# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1763&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:** 1764 --- ## [Ladies, what do you think of these guys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-do-you-think-of-these-guys/288645)
**Author:** [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2005, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-do-you-think-of-these-guys/288645 "2005-02-12T21:41:44Z")
For the ladies out there: I was wondering if you’d be willing to take a look at the men on this page and let me know what you think of them. What do you like about the way these guys look, if anything? Which of them w… --- ## [For anyone who doubts homophobia in this country...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-anyone-who-doubts-homophobia-in-this-country/37450)
**Author:** [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2000, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-anyone-who-doubts-homophobia-in-this-country/37450 "2000-10-25T22:27:32Z")
As reported by PlanetOut here, both Nevada and Nebraska have anti-same-sex marriage amendments on their ballots in November: This is for all you fucking idiots that think “defense of marriage” proposals aren’t anti-gay… --- ## [What role does money play in the climate-change debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-role-does-money-play-in-the-climate-change-debate/678893)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2014, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-role-does-money-play-in-the-climate-change-debate/678893 "2014-01-19T20:41:35Z")
Spinoff from this ongoing GD thread, but see also this recent Pit thread. What it comes down to is that each side in the debate seems to believe – or, at least, to say – that the other side’s climatologists are the mone… --- ## [What is the earliest use of the phrase "Don't kill the messenger?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-earliest-use-of-the-phrase-dont-kill-the-messenger/651693)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2013, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-earliest-use-of-the-phrase-dont-kill-the-messenger/651693 "2013-03-02T07:31:52Z")
I am not asking for “What does it mean?” or “When and how did the concept originate?” The internet is full of the same answers to them. I am looking for the earliest, published example of the specific phrase, and the S… --- ## [6/08 Primary Tuesday Prediction Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-08-primary-tuesday-prediction-thread/542412)
**Author:** [@CyclopticXander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyclopticXander)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2010, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-08-primary-tuesday-prediction-thread/542412 "2010-06-10T21:44:04Z")
Well 12 more states go to the polls today in an election year full of surprises. Now’s a good time to put in any of your last minute predictions as the polls close. Tuesday targets: Nine races to watch - POLITICO Here’s… --- ## [Barista refuses to remake my drink or add more milk to it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barista-refuses-to-remake-my-drink-or-add-more-milk-to-it/677306)
**Author:** [@jashley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jashley)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barista-refuses-to-remake-my-drink-or-add-more-milk-to-it/677306 "2013-12-27T21:49:04Z")
I am so upset, I had a drink made at Starbucks, they made it wrong, and when they made it they showed it to me and from what I could see it looked good but I waited a bit and when the whip melted the drink was like an in… --- ## [How to dispose of San Bernadino Desert property?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-dispose-of-san-bernadino-desert-property/639060)
**Author:** [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-dispose-of-san-bernadino-desert-property/639060 "2012-11-06T17:31:54Z")
I’m my Mom’s executor and the estate has two other heirs, besides me. There is a parcel of unimproved desert property in San Bernadino County, valued for tax purposes at $728. It’s obviously not worth paying a realtor … --- ## [The Best Rock Album Dopers Have Never Heard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-rock-album-dopers-have-never-heard/846126)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-rock-album-dopers-have-never-heard/846126 "2020-01-31T22:06:34Z")
First off, apologies for limiting this to rock albums, but I believe it will keep the thread from getting too off focus. The category is somewhat flexible, however. Just use your best judgement. That being said, here is … --- ## [The (British) Daily Mail is rather Right Wing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-british-daily-mail-is-rather-right-wing/769891)
**Author:** [@The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2016, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-british-daily-mail-is-rather-right-wing/769891 "2016-11-14T13:36:15Z")
I was speaking to a friend and I asserted that the Daily Mail had taken some rather extreme (right wing) stances on one subject or another. He disagreed. Can you suggest examples (preferably with links) of supporting o… --- ## [The Grape Nuts threrad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grape-nuts-threrad/659610)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2013, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grape-nuts-threrad/659610 "2013-06-06T06:46:58Z")
I know that many people think this cereal has the consistency of aquarium rock (but not as delicate a taste) and is hardly worth the effort to eat, but it’s still on the shelves after many years, so I’d like to hear some… --- ## [Did a skunk set off my smoke detectors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-a-skunk-set-off-my-smoke-detectors/122107)
**Author:** [@Scruloose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruloose)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-a-skunk-set-off-my-smoke-detectors/122107 "2012-06-16T23:18:59Z")
O.K., the other morning, at 0-stupid-thirty, the two smoke detectors went off briefly. It happened again, about a half hour later. They sounded for 3 or 4 seconds. This was two days ago, and I’m now quite certain that th… --- ## [How are ear bud headphones supposed to fit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-ear-bud-headphones-supposed-to-fit/273943)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2004, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-ear-bud-headphones-supposed-to-fit/273943 "2004-11-10T17:34:34Z")
I know it’s probably been covered before, but when I tried to search it threw out ‘ear’, ‘bud’, and ‘fit’. :frowning: Abd it’s probably a stupid question anyway, but believe it or not, I’ve never owned a device with ea… --- ## [Rolex Watches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolex-watches/196530)
**Author:** [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2003, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolex-watches/196530 "2003-08-22T04:27:02Z")
I just bought an old 1960s Rolex that has, I think, a plastic lens, or face piece. (Whatever you call it.) As I know that some of the later Rolexes have sapphire crystal lens, I’m wondering if I can get a jeweler to swap… --- ## [How difficult is it to kill yourself in prison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-difficult-is-it-to-kill-yourself-in-prison/334390)
**Author:** [@Rhinocerous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhinocerous)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2005, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-difficult-is-it-to-kill-yourself-in-prison/334390 "2005-12-10T02:37:05Z")
It’s not uncommon to hear of inmates killing themselves in prison for various reasons. I was thinking about the logistics, and it seems to me that it would be difficult to do. First of all, what is the most commonly us… --- ## [I got fired today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-fired-today/406279)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2007, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-fired-today/406279 "2007-06-04T20:47:59Z")
For poor performance. I’m stunned. Every job I’ve had in my professional career I’ve had nothing but great reviews and performance bonuses (even a few “spot bonuses”). I got a month of pay as severence and my accrued vac… --- ## [Princess Bride: which book edition do I want?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/princess-bride-which-book-edition-do-i-want/492847)
**Author:** [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2009, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/princess-bride-which-book-edition-do-i-want/492847 "2009-04-14T02:27:18Z")
My daughters are enamored of The Princess Bride (as well they should be). I’d like to get a hardcover for their bedtime reading. Which edition should I look for? There’s a “Good Parts” edition and several others. I’m… --- ## [You're Fat! Yeah? What of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-fat-yeah-what-of-it/470679)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2008, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-fat-yeah-what-of-it/470679 "2008-11-04T01:13:39Z")
Y’know what really truly fucking pisses me off?? Women that think it’s the worst thing possble to be a little heavy. Like, that Being too heavy is the most terrible misfortune that could happen to them. Oh it’s … --- ## [Memo to Iranian government, re: 300](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memo-to-iranian-government-re-300/396212)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2007, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memo-to-iranian-government-re-300/396212 "2007-03-25T07:21:30Z")
Guys, before you started griping that the movie 300 defamed the noble people of Iran with its negative portrayal of ancient Persians, an easy 98% of Americans thought Persia was an imaginary land made up by Disney, not o… --- ## [effect of outsourcing on america's economy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effect-of-outsourcing-on-americas-economy/345950)
**Author:** [@AllahFearer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllahFearer)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2006, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effect-of-outsourcing-on-americas-economy/345950 "2006-03-10T01:59:37Z")
some people are saying that we shouldn’t worry about america losing jobs, that it just means people need to improve their skill set. well at what point does it end? we can’t have a country made up of nothing but executiv… --- ## [My longtime roomate just bought a house, my GF and I moved in with him, how to work out rent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-longtime-roomate-just-bought-a-house-my-gf-and-i-moved-in-with-him-how-to-work-out-rent/673160)
**Author:** [@baustin612](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/baustin612)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2013, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-longtime-roomate-just-bought-a-house-my-gf-and-i-moved-in-with-him-how-to-work-out-rent/673160 "2013-11-11T23:42:19Z")
I’ve been living with a friend of mine for the past 3 years, we lived with another roommate to start with who owned a home and needed roommates to help pay the mortgage. Things did not end well and we were asked to leave… --- ## [Novels by Famous Non-Writers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novels-by-famous-non-writers/483839)
**Author:** [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novels-by-famous-non-writers/483839 "2009-02-02T13:34:26Z")
I’ve read “Sock” by Penn Jillette and it wasn’t great, but it wasn’t horrible either. Ex-WWE wrestler Mick Foley wrote his autobiographies without a ghost and they were bestsellers. This gave him the idea that he could… --- ## [The Bobbsey Twins in the Country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bobbsey-twins-in-the-country/305033)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2008, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bobbsey-twins-in-the-country/305033 "2008-03-09T14:58:24Z")
The Bobbsey Twins are practically the archetype of inofensive, harmless writing for children. I found this book at my parents’ house on my last visit nd brough it back with me. I vaguely remember seeing it while growing… --- ## [I'm Going to Say It. Misogyny Elected Trump.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-say-it-misogyny-elected-trump/771230)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-say-it-misogyny-elected-trump/771230 "2016-11-11T17:01:28Z")
There, I said it. Misogyny Elected Trump. I’m not saying this because Hilary lost to a man. I’m not saying this because everyone who has been president has been a man. Although these facts certainly speak for themsel… --- ## [Enough with the "Name 100 characters" shit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-name-100-characters-shit/350832)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2006, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-name-100-characters-shit/350832 "2006-04-04T21:59:08Z")
What the fuck, is this the new way to do post count parties? I detect no signal in the noise of these threads, and they’re spreading like the plague. I’d love to say they’re too pathetic even for MPSIMS, but we all know… --- ## [What's Your Greatest Unpracticed, Enviable Talent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-greatest-unpracticed-enviable-talent/620552)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2012, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-greatest-unpracticed-enviable-talent/620552 "2012-05-04T07:52:12Z")
I suppose"a gift" would be an apt way to put it. Something that you never set out to learn to do, it’s something that you can just do that others would likely love to be able to do with such ease. Me? I can fall asleep … --- ## [Formerly classified documents wind up showing innocuous information](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formerly-classified-documents-wind-up-showing-innocuous-information/688536)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2014, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formerly-classified-documents-wind-up-showing-innocuous-information/688536 "2014-05-19T14:41:13Z")
Maybe there have been threads on this, and if so, I apologize for bringing it up again, but I’m unable to find much on it. I remember reading several times about documents that the government had classified as Top Secre… --- ## [What makes you scream and run like a little girl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-you-scream-and-run-like-a-little-girl/456113)
**Author:** [@FourPaws](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FourPaws)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2008, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-you-scream-and-run-like-a-little-girl/456113 "2008-07-18T13:42:56Z")
So, I was out installing a new liner in my above ground pool yesterday. I got most of it taken care of, and was finishing a section, when a wasp flew up and out of one of the supports. I shrieked and ran, hair standing u… --- ## [Democrats are winning, the system is just screwing them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-are-winning-the-system-is-just-screwing-them/309599)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2005, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-are-winning-the-system-is-just-screwing-them/309599 "2005-07-05T14:13:45Z")
So the righties around here, at least, can stop waving Republican dominance in front of our faces as though it actually means that most Americans agree with the current Republicans in power. They don’t. --- ## [Most spectacularly over-the-top perspective on Netanyahu's speech, courtesy of the NY Post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-spectacularly-over-the-top-perspective-on-netanyahus-speech-courtesy-of-the-ny-post/714231)
**Author:** [@Donald\_Rump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donald_Rump)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2015, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-spectacularly-over-the-top-perspective-on-netanyahus-speech-courtesy-of-the-ny-post/714231 "2015-03-07T12:52:47Z")
So my morning began with text messages from my father-in-law asking if we can trade in Obama for the real leader, Netanyahu; followed by more text messages about how the Democratic congressmen who skipped the speech are … --- ## [Wearing a white dress to someone else's wedding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-a-white-dress-to-someone-elses-wedding/431500)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2007, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-a-white-dress-to-someone-elses-wedding/431500 "2007-12-31T19:24:37Z")
Doesn’t everyone know that it’s in poor taste to wear a white dress to someone else’s wedding? Even if you’ve never heard this, wouldn’t it just seem a little strange to do so? My step-daughter wore a white dress to my… --- ## [Deviant sexual urges and their satisfaction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviant-sexual-urges-and-their-satisfaction/575872)
**Author:** [@biddee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/biddee)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2011, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviant-sexual-urges-and-their-satisfaction/575872 "2011-03-27T08:14:59Z")
As an offshoot of this thread I was wondering whether deviant sexual urges can be satisfied by just watching pornography and self pleasuring. In other words, one of the posters mentioned that we currently have the CGI c… --- ## [Judge Allows Obesity Suit Against McDonalds? WTF??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-allows-obesity-suit-against-mcdonalds-wtf/286753)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2005, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-allows-obesity-suit-against-mcdonalds-wtf/286753 "2005-01-31T15:29:11Z")
I had thought that sanity had prevailed (in American courtrooms), when the obesity lawsuit against MckD’s was thrown out, a few years back. Just this morning, however, I heard that a judge would allow one of these stupid… --- ## [It's shit like this FOX](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-shit-like-this-fox/597051)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-shit-like-this-fox/597051 "2011-09-22T17:08:55Z")
FOX News had the following headline yesterday: Impeached President Says Global Warming Deniers Embarrass America The link above is to a screen shot of the headline. I offer that because I have no interest in driving t… --- ## [Am I a hypocritical little Lib?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-hypocritical-little-lib/567201)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2011, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-hypocritical-little-lib/567201 "2011-01-12T21:09:01Z")
Not really a Lib, per se, but I consider myself forward-thinking, progressive and in most social situations am quite liberal in what I feel others can do if they are so inclined. Keeping that in mind… Like most Liberal-… --- ## [Other "evolution" theories outside of evolution, intelligent design and lamarckism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-evolution-theories-outside-of-evolution-intelligent-design-and-lamarckism/587927)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2011, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-evolution-theories-outside-of-evolution-intelligent-design-and-lamarckism/587927 "2011-07-09T06:01:24Z")
Are there any other “evolution”/how animals came to be theories out there outside of evolution, intelligent design and Lamarckism? Just curious. --- ## [I made a Freshman cry.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-freshman-cry/78440)
**Author:** [@SpaceGhostofArrakis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpaceGhostofArrakis)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2001, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-freshman-cry/78440 "2001-08-31T00:47:57Z")
Company Hallway, 1600 Hrs. The Fishies are lined up on the wall. There’s 20 of them and 17 of us. we’re paceing back and forth explaining what they’ve done wrong today, etc. Forced physical punishment isn’t allowed yet,… --- ## [Subtle signs that you're getting older](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subtle-signs-that-youre-getting-older/435244)
**Author:** [@ForumBot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ForumBot)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2008, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subtle-signs-that-youre-getting-older/435244 "2008-02-01T20:52:40Z")
I just realized that I’ve recently started looking at a woman’s hand for a wedding ring before I talk to her. Soon I’ll be asking if they have kids. Wow. --- ## [Ridiculously Obvious Stuff You Just Got, Part II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculously-obvious-stuff-you-just-got-part-ii/447743)
**Author:** [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2008, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculously-obvious-stuff-you-just-got-part-ii/447743 "2008-05-11T03:41:53Z")
I looked for the old thread, and since it was closed, I opened this one to post my own example of ROSYJG: After reading the BC strip for decades, it just hit me that the Apteryx is a real animal…It’s a Kiwi. Duh! :sm… --- ## [Earliest historical event with a confirmed date](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-historical-event-with-a-confirmed-date/740131)
**Author:** [@Artfog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artfog)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2015, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-historical-event-with-a-confirmed-date/740131 "2015-12-13T15:56:38Z")
What is the earliest historical event that can be reliably pinned down to a specific day? These are the closest I’ve found but with a lot of ambiguity as to the year: The Battle of Megido is supposed to have occurred on… --- ## [Night of the Living Dead Question - zombie bites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-of-the-living-dead-question-zombie-bites/687377)
**Author:** [@LaurenIpsum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LaurenIpsum)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2014, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-of-the-living-dead-question-zombie-bites/687377 "2014-05-05T00:23:57Z")
A couple months ago I watched “Night of the Living Dead” for the first time, curious about it since I like horror movies and had heard that this movie was the beginning of the modern idea of “zombies,” even though they w… --- ## [Hash Browns or Home Fries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hash-browns-or-home-fries/664210)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hash-browns-or-home-fries/664210 "2013-07-24T03:47:29Z")
When you order breakfast at a diner, do you prefer hash browns or home fries? To me, hash browns are shredded potatoes, fried into a pattie, browned on both sides. Home fries are diced potatoes, grilled on a flattop wi… --- ## ["rolleyes" = disorderly conduct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolleyes-disorderly-conduct/547556)
**Author:** [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolleyes-disorderly-conduct/547556 "2010-07-25T17:12:20Z")
A number of people on the SDMB don’t like the rolleyes smiley. One poster said it “enraged” him. Now Elmhurst, IL, a nearby Chicago suburb, wants to arrest people who make the physical gesture. Chicago Tribune - Chicago… --- ## [zika virus, zika fever, and microcephaly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zika-virus-zika-fever-and-microcephaly/744414)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zika-virus-zika-fever-and-microcephaly/744414 "2017-05-07T22:16:50Z")
Zika virus/fever is in the news these days as a suspected cause of microcephaly. The news isn’t exactly clear what the connection is. Is it: A)women who experience a bout of Zika fever (the illness caused by Zika viru… --- ## ["If" He Did It?? Simpson Tell-(almost)All](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-he-did-it-simpson-tell-almost-all/380516)
**Author:** [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2006, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-he-did-it-simpson-tell-almost-all/380516 "2006-11-22T04:05:56Z")
Holy cow - O.J. Simpson’s going to speculate on how he would’ve killed Nicole & Ron? Un-fucking-believable. On Fox, natch. You’d think he’d have some gratitude for that free pass he was handed. Sounds like he would r… --- ## [Alcoholic Beverage Choice: Male Vs Female](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcoholic-beverage-choice-male-vs-female/642085)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2012, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcoholic-beverage-choice-male-vs-female/642085 "2012-12-01T13:42:42Z")
With the upcoming holiday season and plans for parties, just thought I would run a quick poll to see what drinks are needed at a large party. You can vote multiple drinks (once the poll us up and running). --- ## [Guys: You ever get stage fright at the urinal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-you-ever-get-stage-fright-at-the-urinal/641900)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2012, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-you-ever-get-stage-fright-at-the-urinal/641900 "2012-11-29T10:13:12Z")
You know what I mean. --- ## ['Airguns' instead of needles for shots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airguns-instead-of-needles-for-shots/560562)
**Author:** [@Yarster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yarster)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2010, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airguns-instead-of-needles-for-shots/560562 "2010-11-17T22:27:32Z")
I’ll start by telling you that as a 41 year old man who is not afraid of a lot of things, I really do not like going to the doctor to get shots. I have also heard that when they give shots in the military, they use some … --- ## [Do you think Usain Bolt (Jamaican Sprinter, Record Shatterer), uses Performance Enhancing Drug?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-usain-bolt-jamaican-sprinter-record-shatterer-uses-performance-enhancing-drug/507226)
**Author:** [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2009, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-usain-bolt-jamaican-sprinter-record-shatterer-uses-performance-enhancing-drug/507226 "2009-08-24T01:31:06Z")
I believe the majority, if not all, of the competitive sprinters who take the starting blocks in world championships and the Olympics take illegal performance enhancing drugs (PEDs). They use drugs that are hard to dete… --- ## [Poll: Betty or Veronica?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-betty-or-veronica/813435)
**Author:** [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2018, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-betty-or-veronica/813435 "2018-05-19T04:19:26Z")
Poll to follow. You’re choosing which one you prefer. You can apply any criteria you wish when making your choice. Don’t ask why you have to choose; the “why” is entirely up to you. You can’t choose both of them, so do… --- ## [Is my boyfriend still attracted to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-boyfriend-still-attracted-to-me/754680)
**Author:** [@Whatsthis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whatsthis)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-boyfriend-still-attracted-to-me/754680 "2016-05-16T15:47:24Z")
I have been dating this guy for over a year now. We are in our very early twenties, so our libidos should be at a high. We recently moved to a new state and everything seems to be going well. We haven’t had any issues in… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1762&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1764&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)