# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1890&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:** 1891 --- ## [Teens kill a man for fun. Should the 14 year old be charged as an adult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teens-kill-a-man-for-fun-should-the-14-year-old-be-charged-as-an-adult/306212)
**Author:** [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2005, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teens-kill-a-man-for-fun-should-the-14-year-old-be-charged-as-an-adult/306212 "2005-06-05T01:51:14Z")
" The teens said they attacked the man “for fun” and “to have something to do,” " Now, facts are few and far between right now, so it’s hard to say all that much with certainty, but if the allegations are valid, doesn’t… --- ## [30 Rock, 5/6/10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-5-6-10/538578)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-5-6-10/538578 "2010-05-12T12:24:31Z")
I would give my left nut to spend 5 minutes yelling smack at the moon with Buzz Aldrin. --- ## [What religious traditions would it be rude to participate in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-religious-traditions-would-it-be-rude-to-participate-in/366444)
**Author:** [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2006, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-religious-traditions-would-it-be-rude-to-participate-in/366444 "2006-08-15T10:38:30Z")
If I go to any place of worship, during a prayer I should be silent; I don’t have to be, but it’s polite to do so. I can even pray myself, if I want to. In a Mosque I can remove my shoes. I can participate and be acting … --- ## [I'm Pretty Sure There's Something Wrong With My Sister's Kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pretty-sure-theres-something-wrong-with-my-sisters-kid/545732)
**Author:** [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pretty-sure-theres-something-wrong-with-my-sisters-kid/545732 "2010-07-09T02:48:07Z")
My half sister, to be specific, has a son who will be three next month. There is no question that his speech is delayed, although his doctor presented my sister with a very liberal baseline (two or more words strung tog… --- ## [In top gear, how fast does your car travel at 3500 RPM?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-top-gear-how-fast-does-your-car-travel-at-3500-rpm/43923)
**Author:** [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2000, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-top-gear-how-fast-does-your-car-travel-at-3500-rpm/43923 "2000-12-06T14:13:29Z")
I recently got a 2001 Honda Civic EX, and have noticed that the engine seems to need to rev higher for highway cruising speed than my old 1992 Honda Civic DX. The engine noise is significantly louder than road and air no… --- ## [Cheeky or what? Gay bar next to Ground Zero mosque](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheeky-or-what-gay-bar-next-to-ground-zero-mosque/550516)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2010, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheeky-or-what-gay-bar-next-to-ground-zero-mosque/550516 "2010-08-19T16:27:11Z")
Story here. Gave me a chuckle. --- ## [Reccomend some good PC adventure games in the vein of Oregon Trail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-good-pc-adventure-games-in-the-vein-of-oregon-trail/633791)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2012, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-good-pc-adventure-games-in-the-vein-of-oregon-trail/633791 "2012-09-07T11:55:12Z")
I was in grade school when PCs began infiltrating schools. I remember playing Oregon Trail, Amazon Trail, Heart of Africa \[god, how I would love play that game again\], the original Sim City, Montezuma’s Revenge, Save New… --- ## [Why don't some huge US football players go to Japan and kick ass in Sumo wrestling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-some-huge-us-football-players-go-to-japan-and-kick-ass-in-sumo-wrestling/187614)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2003, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-some-huge-us-football-players-go-to-japan-and-kick-ass-in-sumo-wrestling/187614 "2003-07-13T20:23:27Z")
I’m watching Sumo wrestling on ESPN right now and seeing these blubbery (but strong) 300+ pounders waddling around trying to push each other out of a ring, makes we wonder why some 300+ lb US football players who (I thin… --- ## [The movie "Cruising" with Al Pacino...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-cruising-with-al-pacino/617722)
**Author:** [@rogerbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogerbox)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2012, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-cruising-with-al-pacino/617722 "2012-04-10T18:40:55Z")
For anyone that has seen it, there are a few things I didn’t understand: Why did Al Pacino try to beat up the boyfriend of his gay next door neighbor he befriended while undercover? Was it because he was attracted to… --- ## [Single women dopers - What's a non-creepy way for a man to ask if you're available?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-women-dopers-whats-a-non-creepy-way-for-a-man-to-ask-if-youre-available/316279)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2005, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-women-dopers-whats-a-non-creepy-way-for-a-man-to-ask-if-youre-available/316279 "2005-08-12T17:13:35Z")
Just curious. What smooth (or not so smooth) inquiries have you received that didn’t have you reaching for your pepper spray or feeling awkward? --- ## [Tires on mobile home roofs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tires-on-mobile-home-roofs/188292)
**Author:** [@adirondack\_mike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adirondack_mike)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2003, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tires-on-mobile-home-roofs/188292 "2003-07-14T16:36:26Z")
Why are there tires on the top of mobile homes? I thought the tires kept the tarp (or visqueen - but blue tarps sure add that extra special color touch) down so the rain don’t get through. However my friend said that … --- ## [Best foods for a long term emergency kit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-foods-for-a-long-term-emergency-kit/551466)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-foods-for-a-long-term-emergency-kit/551466 "2010-08-26T15:34:26Z")
Seems we have already covered honey, peanut butter and powdered milk in other posts. Any other foods that can last up to a year with proper storage? --- ## ["Thursday's out. How about never - is never good for you?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thursdays-out-how-about-never-is-never-good-for-you/685624)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2014, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thursdays-out-how-about-never-is-never-good-for-you/685624 "2014-04-10T16:41:34Z")
Fresh Air recently ran an interview with the cartoon editor of The New Yorker, who just published a new memoir. They started the interview with a discussion of his most famous cartoon, which can be seen on the link, and… --- ## [Thousands of Cats Buried Alive in Vietnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thousands-of-cats-buried-alive-in-vietnam/711861)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2015, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thousands-of-cats-buried-alive-in-vietnam/711861 "2015-02-07T01:23:18Z")
Story here. :(:mad: Excerpt: \*\*"A truck containing three tons of live cats crammed into bamboo crates was impounded last Tuesday in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, with police initially undecided how to deal with the an… --- ## [Okaaaayyyy...so that happened.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okaaaayyyy-so-that-happened/711364)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2015, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okaaaayyyy-so-that-happened/711364 "2015-02-04T20:28:02Z")
I have only had my cell phone number for a month or two, and I keep getting calls that seem to be for the previous owner of the number. I’m getting tired of it, so rather than letting unfamiliar numbers go to voice mail … --- ## [I think december has Jungle Fever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-december-has-jungle-fever/114749)
**Author:** [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2002, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-december-has-jungle-fever/114749 "2002-06-30T22:20:36Z")
December what the fuck is your malfunction? Why do you find it necessary to post off hand comments like this one. I swear you pull this shit in every thread you post in. For the most part I try to ignore your post, b… --- ## [oil prices and the mismaged economy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oil-prices-and-the-mismaged-economy/440483)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2008, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oil-prices-and-the-mismaged-economy/440483 "2008-03-17T03:33:42Z")
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/06/business/06oil.php OPEC responding to Bush’s request for increasing the oil supply has tossed the ball back into Bush’s court. They claim it is a mismanaged economy that has driven… --- ## [Soccer is the smallpox blanket of socialism, sez Ann Coulter. Parody?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soccer-is-the-smallpox-blanket-of-socialism-sez-ann-coulter-parody/691734)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2014, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soccer-is-the-smallpox-blanket-of-socialism-sez-ann-coulter-parody/691734 "2014-06-27T23:44:56Z")
And I have to say I admire her ability to always take the trolling insanity up yet another notch without imploding. The woman knows her audience… It ain’t a sport without the possibility of major injury or personal hum… --- ## [I saw somebody that looks EXACTLY like a cartoon character.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-somebody-that-looks-exactly-like-a-cartoon-character/326988)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2005, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-somebody-that-looks-exactly-like-a-cartoon-character/326988 "2005-10-22T01:33:44Z")
Today, I saw a Cartoon Character. I was sitting at an intersection, on my way home from the lab, & glanced at the car on my left. There she was. Kari ! The Babysitter from The Incredibles! Huge braces, hairdo, expose… --- ## [Idiot Tries To Buy iPod With Bogus $4.99 Barcode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-tries-to-buy-ipod-with-bogus-4-99-barcode/333804)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2005, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-tries-to-buy-ipod-with-bogus-4-99-barcode/333804 "2005-12-10T01:27:50Z")
$4.99 iPod? College Student Accused In Barcode Switch Yeah, you’re “sorry” all right, but not in that sense of the word. :rolleyes: --- ## [two TV characters you like to see argue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-tv-characters-you-like-to-see-argue/736168)
**Author:** [@danderson400](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danderson400)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-tv-characters-you-like-to-see-argue/736168 "2015-11-11T00:11:12Z")
which TV characters would you like to see argue? mine would be Nurse Colleen McMurphy from China Beach and DA Hamilton Burger from Perry Mason- there would be some fireworks with those two! --- ## [Is there a sport/game in which an average person could win at least 1 out of a 100 against a top 10 player?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-sport-game-in-which-an-average-person-could-win-at-least-1-out-of-a-100-against-a-top-10-player/973103)
**Author:** [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-sport-game-in-which-an-average-person-could-win-at-least-1-out-of-a-100-against-a-top-10-player/973103 "2022-10-18T18:47:50Z")
Is there a sport or a game out there in which an average person with a weeks worth of training could beat a world top ten player in that sport or game at least once out of 100 times? For example, would I as an average p… --- ## [Death of anyrose: This is neither mundane, nor pointless.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-anyrose-this-is-neither-mundane-nor-pointless/773778)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2016, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-anyrose-this-is-neither-mundane-nor-pointless/773778 "2016-12-12T02:10:54Z")
Hi. I’ve just discovered on Facebook that our friend Anyrose has died. RIP Naomi. So sorry. Sent from my adequate mobile device using Tapatalk. --- ## [Any interest in a D.C.-area Dopefest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-interest-in-a-d-c-area-dopefest/360942)
**Author:** [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2006, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-interest-in-a-d-c-area-dopefest/360942 "2006-08-07T00:50:48Z")
Sometime later this summer…maybe at the Brickskellar? Lotsa good beers. --- ## [Opinions sought on Pit rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-sought-on-pit-rules/310442)
**Author:** [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2005, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-sought-on-pit-rules/310442 "2005-07-01T03:12:49Z")
Because I’m still spunky and optimistic as the newest and therefore tallest mod, I’ve been wondering if the Pit could benefit from a rule change or two. Take for example the prohibition on calling someone a troll. It w… --- ## [Any one here wear a navy peacoat or army surplus gear and...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-here-wear-a-navy-peacoat-or-army-surplus-gear-and/774543)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2016, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-here-wear-a-navy-peacoat-or-army-surplus-gear-and/774543 "2016-12-15T21:29:45Z")
(assuming you never served)…get the impression some people think you did serve? I’ve worn some variety of such for decades, but only recently have I got the impression that some people are thinking I served and are…looki… --- ## [Children are starting to piss me off.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-are-starting-to-piss-me-off/467245)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Socks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Socks)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2008, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-are-starting-to-piss-me-off/467245 "2008-10-14T19:19:51Z")
So i was at the doctor today for a routine check-up. However, I went on the worst possible day, as it was flu shot day, and it seems as if every child under seven in Montgomery County was there. And they all proceeded to… --- ## [Why do Amish men only shave their moustaches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-amish-men-only-shave-their-moustaches/375153)
**Author:** [@Credente](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Credente)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2006, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-amish-men-only-shave-their-moustaches/375153 "2006-10-04T18:57:45Z")
I understand that men shave until they are married and then grow beards but continue to shave their moustaches… why? --- ## [Way to go Wyoming Valley West (Pa.) School District!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-to-go-wyoming-valley-west-pa-school-district/837315)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2019, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-to-go-wyoming-valley-west-pa-school-district/837315 "2019-08-24T09:27:43Z")
That thread title is sarcasm: Parents told they could lose kids over unpaid school lunches :confused::mad: What. The. FUCK? Real fucking winner of a human being, eh. All this over an amount less than what Jeff Bez… --- ## [Will water in a glass eventually be the same temperature as the ambient air temp?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-water-in-a-glass-eventually-be-the-same-temperature-as-the-ambient-air-temp/723854)
**Author:** [@SmallBrownBurro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmallBrownBurro)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2015, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-water-in-a-glass-eventually-be-the-same-temperature-as-the-ambient-air-temp/723854 "2015-07-01T23:31:40Z")
Settle a (stupid, low stakes) bet. Question is in the title. If you have a glass of water and leave it sitting around on your kitchen table will the temperature of the water eventually be the same as the ambient air tem… --- ## [Doper parents: Has your kid ever destroyed a prized possession of yours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-has-your-kid-ever-destroyed-a-prized-possession-of-yours/443432)
**Author:** [@Pazu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pazu)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2008, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-has-your-kid-ever-destroyed-a-prized-possession-of-yours/443432 "2008-04-03T03:05:43Z")
I haven’t experienced this yet, but I figure it’s only a matter of time. I’m thinking mostly about toddlers annihilating something delicate, but I suppose the question could just as easily apply to teenagers wrecking yo… --- ## [I sleep in my underwear - a survey (TMI?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-sleep-in-my-underwear-a-survey-tmi/313295)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2005, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-sleep-in-my-underwear-a-survey-tmi/313295 "2005-07-22T15:53:44Z")
“Hi. My name is Asimovian, and I sleep in my underwear.” I’ve always thought this was perfectly normal, particularly living in Southern California, where the nights tend to be warm (enough) year-round anyway. But it see… --- ## [Does Scrooge get back with Alice/Belle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-scrooge-get-back-with-alice-belle/644768)
**Author:** [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2014, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-scrooge-get-back-with-alice-belle/644768 "2014-01-12T17:07:22Z")
I watched Scrooge (A Christmas Carol), with Alastair Sim. When he goes with The Ghost of Christmas Present, he sees his former fiancee Alice (Belle in the book) working with poor and homeless. I’m assuming she never m… --- ## [Congrats, yer a hysterical bigot, lady, righty radio & lefty media both proud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congrats-yer-a-hysterical-bigot-lady-righty-radio-lefty-media-both-proud/256137)
**Author:** [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2004, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congrats-yer-a-hysterical-bigot-lady-righty-radio-lefty-media-both-proud/256137 "2004-07-27T05:13:45Z")
Read her story of terror! http://www.womenswallstreet.com/WWS/article\_landing.aspx?titleid=1&articleid=711 Realize that it consists solely of her freaking out because some of the people on her flight were Middle Easter… --- ## [Charmin Ultra, You Suck!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charmin-ultra-you-suck/253907)
**Author:** [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2004, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charmin-ultra-you-suck/253907 "2004-07-12T08:06:18Z")
I ran out of toilet paper this morning, and since I was working I sent one of my sons to get some. I’m not particularly brand loyal, so as long at it removes, err, serves its intended purposes without scaring, I normall… --- ## [So I just recently heard that gift cards are crappy gifts, is this true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-just-recently-heard-that-gift-cards-are-crappy-gifts-is-this-true/601574)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-just-recently-heard-that-gift-cards-are-crappy-gifts-is-this-true/601574 "2011-11-03T16:39:24Z")
I always thought gift cards were great gifts. If you gave me a gift card to a place I liked, I’d think it was probably the best gift I’d gotten that month. But I recently heard and read people actually complaining about… --- ## [Why are there no male checkout attendents in supermarkets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-male-checkout-attendents-in-supermarkets/448299)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2008, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-male-checkout-attendents-in-supermarkets/448299 "2008-05-16T00:41:51Z")
Well this seems to be the case in this country. I’ve seen men at checkouts in the US but not here except once, a friend of mine was working the checkout. I should have asked him why he was such a rarity. --- ## [What's the opposite of pigeon-toed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-opposite-of-pigeon-toed/749069)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-opposite-of-pigeon-toed/749069 "2016-03-16T23:26:50Z")
Usage varies around the country, I’ve found. One of my students has observed that she is the opposite of pigeon-toed and is wondering what to call it. I said she was What say Dopers? --- ## [Could an average, level-headed person land a plane with radio assistance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-an-average-level-headed-person-land-a-plane-with-radio-assistance/819304)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2026, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-an-average-level-headed-person-land-a-plane-with-radio-assistance/819304 "2026-04-11T03:16:32Z")
Say you have a physically average person who is pretty calm under pressure. That person is on a small plane (I know nothing about planes. I’ll say a Cessna, but that’s just to set the stage. If this is a stupid plane to … --- ## [Facial hair on women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facial-hair-on-women/380700)
**Author:** [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2006, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facial-hair-on-women/380700 "2006-11-19T06:55:19Z")
In phall0106’s thread about his new job, he describes a female co-worker with facial hair. My hairdresser and I were talking about this last week. Tara said she had a client with long, dark chin hair, an older lady. T… --- ## [How does one pronounce Hüsker Dü?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-pronounce-husker-du/352577)
**Author:** [@some\_white\_dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/some_white_dude)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2006, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-pronounce-husker-du/352577 "2006-04-14T08:47:40Z")
I’ve always just said Hüsker as in cornhusker and Dü as in doo, but those…dot…things throw me off. I feel like I’m wrong. Am I? --- ## [Bizarre Warning Issued](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-warning-issued/838073)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2019, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-warning-issued/838073 "2019-08-06T03:09:25Z")
Here’s the link to the thread, as well as the OP I was responding to quoted in its entirety: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=21754494#post21754494 In response, I asked the following rhetorical qu… --- ## [What would make you flee (or fight)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-make-you-flee-or-fight/816803)
**Author:** [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2018, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-make-you-flee-or-fight/816803 "2018-07-09T10:28:56Z")
In this political climate in the U.S. and elsewhere, I’ve been thinking a lot about what would make me get out of dodge (watching the Handmaids Tale isn’t helping my mood). For my family, it would be fairly simple, but … --- ## [Dangers of the lead in 100LL general aviation fuel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dangers-of-the-lead-in-100ll-general-aviation-fuel/454165)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dangers-of-the-lead-in-100ll-general-aviation-fuel/454165 "2017-04-12T11:38:06Z")
I have just started lessons toward my private pilot license - 5 hours so far. The fuel the Cessna 172 I am flying uses is 100-octane “low-lead” general aviation fuel - it still has four times the amount of lead automoti… --- ## [ElvisL1ves, you are a gutless chickenshit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elvisl1ves-you-are-a-gutless-chickenshit/450673)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2008, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elvisl1ves-you-are-a-gutless-chickenshit/450673 "2008-05-27T21:01:41Z")
The latest for-instance: the How dishonest are the Clintons thread. I was the OP in that thread. Elvis, in the first post after the OP: With no reference to anything specific I’d said. So I fired back: His respons… --- ## [The Fixed Term Parliament Act should be repealed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fixed-term-parliament-act-should-be-repealed/783607)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fixed-term-parliament-act-should-be-repealed/783607 "2017-04-18T20:35:53Z")
One of the dumbest laws from the Conservative/Lib Dem coalition was the solution in search of a problem, the Fixed Term Parliament Act. This law makes it very difficult for a governing party to call new elections. In t… --- ## [Black US servicemen banned from Iceland. Is this true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-us-servicemen-banned-from-iceland-is-this-true/308198)
**Author:** [@marky33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marky33)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2016, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-us-servicemen-banned-from-iceland-is-this-true/308198 "2016-02-08T14:28:04Z")
I have heard that the government of Iceland has an agreement with the government of the United States that no black serviceman will serve on the US’ base(s) in the country. Is this true? --- ## [House 5/4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-4/495298)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2009, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-4/495298 "2009-05-07T22:11:14Z")
A patient has a collapsed lung, and House’s psyche is still a mess. --- ## [Now I want a sandwich or fifty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-want-a-sandwich-or-fifty/668491)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2021, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-want-a-sandwich-or-fifty/668491 "2021-08-07T01:58:57Z")
50 States, 50 Sandwiches (actually 51) My top five: Florida: The Cuban Georgia: Ann’s Ghetto Burger Hawaii: Hawaiian BBQ Kalua Pork Sandwich Maine: Lobster Roll Nebraska: Blackstone Reuben --- ## [Name an artist/work you love from a genre you hate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-an-artist-work-you-love-from-a-genre-you-hate/604286)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-an-artist-work-you-love-from-a-genre-you-hate/604286 "2011-12-07T01:03:24Z")
I have a strong dislike for country music. Always have. It’s boring, derivative, uninnovative, and if you’ve heard one twangy guitar while some guy with a drawl sings about Georgia, then you’ve heard them ALL. I also di… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1889&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1891&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)