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**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-neighbors-hear-me-hammering/693125 "2014-07-15T15:28:28Z")
I’m a “night” person, and usually do my work throughout the night. Tonight I need to do some hammering of nails into wood for about 1/2 hour, and I’m concerned about annoying my neighbors. Our houses are both brick, a dr… --- ## [How to thaw & store a giant bag of soup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-thaw-store-a-giant-bag-of-soup/610609)
**Author:** [@Inter\_Alia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inter_Alia)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2012, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-thaw-store-a-giant-bag-of-soup/610609 "2012-01-27T18:40:51Z")
I have come into possession of a giant bag of frozen broccoli-cheddar soup. When it’s thawed, I think it will easily fill a 4-quart pot. What would be the best way to thaw it out? In the fridge, the sink, my slow cooker… --- ## [Do people have souls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-have-souls/707344)
**Author:** [@Othello1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Othello1)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2014, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-have-souls/707344 "2014-12-18T16:10:46Z")
Some people believe that humans have souls and some believe that they don’t. I think they do. Does this make any sense? Given the idea that spirits did exist, they are conceived of as things not made of matter, but the… --- ## [Lawn mowing-bag or mulch in place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawn-mowing-bag-or-mulch-in-place/689507)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2014, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawn-mowing-bag-or-mulch-in-place/689507 "2014-06-02T19:59:12Z")
For people who mow their own lawns which do you do? People who do lawn work for other people at someones else’s choice don’t matter for this. There was a guy a work who was seriously shocked when I said I don’t bag. He … --- ## [How many possible variations are there to a Scrabble game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-possible-variations-are-there-to-a-scrabble-game/385725)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-possible-variations-are-there-to-a-scrabble-game/385725 "2006-12-29T03:17:55Z")
According to Scrabble rules and a standard Scrabble dictionary, how many possible variations are there as to how a Scrabble board could look at the end of a game? Is something like this even possible to calculate? --- ## [Survivor April 1 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-april-1-2010/534670)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-april-1-2010/534670 "2010-04-05T15:15:45Z")
Wow, the heroes absolutely killed them this week. Good to see Colby contributing. --- ## [So are these Chinese Army shovels really that great?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-these-chinese-army-shovels-really-that-great/568825)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2011, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-these-chinese-army-shovels-really-that-great/568825 "2011-01-25T05:17:44Z")
Since this video went viral, online interest in this particular shovel has grown apace, with notice that the price is higher than other shovels due to importation costs (because stuff from China is… rare and expensive to… --- ## [Why is a reversed suspension being used as a reason for a permanent banning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-reversed-suspension-being-used-as-a-reason-for-a-permanent-banning/974510)
**Author:** [@Wrenching\_Spanners](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wrenching_Spanners)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-reversed-suspension-being-used-as-a-reason-for-a-permanent-banning/974510 "2022-11-10T19:03:05Z")
UltraVires has been permanently banned. The first reason for the ban is that he was suspended for a comment made about outdoor mask-wearing during Dick Clarke’s Rocking New Year’s Eve. That suspension was reversed. I… --- ## [Ever "Invented" A Word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-invented-a-word/544064)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2010, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-invented-a-word/544064 "2010-07-05T03:13:14Z")
I think I may have: Endorphiasis: Being in the “feel good” phase of endorphin release due to heavy exercise. I didn’t find it in the dictionary, but knowing y’all, it probably exists somewhere and you’ll find it. :rolley… --- ## [Fun with text-to-voice translator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-text-to-voice-translator/563807)
**Author:** [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2010, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-text-to-voice-translator/563807 "2010-12-14T04:58:12Z")
Bored, so I started playing with Microsoft’s text-to-voice translator. I selected: UK English Voice: Charles Speed: -3 and I enetered the phrase: “Fenster-Forking Buttwrinkle Twystnipple Barkingslut Pennypimp Dragk… --- ## [Leather Pilot Jacket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leather-pilot-jacket/500514)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2010, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leather-pilot-jacket/500514 "2010-11-10T04:53:37Z")
I’m looking for a leather Pilot’s jacket, and I’ve found one on-line that looks exactly like what I’m looking for. The problem is I’ve never bought any clothing type things on-line and I’m not sure if I’m comfortable buy… --- ## [Tonight I am releasing three huntsman spiders in the lab](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonight-i-am-releasing-three-huntsman-spiders-in-the-lab/413211)
**Author:** [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2007, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonight-i-am-releasing-three-huntsman-spiders-in-the-lab/413211 "2007-07-28T02:47:04Z")
I acquired three huntsman spiders from a rare pet dealer in Somerville. They’re quite fearsome in person I must say. I figure I’ll put one in the bathroom behind the toilet, and I’ll try to coax the other to stay behin… --- ## [Lying Golddiggers, et al v. Big Tobacco: Part II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lying-golddiggers-et-al-v-big-tobacco-part-ii/374133)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2006, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lying-golddiggers-et-al-v-big-tobacco-part-ii/374133 "2006-10-04T15:29:45Z")
A U.S. judge gave class-action status on Monday to a lawsuit filed by “light” cigarette smokers who accuse tobacco companies of defrauding smokers into thinking “light” cigarettes were safer than regular smokes, reaping … --- ## [The SDMB is going places. (contest)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-is-going-places-contest/329233)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2006, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-is-going-places-contest/329233 "2006-11-03T00:20:43Z")
This is just an ordinary contest. Kinda like the Celebrity Death Pool. I will keep score as the thread goes along (IF it goes along). Here is the main point. You take a peice of paper. You write on it “SDMB” in legible … --- ## [Tolkien thread: let's take a whack at the origin & nature of orcs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-thread-lets-take-a-whack-at-the-origin-nature-of-orcs/469376)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2008, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-thread-lets-take-a-whack-at-the-origin-nature-of-orcs/469376 "2008-10-26T16:39:35Z")
In the last two days, for completely unrelated reasons, two people have asked me the same question: “Were Tolkien’s Orcs created by raping Elves?” My first answer was no. My second answer was there’s an account of the … --- ## [How often has a conquering country completely wiped out the conquered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-has-a-conquering-country-completely-wiped-out-the-conquered/681275)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2014, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-has-a-conquering-country-completely-wiped-out-the-conquered/681275 "2014-02-17T07:59:00Z")
Often in war, there are logistical issues about holding territory and governing the captured, but how often in history has the conquering country simply killed everyone (though presumably, given the nature of history, th… --- ## [Fucking Girl Scouts!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-girl-scouts/233336)
**Author:** [@usar\_jag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usar_jag)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2007, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-girl-scouts/233336 "2007-02-17T23:24:46Z")
Sorry to disappoint, but this is neither an instruction manual nor is it a pseudo-Penthouse Letter. Rather, it is my first rant about the venerable institution that brought us such female leaders as First Lady Laura Bus… --- ## [Plainclothes cop demand to know how much money you're carrying. How do you react?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plainclothes-cop-demand-to-know-how-much-money-youre-carrying-how-do-you-react/785530)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2017, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plainclothes-cop-demand-to-know-how-much-money-youre-carrying-how-do-you-react/785530 "2017-05-10T13:37:27Z")
I just watched this video: Copwatch man goes off big time on undercover officers and TSA agents at LAX - YouTube For those who don’t want to watch, a guy who is about to walk out of an airport is approached by two plain… --- ## [How much do you pay for internet/TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-internet-tv/601836)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-internet-tv/601836 "2011-11-20T17:50:52Z")
I have ATT Uverse. I have 12 MBPS internet. 200 channels and a landline. Bill is $170.00 When I got it, It was like $100 per month. 6 month deal. Of the 200 channels, only maybe 10 are any good. Back in spring, I cut … --- ## [Decision in Dover ID trial expected to come down tomorrow.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decision-in-dover-id-trial-expected-to-come-down-tomorrow/336353)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2005, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decision-in-dover-id-trial-expected-to-come-down-tomorrow/336353 "2005-12-21T10:58:14Z")
Link On the positive side, the defense (the pro-ID side) was consistently demolished and embarrassed throughout this case. On the facts alone, this should be a slam dunk for the plaintiffs. On the other hand, Judge Jon… --- ## [Help with abortion argument](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-abortion-argument/718999)
**Author:** [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2015, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-abortion-argument/718999 "2015-05-06T14:11:09Z")
This isn’t a debate, at least not meant to be, but I had a question about how to respond to a certain point of view with regards to abortion. A friend of mine is pro-life, and wishes all abortions outlawed, except for c… --- ## [Things it ISN'T OK to go cheap on:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-it-isnt-ok-to-go-cheap-on/403565)
**Author:** [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2007, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-it-isnt-ok-to-go-cheap-on/403565 "2007-05-13T05:34:14Z")
Inspired by this thread, specifically Airman Doors’s advice on why it’s important to shop for quality when buying a handgun. Also inspired by my own experiences at my job: I work at an ophthalmology practice that specia… --- ## [What is the danger of using freemail accounts at work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-danger-of-using-freemail-accounts-at-work/535021)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-danger-of-using-freemail-accounts-at-work/535021 "2010-04-09T19:05:24Z")
Recently the IT section of our company asked employees to stop using their freemail (gmail, hotmail, yahoo etc.) email accounts from work, for ‘security’ reasons. Why are freemail accounts considered a security problem? … --- ## ["-san" on Japanese names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-on-japanese-names/723996)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2015, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-on-japanese-names/723996 "2015-07-07T22:10:52Z")
A Japan native in our company always puts “-san” on the end of our names when referring to us, and we automatically put -san on the end of his name when referring to him. Today we just got another Japan native in our co… --- ## [What's the population of Los Angeles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-population-of-los-angeles/631272)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-population-of-los-angeles/631272 "2012-08-19T03:10:47Z")
The City of Los Angeles has about 3.8 million people. The L.A./Long Beach/Santa Ana area, the cities of which pretty much comprise one large city, has about 13 million people. The Greater Los Angeles Area includes Los… --- ## [NFL Draft Overkill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-overkill/687988)
**Author:** [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-overkill/687988 "2014-05-14T01:12:59Z")
Jebus, this fucking draft cannot get over soon enough. For the past three weeks, Every. Single. Minute. of local and national sports talk radio has been idiots trying to divine who is going to go first, who is taking wh… --- ## [Emotionless Math Teachers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emotionless-math-teachers/629918)
**Author:** [@CraterLayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CraterLayer)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2012, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emotionless-math-teachers/629918 "2012-08-05T18:13:58Z")
Throughout high school and especially college, I noticed a common denominator among most of my math teachers and their personalities, or lack thereof. Many of them seemed unable to show any emotion except when describin… --- ## [U.S Civil War--why did northerners care that the south delcared independence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-civil-war-why-did-northerners-care-that-the-south-delcared-independence/312694)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2006, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-civil-war-why-did-northerners-care-that-the-south-delcared-independence/312694 "2006-11-04T02:56:42Z")
there’s a thread in GD on “could there be a new civil war” that got me thinking: a new civil war (red vs blue states) is impossible. So why was the original civil war (grey vs blue states) so violent? It’s easy to se… --- ## [Drive -- new Fox show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-new-fox-show/400122)
**Author:** [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2007, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-new-fox-show/400122 "2007-04-18T22:04:36Z")
I think it starts tomorrow – Sunday. I wasn’t going to watch but I just found out that Nathan Fillion stars, and Tim Minear is involved too. The bio of Fillion’s character has this: Alex Tully chose landscaping becaus… --- ## [Homosexuality and the United Church of Christ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexuality-and-the-united-church-of-christ/635439)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2012, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexuality-and-the-united-church-of-christ/635439 "2012-10-07T19:20:58Z")
This is actually a side thread that was inspired by my other thread regarding homosexuality and the Old Testament. Years ago I heard a radio talk show where a lesbian minister in the United Church of Christ was saying t… --- ## [Detroit Area Dopers - Coney Islands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detroit-area-dopers-coney-islands/540438)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2010, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detroit-area-dopers-coney-islands/540438 "2010-06-08T06:11:29Z")
I just returned from a quick trip to the Detroit area (Pontiac actually). Going up with 5 teams of about 20 boys each we had some people who were originally from the area. I got lots of input that rather than spending $1… --- ## [Have you ever used an on-line pharmacy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-an-on-line-pharmacy/632885)
**Author:** [@Arrendajo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrendajo)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-an-on-line-pharmacy/632885 "2016-03-22T02:06:56Z")
If so, how did it go? Are they generally reputable businesses? How would you know? Is there one you would recommend? Any details appreciated! --- ## [Is Conservapedia a parody? Or actually serious?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-conservapedia-a-parody-or-actually-serious/558360)
**Author:** [@carm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carm)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2010, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-conservapedia-a-parody-or-actually-serious/558360 "2010-10-27T21:59:17Z")
I always thought it was just a compendium of right wing lies. But this is too ridiculous (surely) to be taken seriously by anyone: From their Harry Potter entry: It’s gotta be a parody, right? Please tell me it’s a pa… --- ## [How many generations do you think we've got left?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-generations-do-you-think-weve-got-left/373328)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2006, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-generations-do-you-think-weve-got-left/373328 "2006-09-25T16:56:36Z")
Here’s a cheery subject for you. Do you think I’m being overly pessimistichere about civilisation’s prospects? How long do you think our civilisation has got left? We’ve only had nuclear weapons for less than three gene… --- ## [What do civilian jet pilots do in their last on-tarmac plane check?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-civilian-jet-pilots-do-in-their-last-on-tarmac-plane-check/597533)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2018, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-civilian-jet-pilots-do-in-their-last-on-tarmac-plane-check/597533 "2018-09-29T11:16:48Z")
I have read \[no cite\] or seen \[ditto\] or been suckered by airline commercials that it is a rule/law that the pilot of a commercial jet do a once-over of his jet on the ground. Is this true, and if so, what could he poss… --- ## [The armageddon clock has started (SCOTUS to address gay marriage)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-armageddon-clock-has-started-scotus-to-address-gay-marriage/710018)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2015, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-armageddon-clock-has-started-scotus-to-address-gay-marriage/710018 "2015-01-26T15:11:00Z")
Supreme Court agrees to rule on gay marriage. And no matter which way it goes, someone will swear that it’s the end of civilization. Personally, I’m all for them approving it. I’d love to see a few episodes of Gay Div… --- ## [Your "I had'nt thought of that" moment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-i-hadnt-thought-of-that-moment/491656)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2009, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-i-hadnt-thought-of-that-moment/491656 "2009-04-07T12:19:05Z")
For me it was a family picnic in the mountains of N Pakistan a few years ago. Managed to procure this little gem and proceeded with cousins to shoot up half a mountainside. At the end of the day Ak84: Da\*\*mn that was f… --- ## [So how was your cheap wedding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-was-your-cheap-wedding/211758)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2003, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-was-your-cheap-wedding/211758 "2003-11-14T08:55:14Z")
I was over in the Pit, reading everybody’s pile-up on twickster in this thread (I only got as far as the bottom of page 1, tho). I found myself reflecting on my cheap marraige, and while I wanted to join the few who had… --- ## [most difficult musical instrument to learn and/or play?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-difficult-musical-instrument-to-learn-and-or-play/19159)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2000, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-difficult-musical-instrument-to-learn-and-or-play/19159 "2000-05-17T18:44:14Z")
In a novel, I once read that “the oboe is the most difficult instrument to learn.” How do they figure that? I’m not a musician, so I can’t give a professional opinion, but personally I think that brass and woodwind inst… --- ## [Did you lose your ability to function without enough sleep in your 40s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-lose-your-ability-to-function-without-enough-sleep-in-your-40s/694574)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2014, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-lose-your-ability-to-function-without-enough-sleep-in-your-40s/694574 "2014-08-03T19:46:30Z")
In my 20s and 30s I am able to get by on only 3 hours sleep if need be and I can still pull all nighters if necessary just so long as I get to recover the next night. I’ve heard some people say by your 40s your resilienc… --- ## [Biden: "We're not technology geeks"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-were-not-technology-geeks/672791)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2013, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-were-not-technology-geeks/672791 "2013-11-10T03:25:52Z")
Toward the end of this article, Joe Biden is quoted as follows: Say what? You just assumed it would work as hoped?!? Is this not about the goofiest thing he’s ever said? Joe: Your job is to manage “technology geeks”… --- ## [Should I be worried about this cut? / How common is infection from handling raw meat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-worried-about-this-cut-how-common-is-infection-from-handling-raw-meat/62086)
**Author:** [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2001, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-worried-about-this-cut-how-common-is-infection-from-handling-raw-meat/62086 "2001-04-19T02:05:34Z")
I guess a disclaimer, for starters: I am not trying to get medical help here, or use advice given here instead of seeing a doctor. So don’t bother giving me the “the SD is no replacement for medical attention…” speech. … --- ## [I love pistachios, don't you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-pistachios-dont-you/634980)
**Author:** [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2012, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-pistachios-dont-you/634980 "2012-09-19T01:39:10Z")
This meeting of the Pistachio Lovers Society will now come to order. Please list the reasons you love pistachios. I’ll go first: They are delicious The shells are cute The chair recognizes the PLS member in the back. … --- ## [Why is Sears trying to starve their floor salespeople to death by swiping sales?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-sears-trying-to-starve-their-floor-salespeople-to-death-by-swiping-sales/497875)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2009, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-sears-trying-to-starve-their-floor-salespeople-to-death-by-swiping-sales/497875 "2009-05-31T20:00:04Z")
I had to call my ex today at her place of work. She is a large appliance commission salesperson for the local Sears (washers, dryers, refrigerators etc.) and even with 15 years + of sales experience (and she is an excel… --- ## [homosexuality is condemed by God](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexuality-is-condemed-by-god/253644)
**Author:** [@brewster2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewster2)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2004, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexuality-is-condemed-by-god/253644 "2004-09-20T15:52:26Z")
I’m not trying to get people angry but the bible clearly states it’s wrong.1st Corinthians 6:9 …nor abusers of themselves with mankind shall inherit God’s kingdom.Also 1st Timothy 1:10.Where do you think the term Sodomy … --- ## [Community 5.01 "Repilot" 1/2/14](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-5-01-repilot-1-2-14/677659)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-5-01-repilot-1-2-14/677659 "2014-01-10T05:18:17Z")
Community returns for its 5th season. Last season, the suits at Sony did what suits always do - get a big ego and fuck with the creative people. The show’s creator was fired and most of the writing staff went with him, a… --- ## [My neighbor divides women into three categories. The last is “rape-able.”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-divides-women-into-three-categories-the-last-is-rape-able/369381)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2006, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-divides-women-into-three-categories-the-last-is-rape-able/369381 "2006-08-21T14:34:11Z")
And now for context. My across-the-street neighbor organized a community event for our subdivision for this weekend. Specifically it was a beautification project, an attempt to redress some of the urban blight that seem… --- ## [Bill Hader is my favorite current SNL performer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-hader-is-my-favorite-current-snl-performer/563966)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2010, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-hader-is-my-favorite-current-snl-performer/563966 "2010-12-20T22:20:50Z")
I love Seth Meyers, but he’s like Tina, really about the news and head writer. Bill Hader is funny as hell and the best thing about him: Range! Everyone seems to love Kristin Wiig, but while I can enjoy some of what sh… --- ## ["So, whats for dinner, Mr Coffee?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-mr-coffee/674346)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-mr-coffee/674346 "2013-12-18T15:32:17Z")
…or how I abused my kitchen appliance and stood in line at Kmart looking like an idiot. Yes, I know that if it has a heating element, you can cook with it. Technically, you can wrap steak in aluminum foil, wedge it b… --- ## [Help my friend integrate into public school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-friend-integrate-into-public-school/508561)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2009, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-friend-integrate-into-public-school/508561 "2009-09-10T18:39:20Z")
I just had a long phone call with my friend, and she needs help from secular people pronto. This friend (“don’t tell anyone my name!”) is a very very very sheltered religious girl. And I mean really sheltered. A few wee… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1830&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1832&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)