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**Author:** [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2011, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-matter-dark-energy/577306 "2011-08-15T02:14:58Z")
Just that. Is there any relationship between the two? Does one create the other? Does this discovery really screw up our concept of the Universe? --- ## [The Office - 4/11 - Stairmageddon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-4-11-stairmageddon/655512)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2013, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-4-11-stairmageddon/655512 "2013-06-23T06:22:41Z")
The Jim and Pam story was good. Stanley’s Story SUCKED!!! I want to see where Andy’s going. --- ## [Russian grammar: Double-negatives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-grammar-double-negatives/515649)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2009, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-grammar-double-negatives/515649 "2009-11-02T07:12:45Z")
Some time back I heard the following joke: – A college linguistics professor was discussing double-negatives with his class. He said, "In English, a double-negative creates a positive. In some languages, such as Russia… --- ## [Any countries left with racist laws on the books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-countries-left-with-racist-laws-on-the-books/753904)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2016, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-countries-left-with-racist-laws-on-the-books/753904 "2016-05-10T09:09:29Z")
South Africa’s apartheid policies were scrapped in 1994. No doubt racist attitudes continue to fester there and elsewhere, but are there any countries left that still have similar explicitly racist laws on the books? --- ## [How much is the average American willing to pare back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-the-average-american-willing-to-pare-back/596720)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-the-average-american-willing-to-pare-back/596720 "2011-09-21T01:04:59Z")
With all the “economic woe” threads, it seems appropriate to ask this question. I think most intelligent people have figured it out: Over-consumption is not only bad for the environment, but it is bad for the economy. … --- ## [Doper Shirt Exchange 2008](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-shirt-exchange-2008/450143)
**Author:** [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2008, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-shirt-exchange-2008/450143 "2008-08-13T19:01:05Z")
You know what we haven’t done in a while? DOPER SHIRT EXCHANGE!!! I’m not proposing to run it, per se, although I can if need be, but I have some really fun shirts that I just don’t wear anymore, and would be cool to ge… --- ## [Guess What I Found In My Drawers? Ya Wan' Sum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-i-found-in-my-drawers-ya-wan-sum/66116)
**Author:** [@Diane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diane)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2001, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-i-found-in-my-drawers-ya-wan-sum/66116 "2001-05-30T13:26:37Z")
I was cleaning out my drawers :::snicker::: and found a couple of things that I had forgotten about. At first I was going to toss most of them out, then I got a brainfart. Without giving any clues other than “yes” or “n… --- ## [Alternatives to PayPal...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-paypal/657919)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2013, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-paypal/657919 "2013-06-11T06:23:35Z")
What alternatives to PayPal do you know of & what experience have you had with them? --- ## [People from \_\_\_\_\_: Noun vs. Adjective](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-from-_____-noun-vs-adjective/542455)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2010, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-from-_____-noun-vs-adjective/542455 "2010-06-15T02:26:48Z")
Over in ATMB, a sidetrack started in one of the threads, discussing whether the term “Brit” is offensive to British people. That got me thinking. For some countries/areas, there are distinct adjective and noun forms, e.g… --- ## [FBI breaks up alleged Russian spy ring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-breaks-up-alleged-russian-spy-ring/544859)
**Author:** [@PrettyVacant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PrettyVacant)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2010, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-breaks-up-alleged-russian-spy-ring/544859 "2010-07-10T14:29:35Z")
I’m not understanding this at all at the moment; why break up a spy ring that’s not doing anything, surely it’s better to watch and wait and see who else can be trawled in? This lot don’t seem anywhere near as significa… --- ## [WWII commandos with mercury paste destroying planes? (and other questions about Al)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-commandos-with-mercury-paste-destroying-planes-and-other-questions-about-al/461371)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-commandos-with-mercury-paste-destroying-planes-and-other-questions-about-al/461371 "2020-04-30T18:23:44Z")
This site is just full of cheerful ‘facts’ about aluminum: OK, I know about aluminum forming an oxide layer and thus protecting itself from serious corrosion. But is it really sapphire? And does anodized aluminum work … --- ## [Looks like whether it's baseball, football, or basketball, all losings team do the same thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-whether-its-baseball-football-or-basketball-all-losings-team-do-the-same-thing/766757)
**Author:** [@cg16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cg16)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2016, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-whether-its-baseball-football-or-basketball-all-losings-team-do-the-same-thing/766757 "2016-11-08T15:11:03Z")
Play their hardest at the end of the season to mess up other teams chances of getting into the playoffs.:smack: Been playing like shit all season look and now you want to play like winning matters? In baseball ri… --- ## [Word Assassin : A Deadly Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-assassin-a-deadly-game/64876)
**Author:** [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2001, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-assassin-a-deadly-game/64876 "2001-05-16T07:44:38Z")
I am thinking of a word. It is a commonplace word. One that you might use on any given day. If you use it here, you’re dead. I’ll look at your post. If you’re safe, you’re safe. If you’re dead, I’ll let you know. What… --- ## [Biden + Buttigieg?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-buttigieg/836118)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2019, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-buttigieg/836118 "2019-07-01T20:51:52Z")
Wouldn’t Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg be a great ticket? It would provide both continuity with a well-liked past president and freshness. It would be old + young, top Washington politician + small town mayor, black/blue … --- ## [You're Hitler. When do you call it quits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-hitler-when-do-you-call-it-quits/568482)
**Author:** [@The\_Amazing\_Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Amazing_Hanna)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-hitler-when-do-you-call-it-quits/568482 "2011-01-25T02:04:38Z")
A counterfactual scenario: You’re Hitler. It’s 1933. One stormy evening a strange-looking machine materializes in your office and is instantly riddled with Sturmgewehr bullets from your attentive guards, killing its sur… --- ## [Whoa... shocking family secret revealed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-shocking-family-secret-revealed/569060)
**Author:** [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-shocking-family-secret-revealed/569060 "2011-03-11T21:50:18Z")
Okay, I’ve done a bit of genealogy to flesh out my family tree. My maternal grandfather’s story was a bit interesting. First of all, his grandfather (let’s call him “John”, my great-great-grandfather) got married. He an… --- ## [Freezing balls off a brass monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-balls-off-a-brass-monkey/593953)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-balls-off-a-brass-monkey/593953 "2011-08-27T22:07:58Z")
Ok, so a brass monkey was a cannonball holder. When it was cold enough, the brass would shrink more than iron cannonballs and the cannonballs would pop out. Why didn’t they make the monkey out of iron so it would shrink … --- ## [What causes you to emit the most foul and disgusting gas from your colon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-you-to-emit-the-most-foul-and-disgusting-gas-from-your-colon/749832)
**Author:** [@OGLamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OGLamp)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2016, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-you-to-emit-the-most-foul-and-disgusting-gas-from-your-colon/749832 "2016-03-27T04:25:50Z")
For me, it’s this soup called borscht. It’s a medley of gas inducing vegetables. I can clear out whole buildings if I eat it for lunch. --- ## [So, what did people do before eyeglasses were invented](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-did-people-do-before-eyeglasses-were-invented/697208)
**Author:** [@BaldDudePeekskill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaldDudePeekskill)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-did-people-do-before-eyeglasses-were-invented/697208 "2014-09-04T19:33:42Z")
I can’t walk around in my house without my specs…so had do the folks deal with poor vision before eyeglasses became readily available ? --- ## [What books have made you cry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-books-have-made-you-cry/434247)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2008, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-books-have-made-you-cry/434247 "2008-01-27T18:01:55Z")
Following on from the film weepfest here what are the books that have made you cry? The one that I recall making me bawl the most was I Married A Communist by Phillip Roth, especially the last page and a half. I was vis… --- ## [Popcorn Ceiling : remove or not remove](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popcorn-ceiling-remove-or-not-remove/616772)
**Author:** [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2013, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popcorn-ceiling-remove-or-not-remove/616772 "2013-02-22T06:17:13Z")
I am really conflicted on this, for a variety of reasons…any thoughts or experiences would be appreciated. --- ## [Tablets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tablets/802920)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2018, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tablets/802920 "2018-02-10T15:53:05Z")
Some of you probably know that I’m behind the times when it comes to new gadgets. Last year, Mrs. L.A. said we should get a tablet for our vacations. I don’t remember the justification. So let’s say we get a tablet. … --- ## [Referendum of Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/referendum-of-death/832034)
**Author:** [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/referendum-of-death/832034 "2019-04-12T21:31:18Z")
Imagine you live in a pure, direct democratic state where everything comes up for a vote and majority rule is the only constitutional principle. The question on the ballot is this: Shall it be law that anyone who votes … --- ## [Why do humans cook their food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-humans-cook-their-food/991846)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2023, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-humans-cook-their-food/991846 "2023-10-30T12:33:25Z")
What is the purpose of cooking our food? Does it just make it more palatable and/or destroy potential pathogens, or does it confer some benefit to our digestive process? If it aids with our ability to digest the food, … --- ## [Republican roots in Calvinism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-roots-in-calvinism/746724)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2016, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-roots-in-calvinism/746724 "2016-04-02T14:44:14Z")
Can we discuss the Conservative Republican/Tea Party movement’s roots in Calvinism? The current Republican notion that if you are poor, it is a sign of God’s disfavor has its roots in Calvinism (follow the link for the … --- ## [General sources of user names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-sources-of-user-names/599364)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2011, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-sources-of-user-names/599364 "2011-10-14T02:34:02Z")
Poll coming shortly. We’ve had lots of threads asking people to explain the specific source of their user names. I’m interested in a more general approach, so I am offering a few choices about what, in general, was the… --- ## [C Compiler under Fedora](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-compiler-under-fedora/604323)
**Author:** [@Testy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Testy)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2011, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-compiler-under-fedora/604323 "2011-12-03T19:16:35Z")
I’m trying to learn some C/C++ programming and would like to do so under Fedora. I’ll be getting Fedora 15 as an OS. I’ve taken a look at the GNU Compiler and frankly it seems a bit more than I want to deal with as a beg… --- ## [Weird photograph: Anybody remember this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-photograph-anybody-remember-this/361258)
**Author:** [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2006, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-photograph-anybody-remember-this/361258 "2006-06-26T13:49:42Z")
Okay, here’s the deal: A few years ago (I’m going from memory on all of this, so it may not be totally accurate), someone posted a link here to an Ebay auction for an old photograph. It was of a person standing in front… --- ## [XKCD 1663 Garden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-1663-garden/751195)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2016, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-1663-garden/751195 "2016-04-08T17:12:06Z")
New XKCDis some sort of game. I don’t get it. You can position three lights, change the direction, beam width and colour as you like … and then what? Nothing happens for a while, then it crashes. It shows the message “… --- ## [Wanna Track Early Voting? Check Here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-track-early-voting-check-here/638656)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2012, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-track-early-voting-check-here/638656 "2012-11-06T04:48:55Z")
Here is the link to early voting results in Nevada. Check back often as it will be updated daily. Note that Clark County is the metropolitan Las Vegas area, and Washoe County is the Reno area. All the rest are mostly sm… --- ## [Debt Ceiling: Please Explain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debt-ceiling-please-explain/589017)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debt-ceiling-please-explain/589017 "2011-07-16T18:39:08Z")
So, as I understand it, the U.S. is as far in debt as we’re allowed to be, and if the debt ceiling is not raised, the country will be in default to its creditors. But it’s the U.S. government – a.k.a. the debtor – that … --- ## [So I got suspended :(](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-suspended/763606)
**Author:** [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-suspended/763606 "2016-08-25T00:10:34Z")
Alas and alack. I didn’t even get a “Zeke has been suspended” note in this forum. I’m somewhat saddened by that. The suspension was unfair. Here was the sequence of events. 1)I guess I crossed a line (apparently one ca… --- ## [Your favorite sandwich(s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sandwich-s/564245)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sandwich-s/564245 "2010-12-17T15:04:54Z")
I consider the BLT sandwich perfection. List will not be exhaustive since a sandwich can be anything, but I will list all I can think of that are common. --- ## [Please recommend a woody, masculine shampoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-woody-masculine-shampoo/430857)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2007, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-woody-masculine-shampoo/430857 "2007-12-22T17:15:18Z")
I’m looking for a shampoo whose scent is based around woody, masculine smells like sandalwood or pine rather than the typical perfumey or cologney smells that seem to dominate. Is there something relatively mainstream th… --- ## [short-lived sitcoms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-lived-sitcoms/485559)
**Author:** [@satin\_doll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/satin_doll)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2009, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-lived-sitcoms/485559 "2009-02-14T19:06:44Z")
Does anyone remember a (very) short-lived sitcom that starred Dweezl and MoonUnit Zappa? I’m not sure if it was the late '60’s or early '70’s—all I can remember is that they did play brother and sister on the show–that … --- ## [What is your favorite season of the year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-season-of-the-year/669360)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-season-of-the-year/669360 "2013-09-23T19:54:28Z")
What is your favorite season of the year? --- ## [Mystery switches, gizmos,doors and wiring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-switches-gizmos-doors-and-wiring/706174)
**Author:** [@BaldDudePeekskill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaldDudePeekskill)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2014, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-switches-gizmos-doors-and-wiring/706174 "2014-12-08T23:41:29Z")
What have y’all found deep in the caverns of your house that doesn’t seem to serve any discernible purpose ? I love old wiring and switches to nowhere.,I’ve found many odd keys that fit no lock, and plenty of old connec… --- ## [How were the concepts of Energy, Momentum and Mass developed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-the-concepts-of-energy-momentum-and-mass-developed/575581)
**Author:** [@MattProle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MattProle)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-the-concepts-of-energy-momentum-and-mass-developed/575581 "2011-03-24T00:43:53Z")
It seems that Energy, Momentum and Mass (three conserved quantities) are important concepts. My question is, how were they originally developed? I have had plenty of exposure to the equations relating force, momentum and… --- ## [WinXP, End of Life, Anti-virus, & Dial-up. Oh My!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winxp-end-of-life-anti-virus-dial-up-oh-my/684077)
**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winxp-end-of-life-anti-virus-dial-up-oh-my/684077 "2014-03-31T04:28:54Z")
HELL-low, A small change to my all ready limited financial situation is forcing me to make some overdue changes. I will be switching to a free dial-up service for one and this leaves me with several questions and the Do… --- ## [Recommend a mystery for me (but not The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-mystery-for-me-but-not-the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo/572927)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2011, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-mystery-for-me-but-not-the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo/572927 "2011-03-02T22:00:39Z")
I’ve just finished this book and found it astoundingly bad. I based my purchase on its popularity and glowing reviews and was entirely disappointed (much like I was with The DaVinci Code). But it did, however, stoke me … --- ## [iPhone, Droid or Blackberry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-droid-or-blackberry/593433)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2011, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-droid-or-blackberry/593433 "2011-08-23T23:25:51Z")
Which smartphone should I get this October? I was thinking iPhone because I switched from PC to Mac about 16 months ago and have really loved it (recalling Steve Job’s comments about how consumers can actually love a pr… --- ## [What am I feeling on a roller coaster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-feeling-on-a-roller-coaster/623333)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2012, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-feeling-on-a-roller-coaster/623333 "2012-05-30T02:15:18Z")
I’m talking about those simple roller coasters, just after you crest a hill and start going down. Is it weightlessness, or high acceleration? I get this feeling and I’m wondering what’s causing it. How about on viking s… --- ## [woman kills husband for forgetting birthday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-kills-husband-for-forgetting-birthday/593034)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2011, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-kills-husband-for-forgetting-birthday/593034 "2011-08-20T05:15:33Z")
Story. \* A woman killed her husband because he forgot her 45th birthday. Lyalya Tupikova told police that her husband Khalpik failed to remember her special day before going to work in the morning. When he returned h… --- ## [Computer people - share your stranger bug fixes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-people-share-your-stranger-bug-fixes/579776)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-people-share-your-stranger-bug-fixes/579776 "2011-05-05T11:01:30Z")
What are some of the stranger bug fixes that you’ve made? I have an application that tracks people’s weight over the course of 6 years. They come in for a checkup, get weighed, then their weight gets entered into the ap… --- ## [Fat guys with satisfying sex lives, post here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-guys-with-satisfying-sex-lives-post-here/61700)
**Author:** [@tclouie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tclouie)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2001, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-guys-with-satisfying-sex-lives-post-here/61700 "2001-04-15T19:47:29Z")
Just noticed. I’m somewhat overweight and I haven’t had sex lately. Correlation? Do I really gotta join a gym just to have sex? Or is it possible to be tubby and sexually fulfilled at the same time? Just need to know i… --- ## [So FinnAgain level with me (EVE)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-finnagain-level-with-me-eve/503828)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2009, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-finnagain-level-with-me-eve/503828 "2009-08-01T02:40:28Z")
Did you and your commie rag have something to do with ruining my cruise missile market in Dodixie? I ruled the Wrath Cruise Missile market in Sinq Laison with a velvet glove for nearly 8 months carefully managing the pr… --- ## [Speaking of grammatical gender...how do they decide the gender of new words?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-grammatical-gender-how-do-they-decide-the-gender-of-new-words/511537)
**Author:** [@dblstrength](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dblstrength)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-grammatical-gender-how-do-they-decide-the-gender-of-new-words/511537 "2009-09-28T17:48:01Z")
For languages like French or Spanish that have gendered nouns, what happens when something new is invented, or when some new city/state/country appears on the map? Who gets to decide what gender it is, and how do they d… --- ## [Creative uses for a Pringles can?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-uses-for-a-pringles-can/545084)
**Author:** [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2010, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-uses-for-a-pringles-can/545084 "2010-07-02T04:05:35Z")
How many can you think of? Pringles have been on half-price for a while here, and we#ve been eating a fair few of them, and the cans seem like the sort of thing that should be useful. However, I can’t actually think of … --- ## [\[grandma got run over by a reindeer\] Grandpa the real killer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandma-got-run-over-by-a-reindeer-grandpa-the-real-killer/494322)
**Author:** [@ambleforth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ambleforth)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandma-got-run-over-by-a-reindeer-grandpa-the-real-killer/494322 "2009-04-27T17:09:57Z")
In the Christmas song “grandma got run over by a reindeer” does it seem likely to anyone else that grandpa may have been the real killer of grandma? Doesn’t it seem odd that just hours after discovering the bludgeoned b… --- ## [Trump walks out of 60 Minutes interview - Does he have something?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-walks-out-of-60-minutes-interview-does-he-have-something/923547)
**Author:** [@Mickyfinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mickyfinn)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-walks-out-of-60-minutes-interview-does-he-have-something/923547 "2020-10-29T14:09:54Z")
So, His Orangeness is threatening to release footage of his 60 Minutes interview he walked out of. My question is: Is there really something there that could make him look good/vindicate him about something? Or just so… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1885&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1887&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)