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**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2008, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-to-a-muslim/477319 "2008-12-18T08:58:14Z")
The recent Muslim shoe throwing incident, a great insult for Muslims and merely comedic for Westerners, leads me to these questions. Do muslims use the word “fuck” in their languages as an insult ? If not, would we… --- ## [Construction: Sonotubes for piers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/construction-sonotubes-for-piers/686283)
**Author:** [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2014, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/construction-sonotubes-for-piers/686283 "2014-04-17T23:25:41Z")
Is there a reason to use forming tubes for piers? I’d think that an augured hole would, itself, be a fine form and space between the concrete and the dirt would be tight. The tube looks like it’d create an air gap that… --- ## [Now I know what cumin smells like.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-know-what-cumin-smells-like/215522)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2003, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-know-what-cumin-smells-like/215522 "2003-11-29T01:26:39Z")
To take as much of the stress out of Turkey Day as possible, I’m making ahead the stuff that can be made ahead. To wit: the pumpkin cheesecake, the scalloped potatoes\*, and the cranberry-pineapple salsa. Said salsa call… --- ## [Amazing found collection of 1950s/60s street photos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-found-collection-of-1950s-60s-street-photos/580355)
**Author:** [@Shakester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shakester)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-found-collection-of-1950s-60s-street-photos/580355 "2011-05-05T12:10:06Z")
Photos by Vivian Maier. They’re mostly from Chicago, but she travelled widely. What an eye. Here is the collection I just looked through, Google her name (or follow the links from the Wiki page) for more pics. --- ## [Celebrity uses a pseudonym at a hotel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-uses-a-pseudonym-at-a-hotel/494117)
**Author:** [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2011, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-uses-a-pseudonym-at-a-hotel/494117 "2011-01-01T14:25:46Z")
There’s a word for when a celebrity adopts a pseudonym when he or she is staying at a hotel out of town. Anybody remember what it is? --- ## [The temperature's going to be WHAT?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-temperatures-going-to-be-what/705723)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2014, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-temperatures-going-to-be-what/705723 "2014-12-10T21:36:42Z")
That large body of salt water just down the street tends to moderate the temperature here. I was outside earlier, and it was 56ºF. Sure, it was a little wet; but it felt balmy. Thanksgiving Day is expected to be 54º w… --- ## [Calling the Cops over a traffic sign?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-the-cops-over-a-traffic-sign/536932)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2010, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-the-cops-over-a-traffic-sign/536932 "2010-04-22T14:10:33Z")
Heather Locklear is in trouble again. Apparently she hit a traffic sign on the way home. Here’s the weird part. Some neighbor waits 16 hours and calls the cops. :rolleyes: WTF is up with that? I see bent traffic signs … --- ## [Is Ted Cruz even eligible to be President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ted-cruz-even-eligible-to-be-president/750647)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2016, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ted-cruz-even-eligible-to-be-president/750647 "2016-04-01T05:05:29Z")
There is no question about the fact that he was born in Canada. Our constitution states that you must be a “natural-born citizen” in order to be president. --- ## [Mini-post. The Six Million Dollar Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-post-the-six-million-dollar-man/996529)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2024, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-post-the-six-million-dollar-man/996529 "2024-04-14T03:42:34Z")
Now appearing on Peacock It looks great. Better than my dvds. They must have pulled them from the Blu-Rays I could watch for Colonel Austin’s wardrobe alone --- ## [Swirl symbol in obituary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swirl-symbol-in-obituary/573788)
**Author:** [@Jormungandr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jormungandr)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swirl-symbol-in-obituary/573788 "2011-03-12T16:47:58Z")
In yesterday’s Sunday Los Angeles Times, one of the obituaries had a strange symbol in it. It was a clockwise swirl. Unfortunately, I can’t remember the individual’s name, but he travelled a lot. The LA Times uses symbol… --- ## [Who are some famous people who 'disappeared'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-famous-people-who-disappeared/301718)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2005, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-famous-people-who-disappeared/301718 "2005-05-02T15:32:15Z")
Who are some famous people whose fates are uncertain? (It’s fine if there’s a pretty good idea what happened to them \[airplane crash, died in Mexican civil war, etc.\] as long as there was never a body or definite final … --- ## [So my friend has a 120dB horn on his car. How loud is that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-friend-has-a-120db-horn-on-his-car-how-loud-is-that/198652)
**Author:** [@Sqube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sqube)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2003, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-friend-has-a-120db-horn-on-his-car-how-loud-is-that/198652 "2003-09-02T20:57:44Z")
Well… yeah. The question pretty much speaks for itself. I’m under the impression that it’s louder than normal, but I don’t really know the extent of it. Can anybody tell me? --- ## [What weapons are banned under the Assault Weapons ban?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-weapons-are-banned-under-the-assault-weapons-ban/256253)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2004, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-weapons-are-banned-under-the-assault-weapons-ban/256253 "2004-09-19T04:23:21Z")
What is the gummint’s definition of an assault weapon? Does it jibe with yours? Why or why not should people have them? --- ## [Bishop Convicted of Holocaust Denial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bishop-convicted-of-holocaust-denial/536355)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2010, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bishop-convicted-of-holocaust-denial/536355 "2010-05-01T13:51:12Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100416/ap\_on\_re\_eu/eu\_germany\_holocaust\_denial Note that he did not make these statements in Germany, but that a YouTube video of these comments (like all YouTube videos) could be viewed in … --- ## [1800s-themed wedding - I need help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1800s-themed-wedding-i-need-help/572055)
**Author:** [@Eivind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eivind)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1800s-themed-wedding-i-need-help/572055 "2011-02-23T09:05:26Z")
I’m going to a “theme wedding”. That is, not just the bride & groom will be dressed according to a theme, but they have also extended the challenge to all the invited guests. About the theme-part, the invitation reads: “… --- ## [Saying 'No' To Scamway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-no-to-scamway/487308)
**Author:** [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2009, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-no-to-scamway/487308 "2009-02-26T04:50:41Z")
OK, technically, it’s not Amway, but a close relative of mine has gotten involved with one of those networking marketing deals. I think it’s a scam but, hey…he and his wife are adults and can do whatever they want with … --- ## [Ask the (white) African](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-white-african/452570)
**Author:** [@DangleYourModifier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DangleYourModifier)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2008, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-white-african/452570 "2008-06-18T08:06:56Z")
I remember a while ago there was a thread asking “If you had to start your own ‘Ask the …’ thread what would it be”. I had no real answer because I felt most of what I could say would be done better by someone else. Howe… --- ## [The Feud: Real People by Twickster (game over)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-real-people-by-twickster-game-over/526559)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-real-people-by-twickster-game-over/526559 "2010-02-01T20:00:57Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). Joke answers will not be … --- ## [Does anyone else NOT like fluffy towels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-not-like-fluffy-towels/539175)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-not-like-fluffy-towels/539175 "2010-05-13T19:34:13Z")
I know, I’m weird. But I prefer my towels to be more like beach towels, thin, maybe even a little bit rough, and long enough and large enough to wrap myself in completely. Those fluffy towels that my SO loves are just t… --- ## [Your kid is being Bullied on the bus - Pop him in the nose or talk it out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-kid-is-being-bullied-on-the-bus-pop-him-in-the-nose-or-talk-it-out/369222)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2006, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-kid-is-being-bullied-on-the-bus-pop-him-in-the-nose-or-talk-it-out/369222 "2006-08-23T16:25:03Z")
I’d like to re-visit the age old question of being bullied… Peter Brady taught us in the 70’s that if you are bullied you can sock the bully in the eye and he will submit and be your friend. Columbine in the 90’s taugh… --- ## [Poll: At what age are you too old to "fist bump"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-at-what-age-are-you-too-old-to-fist-bump/502705)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-at-what-age-are-you-too-old-to-fist-bump/502705 "2009-07-14T20:47:49Z")
One of my bosses at work constantly does the fist bump. Aside from the fact that I hate him otherwise, this pisses me off because he’s at least 40, and every time he does that I don’t want to do it back because…dude you… --- ## ["Gone With the Wind" - going to get the "Song of the South" treatment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gone-with-the-wind-going-to-get-the-song-of-the-south-treatment/794769)
**Author:** [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2017, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gone-with-the-wind-going-to-get-the-song-of-the-south-treatment/794769 "2017-09-01T10:58:30Z")
"As posted on the Orpheum’s Facebook page event for the August screening, one user called the film “racist.” Another remarked over news of the canceled screening, “slowly but surely, we will rid this community of all t… --- ## [Mad Men 2.11: Jet Set, 10/12/08 (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-2-11-jet-set-10-12-08-open-spoilers/467662)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2008, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-2-11-jet-set-10-12-08-open-spoilers/467662 "2008-10-15T01:10:42Z")
We finally get to see Don in LA and it looks like Peggy’s going to try and seduce the Swedish guy whith the turtleneck;). I hope that with Don in LA we’ll get to see how Sterling and Cooper interact with Peggy (we ha… --- ## [PRESIDENT TRUMP'S CORONAVIRUS GUIDELINES FOR AMERICA postcard.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-coronavirus-guidelines-for-america-postcard/850251)
**Author:** [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-coronavirus-guidelines-for-america-postcard/850251 "2020-04-01T19:14:10Z")
The mail was just delivered. It included two copies of a postcard that in big bold letters on the front says PRESIDENT TRUMP’S CORONAVIRUS GUIDELINES FOR AMERICA It has a G-10 permit, meaning it was paid for by the fe… --- ## [Owning and trading stocks by Members of Congress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/owning-and-trading-stocks-by-members-of-congress/957414)
**Author:** [@yarblek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yarblek)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2022, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/owning-and-trading-stocks-by-members-of-congress/957414 "2022-01-13T00:39:42Z")
Thoughts about whether Congress members should be allowed to own and trade (individual) stocks are getting a lot of publicity recently. For example, a recent poll reported that 76% of voters think people in Congress have… --- ## [I kissed a drunk girl.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-kissed-a-drunk-girl/274005)
**Author:** [@flamingbananas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flamingbananas)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2004, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-kissed-a-drunk-girl/274005 "2004-11-15T17:59:08Z")
I kissed a drunk girl. I kissed a drunk girl, yes I did. I kissed a drunk girl on the lips. I let my guard down, how could I have been so dumb? Her eyes were open, I know I am not the one. --- ## [You're a Secret Service agent. Would you take a bullet for a President you hated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-secret-service-agent-would-you-take-a-bullet-for-a-president-you-hated/754513)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-secret-service-agent-would-you-take-a-bullet-for-a-president-you-hated/754513 "2017-01-25T19:30:00Z")
So…suppose that you are a Secret Service agent. And an obnoxious individual with a penchant for making appalling statements, coming up with incredibly destructive ideas, utter ignorance and an “I don’t care” attitude, a … --- ## [So I'm auditioning for "Millionaire" tomorrow...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-auditioning-for-millionaire-tomorrow/590380)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-auditioning-for-millionaire-tomorrow/590380 "2011-07-28T15:07:02Z")
Yes, it’s still on (in daytime syndication). No, I didn’t know either. There are “road auditions” in Tampa tomorrow, and a bunch of friends suggested I go. I’ve taken the Jeopardy! online test a couple of times and gott… --- ## [How can I help my sister get post-weight-loss skin removal surgery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-help-my-sister-get-post-weight-loss-skin-removal-surgery/619320)
**Author:** [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2012, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-help-my-sister-get-post-weight-loss-skin-removal-surgery/619320 "2012-04-27T21:26:22Z")
Over the past couple years, my sister, through diet and exercise alone, has lost more than 160 pounds. She recently lost another couple hundred pounds, as her divorce was just finalized. :wink: That leaves her as a singl… --- ## [British Occupation of Ireland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-occupation-of-ireland/74244)
**Author:** [@oglaigh32](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oglaigh32)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2001, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-occupation-of-ireland/74244 "2001-08-05T20:15:12Z")
Is it o.k. for the Irish people to attain freedom from England in the same manner as America? --- ## [The RCC does not allow abortion to save the woman's life. Did you know this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rcc-does-not-allow-abortion-to-save-the-womans-life-did-you-know-this/540361)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rcc-does-not-allow-abortion-to-save-the-womans-life-did-you-know-this/540361 "2010-05-24T14:55:10Z")
Based on conversation in this thread in the Pit, I’ve realized that fewer people understand this about the Catholic Church than I thought. The Roman Catholic Church does not allow direct abortion, not even to save the l… --- ## [Put your penis ‘tween her boobies..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-your-penis-tween-her-boobies/63868)
**Author:** [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2001, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-your-penis-tween-her-boobies/63868 "2001-08-30T03:52:41Z")
clap your hands! (Clap, Clap) Put your penis ‘tween her boobies, clap your hands! (Clap, Clap) If you really say you enjoy it, then you really ought to show it… This is a Zette inspired thread. She said that including t… --- ## [Movies where Evil Wins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-evil-wins/38824)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2003, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-evil-wins/38824 "2003-02-07T16:36:48Z")
Let’s list movies where the bad guy, or the evil force anyway wins totally, with almost no compensation to the side of good. Movies like Empire Strikes Back don’t really count, since there is a little victory for the goo… --- ## [Luxury liner squeezes under bridge with 20" to spare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxury-liner-squeezes-under-bridge-with-20-to-spare/559355)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxury-liner-squeezes-under-bridge-with-20-to-spare/559355 "2010-11-08T11:42:56Z")
Everybody take a deep breath… no, wait, that wouldn’t help… http://news.travel.aol.com/2010/11/01/allure-of-the-sea-misses-bridge-by-inches/ --- ## [Pepsi One vs. Diet Pepsi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pepsi-one-vs-diet-pepsi/177018)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pepsi-one-vs-diet-pepsi/177018 "2014-09-05T02:29:38Z")
Having been recently reminded of Cecil’s discussion of Tab vs. Diet Coke (“For practical purposes the difference between Tab and Diet Coke is that they come in different-colored cans.”) I’m now pondering Pepsi One and Di… --- ## [Is there a program that can wiggle my mouse every 5 minutes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-program-that-can-wiggle-my-mouse-every-5-minutes/394360)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2007, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-program-that-can-wiggle-my-mouse-every-5-minutes/394360 "2007-03-03T23:26:52Z")
Ugh, my place of employment recently implemented a patch that locks our Windows XP computers after five minutes of inactivity, thus requiring us to re-login. That would be find and dandy if my specific job didn’t requir… --- ## [Ask the guy who’s entering EOD (Bomb Squad) School!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-s-entering-eod-bomb-squad-school/459801)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2008, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-s-entering-eod-bomb-squad-school/459801 "2008-10-01T23:43:50Z")
\[sub\]Due to the potential volatility of the subject matter, I’ve pre-cleared this thread with the mods. See the ‘Fine Print’ below.\[/sub\] This thread has been seven years in the making; through dreams and screams, I’ve… --- ## ["Frontline"—We've Elected Ned Flanders!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontline-weve-elected-ned-flanders/242840)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2004, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontline-weve-elected-ned-flanders/242840 "2004-05-07T22:34:03Z")
Did anyone switch off that terrible episode of Will & Grace last night to see Frontline’s terrifying, frustrating Bush: The Jesus Factor? We all know he’s a Born-Again Christian, he’s been very open about that (though a… --- ## [Yet Another Vote & Run Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-vote-run-coward/535551)
**Author:** [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2010, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-vote-run-coward/535551 "2010-04-11T02:31:33Z")
RE: Stupak The rats continue to slink off into the night… Yet another example of our neutered leadership that are afraid to stand up and justify their voting record. --- ## [Was I on another planet while the opiates explosion occurred?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-i-on-another-planet-while-the-opiates-explosion-occurred/813999)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-i-on-another-planet-while-the-opiates-explosion-occurred/813999 "2018-11-19T20:19:43Z")
The narrative seems to be that over the course of a couple decades we let pharmaceutical companies promote the heck out of their pain pills and encouraged the doctors to hand out narcotic pain-relievers like harmless can… --- ## [Songs not named what you thought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-not-named-what-you-thought/940986)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-not-named-what-you-thought/940986 "2021-07-13T02:06:05Z")
I’m sure we’ve done this a few times because it was in one of these type threads I learned the Night Ranger song isn’t titled Motoring but Sister Christian. Which is weird because usually a song gets the wrong name in my… --- ## [Your last Lost predictions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-last-lost-predictions/533999)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2010, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-last-lost-predictions/533999 "2010-05-30T02:14:47Z")
With only a few episodes left until the end, what are your final Lost predictions. I only predict that the final episode will reverse everything, time will revert to the flash-sideways timeline. The episode will be call… --- ## [Fucking Microsoft what the hell is wrong with you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-microsoft-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-you/491048)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2009, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-microsoft-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-you/491048 "2009-04-01T15:38:38Z")
So I am trying to sign up to X-Box Live. I can’t remember my Windows Live Messenger password that I have on the e-mail account I want to use, so I reset the password TWICE and it is telling me that the password I am usi… --- ## [Is Hornblower or Aubrey-Maturin More Historically Accurate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hornblower-or-aubrey-maturin-more-historically-accurate/695303)
**Author:** [@Macca26](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Macca26)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2014, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hornblower-or-aubrey-maturin-more-historically-accurate/695303 "2014-08-14T16:49:43Z")
So, I’ve read the whole Hornblower series by C.S. Forester and I’ve started reading the Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O’Brian. One thing that struck me about these series is the different ways the authors portrayed t… --- ## [Okay, which one of you jokers snuck in my house and stole my TV remote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2019, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576 "2019-12-13T18:30:21Z")
It’s well and truly gone. I have long since quit using the original remote from DirecTV. It rarely worked properly. I went to Wally-world and found a nice medium priced universal remote. Got it working somehow. Now its … --- ## [Help me beat some sense into Microsoft Word's grammar check](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-beat-some-sense-into-microsoft-words-grammar-check/508763)
**Author:** [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2009, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-beat-some-sense-into-microsoft-words-grammar-check/508763 "2009-09-12T00:16:07Z")
There has to be a way to make Word understand that the word faculty is in fact a collective noun and is actually plural. If I see one more red squiggle underlining “faculty are” I’m going to kick Word’s ass. I know I ca… --- ## [Okay... Now Let's Talk about Orthodox Fasting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-now-lets-talk-about-orthodox-fasting/553417)
**Author:** [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-now-lets-talk-about-orthodox-fasting/553417 "2010-09-17T22:24:34Z")
In this thread, someone who is presumably Orthodox, or at least has such a background, complains that not one mention of Orthodox practice is present in Bricker’s article. My impression is that the Orthodox practices … --- ## [Human analgesics suitable for a cat? Veterinarian input desired.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-analgesics-suitable-for-a-cat-veterinarian-input-desired/522847)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2010, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-analgesics-suitable-for-a-cat-veterinarian-input-desired/522847 "2010-01-01T04:39:16Z")
Okay, here’s the skinny: The cat from this thread has become a fixture chez '99. He comes around most mornings, yowling to be let in and fed. Failing a morning arrival, he’ll show up in the afternoon or evening. We alway… --- ## [Mottos/Taglines That Weren't Really Thought Out Fully](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mottos-taglines-that-werent-really-thought-out-fully/443814)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2008, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mottos-taglines-that-werent-really-thought-out-fully/443814 "2008-04-05T22:17:46Z")
My kid’s high school has an Einstein quote at the top of their website today. Not a bad idea, right? He was a smart guy, educated, sciencey dude. Just the sort of guy you can rely on to get your students excited about le… --- ## [What's the Most Difficult Thing You've Done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-difficult-thing-youve-done/509292)
**Author:** [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2009, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-difficult-thing-youve-done/509292 "2009-09-10T23:02:44Z")
NinetyWt remarked here that raising children is far from the most difficult thing s/he has done. I always feel a little defensive when people say that kind of thing, because motherhood is definitely the most difficult t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1714&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1716&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)