# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1855&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:** 1856 --- ## [How do you make a new friend as an adult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-a-new-friend-as-an-adult/571935)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2011, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-a-new-friend-as-an-adult/571935 "2011-02-24T18:45:14Z")
My friends and I have a theory: it’s nearly impossible for Americans to make new friends (non-lovers) after high school. What I found out recently is that for most cultures outside of the US, making friends requires a co… --- ## [The Oscar Rehash Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oscar-rehash-thread/347263)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2006, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oscar-rehash-thread/347263 "2006-03-09T16:27:56Z")
I’m assuming that there’s a market for another discussion of the Oscars, for people who weren’t posting in the play-by-play thread and don’t want to sift through 7 pages to see if there pearl of wisdom has already been s… --- ## [What is it about Christian radio stations that makes them INSTANTLY recognizable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-christian-radio-stations-that-makes-them-instantly-recognizable/474384)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2008, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-christian-radio-stations-that-makes-them-instantly-recognizable/474384 "2008-11-27T03:46:54Z")
Not too long ago, I completed a cross-country move that took me from Cleveland to Austin. Occasionally, I’d stray from Sirius and tune through the FM band, looking for something interesting and local-oriented. I’d oft… --- ## [Any study recommendations on what to study for Who Wants to be a Millionaire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-study-recommendations-on-what-to-study-for-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire/663261)
**Author:** [@JCFindley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JCFindley)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2013, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-study-recommendations-on-what-to-study-for-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire/663261 "2013-08-14T14:04:10Z")
I have been part of the TM for over 20 years though I am new to the forum here. I am reaching out for suggestions here. I am in the contestant pool at Who Wants to be a Millionaire. That doesn’t mean I will be on the sh… --- ## [Are There Absolute Truths?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-absolute-truths/136542)
**Author:** [@Dekel\_Borak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dekel_Borak)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2002, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-absolute-truths/136542 "2002-11-23T07:02:30Z")
Are there any absolute truths or is everything relative? Is there anything that can be stated which is true under all conditions, for all time? If you think so, support your claim. Is it possible to prove it true? Th… --- ## [Songs that make you go "???"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-go/378146)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2006, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-go/378146 "2006-11-12T01:02:55Z")
The radio at work is tuned to the oldies station, and some of these songs are just beyond comprehension to my turn-of-the-millenium mind. Hopefully, some of the older Dopers around here can clue me in to what the artist… --- ## [Are Democrats soft on National Security](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-democrats-soft-on-national-security/136213)
**Author:** [@Spavined\_Gelding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spavined_Gelding)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2002, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-democrats-soft-on-national-security/136213 "2002-11-19T02:57:43Z")
The caption probably says all that needs to be said. In the on-going thread on the future of the Democratic Party (MEMO TO DEMOCRATS) it has been suggested that a fundamental impediment to election success of the Democr… --- ## [Stewart/Colbert Deserve The Nobel Peace And Love Peace Prize.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stewart-colbert-deserve-the-nobel-peace-and-love-peace-prize/558893)
**Author:** [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2010, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stewart-colbert-deserve-the-nobel-peace-and-love-peace-prize/558893 "2010-10-31T00:52:56Z")
Reference their Great American Minstrel Show. I’m streaming live. Got my vote. And I don’t generally vote. 1.5 k smiling folks, just like us. Agree? --- ## [Parks and Recreation: The Return](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-the-return/568450)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2011, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-the-return/568450 "2011-01-31T16:58:04Z")
This thread typically doesn’t have a ton of participants, so let’s not try to keep ourselves to a thread per week, and just start a new one if this one seems to get bulky. Last night’s episode had more laugh-out-loud mo… --- ## [Monopolies allowed in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopolies-allowed-in-the-us/519303)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2009, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopolies-allowed-in-the-us/519303 "2009-11-29T22:48:13Z")
Although there are laws set up to prevent, or break up monopolies, there are plenty of monopolies that are allowed. For example, in most places if you want cable TV, there’s only one company. Likewise, most places only… --- ## [Negative Campaign Ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negative-campaign-ads/375975)
**Author:** [@Menocchio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Menocchio)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2006, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negative-campaign-ads/375975 "2006-11-08T03:03:04Z")
It’s election season, and where in the Bay State it looks like Kerry Healey, our current lt. governor and Republican gubenatorial nominee Kerry Healey is getting increasingly desparate. Now, I’m not on top of the latest… --- ## [A question of insults](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-of-insults/592292)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-of-insults/592292 "2011-08-16T22:36:49Z")
I have a question about insults. In this thread, Marley23 makes the following statement: It’s a good call. ‘libtard’ is most certainly both an insult AND obvious trolling. No issues with that here. However, in that… --- ## [Yo, Flight Attendants! What's your problem with providing fucking CHANGE?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-flight-attendants-whats-your-problem-with-providing-fucking-change/220051)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2003, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-flight-attendants-whats-your-problem-with-providing-fucking-change/220051 "2003-12-31T08:01:39Z")
I don’t like to fly. It makes me nervous. So nervous that I’m willing to spend $6 on a drink or two. It is extremely difficult for me to fly without a drink.\* So why is it that every single time I get a drink I’m tre… --- ## [MLB: July 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2023/986430)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2023, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2023/986430 "2023-08-11T04:05:25Z")
I’m sitting in a sports bar in Chicago watching the rain. I bought bleacher tickets for Wrigley today. I’m off work for a week with a very badly needed vacation. It’s a 2016 World Series rematch and yet life has been so… --- ## [Native American hairstyles? (historical)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-american-hairstyles-historical/518554)
**Author:** [@tclouie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tclouie)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2010, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-american-hairstyles-historical/518554 "2010-11-27T23:16:03Z")
In the popular media, we often see males of the Eastern Woodland nations wearing what James Fenimore Cooper called “scalping tufts” – shaved heads with a little hair on top, or “Mohawks.” However, portrayals of males of… --- ## [It's a bit much, sometimes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-bit-much-sometimes/752752)
**Author:** [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2016, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-bit-much-sometimes/752752 "2016-04-21T17:53:03Z")
You’re using a violin as a flyswatter, tom. --- ## [93 year old Sen. Byrd is doddering & barely able to function, yet he hangs on. Is power that yummy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/93-year-old-sen-byrd-is-doddering-barely-able-to-function-yet-he-hangs-on-is-power-that-yummy/540497)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2010, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/93-year-old-sen-byrd-is-doddering-barely-able-to-function-yet-he-hangs-on-is-power-that-yummy/540497 "2010-06-28T18:12:20Z")
I’m stunned sitting here watching him on C-Span. He looks withered beyond belief, is hunched over, and is barely able to speak, and has a helper turn pages for him. Is he that much of an egomaniac that he needs to hang … --- ## [I've Had Enough of the Clintons (mild)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-enough-of-the-clintons-mild/436886)
**Author:** [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2008, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-enough-of-the-clintons-mild/436886 "2008-02-12T21:32:56Z")
I’m opening this pit thread for those who have seen enough of the Clintons. I voted for him twice, and was glad I did, but I’ve seen enough of Bill Clinton. I would love to see a woman president, but I’ve seen enough o… --- ## [What is your daily diet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-daily-diet/483901)
**Author:** [@I\_Have\_Hippos\_In\_My\_Garden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Have_Hippos_In_My_Garden)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2009, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-daily-diet/483901 "2009-02-06T03:29:25Z")
Im sure this has been asked a million times before, but if you have a routinely daily diet, on average, what is it? ie breakfast, lunch and dinner and snacks inbetween…what do you eat? --- ## [Recording a meeting with my boss, and his boss.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recording-a-meeting-with-my-boss-and-his-boss/513065)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2009, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recording-a-meeting-with-my-boss-and-his-boss/513065 "2009-10-09T16:34:03Z")
My Wife’s father died last week. My boss, whom I’m starting to think has some real mental issues, gave me a hard time about taking 5 days off from work. My Wife and I had to travel 1500 miles to the funeral. Adopted … --- ## [why is there no pop-culture wordlet for "www."?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-no-pop-culture-wordlet-for-www/105661)
**Author:** [@haardvark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/haardvark)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2002, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-no-pop-culture-wordlet-for-www/105661 "2002-05-07T01:17:50Z")
Our culture is awash in pseudo-words and short forms for so many words and concepts these days, and the ever-lovin internet makes it so much easier for these things to fly around and gain acceptance… It occured to me to… --- ## [Warhammer 40,000 (Lore & Discussion on related books & stories)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warhammer-40-000-lore-discussion-on-related-books-stories/851213)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2022, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warhammer-40-000-lore-discussion-on-related-books-stories/851213 "2022-01-02T04:39:57Z")
I’ve always been intrigued by Warhammer in it’s various incarnations, but to be honest I didn’t know much about the lore besides what little I gleaned from their association with one of the greatest bands of all time, Bo… --- ## [Let's talk about probiotics and other OTC drugs that help with stomach issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-probiotics-and-other-otc-drugs-that-help-with-stomach-issues/539722)
**Author:** [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-probiotics-and-other-otc-drugs-that-help-with-stomach-issues/539722 "2010-05-19T03:39:28Z")
I’d like this thread to be a go to guide for people seeking information on probiotics and other OTC medications that help with stomach issues - that treat the sources of the problem, not the result of it. A of couple mo… --- ## [2015 Belmont Stakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-belmont-stakes/721797)
**Author:** [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-belmont-stakes/721797 "2015-06-12T01:13:03Z")
Well, with the Belmont a few hours away, I thought I’d start the thread. I’m young enough that there’s never been a Triple Crown won in my life, so I’m pulling for American Pharoah. Heck, NYRA had a promotion that if you… --- ## [What does this rebus pic mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-rebus-pic-mean/652056)
**Author:** [@ddaug4uf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ddaug4uf)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2013, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-rebus-pic-mean/652056 "2013-03-06T06:37:49Z")
http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/830249\_509515449086773\_457469680\_o.jpg The only clue is that it depicts a Comical phrase. $500 for this one. If someone supplies the answer before I get it, I will give you… --- ## [Yet another reason not to move to Florida](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-reason-not-to-move-to-florida/627736)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2012, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-reason-not-to-move-to-florida/627736 "2012-07-14T03:07:17Z")
As if I needed one. The Sarasota GOP has selected Donald Trump as “Statesman of the Year”. Last year it was Haley Barbour. Couldn’t decide if this should go here or in MPSIMS, or possibly in a new forum called “News t… --- ## [Amtrak notice: If you don't get a receipt, your purchase is complementary. What?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amtrak-notice-if-you-dont-get-a-receipt-your-purchase-is-complementary-what/577583)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2011, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amtrak-notice-if-you-dont-get-a-receipt-your-purchase-is-complementary-what/577583 "2011-04-10T05:00:04Z")
I was researching Amtrak travel. It turns out that there is an unusual notice in some of the menus. It says “If you paid by cash, credit card or traveler’s cheque and did not receive a recept, your purchase is comple… --- ## [I'm as against Sequential Threads as anyone, but...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-as-against-sequential-threads-as-anyone-but/396857)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2007, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-as-against-sequential-threads-as-anyone-but/396857 "2007-04-13T15:38:17Z")
IMHO: \*\*Male Dopers: Your undies got skidmarks? Questions you would refuse to answer. \*\* --- ## [Oxydol same as Hydrogen Peroxide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oxydol-same-as-hydrogen-peroxide/486009)
**Author:** [@PopeJewish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PopeJewish)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oxydol-same-as-hydrogen-peroxide/486009 "2014-11-23T23:52:47Z")
This is a question for some of you residing in Japan. I’ve been trying to find Hydrogen Peroxide (かさんかすいそ) which all my teachers say I should be able to find at a drug store like Drug Fuji or something, but I’ve checked… --- ## [History of double solid yellow line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-of-double-solid-yellow-line/604125)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-of-double-solid-yellow-line/604125 "2011-11-29T07:23:18Z")
When did the standard lines on roads come into use? That is, the double solid yellow line, dashed yellow line, etc. And are they used the world over? If not, which countries use (or don’t use) them? --- ## [Such a BEAUTIFUL shade of grey! (or, favorite ambiguous characters)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/such-a-beautiful-shade-of-grey-or-favorite-ambiguous-characters/361718)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2006, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/such-a-beautiful-shade-of-grey-or-favorite-ambiguous-characters/361718 "2006-06-26T14:21:26Z")
Some people like their heroes like their milk and their villains like their coal: pure and white in the former case, pure and black in the latter. Me, I prefer a bit of ambiguity: characters of whom its much harder to sa… --- ## [NC LGBTQ pro-discrimination law to cause more straight discomfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nc-lgbtq-pro-discrimination-law-to-cause-more-straight-discomfort/751455)
**Author:** [@akrako1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akrako1)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2016, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nc-lgbtq-pro-discrimination-law-to-cause-more-straight-discomfort/751455 "2016-04-10T03:36:55Z")
North Carolina’s LGBTQ pro-discrimination law might actually make it more uncomfortable for their straight, heteronormative population. The transgender bathroom requirement section requires that individuals use the bathr… --- ## [Tell me about "Non-24-hour sleep–wake disorder "](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-non-24-hour-sleep-wake-disorder/680583)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2014, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-non-24-hour-sleep-wake-disorder/680583 "2014-05-11T03:00:29Z")
In the last few weeks I have heard numerous radio spots about “Non-24-hour sleep–wake disorder”. Thinking that this was just another fake/renamed affliction designed to sell medication, I looked it up(Wiki article)…and… --- ## [source of national pride](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/source-of-national-pride/683592)
**Author:** [@turtlescanfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turtlescanfly)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2014, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/source-of-national-pride/683592 "2014-03-24T19:53:53Z")
I’m proud to be an American, despite any number of flaws that detractors could point out. Cradle of democracy, land of the free, high standard of living, etc…we Americans have plenty to be proud of. That got me thinking… --- ## [Please educate me on diabetes: this kid can eat marshmallows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-educate-me-on-diabetes-this-kid-can-eat-marshmallows/29111)
**Author:** [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2002, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-educate-me-on-diabetes-this-kid-can-eat-marshmallows/29111 "2002-05-10T04:23:55Z")
La Principessa has a new face in her group, another soon-to-be fifth-grader who has diabetes. She slept over last night, she gives herself an insulin shot every day (Madame is perfectly appalled, of course), does her own… --- ## [COVID vaccinations for young children - a major ethical issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-vaccinations-for-young-children-a-major-ethical-issue/941618)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2021, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-vaccinations-for-young-children-a-major-ethical-issue/941618 "2021-05-11T01:10:52Z")
Continuing the discussion from Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) Thread - 2021 Breaking News: Quoting from @eschrodinger’s post in that thread\*: Huge vaccine news. Pfizer has applied to the FDA for authorization for it… --- ## [A mother nursing her child is not kiddie porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mother-nursing-her-child-is-not-kiddie-porn/169509)
**Author:** [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2003, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mother-nursing-her-child-is-not-kiddie-porn/169509 "2003-04-23T16:25:37Z")
This story describes how a family has been torn apart because the parents took a picture of the mother breastfeeding and had it developed at a local store. From the cited article: How can a picture of a child breastfe… --- ## [Does hair coloring for a guy ever look good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hair-coloring-for-a-guy-ever-look-good/554784)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2010, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hair-coloring-for-a-guy-ever-look-good/554784 "2010-09-28T01:13:13Z")
My hair has been going white for a few years now. Frankly I don’t mind, but now I’m getting a white patch on the side of my head that looks kinda stupid. I’ve been thinking about trying some hair coloring, but I can’t … --- ## [What's your childhood dream?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-childhood-dream/647223)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2013, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-childhood-dream/647223 "2013-01-22T06:31:14Z")
I recently read about Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture. What’s your childhood dream, and why can’t you achieve it? My childhood dream was to be a professional athlete. I was probably good enough athletically for baseball, a… --- ## [Haters of CF lightblubs, have you tried LED's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haters-of-cf-lightblubs-have-you-tried-leds/600404)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haters-of-cf-lightblubs-have-you-tried-leds/600404 "2011-10-26T04:49:24Z")
2 parts to this, one is why do you hate CF lighting? And the second part is if LED lighting any good for you? The reason is I hate CF lighting and have gone back to incandescent lighting, but am curious about LED light… --- ## [Gay Adoption](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-adoption/113313)
**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2002, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-adoption/113313 "2002-06-17T21:21:25Z")
News for you gay dopers: You’re not fit to be parents. Glenn T. Stanton has spoken. The details are here. (Oh, but there is a link you can click on to be freed from your homosexuality. Fair’s fair, after all!) Gaah… --- ## [What Is Your State's License Plate Numbering Convention?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-states-license-plate-numbering-convention/313713)
**Author:** [@The\_Misanthrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Misanthrope)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2005, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-states-license-plate-numbering-convention/313713 "2005-08-10T08:42:29Z")
In Texas, we’ve recently reverted to: NNN-LLL where N=number and L=letter. If I remember correctly, that’s how our modern license plate numbering system began. Previous to that system, we had LNN-LLL, LLL-NNL, and th… --- ## [I will never have to buy another birthday gift for my husband!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-never-have-to-buy-another-birthday-gift-for-my-husband/613398)
**Author:** [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2012, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-never-have-to-buy-another-birthday-gift-for-my-husband/613398 "2012-03-02T14:30:22Z")
Yep, I’m in labor, just waiting for things to get steady enough to ride across town to the hospital. My husband will share his birthday with Littlest, assuming s/he arrives within the next 22 hours and 52 minutes. Wish u… --- ## [Are there any objects that don't have a terminal velocity on Earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-objects-that-dont-have-a-terminal-velocity-on-earth/511396)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-objects-that-dont-have-a-terminal-velocity-on-earth/511396 "2009-09-28T02:14:32Z")
As I understand it, terminal velocity is when atmospheric friction balances the acceleration due to gravity on an object in freefall over something with an atmosphere. It’s modified, obviously, by the shape of an object:… --- ## [Why Is Mouthbreathing Associated With Stupidity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-mouthbreathing-associated-with-stupidity/189665)
**Author:** [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2003, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-mouthbreathing-associated-with-stupidity/189665 "2003-07-21T05:10:29Z")
Perhaps it would be best to start with an explanation: I am a mouthbreather. This is, in part, because of my perpetually clogged sinuses, and, in part, out of habit. I’ve found that mouthbreathing is not recommended by… --- ## [Edmund Fitzgerald question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edmund-fitzgerald-question/130924)
**Author:** [@WSLer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WSLer)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2002, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edmund-fitzgerald-question/130924 "2002-10-07T15:40:50Z")
I was reading the lyrics and came to the bit where it says, They might have split up, or they might have capsized. They may have broke deep, and took water. What does that last bold line mean/refer to? Thanks in advanc… --- ## [Rocket Science - why do many rockets stage from kerosine to liquid hydrogen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocket-science-why-do-many-rockets-stage-from-kerosine-to-liquid-hydrogen/504205)
**Author:** [@randomplanck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randomplanck)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2009, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocket-science-why-do-many-rockets-stage-from-kerosine-to-liquid-hydrogen/504205 "2009-07-31T03:15:24Z")
Ok - serious rocket science question. Saturn V, and other rockets to my understanding, start with a first stage of kerosene, and switch to liquid hydrogen in the second stage. LO is always the oxidizer. From the wikipe… --- ## [(white Supremacist) Scum Murdered My Neighbors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-supremacist-scum-murdered-my-neighbors/292573)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2005, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-supremacist-scum-murdered-my-neighbors/292573 "2005-03-12T06:21:24Z")
I don’t know for certain who did this. I just know, when I came home yesterday, two of my neighbors had been murdered. The assumption is that this was done by white supremacy scumbags. When I say my neighbors, what I … --- ## [King Trump: How would Reps Respond?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-trump-how-would-reps-respond/956113)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2021, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-trump-how-would-reps-respond/956113 "2021-12-22T19:47:07Z")
How would the current Republicans respond if Trump wins and tries to overturn term limits, despite his age? --- ## [Would you give up sleep permanently if you could?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-give-up-sleep-permanently-if-you-could/484870)
**Author:** [@Vox\_Imperatoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vox_Imperatoris)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-give-up-sleep-permanently-if-you-could/484870 "2009-02-12T19:25:37Z")
Here’s the deal. There is a one-time magical pill that will completely eliminate the need for sleep if you take it. There will be no physical or psychological side-effects (no decreased mental competence or crazy halluci… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1854&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1856&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)