# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1777&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:** 1778 --- ## [Could we make a sky island?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-make-a-sky-island/508815)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2009, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-make-a-sky-island/508815 "2009-09-08T23:44:15Z")
I’m looking for two sides here, both the “practical” side (i.e. if a few wealthy billionaires were bored or a few countries wanted a joint tourist attraction) and the “if every country did it and damn the economic and en… --- ## [SoCal Summer Dopefest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-summer-dopefest/625563)
**Author:** [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2012, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-summer-dopefest/625563 "2012-08-13T22:52:23Z")
Trying to gauge interest. Anyone interested? --- ## [Is a full refrigerator more energy efficient than an empty refrigerator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-full-refrigerator-more-energy-efficient-than-an-empty-refrigerator/164923)
**Author:** [@Hermann\_Cheruscan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermann_Cheruscan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2003, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-full-refrigerator-more-energy-efficient-than-an-empty-refrigerator/164923 "2003-03-29T16:24:27Z")
Does it cost more to refrigerate a (relatively) empty refrigerator than a full one? The reason I ask is because I was always taught that a full, stocked refrigerator uses less electricity than a relatively empty one. An… --- ## [Schwarzenegger/ German Translation Request](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schwarzenegger-german-translation-request/489300)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2009, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schwarzenegger-german-translation-request/489300 "2009-03-15T19:51:30Z")
General Schwarzkopf is General Blackhead Governor Schwarzenegger is Governor Black… I’d like a translation for “negger” which I can’t get on-line because it may be archaic German. Can any one help? I’d like to get my… --- ## [All time great inappropriate choices.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-time-great-inappropriate-choices/501337)
**Author:** [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2009, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-time-great-inappropriate-choices/501337 "2009-07-08T16:49:56Z")
Last year the Pope, who is apparently the head of some large religious organization was in Sydney for World Youth Day. As I am not a member of his cult I took no interest in their festivities. A few days ago I heard that… --- ## [Fuck Jake Arrieta](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-jake-arrieta/733899)
**Author:** [@Grsz11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grsz11)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2015, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-jake-arrieta/733899 "2015-10-22T13:01:38Z")
You hipster-looking, Mack Truck strikezone throwing bitch. --- ## [Sigh, do I owe this lady a proper good bye? (online dating)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-do-i-owe-this-lady-a-proper-good-bye-online-dating/811881)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2018, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-do-i-owe-this-lady-a-proper-good-bye-online-dating/811881 "2018-04-09T14:50:01Z")
So about five days ago I started talking to this lady online. We’ve chatted on the phone ONCE for like 90 minutes. But have texted everyday. To be honest, I was kind of “meh” about the whole thing. But I figured: At lea… --- ## [Where were the Crown Jewels hidden during WWII?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-the-crown-jewels-hidden-during-wwii/122506)
**Author:** [@evilhanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilhanz)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2002, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-the-crown-jewels-hidden-during-wwii/122506 "2002-08-07T13:36:23Z")
Toward the end of 1939, the national treasures of Great Britain were removed from the national Gallery and Hampton Court and stored in a slate quarry in Wales. The Crown jewels were removed from the Tower of London and s… --- ## [Do I need a will?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-a-will/712254)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-a-will/712254 "2015-02-19T11:47:10Z")
In the course of a rambling family conversation yesterday my mother asked if I had a will, and when I said “no” she said that I should. I’ve been thinking about it, though, and I don’t think I need one. Here are my circu… --- ## [Gandalf should have stayed dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gandalf-should-have-stayed-dead/683033)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gandalf-should-have-stayed-dead/683033 "2014-03-08T03:35:59Z")
I think one of the few flaws with LOTR, story-wise, was JRRT’s inability to kill off major characters. I guess he loved them too much, just as fans come to love them. But consider how powerful Boromir’s death was, and … --- ## [Identify this cane-with-pee-spout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-cane-with-pee-spout/504933)
**Author:** [@happywaffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happywaffle)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2009, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-cane-with-pee-spout/504933 "2009-08-01T20:31:11Z")
My father-in-law has this odd-looking cane with a rotating “spout” at the top. It’s right at crotch-level, leading us to conclude it must be for channeling pee. (God I hope we’re wrong.) Any ideas what this is for? It’s… --- ## [How to evade awkward questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-evade-awkward-questions/497638)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2009, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-evade-awkward-questions/497638 "2009-05-29T01:50:23Z")
Littlest Brother is sitting in the room, surfing the net. Out of the blue, he asks, “What is menstrual blood?” Without missing a beat, Older Little Brother says, “It’s what you get when you kill a minstrel.” --- ## [Seen any great bumper stickers lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-great-bumper-stickers-lately/400029)
**Author:** [@GuyNblueJeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuyNblueJeans)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2007, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-great-bumper-stickers-lately/400029 "2007-04-19T13:47:25Z")
I haven’t. The only bumper sticker that sticks out in my mind is that one that reads, “My kid can beat up your A student”. Used to see a lot of those. --- ## [How does (did) job assignment/placement happen in Communist countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-did-job-assignment-placement-happen-in-communist-countries/690945)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-did-job-assignment-placement-happen-in-communist-countries/690945 "2024-11-25T14:12:06Z")
It’s generally considered common wisdom in the US that one of the features of life in places like the USSR and East Germany was that you were pretty much guaranteed a job, with the corresponding meager, but good enough t… --- ## [Purpose of big tires/rims](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purpose-of-big-tires-rims/637061)
**Author:** [@Naive\_Evian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Naive_Evian)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purpose-of-big-tires-rims/637061 "2012-10-08T19:18:12Z")
Do big tires provide any benefits other than perceived improved aesthetics? I would think the larger surface area would increase friction and traction (while also reducing gas mileage), but I have no idea if this is actu… --- ## [Usage of "nigger" among afroamericans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usage-of-nigger-among-afroamericans/740494)
**Author:** [@Rather\_a\_Vicious\_Gentleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rather_a_Vicious_Gentleman)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2015, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usage-of-nigger-among-afroamericans/740494 "2015-12-17T01:28:22Z")
I’m looking for more information on this subject. I suspect it has been explored from various perspectives/different disciplines. Personal comments as well as recommended sources welcome. --- ## [Where does the Left think economic growth comes from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-left-think-economic-growth-comes-from/802975)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2017, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-left-think-economic-growth-comes-from/802975 "2017-12-04T21:29:31Z")
I’m not trying to start an argument; just looking for a simple answer to a simple question. --- ## [nostalgic foods that hold up in adulthood(and ones that don't)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nostalgic-foods-that-hold-up-in-adulthood-and-ones-that-dont/662300)
**Author:** [@expectopatronum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/expectopatronum)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nostalgic-foods-that-hold-up-in-adulthood-and-ones-that-dont/662300 "2013-07-08T20:32:02Z")
the other day i was home sick from work and was in need of comfort food, so i had a can of chef boyardee beef ravioli. i’m kind of a purist with chef boyardee- i’ll eat the beef ravioli and spaghetti but won’t touch the… --- ## [Is browsing "Personal Sites" (like the Dope) on your break at work poor etiquette?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-browsing-personal-sites-like-the-dope-on-your-break-at-work-poor-etiquette/590479)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-browsing-personal-sites-like-the-dope-on-your-break-at-work-poor-etiquette/590479 "2011-07-30T21:22:01Z")
I really have no dog in this fight, I personally think it’s whatever the company rules say. Honestly, if it’s your break I don’t think they really have a vested interested in keeping you from doing it, and as such don’t … --- ## [Earthquake in Oklahoma 5.2 magnitude (prelim)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earthquake-in-oklahoma-5-2-magnitude-prelim/602029)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2011, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earthquake-in-oklahoma-5-2-magnitude-prelim/602029 "2011-11-09T19:47:00Z")
USGS preliminary report. I live about 450 miles away (due east) and I believe my house creaked a little. I was watching ESPN and the post game show on the Game of the Century and Kirk Herbstreit was being interview fro… --- ## [Apartments vs. Houses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apartments-vs-houses/558642)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apartments-vs-houses/558642 "2010-11-03T22:36:56Z")
When I was growing up, I always lived in a house. My parents have always maintained that having your own home is a good investment, and they are probably right. However, I hated all the work involved in having a house, … --- ## [Name your secret talent (possibly tmi)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-secret-talent-possibly-tmi/448271)
**Author:** [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2008, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-secret-talent-possibly-tmi/448271 "2008-05-10T12:51:16Z")
While reading the hot sauce thread last night, I was particularly amused when I ran acrossthis post. (You can see where this is going here.) So, anyways, yes, my secret talent is that I can vomit upon command.\* Ok, yo… --- ## [Are you a Doctor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-doctor/368552)
**Author:** [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2006, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-doctor/368552 "2006-08-18T02:23:18Z")
The PhDs keep coming out of the woodwork around here. I am often surprised when I find out someone is a PhD of anything, and I really haven’t got any idea why. A friend of mine is a PhD, and I didn’t know it until near… --- ## [Whups! Wife just discovered HUGE cache of Internet Porn inproperly hidden by spouse!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whups-wife-just-discovered-huge-cache-of-internet-porn-inproperly-hidden-by-spouse/418785)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2007, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whups-wife-just-discovered-huge-cache-of-internet-porn-inproperly-hidden-by-spouse/418785 "2007-09-12T16:48:18Z")
:smiley: Heh - I walk in this morning to a brooding man in our lunch area. He’s sipping his coffee and reading the paper. So I walk in and ask him what’s up? Why so glum? His response: "Rebecca found my cache of nudey … --- ## [The most disgusting apartment ever!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgusting-apartment-ever/464956)
**Author:** [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgusting-apartment-ever/464956 "2008-09-25T20:03:56Z")
In all the pack rat and dirty houses threads we have had here, I have never seen anything like this. I found this on Digg - someone posted photos to a message board of the utterly filthy apartment of a woman behind on h… --- ## [Is Vincent Price a respected actor, or just a hack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-vincent-price-a-respected-actor-or-just-a-hack/257332)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2004, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-vincent-price-a-respected-actor-or-just-a-hack/257332 "2004-08-02T16:06:46Z")
Did Vincent Price ever achieve “A-list” status as an actor? It seems to me that most of his films that I’ve seen are a bit schlocky. And then, at one point he allowed himself to be involved in the marketing of the “N… --- ## [Heroin legalization, why the same tired objections?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroin-legalization-why-the-same-tired-objections/672300)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2013, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroin-legalization-why-the-same-tired-objections/672300 "2013-10-28T18:18:12Z")
This happens in almost all legalize ALL drug threads, people raise objections that are direct consequences OF prohibition which would not be present in a hypothetical scenario where a vial of heroin costs $2 at the local… --- ## [When and why did Republicans start seeing Russia as allies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-and-why-did-republicans-start-seeing-russia-as-allies/994562)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-and-why-did-republicans-start-seeing-russia-as-allies/994562 "2024-05-21T15:41:57Z")
I made a post in the Russia-Ukraine breaking news thread that @WhatExit? properly shut down. I’m bringing the question here: I realised that the world had changed when Trump in his campaign openly called on “Russia, i… --- ## [Any way to fix brakes not working in the cold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-fix-brakes-not-working-in-the-cold/680954)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2014, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-fix-brakes-not-working-in-the-cold/680954 "2014-02-11T16:44:27Z")
I have a 2005 Saturn Ion, and it’s a great car except for driving in the snow. I have to drive about 10mph because any faster if I go to step on the break most of the time it only goes halfway down and I skid to a stop. … --- ## [Why is the Federal government against the personal use of Marijuana?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-federal-government-against-the-personal-use-of-marijuana/464846)
**Author:** [@Frustrated\_Wonderer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frustrated_Wonderer)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-federal-government-against-the-personal-use-of-marijuana/464846 "2008-09-26T12:22:09Z")
I’ve never quite understood why the Federal government is so vehemently against the use of Marijuana. The DEA (:rolleyes:) states that it determines the harm of a specific substance before stating the legality of such s… --- ## [Need Help with Financial Dilemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-financial-dilemma/558353)
**Author:** [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2010, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-financial-dilemma/558353 "2010-10-27T01:42:16Z")
So, I really can’t decide what to do: My husband and I have been looking at buying and managing rental real estate. It is something we’d like to do to move out of a standard middle class life and move up. We’ve gone t… --- ## [Hey! Wanna meet? (Phoenix/Arizona and surrounding states Dopefest planning)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-wanna-meet-phoenix-arizona-and-surrounding-states-dopefest-planning/709676)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2015, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-wanna-meet-phoenix-arizona-and-surrounding-states-dopefest-planning/709676 "2015-03-22T12:30:23Z")
So we haven’t had a Dopefest in Phoenix for awhile. It’s been at least four years, as far as I know. Anyone interested? I figure it’d be good to plan it for sometime in the next two or three months, before it starts get… --- ## [George Zimmerman is now a painter.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-is-now-a-painter/676629)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2013, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-is-now-a-painter/676629 "2013-12-20T03:53:29Z")
I looked at the Ebay listing. It’s a pretty good painting. I wouldn’t pay a 100 grand for it. Maybe a $100. I guess this is one way to pay off his legal fees. --- ## [I don't think I'm going to like this instructor...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-im-going-to-like-this-instructor/498783)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2009, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-im-going-to-like-this-instructor/498783 "2009-06-22T18:44:51Z")
So over the summer I need to take an English Composition and Critical Thinking course as my last GE requirement for transfer to a university. (I’m taking it at a community college) I checked out the required book list t… --- ## [I lost half my total blood volume yesterday.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-half-my-total-blood-volume-yesterday/443801)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2008, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-half-my-total-blood-volume-yesterday/443801 "2008-04-23T11:56:03Z")
Apparently i haue a bleeding duodenal ulcer. I nearly bled out. Posting from phone in the icu. --- ## [What the hell....Ask the Lesbian....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-ask-the-lesbian/64150)
**Author:** [@Tiburon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiburon)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2001, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-ask-the-lesbian/64150 "2001-05-11T05:20:41Z")
What the hell. Ask away. Same rules as the other “Ask the…” threads - behave, everyone. Oh, and let me just answer the infamous “dildo question” because I know I’ll get asked. The question goes like this…“Why do lesbia… --- ## [Don't tell me you're interested and you'll call when you're not and you won't!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-tell-me-youre-interested-and-youll-call-when-youre-not-and-you-wont/151361)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2003, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-tell-me-youre-interested-and-youll-call-when-youre-not-and-you-wont/151361 "2003-02-12T22:36:37Z")
A couple of weeks ago, I met someone who I thought was a really cool guy. He was the ASL interpreter for a student who took my lab section for one week. (I teach 2 sections of an introductory biology course at my univers… --- ## [Is the military really that bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-military-really-that-bad/333006)
**Author:** [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2005, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-military-really-that-bad/333006 "2005-12-02T06:30:38Z")
A couple years back I was trying to decide weather to go back to college to get a BS or join the Navy. Eventually, I decided to do the college thing, but on the caveat that if I felt like it, I could always join some bra… --- ## [I didnt file a tax return in 2003. Should I now, and what if I dont?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-file-a-tax-return-in-2003-should-i-now-and-what-if-i-dont/550692)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-file-a-tax-return-in-2003-should-i-now-and-what-if-i-dont/550692 "2010-08-21T18:35:03Z")
long story short, I was a slacker in the early 2000’s. I didn’t file a return for year 2003. There was nothing complex about my return at that time. It was just a 1040EZ at that time. For 2003, I made around $38,000 an… --- ## [Anyone used a bedside co-sleeper? Tell me about it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-used-a-bedside-co-sleeper-tell-me-about-it/623546)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2012, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-used-a-bedside-co-sleeper-tell-me-about-it/623546 "2012-05-31T19:08:58Z")
I don’t trust myself to not roll over on a baby in our bed. I also know that, if there is something in the bed that I’m determined not to disturb, I end up not getting much sleep. Co-sleeping with the baby in the bed d… --- ## [In what year did the "sun set" on various European empires?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-year-did-the-sun-set-on-various-european-empires/623089)
**Author:** [@MikeS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeS)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2012, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-year-did-the-sun-set-on-various-european-empires/623089 "2012-05-27T19:42:31Z")
Inspired by this recent thread about the British Empire: It was often said that the “sun never set on the British Empire.” In the literal sense, this was because it spanned the globe, so the sun was always up in a Brit… --- ## [Local McDonald's removed all the doors to their public restroom stalls, illegal? \[fixed title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-mcdonalds-removed-all-the-doors-to-their-public-restroom-stalls-illegal-fixed-title/971755)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-mcdonalds-removed-all-the-doors-to-their-public-restroom-stalls-illegal-fixed-title/971755 "2023-03-01T03:19:13Z")
The McDonald’s next to my work which I’ll occasionally use the restroom in during my lunch break recently took all the doors off the public restroom stalls (3 stalls total) citing illegal activities being done in the clo… --- ## ["I'm an atheist"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-an-atheist/716700)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-an-atheist/716700 "2015-04-05T16:09:18Z")
Last night, at my son’s soccer practice, one of his teammates asked, “are you Jewish?” or something to that effect. I guess he said, “No, I’m an atheist.” At that point, his coach stepped in to explain to him and every… --- ## [Dream Analysis. Get your Dream Analysis here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dream-analysis-get-your-dream-analysis-here/675490)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2013, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dream-analysis-get-your-dream-analysis-here/675490 "2013-12-14T21:36:16Z")
Last night I dreamt that in order to win elections, not only do you have to win the popular vote but you had to win a fist fight with your opponent also. My constituents were very worried because I was running against a … --- ## [What to do in Kansas City?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-kansas-city/752287)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2016, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-kansas-city/752287 "2016-08-08T03:39:12Z")
I just got a very nice gift from some friends that found out that I’ve never been to a WorldCon: Membership to this year’s WorldCon in Kansas City and $500 spending money! I get to go to my first World Science Fiction Co… --- ## [How fast would a bullet reach Mars (if shot from the ISS)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-would-a-bullet-reach-mars-if-shot-from-the-iss/570873)
**Author:** [@komolono](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/komolono)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2011, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-would-a-bullet-reach-mars-if-shot-from-the-iss/570873 "2011-02-13T01:21:02Z")
Just curious. Here are some details http://www.blurtit.com/q210223.html \[QUOTE=The fastest bullet\] The bullet with credit for being fastest is the Winchester .223 Super Short Magnum; it’s reached observed velocities o… --- ## [Wasting water???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasting-water/493615)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2009, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasting-water/493615 "2009-04-21T19:47:40Z")
I often hear people and public service announcements admonishing us to not “waste water”, with suggestions about five minute showers, low flow shower heads, fancy Euro-style toilets, turning off the tap when you brush yo… --- ## [It is Upon Us: My Daughter Is Using Bad Language](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-upon-us-my-daughter-is-using-bad-language/373914)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2006, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-upon-us-my-daughter-is-using-bad-language/373914 "2006-09-26T20:52:13Z")
My wife and I were sitting at our dinner table last night with our 4 year old daughter and our two month old baby girl. Our older daughter was jabbering away like she always does. She is a precocious little thing and cha… --- ## [How do they say "grunt" (slang for lowest rank soldier) in other languages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-say-grunt-slang-for-lowest-rank-soldier-in-other-languages/700274)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-say-grunt-slang-for-lowest-rank-soldier-in-other-languages/700274 "2014-10-06T18:16:52Z")
See hed. The nuance of “grunt” is not exactly correct in that short definition. Think of “grunting” and the image is clearer. Which reminds me, I don’t know what the equivalent in the other US services is. Even though e… --- ## [Speeding in one state, the police are after you, you cross the state line...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speeding-in-one-state-the-police-are-after-you-you-cross-the-state-line/431875)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2013, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speeding-in-one-state-the-police-are-after-you-you-cross-the-state-line/431875 "2013-07-05T15:04:10Z")
Can the police from one US state follow you into another state for a speeding offense? If not, can they do so for more serious offenses? I don’t drive but am curious about how the law operates between the states. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1776&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1778&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)