# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1845&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:** 1846 --- ## [How would you react to this April Fools joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-react-to-this-april-fools-joke/717053)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2015, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-react-to-this-april-fools-joke/717053 "2015-04-08T20:15:18Z")
For this scenario if you aren’t in a relationship just pretend that you are. Its the morning of April 1st but you’ve forgotten its April Fools day. Your partner comes over to you with a serious look on their face, its ob… --- ## [Is there a limit to the number of stamps I can put on an envelope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-limit-to-the-number-of-stamps-i-can-put-on-an-envelope/409549)
**Author:** [@dgrdfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dgrdfd)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2007, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-limit-to-the-number-of-stamps-i-can-put-on-an-envelope/409549 "2007-06-27T18:56:01Z")
I couldn’t find any single 41 cent stamps (only had books of 20) everywhere I went and I really need to mail a letter. i bought 50 one cent stamps. Can I put them all over the envelope in lieu of the single stamp? Are th… --- ## [So how do humans compare to other creatures physically?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-humans-compare-to-other-creatures-physically/549013)
**Author:** [@Bisected8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bisected8)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-humans-compare-to-other-creatures-physically/549013 "2010-08-05T14:58:07Z")
I’ve heard the “humans’ mains strength is tool usage” line hundreds of times in fiction and non-fiction, with the general implication “civilisation” is what means we’re the planet’s dominant species (whatever that actual… --- ## [My Fool Brother & my dead Brother's Estate.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fool-brother-my-dead-brothers-estate/770410)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fool-brother-my-dead-brothers-estate/770410 "2017-04-24T20:19:53Z")
My youngest brother, Andy, died late last year. My Sister was named executor. Andy’s estate is small, due to debts, divorce, & bills. About $25K each, total, for the three of us, after all fees & bills. And now, my I… --- ## [When does a paragraph begin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-a-paragraph-begin/660919)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-a-paragraph-begin/660919 "2013-06-13T21:14:07Z")
This is a simple question that Googling is not answering: If you have a paragraph that began on a previous page and continued onto the next, does that portion count as paragraph 1 on the next page, or is the next full p… --- ## [How affordable is nuclear energy really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-affordable-is-nuclear-energy-really/469805)
**Author:** [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2008, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-affordable-is-nuclear-energy-really/469805 "2008-10-30T19:36:20Z")
As far as I know, nuclear power is subsidized right now, which I take it means it’s more expensive than coal or gas or other conventional ways of producing electricity (setting fire to things). Some questions: A) Takin… --- ## [After naked male yoga would a hetero man be within his rights to be PO'd if approached sexually?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-naked-male-yoga-would-a-hetero-man-be-within-his-rights-to-be-pod-if-approached-sexually/648627)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2013, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-naked-male-yoga-would-a-hetero-man-be-within-his-rights-to-be-pod-if-approached-sexually/648627 "2013-01-30T18:16:26Z")
Re this video http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/life-video/video-behind-the-scenes-at-a-naked-yoga-class-in-edmonton/article7619159/ and this wiki Should a hetero man wishing to do try this go into it expecting that… --- ## [Is the Sanders campaign using professional trolls online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sanders-campaign-using-professional-trolls-online/752913)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2016, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sanders-campaign-using-professional-trolls-online/752913 "2016-05-01T20:42:41Z")
Electoral-Vote, a very widely respected political blog has an interesting article about paid trolling online. It was also the subject of a Daily Kos article. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/4/22/1518673/-Bernie-Sa… --- ## [We need better anti-retard filters for reporters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-better-anti-retard-filters-for-reporters/482659)
**Author:** [@Chief\_Pedant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chief_Pedant)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2009, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-better-anti-retard-filters-for-reporters/482659 "2009-01-26T22:06:05Z")
Today’s example, but there are so many others… (voiceover while a Spanish farmer is holding a placard showing 871,2 Kg\*) “Just before slaughter, the cow weighed in at 8,712 Kilograms. That’s 2,866 pounds!” No it does… --- ## [Saving money by turning off your water heater](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-money-by-turning-off-your-water-heater/280451)
**Author:** [@biddee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/biddee)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2004, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-money-by-turning-off-your-water-heater/280451 "2004-12-20T20:19:49Z")
We’ve just moved into a new house with an electric water heater. Our last place had a solar water heater. Electricity costs are really high here and to try and save money, we’ve been turning off the water heater and pump… --- ## [Should patents be forfeited if the product isn't produced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-patents-be-forfeited-if-the-product-isnt-produced/746440)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2016, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-patents-be-forfeited-if-the-product-isnt-produced/746440 "2016-02-28T16:40:58Z")
A large problem for innovators today is patent trolls. Companies will buy out patents for things that might not have been produced. They will then sit on the patents to sue anyone who tries to build something similar. … --- ## [Half-Blood Prince casting news](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-blood-prince-casting-news/412936)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2007, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-blood-prince-casting-news/412936 "2007-11-14T12:36:46Z")
I just read this. Naomi Watts as Narcissa Malfoy! (yes, she is British even though people think of her as an Aussie) Joseph Feinnes (brother of Voldy himself, Ralph) Stuart Townsend The roles of Feinnes and Townsend … --- ## [Is there an infinite amount of UPC numbers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-infinite-amount-of-upc-numbers/692727)
**Author:** [@Shig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shig)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-infinite-amount-of-upc-numbers/692727 "2014-07-11T06:26:03Z")
I’m just wondering about barcodes. It doesn’t seem like there could possibly be enough 12 digit combinations for all the products available. Can someone shed some light? --- ## [How did Dr. Dre get so rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-dr-dre-get-so-rich/688472)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-dr-dre-get-so-rich/688472 "2014-05-16T18:10:15Z")
I always thought Ice Cube would be the NWA member who made it big in business. When Eazy E was ripping everyone else off Cube left the group and struck out on his own. Dr. Dre called him a Benedict Arnold for doing that,… --- ## [Help with annoying neighbor kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-annoying-neighbor-kids/655567)
**Author:** [@Beeotrice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beeotrice)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2013, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-annoying-neighbor-kids/655567 "2013-04-18T23:56:51Z")
So, about a year ago, the nice old man who lived behind me moved out and was replaced with a family with 4-6 young kids (between ~2 - ~11). The whole family is very noisy. I live in a small condo building, and my unit is… --- ## [Where do geese go to die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-geese-go-to-die/448242)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2008, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-geese-go-to-die/448242 "2008-05-12T02:17:43Z")
As I was running along the towpath of the Delaware & Raritan canal this afternoon, I was pleased to see all of the baby geese out (goslings?) Every hundred yards or so I was greeted by a pair of big huge fat mommy and d… --- ## [Is there anything that can make swimming in New England beaches truly comfortable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-that-can-make-swimming-in-new-england-beaches-truly-comfortable/654872)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-that-can-make-swimming-in-new-england-beaches-truly-comfortable/654872 "2013-04-08T15:44:39Z")
Here is the bottom line. I LOVE the ocean but only if I can swim in it but I HATE cold water. I know that from a lifetime of experience. It isn’t that I haven’t swam in cold water many times. I have but it really just ge… --- ## [How Do You Make Buttered Toast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-buttered-toast/259585)
**Author:** [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2006, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-buttered-toast/259585 "2006-02-12T05:41:01Z")
use a toaster-oven, butter one or both sides. Toast all at one time. Alternatively butter one side of bread, place on baking sheet and insert in oven under broiler until it reaches the golden brown color desired. Repe… --- ## [Do gay gals especially hate Anne Heche?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-gay-gals-especially-hate-anne-heche/143655)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2002, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-gay-gals-especially-hate-anne-heche/143655 "2002-12-20T16:23:07Z")
I mean no disrespect here, apologies if any offense is taken. I have two female gay friends that both despise Anne Heche, and I’m curious if this is a widely held opinion. Their take on it: She wasn’t getting enough r… --- ## [OK. Can we agree that it isn't a "lifestyle choice" now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-can-we-agree-that-it-isnt-a-lifestyle-choice-now/386053)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2007, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-can-we-agree-that-it-isnt-a-lifestyle-choice-now/386053 "2007-01-01T10:50:39Z")
Another evangelical minister bites the dust. Any chance he’s going to get his parishoners to realize that homosexuality is not a “lifestyle choice”? I doubt it… Five years old. You don’t “choose” your sexuality at … --- ## [WTF Do You Mean By This DeLay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-do-you-mean-by-this-delay/297173)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2005, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-do-you-mean-by-this-delay/297173 "2005-04-16T01:48:18Z")
Delay’s statement on Terri Shaivo’s passing. (emphasis mine) Note, that’s the entire statement from the majority leader’s website, so I’m not quoting anything out of context. WTF does he mean by that? Is he planning… --- ## [Do you love your city? Sell it to me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-love-your-city-sell-it-to-me/633212)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-love-your-city-sell-it-to-me/633212 "2012-09-13T18:46:48Z")
In a few days, I’m going to be kicked out of my home. The landlords want to rent it to someone else, so I’m out. I have nowhere to live. I’ve been searching and calling and e-mailing and running around looking for a pla… --- ## [What literary character are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-literary-character-are-you/669447)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2013, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-literary-character-are-you/669447 "2013-10-01T11:49:13Z")
Quiz here. I got Hermione from Harry Potter – I’ll take it. --- ## [............. \[fun with Google Translate\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-google-translate/681222)
**Author:** [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2014, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-google-translate/681222 "2014-02-18T13:46:03Z")
just saw this: go to google translate enter some dots translate to Japanese click on listen --- ## [NFL Week 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/766636)
**Author:** [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2016, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/766636 "2016-09-29T23:02:43Z")
Well, everyone is too stunned by Jacoby Brissett to post this week’s thread, so I’ll do it. Schedule: Thursday, Sep. 22 Texans at Patriots 8:25 p.m. Sunday, Sep. 25 Cardinals at Bills 1:00 p.m. Raiders at Tit… --- ## [Did Marty McFly cause problems with "Star Wars?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-marty-mcfly-cause-problems-with-star-wars/702015)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2014, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-marty-mcfly-cause-problems-with-star-wars/702015 "2014-10-24T01:54:34Z")
Got to thinking about this last night. In the first Back to the Future, Marty dresses up in his radiation suit and goes and visits George McFly while he’s sleeping. He says that he’s Darth Vader from the planet Vulcan, … --- ## [Bacardi commercial - no carbs or calories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacardi-commercial-no-carbs-or-calories/254537)
**Author:** [@Club\_33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Club_33)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2004, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacardi-commercial-no-carbs-or-calories/254537 "2004-07-12T01:54:28Z")
Just a quick question… I recently saw a commercial for Bacardi that claims that a rum and diet coke has no carbs and no calories. How is that possible? I thought all alcohol, especially one made from sugar would contain… --- ## [Plural of acronym ending in "S"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plural-of-acronym-ending-in-s/552027)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plural-of-acronym-ending-in-s/552027 "2010-08-31T01:59:37Z")
Do you just add an “s” or do you add “es” like it would be pronounced? CMSs CMSes ? --- ## [Should employees have access to company books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-employees-have-access-to-company-books/574704)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2011, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-employees-have-access-to-company-books/574704 "2011-03-16T00:57:00Z")
In the NFL lockout thread, people are discussing whether employees should have access to company books, especially in a collective bargaining context. I believe employees ABSOLUTELY should have access, so they have a sen… --- ## [Whore bath?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whore-bath/140632)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2002, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whore-bath/140632 "2002-12-06T23:34:53Z")
Many moons ago I heard this phrase. Apparently, if one washes one’s upper torso while standing at a sink, one is taking a “whore bath”. I can understand the meaning. Has anyone else heard this phrase? Any ideas as to it… --- ## [In the TV show JAG, why does the word Zulu appear after a time of day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-tv-show-jag-why-does-the-word-zulu-appear-after-a-time-of-day/397202)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2007, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-tv-show-jag-why-does-the-word-zulu-appear-after-a-time-of-day/397202 "2007-03-24T16:29:59Z")
Well, I’ve been cut to the quick. I crowed recently about being able to watch ST:TOS while doing my cardio at the gym, but the channel recently replaced it with Sanford and Son. So I’ve been watching JAG on USA, the s… --- ## [What's your home's Walk Score?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-homes-walk-score/496560)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2009, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-homes-walk-score/496560 "2009-05-20T17:00:09Z")
Walk Score is a rating of how walkable your neighborhood is, factoring in things like the distance to a grocery store, restaurants, bars, coffee shops, schools, parks, libraries, drug stores, etc. I’m moving into a hous… --- ## [Any advice or experience regarding used 2002 Saab 9-3?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advice-or-experience-regarding-used-2002-saab-9-3/496230)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2009, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advice-or-experience-regarding-used-2002-saab-9-3/496230 "2009-05-17T18:16:59Z")
Tomorrow I am going to Indianapolis to look at this 2002 Saab 9-3. The price seems good, and it has relatively low miles for a used car in that price range. Externally and internally the thing looks stylish and in pretty… --- ## [The coolest cat always wins the presidential race theory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-cat-always-wins-the-presidential-race-theory/635005)
**Author:** [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2016, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-cat-always-wins-the-presidential-race-theory/635005 "2016-11-19T15:33:29Z")
In the modern era. . . say since TV became a big deal. . . the coolest cat has always won the presidential race: Kennedy\* - Nixon: No one’s cooler than JFK, come on! Johnson\* - Goldwater: Johnson seemed to have a prett… --- ## [Which is the uglier fish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-uglier-fish/399960)
**Author:** [@Vision\_of\_Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vision_of_Love)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2007, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-uglier-fish/399960 "2007-04-17T21:30:20Z")
The ANGLERFISH or the BLOBFISH? Anglerfish - The scary fish from Finding Nemo and Blue Planet. Blobfish - Rare, and… Well, just take a gander at the thing. This is a poll, I guess! I just wanted an excuse to post a p… --- ## [What was the Soviet reaction to news of the JFK assassination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-soviet-reaction-to-news-of-the-jfk-assassination/524667)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2010, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-soviet-reaction-to-news-of-the-jfk-assassination/524667 "2010-01-17T21:25:59Z")
There’s a lot of info on American reporting of the JFK assassination, but is there much info on what the reaction was in Moscow? Did they consider that it might have been some rogue agent of theirs? It would have nine … --- ## [total solar eclipse or sometimes I hate my job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-solar-eclipse-or-sometimes-i-hate-my-job/503102)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-solar-eclipse-or-sometimes-i-hate-my-job/503102 "2009-07-23T00:13:34Z")
I have lived in China or greater China for 20+ years. I have also wanted to see a total solar eclipse (one of those 100 things to experience before you croak). Guess what is happening next Wednesday? Nearly 6 minutes of … --- ## [Which parts of the cow are not used?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-parts-of-the-cow-are-not-used/511886)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2009, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-parts-of-the-cow-are-not-used/511886 "2009-09-30T17:02:34Z")
I was at the fair on the weekend and a booth in the agricultural building claimed that we used 98% of the cow. Which parts of the cow are not used? --- ## [I will not accommodate or excuse his misogyny.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-not-accommodate-or-excuse-his-misogyny/241328)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2004, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-not-accommodate-or-excuse-his-misogyny/241328 "2004-04-30T20:31:14Z")
Let me start with a little background. MONDAY At work we get cases. Right now the case I’m administrating is hot while most of the other cases are not. A co-worker is assigned to help with my case on his down time. We’… --- ## [How would you prosecute the wars differently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-prosecute-the-wars-differently/513843)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2009, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-prosecute-the-wars-differently/513843 "2009-10-17T17:36:44Z")
How would you prosecute the war in Afghanistan, the War on Terror or the War in Iraq differently from how they are being handled now? Let’s pretend that we are not allowed to go back in time. If you were advising Presi… --- ## [Uh-oh (bought OEM software unawares)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-bought-oem-software-unawares/547899)
**Author:** [@Angel\_of\_Doubt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_Doubt)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-bought-oem-software-unawares/547899 "2010-07-26T04:48:24Z")
Trying to be budget conscious, I purchased an MS-Office product from an online vendor and paid for the purchase through Amazon. .It is for a new laptop. When I did this I had no idea what OEM meant. I knew what OEM stoo… --- ## [Bush and Biblical explanation for the Grand Canyon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-and-biblical-explanation-for-the-grand-canyon/270231)
**Author:** [@Rashak\_Mani](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rashak_Mani)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2004, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-and-biblical-explanation-for-the-grand-canyon/270231 "2004-11-22T01:35:44Z")
PARK SERVICE STICKS WITH BIBLICAL EXPLANATION FOR GRAND CANYON Latest Bush: Biblical explanation for the Grand Canyon book Quick Question: Creationism includes this ? I thought it was only God made life… Well it seem… --- ## [The 5 Most Horrifying Bugs in the World](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-5-most-horrifying-bugs-in-the-world/465215)
**Author:** [@beanpod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beanpod)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2008, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-5-most-horrifying-bugs-in-the-world/465215 "2008-09-27T17:25:06Z")
Because I was coerced into reading this foul article, and because misery loves company, I came here to share it with you all. Behold: The 5 Most Horrifying Bugs in the World Enjoy. I’m off to buy 8000 yards of mosquit… --- ## [Frank Abagnale question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-abagnale-question/343666)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-abagnale-question/343666 "2021-07-08T07:36:27Z")
I met the man about 15 years ago. Guy could charm the birds out of the trees. And his lectures are OUTSTANDING!! Does anyone know if he’s ever asked for/received a pardon fr his crimes? It’s been like 40 years now. --- ## [ADHD kid refuses to sleep](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adhd-kid-refuses-to-sleep/573965)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2011, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adhd-kid-refuses-to-sleep/573965 "2011-03-09T20:23:44Z")
My girlfriend’s ten-year-old daughter has ADHD. For the past six months or so - since long before I came on the scene - Girlfriend has been having issues with Daughter going to bed and sleep. No matter how tired she mi… --- ## [When did country music jump the shark?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-country-music-jump-the-shark/827736)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2019, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-country-music-jump-the-shark/827736 "2019-01-31T16:39:57Z")
I haven’t really listened to country music since about the mid 1980’s. So I was rather surprised at what I heard when I listened to a local country radio station for nearly an hour while waiting to have new tires install… --- ## [Carbs don't matter, it's only the calories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carbs-dont-matter-its-only-the-calories/517110)
**Author:** [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2009, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carbs-dont-matter-its-only-the-calories/517110 "2009-11-13T15:04:35Z")
This might migrate to IMHO or MPSIMS, but the debate is, I guess, do you agree? Do you have comparative experiences? --- ## [A Hypothetical Duck in the White House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hypothetical-duck-in-the-white-house/238524)
**Author:** [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2004, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hypothetical-duck-in-the-white-house/238524 "2004-04-15T18:09:08Z")
In the event that an intellectually impaired, emotionally unintelligent and/or criminally corrupt citizen became the President of the United States, what clues would we have? How would we recognize that this is the wron… --- ## [Seriously, how does a Curler benefit from doping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-how-does-a-curler-benefit-from-doping/809430)
**Author:** [@Razncain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Razncain)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2018, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-how-does-a-curler-benefit-from-doping/809430 "2018-02-28T02:44:41Z")
I seen where a Russian had been found guilty of illegal doping in the Olympics for curling. Why? How could that possibly help him? I can get for speed, strength, stamina, these things can give an edge. But for curling? Y… --- ## [So, I'm New.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-new/673223)
**Author:** [@Purin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purin)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2013, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-new/673223 "2013-11-09T05:28:40Z")
Hey, s’pose i’d introduce myself. My name is Purin血, (血 is the kanji for blood, just in case you weren’t knowledgable on the ol’ japanese-y shenanigans) or Lexi if you would prefer. I am 15. I’m an avid fan of anime and… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1844&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1846&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)