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**Author:** [@Fool\_in\_the\_Rain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fool_in_the_Rain)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angels-are-real-and-they-walk-among-us/645389 "2013-01-05T03:27:00Z")
Saturday the 15th, a group of us went to go see The Hobbit (awesome btw), and a friend and his wife brought along another friend. I found her pretty blue eyes striking, and for a few minutes we talked in the lobby while… --- ## [Struggling with relationship difficulties, as wedding approaches…needing advice/support](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/struggling-with-relationship-difficulties-as-wedding-approaches-needing-advice-support/999114)
**Author:** [@NegativeZer0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NegativeZer0)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/struggling-with-relationship-difficulties-as-wedding-approaches-needing-advice-support/999114 "2024-04-01T20:40:44Z")
So, I’ve been a long-time lurker (but occasional poster) here, and I apologize in advance for the long post, but I am feeling really stuck in between a rock and a hard place and am struggling with knowing how to best mov… --- ## [Worst airport in the U.S.? The rest of the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-airport-in-the-u-s-the-rest-of-the-world/419669)
**Author:** [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2007, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-airport-in-the-u-s-the-rest-of-the-world/419669 "2007-10-17T04:23:51Z")
Here’s another thread of mine inspired by a pit thread on the woes of airline travel. A lot of people used this thread as a forum to discuss the inadequacies and deficencies found in many large, busy airports. I imagine … --- ## [Instant Runoff / Ranked Choice - Are people too stupid to understand this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instant-runoff-ranked-choice-are-people-too-stupid-to-understand-this/560319)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2010, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instant-runoff-ranked-choice-are-people-too-stupid-to-understand-this/560319 "2010-11-19T04:44:54Z")
San Francisco has had such a system for a few years, and Oakland just had its first election with their ranked-choice system. The result was a Mayoral victory for the candidate (Jean Quan) that came in second in the firs… --- ## [So... uh.. what do you look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-uh-what-do-you-look-like/31438)
**Author:** [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2000, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-uh-what-do-you-look-like/31438 "2000-09-11T14:38:54Z")
This is NOT a thread about what people actually look like. What do you imagine people on here look like, from their User Name and posting style? I imagine Jack Batty, for instance, to be late 20’s, early 30’s, tall (6’… --- ## [How long before yogurt goes bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-yogurt-goes-bad/520502)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2009, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-yogurt-goes-bad/520502 "2009-12-10T03:04:18Z")
I bought a single-serving Stonyfield French Vanilla low fat yogurt at lunch, but didn’t have time to eat it. I left it on my desk for about 3 hours, and then ate it. It was a bit warm. Now my stomach kind of hurts. C… --- ## [Atheists/agnostics and believers - what would make you change your mind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-agnostics-and-believers-what-would-make-you-change-your-mind/514826)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2009, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-agnostics-and-believers-what-would-make-you-change-your-mind/514826 "2009-10-25T13:48:34Z")
Yes, yes, another thread about YHWH’s existence, or lack thereof. I’m pretty confident in stating that most atheists/agnostics probably came to their position through the consideration that there was not enough evidence … --- ## [Difference between Stromboli and Calzones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-stromboli-and-calzones/573150)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2011, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-stromboli-and-calzones/573150 "2011-03-04T16:17:06Z")
Inspired by the Whats the difference between a burrito, a soft taco, a chimmi-changa, etc. thread. Most pizzarias and Italian restaurants I’ve been to are adamant about the difference between the two…except one restaur… --- ## [Ooooh, You Mean Ol' Pope, You!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooooh-you-mean-ol-pope-you/191440)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2003, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooooh-you-mean-ol-pope-you/191440 "2003-07-30T14:43:14Z")
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Alarmed by growing legal acceptance of gay marriages, the Vatican is issuing new instructions to bishops and Catholic politicians in an effort to halt the trend. The instructions are in a document pre… --- ## [Why are squirrels chewing through my Xmas light cords??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-squirrels-chewing-through-my-xmas-light-cords/605981)
**Author:** [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2011, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-squirrels-chewing-through-my-xmas-light-cords/605981 "2011-12-15T14:24:35Z")
AARGH. I have lights all over my house and hanging from my rain gutter via plastic clips. Right at one corner of my house is where the power line comes from the pole across the street to connect to the house. The squi… --- ## [Do you use yelp?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-yelp/623342)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-yelp/623342 "2012-06-07T02:45:57Z")
We have four reviews on yelp. Two of them are glowing. The other two, not so much. We have two 3 star reviews and two 5 star reviews, which should give us an average of 4 stars. But because yelp has filtered the two goo… --- ## [You're being warped 100 million years into the future — How do you prepare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-being-warped-100-million-years-into-the-future-how-do-you-prepare/715385)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2015, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-being-warped-100-million-years-into-the-future-how-do-you-prepare/715385 "2015-04-04T03:16:32Z")
Hypothetical— Physicists have found a way to open a door 100,000,000 years into the future, and you’re the chrononaut. You’re also part of the panel of engineers and other scientists to figure out how to protect and equ… --- ## [Is cheating in Vegas using ESP illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cheating-in-vegas-using-esp-illegal/388198)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2007, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cheating-in-vegas-using-esp-illegal/388198 "2007-01-20T03:27:42Z")
Disclaimer - I in no way believe in any paranormal abilities. My question is about the law. As I understand it, cheating in a casino is not only against the house rules, but is actually a criminal matter for which one … --- ## [Should I be worried about my son?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-worried-about-my-son/578234)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2011, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-worried-about-my-son/578234 "2011-04-19T03:55:42Z")
Here is the situation. My ex-husband and I are on very friendly terms (for example, I’m going to DC to visit him this weekend) and when I found out that he’d started seeing someone I was overjoyed. He really deserves to … --- ## [Lou Dobbs for President](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-dobbs-for-president/517306)
**Author:** [@haymarketmartyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/haymarketmartyr)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-dobbs-for-president/517306 "2009-11-30T17:40:27Z")
Lou Dobbs waves bye-bye to his job with CNN from the NY Times Here is one suggestion for Mr. Dobbs - run for President of the USA on a third party ticket. There are three years between now and that election and that w… --- ## [Dumb homework assignments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-homework-assignments/573851)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2011, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-homework-assignments/573851 "2011-03-09T17:41:06Z")
I just had to share, especially considering the curiously appropriate wrong answer my kid got on this one. I’m 37, I have an English degree and a law degree, and it took me some puzzling to figure out what they were aft… --- ## [Why do you hate Hillary Rodham Clinton?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-hate-hillary-rodham-clinton/253261)
**Author:** [@blowero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blowero)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2004, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-hate-hillary-rodham-clinton/253261 "2004-07-09T13:31:37Z")
This was touched on in a couple of threads, but kind of died on the vine since it was a sidetrack. So I thought I’d start a new thread: I’ve been seeing a lot of invective leveled at Hillary, and I would like those who… --- ## [Dueling Banjos: Effects of Inbreeding on Human Appearance.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dueling-banjos-effects-of-inbreeding-on-human-appearance/229733)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2004, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dueling-banjos-effects-of-inbreeding-on-human-appearance/229733 "2004-02-18T18:21:29Z")
Ok, I can understand why their would be an increased risk of recessive genetic diseases as a result of inbreeding, but why the increased likelihood of slower growth rate, shorter adult height, and asymmetrical faces? Ar… --- ## [This week's bizarre medical odditiy. Man turning into a tree.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-weeks-bizarre-medical-odditiy-man-turning-into-a-tree/426369)
**Author:** [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2007, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-weeks-bizarre-medical-odditiy-man-turning-into-a-tree/426369 "2007-11-16T20:51:59Z")
Link , with fantastic pictures. Tomorrow night he will be featured on the Discovery Channel. Just a really interesting story I wanted to share. --- ## [Neuralgia (nerve pain) and...you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neuralgia-nerve-pain-and-you/552836)
**Author:** [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2010, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neuralgia-nerve-pain-and-you/552836 "2010-09-07T07:35:44Z")
As long as I can remember, I’ve experienced what (I think) is called neuralgia – random, momentary stabbing pain in all parts of my body, most often in the head, face, and hands. I’ve always assumed that this is just a … --- ## [Army Engineer Troops Used in Combat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-engineer-troops-used-in-combat/541215)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-engineer-troops-used-in-combat/541215 "2010-06-01T16:07:17Z")
As I understand it, Army Engineering troops are vital-they build roads, bridges, water systems, and make it possible for an army in the field to survive. Given their importance, they are not used in combat…but in case of… --- ## [Pushing Daisies Series Finale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pushing-daisies-series-finale/497741)
**Author:** [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2009, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pushing-daisies-series-finale/497741 "2009-06-16T21:17:26Z")
Set for June 13 on ABC. This is the first place I’ve seen it scheduled and I hope it’s right. I really want to see the series wrapped up. I miss them already. I also see according to the link in the link that there i… --- ## [Should turntables be considered valid Instruments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-turntables-be-considered-valid-instruments/76388)
**Author:** [@dalovindj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalovindj)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2001, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-turntables-be-considered-valid-instruments/76388 "2001-08-30T15:59:52Z")
(Hint: The answer is yes) Should the combination of 2 turntables and a mixer (plus records) be considered an instrument? I am biased, admittedly. Some seem to refute the respectability of the turntables. One could put t… --- ## [Would American forefathers want us to overthrow the government?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-american-forefathers-want-us-to-overthrow-the-government/289228)
**Author:** [@Dob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dob)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2005, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-american-forefathers-want-us-to-overthrow-the-government/289228 "2005-12-07T02:12:24Z")
From CNN As it has been discussed many times on this board it looks like the US, well Bush Co. , is itiching for a war against Iran. The war against Iraq while demonstrated against still was supported by a majority of … --- ## [Forbes "Most Hated" Athletes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbes-most-hated-athletes/544258)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbes-most-hated-athletes/544258 "2010-07-09T12:42:41Z")
NY Daily News article. Mostly predictable names given events of the last few years. Michael Vick Kobe Bryant Ben Roethlisberger Alex Rodriguez Terrell Owens Tiger Woods? They have Jerry Jones listed, but I don’t … --- ## [So, a chiropractor would just kinda crack my neck--as I already do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-chiropractor-would-just-kinda-crack-my-neck-as-i-already-do/690241)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2014, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-chiropractor-would-just-kinda-crack-my-neck-as-i-already-do/690241 "2014-06-09T19:10:39Z")
I know there have been threads from time to time that have dealt with whether chiropractic is quackery. My basic thought (could be wrong) is that it depends on the doc and his/her concept of what s/he is doing. I think t… --- ## [What were the browser wars of the 1990s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-browser-wars-of-the-1990s/846709)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-browser-wars-of-the-1990s/846709 "2020-01-29T17:22:01Z")
I remember hearing about browser wars and dot com companies making millions back in the 1990s. Did internet companies then care about me using Netscape or Internet Explorer? Why? I’ve gone from Internet Explorer to Fire… --- ## [‘Simple’ things that are surprisingly difficult](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-things-that-are-surprisingly-difficult/986404)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-things-that-are-surprisingly-difficult/986404 "2023-07-10T15:51:39Z")
I grocery shop on Saturdays. Today I’m about to run out but I feel a bit peckish, and you’re not supposed to grocery shop hungry, right? So I think, there’s some leftover rotisserie chicken in the fridge— I’ll make a qui… --- ## [Shut the fuck up about McDonald's Szechuan sauce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-the-fuck-up-about-mcdonalds-szechuan-sauce/798488)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-the-fuck-up-about-mcdonalds-szechuan-sauce/798488 "2017-10-15T05:19:37Z")
It was a throw away joke on an extremely funny television show. It’s not anything special, and it certainly isn’t worth threatening lawsuits, treating McDonald’s employees like shit, buying it on ebay for hundreds of dol… --- ## [Odysseus bow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odysseus-bow/618766)
**Author:** [@constanze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/constanze)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2012, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odysseus-bow/618766 "2012-04-17T18:07:56Z")
In the Odyssee, after the adventures on sea, there’s the final part when Odysseus comes home and finds that his wife is besieged by suitors. Athena did disguise him as old man, and after revealing himself to Penelope, th… --- ## [Is it illegal to threaten somebody?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-threaten-somebody/434313)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2008, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-threaten-somebody/434313 "2008-01-23T04:43:44Z")
Inspired primarily by this post in this thread. What Alice said in this thread is what I’ve always been led to believe is true—namely that there is nothing that the authorities can do if somebody threatens you. The autho… --- ## [Classically good singers in rock/punk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classically-good-singers-in-rock-punk/151377)
**Author:** [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2003, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classically-good-singers-in-rock-punk/151377 "2003-02-01T23:31:02Z")
Clearly you don’t have to be a good singer to be in a successful band. In fact, sometimes it helps to have a distinctive voice, no matter how bad it is. And if it’s a punk band all bets are off. These thoughts mainly … --- ## [Advice on apartment telling us to leave for a day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-apartment-telling-us-to-leave-for-a-day/636646)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2012, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-apartment-telling-us-to-leave-for-a-day/636646 "2012-10-04T20:56:02Z")
In a week our apartment complex is spraying for insects. They are telling us that we basically have to pack our whole apartment up and put it all on our kitchen table, clean everything, and keep our dog somewhere else. I… --- ## [White House "outs" ABC News reporter as gay (AND Canadian)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-outs-abc-news-reporter-as-gay-and-canadian/189463)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2003, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-outs-abc-news-reporter-as-gay-and-canadian/189463 "2003-07-23T18:03:59Z")
A rather odd story I found here at the IMDB (sorry, I can’t seem to find the original Washington Post article online). Drudge confirms, for his part, that this came from the White House communications office, and an AB… --- ## [Plumbing: Impossible Valve Stem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-impossible-valve-stem/95332)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2020, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-impossible-valve-stem/95332 "2020-02-01T02:35:28Z")
I have a soaking bathtub with a leak from Kohler washerless faucets. But, the valve stem’s hex nut pattern seems to be a non-standard size of 15/16" - smack between two stem socket wrench sizes! AND! Using your everyday … --- ## [Is anal sex illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anal-sex-illegal/184145)
**Author:** [@WILLASS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WILLASS)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2003, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anal-sex-illegal/184145 "2003-06-26T15:23:40Z")
I once heard that anal sex was illegal to perform on a woman due to the fact that it is dangerous. Is this true? Is there any reason why it would be any more damaging to a woman than a man and is it illegal anywhere? --- ## ["Officer, am I free to go?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officer-am-i-free-to-go/504012)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2009, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officer-am-i-free-to-go/504012 "2009-07-26T00:05:53Z")
Suppose a cop stops you and questions you. Having read the ACLU brochure on your civil rights, after you answer the questions you ask, “Am I free to go?” What do you do if the cop ignores your question and refuses to giv… --- ## [Do you have a specific song that you test speakers with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-specific-song-that-you-test-speakers-with/647186)
**Author:** [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2013, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-specific-song-that-you-test-speakers-with/647186 "2013-01-26T07:46:36Z")
Usually I use Rage Against the Machine’s “Take the Power Back” or, for bass-driven uses, Rock Bottom frm Caspa & Rusko. What about you guys? --- ## [Ask the drunken Irishman.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-drunken-irishman/423651)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2007, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-drunken-irishman/423651 "2007-10-29T23:10:00Z")
I’ll probably regret starting this thread but go ahead and ask me, ask me anything. PS I’m not drunk right now. --- ## [Confusing product names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confusing-product-names/1000472)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confusing-product-names/1000472 "2024-05-07T04:41:36Z")
“Chicken of the Sea” isn’t chicken. “Fruit of the Loom” has nothing to do with fruit. I never could understand what fruit had to do with underwear. Oh, the output from the loom is cloth, used to make underwear. Long st… --- ## [Aliens begin mining valuables we cannot, refusing to pay or share. What right have we to bitch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aliens-begin-mining-valuables-we-cannot-refusing-to-pay-or-share-what-right-have-we-to-bitch/539198)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aliens-begin-mining-valuables-we-cannot-refusing-to-pay-or-share-what-right-have-we-to-bitch/539198 "2010-05-13T19:28:51Z")
Imagine, for a moment, that Gene Roddenberry was right and that the galaxy is chock-full of humanoid alien cultures, many of which have faster-than-light travel. Imagine further that there’s a big honking deposit of dili… --- ## [Why do men rape?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-rape/126400)
**Author:** [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2002, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-rape/126400 "2002-09-05T02:49:34Z")
I am watching 20/20 and they just said that every 6 minutes a woman gets raped. That statistic shocked me! Why do men hate women so much? :confused: --- ## [Query re. British royal succession](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/query-re-british-royal-succession/627418)
**Author:** [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2012, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/query-re-british-royal-succession/627418 "2012-07-10T12:02:11Z")
Is there a formal protocol govering a situation where Kate ‘n’ Wills have a profoundly disabled child who would be first in line for the British crown? e.g. Severe brain damage at birth or similar. Is there a sliding s… --- ## [My husband brought home 4 dozen eggs. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998 "2024-01-15T20:20:09Z")
We already had a whole dozen newly bought eggs at home already but they were free and he couldn’t turn down a bunch of free eggs. However, there are only 3 of us here and if I don’t purposely use them up, they will go to… --- ## [Name a television character hated at first, but who grows on you over time (SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-television-character-hated-at-first-but-who-grows-on-you-over-time-spoilers/772689)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2016, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-television-character-hated-at-first-but-who-grows-on-you-over-time-spoilers/772689 "2016-11-28T03:40:12Z")
Who is a character from any show that you hated or that was a bad guy for a long time, but that–over another long period of time–slowly grew on you or turned into more of a good character or, at the very least, a bit mor… --- ## [Why Doesn't The U.S. Execute Spies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-the-u-s-execute-spies/664663)
**Author:** [@Jormungandr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jormungandr)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-the-u-s-execute-spies/664663 "2013-07-28T19:14:40Z")
U.S. will not seek death penalty for Snowden, attorney general says Why would this even be question? Aside from the Rosenbergs, I can’t think of any Soviet spies executed by the US, giving them lengthy prison sentences … --- ## [Extremely intelligent people...Emotionally challenged??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extremely-intelligent-people-emotionally-challenged/185979)
**Author:** [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extremely-intelligent-people-emotionally-challenged/185979 "2014-10-27T20:08:00Z")
A curious \, brought on by the mensa thread and other questions I’ve had lately. I’ve run across a whole BUNCH of people in my lifetime with IQs that run from genious or slightl… --- ## [How goes your personal boycott?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-goes-your-personal-boycott/162265)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2004, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-goes-your-personal-boycott/162265 "2004-03-14T21:11:31Z")
Dredging up a great little thread about whom do you boycott, I thought it might be time to find out how everyone is doing with their personal boycotts and if they have had a change of heart or added any new companies. … --- ## [Here's a big number for you: How many snowflakes have fallen on the earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-big-number-for-you-how-many-snowflakes-have-fallen-on-the-earth/427013)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2007, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-big-number-for-you-how-many-snowflakes-have-fallen-on-the-earth/427013 "2007-11-19T20:21:24Z")
OK obviously, a couple givens: This number can only ever be WAG\[sup\]WAG\[sup\]WAG\[/sup\]\[/sup\] Still, it’s a finite number. So, to arrive at even a theoretical number, how many calculations would you have pile on each ot… --- ## [How do I find out my blood type?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-out-my-blood-type/486692)
**Author:** [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2009, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-out-my-blood-type/486692 "2009-02-24T22:35:52Z")
I’d like to find out if I’m a candidate to donate a kidney to a friend and apparently the first step is to find out my blood type. I can’t do it thru being a blood donor because I am told I would have to give a “full ba… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1785&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1787&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)