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**Author:** [@pdunderhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pdunderhill)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2014, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technological-developments/679559 "2014-02-06T15:10:25Z")
Hello good people, What ideas/implementations should or could humanity have discovered earlier? My pennysworth is the mechanical computer ala Babbage. P --- ## [50cc Chinese scooter & its gear oil change interval](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50cc-chinese-scooter-its-gear-oil-change-interval/728906)
**Author:** [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2015, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50cc-chinese-scooter-its-gear-oil-change-interval/728906 "2015-08-27T14:42:21Z")
Why such a short drain interval on the transmission oil? My neighbor rides one of these (a Taotao 50cc Gator)… his primary transport. He knows I’m into classic motorbikes, so today he stopped by to ask me if i could tel… --- ## [Cool things you know that you wish you didn't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-things-you-know-that-you-wish-you-didnt/823868)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-things-you-know-that-you-wish-you-didnt/823868 "2018-11-08T12:25:01Z")
Example: I’ve found that large disposable medical pads like these are really handy to use as small dropcloths. I use them to protect my workbench or table when painting, staining, gluing or doing other messy close-up … --- ## [If Queen Elizabeth were to abdicate...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-queen-elizabeth-were-to-abdicate/457679)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2008, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-queen-elizabeth-were-to-abdicate/457679 "2008-07-29T15:41:30Z")
…would she still be a Majesty? Or would she become a Highness? A Royal Highness? A nothing? Or what? (For that matter, would she still be a Queen, or just a Princess, or what?) Is she the Dutchess of anything? Would she … --- ## [When the hero is actually the villain (spoilers for Jurassic Park II & other movies)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-hero-is-actually-the-villain-spoilers-for-jurassic-park-ii-other-movies/364202)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2006, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-hero-is-actually-the-villain-spoilers-for-jurassic-park-ii-other-movies/364202 "2006-07-17T15:42:59Z")
In not a few action/adventure movies, the heroes are placed in jeopardy by actions they themselves committed. Sometimes they get called on it, but more frequently (at least in the past few years), the audience is implici… --- ## [Failure to read the OP before responding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/failure-to-read-the-op-before-responding/553810)
**Author:** [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2010, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/failure-to-read-the-op-before-responding/553810 "2010-09-23T14:37:42Z")
Please don’t hijack this with jokes implying that you didn’t read this OP. The joke is already stale, and nobody’s even made it yet. This is something that often bugs me here at the SDMB. This rant began as a response i… --- ## [Will storing metal with a coating of grease or oil prevent corrosion indefinitely?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-storing-metal-with-a-coating-of-grease-or-oil-prevent-corrosion-indefinitely/474575)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2008, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-storing-metal-with-a-coating-of-grease-or-oil-prevent-corrosion-indefinitely/474575 "2008-11-27T08:25:48Z")
In addition to their lubricant properties oil and grease are often used to pack or coat metal parts to prevent corrosion. How long will this protection last? How long will grease or oil last in containers? --- ## [I'm jealous of all of people who've got jobs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-jealous-of-all-of-people-whove-got-jobs/550876)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-jealous-of-all-of-people-whove-got-jobs/550876 "2010-08-28T07:58:13Z")
I mean, I’m happy for you all, but every time I see those threads, it makes me feel bitter and envious. And I don’t like feeling that way, dammit. I want a job. --- ## [Stupid grammar question; neither alternative looks right](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-grammar-question-neither-alternative-looks-right/306436)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2005, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-grammar-question-neither-alternative-looks-right/306436 "2005-06-05T00:42:12Z")
Working on a charity presentation someone emailed me; one of the slides says: “One in four adults in the world are unable to read” I thought I’d just change it to: “One in four adults in the world is unable to read” B… --- ## [Fuck GE Healthcare ad the Brits in general](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-ge-healthcare-ad-the-brits-in-general/531517)
**Author:** [@Rune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rune)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-ge-healthcare-ad-the-brits-in-general/531517 "2011-08-26T18:42:03Z")
GE Healthcare has a medicine which they market under the name of Omniscan. Danish physician noted that it might have some serious consequences for kidney patients and put forward his findings with a short presentation in… --- ## [In \*general\*, how do encryption algorithms prevent 0's mid-string?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-general-how-do-encryption-algorithms-prevent-0s-mid-string/713683)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2015, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-general-how-do-encryption-algorithms-prevent-0s-mid-string/713683 "2015-03-17T16:10:10Z")
I’m trying to implement a string to string encryption. My understanding is that good encryptions must not be biased - any given byte in the encrypted result has an equal probability of being any value between 0 and 255. … --- ## [Are you a member of the mile high club?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-member-of-the-mile-high-club/623611)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2012, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-member-of-the-mile-high-club/623611 "2012-06-03T14:45:34Z")
Living in Colorado doesn’t count. --- ## [Words with "P"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-p/723906)
**Author:** [@Absene\_Myth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absene_Myth)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2016, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-p/723906 "2016-02-29T22:23:32Z")
How many words can we find beginning with “p” that are affirmative? To make it more of a challenge, let’s do two each time. Any part of speech will work. Ciopy anc paste the whole list. Positive perfect --- ## [Conservatives Bad-Mouth "No Name-Calling Week"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-bad-mouth-no-name-calling-week/286545)
**Author:** [@annaplurabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/annaplurabelle)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2005, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-bad-mouth-no-name-calling-week/286545 "2005-02-06T02:07:58Z")
When I first read it, I thought it was a joke. It’s not… “Pan-sexual agenda”? Don’t you love it? I was going to remark on the fact that Concerned Women for America have a man as director, but I guess that’s par for th… --- ## [How to keep babies and toddlers occupied on a long plane ride?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-babies-and-toddlers-occupied-on-a-long-plane-ride/603309)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2011, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-babies-and-toddlers-occupied-on-a-long-plane-ride/603309 "2011-11-22T05:51:08Z")
We’re going to be headed back to the States for Christmas. That’s the good news, for us, but I can imagine a number of fellow passengers will not be so happy to see a three-year-old girl and a 14-month old boy on board. … --- ## [What games had interactive lockpicking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-had-interactive-lockpicking/491166)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2009, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-had-interactive-lockpicking/491166 "2009-04-17T18:47:17Z")
Please name some. --- ## [Is 69 MPH the fastest any woman has ever thrown a baseball?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-69-mph-the-fastest-any-woman-has-ever-thrown-a-baseball/766097)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2016, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-69-mph-the-fastest-any-woman-has-ever-thrown-a-baseball/766097 "2016-09-19T06:46:17Z")
After seeing numerous ads for the new Fox network TV series Pitch, about a woman who becomes a pitcher for the San Diego Padres, I had to do some research. It seemed absurd to me that any woman could ever pitch in the m… --- ## [Cliches In Real Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-in-real-life/669103)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2013, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-in-real-life/669103 "2013-11-09T19:55:22Z")
I did a mundane and pointless assessment today, and after 42 years on this planet I can say that I have, literally and without any intended irony: Slipped on a banana peel (they really are very slippery on a linoleum fl… --- ## [Are you going to buy D&D 6th edition? (Update is being called 5e 2024 Revision)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-going-to-buy-d-d-6th-edition-update-is-being-called-5e-2024-revision/1001573)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-going-to-buy-d-d-6th-edition-update-is-being-called-5e-2024-revision/1001573 "2024-11-09T17:57:25Z")
The new “Beyond” Player Handbook is coming out soon. We arent gonna bother. Not because we hate WotC- nope, they are a decent company and we enjoy 5e. But that’s why- we enjoy 5e, it works for us, and we see no reason … --- ## [What's your minor, quirky hangup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-minor-quirky-hangup/418867)
**Author:** [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2007, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-minor-quirky-hangup/418867 "2007-09-17T18:15:38Z")
I can’t pause Tivo in the middle of a sentence. I have to wait for the person to stop talking, or rewind to an appropriate pause. (Makes it difficult with talk shows like Hardball where the guests are always talking ov… --- ## [Mount St. Helens - Thar She Blows!!! (Well, maybe ... not)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mount-st-helens-thar-she-blows-well-maybe-not/693722)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mount-st-helens-thar-she-blows-well-maybe-not/693722 "2014-07-27T13:59:36Z")
It’s been in the works for a while now. This week the active phase begins. With some 3,500 seismic sensors installed around Mount St. Helens, the plan is to detonate twenty-four 500-1000 kg shots of HE in 12-inch bore… --- ## [Palin is a collectivist socialist.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-is-a-collectivist-socialist/469862)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2008, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-is-a-collectivist-socialist/469862 "2008-10-30T01:18:08Z")
New Yorker McCain is, unsurprisingly, a “socialist” too, by his own definition. From the same article: Incidentally, the article also points out that (according to McCain/Palin), the difference between capitalism and… --- ## [Who is deciding this stuff? (model thinness = attractiveness)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-deciding-this-stuff-model-thinness-attractiveness/696789)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-deciding-this-stuff-model-thinness-attractiveness/696789 "2014-09-05T04:14:02Z")
So I saw this thread and this news story and got to wondering just who out there is pushing this super-thin model ideal? It’s not the straight man ideal- even 25 years ago in college, we were debating whether models wer… --- ## [Break-throughs in auto efficiency in the next 2 years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-throughs-in-auto-efficiency-in-the-next-2-years/490278)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-throughs-in-auto-efficiency-in-the-next-2-years/490278 "2011-06-21T04:51:10Z")
Are there going to be any revelations, any great new technologies in the next 2 years? A friend of mine close to the battery industry claims that a company will announce a major break through either 2010 or 2012. But h… --- ## [Nuremberg executions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuremberg-executions/557621)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuremberg-executions/557621 "2010-10-21T06:41:01Z")
How many war criminals were executed after the trials? Google doesn’t help me much here. It seems Albert Pierrepoint hanged some 200 of them. --- ## [The Educated Doper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-educated-doper/573275)
**Author:** [@SeldomSeen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeldomSeen)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2011, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-educated-doper/573275 "2011-03-08T05:23:46Z")
Inspired by this thread I thought it might be interesting to find out the general level of education among this august company. The poll reflects the various levels of the American educational system (the one I’m famili… --- ## [Recommend Romantic Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-romantic-movies/584650)
**Author:** [@Claire\_Beauchamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claire_Beauchamp)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-romantic-movies/584650 "2011-06-10T03:14:00Z")
… NOT necessarily romantic comedies, and especially not modern romantic comedies. blech. But, hetero love stories that don’t involve infidelity or serious angst. Lighthearted is OK, as is more serious/dramatic. Steamy p… --- ## [Two days of tinnitus - is it permanent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-days-of-tinnitus-is-it-permanent/373571)
**Author:** [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2006, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-days-of-tinnitus-is-it-permanent/373571 "2006-09-25T21:21:23Z")
Two nights ago, I went to a loud rock concert. I was quite close to the speakers, and realized (too late) that I should’ve brought my earplugs. Oh well, I figured, I rarely expose myself to loud noise, I’ll have cottony … --- ## [A friend of mine is dating a Cylon \[spoiler in OP\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friend-of-mine-is-dating-a-cylon-spoiler-in-op/514366)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2009, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friend-of-mine-is-dating-a-cylon-spoiler-in-op/514366 "2009-10-20T23:11:51Z")
Nothing much more to add than that. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . My friend has been spending a lot of time with Chief Tyrol. --- ## [Landlord takes $1700 security deposit saying there is a 'kennel' smell on carpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-takes-1700-security-deposit-saying-there-is-a-kennel-smell-on-carpet/594092)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-takes-1700-security-deposit-saying-there-is-a-kennel-smell-on-carpet/594092 "2011-08-26T20:36:51Z")
After 2 1/2 years me and a dog left an apartment/condo, had it professionally steam cleaned (especially to eliminate any dog smell), now landlord says the carpet still smells; i had the steam cleaners come in again to cl… --- ## [Help an idiot cook! (what simple meals can I make?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-an-idiot-cook-what-simple-meals-can-i-make/655442)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2013, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-an-idiot-cook-what-simple-meals-can-i-make/655442 "2013-04-15T03:05:47Z")
So I finally want to move beyond my “fast food and ordering out” diet and actually learn to cook. But I seriously know nothing about it. I mean, I can make grilled cheese and…that’s about it. Imagine the biggest idiot in… --- ## [Best Fictional Politicians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fictional-politicians/565897)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2011, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fictional-politicians/565897 "2011-01-03T16:27:44Z")
Orrin Knox from Advise and Consent Kenneth Yamaoka from Eagle: The Making of an Asian-American President --- ## ["King of the Hill" Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-the-hill-question/143268)
**Author:** [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2002, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-the-hill-question/143268 "2002-12-22T18:04:44Z")
I haven’t followed this show lately because of my work schedule, but I just caught a re-run where Peggy Hill appears to die from a skydiving accident. It looked like a season finale cliffhanger, like the explosion at th… --- ## [Who's the best college football QB ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-college-football-qb-ever/674450)
**Author:** [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2013, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-college-football-qb-ever/674450 "2013-11-28T00:54:45Z")
On this week’s cover Sports Illustrated magazine wonders if Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback A.J. McCarron is the best QB ever. Link Personally, I don’t think that McCarron is even the best Alabama QB ever, taking into… --- ## [What's more respectful-- Latino or Hispanic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-more-respectful-latino-or-hispanic/387815)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-more-respectful-latino-or-hispanic/387815 "2016-03-03T14:06:32Z")
The question in the Pit about whether the word “Oriental” is okay to apply to Asian people reminded me of one of my own confusions… If a group of people within the borders of the U.S. is originally from Latin America, w… --- ## [I fucking HATE YOU, cancer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fucking-hate-you-cancer/318811)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2005, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fucking-hate-you-cancer/318811 "2005-09-07T07:19:24Z")
I hate you, hate you, HATE YOU. I hate you so much that it balls up in my throat until I’m inarticulate with rage. How could it be possible to hate something inanimate with such a painfully burning intensity, I don’t kno… --- ## ['Warning: Not Responsible' notices. Do they mean anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-not-responsible-notices-do-they-mean-anything/725252)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2015, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-not-responsible-notices-do-they-mean-anything/725252 "2015-07-18T01:21:45Z")
I’ve been noticing signs similar to this one on the backs of gravel trucks recently. WARNING Stay back 200 ft. NOT responsible for broken windshields! Do those actually mean anything? I mean, 200 feet is like a do… --- ## [Why is Tony Soprano so much richer than everyone else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-tony-soprano-so-much-richer-than-everyone-else/812706)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-tony-soprano-so-much-richer-than-everyone-else/812706 "2020-02-18T15:26:36Z")
Tony Soprano owns a very large, very nice house, from long before season 1, episode 1. At that point he’s just a captain. Arguably the most powerful captain, but still just a captain. Every time we ever see anyone els… --- ## [Why is John Boehner orange?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-john-boehner-orange/555210)
**Author:** [@palindromemordnilap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/palindromemordnilap)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2010, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-john-boehner-orange/555210 "2010-09-29T01:50:15Z")
He told the WSJ he has never used a tanning salon or tanning product in his life. Since we know politicians never lie, that leaves open the question: Wherefore the amber hue? My guess: when we find the answer, Chester C… --- ## [Policy on spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/policy-on-spoilers/685632)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2014, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/policy-on-spoilers/685632 "2014-04-14T09:35:36Z")
Its that time of the year again, when the Maesters face the Unsullied in the GoT spoiler wars. Now, considering next weeks episode I am tempted to do what I often have been tempted to do so in the past and have a thread… --- ## [Superman and Kryptonite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-and-kryptonite/67701)
**Author:** [@mudpupper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mudpupper)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2003, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-and-kryptonite/67701 "2003-07-01T01:56:34Z")
After watching a lively episode of Lois & Clark early this morning, I wondered why kryptonite has such harmful effects on Superman. I know that Kryptonite nullifies his powers; but why is it actually harmful to him? Is i… --- ## [Do you have nicknames for your pet(s)? (Of course you do.) 3rd edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do-3rd-edition/745253)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2016, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do-3rd-edition/745253 "2016-02-17T21:24:27Z")
It’s been about \[del\]a year and a half\[/del\] three years since I asked this question. Feb 2013 thread. There are plenty of new members, and probably new pets in the households of old members, so pile on. If you posted be… --- ## [WTF Just Happened? (Imaginary Intruder)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-just-happened-imaginary-intruder/765241)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2016, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-just-happened-imaginary-intruder/765241 "2016-09-23T21:33:31Z")
Two nights ago Sr. Weasel and I were sound asleep, with his mother in the guest bedroom, and someone awoke us at 3am just pounding on the door. We don’t have a chain lock or a peep hole, so we didn’t answer it. I heard a… --- ## [Do you have any exotic pets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-exotic-pets/593881)
**Author:** [@ecseas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ecseas)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2011, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-exotic-pets/593881 "2011-09-08T23:14:11Z")
There aren’t that many exotic pets you can have here. I’ve spoken to people who have skunks before. So what exotic pets do you have? I used to have a wallaby. I now have 5 hermit crabs. Which aren’t that “strange” but I… --- ## [Blasphemy in Ireland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blasphemy-in-ireland/494790)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2009, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blasphemy-in-ireland/494790 "2009-05-06T09:18:01Z")
Ireland has always had the crimes of blasphemy and sedition written into the Constitution, but due to vaugeness, the courts never enforced them. Enter our Justice, Equality and Law Reform Minister, who has introduced bl… --- ## [Moon Landing: Was Direct Ascent actually plausible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-landing-was-direct-ascent-actually-plausible/531862)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2010, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-landing-was-direct-ascent-actually-plausible/531862 "2010-03-11T03:30:12Z")
The rather length background to the question: I recently saw “Moon Machines,” a six part miniseries about the development of various components of the Moon landing program. The various episodes dealt with the developme… --- ## [Ticketting someone for not locking their car doors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ticketting-someone-for-not-locking-their-car-doors/485079)
**Author:** [@scule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scule)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2009, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ticketting-someone-for-not-locking-their-car-doors/485079 "2009-02-13T21:34:52Z")
There was a story on CBC Radio this morning about a woman in Gatineau who got a ticket from a municipal by-law officer for not locking her car doors. For those not in the know, the CBC is Canada’s semi-public national b… --- ## [I raped my fiancée. In her nightmare.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-raped-my-fiancee-in-her-nightmare/573175)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-raped-my-fiancee-in-her-nightmare/573175 "2011-03-03T17:15:41Z")
I usually stay up an hour or so later than my fiancée because if I don’t, my thunderous snoring will keep her awake. I put her to bed last night and went into the other room to watch TV. Less than an hour later, to my su… --- ## [Which are the world's easiest and hardest pro sports leagues to get into?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-are-the-worlds-easiest-and-hardest-pro-sports-leagues-to-get-into/922457)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-are-the-worlds-easiest-and-hardest-pro-sports-leagues-to-get-into/922457 "2020-11-15T08:30:32Z")
Considering only the world’s top-tier leagues - Premier League, La Liga, NFL, Bundesliga, NBA, NHL, MLB, etc: Which is the hardest league to get into, as a professional athlete, and which is comparatively the easiest? --- ## [In America, yogurt is not "yogurt"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-america-yogurt-is-not-yogurt/416695)
**Author:** [@iwakura43](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iwakura43)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2007, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-america-yogurt-is-not-yogurt/416695 "2007-10-13T04:06:02Z")
Overhearing a customer at Whole Foods today tell his companions that the non-fat Stonyfield Farms they held in their hands was not, in truth, yogurt, I was compelled to ask him whatever did he mean. He had me compare th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1881&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1883&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)