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**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2003, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-a-person-to-pull-off-someone-elses-arm/186834 "2003-07-13T02:44:07Z")
My brother maintains that he once observed an especially vicious fist-fight in which one man ripped another man’s arm clean off of his body, like pulling a branch off of a small tree. I have asked him many times if this… --- ## [What's so great about the KJV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-the-kjv/379963)
**Author:** [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2012, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-the-kjv/379963 "2012-08-06T07:23:07Z")
I wasn’t sure whether to put this in GQ or GD, so if this is wrong, Mods, please move it. There is this other message board I like to lurk at. It is a Fundamentalist Christian place, and I read it because I think it is … --- ## [Songs That Have Caused You to Press the "Repeat" Button Over and Over Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-have-caused-you-to-press-the-repeat-button-over-and-over-again/296218)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2005, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-have-caused-you-to-press-the-repeat-button-over-and-over-again/296218 "2005-04-03T22:20:23Z")
I can remember times in my life when I simply fell in love with a song. I would press the “Repeat” button over and over and listen to the song non-stop. I don’t know how common this is but here are a few that I can rem… --- ## [Do bigger people fall harder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bigger-people-fall-harder/610889)
**Author:** [@Spyderred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spyderred)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2012, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bigger-people-fall-harder/610889 "2012-01-28T23:38:30Z")
A court has taken “judicial notice” of the following: It is a well-recognized fact that big persons fall harder than small ones. Garbutt v. Schechter, 334 P.2d 225 (Cal. Ct. App. 1959) Judicial notice means that a fac… --- ## [Did Diane Rehm (NPR) have a stroke or something? Speech is ...odd.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-diane-rehm-npr-have-a-stroke-or-something-speech-is-odd/392032)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2007, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-diane-rehm-npr-have-a-stroke-or-something-speech-is-odd/392032 "2007-02-15T05:27:54Z")
I have been a long time listener of NPR in all it’s facets…I have wondered for a long time if Diane Rehm’s manner of speech is due to a stroke or some other malady? She speaks like she is either very elderly, or having s… --- ## [What are types of onions called - in Spain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-types-of-onions-called-in-spain/502656)
**Author:** [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2009, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-types-of-onions-called-in-spain/502656 "2009-07-13T04:57:36Z")
There is a kind of a poll in here too, but the main question is the one in the title so its probably still OK for GQ. What type (colour, size, strength) of onion is called what, in Spain itself? Do they refer to anythin… --- ## [Game show pet peeves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-show-pet-peeves/429682)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2007, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-show-pet-peeves/429682 "2007-12-16T08:35:48Z")
Wheel of Fortune: Do they only allow morons to play? At $250 to buy a vowel, some of these people purchase them in puzzles that they already know the answer to. Is there some base instinct that makes people insist upon s… --- ## [Passport expiration date](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-expiration-date/581808)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2011, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-expiration-date/581808 "2011-05-14T08:24:09Z")
A passport says, “expires on May 13 2011”. Is the passport valid on May 13 2011, or is its last day of validity May 12? --- ## [Has The American News Media Taken Crazy Pills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-american-news-media-taken-crazy-pills/648104)
**Author:** [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2013, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-american-news-media-taken-crazy-pills/648104 "2013-01-26T02:55:02Z")
Not that I expect much in-depth reporting or thoughtful analysis from the news these days, but holy Hades, this must be a terrifically slow week in the old news biz. First, the hugely overblown “controversy” over whethe… --- ## [Modern Classics: 100 movies to see before you die](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-classics-100-movies-to-see-before-you-die/536331)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2010, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-classics-100-movies-to-see-before-you-die/536331 "2010-04-18T00:33:04Z")
I just saw 100 Movies to See Before You Die: The Modern Classics at Yahoo! and thought it might be fun to swap opinions on the list. How many of the 100 have you NOT seen already? --- ## [LA Area DOPEFEST - Come Meet EuroDoper, Spiny Norman!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/la-area-dopefest-come-meet-eurodoper-spiny-norman/61322)
**Author:** [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2001, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/la-area-dopefest-come-meet-eurodoper-spiny-norman/61322 "2001-05-01T21:45:06Z")
At the request of Mercutio, I’m starting a new thread that says it’s a DOPEFEST in the title. My sweetheart, Spiny Norman, is coming all the way from Hamburg, Germany to LA to visit and would love to meet some of the lo… --- ## [College cheerleader sues over harrassment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-cheerleader-sues-over-harrassment/931865)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2021, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-cheerleader-sues-over-harrassment/931865 "2021-02-04T04:10:16Z")
Wondering what folk thought about this news story in which a NW {NW = Northwestern University What Exit?} cheerleader sued the school for alleged harassment. She contends female cheerleaders were required to mingle w/ … --- ## [Cooking Question: Do you rinse your noodles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-question-do-you-rinse-your-noodles/287869)
**Author:** [@RitzyRae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitzyRae)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2005, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-question-do-you-rinse-your-noodles/287869 "2005-02-04T16:26:51Z")
If you lived in our kitchen you might often observe my husband and I standing over our drained spaghetti (or other pasta) noodles, debating whether or not to rinse them. Sometimes we do, sometimes we don’t. But we both… --- ## [Capacity of the human bladder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capacity-of-the-human-bladder/34810)
**Author:** [@keno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/keno)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2000, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capacity-of-the-human-bladder/34810 "2000-09-29T20:19:11Z")
While hoisting a few at our local tavern, the conversation turned toward the natural results of too many beers. One fellow visiting from Germany said that while in school, he and his friends used to have contests to … --- ## [I don't think you understand how much I hate the Grand Old Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-you-understand-how-much-i-hate-the-grand-old-party/578648)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2011, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-you-understand-how-much-i-hate-the-grand-old-party/578648 "2011-04-17T23:46:39Z")
I don’t really hate individual Republicans as a rule. I don’t hate Bricker, I don’t hate Richard Lugar. I hate what the sadly misnamed “conservative movement” has done to people who are trying to be rational and law-abid… --- ## [If I Want To Become A Billionaire, What Should I Study?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-want-to-become-a-billionaire-what-should-i-study/661407)
**Author:** [@AHeinrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHeinrich)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2013, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-want-to-become-a-billionaire-what-should-i-study/661407 "2013-06-20T21:23:01Z")
So, say you wanted to become a billionaire within the next 5-10+ years, what should you go on to study at university? And then what? Computer Science? Engineering? What would you do? --- ## [Government isn't supposed to 'Make a Profit'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/government-isnt-supposed-to-make-a-profit/498825)
**Author:** [@vantage49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vantage49)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2009, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/government-isnt-supposed-to-make-a-profit/498825 "2009-06-16T23:49:20Z")
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2871/is-nasa-the-only-federal-agency-that-makes-a-profit I believe that government agencies and departments are not supposed to make a profit. It may even be illegal. If they did… --- ## [What was the last concert you attended?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-concert-you-attended/576306)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-concert-you-attended/576306 "2017-08-16T06:11:39Z")
And was it any good? ETA: I have yet to go to my first concert, let alone a recent one. I like hearing about them, though. --- ## [How would President Sanders =/= President Carter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-president-sanders-president-carter/727107)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2015, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-president-sanders-president-carter/727107 "2015-08-13T21:54:08Z")
Sorry for two Sanders threads, but after two months my fevered mind has accepted Hillary’s inevitable flameout and the inability of the Republican Party to take this presidency thing seriously. So work with me on a hypo… --- ## [Somebody please explain why states' would schedule a primary so early and lose their delegates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-please-explain-why-states-would-schedule-a-primary-so-early-and-lose-their-delegates/598454)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2011, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-please-explain-why-states-would-schedule-a-primary-so-early-and-lose-their-delegates/598454 "2011-10-09T07:23:26Z")
Is having the publicity and resulting influence on future state primaries really that important to any particular state? Hell, with primaries and caucuses now being scheduled in January for a November general election, … --- ## [What's the deal with DVD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-dvd/171076)
**Author:** [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2003, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-dvd/171076 "2003-05-08T07:52:20Z")
I’m a person who opposes pointless progress. I think inventions and new technology should be created out of a genuine need. Inventions and technology created for other reasons must have a hell of a good application, or t… --- ## [Inappropriate music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inappropriate-music/776341)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2017, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inappropriate-music/776341 "2017-01-24T02:36:12Z")
Mrs. L.A., RN, was on the phone with a doctor’s office. Their ‘hold music’ (or at least the music playing while she was on hold) was Be Still. Excerpt: And when you go through the valley And the shadow comes down fro… --- ## [Some Motherfucker Is Fucking With My Car!!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-motherfucker-is-fucking-with-my-car/337771)
**Author:** [@vibrotronica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vibrotronica)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2006, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-motherfucker-is-fucking-with-my-car/337771 "2006-01-06T06:46:22Z")
Holy mother of piss, I’m mad! Some piece of shit with an abortion coathanger in his brain is fucking with my car while it’s sitting in my driveway and it’s costing me an arm and a leg! And you don’t fuck with somebody’s … --- ## [So, should we get used to saying, Inmate Christie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-should-we-get-used-to-saying-inmate-christie/679234)
**Author:** [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2014, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-should-we-get-used-to-saying-inmate-christie/679234 "2014-02-01T23:22:24Z")
Just asking. It appears that right now that fate is just as likely as him becoming President. --- ## [Is there a single artistic endeavor whose name ends with "project" that doesn't totally suck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-single-artistic-endeavor-whose-name-ends-with-project-that-doesnt-totally-suck/557630)
**Author:** [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2010, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-single-artistic-endeavor-whose-name-ends-with-project-that-doesnt-totally-suck/557630 "2010-10-27T22:56:51Z")
I swear, every time I hear about something called the “\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Project” or the “\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_ Project,” it’s the worst, most pretentious crap on the planet. Please, can someone offer a single counterexample? --- ## [What are McCain's chances](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-mccains-chances/470564)
**Author:** [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2008, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-mccains-chances/470564 "2008-11-04T02:22:28Z")
bear with me. I’m in a hotel. All of my belongings and my car are being shipped to NC…I won’t see any of them for weeks if not a month. My wife, three cats and I have to fly out monday morning. we’re all going to be stre… --- ## [Could you adapt to unlife as a vampire? What would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-adapt-to-unlife-as-a-vampire-what-would-you-do/487811)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2009, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-adapt-to-unlife-as-a-vampire-what-would-you-do/487811 "2009-03-12T21:52:28Z")
Let’s say that, through whatever improbabilities you care to imagine, you find youself turned into a vampire. So we can all agree on what that means, I’ll specify that you are a standard Buffyverse vampire. You’re a go… --- ## [WHY didn't Obama sell it as "Obamnicare" in the first place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-obama-sell-it-as-obamnicare-in-the-first-place/586212)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-obama-sell-it-as-obamnicare-in-the-first-place/586212 "2011-06-24T15:30:54Z")
So it seems “Romneycare” appears to be doing swimmingly well. In fact, if I can believe what a pundit tells me on the news radio; Massachusetts has the best health system in the country. If Obama modeled his plan after… --- ## [The Bible Is Full Of Shit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-is-full-of-shit/697986)
**Author:** [@Halosweb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Halosweb)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-is-full-of-shit/697986 "2014-09-09T21:48:06Z")
Proves The Bible Is Wrong And Inconsistent Once Again, because the Bible said God cursed ONLY woman (He didn’t say anything about animals,) that she would give birth in pain. When God created animals, they were not alrea… --- ## [What if vertebrates had six limbs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-vertebrates-had-six-limbs/595954)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2011, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-vertebrates-had-six-limbs/595954 "2011-10-08T16:02:39Z")
Kindasorta inspired by this thread, though I’ve mulled the idea before. Vertebrates have no more than four limbs. Well, that’s economical, land-dwellers need four and no more to get around; some get by with two or none… --- ## [Advice about depression/counseling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-about-depression-counseling/552253)
**Author:** [@Fat\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fat_Chance)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2011, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-about-depression-counseling/552253 "2011-04-24T03:06:15Z")
I know that there are many on this board who have struggled with depression, life changing events, etc. and was hoping to get a little advice. After years of having decent, but boring and unmotivating jobs I switched to… --- ## [Relative credibility of SourceWatch.org vs. DiscoverTheNetworks.org](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relative-credibility-of-sourcewatch-org-vs-discoverthenetworks-org/544496)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2010, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relative-credibility-of-sourcewatch-org-vs-discoverthenetworks-org/544496 "2010-06-26T23:23:22Z")
In this thread, Poptech and I got into a Battle of the Cites as between SourceWatch and DiscoverTheNetworks. See post #32, post #38, post #49, post #50, & post #51. Now, this isn’t exactly a hijack, since the relative … --- ## [How should one react to being asked if they sell illegal narcotics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-one-react-to-being-asked-if-they-sell-illegal-narcotics/703157)
**Author:** [@therealyankey27](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/therealyankey27)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2014, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-one-react-to-being-asked-if-they-sell-illegal-narcotics/703157 "2014-11-17T20:21:55Z")
So, I got a call about 20 minutes ago, and wasn’t able to answer, as it only rung once. I called the number back and the person who answered said they have no record of the call whatsoever. I replied “Okay then, sorry fo… --- ## [So why haven't aliens destroyed the Universe yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-havent-aliens-destroyed-the-universe-yet/698001)
**Author:** [@Rusalka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rusalka)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2014, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-havent-aliens-destroyed-the-universe-yet/698001 "2014-09-14T05:13:22Z")
I was reading today about what Stephen Hawking said about the Higgs Boson and mere humans being able to destroy the universe by mucking with the Higgs Boson in an extra large supercollider (can’t be that far off in the f… --- ## [Crashing a car into a giant wet sponge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crashing-a-car-into-a-giant-wet-sponge/473470)
**Author:** [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2008, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crashing-a-car-into-a-giant-wet-sponge/473470 "2008-11-26T19:30:15Z")
Suppose you crash your car head-on into a water-soaked sponge that has the same mass as the car. Would this be as destructive as hitting a solid wall, or perhaps another car? Or would the sponge cushion the impact? --- ## [Canada's Governor General skins seal and eats heart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadas-governor-general-skins-seal-and-eats-heart/497897)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadas-governor-general-skins-seal-and-eats-heart/497897 "2010-03-16T18:53:13Z")
So, with all the bleeding heart (no pun intended) backlash that has accompanied the seal hunt by Canada’s northern aboriginal population, we have a Governor General who recently supported the Inuit in a very hands-on fas… --- ## [Counterspying: How to detect a bug?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterspying-how-to-detect-a-bug/314575)
**Author:** [@Bongmaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bongmaster)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2005, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterspying-how-to-detect-a-bug/314575 "2005-08-04T09:06:29Z")
This is a post I never thought I’d make. I work with sensitive data and we suspect there may be someone bugging the office. I’ve been reading up on the different techniques and gagets people can use to send audio from … --- ## [Dr. McCoy: Angel of mercy or racist bastard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-mccoy-angel-of-mercy-or-racist-bastard/188883)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2003, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-mccoy-angel-of-mercy-or-racist-bastard/188883 "2003-07-19T20:59:06Z")
Well? --- ## [Questions about "Escape from Alcatraz" WARNING! spoilers galore, no boxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-escape-from-alcatraz-warning-spoilers-galore-no-boxes/233665)
**Author:** [@blowero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blowero)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2017, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-escape-from-alcatraz-warning-spoilers-galore-no-boxes/233665 "2017-05-23T18:02:03Z")
Probably hard to spoil a movie called “Escape from Alcatraz” (starring Clint Eastwood), but please don’t read my questions if you haven’t seen it and don’t want to know what happens. In no particular order: Is it act… --- ## [Lefties Unite!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lefties-unite/685937)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2014, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lefties-unite/685937 "2014-04-22T09:48:08Z")
We secretly rule the world. Oops, I’ve said too much. So how many other lefties here? (Actually I was forced to be ambidextrous as a wee lad. Go figure…) --- ## [The new Star Trek movie voids TOS? \[Open Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-star-trek-movie-voids-tos-open-spoilers/495371)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-star-trek-movie-voids-tos-open-spoilers/495371 "2009-05-08T04:13:28Z")
I knew that the upcoming movie is a reboot, figured that’s just Hollywood. But I recently read that the story actually retcons the Star Trek timeline, by having history be altered so that Kirk & Co. meet up years before … --- ## [Tell me about the Seabees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-seabees/802169)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2017, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-seabees/802169 "2017-11-27T19:42:14Z")
I know a young man who is thinking about them because he wants a construction career. Is it hard to get in? I mean I know certain navy ranks are more competitive than others to get into. What could a young man do t… --- ## [Why Paw-LIE-nah?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-paw-lie-nah/597733)
**Author:** [@tomz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomz)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-paw-lie-nah/597733 "2011-10-04T19:57:39Z")
It’s like Houston Street in New York–you can immediately spot a tourist by the way they mispronounce Paulina Street. But who’s saying it wrong? I do know that the street was named after some shyster developer’s wife, b… --- ## [A way to carbonate at home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-way-to-carbonate-at-home/555824)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2010, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-way-to-carbonate-at-home/555824 "2010-10-03T13:29:35Z")
Is there something I can use at home to add carbonation to a beverage? --- ## [The yellow Sun paradox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-yellow-sun-paradox/728038)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2015, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-yellow-sun-paradox/728038 "2015-08-28T14:04:17Z")
The yellow Sun paradox Hereis a brand new observational paradox I stumbled across today. The Sun looks overwhelmingly yellow to my eyes (and reddish at dawn and dusk). But science disagrees, and claims instead t… --- ## [Why do 45 records have a big center hole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-45-records-have-a-big-center-hole/682869)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2014, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-45-records-have-a-big-center-hole/682869 "2014-03-05T13:59:00Z")
It was always a nuisance inserting those plastic insert adapters in a 45 record. Or you had to drag out the 45 adapter and put it on the record players spindle. the key word being adapter. Why did 45’s have the huge h… --- ## [I can has career guidance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-has-career-guidance/622424)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2012, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-has-career-guidance/622424 "2012-05-21T13:00:31Z")
Things are getting bad at work. Really, really bad. Bad enough that I’ve been playing around with the idea of leaving librarianship for good. Where I am is double plus ungood, I can’t make a lateral move within this o… --- ## [Will rubbing alcohol dissolve a brass screen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rubbing-alcohol-dissolve-a-brass-screen/274109)
**Author:** [@saluki\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saluki_fan)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2004, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rubbing-alcohol-dissolve-a-brass-screen/274109 "2004-11-11T19:01:31Z")
If I wanted to sterilize a brass screen for a filter to put in my faucet, would soaking it in rubbing alcohol cause more damage than good? Thanks. --- ## [Thick American accents and foreign language](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thick-american-accents-and-foreign-language/627910)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thick-american-accents-and-foreign-language/627910 "2012-07-15T00:53:48Z")
Are there American accents that prevent you from understanding someone speaking your native language? For example I’ve run into a few Indians(South Asians) that are hard to understand when speaking English. --- ## [How many people knew that the US's national motto is "In God We Trust"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-knew-that-the-uss-national-motto-is-in-god-we-trust/250550)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2004, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-knew-that-the-uss-national-motto-is-in-god-we-trust/250550 "2004-06-17T15:34:28Z")
I just learned this today, reading another thread. I was taught, as a child, that the national motto is E Pluribus Unum–“Out of Many, One”–even though I was born 7 years after our fucking government made the change. Is… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1859&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1861&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)