# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1753&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:** 1754 --- ## [Eureka season 4 premiere "Founder's Day" 07/09/10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eureka-season-4-premiere-founders-day-07-09-10/546185)
**Author:** [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2010, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eureka-season-4-premiere-founders-day-07-09-10/546185 "2010-07-13T01:53:52Z")
I really liked this episode–one of the show’s best, IMO. Random thoughts: In the “previously on Eureka” at the beginning, there is a very brief scene of Tess breaking up with Carter via hologram. WTF? I rewatched the… --- ## [Spiders, ants, and bees- oh my! Or, help me to not lose my damn mind.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spiders-ants-and-bees-oh-my-or-help-me-to-not-lose-my-damn-mind/623248)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2012, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spiders-ants-and-bees-oh-my-or-help-me-to-not-lose-my-damn-mind/623248 "2012-06-02T04:35:16Z")
So as I settle into my new life and home here in beautiful western North Carolina, I’m noticing that there are a lot of bugs. A lot of bugs. Just yesterday two bees, a wasp and a bumblebee, got into the house and had t… --- ## [Foley Could Backfire on Dems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foley-could-backfire-on-dems/375400)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2006, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foley-could-backfire-on-dems/375400 "2006-11-02T22:28:28Z")
Pubs deal with individual hypocritical perverts…see Foley. Dems, hypocritical as a whole, embrace perverts … see Pelosi marching with NAMBLA and the rest in the gay pride festivities. Do the Pubs have the balls to figh… --- ## [TV now censors the "N" word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-now-censors-the-n-word/526759)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2010, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-now-censors-the-n-word/526759 "2010-02-02T04:52:54Z")
Recently I saw Goodfellas on regular TV and along with censoring 4 letter words they also cut out the “N” word. Is this true for all movies? Do they censor other racial slurs? --- ## [Load testing a car battery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/load-testing-a-car-battery/651428)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2013, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/load-testing-a-car-battery/651428 "2013-02-27T20:32:35Z")
Inspired by this thread I want to make a dummy load for a car battery but I was wondering eg for a typical 60Ah battery how many amps should it be able to provide and for how long? If for example the battery can provid… --- ## [The Official " Identify from a vague desciption" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-identify-from-a-vague-desciption-thread/128690)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2002, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-identify-from-a-vague-desciption-thread/128690 "2002-11-19T06:48:21Z")
Let’s have a special thread for all the half-remembered songs, books, movies and TV shows… where they can all gather and get the attention they need, and don’t get in scattered threads. Give a vague description, and mayb… --- ## [Am I an a\*\*hole if I change the locks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-an-a-hole-if-i-change-the-locks/447636)
**Author:** [@The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Chao_Goes_Mu)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-an-a-hole-if-i-change-the-locks/447636 "2008-05-04T17:57:23Z")
As outlined in this thread, my partner and I are splitting up. I am going through the refinancing process right now to get her off the loan and the deed to our house. The offical refi date will probably not be until th… --- ## [If You Had $1 Billion Dollars That You Couldn't Use For Yourself, What Would You Do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-1-billion-dollars-that-you-couldnt-use-for-yourself-what-would-you-do/466043)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2009, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-1-billion-dollars-that-you-couldnt-use-for-yourself-what-would-you-do/466043 "2009-01-12T17:11:11Z")
You have five years to spend $1 billion dollars and you absolutely cannot spend it on yourself, family or friends, what would you do? Don’t cheat. I know you get the idea. I would spend it fixing up and improving my ho… --- ## [What's the coolest thing you've seen your Mom or Dad do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-coolest-thing-youve-seen-your-mom-or-dad-do/421095)
**Author:** [@Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pine_Fresh_Scent)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2007, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-coolest-thing-youve-seen-your-mom-or-dad-do/421095 "2007-10-13T10:10:33Z")
This afternoon I was thinking about water skiing with my family about 15 years ago. My dad was skiing when my mom’s hat flew off. Like he’d done it a hundred times, he snagged the hat, put it on his head and kept on sk… --- ## ["He reminded me of Peewee Herman."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-reminded-me-of-peewee-herman/738081)
**Author:** [@OffByOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OffByOne)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2015, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-reminded-me-of-peewee-herman/738081 "2015-12-02T01:47:35Z")
I read a science fiction novel some years ago (about 8?) that had an interesting concept that the police used to get accurate descriptions of possible suspects. Instead of asking “What kind of hair, what did the chin lo… --- ## [Is Charlie Sheen's belief in his innate exceptionalism a more honest position than false humility?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-charlie-sheens-belief-in-his-innate-exceptionalism-a-more-honest-position-than-false-humility/574634)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2011, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-charlie-sheens-belief-in-his-innate-exceptionalism-a-more-honest-position-than-false-humility/574634 "2011-03-16T15:33:42Z")
Yes, I know Charlie Sheen is world class, whoring, drug using jackass. His recent interviews pretty much nailed that proposition to the wall. Having said this, one theme he kept returning to was how he was different fro… --- ## [Rankin Bass - Why the Santa hate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rankin-bass-why-the-santa-hate/706867)
**Author:** [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2014, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rankin-bass-why-the-santa-hate/706867 "2014-12-15T18:48:16Z")
With one exception (Santa Claus is Coming to Town) all the Santas in the Rankin Bass specials seem to be right bastards: Rudolph - Just see the thread here for prime examples 'Twas the Night Before Christmas - One lett… --- ## [Uranium in false teeth unhealthy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uranium-in-false-teeth-unhealthy/270373)
**Author:** [@phybre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phybre)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2004, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uranium-in-false-teeth-unhealthy/270373 "2004-10-27T00:47:27Z")
In this article, Cecil says: I’m afraid I must contest this. It was not until 1958 that low amounts of ionizing radiation were considered dangerous. 1958 was the year that the United Nations Scientific Committee on the… --- ## [What Will The Earthquake In Japan Mean For The Future of Nuclear Power](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-earthquake-in-japan-mean-for-the-future-of-nuclear-power/574461)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2011, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-earthquake-in-japan-mean-for-the-future-of-nuclear-power/574461 "2011-03-18T01:11:47Z")
It seems the public was just getting over the memories of Chernobyl and Three Mile Island and now the earthquake in Japan has opened more questions to the safety of nuclear power. What do you think this will do to the m… --- ## ["Google Earth"- wow.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-earth-wow/310240)
**Author:** [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2005, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-earth-wow/310240 "2005-07-08T15:16:44Z")
http://earth.google.com/ It’s kind of a 3D satellite client for Google Maps, with a ton more cool features. Zooming, tilting, superimposed markers for bars, schools, restaurants, ATMs, whatever. Larger cities have 3D … --- ## [Is throwing up necessary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-throwing-up-necessary/647290)
**Author:** [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-throwing-up-necessary/647290 "2013-01-17T18:51:20Z")
So suppose you have some stomach bug – norovirus, let’s say, since it’s going around. Does throwing up in that case actually do anything for you? For food poisoning, sure, I see the use – get rid of the source of the p… --- ## [Electric plug sockets being replaced by USBs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-plug-sockets-being-replaced-by-usbs/761237)
**Author:** [@MrLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrLee)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2016, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-plug-sockets-being-replaced-by-usbs/761237 "2016-08-01T08:17:02Z")
Hello all I just came across this, from an admittedly less-than-trustworthy Cracked.com Photoplasty page. (The graphic says that normal wall plug sockets will soon become obsolete, and that they will become replaced by… --- ## [Muslim Dopers: Some Questions About The Hajj](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muslim-dopers-some-questions-about-the-hajj/1002104)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2024, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muslim-dopers-some-questions-about-the-hajj/1002104 "2024-07-14T01:16:30Z")
Here is a Pakistani Muslim saying he’s going to do the Hajj, and he says he’ll be away for two months. However, Al Jazeera says the process takes a few days. Is the Pakistani guy just taking an extended holiday or someth… --- ## [Is this really a Shakespeare quote? "A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-really-a-shakespeare-quote-a-friend-is-one-that-knows-you-as-you-are-understands-where-you-have-been-accepts-what-you-have-become-and-still-gently-allows-you-to-grow/972131)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-really-a-shakespeare-quote-a-friend-is-one-that-knows-you-as-you-are-understands-where-you-have-been-accepts-what-you-have-become-and-still-gently-allows-you-to-grow/972131 "2022-09-26T18:38:35Z")
Is this really a Shakespeare quote? “A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.” I’ve seen it surfacing in odd places… --- ## [Importance of Sororities/Fraternities in the South?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/importance-of-sororities-fraternities-in-the-south/585320)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2011, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/importance-of-sororities-fraternities-in-the-south/585320 "2011-06-14T23:41:20Z")
In a conversation with a friend over the weekend, she talked about the importance of sororities where she grew up in the South. So important are they she said, that she joined one while attending college in Chicago as a … --- ## [Poll for women who wear makeup on a regular basis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-women-who-wear-makeup-on-a-regular-basis/483595)
**Author:** [@Monstera\_deliciosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstera_deliciosa)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-women-who-wear-makeup-on-a-regular-basis/483595 "2009-02-03T22:38:08Z")
While reading the “high maintenance” thread, I was struck by the number of times people spoke of women who take an hour (or more) to apply makeup. I wear makeup as part of my daily routine, and it usually takes me aroun… --- ## [I just spent 40 minutes soaking my feet in tea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-spent-40-minutes-soaking-my-feet-in-tea/561590)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2015, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-spent-40-minutes-soaking-my-feet-in-tea/561590 "2015-01-26T04:48:53Z")
TMI: I have terribly sweaty feet. Thankfully, they don’t smell (trust me). But I am so sick of cold, clammy feet. I’ve read that the tannins in the tea will “clog” the sweat pores, limiting the sweating for a few week… --- ## [Thread closure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-closure/728212)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2015, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-closure/728212 "2015-08-21T16:30:48Z")
My thread was closed the other day. I don’t really care about the closure. But I do feel I have an obligation to say a couple of things about the message Jonathon Chance left when he closed the thread: First, implies… --- ## [Animal cruelty a felony?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-cruelty-a-felony/74614)
**Author:** [@The\_Mick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mick)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2001, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-cruelty-a-felony/74614 "2001-08-27T22:08:34Z")
Recently I heard of some cases where harsh punishment was inflicted upon dogs and cats. Explosives up the posterior, etc… I also heard that there is a large amount of people, some of them legislators, that want to make a… --- ## [Track and Bristol Palin promiscuous drug users - relevant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/track-and-bristol-palin-promiscuous-drug-users-relevant/462984)
**Author:** [@A\_shameful\_cracka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_shameful_cracka)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2008, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/track-and-bristol-palin-promiscuous-drug-users-relevant/462984 "2008-09-12T00:36:43Z")
The National Enquirer has recently published a story saying that they have numerous sources claiming that Track Palin is addicted to Oxcycontin, has used drugs intravenously and has been involved in other illegal activit… --- ## [Could you pass the latest US citizenship test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-pass-the-latest-us-citizenship-test/455117)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2008, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-pass-the-latest-us-citizenship-test/455117 "2008-07-07T18:38:12Z")
Well, can you? Myself, I got 85%. Not bad, but I’m annoyed I didn’t score a perfect. Some of the questions were a little tricky. --- ## [Robins and Bluejays](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robins-and-bluejays/391044)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2007, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robins-and-bluejays/391044 "2007-04-16T18:11:59Z")
“The Robin doesn’t mate with the bluejay!” Do you think uttering that makes you sound intelligent? Do you think it has any validity whatsoever to human relationships? Well, it doesn’t! In the first place, robins and … --- ## [Pallbearers: no women need apply?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pallbearers-no-women-need-apply/353238)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2006, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pallbearers-no-women-need-apply/353238 "2006-04-26T23:45:17Z")
Must pallbearers at funerals always be male? Wikipedia says no: Pallbearers were usually associated in an intimate manner (such as brother, uncle, father, or husband - pallbearers are not always male, but male pallbear… --- ## [Improvements to a roast vegetable dish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/improvements-to-a-roast-vegetable-dish/575488)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/improvements-to-a-roast-vegetable-dish/575488 "2011-08-08T11:24:46Z")
I was wondering how I could add a meat taste to the following dish, but without adding meat: Cubed potatoes, yellow onions and carrots are put in a baking dish with olive oil and salt and pepper, then covered tightly an… --- ## [Once you go black you never go back? Possibly not PC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-you-go-black-you-never-go-back-possibly-not-pc/97630)
**Author:** [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2002, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-you-go-black-you-never-go-back-possibly-not-pc/97630 "2002-03-12T15:42:31Z")
I apologize first, for using the non-PC terms white and black. It’s just easier. My husband and I were having a conversation about a white friend who had a previous boyfriend who was black. She didn’t want her new (wh… --- ## [Admit it: You're guilty of NOT disturbing a sleeping pet!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admit-it-youre-guilty-of-not-disturbing-a-sleeping-pet/321855)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admit-it-youre-guilty-of-not-disturbing-a-sleeping-pet/321855 "2017-02-22T01:05:33Z")
Yeah, so the other day I go to take a short nap only to discover my cat is sleeping on MY side of the bed. Instead of pushing her to the side like I should have, I opt to just sleep on the other side. -And if that weren’… --- ## [Dishes/food combinations you invented?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-food-combinations-you-invented/658458)
**Author:** [@MrSquishy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrSquishy)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2013, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-food-combinations-you-invented/658458 "2013-05-25T03:28:52Z")
Mine is a hot dog with chunky peanut butter and sriracha. I call it the “Thai Stick”. I think it’s best if the hot dog is steamed or boiled rather than fried or grilled but it doesn’t matter that much. Also I think yo… --- ## [Is the gall bladder a vestigial organ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-gall-bladder-a-vestigial-organ/535161)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-gall-bladder-a-vestigial-organ/535161 "2010-04-07T21:27:13Z")
I have been researching the lasting effects of gall bladder removal and have found that there do not seem to be any. I know the gall bladder stores bile. Would not its removal prevent the proper dispensing of bile to t… --- ## [Educators: I got some good news about my daughter... and I'm having trouble believing it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educators-i-got-some-good-news-about-my-daughter-and-im-having-trouble-believing-it/684095)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2014, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educators-i-got-some-good-news-about-my-daughter-and-im-having-trouble-believing-it/684095 "2014-03-21T03:24:23Z")
I have a 12yo daughter, light of my life, apple of my eye, all that. Sophia is very bright, chatty, well-adjusted, well-liked, moral, and has no problem engaging anybody in conversation… all in all, a helluva person. He… --- ## [Minister Says Hurricane Sandy was a Pro-Obama Message From God](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minister-says-hurricane-sandy-was-a-pro-obama-message-from-god/639503)
**Author:** [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2012, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minister-says-hurricane-sandy-was-a-pro-obama-message-from-god/639503 "2012-11-07T06:14:50Z")
It’s here. Enjoy. --- ## [Is there a modern day Elvis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-modern-day-elvis/575883)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2011, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-modern-day-elvis/575883 "2011-03-25T11:41:39Z")
I was trying to draw a modern day analogy to my 18 year old son about just how popular and influential Elvis Presley was. Love him or hate him, he was unquestionably monstrously popular and IMHO, extremely influential i… --- ## [The SDMB Singles Group!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-singles-group/45693)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2000, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-singles-group/45693 "2000-12-24T00:41:11Z")
I ain’t too sure if this has been done before, but I figured that if we’re having all of these DopeFests, maybe someone or two out there’ll hook up. Call me crazy. Any takers? I’ll go first: 5’6" 170lb SW Professional F… --- ## [Diplomacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy/819132)
**Author:** [@Panther\_Modern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panther_Modern)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy/819132 "2018-09-21T18:03:26Z")
Anyone a fan of Diplomacy? I started recently and have really enjoyed it. I don’t have enough friends IRL who’ll sit for six to eight hours for one game, so I’ve resorted to playing online. I’m curious to hear everyone… --- ## [What do you think the meaning of life really is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-the-meaning-of-life-really-is/743549)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2016, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-the-meaning-of-life-really-is/743549 "2016-01-23T13:56:38Z")
I don’t mean in the philosophical or religious sense necessarily although you can answer in any way that you want. That is always up for debate. I mean in the practical and day to day sense. I went existential a long ti… --- ## [Is Kwanzaa "over"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-kwanzaa-over/479012)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2009, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-kwanzaa-over/479012 "2009-01-04T16:51:14Z")
That, at any rate, is what this article claims, in strangely spiteful tones. So, is Kwanzaa “over,” and/or should it be (as the article seems to argue)? On the second question, I would say no, at least so long as there… --- ## [What is your personal high?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-personal-high/690318)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-personal-high/690318 "2014-06-12T14:49:52Z")
As the flip side of this thread, what has been the high point of your life? For me, it’s the night I met my partner. It was definitely “lust” at first sight, late on a Friday, in a place when gay men met for anonymous s… --- ## [Well Water: Need Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-water-need-advice/662975)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-water-need-advice/662975 "2013-07-12T11:19:51Z")
I had to install a new well pump. The old one was probably 26 years old and original equipment. We’ve had the house for 12 years now, and in the last few years slowly noticed subtle changes in the house water supply. A… --- ## [(TMI) Getting Mirena on Thursday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-getting-mirena-on-thursday/610434)
**Author:** [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2012, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-getting-mirena-on-thursday/610434 "2012-03-22T15:49:59Z")
I’m really quite nervous. Please talk to me about your experiences. I’ve never had kids, am 41, and will be on my period (as recommended). I have a script for Ativan to take before hand and will take an Aleve as well.… --- ## [Do angels have a gender (also, Hebrew gender questions)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-angels-have-a-gender-also-hebrew-gender-questions/347401)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2006, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-angels-have-a-gender-also-hebrew-gender-questions/347401 "2006-03-11T16:41:01Z")
Are angels as described in the Bible (specifically the OT) male or neuter, or does it vary? What’s the source for this also, please. Also, does Hebrew have gender specific articles (like der/die/das in German or el/la … --- ## [How to fake an Italian accent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-fake-an-italian-accent/699088)
**Author:** [@The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2014, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-fake-an-italian-accent/699088 "2014-09-27T17:29:26Z")
There’s a possibility that I shall be obliged to play a role in some amateur dramatic production. It’s a small role but the character is Italian. I am English and have never quite gotten how some people can mimic accen… --- ## [Help me explain to my wife why this diet is crap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-explain-to-my-wife-why-this-diet-is-crap/422939)
**Author:** [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2007, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-explain-to-my-wife-why-this-diet-is-crap/422939 "2007-10-18T21:46:03Z")
My wife wants me to try the General Motors Weight Loss Diet Program. Now, the first thing I pointed out to her is that there is no corroborating evidence that GM ever actually endorsed a shitty diet plan like this. The… --- ## [What kind of assholes write viruses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-assholes-write-viruses/433078)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2008, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-assholes-write-viruses/433078 "2008-01-12T20:14:52Z")
For the second time in a week or two, the library has ground to a screeching halt. Nothing’s checking in, nothing’s checking out, I can’t look at the catalog for you, most of the time the patrons can’t use the computers… --- ## [Backwoods Wedding Invitations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backwoods-wedding-invitations/247049)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2004, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backwoods-wedding-invitations/247049 "2004-05-28T01:20:58Z")
I got some dem weddin invites in da mail! Everyone has those family members that no one really talks about, right? Please don’t tell me it’s just me! My cousin sent out wedding invitations, and we all got a pretty good… --- ## [Kids in the Restaurant: THAT was odd.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-the-restaurant-that-was-odd/313439)
**Author:** [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2005, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-the-restaurant-that-was-odd/313439 "2005-07-27T21:26:18Z")
Last night my parents and I went to a nice Italian restaurant downtown. Not super-duper fancy, but nice (and purveyors of one badass artichoke & 3 cheese pizza). I think I’ve made it clear in my short time on the SDMB … --- ## [I Broke a 2yo MacBook- Replace it with a Brand New One?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-broke-a-2yo-macbook-replace-it-with-a-brand-new-one/551638)
**Author:** [@causticsubstance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/causticsubstance)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-broke-a-2yo-macbook-replace-it-with-a-brand-new-one/551638 "2010-08-30T13:18:08Z")
Today, I was setting something down and I knocked over my friend’s glass of water all over his macbook. He ninja’d the battery out and drained the water and let it dry for 2 hours (I thought he should have waited a coup… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1752&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1754&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)