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**Author:** [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2008, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-thing-your-cat-does/455244 "2008-07-16T08:16:35Z")
Our cat makes love to the big blue feather duster… in the middle of the floor. He’s not the shy type. Also I can be walking through the room, and he will suddenly pounce from his hiding place under the table and attack m… --- ## [New law: As of today every adult must legally change his or her first name. My new name is…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-law-as-of-today-every-adult-must-legally-change-his-or-her-first-name-my-new-name-is/766680)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2016, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-law-as-of-today-every-adult-must-legally-change-his-or-her-first-name-my-new-name-is/766680 "2016-10-05T13:58:01Z")
(and you must list three reasons for your choice) Eli. \[ol\] \[li\]Unusual but not to the point of weirdness\[/li\]\[li\]Short\[/li\]\[li\]Cool song reference (Eli’s Coming)\[/li\]\[/ol\] You go. mmm --- ## [Namby pamby knuckleheads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/namby-pamby-knuckleheads/718380)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/namby-pamby-knuckleheads/718380 "2015-05-20T18:31:50Z")
So my son has a book I bought him called “I Stink!” and it’s about a NYC garbage truck that gathers trash at night while the rest of us sleep. It’s basically a chronicle of a night in the life of this garbage truck, wit… --- ## [Lord of the Rings: What did the Seven Dwarven Rings do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lord-of-the-rings-what-did-the-seven-dwarven-rings-do/631049)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lord-of-the-rings-what-did-the-seven-dwarven-rings-do/631049 "2012-08-19T02:59:54Z")
Right, the Nine for humans helped their wearers establish world domination, and get a version of immortality, in exchange for the fiddling details of losing their bodies, falling under Sauron’s control, etc. The Three f… --- ## [Help me with my novel title!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-my-novel-title/709603)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2015, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-my-novel-title/709603 "2015-01-15T13:05:10Z")
No, I’m not trying to remember one. I’m trying to come up with one, for a novel I’m getting ready to self-publish. If anybody can come up with something I end up using, I’ll send you a virtual cookie, my undying gratitud… --- ## [What Are The True Costs of Government Spending?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-true-costs-of-government-spending/650799)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2013, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-true-costs-of-government-spending/650799 "2013-02-25T03:54:53Z")
It seems to me that if a government spends money in its own nation, then, assuming relatively efficient management of taxes, we don’t loose anything as a people. One might take issue with the government deciding where t… --- ## [Opening a savings account for someone else](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-a-savings-account-for-someone-else/641627)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-a-savings-account-for-someone-else/641627 "2012-11-20T20:47:54Z")
A friend is preparing to leave her husband (it has been a long time coming and will be good for her and her kids). Her husband is not the most financially responsible person and tends to piss away whatever money is in th… --- ## [Rude questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-questions/294430)
**Author:** [@Essured](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Essured)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2005, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-questions/294430 "2005-04-10T14:37:00Z")
In another thread, I noticed several people commenting on questions they found rude. For example: “How old are you?” “How much did that cost?” “How much do you earn?” “How much do you weigh?” So what questions do y… --- ## [Applying to a Job You're Not Qualified For](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/applying-to-a-job-youre-not-qualified-for/570801)
**Author:** [@Time\_Stranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Time_Stranger)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2011, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/applying-to-a-job-youre-not-qualified-for/570801 "2011-02-12T05:12:36Z")
Have you ever applied for a job you’re not qualified for? If you got an interview, did you just try to BS them or were you open about your deficiencies? I’m asking because I was talking to a friend about how I was apply… --- ## [Who are the rightful monarchs of France, Austria, Germany, and Russia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-rightful-monarchs-of-france-austria-germany-and-russia/784573)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-rightful-monarchs-of-france-austria-germany-and-russia/784573 "2017-04-22T18:26:15Z")
The Bourbons, Hapsburgs, Hohenzollerns, and Romanovs (and add any other families you like) undoubtedly have a number of living descendants, many of whom must be patiently waiting for the people of Europe to get over this… --- ## [Who would you save? Anne Hathaway or Natalie Portman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-save-anne-hathaway-or-natalie-portman/644272)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2012, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-save-anne-hathaway-or-natalie-portman/644272 "2012-12-19T01:32:33Z")
Yeah, the drowning scenario that’s in a couple of other threads. For me, it’s Anne all the way. --- ## [Explain this draft-avoidance tactic (TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-draft-avoidance-tactic-tmi/529084)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-draft-avoidance-tactic-tmi/529084 "2010-02-19T07:39:11Z")
I was at a party recently and the guys were reminiscing about the various tactics people used to avoid the draft during the Vietnam war. One of them I had never heard of. It involved peanut butter and I think they were… --- ## [Tancredo: bomb Mecca as a deterrent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tancredo-bomb-mecca-as-a-deterrent/414325)
**Author:** [@Lama\_Pacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lama_Pacos)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2007, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tancredo-bomb-mecca-as-a-deterrent/414325 "2007-08-10T13:50:01Z")
“If it is up to me, we are going to explain that an attack on this homeland of that nature would be followed by an attack on the holy sites in Mecca and Medina.” So mind-bogglingly stupid and ignorant that there’s littl… --- ## [Hyundai, bloody Hyundai](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyundai-bloody-hyundai/742702)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2016, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyundai-bloody-hyundai/742702 "2016-01-17T16:14:31Z")
I asked this as a ‘piggy back’ question six years ago and didn’t receive a reply. As I said, I pronounce it ‘hunday’, which rhymes with Sunday, which explains the thread title. But I still think it looks like it shoul… --- ## [Is piracy the same as stealing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-piracy-the-same-as-stealing/379781)
**Author:** [@Crazy\_Canuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazy_Canuck)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2006, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-piracy-the-same-as-stealing/379781 "2006-12-19T17:20:39Z")
I’m saw this quote in Argent Tower’s thread How did “Piracy” come to mean "copyright violations? which really got to me, and rather than hijack that thread any more, I decided to start one here, where it was more appropr… --- ## [Halloween wedding: what should bride & groom dress as?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-wedding-what-should-bride-groom-dress-as/655639)
**Author:** [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2013, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-wedding-what-should-bride-groom-dress-as/655639 "2013-04-18T01:25:22Z")
We got engaged this weekend. Huzzah! We are seriously considering having a Halloween wedding. All the guests would have to come in costume, we’d have Darth Vader officiate, and we’d go all-out on costumes ourselves. Th… --- ## [is Moore's law slowing down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-moores-law-slowing-down/591723)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-moores-law-slowing-down/591723 "2015-04-29T21:05:31Z")
I bought an i7 930 not too long after they were out. Since they were already a a midish range filler there really wasn’t too much of a ‘best thing available’ premium anyway. I can’t find the receipt of when exactly I g… --- ## [The Third Age: 3,000 years of technological stagnation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-third-age-3-000-years-of-technological-stagnation/792857)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2017, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-third-age-3-000-years-of-technological-stagnation/792857 "2017-09-03T03:37:54Z")
I know Tolkien wasn’t big on industrialisation, but really: 3,000 years of technological stagnation? As far as I can tell, Isildur and Aragon were using about the same types of weapons and so on. Gondor, Arnor, and its … --- ## [Would you recommend the Dresden Files (novels) series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-recommend-the-dresden-files-novels-series/548572)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-recommend-the-dresden-files-novels-series/548572 "2011-07-22T19:24:43Z")
I have been hearing bits and pieces about the Dresden Files series, and from what I gather it is about modern occult/supernatural detective work with monsters from myths and legends. What does the Dope think of the seri… --- ## [IMDb Top 250 you think are TRULY crap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imdb-top-250-you-think-are-truly-crap/392737)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2007, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imdb-top-250-you-think-are-truly-crap/392737 "2007-02-21T15:31:48Z")
For example, I really don’t like The Shawshank Redemption, but I don’t consider it to be crap. Crap as in, How did this movie get to be Top 250 popular–it sucks! Here are mine, however. Tell us yours. #20. Goodfellas … --- ## [Crash Victims in Ukraine: Why Isn't Europe Doing Anything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crash-victims-in-ukraine-why-isnt-europe-doing-anything/694444)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2014, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crash-victims-in-ukraine-why-isnt-europe-doing-anything/694444 "2014-08-11T11:54:40Z")
It seems to me that the Dutch in particular have a legitimate axe to grind over the situation in Ukraine. As I understand it, there are still a number of bodies rotting in the field there, and due to security concern the… --- ## [Oroville Dam: How does a failed spillway cause a flash flood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oroville-dam-how-does-a-failed-spillway-cause-a-flash-flood/779741)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2017, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oroville-dam-how-does-a-failed-spillway-cause-a-flash-flood/779741 "2017-02-20T00:08:46Z")
There has been an evacuation order near Oroville Dam because of imminent failure of an auxiliary spillway. The story is here. The auxiliary spillway came into use because the main spillway was damaged, and because the d… --- ## [Chief Illiniwek: "racism" or "good clean fun"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chief-illiniwek-racism-or-good-clean-fun/18002)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2003, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chief-illiniwek-racism-or-good-clean-fun/18002 "2003-11-24T14:36:54Z")
I just wanted to throw the floor open for discussion here. I’m curious as to what anybody else thinks. The University of Illinois Board of Trustees is holding hearings (after 10 years of increasingly acrimonious, albeit… --- ## [24: Season 6: Episode 5 (10:00am - 11:00am)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-6-episode-5-10-00am-11-00am/389019)
**Author:** [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2007, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-6-episode-5-10-00am-11-00am/389019 "2007-01-29T22:47:43Z")
24: Attack of the Visitors… Yes, one visitor has struck and there are apparently 4 more. In other news, we have yet again another decisive president. Decisively making all the wrong decisions. This time with the hel… --- ## [Were the witches in Salem real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-witches-in-salem-real/535600)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2010, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-witches-in-salem-real/535600 "2010-04-11T05:18:15Z")
…in the minds of the townsfolk, that is. I’ve heard multiple theories that the witch hysteria was a convenient excuse for people who wanted to get revenge on neighbors or to take away their wealth, and that no one reall… --- ## [Is Skepticicm Dangerous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-skepticicm-dangerous/48313)
**Author:** [@Jeremytt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeremytt)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2001, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-skepticicm-dangerous/48313 "2001-01-11T15:11:22Z")
Hello, there. This new forum is a continuation of the following closed thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=52901 One of the main things about unbridled skepticism is that I believe it ca… --- ## [Famous people or organizations you'd never heard of until they engaged in something controversial.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-or-organizations-youd-never-heard-of-until-they-engaged-in-something-controversial/518649)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2013, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-or-organizations-youd-never-heard-of-until-they-engaged-in-something-controversial/518649 "2013-07-02T13:25:58Z")
I remember the first time my wife told me that Jon and Kate were having marital problems, I said “Who?” I was vaguely aware of their show on TLC, as my wife liked to watch it every once in a while, but I had never paid m… --- ## [Another Round Of Horribly Embarrasing (But Funny) Kid Tales](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-round-of-horribly-embarrasing-but-funny-kid-tales/540328)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2010, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-round-of-horribly-embarrasing-but-funny-kid-tales/540328 "2010-05-24T21:39:07Z")
Off we went, The Littlest Briston and I, on our evening trip around our development – I walk, she rides her bike. When we first started this a few weeks ago, she had questions all about everything we see on the way – one… --- ## [What book are you reading right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-book-are-you-reading-right-now/201323)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2003, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-book-are-you-reading-right-now/201323 "2003-09-18T19:02:37Z")
I like taking a look around, say, on the bus, and seeing what everyone is reading. I’m always amazed at the huge variety on any given day. So what are YOU reading? Is it any good? I’m just starting “Black Holes and Time… --- ## [You're a meat eater and you're dining with a vegetarian...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-meat-eater-and-youre-dining-with-a-vegetarian/813246)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2018, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-meat-eater-and-youre-dining-with-a-vegetarian/813246 "2018-05-06T16:41:57Z")
Let’s say you’re a meat eater and you’re dining with a vegetarian at a restaurant. Furthermore, let’s assume you do not know this person very well, and it’s the first time you’ve dined with them. Will you order a dish t… --- ## [In a normal day, how often do you encounter homeless people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-normal-day-how-often-do-you-encounter-homeless-people/799429)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-normal-day-how-often-do-you-encounter-homeless-people/799429 "2017-10-25T15:54:33Z")
It seems like homelessness is reaching epidemic levels in some cities now. In San Diego it appears the problem has literally become an epidemic. This article details how bad the problem seems to be in Seattle (at leas… --- ## [I hate yogurt, but must eat it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-yogurt-but-must-eat-it/201513)
**Author:** [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2003, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-yogurt-but-must-eat-it/201513 "2003-09-17T04:32:17Z")
I’ve been on heavy duty industrial strength antibiotics for some weeks now. Now, these drugs have been kicking the ass of my staph infection, but they’ve ALSO killed off my useful bacteria. In short, I need to re-esta… --- ## [BSG: Season 3, Episode 14: "The Woman King"--Spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bsg-season-3-episode-14-the-woman-king-spoilers/391787)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2007, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bsg-season-3-episode-14-the-woman-king-spoilers/391787 "2007-02-16T00:00:25Z")
Didn’t see a spoiler thread for this week yet, so I started one. Standard courtesies apply–if it’s speculative or already aired, it’s fair game. Otherwise, please be kind. From the Battlestar Wiki, the overview for th… --- ## [Any geniuses in Hollywood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-geniuses-in-hollywood/479955)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-geniuses-in-hollywood/479955 "2009-01-06T19:23:55Z")
I’m looking to see which actors or actresses might have credentials that would indicate a brighter star shining within. I recall that Geena Davis had Mensa credentials. anyone else. Also, Cindy Crawford was majoring in P… --- ## [How much do you know about your conception (ultimate TMI!!!!)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-know-about-your-conception-ultimate-tmi/360076)
**Author:** [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2006, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-know-about-your-conception-ultimate-tmi/360076 "2006-06-14T22:07:33Z")
I guess I’m asking because I now know quite a bit about mine. You see, I’m a bastard. I mean literally, I try to be fairly pleasent in day to day life :slight\_smile: . So I never knew my father. Mom didn’t know him very… --- ## [Excerpts From New Scientology Tell-All Book: Travolta & Cruise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excerpts-from-new-scientology-tell-all-book-travolta-cruise/646822)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excerpts-from-new-scientology-tell-all-book-travolta-cruise/646822 "2013-01-14T05:08:07Z")
Want a fun read? Here are two Hollywood Reporter excerpts from a new Scientology tell-all book that gives some of the back stories on Travolta and Cruise. Just in case you aren’t sure if Scientology is a weird-ass, dan… --- ## [I find it ironic (abortion and freedom)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-find-it-ironic-abortion-and-freedom/189532)
**Author:** [@AtheistWorld.Com](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtheistWorld.Com)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2003, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-find-it-ironic-abortion-and-freedom/189532 "2003-07-25T00:38:23Z")
I find it ironic that the people here in the US allow our government to treat us like subjects/slaves! Many congressman are talking about passing legislation which would put women in jail for having an abortion. Go fi… --- ## [Poll watching: how long are the lines at your poll?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-watching-how-long-are-the-lines-at-your-poll/272521)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2004, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-watching-how-long-are-the-lines-at-your-poll/272521 "2004-11-03T05:03:25Z")
Just drove past my polling place which is a high school. I’ve voted for 12 years at this site. Most of the time it was only 4 or 5 people deep. Once I had to spend some time in line in the hallway outside the room the p… --- ## [The Path to Getting History PHD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-path-to-getting-history-phd/580649)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-path-to-getting-history-phd/580649 "2011-05-05T04:27:29Z")
Could anyone please give me the nuts and bolts of how long and what to do in getting a master’s degree in history and then a doctorate as in how much you study, how long it takes, the dissertion, etc.? --- ## [Stone-wash jeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stone-wash-jeans/29056)
**Author:** [@madd1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madd1)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2014, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stone-wash-jeans/29056 "2014-03-27T18:00:37Z")
I could not find this one in the ‘search’. However, I am sure if it is there, I will be sent there shortly. On to the question(s)… I put on a new pair of Levi’s 501s this morning. In the afternoon, while reaching for c… --- ## [Why don't any animals use photosynthesis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-any-animals-use-photosynthesis/261119)
**Author:** [@FlippyFly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlippyFly)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2004, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-any-animals-use-photosynthesis/261119 "2004-08-24T13:48:10Z")
Why aren’t there any large animals that use photosynthesis for energy? I know the easy answer is that photosynthesis wouldn’t provide enough energy for an elephant to move, but that doesn’t mean that an animal couldn’t … --- ## [Is it rude to make a party an "adults only" affair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-make-a-party-an-adults-only-affair/364085)
**Author:** [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2006, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-make-a-party-an-adults-only-affair/364085 "2006-07-13T20:31:49Z")
\[This is my 2nd attempt at this thread- the first one got lost in space. Sorry if it shows up twice\] I’m throwing a party soon for about 50 adults at a hotel, dinner will be served, followed by drinking, dancing, and g… --- ## [Detectorists--a little treasure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detectorists-a-little-treasure/784545)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detectorists-a-little-treasure/784545 "2023-07-14T19:29:00Z")
Just got done watching the British series Detectorists on Netflix. I’d heard good things about it, so I gave it a whirl. It’s about two sad sacks, best buddies, who are into metal detecting. The two seasons follow the… --- ## ["Flash Gordon" (1980)-Was A Sequele Planned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flash-gordon-1980-was-a-sequele-planned/567938)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flash-gordon-1980-was-a-sequele-planned/567938 "2011-01-18T23:35:51Z")
At the end of this rather campy version of Flash Gordon, when Emperor Ming dies 9after being impaled by the (phallic) nose of flash’s spaceship, the magic ring drops from Ming’s finger…and it glows red. I took this to me… --- ## [Should THONG Swimsuits Be Banned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-thong-swimsuits-be-banned/114683)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2002, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-thong-swimsuits-be-banned/114683 "2002-06-21T23:46:00Z")
My condo management board has just decided that there shall be no thong swimsuits allowed at the pool. Aside from 1st Amendment rights (ACLU members feel free to chime in), it seems to me that this sensd the wrong messag… --- ## [How should TP be hung?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-tp-be-hung/526752)
**Author:** [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2010, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-tp-be-hung/526752 "2010-02-03T15:08:29Z")
I once worked (briefly) for a man who claimed that the final fight leading to his divorce was on this very subject. I’ve also personally witnessed two different couples argue (one rather vehemently) about this. I happen… --- ## [What does Moses look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-moses-look-like/572903)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-moses-look-like/572903 "2011-03-02T17:34:15Z")
This came up in another thread, but I’m reasonably sure that Charleton Heston will win. --- ## [You find a million dollars - How do you use it without attracting suspicion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-find-a-million-dollars-how-do-you-use-it-without-attracting-suspicion/367463)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2006, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-find-a-million-dollars-how-do-you-use-it-without-attracting-suspicion/367463 "2006-08-09T15:56:25Z")
You’re walking along the beach and a plastic wrapped package is washed up. You open it and it contains a million dollars in $ 100 bills. You consider the possible alternatives and decide to keep the money for yourself, a… --- ## [Northerners who moved south.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northerners-who-moved-south/840184)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2019, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northerners-who-moved-south/840184 "2019-09-22T03:49:03Z")
Northerners who moved south, what was your experience? --- ## [What recreational amenities are available on large military ships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-recreational-amenities-are-available-on-large-military-ships/683229)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2014, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-recreational-amenities-are-available-on-large-military-ships/683229 "2014-03-10T12:05:43Z")
On carriers or battleships, what kinds of R&R amenities are available on warships? I assume some kind of movie theater exists, I’m guessing a gym also. What else would a person at sea for months have access to? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1852&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1854&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)