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**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2006, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-plane-just-crashed-into-nyc-building/376088 "2006-10-16T10:32:37Z")
Small plane; smells more like an accident than an attack so far. But still. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/nyregion/11wire-plane.html --- ## [What's the best biography/memoir you've ever read?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-biography-memoir-youve-ever-read/789678)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2017, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-biography-memoir-youve-ever-read/789678 "2017-07-01T12:14:29Z")
I’ve never really been into biography. I read Malcolm X and Anne Frank in school. But I’m working through the complete works of Primo Levi, much of which is biographical, and really enjoying it. So I’m looking for more … --- ## [How do we measure the mass of the moon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-measure-the-mass-of-the-moon/540272)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2010, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-measure-the-mass-of-the-moon/540272 "2010-05-25T06:04:31Z")
If the mass is immaterial to the orbit/speed, then how did we find the mass of the moon in the first place? --- ## [Does Obama still smoke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-obama-still-smoke/457311)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-obama-still-smoke/457311 "2008-10-08T22:48:14Z")
I recall that during the primary campaign the story was that he quit and then later in the campaign there was a story that he had started again just a little. That’s beena couple of months ago and I haven’t heard anythi… --- ## [Strange Things Found in Coal Deposits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-things-found-in-coal-deposits/297625)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2005, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-things-found-in-coal-deposits/297625 "2005-04-04T23:05:01Z")
Okay, I’ve heard stories that people have found things like sparkplugs, bracelets, and other manmade things in lumps of coal. While I seriously doubt that these stories are true, I’m wondering what the origin of them ar… --- ## [Ever shoot a hole in one? (In real life golf)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-shoot-a-hole-in-one-in-real-life-golf/575319)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2011, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-shoot-a-hole-in-one-in-real-life-golf/575319 "2011-04-01T05:32:20Z")
Not in a video game, mini golf, or a sexual metaphor; real golf. Ever hit a hole in one? I missed one last year by an inch and a half. I’ve met people who’ve golfed their whole lives and never even been in a party whe… --- ## [Are there any examples of google giving a wrong answer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-examples-of-google-giving-a-wrong-answer/531610)
**Author:** [@Dahu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahu)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-examples-of-google-giving-a-wrong-answer/531610 "2010-03-15T12:51:55Z")
Let me explain. I want to design a quiz where the questions are emailed out and the contestants have a certain time period in which to respond with their answers. Of course this is hugely open to cheating so I want to … --- ## [How much of the Russian hack was the Democrats fault?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-the-russian-hack-was-the-democrats-fault/818385)
**Author:** [@Silver\_lining](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_lining)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2018, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-the-russian-hack-was-the-democrats-fault/818385 "2018-07-27T00:30:11Z")
Odd, I have not seen this mentioned much in the press until recently. Obama said Trump’s rigged election claim " whining before the game’s even over ". Shockingly he told his cyber election chief to stand down during a… --- ## [Knocked Up (the movie)--Thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knocked-up-the-movie-thoughts/406540)
**Author:** [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2007, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knocked-up-the-movie-thoughts/406540 "2007-07-21T04:08:39Z")
I went to see it today and I liked it a LOT. Like reviews I’ve read of it have said, it isn’t as gut-bustingly funny as 40 Year Old Virgin. It’s sweet, charming, and very funny though. And Apatow (director/writer) us… --- ## [Has American fast food (including take out pizza) gotten better over the past 20 years or so?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-american-fast-food-including-take-out-pizza-gotten-better-over-the-past-20-years-or-so/524302)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2010, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-american-fast-food-including-take-out-pizza-gotten-better-over-the-past-20-years-or-so/524302 "2010-01-12T21:02:12Z")
Many people remember the fast food and pizza joints of their youth quite fondly, but if I had to be honest I’d have to say that modern fast food and take out pizza is (generally) higher quality than the fast food of yea… --- ## [Orlandope? Florida Dopefest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orlandope-florida-dopefest/400488)
**Author:** [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2007, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orlandope-florida-dopefest/400488 "2007-06-03T15:31:34Z")
With summer approaching it seems apt to see if perhaps the gaggle of Central Florida dopers and those in the surrounding areas may be interested in our own dopefest. Anyone? I can’t volunteer to host anything, if someone… --- ## [How are you supposed to wear baggy sweatpants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-supposed-to-wear-baggy-sweatpants/703936)
**Author:** [@JKilez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKilez)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2014, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-supposed-to-wear-baggy-sweatpants/703936 "2014-11-10T02:05:32Z")
A number of my sweatpants have long rises that make them kind of awkward to wear. I never quite feel comfortable in them–there is always this bagginess that makes me feel like I should be dancing in an MC Hammer video. I… --- ## [Why is the current Queen of England Elizabeth II?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-current-queen-of-england-elizabeth-ii/422421)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-current-queen-of-england-elizabeth-ii/422421 "2007-11-05T20:59:07Z")
…and not Queen Elizabeth III? Y’know, this one. Her mother held the title Queen Elizabeth I. But so did Henry’s daughter. Can someone help the confuddled Yankee out? I’m sure there’s a perfectly reasonable explanatio… --- ## [If you could design a perfect video game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-design-a-perfect-video-game/833211)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2019, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-design-a-perfect-video-game/833211 "2019-06-28T17:13:11Z")
Assuming there’s no limits on number of polygons, time and effort needed and that you could have any video game you’d like, how would it look like, would it be an improved version of a game that already exists, a combina… --- ## [Windows has detected significant hardware changes...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-has-detected-significant-hardware-changes/653519)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-has-detected-significant-hardware-changes/653519 "2013-03-29T17:19:36Z")
No you assholes. It is the EXACT configuration that I installed Windows under. NOT ONE CHANGE HAS BEEN MADE. It is XP Pro, and it happened when I rebooted from the update today. Now it is telling me I have three days. W… --- ## [Same name as job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-name-as-job/960489)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2025, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-name-as-job/960489 "2025-09-08T18:24:56Z")
I had an unusual experience. I went to a bank and the person who waited on me was named “Teller”. Has anything like this happened to you? Say, at a bakery or wherever? --- ## [Questions for Michael Ferro, Chairman of Wrapports, LLC.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-michael-ferro-chairman-of-wrapports-llc/678490)
**Author:** [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-michael-ferro-chairman-of-wrapports-llc/678490 "2014-06-30T15:37:30Z")
Dear Mr. Ferro: Hello. I’m a former member of this message board, back because of the recent hacking. You purchased the Chicago Reader and its related entities, including this website, almost two years ago. You’ve mad… --- ## [How Did The Germans Obtain Rubber in WWII?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-germans-obtain-rubber-in-wwii/560476)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2010, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-germans-obtain-rubber-in-wwii/560476 "2010-11-16T04:58:14Z")
Modern armies require vast amounts of rubber-for vehicle tires, fan belts, hoses, surgical gloves, etc. Germany had no access to tropical rubber-growing regions in WWII (as far as I know), so were they able to develop s… --- ## [Why are some professions that require almost irreplaceable skills paid much less than others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-professions-that-require-almost-irreplaceable-skills-paid-much-less-than-others/726368)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2015, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-professions-that-require-almost-irreplaceable-skills-paid-much-less-than-others/726368 "2015-07-30T19:44:34Z")
The full version of the question is “Why are some professions that require almost irreplaceable skills paid much less than others in the same general field?” The standard line is that salaries are a function of the supp… --- ## [Is it legal for stores to raise the age for buying guns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-for-stores-to-raise-the-age-for-buying-guns/809808)
**Author:** [@LoneRhino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LoneRhino)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-for-stores-to-raise-the-age-for-buying-guns/809808 "2018-09-05T18:27:11Z")
Can a company impose these limits on their own? For example, can a store decide to sell liquor to people only if they are 25 or older? --- ## [Golden Girls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-girls/566543)
**Author:** [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2011, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-girls/566543 "2011-01-12T20:45:32Z")
Our friend just got some boxed GoldenGirls episodes. My son had never seen this before and he likes it. I am wondering what your favorite episodes were. I liked the bald men on the airplane one, but really cant recall a… --- ## [Do cats in trees actually need rescue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cats-in-trees-actually-need-rescue/720737)
**Author:** [@liontamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liontamer)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2015, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cats-in-trees-actually-need-rescue/720737 "2015-05-28T10:51:32Z")
There is a show coming soon about guys climbing trees to save cats. Do cats really climb trees and starve til they fall or jump or what? --- ## [Another World Cup inspired question: Are national teams better than local teams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-world-cup-inspired-question-are-national-teams-better-than-local-teams/542904)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2010, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-world-cup-inspired-question-are-national-teams-better-than-local-teams/542904 "2010-06-14T08:05:23Z")
For example: in the US, we have the All star team in baseball and the Pro bowl in football which takes the top players of each league and they compete against each other. But i’m not convinced the Pro Bowl team could wi… --- ## [Botticelli - Sept. 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2021/950097)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 274\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2021/950097 "2021-10-05T14:32:23Z")
Last month’s thread: Botticelli - Aug. 2021 Updated: Botticelli - the letters we've used so far - #85 by Elendil\_s\_Heir Our next letter is G --- ## [You often hear how military families are barely scraping by. Why is this so?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-often-hear-how-military-families-are-barely-scraping-by-why-is-this-so/494916)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-often-hear-how-military-families-are-barely-scraping-by-why-is-this-so/494916 "2009-05-08T22:15:22Z")
I often see stories about how military families are barely surviving and have to turn to food stamps, payday loans etc. Didn’t military pay increase substantially during the Iraq war or was that just sign up bonuses? W… --- ## [What would the US stance be if Canada attacked Denmark?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-us-stance-be-if-canada-attacked-denmark/289806)
**Author:** [@Fuji\_Kitakyusho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuji_Kitakyusho)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2005, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-us-stance-be-if-canada-attacked-denmark/289806 "2005-08-24T15:39:17Z")
Granted, a bit of a nonsensical scenario, but a prelude to a thought exercise. I used Denmark as the example because they are currently the only threat to Canadian sovereignty, over some island in the arctic archipelago… --- ## [Why is the carp considered a trash fish here, but it's a delicacy in Europe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-carp-considered-a-trash-fish-here-but-its-a-delicacy-in-europe/278700)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2004, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-carp-considered-a-trash-fish-here-but-its-a-delicacy-in-europe/278700 "2004-12-08T21:06:20Z")
In the US it’s generally considered to be a bony, nasty tasting, trash fish. What do they do to it in Europe that makes it so desirable there? Does it have a different diet there? Is the poor culinary reputation it has… --- ## [How can a battery charger use alternating current?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-battery-charger-use-alternating-current/234346)
**Author:** [@Limbo\_Donni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Limbo_Donni)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2004, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-battery-charger-use-alternating-current/234346 "2004-03-19T12:46:21Z")
I have a standard cheapo Radio Shack battery charger for 9 volt, D cell, C cell and AA batteries. I opened it up when the On light started flickering out (just needed a new flashlight bulb). I was surprised to find tha… --- ## [12 yr old wandering the neighbourhood, should I worry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-yr-old-wandering-the-neighbourhood-should-i-worry/555421)
**Author:** [@Weedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weedy)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2010, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-yr-old-wandering-the-neighbourhood-should-i-worry/555421 "2010-10-02T14:45:23Z")
My daughter has gone out with a friend, exploring our new suburb (not a bad part of town). They both have phones with them. They’ve been gone for two hours. I think this is the longest she has ever been out on her own wi… --- ## [Comcast/NBC merger about to be approved](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comcast-nbc-merger-about-to-be-approved/548741)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2010, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comcast-nbc-merger-about-to-be-approved/548741 "2010-09-11T07:45:37Z")
Six corporations own 90 percent of everything Americans watch. read or listen to. Now Comcast and NBC are trying to merge. Mergers generally result in layoffs, less local programming., higher prices and a reduction of… --- ## [The Loser's Handbook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-losers-handbook/82131)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2001, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-losers-handbook/82131 "2001-09-22T03:45:11Z")
I came up with this concept way back here, and leander’s recent use of #3 prompted me to post this. There are several…um…rebuttals to arguments, that when uttered, automatically cost the utterer the argument. You say on… --- ## [The wittiest spur of the moment retort you've ever used](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wittiest-spur-of-the-moment-retort-youve-ever-used/549421)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2010, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wittiest-spur-of-the-moment-retort-youve-ever-used/549421 "2010-08-10T01:50:01Z")
Many years ago, a (conservative) friend of mine was debating politics with me (a liberal) and he used the phrase “Bleeding heart liberals…” My response: “Better to have a bleeding heart than none at all.” He was stunned… --- ## [Obnoxiously rude commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obnoxiously-rude-commercial/562188)
**Author:** [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2010, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obnoxiously-rude-commercial/562188 "2010-11-30T18:38:33Z")
I caught this on the THIS channel last night. It showed people opening up cards that contained store gift cards, and they were saying things like, “What the heck? I don’t want another gift card, I never buy anything from… --- ## [Is it true that natural oil eating organisms will gobble up most of the Gulf oil spill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-natural-oil-eating-organisms-will-gobble-up-most-of-the-gulf-oil-spill/540892)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-natural-oil-eating-organisms-will-gobble-up-most-of-the-gulf-oil-spill/540892 "2010-06-02T14:44:15Z")
Re the current Gulf oil spill and it’s long term impact, I was talking with someone today who said that based on the data we collected from the history of the Alaskan Exxon Valdez spill, that oil eating organisms in the … --- ## [CD stuck in car stereo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-stuck-in-car-stereo/441486)
**Author:** [@RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RancidYakButterTeaParty)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2008, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-stuck-in-car-stereo/441486 "2008-03-18T13:20:00Z")
I put in my Ben Folds CD and everything was fine–then the CD player simply stopped working and the stereo turned itself off. I got it to start back up when I re-started the car and the radio works completely fine. Howe… --- ## [8-bit, 16-bit - What do these mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-bit-16-bit-what-do-these-mean/377762)
**Author:** [@EternalIdiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EternalIdiot)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2006, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-bit-16-bit-what-do-these-mean/377762 "2006-10-28T08:38:06Z")
I’ve seen video game systems referred to as 8-bit, 16-bit, 64-bit, etc. What does this mean? Also, what does 32-bit computing mean? --- ## [Plugging office ethernet cable into personal laptop, but can't connect -- what's missing technically](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plugging-office-ethernet-cable-into-personal-laptop-but-cant-connect-whats-missing-technically/573828)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2011, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plugging-office-ethernet-cable-into-personal-laptop-but-cant-connect-whats-missing-technically/573828 "2011-03-09T14:49:00Z")
My office computer (worked provided) gets online just fine, so why can’t I use the same cable to get my laptop online? Sorry, I’m not IT savvy. Is their network not recognizing my pc? I can log on wifi, but I’m curiou… --- ## [So... just what DOES Scientology teach?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-just-what-does-scientology-teach/21417)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2000, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-just-what-does-scientology-teach/21417 "2000-06-09T06:03:17Z")
The thing that has always irritated me about Scientology (apart from the fact that I’m naturally skeptical of anything that becomes fashionable in Hollywood circles) is this: If someone wanted to know the basic tenets o… --- ## [Why must we suffer the "lesser" Kardashians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-must-we-suffer-the-lesser-kardashians/666283)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-must-we-suffer-the-lesser-kardashians/666283 "2013-08-20T01:19:54Z")
I’m not sure what the Kardashians all do, but I keep seeing them on magazine covers at the grocery check out lines. I assume they are mostly famous for being famous (and for having a reality show, likely) and have no di… --- ## [What's Your Username Mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-username-mean/168324)
**Author:** [@StanDup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StanDup)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2003, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-username-mean/168324 "2003-04-18T16:06:11Z")
Mine is my actual IRL name. --- ## [aw! poor wittle Donald had his feelings hurt by those mean jokes \[Trump out of 2012 race\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-poor-wittle-donald-had-his-feelings-hurt-by-those-mean-jokes-trump-out-of-2012-race/581625)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2011, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-poor-wittle-donald-had-his-feelings-hurt-by-those-mean-jokes-trump-out-of-2012-race/581625 "2011-05-17T06:25:22Z")
Sounds like the Donald is pulling out, because he just can’t take the vicious \[del\]insults\[/del\] jokes that have been coming his way since he started inching towards a presidential run: Trump says public scorn greater t… --- ## [Реклама](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/588084)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2011, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/588084 "2011-07-10T22:31:21Z")
Здравствуйте! Могу я разместить на вашем замечательном форуме немного рекламных ссылок бесплатно? Ежели нет, то потрите мой пост. --- ## [Best/worst Christmas Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-christmas-songs/845016)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2020, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-christmas-songs/845016 "2020-12-25T05:57:25Z")
Christmas is almost here, and that means Christmas music being played ad naseum. What are the best/worst Christmas songs, in your opinion? --- ## [Telephone Solicitors: The Revenge of the Called!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telephone-solicitors-the-revenge-of-the-called/93906)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2001, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telephone-solicitors-the-revenge-of-the-called/93906 "2001-11-28T01:24:19Z")
I’ve been getting tons of phone-spam in the last few weeks from real estate creatures. I’m on every no-call list offered by the phone-company (and other orginaztion’s No-Call list), I have an unlisted number and I never … --- ## [Movies without the plot armor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-without-the-plot-armor/795978)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-without-the-plot-armor/795978 "2017-09-15T15:45:29Z")
Plot Armor is of course the principle that the character around which a movie revolves can’t really be in danger of getting killed (or otherwise taken out of the picture) because then there would be no movie. (Except if … --- ## [Spike Lee says Italians aren't facing up to their real WWII history? Is he correct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spike-lee-says-italians-arent-facing-up-to-their-real-wwii-history-is-he-correct/465961)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spike-lee-says-italians-arent-facing-up-to-their-real-wwii-history-is-he-correct/465961 "2008-10-06T06:24:49Z")
That’s the claim being made in this articlere his new film. Does Spike Lee have a point? --- ## [What is the opposite of fire???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-opposite-of-fire/655313)
**Author:** [@regor62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/regor62)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2013, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-opposite-of-fire/655313 "2013-04-14T01:59:48Z")
Think hard and please give consideration to the question of what is the opposite of fire, And please think harder than the normal answer of ice. --- ## [Unusual (to me) food name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-to-me-food-name/665331)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2013, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-to-me-food-name/665331 "2013-08-09T17:01:57Z")
I’m being a bit vague not to bias the poll. The question is pretty simple. If I told you I was eating a food called “rocket,” would you know what I was eating? My sister found this in an iPhone game where she had to na… --- ## [Please explain the compulsion to name objects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-compulsion-to-name-objects/566635)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2011, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-compulsion-to-name-objects/566635 "2011-01-09T19:42:31Z")
I’m not talking about naming a pet or a recipe, I’m talking about naming inanimate objects e.g. this current thread. I don’t get it. It strikes me as bizarre if not completely insane. I’m writing this on my laptop, no… --- ## [The Feud: The Not-as-Famous Athlete by 42fish \[game over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-not-as-famous-athlete-by-42fish-game-over/503763)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2009, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-not-as-famous-athlete-by-42fish-game-over/503763 "2009-07-24T23:21:35Z")
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