# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1739&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:** 1740 --- ## [Chiropractors: Respectable Doctors or Money-Hungry Quacks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chiropractors-respectable-doctors-or-money-hungry-quacks/98379)
**Author:** [@DoperChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoperChic)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2002, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chiropractors-respectable-doctors-or-money-hungry-quacks/98379 "2002-03-20T16:22:43Z")
Kinda long, sorry… Earlier last week I was hit from behind in a car accident. As a result, I now have nasty whiplash. I went to my doctor who diagnosed the whiplash and recommended taking ibuprofen and applying heat to… --- ## [Tired of "fund raisers" using my kids as free child labor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tired-of-fund-raisers-using-my-kids-as-free-child-labor/201259)
**Author:** [@Level3Navigator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Level3Navigator)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2003, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tired-of-fund-raisers-using-my-kids-as-free-child-labor/201259 "2003-09-28T16:36:09Z")
So yesterday my kids come home with a package of “fund raisers” for thier school. Thay all got crammed into the auditorium where they had presenters tell the kids how to pressure people into buying magazine subscriptions… --- ## [What has the UN acomplished anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-the-un-acomplished-anyway/554797)
**Author:** [@godix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/godix)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2010, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-the-un-acomplished-anyway/554797 "2010-09-28T18:42:44Z")
Ban said, “let us remember, the world still looks to the United Nations for moral and political leadership.” The world looks to the UN for moral and political leadership? Really? This kinda got me thinking, what has the… --- ## [What would you serve in an American Restaurant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-serve-in-an-american-restaurant/341983)
**Author:** [@wonder9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonder9)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2006, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-serve-in-an-american-restaurant/341983 "2006-02-02T11:43:04Z")
Inspired by this thread If I went to China (or any other foreign country) to open an authentic American restaurant, what would I cook? I mean, what do you think people would expect to see on an American menu? I’m think… --- ## [What Crawled Up Eutychus's Ass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-crawled-up-eutychuss-ass/91484)
**Author:** [@John487](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John487)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2001, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-crawled-up-eutychuss-ass/91484 "2001-11-05T19:22:06Z")
was it manhattan? --- ## [Remote car starter that does not need installation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remote-car-starter-that-does-not-need-installation/711392)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remote-car-starter-that-does-not-need-installation/711392 "2015-02-09T15:32:19Z")
I want to get a remote car starter because it’s winter and my cars heat doesn’t seem to really kick on until I have been driving it for 20 minutes, and they are not too expensive online like $50, but to get one installed… --- ## [Rescue rules: do they ever say sorry, too risky for us, bye!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rescue-rules-do-they-ever-say-sorry-too-risky-for-us-bye/721294)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rescue-rules-do-they-ever-say-sorry-too-risky-for-us-bye/721294 "2015-06-22T15:23:20Z")
Watched San Andreas, which starts with a crazy ass rescue of a gal hanging in a car on the side of a cliff. The rescuers are Fire Department, in a helicopter, and its nuts. Which got me thinking: when/how do,rescuers sa… --- ## [Do the perceived problems of Millennials have to do with parenting today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-perceived-problems-of-millennials-have-to-do-with-parenting-today/818942)
**Author:** [@Silver\_lining](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_lining)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2018, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-perceived-problems-of-millennials-have-to-do-with-parenting-today/818942 "2018-08-09T06:18:50Z")
Do the perceived problems of Millennials have to do with parenting today? I had a dinner with a few of my friends, who are also parents with children. The consensus is children just don’t seem to listen like they used t… --- ## [Guarenteed Income, what would happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guarenteed-income-what-would-happen/787683)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guarenteed-income-what-would-happen/787683 "2017-06-02T16:55:19Z")
I was involved with a Facebook thread debating a government issued guarenteed income ( like SS but for all ages) most people in my age group (18-30) were for it, I just don’t buy that it would really help many people bec… --- ## [Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives! How many have you been to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diners-drive-ins-and-dives-how-many-have-you-been-to/682255)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diners-drive-ins-and-dives-how-many-have-you-been-to/682255 "2014-03-08T19:12:47Z")
For the fans of the show, how many restaurants featured on the series have you been to, and which ones? So far, these go to 11. :dubious: Emma Jean’s Holland Burger Cafe - Victorville Beer Belly - Korea Town L.A. The … --- ## [WTF is wrong with The Weather Channel web site?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-wrong-with-the-weather-channel-web-site/682434)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2014, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-wrong-with-the-weather-channel-web-site/682434 "2014-03-03T16:43:13Z")
They always have these little video teasers at the top of the page. Last week or so, one was of a newly wed who fell to her death, and today one is of a ten year old who dies from a rat bite. Is this really the kind of h… --- ## [Iraq: Should the troops be withdrawn or drastically increased?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraq-should-the-troops-be-withdrawn-or-drastically-increased/399165)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2007, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraq-should-the-troops-be-withdrawn-or-drastically-increased/399165 "2007-04-14T06:43:52Z")
I’m under the impression that, by now, several high ranking pentagon officials have said that a great deal more troops were needed in Iraq. Which is the better course of action? gradually decreasing troop levels and get… --- ## [Mean not to go to someone's (birthday) party?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mean-not-to-go-to-someones-birthday-party/718145)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2015, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mean-not-to-go-to-someones-birthday-party/718145 "2015-04-25T01:46:38Z")
I came across this story about a 10-year-old girl whose classmates all declined to attend her party. (The girl has Sotos Syndrome, which makes forging friendships tough.) Her mother posted a Facebook message about how no… --- ## [New Chick Tracts: "Evil Eyes" and "It's A Deal"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tracts-evil-eyes-and-its-a-deal/497803)
**Author:** [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2009, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tracts-evil-eyes-and-its-a-deal/497803 "2009-06-04T14:19:55Z")
(Placed in the Pit as per Chick Tract tradition) So, new Chick tracts. Evil Eyes is about Hispanics and Santeria. Since Santeria actually does have links to Catholicism, the obligatory Catholic jab is there as well. Typ… --- ## [Alabama Crimson Died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-crimson-died/640637)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-crimson-died/640637 "2012-11-14T20:07:15Z")
Aggies! --- ## [How is it rabbits crap little round pellets.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-rabbits-crap-little-round-pellets/582516)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2011, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-rabbits-crap-little-round-pellets/582516 "2011-05-21T00:37:28Z")
Do they roll the vegetation in balls when eating? Does the stomach or intestines ball it up. Do they have a magical butt? Why are rabbit pellets (smart pills) so spherical. --- ## [Can a person have diarrhea EVERY day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-person-have-diarrhea-every-day/662216)
**Author:** [@Bonnienclyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonnienclyde)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2013, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-person-have-diarrhea-every-day/662216 "2013-07-03T21:12:06Z")
Could a person have diarrhea EVERY day of their life for 20+ years? I have a friend that hardly leaves the house any more because she says she has constant diarrhea. She says it happens every day, more than once a day. … --- ## [The Little Drummer Boy is Evil, pa rum pum pum pum.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-little-drummer-boy-is-evil-pa-rum-pum-pum-pum/385505)
**Author:** [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2006, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-little-drummer-boy-is-evil-pa-rum-pum-pum-pum/385505 "2006-12-28T04:06:38Z")
At this festive time of year, it’s appropriate to reflect on the importance of generosity and selfless acts of kindness toward others. One of the most cherished carols repeated and repeated and repeated over and over an… --- ## [Why No Number 13?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-number-13/481516)
**Author:** [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2009, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-number-13/481516 "2009-01-18T01:53:42Z")
In my humble opinion, I can’t, for the life of me, understand why, buildings in the USA never list a 13th floor. There’s a 13th floor in every building reaching at least 14 floors, but instead we delude ourselves. Are … --- ## [the "three strike law" ?!&# - what the hell is wrong with you Americans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-three-strike-law-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-you-americans/146800)
**Author:** [@Naxox\_dec.2002](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Naxox_dec.2002)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2003, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-three-strike-law-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-you-americans/146800 "2003-01-09T01:12:34Z")
is the three strike law worthy in a modern sivilization such as USA ?:confused: --- ## [Star Wars laser colours](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-laser-colours/577646)
**Author:** [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2011, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-laser-colours/577646 "2011-04-12T00:05:56Z")
I just realized something dumb. Or rather I feel dumb for not noticing it before. In A New Hope, Vader’s lightsaber is red to show just how evil he is (red on black is one of those evil contrasts) while Luke’s is blue-gr… --- ## [Ethyl Alcohol Evaporation - From Opened Container](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethyl-alcohol-evaporation-from-opened-container/421333)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2007, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethyl-alcohol-evaporation-from-opened-container/421333 "2007-10-05T14:33:10Z")
Sometimes I open a can of beer (Large 500 ml imported) and half way through it decide that, meh, I’m ready for bed. So, I stick it in the fridge and go to bed. The next night, said can of beer is suddenly looking prett… --- ## [Really creepy movies that aren't horror movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-creepy-movies-that-arent-horror-movies/439268)
**Author:** [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-creepy-movies-that-arent-horror-movies/439268 "2008-02-28T20:46:51Z")
I watched Tideland today and my two-word reaction was (pardon my language), and I quote, “Jesus FUCK!” It was tough to finish that movie, not because it was bad, but because my skin was just crawling. I really need to g… --- ## [Interpretation of the Third Derivative](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interpretation-of-the-third-derivative/560076)
**Author:** [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2010, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interpretation-of-the-third-derivative/560076 "2010-11-11T10:10:12Z")
I’m familiar with the standard time-derivative interpretations in which the first time derivative of a position function is velocity, the second derivative is acceleration, and the third derivative is jerk. (Cue ‘snap, c… --- ## [Health insurance cost for those buying their own](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-insurance-cost-for-those-buying-their-own/741677)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2016, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-insurance-cost-for-those-buying-their-own/741677 "2016-01-08T16:03:34Z")
For those of you that are buying your own health insurance (no medicare, no employer insurance, etc.), how much will your premium be in 2016 and how much was it in 2015? Mine is going to be $280 in 2016 and was $216 in … --- ## [China As a Superpower-Will They Repeat Our Mistakes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-as-a-superpower-will-they-repeat-our-mistakes/664529)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2013, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-as-a-superpower-will-they-repeat-our-mistakes/664529 "2013-07-29T05:24:51Z")
I think that China’s ascent to superpower status is a pretty good thing. While the Chinese (present) government may not be all that democratic, the Chinese are very practical-they never get into wars without some big ben… --- ## [Zen and the Art of Tampon String Management TMI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zen-and-the-art-of-tampon-string-management-tmi/247406)
**Author:** [@ReverseCowgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReverseCowgirl)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2004, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zen-and-the-art-of-tampon-string-management-tmi/247406 "2004-12-02T02:44:45Z")
Just in time for Summer. I was thinking the other day, that I have had to figure out tons of stuff about what to do with tampon strings all by myself. For instance, I had no guidance about what to do with my string when… --- ## [Good Eats: The Return -- We have a date, people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-eats-the-return-we-have-a-date-people/835001)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2019, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-eats-the-return-we-have-a-date-people/835001 "2019-09-12T13:34:22Z")
Those who follow Alton Brown on social media have known for a while that he was going to make a sequel to Good Eats. Many may also be aware of Good Eats: Reloaded, where he updates some older episodes on the Cooking Chan… --- ## [A Second Sentient Species on Earth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-second-sentient-species-on-earth/332276)
**Author:** [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2005, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-second-sentient-species-on-earth/332276 "2005-11-30T11:38:08Z")
So, dolphins are apperently smart. So are corvids. So are various monkeys; I’m pretty sure all the Great Apes are now up to tool-using standards. Presumeably (unless we manage to wipe them all out before then), they’ll e… --- ## [English Words that Nobody Should Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-words-that-nobody-should-use/293606)
**Author:** [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2005, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-words-that-nobody-should-use/293606 "2005-03-14T05:43:12Z")
Inspired by this, what words really piss you off, especially for irrational reasons? “Irrational reasons”? Well, you know what I mean. I’ll start the ball rolling with “feckless”, which a friend of mine uses in almost e… --- ## [Ladies: in public, a man makes repeated, unwanted romantic overtures toward you. Your reaction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-in-public-a-man-makes-repeated-unwanted-romantic-overtures-toward-you-your-reaction/750841)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2016, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-in-public-a-man-makes-repeated-unwanted-romantic-overtures-toward-you-your-reaction/750841 "2016-04-03T19:08:17Z")
A couple of things: Yes, I specifically am aiming this question toward women only and about men only. Why? Partly that is the way these things tend to happen in the real world, and I’m not pretending otherwise, and p… --- ## [Best comedians and cynical, insightful social commentators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comedians-and-cynical-insightful-social-commentators/688485)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2018, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comedians-and-cynical-insightful-social-commentators/688485 "2018-11-14T22:59:27Z")
People have recommended Bill Hicks almost as a gold standard. He was anti-social before it was cool and I’ll give him that. His comments on drugs could be insightful. But there is much more to being anti-social than just… --- ## [Why would you \*not\* like The Godfather? (Rather lengthy)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-not-like-the-godfather-rather-lengthy/556192)
**Author:** [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-not-like-the-godfather-rather-lengthy/556192 "2010-10-06T22:25:43Z")
This past weekend, I had a friend of mine over to watch The Godfather, as he’d never seen it before, and was curious to see it since it’s so highly touted by me (it’s my favorite movie of all time) and by film fans in ge… --- ## [Why are conservatives obsessed with same sex marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-conservatives-obsessed-with-same-sex-marriage/916156)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2020, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-conservatives-obsessed-with-same-sex-marriage/916156 "2020-07-29T17:31:24Z")
Why? Conservatives worldwide, even in Britain, Boris Johnson screams about marriage. In South Africa, the conservative party wails about same sex marriage. Why is it such a do or die issue amongst conservatives worldwi… --- ## [Plugged sewer drain - can't get auger through](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plugged-sewer-drain-cant-get-auger-through/384703)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2006, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plugged-sewer-drain-cant-get-auger-through/384703 "2006-12-19T21:53:10Z")
We have a very slow drain in the floor of the basement laundry room that we drain the washing machine into. It drains okay (except for some standing water we can see when we remove the top of the drain, a couple of inche… --- ## [Leadership styles: Hitler vs. Stalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leadership-styles-hitler-vs-stalin/406916)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2016, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leadership-styles-hitler-vs-stalin/406916 "2016-04-28T02:33:56Z")
Why is it that Hitler has come down to us as a much more “accessible” persona than Stalin? I’m curious as to whether we just have better media of Hitler (movies of speeches, etc.) or their leadership styles were do diffe… --- ## [How to calculate length of diagonal lines across rectangle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-calculate-length-of-diagonal-lines-across-rectangle/672569)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2013, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-calculate-length-of-diagonal-lines-across-rectangle/672569 "2013-10-31T18:27:28Z")
I am tasked, by my fiance, to build a “diamond” bookshelf, a la this (she saw it in a commercial). The space is roughly 6’6" across, and up to 8 feet high (the height of the ceiling, but it needn’t be full floor-to-ceil… --- ## [Opinions Sought: How To Control Large Groups of Children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-sought-how-to-control-large-groups-of-children/353630)
**Author:** [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2006, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-sought-how-to-control-large-groups-of-children/353630 "2006-04-25T21:38:46Z")
I work in a museum, and part of my job is to lead school tours. It’s “That Time of Year” again-- field-trip season, and my boss got a grant which allows all of the third-graders in the county to come to the museum. We ge… --- ## [Why do smoked foods taste good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-smoked-foods-taste-good/533381)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2010, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-smoked-foods-taste-good/533381 "2010-03-23T16:25:49Z")
There seems to be an evolutionary basis for the fact that salt, fat, and sugar taste good to nearly everyone: we need minerals and calories, and those tastes are associated with exactly those necessities. So is there an… --- ## [Is it crazy to swim whilst sunburnt NEED ANSWERS FAST](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-crazy-to-swim-whilst-sunburnt-need-answers-fast/647234)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2013, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-crazy-to-swim-whilst-sunburnt-need-answers-fast/647234 "2013-01-15T01:41:27Z")
Yesterday I got mild sunburn on my back. I was thinking of going swimming in an indoor pool today, is this a bad idea? --- ## [How do you feel about violent thunderstorms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-violent-thunderstorms/547831)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2010, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-violent-thunderstorms/547831 "2010-07-28T19:51:19Z")
We had a doozy last night. I enjoy them myself. --- ## [So am I pretty much unemployable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-am-i-pretty-much-unemployable/743417)
**Author:** [@wellanuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wellanuff)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2016, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-am-i-pretty-much-unemployable/743417 "2016-01-19T22:29:57Z")
I mean aside from being like a store clerk or burger flipper, not that those aren’t honest jobs. The negative stuff below is not a self-flagellating, “pity poor me” thing, it is my attempt to be realistic about my emplo… --- ## [Killing kindergartners with a cleaver?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killing-kindergartners-with-a-cleaver/539197)
**Author:** [@Dostoyevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dostoyevsky)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killing-kindergartners-with-a-cleaver/539197 "2010-05-14T23:22:40Z")
Who does this? If there be a God, He should get off his ass and put an end to shit like this.:mad: --- ## [Why Didn't Spain Join WWII?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-spain-join-wwii/694197)
**Author:** [@Chicago\_Faucet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicago_Faucet)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2014, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-spain-join-wwii/694197 "2014-07-29T21:58:11Z")
They just got over a civil war, where the fascists won overwhelmingly. Hitler basically used Spain to test his Blitzkrieg strategy, using German hardware, and Franco was a megalomaniac, just like Hitler. So, why didn’t… --- ## [Why don't video games have an "old fart" mode?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-video-games-have-an-old-fart-mode/523947)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2010, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-video-games-have-an-old-fart-mode/523947 "2010-01-08T23:20:51Z")
I was just wondering. I’m 45 years old. I played arcade games in my youth, and console & computer games in adulthood. I’ve grown up playing video games, for all practical purposes. I can see why old farts today might no… --- ## [Have the previous owners of your house left anything interesting for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-the-previous-owners-of-your-house-left-anything-interesting-for-you/440315)
**Author:** [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2008, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-the-previous-owners-of-your-house-left-anything-interesting-for-you/440315 "2008-03-09T02:05:59Z")
Inspired from this thread, has anyone moved into a house and found something curious that the previous owners never came back to claim. Nothing odd like that has ever turned up for my parents. Dad might have left the ow… --- ## [Do corporations have any moral responsibility?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-corporations-have-any-moral-responsibility/419857)
**Author:** [@coberst](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coberst)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2007, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-corporations-have-any-moral-responsibility/419857 "2007-09-22T04:02:10Z")
Do corporations have any moral responsibility? The Chinese police state is a great investment says US hedge funds. The US economy may be on decline but US hedge funds investors considers the Chinese police state to be … --- ## [Can ants feel pain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-ants-feel-pain/21742)
**Author:** [@junebeetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/junebeetle)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-ants-feel-pain/21742 "2017-03-16T13:45:57Z")
Well, the ants invaded the pantry again and I just spent the last hour laying waste to the little bastards. Watching their frantic death struggles, I couldn’t help but wonder if ants and insects in general have the capac… --- ## [Hitchhikers or Dirk Gently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchhikers-or-dirk-gently/560876)
**Author:** [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2010, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchhikers-or-dirk-gently/560876 "2010-11-20T03:10:34Z")
Which series is Douglas Adams better work: the Hitchhikers series or the Dirk Gently series? For me, as much as I do love THHGTTG in all its forms, nothing compares to the force of nature in a hat that is Dirk Gently. … --- ## [Movies like Van Helsing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-like-van-helsing/275558)
**Author:** [@Earthworm\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthworm_Jim)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2004, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-like-van-helsing/275558 "2004-11-20T01:37:40Z")
So my 4 kids (ages 5 - 11) and I watched Van Helsing the other night. While I thought the plot was laughable, the kids loved it. They were scared but excited by the fights, the monsters…They really had a good time. So… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1738&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1740&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)