# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1858&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:** 1859 --- ## [Netflix dumping entire new seasons at once kills the communal viewing experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-dumping-entire-new-seasons-at-once-kills-the-communal-viewing-experience/832545)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2019, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-dumping-entire-new-seasons-at-once-kills-the-communal-viewing-experience/832545 "2019-04-20T07:21:32Z")
It was too long for the title, but I specifically mean the way that they dump a new season of their new, original shows a season at a time, available for anyone to binge through at their own pace. There’s something appe… --- ## [Had Princess Di survived](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-princess-di-survived/557537)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-princess-di-survived/557537 "2010-10-19T18:39:08Z")
How disabled would she have been? Would she have been able to breathe on her own? Use her arms at all? --- ## [Culture shock - gaffes and faux pas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/culture-shock-gaffes-and-faux-pas/445345)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2008, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/culture-shock-gaffes-and-faux-pas/445345 "2008-04-20T03:32:47Z")
Mods: Since this is specifically about different cultures, I figured it goes here. Move if desired. Have you ever visited another country, region, state, or town and while blissfully ignorant of local culture and custom… --- ## [Noam Chomsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noam-chomsky/588613)
**Author:** [@MattProle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MattProle)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noam-chomsky/588613 "2011-07-16T12:40:20Z")
I’ve spent some of my weekends listening to lectures of this prominent political commentator, Professor Noam Chomsky. He makes some strong claims, and appears to be extremely critical of American activity in foreign affa… --- ## [Photo speed traps & getting the ticket in the mail - Unconstitutional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-speed-traps-getting-the-ticket-in-the-mail-unconstitutional/67315)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2001, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-speed-traps-getting-the-ticket-in-the-mail-unconstitutional/67315 "2001-06-12T03:43:10Z")
It’s never happened to me, but isn’t there a certain unconstitutional-ness to this practice? You’re supposed to be giving the driver the ticket, not the car. So you’ve got a picture of my car, with my license plate, rad… --- ## [I've never had pubic hair......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-had-pubic-hair/396159)
**Author:** [@Rainbow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rainbow)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2007, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-had-pubic-hair/396159 "2007-03-18T13:55:16Z")
because when I started to go through puberty I shaved it off at the first sight of hair and I’ve been doing it since then. I never had hair down there. How does it feel? (I’m being serious) I think since I’ve been shavi… --- ## [Does one need a hunting license to hunt bigfoot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-one-need-a-hunting-license-to-hunt-bigfoot/364111)
**Author:** [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-one-need-a-hunting-license-to-hunt-bigfoot/364111 "2006-07-14T01:58:57Z")
It’s been a while since I applied for a hunting license. I seem to recall that each species is addressed individually. Since I doubt bigfoot is listen in there, can I legally hunt it/them without a license or tags? --- ## [Why do cars get such better mileage at speeds under 65 mph?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cars-get-such-better-mileage-at-speeds-under-65-mph/593840)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cars-get-such-better-mileage-at-speeds-under-65-mph/593840 "2011-08-26T13:37:16Z")
Just wondering. I thought about Googling it, as Page & Brin are very good buddies of mine, but I decided I’d rather spark a conversation instead. So why DOES mileage get so much worse at higher speeds? Anyone? --- ## [Are you resistant to narcotics? Are you a Redhead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-resistant-to-narcotics-are-you-a-redhead/591752)
**Author:** [@jeepus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeepus)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-resistant-to-narcotics-are-you-a-redhead/591752 "2011-08-10T20:49:28Z")
Apparently, I am. I have had real trouble getting pain relief after surgery. I had knee surgery recently - scoping and a lateral release for all you doctors and knee patients in the crowd. It took more than two hours aft… --- ## [Supermarket self-checkout lines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermarket-self-checkout-lines/394269)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2007, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermarket-self-checkout-lines/394269 "2007-03-05T01:17:58Z")
I really love the new machines they have in some supermarkets, where I can scan my stuff and pay the machine, all by myself. There’s usually no line, and it sure feels like I’m leaving the store faster, but I wonder if i… --- ## [Parents, why did you have kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-why-did-you-have-kids/765106)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2016, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-why-did-you-have-kids/765106 "2016-09-17T14:22:57Z")
My wife and I, together since 1989, both knew from the outset that neither of us wanted children. Whatever gene(s) that exist that make creatures want to propagate their species obviously missed us somehow. Twenty-seven… --- ## [Coma in 2006, you wake up now. What would you notice that's sooo different.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coma-in-2006-you-wake-up-now-what-would-you-notice-thats-sooo-different/684830)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2014, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coma-in-2006-you-wake-up-now-what-would-you-notice-thats-sooo-different/684830 "2014-04-01T08:25:58Z")
Again, favorite auntie posting conservative bile on Facebook. I’m not going to respond (I swear I’m not). I just don’t get it. If you fell asleep in 2006 and woke up now, just by wandering around the American landscap… --- ## [Strange thing has appeared out of nowhere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-thing-has-appeared-out-of-nowhere/709612)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-thing-has-appeared-out-of-nowhere/709612 "2015-01-14T15:38:57Z")
I just found a receipt on my desk. It’s for a damaged “Othello” CD, returned to a company in San Francisco, dated 1/29/94. I have no idea where it came from, or how it got to my desk, or where it’s been for the past 21 y… --- ## [Your Favorite Dessert?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dessert/656499)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dessert/656499 "2013-04-26T05:06:27Z")
You can have whatever you want! Pie? Cake? Ice Cream? Pudding? Cookies? Fruit cup? What kind? --- ## [Men in sandals and long jeans/pants , yay or nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-sandals-and-long-jeans-pants-yay-or-nay/966911)
**Author:** [@spartan203](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spartan203)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2025, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-sandals-and-long-jeans-pants-yay-or-nay/966911 "2025-06-30T20:52:41Z")
Hey there!:slight\_smile: what do you think of this combination on a guy? I find it very comfortable but it seems like very few men wear sandals with their jeans, khakis or linen pants, women do it more often. If you like… --- ## [really weird songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-weird-songs/28303)
**Author:** [@Zoing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoing)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2000, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-weird-songs/28303 "2000-08-11T14:06:51Z")
I’m curious to see how many people know of any weird songs - but anyway, I love 'em. Hilarious weird, or just plain weird. Off the top of my head, I have only two: “Little Girls” - Oingo Boingo (anything by them, I supp… --- ## [Minor Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, Between U.S. and Azores](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-islands-in-the-atlantic-ocean-between-u-s-and-azores/148400)
**Author:** [@tsunamisurfer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tsunamisurfer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2003, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-islands-in-the-atlantic-ocean-between-u-s-and-azores/148400 "2003-01-14T02:46:10Z")
The Pacific Ocean is dotted with thousands of major and minor islands, offering sailors a paradise of exploration. In the Atlantic Ocean, are there any islands–even tiny ones–located between the continental U.S. and, le… --- ## [Las Vegas DopeFest: August 2007?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-dopefest-august-2007/393491)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2007, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-dopefest-august-2007/393491 "2007-07-08T03:25:32Z")
Yeah, I know it is a bit far off, but thought I would throw the dates out there to see anyone is interested. Plus, by giving ample time, maybe some foreign Dopers might be able to make plans to attend? So, why August? … --- ## [Is this parent over-protective?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-parent-over-protective/583269)
**Author:** [@Weedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weedy)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2011, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-parent-over-protective/583269 "2011-05-29T21:22:26Z")
We got a letter in the mailbox today, apparently sent to everyone on our street. We live on a fairly narrow, but busy suburban street, with a shopping centre one block away, and a primary school two blocks away. The lett… --- ## [Things I Was Wrong About For Over 20 Years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-was-wrong-about-for-over-20-years/574287)
**Author:** [@brocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brocks)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-was-wrong-about-for-over-20-years/574287 "2011-03-14T18:26:30Z")
Probably goes without saying that you have to be over 40 or so to play this game. I just found out that the Toto song “99” was based on the movie “THX1138” (and I’m maybe the only guy my age who hasn’t seen that movie). … --- ## [Can I use boiled tap water in a sinus rinse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-boiled-tap-water-in-a-sinus-rinse/697421)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2014, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-boiled-tap-water-in-a-sinus-rinse/697421 "2014-09-06T15:00:39Z")
Or does it have to be distilled bottled water? Thanks for your help. --- ## [U.S. Dept. of Defense: 25,000+ U.S. soldiers have deserted since 2003. WHAT?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-dept-of-defense-25-000-u-s-soldiers-have-deserted-since-2003-what/443194)
**Author:** [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2008, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-dept-of-defense-25-000-u-s-soldiers-have-deserted-since-2003-what/443194 "2008-04-03T18:18:32Z")
An article in last Sunday’s New York Times Magazine claims that “more than 25,000 American soldiers … according to the United States Department of Defense, have deserted since 2003…” They qualify the statistic a little … --- ## [What do free-market capitalism's advocates say about the importance of education?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-free-market-capitalisms-advocates-say-about-the-importance-of-education/507315)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2009, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-free-market-capitalisms-advocates-say-about-the-importance-of-education/507315 "2009-09-15T02:51:01Z")
I’ve been thinking about this for quite some time. The more I get to reading about fast food marketing, tobacco industry lobbying, or any other actions by a major corporation to obscure what many would consider the less… --- ## [About the "Casting Call" thread in Great Debates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-casting-call-thread-in-great-debates/699872)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2014, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-casting-call-thread-in-great-debates/699872 "2014-10-02T16:40:10Z")
This thread in Great Debatesraises some questions in my mind, the least of which is why it is in Great Debates in the first place. Why did the staff approve the posting of this somewhat skeevy casting call from a compan… --- ## [Snack cars on Amtrak](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snack-cars-on-amtrak/556935)
**Author:** [@Neptunian\_Slug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neptunian_Slug)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2010, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snack-cars-on-amtrak/556935 "2010-10-13T12:36:16Z")
My folks are visiting from Ohio via the Amtrak. The way these trains are scheduled, they leave at 1:00 AM. I know the dining car will be closed for a large part of the trip. But I was under the impression that the train… --- ## [Seriously, can't something be done about handy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-cant-something-be-done-about-handy/215082)
**Author:** [@spinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spinky)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2003, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-cant-something-be-done-about-handy/215082 "2003-11-25T18:41:37Z")
First, I’d like to say that I do not want this to be a handy-bashing thread. I’m sure we can all go on at length about times handy has spouted grossly incorrect info in GQ. I’d be willing to bet I can find a dozen exam… --- ## [First R-Rated Musical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-r-rated-musical/551019)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-r-rated-musical/551019 "2010-08-25T21:59:42Z")
Was there one before Saturday Night Fever? --- ## [Those Five Finger Shoe kind of things: Love'em or Hate'em?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-five-finger-shoe-kind-of-things-loveem-or-hateem/587724)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-five-finger-shoe-kind-of-things-loveem-or-hateem/587724 "2011-07-06T18:59:54Z")
I am seeing more and more people wearing those Vibram five finger shoes. At first I pointed and laughed, then I remembered how I love walking barefoot…everywhere. Then I remembered how often I stub my toe, or step on som… --- ## [Celebrity Couples where the less prominent one made it big, independently after getting together.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-couples-where-the-less-prominent-one-made-it-big-independently-after-getting-together/557353)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2010, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-couples-where-the-less-prominent-one-made-it-big-independently-after-getting-together/557353 "2010-10-19T13:22:53Z")
Lets say you have a celebrity couple. Lets call them David and Victoria. David is a promising young footballer (the real kind) while Victoria is a member of one of the most famous international bands in the world. In a c… --- ## [When two gay men (or ladies) go on a date who pays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-two-gay-men-or-ladies-go-on-a-date-who-pays/167424)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2015, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-two-gay-men-or-ladies-go-on-a-date-who-pays/167424 "2015-02-15T04:36:57Z")
Just curious. Even if a lady idly suggests, sweetly hints or otherwise makes me listen to her growling stomach while swooning from hunger in order to get me to take her out to dinner, I usually pay because that what I’m … --- ## [Hey, Thanks A Bunch To All My "Friends"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-thanks-a-bunch-to-all-my-friends/361798)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2006, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-thanks-a-bunch-to-all-my-friends/361798 "2006-06-27T22:56:43Z")
Thanks a bunch for all your congratulations when we bought our new house. Thanks a bunch for all being quick to volunteer when we set a moving date for this Saturday. Thanks a bunch for all making sure to show up last … --- ## [Yet another grammar rant...my eyes are bleeding!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-grammar-rant-my-eyes-are-bleeding/261308)
**Author:** [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2004, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-grammar-rant-my-eyes-are-bleeding/261308 "2004-09-08T12:26:14Z")
I don’t think I’ve ever posted a grammar and spelling rant before, but it’s absolutely necessary right now. To whom it may concern: It is not ‘pasted’. It is PASSED. It is not ‘losted’. It is LOST. It is not ‘coste… --- ## [What things in your experience are often, but poorly, correlated with intelligence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-in-your-experience-are-often-but-poorly-correlated-with-intelligence/964892)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-in-your-experience-are-often-but-poorly-correlated-with-intelligence/964892 "2022-08-06T03:46:30Z")
Things like drinking wine (instead of something else like beer). I like wine. I just don’t think of it as more “intelligent” than other choices. People recommending wines want to know what you are going to eat it with… --- ## [Floyd Landis and doping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floyd-landis-and-doping/420325)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2010, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floyd-landis-and-doping/420325 "2010-05-22T01:01:09Z")
My uncle and aunt are both big cycling fans and trained medicos: one’s a doctor, the other a nurse. They both maintain that Floyd Landis was being wrongly accused. Their argument is that his tests for steroids were only … --- ## [So I've been reading a lot of Epic Fantasy lately](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-been-reading-a-lot-of-epic-fantasy-lately/692659)
**Author:** [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-been-reading-a-lot-of-epic-fantasy-lately/692659 "2014-09-01T13:47:15Z")
((Game of Thrones, The First Law, The Name of the Wind, Mistborn, Dragonbone Chair, Wheel of Time)) I enjoyed epic fantasy as a kid and read a lot of it, but time passed and I moved on to other things. A couple of years… --- ## [So, this is it, right? (Trump Announces He is Federalizing DC Police, and More)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-it-right-trump-announces-he-is-federalizing-dc-police-and-more/1021929)
**Author:** [@mjmartin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mjmartin)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2025, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-it-right-trump-announces-he-is-federalizing-dc-police-and-more/1021929 "2025-09-18T11:02:17Z")
Trump just announced that he is federalizing the DC police and deploying the National Guard to D.C., allegedly to “combat crime”, in a city where crime statistics are down both since last year and over the past decade. I… --- ## ["You're such a good person for dating someone in a wheelchair."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-such-a-good-person-for-dating-someone-in-a-wheelchair/783857)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-such-a-good-person-for-dating-someone-in-a-wheelchair/783857 "2017-04-07T22:53:29Z")
The OP title has been said to virtually every single girl I’ve dated (not in my presence of course). And I’d be offended, if it wasn’t just so laughably fucking stupid. Why do people think this? Is it the belief that … --- ## [Help me understand why Fargo is so good....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-why-fargo-is-so-good/793180)
**Author:** [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2017, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-why-fargo-is-so-good/793180 "2017-08-13T06:17:38Z")
First off, let me state that I love the Coen Brothers. I love “The Big Lebowski” & my favorite is “No Country For Old Men.” Now, don’t get me wrong here…I think Fargo is a good movie. What I don’t really understand is … --- ## [LOTR: Frodo never had a chance to destroy the One Ring. He is shown from the very start he cannot do it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-frodo-never-had-a-chance-to-destroy-the-one-ring-he-is-shown-from-the-very-start-he-cannot-do-it/1004487)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2024, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-frodo-never-had-a-chance-to-destroy-the-one-ring-he-is-shown-from-the-very-start-he-cannot-do-it/1004487 "2024-08-18T04:16:44Z")
I was watching the recent YouTube video, “Why didn’t Elrond push Isildur into the Cracks of Doom?” by In Deep Geek. While the video is not about the question of this post there is this bit in the video which prompted me… --- ## [Tell me your tales of awful neighbors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-tales-of-awful-neighbors/464467)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-tales-of-awful-neighbors/464467 "2008-09-23T20:00:01Z")
and the things they have done that impacted your life. And whatever you may have done in retaliation. :wink: On any level, from never cutting their grass to burning down your house. Full disclosure: I am doing NaNoWri… --- ## [The Really Odd Soda Pop Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-odd-soda-pop-thread/177297)
**Author:** [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2003, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-odd-soda-pop-thread/177297 "2003-06-03T23:20:15Z")
For gits and shiggles I bought several strange sodas yesterday. Among them are: Cheerwine:\[ul\]An interesting caffeinated sparkling cherry soda. Sadly, it is imbued with both natural artificial flavoring plus colors. On … --- ## [Have there been science fiction stories featuring intelligent beings who perform photosynthesis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-science-fiction-stories-featuring-intelligent-beings-who-perform-photosynthesis/754298)
**Author:** [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2017, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-science-fiction-stories-featuring-intelligent-beings-who-perform-photosynthesis/754298 "2017-01-05T13:34:34Z")
Some of the posts in the thread on “ethical arguments for eating animals” put this idea in my head: what if there were animals who could peform photosynthesis? (I’m aware there are bacteria, as well as some organisms wh… --- ## [How do you take an aircraft carrier out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-take-an-aircraft-carrier-out/191232)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2003, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-take-an-aircraft-carrier-out/191232 "2003-07-29T22:32:05Z")
What is the current modern warfare methodology via strategy, tactics and necessary hardware for destroying or defeating an aircraft carrier? --- ## [Do you like Seinfeld or hate it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-seinfeld-or-hate-it/731953)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Boone\_Fanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daniel_Boone_Fanatic)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2015, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-seinfeld-or-hate-it/731953 "2015-09-23T02:20:18Z")
I Love it. The humor comes from them getting into. everyday situations,with a twist added to it. My favorite character was Jerry Seinfeld --- ## [What was the first album released on CD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-album-released-on-cd/107099)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2015, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-album-released-on-cd/107099 "2015-08-22T18:26:46Z")
A Google search, and a look-through of Philips’ site, have not revealed the answer to this question, so I turn to the Straight Dope. What was the first musical album released on CD? I have a feeling one of the first wa… --- ## [Student Proposes Caucasian Club](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-proposes-caucasian-club/202737)
**Author:** [@Paco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paco)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2003, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-proposes-caucasian-club/202737 "2003-09-27T21:43:06Z")
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/6794001.htm I wanted to see what everyone’s opinion of this is. Personally I think that there is nothing wrong with it, but apparently there are some people who disagree… --- ## [God is not a "crutch"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-is-not-a-crutch/604217)
**Author:** [@Cyningablod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyningablod)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-is-not-a-crutch/604217 "2011-11-29T20:51:02Z")
This is going in GD (unless a mod moves it), since it deals with religion and I’m sure it will generate controversy. Here’s my idea: Since the Judeo-Christian god does not exist, it’s impossible for anyone to use him a… --- ## [Professional sports teams and "their" cities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-sports-teams-and-their-cities/707961)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-sports-teams-and-their-cities/707961 "2015-01-07T03:27:48Z")
Mostly US pro sports, because being a provincial, insular American that’s about all I know. I enjoy watching NFL, depsite some questionable business practices. I understand the game and like watching it played well. B… --- ## [Drawing A Circle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drawing-a-circle/644085)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2012, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drawing-a-circle/644085 "2012-12-18T01:06:14Z")
Do right-handed people mostly draw, say, the letter “O” in a clockwise circle, or a counter-clockwise circle? (I’m left-handed, I don’t know) Mods: my apologies if this should be in IMHO. But I figured there’s mostly… --- ## [Can diluted seawater be used instead of blood for total transfusions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-diluted-seawater-be-used-instead-of-blood-for-total-transfusions/720461)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-diluted-seawater-be-used-instead-of-blood-for-total-transfusions/720461 "2024-10-29T07:01:37Z")
Of course not. I know that. But I’m not sure how to address this bit of nonsense: http://oceanplasma.org/documents/substitute.html I’m guessing that this is simply an overblown claim, that dilute sea water can be safe… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1857&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1859&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)