# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1873&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:** 1874 --- ## [If I liked The Name of the Wind, then I would like...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-liked-the-name-of-the-wind-then-i-would-like/668920)
**Author:** [@Musky\_Moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musky_Moon)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2014, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-liked-the-name-of-the-wind-then-i-would-like/668920 "2014-12-09T02:45:28Z")
Just finished reading the second book in the Kingkiller Series by Patrick Rothfuss. I loved it! I liked the first book a little better than the second, but I think the series as a whole is excellent so far. That being sa… --- ## [Anybody remember Halavah?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-remember-halavah/652400)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2013, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-remember-halavah/652400 "2013-03-16T04:52:31Z")
It was a candy my parents would get from the supermarket but I haven’t seen it in years. I believe it is middle eastern and made from Sesame seeds and honey. The packages had a little character on them that looked like t… --- ## [What's the least occupied plane flight you've been on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-least-occupied-plane-flight-youve-been-on/569875)
**Author:** [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-least-occupied-plane-flight-youve-been-on/569875 "2011-02-07T22:32:58Z")
I was flying back from Salt Lake City and stupidly took the last flight to LA. The plane was delayed from Denver, so I managed to miss my connecting flight to Santa Barbara. Being the cheap bastard I am, I just slept a… --- ## [a little help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-help/670197)
**Author:** [@sentrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sentrix)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-help/670197 "2013-10-16T18:12:30Z")
i need a mentor on this board. as you will. --- ## [Favorite live albums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-live-albums/853929)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2020, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-live-albums/853929 "2020-05-31T03:41:19Z")
Some of my favorites, in no particular order… Little Feat - Waiting for Columbus I have never been a huge Feat fan, don’t own any of their studio albums, but holy crap if this isn’t one of the best live albums capturin… --- ## [Are fast food tomatoes as nutritious as "salad" tomatoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-fast-food-tomatoes-as-nutritious-as-salad-tomatoes/625640)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-fast-food-tomatoes-as-nutritious-as-salad-tomatoes/625640 "2012-06-25T17:59:34Z")
I’ve been wondering about the lettuce, tomatoes, onions, olives, etc. that the Subways and McDonalds of the world use on their sandwiches. Are they of the same quality (in terms of nutritiousness, healthiness and qualit… --- ## [England's catastrophic loss of truck (lorry) drivers---why this week?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/englands-catastrophic-loss-of-truck-lorry-drivers-why-this-week/951672)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2021, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/englands-catastrophic-loss-of-truck-lorry-drivers-why-this-week/951672 "2021-10-11T15:49:50Z")
England is on the verge of collapse… Toilet paper is gone, fuel supplies hard to find, and mass starvation about to begin. Well, that’s the way some news sites are reporting it. More realistically, it seems that a fe… --- ## [Doper Men - How important are good cooking skills in a potential girlfriend or wife?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-men-how-important-are-good-cooking-skills-in-a-potential-girlfriend-or-wife/328255)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2005, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-men-how-important-are-good-cooking-skills-in-a-potential-girlfriend-or-wife/328255 "2005-10-30T01:31:32Z")
I realize it sounds shallow, but if I was dating an otherwise interesting woman and all she could do was do was microwave dinners or order carryout it would be pretty disappointing. I say this as someone who likes to coo… --- ## [Are You Out Of Your Minds? Us Think Canadiana Are Too Patriotic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-out-of-your-minds-us-think-canadiana-are-too-patriotic/217741)
**Author:** [@CheekyMonkey613](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheekyMonkey613)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2003, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-out-of-your-minds-us-think-canadiana-are-too-patriotic/217741 "2003-12-10T21:17:07Z")
As we speak, on CJAD (a local Montreal talk-show radio station) they are talking about a recent poll that came out. Apparently AMERICANS think CANADIANS are too patriotic !!! My thoughts are: WTF? ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR … --- ## [Homefront](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homefront/574065)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2011, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homefront/574065 "2011-04-08T19:46:08Z")
So I’ve been keeping my eye out on homefront. It looks like it could be a mix of battlefield and COD style gameplay, which could be really cool. It’s also made by Kaos Studios, who once - when they were a team of unpaid … --- ## [Bands With Multiple Lead Vocalists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-multiple-lead-vocalists/672386)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2013, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-multiple-lead-vocalists/672386 "2013-10-29T13:44:01Z")
What are some bands where any one concert, or album, is likely to feature two or more people sharing lead-vocalist duties? Two examples that come to mind: Styx (at least, in their heyday; can’t say what’s going on with… --- ## [NCAA March Madness 2006 - Polish up that glass slipper!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-march-madness-2006-polish-up-that-glass-slipper/348068)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2006, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-march-madness-2006-polish-up-that-glass-slipper/348068 "2006-03-24T15:54:12Z")
We’re less than three and a half hours from the Selection Show on CBS where we find out the 65 teams who are in, where they are playing, and we finally get all the information needed in order to fill out our brackets and… --- ## [The 50 Most Loathsome Americans (of 2010)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-50-most-loathsome-americans-of-2010/568255)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2011, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-50-most-loathsome-americans-of-2010/568255 "2011-01-25T18:53:14Z")
The Buffalo Beast’s new “Most Loathsome Americans” list is out! Check it out here. --- ## [ANOTHER weird building in St. Louis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-weird-building-in-st-louis/341843)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2014, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-weird-building-in-st-louis/341843 "2014-08-31T05:58:40Z")
I have some family in St. Louis. When I come by in the summer time we go to the Cardinal’s games. We take the metro link from Hanley to the stadium. The view of the city is beautiful. I see many abandoned building, but t… --- ## [How many of the World's Best Tourist Traps have you visted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-worlds-best-tourist-traps-have-you-visted/638669)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-worlds-best-tourist-traps-have-you-visted/638669 "2012-10-26T13:03:02Z")
I was reading my Budget Travel email today, and it had an article about the 25 Tourist Traps You Don’t Want to Miss I haven’t done a poll in a long time, so I thought it’d make a pretty good one. So, which of the follo… --- ## [Which restaurant would you be more likely to recommend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-restaurant-would-you-be-more-likely-to-recommend/701245)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2014, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-restaurant-would-you-be-more-likely-to-recommend/701245 "2014-10-16T17:14:39Z")
It is your first time at a new (to you) restaurant: So you are on a date. You go to a nice restaurant. Dress is casual. It has a nice atmosphere. The food is great. Not cheap but worth the price. Service is impeccable. … --- ## [Bush 'Angry' at media, second-guessers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-angry-at-media-second-guessers/165946)
**Author:** [@nogginhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nogginhead)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2003, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-angry-at-media-second-guessers/165946 "2003-04-06T04:16:25Z")
Cover story in USA Today, 4/2/03. WTF?? Is it possible that Mr. Bush is so out of touch with reality that he expected everyone to fall into line behind him? More importantly, it seems almost un-American to resent oppo… --- ## [Why Do people Undergoing Alcohol Withdrawal Report Hallucinations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-undergoing-alcohol-withdrawal-report-hallucinations/668070)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-undergoing-alcohol-withdrawal-report-hallucinations/668070 "2013-09-07T20:08:25Z")
Popular folklore says that people experiencing alcohol withdrawal (“delirium tremens” see pink elephants, other weird, impossible animals. many also report feeling insects crawling on their skin-the sensations are said t… --- ## [It's so windy.... fill in the blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-so-windy-fill-in-the-blank/558553)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2010, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-so-windy-fill-in-the-blank/558553 "2010-10-28T03:34:20Z")
It so windy that pumpkins were rolling across the pumpkin field. I had to share this odd one. There were also trees across the roads and lots of branches, but that you’ve seen before. --- ## [Seinfeld: Kramer's "Coffee table" book-Did it get Published?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfeld-kramers-coffee-table-book-did-it-get-published/480273)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfeld-kramers-coffee-table-book-did-it-get-published/480273 "2009-01-08T08:44:56Z")
I was watching that rerun, but was interrupted. Did Kramer ever get his bizarre idea realized 9a coffe table book about coffee tables)? How much did he make off it? --- ## [Do Birds Do Loops or Barrel Rolls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-birds-do-loops-or-barrel-rolls/529501)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-birds-do-loops-or-barrel-rolls/529501 "2010-02-19T06:37:31Z")
I saw a gull the other day who looked for all the world like he was doing a loop. Of course, doubtless the light was playing tricks on me. Have any birds ever been observed doing loops, barrel rolls, or other aerobatic … --- ## [Best instances of soi-disant damsels in distress freeing themselves by trickery.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-instances-of-soi-disant-damsels-in-distress-freeing-themselves-by-trickery/667577)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2013, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-instances-of-soi-disant-damsels-in-distress-freeing-themselves-by-trickery/667577 "2013-09-04T19:32:36Z")
Soi-disant is French for “so-called.” I used the expression because I haven’t been sufficiently jerky this week and it was starting to give me hives. Anyway, I’m looking for instances in adventure fiction (film, televis… --- ## [Marvel's The Gifted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvels-the-gifted/797887)
**Author:** [@Airbeck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airbeck)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2017, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvels-the-gifted/797887 "2017-12-02T23:58:00Z")
Episode one premiered last night. I thought it was pretty good. Interesting array of mutant powers and seems to be a good setup for the plot going forward. The cast was fine, although I couldn’t stop seeing Fred whenever… --- ## [Why do Hindus eat butter if they wont eat beef?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-hindus-eat-butter-if-they-wont-eat-beef/453316)
**Author:** [@scrambledeggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scrambledeggs)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2008, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-hindus-eat-butter-if-they-wont-eat-beef/453316 "2008-06-21T03:10:49Z")
I notice that Indian cooking uses clarified butter–I presume this is cow’s butter? I thought Hindus will not eat beef and worship the cow–but they eat the butter? Or is it goat’s milk butter? --- ## [DeBeers Diamonds: Not A Monopoly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debeers-diamonds-not-a-monopoly/24293)
**Author:** [@Skott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skott)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2000, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debeers-diamonds-not-a-monopoly/24293 "2000-07-26T05:51:57Z")
I remember a while ago watching a documentary about the diamond business… specifically the part about DeBeers and its monopolistic human-rights violating practices. However, after doing a search on the web, I was only ab… --- ## [In What Ways Has the Web Totally Failed You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-ways-has-the-web-totally-failed-you/456983)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-ways-has-the-web-totally-failed-you/456983 "2013-09-12T18:52:46Z")
Has there been anything that you have been absolutely, positively unable to find on the web? I don’t mean things like exremely esotreric porn (“I can’t get off unless I see a picture of a nun shitting on a Smurf!”) or so… --- ## [Soviet films, books, etc. depicting an American invasion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soviet-films-books-etc-depicting-an-american-invasion/616157)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soviet-films-books-etc-depicting-an-american-invasion/616157 "2013-02-11T15:32:07Z")
The idea of a Soviet incursion into or invasion of the USA was a common theme in Cold War–era American fiction: notable examples include the following: \[ul\] \[li\]Invasion USA, a 1952 film about a Soviet attack on and in… --- ## [What's the origin of the "Zombie Apocalypse" concept in film/games/fiction/etc.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-origin-of-the-zombie-apocalypse-concept-in-film-games-fiction-etc/391438)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2007, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-origin-of-the-zombie-apocalypse-concept-in-film-games-fiction-etc/391438 "2007-02-10T21:28:59Z")
A popular setting for horror fiction, movies, horror-themed games and the like is the ever-useful Zombie Apocalypse. In a zombie apocalypse, the world is unexpectedly overrun by swarms of the living dead, moaning, shamb… --- ## [What could be possibly be reading?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-be-possibly-be-reading/634789)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2012, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-be-possibly-be-reading/634789 "2012-09-22T19:09:06Z")
My girlfriend of 17 years has been trying some new things lately. She wants us to eat our morning cereal from one large bowl sitting across from each other. She wants me to join her for her dog walks but walk a good dist… --- ## [Songs to Commit Suicide To...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-commit-suicide-to/220522)
**Author:** [@VivaEuropa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VivaEuropa)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2003, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-commit-suicide-to/220522 "2003-12-31T06:44:27Z")
Alright. (This is pretty much my first post ever so hopefully it is okay.) You have the gun/rope/sleeping pills ready. There’s one last thing you must do before you take your own life: Decide which song to play as yo… --- ## [Lawyer sues to block Obama from presidency as a non-native citizen (2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyer-sues-to-block-obama-from-presidency-as-a-non-native-citizen-2/461641)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyer-sues-to-block-obama-from-presidency-as-a-non-native-citizen-2/461641 "2008-10-31T14:54:53Z")
Not making this up. See here. Text of complaint here. (Previous thread closed.) --- ## [How stable is Earth's orbit around the sun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-stable-is-earths-orbit-around-the-sun/510518)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2009, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-stable-is-earths-orbit-around-the-sun/510518 "2009-09-21T04:36:59Z")
With solar wind constantly pushing us away and the mass of the sun decreasing as it burns hydrogen fuel, are we moving away? Is that process accelerating? --- ## [Stupid hammer tricks, or Sauron's Gravity Experiment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-hammer-tricks-or-saurons-gravity-experiment/722891)
**Author:** [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-hammer-tricks-or-saurons-gravity-experiment/722891 "2015-10-14T15:25:22Z")
There are roughly seven billion humans on this planet, and I would wager that the number of them who have injured themselves with a hammer while performing gardening chores is pretty doggone low. But that number grew by … --- ## [Do you more regularly take baths or showers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-more-regularly-take-baths-or-showers/538436)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2010, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-more-regularly-take-baths-or-showers/538436 "2010-05-11T14:06:13Z")
Since an adult (26 years), I bet I’ve taken no more than 25 baths. That’s 25 out of approximately 9,500 days. I normally shower once a day, with an occasional miss here and there. The ratio of baths to showers I take … --- ## ["Varmit" hunters.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/varmit-hunters/615473)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/varmit-hunters/615473 "2012-03-14T00:27:20Z")
What do varmit hunters do with those animals after they kill them? I’m including large animals, such as coyotes and wolves and rarely some even larger. I’m not a hunter. Well, I will hunt a nice strip steak in the marke… --- ## [How much weight did The Fat Man Walking actually lose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-weight-did-the-fat-man-walking-actually-lose/373460)
**Author:** [@Plastic\_Jesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plastic_Jesus)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-weight-did-the-fat-man-walking-actually-lose/373460 "2021-07-08T15:25:11Z")
For those not familiar with The Fat Man Walking, he is Steve Vaught, an obese man who recently spent 13 months walking across the US in order to lose weight. He made himself into a media celebrity and signed a $250,000 … --- ## [Hot actors in commercials, part eleventy billion and eight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-actors-in-commercials-part-eleventy-billion-and-eight/596673)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-actors-in-commercials-part-eleventy-billion-and-eight/596673 "2011-09-21T04:22:20Z")
I will open with the frustrated, leggy blonde in grey being abused by Peggy in this Discover Card commercial. Anybody else? Bueller? --- ## [Bill O'Reilly vomits shit and lies all over Stone Phillips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-oreilly-vomits-shit-and-lies-all-over-stone-phillips/203122)
**Author:** [@Muldoon\_s\_Squishiness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muldoon_s_Squishiness)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2003, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-oreilly-vomits-shit-and-lies-all-over-stone-phillips/203122 "2003-09-29T06:52:32Z")
It was almost but not quite on a par with Tub Girl. Last night, Dateline’s Stone Phillips interviewed O’Reilly, and of course the incident/ongoing dust-up between O’Reilly and Al Franken came up. O’Reilly said that if h… --- ## [How did "Indian Outlaw" not kill Tim McGraw's career?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-indian-outlaw-not-kill-tim-mcgraws-career/480641)
**Author:** [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2009, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-indian-outlaw-not-kill-tim-mcgraws-career/480641 "2009-01-10T18:17:19Z")
I remembered it was quite catchy when I was a kid(it was released in '94), but listening to it as an adult I realize the lyrics are as offensive as the tune is catchy. Not only did it not kill his career, it launched it… --- ## [What other cutlery options has the human race made other than "knife, fork, spoon" and "chopsticks"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-cutlery-options-has-the-human-race-made-other-than-knife-fork-spoon-and-chopsticks/792813)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2017, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-cutlery-options-has-the-human-race-made-other-than-knife-fork-spoon-and-chopsticks/792813 "2017-10-02T02:57:21Z")
Most aspects of food culture (e.g. styles of cooking, pans, dishes, etc.) you could fill a book with all the varieties of ways different cultures have invented to do the same basic task. Not so with cutlery, for all the… --- ## [An intelligent Hulk is grossly overpowered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-intelligent-hulk-is-grossly-overpowered/644454)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2012, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-intelligent-hulk-is-grossly-overpowered/644454 "2012-12-19T19:54:14Z")
While in Hulk form Bruce Banner is basically Superman without the laser eyes, totally invulnerable and probably able to destroy a mountain. BUT the key weakness here is that he can’t control going into Hulk mode or contr… --- ## [Born Blind & Deaf...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/born-blind-deaf/540086)
**Author:** [@Adroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adroit)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/born-blind-deaf/540086 "2010-05-20T17:45:52Z")
What would you think, what would you dream. Is it possible for an indivudal allficted by these disabillities to develop at all? Or would they maintain the mentality of a baby? --- ## [Adding vanilla extract to paint (and this week's list of UNhelpful hints)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-vanilla-extract-to-paint-and-this-weeks-list-of-unhelpful-hints/149814)
**Author:** [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2003, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-vanilla-extract-to-paint-and-this-weeks-list-of-unhelpful-hints/149814 "2003-01-21T06:45:48Z")
Upon hearing that I was going to paint my place this spring (as soon as it was warm enough to open up all my windows), somebody suggested that I add a tablespoon of vanilla extract to a gallon of paint to get rid of the … --- ## [Hydrocele - Experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hydrocele-experiences/782434)
**Author:** [@MeanJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanJoe)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2020, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hydrocele-experiences/782434 "2020-06-06T18:47:19Z")
First of all - I’m not looking for medical advice. I’ve been to my general practitioner and I am scheduling to see a specialist. I’m just looking for other’s experiences on a matter related to health. So, that out of … --- ## [Did this man betray his family by committing suicide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-man-betray-his-family-by-committing-suicide/744596)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-man-betray-his-family-by-committing-suicide/744596 "2016-02-03T19:25:29Z")
Be with y’all in a second. I have to light this cigarette and take a long deep drag so I can blow smoke in the faces of people who don’t like hypotheticals and yet still read the threads so they can bitch about them. ::… --- ## [Could a kissing booth be considered a kind of prostitution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-kissing-booth-be-considered-a-kind-of-prostitution/248532)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2004, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-kissing-booth-be-considered-a-kind-of-prostitution/248532 "2004-06-04T20:12:40Z")
Pretty much a self-explanatory question, I guess. Could a kissing booth – pay a dollar, get a smooch from a pretty girl or guy – be shut down because of laws against prostitution? Is that a form of sex for money, legall… --- ## [Man killed after chess argument](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-killed-after-chess-argument/678914)
**Author:** [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2014, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-killed-after-chess-argument/678914 "2014-01-18T07:32:04Z")
After browsing around, it appears there’s no thread for this, so . . . In Ireland (Castlenock, a bit north of Dublin, to be precise), a man was found dead and cut open after having and argument about a chess move. His m… --- ## [Silica Gel Desiccant and Salt.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silica-gel-desiccant-and-salt/481961)
**Author:** [@AquaPura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AquaPura)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2016, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silica-gel-desiccant-and-salt/481961 "2016-09-10T16:58:02Z")
I have a fairly large salt shaker to accommodate my fine ground snobby sea salt. It works great, however the salt clumps up from the dampness of the climate. My usual standby to compact this clumping, rice, will not work… --- ## [Post the funniest typo you've ever seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-the-funniest-typo-youve-ever-seen/244149)
**Author:** [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2004, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-the-funniest-typo-youve-ever-seen/244149 "2004-05-12T23:51:32Z")
The nice UPS man brought my latest order from Amazon today, and I eagerly curled up on the couch and lost myself in my shiny new book. Smoothly my eyes raced over the pages, until they jarred to a halt at this: Honest… --- ## [Burials. WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burials-wtf/240494)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2004, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burials-wtf/240494 "2004-04-29T16:57:40Z")
I attended the funeral of my Gandmother this week. Once again, it brought up the questions I always have regarding burial practices in general. My Grannie was placed in what seemed like a metal, airtight casket. Before … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1872&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1874&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)