# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1724&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:** 1725 --- ## [Vick Pleads Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vick-pleads-out/416283)
**Author:** [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2007, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vick-pleads-out/416283 "2007-08-27T20:17:55Z")
Link. Looks like Mister Vick has chosen the better part of valor here. He’s a guilty motherfucker. Is he apologizing to the dogs? That’s what I want to know. More from MSNBC. Looks like at least a year in prison. --- ## [What are the odds that a best-of-five series will go to five games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-odds-that-a-best-of-five-series-will-go-to-five-games/421722)
**Author:** [@Grasshopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grasshopper)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2008, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-odds-that-a-best-of-five-series-will-go-to-five-games/421722 "2008-03-29T04:32:20Z")
Let’s say we have two teams, and the first team to win three games wins the series. Not taking into account anything like player or team statistics, what are the odds that the series will go all the way to 5 games? My … --- ## [Kerry is an asshole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerry-is-an-asshole/432986)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2008, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerry-is-an-asshole/432986 "2008-11-07T19:50:25Z")
Look Kerry, you are an asshole. Your running mate back in 2004 worked his ass off for your presidency and now you endorse his competitor ? Fuck you ! Edwards has an uphill battle and you fuckin hit him when he’s down ? … --- ## [Why do some people photograph badly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-photograph-badly/154397)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Jim)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2003, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-photograph-badly/154397 "2003-02-14T18:27:35Z")
I’ve known some people who were quite goodlooking but for some reason photographs can’t seem to capture it-in fact they always look terrible. Obviously attractiveness is based on more than looks but why do they look so b… --- ## [The Atheist and the Pastor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atheist-and-the-pastor/829762)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2019, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atheist-and-the-pastor/829762 "2019-02-25T18:52:09Z")
Let’s talk about two people, an atheist named Adam and a Lutheran pastor named Pete. Adam lacks any belief in the supernatural, God or gods, or any sort of afterlife. This is a provisional position, and like any null h… --- ## [Worst game character ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-game-character-ever/591012)
**Author:** [@DragonAsh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DragonAsh)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2011, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-game-character-ever/591012 "2011-08-22T17:46:09Z")
OK, the Vanille character in FF13 makes me want to gouge my eyes out with a spoon, stick a drum stick into both ears, and then slam my head repeatedly on the table in the hopes of dying before she shows up on the screen … --- ## [Can you EAT a spoon of coffee instead...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-eat-a-spoon-of-coffee-instead/516057)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2009, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-eat-a-spoon-of-coffee-instead/516057 "2009-11-02T19:31:44Z")
…of brewing it as a drink? They sell chocolate covered coffee beans, after all. The reason I ask is I was out with a friend and her son, and everywhere we went she had to find a ladies room to get rid of her morning pot… --- ## [I am turning into a crotchety old lady.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-turning-into-a-crotchety-old-lady/463725)
**Author:** [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2008, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-turning-into-a-crotchety-old-lady/463725 "2008-09-17T18:32:25Z")
This is total lame and completely not pit-worthy, so I thought I’d put it here. I’ve realized I’m turning into a crotchety old lady. How do I know this? Well, since you asked, I’ll tell you. I’m sitting here, with my m… --- ## [What's the weirdest dream you've had lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-dream-youve-had-lately/648391)
**Author:** [@Steener122](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steener122)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2015, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-dream-youve-had-lately/648391 "2015-06-20T20:54:54Z")
Last night I had one of those weird dreams. I dreamt people had tontakevtese rickity live boats through a like/river thing that was supposed to be the nasty river in our city to any place we had to go. Then all the sudde… --- ## [Christopher Hitchens, you stupid git](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christopher-hitchens-you-stupid-git/406974)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2007, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christopher-hitchens-you-stupid-git/406974 "2007-06-13T14:18:53Z")
I knew he is a heavy drinker - who really cares? I knew he tends to be rude and curmudgeonly - oh well, it can even be fun sometimes. But I’m on page 110 of the 286-page God Is Not Great, and I’ve already encountered \*… --- ## [Child Prostitution in Cuba -- Round II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-prostitution-in-cuba-round-ii/184797)
**Author:** [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2003, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-prostitution-in-cuba-round-ii/184797 "2003-07-07T12:41:31Z")
Some time ago I started a thread about child prostitution in Cuba. I lost that debate. I was never able to find sufficient cites to prove my thesis. Now the US State Dept. has issued a report supporting my POV. So, … --- ## [110 dollar withdrawl of 40 bucks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/110-dollar-withdrawl-of-40-bucks/296112)
**Author:** [@MindWanderer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindWanderer)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2005, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/110-dollar-withdrawl-of-40-bucks/296112 "2005-03-30T12:19:14Z")
Imagine seeing the following on your bank statement online: 40 dollars withdrawl \[whatever atm place listed here\] 33 dollar overdraft charge (why did you allow me to withdraw if I didn’t have the money) 2 dollar atm f… --- ## [You're offered the chance to attend a live sex party. (No coitus for you, though.) Do you take it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-offered-the-chance-to-attend-a-live-sex-party-no-coitus-for-you-though-do-you-take-it/652558)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2013, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-offered-the-chance-to-attend-a-live-sex-party-no-coitus-for-you-though-do-you-take-it/652558 "2013-03-12T09:50:45Z")
Early one evening, while vacationing in a city where you know no one, you and a friend are having drinks in a quiet bar (or coffeeshop, if you’re a teetotaler). While there, you see a conservatively dressed, and perhaps … --- ## [Romney beating Obama in one poll...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-beating-obama-in-one-poll/584703)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2011, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-beating-obama-in-one-poll/584703 "2011-06-15T11:38:26Z")
This one. Of course, one could argue that it’s an outlier (IIRC, it’s the only poll that has such a state at this point) and that such polls are meaningless so far out from the election. OTOH, one could also claim that… --- ## [Stupid, stupid bitch with no care for the kid in your car.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-stupid-bitch-with-no-care-for-the-kid-in-your-car/234878)
**Author:** [@Lynne\_kilii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynne_kilii)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2004, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-stupid-bitch-with-no-care-for-the-kid-in-your-car/234878 "2004-03-29T00:20:08Z")
I’m stopped at a light, looking around and I see this four-ish kid with a goofy look on his face hanging out the front passenger window. ‘What a weird kid’ I think. I turn my head back, and then think, waitafrigginminu… --- ## [CONTEST: Who here will have the crappiest Thanksgiving, in 300 words or less?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-who-here-will-have-the-crappiest-thanksgiving-in-300-words-or-less/519006)
**Author:** [@St.Anger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St.Anger)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2010, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-who-here-will-have-the-crappiest-thanksgiving-in-300-words-or-less/519006 "2010-04-29T20:45:13Z")
First prize is a “Poor, Poor Baby” and a pat on the head! :smiley: I’ll start, though if someone can’t top this I will be shocked. Starts at 1pm at my Mother-in-Law’s house. More than 75% chance her and my father-in-la… --- ## [Could Acorn Be Prosecuted Under the RICO Act?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-acorn-be-prosecuted-under-the-rico-act/519235)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2009, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-acorn-be-prosecuted-under-the-rico-act/519235 "2009-12-02T14:58:30Z")
Just in from California: Acorn has been dumping and destroyig internal memos (which expose the corrupt and dishonest practices of Acorn). Calfornia AG Jerry Brown thinks that evidence found in the trash is not admissable… --- ## [Modern Day Fairytales? (movies only)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-day-fairytales-movies-only/572753)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2014, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-day-fairytales-movies-only/572753 "2014-02-22T15:28:57Z")
Modern day = set in the 1900s-2000s I’m looking for recommendations for fairytale movies to tide me over until Suckerpunch comes out next month. They can be overt, like Labyrinth, or subtle, like Running Scared, as long… --- ## [In a Perfect Day MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-perfect-day-mmp/832570)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2019, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-perfect-day-mmp/832570 "2019-04-23T03:43:39Z")
Happy Moonday! Although it would be a lot happier if I was still sleeping. I’ve been up since 2AM, finally decided I may as well get up and take care of the stuff that was keeping me awake. It’s warm outside and dark, … --- ## [Misao Okawa watch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misao-okawa-watch/686428)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2015, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misao-okawa-watch/686428 "2015-05-24T22:24:53Z")
The world’s oldest living person, Misao Okawa, is currently number 10 on Wikipedia’s list of (confirmed) oldest people ever, and in ten days (God/goddess/G\*d/Og/Kaml willing) will take the number 9 spot. Over the next ye… --- ## [Men and women fighting in fiction (especially visual): drawing the line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-and-women-fighting-in-fiction-especially-visual-drawing-the-line/683593)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2014, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-and-women-fighting-in-fiction-especially-visual-drawing-the-line/683593 "2014-03-17T19:50:27Z")
Let me say straight out to start that I’m really really hoping that I’m addressing this issue in a respectful way, and that I have nothing but contempt for domestic abusers of all stripes, and that victims deserve suppor… --- ## [Tell me about the Birmingham area. Moving to the UK.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-birmingham-area-moving-to-the-uk/793006)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2017, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-birmingham-area-moving-to-the-uk/793006 "2017-08-14T17:19:15Z")
It looks like we are relocating to the UK. My husband’s company has assigned him to their UK office, which is in Cannock, outside of Birmingham. I’m looking for a few types of information: \[ol\] \[li\]Any advice or tips… --- ## [B-52 stratofortress: why EIGHT engines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-52-stratofortress-why-eight-engines/932441)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-52-stratofortress-why-eight-engines/932441 "2021-02-23T22:57:08Z")
As the subject line says, why is the B-52 fitted with eight modest engines instead of, say four bigger ones? --- ## [In love, but not in lust - what's the right thing to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-but-not-in-lust-whats-the-right-thing-to-do/153865)
**Author:** [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2003, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-but-not-in-lust-whats-the-right-thing-to-do/153865 "2003-02-10T17:34:28Z")
The title really says it all. Suppose you’re in love with someone, on a very deep platonic level (i.e. not “hi Jane, how’s it going? nice weather…”) but not actually in lust. Is it still reasonable to date that person?… --- ## [Underrated Disco Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-disco-songs/485994)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2009, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-disco-songs/485994 "2009-02-18T18:58:35Z")
I have a few boxed sets of disco music from the 70s and they pretty much contain the same songs. You know “More, More, More,” “I Love The Nightlife,” “Best of My Love,” “Got To Be Real,” etc etc Recently on YouTube I ra… --- ## [How to get immediate attention from people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-immediate-attention-from-people/606379)
**Author:** [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2012, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-immediate-attention-from-people/606379 "2012-01-26T16:08:15Z")
Package Delivery Person Waiting around all day for a special package? Take a shower. Your doorbell will ring just as you lather up your hair. You could also go into the back yard out of earshot of the door bell. You… --- ## [Ask the atheists...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-atheists/144058)
**Author:** [@0rbytal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/0rbytal)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2002, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-atheists/144058 "2002-12-27T10:17:36Z")
After not finding a thread already, and from my poll of “what happens after death?” finding that around 70-80% of those who responded believe nothing happens after death, first let me say that 1)I put this here with the… --- ## [How do you handle telemarketers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-handle-telemarketers/150331)
**Author:** [@Oblong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oblong)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2003, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-handle-telemarketers/150331 "2003-02-03T05:32:42Z")
Do you listen then say “no thanks”. Do you just hang up? Do you trick or mess with them? We have caller ID so if it says Unknown we don’t answer. If it’s someone real, they’ll start to leave a message and we’ll pick … --- ## [Recommend me a long-running "dramedy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-long-running-dramedy/933246)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-long-running-dramedy/933246 "2021-05-10T22:14:11Z")
My wife’s and my preferred TV watching is what I’ll call dramedies - hourlong shows, w/ several characters and clever dialogue. We just finished Suits. A couple of other shows we enjoyed recently were Psych and Boston … --- ## [most distinctive singing voice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-distinctive-singing-voice/194817)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2003, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-distinctive-singing-voice/194817 "2003-08-18T15:42:41Z")
You know what I mean, a voice that when you hear it, there is no question of “Who is singing this song?” Everybody knows within a note or two. A few contenders: Roy Orbison Willie Nelson John Lennon Louis Armstrong … --- ## [Wildest Bill brings up an interesting point about the term 'Fundie'.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wildest-bill-brings-up-an-interesting-point-about-the-term-fundie/82893)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2001, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wildest-bill-brings-up-an-interesting-point-about-the-term-fundie/82893 "2001-09-29T16:30:25Z")
In this thread, WB wonders about the correctness of using the terms “towel head” or “rag head” to describe Arabs or Muslims, given the current situation. When the dust settled, he suggested directing the term only at Mu… --- ## [How to answer questions about ethnic background](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-answer-questions-about-ethnic-background/503372)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2009, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-answer-questions-about-ethnic-background/503372 "2009-07-21T23:32:21Z")
I was going to respond to this thread but I really have more of a related question so didn’t want to hijack. How should I, having no idea as to my ethnicity of origin(due to adoption) answer people who ask “what are you… --- ## [Anti Semites and the "Jews killed Jesus" argument](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-semites-and-the-jews-killed-jesus-argument/568483)
**Author:** [@SmithCommaJohn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmithCommaJohn)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2011, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-semites-and-the-jews-killed-jesus-argument/568483 "2011-01-24T01:52:19Z")
Please forgive me if this post betrays my near-total ignorance of Christian theology. Anyway, anti-Semites have a few very common arguments to back up their hatred of Jewish people: they control the media, the banks and… --- ## [How do I talk to friends about not wanting to be a babysitter for their child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-talk-to-friends-about-not-wanting-to-be-a-babysitter-for-their-child/435336)
**Author:** [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2008, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-talk-to-friends-about-not-wanting-to-be-a-babysitter-for-their-child/435336 "2008-02-13T14:40:25Z")
Motorboy and I have friends whose baby is a little over 1 year old. Since the day they found out they were expecting they’ve talked about how great it is that they have friends who looked forward to babysitting for them… --- ## [Share your favorite song lyrics/quotes/pick-up lines... in the style of Yoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-song-lyrics-quotes-pick-up-lines-in-the-style-of-yoda/447505)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2008, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-song-lyrics-quotes-pick-up-lines-in-the-style-of-yoda/447505 "2008-05-10T13:10:07Z")
Can’t decide if this is Game Room or CS so I’ll leave it to the mods. I think the title is self explanatory I think, but if not you should get the idea from these. “If living without you is, live I cannot.” (from YOD… --- ## [Roger Roger column implausible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-roger-column-implausible/446318)
**Author:** [@rbnn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbnn)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2008, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-roger-column-implausible/446318 "2008-05-06T15:08:26Z")
According to staff member Robin for The Straight Dope on Feb. 27, 2007 at http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mroger.htm , "as for the use of ‘roger, roger’ in Phantom Menace, the consensus seems to be that it’s a sly re… --- ## [Poll: When Should Kids Stop Trick-or-Treating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-when-should-kids-stop-trick-or-treating/424062)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2007, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-when-should-kids-stop-trick-or-treating/424062 "2007-11-04T00:00:52Z")
I have three boys, 16, 14, and 9. The rule at my house is once you’re taller than me, you can’t trick-or-treat anymore. I think it’s ridiculous to open the door and have to tilt your head up to see a practically-grown… --- ## [My cell phone bill this month is over $1,000](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cell-phone-bill-this-month-is-over-1-000/461042)
**Author:** [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2008, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cell-phone-bill-this-month-is-over-1-000/461042 "2008-08-28T03:45:45Z")
I messed up. I am stupid. I need help. I will first explain how it got so high. In short, data charges. I recently purchased the iPhone, installed the Pandora Radio application, and started streaming music. Under t… --- ## [Cheesiest guitarist in a music video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesiest-guitarist-in-a-music-video/553137)
**Author:** [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2010, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesiest-guitarist-in-a-music-video/553137 "2010-09-11T22:31:32Z")
With youtube links, if you please. I nominate this guy in the acoustic category: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2yiphu8Ff8&ob=av2n --- ## [Perfect, abundant, and deficient numbers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-abundant-and-deficient-numbers/671990)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2013, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-abundant-and-deficient-numbers/671990 "2013-10-27T03:01:22Z")
Perfect numbers 6, 28, 496, 8128, 33550336… Deficient numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27… Abundant numbers 12, 18, 20, 24, 30, 40, 43, 48, 54, 56, 60, 66, 70, 7… --- ## [My computer is talking to me, or it's possessed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-computer-is-talking-to-me-or-its-possessed/430613)
**Author:** [@missbunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missbunny)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2007, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-computer-is-talking-to-me-or-its-possessed/430613 "2007-12-22T02:17:36Z")
I was looking for a document on my computer - so flipping back and forth among directories - when all of a sudden I heard a voice come out of my computer. I have a laptop, closed in a docking station, and no separate s… --- ## [No Ma’am, I didn’t chainsaw your dog in half](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ma-am-i-didn-t-chainsaw-your-dog-in-half/417465)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2007, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ma-am-i-didn-t-chainsaw-your-dog-in-half/417465 "2007-09-15T03:07:01Z")
No blood spots nor grey splatters of brain matter should have been the first clue. My shirt is clean and my hands still white. Search in vain for shreds of puppy entails. While we’re at it, I didn’t rape your daughter, … --- ## [Why Doesn't Congress Declare War?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-congress-declare-war/513075)
**Author:** [@HerrRuby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HerrRuby)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-congress-declare-war/513075 "2014-09-03T20:25:34Z")
We all know that Congress has the sole power to “Declare War” (section 8 of the U.S. Constitution). We have fought many wars since WWII (the last war that I know of that was declared a “war” by congress). Vietnam, Korea,… --- ## [The sex you never see in movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sex-you-never-see-in-movies/185528)
**Author:** [@Melanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melanie)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2003, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sex-you-never-see-in-movies/185528 "2003-07-05T12:12:32Z")
Go for the passionate embrace and smash teeth together In some exotic postion, chick getting pumped full of air and lets out a fanny fart Wet spot arguments Getting further and further up the bed until banging head on… --- ## [Erector-like set for Prototyping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erector-like-set-for-prototyping/508655)
**Author:** [@Alex\_Dubinsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alex_Dubinsky)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2009, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erector-like-set-for-prototyping/508655 "2009-11-02T01:31:48Z")
What do you guys use for making quick mechanical prototypes of ideas? I had the idea of trying out something like the erector set. But erector itself is pretty expensive and I’m guessing not the most ideal. Is there anyt… --- ## [Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-surgery/470393)
**Author:** [@Jillyvn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jillyvn)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2014, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-surgery/470393 "2014-06-15T13:10:39Z")
Hello All, I have been suffering from carpal tunnel syndrom for about a year now. For the past three months, I have been sleeping with a wrist brace on. Prior to the wrist brace, I had about 5 sessions of massage ther… --- ## [Prof. Bricker's Time Machine checks out cuisine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prof-brickers-time-machine-checks-out-cuisine/595175)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2011, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prof-brickers-time-machine-checks-out-cuisine/595175 "2011-09-06T17:41:26Z")
How different would food taste if I set my time machine for New York c. 1880 and stepped into a restaurant for lamb stew? How about some hospitable Oregon Trail family’s home? --- ## [What kind of Skull or Bone is this? Looks almost...unholy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-skull-or-bone-is-this-looks-almost-unholy/490012)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2009, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-skull-or-bone-is-this-looks-almost-unholy/490012 "2009-03-22T00:51:30Z")
Ok aside from the unholy part…what the heck kind of skull or bone is this: Here, hereand here. \[size is 9" across horizontally\] Little background on where I found it. It was found in an intertidal zone while hiking in… --- ## [Starbucks et al.: Whence apostrophe-less possessives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbucks-et-al-whence-apostrophe-less-possessives/294888)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2005, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbucks-et-al-whence-apostrophe-less-possessives/294888 "2005-03-20T17:41:26Z")
This has been itching my brain for several years now, and at last it has burst forth as a full-grown question: Starbucks Barneys These are just two prominent examples. They seem to be possessive–it’s not more than one… --- ## [Passport Text: Why can customs stop me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-text-why-can-customs-stop-me/607202)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2011, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-text-why-can-customs-stop-me/607202 "2011-12-25T15:28:47Z")
My U.S. Passport (as well as all others, I’m sure) contains the following text: “The Secretary of State of the United States of America hereby requests all whom it may concern to permit the citizen/national of the Unite… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1723&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1725&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)