# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1899&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:** 1900 --- ## [Do banks make a lot more from debit card vs credit card transactions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-banks-make-a-lot-more-from-debit-card-vs-credit-card-transactions/549709)
**Author:** [@keno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/keno)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-banks-make-a-lot-more-from-debit-card-vs-credit-card-transactions/549709 "2010-08-13T01:01:36Z")
I’ve notice lately that my banks are offering all sorts of incentives to get me to use my debit card to make purchases. When I use the banks’ bill pay services they get the advantage of the float on my non-electronic tr… --- ## [What kids/YA fiction have you re-read as an adult and liked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kids-ya-fiction-have-you-re-read-as-an-adult-and-liked/498519)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2009, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kids-ya-fiction-have-you-re-read-as-an-adult-and-liked/498519 "2009-06-17T01:10:04Z")
I’ve re-read Little House in the Big Woods and Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder recently for the first time in many many years and I’m almost embarassed how much I’ve enjoyed them. Even though the mai… --- ## [Among advanced countries, more guns means more gun deaths. Controversial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/among-advanced-countries-more-guns-means-more-gun-deaths-controversial/739346)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2015, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/among-advanced-countries-more-guns-means-more-gun-deaths-controversial/739346 "2015-12-04T23:47:12Z")
Here’s the link. Most instructive is the chart with advanced countries, comparing gun deaths vs guns present per capita. There are a few small outliers – Argentina, Qatar, and Cyprus, for example – but in general, more… --- ## [My seatbelt doesn't retract anymore...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-seatbelt-doesnt-retract-anymore/361344)
**Author:** [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2006, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-seatbelt-doesnt-retract-anymore/361344 "2006-06-21T03:30:30Z")
so am I correct in thinking it also won’t tighten up in the event of a crash? Or are the mechanisms different? --- ## [Recast Star Trek with your favorite show.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recast-star-trek-with-your-favorite-show/689782)
**Author:** [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recast-star-trek-with-your-favorite-show/689782 "2014-06-03T17:38:16Z")
In this thread, kaylasdad99 had this idea. (based on this post from DiggitCamera) This one is actually pretty easy. Capt. Harry Stone First Officer Mack Robinson Tactical Officer Bull Shannon Ship’s Counselor Chris… --- ## [People who insist on touching the computer screen.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-insist-on-touching-the-computer-screen/184783)
**Author:** [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2003, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-insist-on-touching-the-computer-screen/184783 "2003-07-17T16:30:52Z")
Do you really need to touch the screen when pointing something out? Everyday I clean this damn thing because of all the smudges on it. Can’t you simply just point to the text on the screen instead of actually touching th… --- ## [Get in on the digital currency boom with Ripple XRP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-in-on-the-digital-currency-boom-with-ripple-xrp/676092)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-in-on-the-digital-currency-boom-with-ripple-xrp/676092 "2017-12-22T01:56:33Z")
I’m still kind of fuzzy on the details but I welcome people looking into this and providing more info. This is backed by Google Ventures among other so it looks legit. Ripple Labs has created a new currency and is givi… --- ## [And a very shitty Ramakwahannumas to you too!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-very-shitty-ramakwahannumas-to-you-too/334291)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2005, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-very-shitty-ramakwahannumas-to-you-too/334291 "2005-12-12T15:15:28Z")
I am so sick of hearing about the appropriateness of the holiday greeting. This country has a culture, that culture has certain themes that it likes. I’ve got a suggestion, how about we let everyone wish whomever they … --- ## [Can I load my own blank ammunition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-load-my-own-blank-ammunition/559801)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-load-my-own-blank-ammunition/559801 "2010-11-08T19:48:33Z")
Pretty simple question really. I’m interested in loading up some blank shells for my S&W 500 revolver. I’ve found a few places online that would sell me already loaded blanks but I can’t find the materials (wadding and s… --- ## [What Are The Odds of Trump Being Primaried in 2020?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-odds-of-trump-being-primaried-in-2020/783039)
**Author:** [@golffan1963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/golffan1963)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2017, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-odds-of-trump-being-primaried-in-2020/783039 "2017-03-31T16:43:01Z")
I grant you, a long way to go until then…but I think it’s a definite possibility, with Ted Cruz or John Kasich being the likely candidates. Just thinking out loud…as they say. I’ll be interested to see if there are any … --- ## [I'm sorry, I'm too stupid to date you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-im-too-stupid-to-date-you/168930)
**Author:** [@Stephi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephi)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2003, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-im-too-stupid-to-date-you/168930 "2003-04-17T12:38:29Z")
So, I had a few friends up this past weekend. We saw a hockey game and one of them, lives in Boston, and he has his PhD in chemistry. Now, some background information about myself. I’ve never gone to college or univer… --- ## [Ask the White Male Black Lesbian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-white-male-black-lesbian/508701)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2009, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-white-male-black-lesbian/508701 "2009-09-13T19:43:45Z")
A completely MP thing to share, but… One of my closest work-friends is a sociology professor. He’s Indian by ethnicity though reared in Australia by Malaysian born parents, and as such he often feels he doesn’t connect … --- ## [The Most Efficient Pop Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-efficient-pop-songs/622979)
**Author:** [@Ashley\_Pomeroy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashley_Pomeroy)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2012, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-efficient-pop-songs/622979 "2012-05-29T06:41:50Z")
Talking Heads’ “Once in a Lifetime” is one of my favourite songs - it’s one of your favourite songs as well. And the video. The bit where the strange man makes a chopping motion on his right forearm, just like the woman … --- ## [What is the difference between physics and chemistry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-physics-and-chemistry/580375)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-physics-and-chemistry/580375 "2011-05-03T04:19:18Z")
I’ve always thought that physics deals with the very small, from strings and quarks, up to atoms. At that point chemistry takes over until you reach the biggest living things. Then physics takes over again, dealing with … --- ## [In these cases, the canon of the series is just plan silly, and the creators know it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-these-cases-the-canon-of-the-series-is-just-plan-silly-and-the-creators-know-it/318279)
**Author:** [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2005, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-these-cases-the-canon-of-the-series-is-just-plan-silly-and-the-creators-know-it/318279 "2005-08-27T22:42:52Z")
I am endlessly amused by the fact that everyone thinks of Xander, of the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as being just a normal guy, with no superpowers. Au contraire! He is a perfectly normal guy who has been magical… --- ## [Why do you have belief in a god?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-have-belief-in-a-god/150177)
**Author:** [@BURNER](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BURNER)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2003, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-have-belief-in-a-god/150177 "2003-01-30T22:17:41Z")
The question I am posting is simply why do you believe or not believe in god. I dont care which one,I dont care if it exists or not. I just want to know why. Also answers like"Because it says so in the bible" wont be acc… --- ## [9/11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11/736622)
**Author:** [@jroth7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jroth7)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11/736622 "2015-11-04T19:36:04Z")
Just noticed that 9/11 is considered one of the Great Debates. I would argue 9/11 is one of the The Most Important Issues in the History of the Universe. But before I tell you why, consider the 9/11 official story \*Is so… --- ## [If you play it backwards....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-play-it-backwards/492945)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2009, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-play-it-backwards/492945 "2009-04-15T16:43:32Z")
If you play “Lord of the Rings” backwards… you get a story of a little mad man who finds a ring in a volcano and walks home with it, gaining more serenity as he goes. If you play “Rambo” backwards… you get a story of … --- ## [Any nice, soothing piano music recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-nice-soothing-piano-music-recommendations/680305)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2014, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-nice-soothing-piano-music-recommendations/680305 "2014-02-06T23:03:43Z")
I’m talking piano bar, standards, maybe a little jazzy. Weather Channel stuff? I have Vince Guaraldi and love it. There’s so much out there I get confused! I would like to just listen to some nice, soothing, tinkly p… --- ## [Fuck procrastinators who make their "emergency" your emergency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-procrastinators-who-make-their-emergency-your-emergency/589999)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2011, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-procrastinators-who-make-their-emergency-your-emergency/589999 "2011-07-26T18:12:58Z")
I don’t want to give any specific details since the inciting incident that inspired this post was work-related, but man, fuck these people in the ass with a rusty hammer (and not the handle end). When something is so fu… --- ## [Circumcised First Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circumcised-first-names/490831)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2009, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circumcised-first-names/490831 "2009-03-29T08:13:13Z")
I knew that Topher Grace was born Christopher Grace and circumcised his name for show biz. I just found out that Ving Rhames was born Irving. Good choice, Ving. So who else lopped off the front part of their first name… --- ## [How can we stop war and conflict?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-we-stop-war-and-conflict/743379)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-we-stop-war-and-conflict/743379 "2016-02-15T02:59:39Z")
It almost seems impossible to avoid war with Iran and the middle eat. The clip of Iran stockpile of nukes leaked out week ago and Iran detaining of two U.S. ships!! And Iran supporting and giving money and weapons to t… --- ## [Why aren't there any electricity units named for Benjamin Franklin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-there-any-electricity-units-named-for-benjamin-franklin/543589)
**Author:** [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-there-any-electricity-units-named-for-benjamin-franklin/543589 "2010-06-19T18:50:10Z")
I’d learned as a kid that Ben Franklin had conducted some rather significant, if early (and risky), experiments in electricity – so why aren’t any of the electricity-related units (watt, volt, ampere, joule, etc. etc.) k… --- ## [What did the reporter ask Trump that elicited such derision?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-the-reporter-ask-trump-that-elicited-such-derision/748417)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-the-reporter-ask-trump-that-elicited-such-derision/748417 "2016-03-11T14:52:05Z")
Last night in Trump’s “press conference,” he was asked a question that he responded to with dripping contempt and mockery, referring to the questioner’s political correctness. What was the question, or how can I find a … --- ## [Why did the Romans bother to build aquaducts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-romans-bother-to-build-aquaducts/566602)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2011, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-romans-bother-to-build-aquaducts/566602 "2011-01-07T21:25:33Z")
Obviously to get water from the source to the cities where it’s consumed, I know. But the whole point of an aqueduct is to have a line with a constant slope, to ensure that the water will flow unimpeded - if this require… --- ## [Three words for Joe Biden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-words-for-joe-biden/468338)
**Author:** [@Carol\_Stream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_Stream)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2008, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-words-for-joe-biden/468338 "2008-10-25T19:18:40Z")
You are an idiot. “…as Barack Obama says, a three-letter word, jobs. J-O-B-S” Best part of the video is the spontaneous laughter in the background. --- ## [I am \*SO\* sick of clueless small-business owners.......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-sick-of-clueless-small-business-owners/430607)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2007, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-sick-of-clueless-small-business-owners/430607 "2007-12-30T19:19:46Z")
Here’s a question for you, my fellow Dopers… Lets say you run your own small business (lets say a Bacon Salt packaging/redistribution company), you have a small staff, a couple of salespeople, graphic designers and the … --- ## [Electronic Engineering Question - Op Amps: Saturation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electronic-engineering-question-op-amps-saturation/333217)
**Author:** [@pretend\_my\_name\_is\_witty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pretend_my_name_is_witty)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2005, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electronic-engineering-question-op-amps-saturation/333217 "2005-11-29T17:55:37Z")
I’m a 1st year Undergraduate Aeronautical Engineering student in the UK, and one of the courses that makes up my degree is Analogue Electronics. I’m consolidating my notes for this course at the moment, and I’m OK with … --- ## [Czarcasm: please don't mod the threads in which you're heatedly participating.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czarcasm-please-dont-mod-the-threads-in-which-youre-heatedly-participating/268914)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2004, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czarcasm-please-dont-mod-the-threads-in-which-youre-heatedly-participating/268914 "2004-10-16T22:56:57Z")
I’m only putting this in the pit because we’re told to put such issues here. I’m not furious about the issue; I just think that there is room for improvement here. Here is the problematic post. And here it is in quote f… --- ## [Which climate? Always hot? Or always cold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-climate-always-hot-or-always-cold/744650)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-climate-always-hot-or-always-cold/744650 "2016-02-03T20:20:43Z")
You can choose a place that is always just below freezing or you can choose a place that’s always just above 90. In this scenario, the cost of maintaining and running heating or AC in your home, will be free of charge. … --- ## [Cilantro](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cilantro/657281)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cilantro/657281 "2013-05-03T07:58:01Z")
Well…? \[spoiler\]Cilantro will taste good to some and horrible to others due to genetics. Either you have the gene to have it taste great (or taste like anything at all in some cases) or you don’t.\* \*or you do and just … --- ## [How do I know how many pins my computer has?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-know-how-many-pins-my-computer-has/522871)
**Author:** [@shellofmyformerself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shellofmyformerself)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2009, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-know-how-many-pins-my-computer-has/522871 "2009-12-30T16:26:14Z")
I’m not sure I’m asking the right thing! A co-worker is going to add RAM to my computer. We went to the store today to buy the memory but I didn’t know how many pins. Do I need to open up the computer to see or is the… --- ## [What's Your "Default" Cuss-Word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-default-cuss-word/275170)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2004, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-default-cuss-word/275170 "2004-11-20T01:58:22Z")
I’m putting this in the Pit and not IMHO, as I know bad language is de trop there. What is the “gut” curse that automatically comes out of your mouth when you, say, stub your toe or hit your thumb with a hammer or fall d… --- ## [Was your college experience in 19xx as vile as campus life is often portrayed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-your-college-experience-in-19xx-as-vile-as-campus-life-is-often-portrayed/488676)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2009, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-your-college-experience-in-19xx-as-vile-as-campus-life-is-often-portrayed/488676 "2009-03-11T10:56:12Z")
I’m currently about halfway through I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe which is the story of a poor girl from the NOrth Carolina back country who wins a full scholarship to “Dupont University”, a private, exclusive scho… --- ## [Where do magnets come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-magnets-come-from/373164)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2006, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-magnets-come-from/373164 "2006-09-21T18:53:36Z")
The boyfriend and I were watching a Mythbusters we saved from earlier, and they were trying to use powerful magnets to climb ductwork. Some discussion on magnets followed, and I asked the BF, “Where do magnets come from… --- ## [Nearby auto is blasting music. Your reaction is...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearby-auto-is-blasting-music-your-reaction-is/555272)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearby-auto-is-blasting-music-your-reaction-is/555272 "2010-09-29T16:34:53Z")
You’ve come to a stop light. Your windows may be up or down, your own music may be playing or not. An automobile in your vicinity (not necessarily right next to you) is blasting music out of their windows. It may includ… --- ## [Mannheim Steamroller worse name ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mannheim-steamroller-worse-name-ever/722469)
**Author:** [@Dibbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dibbs)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2015, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mannheim-steamroller-worse-name-ever/722469 "2015-06-16T14:07:56Z")
Their Christmas music is wonderful but the name strikes me with an image of a big diesel-driven machine that throws out choking amounts of soot and horrendous noise while laying down stinky road tar and, for that reason,… --- ## [Diner breakfast! Whatcha having?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diner-breakfast-whatcha-having/800353)
**Author:** [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2017, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diner-breakfast-whatcha-having/800353 "2017-11-05T15:49:07Z")
American cheese omelette, home fries, rye toast — extra butter and no jam. Side of sausages. Large V-8 or tomato juice with lemon on the side. Ice water. Probably no coffee, ‘cause I already had it at home. It’s an … --- ## [Social Weed Smoking in Denver - Rocking the Boat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-weed-smoking-in-denver-rocking-the-boat/724597)
**Author:** [@MegaNazz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MegaNazz)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2015, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-weed-smoking-in-denver-rocking-the-boat/724597 "2015-07-19T12:46:02Z")
I was reading this article this morning about how some people in Denver are petitioning for limited social use of marijuana: Do you think this is a right or do you think they’re rocking the boat a bit considering so m… --- ## [Do the Japanese really Hate Americans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-japanese-really-hate-americans/243127)
**Author:** [@Starguard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starguard)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2004, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-japanese-really-hate-americans/243127 "2004-05-14T23:53:53Z")
I was sitting around a little while ago when one of my buddies pulled up. We started talking about out old military days when he started telling me about the problem he had while serving in Japan. I myself was stationed … --- ## [How did Archimedes do square roots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-archimedes-do-square-roots/723626)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2015, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-archimedes-do-square-roots/723626 "2015-07-01T21:46:55Z")
Lying in bed unable to go back to sleep this morning I worked out what is the length of a regular hexagon circumscribed about a circle of diameter 1 (it is 2\*sqrt(3), about 3.46) and then started thinking about what I’ve… --- ## [Breaking Bad 24 May](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-24-may/497527)
**Author:** [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2009, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-24-may/497527 "2009-05-29T01:33:34Z")
:eek: :eek: :eek: They are not exactly easing up on the throttle, are they? --- ## [Easy question, re: Pearl Harbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-question-re-pearl-harbor/287362)
**Author:** [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2016, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-question-re-pearl-harbor/287362 "2016-07-30T13:21:51Z")
What does “Tora Tora Tora” mean? All I’m finding are links to the movie. Thanks. --- ## [What should be my first science fiction novel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-my-first-science-fiction-novel/628880)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-my-first-science-fiction-novel/628880 "2012-07-21T18:39:23Z")
At least, I think it would be my first. Background: I’ve done a good bit of reading in my time, but science fiction has never called to me, at least in book form. Favorite (non sci-fi) authors include John Irving, Mark H… --- ## [Who was the biological father of Michael Jackson's kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-biological-father-of-michael-jacksons-kids/710906)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2015, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-biological-father-of-michael-jacksons-kids/710906 "2015-01-30T20:15:49Z")
Here’s some photos. They certainly look nothing like Michael Jackson and they almost look like they have a different genetic make up. Does anyone have any idea of what’s the real story? --- ## [Are anti-matter bombs a credible threat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-anti-matter-bombs-a-credible-threat/500954)
**Author:** [@SmashTheState](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmashTheState)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2009, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-anti-matter-bombs-a-credible-threat/500954 "2009-06-28T21:28:54Z")
Years ago I read a small article in SciAm that researchers had managed to keep anti-lithium stable in solution for several seconds – this being half of forever on an atomic scale. The researchers said they felt confiden… --- ## [Finish the Western II, or Return to Anderson's Gulch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-the-western-ii-or-return-to-andersons-gulch/226645)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2004, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-the-western-ii-or-return-to-andersons-gulch/226645 "2004-03-20T18:55:16Z")
The first one was so much fun, I thought it was time to go back and see what’s going on in Anderson’s Gulch. “And so, we say farewell to our number one citizen, Gus Anderson. He will be greatly missed. Ashes to ashes,… --- ## [That "Bar Rescue" (Pirate bar) Episode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-bar-rescue-pirate-bar-episode/662992)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2013, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-bar-rescue-pirate-bar-episode/662992 "2013-07-10T20:45:56Z")
I saw the show, and I figure this episode has to be fake! A woman owns a bar/restaurant with a pirate theme-she hasn’t made any money in 6 years. the food is terrible, the drinks are bad, and the place is (mostly) empty.… --- ## [What one major issue will change in our lifetime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-major-issue-will-change-in-our-lifetime/48112)
**Author:** [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-major-issue-will-change-in-our-lifetime/48112 "2021-03-10T15:52:19Z")
I’m 24 so I have a pretty good run ahead of me (hopefully). Lately I’ve been wondering, what salient political issue will likely experince a significant shift in support sometime in the next 2, 3, or 4 decades? I can’t … --- ## ["Calvin peeing" stickers on car windows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-peeing-stickers-on-car-windows/138608)
**Author:** [@pezwookiee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezwookiee)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2002, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-peeing-stickers-on-car-windows/138608 "2002-11-27T15:40:34Z")
Hey can someone tell me about those “Calvin peeing” stickers? What’s the deal with 'em? I first started seeing them with Calvin peeing on racing car numbers. Now I see them showing Calvin as a girl (no, not Suzie Derkins… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1898&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1900&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)