# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1852&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:** 1853 --- ## [Movie cliché: Copying keys with wax molds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-cliche-copying-keys-with-wax-molds/382531)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2006, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-cliche-copying-keys-with-wax-molds/382531 "2006-12-02T17:16:23Z")
(Disclaimer first: I’m not asking this because I’m planning to do anything illegal and need the information for it, I’m just curious.) There’s a popular movie commonplace about a good or a bad guy getting temporary acce… --- ## [What subtle behavioral signals do women give to men that they are fertile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subtle-behavioral-signals-do-women-give-to-men-that-they-are-fertile/513032)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subtle-behavioral-signals-do-women-give-to-men-that-they-are-fertile/513032 "2009-10-13T17:43:56Z")
Per this articleapparently women are somehow conveying their fertility status to men. How would they be doing this behavior wise? --- ## [What was primitive man's REAL life expectancy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-primitive-mans-real-life-expectancy/490732)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-primitive-mans-real-life-expectancy/490732 "2009-03-25T17:12:05Z")
On another thread here someone cited that the life expectancy back in the hunter-gatherer days was in the 20’s; and the life expectancy in early agriculture was as low as 19 years. I find this hard to believe – even wit… --- ## [Is the loss of a culture, language, or cultural practice tragic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-loss-of-a-culture-language-or-cultural-practice-tragic/682443)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2014, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-loss-of-a-culture-language-or-cultural-practice-tragic/682443 "2014-03-07T04:32:30Z")
For example – some small and remote tribe (let’s say in Brazil) lives by traditional hunting and gathering, and conducts religious rituals that involve dancing, chanting, masks, etc., under moonlight. They speak a langu… --- ## [Jack Chick is back, baby! (New anti-Evolution tract!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-chick-is-back-baby-new-anti-evolution-tract/232105)
**Author:** [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2004, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-chick-is-back-baby-new-anti-evolution-tract/232105 "2004-03-07T17:42:06Z")
Jack Chick’s newest effort shows him back and nuttier than ever, with all the usual motifs: \[ul\] \[li\]Rational thinkers are presented as intolerant, deceitful, and physically hideous.\[/li\]\[li\]Conversely, the brave littl… --- ## [How do you turn off Bing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-turn-off-bing/509423)
**Author:** [@rainy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rainy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2009, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-turn-off-bing/509423 "2009-10-04T15:27:09Z")
I don’t know the jargon for the feature I am trying to disable, so bear with me. In Internet Explorer 8 certain words in articles are treated as a hyperlink which causes a pop-up window to display if you move the cursor… --- ## [Chesebro,Powell and Others in Trump's Orbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chesebro-powell-and-others-in-trumps-orbit/991920)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2023, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chesebro-powell-and-others-in-trumps-orbit/991920 "2023-10-27T04:05:42Z")
Thought about putting this in the Georgia indictment thread, but it might sort of derail it. And these two fools probably deserve their own thread anyway. Haven’t seen one. A question - Has anyone asked/discovered WHY… --- ## [Bush is a detail wonk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-is-a-detail-wonk/286252)
**Author:** [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2005, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-is-a-detail-wonk/286252 "2005-02-09T04:36:13Z")
My new issue of Newsweek (1/24/05) has an article that, in discussing the new administration, says that we’ve got it all wrong: Bush is “hands-on, detail-oriented, and hates yes-men,” a “restless man who masters details … --- ## ["My Sweet Lord" my ass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sweet-lord-my-ass/398149)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2007, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sweet-lord-my-ass/398149 "2007-04-03T14:41:10Z")
Wow, who’da thunk anyone would find this offensive? :rolleyes: --- ## [What "problem" do theoretical megastructures "solve"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-problem-do-theoretical-megastructures-solve/808283)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2018, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-problem-do-theoretical-megastructures-solve/808283 "2018-02-13T19:45:52Z")
By “megastructure” I’m referring to any number of theoretical man made habitats common in science fiction and speculative science. Usually in scales of hundreds, thousands or even millions of miles. These may include (… --- ## [Find me the cringiest artist on the web](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-the-cringiest-artist-on-the-web/399675)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2007, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-the-cringiest-artist-on-the-web/399675 "2007-04-15T17:12:13Z")
In this thread, Unauthorized Cinnamon introduces us to the horror that is ‘The Garden of Prayer’, a hummingbird seemingly caught in the act of pushing one out, with a garden of earthly delights airbrushed onto its wings. … --- ## [Favorite Simpsons quote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-simpsons-quote/117107)
**Author:** [@fallapart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fallapart)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2002, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-simpsons-quote/117107 "2002-09-26T22:53:11Z")
ok, im sure most of us have a certain quote that has a special place in our hearts. the two that come to mind are Other Milhouse: correction the only thing thats over is that transmission Milhouse: Is this the untimely… --- ## [A question only women can answer \[labor pain vs kidney stone and other pain\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-only-women-can-answer-labor-pain-vs-kidney-stone-and-other-pain/749908)
**Author:** [@Vicsage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vicsage)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2016, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-only-women-can-answer-labor-pain-vs-kidney-stone-and-other-pain/749908 "2016-03-27T13:35:12Z")
I’ve always heard that labor is the worst pain that anyone can have. I’ve asked a few women who have had both children and kidney stones and all have said kidney stones were worse. So my question to women who have had … --- ## [Is The American HS System Obsolete?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-american-hs-system-obsolete/609979)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-american-hs-system-obsolete/609979 "2012-01-21T03:34:50Z")
I would say, yes: -it is expensive (most cities spend over $13,000/pupil/year) -it teaches subjects that have little relevance to the modern world -it is adapted to a 19th century idea of of learning-a time when compu… --- ## [Transsiberian: Need questions answered about this movie. Spoilers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transsiberian-need-questions-answered-about-this-movie-spoilers/482016)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transsiberian-need-questions-answered-about-this-movie-spoilers/482016 "2009-01-21T13:38:05Z")
The Mrs. and I watched this on cable last night, and were quite taken by it. We stayed up late trying to decipher a few things, though. We came up with several tentative hypotheses, but I’ll omit them at this point, un… --- ## [Seat mate on a long flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seat-mate-on-a-long-flight/1002155)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seat-mate-on-a-long-flight/1002155 "2024-07-02T17:35:11Z")
Hypothetical- You are stuck in coach for a 15 hour flight. Which real or fictional person would you want seated next to you during the flight? “Nobody” is not an option. --- ## [Driving your car with earbud/headphones on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-your-car-with-earbud-headphones-on/717362)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2015, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-your-car-with-earbud-headphones-on/717362 "2015-04-15T21:13:31Z")
Over the last 5 years or so, I have seen this trend growing among the driving traffic. It’s more prominent among younger drivers, but I’ve seen it across all ages. I understand why, you like the tunes or audiobook on y… --- ## [Suddenly I have the feeling of impending doom.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suddenly-i-have-the-feeling-of-impending-doom/696060)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suddenly-i-have-the-feeling-of-impending-doom/696060 "2014-08-27T02:32:40Z")
TL, DR: I washed and put away some towels. My client/s may not have wanted me to do that. Full version: A family I clean for is coming back this weekend from a two-week vacation. Before they left, I was asked to come in… --- ## [Does the mother get to choose the baby name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-mother-get-to-choose-the-baby-name/647504)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2013, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-mother-get-to-choose-the-baby-name/647504 "2013-01-19T01:08:11Z")
My wife and I expecting our second child in a couple of months, and so far we have not had much success on agreeing on a name. I am not sure whether this is relevant to the question, but I should mention that my wife and… --- ## [Journey to the (Invictus) Games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journey-to-the-invictus-games/808649)
**Author:** [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2018, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journey-to-the-invictus-games/808649 "2018-10-26T18:16:25Z")
Way back in early December, Soldier On (the Canadian Military based organization to help those injured while in uniform heal through sport), sent out a call for applications for those interested in competing at the 2018 … --- ## [That "Funky" Note On Für Elise ("Bagatelle In A Minor" - Beethoven)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-funky-note-on-fur-elise-bagatelle-in-a-minor-beethoven/523422)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2011, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-funky-note-on-fur-elise-bagatelle-in-a-minor-beethoven/523422 "2011-05-14T15:50:03Z")
Here’s a link to the piece in part: Für Elise - Wikipedia Scroll down a bit and on the right, you’ll see a little “midi” player. Click on it and take a listen and tell me what you think please? That little “(off-key”?)… --- ## [Looking for resources to estimate the value of a fifty year Franklin Mint coin collection.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-resources-to-estimate-the-value-of-a-fifty-year-franklin-mint-coin-collection/651975)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2013, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-resources-to-estimate-the-value-of-a-fifty-year-franklin-mint-coin-collection/651975 "2013-03-09T12:14:21Z")
Dad started collecting Franklin Mint proof coin sets around 1960. FAIK he never failed to buy a set right up until his death in 2011. The coins came every year just like clockwork. He looked at them and put them in a s… --- ## [Men (or indeed women) who don't carry handbags...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-or-indeed-women-who-dont-carry-handbags/576063)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2011, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-or-indeed-women-who-dont-carry-handbags/576063 "2011-03-28T16:38:08Z")
Inspired by this thread, for people (mostly men I may hastily assume) who don’t normally carry a bag, don’t you lose stuff all the time? If you consider that the average person needs to routinely carry around a bunch of … --- ## [Get Fuzzy comic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-fuzzy-comic/685164)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-fuzzy-comic/685164 "2014-04-04T14:55:43Z")
What’s the deal with Bucky terrifying Satchel by sneaking up and crying, “Booger”? --- ## [For Women: You know you're getting old when...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-women-you-know-youre-getting-old-when/631081)
**Author:** [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2012, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-women-you-know-youre-getting-old-when/631081 "2012-08-16T19:29:01Z")
… your period has stopped but you’ve grown a mustache. … your mouth starts to look like a drawstring purse. … medical providers go from asking you the date of your last period to asking if you’re still having one. --- ## [UK Dopers comment, please...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-comment-please/516495)
**Author:** [@kidneyfailure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidneyfailure)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2009, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-comment-please/516495 "2009-11-14T22:25:44Z")
I’m an American, born and raised, but I come from an English-Scottish family. We visited the UK many times when I was younger and I have always had a deep fondness for England and Scotland (I have similar feelings for th… --- ## [Living in a motel for a week. What to bring for food.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-a-motel-for-a-week-what-to-bring-for-food/455624)
**Author:** [@LVgeogeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVgeogeek)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-a-motel-for-a-week-what-to-bring-for-food/455624 "2010-12-23T02:29:36Z")
I will be staying in a motel on an Army base for one week for work. As far as I know, there is not a restaurant associated with the base motel. However the rooms do have a mini fridge and a microwave. As a civillian, … --- ## [Working on a US base in Afghanistan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-on-a-us-base-in-afghanistan/610078)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2012, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-on-a-us-base-in-afghanistan/610078 "2012-01-27T17:38:48Z")
I’m in the process of applying for a civilian job on a US base in Afghanistan. It would likely be on one of the bigger bases - one with a PX, fast food, USO; that sort of thing - and, if offered the job, I’d do purely a… --- ## [Where did the guys on BBT get their Ph.Ds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-guys-on-bbt-get-their-ph-ds/669836)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2013, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-guys-on-bbt-get-their-ph-ds/669836 "2013-10-04T23:13:08Z")
It’s been established that Howard’s Masters is from MIT. But have they mentioned where Sheldon, Raj and Leonard (and Bernadette for that matter) got their doctorates? --- ## [Time to change the clocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-change-the-clocks/702540)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2014, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-change-the-clocks/702540 "2014-11-03T12:17:55Z")
Outside of the USA, that is. I believe the reason the USA now delays it is to add one more hour of daylight to Halloween. Here in St. Petersburg, we’ve gone to Permanent (try it for a while) Winter Time. Two years ago t… --- ## [Doobie Brothers / "China Grove"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doobie-brothers-china-grove/130783)
**Author:** [@Purplehorn3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purplehorn3)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2011, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doobie-brothers-china-grove/130783 "2011-11-10T05:05:06Z")
Question: I just bought a house in China Grove, Tx (outside of San Antonio) and was wondering what the conection to my new hometown and the Doobie Brother’s song “China Grove” of the 1970s. What caused them to write a… --- ## [Is there anything that can be taken orally to neutralize the burn of capsaicin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-that-can-be-taken-orally-to-neutralize-the-burn-of-capsaicin/704740)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2014, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-that-can-be-taken-orally-to-neutralize-the-burn-of-capsaicin/704740 "2014-11-17T02:10:08Z")
I know people always say ‘milk’ but that is not uber effective. I’m assuming you need something acidic and/or lipid soluble to neutralize the burning, what can be used for that? Would gargling with vinegar be useful? I… --- ## [I Hate My Neighbors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-my-neighbors/669884)
**Author:** [@Wallet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallet)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2013, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-my-neighbors/669884 "2013-09-30T20:08:36Z")
I hate my neighbors with the heat of a thousand suns. I seethe every time I pass them by - I hold myself back from yelling obscene things they can do to themselves whenever I think of them. To the bitch on my left, whos… --- ## [Lindbergh's navigating to Paris](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindberghs-navigating-to-paris/586325)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2025, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindberghs-navigating-to-paris/586325 "2025-08-20T01:58:06Z")
I was musing about Lindy’s famed non-stop flight from Long Island to Paris, and although Wikipedia says he navigated by the stars and dead reckoning, I can’t understand how he could even find France, let alone Paris and … --- ## [Boeing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boeing/846547)
**Author:** [@Daylate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daylate)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boeing/846547 "2020-03-07T04:15:06Z")
I’m beginning to get sniffs and whiffs to the effect that there is a non-zero chance that Boeing may not be able to survive their current problems - generated by their dreadful miss-handling of the 737 MAX accidents, bot… --- ## [Do you still visit brick and mortar video stores?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-visit-brick-and-mortar-video-stores/526630)
**Author:** [@BKReporter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BKReporter)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2010, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-visit-brick-and-mortar-video-stores/526630 "2010-01-29T06:05:36Z")
I still have my Blockbuster card, but it’s been nearly two years since I last set foot in one. I’ve had Netflix for four years, and if I want to see a movie instantly I usually just go to the Redbox. I for one, however,… --- ## [Which actor/actress wisn "most likely to go hardcore in a movie if given the chance"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-actor-actress-wisn-most-likely-to-go-hardcore-in-a-movie-if-given-the-chance/333571)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2005, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-actor-actress-wisn-most-likely-to-go-hardcore-in-a-movie-if-given-the-chance/333571 "2005-12-03T23:54:05Z")
So, which actor or actress would be the most likely to do a hardcore scene in a mainstream or indie film (a la Chloe Sevigny in “Brown Bunny”) if she felt the “artistic purpose” of the film was being served, or if she fe… --- ## [Do restaurants get superior cuts of beef than most grocery stores?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-restaurants-get-superior-cuts-of-beef-than-most-grocery-stores/310528)
**Author:** [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2006, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-restaurants-get-superior-cuts-of-beef-than-most-grocery-stores/310528 "2006-09-20T19:16:56Z")
During a recent biz trip, I ate at a steakhouse in San Francisco and couldn’t believe how tender my Porterhouse was. I’ve tried shopping for good beef locally, but the stuff I find in grocery stores doesn’t touch what’s … --- ## [Who's the better QB: 4-0 in Super Bowls or 4-1?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-better-qb-4-0-in-super-bowls-or-4-1/680032)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-better-qb-4-0-in-super-bowls-or-4-1/680032 "2014-01-31T16:48:34Z")
Mike & Mike on ESPN Radio have been arguing this and inquiring about this for the past couple of days. One side thinks that getting to 5 Super Bowls is the better accomplishment, while the other sides with the cachet th… --- ## [What is the worst food for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-food-for-you/511755)
**Author:** [@Never\_Say\_Dice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Never_Say_Dice)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2009, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-food-for-you/511755 "2009-09-30T23:53:51Z")
Seems like people intentionally try to make worse and worse, but at some point it must backfire. KFC made a sandwich with bacon and cheese and chicken instead of bread. Every chain seems to have a double patty, double … --- ## [Glee: 2.12 "Silly Love Songs" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-12-silly-love-songs-open-spoilers/570717)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2011, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-12-silly-love-songs-open-spoilers/570717 "2011-02-11T04:46:46Z")
Valentine’s Day episode tonight. Rumour has it Kurt and Blaine will have their first kiss this episode. --- ## [Shooting at Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood airport](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-ft-lauderdale-hollywood-airport/776471)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2017, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-ft-lauderdale-hollywood-airport/776471 "2017-01-12T03:27:34Z")
Link to developing story: US veteran arrested in airport shooting; 5 dead, 8 wounded I’m hearing 9 shot, 3 dead, shooter in custody, no motive. This is my inlaws’ airport, I’ve been there dozens of times. --- ## [Mike Schmidt AP column on the :unwritten rules of baseball"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-schmidt-ap-column-on-the-unwritten-rules-of-baseball/750104)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2016, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-schmidt-ap-column-on-the-unwritten-rules-of-baseball/750104 "2016-04-08T19:32:52Z")
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/fe6cc6b418494905967e112dc53c6bc3/mike-schmidt-emotion-ok-field-just-dont-cross-line I posted this here because we often get a lot of very entertaining questions about baseball in this Foru… --- ## [Star Wars universe: why can't they regenerate limbs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-universe-why-cant-they-regenerate-limbs/300839)
**Author:** [@Rusalka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rusalka)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2005, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-universe-why-cant-they-regenerate-limbs/300839 "2005-04-27T16:29:17Z")
How can you have a universe where clones are common but they can’t even regenerate a hand? --- ## [Prescription windshields for driving a car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prescription-windshields-for-driving-a-car/638528)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2012, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prescription-windshields-for-driving-a-car/638528 "2012-10-23T02:03:12Z")
I was listening to a skit by comedian Brian Regan. He was cracking a joke about a guy who wears glasses only when he drives. Regan asks him: “So why don’t you use prescription windshields?”. Come to think of it, why not… --- ## [How do scientists change a persons DNA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-scientists-change-a-persons-dna/698535)
**Author:** [@Duke\_of\_York](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_York)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2014, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-scientists-change-a-persons-dna/698535 "2014-10-03T18:24:28Z")
Providing it can be changed. I often read about conditions that are a result of a certain gene that can cause it. Today I read that Prostate cancer can be caused by a dodgy gene, and was wondering if they can remove that… --- ## [Whats so scary about The Exorcist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-scary-about-the-exorcist/33953)
**Author:** [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-scary-about-the-exorcist/33953 "2014-06-25T19:35:23Z")
I see that The Exorcist is coming back in the movie theaters. The ad on TV said “the scariest movie of all time.” Entertainment Weekly said that as well, with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre as number 2. I confer with them o… --- ## [echo '1'.print(2) + 3; shows "511"???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/echo-1-print-2-3-shows-511/665238)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2013, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/echo-1-print-2-3-shows-511/665238 "2013-08-08T06:32:55Z")
Hi I came across this on the internet… can anybody explain the logic behind this and also why the people who made PHP made echo and print act like this? It seems like print and/or echo also return a value as well as prin… --- ## [Most Amazing Video Scene ever Witnessed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-amazing-video-scene-ever-witnessed/326892)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2005, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-amazing-video-scene-ever-witnessed/326892 "2005-11-08T21:33:35Z")
On my way to the shop yesterday morning I noticed all the RV’s parked by the side of the road next to the river, an annual reminder of the great salmon trek and a reminder of last week’s Boston Legal episode. Which got … --- ## [American-raised Dopers: were you ever forced to pray (or prevented from praying) in public school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-raised-dopers-were-you-ever-forced-to-pray-or-prevented-from-praying-in-public-school/604882)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2011, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-raised-dopers-were-you-ever-forced-to-pray-or-prevented-from-praying-in-public-school/604882 "2011-12-06T21:05:54Z")
Suggested by this current thread, and specifically the following post: My answer is yes, by the way. My seventh-grade home-room teacher was a minister in the Church of God in Christ, and he absolutely refused to follow… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1851&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1853&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)