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**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2012, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-gaming-computer-for-under-1400/643125 "2012-12-22T09:17:08Z")
My son wants a desktop gaming computer for $1400 or under, and he wants it from one source, already assembled. Who’s got tthe best deal? --- ## [Why is origin unknown for "shooting fish in a barrel"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-origin-unknown-for-shooting-fish-in-a-barrel/684774)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-origin-unknown-for-shooting-fish-in-a-barrel/684774 "2014-03-31T22:50:58Z")
AFAIK, even etymology experts can’t say for certain\* the origin of the phrase “like shooting fish in a barrel” as a simile for for something incredibly easy. Why is the origin of this particular phrase so hard to pin do… --- ## [Movie scenes recalled by a single word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 469\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2025, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112 "2025-02-21T00:44:53Z")
I was discussing cropdusting the other day with some co-workers, as you do, and I couldn’t help remembering the classic scene in North by Northwest where Cary Grant is lured into the middle of nowhere and then menaced by… --- ## [Can anything in a car engine give off a rotten meat smell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anything-in-a-car-engine-give-off-a-rotten-meat-smell/221837)
**Author:** [@Lazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lazy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2003, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anything-in-a-car-engine-give-off-a-rotten-meat-smell/221837 "2003-12-31T23:43:46Z")
For the last few days my car has reeked of rotten meat. I am sure I haven’t spilled anything. I am not totally sure, but I think it is worse when I have the heater fan on. I thought maybe I was leaking engine coolant,… --- ## [How does Probation work with travelers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-probation-work-with-travelers/540829)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-probation-work-with-travelers/540829 "2010-05-28T15:04:38Z")
(certainly not a request for legal advice, and the cities mentioned are just examples, feel free to substitute others) Suppose Joe is a ordinary guy from Baltimore who happens to take a trip to LA for a week long busine… --- ## [Solving the problem of intermale aggression](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solving-the-problem-of-intermale-aggression/788721)
**Author:** [@Scott\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_H)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2017, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solving-the-problem-of-intermale-aggression/788721 "2017-07-02T16:55:50Z")
In what ways does the instinct of intermale aggression manifest itself in human interactions? Is this a problem that, as a species, we should be concerned with solving? If so, how could we go about solving it? What state… --- ## [Gov't conservatorship of Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/govt-conservatorship-of-freddie-mac-fannie-mae/462279)
**Author:** [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2008, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/govt-conservatorship-of-freddie-mac-fannie-mae/462279 "2008-09-11T12:26:40Z")
From the New York Times. Well, ladies and gentlemen, the shit is well and truly hitting the fan now. I’ll grant you both Freddie and Fannie were in pretty bad shape, but between the two of them they either hold or bac… --- ## [Spaceballs 3: The Search For Spaceballs 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaceballs-3-the-search-for-spaceballs-2/266740)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2004, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaceballs-3-the-search-for-spaceballs-2/266740 "2004-10-01T12:12:49Z")
Yes, Mel Brooks is doing a sequel. May the Schwartz be with you! --- ## [Baby seized from parents by Police and CPS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-seized-from-parents-by-police-and-cps/657054)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-seized-from-parents-by-police-and-cps/657054 "2013-05-01T00:18:53Z")
A sad and chilling story that should have never happened. Child Protective Services is just too powerful and it sounds like they abused that power in this case. What upsets me is the lack of communication. The parents t… --- ## [why does everyone hate new jersey?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-everyone-hate-new-jersey/102975)
**Author:** [@gex\_gex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gex_gex)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2002, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-everyone-hate-new-jersey/102975 "2002-04-23T04:58:52Z")
it doesn’t seem to be… um… very respected. why is this? --- ## [Fictional Dopers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-dopers/455237)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2008, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-dopers/455237 "2008-07-16T17:37:41Z")
Post the name of fictional character (or two or three) and the next person picks the character’s Doper name. Easy peasy, right? If you’re going to put in obscure characters, put a couple for us that haven’t yet read ever… --- ## [Aw, for the love o’ God . . . “National Day of Prayer and Fasting”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-for-the-love-o-god-national-day-of-prayer-and-fasting/164376)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2003, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-for-the-love-o-god-national-day-of-prayer-and-fasting/164376 "2003-04-02T06:22:10Z")
I don’t know why I’m not putting this in the Pit, but I thought we might get some kind of debate out if it. As for me, I am banging my head on my desk over and over till my eyes bleed. WASHINGTON (AP) - Harking back to … --- ## [Will/should the House approve the immigration bill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-should-the-house-approve-the-immigration-bill/662308)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2013, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-should-the-house-approve-the-immigration-bill/662308 "2013-07-13T23:36:49Z")
The Senate has. Apart from the cost, I don’t see any real downside. Sen. Charles Schumer (D) predicts the House will pass it. --- ## [MS Access: Increment a counter by category.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-access-increment-a-counter-by-category/249305)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2004, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-access-increment-a-counter-by-category/249305 "2004-06-09T17:53:41Z")
I have a large number of records (30,000+) which fall into multiple (650+) categories. I need to number these records within their respective categories. So if I have for example: Record Category 1 A 2 B 3 A 4 A 5 B… --- ## [Oblivion trailer, worst spoiler trailer ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oblivion-trailer-worst-spoiler-trailer-ever/655370)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2013, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oblivion-trailer-worst-spoiler-trailer-ever/655370 "2013-04-15T01:48:39Z")
New scifi movie with Tom Cruise, the damn trailer not only gives away the twist its like it wants to spoil the entire movie for you.:smack: And not only that it looks like the twist is important to the plot! Someone who… --- ## [Omigod, I'm British!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omigod-im-british/242302)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2004, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omigod-im-british/242302 "2004-05-02T16:43:46Z")
LONDON (AP) – What makes Britons British? Fish and chips, drinking tea, and the queen, according to them. The Beatles, a traditional cooked breakfast of sausages and eggs and Buckingham Palace also made a list published … --- ## [What's the most painful thing imaginable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-painful-thing-imaginable/380436)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2006, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-painful-thing-imaginable/380436 "2006-11-18T23:15:21Z")
And is there something even more painful? (i.e. unimaginably painful) --- ## [FSU bans all fraternities/sororities, effective today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fsu-bans-all-fraternities-sororities-effective-today/800914)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2017, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fsu-bans-all-fraternities-sororities-effective-today/800914 "2017-12-16T18:29:48Z")
“All fraternity and sorority chapters are prohibited from holding new member events, chapter meetings, chapter organized tailgates, socials, philanthropy, retreats, intramurals and organized participation in Market Wedne… --- ## [Sitting, you suddenly look down and see a small spider on your knee. Your reaction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitting-you-suddenly-look-down-and-see-a-small-spider-on-your-knee-your-reaction/548658)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2010, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitting-you-suddenly-look-down-and-see-a-small-spider-on-your-knee-your-reaction/548658 "2010-08-04T15:12:02Z")
For the sake of a hypothetical, let’s say the spider is only about the size of a thumbtack. (Question inspired by the real-life reaction of someone else) --- ## [Big Bang Theory: Worst Episode EVER!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-worst-episode-ever/713766)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2015, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-worst-episode-ever/713766 "2015-03-07T22:53:14Z")
I don’t see the weekly thread. I did do a search. I don’t think it was the worst episdoe ever, I just wanted to get that out the way first. Loved Penny and Sheldon. Didn’t care about Leonard, Raj, Emily and Amy. Leonard… --- ## [Can someone explain this math fail joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-this-math-fail-joke/595748)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-this-math-fail-joke/595748 "2011-09-15T17:05:08Z")
This one right here. I’ve been staring at it and staring at it. So the current date is Thursday, October 8. So, unless I’m totally unable to do simple math here, October 29 will be a Thursday, October 30 will be a Frida… --- ## [Children More Talented Than Their Father (or Mother) (Famous People)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-more-talented-than-their-father-or-mother-famous-people/478518)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2008, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-more-talented-than-their-father-or-mother-famous-people/478518 "2008-12-28T08:09:33Z")
I know I am probably in a minority but I just love Rosanne Cash. I think she is so much more talented than her father Johnny Cash. I know there are a lot of children of celebrities and famous people. Which on of these … --- ## [Fish and chips in America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-and-chips-in-america/723329)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2015, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-and-chips-in-america/723329 "2015-07-15T21:39:16Z")
Of course, fish and chips first became popular in the UK. When exactly was it introduced to the U.S., and did it take a while for it to be accepted? What if any major differences are there between British fish and chip… --- ## [In which I pit the fucker with the huge LCD screen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-the-fucker-with-the-huge-lcd-screen/223081)
**Author:** [@MrMyth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrMyth)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2004, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-the-fucker-with-the-huge-lcd-screen/223081 "2004-01-11T04:30:56Z")
I’m out on the road last night. I happen to end up behind a Lincoln Navigator (for those that can’t picture the vehicle, the only important part for the purposes of this story is that they have huge back windows) with a … --- ## [Can swans take off from dry land?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-swans-take-off-from-dry-land/787534)
**Author:** [@Bones\_Daley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bones_Daley)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2018, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-swans-take-off-from-dry-land/787534 "2018-12-13T18:45:14Z")
In a recent BBC documentary about the life of the police who patrol the 400 mile A1 route in the UK, there occurred an incident in which two swans had landed on the road and had caused a three mile tailback by waddling … --- ## [Why are certain Golden Age Sf authors filmed, and others not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-certain-golden-age-sf-authors-filmed-and-others-not/699629)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2014, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-certain-golden-age-sf-authors-filmed-and-others-not/699629 "2014-10-02T12:40:50Z")
Dick, Bradbury, Heinlein, Asimov all have film legacies, even if not their major works (no Foundation or Caves of Steel movies that I know of, for instance) but not, say, Vance or Bester. Yet you’d think Demon Princes or… --- ## [Rich man's poor friend refuses to accept badly-needed gift. Admirable, stupid, or something else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rich-mans-poor-friend-refuses-to-accept-badly-needed-gift-admirable-stupid-or-something-else/576010)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rich-mans-poor-friend-refuses-to-accept-badly-needed-gift-admirable-stupid-or-something-else/576010 "2011-03-29T23:14:14Z")
Tripolar recently reminded me that I haven’t posted a hypothetical thread in a while, so naturally I felt compelled to correct that. Send your complaints to him. (Although, if you don’t like these, I don’t understand w… --- ## [The Wire "The Dickensian Aspect" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wire-the-dickensian-aspect-open-spoilers/437125)
**Author:** [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2008, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wire-the-dickensian-aspect-open-spoilers/437125 "2008-02-15T18:29:26Z")
Forced myself to wait until Sunday to watch, and then no thread! This was an interesting ep, and we got some answers. –Omar did jump off the balcony and break his leg. He was in the building the whole time, apparently… --- ## [Cause of death on flight MH17](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cause-of-death-on-flight-mh17/693993)
**Author:** [@Polar\_Iceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polar_Iceman)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cause-of-death-on-flight-mh17/693993 "2014-07-27T19:48:54Z")
We are all aware of the tragedy which occurred with Malaysian Airlines MH17. While I do not want to minimize the horror and grief experienced by all of us, there is something that has been bothering me, and I find that … --- ## [Our first baby girl due date is this weekend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-first-baby-girl-due-date-is-this-weekend/532334)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2010, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-first-baby-girl-due-date-is-this-weekend/532334 "2010-03-29T05:05:38Z")
We’re at 39 weeks (give or take). Full effacement. Mrs. Flag is ready to be done with pregnancy forever. The bags are packed. The nursery is stocked. The house is mostly clean. There’s gas in the tank. Still have to in… --- ## [Somebody explain the evolution of Batman to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-explain-the-evolution-of-batman-to-me/249048)
**Author:** [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2004, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-explain-the-evolution-of-batman-to-me/249048 "2004-06-17T04:35:55Z")
I’ve never been much of a comic book reader. The genre just never really grabbed me. I do enjoy the occasional graphic novel- bind up a really good series into one cover, and let me have at it. I consider The Watchmen an… --- ## [First story with the same plot as Groundhog Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-story-with-the-same-plot-as-groundhog-day/759352)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-story-with-the-same-plot-as-groundhog-day/759352 "2016-09-08T20:56:58Z")
In the weird coincidence department, I just read a mystery novel by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding, The Innocent Mrs. Duff, when I happened to look at the third issue, Summer 1950, of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fictio… --- ## [What philosophical question did you ask as a child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-philosophical-question-did-you-ask-as-a-child/619534)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2012, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-philosophical-question-did-you-ask-as-a-child/619534 "2012-04-24T23:59:32Z")
Did you ask philosophical questions as a child? What philosophical questions did you ask as a child? To whom did you ask the philosophical questions? How many philosophical questions did you ask totally and per person? D… --- ## [Gay characters in books.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-characters-in-books/335951)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2005, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-characters-in-books/335951 "2005-12-31T21:09:07Z")
I started to think about this the other day: are there any gay characters in literature that I, the deer in the head lights heterosexual female, have probably overlooked or just missed because I am clueless. ::::overhea… --- ## [What became of the money from the D. B. Cooper hijacking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-became-of-the-money-from-the-d-b-cooper-hijacking/591592)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-became-of-the-money-from-the-d-b-cooper-hijacking/591592 "2011-08-08T04:40:23Z")
What eventually became of the money from the D. B. Cooper hijacking? Every D. B. Cooper story has the obligatory paragraph “In 1980, a boy playing along the Columbia River, in the general area of where D.B. Cooper baile… --- ## [Times Square fucknuts-wannabe bomber](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-square-fucknuts-wannabe-bomber/538158)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2010, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-square-fucknuts-wannabe-bomber/538158 "2010-05-06T03:34:11Z")
If anybody’s going to blow up Times Square I call dibs. I thought that was well understood, and if I need to, I will explain point by point why it should be me. I hate walking through crowds of rubbernecking tourists who… --- ## [Cleanliness Requirements of Caste System](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleanliness-requirements-of-caste-system/414302)
**Author:** [@Elret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elret)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleanliness-requirements-of-caste-system/414302 "2007-08-12T15:15:01Z")
In this thread, there\`s mention of how some of the habits of Westerners could possibly be considered really gross to Indians. Of course, I am grossed out by some of the habits of some Westerners too, but I would love to… --- ## [Queen song question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-song-question/567207)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-song-question/567207 "2011-01-14T15:16:11Z")
What Queen song includes the lines “we will, we will rock you”? --- ## [My first prostitute](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-prostitute/508043)
**Author:** [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-prostitute/508043 "2009-09-03T09:50:22Z")
So last night I was on call at work. I got called in because a poker table went down (hint, if a computer loses network connectivity, pulling really hard on the network cable isn’t the best idea, you might not like the r… --- ## [What are British pounds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-british-pounds/497090)
**Author:** [@Omoikane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omoikane)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-british-pounds/497090 "2009-05-27T01:06:49Z")
So I live in Canada, and work at a currency exchange place. On the British (20, in this case) pound notes it says: “I promise to pay the bearer on demand the sum of twenty pounds” and it’s signed by the Secretary of the … --- ## [Looking for rock music that evokes fantasy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-rock-music-that-evokes-fantasy/481423)
**Author:** [@Autumn\_Almanac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autumn_Almanac)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2009, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-rock-music-that-evokes-fantasy/481423 "2009-01-26T19:17:05Z")
Let’s see if I can explain this adequately… I’m looking for rock albums that evoke fantasy or fantasy settings. Not necessarily just lyrics that are about swords ‘n’ sorcery (though they can be), but more of the overall … --- ## [Is melted glass toxic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-melted-glass-toxic/346109)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2006, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-melted-glass-toxic/346109 "2006-02-26T05:26:05Z")
I, in am all-star bonehead move, left an empty glass plate in the microwave. I had set it to function as a timer for the meal I was cooking in the ovem, since I can hear the micro’s timer sound better than I can the oven… --- ## [Non citizens travelling out of U.S...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-citizens-travelling-out-of-u-s/544125)
**Author:** [@Ombak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ombak)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2010, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-citizens-travelling-out-of-u-s/544125 "2010-06-23T18:56:16Z")
Hello all. I’m new here. My question is fairly simple I believe. I’ve been out of my home country so long that they don’t consider me a citizen and I’m not a citizen of the US yet either so if I have my travelling docume… --- ## [Debate: You can't say anything "of substance" on this board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debate-you-cant-say-anything-of-substance-on-this-board/979312)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debate-you-cant-say-anything-of-substance-on-this-board/979312 "2023-02-16T03:47:18Z")
In an ATMB thread, this claim was made: This statement seems on its face to be ludicrous. Is it really the case that nothing in Factual Questions or Great Debates contains “nothing of substance”? I don’t think so. It … --- ## [In praise of the grilled cheese sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-the-grilled-cheese-sandwich/771585)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2016, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-the-grilled-cheese-sandwich/771585 "2016-11-17T20:44:42Z")
After 40 years, Wife still doesn’t understand my love of toast, but we both like a grilled cheese. She as “landfill” that doesn’t mess up her blood sugar, and me as the greatest sandwich ever. I don’t care if it’s mad… --- ## [The outrage thread to end all outrage threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-outrage-thread-to-end-all-outrage-threads/383302)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2006, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-outrage-thread-to-end-all-outrage-threads/383302 "2006-12-14T18:30:21Z")
We’ve had a lot of pit threads involving brutal crimes against children but this one just might be the most incomprehensively evil thing I’ve ever seen. Woman accused of microwaving a month old baby. It’s going to be a… --- ## [Female dopers: Pros & cons of pads vs. tampons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-pros-cons-of-pads-vs-tampons/192346)
**Author:** [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2003, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-pros-cons-of-pads-vs-tampons/192346 "2003-08-05T21:22:44Z")
Last night before going to bed I saw an ad for some brand of winged maxi-pad. The advertisement was selling its ability to stay in place. Which got me wondering, why not just use a tampon? Obviously there must be good… --- ## [The Straight Dope on Why Women return to abusive relationships?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-on-why-women-return-to-abusive-relationships/206043)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2003, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-on-why-women-return-to-abusive-relationships/206043 "2003-10-09T21:34:28Z")
Again, my wife and I sit out on the porch last night with a bottle of wine and our dinner, philosophizing like usual. She explains to me that she knows a coworker who is a professional woman, very high up the corporate l… --- ## [What can you do when you've outgrown old friends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-do-when-youve-outgrown-old-friends/397654)
**Author:** [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2007, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-do-when-youve-outgrown-old-friends/397654 "2007-04-02T21:50:35Z")
Several months back, I was contacted out of the blue by an old friend from childhood, who in turn gave my address to another old friend from childhood. At first, this was fine, as I hadn’t spoken to either of them in age… --- ## [What song sums you up best?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-sums-you-up-best/164327)
**Author:** [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2003, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-sums-you-up-best/164327 "2003-04-04T01:37:16Z")
everyone i know seems to have one song that they feel perfectly sums them up. I’m intrigued as to whether anyone else has this too. So if you do - what is it and why? To kick off, mine is “Epiphany” by Staind - the lyr… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1915&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1917&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)