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**Author:** [@Hayduke\_Lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hayduke_Lives)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2002, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-bread-slang-term/111507 "2002-06-02T14:25:01Z")
I heard some upper classman talking about how they wanted to “eat some bread” this weekend. I’ve heard this term used before, but I don’t know what it means. I’ve decided it has something to do with partying, but I’m not… --- ## [Give me my car!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-my-car/373263)
**Author:** [@ethanwinfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ethanwinfield)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2006, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-my-car/373263 "2006-09-29T13:27:18Z")
About four years ago, I bought a new car. I had military credit union financing going in, but the check hadn’t arrived yet. The dealer said he had to run my credit and have me fill out a financing contract, in case my … --- ## [The Beatles: Could you happily live without ever hearing another song of theirs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-could-you-happily-live-without-ever-hearing-another-song-of-theirs/561563)
**Author:** [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2010, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-could-you-happily-live-without-ever-hearing-another-song-of-theirs/561563 "2010-12-03T23:18:39Z")
You know how the survey thing works. IMO, The Beatles did their thing and were influential but I really kinda wish they’d go away. --- ## [Check out my 3D Printing storefront! It's slightly weird!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-my-3d-printing-storefront-its-slightly-weird/776131)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2019, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-my-3d-printing-storefront-its-slightly-weird/776131 "2019-03-27T02:21:57Z")
I’m actually not sure if I’ve ever mentioned it here or not, but I’ve been dabbling in 3D Printing for a few years, now. I use Shapeways—you upload a model to their site, and all things checking out, you can order a prin… --- ## [John Titor: Brilliant Fraud Or An Ordinary Soldier From 2036?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-titor-brilliant-fraud-or-an-ordinary-soldier-from-2036/217066)
**Author:** [@CheekyMonkey613](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheekyMonkey613)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2004, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-titor-brilliant-fraud-or-an-ordinary-soldier-from-2036/217066 "2004-08-05T22:48:29Z")
Has anyone heard about the soldier from 2036 who was able to come back in a time machine? Before you reject the idea, look at this site which says: You can also look at this site, where you can see pictures of his tim… --- ## [The Falsity of Religion: Twelve Indisputable Arguments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-falsity-of-religion-twelve-indisputable-arguments/236868)
**Author:** [@Science\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Science_Girl)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2004, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-falsity-of-religion-twelve-indisputable-arguments/236868 "2004-04-02T03:41:34Z")
The following is from http://www.thebirdman.org/ The Falsity of Religion: Twelve Indisputable Arguments By John “Birdman” Bryant Religion today hangs on the horns of a dilemma: On the one hand, it is false in the scie… --- ## [You can only listen to music from a single year. Which year do pick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-only-listen-to-music-from-a-single-year-which-year-do-pick/605243)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-only-listen-to-music-from-a-single-year-which-year-do-pick/605243 "2011-12-10T07:17:27Z")
One night while enjoying a kip you are overcome in a brilliant white light. You’ve been abducted by aliens - fortunately for you, they don’t wanna shove anything up your arse, but they are curious about the concept of mu… --- ## [Might BP p.l.c. yet be destroyed? \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-bp-p-l-c-yet-be-destroyed-edited-title/564472)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2010, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-bp-p-l-c-yet-be-destroyed-edited-title/564472 "2010-12-29T23:16:44Z")
It looks as if under the Clean Water Act, British Petroleum may be fined up to $4,300 per barrel of oil spilled. Nearly 5 million barrels were spilled into the gulf, according to federal estimates. That adds up to quite… --- ## [Teach the Controversy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-the-controversy/554887)
**Author:** [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2010, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-the-controversy/554887 "2010-09-27T14:21:50Z")
As somebody interested in pseudoscience and conspiracy theories, I often read of how the godless academy, in its acceptance of the liberal status quo, is complicit in suppressing the truth because it doesn’t “teach the c… --- ## [Just deal with the ticket, the posters say..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-deal-with-the-ticket-the-posters-say/490390)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-deal-with-the-ticket-the-posters-say/490390 "2009-03-24T21:49:59Z")
Okay, I don’t have the link, but about a year and a half ago, I posted a Pit thread complaining about how my wife received a ticket for a headlight violation and how the cops should go after “real” criminals. I got pret… --- ## [Have you ever used anything unconventional to unclog a drain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-anything-unconventional-to-unclog-a-drain/451318)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2008, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-anything-unconventional-to-unclog-a-drain/451318 "2008-06-02T18:46:52Z")
Apparently over the last month my roommate has been pouring grease and such down the drain instead of disposing of it properly. I learned this today trying to figure out why the sink is draining so slowly. I really don… --- ## [Paying extra for a written eyeglass prescription](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-extra-for-a-written-eyeglass-prescription/629385)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-extra-for-a-written-eyeglass-prescription/629385 "2012-07-26T01:30:22Z")
This is the situation: A friend of mine has insurance that covers one eye examination per year. Today he went to the ophthalmologist and did need a new eyeglass prescription. This ophthalmologist does not make glasses. … --- ## [The Batman (some spoilers in the OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-batman-some-spoilers-in-the-op/960534)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2023, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-batman-some-spoilers-in-the-op/960534 "2023-07-22T05:13:51Z")
Saw The Batman and was pleasantly surprised. It’s not a flawless movie but it is a good movie and a good Batman movie. I will say it was a little long and final act seems to have one ending after the other. I also would… --- ## [What the latest about Bigfoot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-latest-about-bigfoot/460136)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2008, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-latest-about-bigfoot/460136 "2008-11-12T17:17:51Z")
The top scientists at ‘Searching for Bigfoot, Inc.’ were supposed to have a press conference today to display all their evidence of the amazing discovery of a Bigfoot carcass. Their claim has been all over the news, but… --- ## [Can you run a horse to death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-run-a-horse-to-death/307983)
**Author:** [@ltfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ltfire)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2006, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-run-a-horse-to-death/307983 "2006-05-26T18:54:06Z")
Listening to a commentator during yesterdays Belmont Stakes, it was said that the winner, Afleet Alex, was so far ahead at the finish, that he could probably run forever. Thoroughbreds are born and raised to run. If a jo… --- ## [The kanicbird boarder wall solution, and Mexico will pay for it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kanicbird-boarder-wall-solution-and-mexico-will-pay-for-it/827800)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2019, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kanicbird-boarder-wall-solution-and-mexico-will-pay-for-it/827800 "2019-01-19T22:58:57Z")
While the logistics of a system will have to be worked out, the basic premise is we allow a migrant worker visa entry. The migrant worker has lets say 90 days in the US, and means to support himself either with provable… --- ## [National Anthem controversy extending to schools](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-anthem-controversy-extending-to-schools/797596)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2017, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-anthem-controversy-extending-to-schools/797596 "2017-10-01T23:18:47Z")
34 schools in Louisiana have been told that athletes must stand for the anthem. The ACLU has responded with this tweet, “The Supreme Court ruled that students don’t have to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance—that goes … --- ## [The World is shutting down.....last time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-is-shutting-down-last-time/849419)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-is-shutting-down-last-time/849419 "2020-03-24T01:56:27Z")
When was the last time the whole planet had such a massive simultaneous shutdown? Not for SARS or H1N1. What about in 1957 or 1968? --- ## [Songs for a Halloween Playlist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-a-halloween-playlist/637820)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2012, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-a-halloween-playlist/637820 "2012-10-24T17:19:08Z")
Frankenstein by EWB, of course Witch Hunt by RUSH What else? --- ## [Flora and fauna of the gastrointestinal tract](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flora-and-fauna-of-the-gastrointestinal-tract/531008)
**Author:** [@Deflagration](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deflagration)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2010, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flora-and-fauna-of-the-gastrointestinal-tract/531008 "2010-04-27T00:57:07Z")
I’ve just learnt the ‘fact’ that the amount of bacteria cells in our gut outnumbers the number of human cells in the rest of the body by a factor of 10. I heard this on a well respected radio science program, so my init… --- ## [Name not the same on passport OH NO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-not-the-same-on-passport-oh-no/571866)
**Author:** [@zombiemommy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombiemommy)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2013, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-not-the-same-on-passport-oh-no/571866 "2013-01-31T04:05:22Z")
We booked a trip for Mexico. When the travel agent asked the name on my passport, I used my first name, maiden name and married name (which are all on the passport). I did not use my middle initial or my middle name (w… --- ## [Just watched The Blair Witch Prject...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-watched-the-blair-witch-prject/515650)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-watched-the-blair-witch-prject/515650 "2009-10-30T17:53:23Z")
All I can say is that is was a tremendous load of hooey. Which I can usually take in stride when watching a “horror” flick. I’m personally a huge fan of “An American Werewolf in London” which felt more like a prono wit… --- ## [Woman claims to be Azaria "That dingo ate my baby!" Chamberlain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-claims-to-be-azaria-that-dingo-ate-my-baby-chamberlain/318725)
**Author:** [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2005, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-claims-to-be-azaria-that-dingo-ate-my-baby-chamberlain/318725 "2005-08-30T19:02:26Z")
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,16385163-421,00.html Apparently this woman thinks she’s Azaria Chamberlain. I can’t wait until we find out the results of the DNA test. --- ## [Who owns a character, the actor or the studio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-owns-a-character-the-actor-or-the-studio/540811)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2010, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-owns-a-character-the-actor-or-the-studio/540811 "2010-05-27T15:44:39Z")
I’ve heard it said that Marlon Brando got in some trouble of his reprisal of the ‘Godfather’ role in The Freshman, because he acted so much like his othre role, and they even referenced it. But it’s not like the studio … --- ## [Reinvent Olympic Sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reinvent-olympic-sports/630632)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2012, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reinvent-olympic-sports/630632 "2012-08-14T13:29:39Z")
Take a current Olympic sport and make up your own rules. Water Polo: Played out in a field with horses like regular polo, but with regulation water balloon/balls and Nerf-headed mallets. --- ## [Oldest Still Working Phone Number?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-still-working-phone-number/477608)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2008, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-still-working-phone-number/477608 "2008-12-18T01:42:54Z")
I called my parents this morning - same phone number since 1971. So it occurred to me - what’s the oldest phone number tied to a particular person or business that still works? Recycling the phone number doesn’t count. --- ## [For fifty bucks someone will throw your book at J.K. Rowling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-fifty-bucks-someone-will-throw-your-book-at-j-k-rowling/592824)
**Author:** [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-fifty-bucks-someone-will-throw-your-book-at-j-k-rowling/592824 "2011-08-18T21:50:17Z")
Publish America will “bring your book to the attention of Harry Potter’s author” for fifty bucks. (More info here: http://www.publishamerica.net/JKRowling.html) Now, I would bet my first-born child against a day-old bag… --- ## [Do/did all aircraft carriers or battleships have a second bridge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-did-all-aircraft-carriers-or-battleships-have-a-second-bridge/571178)
**Author:** [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-did-all-aircraft-carriers-or-battleships-have-a-second-bridge/571178 "2011-02-15T00:47:06Z")
Not knowing why it was important to know, I googled and the best I could come up with was that the IJN Musashi and HMS Howe did. Do all capital ships have such a feature? If so, are they manned all the time? And if not,… --- ## [Body shaming insults should not be allowed here, towards anyone.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-shaming-insults-should-not-be-allowed-here-towards-anyone/825153)
**Author:** [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2018, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-shaming-insults-should-not-be-allowed-here-towards-anyone/825153 "2018-12-04T21:00:53Z")
This started off in the suicide by mod thread, but it’s a complete hijack there so I wanted to start a new thread about it. I don’t think body - shaming insults should be allowed in this forum, including aimed at off bo… --- ## [Can/does your metabolism adjust to changes in calorie intake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-does-your-metabolism-adjust-to-changes-in-calorie-intake/506335)
**Author:** [@Delayed\_Reflex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delayed_Reflex)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2009, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-does-your-metabolism-adjust-to-changes-in-calorie-intake/506335 "2009-08-17T20:46:55Z")
I’ve often heard that 3600 calories = 1 pound of fat (most recently brought to my attention in wierdaaron’s post in this thread), but I’ve wondered whether it is just that straightforward. Suppose your “equilibrium” cal… --- ## [What did Carl Sagan get wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-carl-sagan-get-wrong/982476)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-carl-sagan-get-wrong/982476 "2023-04-18T16:59:07Z")
First let me say that I love Carl Sagan and owe him a great debt of gratitude for giving me my interest in science. And I don’t have a bad thing to say about him. I was reading an article in IAI News titled “Carl Sagan … --- ## [Why Can't our Eyes move Independantly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-our-eyes-move-independantly/372880)
**Author:** [@bubastis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubastis)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2006, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-our-eyes-move-independantly/372880 "2006-09-26T22:39:23Z")
The popular phrase for a cross eyed person round here is “One Looking at you, the other looking for you”. But why cant we move our eyes independently of each other? I know its not the most practical thing to be able to d… --- ## [Psoriasis sucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psoriasis-sucks/632424)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2015, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psoriasis-sucks/632424 "2015-03-29T21:49:57Z")
My psoriasis started in the folds of my ears. Basically, they’d get flakey for a time, then get better. After a few years of that, they started not getting better and I started getting the same condition at other areas, … --- ## [Skype & Windows 8.1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skype-windows-8-1/671584)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skype-windows-8-1/671584 "2014-02-24T14:37:33Z")
Okay, I guess someone, somewhere, somehow thinks this is the best thing since sliced/buttered bread, but I don’t see why. For some odd reason, W8.1 (just as with W8) believes that the user name for Skype must and shall b… --- ## [Baleful Polymorph: assault or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baleful-polymorph-assault-or-not/394074)
**Author:** [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2007, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baleful-polymorph-assault-or-not/394074 "2007-03-05T22:58:11Z")
In re: Frog versus W. Witch, we find insufficient evidence that the criminal charge of assault and battery, i.e., the intent to commit grievous bodily harm to the plaintiff \[viz, Frog\] is applicable to the events heretof… --- ## [Does anyone still insist on wax cylinders? On magnetic tapes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-still-insist-on-wax-cylinders-on-magnetic-tapes/479457)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2009, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-still-insist-on-wax-cylinders-on-magnetic-tapes/479457 "2009-01-07T00:19:01Z")
There are people who insist on vinyl records, claiming that any digital medium destroys the sound in ways they’re capable of noticing. There are people who insist on vacuum tube amplifiers, claiming that no other technol… --- ## [Battlestar Galactica 1.9 — "Hand of God" (now with lemon fresh spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-1-9-hand-of-god-now-with-lemon-fresh-spoilers/294097)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2005, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-1-9-hand-of-god-now-with-lemon-fresh-spoilers/294097 "2005-03-19T04:38:11Z")
New episode tonight. Title is “The Hand of God.” Given the apparent importance of whatever it is the Cylons call their faith, I suspect this will be significant. Important note: Stargate SG-1 is 90 minutes tonight, so G… --- ## [Conveyor Belt Question that does not involve Airplanes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conveyor-belt-question-that-does-not-involve-airplanes/376200)
**Author:** [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2006, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conveyor-belt-question-that-does-not-involve-airplanes/376200 "2006-10-17T18:00:26Z")
If you walk on a conveyor belt and stay motionless WRT to the ground, do you do any work? I was watching “The Biggest Loser” last night and the final challenge was for them to stay on an moving escalator as long as they … --- ## [Paraphiliacs (sexual perversions)---male thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paraphiliacs-sexual-perversions-male-thing/88513)
**Author:** [@jesse\_morrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jesse_morrison)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2001, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paraphiliacs-sexual-perversions-male-thing/88513 "2001-10-25T19:59:56Z")
Why are Paraphiliacs mostly male? My debatable position is that there are links between the following (not arranged in any certain order). Testosterone (hormone) Childhood Trauma (pain) Sexual Resistance (spark) Sexua… --- ## [Pampalona celebrates summer with the running of the fucking idiots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pampalona-celebrates-summer-with-the-running-of-the-fucking-idiots/117850)
**Author:** [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2002, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pampalona-celebrates-summer-with-the-running-of-the-fucking-idiots/117850 "2002-07-13T18:31:58Z")
Three folks gored, though none have died. And you know what? I’m rooting for the bulls. Because, at the end of the day, they’re going to be slowly tortured, mutilated and eventually killed. PETA has done all sorts of… --- ## [News Flash: Arkansas Woman Gives Birth to 16th Child--Wants More](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-arkansas-woman-gives-birth-to-16th-child-wants-more/325947)
**Author:** [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2005, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-arkansas-woman-gives-birth-to-16th-child-wants-more/325947 "2005-10-31T04:37:43Z")
Snippets: "Jim Bob Duggar, 40, said he and Michelle, 39, want more children. “We both just love children and we consider each a blessing from the Lord. I have asked Michelle if she wants more and she said yes, if the Lo… --- ## [Dystopian novels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dystopian-novels/739923)
**Author:** [@nymeria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nymeria)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2015, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dystopian-novels/739923 "2015-12-18T10:28:18Z")
Any suggestions? --- ## [I can't decide how I feel about this commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-decide-how-i-feel-about-this-commercial/724397)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2015, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-decide-how-i-feel-about-this-commercial/724397 "2015-07-21T17:21:41Z")
The ad in question is this one for Wealthfront Financial. For those who cannot view it this is the description taken from the page: “A man and his friend are knitting together and discussing Wealthfront’s automated inv… --- ## [Why is modern day music viewed as "lewd & talentless" by certain people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-modern-day-music-viewed-as-lewd-talentless-by-certain-people/841128)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2019, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-modern-day-music-viewed-as-lewd-talentless-by-certain-people/841128 "2019-10-08T00:19:05Z")
Is it really that bad, when compared to certain songs, singers, & bands in the past? Our younger generation seems to enjoy it, only because they grew up listening to it. --- ## [How safe was your first sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-safe-was-your-first-sex/637390)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-safe-was-your-first-sex/637390 "2012-10-12T17:41:46Z")
For those of you who have had intercourse that involved an erect penis entering another human being’s below-the-waste orifice: Was there a condom on aforementioned erect penis when it entered aforementioned below-the-was… --- ## [How does NFL RedZone make money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-nfl-redzone-make-money/553522)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2010, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-nfl-redzone-make-money/553522 "2010-09-15T03:59:18Z")
It’s a great channel for NFL fans- but there’s no commercials. It must require a significant staff to switch between all the games at all the right moments. So how does it earn money? --- ## [99 very interesting facts about soil that are absolutely true in my mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-very-interesting-facts-about-soil-that-are-absolutely-true-in-my-mind/675585)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2014, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-very-interesting-facts-about-soil-that-are-absolutely-true-in-my-mind/675585 "2014-01-04T20:41:27Z")
In honor of today being World Soil Day (12/5), I’ve got some very, very interesting facts about soil I’d like to share with you. And being that they are “facts,” you can be sure that I think they’re true. Feel free to ad… --- ## [American Idol: 3/30-3/31/11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-30-3-31-11/576589)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2011, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-30-3-31-11/576589 "2011-04-01T21:56:52Z")
The show is 90 minutes in and no thread yet? I don’t blame anyone. What a snoozefest. This has to be the dullest, blandest collection they’ve ever had, and Elton John really brings out the boring in boring singers (nothi… --- ## [Does the existence of supervolcanoes put a hard limit on mankind's future development?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-existence-of-supervolcanoes-put-a-hard-limit-on-mankinds-future-development/564617)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-existence-of-supervolcanoes-put-a-hard-limit-on-mankinds-future-development/564617 "2010-12-23T09:46:25Z")
One of the posts in a MPSIMS thread mentioned the Yellowstone supervolcano, which, if it erupted, would cut down on the global population significantly and retard human progress amid cultural chaos for probable centuries… --- ## [A Letter To My Child-Abusing Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-letter-to-my-child-abusing-neighbor/277834)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2004, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-letter-to-my-child-abusing-neighbor/277834 "2004-12-22T22:36:53Z")
Yes, it was me that called the cops on you last night. I called them when, for 30 minutes, your front door was wide open, three of your kids were running around in the parking lot (with no coats and no shoes in at 45 de… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1746&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1748&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)