# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1720&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:** 1721 --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 8, Episode 22 (April 23, 2015) -- "The Graduation Transmission"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-22-april-23-2015-the-graduation-transmission/718389)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2015, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-22-april-23-2015-the-graduation-transmission/718389 "2015-05-06T22:24:52Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [US State Dept: Israel Treats Arabs like 2nd Class Citizens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-state-dept-israel-treats-arabs-like-2nd-class-citizens/377192)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2006, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-state-dept-israel-treats-arabs-like-2nd-class-citizens/377192 "2006-10-22T13:07:59Z")
Just a little gem from this article : \[QUOTE=CNN\] “They are being treated as Arabs and not Americans,” one senior official said. “They basically treat them as second-class citizens.” \[/QUOTE\] So at least the US govt.… --- ## [What's a Galaxy S7?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-galaxy-s7/773257)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2016, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-galaxy-s7/773257 "2016-12-03T20:26:26Z")
OK, Christmas, I open a present, and in the box there is a Galaxy S7. People in the TV ads put it on right out of the boxs, and have orgasms of hilarity. So when I open my box, and slip the goofy goggles over my head,… --- ## [The candidacy of Don Blankenship (US Senate - WV)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-candidacy-of-don-blankenship-us-senate-wv/813764)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-candidacy-of-don-blankenship-us-senate-wv/813764 "2018-05-22T19:59:54Z")
I could write a lot (more) but am short on time, so here are the highlights: Blankenship is a former coal mining operation owner who was convicted of conspiring to hide safety violations - violations which likely led to… --- ## [Long-term mouse infestation in unfinished basement. I want to remove&replace poop/pee-filled ceiling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-term-mouse-infestation-in-unfinished-basement-i-want-to-remove-replace-poop-pee-filled-ceiling/725238)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2015, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-term-mouse-infestation-in-unfinished-basement-i-want-to-remove-replace-poop-pee-filled-ceiling/725238 "2015-07-17T19:45:27Z")
The ceiling in our unfinished basement has pink fibre insulation between the joists. Thanks to a couple now-plugged holes, lots of mice have made the basement their home for a decade or so. The existing insulation is hol… --- ## [Is illegal Immigration really important?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-illegal-immigration-really-important/541294)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-illegal-immigration-really-important/541294 "2010-06-02T05:18:23Z")
I’m sure it is to border communities, but how about at the national level? I really don’t know, and I have no fodder for a debate. I’m interested in factual answers that show the harm that makes illegals an important de… --- ## [Self-centred, stuck-up, toffee-nosed, hoity toity, horse-riding toe-rag scumbag bastards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-centred-stuck-up-toffee-nosed-hoity-toity-horse-riding-toe-rag-scumbag-bastards/676018)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2013, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-centred-stuck-up-toffee-nosed-hoity-toity-horse-riding-toe-rag-scumbag-bastards/676018 "2013-12-14T08:53:47Z")
It’s illegal in this country to leave dog shit on the pavement. It’s not illegal to leave six inch high piles of horse shit everywhere, though. Typical of the stuck-up cunts and their inbred half-wit children, that they … --- ## [Gamers-Does Studio 38 (Amalur) Have a Chance of Survival?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-does-studio-38-amalur-have-a-chance-of-survival/622306)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-does-studio-38-amalur-have-a-chance-of-survival/622306 "2012-07-02T20:15:26Z")
Ex-Red Sox pitcher Kurt Schilling’s game company (Studio 38) cannot pay back a $75 million loan from the state of RI. It has developed the “Amalur” game-which I understand is not selling well. My question-is this opera… --- ## [Moulin Rouge - What the hell was THAT all about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moulin-rouge-what-the-hell-was-that-all-about/240366)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2004, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moulin-rouge-what-the-hell-was-that-all-about/240366 "2004-04-19T05:20:02Z")
My Kill Bill vol. 1 DVD arrived yesterday so my wife and I spent a couple enjoyable hours on Tarantino’s wild ride of martial arts coolness. As all good things do, it finally ended and, deciding to wind down a bit, turne… --- ## [How often do you wash/change your sheets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wash-change-your-sheets/705486)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2014, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wash-change-your-sheets/705486 "2014-11-30T12:16:16Z")
Had a conversation with a friend this morning, who was grossed out by the prospect of sheets that were not washed weekly. I couldn’t be bothered to change them weekly if you paid me; somewhere slightly more than monthly… --- ## [Well pump died. No water.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-pump-died-no-water/646475)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2013, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-pump-died-no-water/646475 "2013-01-10T00:04:56Z")
So last night I was filling my dog’s water bowl and the water just … quit. Stopped. Died. The plumber says the pump is dead. But we can’t find the well. (I bought the house in 2002, and wasn’t the original owner. I… --- ## [Enterprise Kir'Shara Spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-kirshara-spoilers/277965)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2004, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-kirshara-spoilers/277965 "2004-12-27T02:20:47Z")
Or, Plant goes digital. I began recording from the Crewman Daniels satellite to a DVD recorder. Oh, my. Much better than my VHS recorder. I wish we knew a motive for V’Los. Is he just a Republican, or what? … --- ## [The SDMB Hall of Fame Project: Left Fielders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-hall-of-fame-project-left-fielders/780558)
**Author:** [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2018, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-hall-of-fame-project-left-fielders/780558 "2018-07-23T18:39:28Z")
Welcome back to the SDMB Baseball Hall of Fame Project. In this round, we will be voting on Left Fielders. \*Gee, its lonesome in the outfield. It’s hard to keep awake with nothing to do. Babe Ruth\* If you’d like to … --- ## [Meteor to Hit Earth in 2029?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meteor-to-hit-earth-in-2029/522256)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2010, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meteor-to-hit-earth-in-2029/522256 "2010-01-02T05:06:13Z")
Okay, so I don’t fully trust this book I’m reading called Final Exits. It’s about death and all the different ways to get it to happen. I’ve already found one error in it about Fatty Arbuckle. (Virginia Rappe was NOT … --- ## [Auto design flaws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-design-flaws/608035)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-design-flaws/608035 "2012-01-04T17:36:18Z")
Two that I’ve experienced over and over again with various vehicles over the last 10-15 years … This one is dangerous! The “post” between the windshield and the passenger window is at the perfect angle to block cars co… --- ## [What Historical Figure Would You Bring Forward In Time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-historical-figure-would-you-bring-forward-in-time/555848)
**Author:** [@DonLogan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DonLogan)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2010, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-historical-figure-would-you-bring-forward-in-time/555848 "2010-10-11T02:00:06Z")
No doubt this has probably been asked before; my apologies as I’ve only been reading a few months… If you could bring someone forward in time to stay with you for say, a month, who would it be? No real restrictions, do… --- ## [Senate ends the filibuster for executive and judicial nominees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-ends-the-filibuster-for-executive-and-judicial-nominees/674458)
**Author:** [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2013, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-ends-the-filibuster-for-executive-and-judicial-nominees/674458 "2013-11-23T23:04:11Z")
Finally. I guess there’s something to be said for the power of tradition, because I don’t know what took the Democrats so long. It should have been clear last year, at the latest, that Senate Republicans weren’t going … --- ## [Should my son select a heavy or light Hot Wheels for a Hot Wheels race?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-my-son-select-a-heavy-or-light-hot-wheels-for-a-hot-wheels-race/846148)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-my-son-select-a-heavy-or-light-hot-wheels-for-a-hot-wheels-race/846148 "2020-05-14T19:47:49Z")
Next weekend, my son and I are going to a Father-Son camp and they are having a matchbox car race tournament/competition. You can see last year’s competition here to get the idea.They put the cars on a ramp “pinewood de… --- ## [Why the fuck won't anyone leave me feedback on Ebay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-wont-anyone-leave-me-feedback-on-ebay/139966)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2006, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-wont-anyone-leave-me-feedback-on-ebay/139966 "2006-05-04T19:55:28Z")
Is it THAT fucking hard to go type a line about my fast payment or my good packaging? I rarely use Ebay. Infact, I only use it when I have stuff I don’t need anymore, like old video cards, pocket pcs, etc… It is not a bu… --- ## [Origin of "Catch As Catch Can"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-catch-as-catch-can/328932)
**Author:** [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2005, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-catch-as-catch-can/328932 "2005-11-02T05:05:09Z")
The wording of this phrase has always seemed unusual. Where did it originate and what were you orginally supposed to catch however you could? --- ## [Slowing gun violence without using gun control/elimination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slowing-gun-violence-without-using-gun-control-elimination/833963)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2019, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slowing-gun-violence-without-using-gun-control-elimination/833963 "2019-05-19T14:05:23Z")
Are there ways to effect the rate of gun violence without going anywhere near the gun control controversy? Are there underlying issues that can be realistically addressed? --- ## [Is my garbage on the curb up for grabs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-garbage-on-the-curb-up-for-grabs/27528)
**Author:** [@Blunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blunt)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2000, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-garbage-on-the-curb-up-for-grabs/27528 "2000-08-03T07:41:39Z")
Every so often, on the night before garbage collection, I see a pickup drive slowly down my block checking out everyone’s garbage that has been put out. I’ve never actually seen him stop, but it is obvious that he’s look… --- ## [A short walk sadly spoiled](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-short-walk-sadly-spoiled/768526)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-short-walk-sadly-spoiled/768526 "2016-10-18T15:33:01Z")
I was walking home earlier today - after lunch - when it started raining. I had an umbrella and offered to share it with a lady who had been caught out and was sheltering. And instead of accepting or politely declining s… --- ## [What have you never done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-never-done/587128)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2011, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-never-done/587128 "2011-07-02T11:44:24Z")
Think of some relatively common experiences you have never had. I have never: Been stung by a bee. Watched a single episode of X-Files. Carried a beeper. Gone skiing. Lived in an apartment. Fired a gun. Ordered l… --- ## [Post some epic movie fights!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-some-epic-movie-fights/771005)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-some-epic-movie-fights/771005 "2016-11-11T05:28:53Z")
I’ve been hankerin’ lately for good movie fight scenes. I saw a top ten list the other day and was not only reminded of a few that I had seen before (and sought out the full versions of them), but there were a few on the… --- ## [Brag about your used bookstore triumphs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brag-about-your-used-bookstore-triumphs/150937)
**Author:** [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2007, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brag-about-your-used-bookstore-triumphs/150937 "2007-03-04T15:38:15Z")
I’m feeling really pleased with myself, because Thursday I obtained an entire 40-volume set of the Yale Shakespeare for a measly $25. You know, those little blue jobbies that always have faded spines? Woohoo! Have you… --- ## [Jerry Lawler Collapses During WWE Raw](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-lawler-collapses-during-wwe-raw/634373)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2012, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-lawler-collapses-during-wwe-raw/634373 "2012-09-14T06:31:49Z")
Jerry Lawler collapsed during Monday Night Raw tonight after participating in a match. This seems legit. At one point he was not breathing and CPR was performed. Lawler is one of the greats and I pray he’s going to be OK… --- ## [Daughter admitted to doing heroin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-admitted-to-doing-heroin/486045)
**Author:** [@purple\_haze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_haze)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2009, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-admitted-to-doing-heroin/486045 "2009-02-20T18:13:11Z")
I really don’t have any other outlet right now, so like many others who have come before me, here I am. I may sound rational and all, but in reality I’m freaking the fuck out. Our daughter’s boyfriend called us tonight… --- ## [When you knew he/she was THE ONE...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-knew-he-she-was-the-one/141318)
**Author:** [@Nocturne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nocturne)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2003, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-knew-he-she-was-the-one/141318 "2003-02-18T23:21:40Z")
My parents are notoriously closed-mouthed on the details of their romance pre-marriage. I do know that they were a blind date, met in February, got engaged in August, married in November. I don’t know when they decided … --- ## [Do you have a valid passport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-valid-passport/843872)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-valid-passport/843872 "2020-05-22T15:18:23Z")
Very simple poll coming: do you have at least one valid passport? I think the SDMB is more likely to travel than the average non-doper. Also, it’s a subtle hint to check the expiration, that can sneak up on you and be a … --- ## [Would You Marry Someone without First Having Sex with Them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-marry-someone-without-first-having-sex-with-them/181352)
**Author:** [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2003, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-marry-someone-without-first-having-sex-with-them/181352 "2003-06-16T05:33:00Z")
I guess this “Q” is pretty self explanatory. Are you one who needs to “test drive”? Or are you willing to take that giant leap of faith? --- ## [Creating Deaf Children?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creating-deaf-children/101865)
**Author:** [@aenea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aenea)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2002, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creating-deaf-children/101865 "2002-04-12T12:11:37Z")
This is a link to an article on how two women purposely set about making sure their baby would be born deaf. OK, let’s ignore the fact they are lesbians because I don’t really think it has bearing on this issue. What do… --- ## [Hell in Christianity, or the Burden of Clarity on Ambiguous Things \[ed.\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-in-christianity-or-the-burden-of-clarity-on-ambiguous-things-ed/501022)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2009, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-in-christianity-or-the-burden-of-clarity-on-ambiguous-things-ed/501022 "2009-07-01T14:29:44Z")
So as not to further digress from the main topic of this thread, I’m opening up this topic. The question is, is it proper to say that Christianity as a generic descriptor can be said to believe in a place called Hell, i… --- ## [Your high school yearbook quote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-high-school-yearbook-quote/694927)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-high-school-yearbook-quote/694927 "2014-11-04T06:11:31Z")
My quote initially was “all or nothing” but I guess that seemed a bit odd so I changed it to a saying that I heard in a chatroom - “I am made of cheese”. I’m not sure what that means either. --- ## [Football holding penalty question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-holding-penalty-question/612072)
**Author:** [@bmasters1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmasters1)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2012, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-holding-penalty-question/612072 "2012-02-11T01:24:19Z")
Question about the holding penalty in football: Why is it a lot of times in a football game that a holding penalty is enforced even though the team that held gained no significant advantage (or no advantage whatsoever) … --- ## [Nose Picking, Ass wiping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nose-picking-ass-wiping/694849)
**Author:** [@MrQwertyasd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrQwertyasd)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nose-picking-ass-wiping/694849 "2014-09-12T13:49:01Z")
Are bogeys (boogers if you are American) meant to be picked, or did we evolve to dispose of them by letting them drop out naturally ? If so, why is nose picking looked down on rather than seen as a natural grooming ? W… --- ## [Blood Donors: Where Are You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-donors-where-are-you/256970)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2004, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-donors-where-are-you/256970 "2004-07-29T16:22:01Z")
After the 9/11 disaster, blood donors were lined up around the block. Although it happened that there was not a huge need for their services - the injuries and loss of life were much less than expected, and those there … --- ## [Hey, Barking Spider, there is a difference between "conservative" and "bigot"...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-barking-spider-there-is-a-difference-between-conservative-and-bigot/113041)
**Author:** [@grendel72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grendel72)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2002, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-barking-spider-there-is-a-difference-between-conservative-and-bigot/113041 "2002-06-12T05:59:21Z")
…guess which one you are. In This thread, BS (and was there ever a more appropriate set of initials) is spewing his usual ignorant and hate filled “opinion”. Here’s just one fine example: Dude, you are an embarassment… --- ## [Do you remember when PC games used to come in HUUUUGE boxes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-when-pc-games-used-to-come-in-huuuuge-boxes/524742)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-when-pc-games-used-to-come-in-huuuuge-boxes/524742 "2010-01-23T16:01:56Z")
For some reason I just remembered back to when PC games came in giant, cereal-box-sized packaging. Remember that? Damn, it feels like a long time ago. When I was a kid and I bought Rainbow 6 and Quake 2, they came in the… --- ## [Are there any bachelor tricks for cooking and cleaning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-bachelor-tricks-for-cooking-and-cleaning/671448)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2013, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-bachelor-tricks-for-cooking-and-cleaning/671448 "2013-10-18T17:08:09Z")
As a bachelor, I don’t really care that much about cooking and cleaning. Part of that it just laziness and not wanting to spend a lot of time on it. So finding quicker/easier ways to do things is always appreciated. I k… --- ## [Is the Second Panic (gun ammo) just about over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-second-panic-gun-ammo-just-about-over/668696)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-second-panic-gun-ammo-just-about-over/668696 "2013-09-16T18:05:37Z")
A friend of mine said that he was at WalMart the other day at about 5 in the afternoon and saw some 9mm ammo on the shelf. He theorizes that the Second Panic is winding down, since at the beginning of the summer, he was… --- ## [Is this a scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-scam/511588)
**Author:** [@Ol\_Gaffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ol_Gaffer)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2009, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-scam/511588 "2009-10-01T01:00:28Z")
Hey guys - quick question for you. I’m selling a Landcruiser on Craigslist and had the following email this morning. “is your land cruiser still for sale, if so I would like to buy it.” \[name, city and contact number r… --- ## [Should a belief that non-Christians are damned be a bar to public office in US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-belief-that-non-christians-are-damned-be-a-bar-to-public-office-in-us/788540)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-belief-that-non-christians-are-damned-be-a-bar-to-public-office-in-us/788540 "2017-06-14T20:49:41Z")
Prompted by Bernie Sanders’ questioning of Russell Vought. At the heart of this is whether exclusionary beliefs such as some fundamental Christianities are, as Senator Sanders would have it, Islamophobe. I think this i… --- ## [Best amusement parks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-amusement-parks/628973)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-amusement-parks/628973 "2012-08-24T23:06:03Z")
Looking for a place or places to travel to this fall, and was wondering what the best amusement parks are I haven’t been to yet that are around other things worth seeing. By best, I mean lots of high, fast roller coaster… --- ## [Arguments against HPV vaccines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arguments-against-hpv-vaccines/549380)
**Author:** [@StrangeBird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StrangeBird)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2010, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arguments-against-hpv-vaccines/549380 "2010-08-08T04:29:07Z")
I was recently reminded that, some time ago, the current leader of the opposition in Australia said he wouldn’t be rushing out to get his daughters vaccinated against cervical cancer (I believe he was the Minister for He… --- ## [An unexpected passenger (airplane)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-unexpected-passenger-airplane/723121)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2015, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-unexpected-passenger-airplane/723121 "2015-06-27T06:45:16Z")
The pilot in this video needs to add another item to his checklist. I love the way his eyes bug out when he sees the stowaway. :stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [Is suicide the best thing a human can do for the environment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-suicide-the-best-thing-a-human-can-do-for-the-environment/618347)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2012, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-suicide-the-best-thing-a-human-can-do-for-the-environment/618347 "2012-04-22T13:50:58Z")
I often hear about carbon footprint, carrying capacity, and other similar things, essentially saying that we use a heckuva lot of resources. Cecil et al suggest that it takes 200x more energy to sustain a pound of human… --- ## [I'm about to be banned,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-about-to-be-banned/41424)
**Author:** [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2000, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-about-to-be-banned/41424 "2000-11-21T18:09:23Z")
so I just wanna say Happy Trails to one and all in case it comes to pass (and I think it will; my last post here will almost assure it). It’s been kinda fun, in a masturbating with a meat-grinder sorta way. ExTank “Mo… --- ## [What do Republicans think they can achieve in Iran?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-republicans-think-they-can-achieve-in-iran/500598)
**Author:** [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2009, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-republicans-think-they-can-achieve-in-iran/500598 "2009-06-25T08:56:13Z")
Not surprisingly, the party out of power is criticizing the President of the other party. The assertion in this case is that our President is being to “timid” in his response to the situation in Iran. Criticism of the … --- ## [Anyone catch "Person of Interest"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-catch-person-of-interest/597336)
**Author:** [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-catch-person-of-interest/597336 "2011-09-28T20:09:09Z")
“Person of Interest” was on after “Big Bang Theory” so I gave it a shot. The premise is really implausible (that a computer model can monitor an entire city and predict things like murders). I’d have much rather that t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1719&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1721&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)