# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1846&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:** 1847 --- ## ['I've never met a dog' Huh, really?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-met-a-dog-huh-really/643003)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-met-a-dog-huh-really/643003 "2012-12-07T20:23:29Z")
Inspired by a distinctly odd facebook conversation I was a disbelieving viewer of recently. A friend posted a pic of his dog and another person (friend of a friend) commented that he’d never ‘met’ a dog. From further qu… --- ## [What evidence is there that American POWs were left behind in Vietnam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-evidence-is-there-that-american-pows-were-left-behind-in-vietnam/934087)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-evidence-is-there-that-american-pows-were-left-behind-in-vietnam/934087 "2021-06-30T18:39:34Z")
My title is my question. Is there credible evidence that Vietnam did not return all the POWs? --- ## [What's the point of "liberal" Christianity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-liberal-christianity/385932)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2007, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-liberal-christianity/385932 "2007-01-03T03:25:39Z")
I’m getting weary of The Great Atheist War of 2006 and all the ad hominem attacks therein, but I believe there are still many questions it has left unanswered and I’d like to do discuss these in a - hopefully - calmer en… --- ## [The Falklands War started 33 years ago today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-falklands-war-started-33-years-ago-today/716618)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-falklands-war-started-33-years-ago-today/716618 "2015-10-20T22:30:03Z")
And we haven’t forgotten. A big BZ to all the troops who fought. --- ## [List of superheroes who have stayed dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-superheroes-who-have-stayed-dead/350240)
**Author:** [@First\_Amongst\_Daves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/First_Amongst_Daves)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2006, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-superheroes-who-have-stayed-dead/350240 "2006-04-06T02:11:02Z")
No resurrections (Phoenix, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, dozens of others), clones (Goodwin/Simonson Manhunter), manifestation as ghosts or demons (Deadman, Ghost Rider) permitted. Dead, and then that’s it, no return. Visi… --- ## [X-Files: Was it ever determined that CSM was Mulder's father? (Spoiler, I guess)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-files-was-it-ever-determined-that-csm-was-mulders-father-spoiler-i-guess/139532)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2002, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-files-was-it-ever-determined-that-csm-was-mulders-father-spoiler-i-guess/139532 "2002-11-30T18:51:15Z")
I’m watching the X-Files movie FX, and I can’t remember if it was ever determined if the Cig. Smoking Man was indeed Mulder’s biological father. Was this question ever resolved? --- ## [I don't understand the hatred toward political dynasties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-the-hatred-toward-political-dynasties/791921)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2017, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-the-hatred-toward-political-dynasties/791921 "2017-07-28T10:50:20Z")
I simply don’t understand the intense hatred of 1000 burning suns towards any relation of an office holder seeking elected office for themselves. Growing up in a political household, you’re going to be exposed to politic… --- ## [Federal agencies not headquartered in the DC area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-agencies-not-headquartered-in-the-dc-area/772137)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2016, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-agencies-not-headquartered-in-the-dc-area/772137 "2016-11-17T17:03:44Z")
What federal agencies are not headquartered in the Washington DC area? Excluded from this question are regional subdivisions of agencies and military units. So far I’ve come up with only two: CDC (Dekalb County, Georgi… --- ## [American perceptions of the "Special relationship"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-perceptions-of-the-special-relationship/583143)
**Author:** [@Bakhesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bakhesh)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-perceptions-of-the-special-relationship/583143 "2011-05-26T16:32:37Z")
I’ve just seen Obama and Cameron doing a press conference where talk about how our two countries have ‘a special relationship’… http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13533306 I was curious what the perception of this i… --- ## [My friend is mentally ill and is driving me nuts. what do I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-is-mentally-ill-and-is-driving-me-nuts-what-do-i-do/667919)
**Author:** [@sophiaddp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sophiaddp)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2013, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-is-mentally-ill-and-is-driving-me-nuts-what-do-i-do/667919 "2013-09-04T17:15:08Z")
I was friend with this girl when I was in college. We were both transfer students and met during orientation. She seemed nice and cool first and we ended up becoming roommates for a whole year and half. This was the most… --- ## [Western vs. Japanese culture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/western-vs-japanese-culture/570072)
**Author:** [@Blut\_Aus\_Nord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blut_Aus_Nord)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/western-vs-japanese-culture/570072 "2011-02-25T06:26:09Z")
I’ve started to read NTC’s Dictionary of Japan’s Cultural Code Words by Boye Lafayette De Mente, which covers a bunch of concepts that are nearly untranslatable or incomprehensible from a Western perspective. It seems to… --- ## [Post an obscure word, its definition, and use it in a sentence.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-an-obscure-word-its-definition-and-use-it-in-a-sentence/455916)
**Author:** [@DudleyGarrett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DudleyGarrett)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2008, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-an-obscure-word-its-definition-and-use-it-in-a-sentence/455916 "2008-07-14T23:19:11Z")
I’m always game for improving my vocabulary. I’ll start. Ustulate, pronounced us-choo-lit, defined as “blackened as if burned.” I prefer my toast ustulate. --- ## [Criminal Obscene Fantasy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criminal-obscene-fantasy/500085)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2009, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criminal-obscene-fantasy/500085 "2009-06-21T18:13:18Z")
I hope I have some history in these environs as a conservative, and, despite my former employment as a PD, some credibility as being generally on the “law and order” side of the fence. But the recent obscenity convictio… --- ## [Sell home, rent, then buy another home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-home-rent-then-buy-another-home/714414)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2019, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-home-rent-then-buy-another-home/714414 "2019-07-05T02:13:39Z")
I was told that contingent home sales were more difficult to do these days. I was advised to sell our home, close on it, get the actual cash in the bank and rent while shopping for a new home. That we should avoid with h… --- ## [Froggy death postures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/froggy-death-postures/114847)
**Author:** [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2003, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/froggy-death-postures/114847 "2003-08-25T05:30:58Z")
Covert Ops in the office. We’ve got one of those sand-filled frog paperweight-like things here that has spent months adorning the top of the water bottle on the water cooler. Whenever the bottle gets changed out, someon… --- ## [Why is the F-word so offensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-f-word-so-offensive/122599)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2002, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-f-word-so-offensive/122599 "2002-08-09T04:10:30Z")
I was wondering today; why is “fuck” sort of the flagship of offensive words in American/Canadian English? We’ve had threads on the word before, and Cecil has reported on whether or not it’s an acronym (it isn’t) but I … --- ## [Shouldn't Muslims be a little more understanding about the Crusades?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shouldnt-muslims-be-a-little-more-understanding-about-the-crusades/782898)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2017, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shouldnt-muslims-be-a-little-more-understanding-about-the-crusades/782898 "2017-03-28T15:09:20Z")
I just watched a documentary on the Crusades seen from the Arabs’ point of view. In it several Muslim historians, and even a couple of Western ones, were excoriating the Crusades as ruthless adventurism by men in search … --- ## [OK, PETA Now I'm listening!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-peta-now-im-listening/483347)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2009, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-peta-now-im-listening/483347 "2009-01-31T16:55:48Z")
This is an ad NBC refused to run during the SUper Bowl (NSFW). (It is not gross or disgusting, quite the opposite.) OK PETA, I am intrigued by your ideas and wish to subscribe to your newsletter. (not really, but still…… --- ## [Minute rants. Add your own.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minute-rants-add-your-own/153774)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2003, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minute-rants-add-your-own/153774 "2003-02-21T03:46:19Z")
\[sub\]A thread for really short rants that don’t warrent their own threads. \[/sub\] I was watching TV last night and saw a commercial for some SUV or another, and this time they were claiming that the SUV was one that was… --- ## [Traveling from the U.S. to Canada with a DUI - your experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-from-the-u-s-to-canada-with-a-dui-your-experiences/780407)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2018, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-from-the-u-s-to-canada-with-a-dui-your-experiences/780407 "2018-04-04T01:51:47Z")
So my husband got a DUI in September of last year. He was just told by one of the other people attending one of his mandatory classes that he’d be unable now to travel to Canada with this on his record. I’ve been Googl… --- ## [Apollo 13 (the movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-13-the-movie/261972)
**Author:** [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2004, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-13-the-movie/261972 "2004-08-31T17:27:01Z")
Just an appreciation thread. I just watched it (not for the first time) and I just think it’s a great movie. Yes, it’s sometimes over-the-top in a Spielberg kind of way; yes, the line between fact and fiction is someti… --- ## [Transmission slips out.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transmission-slips-out/548769)
**Author:** [@tiger747](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiger747)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transmission-slips-out/548769 "2010-08-02T20:06:53Z")
I have a 1998 Nissan Sentra. The car has been doing great when accelerating, but now it sounded like it didn’t want to. I currently live in a neighborhood where some people (glad a few moved) think I’m a taxi driver. Al… --- ## [Do you clean out the lint trap after you dry clothes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-clean-out-the-lint-trap-after-you-dry-clothes/322505)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2005, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-clean-out-the-lint-trap-after-you-dry-clothes/322505 "2005-09-22T01:00:40Z")
Well, you should! --- ## [Does every element have a half life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-every-element-have-a-half-life/168687)
**Author:** [@PATC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PATC)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2003, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-every-element-have-a-half-life/168687 "2003-04-15T07:59:25Z")
A little debate at work today. Does every element have a half life or only the radioactive ones? If they all do then why and if not then why? thanks, Pat --- ## [Could a slower bullet cause more damage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-slower-bullet-cause-more-damage/703836)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2014, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-slower-bullet-cause-more-damage/703836 "2014-11-08T20:48:49Z")
If you shoot someone in the head the bullet will most likely penetrate the skull and cause damage on the brain on its path. If the bullet is travelling fast enough it will pierce the other side of the skull and keep goin… --- ## [How does exercise help you lose weight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-exercise-help-you-lose-weight/612003)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2012, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-exercise-help-you-lose-weight/612003 "2012-02-09T00:05:59Z")
Yes I know the whole calories in vs. calories out paradigm, but I was doing some calculations and I’m sure I can find many threads where Dopers hold to that ideal. In fact, 2 I started about type of diet and effect of d… --- ## [I think the Effin' Navy has blacklisted me!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-effin-navy-has-blacklisted-me/364530)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2006, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-effin-navy-has-blacklisted-me/364530 "2006-07-16T17:35:40Z")
Recently I’ve become interested in joining the military. I’ve spoken with recruiters from all of the branches, and the Navy is one that has really interested me – they seem to have a lot of good opportunities, and I kin… --- ## [Fairytale of New York warning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fairytale-of-new-york-warning/805301)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fairytale-of-new-york-warning/805301 "2017-12-30T19:46:30Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20685510&postcount=25 Originally Posted by Chronos I’d just like to argue a couple of things here: Strike 1: no objection, I saw an irritatingly pointless thread, an… --- ## [Still Reading Questionable Content? (possible open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-reading-questionable-content-possible-open-spoilers/534190)
**Author:** [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-reading-questionable-content-possible-open-spoilers/534190 "2010-04-10T06:37:24Z")
Anyone still reading it? I kind of missed the last 40 of them but I just got caught up again. Somewhere in between, we got to see a redrawn version of the third page which was nice. I’m surprised at how much the drawing… --- ## [True Story\[about drunk in NYC in 1920s\] Can Anyone Verify? -edited title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-story-about-drunk-in-nyc-in-1920s-can-anyone-verify-edited-title/353531)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-story-about-drunk-in-nyc-in-1920s-can-anyone-verify-edited-title/353531 "2012-09-12T16:52:14Z")
Years ago, I read a story about a bar in Brooklyn, NY. The story was set in the 1920’s I believe. It concerned the barowner and his frineds who were trying to raise some cash. They hit on the idea of buying a life insura… --- ## [Obama Slashes Budget](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-slashes-budget/495676)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-slashes-budget/495676 "2009-05-08T19:36:10Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090507/ap\_on\_go\_pr\_wh/us\_obama\_budget Wow…17 billion. And the best part is that he spends this money on other programs. What happened to the idea that he was going to go “line by line” and… --- ## [How exactly do washers keep nuts & bolts tight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-do-washers-keep-nuts-bolts-tight/91899)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2001, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-do-washers-keep-nuts-bolts-tight/91899 "2001-11-07T18:28:09Z")
Reduced friction? Torque absorbsion? Strong-arm washerwrights’ union? Don’t laugh - I bet a lot of us don’t know. (In what promises to be a series of threads “questions my daughter asks that I can’t answer”) --- ## [How do you "have" a lawyer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-have-a-lawyer/665499)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2013, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-have-a-lawyer/665499 "2013-08-09T17:43:58Z")
My general policy is to have as little to do with the legal system as possible, but I often hear advice that if you find yourself in trouble with the police you should call your lawyer. In practical terms if you don’t p… --- ## [Is transparent aluminum even remotely possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-transparent-aluminum-even-remotely-possible/702586)
**Author:** [@Ficer67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ficer67)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2014, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-transparent-aluminum-even-remotely-possible/702586 "2014-10-31T19:04:07Z")
In the movie, Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home, Mr. Scott trades the formula for transparent aluminum for a quantity of plastic. That’s great for the movie. But is transparent aluminum even remotely possible? Thanks Fi… --- ## [How many shares of stock in a company does one need to 'own' the company?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-shares-of-stock-in-a-company-does-one-need-to-own-the-company/355146)
**Author:** [@chefIL11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chefIL11)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2006, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-shares-of-stock-in-a-company-does-one-need-to-own-the-company/355146 "2006-05-02T21:35:21Z")
This may be a little difficult to answer so I apologize if the question seems ambiguous… Lets say a company has .4 billion shares. If I have enough money to buy .2000001 shares and buy them, technically, I would own mo… --- ## [Does anyone think raw vegan food tastes better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-think-raw-vegan-food-tastes-better/644243)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-think-raw-vegan-food-tastes-better/644243 "2012-12-20T18:28:53Z")
Hope I can ask an honest question without poisoning the well or offending anyone. I stumbled on a Youtube video of people making raw vegan tacos; lettuce was the “shell”, and crushed walnuts and chili powder were the … --- ## [Stop the world. I wanna get off here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-the-world-i-wanna-get-off-here/555747)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2010, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-the-world-i-wanna-get-off-here/555747 "2010-10-05T17:33:46Z")
Fuck me in a half-step. So far this morning, I’ve encountered: A third party custody case where it appears that the child’s father and grandfather are the same individual. The child has serious medical issues which … --- ## [crematorium as way of disposing of murder victims](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crematorium-as-way-of-disposing-of-murder-victims/697733)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2014, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crematorium-as-way-of-disposing-of-murder-victims/697733 "2014-09-10T15:33:09Z")
Over the last couple of days I saw some Joe Pesci movies and they involved digging cornfield and desert graves to dispose of a murder victim. Has the mob ever had access crematoriums? It seems at one time they had thei… --- ## [Prince Andrew/Epstein question?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-andrew-epstein-question/943322)
**Author:** [@TheZenPaperboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheZenPaperboy)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-andrew-epstein-question/943322 "2021-08-18T19:24:34Z")
Okay, what if when Prince Andrew was at Epstein’s house in New York and the police raided it with a valid warrant. The girl says that she did have sex with him and there is evidence to back that up. Could the police ar… --- ## [The US really has 11 separate 'nations' with entirely different cultures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-really-has-11-separate-nations-with-entirely-different-cultures/844221)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2019, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-really-has-11-separate-nations-with-entirely-different-cultures/844221 "2019-12-06T03:44:10Z")
The US really has 11 separate ‘nations’ with entirely different cultures It seems pretty well thought out. I do agree with a lot of this. Thoughts?? --- ## [Why did Cole Porter think the pants of the Roxy Usher were "The Top!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-cole-porter-think-the-pants-of-the-roxy-usher-were-the-top/319253)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2005, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-cole-porter-think-the-pants-of-the-roxy-usher-were-the-top/319253 "2005-09-01T04:55:38Z")
Why were these pants so fabulous? You’re the Top Lyrics Part of song here (1 meg DL) --- ## [Good bachelor party songs....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-bachelor-party-songs/18264)
**Author:** [@seriousart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seriousart)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2000, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-bachelor-party-songs/18264 "2000-05-04T04:26:04Z")
Hey guys, I have the dubious honor of organizing my pals bachelor party. Consequently, I’m trying to put together a good mix tape to play as the soundtrack to our male bonding, sexist good time. (All in good fun of cours… --- ## [The Most Significant SF & Fantasy Books of the Last 50 Years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-significant-sf-fantasy-books-of-the-last-50-years/159233)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2003, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-significant-sf-fantasy-books-of-the-last-50-years/159233 "2003-03-08T21:48:10Z")
The Science Fiction Book Club has made a listing: http://www.sfbc.com/doc/content/sitelets/FSE\_Sitelet\_Theme\_2.jhtml?SID=nmsfctop50&\_requestid=21161 It’s quite a good one, with a real knowledge of the genre and its his… --- ## [Dopers, explain you names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-explain-you-names/188835)
**Author:** [@chewbasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chewbasta)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2003, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-explain-you-names/188835 "2003-07-20T22:36:37Z")
Title says almost all of it. One post/ie. keep the comments to yourself. Rip on people you hate somewhere else. :cool: --- ## [Actually Guilty Pleasures.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actually-guilty-pleasures/445568)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2008, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actually-guilty-pleasures/445568 "2008-04-22T15:25:25Z")
By “actually guilty pleasures,” what I don’t mean is, “Tee-hee, I’m ashamed to admit it, but I kinda like Bryan Adams.” I’m referring to pleasures you take that you truly believe contribute to, or are indicative of, a m… --- ## [Why would you name your kid...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-name-your-kid/476559)
**Author:** [@WillSantini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillSantini)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2008, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-name-your-kid/476559 "2008-12-12T14:51:12Z")
My son had a doctor’s appointment this morning, after the appt I drove him to school. At the school, I walked him to the office and had to sign him in. In the sign-in book, above the space I was using, a parent had sig… --- ## [If their prices are cheaper, then GO SHOP THERE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-their-prices-are-cheaper-then-go-shop-there/189711)
**Author:** [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2003, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-their-prices-are-cheaper-then-go-shop-there/189711 "2003-07-24T19:15:05Z")
First, let me say this is my first post in the Pit. I like that I have people I can bitch to who are happy to return in kind. I know the liquor store I work in charges prices slightly higher than other stores in the ar… --- ## [Who's going to have a white Christmas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-going-to-have-a-white-christmas/645067)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2012, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-going-to-have-a-white-christmas/645067 "2012-12-30T04:19:12Z")
Us in south-east Michigan, maybe. It just started snowing here about an hour ago and the half-melted snow around my house is getting covered with a glittery, fresh new layer. I don’t know where the whole mystique of a w… --- ## [The US defense budget](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-defense-budget/590543)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-defense-budget/590543 "2011-07-29T11:56:13Z")
According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute via this Wikipedia page: in 2009 the US spent 6 times the next biggest spender, China. Is this accurate? If so, is this really necessary? Could we ge… --- ## [Those who were corporally punished: What were you punished FOR?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-who-were-corporally-punished-what-were-you-punished-for/494415)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2018, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-who-were-corporally-punished-what-were-you-punished-for/494415 "2018-11-05T20:09:15Z")
Lot of posters in nostalgia threads claim they were – paddled in school – spanked/paddled by their parents – slapped by random adults who caught them committing a transgression away from home and of course, if it did… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1845&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1847&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)