# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1727&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:** 1728 --- ## [Need relationship advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-relationship-advice/367807)
**Author:** [@BoxofNothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoxofNothing)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2006, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-relationship-advice/367807 "2006-08-10T06:05:35Z")
Okay, I am so new here, but I want honest opinions, and thats what I know I will get. Heres the situation: I have been seeing this wonderful man for 3 weeks. Love is professed all around. And he does make me happy, a … --- ## [Bagels & Cream Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bagels-cream-cheese/687070)
**Author:** [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2014, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bagels-cream-cheese/687070 "2014-04-30T22:40:06Z")
So I rolled out of bed at the crack of Noon today and went down to greet my family (the dog and the husband.) Feeling somewhat hungry, I had my first cup of hot tea, and then prepared my breakfast. I took a half of a p… --- ## [Couple spends $100,000 after bank error](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-spends-100-000-after-bank-error/839997)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-spends-100-000-after-bank-error/839997 "2019-09-18T15:09:53Z")
Morons of the day: NOT from Florida! A Pennsylvania couple was arrested after BB&T accidentally put $120,000 in their account. Instead of notifying the bank, they decided to spend it. Did they really think the bank wou… --- ## [So Cory Booker is now Unelectable.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-cory-booker-is-now-unelectable/833693)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2019, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-cory-booker-is-now-unelectable/833693 "2019-05-12T05:42:02Z")
He claims to have come up with a fourteen-point plan to fight gun violence. Oddly, it is hard to find an actual list of the fourteen points. So I had to do my best with theFailing New York Times. He is calling for a ban… --- ## [Favorite Soothing Female Vocalists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-soothing-female-vocalists/847953)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-soothing-female-vocalists/847953 "2020-04-03T16:13:13Z")
Roberta Flack - I Can See The Sun In Late December Catherine Howe, Karen Carpenter are a couple of other examples. --- ## [Afrocentrism and Making Shit Up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/afrocentrism-and-making-shit-up/748783)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2016, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/afrocentrism-and-making-shit-up/748783 "2016-03-29T14:01:22Z")
We were talking about St Patrick’s Day at work and a couple of us mentioned that we don’t celebrate it. I gave my usual snobbish, lofty, Lace-Curtain Irish explanation that it is because it celebrates the worst Pig-Shit… --- ## [Did Mad Max know? (possible Road Warrior spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-mad-max-know-possible-road-warrior-spoilers/95340)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2001, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-mad-max-know-possible-road-warrior-spoilers/95340 "2001-11-29T18:03:48Z")
Okay, I’m putting the question to the Teeming Masses. This was the topic of a heated lunchtime discussion the other day, and where better to get enlightenment than here? (I’m going to try to dance around any specifics he… --- ## [So if Trump wins- do you arm yourself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-if-trump-wins-do-you-arm-yourself/1003591)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-if-trump-wins-do-you-arm-yourself/1003591 "2024-11-12T14:53:34Z")
A lot of people see the gun control debate as a conservative versus liberal issue, and certainly it’s defaulted for the last several decades to conservatives being 2nd Amendment champions and liberals favoring some reaso… --- ## ["Windows is checking for a solution to the problem..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-is-checking-for-a-solution-to-the-problem/440427)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-is-checking-for-a-solution-to-the-problem/440427 "2010-09-24T18:38:48Z")
Has Windows EVER actually found a solution? I don’t think so. Why do they even bother? --- ## [Trump claims Canadians want to be the 51 US state. Canadian dopers any thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-claims-canadians-want-to-be-the-51-us-state-canadian-dopers-any-thoughts/1012730)
**Author:** [@LouMa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouMa)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2025, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-claims-canadians-want-to-be-the-51-us-state-canadian-dopers-any-thoughts/1012730 "2025-01-27T17:45:50Z")
Trump recently suggested that Canada should be US state 51, “Canadian people want it” Canadian dopers, what is your perspective on becoming US citizens under Trump? --- ## [Why do some people try to "get in the head" of others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-try-to-get-in-the-head-of-others/668935)
**Author:** [@One\_Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_Love)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-try-to-get-in-the-head-of-others/668935 "2017-11-02T19:46:18Z")
I personally never had that motivation, so I’m wondering what drives people to “get in the head” of other people. Can someone explain this to me? --- ## [Name a nuclear fictional characters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-nuclear-fictional-characters/575138)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2011, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-nuclear-fictional-characters/575138 "2011-03-20T05:40:06Z")
Many fictional characters in the last 60-70 years, be it a superhero, supervillain, monster, or something else are often the result of some kind of nuclear accident, testing, bombing, waste, etc. How many can we name? I… --- ## [Answer without thinking: how much do your parents love you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-without-thinking-how-much-do-your-parents-love-you/635555)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2012, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-without-thinking-how-much-do-your-parents-love-you/635555 "2012-09-25T21:34:22Z")
I think I will make this a poll with private results. Just a minute. --- ## [Why are movies called flicks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-movies-called-flicks/205086)
**Author:** [@Dunmurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunmurry)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2003, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-movies-called-flicks/205086 "2003-10-03T08:24:33Z")
I sometimes see a film called a flick. I wonder if this word means anything. Can someone explain what the origin of calling films this is? --- ## [Parallel Postulate proven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parallel-postulate-proven/620834)
**Author:** [@supery00n](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supery00n)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parallel-postulate-proven/620834 "2012-05-14T02:21:01Z")
What do you think about this proof that was submitted to viXra (something similar to arXiv)? It’s not supposed to be possible…what would be the implications if it were true (in mathematics and physics, in particular)? … --- ## [I pit all-day kindergarten](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-all-day-kindergarten/451126)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2008, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-all-day-kindergarten/451126 "2008-06-03T01:10:19Z")
In this thread I was asking for opinions on full-day kindergarten, and while I was typing it I started to get really pissed off about the whole thing, so I’m bringing it here. In Indiana they start giving kids standardi… --- ## [Products most often used in direct violation of package directions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/products-most-often-used-in-direct-violation-of-package-directions/120627)
**Author:** [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2002, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/products-most-often-used-in-direct-violation-of-package-directions/120627 "2002-08-06T15:26:10Z")
So the hubby bought Q-tips the other day, and he said, “Hey! It says on the box not to stick these Q-tips in your ear. What are you supposed to use them for?” Are there other products that contain explicit warnings ag… --- ## [Were the Articles of Confederation ever formally dissolved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-articles-of-confederation-ever-formally-dissolved/158874)
**Author:** [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2016, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-articles-of-confederation-ever-formally-dissolved/158874 "2016-05-08T06:21:54Z")
The Articles of Confederation (the pre-Constitution document that established the first U.S. government) contains the following clause in Article XIII: Certainly, throwing out the Articles of Confederation and replacin… --- ## [Why do baseball teams get so enamoured with hiring retreads as managers? (BoSox)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-baseball-teams-get-so-enamoured-with-hiring-retreads-as-managers-bosox/604675)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2012, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-baseball-teams-get-so-enamoured-with-hiring-retreads-as-managers-bosox/604675 "2012-08-16T16:23:49Z")
I don’t get this. Can’t a lucrative franchise come up with something more inspiring than Bobby Valentine? http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-redsox-valentine He’s a retread. The Bosox need to put their resources … --- ## [Thought Experiment: No-Repeat Radio Station](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-experiment-no-repeat-radio-station/556091)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-experiment-no-repeat-radio-station/556091 "2010-10-06T14:45:20Z")
Let’s say, for a second, that I decide to be a DJ on a radio station. I look around, and notice all the claims of “No-Repeat Workday” or “No-Repeat 9-5”. And yet every day, they play the same stuff. Well, I can do better… --- ## [Who has baby Jesus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-baby-jesus/826224)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2019, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-baby-jesus/826224 "2019-12-22T14:41:57Z")
I was awakened by a commotion. Cats are on my bed, no wait, they are on my pillow. One claw dangerously close to my left eyebrow. Now there are 2 reasons why my cats do this: starvating hunger or an extra turd in the ca… --- ## [American Idol 2/10 & 11 (Plus Bonus Question) (OPEN SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-10-11-plus-bonus-question-open-spoilers/485265)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2009, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-10-11-plus-bonus-question-open-spoilers/485265 "2009-02-15T17:00:47Z")
Ok, this is the last of it – one hour tonight and two hours tomorrow night (the “Elevator Show”), and then it’s our turn to start voting. But before we find out who makes the Top 36, I’m curious – who here already knows… --- ## [Do you personally know someone who's been to a Tea Party or yelled at a town hall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-personally-know-someone-whos-been-to-a-tea-party-or-yelled-at-a-town-hall/510841)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2009, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-personally-know-someone-whos-been-to-a-tea-party-or-yelled-at-a-town-hall/510841 "2009-10-06T07:56:48Z")
I know several people who I can imagine doing those things, but as far as I know actually haven’t. But I’m curious as to what sort of person actually takes the time (presumably taking a day off work) to go to these thin… --- ## [The appeal of Dune?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-appeal-of-dune/396134)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2007, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-appeal-of-dune/396134 "2007-03-22T01:36:33Z")
I just watched Dune. Or rather, I just finished watching the fifth installment of Dune, because 20-25 minutes was all of it I could take in one sitting. I understand that the movie is considered to be a disaster–partly b… --- ## [Famous albums that were home recorded.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-albums-that-were-home-recorded/451761)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2008, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-albums-that-were-home-recorded/451761 "2008-06-05T04:44:55Z")
Springsteen’s Nebraska was one. Any others? --- ## [Your best friend asks you to help them leave a prospective mate at the altar. Do you do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-best-friend-asks-you-to-help-them-leave-a-prospective-mate-at-the-altar-do-you-do-it/567233)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2011, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-best-friend-asks-you-to-help-them-leave-a-prospective-mate-at-the-altar-do-you-do-it/567233 "2011-01-12T16:37:30Z")
Obviously this is the day’s hypothetical/poll, only I can’t be arsed to write a long backstory–which, I am sure, breaks the heart of absolutely no one. Nonetheless, I feel constrained to set some parameters. First off, … --- ## [So I Guess My Son Has (a form of) Autism?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-guess-my-son-has-a-form-of-autism/694908)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2014, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-guess-my-son-has-a-form-of-autism/694908 "2014-12-09T00:45:15Z")
And he’s almost 16 and I never knew. :smack: For those of you who’ve been here for a while and know me, you probably remember that my youngest son has been having problems for a while now. Not only does he have some me… --- ## [NC Probation office is member of Sons of the Confederacy. Is this a problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nc-probation-office-is-member-of-sons-of-the-confederacy-is-this-a-problem/834116)
**Author:** [@BrianDime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrianDime)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nc-probation-office-is-member-of-sons-of-the-confederacy-is-this-a-problem/834116 "2019-05-22T23:48:19Z")
On the one hand, I can see how folks might feel like being a member of SoC would make some folks uncomfortable. On the other hand, the stated purpose of the group is historical and heritage. I guess at least one of the… --- ## [The Great "Re-Name The Moderator" Contest!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-re-name-the-moderator-contest/49291)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2001, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-re-name-the-moderator-contest/49291 "2001-01-12T00:32:35Z")
I’ve been “slythe” since 1978, and it’s time for a change, folks. Here’s your chance to rename a Moderator! All suggestions will be considered, and the most popular, within reason of course, will be chosen. The hell wi… --- ## [Why is the missionary position considered the default?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-missionary-position-considered-the-default/497137)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2009, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-missionary-position-considered-the-default/497137 "2009-05-22T16:02:51Z")
At least, from what I’ve read it seems to be the standard position. Not that I’d know, but it seems counterintuitive to me. I mean, men are usually larger and heavier, so wouldn’t it be more comfortable for the woman to… --- ## [Unscientific generalization: Women are worse at loading the dishwasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unscientific-generalization-women-are-worse-at-loading-the-dishwasher/543046)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2010, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unscientific-generalization-women-are-worse-at-loading-the-dishwasher/543046 "2010-06-16T01:57:25Z")
Because of various circumstances, including a period of ill health, I found myself in need of help cleaning, so I accepted the recommendation of a cleaning service. I found the service to be largely satisfactory. Actuall… --- ## [Can I finish Law School if I haven't taken classes in more than 10 years without starting over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-finish-law-school-if-i-havent-taken-classes-in-more-than-10-years-without-starting-over/588160)
**Author:** [@karerob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/karerob)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-finish-law-school-if-i-havent-taken-classes-in-more-than-10-years-without-starting-over/588160 "2011-07-08T23:04:42Z")
I’ve been wondering if I can finish my law degree? It’s been over 10 years. Will I have to start over? Does anyone know? I know I will have to take the lsat again, but I’m concerned about the cost. I have taken my … --- ## [Hierarchy to the British throne: a hypothetical.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hierarchy-to-the-british-throne-a-hypothetical/742398)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2016, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hierarchy-to-the-british-throne-a-hypothetical/742398 "2016-01-15T01:13:42Z")
So my son and I were having a bit of fun this morning, talking about the British ascension to the throne. And we came up with a bit of a teaser. Just say that King William is already crowned (and Charles is sewing patc… --- ## [Super-hero fantasy time again! Would you rather be Ultra Boy or Storm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-hero-fantasy-time-again-would-you-rather-be-ultra-boy-or-storm/716433)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2015, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-hero-fantasy-time-again-would-you-rather-be-ultra-boy-or-storm/716433 "2015-04-06T17:05:14Z")
So I’m feeling much better now, strong enough to torture you hosers with the usual ridiculous hypothetical. People who don’t like these should, I dunno, start a thread about the NBA tournament or something. Anywho … for… --- ## [What was the Sopranos before the Sopranos, ie paragon of tv?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-sopranos-before-the-sopranos-ie-paragon-of-tv/682880)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-sopranos-before-the-sopranos-ie-paragon-of-tv/682880 "2014-03-08T22:04:31Z")
In discussions of True Detective, a show I’ve yet to watch, I see people wheeling out that it is better or as good as the usual suspects: The Sopranos, The Wire, Breaking Bad. I am curious as to what was THE show prior … --- ## [How to survive WTC collapse/inferno?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-survive-wtc-collapse-inferno/368830)
**Author:** [@deanc2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deanc2000)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2006, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-survive-wtc-collapse-inferno/368830 "2006-08-22T14:23:57Z")
I had heard some talk about someone surviving the WTC collapse by “riding” the skyscraper down as it collapsed. Is this true? What would be a way to have the best chance of surviving a situation where one couldn’t go d… --- ## [Battlestar Galactica 2.19 - Spoilers Armed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-2-19-spoilers-armed/346944)
**Author:** [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2006, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-2-19-spoilers-armed/346944 "2006-03-11T02:41:09Z")
Spoiler policy: If it’s been aired, or if it’s purely speculative, no need for a spoiler box. If it’s from a future episode as revealed in interviews, blogs, etc., or if it’s speculation based on same, box it. And label … --- ## [No, you can't get to heaven (no, you can't get to heaven)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-cant-get-to-heaven-no-you-cant-get-to-heaven/595127)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-cant-get-to-heaven-no-you-cant-get-to-heaven/595127 "2011-09-06T20:34:40Z")
On roller skates (on roller skates) 'Cause you’ll roll right past ('cause you’ll roll right past) Those pearly gates (those pearly gates) No you can’t get to heaven on roller skates 'cause you’ll roll right past those… --- ## [Gymnasts and squeaky voices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gymnasts-and-squeaky-voices/261500)
**Author:** [@uffalogal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uffalogal)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2004, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gymnasts-and-squeaky-voices/261500 "2004-08-27T21:39:30Z")
Many male and female gymnasts sound like they’ve inhaled helium, Paul Hamm being a recent example. Why? Does their training do something to their larynxes? And while I’m at it, could someone explain how a gymnast’s bo… --- ## [Brits; What the heck is a Mucker Char Char?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-what-the-heck-is-a-mucker-char-char/425128)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2008, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-what-the-heck-is-a-mucker-char-char/425128 "2008-03-22T03:33:54Z")
So the other I I’m listening to an interview with Heather Mills, in it she accuses the press of calling her a Mucker Char Char. Now what the heck is that? I have to admit I’m feeling kind of jealous that you Britts hav… --- ## [Masters 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masters-2017/783854)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masters-2017/783854 "2017-04-11T12:32:24Z")
Didn’t see a thread for the Masters. No Arnold on the first tee tomorrow No Tiger for the 2nd year in row Par Three Contest canceled because of weather. But there are plenty of other stories. Dustin Johnson winner o… --- ## [Dress Code](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dress-code/721079)
**Author:** [@Marion\_Wormer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marion_Wormer)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dress-code/721079 "2015-06-02T21:01:27Z")
A couple of years ago my company had a dress code forced on it from higher headquarters. As one of the senior (oldest employee but one) I volunteered to be on the committee. First, we were given a copy of the ‘poor dres… --- ## [Post #65 by Twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-65-by-twickster/685585)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2014, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-65-by-twickster/685585 "2014-04-11T20:09:19Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=17200138&highlight=DrDeth#post17200138 Post #65 by Twickster “Dr Deth, given your long-held and very public position on spoilers with this material, I find your beha… --- ## [How many people die annually by choking on ballpoint pens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-die-annually-by-choking-on-ballpoint-pens/232457)
**Author:** [@Jello](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jello)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-die-annually-by-choking-on-ballpoint-pens/232457 "2021-04-24T15:01:00Z")
I recently came across the line “On average, about 100 people die from choking on ballpoint pens every year.” Like any good Cecil-educated human being, I tried to check the facts, and not surprisingly came up with a host… --- ## [Soldiers who wound themselves to get off the front lines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldiers-who-wound-themselves-to-get-off-the-front-lines/608893)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldiers-who-wound-themselves-to-get-off-the-front-lines/608893 "2012-01-11T21:39:02Z")
How common is it nowadays? In what wars since, say, the War of 1812 has it been the worst? With what charge(s), in the U.S. and its allies, are the soldiers prosecuted, if at all? --- ## [I Pit School Zone Speed Limits!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-school-zone-speed-limits/511054)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2009, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-school-zone-speed-limits/511054 "2009-09-25T22:31:58Z")
First of all, I am not stupid. Obviously, if I see a bunch of kids in an area, I slow down to a crawl - even in areas that are not school zones and don’t have signs. What pisses me off, at least here in Las Vegas, are … --- ## [Ever known someone who owns a Ferrari?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-known-someone-who-owns-a-ferrari/712111)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2015, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-known-someone-who-owns-a-ferrari/712111 "2015-02-11T01:49:59Z")
Super high end sports cars like a Ferrari or Lamborghini are certainly awesome. My question is, why would anyone own one? You cannot really drive them anywhere and what good is going 200 mph when most of the time your st… --- ## [What if we had nuked Iwo Jima?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-we-had-nuked-iwo-jima/687620)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2014, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-we-had-nuked-iwo-jima/687620 "2014-05-10T03:31:55Z")
Let’s say that we had successfully run the Los Alamos test a couple of years prior and now we’re going drop an atomic weapon on Iwo Jima. Would it work, or would all those underground bunkers survive? --- ## [New cars with fake engine sounds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-cars-with-fake-engine-sounds/711434)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-cars-with-fake-engine-sounds/711434 "2015-02-03T20:00:24Z")
A phrase I picked up a long time ago, specifically in reference to how the completely absurd things Mad magazine proposed had a tendency to manifest in the marketplace, is “blindsided by reality” or BBR. Some of you mig… --- ## [Is there anything that is theoretically impossible but possible in practice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-that-is-theoretically-impossible-but-possible-in-practice/562352)
**Author:** [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2010, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-that-is-theoretically-impossible-but-possible-in-practice/562352 "2010-11-30T21:09:38Z")
The maker of this software that isolates individual notes from audio mixes claims that his software does something that is theoretically impossible, but apparently possible in practice. I don’t know whether this is true … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1726&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1728&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)