or PC, merely the different voltage levels (with RS-232 being much higher voltage than … --- ## [Racism against the Romani people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racism-against-the-romani-people/836598)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racism-against-the-romani-people/836598 "2019-07-11T22:11:27Z")
Wanting to learn more about the Romani people, I came across this thread on Reddit. It just seems to be full of hate. Imagine if they had vern talking in the same way about black people. And this is from a mainstream … --- ## [Do you look forward to our upcoming PC-free era of gaming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-forward-to-our-upcoming-pc-free-era-of-gaming/629492)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2012, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-forward-to-our-upcoming-pc-free-era-of-gaming/629492 "2012-07-28T13:48:12Z")
That (PC’s/laptops on the way out) seems to be the opinion of a number of pundits. I worry, as this Cracked columnist does, that post-PC games will be dumbed down exercises in simple LCD addiction. Having been waiting … --- ## [Singers who don't write their own songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-who-dont-write-their-own-songs/401340)
**Author:** [@feppytweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/feppytweed)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2007, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-who-dont-write-their-own-songs/401340 "2007-04-29T04:50:55Z")
Does it bother you if singers don’t write their own material? I thought of this question when I heard Hillbilly Deluxe by Brooks and Dunn. It didn’t sound like something they would write, and I was right. They do write … --- ## [BushCo outs our al-Qaeda infiltrator?! (Incompetent, malevolent, who gives a flip??)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bushco-outs-our-al-qaeda-infiltrator-incompetent-malevolent-who-gives-a-flip/258831)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2004, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bushco-outs-our-al-qaeda-infiltrator-incompetent-malevolent-who-gives-a-flip/258831 "2004-08-12T01:56:29Z")
We’d captured this Khan guy, who was the source of the 3-4 year old info that al-Qaeda was staking out certain financial buildings, and he was helping us track down his former comrades in arms. Then apparently we let h… --- ## [What’s the worst (as in unbelievable) lie you’ve ever been told?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-worst-as-in-unbelievable-lie-you-ve-ever-been-told/981593)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-worst-as-in-unbelievable-lie-you-ve-ever-been-told/981593 "2023-04-02T07:05:31Z")
Obviously pets don’t count, since my cats lie to me all the time. And political lies don’t count, since the field is so rich. --- ## [What the Hell Kind of Person Throws Out Books?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-kind-of-person-throws-out-books/257270)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2004, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-kind-of-person-throws-out-books/257270 "2004-08-06T01:17:55Z")
It’s Garbage-Pickup Day in Beautiful New Jersey. I glanced at the piles in front of peoples’ houses on my way to the train, hoping to find something nice to rescue—and in front of one neighbor’s house, I found a large ca… --- ## [Is Japan really all that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-japan-really-all-that/824043)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2018, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-japan-really-all-that/824043 "2018-11-17T02:45:45Z")
I can’t count the number of posts I find on social media about the wonders of Japan and all the little things that are so great about it. Is it really true or am I missing something? --- ## [What's the most ridiculous thing you've gotten broken up with over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-ridiculous-thing-youve-gotten-broken-up-with-over/260680)
**Author:** [@chefIL11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chefIL11)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2004, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-ridiculous-thing-youve-gotten-broken-up-with-over/260680 "2004-08-30T02:52:25Z")
I just got broken up with because I lied to Circuit City to get a better deal on a laptop… it was an incredibly minor lie, but still aparently enough for me to be broken up with over (She’s an incredible innocent girl an… --- ## [Why are prohibtionary tendencies more common in Protestant areas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-prohibtionary-tendencies-more-common-in-protestant-areas/699945)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-prohibtionary-tendencies-more-common-in-protestant-areas/699945 "2014-10-06T03:18:21Z")
Alcohol prohibition was pretty much a Protestant thing. It was strongest in the US, UK and Canada. In Canada, all provinces voted for it except Catholic-majority Quebec. While some of it was doubtless due to an associat… --- ## [Chicago and the 2010 Census](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-and-the-2010-census/571601)
**Author:** [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2011, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-and-the-2010-census/571601 "2011-03-02T20:47:23Z")
Interesting information regarding the 2010 Census and Chicago. Link to a Chicago Tribute article here: So while the city lost 200,000 the collar conties continued to grow. Of that 200,000 it seems the majority were … --- ## [Even today, we can't duplicate their techniques](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-today-we-cant-duplicate-their-techniques/431702)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2008, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-today-we-cant-duplicate-their-techniques/431702 "2008-01-12T05:57:44Z")
Frequently when watching shows on The History Channel the narrator mentions something along the lines of ‘Even today we cannot duplicate their techniques.’ What does that mean? That they can’t make a molecule-for-molec… --- ## [Who Is The Greatest Hero Of All-Time In Middle-Earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-hero-of-all-time-in-middle-earth/142294)
**Author:** [@Fingolfin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fingolfin)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2002, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-hero-of-all-time-in-middle-earth/142294 "2002-12-19T21:04:22Z")
I’ve been debating this question with a friend of mine for quite a while now. I of course think it’s me, Fingolfin. :stuck\_out\_tongue: My friend thinks it’s Hurin. What about you guys? Here are some worthy candidate… --- ## [Question for married Dopers : Do you thread the needle with your spouse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-married-dopers-do-you-thread-the-needle-with-your-spouse/727429)
**Author:** [@GovernmentMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GovernmentMan)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-married-dopers-do-you-thread-the-needle-with-your-spouse/727429 "2015-08-12T15:45:53Z")
As in, you pee between a girl’s legs when shes on the toilet (or your husband does it if you’re a female) to save time. --- ## [Payroll: Bi-weekly vs. Monthly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/payroll-bi-weekly-vs-monthly/403544)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2007, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/payroll-bi-weekly-vs-monthly/403544 "2007-05-10T19:06:13Z")
I’m considering moving from a job that pays once a month to one that payrolls bi-weekly. I would be making more at the new job, but when I do all the math it appears that I would actually be taking home less . . ? Is thi… --- ## [Music that makes you SHIVER - reccomendations please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-that-makes-you-shiver-reccomendations-please/152064)
**Author:** [@lukaspriest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lukaspriest)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2003, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-that-makes-you-shiver-reccomendations-please/152064 "2003-02-05T00:07:45Z")
Describing what I’m looking for here is gonna be hard. Anyone here familiar with the opening to the song Promises by The Cranberries? The gorgeous undistorted strum of the electric guitars, those ethereal female voices… --- ## [What is woo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-woo/564622)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2010, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-woo/564622 "2010-12-21T02:43:30Z")
Other than a courtship process, that is. I see this word used with increasing frequency and although the context usually makes me believe that “woo” = “garbage,” I am not certain. Please help an old man who wants to be … --- ## [How common are two-tone eyes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-are-two-tone-eyes/143650)
**Author:** [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-are-two-tone-eyes/143650 "2017-06-23T12:54:58Z")
My youngest son just turned fourteen months. Unlike his siblings, his eveyes never completely changed from baby-blue to brown. He has a light brown “ring” around his pupil and the rest of his iris is blue or at most, blu… --- ## [The Beatles Are The Best. Yes or No ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-are-the-best-yes-or-no/561521)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2010, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-are-the-best-yes-or-no/561521 "2010-11-28T12:44:11Z")
So a couple of weeks ago, I saw the Cirque de Soliel Beatles Love show at the Mirage in Vegas and I was simply blown away. I’ve always thought the Beatles were the best, but I soon realized that their greatness was only… --- ## [Bush on UK protests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-on-uk-protests/213213)
**Author:** [@spanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spanna)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2003, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-on-uk-protests/213213 "2003-11-21T13:31:14Z")
cite If its so fantastic why were the US protests moved out of sight as discussed at length on this board? :smiley: --- ## [South Park 4/21 "201"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-4-21-201/536960)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2010, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-4-21-201/536960 "2010-04-27T04:46:35Z")
Another brilliant episode, packed with callbacks to older episodes, oh, and the brilliant twist ending of who Cartman’s dad is was great! At first, I found the constant bleeping of \[censored\] to be quite annoying, but t… --- ## [How do I keep thieves out of my yard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-keep-thieves-out-of-my-yard/339051)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2006, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-keep-thieves-out-of-my-yard/339051 "2006-01-14T16:38:56Z")
While this might have factual answers, I thought I’d do better in IMHO with people’s experiences and opinions. As some of you may recall from earlier threads, I bought this house in August. It’s not in a bad area, but … --- ## [What Animal Are We LEAST Related To?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-are-we-least-related-to/550323)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2010, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-are-we-least-related-to/550323 "2010-08-15T17:42:02Z")
You always here how chimps are humans closest relatives, having 96% (or 98% or whatever, depending on the source) OK fair enough, but what animal are we LEAST releated to. I guess by this I would say what animal do we h… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1707&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1709&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)