# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1783&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:** 1784 --- ## [What's the second fastest thing in the universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-second-fastest-thing-in-the-universe/330330)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2005, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-second-fastest-thing-in-the-universe/330330 "2005-11-13T03:28:18Z")
I understand that the speed of light is the universe’s speed limit and that many forms of energy travel at that speed. Are there any other natural entities that approach the SOL? If light is the fastest thing in the un… --- ## [What Is Ralph Nader Doing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-ralph-nader-doing/439062)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2008, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-ralph-nader-doing/439062 "2008-03-01T23:59:39Z")
What is this man’s hidden agenda for joining the race now? (When is the cut-off date for throwing your hat into the ring, anyhow?) I guess our founding fathers foresaw enough to put the Electoral College in place, but … --- ## [Share a bed? Which side do you sleep on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-a-bed-which-side-do-you-sleep-on/516506)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2009, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-a-bed-which-side-do-you-sleep-on/516506 "2009-11-18T12:02:47Z")
Pretty much like it says. I’m looking to see if there’s a gender preference for which side to sleep on. --- ## [13 inches of snow. Fuck snow.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-inches-of-snow-fuck-snow/476401)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2008, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-inches-of-snow-fuck-snow/476401 "2008-12-23T13:47:14Z")
I just finished 5 hours of moving 13 inches of snow, and it’s still snowing. I didn’t finish. I had to stop because I’m getting my muscle cramps. These don’t just hurt, I can’t open my fingers or uncurl my toes and foot … --- ## [Marriage and the Navy seaman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-and-the-navy-seaman/230106)
**Author:** [@Gravity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gravity)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2004, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-and-the-navy-seaman/230106 "2004-02-21T00:28:06Z")
My sister is engaged to her sweetheart - a nice guy named Charlie who is in the US Navy. They had planned their wedding for the end of October. Apparently, Navy guys need to submit a paper to their COs asking for permi… --- ## [Dumb pets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-pets/803243)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2018, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-pets/803243 "2018-09-23T22:03:25Z")
I thought German Shepherds were supposed to be really smart dogs. Mine is a dummy. I asked her to prepare our taxes last year and she just claimed the standard deduction instead of itemizing! I mean she KNEW about all th… --- ## ["Too old" for video games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-old-for-video-games/845590)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2020, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-old-for-video-games/845590 "2020-02-11T01:19:24Z")
Even though video games have become more mainstream as a hobby, there’s still a stigma against adults playing them, with some people thinking you’re a manchild for still playing video games as an adult. Are you ever “to… --- ## [Crap! My date just pulled the "can my friend come, too?" thing. Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crap-my-date-just-pulled-the-can-my-friend-come-too-thing-help/439579)
**Author:** [@ForumBot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ForumBot)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2008, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crap-my-date-just-pulled-the-can-my-friend-come-too-thing-help/439579 "2008-03-02T00:32:02Z")
I have a date set up in about…an hour with a girl that is in a class with me. I made reservations, told the chef to hold two plates of duck for us (he’s my buddy), and called about ten minutes ago to confirm a time. “I… --- ## [What is "MST3King"???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-mst3king/142905)
**Author:** [@Kwyjibo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kwyjibo)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2002, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-mst3king/142905 "2002-12-20T22:46:17Z")
I was reading this and this. Both refer to MST3King. Now I know what Mystery Science Theater is, although I have never seen it, but what is “Mystery Science Theater behavior”? (I posted this in the Cafe as it refers to… --- ## [Evolution and Modern Medicine.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-and-modern-medicine/684602)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2014, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-and-modern-medicine/684602 "2014-04-02T03:44:04Z")
What effect is modern medicine having on human evolution? Good or bad? It would seem to me (although I could be wrong), that more defective people are just passing on more of their defective dna. As to what is the solu… --- ## [My temporary crown fell off..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-temporary-crown-fell-off/393912)
**Author:** [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2007, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-temporary-crown-fell-off/393912 "2007-02-28T15:36:11Z")
I have an appointment to have the permanent crown set Thursday, so is it safe to go 2 days without the temp? It has been several weeks and I have had no problems. It cracked on a soft sandwich, which I thought was weir… --- ## [Awesome restaurant review](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-restaurant-review/589849)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-restaurant-review/589849 "2011-09-21T05:46:57Z")
The author practically eviscerates the restaurant and its employees. Very well-written and funny (link). Yeah, expensive restaurants are not necessarily good. I have been a victim of that. --- ## [Rewatching the Mad Max series - spoilers of course](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewatching-the-mad-max-series-spoilers-of-course/719148)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2015, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewatching-the-mad-max-series-spoilers-of-course/719148 "2015-05-19T20:35:17Z")
For a variety of reasons (especially including the new Mad Max movie coming out this summer), I decided to rewatch the movie series. There were some things I either hadn’t noticed or didn’t remember from when I last wat… --- ## [Have you seen someone dowsing for gas lines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-someone-dowsing-for-gas-lines/583778)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2011, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-someone-dowsing-for-gas-lines/583778 "2011-07-08T03:19:02Z")
At Balticon, a fellow was talking about the practice of dowsing for gas lines - there is evidence of it being done over forty years ago, but it’s difficult to determine how widespread the practice is. I told the speaker… --- ## [If you're gonna use 'cute' misspellings, at least spell it the way it sounds, willya?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-gonna-use-cute-misspellings-at-least-spell-it-the-way-it-sounds-willya/509832)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2009, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-gonna-use-cute-misspellings-at-least-spell-it-the-way-it-sounds-willya/509832 "2009-09-25T03:15:47Z")
•Syfy, as any idiot can see, is a word that would rhyme with “wifey” or “high fee”. As such, it’s a very bad choice for a new & improved respelling of “Sci Fi”. • Don’t even get me started on “Flavor Flav” • Your stai… --- ## [Which younger actors and actresses have served in combat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-younger-actors-and-actresses-have-served-in-combat/635986)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2013, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-younger-actors-and-actresses-have-served-in-combat/635986 "2013-03-14T08:55:23Z")
Inspired by this thread about macho actors. I wonder, how many and which of the current set of actors have served in combat? --- ## [Thug - unacceptable racial slur?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thug-unacceptable-racial-slur/934202)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thug-unacceptable-racial-slur/934202 "2021-03-07T17:47:29Z")
An oped in today’s paper designated the word "thug as a “problem word” - essentially an attempt to get around using the N-word. Do you agree? I am often confused by what I perceive as changing language usage, but I gen… --- ## [What's the laziest way to get leaves off a lawn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-laziest-way-to-get-leaves-off-a-lawn/554964)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2010, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-laziest-way-to-get-leaves-off-a-lawn/554964 "2010-09-27T19:22:14Z")
At lunch today we were discussing different ways to clear leaves off a lawn. Assume for this discussion that: You can’t cut the trees down. You have to remove the leaves on the yard/lawn. Here were some suggestions: … --- ## [Too hot to fly? What?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-hot-to-fly-what/662132)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2013, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-hot-to-fly-what/662132 "2013-06-29T14:50:06Z")
This article about the weekend heat wave said something I’ve never heard before in any discussion about high temps. Too hot to fly in a plane? Why would the heat affect planes to the point where it sounds like they wo… --- ## [The Movie is WAY Different from the Play It's Based On](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-is-way-different-from-the-play-its-based-on/685894)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-is-way-different-from-the-play-its-based-on/685894 "2014-04-16T22:26:50Z")
When Hollywood buys a stage play or a musical and commits it to film, changes are invariably made – plays are stage-bound, rely on audience imagination and at least to some degree audience participation. One strength of … --- ## [I'm a direct descendant of Edward the First !](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-direct-descendant-of-edward-the-first/131175)
**Author:** [@Reuben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reuben)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2014, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-direct-descendant-of-edward-the-first/131175 "2014-08-13T18:26:11Z")
I have a family tree that a genealogist cousin put together over many years, which goes right back to 1410. Just yesterday I was sorting through some papers in my grandfather’s bureau and found some ancient letters and n… --- ## [Do zombies poop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-zombies-poop/236450)
**Author:** [@TheAndyChrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheAndyChrist)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2004, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-zombies-poop/236450 "2004-03-29T21:10:12Z")
I mean - all those precious tasty brains have to go somewhere right? --- ## [And no religions, too](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-no-religions-too/608516)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2012, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-no-religions-too/608516 "2012-01-08T08:39:48Z")
Premise: All religions vanish today-No memories, history, churches, relics etc. Do new religions develop? If so, what might they be like? Might the world go atheist? --- ## [Hobbit Movies info](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hobbit-movies-info/493453)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2009, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hobbit-movies-info/493453 "2009-09-10T02:00:56Z")
Yes – Plural. It had been previously rumored that there would be two movies, but that the second movie would span the gap between The Hobbit and FOTR. Looks like the two moview will be The Hobbit, but with White Counci… --- ## [I was slammed for creating D&D plots that were enjoyable!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-slammed-for-creating-d-d-plots-that-were-enjoyable/372661)
**Author:** [@FrantzJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrantzJ)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2006, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-slammed-for-creating-d-d-plots-that-were-enjoyable/372661 "2006-09-18T19:00:17Z")
I remember when I was first DMing D&D. I was with my girlfriend and a few of her friends. I knew barely anything about the rules (compared to most DMs). I knew how to roll D20s and knew basic rules, but if you were go… --- ## [Organic Lamp Oil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organic-lamp-oil/538289)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2012, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organic-lamp-oil/538289 "2012-12-28T02:49:31Z")
So my church wants to go green in the sanctuary. This means going to an organic oil for burning in our chalice on Sundays. However, no one seems to know where to get the stuff. How about it: does anyone in our number … --- ## [Please explain the appeal of spelling bees to me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-appeal-of-spelling-bees-to-me/665103)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2013, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-appeal-of-spelling-bees-to-me/665103 "2013-08-09T17:27:18Z")
By “spelling bees”, I guess I mean spelling bees in general, but I especially don’t understand the appeal of the kids’ spelling bees that are broadcast on TV. I guess I don’t understand what’s exciting about watching a … --- ## [Michelle Obama's portrait unveiled. Someone's got a sense of humor.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-obamas-portrait-unveiled-someones-got-a-sense-of-humor/487912)
**Author:** [@Scruloose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruloose)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-obamas-portrait-unveiled-someones-got-a-sense-of-humor/487912 "2009-03-03T01:52:32Z")
New portrait. It’s a nice picture, but the art in priceless. --- ## [Sniffles in the morning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sniffles-in-the-morning/327413)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Jones)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2005, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sniffles-in-the-morning/327413 "2005-10-23T10:21:22Z")
Why do you sometimes wake up all sniffly in the morning ? You know, half runny half blocked nose with no other cold like symptoms. It’s unlikely to be allergies. Was the room too stuffy ? You need to leave a window open… --- ## [Impeaching a former President](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeaching-a-former-president/931420)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeaching-a-former-president/931420 "2022-10-30T23:55:27Z")
How long after a Presidency could the President be impeached? Even after his lifetime? Could we impeach GWB? How about Herbert Hoover? --- ## [Activist questioned over coal mining child porn. What the frack?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/activist-questioned-over-coal-mining-child-porn-what-the-frack/624287)
**Author:** [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/activist-questioned-over-coal-mining-child-porn-what-the-frack/624287 "2012-06-08T20:28:53Z")
The ‘Tar Baby’ Colorado Republican is at it again. From the Denver Post: Gah, I don’t know how many friends on FB post pics of their kids in a bathtub. In case you were wondering, here is the picture in question. … --- ## [Finding out a friend from high school now has her own Porn Site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-out-a-friend-from-high-school-now-has-her-own-porn-site/111204)
**Author:** [@SweetLilKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SweetLilKitty)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2002, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-out-a-friend-from-high-school-now-has-her-own-porn-site/111204 "2002-05-31T20:00:48Z")
We learned about it yesterday, but didn’t really believe it. The girl, whose site it was supposed to be, in high school was a Christian who had very strong beliefs and morals. She made it clear to people who were known… --- ## [I Am So Psyched About 'Boardwalk Empire'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-psyched-about-boardwalk-empire/554126)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2010, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-psyched-about-boardwalk-empire/554126 "2010-09-22T17:07:58Z")
This is gonna be the next great HBO series. It just looks so amazing. Steve Buscemi is gonna rock this thing. Starts Sunday Link to clips and show description Anybody else as excited as I am? --- ## ["Creative" Auto Insurance Claim](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-auto-insurance-claim/688588)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2014, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-auto-insurance-claim/688588 "2014-05-21T14:35:56Z")
Before you go pointing the fraud finger at me hear me out… my questions are why isn’t #1 an option and where is #2 forbidden. Background (Michigan law if it matters)… somebody bumped me in a parking lot. Got an estimat… --- ## [Warning: No Evil in The Pit!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-no-evil-in-the-pit/190170)
**Author:** [@dalovindj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalovindj)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2008, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-no-evil-in-the-pit/190170 "2008-09-06T11:35:19Z")
Lately, I notice alot of people getting reamed for posting rants about things that aren’t so polite to be feeling. When I first got here (to the SDMB) and saw the way it was broken down into forums, I was really excited… --- ## [How many torpedoes to take out an Aircraft Carrier?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-torpedoes-to-take-out-an-aircraft-carrier/126974)
**Author:** [@rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rabbit)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2003, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-torpedoes-to-take-out-an-aircraft-carrier/126974 "2003-07-27T22:17:49Z")
Assuming you plunked a Nimitz class carrier in the middle of the ocean totally unprotected and disregarding how you’d get the torpedoes to it, how many of them would it take to sink the carrier? Direct hits on the hull b… --- ## [Do you still use a dedicated alarm clock or clock-radio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-use-a-dedicated-alarm-clock-or-clock-radio/783176)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2017, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-use-a-dedicated-alarm-clock-or-clock-radio/783176 "2017-03-31T07:00:18Z")
I’m curious if I’m the only dinosaur. Even though I have about a dozen Android devices in my house, I still use an old-fashioned clock radio to wake myself up when I need to get up early. What about the rest of you? Any … --- ## [Parents: To what extent if at all, do you drink around your children?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-to-what-extent-if-at-all-do-you-drink-around-your-children/584238)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-to-what-extent-if-at-all-do-you-drink-around-your-children/584238 "2011-06-07T17:07:05Z")
I was having a friendly debate with a friend of mine over lunch today. My stance is I don’t get sloppy drunk, as in, slurring my words or blacking out. But I do get buzzed enough that I don’t need to be driving. My fri… --- ## [What Are Those Intersecting Lines on Medieval Maps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-those-intersecting-lines-on-medieval-maps/513310)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2009, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-those-intersecting-lines-on-medieval-maps/513310 "2009-10-10T23:17:12Z")
Modern maps show places in relationship to the lines of lattitude and longitude. However, if you look at older maps, you see a network of intersecting lines, which go off at all angles. What are these ines called? And w… --- ## [Bernie Sanders is staging a filibuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernie-sanders-is-staging-a-filibuster/563693)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2010, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernie-sanders-is-staging-a-filibuster/563693 "2010-12-12T21:48:15Z")
Bernie Sanders has been holding a filibuster since 10:30. He is fighting the tax bill Obama wants. He is doing it on CSPAN right now. That is what should be required for a filibuster. Stand up and show your face when you… --- ## [American Idol: Mandisa Comes Out As Homophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-mandisa-comes-out-as-homophobic/356140)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2006, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-mandisa-comes-out-as-homophobic/356140 "2006-05-15T22:13:50Z")
Perhaps this has been mentioned before, but it is the first I have heard about it. According to this MSNBC article Mandisa is a screaming homophobe. Quote from the article: “Meanwhile, the top 12 contestants were gene… --- ## [What is the history of Limburger cheese?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-history-of-limburger-cheese/517492)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2009, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-history-of-limburger-cheese/517492 "2009-11-18T23:39:01Z")
I would’ve thought trivia on one of the great stinky cheeses of the world would be easy to find—not so. Here’s what I’ve been able to determine: it was invented by Trappist monks in Belgium the name came from Limburg, … --- ## [Australians: it's census night tonight. Who's doing the online option?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australians-its-census-night-tonight-whos-doing-the-online-option/592042)
**Author:** [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2016, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australians-its-census-night-tonight-whos-doing-the-online-option/592042 "2016-08-10T21:56:27Z")
…and who’s filling out the paper form? I just filled it in online. --- ## [41% approval rating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/41-approval-rating/784664)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/41-approval-rating/784664 "2017-04-24T07:26:05Z")
http://www.gallup.com/poll/201617/gallup-daily-trump-job-approval.aspx And trending up. It’s perhaps worth keeping in mind that at this point, Trump has renegéd on a massive number of his campaign promises. \[ul\] \[li\]… --- ## [Defunding CPB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defunding-cpb/782374)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2017, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defunding-cpb/782374 "2017-03-21T13:27:52Z")
So they are defunding CPB which funds a lot of NPR and PBS stations. Not cutting funding, ZEROING it out. WTF!?!?!? They need the 500 million to help fund increased military spending. At the same time they are increa… --- ## [lack of sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-sex/507473)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2009, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-sex/507473 "2009-08-26T01:18:07Z")
I think it’s the driving force behind my depression. I just feel like if I could get laid once in a while I would actually be happy again. I haven’t had sex in close to a year now and my dry streak before that was over… --- ## [RIP Otto Warmbier](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-otto-warmbier/789403)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-otto-warmbier/789403 "2017-06-25T15:39:11Z")
Just days after his return from North Korea, Otto Warmbier has died. --- ## [What is your first "I remember where I was when..." event?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-first-i-remember-where-i-was-when-event/596261)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-first-i-remember-where-i-was-when-event/596261 "2011-09-15T20:31:26Z")
I’m not looking for things that happened to you personally, like the death of a parent or sibling… I’m talking about something that happened that would be known to a large number of people. A significant event for your… --- ## [Bicycle commuters, please hon't wear black. And some lights'd be nice.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-commuters-please-hont-wear-black-and-some-lightsd-be-nice/528925)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2010, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-commuters-please-hont-wear-black-and-some-lightsd-be-nice/528925 "2010-02-18T14:22:53Z")
Bicycle commuters, I admire you. Those of you on fixed-gear bikes I admire you more. Though Chicago is a pretty good city for you, I am nowhere near as fit as you value a freewheel so I can rest on downhills. Those of… --- ## [Well-known products with entirely different uses today than their original intended use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-products-with-entirely-different-uses-today-than-their-original-intended-use/946718)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2021, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-products-with-entirely-different-uses-today-than-their-original-intended-use/946718 "2021-08-02T23:39:24Z")
Coca-Cola was originally intended not as a refreshing soft drink, but as a patent medicine, touted to cure everything from indigestion to impotence. Listerine, before its very successful marketing as a halitosis-fightin… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1782&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1784&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)