# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1742&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:** 1743 --- ## [Weddings: time between ceremony and reception](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weddings-time-between-ceremony-and-reception/618214)
**Author:** [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2012, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weddings-time-between-ceremony-and-reception/618214 "2012-04-10T02:43:44Z")
A former colleague invited me to her wedding. She’s a nice lady; I said of course I’d go. I’ll know the bride and groom and probably 2 to 4 other people from that workplace, which will be awkward because I left that wo… --- ## ["The Exorcist": What was the point of the prologue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-exorcist-what-was-the-point-of-the-prologue/286299)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2005, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-exorcist-what-was-the-point-of-the-prologue/286299 "2005-01-26T02:18:28Z")
The Exorcist (1973) opens with the elderly Father Merrin at an archaeological dig in Iraq. He finds a small coinlike object which another archaeologist tells him is “not of the same period” of other stuff they’re findin… --- ## [You got laid. Good for you. Now shut up.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-got-laid-good-for-you-now-shut-up/291224)
**Author:** [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2005, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-got-laid-good-for-you-now-shut-up/291224 "2005-02-24T05:05:27Z")
Folks, there seems to be a rash of “I just got laid!” posts in MPSIMS. You know, I’m really happy for all of you, but I’ve got a few gripes about the sharing. a. Generally, and I’m pretty sure that Miss Manners wo… --- ## [Blues bands that feature horns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blues-bands-that-feature-horns/585400)
**Author:** [@TGWATY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TGWATY)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blues-bands-that-feature-horns/585400 "2011-06-15T19:53:15Z")
I am definitely a blues novice. Just recently I was listening to The Blues Brothers and one thing I liked about them was the horns. But generally artists like Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, John Lee Hooker don’t feature ho… --- ## [Mad Men has ruined my viewing pleasure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-has-ruined-my-viewing-pleasure/566704)
**Author:** [@The\_Amazing\_Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Amazing_Hanna)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-has-ruined-my-viewing-pleasure/566704 "2011-01-17T16:02:41Z")
The pleasure I get from other shows, that is. Whether it’s really that good or it just struck some kind of chord with me, I can’t help comparing other TV series to it. We typically get entire seasons on DVD and watch, b… --- ## [Do you routinely lock your front door and car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-routinely-lock-your-front-door-and-car/715049)
**Author:** [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2015, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-routinely-lock-your-front-door-and-car/715049 "2015-03-19T10:52:20Z")
I don’t routinely lock the front door to my house during the day when my family and I are out and about, but I do always lock my car. I’d like to know if and how much I’m in the minority by doing this. During my academi… --- ## [Precious naughty language from little kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/precious-naughty-language-from-little-kids/579138)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2011, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/precious-naughty-language-from-little-kids/579138 "2011-04-27T21:39:43Z")
A buddy sent this in email: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpoLS16TL0M It made me remember an event when I was in junior high. After school one day I went to the market where I normally went for a snack on the way home… --- ## [Illegal to build a nuclear bomb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-to-build-a-nuclear-bomb/248971)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2004, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-to-build-a-nuclear-bomb/248971 "2004-06-07T06:41:26Z")
Let’s say I’m a recently retired billionaire, with lots of money to burn. I decide that I want to own my own working nuclear bomb, simply to hang in my foyer and brag about at the country club. So, I hire some grad stu… --- ## [Why good people turn bad - the Stanford Prison Experiment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-good-people-turn-bad-the-stanford-prison-experiment/398214)
**Author:** [@Quiddity\_Glomfuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quiddity_Glomfuster)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2007, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-good-people-turn-bad-the-stanford-prison-experiment/398214 "2007-10-21T05:20:58Z")
Fascinating interview with Dr. Zimbardo here He’s just written a new book about his experiment and has a website here to discuss the work he’s been doing on heroism. About his book, he says --- ## [Why aren't partially enclosed stadiums common in North America.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-partially-enclosed-stadiums-common-in-north-america/665281)
**Author:** [@kurtisokc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kurtisokc)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2013, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-partially-enclosed-stadiums-common-in-north-america/665281 "2013-08-05T21:16:58Z")
One thing I’ve noticed when comparing stadium architecture is that it seems very common in European stadiums to have a roof covering the seating area, but not the field itself. This seems very unusual in the US and Cana… --- ## [What percentage of white America do you believe is racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-white-america-do-you-believe-is-racist/808412)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2018, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-white-america-do-you-believe-is-racist/808412 "2018-02-13T08:29:40Z")
poll --- ## [Dopers without tattoos: what would you get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-without-tattoos-what-would-you-get/393052)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2007, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-without-tattoos-what-would-you-get/393052 "2007-03-04T16:27:35Z")
(Inspired by this thread) To those of you who want a tattoo, but can’t figure out the exact placement, design, or don’t have the money, or don’t want to freak any family or SO’s out just yet, what would you like? And t… --- ## [Tracing the shahada](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracing-the-shahada/740790)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2015, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracing-the-shahada/740790 "2015-12-20T01:53:26Z")
Dunno if you’ve heard this story, which has actually shut a school district in Virginia - the long and short of it is that during a geography lessons in high school one of the assignments was to trace the shahada written… --- ## [Christians who want to feel a "peace" from God](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-who-want-to-feel-a-peace-from-god/750333)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2016, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-who-want-to-feel-a-peace-from-god/750333 "2016-04-21T09:57:22Z")
A lot of the time, my sisters don’t do things if they don’t feel a “peace” from God. They had both been single for several years because they believed that God would find them husbands. Then eventually they started tryin… --- ## [The trashiest thread I've ever posted: help identify this lesbian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trashiest-thread-ive-ever-posted-help-identify-this-lesbian/212846)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2003, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trashiest-thread-ive-ever-posted-help-identify-this-lesbian/212846 "2003-11-17T01:22:18Z")
I hate myself at least a little for posting this, but it’s been driving me nuts. I just read Rita Mae Brown’s autobiography Rita Will (which I don’t recommend- she’s a self-exonerating insensitive egomaniac who for all… --- ## [Colibri's insult in General Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibris-insult-in-general-questions/757139)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2016, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibris-insult-in-general-questions/757139 "2016-07-14T00:33:12Z")
In the “Is Hillary Clinton being criminally investigated?” thread (mow in GD after it was moved from GQ), \*\* Moderator Colibri\*\* respond to the comment below thusly: \[QUOTE=Colibri\] \[QUOTE=UberArchetype\] Anyone’s educ… --- ## [What about us voting posters off the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-us-voting-posters-off-the-sdmb/556163)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-us-voting-posters-off-the-sdmb/556163 "2010-10-07T17:17:50Z")
Not that I would agree with the suggestion. Hell, even I might lose posting privileges. Yet I get the sense that a lot of posters are frustrated with certain posters and TPTB who let them slide. I’d like to get the sens… --- ## [Please help me learn how to ignore someone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-learn-how-to-ignore-someone/500765)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2009, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-learn-how-to-ignore-someone/500765 "2009-06-29T18:33:45Z")
I thought of the Pit since this does involve some venting, but ultimately I need a pep talk, or yelling at, and/or any wise advice. I work in an area with four cubicles in a main area, and then three side offices that s… --- ## [Handicap next Tuesday's "Potomac Primary" (VA, DC, MD)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handicap-next-tuesdays-potomac-primary-va-dc-md/436725)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2008, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handicap-next-tuesdays-potomac-primary-va-dc-md/436725 "2008-02-13T05:28:11Z")
According to this story, Obama has been expected to sweep this region with a high African-Amerian population, but Clinton is pulling out all the stops to reach the suburban and rural Dems. Place your bets! (figure of s… --- ## [Thank you James Dobson's! The future looks great!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-james-dobsons-the-future-looks-great/470223)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-james-dobsons-the-future-looks-great/470223 "2008-10-31T14:44:55Z")
This deserves way more of an OP than I can give it as I’m tired and having eye problems, so I’ll just let it speak for itself. From Focus on the Family and James Dobson comes \[PDF\] LETTER FROM THE FUTURE- OBAMA’S AMERIC… --- ## [Better than BMI! What's your ABSI?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-than-bmi-whats-your-absi/667682)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2013, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-than-bmi-whats-your-absi/667682 "2013-09-04T19:35:47Z")
I posted this in a Pit thread but people who read here may be more interested. We have had multiple past discussions about the limitations of BMI other than as a screening tool and as tool for studying populations. Waist… --- ## [My most distant human relation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-most-distant-human-relation/550144)
**Author:** [@phaemon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phaemon)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2010, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-most-distant-human-relation/550144 "2010-09-02T22:04:33Z")
Hi there, I was wondering what is my most distant (human) relation on Earth? I was speculating that maybe when people left Africa about 60,000 years ago, some went off up to Europe way while others went towards Australi… --- ## [What would happen if a nuclear weapon were detonated in deep water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-nuclear-weapon-were-detonated-in-deep-water/156853)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2003, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-nuclear-weapon-were-detonated-in-deep-water/156853 "2003-02-23T20:26:47Z")
Suppose a nuclear warhead were lowered to the bottom of the Marianas Trench and detonated… what (aside from the obvious ecological impact) effect would be noticed at the surface? You’re going to say that a lot depends o… --- ## [Igniting model rocket engines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/igniting-model-rocket-engines/708306)
**Author:** [@joemama24\_98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joemama24_98)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2014, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/igniting-model-rocket-engines/708306 "2014-12-29T21:21:14Z")
Santa got my son a model rocket kit this Christmas (he may understand that I like to live vicariously). We took it to a field today and had no luck getting the engine(s) lit - the igniters were not working. I took spe… --- ## [What would happen if a morbidly obsese person greatly reduced their caloric intake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-morbidly-obsese-person-greatly-reduced-their-caloric-intake/666065)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2013, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-morbidly-obsese-person-greatly-reduced-their-caloric-intake/666065 "2013-10-21T23:41:54Z")
My friend posted a picture from a church event the other day on facebook. We only knew one person, my friend, in the picture. While the picture was just them smiling and waving to the camera, all my wife and I could noti… --- ## [Now that there is some good old fashion GOP truth telling.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-there-is-some-good-old-fashion-gop-truth-telling/406696)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2007, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-there-is-some-good-old-fashion-gop-truth-telling/406696 "2007-06-08T19:52:20Z")
Dennis Milligan, Chairman of the Saline County Republican Party on what the Republicans need to take back Arkansas. At the end of the day, I believe fully the president is doing the right thing, and I think all we need … --- ## [Where do your keys live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-your-keys-live/749149)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2016, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-your-keys-live/749149 "2016-03-19T14:32:38Z")
We may have done this topic in the past, but it’s long enough ago that I don’t remember. If that’s the case, here we go again… When you come home after work or errands or whooping it up, what do you do with your keys? … --- ## [Creepy-looking girl in Palm Pre ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-looking-girl-in-palm-pre-ads/512878)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2009, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-looking-girl-in-palm-pre-ads/512878 "2009-10-09T05:07:18Z")
Am I supposed to know who she is, or am I just supposed to be wondering why on earth anybody thinks her freaky face will sell me a cell phone? --- ## [House 5/23 - Many open spoilers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-23-many-open-spoilers/357969)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2006, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-23-many-open-spoilers/357969 "2006-05-29T01:45:32Z")
Season finale spoilers: . . . . . . . . . . --- ## [Is there any realistic danger to Europe from Icelandic Volcanos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-realistic-danger-to-europe-from-icelandic-volcanos/536491)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2010, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-realistic-danger-to-europe-from-icelandic-volcanos/536491 "2010-04-21T12:08:26Z")
Ok, so at the moment we just have an ash cloud. No big deal. Anything else I should be concerned about, and if so, how concerned? --- ## [Waffle House hamburger combinations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffle-house-hamburger-combinations/595443)
**Author:** [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffle-house-hamburger-combinations/595443 "2011-09-07T20:03:56Z")
Okay, so there used to be 844 thousand something-or-other ways to prepare your Waffle House hamburger. I think they even wrote a song about it. I just went to WH again today, and they had one (probably older) sign on the… --- ## [Advantages of Douching? (TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advantages-of-douching-tmi/321739)
**Author:** [@Grey\_area](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey_area)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2005, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advantages-of-douching-tmi/321739 "2005-09-19T19:36:43Z")
So are there any women out there that douche? As a male I’m somewhat ignorant of that aspect of female hygiene. If so, with what? Some sort of solution? Does it achieve anything? Causes yeast infections? Or douching… --- ## [Voyage to the bottom of the Sea: question about the "SEAVIEW"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voyage-to-the-bottom-of-the-sea-question-about-the-seaview/389443)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2011, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voyage-to-the-bottom-of-the-sea-question-about-the-seaview/389443 "2011-03-23T11:56:18Z")
I caught a few episodes of this ancient TV show, and always wondered about: -the USS “SEAVIEW” (submarine): how did those panoramic viewing windows (at the front of the sub) resiste the water pressure at 200 ft. depths? … --- ## [Water Pressure on Plexiglass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-pressure-on-plexiglass/331620)
**Author:** [@NotTomJones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotTomJones)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-pressure-on-plexiglass/331620 "2005-11-21T17:10:21Z")
Hello! Longtime lurker here, and I’m having trouble finding information I need on the net. Figured I would ask the world’s largest repository of Those In The Know TM. I want to build a custom acrylic aquarium. I will b… --- ## [Where to find inexpensive gaming laptops?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-find-inexpensive-gaming-laptops/711585)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2015, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-find-inexpensive-gaming-laptops/711585 "2015-03-01T15:26:57Z")
We’re looking for an inexpensive gaming laptop? The lowest we’ve found in $699 on NewEgg. Is this a quality one, should we be willing to go higher, or just resign to a desktop for gaming? MSI CX61 2QC-1654US Gaming Lapto… --- ## [Why are seagulls seen 100s of miles from ocean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-seagulls-seen-100s-of-miles-from-ocean/169927)
**Author:** [@gluria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gluria)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2014, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-seagulls-seen-100s-of-miles-from-ocean/169927 "2014-04-08T18:42:39Z")
My daughter asked me why she sees seagulls 100’s of miles from the ocean. I couldn’t answer her. Anybody know? Thanks --- ## [This is what I see as the alt-right's fundamental mistake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-what-i-see-as-the-alt-rights-fundamental-mistake/793483)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2017, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-what-i-see-as-the-alt-rights-fundamental-mistake/793483 "2017-08-18T03:52:48Z")
A recent article I read quotes David Duke as saying: “We are determined to take our country back. We are going to fulfill the promises of Donald Trump. That’s what we believed in, that’s why we voted for Donald Trump. B… --- ## [Do you have nicknames for your pet(s)? (Of course you do.) 2nd edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do-2nd-edition/650126)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2013, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do-2nd-edition/650126 "2013-02-17T22:22:59Z")
It’s been about a year and a half since I asked this question. There are plenty of new members, and probably new pets in the households of old members, so pile on. If you posted before, please do again. Name of pet, sp… --- ## [Pope Says Evolution and The Big Bang Are Real](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-says-evolution-and-the-big-bang-are-real/702894)
**Author:** [@Kiber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiber)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2014, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-says-evolution-and-the-big-bang-are-real/702894 "2014-10-31T00:19:33Z")
I know other Popes have alluded to some of this - but this at least feels like a big deal. I’m not Catholic - but my wife is and we raise our kids Catholic. So I’m very happy to see the Church embrace accepted science.… --- ## [Ships in the Early 1900s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ships-in-the-early-1900s/564584)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2010, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ships-in-the-early-1900s/564584 "2010-12-20T02:36:11Z")
Let’s say that in the year 1900, I was a rich man. Let’s also say that I wanted to send an expedition to some remote corner of coastal Africa. What sort of ship would I charter? Would the ship drop the expedition off and… --- ## [My wife is 6 days past her due date.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-6-days-past-her-due-date/467538)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2008, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-6-days-past-her-due-date/467538 "2008-10-16T14:25:46Z")
This sucks. We’ve had two false alarms. Every day we think it HAS to be today, but it isn’t. If she doesn’t go into labor by monday morning, they’re going to induce her. This is really getting annoying. --- ## [I applaud the consistency of climate skeptics this hot summer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-applaud-the-consistency-of-climate-skeptics-this-hot-summer/549597)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2010, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-applaud-the-consistency-of-climate-skeptics-this-hot-summer/549597 "2010-08-10T18:45:39Z")
There are those who believe that a one-season anomaly does not disprove or prove any given climate theory. On the other hand, there are those who believe that a single cold winter or temperate summer proves that global … --- ## [Best ending to a TV series ever.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-ending-to-a-tv-series-ever/524120)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-ending-to-a-tv-series-ever/524120 "2010-01-09T22:40:53Z")
Apologies if this has been done to death. My vote… I well up every time I see it. I have watched key parts of it many many times just to experience the emotion again. --- ## [How common is this: People never, and I mean never, watch/read the news.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-this-people-never-and-i-mean-never-watch-read-the-news/705364)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-this-people-never-and-i-mean-never-watch-read-the-news/705364 "2014-11-26T00:39:59Z")
I know two couples like this. One is a woman who works for me, and her husband. Great worker. But as I spend a lot of time with her at work, I have come to realise - and she has plainly stated - that they pay zero attent… --- ## [For British members: Who has been the best PM of your lifetime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-british-members-who-has-been-the-best-pm-of-your-lifetime/790879)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2017, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-british-members-who-has-been-the-best-pm-of-your-lifetime/790879 "2017-07-22T19:43:05Z")
Who would you say you feel has been the best PM in your lifetime, and why? --- ## [How is the Sword of Truth series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-sword-of-truth-series/561623)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2010, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-sword-of-truth-series/561623 "2010-11-23T18:57:08Z")
I’m nearly finished with the Dark Tower, which I am loving. I love fantasy and adventure stories. I’ve read Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Ender’s Game, and a few other series. I’m wondering how good Sword of Truth is… --- ## [24 year old female ... what do I get her???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-year-old-female-what-do-i-get-her/110288)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2002, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-year-old-female-what-do-i-get-her/110288 "2002-05-22T18:54:25Z")
Ok I need some help from female dopers… Mrs.Phlosphr asked me to get our niece a birthday present on my way back home from work today. I said “…No problem, I’d be happy to do that…” :eek: I didn’t realize I would get … --- ## [Why did you fuck that guy on holiday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-fuck-that-guy-on-holiday/308555)
**Author:** [@GomiBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GomiBoy)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2005, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-fuck-that-guy-on-holiday/308555 "2005-06-20T14:52:18Z")
To my ex-girlfriend… We go on holiday together a scant three weeks after officially breaking up. We still live together, and have even had sex a couple of times since we decided like adults that our relationship just di… --- ## [Pleas don't see "Larry the Cable Guy, Health Inspector"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pleas-dont-see-larry-the-cable-guy-health-inspector/348885)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2006, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pleas-dont-see-larry-the-cable-guy-health-inspector/348885 "2006-03-21T18:30:30Z")
Pleas dont. Pleae, not in the theater. This movie needs to do poorly at the box, in order to keep the studios from making more crap movies based on redneck stereotypes. This movie could never hope to be as unsucessful a… --- ## [Does your SO have a right to interfere with parenting issues with your kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-so-have-a-right-to-interfere-with-parenting-issues-with-your-kids/596006)
**Author:** [@DivineComedienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DivineComedienne)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-so-have-a-right-to-interfere-with-parenting-issues-with-your-kids/596006 "2011-09-13T12:44:33Z")
So, JuniorDivine is 20, in college, doing well but he does have Aspberger’s. He has a part-time job that puts him around a lot of smokers. Recently he revealed to me that he has been smoking (cigarettes) for about a yea… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1741&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1743&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)