# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1735&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:** 1736 --- ## [Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Cite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-who-cannot-learn-from-history-are-doomed-to-repeat-it-cite/472749)
**Author:** [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2008, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-who-cannot-learn-from-history-are-doomed-to-repeat-it-cite/472749 "2008-11-15T18:46:57Z")
What are concrete examples where someone unlearned in history repeated a mistake of the past? The first example that springs to mind is Hitler’s Operation Barbarossa: but Hitler was presumably quite cognizant of Napole… --- ## [A question for the opponents of women voting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-the-opponents-of-women-voting/497790)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-the-opponents-of-women-voting/497790 "2009-05-27T21:47:28Z")
What, specifically, would be the negative consequences of allowing women to vote? --- ## [Witch hunts on the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witch-hunts-on-the-sdmb/292324)
**Author:** [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2005, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witch-hunts-on-the-sdmb/292324 "2005-03-02T08:09:44Z")
Well looks like Number Six/Kaitlyn (the K6 appellation drives me crazy, for some reason) debacle has apparently unleashed in some people a desire to “out” their pet nemeses. Suddenly the name of the game seems to be “If… --- ## [Ariel Pink Melts Down at Coachella: WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ariel-pink-melts-down-at-coachella-wtf/578816)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ariel-pink-melts-down-at-coachella-wtf/578816 "2011-04-22T19:36:19Z")
FWIW, I had never heard of Ariel Pink before reading this article. The long and the short of it is that a performer at the Coachella festival, Ariel Pink (a freak-folk act, whatever that means), pissed off fans by sitti… --- ## [Salary questions - how much, how to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salary-questions-how-much-how-to/616437)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2012, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salary-questions-how-much-how-to/616437 "2012-04-06T17:14:11Z")
I’ve been invited back for a second interview with a small nonprofit organization I would like to work for. The job is an intensive case management position matching homeowners with homeseekers in order to prevent homel… --- ## [Anyone Remember This Weird News Story (Song Played Over Several Years)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this-weird-news-story-song-played-over-several-years/464468)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2008, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this-weird-news-story-song-played-over-several-years/464468 "2008-10-03T09:24:42Z")
I have vague memories of a news story I heard a few years ago about some cathedral in Europe that, for shits & giggles apparently, is playing some piece of music on its new organ very slowly - like, over the course of a … --- ## ['International' Airports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-airports/591349)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2011, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-airports/591349 "2011-08-09T12:12:06Z")
Is there any reason that some airports call themselves ‘international’ airports? I mean, if you’re flying somewhere to or from outside the country, then you would already know that it’s an international airport. Plus, … --- ## [Has anyone ever risen from the lowest possible military rank to the highest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-risen-from-the-lowest-possible-military-rank-to-the-highest/804946)
**Author:** [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-risen-from-the-lowest-possible-military-rank-to-the-highest/804946 "2018-03-21T03:31:08Z")
I think that the very highest ranking military officials, which in the U.S. would by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, almost (?) always start either at the Service Academies or ROTC, and enter active duty as an officer (Lieute… --- ## [New Jersey & Bruce Springsteen are closely tied together. What other pairings are as tight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-bruce-springsteen-are-closely-tied-together-what-other-pairings-are-as-tight/797463)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2017, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-bruce-springsteen-are-closely-tied-together-what-other-pairings-are-as-tight/797463 "2017-10-04T19:35:58Z")
NJ also has favorite son Francis Albert Sinatra but he never sang about New Jersey really. Long Island has Billy Joel but I don’t think he can claim New York State. I suppose Kansas might work for Kansas, though does i… --- ## [Pronounce Joran van der Sloot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounce-joran-van-der-sloot/543247)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2010, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounce-joran-van-der-sloot/543247 "2010-06-18T18:56:55Z")
On TV I’ve heard the Jor in Joran pronounced yore and yur while the surname has been pronounced and “van der SLOAT”, “van der SLUTE”, and even “van der Slot”. Out of curiosity, which if any is closest to the Dutch pronu… --- ## [Glee 1.22 "Journey" (Season Finale)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-1-22-journey-season-finale/542501)
**Author:** [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-1-22-journey-season-finale/542501 "2010-06-10T20:58:06Z")
Quite a rollercoaster episode! Spoilers in the next post… --- ## [Another Micelle Wie meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-micelle-wie-meltdown/546052)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-micelle-wie-meltdown/546052 "2010-07-15T03:03:38Z")
Wie shoots an 82. Has she completely lost it? I don’t think the way to recover is to go play at a PGA tour event next week! Talk about one crazy, mismanaged career. --- ## [homosexual behaviour, the damage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexual-behaviour-the-damage/159683)
**Author:** [@Freyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freyr)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2003, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexual-behaviour-the-damage/159683 "2003-03-10T17:08:21Z")
In Gay Teens, A Debate, UnoMundo, on page 10, made this comment: …but I’m trying to say that some people oppose making homosexual behaviour acceptable because they honestly believe it is damaging to society. Rather tha… --- ## [Will these (TV)pilots fly or crash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-these-tv-pilots-fly-or-crash/614952)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2012, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-these-tv-pilots-fly-or-crash/614952 "2012-03-10T00:14:22Z")
Here is a link to upcoming television pilots. Just by seeing the descriptions, which ones do you think will make the grade, and which ones do you think will never see the light of day? --- ## [Civilian Impersonating An Officer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilian-impersonating-an-officer/494388)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2009, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilian-impersonating-an-officer/494388 "2009-04-28T11:19:44Z")
I was watching the Beverly Hillbillies (I have nothing else to do…LOL) Anyway Jethro sees Mrs Drysdale’s nephew get women just because he’s an officer in the Air Force. So Jethro goes out and buys a General’s uniform. (… --- ## [It's Fucking Snowing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-fucking-snowing/538791)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-fucking-snowing/538791 "2010-05-20T11:51:57Z")
May 9th. It’s fucking snowing. What the fuck is that all about? (Ottawa) --- ## [I really despise the "12:00 AM" deadline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-despise-the-12-00-am-deadline/503072)
**Author:** [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2009, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-despise-the-12-00-am-deadline/503072 "2009-07-19T23:37:02Z")
Even if I can comprehend the statement, I can’t be sure that you’re using it apropriately. They should really just use 12:01 or 11:59 universally to ensure that there is no confusion. --- ## [Dip Me In Honey and Feed Me to the Lesbians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dip-me-in-honey-and-feed-me-to-the-lesbians/340562)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2006, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dip-me-in-honey-and-feed-me-to-the-lesbians/340562 "2006-01-20T22:30:53Z")
I saw this phrase as a bumper sticker on a pickup truck in the local supermarket parking lot. What’s the origin of this phrase? All Google links seem to be for bumper stickers and t-shirts, but no explanations. --- ## [How "overpowered" was the Saturn 5 rocket?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-overpowered-was-the-saturn-5-rocket/589318)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-overpowered-was-the-saturn-5-rocket/589318 "2011-08-08T02:24:38Z")
So JFK states that it should become a goal of the US to send a man to the moon and return him safely by the end of the decade. Very good. So NASA has to start a huge engineering effort on all phases of the mission. Well… --- ## [Dimension of a 55 gallon fish tank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dimension-of-a-55-gallon-fish-tank/298609)
**Author:** [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2005, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dimension-of-a-55-gallon-fish-tank/298609 "2005-04-10T18:25:18Z")
I have a co-worker that is offering to give me a 55 gallon fish tank, since he no longer uses it… it’s just sitting in his back yard, collecting rain water. Before I head over to pick it up (possibly next weekend) I ne… --- ## [Where were you born?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-born/47678)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2001, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-born/47678 "2001-03-27T05:22:15Z")
Cloquet, MN. You? --- ## ["The Nurse is the Engineer's Best Friend"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nurse-is-the-engineers-best-friend/213683)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2003, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nurse-is-the-engineers-best-friend/213683 "2003-11-18T07:24:53Z")
I had a friend – an engineer – who always said this. He said that it was a common saying among engineers. Now, I’ve got science degrees, but an engineering degree, too, and I have to admit that in my case it seems to hav… --- ## [US money discriminates against the blind.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-money-discriminates-against-the-blind/382136)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2008, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-money-discriminates-against-the-blind/382136 "2008-05-24T03:52:37Z")
Link. At what point is accomodating the handicapped a negative-sum game? Should the government be forced to revamp all US currency to accomodate the blind? Personal opinion: Yes. It’s done in most other countries, by v… --- ## [Come on! Let's have some proof, already, that "false voters" really are a problem!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-on-lets-have-some-proof-already-that-false-voters-really-are-a-problem/374125)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2006, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-on-lets-have-some-proof-already-that-false-voters-really-are-a-problem/374125 "2006-10-14T19:28:30Z")
I’ve brought this question up many times in threads on voter ID cards and in other threads on election-reform issues, and I’ve never yet gotten a straight answer backed up with cites. What evidence is there that voting … --- ## [Bands that put out the same song over and over again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-put-out-the-same-song-over-and-over-again/249155)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2004, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-put-out-the-same-song-over-and-over-again/249155 "2004-06-11T15:59:24Z")
You know the kind I mean. The same chord structure, the same construction, virtually the same lyrics, just so similar you almost ask yourself whether you’ve heard it before even if you’ve never heard it before. I found t… --- ## [The Office - 4/25 - Paper Airplane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-4-25-paper-airplane/656774)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2013, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-4-25-paper-airplane/656774 "2013-05-09T17:45:22Z")
What the … !!! Didn’t like the Jim and Pam embrace at the end of last night’s episode. I thought it was ok, but hope that it doesn’t mean that all is well now. When Erin got mad, it reminded me of Andy. --- ## [6th Annual SDMB Early Super Bowl Pick Contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/479075)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2009, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/479075 "2009-01-20T01:38:21Z")
All right – the postseason field is set, so it’s that time of year again – time to see who can make the most accurate Super Bowl prediction more than a month ahead of time. In year 1, it was Trillionaire who beat the pa… --- ## [Booking concert at lesbian bar, potentially lots of straight male patrons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booking-concert-at-lesbian-bar-potentially-lots-of-straight-male-patrons/717545)
**Author:** [@Lemmytheseal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemmytheseal2)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2015, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booking-concert-at-lesbian-bar-potentially-lots-of-straight-male-patrons/717545 "2015-04-19T01:14:36Z")
I’m in a band, and we just played our second gig last night. We’re all pretty excited, and now it seems that if we can throw together a show for the ninth of May, that would be excellent, and here’s why: A friend of mine… --- ## [In future "Greatest People Ever" lists, who alive today will rank in the top 100?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-future-greatest-people-ever-lists-who-alive-today-will-rank-in-the-top-100/827870)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2020, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-future-greatest-people-ever-lists-who-alive-today-will-rank-in-the-top-100/827870 "2020-02-01T12:42:32Z")
A bizarre nerf ball accident has propelled your consciousness forward 200 years. When you come to, you find yourself looking at a list of the “Greatest People in History”, this list compiled in December, 2218. Who, aliv… --- ## [Poll: McDonald's fries and Big Macs are substandard, even for fast food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-mcdonalds-fries-and-big-macs-are-substandard-even-for-fast-food/831074)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-mcdonalds-fries-and-big-macs-are-substandard-even-for-fast-food/831074 "2019-03-19T19:35:29Z")
Look, I’m no food snob. I eat high-quality food. I eat junk food. I have my favorite sushi bar, which I can’t get out of less than $80 for dinner for two. I also jumped with joy when a Taco Bell Cantina opened near me. I… --- ## [Anybody worked on Thanksgiving/Christmas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-worked-on-thanksgiving-christmas/640689)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2012, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-worked-on-thanksgiving-christmas/640689 "2012-11-15T21:50:04Z")
Yup the holiday season is coming up, and although most workers will get Thanksgiving and Christmas off some will not. Have you had to work either of these two days? How willingly? Did you get extra pay or other benefi… --- ## [Help! Watching Barcelona/La Liga Soccer in U.S. this Season?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-watching-barcelona-la-liga-soccer-in-u-s-this-season/630770)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2012, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-watching-barcelona-la-liga-soccer-in-u-s-this-season/630770 "2012-08-26T17:40:21Z")
Hello! My son the goalkeeper is getting into watching soccer and enjoys Barca. He’s away on a Scouting trip or I would have him do this research :wink: FC Barcelona is playing Real Real Sociedad, apparently on August … --- ## [wow, I never realized just how biased my news sources are](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-never-realized-just-how-biased-my-news-sources-are/771261)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-never-realized-just-how-biased-my-news-sources-are/771261 "2016-11-30T19:31:51Z")
I really didn’t believe it (liberal bias in the news I consume), and I’m still having trouble with it. But all I’ve heard for the last 4 years was how Hillary was going to be our president, and how it was a done deal. … --- ## [Experiences with Multiple Personality Disorder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-multiple-personality-disorder/616996)
**Author:** [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2012, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-multiple-personality-disorder/616996 "2012-03-31T15:13:59Z")
I once knew a person who claimed to have it, and I assume she was telling the truth. She occasionally came to meetings of an organization I belong to. She was a bright, interesting person and pretty open about the MPD.… --- ## [Help my neice with her Flat Stanley Project !](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-neice-with-her-flat-stanley-project/441643)
**Author:** [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-neice-with-her-flat-stanley-project/441643 "2008-04-22T20:17:17Z")
Based on this . A neat way to introduce kids to keeping a journal / letter writing, & geography. My 6 year old niece sent me her rendition of Flat Stanley the other day, and I began taking photos of him at various pla… --- ## [Please explain the 'delayed erasure' form of the quantum erasure experiment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-delayed-erasure-form-of-the-quantum-erasure-experiment/649570)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2013, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-delayed-erasure-form-of-the-quantum-erasure-experiment/649570 "2013-02-11T12:53:38Z")
The full experiment and it’s permutations is laid out with great clarity here. What is of particular interest in light of the Schrodinger thread is the delayed erasure form of the experiment. To briefly outline and exp… --- ## [Educate a newbie on the various types of metals for wedding/engagement rings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-a-newbie-on-the-various-types-of-metals-for-wedding-engagement-rings/559151)
**Author:** [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2018, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-a-newbie-on-the-various-types-of-metals-for-wedding-engagement-rings/559151 "2018-06-25T06:47:14Z")
What I know about jewelry you could fit into a…well, you get the idea. I rarely wear any jewelry at all - cheap or very expensive - so it’s very important I get something I like enough to wear all the time. At first glan… --- ## [What are you currently binge-watching?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-currently-binge-watching/682300)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2014, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-currently-binge-watching/682300 "2014-02-27T04:33:16Z")
For me it’s Suits. I love this show so much. If you’re not watching it, you should be. Plus, Gina Torres. Oh yeah, my husband has reminded me that we’re also binge-watching “Breaking Bad” and “Supernatural.” I have to s… --- ## [Tell me about your breast reduction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-breast-reduction/587461)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2011, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-breast-reduction/587461 "2011-07-08T01:14:44Z")
After developing some rather severe back pain and being told I have the beginnings of arthritis in my spine, I’m considering getting a reduction sooner rather than later. Right now I am wearing a 38G, although I could p… --- ## [What would happen if the US declared its debt to China null and void](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-the-us-declared-its-debt-to-china-null-and-void/591817)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2011, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-the-us-declared-its-debt-to-china-null-and-void/591817 "2011-08-09T13:23:26Z")
On another forum, someone argued, that the US shouldn’t worry about its debt to Communist China, as it could just refuse to honour it after the next incident with China. What exactly would happen? Lets say it happens a… --- ## [I hate Chuck Norris](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-chuck-norris/495001)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2009, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-chuck-norris/495001 "2009-05-04T20:19:50Z")
There, I said it. It needed to be said. Bruce Lee is all that \*and \*a bag of potato chips. Chuck Norris wouldn’t even exist if it wasn’t for Bruce Lee. --- ## [Odds of landing a faculty position with a Sociology PhD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odds-of-landing-a-faculty-position-with-a-sociology-phd/627790)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2012, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odds-of-landing-a-faculty-position-with-a-sociology-phd/627790 "2012-07-17T16:16:38Z")
What is the ratio of PhD graduates in sociology vs faculty positions teaching same? --- ## [For the men...you're in a "tap out" fight against Serena Williams. Who wins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-men-youre-in-a-tap-out-fight-against-serena-williams-who-wins/667558)
**Author:** [@gerund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gerund)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-men-youre-in-a-tap-out-fight-against-serena-williams-who-wins/667558 "2013-09-07T18:35:32Z")
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**Author:** [@Fireclown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fireclown)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2007, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/besides-bleach-what-else-breaks-down-ammonia/419715 "2007-09-21T15:36:58Z")
I have cats, and occasionally I have to clean up piss or spray, and I have found that bleach works great for taking out the smell. However ,I know it reacts with the ammonia and forms a toxic gas. So what other chemical… --- ## [Can Orgasm Be Extended?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-orgasm-be-extended/656929)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2013, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-orgasm-be-extended/656929 "2013-05-06T21:48:25Z")
The human orgasm is frustratingly short-its over in a few minutes. I have heard that through so called “tantric” techniques, the orgasm can be extended-Sting claimed he could extend his for over an hour. Is such a t… --- ## [Can I bring my newborn baby to someone else's baby shower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-bring-my-newborn-baby-to-someone-elses-baby-shower/555042)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2010, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-bring-my-newborn-baby-to-someone-elses-baby-shower/555042 "2010-09-28T01:35:15Z")
Leaving him at home isn’t really an option as he feeds pretty well constantly and doesn’t seem to have the hang of a bottle yet. I was invited, and the mom in question knows I have a newborn. Also, she’s invited to my s… --- ## [Ask the guy who lost a bet to the devil!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-lost-a-bet-to-the-devil/38874)
**Author:** [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2000, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-lost-a-bet-to-the-devil/38874 "2000-11-03T05:21:58Z")
Yes, it’s true, I lost my bet with Satan. So, given the spate of “Ask the…” threads that sprouted this summer, I’m starting a new one. Ask me your questions. Ask me about the stupidity involved in making a bet about a… --- ## ['That Little Faggot' and other censorable lyrics regularly played unexpurgated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-little-faggot-and-other-censorable-lyrics-regularly-played-unexpurgated/322761)
**Author:** [@unophobia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unophobia)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2005, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-little-faggot-and-other-censorable-lyrics-regularly-played-unexpurgated/322761 "2005-09-24T20:29:36Z")
Ususally performed late at night, these classic songs get away with somewhat explicit lyrics. Above, of course, was the beginning of the second verse of ‘Money for nothing’ by Dire Straits. One of the more famous songs… --- ## [What do you make of these suicide stats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-make-of-these-suicide-stats/559994)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2010, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-make-of-these-suicide-stats/559994 "2010-11-11T20:53:07Z")
Here is a bunch of stats on suicide in the US. About halfway down the page you can look at a long table of suicide rates state by state. I find it really interesting that suicide rates seem pretty nearly inversely prop… --- ## [Whats the best comedy movie ever made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-comedy-movie-ever-made/78843)
**Author:** [@xanakis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanakis)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2001, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-comedy-movie-ever-made/78843 "2001-09-05T15:52:09Z")
This question is inspired by the Spinal Tap thread (best song? “Break Like The Wind”). In my view, its “Life of Brian” and nothing anybody says is going to change my mind. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1734&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1736&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)