# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1823&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:** 1824 --- ## [Animal fat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-fat/558133)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2010, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-fat/558133 "2010-10-30T00:06:39Z")
One of the things I picked up from my mother that helped make me the (obese) woman I am today is a profound appreciation of animal fat, both meat and dairy. Especially crisp fat, and top of that list is crisp pork fat. I… --- ## [Hot water soothes an itch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-water-soothes-an-itch/221201)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2003, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-water-soothes-an-itch/221201 "2003-12-27T18:33:14Z")
Unfortunately I have a bad case of athlete’s foot. While on holiday I forgot my medicine and it was driving me nuts. As it was Christmas, I was doubtful that I would find a store open. I got on the ol’ internet to loo… --- ## [Fringe: Concentrate and Ask Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fringe-concentrate-and-ask-again/570257)
**Author:** [@JoelUpchurch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoelUpchurch)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2011, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fringe-concentrate-and-ask-again/570257 "2011-02-11T02:34:03Z")
When Nina Sharp is sitting at a desk looking at the books about the first men, her right hand looks perfectly normal. Isn’t that arm a robotic prosthetic? She was wearing a glove earlier in the episode. --- ## [A question about Hajj](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-hajj/605760)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2011, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-hajj/605760 "2011-12-13T05:02:46Z")
I’ve done a fair amount of traveling, but there are some places I’ve never been and would like to go. Mecca would certainly be one. Assuming for the moment that I undergo a philosophical and religious conversion to Isla… --- ## [Would the world be better now if we nuked Moscow at/after the end of WWII?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-world-be-better-now-if-we-nuked-moscow-at-after-the-end-of-wwii/576862)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Ayebaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Ayebaw)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-world-be-better-now-if-we-nuked-moscow-at-after-the-end-of-wwii/576862 "2011-04-05T17:15:32Z")
First off, I know why it didn’t happen. But “Once the war against Nazi Germany was over, Patton spoke of “pushing on to Moscow,” if need be with help from what remained of the Wehrmacht, while Montgomery called for the … --- ## [Calvinball, anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvinball-anyone/477764)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2015, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvinball-anyone/477764 "2015-12-25T19:19:23Z")
Someone dropped the name of this game in the Pit just now, and I was thinking of how we could adapt it to a forum board. It’s more verbal than physical anyway. I’d guess it would go something like this: DiFool: “I gra… --- ## [Cell phone...work bathroom...it can't wait?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-work-bathroom-it-cant-wait/404387)
**Author:** [@Electrical\_Storm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electrical_Storm)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2007, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-work-bathroom-it-cant-wait/404387 "2007-05-23T00:00:48Z")
You have truly taken your punishing, uber-busy schedule in your hands and mastered it by super multi-tasking. You’re a pioneer of grouping together tasks no one else would have thought of pairing up to save a little time… --- ## [AITA on Reddit Weird? Weddings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aita-on-reddit-weird-weddings/986881)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2023, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aita-on-reddit-weird-weddings/986881 "2023-08-05T07:28:48Z")
I’ve got this guilty pleasure. I read a lot of the AITA about weddings on redit. I wonder am I the only one who finds that weddings have gotten sort of weird? I mean there are claims of “dress codes” for all attendees do… --- ## [Could the money spent on the Israel-Arab conflict have solved the Palestinian problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-money-spent-on-the-israel-arab-conflict-have-solved-the-palestinian-problem/573830)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2011, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-money-spent-on-the-israel-arab-conflict-have-solved-the-palestinian-problem/573830 "2011-03-19T07:15:44Z")
It is evident that Israel, in the 63 years of its existence, has spent an incredibly high proportion of its budget on defense. Similarly, Arab (and perhaps Islamic non-Arab) states around and near Israel have spent incre… --- ## [When did Obama throw chunks of concrete at school buses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-obama-throw-chunks-of-concrete-at-school-buses/603037)
**Author:** [@Snow\_Pea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snow_Pea)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-obama-throw-chunks-of-concrete-at-school-buses/603037 "2011-11-18T03:15:50Z")
I’ve seen some pretty nasty comments about Obama of course, but this one really got me shaking my head in bafflement. It’s like the all-consuming hatred of the man has caused brain damage or something in some people. Th… --- ## [What is the answer to #9 on my daughter's math homework? Third grade, still.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-answer-to-9-on-my-daughters-math-homework-third-grade-still/814169)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2019, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-answer-to-9-on-my-daughters-math-homework-third-grade-still/814169 "2019-02-10T01:12:11Z")
Yep, us again. You may remember me from February. According to my daughter, every student got a re-do on this math assignment. It’s called “Patterns of Geometry”. Check out the assignment here. Take a look. Realize my… --- ## [Director's Cut VS. Theatrical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directors-cut-vs-theatrical/364826)
**Author:** [@Seymour\_Gams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seymour_Gams)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2006, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directors-cut-vs-theatrical/364826 "2006-07-19T03:25:23Z")
Is there a favourite movie of yours (or any movie you’ve seen both versions of for that matter) that you’ve seen both the theatrical version and the director’s cut (or “Unrated” as the trend seems to be right now) and ac… --- ## [You rent the place, you did not fucking buy it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-rent-the-place-you-did-not-fucking-buy-it/419640)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2007, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-rent-the-place-you-did-not-fucking-buy-it/419640 "2007-09-23T12:33:14Z")
Arghhh If you haven’t tuned in to my multiple rants on this subject, here’s a recap: I rent a small apartment for short-term stays. It has given me my share of grief. The newest one: self-declared ultra-religious lady… --- ## [covers that are better than the originals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-that-are-better-than-the-originals/191325)
**Author:** [@konspiration](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/konspiration)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2003, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-that-are-better-than-the-originals/191325 "2003-10-20T06:32:45Z")
It’s very rare, but sometimes the cover is actually better than the original. For example: Tainted Love. Originally recorded by Soft Cell, covered by Depeche Mode (amongst others) with fantastic results. More examples,… --- ## [eBay story, scamming the scammers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-story-scamming-the-scammers/564292)
**Author:** [@mittu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mittu)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2010, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-story-scamming-the-scammers/564292 "2010-12-17T16:44:38Z")
OK so maybe what the guy did wasn’t strictly legal but it would be I think most courts would applaud him rather than convict him. linky --- ## [Spider-Man 3 opens at midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-man-3-opens-at-midnight/402701)
**Author:** [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2007, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-man-3-opens-at-midnight/402701 "2007-06-10T06:30:43Z")
I am going with 2 friends, and we all are stoked! Made sure to take a nap this evening so i wouldn’t be completely dead tomorrow at work. Anyone else? --- ## [Colbert for President](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colbert-for-president/423032)
**Author:** [@Yeeter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeeter)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2007, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colbert-for-president/423032 "2007-11-02T19:48:06Z")
So, last night Stephen Colbert announced that he was considering running for president on “The Daily Show” and 15 minutes later on his own show announced that he IS running for president. Well, that is interesting. I m… --- ## [My 'friend' dumped me because I'm an Atheist.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-dumped-me-because-im-an-atheist/250321)
**Author:** [@flamingbananas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flamingbananas)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2004, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-dumped-me-because-im-an-atheist/250321 "2004-06-16T12:32:50Z")
Last night I was hanging out with a friend of mine when the subject turned to religion. She was talking about her church, and then asked me about mine. I told her that I was an Atheist, so going to church would be a bit … --- ## [Who (in your family) do you take after?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-your-family-do-you-take-after/753883)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2016, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-your-family-do-you-take-after/753883 "2016-05-11T00:31:19Z")
Which of your parents or your siblngs to you most resemble? When I was younger, I always thought I took after my father. But more and more, as I am older, I see pictures of myself and think I look just like my sister o… --- ## [The infamous 1950's "Good Wife's Guide" Why does Snopes list this as "undetermined"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-infamous-1950s-good-wifes-guide-why-does-snopes-list-this-as-undetermined/440224)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2008, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-infamous-1950s-good-wifes-guide-why-does-snopes-list-this-as-undetermined/440224 "2008-03-06T17:30:16Z")
I read Snopes take on it and you almost get the vibe she wants to believe it’s true. Some of the stuff is plausible, but the last “A good wife always knows her place” was so ham handed it just put it over the top for me … --- ## [Whats the big deal about LeBron James?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-about-lebron-james/158118)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2016, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-about-lebron-james/158118 "2016-06-10T11:38:10Z")
This kid is still in high school. He plays other high school basketball players. He is great in high school basketball. Whats with the huge expectations that he will rule the NBA? I just don’t see how someone can be tout… --- ## [US dopers, how do you define wealthy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-dopers-how-do-you-define-wealthy/519669)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2009, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-dopers-how-do-you-define-wealthy/519669 "2009-12-05T04:22:41Z")
When it comes to money, how much makes somebody rich or wealthy? Lately I’ve been hearing if you make $250,000 or more a year you’re rich. When I was growing up, and even now, to me being rich means that you’re at leas… --- ## [Liberal vs Progressive - a worthwhile distinction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-vs-progressive-a-worthwhile-distinction/639715)
**Author:** [@Linden\_Arden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linden_Arden)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-vs-progressive-a-worthwhile-distinction/639715 "2012-11-14T21:11:52Z")
I certainly think there is. I consider myself a free trade, capitalist, pro-choice, pro-gay marriage, pro-gun supporter of traditional liberalism. I am NOT a libertarian. I believe regulations are vital today more tha… --- ## [Traffic violations are civil, not criminal--what else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-violations-are-civil-not-criminal-what-else/383121)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2006, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-violations-are-civil-not-criminal-what-else/383121 "2006-12-07T17:13:25Z")
A traffic citation is a civil offense, not a criminal offense. You are still breaking the law, you are still accountable, you can be tried and convicted. But it is not a misdemeanor or a felony. What other infractions… --- ## [Is zero in mathematics the same as zero in physics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-zero-in-mathematics-the-same-as-zero-in-physics/961206)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-zero-in-mathematics-the-same-as-zero-in-physics/961206 "2022-04-10T18:19:40Z")
In mathematics: 1 minus 1 equals zero 1 apple minus 1 apple equals zero In physics: 1 apple minus 1 apple cannot equal zero, because it’s impossible for two apples to be identical. It seems like in physics, zero sho… --- ## [Bomb planted on girl in Sydney](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bomb-planted-on-girl-in-sydney/591319)
**Author:** [@Weedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weedy)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bomb-planted-on-girl-in-sydney/591319 "2011-08-16T22:54:30Z")
This is the most bizarrely terrifying thing. Someone attached a bomb to this 18 yr old girl at 2.30 this afternoon. Nine hours later, the police bomb squad are still trying to work out how to disarm it. There may or not … --- ## [Ahh, Rick Baker, you've finally got the homeless problem all figured out.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahh-rick-baker-youve-finally-got-the-homeless-problem-all-figured-out/427969)
**Author:** [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2007, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahh-rick-baker-youve-finally-got-the-homeless-problem-all-figured-out/427969 "2007-11-29T19:49:41Z")
Just arrest them for it. Oh, and sweep them under the rug before the Republican debate, because that might look bad. So I’m posting from a protest, using Starbuck’s wireless. How punk rock is that?\* Here’s the gist. My… --- ## [Arm bands on football players](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arm-bands-on-football-players/469610)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arm-bands-on-football-players/469610 "2008-10-27T17:16:26Z")
I just watched PSU beat Ohio State and I noticed that the players had thing (plastic-looking) bands on their arms. The PSU players that I noticed that had them, had them up around the bicep. The OS players were wearing… --- ## [Vaporization of metal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaporization-of-metal/184506)
**Author:** [@badmana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badmana)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2003, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaporization-of-metal/184506 "2003-06-27T14:48:58Z")
OK, so this question actually stems from watching Star Trek (6). Yesterday I re-watched the DVD and came up with a question during the scene when the Vulcan (Valoris?) makes a point of vaporizing a metal pot with a phas… --- ## [DIA says Iran used INC to get US in Iraq?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dia-says-iran-used-inc-to-get-us-in-iraq/246481)
**Author:** [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2004, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dia-says-iran-used-inc-to-get-us-in-iraq/246481 "2004-05-28T14:44:51Z")
Be honest, who’d saw this twist coming? I don’t klnow if this is going to stand the tests of time or not. So far there’s not much about it. But it’s pretty wild if true. Agency: Chalabi group was front for Iran BY KNUT… --- ## [Idioms like "Your dog needs trained". Who, what, where, etc.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idioms-like-your-dog-needs-trained-who-what-where-etc/514170)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2009, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idioms-like-your-dog-needs-trained-who-what-where-etc/514170 "2009-10-22T18:38:09Z")
Saw a small roadside sign today with that message “Your dog needs trained”, then “Honest Bob’s Obedience School” and a phone number. So far, so ordinary, but it got me to thinking. I’ve heard other people and seen other… --- ## [I am 22 years old, and have accomplished nothing so far. (Should I join the Army?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-22-years-old-and-have-accomplished-nothing-so-far-should-i-join-the-army/115007)
**Author:** [@BrentLumkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrentLumkin)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2002, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-22-years-old-and-have-accomplished-nothing-so-far-should-i-join-the-army/115007 "2002-06-22T01:08:32Z")
Ok guys, first let me introduce myself. You know my name, and I’m also known as “Downhome” at almost everywhere I go on the net. I’m from South Carolina, and I graduated from high school in 1998. Now, let’s continue… …b… --- ## [S&H Stamps. Anyone remember them from their heyday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-h-stamps-anyone-remember-them-from-their-heyday/969427)
**Author:** [@EDOK9Trainer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EDOK9Trainer)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-h-stamps-anyone-remember-them-from-their-heyday/969427 "2024-06-24T20:23:38Z")
So anyone here old enough to have collected these stamps back in the 60’s and 70’s? As kids my sister, brothers and I collected them and added them to their books for later use. I see on this Wiki article that it came … --- ## [Is it possible to see in infrared and regular visible light at the same time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-see-in-infrared-and-regular-visible-light-at-the-same-time/555030)
**Author:** [@petew83](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/petew83)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2010, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-see-in-infrared-and-regular-visible-light-at-the-same-time/555030 "2010-09-27T11:17:49Z")
Is it possible to see in infrared and regular visible light at the same time? Which colors would dominate? What color would a hot blueberry appear as? --- ## [Essential Tools/Gadgets/Hardware etc...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-tools-gadgets-hardware-etc/795165)
**Author:** [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2017, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-tools-gadgets-hardware-etc/795165 "2017-10-04T20:21:12Z")
I am referring to something you always find a use for. Whether a certain type of tool, a glue or tape, gadget, a type of bolt, something unique, doesn’t matter. Whether you keep it on your person or nearby. mine is, a z… --- ## [Divorcing Yourself from Toxic Parents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorcing-yourself-from-toxic-parents/183600)
**Author:** [@Lupin\_the\_3rd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lupin_the_3rd)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2003, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorcing-yourself-from-toxic-parents/183600 "2003-07-03T17:08:46Z")
I’ve simply given up. I just recently separated myself from my toxic parents and family. In our last phone conversation, I asked them not to call any more and that I wanted no further dealings with them at all. Period… --- ## [Running with scissors (changed title)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-with-scissors-changed-title/279587)
**Author:** [@Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Licentious_Ectomorph)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2004, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-with-scissors-changed-title/279587 "2004-12-18T13:05:32Z")
A ten-year-old 4th grader in Philadelphia was arrested – as in taken away in handcuffs – for bringing scissors to school. http://www.nbc10.com/news/3990377/detail.html What makes it even more messed up is that, accordi… --- ## [Are there a lot of automatic weapons around?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-a-lot-of-automatic-weapons-around/569396)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2011, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-a-lot-of-automatic-weapons-around/569396 "2011-02-01T07:15:31Z")
In some recent threads on the Second Amendment, several people have posted that any gun control laws would have no significant effect even if they were enacted. The claim is that guns, even if illegal, would be widely sm… --- ## [Just Fucking Leave Already If You're Going To](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-fucking-leave-already-if-youre-going-to/235293)
**Author:** [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2004, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-fucking-leave-already-if-youre-going-to/235293 "2004-03-24T22:48:31Z")
God damn, what the hell is with all the threads in IMHO and MPSIMS about who’s staying and who is going? Does the planned overturn of this board from a free service to the marginal subscription of five fucking dollars re… --- ## [Does planned obsolescence still happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-planned-obsolescence-still-happen/510487)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2009, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-planned-obsolescence-still-happen/510487 "2009-09-20T01:57:50Z")
I have a Swingline stapler that still works great that I bought in ~1988. It has a few rust pockmarks, but it’s mechanically fine. I’m looking around my house, and I don’t see any mechanical item nearly as old as that st… --- ## [Let's make a list of programs that don't work that will be eliminated under Obama!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-a-list-of-programs-that-dont-work-that-will-be-eliminated-under-obama/489318)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2009, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-a-list-of-programs-that-dont-work-that-will-be-eliminated-under-obama/489318 "2009-03-16T22:19:54Z")
I would like to start it, but I don’t have item one. Anybody? --- ## [Am I the only person who DOESN'T like Stephen King?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-who-doesnt-like-stephen-king/234293)
**Author:** [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2004, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-who-doesnt-like-stephen-king/234293 "2004-03-18T20:10:13Z")
(Mods–I don’t really mean this to be a Pit-oriented thread, but if I end up ranting too much, feel free to move it.) Having read through the several recent threads on King, I’m just baffled at how popular he is. I’ve re… --- ## [Shut Up Vince McMahon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-vince-mcmahon/185282)
**Author:** [@raisinbread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raisinbread)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2003, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-vince-mcmahon/185282 "2003-07-07T16:44:44Z")
Yes, wrestling isn’t the most respected form of entertainment available but it used to be entertaining in a campy sorta way. Now it is no longer entertaining due to Vince McMahon. First, last Halloween, there was a pai… --- ## [When this Celeb dies I will cry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-this-celeb-dies-i-will-cry/151185)
**Author:** [@HelloKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelloKitty)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2003, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-this-celeb-dies-i-will-cry/151185 "2003-06-20T03:17:44Z")
The only celeb deaths that have actually brought me to tears were Princess Diana and John Denver (still can’t play his CD’s without bawling.) The recent passing of Maurice Gibb made me very sad, as well as Richard Crenn… --- ## [Persia/Iran question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persia-iran-question/482120)
**Author:** [@willthekittensurvive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willthekittensurvive)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2009, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persia-iran-question/482120 "2009-01-28T07:27:14Z")
I met a girl the other day who spoke with a accent I could not place, when I asked where she came from she said came from Persia, she didn’t say she was Iran or that she was Persian but she called her country Persia…. D… --- ## [Best Show within a Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-show-within-a-show/510881)
**Author:** [@bramma23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bramma23)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2009, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-show-within-a-show/510881 "2009-09-29T15:53:24Z")
My vote goes to Tool Time and/or Itchy and Scratchy. --- ## [Who are your LEAST favorite teams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-least-favorite-teams/566711)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-least-favorite-teams/566711 "2011-01-17T15:41:21Z")
In this thread, people are listing their favorite teams. What are your least favorite? MLB: Cardinals, White Sox NFL: Cowboys (Packers close behind) NBA: Celtics NCAA: Florida State --- ## [How fast can food and drink pass through the body?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-can-food-and-drink-pass-through-the-body/583121)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-can-food-and-drink-pass-through-the-body/583121 "2011-05-26T14:08:58Z")
Disclosure: I’m doing research for a book I’m writing. I may also have other questions in the future. Assume that a body has been modified so that it can no longer metabolize food or drinks (energy comes from elsewhere.… --- ## [Cessna 150 'pull starter'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cessna-150-pull-starter/692149)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cessna-150-pull-starter/692149 "2014-07-02T21:08:11Z")
I see old ('60s) Cessna 150s often have a ‘pull starter’, which was later replaced with a key starter. What is a ‘pull starter’? I keep getting visions of a recoil starter, like on a lawn mower. :stuck\_out\_tongue: (E… --- ## [Question about reporting income from selling plasma on your taxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-reporting-income-from-selling-plasma-on-your-taxes/284865)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2005, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-reporting-income-from-selling-plasma-on-your-taxes/284865 "2005-01-18T07:00:57Z")
Last year I made about $1300 selling plasma and I want to report it on my taxes. Do I need any records or can I just estimate $1300 and explain how I got the money, or will doing that put me at risk of an audit? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1822&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1824&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)