# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1758&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:** 1759 --- ## [Are the feminists right in their claim of very high rape percentage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-feminists-right-in-their-claim-of-very-high-rape-percentage/457079)
**Author:** [@scrambledeggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scrambledeggs)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2008, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-feminists-right-in-their-claim-of-very-high-rape-percentage/457079 "2008-07-24T03:08:04Z")
Feminist literature seems to imply that the vast majority of men are rapists in either fact or wish. That many many more rapes are committed than are ever reported. That men think of rape constantly but only restrain the… --- ## [The Plight of Prisoners during the End Times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-plight-of-prisoners-during-the-end-times/578315)
**Author:** [@SubcomandanteMarcos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SubcomandanteMarcos)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2011, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-plight-of-prisoners-during-the-end-times/578315 "2011-04-18T02:40:40Z")
After thumbing through my old copy of S. King’s The Stand, I was struck with a thought – what would happen to our nation’s millions of prisoners during an apocalyptic event, e.g. super flu, nuclear war, etc? Would the gu… --- ## [What does TRUMP stand for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-trump-stand-for/774417)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2016, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-trump-stand-for/774417 "2016-12-21T14:41:04Z")
No, not the man himself, the letters in his name. After Obama was elected, you saw if everywhere “One big ass mistake, America”. I’ve decided that we need a similar acronym for Trump but hang me if I can think of one. … --- ## [\-Did a peaceful matriarchy once rule the earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-a-peaceful-matriarchy-once-rule-the-earth/503490)
**Author:** [@interested34](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interested34)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2009, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-a-peaceful-matriarchy-once-rule-the-earth/503490 "2009-08-14T15:37:10Z")
Cecil, In your article Did a peaceful matriarchy once rule the earth? , you excluded native american societies, pre- western contact. Many had matriarchal and matrilineal societies. --- ## [Trump VS the covid 19 Coronavirus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-vs-the-covid-19-coronavirus/849622)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-vs-the-covid-19-coronavirus/849622 "2020-03-23T14:14:56Z")
Is it possible that the effects of this pandemic will dominate our collective memories in 10 or 20 years while the catastrophic 4 years of the Trump presidency will be mostly forgotten? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatal… --- ## [How Do You Interpret Rupert Holmes' "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-interpret-rupert-holmes-escape-the-pina-colada-song/839694)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2019, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-interpret-rupert-holmes-escape-the-pina-colada-song/839694 "2019-09-07T22:53:21Z")
I realize that this song has a substantial hatedom, but I’m asking you to look outside of your blinding hatred for this one. What message do you think the song is trying to convey? --- ## [Michael Jackson Interview](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-interview/221491)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2003, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-interview/221491 "2003-12-31T04:48:06Z")
I put it in the Pit since I figured it would end up here anyway. I began watching this with the hope that MJ would prove the charges wrong, plant a seed of doubt in my mind. As I continue watching, I become more and mor… --- ## [ME Buckner: A quiet word please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/me-buckner-a-quiet-word-please/345082)
**Author:** [@Sevastopol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sevastopol)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2006, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/me-buckner-a-quiet-word-please/345082 "2006-02-24T18:19:18Z")
I refer to this post I disagree for the reasons stated in this post In a simplified form: This: follows from this by John Mace: (my emphases) JM introduced a notional person, who is an Iraq war supporter. My res… --- ## [Batman vs. a tightly closed jar of pickles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-vs-a-tightly-closed-jar-of-pickles/184910)
**Author:** [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2003, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-vs-a-tightly-closed-jar-of-pickles/184910 "2003-07-03T02:15:15Z")
Who wins? --- ## ["The End Of The World Is Nigh" sandwich boards.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-the-world-is-nigh-sandwich-boards/487264)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2009, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-the-world-is-nigh-sandwich-boards/487264 "2009-03-14T01:53:48Z")
They’re common in tv and film but do people actually go around wearing sandwich boards with “The End Of The World Is Nigh” on them, and if so, for what purpose? Is it religious? --- ## [Why do they keep remaking Robin Hood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-keep-remaking-robin-hood/540018)
**Author:** [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2010, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-keep-remaking-robin-hood/540018 "2010-05-21T06:29:42Z")
What with the Errol Flynn version, Sean Connery, Men in Tights, Disney, Kevin Cosner and now the Robinator with Crowe. And this is not even counting the two television series. It just strikes me it has been done to deat… --- ## [Why is the US Getting Involved in Yemen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-us-getting-involved-in-yemen/718192)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-us-getting-involved-in-yemen/718192 "2016-03-15T14:47:57Z")
Perhaps I’m missing something, but I don’t see the compelling US interest here. “Compelling” in terms of being compelling enough to get dragged into what could end up being a pretty broad war. Not to specifically endors… --- ## [American Election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-election/633632)
**Author:** [@Zep\_Tepi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zep_Tepi)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2012, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-election/633632 "2012-09-07T20:38:27Z")
Just in passing - If I were Mitt Romney I would be shouting from the rooftops at every rally “No You Didn’t” --- ## [Where are the ugly female rock stars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-ugly-female-rock-stars/41173)
**Author:** [@Turpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turpentine)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2000, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-ugly-female-rock-stars/41173 "2000-11-23T01:39:02Z")
I am sure that some exist, I can probably think of a few. But I just wanted to point out that much of the time, a musician’s popularity is based on appearance. Still, there are more unattractive male musicians than fem… --- ## [2 MST3K Polls.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-mst3k-polls/163443)
**Author:** [@Lucki\_Chaarms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucki_Chaarms)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2003, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-mst3k-polls/163443 "2003-03-28T07:30:05Z")
Joel or Mike? Let it be known that I am a Joel guy, through and through. It’s not that I have anything against Mike, and I do understand that he was writing a lot (all?) of the jokes for Joel anyway, but STILL. Joel is… --- ## [Paying for incoming cell phone calls in the U.S.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-for-incoming-cell-phone-calls-in-the-u-s/393015)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2007, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-for-incoming-cell-phone-calls-in-the-u-s/393015 "2007-02-22T09:52:40Z")
How did we, as a country, allow this to happen? How is this OK? If someone calls your cell phone on their cellphone, you’re both paying, am I right? I own a TracFone, and I buy minutes. So I’m not entirely sure how a “r… --- ## [how quickly can a severely obese person safely lose weight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-quickly-can-a-severely-obese-person-safely-lose-weight/684790)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2014, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-quickly-can-a-severely-obese-person-safely-lose-weight/684790 "2014-03-30T00:10:56Z")
I’m not looking for medical advice and all replies are accepted as non-expert and non-binding. Say you start with a person weighing in excess of 250Kg and nearly bedridden. He checks into a hospital under a doctor’s car… --- ## [Why do so many people believe that Affirmative Action hurts Asians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-people-believe-that-affirmative-action-hurts-asians/802423)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2017, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-people-believe-that-affirmative-action-hurts-asians/802423 "2017-12-02T17:57:33Z")
Judging from the comments from both sides of the aisle, the alleged cap on Asian admissions seems to be inextricably tied to affirmative action as if Affirmative action only takes away from Asian admissions. Affirmati… --- ## [Antagonists who are revealed to be good guys (or at least supportive to the protagonist) (SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antagonists-who-are-revealed-to-be-good-guys-or-at-least-supportive-to-the-protagonist-spoilers/563511)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2010, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antagonists-who-are-revealed-to-be-good-guys-or-at-least-supportive-to-the-protagonist-spoilers/563511 "2010-12-12T01:35:14Z")
Whenever I start a thread like this I try to come up with at least three examples, but for the life of me I can only find two. In Pixar’s Ratatouille, the scary food critic Anton Ego turns out to be the most appreciativ… --- ## [How do job recruiters get paid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-job-recruiters-get-paid/399811)
**Author:** [@Roboto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roboto)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2007, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-job-recruiters-get-paid/399811 "2007-04-13T22:13:32Z")
How exactly do 3rd party “head hunters” get paid? Do they get paid more if they find an employee that will agree to work for less money? The industry is real estate. The reason I ask is because I’m working with 3rd pa… --- ## [Different DNS addresses for computer and modem/router](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-dns-addresses-for-computer-and-modem-router/517538)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2009, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-dns-addresses-for-computer-and-modem-router/517538 "2009-11-16T21:37:39Z")
I think some Internet connectivity issues my wife and I have been experiencing for a couple of days has to do with problems connecting to our ISPs DNS server, so I manually entered different DNS server address to our com… --- ## [Dietamaceous Earth (DE) Pool Filter: about adding DE (after every backwash)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dietamaceous-earth-de-pool-filter-about-adding-de-after-every-backwash/592672)
**Author:** [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dietamaceous-earth-de-pool-filter-about-adding-de-after-every-backwash/592672 "2011-08-17T16:44:28Z")
I am NOT asking any pool supply company (and that’s who answers questions on pool forums, too) for the same reason that I came here to fix my goethermal system after the so-called experts failed miserably. Thanks to t… --- ## [How did they get my credit card?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-they-get-my-credit-card/557899)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2010, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-they-get-my-credit-card/557899 "2010-10-22T20:42:54Z")
I just got a call from the Fraud department of one of my credit cards. They said there was ‘unusual activity’ in the form of a $1000 online purchase at a college in Berkeley. I only use this card for gas (alternating m… --- ## [Seasoning a cast iron pan: What did I do wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasoning-a-cast-iron-pan-what-did-i-do-wrong/487812)
**Author:** [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2009, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasoning-a-cast-iron-pan-what-did-i-do-wrong/487812 "2009-03-07T03:19:19Z")
I got this cast iron pan from a thrift store. It was a little rusty and completely unseasoned, so I lightly sanded off the rust, oiled it, and then seasoned it. Here’s what I did: I coated the inside with Crisco, put i… --- ## [Help test my psycho-social theory--describe yourself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-test-my-psycho-social-theory-describe-yourself/253301)
**Author:** [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2004, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-test-my-psycho-social-theory-describe-yourself/253301 "2004-07-23T14:52:00Z")
I’ve got a little theory I want to test, so I’m starting a poll of sorts. Since I don’t want to risk skewing the results, I’m not telling you what the theory is just yet. 1.) Tell me a little about yourself. 2.) How d… --- ## [Who's the father ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-father/692790)
**Author:** [@common\_good](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/common_good)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-father/692790 "2014-07-15T17:56:54Z")
England is our (the US) mother country. Who, or what, is the father ? I know what I think. I want to know what others think. --- ## [Why do companies give products different names in different countries then change the name to match](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-companies-give-products-different-names-in-different-countries-then-change-the-name-to-match/662310)
**Author:** [@amanda138a](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanda138a)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2013, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-companies-give-products-different-names-in-different-countries-then-change-the-name-to-match/662310 "2013-07-02T00:43:39Z")
For example Snickers was marathon in the UK then changed to snickers or Jif became cif Opal fruits became starburst Immac became veet The originals I have mentioned ie Jif, Marathon are from the UK not sure if the na… --- ## [Thought experiment: How would Hitler use knowledge of the outcome of WWII and the Holocaust?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-experiment-how-would-hitler-use-knowledge-of-the-outcome-of-wwii-and-the-holocaust/704045)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2014, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-experiment-how-would-hitler-use-knowledge-of-the-outcome-of-wwii-and-the-holocaust/704045 "2014-11-16T16:35:04Z")
Here is the thought experiment. It is 1933, and Hitler has just come to power. He taken out of the normal time stream for one week (it will seem like an instant to others), and he is shown into a library with 2014 techno… --- ## [Do people actually wear grass skirts in Hawaii (or anywhere in Polynesia)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-actually-wear-grass-skirts-in-hawaii-or-anywhere-in-polynesia/668308)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-actually-wear-grass-skirts-in-hawaii-or-anywhere-in-polynesia/668308 "2013-09-13T04:25:31Z")
One of the most enduring stereotypes of Hawaii, Polynesia and the Pacific islands in general is grass skirts. To what extent is this real and to what extent is this tourist hype and romanticism? For example, would you … --- ## [Ridiculous! $2.5M for an 897 sqft home in Palo Alto CA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-2-5m-for-an-897-sqft-home-in-palo-alto-ca/816141)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2018, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-2-5m-for-an-897-sqft-home-in-palo-alto-ca/816141 "2018-06-26T03:10:11Z")
The lot is 4,360 sqfr. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath. Zillow calls it a “charming bungalow” Map, 128 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto CA Ridiculous --- ## [What foods do you only like because you were raised with them, you'd otherwise hate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-only-like-because-you-were-raised-with-them-youd-otherwise-hate/675189)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-only-like-because-you-were-raised-with-them-youd-otherwise-hate/675189 "2013-12-04T17:49:37Z")
Because of the way I feel about fish generally (not a fan… firm, white, cooked through, served with an acid sauce I can enjoy occasionally, but as a rule I’d much rather not, thank you, and for god’s sake do not serve it… --- ## [Kitchen Sponges - what do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchen-sponges-what-do-you-do/693442)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchen-sponges-what-do-you-do/693442 "2014-07-19T12:52:53Z")
Pretty simple, actually. For standard kitchen sponges - we use the yellow ones that have a green, rougher side for a bit more scrubbing power: How often do you replace yours? (For us, probably every 2-3 weeks) At… --- ## [Is there any reason to keep the literal Electoral College?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-to-keep-the-literal-electoral-college/595653)
**Author:** [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-to-keep-the-literal-electoral-college/595653 "2011-09-14T14:15:09Z")
Every fourth January, a bunch of people whose names are known to an extremely small (as measured by % of the population) group of citizens gather together in Congress to formalize the election results for their state as … --- ## [Magellan01 is a fascist.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magellan01-is-a-fascist/569765)
**Author:** [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magellan01-is-a-fascist/569765 "2011-02-02T03:30:21Z")
How else can one describe someone who wants to control the media through fear and murder, who does not care for such trivialities as “constitutional rights”, “national boundaries” or “innocence”? Link to the offending t… --- ## [Married Gay/Lesbian Doppers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-gay-lesbian-doppers/552738)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2010, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-gay-lesbian-doppers/552738 "2010-09-08T17:14:10Z")
A few quick questions: 1.How did you handle the “last name” issue? 2.Which traditions did you keep/change/ignore? I ask because the lead characters in my “Just OK American Novel”, are a gay male couple and a lesbian c… --- ## [Unethical Supervisor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unethical-supervisor/666101)
**Author:** [@Birdlegs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdlegs)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2013, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unethical-supervisor/666101 "2013-08-14T20:31:34Z")
I work in a small department of a large corporation and have a dilema. The supervisor of our group takes an excessive amount of time off. Since January she has been off 54 days and it is really killing the morale of th… --- ## [Framing Posters Inexpensively](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/framing-posters-inexpensively/549748)
**Author:** [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/framing-posters-inexpensively/549748 "2010-08-26T15:48:37Z")
This strikes me as a pretty factual question, so I stuck it in GQ. But if somebody thinks it would be better off in IMHO or CS, I won’t complain. Last year, two friends had the same bright idea for gifts for me: posters… --- ## [Peace, love and understanding in Libya](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peace-love-and-understanding-in-libya/600648)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peace-love-and-understanding-in-libya/600648 "2011-10-25T19:37:23Z")
I’m nonviolent to the point of being a total pussy, I understand that and I own it. But recent news stories about “My oh my! Gadaffi may have been executed by an angry mob!” and “Folks loyal to Gadaffi were found slaug… --- ## [Who will portray Obama?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-portray-obama/687244)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2014, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-portray-obama/687244 "2014-05-03T13:44:01Z")
Assuming, probably safely, that there will be a movie about Obama sooner or later, who gets the lead? \*\*Sampiro \*\* raised this questiona few years ago and got sadly little traction. I didn’t want to unearth a zombie, s… --- ## [Do you still live in the state you were born in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-live-in-the-state-you-were-born-in/590676)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2011, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-live-in-the-state-you-were-born-in/590676 "2011-08-04T04:33:03Z")
Simple question… do you currently live in the same state you were born in? If so, have you always lived there or did you return? If you’re not from the US, apply it to whatever type of breakdown your country uses, if an… --- ## [Every Animal Death Match](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-death-match/610567)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2012, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-death-match/610567 "2012-01-25T21:14:07Z")
Inspired by Metric’s Stadium Love - every animal enters the ring, only one leaves. Rules: These are normal animals - no radioactive spiders, or rare killer attack rabbits. These are regular versions of the animals - t… --- ## [Relationships in heaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationships-in-heaven/557091)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2010, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationships-in-heaven/557091 "2010-10-20T14:11:02Z")
If Emily (my wife) dies and I remarry to sussie and we both die, who will I be with in heaven? --- ## [Is it odd for an adult American to never use stove, oven, or microwave?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-odd-for-an-adult-american-to-never-use-stove-oven-or-microwave/825082)
**Author:** [@Arrendajo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrendajo)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-odd-for-an-adult-american-to-never-use-stove-oven-or-microwave/825082 "2018-12-01T18:55:17Z")
My wife was talking to a colleague the other day (a middle aged single adult male) about home cooking, and he told her something that brought her momentarily speechless. I find it hard to wrap my head around, too. Do y… --- ## [I pit undecided voters (like myself)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-undecided-voters-like-myself/634315)
**Author:** [@inedible\_knapsack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inedible_knapsack)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-undecided-voters-like-myself/634315 "2012-09-12T21:41:03Z")
Based on this thread regarding “stupid assholes,” and the common assumption that undecideds are some of the worst offenders. I pit all of us hand-wringing, slack-jawed, cowardly wastes-of-space who can’t decide who to v… --- ## [Buying a house with an SO to whom you are not married](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-house-with-an-so-to-whom-you-are-not-married/666831)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2015, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-house-with-an-so-to-whom-you-are-not-married/666831 "2015-02-12T23:25:49Z")
I found out today that one of my friends, who has been divorced twice, is planning to do this. I’ve always heard that it’s a VERY bad idea, and I feel that way about this too. They have never lived together, and have d… --- ## [Will shrimp hurt my dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-shrimp-hurt-my-dog/544344)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2010, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-shrimp-hurt-my-dog/544344 "2010-06-24T18:11:23Z")
I burnt my shrimp. My dog doesn’t seem to care. She has had bits and pieces of shrimp before, but never a bunch. I hate to just throw it out, but I don’t want to endanger the dog. --- ## [Do you believe most Americans are stupid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-most-americans-are-stupid/462717)
**Author:** [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2008, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-most-americans-are-stupid/462717 "2008-09-13T16:08:48Z")
I was having what I thought was a reasonable debate with a roommate the other night after John McCain’s RNC speech. I remarked that I thought he did a decent job (besides the smarmy smiling at strange and incongruous mom… --- ## [Elevator dispatchers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elevator-dispatchers/552432)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2011, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elevator-dispatchers/552432 "2011-07-17T20:44:24Z")
If you’ve ever seen the film The Apartment, you’ve probably noticed how in the large high-rise office building in which most of the story is set, there are not only manual elevator operators, but also that the operators … --- ## [Is rock music bad for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rock-music-bad-for-you/596705)
**Author:** [@anon11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anon11)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2011, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rock-music-bad-for-you/596705 "2011-09-26T14:22:56Z")
I hope not, but I have come across a study stating that the anapestic beat in rock music is bad for the brain and causes muscular weakness. I cannot find a study that confirms which member of a four piece band is respons… --- ## [Girls' sex dreams (possible TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-sex-dreams-possible-tmi/244081)
**Author:** [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2004, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-sex-dreams-possible-tmi/244081 "2004-05-13T04:11:10Z")
Ok, I know guys have wet dreams, and that everyone has dreams about sex occasionally, but I didn’t realise it was possible for a girl to orgasm during a dream without any kind of physical stimulation. I disproved my hyp… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1757&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1759&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)