# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1892&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:** 1893 --- ## [Mekka-lekka-hi, mekka-hiney-ho!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mekka-lekka-hi-mekka-hiney-ho/53302)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2001, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mekka-lekka-hi-mekka-hiney-ho/53302 "2001-02-07T13:21:33Z")
Where are the strange words in the subject title from? Mrs. RickJay was asking. --- ## [New things in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-things-in-the-mmp/967753)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-things-in-the-mmp/967753 "2022-07-18T10:10:16Z")
Some of us have new boats. Some of us { cough } are lookin’ for new jobs. Some Mumpers are newly retired. New experiences for many Mumpers! … some are just same ol’ same ol’ and that’s okay, too. --- ## [Any real high priced, highly skilled assassins for hire ever found?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-real-high-priced-highly-skilled-assassins-for-hire-ever-found/620206)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-real-high-priced-highly-skilled-assassins-for-hire-ever-found/620206 "2012-04-29T17:53:50Z")
So tonight I was watching The Mechanic a film from 1979 starring Charles Bronson as a high price assassin for hire, his kills are technically complex and he retires to his mansion afterward to sip expensive liquor and li… --- ## [F'ing lying sacks of manure from ADT just rang my doorbell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fing-lying-sacks-of-manure-from-adt-just-rang-my-doorbell/933752)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2021, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fing-lying-sacks-of-manure-from-adt-just-rang-my-doorbell/933752 "2021-03-02T17:32:41Z")
Shitbags, “are you the homeowner?” Me already suspicious, “What is this about?” “We’re from ADT, they told you at the closing we’d be coming.” Me instantly angry, “No, you are not welcome and this is unsolicited.” “A… --- ## [Medical Insurance and Pre-existing Conditions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-insurance-and-pre-existing-conditions/563892)
**Author:** [@Pierrot\_Le\_Fou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pierrot_Le_Fou)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2010, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-insurance-and-pre-existing-conditions/563892 "2010-12-19T01:37:17Z")
I do not understand why almost everyone supports forcing insurers to cover people with pre-existing conditions. Insurance is about the transfer of risk. If a person has a pre-existing condition that is a known cost, not … --- ## [Do rape victims bear any responsibility for stupid decisions that endanger them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-rape-victims-bear-any-responsibility-for-stupid-decisions-that-endanger-them/126715)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2002, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-rape-victims-bear-any-responsibility-for-stupid-decisions-that-endanger-them/126715 "2002-09-07T07:05:53Z")
Re this article. It’s terrible they were assaulted, but going into a stranger’s hotel room pretty much pegs the retard-o-meter IMO. Do rape victims that do things like this bear any moral responsibility for putting them… --- ## [A "Truly" Awful Oscar Winner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-truly-awful-oscar-winner/501907)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-truly-awful-oscar-winner/501907 "2009-07-07T16:29:11Z")
Whenever you I read reviews and such, you get lots of opinion of course, and if an actor gets slammed the comeback seems to always be, “well he won an oscar.” And I was looking through the list of Oscar winners (for act… --- ## [Anyone knows Kambo? Does it works?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-knows-kambo-does-it-works/578305)
**Author:** [@pinguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinguin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2011, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-knows-kambo-does-it-works/578305 "2011-05-08T22:17:16Z")
Kambo is a teraphy that comes from the Amazons, that consist in injecting the poison of a frog called Phyllomedusa bicolor into the skin of the patient, to cure several illnesses. It is a milenary Indigenous teraphy of t… --- ## [What's the difference between soldering and welding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-soldering-and-welding/222952)
**Author:** [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2004, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-soldering-and-welding/222952 "2004-01-07T17:55:41Z")
They seem to involve connecting pieces of metal together by way of heat, but that’s the extent of my knowledge. I’m guessing that welding involves higher heat and doesn’t require a “filling” metal. --- ## [Starfleet Academy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfleet-academy/1021470)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfleet-academy/1021470 "2026-03-28T16:38:30Z")
Trailer for the new series. I’m apprehensive about it because it is a direct spinoff of the loathsome Discovery, but maybe it might be okay. --- ## [No more iPods in France?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-ipods-in-france/348740)
**Author:** [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2006, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-ipods-in-france/348740 "2006-05-07T07:06:30Z")
If I was Apple, that’s what I would do, should the French enact a new piece of legislation. I would not market them in France. I would not sell them in France. I would not support them in France. I would not sell any… --- ## [Help! Fantasy Football (NFL) Team Name Needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-fantasy-football-nfl-team-name-needed/120924)
**Author:** [@Algernon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algernon)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2002, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-fantasy-football-nfl-team-name-needed/120924 "2002-08-06T21:11:03Z")
I need the creative help of the Teeming Millions\[sup\]TM\[/sup\]. I’m tired of the old name of my fantasy football team (The Hawaiian Islands), and I want a new one. I’d like it to be humorous, or punny, or just downright… --- ## [Know any silly songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-any-silly-songs/111474)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2002, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-any-silly-songs/111474 "2002-06-04T17:03:58Z")
Just taught my twin granddaughters a song from when I was a lad. I think it came from a Mad magazine. To the tune of Clementine. In the cabinet, in the bathroom, o’er the sink who’s faucets shine; stands a funny littl… --- ## [Are my kids getting enough oxygen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-my-kids-getting-enough-oxygen/572091)
**Author:** [@filmyak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmyak)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2011, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-my-kids-getting-enough-oxygen/572091 "2011-02-22T07:32:14Z")
We just built a room addition in our house, a new bedroom for my kids (ages 4 yrs and 7 months). The 4 year old slept in his new room for the first time last night, and when I went to check on him, I noticed that when I… --- ## [What IF our cats took over the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-our-cats-took-over-the-sdmb/166992)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2003, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-our-cats-took-over-the-sdmb/166992 "2003-04-11T15:39:57Z")
Imagine the topics? How do I get my humans to shake the wand and ribbon around? My mommy just got me a little baby sister! Tell me how to assert my dominance! Daddy took me to the vets again. What should I pee on to… --- ## [Which fictional character would you bring to life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-fictional-character-would-you-bring-to-life/686889)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2014, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-fictional-character-would-you-bring-to-life/686889 "2014-04-27T04:57:24Z")
Any one entity from movies, television, books, comics, radio etc. You get to bring them to our reality, present day, from any point in their history. --- ## [Who owns the copyright?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-owns-the-copyright/593865)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2011, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-owns-the-copyright/593865 "2011-08-24T23:41:24Z")
I’m not asking for specific legal advice, only some information about the nature of copyright law. I was hired by a band to shoot their performance in a venue. I’ve shot performers at this venue for the venue before. Bu… --- ## [Write my protest sign!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-my-protest-sign/599027)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-my-protest-sign/599027 "2011-10-13T15:07:44Z")
I’ve got a metrocard full of cash, easily accessible oak-tag and magic markers, and-- being unemployed-- plenty of free time. What should I write on my Occupy Wall Street protest sign? --- ## [Did Canada (and/or UK, Ireland, NZ, and Aus) have "Jim Crow" Laws (or their equivalent)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-canada-and-or-uk-ireland-nz-and-aus-have-jim-crow-laws-or-their-equivalent/583034)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-canada-and-or-uk-ireland-nz-and-aus-have-jim-crow-laws-or-their-equivalent/583034 "2011-05-28T03:40:06Z")
Title says it all. Thanks. --- ## [The happy, peppy songs of... Pink Floyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-peppy-songs-of-pink-floyd/412143)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2007, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-peppy-songs-of-pink-floyd/412143 "2007-07-18T12:22:30Z")
This should be a short thread. So short, it has already dropped off of page one, and I haven’t even posted it yet. Has Floyd ever had a song with a positive, upbeat message? I’m not familiar with much pre-Meddle stuff, … --- ## [Is Napalm a WMD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-napalm-a-wmd/667498)
**Author:** [@georgewk10](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/georgewk10)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2013, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-napalm-a-wmd/667498 "2013-09-04T21:30:52Z")
And the only country to use a nuke on civilians is… the USA. a.k.a. the world’s policeman. Time to get off the "Moral " high horse. eh? --- ## [I pit the Europeans I work with](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-europeans-i-work-with/516599)
**Author:** [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-europeans-i-work-with/516599 "2009-11-12T02:35:43Z")
First of all, allow me to say, yes, I will officially now come across as an American Asshole. That’s why this is in the pit. You don’t like it - tough. The Belgians and French that work in my company are such arrogant… --- ## [Does the SD have an attitude problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-sd-have-an-attitude-problem/786386)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2017, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-sd-have-an-attitude-problem/786386 "2017-05-14T02:13:02Z")
I realise this is like waving a red flag in front of a furious bull but its something I’ve been thinking about for a while. In general I enjoy reading the SD and sometimes participating but I’ve found myself increasingly… --- ## [chances of north korea starting a war this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chances-of-north-korea-starting-a-war-this-year/748966)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2016, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chances-of-north-korea-starting-a-war-this-year/748966 "2016-03-18T18:22:40Z")
Crippling sanctions are now in place on North Korea. China no longer supports North Korea, they’re even seizing North Korean boats that were docked in China when the sanctions started. Russia has condemned them saying … --- ## [Those Electrode-Less spark Plugs-did They Work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-electrode-less-spark-plugs-did-they-work/538911)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2010, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-electrode-less-spark-plugs-did-they-work/538911 "2010-05-11T14:35:42Z")
Years ago, I remember seeing ads for a new type of spark plug-they were touted as lasting forever, and never fouling up. They used a center electrode which was surrounded by an insulator, with an outer ring-the idea was … --- ## [Was there a massacre in Jenin? Why do the media disagree?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-a-massacre-in-jenin-why-do-the-media-disagree/104380)
**Author:** [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2002, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-a-massacre-in-jenin-why-do-the-media-disagree/104380 "2002-05-02T00:12:31Z")
This article from the Washington Post describes the controversy. The tone of Kurtz’s article seems to be that he faiults the British press for reporting a massacre without the bodies to prove it. (BTW Kurtz is a liber… --- ## [What songs are genuinely funny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-are-genuinely-funny/180927)
**Author:** [@syncrolecyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/syncrolecyne)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2003, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-are-genuinely-funny/180927 "2003-06-15T04:19:45Z")
What songs are truly hilarious? Especially songs that are not by performers who normally go for laughs. If I were to compile the funniest songs of all time, what should be included? --- ## [Would telepathy save us or destroy us?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-telepathy-save-us-or-destroy-us/667804)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-telepathy-save-us-or-destroy-us/667804 "2013-09-12T05:28:26Z")
Limited telepathy-You have to be able to physically see the person, you can only read their mind if you choose to do so, and you cannot block anyone from reading your mind. Would the loss of secrets and the revealing of… --- ## [What's your favorite Easter candy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-easter-candy/574357)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2011, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-easter-candy/574357 "2011-04-26T03:10:38Z")
In the spirit of this thread, pick your favorite Easter candy. Just pick ONE though. --- ## [Are companies that produce power, gasoline and chemicals evil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-companies-that-produce-power-gasoline-and-chemicals-evil/698870)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2014, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-companies-that-produce-power-gasoline-and-chemicals-evil/698870 "2014-09-27T16:30:50Z")
The production processes of products associated with power, gasoline and chemicals are the largest producers of greenhouse emissions (pollution), which scientists associate with man made climate change. So who’s to blam… --- ## [Question about how sodomy charges were handled in the 50s...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-how-sodomy-charges-were-handled-in-the-50s/452976)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2008, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-how-sodomy-charges-were-handled-in-the-50s/452976 "2008-07-03T04:41:51Z")
I stumbled across this 1950s “educational” film entitled “Boys Beware”, about “the homosexual”, and while it simultaneously amused and horrified me, I wondered one thing. After telling the story of “Jimmy”, who was groo… --- ## [Long-running characters closely associated with a non-originating actor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-running-characters-closely-associated-with-a-non-originating-actor/970799)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2023, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-running-characters-closely-associated-with-a-non-originating-actor/970799 "2023-05-29T01:52:50Z")
The fictional police detective, Lieutenant Columbo, is inextricably linked with the actor Peter Falk, who played him for 35 years across 69 TV episodes. But Falk was not the first actor to play the character; that honou… --- ## [Is $15 a year really all that much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-15-a-year-really-all-that-much/464053)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2008, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-15-a-year-really-all-that-much/464053 "2008-09-24T21:36:12Z")
Now that we have gone to free-to-post, it seems a lot of past posters are coming out of the woodwork and are posting again. I would expect some of that, but the number of past poster that have restarted posting is quite… --- ## [Americans and Door Knobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-and-door-knobs/326959)
**Author:** [@Coil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coil)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2005, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-and-door-knobs/326959 "2005-10-21T16:23:55Z")
This thread asked a question I’ve been meaning to ask for a long time and on a related topic. What is wrong with Americans and their door knobs? I am talking about the rounded knobs that seem to be quite popular in the… --- ## [The quarantine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-quarantine/701480)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2014, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-quarantine/701480 "2014-10-26T05:01:08Z")
A spin-off of this thread on Ebola. Two questions, one scenario. Here’s the situation - in the city of Frederick, MA, a city of about 70,000 is home to Fort Detrick, a US biological research facility. Yeah, you see wher… --- ## [Kanye West taken in for observation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-taken-in-for-observation/772721)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2016, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-taken-in-for-observation/772721 "2016-12-04T11:55:01Z")
Not sure where to put this, if this is the wrong place, please move it. After a couple of days of bizarre behavior, including walking out on a concert in Sacramento after 2 1/2 songs and a half hour rant at a variety of… --- ## [Who Do Utility Poles Belong To?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-utility-poles-belong-to/287063)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2005, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-utility-poles-belong-to/287063 "2005-01-28T19:52:33Z")
They’re found in every city and they cross mind-bogglingly long stretches of countryside in the U.S. I am talking about utility poles: telephone, electric, etc. poles. But there is one thing I have always wondered: who d… --- ## [My shot at an MPSIMS game!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-shot-at-an-mpsims-game/210497)
**Author:** [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2003, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-shot-at-an-mpsims-game/210497 "2003-11-09T20:06:15Z")
This is basically a random word-type game. I start off with a word, and you guys will type it (or copy/paste it later in the game when it gets inconvienient to type it all), and use at least the last 2 letters to form a… --- ## [Google Earth Twofer - Green Circles and Area 51 (?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-earth-twofer-green-circles-and-area-51/319157)
**Author:** [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2005, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-earth-twofer-green-circles-and-area-51/319157 "2005-08-31T06:37:00Z")
OK, so I downloaded Google Earth and have been trying to enhance my geography skills by manually looking for things. Doing well so far. But in my quest for Area 51, I came across another question, too. If you don’t … --- ## [The "Stereotypical Guy Stuff" Feud \[Closed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stereotypical-guy-stuff-feud-closed/452599)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stereotypical-guy-stuff-feud-closed/452599 "2008-06-23T23:18:37Z")
(This list brought to you by brujaja!) The game will end either when we have 50 entrants, or at 4:30 PM Central on Thursday, 6/12/08 whichever comes first. Good luck! Name a model of car (not truck) made by Chevrolet… --- ## [Are people being silly when they talk about "basic, universal human rights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-being-silly-when-they-talk-about-basic-universal-human-rights/377217)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2006, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-being-silly-when-they-talk-about-basic-universal-human-rights/377217 "2006-10-29T16:58:31Z")
Specifically rights to food, er this UN article. --- ## [What's the strangest book you own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-book-you-own/163347)
**Author:** [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2003, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-book-you-own/163347 "2003-03-29T02:09:37Z")
Everyone has one squirreled away somewhere behind the Stephen Kings or under a pile of Tom Clancys. It may be one of your treasures or just something you keep to frighten small children with, but you’ve got one freaky bo… --- ## [Stupidest NAME for any Car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-name-for-any-car/220331)
**Author:** [@hyjyljyj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hyjyljyj)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2004, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-name-for-any-car/220331 "2004-10-21T20:41:54Z")
I realize this discussion may be over at the OP, as soon as I type TOUAREG, but anyway… It sounds like my cat carking up a hairball. What marketing guru hypnotized the head honchos at VW, the company which owns Rolls-Ro… --- ## [Chat room - Possible? Feasible? Inconceivable! (Thoughts on instituting a chat feature)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chat-room-possible-feasible-inconceivable-thoughts-on-instituting-a-chat-feature/535504)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2010, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chat-room-possible-feasible-inconceivable-thoughts-on-instituting-a-chat-feature/535504 "2010-04-11T00:54:06Z")
Hi y’all, It’s probably a sign of how sad my evenings have been lately, but I’ve spent many an eve of late browsing the dope, and, upon reading all the recent threads that strike my eye, feeling unfulfilled. My dope-me… --- ## [best put-downs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-put-downs/129061)
**Author:** [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2002, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-put-downs/129061 "2002-10-03T23:28:51Z")
I just heard this one on a rebroadcast of the old BBC quiz show, “My Music”. The German conductor Hans Knappersbusch once conducted a mediocre orchestra. After the performance, the orchestra manager asked him, “When wa… --- ## [Is this cover of Vogue promoting violence towards women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-cover-of-vogue-promoting-violence-towards-women/635577)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2012, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-cover-of-vogue-promoting-violence-towards-women/635577 "2012-09-26T22:40:27Z")
Here is the cover of the recent French Vogue magazine: Link Apparently some women’s groups have taken exception to it: Personally I am not seeing it and I think these women’s groups are making a fuss over nothing. A… --- ## [Who is the least stupid person on television?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-least-stupid-person-on-television/563515)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2010, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-least-stupid-person-on-television/563515 "2010-12-10T22:41:15Z")
I’m not talking about the character that possesses the sheer raw intellectual brilliance and genius level capabilities. Instead, I’m talking about the character who most manages to avoid the head smackingly stupid, compl… --- ## [Skateboard as airplane carry-on. Yay or nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skateboard-as-airplane-carry-on-yay-or-nay/548914)
**Author:** [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2010, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skateboard-as-airplane-carry-on-yay-or-nay/548914 "2010-08-04T02:30:17Z")
My son and I disagree on this. I say it’s inconsiderate of other passengers to stow a skateboard in the overhead compartment. He doesn’t have a case or bag for it. --- ## [Will Professors try to turn me into an athiest in College](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-professors-try-to-turn-me-into-an-athiest-in-college/238419)
**Author:** [@Faucet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faucet)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2019, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-professors-try-to-turn-me-into-an-athiest-in-college/238419 "2019-09-02T00:18:10Z")
I go to a Christian High School right now and my science teacher told me that if I was considering going into any type of field requiring a lot of science then I should try to get into a Christian University he said that… --- ## [The Lord sends us times like this to remind us how loathsome Katie Couric is](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lord-sends-us-times-like-this-to-remind-us-how-loathsome-katie-couric-is/319642)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2005, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lord-sends-us-times-like-this-to-remind-us-how-loathsome-katie-couric-is/319642 "2005-09-08T03:06:40Z")
I’ve mentioned before my general low grade simmering loathing of Katie Couric and her smarmy, self-impressed, “I’m the mother of a teenaged daughter so I know how pesticide affects Mongolian cabbage farming” know-it-alln… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1891&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1893&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)