# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1874&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:** 1875 --- ## [Anyone else like the "Tales of" series of JRPG's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-like-the-tales-of-series-of-jrpgs/545652)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2011, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-like-the-tales-of-series-of-jrpgs/545652 "2011-09-27T15:46:27Z")
I’m playing Tales of the Abyss right now(due to a kind Doper that let me borrow it) and am really into it. It isn’t my first Tales game. I’ve played Tales of Symphonia and Tales of Phantasia(translated on SNES). I’m wo… --- ## [Farscape, Firefly, Battlestar Galactica](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farscape-firefly-battlestar-galactica/806012)
**Author:** [@KatTP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KatTP)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2018, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farscape-firefly-battlestar-galactica/806012 "2018-01-16T22:20:57Z")
Instead of rewatching them again and again, can someone please recommend something of the same quality? Farscape is my favourite show ever. Literally ever. Depth of story, wide scope and growth of characters, well round… --- ## [(500) Days of Summer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/500-days-of-summer/505811)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/500-days-of-summer/505811 "2010-01-02T16:38:40Z")
I saw this last night. Romances aren’t really my cup of tea, but the reviews pulled me in. I thought it was a mixed bag. I liked Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and to the degree that the movie worked, it was largely because of hi… --- ## [Have you done a good deed lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-done-a-good-deed-lately/68101)
**Author:** [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2001, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-done-a-good-deed-lately/68101 "2001-09-16T05:29:17Z")
Or has someone done one for you? Today I was at the DMV registering my camper so I can take it on vacation this weekend (hooray!). Our DMV is awful- you wait in one long line for the “information” desk, they give you yo… --- ## [Men: Do you have seasonal clothes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-have-seasonal-clothes/638062)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2012, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-have-seasonal-clothes/638062 "2012-10-25T15:57:07Z")
Reading the “what’s under your bed?” thread, I got to thinking about seasonal clothes. I hear all the time about how someone put all of their summer clothes into storage and got out their winter clothes. Then it occurre… --- ## [Foy-er, foy-yay, or fwa-yay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foy-er-foy-yay-or-fwa-yay/702190)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2014, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foy-er-foy-yay-or-fwa-yay/702190 "2014-10-28T00:16:12Z")
I learned the word ‘foyer’ in elementary school. We were taught it was pronounced ‘foy-yay’ (or ‘foy-ay’ or ‘fo-yay’ – you get what I mean). Whenever I hear the word now (e.g., British TV shows, and CNN just now), I he… --- ## [Summer Salads ... pasta or otherwise.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-salads-pasta-or-otherwise/786313)
**Author:** [@SUZ\_MAC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SUZ_MAC)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-salads-pasta-or-otherwise/786313 "2017-05-25T02:57:31Z")
I love summer salads. I would love to hear everyone’s favorite pasta salad, mac salad or summer salad of any kind. --- ## [Waffle House/Huddle House......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffle-house-huddle-house/528657)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2010, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffle-house-huddle-house/528657 "2010-02-23T20:20:28Z")
… servers call me “Hon” and “Sweetheart” and stuff, and it makes me feel good, and plus they always serve me very good food. And I don’t even care if they have all their teefs. I just feel like I’m “taken care of”. Th… --- ## [Skyline: New Science Fiction Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skyline-new-science-fiction-movie/550813)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2010, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skyline-new-science-fiction-movie/550813 "2010-11-23T04:03:48Z")
New movie, “Skyline” trailer. It looks interesting - anybody heard any buzz on this? I have a few misgivings, though, when I saw the two young guys with guns in the trailer - please, God, don’t let them turn this into an… --- ## [To My Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-my-girlfriend/557119)
**Author:** [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2010, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-my-girlfriend/557119 "2010-10-16T12:00:19Z")
I know you lurk here. I know you’re being wishy-washy about a screenname to pick to post here. I’m sure some of the fine folks will be happy to supply you with a user name. So here you go. Stop waffling. You have to… --- ## [Minimum size lawn mower/tractor to cut eight acres?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-size-lawn-mower-tractor-to-cut-eight-acres/590868)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2011, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-size-lawn-mower-tractor-to-cut-eight-acres/590868 "2011-07-31T21:07:00Z")
I’m having the 8 acres I own on the east coast of the Big Island in Hawaii cleared of the 8 foot grass that is now growing on it. With an annual average of 150 inches of rain and a year round growing season, the grass gr… --- ## [Poll: Am I an asshole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-am-i-an-asshole/474756)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2008, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-am-i-an-asshole/474756 "2008-12-03T19:59:52Z")
I’m still on friendly terms with one of my Ex’s (or was until the other day) Lets call her A We would hang out often and occasional still be intimate. She hasn’t been seeing anyone and neither have I. Recently I “met” a … --- ## [Pitting all the morons in the whole Monster Pig/Hogzilla trainwreck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-all-the-morons-in-the-whole-monster-pig-hogzilla-trainwreck/406854)
**Author:** [@Neon\_Mower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neon_Mower)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2007, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-all-the-morons-in-the-whole-monster-pig-hogzilla-trainwreck/406854 "2007-06-13T21:40:24Z")
With each breaking story, it becomes harder and harder to tell who the biggest moron is in the whole trainwreck of a story. For those not familiar, here is a synopsis of the events: “Once upon a time a very fat little … --- ## [Civilian Deaths During Wars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilian-deaths-during-wars/536005)
**Author:** [@CoolHandCox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoolHandCox)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilian-deaths-during-wars/536005 "2010-04-16T03:25:14Z")
The article “Burden of Injury During the Complex Political Emergency in Northern Uganda” asserts civilians deaths in all wars have risen dramatically since World War I: Without knowing more about where that 80% civilia… --- ## [Has an ardent conspiracy theorist ever been dissuaded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-an-ardent-conspiracy-theorist-ever-been-dissuaded/550959)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-an-ardent-conspiracy-theorist-ever-been-dissuaded/550959 "2010-08-25T03:34:29Z")
It’s very common here on the SDMB to see people ask how to disabuse some acquaintance of theirs about some conspiracy theory they are propagating. Usually it’s about controlled demolition of the World Trade Center, fake… --- ## [Your Current Earworm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-current-earworm/662918)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2013, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-current-earworm/662918 "2013-07-16T02:49:43Z")
I have two current ones, both have a common theme (kinda childlike female vocals): \* Adventure Time\* closing theme and Dumb Ways to Die (which is an awesome Melbourne Metro safety campaign) --- ## [The Case For Debt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-for-debt/631634)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-for-debt/631634 "2012-08-22T23:51:19Z")
There’s a lot of talk about how the US has too much debt. But what if the problem is not too much debt, but too little? After WWII the US had run up a mountain of debt - more, in proportion to the economy, than we have … --- ## [Could the best college sports teams beat the worst pro teams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-best-college-sports-teams-beat-the-worst-pro-teams/159653)
**Author:** [@habs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/habs)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2007, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-best-college-sports-teams-beat-the-worst-pro-teams/159653 "2007-03-22T03:30:25Z")
I’ve always wondered about this. Is it feasible/possible that the best college teams could beat the worst pro teams, say in a seven game series? For example: Could the University of Arizona men’s basketball team beat … --- ## [Press Failure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/press-failure/917253)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/press-failure/917253 "2020-08-14T23:38:53Z")
Can someone explain to me why the press will not press Trump and his administration when they fail to answer the question asked? Acosta asked a pretty straight forward question and Trump spewed a lot of smoke but came no… --- ## [Will holding an ice cream bar in front of a car's AC vent slow or speed its melting process?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-holding-an-ice-cream-bar-in-front-of-a-cars-ac-vent-slow-or-speed-its-melting-process/761055)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2016, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-holding-an-ice-cream-bar-in-front-of-a-cars-ac-vent-slow-or-speed-its-melting-process/761055 "2016-08-02T16:42:50Z")
I’m spurred to wonder this by a “ten years ago” deal my wife just shared on Facebook. She was an undergrad then (this is before I knew her), and she and some friends were bringing the ice cream bars back to share with s… --- ## [Tell me about engines (cc, hp, etc)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-engines-cc-hp-etc/701326)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2014, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-engines-cc-hp-etc/701326 "2014-11-06T22:54:28Z")
So I’m looking at cars…older ones…and I want some help translating the lingo. A mopar pal of mine is helping but I want to increase my savviness if that makes sense. My pal told me at inline 6 will have worse power tha… --- ## [Bad business names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-business-names/437875)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2008, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-business-names/437875 "2008-02-19T22:54:06Z")
The other day I passed by a restaurant with the name “King Baguetteria”. Now, it’s true the baguettes are the most popular form of bread here in Viet Nam, and it makes some sense that a place that sells them might be cal… --- ## [NFL Week One - Welcome Back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-one-welcome-back/839590)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-one-welcome-back/839590 "2019-09-10T16:29:26Z")
The NFL season starts Thursday with the Packers going to Chicago to play the Bears. Here’s the lines: Thursday Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears (-3, 46) Sunday Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings (-4, 47.5) Wash… --- ## [Attention bluetooth wearing shit-heels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-bluetooth-wearing-shit-heels/511120)
**Author:** [@Mooch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooch)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2009, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-bluetooth-wearing-shit-heels/511120 "2009-09-24T01:37:43Z")
Did you wander off the set of Back to the Future 2? You look like a fucking jackass. The exclusive club you now belong to is douchebags with 7-year old tech I hope will make me look important or interesting when in fac… --- ## [Why are educated people more likely to be married, and vice-versa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-educated-people-more-likely-to-be-married-and-vice-versa/736308)
**Author:** [@TheUser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheUser)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2015, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-educated-people-more-likely-to-be-married-and-vice-versa/736308 "2015-11-07T01:00:33Z")
I was reading about the so-called “Marriage Gap” whereby uneducated people, particularly women, forego marriage, and the opposite is true for educated people, especially women: they are more likely to be married. But wh… --- ## [What does 67% recidivism for murder mean? Does it argue for death penalty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-67-recidivism-for-murder-mean-does-it-argue-for-death-penalty/427479)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2007, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-67-recidivism-for-murder-mean-does-it-argue-for-death-penalty/427479 "2007-12-18T02:02:18Z")
An argument in favor of the death penalty is that murderers may kill again if they remain alive. Most almanacs and other references I check say the recidivism rate for murder is around 65 or 70 percent. I am not sure ex… --- ## [You and your explosive cloaca can just fuck right off.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-and-your-explosive-cloaca-can-just-fuck-right-off/692976)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-and-your-explosive-cloaca-can-just-fuck-right-off/692976 "2014-07-16T14:06:02Z")
So something is shitting like a mad thing at my place at the moment. Started last week when I had my sheets and doona covers hanging on the line to dry…and found two huge nasty brown stains on the 1000 count WHITE Egypt… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - January 2024 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-january-2024-edition/995416)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2024, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-january-2024-edition/995416 "2024-02-13T20:29:01Z")
Well… here we are, another year in the can. I didn’t read as much as I expected to, however, I had some marvelous adventures with the ones I did read. T. Kingfisher for the win! I rediscovered my love for fantasy this ye… --- ## [Your first R-rated movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-r-rated-movie/837819)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2019, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-r-rated-movie/837819 "2019-08-04T15:07:19Z")
Mine was Beverly Hills Cop. My dad rented it when I was about 11 or 12. Afterward, he said, “Wow, I don’t remember that much swearing and nudity.” Surprised he didn’t hit the stop button at some point. But man, I couldn… --- ## [Today's D & D rerun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-d-d-rerun/221942)
**Author:** [@doomraisin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doomraisin)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2004, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-d-d-rerun/221942 "2004-01-20T23:31:10Z")
September 26, 1980? C’mon, when was the real date? He’s talking about personal computers and Pentium chips in this thing, so it surely isn’t 1980. --- ## [Tipping: Subsidizing corporate greed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-subsidizing-corporate-greed/667118)
**Author:** [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2013, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-subsidizing-corporate-greed/667118 "2013-08-31T16:59:39Z")
Gigantic rant follows. Ye have been warned. Okay, so as some of you already know, I delivered pizzas for a living and still do when I’m not doing other things. And for those who make a decent living from tips, good for … --- ## [Promising upcoming game releases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/promising-upcoming-game-releases/506254)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2009, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/promising-upcoming-game-releases/506254 "2009-11-22T17:01:52Z")
It looks like we’ve potentially got a few good months ahead of us for game releases. Modern Warfare 2 has a shot at setting all sorts of game buying records. I hope the $60 price tag for the PC version doesn’t set a new… --- ## [What should Dems be doing differently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-dems-be-doing-differently/794588)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2017, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-dems-be-doing-differently/794588 "2017-09-07T12:43:30Z")
I find myself thinking about the Dems in Congress similarly to the Repub Senate under Obama. I know they oppose (pretty much) everything Trump and the Repub majorities propose, but I’m not clear what exactly they stand … --- ## [Does anyone purchase store bought pesto sauce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-purchase-store-bought-pesto-sauce/338145)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2006, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-purchase-store-bought-pesto-sauce/338145 "2006-01-03T16:11:31Z")
Pasta pesto is my favorite dish from Italian restaurants. Everytime I have a taste for this dish, I’d rather not pay 16$, lol. I don’t have a food processor. So making pesto at home is out of the question. So, this le… --- ## [What are the odds we see Senator Arpaio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-odds-we-see-senator-arpaio/794953)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-odds-we-see-senator-arpaio/794953 "2017-10-25T20:01:02Z")
Washington Examiner: Joe Arpaio may challenge Jeff Flake for Arizona Senate seat What do you think are the chances that he runs for Senate? he wins the GOP nomination? he wins the general election? I’d put #… --- ## [Character names that become distracting in reruns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-that-become-distracting-in-reruns/932271)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-that-become-distracting-in-reruns/932271 "2021-04-26T22:56:15Z")
Watching old reruns on TV today, and there was a Matlock episode with a character named Drew Carrey. Immediately afterwards right now there is a Six Million Dollar Man episode with a character named Barney Miller. And on… --- ## [Abbottabad Helicopter crash - rotors couldn't generate lift?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbottabad-helicopter-crash-rotors-couldnt-generate-lift/580570)
**Author:** [@aaelghat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaelghat)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2011, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbottabad-helicopter-crash-rotors-couldnt-generate-lift/580570 "2011-05-06T18:54:50Z")
From this news article which mentions the helicopter crash in Abbottabad : That doesn’t make sense to me… I know about the concept of ground effect with planes, which increases lift, but why would the height and thick… --- ## [Let's talk about our changing media format experiences, and other nostalgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-our-changing-media-format-experiences-and-other-nostalgia/589955)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2012, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-our-changing-media-format-experiences-and-other-nostalgia/589955 "2012-10-06T19:17:09Z")
First to use? Last to use? Still use obscure out of use formats? Tell us your stories. Tell us your age if you can. I’m 38. I lived through 8-tracks, vinyl, cassette, CDs, and mp3s. I remember black and white TVs, but … --- ## [You just had a mini stroke (TIA) now what? Is there anything a person can do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-had-a-mini-stroke-tia-now-what-is-there-anything-a-person-can-do/673273)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2013, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-had-a-mini-stroke-tia-now-what-is-there-anything-a-person-can-do/673273 "2013-11-08T00:38:27Z")
This story about the Houston Texans coach got me to thinking. There’s a one in three chance of a major stroke within a year after a Transient Ischemic Attack. So you come home after a mini-stroke. You feel ok. Everythi… --- ## [How would an orbital ring deal with continental drift?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-an-orbital-ring-deal-with-continental-drift/777817)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-an-orbital-ring-deal-with-continental-drift/777817 "2017-01-26T20:04:29Z")
The next stage beyond an orbital tower is an orbital ring. You’d have it connected to the surface by several orbital towers. But the thing is, those towers are on moving surfaces, and, just like when you swing a pole, a … --- ## [Amish reaction to the movie "Witness"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amish-reaction-to-the-movie-witness/257994)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2004, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amish-reaction-to-the-movie-witness/257994 "2004-08-03T17:04:39Z")
A long overdue question. I was just in Amish country over the weekend and wondered about this. Was there ever any reaction on the record by the Amish people at large or specific Amish as to the depiction of the Amish i… --- ## [What is your opinion of healthcare based on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-healthcare-based-on/503675)
**Author:** [@Stoneburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoneburg)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2009, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-healthcare-based-on/503675 "2009-07-25T02:28:04Z")
I’m no expert on healthcare, and due to being somewhat healthy its policy has never been a very interesting subject to me. However, there are some things that don’t seem to compute in my little brain. I may very well hav… --- ## [What Diseases Could You Get From A Corpse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-diseases-could-you-get-from-a-corpse/727243)
**Author:** [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-diseases-could-you-get-from-a-corpse/727243 "2015-08-11T16:27:12Z")
I read about a mortician who didn’t use proper embalming techniques and caught TB from the deceased he was preparing. What kind of diseases stick around long enough so if someone died from it, you could dig it up say a … --- ## [Were Africans ever in the majority on the American continent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-africans-ever-in-the-majority-on-the-american-continent/740814)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2015, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-africans-ever-in-the-majority-on-the-american-continent/740814 "2015-12-21T03:02:24Z")
At the height of the slave trade to North and South America, did Africans ever out number all Europeans and Native Americans? It seems feasible to me, before the European population of the colonies exploded. With the ma… --- ## [Sensitivity to Sodium Lauryl Sulfate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sensitivity-to-sodium-lauryl-sulfate/618257)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2012, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sensitivity-to-sodium-lauryl-sulfate/618257 "2012-04-12T20:27:25Z")
In the last year or so, I’ve been experiencing strange hives and swelling. Often it happens first thing in the morning before I’ve eaten. It may be a rash on my thighs, or my wrists, but often it’s a swelling on my face … --- ## [New Thai Airline Recruiting Transsexual Stewardesses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thai-airline-recruiting-transsexual-stewardesses/569153)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2012, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thai-airline-recruiting-transsexual-stewardesses/569153 "2012-10-18T16:34:51Z")
A new Thai airline called – I’m not making this up – PC Air will start flights on March 1. In addition to the more traditional male and female air crew, they are actively recruiting transsexual stewardessess. Only post-o… --- ## [D&D Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-movie/44753)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2003, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-movie/44753 "2003-02-12T23:37:40Z")
Johnny Angel’s Review of Dungeons & Dragons \[Warning: this review contains slight spoilers, but mostly of predictable developments, and some gratuitous D&D terminology that the author hasn’t bothered to define for the s… --- ## [Fuck you Virgin Mobile.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-virgin-mobile/576838)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2011, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-virgin-mobile/576838 "2011-04-10T15:55:07Z")
I used to have cell service with Cricket. 35 bucks a month for unlimited talk and text seemed a good deal. Then I upped it another 5 a month for the data plan. Things were ok but the phone was not made for internet use. … --- ## [NRA plants mole/spy in gun-control organizations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nra-plants-mole-spy-in-gun-control-organizations/460811)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2008, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nra-plants-mole-spy-in-gun-control-organizations/460811 "2008-08-26T01:21:11Z")
Mother Jones broke the story: More on Mary Lou Sapone: What I wanna know is, how many others are there?! --- ## [On Charlie Daniels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-charlie-daniels/730214)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-charlie-daniels/730214 "2015-09-14T18:44:48Z")
Can you believe this utter nonsense? I mean, really. I’ve never read such claptrap in all of my life. Charlie Daniels is a country music “legend?” Ha! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1873&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1875&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)