# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1844&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:** 1845 --- ## [Does the Queen Mary float freely in her berth? Is she still seaworthy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-queen-mary-float-freely-in-her-berth-is-she-still-seaworthy/302064)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2005, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-queen-mary-float-freely-in-her-berth-is-she-still-seaworthy/302064 "2005-05-04T03:40:48Z")
Since we’re going on a cruise next week, yesterday we decided to drive down to Long Beach to find out exactly where we’re supposed to go to board the ship. It turns out that it’s right next door to the QEI, which has b… --- ## [Was Rihanna just as abusive Chris Brown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-rihanna-just-as-abusive-chris-brown/521524)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2009, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-rihanna-just-as-abusive-chris-brown/521524 "2009-12-18T08:54:11Z")
Hate to drag up an old story but GC has a new interview with her. Was it ever mentioned if Rhianna had a violent temperment like Chris Brown? I know when the whole thing went down she looked beat up but he also had scr… --- ## [Who is the youngest user of the dope?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-youngest-user-of-the-dope/478592)
**Author:** [@I\_Have\_Hippos\_In\_My\_Garden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Have_Hippos_In_My_Garden)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2009, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-youngest-user-of-the-dope/478592 "2009-01-03T08:19:15Z")
Time to compare Birthdays!.. --- ## [Why are the planet's orbits so stable? (or are they?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-planets-orbits-so-stable-or-are-they/685577)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2014, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-planets-orbits-so-stable-or-are-they/685577 "2014-04-24T10:50:20Z")
Tomorrow will see an alignment of Mars, Earth, and the Sun. That got me wondering about why all the planets in the solar system don’t end up coalescing or having strange orbits. I can understand how everything was stab… --- ## [The First Terrorists in Palestine: A Timeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-terrorists-in-palestine-a-timeline/221244)
**Author:** [@Anti-Zionist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anti-Zionist)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2004, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-terrorists-in-palestine-a-timeline/221244 "2004-01-02T12:40:36Z")
In view of the tragic assassination of Count Folke Bernadotte by identited Jewish terrorists on September 17 of this year, the following report has been prepared for the use of Dr. Bunche, Count Bernadotte’s immediate re… --- ## [Why don't shower curtains fly up anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-shower-curtains-fly-up-anymore/545490)
**Author:** [@not\_alice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_alice)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-shower-curtains-fly-up-anymore/545490 "2010-07-07T05:43:35Z")
…even the ones that don’t have weights or magnets? Possible differences from the days of yore: Low flow shower heads change the amount or type of air turbulence Different materials for showe stalls/tubs affect the amo… --- ## [Doper Shot Glass Exchange](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-shot-glass-exchange/400630)
**Author:** [@feppytweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/feppytweed)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2007, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-shot-glass-exchange/400630 "2007-07-23T15:02:00Z")
Dopers! It has been almost three full years since a shot glass exchange. Led in November of 2004 by our own ButtonJockey (to whom I owe the idea of this exchange). Personally, I think 3 years is too long for such a wonde… --- ## [Military protocol: President greets Marine One guard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-protocol-president-greets-marine-one-guard/486190)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2013, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-protocol-president-greets-marine-one-guard/486190 "2013-05-24T19:23:06Z")
I was taken by some footage of President Obama boarding the Marine One helicopter last week. He stopped before entering, and turned to the guard standing there. The guard was typical Marine: sharp, crisp, alert, and at f… --- ## [Wimmens! PLEASE Mark Stuff Us Guys Ain't Supposed To Eat......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimmens-please-mark-stuff-us-guys-aint-supposed-to-eat/624204)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimmens-please-mark-stuff-us-guys-aint-supposed-to-eat/624204 "2012-06-16T13:22:54Z")
… outta the damn Fritch! (“Fritch” is “Fridge” written that way for my sweet German Mama, okay?) Anyway, I seem to be getting into real worlds of shit because all of a sudden everything in the Fritch doesn’t belong to … --- ## [Any Cultural Relevance To The China School Killings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-cultural-relevance-to-the-china-school-killings/539169)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2010, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-cultural-relevance-to-the-china-school-killings/539169 "2010-05-23T03:02:31Z")
China recently has had a spate of attacks at schools, mostly very young children. Here’s the most recent incident here: China: School killer in property dispute - CNN.com And here’s the timeline within that article for … --- ## [plane ticket out of the country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-ticket-out-of-the-country/663908)
**Author:** [@RaineyCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaineyCat)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2013, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-ticket-out-of-the-country/663908 "2013-07-22T15:27:14Z")
Last year, I flew round trip from Chicago to Cancun, Mexico. At every stop I was treated like a suspicious terrorist – my luggage was completely unpacked and I was asked to submit to a full body search. I’m a 65-year-old… --- ## [Why are antibiotics so damn hard on the digestive system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-antibiotics-so-damn-hard-on-the-digestive-system/649507)
**Author:** [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2013, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-antibiotics-so-damn-hard-on-the-digestive-system/649507 "2013-02-10T18:41:22Z")
Every single one I’ve ever had has resulted in significant discomfort to outright loss of control of the whole system, sometimes in both directions at the same time. When I have to take a prescription-level anti-nausea … --- ## [Most disgusting American candy ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-disgusting-american-candy-ever/85729)
**Author:** [@Town\_Drunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Town_Drunk)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2001, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-disgusting-american-candy-ever/85729 "2001-10-12T21:24:01Z")
It HAS to be those miniature wax bottles with the multi-colored warm sugar water. Yuck. Who buys that? The only other thing that came that close to being that repulsive was some Cherry Clan knockoff by a generic candy c… --- ## [main electrical breaker will not reset](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/main-electrical-breaker-will-not-reset/661670)
**Author:** [@jsanjo01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsanjo01)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2013, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/main-electrical-breaker-will-not-reset/661670 "2013-06-23T06:44:24Z")
During a storm a tree took down the main service line to the house. We had a new mast weather head and wiring run from the meter base up to the weather head , then the power co tied in the new service line. But now every… --- ## [Barbara Bush sees the bright side](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbara-bush-sees-the-bright-side/320266)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2005, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbara-bush-sees-the-bright-side/320266 "2005-09-13T01:10:17Z")
Barbara Bush accompanied her husband on a tour of hurricane relief centers in Houston today and was moved to point out the glad news that losing everything you own and being evacuated to another state where you exist on … --- ## [Where online can I read lots of daily comic strips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-online-can-i-read-lots-of-daily-comic-strips/594750)
**Author:** [@Dr.Righteous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Righteous)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2011, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-online-can-i-read-lots-of-daily-comic-strips/594750 "2011-09-02T04:06:42Z")
I’ve had a “build your own” comics page through chron.com for a long time, where you checked off the strips you wanted to read and it would build a customized comics page. If you bookmarked it you could come back to it e… --- ## [Why is it called "real estate"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-called-real-estate/588967)
**Author:** [@Steve\_Weston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_Weston)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-called-real-estate/588967 "2011-07-15T17:52:01Z")
Hi Ian, I’m not sure you answered the question exactly. The question was: Why is it called “real estate”? As a real estate broker in California, this is a question I’ve had for some time. Wikipedia notwistanding, I am c… --- ## [Where can I buy Scrabble in Icelandic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-scrabble-in-icelandic/494498)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2009, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-scrabble-in-icelandic/494498 "2009-05-11T21:10:16Z")
I’m looking for a copy of Icelandic Scrabble which I want to mail-order either online or over the phone. I can pay by credit card or PayPal. Unfortunately, the only Icelandic board game retailer I’ve found online, http… --- ## [What TV shows exist in the universes of other TV shows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-exist-in-the-universes-of-other-tv-shows/340464)
**Author:** [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2006, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-exist-in-the-universes-of-other-tv-shows/340464 "2006-01-21T15:33:31Z")
I just watched, last night, the episode of The West Wing where Josh talked to someone on his staff about her Star Trek pin, and this led me to wonder to what extent TV characters talk about other “real world” TV shows, m… --- ## [Is it even practical/possible to build a PC these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-even-practical-possible-to-build-a-pc-these-days/518313)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2009, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-even-practical-possible-to-build-a-pc-these-days/518313 "2009-11-22T16:33:45Z")
About a million years ago I remember you could go to the computer store and grab a motherboard, a CPU, maybe a coprocessor some RAM, etc and put together the computer of your (realistic) dreams for not a ton of money. I… --- ## [WoW SDMB Guild: Toon (avatar) names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-sdmb-guild-toon-avatar-names/441681)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2009, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-sdmb-guild-toon-avatar-names/441681 "2009-10-06T15:04:39Z")
Now that we have the World of Warcraft Straight Dope guild up and running, I thought it would be fun to introduce ourselves with a quick word of explanation about our WoW names and how they relate to our DoperNames (if t… --- ## [Someone of the wrong gender makes a polite-but-serious pass at you. Are you bothered or flattered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-of-the-wrong-gender-makes-a-polite-but-serious-pass-at-you-are-you-bothered-or-flattered/534771)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-of-the-wrong-gender-makes-a-polite-but-serious-pass-at-you-are-you-bothered-or-flattered/534771 "2010-04-10T21:27:03Z")
By wrong gender, I mean male if you’re a straight male, female if you’re a gay male, female if you’re a straight female, and male if you’re a lesbian. I see no way to let the bisexuals play. By polite but serious, I mea… --- ## [It's About Time - or - I have wasted my brain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-about-time-or-i-have-wasted-my-brain/844521)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2019, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-about-time-or-i-have-wasted-my-brain/844521 "2019-12-14T19:03:29Z")
I watched part of one episode fifty years ago but I was saying “Oh God, no,” in under three seconds. No warning. No ads telling me that crap was on this crappy channel. Not surprised that it was followed by My Mother … --- ## [Cool Words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-words/922827)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2021, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-words/922827 "2021-02-09T00:20:01Z")
I was chatting with my brother about some DIY stuff recently, and I somehow uttered two ‘words’ that immediately struck me as cool: Grub screw Plinth block Which made me think about a whole litany of words that, IMHO,… --- ## [George H.W. Bush doesn't get it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-h-w-bush-doesnt-get-it/322264)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2005, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-h-w-bush-doesnt-get-it/322264 "2005-09-20T16:48:52Z")
I’m watching the NFL and they’ve been playing the PSA for the Bush-Clinton Hurricane Fund. All of this is fine. Until I hear big daddy Bush’s closing line. “Help our Neighbors in the Gulf Coast”. Um, dumbass, you’re an … --- ## [As a responsible gun owner, we as a country need to fix this gun violence problem!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-responsible-gun-owner-we-as-a-country-need-to-fix-this-gun-violence-problem/965697)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-responsible-gun-owner-we-as-a-country-need-to-fix-this-gun-violence-problem/965697 "2022-06-07T19:57:17Z")
There are many contributing factors to our problem. It’s an American problem. We love our guns. But we can’t keep having these mass shootings! Briefly about me — I did not grow up with guns. Until the military, I never … --- ## [PC games GF and I can play together online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-games-gf-and-i-can-play-together-online/651170)
**Author:** [@ClarenceClancy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ClarenceClancy)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-games-gf-and-i-can-play-together-online/651170 "2013-02-28T17:39:18Z")
I’m looking for suggestions for games that my girlfriend and I can play online together. She plays games like bejeweled and mah jong (sp?). I’ve played almost every type of game. So, looking for something maybe a bit … --- ## [Ever been to a "good" buffet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-to-a-good-buffet/824676)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-to-a-good-buffet/824676 "2018-11-26T16:05:33Z")
Most buffets emphasize quantity over quality. Yes, there is lots of food but often little is very good. Wife and I went to a chinese buffet last night. I like those because I can never get enough crab rangoon. Anyhow th… --- ## [In YOUR opinion, when’s the best time to get cataract surgery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-opinion-when-s-the-best-time-to-get-cataract-surgery/1003189)
**Author:** [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-opinion-when-s-the-best-time-to-get-cataract-surgery/1003189 "2026-03-03T21:38:22Z")
I have cataracts in both eyes, but only one has become an issue, mainly with my distance vision. For now, I have glasses that can correct it, but the day will come when that isn’t possible any more. It’s disturbing to h… --- ## [NON-Christians post here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-christians-post-here/55579)
**Author:** [@Danielinthewolvesden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danielinthewolvesden)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2001, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-christians-post-here/55579 "2001-03-02T06:00:07Z")
To balance things out. No need to exactly define your faith or lack there-of (but go ahead if you want), just chime in if you are a Atheist, Agnostic, Secular Humanist, Pagan, Jew, Muslim, Budhist, etc. Of course, i am … --- ## [Feeling Lonely](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeling-lonely/785982)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2017, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeling-lonely/785982 "2017-05-27T18:54:07Z")
Just feeling lonely. Almost turning 35 soon. I wonder if I’ll keep getting more lonely as I get older. It’s mostly in the area of wanting to have a partner again. But it’s hard to stay motivated to keep trying. Went on a… --- ## [In which life is really difficult for people without drivers' licenses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-life-is-really-difficult-for-people-without-drivers-licenses/552283)
**Author:** [@TheMerchandise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMerchandise)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2010, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-life-is-really-difficult-for-people-without-drivers-licenses/552283 "2010-09-08T06:56:21Z")
Or: I am really annoyed with my boyfriend right now This Saturday, my boyfriend and I are flying to California to go to a wedding. Specifically, it’s his college buddy’s wedding and he’s one of the groomsmen. It’s a mad… --- ## [The Hurt Locker: One big pile of suck (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hurt-locker-one-big-pile-of-suck-open-spoilers/536453)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2010, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hurt-locker-one-big-pile-of-suck-open-spoilers/536453 "2010-04-20T04:40:42Z")
Full Disclosure: I heard about the movie long before it won the Oscar for Best Picture, but I passed on it because my Iraq/Afghanistan Tough Guy Buddy War Movie tank was completely full. I had seen a few of the other no… --- ## [Desperate old stranger needs frank opinions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-old-stranger-needs-frank-opinions/429640)
**Author:** [@Blushing\_Battleaxe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blushing_Battleaxe)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2008, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-old-stranger-needs-frank-opinions/429640 "2008-01-28T16:42:21Z")
Dear Doping Community, I am not a member but I come to you, as I really do not know where else to turn. Being of fixed income, I can not afford a membership. I have been keeping a secret for maybe a year now, something … --- ## [What is the best Pre 1985 Video Arcade game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-pre-1985-video-arcade-game/300730)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2005, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-pre-1985-video-arcade-game/300730 "2005-04-27T19:02:47Z")
What is the best Video Arcade Game prior to 1985. 1.Lets Leave Pac-man and his kind out of this. We all know he will dominate any way. 2.The Game HAS to have been an Arcade Coin-op Cabinet. 3.(Obviously) the game has … --- ## [Sports fans: Do you root for your home team/teams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-fans-do-you-root-for-your-home-team-teams/568531)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2011, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-fans-do-you-root-for-your-home-team-teams/568531 "2011-01-24T08:11:34Z")
And if not, why? I’ve lived in Pittsburgh my entire life, and it’s never occurred to me to cheer any other teams than the Steelers or the Penguins. I guess it’s a hometown pride thing, but I can’t see picking a team ba… --- ## [Restaurants and their bathrooms.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-and-their-bathrooms/623298)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2012, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-and-their-bathrooms/623298 "2012-05-30T16:52:47Z")
How do you feel about restaurants that restrict bathroom use to customers only? Is it okay to use the restroom of a restaurant without purchasing anything? Personally, I am not comfortable using the restroom in a resta… --- ## [So, does it get any easier in a relationship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-does-it-get-any-easier-in-a-relationship/455986)
**Author:** [@Vulnerant\_Omnes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vulnerant_Omnes)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2008, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-does-it-get-any-easier-in-a-relationship/455986 "2008-07-12T12:50:44Z")
We’ve been together 7 years, now, and this last week has just been particularly trying. I’ve been working until 2am almost all week, and almost the entire month. I can’t help it, when it’s crunch time, it’s crunch time.… --- ## [The hoopoe bird came rapping at my chamber door](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hoopoe-bird-came-rapping-at-my-chamber-door/744553)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2018, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hoopoe-bird-came-rapping-at-my-chamber-door/744553 "2018-03-20T12:41:06Z")
It was three years ago (:eek: \*) I first mentioned the pair of hoopoe birds that have taken up residence near our house, evidently loving my wife’s garden. They keep making nests in the same rain gutter at the corner of… --- ## [Tail Wind / Head Wind Flying Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tail-wind-head-wind-flying-question/395790)
**Author:** [@quicken78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quicken78)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2007, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tail-wind-head-wind-flying-question/395790 "2007-03-16T23:27:37Z")
A friend of mine recently stated that flight times were reduced when flying with a tail wind, and increased when flying with a head wind. We spent about twenty minutes going over pseudo-physics, but couldn’t convince ea… --- ## [What effect would siege weapons have on a modern army?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-effect-would-siege-weapons-have-on-a-modern-army/581069)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-effect-would-siege-weapons-have-on-a-modern-army/581069 "2011-05-10T07:39:08Z")
If you used siege weapons (catapults, ballista, ect) against a modern infantry and armored vehicles, how much damage would they do? --- ## [Screw you, Mrs. Control Freak](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-mrs-control-freak/264524)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2004, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-mrs-control-freak/264524 "2004-09-24T14:05:28Z")
This evening I was eating dinner at Panda Express when I ran into the parent of a former member of the tutoring center I work at. We started talking and things got to what I was going to do with my future. She asked me w… --- ## [Kratom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kratom/763475)
**Author:** [@Hill\_Billy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hill_Billy)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2016, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kratom/763475 "2016-09-07T01:39:30Z")
Has anyone here tried Kratom? I love it I don’t drink, smoke, or use drugs so this stuff is perfect for me. --- ## [Men with time to read all this...give me a little hope about this relationship, pleas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-with-time-to-read-all-this-give-me-a-little-hope-about-this-relationship-pleas/375657)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-with-time-to-read-all-this-give-me-a-little-hope-about-this-relationship-pleas/375657 "2015-12-11T20:58:19Z")
I’m going to try and lay this out as cleanly as I can but I want enough of a picture that your responses, should you choose to give them, will be based on sufficient information. May of this year… I’m a little less than… --- ## [Thoughts on Redshirting - Kindergarten](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-redshirting-kindergarten/728885)
**Author:** [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2015, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-redshirting-kindergarten/728885 "2015-11-06T06:44:16Z")
So this has been asked before, that is, the pros and cons of Red Shirting a child so that they start Kindergarten a year later then they otherwise could start. Seeing how kids are starting school again I thought I would… --- ## [Can congress pass a bill disallowing the SCOTUS to hear cases on SSM?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-congress-pass-a-bill-disallowing-the-scotus-to-hear-cases-on-ssm/718347)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2015, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-congress-pass-a-bill-disallowing-the-scotus-to-hear-cases-on-ssm/718347 "2015-04-27T16:05:07Z")
So Steve King got the bright idea to pass a bill that would bar the SCOTUS from hearing SSM cases. Here. Of course this bill has no chance of making it through both houses, but even if it did, can congress do that? It s… --- ## [Wife 5 months into pregnancy and I'm falling for another woman. Aarghh!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-5-months-into-pregnancy-and-im-falling-for-another-woman-aarghh/505430)
**Author:** [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2009, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-5-months-into-pregnancy-and-im-falling-for-another-woman-aarghh/505430 "2009-08-06T16:00:06Z")
Last weekend after some heavy drinking I found myself pushed into a dark ladies’ room where a woman that had been flirting with me all night proceeded to hop onto my lap and start kissing heavily. This happened right aft… --- ## [Moral obligation to disclose pregnancy/parenthood to potential employers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moral-obligation-to-disclose-pregnancy-parenthood-to-potential-employers/398864)
**Author:** [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2007, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moral-obligation-to-disclose-pregnancy-parenthood-to-potential-employers/398864 "2007-04-10T04:04:35Z")
In this thread a debate sprung up on whether a pregnant woman has a moral obligation to disclose her condition to potential employers. In the United States, a woman has no legal obligation to disclose her pregnancy to p… --- ## [That Enzyte Bob Guy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-enzyte-bob-guy/506692)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2009, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-enzyte-bob-guy/506692 "2009-08-19T15:01:51Z")
How come, if that stuff was found to be fraudulent, is he still on TV with that shit-eating grin, y’all? And do they still sponsor a NASCAR driver? Only thing I can figure is they were so successful they were able to b… --- ## [What happens if I park in a Expecting Mothers space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-i-park-in-a-expecting-mothers-space/777436)
**Author:** [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2017, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-i-park-in-a-expecting-mothers-space/777436 "2017-01-20T21:28:54Z")
Besides being a jerk, is there anything to prevent me from parking in an Expecting Mothers or Electric Car space? Can I get ticketed/towed if I park my normal car while not being pregnant in those slots? I understand p… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1843&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1845&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)