# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1759&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:** 1760 --- ## [Biggest fall from grace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-fall-from-grace/807806)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2018, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-fall-from-grace/807806 "2018-02-07T01:39:17Z")
Lately (relatively) there’s been a spate of scandal, many involving extremely high-profile people with near-mythical levels of celebrity and power, some falling from the very top of their profession. Who fell the furthe… --- ## [Embedding image makes Outlook invite too large](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embedding-image-makes-outlook-invite-too-large/638965)
**Author:** [@Petrichord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petrichord)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2015, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embedding-image-makes-outlook-invite-too-large/638965 "2015-12-17T06:50:45Z")
Sorry, terribly specific Outlook question here. (I guess this is an odd question to post, but Google has failed me. Solution? Ask Dopers!) The setup: Windows XP/Windows 7 (tried on both systems), Outlook 2007 The s… --- ## [Do all enemies of the USA use Russian/ Soviet weapons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-enemies-of-the-usa-use-russian-soviet-weapons/701153)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2014, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-enemies-of-the-usa-use-russian-soviet-weapons/701153 "2014-10-15T23:12:11Z")
It seems like they all do, except for domestic terrorists. In pretty much any news coverage of conflicts involving US military, the “bad guys” use AK-47s. There were rumors ISIS had Migs. A lot of North Korea’s weapon… --- ## [Which is the most accurate western TV/movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-most-accurate-western-tv-movie/958867)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-most-accurate-western-tv-movie/958867 "2022-02-12T19:12:34Z")
We are currently binging and enjoying Deadwood. It led me to wonder what life must have really been like the the later 19th century American west. I realize few shows of any vintage are likely to be entirely accurate, … --- ## [Doctor: 4 Killings Because He Was Fired as Medical Resident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-4-killings-because-he-was-fired-as-medical-resident/663703)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2013, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-4-killings-because-he-was-fired-as-medical-resident/663703 "2013-07-22T22:04:03Z")
“An Indiana doctor who was fired from a Nebraska medical school more than a decade ago has been arrested on suspicion of killing four people with ties to the school in two separate attacks five years apart.” Weird! --- ## [Latecomer to Lucifer/Questions/Season Four Anticipation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latecomer-to-lucifer-questions-season-four-anticipation/830320)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2019, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latecomer-to-lucifer-questions-season-four-anticipation/830320 "2019-06-21T20:56:19Z")
When Lucifer moved to Netflix I discovered and binge-watched it. I have a few random observations and questions about it. Spoilers for prior seasons will fly freely. Lucifer is an angel. Yes, he’s the Devil, but his … --- ## [Libertarian, bend over...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libertarian-bend-over/122328)
**Author:** [@Squish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squish)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2002, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libertarian-bend-over/122328 "2002-08-07T16:24:55Z")
and take my metaphorical big white cock up your “Injun” ass. You’ve played the race card so often, when it should not have been played even once. Nobody here “picks on you” because of your ethnic background; I doubt an… --- ## [Proper ratio of red wine to egg nog. (Hint: It's zero)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-red-wine-to-egg-nog-hint-its-zero/956729)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2021, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-red-wine-to-egg-nog-hint-its-zero/956729 "2021-12-31T00:51:09Z")
We are having Christmas dinner with my wife’s Parents and Aunt, who I generally find unpleasant. They are kind of dumb and opinionated and watch a lot of Fox News. And other than trips to Walmart, I can probably count … --- ## [Is coprophagia dangerous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-coprophagia-dangerous/307737)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Freakazoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Freakazoid)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2005, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-coprophagia-dangerous/307737 "2005-07-11T01:41:35Z")
Is coprophagia dangerous? Ok, I’ve now officially seen it all! A shit eating fetish!? :eek: No, no…One has to be mentally ill to be into this sort of thing. There is no other explaination. Now, excuse me while I g… --- ## [What's your Ringtone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-ringtone/802709)
**Author:** [@CelticKnot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CelticKnot)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2019, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-ringtone/802709 "2019-11-09T19:08:51Z")
Instead of reviving a thread, I thought I’d ask anew: What is your ringtone? Do you set different ringtones for specific callers, or does everyone get the same one? For most callers, I have the theme from Syfy’s Eurek… --- ## [I wish to take issue with TubaDiva's recent magic tricks decision.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-take-issue-with-tubadivas-recent-magic-tricks-decision/254934)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2004, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-take-issue-with-tubadivas-recent-magic-tricks-decision/254934 "2004-07-17T00:43:57Z")
I fully respect Ms. Diva’s right to issue whatever grand edicts she wants, however, I believe her reasoning in this thread to be flawed, and wish to express my opinion. While I neither expect or demand any action to be t… --- ## [Yet Another Book Recommendation Thread: Historical Fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-book-recommendation-thread-historical-fiction/307129)
**Author:** [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-book-recommendation-thread-historical-fiction/307129 "2011-09-21T21:08:26Z")
It was about this time last year I discovered this genre and I’m in love with it. I especially like fictionalized books about real people or events. Some of my favorites: Slammerkin by Emma Donoghue. It’s the fictional… --- ## [Why do "Tourist Scams" seem to be everywhere but the United States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-tourist-scams-seem-to-be-everywhere-but-the-united-states/818288)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2018, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-tourist-scams-seem-to-be-everywhere-but-the-united-states/818288 "2018-07-27T11:04:31Z")
I’ve seen similar lists but this list seems to represent what’s on most of them As you can see, besides one or two examples almost all the tourist scams are international, and when I’m on vacation in the United States… --- ## [Do you have landline phone service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-landline-phone-service/785499)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-landline-phone-service/785499 "2017-05-06T01:41:06Z")
How many Dopers are maintaining traditional home phone service? We reluctantly ditched ours a few months ago, because quality was bad (interference on the line, sometimes bad enough to make it hard to understand convers… --- ## [What was the most powerful starship ever to appear in any of the Star Trek series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-powerful-starship-ever-to-appear-in-any-of-the-star-trek-series/183350)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2003, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-powerful-starship-ever-to-appear-in-any-of-the-star-trek-series/183350 "2003-07-04T01:17:27Z")
Just curious. Which star ship (of any species) was the most powerful in any of the TV series? --- ## [Let's just admit that Joss Whedon does little more than write snarky dialogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-just-admit-that-joss-whedon-does-little-more-than-write-snarky-dialogue/324808)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2005, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-just-admit-that-joss-whedon-does-little-more-than-write-snarky-dialogue/324808 "2005-10-08T15:37:58Z")
While I think that Buffy is wholly uninteresting and unimpressive and have little interest in Firefly or Serenity Now!, I loved Joss Whedon’s run on Astonishing X-men - I thought it was the best thing to happen to the X-… --- ## [Where does the energy magnets use come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-energy-magnets-use-come-from/657196)
**Author:** [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-energy-magnets-use-come-from/657196 "2013-05-02T20:20:03Z")
I’ve this office toy, it’s a round flat magnet that get stuck to the underside of one of those storage things you can hang on the side of a cubicle. I’ve hung 4 strands of little round ‘buckyball’ neodymium magnets from… --- ## [What's the point of this scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-this-scam/694450)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2014, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-this-scam/694450 "2014-08-01T20:03:51Z")
I’ve been getting phone calls from a company named K&B National Research, and apparently so have lots of other people. They’re offering me $200 for a day’s participation. It appears that they’re after my Social Security … --- ## [No swearing in Virginia Beach? WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-swearing-in-virginia-beach-wtf/540526)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2010, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-swearing-in-virginia-beach-wtf/540526 "2010-05-25T06:06:35Z")
Drove out to Virginia Beach this week and noticed all the “no cursing” signs up and down Atlantic Avenue. Allegedly swearing carries a $250 fine. :confused: I’ve been in law enforcement 28+ years and no way could I suc… --- ## [The Rugby world cup - do the Americans know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rugby-world-cup-do-the-americans-know/207046)
**Author:** [@Tuco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuco)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2003, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rugby-world-cup-do-the-americans-know/207046 "2003-10-28T16:02:44Z")
If you didn’t know, the Rugby world cuplink started this weekend, and I was surprised to find that America is participating, but do the Americans know that this event is on? Do that ones that do know care? Is it bigger… --- ## [Bill Penzey flips out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-penzey-flips-out/958018)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-penzey-flips-out/958018 "2022-06-26T22:22:45Z")
Bill’s always been a little weird, but this time I think he’s been snorting his spices a bit too much. Hope it doesn’t hurt business too much - Penzeys is my main spice supplier. --- ## [I just saw Memento, and...wtf??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-memento-and-wtf/178193)
**Author:** [@nevermore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nevermore)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2003, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-memento-and-wtf/178193 "2003-05-30T06:03:04Z")
Something possessed me to rent it last night, and I was very tired but very interested in the development of the story so I was like holding my eyes open to finish it…Well, I finished it, but I still don’t think I have a… --- ## [home made hamburgers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-hamburgers/447593)
**Author:** [@Silence\_of\_the\_clams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silence_of_the_clams)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-hamburgers/447593 "2008-05-08T21:52:16Z")
The snow is starting to back off, and I am tempted to excavate the garage to dig out the grill. I also have this urgent craving for hamburgers (the food, not the germans). So how do you make your burgers? A homemade bu… --- ## [Do I know a porn star?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-know-a-porn-star/490712)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2009, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-know-a-porn-star/490712 "2009-03-26T02:08:20Z")
Just now, I was looking at Facebook and my feed showed that a FB friend - someone I went to high school with - had given a thumbs up to a picture of a nearly nude woman. Curious, I went clicked on the picture and browse… --- ## [Homosexuals marry and the Republic falls; how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexuals-marry-and-the-republic-falls-how/183940)
**Author:** [@Freyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freyr)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2003, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexuals-marry-and-the-republic-falls-how/183940 "2003-07-17T03:07:24Z")
With Canada amending their laws so that two men or two women can get married, I think this provides an opportunity to answer a question; just what would homosexual marriage do to destroy a society? Canada joins Belgium … --- ## [Can Germans still read black-letter text?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-germans-still-read-black-letter-text/780973)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2017, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-germans-still-read-black-letter-text/780973 "2017-03-01T21:00:27Z")
I’m watching a short Youtube video of an episode of Die Deutsche Wochenschau from June 1944 describing German reaction to the D-Day invasion (basically, we’ve got it covered, folks!) Shown in the videos are Germans read… --- ## [Riffraff - Racial Slur?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riffraff-racial-slur/212488)
**Author:** [@IzzyR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IzzyR)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2003, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riffraff-racial-slur/212488 "2003-11-13T02:12:48Z")
This is the claim by the head of a local branch of the NAACP. Anything in this? (It does not seem to have originated as a racial slur, but you never know if it might have subsequently acquired that connotation). --- ## [Password Strength](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-strength/594262)
**Author:** [@Clark\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clark_K)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-strength/594262 "2011-08-30T11:03:16Z")
A tech columnist (Manjoo, maybe? I can’t remember) endorsed this XKCD cartoon in a tweet. xkcd: Password Strength The gist of it is that a string of random but memorable words is a better password than a short word and … --- ## [I want to learn the Banjo!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-learn-the-banjo/582905)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2014, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-learn-the-banjo/582905 "2014-11-29T16:11:34Z")
The one (well one of many I suppose) things I have never done is learned to play any musical instrument. I’m 50 years old. I’d like to learn the banjo. I would like to do it by purchasing learning software. I don’t e… --- ## [Do Japanese trains still use "pushers"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-japanese-trains-still-use-pushers/494748)
**Author:** [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2009, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-japanese-trains-still-use-pushers/494748 "2009-05-01T17:18:23Z")
I recently saw a video of “pushers” stuffing passengers into a Japanese train. The video appeared to be dated, and this got me to wondering whether pushers still exist. Surely, I thought, given that Japan has been a re… --- ## [Worst thing your pet has done to your house/possessions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-thing-your-pet-has-done-to-your-house-possessions/672586)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2013, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-thing-your-pet-has-done-to-your-house-possessions/672586 "2013-10-31T22:58:43Z")
Our cat went through a time, for no apparent reason, where she sprayed often. Her favorite target was the fridge. No clue why, but it certainly didn’t do the finish any good - cat spray ate through the finish in spots. … --- ## [Smartphone. I'm finally getting one.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphone-im-finally-getting-one/730365)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2015, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphone-im-finally-getting-one/730365 "2015-09-23T22:20:07Z")
I don’t talk on the phone very often. I don’t call anyone, and few people call me – and they, infrequently. In actuality, almost all of the calls I receive are from ‘Rachael’ or ‘Heather’ or whatever the Credit Card Se… --- ## [How much Marijuana was consumed at Woodstock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-marijuana-was-consumed-at-woodstock/306971)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2005, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-marijuana-was-consumed-at-woodstock/306971 "2005-06-06T13:35:07Z")
A question recently formed, somewhere in the dark recesses of my mind, and now the curiosity is overwhelming. That is…roughly how much Marijuana was consumed at the Woodstock festival of 1969? And not “per capita”—I mea… --- ## [Did Mace Windu Die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-mace-windu-die/503936)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2012, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-mace-windu-die/503936 "2012-08-06T02:08:30Z")
Did Mace Windu in Star Wars Episode III actually die or is it somewhat ambiguous? --- ## [The Garden of PAIN!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-garden-of-pain/266298)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2004, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-garden-of-pain/266298 "2004-10-04T15:16:19Z")
I’m not a smart man. I’m not a pretty man. I’m not a strong man. But, then again, I’m not a total wash seeing how I’m a fantastic lover. But you’ll just have to take my word for that one since I’ve got the whole monogamy… --- ## [Introverts Masquerading as Extroverts: Your Experiences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introverts-masquerading-as-extroverts-your-experiences/572912)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2011, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introverts-masquerading-as-extroverts-your-experiences/572912 "2011-03-02T14:28:52Z")
At heart I am an introvert – I really enjoy being at work and have a lot of work friends, but am exhaused when I go home at night from all the interactions. I think most people I work with would be amazed that I’m not a … --- ## [Is the Electoral College unconstitutional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-electoral-college-unconstitutional/821761)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2018, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-electoral-college-unconstitutional/821761 "2018-09-30T01:19:06Z")
What? I can hear you saying. Is he nuts? How can the Electoral College be unconstitutional when it’s in the freakin’ Constitution? OK, maybe not the whole thing, but the “winner take all” aspect of elector allocation… --- ## ["Irrational" reasons for not watching a TV series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irrational-reasons-for-not-watching-a-tv-series/389403)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2007, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irrational-reasons-for-not-watching-a-tv-series/389403 "2007-01-29T19:37:03Z")
I have several “rational” criteria I use in deciding NOT to wach a TV series. I won’t, for example, watch any show which tries to glorify or humanize the Mafia. But I also have some rather “irrational” criteria as well… --- ## [Toe the line; NOT tow the line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toe-the-line-not-tow-the-line/564547)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2011, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toe-the-line-not-tow-the-line/564547 "2011-01-08T14:12:31Z")
A peeve of mine. I see this more and more lately. People use the expression “Tow the line.” I believe the expression should be “Toe the line.” I believe it goes back to the day of bare knuckle boxing, or fighting, where … --- ## [Craziest thing you've heard lately](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craziest-thing-youve-heard-lately/948333)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craziest-thing-youve-heard-lately/948333 "2021-12-22T00:35:07Z")
So what’s the craziest thing you’ve heard or read lately? Mine’s that some more extreme Christian pastors and sects view empathy as a sin. WTF? It explains a lot, but as far as I recall, misses the boat entirely w.r.t… --- ## [The Sony Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sony-thread/706458)
**Author:** [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2014, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sony-thread/706458 "2014-12-19T17:04:38Z")
If something about this has been posted elseware on the board, I have not seen it, so I am starting an offical Sony thread. It may have been washed out of the news, by the law enforcement threads, or most people just do… --- ## [What's the most you've ever paid for a hotel room?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-youve-ever-paid-for-a-hotel-room/560915)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2016, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-youve-ever-paid-for-a-hotel-room/560915 "2016-03-10T20:10:57Z")
My sister had the idea of our family going to Biltmore for Christmas. For those not familiar Christmas is a big deal there with candlelight tours and lots of Christmas trees and Edwardian era decorations and the like. … --- ## [How Many People were Assumed Directly into Heaven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-were-assumed-directly-into-heaven/88726)
**Author:** [@don\_willard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_willard)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2001, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-were-assumed-directly-into-heaven/88726 "2001-10-24T07:37:21Z")
I think the Bible says Enoch was taken up into heaven without dying first. Next comes Elijah, who left Elisha a sign that he would see him a little when he was taken up in the whirlwind, and he did. Third we have Jesus, … --- ## [How many states have you visited? (poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-have-you-visited-poll/532148)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2010, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-have-you-visited-poll/532148 "2010-03-20T02:46:16Z")
Inspired by this thread. You have to have had a foot on the ground in the state, and that ground has to have not been an airport. Riding through a state without getting out of the car, bus, or train does not count. If … --- ## [How Would You Implement Fog of War On a Tabletop Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-implement-fog-of-war-on-a-tabletop-game/625636)
**Author:** [@dotchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dotchan)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2012, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-implement-fog-of-war-on-a-tabletop-game/625636 "2012-06-21T18:33:01Z")
What it says on the title. Of course, there’s Battleship, but the setup phase happens once at the beginning of each skirmish and after that it’s just down to trying to blow each other up. Would it be at all possible to… --- ## [Is rabbit a popular dish in Australia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rabbit-a-popular-dish-in-australia/646418)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rabbit-a-popular-dish-in-australia/646418 "2013-02-08T21:00:06Z")
From the TVTropes page on “Australian Wildlife,” section “PESTS/NOXIOUS WEEDS/FERAL ANIMALS/TARGET PRACTICE”: Well, all very much too bad, a cautionary eco-tale, etc. But, rabbits themselves are edible aren’t they? A… --- ## [Universally bad tasting foods...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/universally-bad-tasting-foods/230843)
**Author:** [@Chelonia\_mydas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chelonia_mydas)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2004, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/universally-bad-tasting-foods/230843 "2004-03-04T13:13:12Z")
Yes, our planet is filled with wonderful cultural diversity which should be celebrated as we unify for our great common goal…whatever, um, that exactly is…but back to my point!..ah yes, despite the differences in our spe… --- ## [Americans are now required to pass a test to vote. Come up with fair questions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-are-now-required-to-pass-a-test-to-vote-come-up-with-fair-questions/640486)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2012, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-are-now-required-to-pass-a-test-to-vote-come-up-with-fair-questions/640486 "2012-11-12T07:32:13Z")
Everyone’s heard at least one person say, “Man, there oughtta be a test people have to pass to prove they’re intelligent/informed/human enough to vote!” Well, in my Skald-like hypothetical, Congress has indeed passed a C… --- ## [Twitching before falling asleep](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitching-before-falling-asleep/2111)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 1999, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitching-before-falling-asleep/2111 "1999-07-23T03:57:00Z")
Every night, just as my girlfriend begins to fall asleep, she will twitch all over. Big, noticible twitches, not at all subtle, for a full minute. Then she’s asleep. If I wake her up during the episode, she claims she wa… --- ## [What do you call the eyeglasses style that Malcolm X wore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-eyeglasses-style-that-malcolm-x-wore/387336)
**Author:** [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2011, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-eyeglasses-style-that-malcolm-x-wore/387336 "2011-04-07T03:23:59Z")
I’ve heard them called “browlines” but googling isn’t showing too much. I’d like to buy a pair but I can’t search if my vocabulary is incorrect. Help! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1758&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1760&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)