# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1749&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:** 1750 --- ## [Do other countries have a song equivalent to "100 Bottles of Beer on the Wall"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-countries-have-a-song-equivalent-to-100-bottles-of-beer-on-the-wall/555368)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2010, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-countries-have-a-song-equivalent-to-100-bottles-of-beer-on-the-wall/555368 "2010-09-30T11:48:05Z")
100 bottles of beer on the wall '100 bottles of beer. You take one down and pass it all around 99 bottles of beer on the wall Sung by billions of kids on millions of bus trips, this song was a fond part of my childho… --- ## [Sorta subtle humour in movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorta-subtle-humour-in-movies/461860)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2008, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorta-subtle-humour-in-movies/461860 "2008-09-05T22:49:44Z")
Can something be sorta subtle? Anyhow, here are a few lines from movies that I figure most people would catch,(specially here at the Dope)but thought I’d share in case ya’ll weren’t paying attention. Catch Me If You Ca… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory 10/25--The Holographic Excitation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-10-25-the-holographic-excitation/638864)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-10-25-the-holographic-excitation/638864 "2012-10-30T02:05:14Z")
The Big Bang Theory - The Holographic Excitation (Preview) The gang celebrates Halloween at Stuart’s comic book store, while, Leonard seduces Penny with science. PLUS a cameo by Buzz Aldrin --- ## [Poll: Do you know how to swim?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-know-how-to-swim/494029)
**Author:** [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2009, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-know-how-to-swim/494029 "2009-04-25T23:05:40Z")
My husband, who was a competition swimmer in his younger days, tells me only a small percentage of the population knows how to swim. I was shocked to hear this and, in fact, I don’t believe it. I know how to swim. Every… --- ## [Ask the trans woman.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-trans-woman/828023)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_Raygun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_Raygun)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2019, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-trans-woman/828023 "2019-01-30T09:15:54Z")
I haven’t been on these forums since Una posted her “Ask the” thread, and a lot has changed in those five years w.r.t trans visibility. I’m 33 years old. I started estrogen therapy last March (so about 10 months ago). I… --- ## [What is the best word for "admiring" an evil, well thought and carried out, plan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-word-for-admiring-an-evil-well-thought-and-carried-out-plan/600285)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2011, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-word-for-admiring-an-evil-well-thought-and-carried-out-plan/600285 "2011-11-04T14:12:04Z")
I am a wordsmith, but I am at a total loss here. What word best decribes the emotion one has for the ability of people like Timothy McVeigh, the 9/11 hijackers, and Norwegian terrorist Anders Behring Breivik to devise an… --- ## [How important is symmetry to plane engines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-symmetry-to-plane-engines/532307)
**Author:** [@rockypg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockypg)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2010, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-symmetry-to-plane-engines/532307 "2010-04-27T18:57:23Z")
All the plane designs I’ve seen including ones with 1 engine, 2 engines, 3 engines and 4 engines have the engines placed symmetrically about the long axis of the plane. ie, one engine is always in the middle, two engines… --- ## [Anybody Own An iRobot Roomba Vacuum Cleaner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-own-an-irobot-roomba-vacuum-cleaner/496069)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2009, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-own-an-irobot-roomba-vacuum-cleaner/496069 "2009-05-15T22:39:14Z")
If you want to see it in action, here is a YouTube video clip. Actually, despite having bought one on Saturday (on sale), the video clip is the only way I have seen it in action so far. I charged the battery (16 hours … --- ## [Why didn't WE know where Bin Laden was before?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-we-know-where-bin-laden-was-before/580885)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2011, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-we-know-where-bin-laden-was-before/580885 "2011-05-07T21:19:35Z")
I’m not surprised that Bin Laden was in Pakistan. I’m not surprised by either possibility of the Pakistani government protecting him, or not knowing he was there. But I am surprised that we couldn’t find a million dollar… --- ## [Questions About the "Game" of "Life" Please Help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-game-of-life-please-help/36266)
**Author:** [@Wildest\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildest_Bill)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2000, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-game-of-life-please-help/36266 "2000-10-11T04:53:40Z")
Ok my family has a family game night on Sunday. You know so we can spend quality time together. And we tried playing the game of “Life” last night. It didn’t go very well to say the least. Seems like we are all pretty … --- ## [Firefox without Yahoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-without-yahoo/657682)
**Author:** [@Daylate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daylate)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2013, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-without-yahoo/657682 "2013-05-09T06:10:03Z")
Is there someway of installing Mozilla Firefox without including the Yahoo stuff that is embedded? I like Firefox, but detest everything about Yahoo software with the burning hatred of a thousand suns. I find it to be … --- ## [USN service ribbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usn-service-ribbons/544607)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2010, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usn-service-ribbons/544607 "2010-06-26T23:26:32Z")
Can anyone identify these dozen ribbons on my dad’s uniform? For added difficulty, the photo is B&W. I think the top-right is a Good Conduct ribbon, and the bottom-right is for Korean Service. --- ## [Yogi Kinder Is A High School Coach, But A Major League Asshole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yogi-kinder-is-a-high-school-coach-but-a-major-league-asshole/375532)
**Author:** [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yogi-kinder-is-a-high-school-coach-but-a-major-league-asshole/375532 "2006-10-11T00:15:15Z")
Those of you who follow sports might have noticed that recently the single game rushing record (football) was set by Paul McCoy, a player for a small school in West Virginia. He ran for 658 yards and 10 touchdowns in a … --- ## [A man's worst enemy in the dating world is another man, do you agree with this writer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mans-worst-enemy-in-the-dating-world-is-another-man-do-you-agree-with-this-writer/654750)
**Author:** [@Curious\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curious_Man)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2013, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mans-worst-enemy-in-the-dating-world-is-another-man-do-you-agree-with-this-writer/654750 "2013-04-05T07:30:10Z")
somehow the writer of this blog has greatly appealed to me, heard about him a week ago and I have found his stuff to be top quality do you agree with him here or disagree? http://reesarch.wordpress.com/2013/02/06/men-l… --- ## [I am the patient ER doctors make fun of...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-the-patient-er-doctors-make-fun-of/482339)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2009, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-the-patient-er-doctors-make-fun-of/482339 "2009-01-24T14:37:34Z")
On Monday I went to see a GP for a complete checkup and referrals to the various doctors I am sure will want to poke me. It was mostly follow-up on a condition that was AFAIK resolved, but I have moved to another city an… --- ## [Are games ever going to have photorealistic graphics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-games-ever-going-to-have-photorealistic-graphics/626921)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-games-ever-going-to-have-photorealistic-graphics/626921 "2012-07-09T23:58:51Z")
There are some games which come close (e.g.: Skyrim photorealistic graphics mod mod Realistic Hope ENB V2 - YouTube and Crysis Photoreal - Best Graphic mod ever seen?? - YouTube and http://www.videogamesblogger.com/wp… --- ## [Are many dopers against religion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-many-dopers-against-religion/197511)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2003, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-many-dopers-against-religion/197511 "2003-08-30T09:55:41Z")
I don’t know if this has been asked before, but sometimes I feel like a lot of dopers are against organized religion. Would you agree/disagree? Is it so much just religion in general, or promoting/pushing it on other pe… --- ## [Are you a coffee pooper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-coffee-pooper/724493)
**Author:** [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2015, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-coffee-pooper/724493 "2015-09-02T17:14:42Z")
I read an article that says coffee causes a large number of people to poop. It has that effect on me - normally I’m an every couple of days pooper but a couple cups coffee and I’m in the bathroom two hours later. You? --- ## [BSG 3/4/07: "Maelstrom" \*\*SPOILERS\*\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bsg-3-4-07-maelstrom-spoilers/394631)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2007, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bsg-3-4-07-maelstrom-spoilers/394631 "2007-03-13T00:08:30Z")
Surprised there does not seem to be a thread for this week… Survivor Count 41, 400 Hi Opal—this spoiler space is to prevent mouseover ruinage More spoiler space Stop now or be spoiled. So Starbuck commits suicide by… --- ## [I don't understand how someone could get bored of looking at naked women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-how-someone-could-get-bored-of-looking-at-naked-women/171385)
**Author:** [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2003, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-how-someone-could-get-bored-of-looking-at-naked-women/171385 "2003-06-01T12:37:11Z")
When I was in school out west I knew this cat who did his undergrad at Chico, IIRC, and he remarked about how scantily clad the women were around there. I in turn remarked that that would be nice. He said it wasn’t bec… --- ## [You plant a giant sequoia seed in the backyard in a crowded development. What happens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-plant-a-giant-sequoia-seed-in-the-backyard-in-a-crowded-development-what-happens/722396)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2015, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-plant-a-giant-sequoia-seed-in-the-backyard-in-a-crowded-development-what-happens/722396 "2015-06-26T14:47:50Z")
Per this story below what would actually happen if you panted one of these monstersin the backyard of house in a tight suburban development? Would it eventually get to be 300 feet high if unmolested or would it fail to t… --- ## [Man breaks masturbation record. Surprise: Japan Dominates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-breaks-masturbation-record-surprise-japan-dominates/451757)
**Author:** [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2008, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-breaks-masturbation-record-surprise-japan-dominates/451757 "2008-06-15T22:43:42Z")
Japan Dominates Masturbate-a-Thon: Gadgets Help Break 8 Hour 30 Minute Record (No immediate nudity, but common sense NSFW) For the record, I do not have what it takes to be a masturbating champion. Although this onan… --- ## [Fun experiment: Do the people you see fit fashion-wise in 1977?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-experiment-do-the-people-you-see-fit-fashion-wise-in-1977/710734)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2015, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-experiment-do-the-people-you-see-fit-fashion-wise-in-1977/710734 "2015-01-29T12:16:07Z")
I have been playing this at the mall and other places where there are a bunch of people. Look at someone and imagine whether he or she would be noticed for his or her ostensibly modern 2015 fashion in the year 1977. Fash… --- ## ["We Didn't Start the Fire"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-didnt-start-the-fire/561692)
**Author:** [@Evelyn\_K.Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evelyn_K.Stone)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2010, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-didnt-start-the-fire/561692 "2010-12-01T20:49:28Z")
In the song, “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by Billy Joel… I need help on understanding somethings… “payola and Kennedy”–do these two items corrolate with each other??? “dylan”–do they mean Bob Dylan??? If someone could … --- ## [Anti-War Views (bullshit)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-war-views-bullshit/155520)
**Author:** [@Madkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madkins)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2003, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-war-views-bullshit/155520 "2003-02-20T04:08:49Z")
I cant help but think that theese people protesting war are hurting more then helping. Ultimatly we are gonna go to war Ultimatly soldiers/civilans are gonna die there is no way around it. I think people should support r… --- ## [In the U.S. slave states, were any slaves owned by corporations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-u-s-slave-states-were-any-slaves-owned-by-corporations/572306)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2012, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-u-s-slave-states-were-any-slaves-owned-by-corporations/572306 "2012-03-22T22:27:54Z")
As the title says. I’m not sure whether there were things that fit the bill for a “corporation” back then, though, so comments on that subject may be appropriate. By a corporation I mean an entity which owns property n… --- ## [About that torpedoed Iranian warship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-torpedoed-iranian-warship/1028255)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 286\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-torpedoed-iranian-warship/1028255 "2026-03-26T20:23:50Z")
The IRIS Dena was sunk 2000 miles away from Iran, was not involved in any military actions, and had been involved in an international naval exercise, of which the US had originally been a part. This outs a very differ… --- ## [Do you really have the right to know your accuser?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-really-have-the-right-to-know-your-accuser/311853)
**Author:** [@chefIL11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chefIL11)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2005, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-really-have-the-right-to-know-your-accuser/311853 "2005-07-12T02:51:07Z")
I was watching America’s Most Wanted and I was confused. On the show, they preach the message on secrecy and promise that your identity will remain anonymous if you call in to give information. Well, what if my neighbo… --- ## [How did libraries keep track of who borrowed what before computers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-libraries-keep-track-of-who-borrowed-what-before-computers/159488)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2003, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-libraries-keep-track-of-who-borrowed-what-before-computers/159488 "2003-03-06T20:40:11Z")
By writing down who borrowed what, I guess, but does anybody know details? Like was there a big file cabinet with a file for each book, and they had to write a name or ID # of the borrower in the file? Or did they have… --- ## [Reagan's role in ending the cold war...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reagans-role-in-ending-the-cold-war/170895)
**Author:** [@minega](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minega)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2003, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reagans-role-in-ending-the-cold-war/170895 "2003-04-29T03:50:57Z")
Ok, first of all yes i want help for my homework…pretty please. My question is-What was Ronald Reagan’s role in ending the cold war? Is it as big a role as many historians have claimed or did he simply take credit for b… --- ## [Beard flaking cause](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beard-flaking-cause/619562)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beard-flaking-cause/619562 "2012-04-23T03:38:27Z")
Hello Everyone, This maybe a TMI question, but it’s bothering me and I can’t seem to find the answer anywhere. For a decade or so I have been sporting a goatee. It looks good and balances out my bald head. I keep it tri… --- ## [Doper docs can you really \[kill yourself by biting off your own tongue?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-docs-can-you-really-kill-yourself-by-biting-off-your-own-tongue/436866)
**Author:** [@TheBigTripleD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBigTripleD)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2008, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-docs-can-you-really-kill-yourself-by-biting-off-your-own-tongue/436866 "2008-02-11T09:01:25Z")
kill yourself by biting off your own tongue? I mean I’ve watched too much anime and saw in a couple of them people trying to kill themselves by biting off their own tongue. Would you really bleed to death from that? --- ## [Funniest internet video of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-internet-video-of-all-time/432521)
**Author:** [@petew83](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/petew83)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2008, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-internet-video-of-all-time/432521 "2008-01-14T15:42:10Z")
My vote goes for ‘My Name is John Daker’ 2 minutes 26 seconds of pure bliss. --- ## [What's on YOUR fuckit list?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-fuckit-list/703890)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2014, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-fuckit-list/703890 "2014-11-13T03:32:32Z")
Like a bucket list, except it’s stuff you wanted to do/be once upon a time but now it’s extremely unlikely. This is harder than putting together a bucket list and somehow humiliating, I think, because everything I want … --- ## [Explain the concept of "computer language" to me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-concept-of-computer-language-to-me/249613)
**Author:** [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2004, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-concept-of-computer-language-to-me/249613 "2004-06-15T02:42:02Z")
Whenever someone mentions they can “speak” this computer language or that I’ve always scanned over it and filed it away under “clever computery things”. I have absolutely no idea at all what they are or what they do. I … --- ## [Why are there black people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-black-people/42508)
**Author:** [@Dignan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dignan)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2000, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-black-people/42508 "2000-12-06T09:17:57Z")
Sounds like a stupid question right? I thought so too. I’m not the one that came up with it. A friend of mine, who is very religious, and very conservative, seriously asked me that one day. I can’t remember exatcly what … --- ## [How is the U.S.S. Leopard pronounced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-u-s-s-leopard-pronounced/521525)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2009, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-u-s-s-leopard-pronounced/521525 "2009-12-18T21:47:56Z")
A related thread in this forum gives me the idea to ask about something I’ve wondered about for years and years. I had a high school history teacher who taught us all about the USS Leopard, involved in some battle back … --- ## [So I played a bunch of new board games visiting friends last week. What of these have you played?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-played-a-bunch-of-new-board-games-visiting-friends-last-week-what-of-these-have-you-played/758684)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2016, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-played-a-bunch-of-new-board-games-visiting-friends-last-week-what-of-these-have-you-played/758684 "2016-08-20T12:12:02Z")
I had previously (and still am, to some extent) fairly sheltered when it came to playing board or card games, but some friends that I visited and stayed with last week (in Washington) had a huge bunch of them. They’re so… --- ## [Question for anyone who's a Dr.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-anyone-whos-a-dr/752107)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-anyone-whos-a-dr/752107 "2016-04-15T23:21:55Z")
This is something I picked up on the Mrs. Miss or Ms. thread. Some women like to be addressed as Dr. and some dont. So, I’d like to ask: Are you a Dr. because your in medicine or thru academia? Do you use the Dr. titl… --- ## [What's the opposite of a Libertarian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-opposite-of-a-libertarian/591941)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-opposite-of-a-libertarian/591941 "2011-08-11T16:53:14Z")
I’m going to speak in generalities and hopefully not spark too much of a debate. Democrats tend to favor bigger government and less restrictive social policy. Republicans tend to favor smaller government and more restr… --- ## [Steam train electricity generation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-train-electricity-generation/355814)
**Author:** [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-train-electricity-generation/355814 "2025-07-18T00:03:24Z")
I assume that, at least in the later years, there were trains with steam locomotives that had electric power for lighting, cooking, fans, etc. How was the electricity generated? A generator powered by a wheel on the tra… --- ## [Cross & Blackwell Mint Sauce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cross-blackwell-mint-sauce/980050)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cross-blackwell-mint-sauce/980050 "2026-04-20T10:45:23Z")
My beloved mint sauce seems to no longer be available. The Cross & Blackwell site says none of their preferred vendors sell it. I just checked a dozen grocery sites and Amazon, and they all say it is unavailable. Oh, an… --- ## [About my mom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-my-mom/536090)
**Author:** [@Theodore\_Striker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Theodore_Striker)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-my-mom/536090 "2010-04-30T01:51:44Z")
This is going to be long, probably a little too heartfelt, rambling, and may cause tears, so you have been warned in advance. Let me tell you something about my mom. When I was younger, I used to sing her “You light up… --- ## [What could Obama accomplish in a 2nd term that would secure a top 10 ranking for POTUS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-obama-accomplish-in-a-2nd-term-that-would-secure-a-top-10-ranking-for-potus/638604)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2012, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-obama-accomplish-in-a-2nd-term-that-would-secure-a-top-10-ranking-for-potus/638604 "2012-11-04T00:09:50Z")
as agreed upon by historians, say, a decade after his 2nd term --- ## [So he was convicted. Big honking deal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-he-was-convicted-big-honking-deal/1002368)
**Author:** [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-he-was-convicted-big-honking-deal/1002368 "2024-06-05T18:24:46Z")
34 felonies, and you know damned well that if Donald Trump serves any time at all–which isn’t gonna happen for reasons, all of which stink on ice–it’s going to be in one of those tennis-lessons prisons where they put all… --- ## [Why was the "psychotic thoughts" thread closed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-psychotic-thoughts-thread-closed/532282)
**Author:** [@Rack-a-Bones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rack-a-Bones)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2010, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-psychotic-thoughts-thread-closed/532282 "2010-03-17T01:05:47Z")
Thread in question. Czarcasm: it was pretty earlier on established we all tend to have these zany thoughts and it turned into a fun thread of the crazy things we think about from time to time. Does that thread violate … --- ## [Did Willie say "shite"? (Simpsons)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-willie-say-shite-simpsons/246719)
**Author:** [@Hugh\_Jass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hugh_Jass)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2004, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-willie-say-shite-simpsons/246719 "2004-05-25T21:15:33Z")
I did hear that correctly, no? All the new tractors are shite? Apparently British cuss words are acceptable on American networks. Good ep, I thought. --- ## [Might I suggest a UK DopeFest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-i-suggest-a-uk-dopefest/392347)
**Author:** [@GrizzRich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrizzRich)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2007, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-i-suggest-a-uk-dopefest/392347 "2007-07-07T11:59:10Z")
I’m taking the GrizzClan to England (staying near Southampton) this summer and will be there from 29June to 8July. I’ve done a search and don’t see that the UK dopers (or those in not-too-distant lands) have had a fest … --- ## [How Long Before the RMS TITANIC is just a pile of rust?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-the-rms-titanic-is-just-a-pile-of-rust/518719)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2009, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-the-rms-titanic-is-just-a-pile-of-rust/518719 "2009-11-26T06:29:33Z")
People like Robert Ballard have criticized people who take artifacts from sunken ships (like the Titanic). I don’t really understand such an attitude-to me, it is like picking up parts from a junkyard. Yes, the Titanic s… --- ## [What's The SD on The "Missing Cosmonauts"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-sd-on-the-missing-cosmonauts/552793)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2012, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-sd-on-the-missing-cosmonauts/552793 "2012-03-09T17:03:33Z")
In the early 1960’s, two Italian brothers (the Judica-Corneglia brothers) built their own spacecraft monitoring radio observatory, and began listening in on Soviet spacecraft launches. Sometime around 1961, they picked … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1748&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1750&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)