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**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2014, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-blueprints-really-blue/677459 "2014-01-01T01:03:16Z")
We always see on old Tom & Jerry cartoons blueprints made with white ink on blue paper. Besides looking nice and neat, is there any specific reason for blueprints being… blue? I am pretty sure they got this name because … --- ## [The unconstitutionality of defaulting on U.S. debt... irrelevant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unconstitutionality-of-defaulting-on-u-s-debt-irrelevant/561513)
**Author:** [@Le\_Jacquelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Jacquelope)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2010, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unconstitutionality-of-defaulting-on-u-s-debt-irrelevant/561513 "2010-11-26T22:42:29Z")
Some people say that it is unconstitutional for the United States to default on its national debt. I say that the constitutionality of such a thing is irrelevant. Why? Because Congressional approval is needed to extend … --- ## [Miss Pole Dance World 2009 - Felix Cane - WOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-pole-dance-world-2009-felix-cane-wow/495901)
**Author:** [@smurfslappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smurfslappa)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2009, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-pole-dance-world-2009-felix-cane-wow/495901 "2009-05-21T01:16:38Z")
h ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUppVDO-fmQ There’s no nudity but I went ahead and made the link NSFW just in case. There’s a woman on a pole after all. This is quite simply the most amazing performance on a pole I’ve… --- ## [House arrest = jail time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-arrest-jail-time/681090)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2014, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-arrest-jail-time/681090 "2014-02-14T17:27:42Z")
I had asked a question about a bail reduction hearing and who could be there. I really wish i knew the law better but At the bail reduction hearing the judge said she was not comfortable with reducing the bail nor with… --- ## [How is it possible for the earth to rotate at different speeds at different latitudes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-possible-for-the-earth-to-rotate-at-different-speeds-at-different-latitudes/698932)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2014, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-possible-for-the-earth-to-rotate-at-different-speeds-at-different-latitudes/698932 "2014-09-20T18:49:20Z")
Hi How is it possible for the earth to rotate at different speeds at different latitudes? So, for example the earth rotates at 1,700 km/h at the equator, but at slower speeds in upper and lower latitudes, and slowest of… --- ## [Was the word 'pregnancy' used in polite conversation before I LOVE LUCY?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-word-pregnancy-used-in-polite-conversation-before-i-love-lucy/531238)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2010, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-word-pregnancy-used-in-polite-conversation-before-i-love-lucy/531238 "2010-03-08T20:23:43Z")
It’s common knowledge that I Love Lucy never used the words pregnant or pregnancy when Lucy was pregnant both on and off camera because censors considered it offensive. Something I was wondering though: was the word pr… --- ## [Aging sucks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aging-sucks/252727)
**Author:** [@Da\_Cissy\_Pimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Da_Cissy_Pimp)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2012, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aging-sucks/252727 "2012-07-28T15:41:31Z")
For the last seven (it will soon be eight) years now, I have been working in an aged-care facility, and during that time, have had the opportunity to see what has now probably been a few hundred people pass through the p… --- ## [A theory on interpretive problems with Modern Art](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-theory-on-interpretive-problems-with-modern-art/420004)
**Author:** [@CJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CJJ)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2007, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-theory-on-interpretive-problems-with-modern-art/420004 "2007-09-27T18:46:59Z")
The responses in this thread discussing ways to get past High Art’s reputation lead me to posting this thread. The question has been asked and debated in several previous threads, but in skimming these threads I think t… --- ## [Eating live fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-live-fish/527063)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2010, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-live-fish/527063 "2010-02-02T00:58:38Z")
I recall Walter Cronkite relating a story that may have happened in the '70s, where he and his wife were guests of honour at a dinner in China. His wife was served a fish in a nice brown sauce. The trouble was, it was … --- ## [Did Battlestar Galactica Jump the Shark?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-battlestar-galactica-jump-the-shark/425356)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2007, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-battlestar-galactica-jump-the-shark/425356 "2007-11-09T13:57:46Z")
Now please don’t give any spoilers. I just finished Season 2.5 and I am convinced that the death of Admiral Kane was the Jumping of the Shark. Either that or I am just coming to realize what a shitty leader Admiral Ada… --- ## [What's Bush hiding about 9/11?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-bush-hiding-about-9-11/110526)
**Author:** [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2008, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-bush-hiding-about-9-11/110526 "2008-12-18T02:37:45Z")
So, G. W. Bush is opposed to the creation of a special commission to investigate the terror warnings of 9/11, while Dick Cheney decided to come out of his undisclosed location to flame anyone who dares to question the Ad… --- ## [American's general knowledge about Canada](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-general-knowledge-about-canada/34617)
**Author:** [@mealypotaotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mealypotaotes)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2000, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-general-knowledge-about-canada/34617 "2000-10-03T12:05:34Z")
Can agive me a sense about American’s general knowledge of Canada? ‘up here’ we regularly see/hear stories on ‘dumb yankees’ who don’t know sqaut about their biggest trading partner, and closest neighbor (culturally anyh… --- ## [Does anyone see cars' faces?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-see-cars-faces/448093)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-see-cars-faces/448093 "2018-11-21T12:11:34Z")
If I squint, and force my imagination into overdrive, I can visualize faces on the fronts of cars. The headlights are the eyes, the grille is the mouth, etc. They generally look goofy, happy and smiling all the time. U… --- ## [The Nickname "Doc"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nickname-doc/157038)
**Author:** [@Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_of_Sandwhich)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2003, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nickname-doc/157038 "2003-02-27T03:27:26Z")
Other than the obvious way (by playing a supporting role in a production of “Snow White”) how does a person earn this nickname? --- ## [Vanna White steps in to host Wheel of Fortune after Pat Sajak's surgery.aj](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanna-white-steps-in-to-host-wheel-of-fortune-after-pat-sajaks-surgery-aj/843194)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanna-white-steps-in-to-host-wheel-of-fortune-after-pat-sajaks-surgery-aj/843194 "2020-01-04T01:22:36Z")
Sending Best wishes and a speedy recovery to Pat. Does anyone know what the taping lead time is for Wheel? Is it similar to Jeopardy and a couple months? I’d like to see how Vanna does hosting the show. --- ## [1986: KGB kidnaps, castrates, and kills extremist's relative](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1986-kgb-kidnaps-castrates-and-kills-extremists-relative/788308)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2017, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1986-kgb-kidnaps-castrates-and-kills-extremists-relative/788308 "2017-06-12T05:47:47Z")
A meme tht pops up from time to time is ‘Have you ever wondered why Muslim terrorists don’t kidnap Russians??’. This sounds like Right-wing propaganda, so I did a quick search and found this page The url is upi dot co… --- ## [You know it's a great ChiDope when...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-its-a-great-chidope-when/78208)
**Author:** [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2001, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-its-a-great-chidope-when/78208 "2001-09-07T14:39:56Z")
You wake up two days in a ROW with bruises of indeterminate origin on your back and inner thighs. What fun we had, dopers! There was much cleavage and back massages, there was karaoke and brie and people falling down an… --- ## [Waterproof adhesive for attaching neoprene to steel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waterproof-adhesive-for-attaching-neoprene-to-steel/625260)
**Author:** [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waterproof-adhesive-for-attaching-neoprene-to-steel/625260 "2012-06-16T01:12:12Z")
I need to bond hard neoprene (not wetsuit material) to steel. This adhesive needs to be impact resistant. Can anyone recommend a good adhesive for this? I’ve got Gorilla glue lying around. Will this work well enough? … --- ## [When will Easter next be on March 24?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-easter-next-be-on-march-24/392037)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-easter-next-be-on-march-24/392037 "2017-09-13T18:21:02Z")
I found that the next Easter on March 22 (the earliest possible day) will be in 2285. It will be on March 23 next year and again in 2160. The last time it was on March 24 was 1940, but I haven’t seen anything saying wh… --- ## [Would hanging upside down be fatal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-hanging-upside-down-be-fatal/200128)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2003, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-hanging-upside-down-be-fatal/200128 "2003-09-09T20:19:39Z")
In movies occasionally I’ll see people being hung upside down, the implication being that this is worse than the regular way. Assuming the person is fed and given water, would death eventually result as a result of being… --- ## [Any evidence of ancient athiests?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-evidence-of-ancient-athiests/678150)
**Author:** [@Marlonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlonius)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2014, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-evidence-of-ancient-athiests/678150 "2014-01-11T00:02:12Z")
I was thinking last night about our primitive ancestors and their different religious beliefs. I got to thinking - is there any record, archeological or otherwise, indicating any group of primitive athiests at any time? … --- ## [I Pit Subway for the most idiotic phrase I've ever heard in a commercial...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-subway-for-the-most-idiotic-phrase-ive-ever-heard-in-a-commercial/463798)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-subway-for-the-most-idiotic-phrase-ive-ever-heard-in-a-commercial/463798 "2008-09-18T01:07:20Z")
… in description of a sandwich: “Yum rockets.” What the fuck, Subway? Really, what the FREAKING FUCK were you thinking? Even if your ad agency does employ bonobos with learning disabilities to write your ad campaigns… --- ## [Would it be wrong to have a stripper perform at my funeral?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-wrong-to-have-a-stripper-perform-at-my-funeral/578802)
**Author:** [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2011, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-wrong-to-have-a-stripper-perform-at-my-funeral/578802 "2011-04-27T15:47:21Z")
Because I found the perfect song. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band’s version of Just a Closer Walk with Thee. She should be ‘plump’, if you know what I mean. Would you be offended by this? --- ## [Has anyone actually been killed or maimed by spiked trees?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-actually-been-killed-or-maimed-by-spiked-trees/26968)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2000, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-actually-been-killed-or-maimed-by-spiked-trees/26968 "2000-07-27T18:55:31Z")
This has come up on another BBS, and someone raised the question of whether there have been any actual deaths or maimings caused by tree spiking. I have to admit, I’ve never questioned it myself. I certainly can’t point … --- ## [Let's get something straight here - Woman & Sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-get-something-straight-here-woman-sex/325183)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2005, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-get-something-straight-here-woman-sex/325183 "2005-10-10T23:32:18Z")
Inspired by this thread, I’ve decided to start my own, similar thread. I’m putting it in IMHO because it’s also entitled “Debate Light” and honestly I don’t know where else to put it. I’ve noticed around the boards and … --- ## [Who is in the wrong in this situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-in-the-wrong-in-this-situation/528409)
**Author:** [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-in-the-wrong-in-this-situation/528409 "2010-02-15T20:54:32Z")
Alrighty, I’m going to try and explain this situation I found myself as fair and evenly as I can. A friend and I went for a drive recently and we got out to have some lunch in a small town. When we got back in to the ca… --- ## [Should redheads date other redheads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-redheads-date-other-redheads/445797)
**Author:** [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2008, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-redheads-date-other-redheads/445797 "2008-04-20T21:11:19Z")
It just seems wrong somehow. Gotta a date tomorrow with a guy who has the exact same hair color as me and it feels kinda strange. Incestuous even. So, what’s your vote? --- ## [Will passenger airships ever come back? Or freight airships?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-passenger-airships-ever-come-back-or-freight-airships/266361)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2004, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-passenger-airships-ever-come-back-or-freight-airships/266361 "2004-10-09T16:25:59Z")
I just saw a CNN piece on a military plan to use lighter-than-air dirigibles for aerial surveillance. There was a big white one flying over Washington. The advantage is that it’s slower than an airplane, can stay up lo… --- ## [No E](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2018, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709 "2018-04-07T15:41:52Z")
Play off last prior post, in any way, without using any word with E in its orthography. Similar to this post. --- ## [Hillary in '08](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-in-08/321351)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2005, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-in-08/321351 "2005-09-21T16:08:17Z")
Should the Democrats nominate Hillary Clinton for President in 2008? As a Liberal except when it comes to the 2nd Ammendment I’d really like to see a Democrat in the Oval Office. I think it’s past time for the U.S. to … --- ## [Best way to remove hair "down there" (men)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-remove-hair-down-there-men/195361)
**Author:** [@capnfutile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capnfutile)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2003, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-remove-hair-down-there-men/195361 "2003-08-17T03:57:08Z")
I rather like the feel of a naked scrotum, but shaving is a hassle and if I don’t do it every couple of days it starts to itch coming back in. How well do depilatory creams work and how often do they have to be reused? … --- ## [what is your opinion on "Melanin Theory"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-on-melanin-theory/725297)
**Author:** [@thanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thanatic)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2015, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-on-melanin-theory/725297 "2015-07-30T17:21:00Z")
Melanin Theory says Black People are spiritually, physically and mentally superior to white people…that melanin gives them special properties --- ## [Self esteem: Did you always have it? If not, how did you acquire it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-esteem-did-you-always-have-it-if-not-how-did-you-acquire-it/617778)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2012, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-esteem-did-you-always-have-it-if-not-how-did-you-acquire-it/617778 "2012-04-07T15:16:37Z")
This is another one of those silly quasi-self-help threads; you’ve been warned! Lately I’ve begun to realize that I have essentially zero self-esteem and that this is not a normal thing. I’m 27 now, and as far as I can… --- ## [24 - Season 3, Episode 1, 1:00PM - 2:00PM (SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-3-episode-1-1-00pm-2-00pm-spoilers/210018)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2003, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-3-episode-1-1-00pm-2-00pm-spoilers/210018 "2003-10-31T15:41:13Z")
24, Season 3, Episode 1 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (Boy, that’s gonna make for a bitch of a marathon.) SPOILERS AHEAD! Season 2 threads: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Season 1 threads: 1 2 3… --- ## [What's your favorite spider?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-spider/598037)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-spider/598037 "2011-10-03T07:54:30Z")
Please share with me your favorite neat-looking, colorful or otherwise interesting spider. I know there are a lot of knowlegeable Dopers out there … Thank you in advance! --- ## [Non-PhD research questions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-phd-research-questions/537500)
**Author:** [@infinitii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/infinitii)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2010, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-phd-research-questions/537500 "2010-05-01T04:26:37Z")
I was reading through this thread: And I had a few questions, not specifically related, but that have been on my mind for a bit (if this is the wrong forum, please move. Also, sorry about the title, I wanted it as des… --- ## [If I time travel to the American Revolution, how should I expect the food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-time-travel-to-the-american-revolution-how-should-i-expect-the-food/715968)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-time-travel-to-the-american-revolution-how-should-i-expect-the-food/715968 "2015-03-29T14:48:25Z")
I’m not a picky eater; I don’t like to eat organs (I’m looking at you, liver), blood, and guts (no offal for me, thankyouverymuch), but I’m pretty game to try most “normal” cuisine. But, I worry that if I ever get a cha… --- ## [If you were a boxer, what music would you make your entrance with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-boxer-what-music-would-you-make-your-entrance-with/505424)
**Author:** [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2009, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-boxer-what-music-would-you-make-your-entrance-with/505424 "2009-08-07T20:53:59Z")
I was at a bar last evening, trading Tyson memories with an old friend from elementary school, when he reminded me of the Lennox Lewis fight. This was, if you’ll recall, the occasion that prompted Tyson to promise to eat… --- ## ["Hello, mother. Hello, father. The stinking corpse flower is in bloom again . . ."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-mother-hello-father-the-stinking-corpse-flower-is-in-bloom-again/251851)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2004, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-mother-hello-father-the-stinking-corpse-flower-is-in-bloom-again/251851 "2004-07-11T21:51:28Z")
" . . . Such a strange flower—suitable to any occasion. I carried one on my wedding day and now I place one here in memory of something that has died . . ." STORRS, Conn. (AP) - A giant exotic plant that has not bloomed… --- ## [What does it take for a very basic bar to succeed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-take-for-a-very-basic-bar-to-succeed/625550)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2012, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-take-for-a-very-basic-bar-to-succeed/625550 "2012-06-21T10:48:48Z")
Picture a long narrow building with a nice wood bar with a brass rail bar on one side. Straightforward set up with hard liquor and a half dozen taps. No flatscreens, no stage, maybe room enough for a few tables and juk… --- ## [What is this piece of silverware for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-piece-of-silverware-for/673266)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2013, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-piece-of-silverware-for/673266 "2013-11-09T18:28:53Z")
I have an implement from a nice set of silver plate. It is shaped like a spoon, but the “bowl” is flat, and incised in an intricate pattern. I assume the incising is to drain fluid from whatever you’re picking up with … --- ## [Need Acoustic Guitar Instrumentals in Open C](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-acoustic-guitar-instrumentals-in-open-c/598694)
**Author:** [@George\_Kaplin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/George_Kaplin)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-acoustic-guitar-instrumentals-in-open-c/598694 "2012-03-06T02:11:57Z")
Hi all, I’m trying to build a set of covers to play while busking. The thing is, I can’t sing worth a damn, and I hate retuning my guitar. My favourite tuning is open C so I’m looking for as many instrumentals in that t… --- ## [What is the ugliest bodily injury you ever had?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ugliest-bodily-injury-you-ever-had/673931)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2013, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ugliest-bodily-injury-you-ever-had/673931 "2013-11-21T01:11:05Z")
So I’m draining the spaghetti and the pot slips, getting scalding hot water and spaghetti on my foot. The damage is so disgusting I cannot believe it. Bright red skin and big scarred over holes. I have never had a third … --- ## [So what do I put in this kid's lunchbox anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-do-i-put-in-this-kids-lunchbox-anyway/592807)
**Author:** [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2011, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-do-i-put-in-this-kids-lunchbox-anyway/592807 "2011-08-24T03:44:42Z")
My son starts kindergarten tomorrow. One of the many perks of going to school for him was having a lunchbag. Now…what to fill it with? He’s already decided that tomorrow will be a peanut butter sandwich (thankfully they’… --- ## [Wait....people develop characters here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-people-develop-characters-here/679129)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2014, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-people-develop-characters-here/679129 "2014-01-29T14:21:56Z")
A post in this thread(I do not endorse the OP lol). Now I understand gag accounts, BigBustyNurse who posts about nothing but sexual hospital shenanigans is a gag…probably. And obvious trolls or outlandish crap, the … --- ## [Spell my name, spell my name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-my-name-spell-my-name/710148)
**Author:** [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-my-name-spell-my-name/710148 "2015-01-21T21:35:56Z")
Any issues with spelling your name out to people? Even John Smith has several possibilities. My first name I do it two letters at a time. No one wants to put the E before the I and I watch them struggling, pen hovering… --- ## [New Research Shows That Time Travel Is Mathematically Possible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-research-shows-that-time-travel-is-mathematically-possible/810228)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-research-shows-that-time-travel-is-mathematically-possible/810228 "2018-03-22T13:48:00Z")
Physicists have developed a new mathematical model that shows how time travel is theoretically possible. They used Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity as a springboard for their hypothetical device, which they call a… --- ## [A dirty porn terminology question. Seriously, don't read this.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dirty-porn-terminology-question-seriously-dont-read-this/432620)
**Author:** [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2008, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dirty-porn-terminology-question-seriously-dont-read-this/432620 "2008-01-10T10:12:27Z")
avoiding mouseover mishaps. avoiding mouseover mishaps. avoiding mouseover mishaps. avoiding mouseover mishaps. avoiding mouseover mishaps. avoiding mouseover mishaps. avoiding mouseover mishaps. avoiding mouseover misha… --- ## [Ways of dispensing fluid for drink-making machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-of-dispensing-fluid-for-drink-making-machine/629525)
**Author:** [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2012, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-of-dispensing-fluid-for-drink-making-machine/629525 "2012-07-28T14:58:06Z")
This has inspired me to make my own cocktail-making machine as my next Arduino project. I’ve seen several other DIY drink-mixing machines but the decent ones look super expensive to make. I think the most difficult part … --- ## [Wow, That's A Lot Of Maggots (TMI, Not For Lunchtime Reading)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-lot-of-maggots-tmi-not-for-lunchtime-reading/316611)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2005, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-lot-of-maggots-tmi-not-for-lunchtime-reading/316611 "2005-08-17T01:04:35Z")
I learned a lesson this week: they pick up the garbage twice a week around here for a reason. You see, due to some anomaly, we generated very little trash the last two weeks. Four garbage days came and went, each time w… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1739&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1741&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)