# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1888&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:** 1889 --- ## [Aluminum: Are we running out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aluminum-are-we-running-out/484258)
**Author:** [@Nickrz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nickrz)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aluminum-are-we-running-out/484258 "2009-02-04T15:51:35Z")
My son reported one of his teachers (high school) told his class the earth will run out of “aluminum” within the next 20 years. (It should be noted this particular teacher is an Eco-freaking fanatic). I expressed extrem… --- ## [What is your astrological sign?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-astrological-sign/561308)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2010, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-astrological-sign/561308 "2010-11-22T19:14:26Z")
I am curious if we will get an even distribution among the signs, or if there is something about Dopers that might skew the distribution. --- ## [New Book Allegation: Bill Clinton Rapes Hillary, Chelsea Conceived](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-book-allegation-bill-clinton-rapes-hillary-chelsea-conceived/308129)
**Author:** [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2005, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-book-allegation-bill-clinton-rapes-hillary-chelsea-conceived/308129 "2005-06-17T20:49:47Z")
Scandalmongerer Matt Drudge has supposedly excerpted on his website a passage lifted from writer Ed Klein’s upcoming mudslinger: THE TRUTH ABOUT HILLARY: WHAT SHE KNEW, WHEN SHE KNEW IT, AND HOW FAR SHE’LL GO TO BECOME P… --- ## [MEN: Is this site representative of how you feel about women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-is-this-site-representative-of-how-you-feel-about-women/573147)
**Author:** [@loshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/loshan)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2011, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-is-this-site-representative-of-how-you-feel-about-women/573147 "2011-03-03T22:57:18Z")
This site was referenced in another thread and I have been looking around and wondering if it is in ANY way representative of a majority of men. I am particularly looking at the discussion forums and advice given there.… --- ## [Are there any truly "forgotten" civilizations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-truly-forgotten-civilizations/725342)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-truly-forgotten-civilizations/725342 "2015-07-24T00:30:45Z")
Forgotten as in: Here is an ancient building (or city!) that is far older than any known civilizations in this region. We have no idea who could have done this. Like, how about evidence of civilization in North America… --- ## [Telltale's The Walking Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telltales-the-walking-dead/619849)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2013, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telltales-the-walking-dead/619849 "2013-07-05T12:33:39Z")
Episode 1 came out today. Apparently The Walking Dead is a big deal multi-media franchise or something. I’ve never heard of it until recently. You, yes you, reading this thread probably know a lot more about it than I do… --- ## [So what if you don't register for the NFL draft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-if-you-dont-register-for-the-nfl-draft/704987)
**Author:** [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-if-you-dont-register-for-the-nfl-draft/704987 "2014-11-21T20:26:45Z")
So here the situation: It’s 2024, and you’re a senior QB playing for powerhouse football team. Scratch that: you are THE QB playing for the THE powerhouse football team. You’ve won the Heisman 4 years in a row. Your team… --- ## [Do you think names like "vegan sausage" are confusing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-names-like-vegan-sausage-are-confusing/775834)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2017, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-names-like-vegan-sausage-are-confusing/775834 "2017-01-01T14:42:06Z")
I’ve had this story in an active tab all day now, trying to figure out if this was something worth posting and talking about, and I finally decided that I was curious enough to just post it, ask the questions and see wha… --- ## [Do climbing plants like ivy or virginia creepers damage walls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-climbing-plants-like-ivy-or-virginia-creepers-damage-walls/691721)
**Author:** [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2014, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-climbing-plants-like-ivy-or-virginia-creepers-damage-walls/691721 "2014-06-27T21:20:38Z")
I have a large expanse of brickwall on my house that would really suit a virginia creeper, IMO - would look beautiful after a few years. IM wife’s O, only a lunatic plants a virginia creeper at the base of their house - … --- ## [Can anyone here morally justify Obama's proposed tax on charitable contributions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-here-morally-justify-obamas-proposed-tax-on-charitable-contributions/489312)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2009, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-here-morally-justify-obamas-proposed-tax-on-charitable-contributions/489312 "2009-03-15T06:52:26Z")
Just asking. --- ## [Opinions on airsoft guns for kids (13)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-airsoft-guns-for-kids-13/625844)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2012, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-airsoft-guns-for-kids-13/625844 "2012-06-30T20:21:53Z")
Would you give your 13-year-old son an Airsoft gun? My son is asking me for an Airsoft gun. We live in a close-in suburb of DC, of medium density. He wants to use it to play with other boys in the neighborhood. I have … --- ## [Name a person’s like/dislike that instinctively makes you write them off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-person-s-like-dislike-that-instinctively-makes-you-write-them-off/208886)
**Author:** [@Mal\_Adroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mal_Adroit)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2003, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-person-s-like-dislike-that-instinctively-makes-you-write-them-off/208886 "2003-11-13T00:39:57Z")
I once stopped calling a girl who expressed serious disdain for Seinfeld. All I could think was, she doesn’t think Seinfeld is funny. What could I possibly have to say to this creature? On the flipside, my readily share… --- ## [Falling trough the center of the earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falling-trough-the-center-of-the-earth/203730)
**Author:** [@ras2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ras2000)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falling-trough-the-center-of-the-earth/203730 "2022-05-14T22:14:00Z")
In the column http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1\_165.html, \*\* the Man\*\* says that one will eventually stop at the center, due to air resistance. But since air resistance is a function of (among other things) the spe… --- ## [Extremism can sometimes be a good thing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extremism-can-sometimes-be-a-good-thing/698783)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2014, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extremism-can-sometimes-be-a-good-thing/698783 "2014-09-21T03:35:54Z")
There’s this notion in politics that “extremism” is automatically a bad thing. But “extremism” is simply defined as whatever society considers unacceptable at the time. 180 years ago, the idea of freeing all the slaves … --- ## [Bernie Sanders' answer to Citizens United](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernie-sanders-answer-to-citizens-united/605734)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2011, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernie-sanders-answer-to-citizens-united/605734 "2011-12-14T18:47:56Z")
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has proposed an amendment to the constitution that would effectively overturn Citizen’s United. The full article can be found here: http://sanders.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Saving-Americ… --- ## [Social Mobility is terrible in the UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-mobility-is-terrible-in-the-uk/704377)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2014, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-mobility-is-terrible-in-the-uk/704377 "2014-11-17T06:17:39Z")
I might be pointing out the obvious (and it’s probably true) but I’m a low class worker, and I’ve observed a familiar pattern which re-occurs. \[ul\] \[li\]Most of the creative industries come from Middle and Upper class p… --- ## [Does the US have government assassins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-us-have-government-assassins/683495)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-us-have-government-assassins/683495 "2014-03-12T18:19:34Z")
Hello Everyone, I was watching the Bourne Identity this evening and it got me wondering. Is there any hard proof that the US (or any other first world countries) have assassins on the payroll. I’m not referring to dicta… --- ## [landlord screwing me over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-screwing-me-over/638077)
**Author:** [@DJG311](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DJG311)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2012, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-screwing-me-over/638077 "2012-10-21T22:08:28Z")
I rent a 1 bed 1 bath apt for $600 a month(I pay all utilities) I have been giving my Landlord $800 a a month so I can be ahead on rent.Now My Landlord is saying I’m behind on rent and when I asked him for a total of wh… --- ## [What scary futuristic things from movies/books have come true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-scary-futuristic-things-from-movies-books-have-come-true/551200)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-scary-futuristic-things-from-movies-books-have-come-true/551200 "2010-08-25T20:50:10Z")
I’m talking horrible dystopian things. 1984, Brave New World, Logan’s Run, the works. With our obsession with reality TV, the Running Man seems to be getting closer and closer to becoming…well, a reality. And with the … --- ## [What do you count as "Been There"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-count-as-been-there/624153)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2012, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-count-as-been-there/624153 "2012-06-09T12:14:26Z")
In regards to visiting cities, areas, states, or countries. You can elaborate if you wish. (hopefully, I can get the actual poll up before any comments) --- ## [Does Everyone Poke Their Sleeping Infant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-poke-their-sleeping-infant/624937)
**Author:** [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-poke-their-sleeping-infant/624937 "2012-06-14T13:36:19Z")
I have a 7 week old and she’s adorable and amazing and the best thing that’s ever happened to me. She naps a lot during the day, which is the second best thing to ever happen. I get to do laundry and read and make fruit … --- ## [Decentralization is incompatible with libertarianism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decentralization-is-incompatible-with-libertarianism/629244)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2012, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decentralization-is-incompatible-with-libertarianism/629244 "2012-07-27T06:25:25Z")
Isn’t it obvious? If you want a libertarian society in a big country, the only way to make sure of it is to have a strong centralized national government that makes it its business to keep the state and local government… --- ## [Anything else I can help you with? This is NOT an invitation for 'cute' comments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-else-i-can-help-you-with-this-is-not-an-invitation-for-cute-comments/546516)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-else-i-can-help-you-with-this-is-not-an-invitation-for-cute-comments/546516 "2010-07-15T18:03:48Z")
Really, it isn’t. I, like many other service monkeys, have to ask the stupid question at the end of every call. No, I don’t have the winning lottery numbers. No, I can’t put a million dollars in your account. No, I ca… --- ## [NYC taxis: Why is the supply of "medallions" limited?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-taxis-why-is-the-supply-of-medallions-limited/590514)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-taxis-why-is-the-supply-of-medallions-limited/590514 "2011-07-30T17:11:35Z")
I’ve seen this as a plot point in one or two TV shows: Apparently, in New York City, to drive a taxi you need a city license that comes with a “medallion,” and the supply of such is limited – in fact, sometimes the lice… --- ## [Parents' advice sought: late walker, late talker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-advice-sought-late-walker-late-talker/156397)
**Author:** [@MissGypsy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissGypsy)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2003, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-advice-sought-late-walker-late-talker/156397 "2003-02-23T21:49:43Z")
I have a 19-month-old son, and he is just now starting to walk, and he rarely talks. He knows about 20 words that I have heard him use, but he rarely uses them. I am home with him all the time, so he doesn’t seem to feel… --- ## [Where did "black maria" come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-black-maria-come-from/10930)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2014, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-black-maria-come-from/10930 "2014-12-13T22:57:28Z")
The other day I was passed by an emergency vehicle with a lightbar going that I thought at first was an ambulance, but I saw as it went past that it said “Police Transport Vehicle” on the side. “Ah, a paddy wagon!” I sai… --- ## [...the hell? The Duggar Family show up on "Say Yes To The Dress"!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hell-the-duggar-family-show-up-on-say-yes-to-the-dress/525172)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hell-the-duggar-family-show-up-on-say-yes-to-the-dress/525172 "2010-01-19T17:42:09Z")
I’m just watching TLC’s “Say Yes To The Dress” (a reality show of women buying wedding dresses - yes, I like it, and no, I don’t know why), and a family shows up with about 200 kids in tow. I don’t catch the names at fir… --- ## [Downside of having a large organ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downside-of-having-a-large-organ/396892)
**Author:** [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2007, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downside-of-having-a-large-organ/396892 "2007-03-25T14:53:34Z")
I received an email today offering a product that apparently would make my penis much larger. Before I take the plunge, I want to be fully informed. I have never received an offering to make my penis smaller, so maybe t… --- ## [In praise of the sun dress: blatantly lascivious, anticipating warm weather](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-the-sun-dress-blatantly-lascivious-anticipating-warm-weather/390966)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2010, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-the-sun-dress-blatantly-lascivious-anticipating-warm-weather/390966 "2010-02-10T03:47:58Z")
I love sun dresses. You know, those simple, utilitarian, elegant, and yet scorchingly sexy dresses that women wear in warm weather. They’re usually simple, clean-lined, and colorful, but they show a woman’s body off t… --- ## [Questions about 911 welfare check](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-911-welfare-check/709398)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-911-welfare-check/709398 "2015-01-14T15:47:25Z")
This morning someone was pounding on my door at 5AM. Before answering the door I wanted a phone in my hand, but soon discovered that none of my land-line phones were working. With cell phone in-hand, (and a visual ID o… --- ## [Blackjack - average value per hand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackjack-average-value-per-hand/492455)
**Author:** [@jakesteele](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jakesteele)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2009, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackjack-average-value-per-hand/492455 "2009-04-10T17:27:14Z")
I have worked in the casino biz for yrs. and one question I’ve always wondered is this: What is each hand worth, on average, win or loose, to the House? If you have six players at a table all with $10 bets and the deal… --- ## [Like Qadgop's bagel-dog penis guy only orders of magnitude more and \*happy\* about it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-qadgops-bagel-dog-penis-guy-only-orders-of-magnitude-more-and-happy-about-it/352920)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2006, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-qadgops-bagel-dog-penis-guy-only-orders-of-magnitude-more-and-happy-about-it/352920 "2006-04-19T18:23:57Z")
The URL at the bottom of this post is IN NO WAY SAFE FOR WORK. Behold, a fellow who mutilated his junk the way that unfortunate inmate’s hopped-up back-alley “enlarger” mangled his (with silicone injections) only he did… --- ## [What NICE things did your parents NOT teach you to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nice-things-did-your-parents-not-teach-you-to-do/490723)
**Author:** [@Audrey\_Levins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Audrey_Levins)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2009, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nice-things-did-your-parents-not-teach-you-to-do/490723 "2009-03-27T05:24:52Z")
So I visited my parents a couple of weeks ago, and my mother and I went to the grocery store…and when she was done unloading her groceries into her trunk, she just slid the shopping cart a couple of feet out of her way a… --- ## [I dont get this joke(Naked Gun)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-this-joke-naked-gun/382956)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2006, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-this-joke-naked-gun/382956 "2006-12-05T20:19:25Z")
Leslie Nielsen says “Thats a honey of an ankle bracelet.” Priscilla Presley responds with “Oh,did that slip down there again?” I can imagine where it was but I don’t get it,what am I missing? --- ## [It would be a pleasure to beat my optometrist to death.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-would-be-a-pleasure-to-beat-my-optometrist-to-death/500269)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-would-be-a-pleasure-to-beat-my-optometrist-to-death/500269 "2009-06-23T15:04:32Z")
I can’t say which he deserves more; a bludgeoning death or slow strangulation. I went into the office to get my eyes checked. He was talking about eyes and age, looked at my info card, and referred to me as “52 years yo… --- ## [Slow Cookers versus Crock Pots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-cookers-versus-crock-pots/533515)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2010, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-cookers-versus-crock-pots/533515 "2010-03-28T01:22:57Z")
I was just given a book about slow cooking. I don’t have a slow cooker and don’t plan to get one. But I have a crock pot with a high and low setting. Is it an acceptable substitute? --- ## [Brando Dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brando-dead/253202)
**Author:** [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2004, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brando-dead/253202 "2004-07-03T20:37:47Z")
http://www.kpho.com/Global/story.asp?S=1990163&nav=23KtOOSA Please tell me this is a fake. Can’t see it anywhere else yet. :frowning: --- ## [Where are you on the Kinsey Scale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-on-the-kinsey-scale/118510)
**Author:** [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2002, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-on-the-kinsey-scale/118510 "2002-12-30T02:00:35Z")
Background on Kinsey Scale \[0\] Exclusively heterosexual with no homosexual experience or desire \[1\] Predominantly heterosexual, only incidently homosexual \[2\] Predominantly heterosexual, but more than incidentally hom… --- ## [Most and least useful things to pack when camping.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-and-least-useful-things-to-pack-when-camping/784142)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-and-least-useful-things-to-pack-when-camping/784142 "2017-04-11T14:45:21Z")
Title says it all. What’s something you’ve had occasion to say “thank God I brought it”, what usually ends up being deadweight, and what items that most people wouldn’t think of turned out to be good ideas? --- ## [What is your favorite type of French Fry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2016, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183 "2016-04-16T14:41:30Z")
Doesn’t matter where you get it or if you make them yourself, which type of fry is you favorite? --- ## [Basted eggs - anyone ever make or order these?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basted-eggs-anyone-ever-make-or-order-these/683085)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2014, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basted-eggs-anyone-ever-make-or-order-these/683085 "2014-03-13T03:44:55Z")
BTW, prompted by a post in the frying in bacon grease thread. Sometimes I feel like my father, big brother and I are the only ones on the planet that ever order basted eggs. For fried eggs at home, I only prepare basted… --- ## [Dealing with a mother's death, and birthday \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-a-mothers-death-and-birthday-edited-title/562339)
**Author:** [@liberty3701](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liberty3701)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2010, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-a-mothers-death-and-birthday-edited-title/562339 "2010-12-07T22:36:15Z")
My mom’s birthday is Sunday. She has lung cancer. They stopped treatment a week and a half ago. There is no way to beat it. She was diagnosed in April, the first rounds of radiation and chemo seemed to go so well; she w… --- ## [Would you get involved with someone after their suicide attempt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-get-involved-with-someone-after-their-suicide-attempt/545076)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-get-involved-with-someone-after-their-suicide-attempt/545076 "2010-07-05T17:19:41Z")
I’m not someone with a deep philosophical aversion to suicide. I’ve had a startling large number of suicides among people I know including a cousin, a coworker, and an ex boyfriend. In short, it’s not something I consi… --- ## [The economics of autograph shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-economics-of-autograph-shows/595568)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2011, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-economics-of-autograph-shows/595568 "2011-09-11T15:48:23Z")
I went to DragonCon in Atlanta this weekend and it was the first time I’ve ever been in an autograph room. It fascinated me. It’s strange to see so many recognizable faces lined up like whores in Reeperbahn windows and… --- ## [Dolphins are evil (long and pointless)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolphins-are-evil-long-and-pointless/378008)
**Author:** [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2006, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolphins-are-evil-long-and-pointless/378008 "2006-10-30T18:18:46Z")
Dolphins are pure evil. I base this statement on personal experience since I was nearly killed by one (or several). Here’s the scenario: my friends and I rented a pontoon boat to cruise out to the jetties in the Gulf of… --- ## [LOTR MMORPG lifetime membership](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-mmorpg-lifetime-membership/397637)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2007, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-mmorpg-lifetime-membership/397637 "2007-04-27T03:09:49Z")
I’ve been vaguely following the Lord of the Rings Online RPG. Generally favorable reviews so far. The Open Beta starts March 30. I may try it (its free). One intersting thing is if you DO like it, but don’t want to for… --- ## [Jon Stewart calls the troops dumb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-calls-the-troops-dumb/379842)
**Author:** [@ted\_baskerville\_yahoo.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ted_baskerville_yahoo.com)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2006, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-calls-the-troops-dumb/379842 "2006-11-10T19:53:43Z")
Or something. In doing a segment on Rumsfeld, Stewart did a thing where he wore a military helmet and hid behind some sandbags. Then he did a dumb guy reacting to things Rumsfled said. He took the military helmet for th… --- ## [Why is it that even progressive men so often deny sexism/misogyny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-that-even-progressive-men-so-often-deny-sexism-misogyny/137969)
**Author:** [@deborah183](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deborah183)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2002, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-that-even-progressive-men-so-often-deny-sexism-misogyny/137969 "2002-12-06T18:07:13Z")
I have talked with some extremely progressive men and have worked along side of them. I do not understand their lack of gender analysis, given the fact that they are able to adopt excellent race analysis, etc… It is, t… --- ## [Reasons why the newest Batman movie sucks (many Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-why-the-newest-batman-movie-sucks-many-spoilers/457619)
**Author:** [@drhess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drhess)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2008, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-why-the-newest-batman-movie-sucks-many-spoilers/457619 "2008-07-29T17:25:10Z")
Pointless, repitious sadism. Senseless story editing (what happened in the party after Batman prevents his girl from fallening to her death? did the Joker just leave?) (did the Joker kill the black gangster who put a co… --- ## [What Concoction Will Guarantee That I Fall Asleep, No Matter What?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-concoction-will-guarantee-that-i-fall-asleep-no-matter-what/153126)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2003, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-concoction-will-guarantee-that-i-fall-asleep-no-matter-what/153126 "2003-02-07T23:14:08Z")
…and wake up, of course! Here’s the deal: In a few weeks I’ll be leaving at 10:00 PM for a 14-hour trip in a car (I’m going with my 'rents to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, and no, I won’t be doing any of the driving). I a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1887&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1889&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)