# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1751&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:** 1752 --- ## [Got any weird but true trivia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-any-weird-but-true-trivia/165158)
**Author:** [@Hokienautic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hokienautic)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2003, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-any-weird-but-true-trivia/165158 "2003-04-07T12:44:11Z")
This may not be best for IMHO, but it’s the best one I could come up with … weirdness is an opinion sometimes, I guess. Anyway, the Washington Post runs a weekly humor contest called the Style Invitational. I thought th… --- ## [Dumbass who sent poisoned letters to the President and Sen. Wicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbass-who-sent-poisoned-letters-to-the-president-and-sen-wicker/655987)
**Author:** [@drew870mitchell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drew870mitchell)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2013, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbass-who-sent-poisoned-letters-to-the-president-and-sen-wicker/655987 "2013-05-15T08:37:29Z")
Officials to announce arrest in ricin case - warning, video autoplay because we the mouthbreathing general public are too easily distracted by moving pictures. Dear Dumbass: Poisonings and cowardly threats of violence … --- ## [What are the physical differences between predators and prey in animals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-physical-differences-between-predators-and-prey-in-animals/667170)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2013, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-physical-differences-between-predators-and-prey-in-animals/667170 "2013-08-28T13:41:42Z")
I’ve heard that predators have eyes in front (to see in 3D and judge distance), while prey tends to have eyes on the side of the head (to spot predators). Aside from that, are there differences? I once heard predators t… --- ## [Humane Way To Kill Rats In The Chook Shed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humane-way-to-kill-rats-in-the-chook-shed/679926)
**Author:** [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2014, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humane-way-to-kill-rats-in-the-chook-shed/679926 "2014-02-02T01:54:05Z")
There are rats living under the chicken shed. We’ve decided we need to tackle the problem on several fronts. \[li\]We already store grain and pellets in ratproof containers - always have. They are only getting their food … --- ## [Reading Glasses for Computer Work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-glasses-for-computer-work/388421)
**Author:** [@ZomZom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZomZom)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2007, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-glasses-for-computer-work/388421 "2007-01-19T02:17:31Z")
I’ve tried regular reading glasses to help with the readability of computer text, but the glasses I’ve tried require you to be at book’s-length to the text, which is closer than typical computer work. Do reading glasses… --- ## [Does "aku-aku" mean anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-aku-aku-mean-anything/238293)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2004, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-aku-aku-mean-anything/238293 "2004-05-26T01:07:10Z")
This term amy relate to Easter Island and the idols there. Does anyone know what “aku-aku” might mean, or to what it refers? - Jinx --- ## [My kitten is breaking my heart.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kitten-is-breaking-my-heart/497958)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2009, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kitten-is-breaking-my-heart/497958 "2009-11-20T21:33:39Z")
As you may remember, back in January we got a kitten. We went through sickness and the tedious introduction of old and new pets, and everything seemed to be going great. The dog adores her and the older cat tolerates h… --- ## [Songs Commonly Played back-to-back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-commonly-played-back-to-back/656610)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-commonly-played-back-to-back/656610 "2013-05-03T22:40:42Z")
Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Dying - Elton John Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go? - Soft Cell Another One Bites the Dust/We are the Champions -Queen Others? --- ## [Adobe has an update and wants my computer password.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adobe-has-an-update-and-wants-my-computer-password/638092)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2012, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adobe-has-an-update-and-wants-my-computer-password/638092 "2012-10-19T01:20:53Z")
I get a notice that Adobe has a new update. Well, I use Adobe, and I want the newest. I download it, then click install. I get a message that says Adobe wants to do some changes and requires my computer password. Wel… --- ## [How bad is lead anyway? Bullet banning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-is-lead-anyway-bullet-banning/551747)
**Author:** [@figure9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/figure9)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-is-lead-anyway-bullet-banning/551747 "2010-08-30T22:02:40Z")
A recent thread on substitutes for lead bullets was in danger of becoming a thread on whether or not lead bullets are bad for the environment. To avoid derailing that thread I started this one. The questions are: How … --- ## [One of the two major parties will likely be permanently defeated by Election Day 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-two-major-parties-will-likely-be-permanently-defeated-by-election-day-2024/924053)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2020, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-two-major-parties-will-likely-be-permanently-defeated-by-election-day-2024/924053 "2020-11-04T20:10:41Z")
IMHO one of the two major parties, as they currently exist, will be permanently defeated by the time the 2024 election is complete. Why do I make this bold of a claim? It’s because of the opinion of Kavanaugh in the re… --- ## [KitchenAid mixer Help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchenaid-mixer-help/428603)
**Author:** [@MadPansy64](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadPansy64)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2007, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchenaid-mixer-help/428603 "2007-12-04T14:35:08Z")
Specifically, how well do they handle making Divinity? Egg whites, hot syrup, beat for a long LONG time, Divinity? My darling hubby bought me an Artisan (?325 watts?) Kitchen Aid mixer because I wanted one. Yay me, an… --- ## [New Yorker Cover - Obamas - Tasteless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-yorker-cover-obamas-tasteless/456428)
**Author:** [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-yorker-cover-obamas-tasteless/456428 "2008-07-17T15:44:13Z")
I’m not offended by this cover cartoon, the satire’s pretty clear to me. And funny. What do you think? --- ## [Is Cancun a fun place to vacation this time of year...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cancun-a-fun-place-to-vacation-this-time-of-year/933240)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cancun-a-fun-place-to-vacation-this-time-of-year/933240 "2021-02-26T15:17:51Z")
Is Cancun the fun spot to vacation this time of year that it used to be? I remember years ago, it was fun and a bargain… but now it seems to be the place where the Uber Rich with money to burn go to hob-nob while leavi… --- ## [legality of boarding ships (re. Israel)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-boarding-ships-re-israel/541440)
**Author:** [@scm1001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scm1001)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-boarding-ships-re-israel/541440 "2010-06-02T21:41:21Z")
Please no politics, but just trying to make “legal” sense of the Israeli boarding of the flotilla. I suppose several questions ask themselves. Does Israel regard Gaza as a separate country now? Under what internationa… --- ## [Our baby is gone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-baby-is-gone/394274)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2007, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-baby-is-gone/394274 "2007-03-07T15:29:39Z")
The white petal fluttered as it flew along; propelled not by any power of its own, but carried by wings of the wind which tore it from its home. Spring as arrived in this year of no winter; the high pressure from the war… --- ## [Harlem Globetrotters: What's the deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harlem-globetrotters-whats-the-deal/48236)
**Author:** [@TheMadHun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMadHun)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2001, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harlem-globetrotters-whats-the-deal/48236 "2001-01-04T21:17:15Z")
Have they ever been a professional basketball team? Have they ever competed in the NBA or any other pro league? Or are they just a touring side, a basketballing sideshow? If so, who would want to play for them? Anybody? … --- ## [Your tales of run-ins with sociopaths/psychopaths](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-tales-of-run-ins-with-sociopaths-psychopaths/758698)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2016, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-tales-of-run-ins-with-sociopaths-psychopaths/758698 "2016-07-03T00:13:28Z")
People who don’t get that everything doesn’t revolve around them, that the way they see things is the only way, and that people have a right to do things any other way but their way. I’ve known a few. One agent got piss… --- ## [Post your occupation... here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-occupation-here/26942)
**Author:** [@MadHatter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadHatter)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2000, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-occupation-here/26942 "2000-08-02T18:25:45Z")
just post what your occupation is, and a brief description of what your job involves. Me first! Full Time University Student. This involves drinking a lot of beer, which is sometimes interrupted with study. --- ## [Is an online-only interaction "dating"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-online-only-interaction-dating/517008)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2009, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-online-only-interaction-dating/517008 "2009-11-13T00:58:16Z")
This is, as some of you might gather, a reaction to some assertions made in thisthread. Assume for the sake of this discussion that the parties to the exchanges of email, IMs, & text messages both intend (at least osten… --- ## [The moral standards of Wikileaks' critics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moral-standards-of-wikileaks-critics/562842)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2010, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moral-standards-of-wikileaks-critics/562842 "2010-12-14T10:59:28Z")
The title is cribbed from this salon.com articleby Glenn Greenwald. In it, he talks about the relative morality he sees in the people who are calling for the imprisonment or death of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. H… --- ## [Traditional push-button telephones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traditional-push-button-telephones/643227)
**Author:** [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2012, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traditional-push-button-telephones/643227 "2012-12-08T05:00:08Z")
I trying to find an eighties (or earlier) style push-button phone, because I hate the way current telephones are designed. So far, the best (and only option) I have found is through the Vermont Country Store. Is there … --- ## [Please Shove Your Caller ID Up Your Ass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-shove-your-caller-id-up-your-ass/267780)
**Author:** [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2004, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-shove-your-caller-id-up-your-ass/267780 "2004-10-11T13:52:03Z")
I got a call today, Tuesday. I had to pause the X-Prize webcast, and now I can’t get it to start again, and that alone deserves great pain. annoying cordless phone ring annoying base station ring annoying cordless phon… --- ## [What do you do with turkey giblets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-turkey-giblets/553563)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2010, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-turkey-giblets/553563 "2010-09-13T21:00:35Z")
Mrs Piper and I roasted a turkey this weekend - no reason in particular, just that we felt like a turkey. As always, when I pulled the giblets out of its inner cavity, I thought to myself, “What do people do with giblet… --- ## [The "Nobody Loves Me" Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nobody-loves-me-thread/33656)
**Author:** [@mrblue92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrblue92)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2000, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nobody-loves-me-thread/33656 "2000-09-30T18:56:14Z")
OK, look at this. I’ve been here since April '99 and have a somewhat respectable 600+ post count. Do I get on crush lists? No. Do I dopers want to meet me? No. Do I get any name recognition at all? No. Just because I han… --- ## [Stupid Masturbation Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-masturbation-question/796324)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2017, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-masturbation-question/796324 "2017-12-09T07:18:54Z")
SO I was reading the thread about someone threatening to spread a video of masturbation as blackmail and it got me thinking. The big meme about men and sex is the classic cold shower to get rid of being horny. So, why … --- ## [If you were sleeping with someone on a bed that had one side against the wall.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-sleeping-with-someone-on-a-bed-that-had-one-side-against-the-wall/663773)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-sleeping-with-someone-on-a-bed-that-had-one-side-against-the-wall/663773 "2013-08-26T15:52:44Z")
…would you want to sleep on the “open” ended side or would you want to sleep on the side against the wall? --- ## [Trump's bungling of Covid-19 -- worse than Reagan's on AIDS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-bungling-of-covid-19-worse-than-reagans-on-aids/849717)
**Author:** [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-bungling-of-covid-19-worse-than-reagans-on-aids/849717 "2020-03-22T01:58:49Z")
Two recent Republican Presidents have grossly failed to deal with global pandemic diseases: Reagan with AIDS and now Trump with Covid-19. Which is worse? I’mleaning to say Trump’s response is worse, because his firing … --- ## [I just got a new cell phone. Let's have some fun with the old one.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-cell-phone-lets-have-some-fun-with-the-old-one/229199)
**Author:** [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2004, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-cell-phone-lets-have-some-fun-with-the-old-one/229199 "2004-02-25T17:14:55Z")
After a 2 hour ordeal in Worst Buy yesterday, I walked out with my spanking new Samsung VGA1000 (no relation to Andre “Ice Cold” 3000). It’s pretty bad ass, complete with a camera that I’m not sure I know what to do with… --- ## [Are there any technologies dependent on the theory of evolution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-technologies-dependent-on-the-theory-of-evolution/781842)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2017, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-technologies-dependent-on-the-theory-of-evolution/781842 "2017-03-12T15:48:17Z")
Computers are dependent on quantum physics being true, GPS depends on the theory of relativity, the moonshot was dependent on the theory of gravitation, vaccines depend on the germ theory of disease, etc. What observabl… --- ## [What do outsiders not understand about the place where you live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-outsiders-not-understand-about-the-place-where-you-live/999355)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-outsiders-not-understand-about-the-place-where-you-live/999355 "2024-03-31T00:29:44Z")
Feel free do define the place where you live to be as large or small an area as makes sense for you. California’s water supply mostly depends on the Sierra Nevada snow pack. Whenever it rains where I live my mom alway… --- ## [Catholic Priest Renounces Vows: What are the Consequences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-priest-renounces-vows-what-are-the-consequences/608443)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-priest-renounces-vows-what-are-the-consequences/608443 "2012-01-05T15:40:19Z")
Does a \[Western Rite Roman Catholic\] priest who renounces his vows still get to participate in the sacraments of the Church as a regular member? Or is he excommunicated and/or a persona non grata? Do the circumstances o… --- ## [You own how many pairs of flip flops?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-own-how-many-pairs-of-flip-flops/353482)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2006, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-own-how-many-pairs-of-flip-flops/353482 "2006-04-21T20:03:05Z")
Was inspired by comments in this thread: mentioning teenaged girls wearing flip flops. I and my credit card had the pleasure of accompanying my 14 year old to Old Navy last weekend, and was somewhat astounded by the m… --- ## [What is required to own a gun in the U.S.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-required-to-own-a-gun-in-the-u-s/729096)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2015, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-required-to-own-a-gun-in-the-u-s/729096 "2015-08-31T19:59:21Z")
I’d like to be able to engage in an informed debate about gun control. But it occurred to me that I don’t know all the facts regarding how easy or difficult it is to buy firearms in this country. So I’d like to learn a f… --- ## [Trump fans: Too stupid to vote in the first place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-fans-too-stupid-to-vote-in-the-first-place/757917)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2016, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-fans-too-stupid-to-vote-in-the-first-place/757917 "2016-06-24T19:45:11Z")
Long story made short: Earlier today, I had a conversation with two women who have worked as poll workers in our area; they’re needing more and asked me, but you couldn’t pay me enough to do that. Anyway, they were tel… --- ## [I have bad taste. Please join me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-bad-taste-please-join-me/288319)
**Author:** [@ChoosyChipsAndCeilingWhacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChoosyChipsAndCeilingWhacks)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2005, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-bad-taste-please-join-me/288319 "2005-02-07T09:14:02Z")
I’m convinced that in some area of everyone’s life, they suffer the same problem I do. You know those t-shirts with the rainbows across the chest that were popular sometime in the 70s or early 80s? I think they’re reall… --- ## [Best opening lines (song edition)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-opening-lines-song-edition/559930)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-opening-lines-song-edition/559930 "2010-11-12T01:25:18Z")
The title says it all; list your favorites! “I was born in a crossfire hurricane.” “The world is a vampire.” “Born down in a dead man’s town, the first hit I took was when I hit the ground,” “I’m not aware of too man… --- ## [Are you satisfied with the job Obama has done as president of the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-satisfied-with-the-job-obama-has-done-as-president-of-the-us/625586)
**Author:** [@the\_apples\_fell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_apples_fell)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2012, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-satisfied-with-the-job-obama-has-done-as-president-of-the-us/625586 "2012-06-20T12:28:51Z")
Yes or no? Explain why or why not. all opinions welcome. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Christian Children's Fund: "Donations From You Satanic Gamers? Lord No!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-childrens-fund-donations-from-you-satanic-gamers-lord-no/470499)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2008, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-childrens-fund-donations-from-you-satanic-gamers-lord-no/470499 "2008-11-06T23:45:00Z")
Welcome to the Christian Children’s Fund. You’ve all seen the type of charity – $28.00 per month to give an underprivileged child food, clothing, education, etc. Quite the worthwhile cause, and one that depends on the ge… --- ## [Does GPA affect someone's chances of getting a job after they graduate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-gpa-affect-someones-chances-of-getting-a-job-after-they-graduate/133574)
**Author:** [@Blunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blunt)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2002, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-gpa-affect-someones-chances-of-getting-a-job-after-they-graduate/133574 "2002-10-25T12:23:20Z")
Well, my main question is how much (if at all) would someone’s college GPA affect their employment opportunites in the future? I am more concerned about a low GPA and how it could possibly negatively affect the chances… --- ## [Gimmick Books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimmick-books/974167)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2023, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimmick-books/974167 "2023-10-02T00:30:58Z")
Book publishers are constantly bedeviled by the need to make their books stand out from the piles of others issued every year. Every once in a while they’ll come up with ways to make them distinctive that I call gimmick … --- ## [Most recent time a nation was conquered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-recent-time-a-nation-was-conquered/641571)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-recent-time-a-nation-was-conquered/641571 "2012-11-20T22:29:38Z")
Something that one thinks about having happened a lot of times throughout history is one nation conquering and completely subsuming another… that is, country 1 beats country 2 in a war, and after that, country 1 is twice… --- ## [Debating Evolution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debating-evolution/524700)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2010, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debating-evolution/524700 "2010-01-15T22:26:36Z")
I think it’s quite obviously accurate. --- ## [Going to work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-work/571286)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2011, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-work/571286 "2011-02-19T09:08:27Z")
How many of you love your job, going to work everyday? they say lazy people don’t go to work everyday because they love sitting on the couch watching tv and eating. It’s bad for you, you shouldn’t do it. You should just … --- ## [What movies have been made in your neck of the woods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-have-been-made-in-your-neck-of-the-woods/356745)
**Author:** [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2006, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-have-been-made-in-your-neck-of-the-woods/356745 "2006-05-17T16:15:26Z")
The other day, I watched Brokeback Mountain. The apartment where Jack lives is above the old plumber’s shop, directly across from the Elk’s hall in the town I lived for 9 years, Fort Macleod, Alberta. I believe the who… --- ## [BBC Report: The UK's First Chick-fil-A is to close amid LGBT rights row](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-report-the-uks-first-chick-fil-a-is-to-close-amid-lgbt-rights-row/841957)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2019, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-report-the-uks-first-chick-fil-a-is-to-close-amid-lgbt-rights-row/841957 "2019-11-05T18:04:40Z")
Link here: to be honest, I had not the faintest idea that there was a Chick-fil-A in the UK; and I’m not surprised that a chain with Chick-fil-A’s reputation ran into difficulty. For reference: Reading is an ugly sprawl… --- ## [Rainbows: Why Not Just Three Colors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rainbows-why-not-just-three-colors/828243)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2023, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rainbows-why-not-just-three-colors/828243 "2023-10-19T19:33:42Z")
This thought just hit me out of the blue today (no pun intended): If there are just three primary colors of light, then why isn’t a rainbow simply comprised of just those three colors? Have our teachers been lying to us… --- ## [Did Whites Ever Give Native Americans Blankets infected with Smallpox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-whites-ever-give-native-americans-blankets-infected-with-smallpox/679458)
**Author:** [@qazwart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/qazwart)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2014, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-whites-ever-give-native-americans-blankets-infected-with-smallpox/679458 "2014-01-26T03:07:43Z")
Link to column. It has been estimated that much of the Indian population (as much as 90%) were wiped out by European diseases. The native population never had immunity to diseases such as mumps, measles, or small pox, a… --- ## [Why did it take us so long to invent flying in balloons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-it-take-us-so-long-to-invent-flying-in-balloons/850298)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2020, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-it-take-us-so-long-to-invent-flying-in-balloons/850298 "2020-04-03T00:50:54Z")
I was reading a book on the history of technology and the author pointed out that a balloon is an incredibly simple invention. We had the basic technology that would have allowed us to make a balloon capable of carrying … --- ## [Do you consider e-cig users smokers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-e-cig-users-smokers/668112)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2014, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-e-cig-users-smokers/668112 "2014-10-17T19:37:28Z")
Contributing to the many e-cig threads we have now, I was wondering something. I’ve read about many people who say they’re former smokers, who now use only e-cigs. So, I’m asking all of you (smokers, e-cig users, nonsmok… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1750&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1752&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)