# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1741&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:** 1742 --- ## [Phase out oil heat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phase-out-oil-heat/720031)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2015, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phase-out-oil-heat/720031 "2015-05-19T18:07:09Z")
We use a lot of oil every winter to heat our homes and businesses here in the USA, and often we need to go to war in order to make sure we have a supply of oil. Why don’t we start requiring alternative methods? IMO, we… --- ## [You can't \_\_\_\_ your cake and \_\_\_ it too](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-____-your-cake-and-___-it-too/531142)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2010, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-____-your-cake-and-___-it-too/531142 "2010-03-06T22:07:07Z")
According to this, I’ve said this phrase incorrectly my entire life. I think he’s terribly wrong, though. So which way should the phrase go? Poll in a minute… --- ## [Standing On Jupiter.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/standing-on-jupiter/629321)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/standing-on-jupiter/629321 "2012-07-26T17:07:10Z")
This question goes back to when I was a child. One time, I mused to myself as a child, why is there such a big to do about possible life on Mars? Why no, say, Jupiter too? (They sent a probe to Mars when I was still a ki… --- ## [The Da Vinci Contention - Was it (and if not, is it now) his surname?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-da-vinci-contention-was-it-and-if-not-is-it-now-his-surname/688902)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2014, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-da-vinci-contention-was-it-and-if-not-is-it-now-his-surname/688902 "2014-05-23T18:14:18Z")
To avoid further hijack of thisthread, I’ve opened another (this one) to discuss further the question of the rights and wrongs of considering ‘Da Vinci’ (or ‘da Vinci’) to be the surname of the famous Florentine polymath… --- ## [24: Season 4: Episode 19 (1:00am - 2:00am)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-episode-19-1-00am-2-00am/301065)
**Author:** [@moi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moi)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2005, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-episode-19-1-00am-2-00am/301065 "2005-05-01T22:21:33Z")
I thought it had been awhile since I’d started a thread and wanted to have the honor of doing one of these. :slight\_smile: I hope the regulars responsible for starting these threads don’t mind! Y’all have just over four … --- ## [How does one learn fashion and style?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-learn-fashion-and-style/469265)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2008, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-learn-fashion-and-style/469265 "2008-11-17T22:43:34Z")
I was thinking the other day that it would behoove me to learn the mysterious ways of dressing stylishly. Now, I’m not a fashion nightmare, and often enough I actually receive compliments on the rapier wit of my various… --- ## [Why is the "Normal" Range of the Body Mass Index so Low?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-normal-range-of-the-body-mass-index-so-low/564303)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2010, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-normal-range-of-the-body-mass-index-so-low/564303 "2010-12-18T09:12:38Z")
I know that people tend to complain about the BMI and why they don’t think they are overweight or obese when it says that they are due to muscle mass, heavy bones or something. This isn’t about that. I want to know why t… --- ## [Analogies are poor debate tools](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analogies-are-poor-debate-tools/706757)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2014, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analogies-are-poor-debate-tools/706757 "2014-12-12T23:54:47Z")
In a previous thread, I made a half-hearted attempt to explain that all analogies are inherently flawed. I thought I would elaborate on the topic. In general, analogies can be an effective and powerful learning tool. … --- ## [How can I get this heavy stuff up 3 flights of stairs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-this-heavy-stuff-up-3-flights-of-stairs/835671)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2019, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-this-heavy-stuff-up-3-flights-of-stairs/835671 "2019-06-25T23:47:19Z")
Long story short, lady on the third floor of an apartment building has a cat urgently in need of kitty litter. The lady is a little thing with tiny wrists, elevator has been broken for months and for the foreseeable fu… --- ## [When did it become obligitory to begin all answers with "So"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-it-become-obligitory-to-begin-all-answers-with-so/685368)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-it-become-obligitory-to-begin-all-answers-with-so/685368 "2014-04-12T03:31:36Z")
I’m watching Charlie Rose’s show, which in my little town is delayed a day. He’s interviewing Michael Morell, the guy from the CIA who testified about Benghazi earlier this week. An abridged transcript of the actual fi… --- ## [Do people still use slide projectors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-still-use-slide-projectors/604126)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2011, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-still-use-slide-projectors/604126 "2011-11-30T19:40:20Z")
My dad once told me that, when he was a kid, and someone first bought the new album by the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, or whoever, all the guys would go over to that guy’s house and they’d all listen to the record toget… --- ## [Fuck you, CU Boulder! (From a high school senior)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-cu-boulder-from-a-high-school-senior/167245)
**Author:** [@threemae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threemae)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2003, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-cu-boulder-from-a-high-school-senior/167245 "2003-04-18T08:23:24Z")
CU Boulder, CU Boulder’s Norlin Scholars, CU’s PLC, and even the Byron White memorial scholarship, yes you too, and finally, Yale and the College Board, go fuck yourselves with sharp pointy objects! First, a little back… --- ## [When was the Internet invented? And could it ever be destroyed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-internet-invented-and-could-it-ever-be-destroyed/679388)
**Author:** [@donnie\_darko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donnie_darko)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2014, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-internet-invented-and-could-it-ever-be-destroyed/679388 "2014-01-30T20:59:27Z")
Could the Internet ever die? Or become obsolete? My guess is that someday the Internet Protocol will be replaced by something more efficient that people will migrate to, but it won’t ever totally go away, at least not fo… --- ## [Lawyers as rapacious, avaricious, immoral, pond scum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-as-rapacious-avaricious-immoral-pond-scum/255408)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2004, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-as-rapacious-avaricious-immoral-pond-scum/255408 "2004-07-20T17:16:44Z")
I keep seeing posts discussing this or that where someone tosses off a line about how lawyers are greedy, avaricious, immoral, pond scum etc. In my capacity as commercial real estate agent, businessperson and divorced f… --- ## [Is Cecil Adams a real person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cecil-adams-a-real-person/69673)
**Author:** [@Kansas\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kansas_Man)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2001, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cecil-adams-a-real-person/69673 "2001-11-26T23:54:33Z")
I was speaking with a friend about The Straight Dope column, and she mentioned that Cecil Adams probably wasn’t a real person, but a group of writers. Is this true? What’s the straight dope on… well, The Straight Dope? --- ## [What would a free market in health care look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-free-market-in-health-care-look-like/534116)
**Author:** [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2010, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-free-market-in-health-care-look-like/534116 "2010-03-30T20:00:12Z")
I was re-reading a recent thread of mine and noticed this comment: Again, a concept that eludes me. What would the end game be? Assuming “free market” would mean as little regulation as possible, do we know what tha… --- ## [What is Jean Grey a Doctor of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-jean-grey-a-doctor-of/537451)
**Author:** [@bearman217](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bearman217)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2010, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-jean-grey-a-doctor-of/537451 "2010-05-01T05:05:50Z")
My sister and I have been watching a couple of the X-men movies and it got us thinking. What is Dr. Jean Grey a doctor of? Does she have a doctorate of the arts, is she a medical doctor, or what? I myself have read a goo… --- ## [Would an American's accent turn British after living in UK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-an-americans-accent-turn-british-after-living-in-uk/454412)
**Author:** [@scrambledeggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scrambledeggs)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2008, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-an-americans-accent-turn-british-after-living-in-uk/454412 "2008-07-02T16:56:37Z")
I heard that a Vietnam draft evader emigrated to the U.K. (England) and reportedly had a ‘slight English accent’ when interviewed in the early 1990’s. (it was a newsprint interview so I could not hear it). My question i… --- ## [Bicycling clothing and accessories for the fat man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycling-clothing-and-accessories-for-the-fat-man/497487)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2009, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycling-clothing-and-accessories-for-the-fat-man/497487 "2009-05-26T16:51:59Z")
I am looking into getting a bike, just for general exercise and recreational purposes. One of the reasons I haven’t biked a lot lately is that my large size makes it uncomfortable, in particular, most bike seats cause si… --- ## [Using T-Mobile As A Hotspot For My Laptop - Good Alternative To Cable Internet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-t-mobile-as-a-hotspot-for-my-laptop-good-alternative-to-cable-internet/572682)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2011, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-t-mobile-as-a-hotspot-for-my-laptop-good-alternative-to-cable-internet/572682 "2011-03-19T18:01:52Z")
I am about to upgrade my cell phone. One idea is to get a new T-Mobile phone with all the bells and whistles, pay the extra $15/mo to get the phone to be my own “hotspot” and drop my Cox Cable internet service ($29/mo f… --- ## [You've got a billion dollars to use to improve life in your city. How do you spend it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-got-a-billion-dollars-to-use-to-improve-life-in-your-city-how-do-you-spend-it/687534)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-got-a-billion-dollars-to-use-to-improve-life-in-your-city-how-do-you-spend-it/687534 "2014-05-07T00:40:00Z")
The devious, manipulative, beautiful, and majestic Athena has directed Rhymer Enterprises to make available $1 billion for the improvement of life in a single city to be determined later. No, I do not know why the Queen … --- ## [The CIA admits to using vaccination programs for spying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cia-admits-to-using-vaccination-programs-for-spying/688845)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cia-admits-to-using-vaccination-programs-for-spying/688845 "2014-06-03T23:35:38Z")
The CIA is announcing that it will no longer use vaccination programs as a cover for intelligence operations. So, it turns out that those paranoid Mideast conspiracy theories were right, and the friendly Western doctors… --- ## [Does Facebook scare you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-facebook-scare-you/661086)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2013, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-facebook-scare-you/661086 "2013-06-19T23:07:07Z")
It scares me… Google Maps/Earth doesn’t even have decent images of this country(Trinidad&Tobago) not even road overlays, and half the aerial images are totally obscured by clouds. Yet go on Facebook and every single pe… --- ## [WW2 and the rest of the world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww2-and-the-rest-of-the-world/739719)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww2-and-the-rest-of-the-world/739719 "2016-02-18T05:27:34Z")
What was the late 30s-early 40s like for nations who were NOT aligned as Allies or Axis powers? I mean, what was life like for the average citizen of Kenya, Sri Lanka, or Chile? --- ## [How to say "I am Christian" in german](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-say-i-am-christian-in-german/701093)
**Author:** [@henker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/henker)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-say-i-am-christian-in-german/701093 "2014-11-04T17:04:51Z")
I have heard it as “Ich bin Christ”, is that right? How does one differentiate between that and “I am Christ”? --- ## ["On my command, unleash Hell!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-my-command-unleash-hell/515213)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2009, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-my-command-unleash-hell/515213 "2009-10-27T22:23:25Z")
Russell Crowe speaks these words as the (completely fictional) Roman general Maximus near the beginning of the movie “Gladiator”, from 2000. When I saw the movie at the time, I felt like I should recognize the original … --- ## [I have money I want to invest. Who do I call?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-money-i-want-to-invest-who-do-i-call/468509)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2008, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-money-i-want-to-invest-who-do-i-call/468509 "2008-10-21T17:28:41Z")
I just got a new job that pays more than my old one, and I have no intention of changing my lifestyle to fit my new increased income. I have absolutely no economic experience or knowledge, but I want to do whatever it is… --- ## [Once upon a time, there was a duck.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-time-there-was-a-duck/342424)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2006, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-time-there-was-a-duck/342424 "2006-02-12T22:24:08Z")
But he was no ordinary duck, see? He was a vampire duck. He lived, or rather, un-lived in New Orleans and frequently hung out at the Café du Monde munching on beignets and the occasional tourist. --- ## [Re stereotype of Australian plants & animals being more poisonous than average - True or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-stereotype-of-australian-plants-animals-being-more-poisonous-than-average-true-or-not/614096)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2012, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-stereotype-of-australian-plants-animals-being-more-poisonous-than-average-true-or-not/614096 "2012-03-10T22:38:00Z")
It’s a well know trope that everything in Australia is out to get you, and that every other plant or animal you encounter there is likely to be poisonous or dangerous in some manner. Have any scientific surveys ever bee… --- ## [Books You're Surprised There Aren't Movies Of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-youre-surprised-there-arent-movies-of/147798)
**Author:** [@Legomancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Legomancer)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2003, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-youre-surprised-there-arent-movies-of/147798 "2003-01-23T23:11:45Z")
It occurred to me the other day that we never got a movie of Neuromancer, which I found suprising, given the pervasiveness of the “cyberpunk” fad in the early 90s. Now, I fear, it might be too late for such a thing, sinc… --- ## [emPHAsis on the wrong syLABble in song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emphasis-on-the-wrong-sylabble-in-song/768622)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2016, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emphasis-on-the-wrong-sylabble-in-song/768622 "2016-10-21T13:29:11Z")
Yeah, I guess forced lyrics irk me… Here’s a prime example…in Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” … \*Women, they will come and they will go When the rain wa-SHES you clean you’ll know \* Took years to figure out what Stevie wa… --- ## [Brined pork chops: tender, tasty and TOO salty!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brined-pork-chops-tender-tasty-and-too-salty/573551)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brined-pork-chops-tender-tasty-and-too-salty/573551 "2011-03-07T22:35:33Z")
I cook pork chops probably at least monthly; prior to tonight, I’d season them with some assorted herbs, salt and pepper; melt a couple TBSP of butter in a large skillet; sear the chops for about 4min on each side; finis… --- ## [Tell me about Lehigh Acres Florida, short sales, and Chinese drywall.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-lehigh-acres-florida-short-sales-and-chinese-drywall/577631)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2011, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-lehigh-acres-florida-short-sales-and-chinese-drywall/577631 "2011-04-12T13:44:39Z")
Due to the pissy economy there are cheap properties all over the country to be had by someone with a couple of bucks in cash. But what I’ve noticed in Lehigh Acres, FL has me perplexed. \*What industry(s) pulled out that… --- ## [Liberals, "progressives", Democrats, and other pansies - SUCK IT !!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberals-progressives-democrats-and-other-pansies-suck-it/525688)
**Author:** [@Slappy\_the\_Clown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slappy_the_Clown)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2010, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberals-progressives-democrats-and-other-pansies-suck-it/525688 "2010-01-20T21:46:26Z")
The fools you fools foolishly voted into office are being revealed as the fools they are. Go fool yourselves. --- ## [Excel question - displaying a plus sign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-question-displaying-a-plus-sign/332211)
**Author:** [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2005, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-question-displaying-a-plus-sign/332211 "2005-11-22T08:59:40Z")
I want Microsoft Excel to display a plus sign in front of positive numbers, but still be able to deal with the numbers as numbers. Now, if I enter “+2” in a cell, Excel changes it to “2”, and the only way to change that … --- ## [Why do we call penises "johnsons"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-call-penises-johnsons/333610)
**Author:** [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2005, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-call-penises-johnsons/333610 "2005-12-04T02:56:25Z")
Millions, I’m serious. What’s wrong with “andersons,” or “smithies,” or “mcgillicuddies”? Was there a…particularly well endowed Mr. Johnson back in the olden days? gutterminded, birdmonster --- ## [How do you store bacon grease?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-store-bacon-grease/558614)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-store-bacon-grease/558614 "2010-11-01T16:43:44Z")
I’ve begun eating bacon again, and had forgotten how good potatoes cooked in bacon grease taste. --- ## [Tips on Strangulation during sex...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-on-strangulation-during-sex/202125)
**Author:** [@Rashak\_Mani](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rashak_Mani)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2003, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-on-strangulation-during-sex/202125 "2003-09-17T17:14:49Z")
My girlfriend has talked about this several times and seems intent on being strangulated during our sex… I’ve done some pretty kinky stuff before… but strangulation isnt one of them. I confess being a bit dumbfounded abo… --- ## [Psychodelic, maaaan....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychodelic-maaaan/315709)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2005, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychodelic-maaaan/315709 "2005-09-04T13:22:42Z")
Well, I’ve got another one of my regularly scheduled ocular migrains. Head doesn’t hurt byt my fision si swimmy and I can’t focus on anything in direct line off Typoing is a real challenge. I wont bother proof readin… --- ## [What's better: any easy life, or hard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-better-any-easy-life-or-hard/474892)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2008, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-better-any-easy-life-or-hard/474892 "2008-12-04T14:02:46Z")
I think it’s probably nearly a given that a hard life (define as you see fit) is likely to make you more \*interesting \*than an easy life. But is that better? Are there any other benefits to a life of obstacles and challe… --- ## [Revenge of the Bullet Review: Freddy Got Fingered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revenge-of-the-bullet-review-freddy-got-fingered/252089)
**Author:** [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2004, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revenge-of-the-bullet-review-freddy-got-fingered/252089 "2004-06-28T16:02:38Z")
Let me just state up front that I have seen many bad movies. I’ve seen Ed Wood films without Joel and the 'bots from MST3K making it easier. I treated myself to such fare as Track of the Moonbeast. I saw Ishtar at the… --- ## [Hire your EVIL starship crew!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hire-your-evil-starship-crew/719608)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2015, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hire-your-evil-starship-crew/719608 "2015-05-15T03:20:03Z")
We’ve done things like this in this past, and they’ve been a lot of fun—and while I was considering a revival, it struck me to do a twist…hire your EVIL Starship crew! For this thread, you’re the chief of staffing/poten… --- ## [Why were hospitals known for serving Jell-o to patients?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-hospitals-known-for-serving-jell-o-to-patients/544664)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2010, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-hospitals-known-for-serving-jell-o-to-patients/544664 "2010-06-27T21:46:51Z")
The hospital cafeteria is infamous for serving Jello-O. Why? What was the fixation of Jello for the hospital cafeteria people? I realize that Escoffier probably didn’t design the menu, but jeeze, sugar + gelatin + color… --- ## [Turn the heat up, or put on a sweater?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-the-heat-up-or-put-on-a-sweater/805004)
**Author:** [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-the-heat-up-or-put-on-a-sweater/805004 "2017-12-28T00:44:07Z")
I’m sure this comes up every year, but I just had this discussion IRL again. I actually use my heater in my house so I don’t have to walk around freezing or sit all bundled up. The temperature in my house stays at 77 a… --- ## [How to remove/transfer a whole chicken from a pot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-remove-transfer-a-whole-chicken-from-a-pot/762043)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2016, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-remove-transfer-a-whole-chicken-from-a-pot/762043 "2016-08-14T08:00:54Z")
Seriously, I googled this, and I got nothing. Perhaps I didn’t enter in the proper word string, but anyhow. I’m learning to cook whole chicken, make my own broth, etc. Whole chickens are heavy. What is the best way to … --- ## [Health Care a right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-care-a-right/470455)
**Author:** [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2008, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-care-a-right/470455 "2008-12-12T03:10:46Z")
Not really interested in a debate. In a discussion last night a libertarian friend of mine mentioned Obama’s comment that health care is a right. He feels that’s completely incorrect. I remember and old quote that I I a… --- ## [Would I have flunked school if I lived in a foreign country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-have-flunked-school-if-i-lived-in-a-foreign-country/531794)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-have-flunked-school-if-i-lived-in-a-foreign-country/531794 "2010-03-15T11:27:39Z")
I’ve heard that there are several countries where learning a second language is mandatory. Back when I was in school I took French and Latin. I was terrible at both. So what would happen if I was enrolled in another coun… --- ## [Number of movies ever made, and number of those on DVD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-movies-ever-made-and-number-of-those-on-dvd/314345)
**Author:** [@andrewdt85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewdt85)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2005, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-movies-ever-made-and-number-of-those-on-dvd/314345 "2005-09-07T11:01:47Z")
Here’s a copy of what I’ve posted on IMDB tonight: \* This is a question that I’d appreciate if one of the staff would help answer. According to what I could find on Google- you can try, but I did a good job already an… --- ## [Sleep Paralysis-ever experienced it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleep-paralysis-ever-experienced-it/677546)
**Author:** [@Spaghettifrier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spaghettifrier)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2014, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleep-paralysis-ever-experienced-it/677546 "2014-01-11T22:39:00Z")
Ever had an experience where you were awake in bed and could look around your room but could not move or speak? This is called Sleep Paralysis and is often accompanied by vivid and usually terrifying hallucinations. I’m… --- ## [How big is too big? For a TV, I mean...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-too-big-for-a-tv-i-mean/527386)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-too-big-for-a-tv-i-mean/527386 "2010-02-05T20:36:03Z")
There are very few ways in which I might be described as a “stereotypical guy,” if such a thing exists. But I do like TV. A lot. Not in the sense that I spend hours every day watching it – not at all. But when I do watch… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1740&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1742&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)