# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1781&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:** 1782 --- ## [Bicycle Question: Why does my average speed drop significantly when riding in hilly terrain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-question-why-does-my-average-speed-drop-significantly-when-riding-in-hilly-terrain/624647)
**Author:** [@Frosty\_Camel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frosty_Camel)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-question-why-does-my-average-speed-drop-significantly-when-riding-in-hilly-terrain/624647 "2012-06-11T13:22:45Z")
Hello Everyone! I am an avid bicyclist and ride about 30 miles per day. Something I’ve always been curious about is the significant drop in average speed when riding in hills versus riding on flat roads. Why does this… --- ## [Van der Sloot's Confession: Could it Have Been Coerced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-der-sloots-confession-could-it-have-been-coerced/542451)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-der-sloots-confession-could-it-have-been-coerced/542451 "2010-06-09T15:47:36Z")
Joran Van der Sloot Confesses to a Killing in Peru. I’m not clear on whether or not Peruvian police are known for torturing suspects. Amnesty International’s website wasn’t much help. What is the likelihood that Van de… --- ## [Help me ID/translate this cut of beef from German](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-translate-this-cut-of-beef-from-german/681001)
**Author:** [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2014, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-translate-this-cut-of-beef-from-german/681001 "2014-02-12T22:47:55Z")
The German word is Rindersuppenfleisch which literally means “beef soup meat”. Of course based on that I have enough info to know what to do with it. (In fact I bought it specifically for the crockpot), but I’d like to k… --- ## [Can we cut the French a little slack now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-cut-the-french-a-little-slack-now/259919)
**Author:** [@MrManfrengenfrensen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrManfrengenfrensen)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2004, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-cut-the-french-a-little-slack-now/259919 "2004-08-18T02:05:19Z")
France Commemorates ‘The Other D-Day’ See? They’re pretty decent. They just disagree with our foreign policy. --- ## [On the use of 'legacy' email addresses. .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-use-of-legacy-email-addresses/958601)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-use-of-legacy-email-addresses/958601 "2022-02-11T17:26:00Z")
Someone tried to make me feel old today, because I have, and regularly use an @hotmail.com email address. And I’m not afraid to use it. Are @yahoo.com or even @aol.com email addresses still out there? I retorted to th… --- ## [Morality of Civil Wars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morality-of-civil-wars/575175)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morality-of-civil-wars/575175 "2011-03-21T00:09:24Z")
Suppose in 2011, a state or some states decided to secede from the union, over some real or perceived difference of opinion with the PTB on the federal level. They form their own country. The federal government can crush… --- ## [I need a name for a city of merpeople. Thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-name-for-a-city-of-merpeople-thoughts/565112)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2010, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-name-for-a-city-of-merpeople-thoughts/565112 "2010-12-27T20:16:00Z")
For Yule-related reasons I am breaking my embargo on writing fiction. I need a name for a city inhabited by mermaid and mermen. Thoughts? Nothing related to Poseidon or Neptune, please. The Master of Earthquakes is a ch… --- ## [Amateurs: give much needed advice to the pros!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateurs-give-much-needed-advice-to-the-pros/632456)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateurs-give-much-needed-advice-to-the-pros/632456 "2012-08-27T08:38:48Z")
At best, you are a hobbyist or a dabbler, but probably you are just a spectator or consumer. And yet, you notice professionals of a certain field making the same, obvious, stupid mistakes, over and over again. You’re a r… --- ## [Do you "stereotype" other drivers' driving based on their car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-stereotype-other-drivers-driving-based-on-their-car/155152)
**Author:** [@Lorenzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorenzo)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2003, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-stereotype-other-drivers-driving-based-on-their-car/155152 "2003-02-19T17:13:31Z")
I rented a Camaro once and it was just nuts. Diesel Rabbits, Fiats, Pintos, Chevettes, Hyundai’s, you name it wanted to race me. This gently driven Camaro (no lie) seemed to bring out the worst in drivers of “lesser” c… --- ## [How many cars will an F1 team build each season?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cars-will-an-f1-team-build-each-season/492023)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2009, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cars-will-an-f1-team-build-each-season/492023 "2009-04-06T23:48:27Z")
How many cars does a Formula One team build for each season? How serious a crash can an F1 car take and still be repairable? What would a team do if they had a particularly grisly season and ran out of cars halfway thr… --- ## [State Capitals: Why are they mostly small cities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-capitals-why-are-they-mostly-small-cities/80237)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2001, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-capitals-why-are-they-mostly-small-cities/80237 "2001-09-23T13:14:21Z")
On another message board it was noted that the capitals of many states - in fact, probably MOST states - are small, otherwise insignificant cities, while the state’s major cities were inexplicably passed over for the hon… --- ## [The Clone Wars-- will it be as bad as it looks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-clone-wars-will-it-be-as-bad-as-it-looks/457945)
**Author:** [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2008, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-clone-wars-will-it-be-as-bad-as-it-looks/457945 "2008-08-18T04:11:28Z")
I hardly ever go to movies, so was surprised to see posters for “The Clone Wars” in the movie theater. “Didn’t Lucas already do that?”, I thought. Then I remembered that that was “Attack of the Clones”, the name of w… --- ## [TV/Movie cliche - slicing one's palm to draw blood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-movie-cliche-slicing-ones-palm-to-draw-blood/591958)
**Author:** [@awldune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/awldune)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2011, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-movie-cliche-slicing-ones-palm-to-draw-blood/591958 "2011-08-12T05:46:24Z")
In TV and movies, sometimes a character needs to draw their own blood. “We need a drop of your blood to:” (test for xyz, cast a spell, become blood brothers) etc etc. Almost without fail, the character will grab a large… --- ## [TV Series That Turned Over Their Entire Cast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-that-turned-over-their-entire-cast/509471)
**Author:** [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2009, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-that-turned-over-their-entire-cast/509471 "2009-09-14T13:13:08Z")
What TV series have turned over their entire original casts during their run? You can ignore special guest appearances after an actor/actress has left the regular cast. \*\*Law & Order \*\*is the classic example. The last… --- ## [You tried to kill my dog you horrific, awful person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-tried-to-kill-my-dog-you-horrific-awful-person/319047)
**Author:** [@Leviosaurus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leviosaurus)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-tried-to-kill-my-dog-you-horrific-awful-person/319047 "2020-01-27T18:31:03Z")
Dear bitch from hell, Dating you was one of the worst decisions I’ve ever made in my life. Over the course of our relationship you went from being positive engaging and upbeat, into belittling, bizarrely possesive, lazy… --- ## [Would you have given back this $50? Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-given-back-this-50-why/588148)
**Author:** [@I\_Know\_Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Know_Nothing)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2011, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-given-back-this-50-why/588148 "2011-07-09T21:14:18Z")
I was planning on taking a short hiking trip when I noticed my account was overdrawn. I rushed my change jug to the Coinstar so I could still go hiking, and to avoid any overdraft fees. I received a voucher for $147.55… --- ## [MS Office 2008 for Macintosh: WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-office-2008-for-macintosh-wtf/499275)
**Author:** [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-office-2008-for-macintosh-wtf/499275 "2009-06-18T03:55:28Z")
I am too lazy to catalog all of the design and usability offenses by this POS software that I just paid for, but seriously, I’d like to imagine what conversations the developers had when planning out the most soul-crushi… --- ## [Is there another bug, native to Arizona, that looks like a tick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-another-bug-native-to-arizona-that-looks-like-a-tick/462141)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-another-bug-native-to-arizona-that-looks-like-a-tick/462141 "2008-09-05T20:09:16Z")
Because if not, I’ve seen 4 ticks in my house in the last 3 days, which is at least equal to but probably greater than the total number of ticks I’ve seen in the rest of my life. Two in my shower, one in my bathtub, and … --- ## [How to Find the Value of $10 in 1934?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-the-value-of-10-in-1934/510412)
**Author:** [@Gus\_Handsome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gus_Handsome)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2009, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-the-value-of-10-in-1934/510412 "2009-09-18T20:24:21Z")
I recently bought some old paper money while visiting an antique shop. I picked up a 1900 Dominion of Canada 25 cent paper note, and a 1934 Ten Dollar Bill, as well as a 1956 Five dollar bill, and 20 uncirculated mint c… --- ## [Canadian Supremes: AWOL U.S. soldiers are not refugees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-supremes-awol-u-s-soldiers-are-not-refugees/426634)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-supremes-awol-u-s-soldiers-are-not-refugees/426634 "2007-11-21T14:44:03Z")
The Supreme Court of Canada has rejected the claims of US military deserters Jeremy Hinzman and Brandon Hughey that they are refugees from an illegal war. Hinzman and Hughey fled to Canada to avoid going to Iraq, and cla… --- ## [Less common cheeses that you have tried](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/less-common-cheeses-that-you-have-tried/823521)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/less-common-cheeses-that-you-have-tried/823521 "2018-12-03T01:53:48Z")
I’d like to hear about the less ordinary (to you) cheeses that you’ve actually tried. Don’t bring up Casu Marzu if you haven’t eaten it with all its maggoty splendour, please. But I would like to hear about different t… --- ## [Conservative dopers vs. gay sex decision](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-dopers-vs-gay-sex-decision/184786)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2003, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-dopers-vs-gay-sex-decision/184786 "2003-07-03T00:17:11Z")
This is not meant as a debate; it is a question for those of you who are conservative and opposed to the Supreme Court’s ruling on gay sex. As I understand it, conservatives have always pushed for a smaller government t… --- ## [It happened to me: medical oddities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-happened-to-me-medical-oddities/810311)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2018, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-happened-to-me-medical-oddities/810311 "2018-03-20T06:20:44Z")
Sometimes we get little medical quirks that don’t really mean much; but they can be perplexing at times. At three different times in my life, my internal thermostat has gone wildly haywire for a few hours. It happens, … --- ## [Is pot overrated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pot-overrated/722155)
**Author:** [@Dibbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dibbs)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pot-overrated/722155 "2015-06-11T22:37:57Z")
I think it is. I remember back in the day, late '60s, how so many were making a big deal out of it, saying stuff like, “It’s so dangerously addictive because it’s so wonderful.” But when me and my pals got around to it,… --- ## [What's the biggest (US) company you've never heard of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-biggest-us-company-youve-never-heard-of/705613)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2014, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-biggest-us-company-youve-never-heard-of/705613 "2014-11-27T22:09:27Z")
So, here is a handy list of the Fortune 500, with their websites. For no real reason, I was wondering about big companies that a lot of people haven’t heard of. As you look down that list, what’s the first company that… --- ## [Housework enrages me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/housework-enrages-me/607083)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2011, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/housework-enrages-me/607083 "2011-12-24T13:42:06Z")
You’re just going to fuck up everything I did, every damn day. It is never over. This is infuriating. Somebody has to do it, I know. When will we have ROBOTS?! --- ## [What's your opinion on the tactics used by the more extreme anti-abortion crowd.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-opinion-on-the-tactics-used-by-the-more-extreme-anti-abortion-crowd/597383)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2011, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-opinion-on-the-tactics-used-by-the-more-extreme-anti-abortion-crowd/597383 "2011-09-27T18:51:30Z")
This idea has been brought up in a couple of threads. I’m not talking about the pro-life crowd, but the anti-abortion people who picket clinics, pass out literature, claim all women regret abortions but no women regrets… --- ## [Is this a tacky first date?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-tacky-first-date/669228)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2013, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-tacky-first-date/669228 "2013-10-01T07:00:59Z")
I asked a girl out on a date. She agreed (yea me!), but because of our schedules, we can’t get together until next friday. That day a friend of mine is having a BBQ. Not a big affair. It’s just going to be him, his wife… --- ## [Post your favorite Simpsons lines!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-simpsons-lines/24687)
**Author:** [@sweetcan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweetcan)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2000, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-simpsons-lines/24687 "2000-07-14T04:58:14Z")
a few of mine: Woman: Don’t talk about S-E-X in front of the C-H-I-L-D-R-E-N!!! Krusty: Sex Cauldron? I thought they closed that place down! Kent Brockman: I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: democracy just d… --- ## [Lion King--was Mufasa's death scene more severe in first-run?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lion-king-was-mufasas-death-scene-more-severe-in-first-run/625173)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lion-king-was-mufasas-death-scene-more-severe-in-first-run/625173 "2012-06-16T04:57:51Z")
Was there a different (and more intense) version of Mufasa’s death in the first run of the Lion King in theaters? --- ## [Star Wars questions (wait-- they haven't all been answered again and again?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-questions-wait-they-havent-all-been-answered-again-and-again/545606)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-questions-wait-they-havent-all-been-answered-again-and-again/545606 "2010-07-08T18:31:53Z")
Thanks to my son and husband, I’ve seen the first three movies countless times. After yesterday’s Spike marathon, I came away with these questions. Why does Leia get to be a princess and Luke a poor moisture farmer? Do… --- ## [The non-judgment of ISIS thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-non-judgment-of-isis-thread/728145)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2015, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-non-judgment-of-isis-thread/728145 "2015-08-28T05:53:23Z")
You’ve heard the advice: “Judge not.” “Love thine enemy.” Well, what if the enemy is ISIS? What does one say? I can think of points like: these are mostly young guys, under 30. Plenty of them have lived through wars and… --- ## [Is target shooting not a popular sport in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-target-shooting-not-a-popular-sport-in-the-us/644284)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2012, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-target-shooting-not-a-popular-sport-in-the-us/644284 "2012-12-18T23:33:00Z")
I ask because in the multitude of gun threads that have popped up here both in light of the recent Newtown tragedy and generally, discussion about gun ownership is nearly 90% focused on self-defnce, with maybe another 10… --- ## [A dangerous drug](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dangerous-drug/749802)
**Author:** [@mikeritchie30](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikeritchie30)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2016, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dangerous-drug/749802 "2016-03-23T17:20:21Z")
I’m coming off an addiction to a not well known drug that is abused mostly by teenagers but is also abused - though less commonly - by people of other age groups as well. I myself am 34. The drug is known as DXM. Its the… --- ## [Louis Jourdan dead at 93](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louis-jourdan-dead-at-93/712774)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2015, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louis-jourdan-dead-at-93/712774 "2015-02-24T20:55:10Z")
Link. The title should be ‘Jourdan’, not ‘Jourdin’. Will a passing mod please correct? Thank you. --- ## [2012 Golden Globes on NBC Tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-golden-globes-on-nbc-tonight/609625)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2012, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-golden-globes-on-nbc-tonight/609625 "2012-01-17T19:57:17Z")
I love Ricky Gervais, but I feel awkward when the ‘talent’ doesn’t respond, (or responds negatively), to his comments. I’m surprised they asked him to come back. I’m pissed \*\*Parks and Recreation \*\*and Community got snu… --- ## [Your favorite sports plays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sports-plays/635064)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sports-plays/635064 "2012-09-21T20:47:46Z")
What is your favorite play in each sport you watch? I do NOT mean a specific, single play, e.g. The Immaculate Reception, but rather a general type of play. For example, my favorite plays are: American football: the s… --- ## [Can we please have a better week in the MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-please-have-a-better-week-in-the-mmp/963398)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 295\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-please-have-a-better-week-in-the-mmp/963398 "2022-05-02T02:32:47Z")
Last week was at a ridiculous degree of difficulty. Poster/family/pet medical woes, financial hassles, one poster living near a wildfire… We all need this week to be a lot better, I think. On the plus side, feline truc… --- ## [MythBusters: Kari Byron slide show.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-kari-byron-slide-show/532888)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-kari-byron-slide-show/532888 "2010-03-22T05:06:21Z")
So, I noticed on facebook today that there’s a slide show of Kari Byron from MythBusters. I know there are a lot of fans here so… http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbusters/meet/slideshows/kari-byron/kari-byron.html … --- ## [What Did I Break? Electrical Problem.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-i-break-electrical-problem/575700)
**Author:** [@Sodalite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sodalite)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2011, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-i-break-electrical-problem/575700 "2011-03-26T15:35:56Z")
Okay, so I screwed up very badly the other day. The bulb in my desk lamp burned out Thursday night and when I tried to replace it, the glass part of the bulb separated from the part you screw in. I had to go to bed so I… --- ## [Is illegitimate births a social stigma anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-illegitimate-births-a-social-stigma-anymore/704459)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2014, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-illegitimate-births-a-social-stigma-anymore/704459 "2014-11-21T06:50:43Z")
I can recall even in the late 70’s pregnant teen girls went out of town and lived with relatives for a few months. Heck the teen daughter of my neighbor across the street disappeared for awhile in the early 90’s. Her par… --- ## [How pervasive were "greenies" in baseball](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-pervasive-were-greenies-in-baseball/646668)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2013, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-pervasive-were-greenies-in-baseball/646668 "2013-01-10T20:03:26Z")
Many steroid apologists compare them to amphetamines. The difference is pointed out: “greenies” gave you a boost, steroids made you a completely different player. I only started watching baseball in the late 80’s, so I m… --- ## [Nerd/intelligent put-downs/jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerd-intelligent-put-downs-jokes/303554)
**Author:** [@DirkGntly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirkGntly)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2005, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerd-intelligent-put-downs-jokes/303554 "2005-05-25T19:37:58Z")
Anyone besides me ever use “high-level” put-downs or jokes that not everyone is going to get? I work in an IT company, so the average IQ tends to be, well, above average, so the one I like to use usually gets chuckles, … --- ## [Why is it so embarrassing to be caught farting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-embarrassing-to-be-caught-farting/267061)
**Author:** [@Siddhartha\_Vicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siddhartha_Vicious)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2004, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-embarrassing-to-be-caught-farting/267061 "2004-10-01T23:46:00Z")
I was out in front of my office building, sitting on a bench, having a smoke, when the urge to let out a little air from the ole intestinal ballon came over me. I quickly scanned the courtyard. Very quickly. Not being… --- ## [Fast-Blinking Turn Signal - A Sign of the Apocalypse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-blinking-turn-signal-a-sign-of-the-apocalypse/122836)
**Author:** [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2002, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-blinking-turn-signal-a-sign-of-the-apocalypse/122836 "2002-08-08T19:22:58Z")
Late last week, the left turn signal on our 1998 Toyota Camry started blinking twice as fast. It’s so annoying! And of course, we cannot find our owner’s manual. I think that it is a signal that something specific is … --- ## [Janet Leigh in Manchurian Candidate - Huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/janet-leigh-in-manchurian-candidate-huh/15488)
**Author:** [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2026, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/janet-leigh-in-manchurian-candidate-huh/15488 "2026-06-24T20:31:28Z")
Just saw “Manchurian Candidate” on video over the weekend – great movie! – and the Janet Leigh character, Eugenie Rose Chaney, the love interest of Major Marko (Sinatra’s character), totally perplexed me. At first I tho… --- ## [Aaliyah - what IS the correct pronunciation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaliyah-what-is-the-correct-pronunciation/131070)
**Author:** [@psychotropic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychotropic)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2002, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaliyah-what-is-the-correct-pronunciation/131070 "2002-10-07T04:13:32Z")
Aaliyah: I’ve heard her name pronounced different SO many times I really don’t know now who to believe. Is it UH-LIE-UH or AR-LEE-AR or AR-LIE-AR? Well, its kinda hard to “phoneticize” it, but you get my drift! For eg. … --- ## [Has Anybody built a V-8 Engine This Way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-built-a-v-8-engine-this-way/735559)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-built-a-v-8-engine-this-way/735559 "2015-10-25T19:25:32Z")
I remember seeing a diagram of a V-8 engine that used one connecting rod for each pair of opposed pistons. I suppose such an engine would be out of balance, but it would be a bit more compact. at any rate, were these ev… --- ## [You have God's corpse. What do you do with it? (aka the TOWING JEHOVAH thread) (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-gods-corpse-what-do-you-do-with-it-aka-the-towing-jehovah-thread-open-spoilers/518650)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2009, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-gods-corpse-what-do-you-do-with-it-aka-the-towing-jehovah-thread-open-spoilers/518650 "2009-11-25T22:33:38Z")
At the beginning of the aforementionednovelby James Morrow, the book’s main character–disgraced oil tanker captain Anthony Van Horne–is visited by the archangel Raphael, who tells him that that God has died. This is nei… --- ## [Why do some people like steaks cooked more on the rare side than the done side?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-like-steaks-cooked-more-on-the-rare-side-than-the-done-side/416216)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2007, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-like-steaks-cooked-more-on-the-rare-side-than-the-done-side/416216 "2007-08-25T05:19:40Z")
I tend to like my steaks medium rare to medium, depending on the venue. I think it has to do with flavor, mouth feel, tenderness, and juiciness. The short answer seems to be that it tastes better to some people. Could th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1780&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1782&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)