# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1732&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:** 1733 --- ## [Current Events and Childhood Misunderstandings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-events-and-childhood-misunderstandings/538115)
**Author:** [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2010, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-events-and-childhood-misunderstandings/538115 "2010-05-06T17:28:34Z")
This thread about nuclear power reminded my of something from my childhood. The nuclear accident at Three Mile Island happened on March 28, 1979. If you weren’t around back then, let’s just say that it was a Very Big D… --- ## [Mathematics should learn from programming standards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mathematics-should-learn-from-programming-standards/837345)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2019, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mathematics-should-learn-from-programming-standards/837345 "2019-07-26T17:13:14Z")
I have no idea if this is true, but I suspect that math is written the way that it is due to history. Historically, a lot of math was done by etching or scratching into clay, wax, or other mediums. Even after this perio… --- ## [Name the 50 bands or solo artists in this image](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-50-bands-or-solo-artists-in-this-image/995064)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2024, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-50-bands-or-solo-artists-in-this-image/995064 "2024-07-21T19:20:27Z")
--- ## [Tell me what SuperBowl team I should be cheering for.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-superbowl-team-i-should-be-cheering-for/570005)
**Author:** [@CyclopticXander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyclopticXander)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2011, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-superbowl-team-i-should-be-cheering-for/570005 "2011-02-06T22:46:55Z")
Well it’s almost time to watch my annual football game again! I don’t care about sports at all, but I do always feel compelled to watch such a gigantic cultural event. It is fun to understand all the tweets that night an… --- ## [How much unlike I, robot the book was I, robot the film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-unlike-i-robot-the-book-was-i-robot-the-film/281264)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2018, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-unlike-i-robot-the-book-was-i-robot-the-film/281264 "2018-04-12T08:17:27Z")
I watched I, robot (the film) last night. I admit to enjoying it, but having read most of two Isaac Asimov books about robots (Robots of Dawn and Naked Sun) I have to wonder if the film is anything like the book I, r… --- ## [Who Said That? A Family Guy Game.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-said-that-a-family-guy-game/256951)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2004, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-said-that-a-family-guy-game/256951 "2004-08-09T15:56:08Z")
And it’s a simple game. One poster gives a quote, the next poster tells us who said it. Bonus points if you can tell the episode. As the game goes on, the quotes will be getting harder. I’ll start off with an easy one. … --- ## [Baseball Trivia Questions Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trivia-questions-thread/746667)
**Author:** [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2016, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trivia-questions-thread/746667 "2016-03-20T20:42:38Z")
Hey guys! Who doesn’t love baseball trivia? Post questions, answer questions, share tidbits of information here. Here are a few questions to get you started. Feel free to Google if you must, though kindly do it after yo… --- ## [signature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature/548321)
**Author:** [@henryp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/henryp)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature/548321 "2010-08-02T21:08:32Z")
This is the only forum I frequent which allows signatures but wherein I have to check the “Show your sig” box for every post. Is there a default setting I’ve missed which would enable including the signature every time? … --- ## [Have you ever attended a same-sex wedding? Would you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-attended-a-same-sex-wedding-would-you/774611)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2016, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-attended-a-same-sex-wedding-would-you/774611 "2016-12-16T17:01:40Z")
Having attended two in the past year (my sister and SIL, and two male friends), I was just wondering. --- ## [I'm trying to help you King Nifty. . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-help-you-king-nifty/134795)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2002, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-help-you-king-nifty/134795 "2002-11-02T18:44:28Z")
It seems you are the ultimate skeptic. Being skeptical is not a bad thing. You shouldn’t believe everything you hear. But calling people liars is just plain rude. Now, I’m not saying you have to believe every thing you … --- ## [Mandatory military service in the U.S.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandatory-military-service-in-the-u-s/306935)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2005, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandatory-military-service-in-the-u-s/306935 "2005-06-17T06:44:43Z")
Should the U.S. institute mandatory military service for every able-bodied person exiting high school or college? I’m of two minds about it. Some or many of our Dopers live in countries that have mandatory service, and… --- ## [Greatest Earworm of All Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-earworm-of-all-time/534469)
**Author:** [@HeadNinja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeadNinja)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2010, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-earworm-of-all-time/534469 "2010-04-05T04:10:10Z")
I nominate Mahna Mahna. It’s really catchy. Mahna Mahna It’s really fun. Mahna Mahna It has Muppets. Mahna Mahna So let’s see if there is a mightier earworm that can displace it. --- ## [Can you get lung cancer right away from smoking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-lung-cancer-right-away-from-smoking/316186)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2005, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-lung-cancer-right-away-from-smoking/316186 "2005-08-10T18:43:59Z")
I was noting the recent death of Peter Jennings, the anchorman who had lung cancer, and wondering what my next strategy would be to convince my parents to quit smoking. It occurred to me that I’ve never heard of someone… --- ## [Foyle's War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foyles-war/636790)
**Author:** [@RonTheElderlawLawyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RonTheElderlawLawyer)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foyles-war/636790 "2013-03-25T06:50:26Z")
I am new to TSD on-line, tho a TSD fan since at least the 1970s, probably because I am an old fart and don’t care much for this new-fangled techno stuff, so bear with me. I recently discovered Foyle’s War and wonder if … --- ## [Queer As Folk Series Finale (oh, there will be spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queer-as-folk-series-finale-oh-there-will-be-spoilers/316072)
**Author:** [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2005, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queer-as-folk-series-finale-oh-there-will-be-spoilers/316072 "2005-08-10T20:37:58Z")
I thought the final episode needed it’s own thread, rather than bumping that old one. During the discussion I’m sure we’ll have spoilers, so you’re warned. However, the OP won’t. I’m just going to quote what may have be… --- ## [Could chainsaw cut through steel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-chainsaw-cut-through-steel/423716)
**Author:** [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-chainsaw-cut-through-steel/423716 "2007-10-24T20:38:44Z")
I guess more to the point, could a chainsaw cut through a shotgun barrel. If you need the specific type of shotgun, I guess I would go with a 12 gauge double barrel Remington with a walnut stock, cobalt blue steel and a … --- ## [Do salt and lemon juice help heal cuts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-salt-and-lemon-juice-help-heal-cuts/300298)
**Author:** [@DuhCow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DuhCow)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2005, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-salt-and-lemon-juice-help-heal-cuts/300298 "2005-04-22T00:59:05Z")
Well? --- ## [Bush Laments that Ob-Gyn's Can't Practice Their Love with Women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-laments-that-ob-gyns-cant-practice-their-love-with-women/263426)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2004, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-laments-that-ob-gyns-cant-practice-their-love-with-women/263426 "2004-09-11T02:28:19Z")
The President’s speech in Poplar Bluff, Missouri (Sept 6) What does he think goes in in that exam room, anyway? --- ## [Was the economy really "on the verge of collapse"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-economy-really-on-the-verge-of-collapse/636721)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2012, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-economy-really-on-the-verge-of-collapse/636721 "2012-10-17T19:51:40Z")
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Is there solid evidence that if the unemployment rate had been slightly higher that the economy would have collapsed or is all the talk just political hyperbole? --- ## [Who Will Be The First To Land Humans on Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-first-to-land-humans-on-mars/580928)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-first-to-land-humans-on-mars/580928 "2011-07-27T17:49:59Z")
Just as the title says. --- ## [Do you believe that some celebrities were discovered by chance "in a restaurant"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-that-some-celebrities-were-discovered-by-chance-in-a-restaurant/665361)
**Author:** [@Vera98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vera98)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2013, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-that-some-celebrities-were-discovered-by-chance-in-a-restaurant/665361 "2013-08-06T14:49:37Z")
When I read biographies of some female celebrities, esp. actresses and supermodels, they and sometimes their parents say that they were “discovered”, either in a mall, airplane, restaurant, subway, bus, etc. when they we… --- ## [Toughest leaders in history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toughest-leaders-in-history/666595)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2013, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toughest-leaders-in-history/666595 "2013-08-22T23:51:28Z")
Inspired by Kamino Neko’s comments here. The rules of establishing ‘toughness’ are the same - winning a mixed martial arts match regulated by Ultimate Fighting Championship rules (leaders who had the misfortune to be bor… --- ## [Challenge: How to Stop Obesity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-how-to-stop-obesity/217299)
**Author:** [@nameless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nameless)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2003, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-how-to-stop-obesity/217299 "2003-12-17T16:43:38Z")
Excuse my low postcount–I’m a longtime lurker, infrequent poster. I know this is a precursor to excommunication on some other boards, so please excuse any ignorance on my part–I come before you all humbly and with a simp… --- ## [I Love Y'all!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-yall/541725)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2010, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-yall/541725 "2010-06-05T14:16:07Z")
Just sayin’ I LOVE YOU but I’m gettin’ tired. Thanks Bill --- ## [Why do small cuts hurt more than large ones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-small-cuts-hurt-more-than-large-ones/522484)
**Author:** [@I\_Have\_Hippos\_In\_My\_Garden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Have_Hippos_In_My_Garden)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2009, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-small-cuts-hurt-more-than-large-ones/522484 "2009-12-27T10:19:26Z")
We all know that small, tiny cuts sting like there is no tomorrow, and that of course larger cuts hurt, but the pain is nothing like that of the sting of a small cut. What are everyones’ thoughts on why this is?! --- ## [Inappropriate songs for weddings, etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inappropriate-songs-for-weddings-etc/672410)
**Author:** [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2013, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inappropriate-songs-for-weddings-etc/672410 "2013-10-29T22:28:48Z")
Ever been to a wedding or similar and hear a song that makes you :dubious:? Preferably at one you actually attended, unless you can think of a particularly bad hypothetical choice. \[ul\] \[li\]I haven’t heard this in pers… --- ## [Smart ass answers to dumb ass questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smart-ass-answers-to-dumb-ass-questions/15699)
**Author:** [@Lexicon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lexicon)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2000, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smart-ass-answers-to-dumb-ass-questions/15699 "2000-04-09T11:51:00Z")
In the spirit of “Ask the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ guy.” I am starting this. I hope to be able to answer any and all questions, as long as they fit the bill. Heh. Anyway, I will provide exactly what the title says: Smart-ass answers … --- ## [Identify that Simpson's Quote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-that-simpsons-quote/334453)
**Author:** [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2005, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-that-simpsons-quote/334453 "2005-12-28T03:49:27Z")
Let’s try a Simpsons trivia quiz. Here is a list of 20 distinct quotes from various episodes of The Simpsons. Try to identify both the speaker and the context of the quote. (Hint: Each quote is from a different chara… --- ## [Becks bad, bad, bad Bear! (no, no, no not Bear the cat!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becks-bad-bad-bad-bear-no-no-no-not-bear-the-cat/843939)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2019, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becks-bad-bad-bad-bear-no-no-no-not-bear-the-cat/843939 "2019-12-12T20:22:45Z")
Uh-oh. Walking the house doggies around the pond. There are a few trails out there through the woods, always coming back close to the pond. I’ve been carrying my rifle when walking for fear of feral pigs. We head into … --- ## [Badasses Needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badasses-needed/398756)
**Author:** [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2007, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badasses-needed/398756 "2007-04-08T06:59:07Z")
OK, you’ve been selected to go on a secret mission, the details of which you don’t know. You are to assemble a team of six of the baddest badasses from any TV show ever aired, with no more than one from any given show. … --- ## [Whither the great cheesy fantasy and SF shows of yesteryear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whither-the-great-cheesy-fantasy-and-sf-shows-of-yesteryear/285034)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2005, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whither-the-great-cheesy-fantasy-and-sf-shows-of-yesteryear/285034 "2005-01-21T23:10:02Z")
Over on the Andromeda thread, Otto and I were remembering an awful lot of fun SF shows that bit the dust in the last couple of years – probably a victim of the reality TV show craze, but some of them weren’t all that gre… --- ## [Cars vs high wind speeds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-vs-high-wind-speeds/557100)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-vs-high-wind-speeds/557100 "2010-10-14T21:06:18Z")
Inspired by tonight’s Mythbusters involving tornado proof vehicles. They pitted ordinary cars as a control against a jet engine, and they pretty much always lost their hoods after 150mph winds and the whole car would flo… --- ## [Fox News collaborates with Al Qaeda in targeting Navy Seal.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-news-collaborates-with-al-qaeda-in-targeting-navy-seal/632554)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-news-collaborates-with-al-qaeda-in-targeting-navy-seal/632554 "2012-08-27T13:30:54Z")
Ok, they didn’t exactly collaborate, but they may as well have. Then this: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503543\_162-57500137-503543/al-qaeda-calls-for-death-of-navy-seal-who-authored-book-on-bin-laden-mission I don’t… --- ## [Bad Day for Republicans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-day-for-republicans/652436)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2013, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-day-for-republicans/652436 "2013-03-13T21:00:02Z")
The unemployment rate in the US is now at a 4 year low. There was a surge in hiring in February, which beat analysts expectations. The Dow Jones finished the week at a record high. The DJIA has now regained all of the… --- ## [Silly mnemonics to remember things you ought to know anyway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-mnemonics-to-remember-things-you-ought-to-know-anyway/22463)
**Author:** [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2001, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-mnemonics-to-remember-things-you-ought-to-know-anyway/22463 "2001-02-20T15:08:02Z")
I have difficulty with parallels, meridians, latitude, and longitude… I just remember: Parallels are parallel to one another; Meridian is from meridies, “noon”, so it’s where the sun passes over at noon (yes, for me th… --- ## [Pedestrian hit by car... where is his leg?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedestrian-hit-by-car-where-is-his-leg/586725)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedestrian-hit-by-car-where-is-his-leg/586725 "2011-06-29T12:52:14Z")
A man in Mesa, AZ was hit by a car and seriously wounded, in fact so seriously that his leg was no longer attached to his body. They rushed him to the hospital, where he died, but the question remained, where was the re… --- ## [So what are the uses for an amputated testicle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-the-uses-for-an-amputated-testicle/562189)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2010, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-the-uses-for-an-amputated-testicle/562189 "2010-12-02T13:21:20Z")
A friend of mine has cancer, and is going to have to have a testicle amputated. We’re putting together a list of what he can do with said body part after the operation–the wilder the better! I know you Dopers will come … --- ## [Why isn't "so 90s" a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-so-90s-a-thing/788309)
**Author:** [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2017, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-so-90s-a-thing/788309 "2017-06-20T17:46:34Z")
It seems the 1970s and 1980s had their distinct styles. Music, movies, fashion, hairstyles… Many of us could probably easily recognize and quickly describe something as being from that decade. The 90s seems for some rea… --- ## [You're surrounded by zombies. Whom do you want to rescue you: Ahsoka Tano or the BURN NOTICE crew?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-surrounded-by-zombies-whom-do-you-want-to-rescue-you-ahsoka-tano-or-the-burn-notice-crew/657632)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2013, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-surrounded-by-zombies-whom-do-you-want-to-rescue-you-ahsoka-tano-or-the-burn-notice-crew/657632 "2013-05-13T13:40:07Z")
Due to a contrived set of circumstances I’m too lazy to make up, you find yourself in a house besieged by a herd of Walking Dead-type zombies. All your friends are dead, you’re out of ammunition, and you’ve lost your axe… --- ## [The Quotable Simpsons Bonanza](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-quotable-simpsons-bonanza/426195)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2007, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-quotable-simpsons-bonanza/426195 "2007-11-16T08:48:25Z")
Inspired by this thread. Incompetent lawyer Hutz was a much less prominent character than burns, but I have many fond memories of Phil Hartmann. HUTZ: Any calls? SECRETARY: No. HUTZ: I said, ANY CALLS? SECRETARY:… --- ## [Can you top this unlikely event](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-top-this-unlikely-event/179520)
**Author:** [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2003, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-top-this-unlikely-event/179520 "2003-08-25T17:45:00Z")
My mom knew an albino who was struck by lightning. Can anybody top that for most unlikely thing-or-other? --- ## [My psychopathically pro-American coworker just went way over the line.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-psychopathically-pro-american-coworker-just-went-way-over-the-line/164341)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2003, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-psychopathically-pro-american-coworker-just-went-way-over-the-line/164341 "2003-04-02T03:46:53Z")
I have a coworker who is a jingoistic, pro-America in every situation, Republican. She is boycotting the French, etc. For contrast, I am…well, we share virtually no political views. I’m a member of the Green Party. I… --- ## [Do Muslims Party ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-muslims-party/433229)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2008, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-muslims-party/433229 "2008-01-14T19:50:45Z")
I’m under the impression that there are no gala balls and socials that bring men and women together in Islamic societies… And I can’t imagine a formal party in Islam where the guys dress up . If I’m right, I can underst… --- ## [How often do you change your stove's drip pans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-change-your-stoves-drip-pans/547246)
**Author:** [@cuberdon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuberdon)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-change-your-stoves-drip-pans/547246 "2010-07-19T22:51:48Z")
Inspired by buying new ones yesterday to replace the mostly rusted out ones. It seems like it takes about a year for the drip pan under the burner to corrode to the point that they develop holes and are fragile and not … --- ## [Most hated Christmas Song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-christmas-song/335911)
**Author:** [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2005, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-christmas-song/335911 "2005-12-23T22:30:42Z")
You don’t even have to hate the song itself. Just a particular version of it. My choices are a tie between Bruce Springsteen’s “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”, with that fake laugh in the last part where he repeats the… --- ## [Throwing Manual Transmission into Reverse While Traveling Forward at High Speeds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throwing-manual-transmission-into-reverse-while-traveling-forward-at-high-speeds/120293)
**Author:** [@lucwarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lucwarm)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2011, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throwing-manual-transmission-into-reverse-while-traveling-forward-at-high-speeds/120293 "2011-10-07T15:36:17Z")
What happens? A couple people have claimed to me that your whole transmission will fall onto the roadway. (Of course I don’t have the guts to try this!) --- ## [How to investigate someone online, without paying a fortune](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-investigate-someone-online-without-paying-a-fortune/559912)
**Author:** [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-investigate-someone-online-without-paying-a-fortune/559912 "2010-11-09T19:44:23Z")
Here’s the situation: A relative has fallen in love with someone online. They are planning to marry, but they have never met. Every time they are scheduled to meet, some huge health crisis or other awful event happens. N… --- ## [How do we know female cavemen had beards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-female-cavemen-had-beards/517269)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2009, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-female-cavemen-had-beards/517269 "2009-11-16T05:31:46Z")
what makes us think female cavemen had beards. --- ## [In a world where "Play that Funky Music" is censored...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-world-where-play-that-funky-music-is-censored/403228)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2007, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-world-where-play-that-funky-music-is-censored/403228 "2007-05-10T02:02:37Z")
…can “Brown Sugar” be far behind? I was listening to the oldies station ready to belt out “Play that funky music white boy!” when instead I hear Play that funky music Play that funky music Play that funky music righ… --- ## ["Daily Beast:" Your ‘Craft’ Rye Whiskey Is Probably From a Factory Distillery in Indiana](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-beast-your-craft-rye-whiskey-is-probably-from-a-factory-distillery-in-indiana/694754)
**Author:** [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-beast-your-craft-rye-whiskey-is-probably-from-a-factory-distillery-in-indiana/694754 "2014-08-05T15:04:57Z")
Link to aritcle in “The Daily Beast” We’ve had some “spirited” discussions here from time to time about rye whiskies. For some time I’ve known the Bulleit and Templeton rye were ther same whiskies. Templeton goes for $… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1731&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1733&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)