# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1710&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:** 1711 --- ## [Big Bang 5/3 "The Spaghetti Catalyst"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-5-3-the-spaghetti-catalyst/538277)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-5-3-the-spaghetti-catalyst/538277 "2010-05-07T19:11:00Z")
I simply loved this episode! Leonard, Penny & especially Sheldon at their Best! “Are you coitusing with me?” will be my new catch phrase. --- ## ["Am I the only one who liked this movie?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-liked-this-movie/178291)
**Author:** [@godzillatemple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/godzillatemple)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2003, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-liked-this-movie/178291 "2003-06-30T03:09:07Z")
Are there any movies you saw and enjoyed that the critics absolutely ripped to shreds? Movies that friends and family told you “please, for the love of all that is holy, do NOT see this movie,” that you saw anyway and c… --- ## [Is S5 the appropriate logic tool for examining existential supremacy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-s5-the-appropriate-logic-tool-for-examining-existential-supremacy/430050)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2007, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-s5-the-appropriate-logic-tool-for-examining-existential-supremacy/430050 "2007-12-21T17:26:28Z")
The title doesn’t really express exactly what I want to cover, but you get only so many characters. I do want to discuss S5 and whether it’s the appropriate logic tool as posed, but I also want to discuss how to describe… --- ## [Stovetop glass coffee percolator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stovetop-glass-coffee-percolator/578225)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stovetop-glass-coffee-percolator/578225 "2011-04-14T02:47:38Z")
My parents made coffee in this type of pot in the 50’s and 60’s. Does anyone here still use one or know how to make coffee in one? I tried years ago, but didn’t know: -coffee to water ratio -how high the heat -how lon… --- ## [Did bleeding ever work as a medical procedure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-bleeding-ever-work-as-a-medical-procedure/438417)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-bleeding-ever-work-as-a-medical-procedure/438417 "2008-02-22T01:22:34Z")
It used to be a common general medical procedure - if the patient was sick, you cut open a vein and drained off a pint or so of blood. If the patient didn’t get better the first time, repeat until either good health or d… --- ## [Scottish Independence and Nuclear Weapons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-independence-and-nuclear-weapons/718579)
**Author:** [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-independence-and-nuclear-weapons/718579 "2015-04-29T16:17:02Z")
During arguments last year over Scottish Independence it was asserted that the rump UK would insist on maintaining Faslane (nuclear armed submarine berthing and servicing) and Coulport (Nuclear Warhead facility) in Scotl… --- ## [Pre-Divorce Etiquette - The Cheating Spouse and the Circle of Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-divorce-etiquette-the-cheating-spouse-and-the-circle-of-friends/444756)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2008, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-divorce-etiquette-the-cheating-spouse-and-the-circle-of-friends/444756 "2008-04-14T11:11:08Z")
inspired by the Divorce Etiquette thread, what about the pre-divorce etiquette and the problem of the friend who’s cheating on his wife - what should the circle of friends do, if anything? Background: a couple we knew … --- ## [Which species is most distantly related to humans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-species-is-most-distantly-related-to-humans/544582)
**Author:** [@FabioClone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FabioClone)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2010, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-species-is-most-distantly-related-to-humans/544582 "2010-06-27T08:56:06Z")
We often hear about about how chimpanzees are our closest genetic relatives, but what about the other side of the scale? Which species is humanity’s most distant cousin? --- ## [I pit "Photobucket", because somebody has to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-photobucket-because-somebody-has-to/790516)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2017, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-photobucket-because-somebody-has-to/790516 "2017-08-09T00:37:53Z")
For those not familiar with it, Photobucket is a website allowed you to upload photos to share them with other people. It’s been a (mostly) free site paid for by revenue generated by ads you see whilst you’re uploading.… --- ## [Who buys Playboy anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-buys-playboy-anymore/494330)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-buys-playboy-anymore/494330 "2009-04-27T18:00:41Z")
Playboy Magazine was great stuff in the 60’s & 70’s and even had good stuff into the early 80’s but for at least the last 10-15 years or so the women in the pages are such obvious implant and surgery queens the results a… --- ## ["Yeah, well, MY mattress is EXTRA firm" (and other odd snobberies)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-well-my-mattress-is-extra-firm-and-other-odd-snobberies/309440)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2005, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-well-my-mattress-is-extra-firm-and-other-odd-snobberies/309440 "2005-06-29T15:33:19Z")
The phrase in the thread title was overheard in Bed Bath & Beyond. And I thought: What a weird thing to be superior about. I mean, it isn’t the first time I’ve heard people debating the relative merits of mattress firm… --- ## [Excluding Lit or Peace, have there ever been any of the Nobel Prizes that were duds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excluding-lit-or-peace-have-there-ever-been-any-of-the-nobel-prizes-that-were-duds/655502)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2013, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excluding-lit-or-peace-have-there-ever-been-any-of-the-nobel-prizes-that-were-duds/655502 "2013-04-15T23:12:08Z")
“Dud” meaning, in hindsight it was a mistake on scientific reasons, a case of, simply, :smack: Hva skulle vi tenker? I’m not sure if I should exclude Economics also, as interpretations can be simply too critical (but no… --- ## [Rear Window - Hitchcock version](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rear-window-hitchcock-version/513755)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2009, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rear-window-hitchcock-version/513755 "2009-10-18T06:17:38Z")
I was watching a dvd of Rear Window with Grace Kelly and Jimmy Stewart (one of the oddest pairings for an audience to buy as a romantic couple, by the way… Grace Kelly would dump the old man after seeing him without a sh… --- ## [Breaking news: Trump safe after shots fired near Palm Beach golf club 2024/09/15](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-trump-safe-after-shots-fired-near-palm-beach-golf-club-2024-09-15/1007312)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2025, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-trump-safe-after-shots-fired-near-palm-beach-golf-club-2024-09-15/1007312 "2025-09-23T21:21:47Z")
ABC is more vague, but NY Post says Secret Service shot at man who may have had a gun. Apparently Trump wasn’t actually fired at, and is safe. ETA, the first version of the NYP article did not specify an AK-47. --- ## [So is this Bloombergs plan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-this-bloombergs-plan/847332)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-this-bloombergs-plan/847332 "2020-02-06T16:32:45Z")
I may be late to the discussion but I couldn’t figure out what Bloombergs plan was until I heard this theory. There are 3979 delegates in the democratic primary. A candidate needs 1990 to win the primary. Failure for an… --- ## [Middle Earth: Shadow of War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-shadow-of-war/798435)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2018, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-shadow-of-war/798435 "2018-02-07T04:15:01Z")
If you liked Shadow of Mordor, you’re going to LOVE the sequel. I’ve been playing it all night and it is amazing. I’m playing on hard (Nemesis) and let me tell you, they are NOT kidding. I’ve died… I don’t know about 20 … --- ## [North vs South in education](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-vs-south-in-education/190420)
**Author:** [@moejuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejuck)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2003, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-vs-south-in-education/190420 "2003-07-25T14:21:32Z")
Is there any sort of evidence that would support the theory that people from the NorthEast have a better educational system than those in the south? If a gap does exist, then does this mean that someone who has lived th… --- ## ["You're a true \ if you..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-true-insert-your-home-city-here-if-you/378472)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2006, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-true-insert-your-home-city-here-if-you/378472 "2006-11-11T23:22:34Z")
For where-ever you happen to live, there are certain mores, attitudes and behaviors that signal that some people are “true denizens” rather than newcomers or out-of-towners. Take New York City (where I’ve lived for 14 y… --- ## [Households where one person sits on their ass and does nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/households-where-one-person-sits-on-their-ass-and-does-nothing/713024)
**Author:** [@Tuxie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuxie)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2015, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/households-where-one-person-sits-on-their-ass-and-does-nothing/713024 "2015-02-22T05:23:57Z")
Say you have two households. Each one has 2+ people living in it. Household A has everybody working. Time spent outside work is scarce. Household B has at least one person that neither works nor goes to school. I have… --- ## [What TV Shows have you given up on lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-have-you-given-up-on-lately/755691)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2016, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-have-you-given-up-on-lately/755691 "2016-05-28T22:47:18Z")
Sometimes you get into a show and just must keep watching. We devoured “House of Cards,” “Better Call Saul,” etc. etc. But sometimes, you’re like, meh. Now, there are three kinds of the TV show abandonment: CLASS ONE… --- ## [Would you consider beer junk food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-beer-junk-food/733983)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-beer-junk-food/733983 "2015-10-12T14:56:13Z")
So for the past two days, I was at a conference with a bunch of coworkers. During the work we were all “business”, but in the evening it was “let’s go to the bar and get wasted!” I’m not a drinker. I was not brought u… --- ## [Stop Snitchin' - Is this as bad as it appears to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-snitchin-is-this-as-bad-as-it-appears-to-be/401587)
**Author:** [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2007, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-snitchin-is-this-as-bad-as-it-appears-to-be/401587 "2007-05-02T02:04:43Z")
On Anderson Cooper’s show this morning, he did a segment on an apparent willingness in the black community to never snitch – no matter what the crime may be. CNN.com - Transcripts I apologize for posting the rough versi… --- ## [2012 has destroyed my faith in Capitalism, humanity and a Loving God](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-has-destroyed-my-faith-in-capitalism-humanity-and-a-loving-god/532557)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2011, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-has-destroyed-my-faith-in-capitalism-humanity-and-a-loving-god/532557 "2011-12-06T12:19:29Z")
I just saw the first hour of the movie 2012 last night and now I am wondering if everything I thought about the world is wrong? I tend to believe that Capitalism is the most efficient best system (not, mind you unfetter… --- ## [Our IT guy is claiming that our internet is 50 MBS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-it-guy-is-claiming-that-our-internet-is-50-mbs/710930)
**Author:** [@cornopean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornopean)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2015, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-it-guy-is-claiming-that-our-internet-is-50-mbs/710930 "2015-01-29T23:34:00Z")
As I said above, our IT guy claims that our internet speed is 50 mbs. I asked him what MBS means. He said “megabytes per second”. Can it seriously be possible that we have such a thing. I’ve never heard of an intern… --- ## [Please Critique My New Clown Outfit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-my-new-clown-outfit/653223)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-my-new-clown-outfit/653223 "2013-04-09T20:56:50Z")
Reviews of the last one were almost entirely negative. You said the colors were too dark. You said the stitching on the coat was shabby. You said some other stuff. I took it all into account and made a new clown outfit. … --- ## [Talk to me about dusters please (coats)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-dusters-please-coats/708389)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2020, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-dusters-please-coats/708389 "2020-06-03T01:06:20Z")
I’m looking at dusters, the ones that look best to me are from the down under. Like this one. OK, that didn’t work right…scroll down to the combo drover coat. What are rain capes? Can they be used as hoods, or do they j… --- ## [How much do they clean the Playplace at McDonald's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-they-clean-the-playplace-at-mcdonalds/426941)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2007, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-they-clean-the-playplace-at-mcdonalds/426941 "2007-11-19T16:19:06Z")
This is sparked by the Pit thread, but kind of unrelated. How much cleaning does the kid-gerbil-maze get on a normal basis? I mean, kids are nasty. I ain’t going in that ball pit for any amount of money. Does the ins… --- ## [The 50 states of television](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-50-states-of-television/246756)
**Author:** [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2004, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-50-states-of-television/246756 "2004-05-27T17:55:47Z")
I was taking a long train ride this past weekend and to pass the time I started seeing if I could name a TV show set in each of the fifty states. The only rules were that the shows have to have run on national networks, … --- ## [Sit on Santa's lap...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sit-on-santas-lap/674765)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2013, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sit-on-santas-lap/674765 "2013-11-28T23:15:14Z")
…and tell Santa what frivolous toy you want for Christmas. It must cost $50 or less Objects for your personal enjoyment-no gift cards or money for bill paying No live animals Just this once, let’s not fight the hypoth… --- ## [I Do Not Like WoW](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-like-wow/561757)
**Author:** [@Raiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raiko)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2010, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-like-wow/561757 "2010-12-09T13:26:52Z")
WoW is probably the most overrated game in the world. I always like Guild Wars which I beleive is the most underrated and am very excited about GW2. anyone else share all or half of my opinion? --- ## [H. L. Hunt Bankrolled JFK Assassination? Ever Heard of This?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/h-l-hunt-bankrolled-jfk-assassination-ever-heard-of-this/552356)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/h-l-hunt-bankrolled-jfk-assassination-ever-heard-of-this/552356 "2010-09-08T17:54:13Z")
In one of my late-night insomnia sessions, I was reviewing comments on the IMDB.com site, on the old Michael Caine movie (“The Billion Dollar Brain”-one of my faves). In one of the user reviews, I caught this statement:… --- ## [Am I surrounded by stupid sociopaths?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-surrounded-by-stupid-sociopaths/565621)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2010, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-surrounded-by-stupid-sociopaths/565621 "2010-12-29T21:58:49Z")
Ok, I have an hypothesis which I offer you to examine and comment on. Presuming that hypothetical Sass is a Mensa-IQ type. That makes Sass smarter than 49/50 people. Presume that Sass is very conscientious. This would … --- ## [Age difference at first straight sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-difference-at-first-straight-sex/631228)
**Author:** [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2012, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-difference-at-first-straight-sex/631228 "2012-08-14T01:29:11Z")
All right, here’s the question that is suggested by one or two recent threads: What was the age difference between you and your partner when you first had heterosexual sex? --- ## [Meg Whitman is a whore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meg-whitman-is-a-whore/556475)
**Author:** [@Aswan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aswan)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meg-whitman-is-a-whore/556475 "2010-11-27T17:37:36Z")
During yet another acidentally recorded conversation, Jerry Brown is involved in a rant about Meg Whitman and an aide calls her a whore. Jerry lets it go (kind of a tacit acknowledgement in my opinion) and simply continu… --- ## [Is this rude?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-rude/634426)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-rude/634426 "2012-09-18T11:10:21Z")
Let’s say that someone fell out with a superior at work. John fell out with his boss, Jill, at work. The fall out is professional; it wasn’t as if John and Jill started punching each other or started yelling rude insults… --- ## [Words and phrases that grate on me (not quite a pitting)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-and-phrases-that-grate-on-me-not-quite-a-pitting/432492)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-and-phrases-that-grate-on-me-not-quite-a-pitting/432492 "2008-01-15T18:53:44Z")
I’ve noticed the following usage by a number of members of this board, and I expect it’s not just limited to the Dope. I can’t recall hearing anyone say this, although it probably happens. "A friend of mine’s car…"I do… --- ## [You view a quantum field power generator demo in person - Quickest way to de-bunk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-view-a-quantum-field-power-generator-demo-in-person-quickest-way-to-de-bunk/704736)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2014, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-view-a-quantum-field-power-generator-demo-in-person-quickest-way-to-de-bunk/704736 "2014-11-20T17:48:01Z")
Ok … you’re on-site for a demo and this “quantum-field” wonder machine is being put through it’s paces to get your company to invest. You don’t know exactly how power is being generated once the plug is pulled. All you k… --- ## [Is there something one can do to block the tip of a knife?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-one-can-do-to-block-the-tip-of-a-knife/678027)
**Author:** [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-one-can-do-to-block-the-tip-of-a-knife/678027 "2014-01-16T21:16:46Z")
So that I can avoid cutting myself on that (again). Like a cap or something. --- ## [If I don't like your nickname, I won't address you as such.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-dont-like-your-nickname-i-wont-address-you-as-such/832995)
**Author:** [@Stuntman\_Mike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuntman_Mike)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-dont-like-your-nickname-i-wont-address-you-as-such/832995 "2019-04-28T14:59:13Z")
No Catharine, I won’t call you “Cat”. No grandma, I won’t call you “Mimi”. No John, I won’t call you “Moose”. Put THAT in your pipe, and smoke it. Who’s with me in my crusade against bad nicknames (not to be confused… --- ## [How did they manage to vaccinate everyone against smallpox?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-they-manage-to-vaccinate-everyone-against-smallpox/658906)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2013, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-they-manage-to-vaccinate-everyone-against-smallpox/658906 "2013-05-22T17:21:41Z")
I read about parents refusing vaccination for their children, saying they contain mercury, cause autism, aren’t proven, etc. Didn’t such conspiracy theorists exist when they vaccinated against smallpox? How did we manage… --- ## [Is the decimal system truly universal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-decimal-system-truly-universal/842666)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2019, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-decimal-system-truly-universal/842666 "2019-11-05T20:53:27Z")
It’s my understanding that our base-10 system of counting arose out of the evolutionary accident of two five-fingered hands. If this is true, is the decimal system considered to be universal out of pure primate solipsism… --- ## [Best TV show of the decade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-show-of-the-decade/844972)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-show-of-the-decade/844972 "2020-01-23T15:10:24Z")
Decade being 2010-2019. Here is Alan Sepinwall’s list. I think to be fair, the vast majority of the episodes should have aired in this decade. If you love LOST, please realize almost all of it aired in the previous deca… --- ## [Suggestions for Gifted First-Grader?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-gifted-first-grader/542536)
**Author:** [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2010, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-gifted-first-grader/542536 "2010-06-13T23:09:27Z")
Just to get the Annoying Proud Parent Brag out of the way - my daughter, who just finished kindergarten, is reading at the 4th grade level. According to her teacher. Wild stuff. :cool::smiley: Thing is, though, she’s … --- ## [How the HELL do I stop Firefox's frequent CPU spikes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-do-i-stop-firefoxs-frequent-cpu-spikes/663108)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2013, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-do-i-stop-firefoxs-frequent-cpu-spikes/663108 "2013-07-13T09:56:02Z")
As far as I can tell, I’m not doing anything that would cause it to suddenly use 90%+ CPU (from 8-12%) every 30 seconds or so. My CPU usage graph looks like the goddamn stock market, and I’m really getting tired of it. … --- ## [Married Women of the Dope: How Do You Identify Yourself On Facebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-women-of-the-dope-how-do-you-identify-yourself-on-facebook/714275)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2015, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-women-of-the-dope-how-do-you-identify-yourself-on-facebook/714275 "2015-03-07T05:39:54Z")
Of the married women with whom I’m Facebook friends, there are several different conventions for identifying themselves. Some use only their maiden name, some use only their married name, some use other naming convention… --- ## [Which Party balanced the Budget in the 1990's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-party-balanced-the-budget-in-the-1990s/531834)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2010, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-party-balanced-the-budget-in-the-1990s/531834 "2010-03-12T21:39:50Z")
Was it the Democrats or the Republicans who achieved “one of the supreme budgetary accomplishments in American history” ? The Federal Budget of 1993 is one of the greatest and most important stories in modern U.S. polit… --- ## [Best way to serve Stolichnaya vodka?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-serve-stolichnaya-vodka/355502)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2006, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-serve-stolichnaya-vodka/355502 "2006-05-09T06:00:01Z")
Very cold, room temperature or some another way? We’ll be going to a Russian-themed dinner tomorrow night and are bringing along a bottle of Stoli. Don’t know what the recommendation method of consumption (other than r… --- ## [Pancake syrup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancake-syrup/699827)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2014, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancake-syrup/699827 "2014-10-01T17:40:35Z")
I made pancakes for breakfast yesterday. (I used Bisquick because I was lazy. I used to use Trader Joe’s, but lately I’ve just been making the batter from scratch. FWIW, the SO likes the scratch-made best. … --- ## [Let go get rich cutting the nutsacks off orphans!--Or, Humanity sucks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-go-get-rich-cutting-the-nutsacks-off-orphans-or-humanity-sucks/229029)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2004, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-go-get-rich-cutting-the-nutsacks-off-orphans-or-humanity-sucks/229029 "2004-02-16T20:20:15Z")
There are actually people getting rich by cutting of the testicles of orphans & selling them for lucky charms. No, I ain’t making a sick joke. The BBC covered this story. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3483581.stm S… --- ## [Can I see your ID card, young lady?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-see-your-id-card-young-lady/592444)
**Author:** [@Waldelfe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waldelfe)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2011, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-see-your-id-card-young-lady/592444 "2011-08-19T21:16:40Z")
Yesterday I wanted to play the lottery. The woman at the lottery-counter asked me: “Are you 18 years old?” :dubious: “Yes” I said. She looked at me as if she’s waiting for something so I asked her “Do you want to see m… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1709&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1711&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)