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**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2013, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-misrepresent-yourself/659622 "2013-06-02T04:57:43Z")
Are you ever in situations where you intentionally try to hide aspects of your true nature - or even try to give the impression that you are other than you actually are? I’m currently enjoying a number of bluegrass jams… --- ## [Pros and cons of condo ownership in retirement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pros-and-cons-of-condo-ownership-in-retirement/717373)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2015, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pros-and-cons-of-condo-ownership-in-retirement/717373 "2015-04-16T03:55:52Z")
Just looking ahead 5-10 years. I own my home free and clear. I’d like sell it and move to another neighborhood in retirement, and I am weighing the benefits vs. downfalls of condo ownership. The one thing that really m… --- ## [So what killed my goat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-killed-my-goat/542498)
**Author:** [@truthbot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthbot)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2010, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-killed-my-goat/542498 "2010-06-12T23:42:28Z")
No, this isn’t some spoof thead-thingy. This afternoon I found my favorite pygmy goat “Olive” dead in the pasture. She was the goat-of-my-heart, my absolute favorite. She had been ravaged by predators, I’m thinking coyot… --- ## [Why no breakfast pizza?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-breakfast-pizza/734339)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-breakfast-pizza/734339 "2015-11-02T14:40:48Z")
OK, cold leftover pizza is a very definition of breakfast. But why are there no breakfast pizzas in the way that there are breakfast burritos and breakfast sandwiches? EDIT: Mrs. L.A. said, ‘Don’t even say that! Some… --- ## [Prejudice is really eye-opening in person.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prejudice-is-really-eye-opening-in-person/494933)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2009, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prejudice-is-really-eye-opening-in-person/494933 "2009-05-07T15:50:51Z")
The sorts of experiences I am going to describe may seem totally ordinary, not even worth sharing, to people from certain parts of the country - maybe even other liberal cities, for all I know. But I’m from Seattle, one… --- ## [Movies You Could Step Into And Live Happily](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-could-step-into-and-live-happily/594964)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-could-step-into-and-live-happily/594964 "2011-09-12T08:45:18Z")
I could see walking into Casablanca and saying hello to Rick and getting a job at his cafe. --- ## [Ah, poor baby. Win $34 million and your poor widdle life goes to crap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-poor-baby-win-34-million-and-your-poor-widdle-life-goes-to-crap/334177)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2005, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-poor-baby-win-34-million-and-your-poor-widdle-life-goes-to-crap/334177 "2005-12-09T15:29:18Z")
Won 34 million and just couldn’t handle it. Poor thing. Give me 34 million dollars, and I guarantee I’ll make you proud. What the hell is wrong with people? --- ## [I pit Central Hudson (and ask a question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-central-hudson-and-ask-a-question/567256)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-central-hudson-and-ask-a-question/567256 "2011-01-21T06:33:38Z")
I was just checking my free credit report and found something unusual. I supposedly owe a collection agency $435. They say it’s from an unpaid bill from Central Hudson Gas & Electric. I was a little surprised I owed Cen… --- ## [Belly Buttons - Weird Sensation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belly-buttons-weird-sensation/393036)
**Author:** [@rocksolid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocksolid)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2007, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belly-buttons-weird-sensation/393036 "2007-02-23T04:40:36Z")
Ok so i understand what a belly button is. Thanks to my recent googling i even have a little understanding of what happens internally after birth. What i can’t find an explanation for is that weird sensation i get when … --- ## [Sam the Apple Polisher](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-the-apple-polisher/693837)
**Author:** [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2014, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-the-apple-polisher/693837 "2014-07-23T19:04:07Z")
Every workplace has a cast of characters. At mine, there is the woman who talks incessantly about her cats. The guy who’s confused about his sexuality. Another guy who rants and raves about politics and religion, even wh… --- ## [Rate your fantasy draft (mock or real) here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-your-fantasy-draft-mock-or-real-here/592839)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2011, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-your-fantasy-draft-mock-or-real-here/592839 "2011-09-06T14:29:22Z")
I thought it might be interesting to have a thread where people can post the results of their fantasy football drafts and get feedback on it. Here’s a mock I just did on Yahoo! 14 team league with me in the 12th spot in… --- ## [Do modern American Christian churches have official positions on the salvation of Jews?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-modern-american-christian-churches-have-official-positions-on-the-salvation-of-jews/826015)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-modern-american-christian-churches-have-official-positions-on-the-salvation-of-jews/826015 "2020-04-17T03:39:01Z")
Belief in Jesus as the son of God and part of the Trinity seems to be a prerequisite for eternal salvation in most Christian faiths. On the face of it, this would seem to exclude Jews, who do not share that belief. Histo… --- ## [New NBC show Dracula](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-nbc-show-dracula/672402)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-nbc-show-dracula/672402 "2013-11-19T00:33:12Z")
Here is the Metacritic link - 14 positive, 12 mixed, 6 negative. --- ## ["No postage necessary..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-postage-necessary/343198)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2006, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-postage-necessary/343198 "2006-02-06T17:17:14Z")
When you have a return envelope from a company that says “No postage necessary if mailed in the United States,” has the company already paid the postage for that envelope or do they only pay when the envelope gets used? … --- ## [If the Allies were able to rebuild the Europe and Japan after WWII what is so hard about Greece now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-allies-were-able-to-rebuild-the-europe-and-japan-after-wwii-what-is-so-hard-about-greece-now/724505)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2015, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-allies-were-able-to-rebuild-the-europe-and-japan-after-wwii-what-is-so-hard-about-greece-now/724505 "2015-07-14T21:02:27Z")
At the end of WWII the US loanes European countries $13 billion (~$120 billion in today’s money) to European countries to help them rebuild and did something similar with Japan. In 1953 we forgave half that debt to Germ… --- ## [Jokes that depend on an accent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-depend-on-an-accent/426696)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-depend-on-an-accent/426696 "2012-04-16T11:43:57Z")
What’s the difference between a bison and a buffalo? \[Australian\] You cahn’t wash yer fice in a buffalo! An Australian was hiking in New Zealand when he saw a local having sex with a sheep. ‘Where I come from we shear … --- ## [Young Frankenstein or Blazing Saddles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-frankenstein-or-blazing-saddles/386460)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2007, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-frankenstein-or-blazing-saddles/386460 "2007-01-04T14:33:02Z")
I was perusing the AFI list of top 100 comedies of all time and noticed that Blazing Saddles is listed at #6 and Young Frankenstein at #13 (with The Producers at number 11, a testament to Mel Brooks at the height of his … --- ## [Before they were famous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-they-were-famous/444233)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2008, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-they-were-famous/444233 "2008-04-10T12:24:20Z")
We’ve been without cable/internet for two days, so to pass the time we watched some of our old videos. One of the ones we watched was Pixar’s A Bug’s Life. Of course, we stuck around for the credits, because of the out… --- ## [Logic is NOT persuasive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logic-is-not-persuasive/446069)
**Author:** [@Anomalous\_Reading](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anomalous_Reading)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2008, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logic-is-not-persuasive/446069 "2008-04-23T03:08:46Z")
Logic, imo, isn’t persuasive. Naturally, by starting this thread, I hope to see a debate on this, but it’s a problem I’ve seen far too often… and the source of many arguments. The Problem with Logic It’s that we ar… --- ## [Your secret to making good \_\_\_\_?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-secret-to-making-good-____/547773)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2010, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-secret-to-making-good-____/547773 "2010-07-28T02:00:23Z")
Let everyone know your secret to cooking any kind of food. Since I can’t cook, I don’t have any valuable secrets. Ya’ll are going to have to do most of the leg work here. --- ## [Is my email address too uncool? Should I change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-email-address-too-uncool-should-i-change/703807)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2014, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-email-address-too-uncool-should-i-change/703807 "2014-11-08T06:39:30Z")
I’ve had the same email since the beginning of the internet. I don’t know how recognizably ancient it is (not aol.com). It still works fine, gets the job done etc. I recently overheard a conversation about looking dow… --- ## [So...I took my daughter and her friends to a Fall Out Boy concert (observations)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-took-my-daughter-and-her-friends-to-a-fall-out-boy-concert-observations/497813)
**Author:** [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2009, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-took-my-daughter-and-her-friends-to-a-fall-out-boy-concert-observations/497813 "2009-05-28T15:52:10Z")
Back in the day, I saw my fair share of concerts. This was the first rock concert I have seen in …hmmmmm…about 24 years. I was hesitant about going…but my daughter and her friends LOVE Fall Out Boy…so I went. I was NO… --- ## [How to get a bird out of a fireplace (need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-a-bird-out-of-a-fireplace-need-answer-fast/720079)
**Author:** [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2015, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-a-bird-out-of-a-fireplace-need-answer-fast/720079 "2015-05-16T03:11:02Z")
Birds have decided to nest on top of our chimney. We must have left the damper open after our last fire this winter, as one of the birds has somehow fallen or squeezed through the slot and is now inside the fireplace, an… --- ## [Yet to be answered trivia questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-to-be-answered-trivia-questions/588030)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2011, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-to-be-answered-trivia-questions/588030 "2011-07-11T13:24:33Z")
If you could snap your fingers and have the answers appear immediately with no effort on your part, what are some bits of trivia that you would want solved or answered? The sky’s the limit. --- ## [Are there pedestrian bridges across N. Lakeshore drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-pedestrian-bridges-across-n-lakeshore-drive/605766)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2011, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-pedestrian-bridges-across-n-lakeshore-drive/605766 "2011-12-12T22:49:52Z")
Please excuse this stupid question. I’ve never been to Chicago, but very well may end up moving there for a job next year. I’ve been looking at some neighborhood maps around the Lakeview and surrounding areas. It looks … --- ## [So... in today's market, install wood or carpet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-in-todays-market-install-wood-or-carpet/500668)
**Author:** [@flyboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flyboy)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2009, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-in-todays-market-install-wood-or-carpet/500668 "2009-06-26T20:48:21Z")
So we’re at the point where we need to replace a bunch of carpet. We own a townhouse in Northern Virginia, where the market was hit pretty badly. It’s still very much a buyer’s market here, and we’re trying to figure out… --- ## [Ever seen a cop appear at the perfect time and bust some idiot right in front of you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-seen-a-cop-appear-at-the-perfect-time-and-bust-some-idiot-right-in-front-of-you/387474)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2007, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-seen-a-cop-appear-at-the-perfect-time-and-bust-some-idiot-right-in-front-of-you/387474 "2007-01-14T01:47:11Z")
As I watched a van blow through a red light today, I was pondering this… Have you ever seen a cop appear precisely when you wished one would? I did, once, many years ago. I made a right turn at a major intersection and… --- ## [Humans were naturally herbivores?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-were-naturally-herbivores/233407)
**Author:** [@Paco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paco)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2004, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-were-naturally-herbivores/233407 "2004-08-03T23:43:23Z")
Someone on another board I go to made the claim that: (Here he was referring to whether beef was healthier than chicken) He also wrote: Is this true? The web site that he gave (http://www.vegsource.com/veg\_faq/compa… --- ## [Who is the whistleblower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-whistleblower/841638)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-whistleblower/841638 "2019-11-27T19:45:30Z")
I’m amused by the charade that nobody in Congress or the White House knows who the whistleblower is, or at least has a pretty good idea. Come on, kiddies, the pool of suspects is small, and the addition of a second whis… --- ## [Fire chief shot in court by cops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-chief-shot-in-court-by-cops/508919)
**Author:** [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2009, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-chief-shot-in-court-by-cops/508919 "2009-09-25T23:34:49Z")
Too bizarre not to share: Sounds like the cops are just a tiny bit out of control there. --- ## [Design your ultimate house!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-your-ultimate-house/453357)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2008, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-your-ultimate-house/453357 "2008-06-25T21:14:11Z")
Inspired by this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=9916886&posted=1#post9916886 Most people are saying that they would not want a “McMansion” even if they could afford one, but would prefer a… --- ## ["You can ride my tail any time!" It's Top Gun 2: Maverick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-ride-my-tail-any-time-its-top-gun-2-maverick/837280)
**Author:** [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2019, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-ride-my-tail-any-time-its-top-gun-2-maverick/837280 "2019-12-16T23:41:56Z")
The first trailer has been released for the sequel to Top Gun (1986), entitled Top Gun: Maverick. Looks like the Navy might have reduced the hourly rates they charge for use of their aircraft. Not much indications of wh… --- ## [Dopers Unite! Urgent Request for HELP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-unite-urgent-request-for-help/413627)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2007, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-unite-urgent-request-for-help/413627 "2007-11-19T23:23:28Z")
(I asked for and received permission from SkipMagic before posting this) Dear Dopers, I lead a group of people several times a year on a trip to a barrio outside of San Jose, Costa Rica called Pavas. There, we partner… --- ## [How important is Astronomy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-astronomy/681966)
**Author:** [@Yellow\_Kazooie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yellow_Kazooie)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2014, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-astronomy/681966 "2014-03-01T19:01:33Z")
Well I’ve always been fascinated by the Universe. Since I was a kid I read a lot about planets, stars, etc. I find it kinda sad that most people don’t think about the Universe oftenly. To them, the Universe is just a bid… --- ## [Why does New Jersey get a bad rap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-new-jersey-get-a-bad-rap/847259)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2020, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-new-jersey-get-a-bad-rap/847259 "2020-02-08T02:23:35Z")
New Jersey is often the butt of jokes, usually about how bad it smells. Why does it get such a bad rap? Is it really that bad? --- ## [What philosophers now living will one day rank as Canonical Names (with Plato, etc.)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-philosophers-now-living-will-one-day-rank-as-canonical-names-with-plato-etc/388773)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2007, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-philosophers-now-living-will-one-day-rank-as-canonical-names-with-plato-etc/388773 "2007-01-23T18:04:44Z")
Kindasorta a followup to this thread. Philosophy (in the narrowest sense), more than most other fields of intellectual achievement, is a field dominated by Great Names. We speak of “Newtonian physics” as a tribute to N… --- ## [Is Barack Obama his brother's keeper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-barack-obama-his-brothers-keeper/460690)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-barack-obama-his-brothers-keeper/460690 "2008-08-29T06:26:52Z")
Barack Obama’s ‘Lost’ Brother Found in Kenya What degree of responsibility should Obama have for his family members spread across the globe? --- ## [Emotional dependence again - help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emotional-dependence-again-help/628455)
**Author:** [@purple\_haze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_haze)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emotional-dependence-again-help/628455 "2012-07-26T16:37:30Z")
I started a thread a few weeks ago about emotional dependence that had some helpful responses - thank you to those that read and responded. I’m in trouble here and would really appreciate your input. I got into an emot… --- ## [Who is Uncle Ben and Aunt Jemima?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-uncle-ben-and-aunt-jemima/667811)
**Author:** [@Red\_Green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Green)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2013, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-uncle-ben-and-aunt-jemima/667811 "2013-09-20T11:38:00Z")
Actually,Uncle Ben was a Black rice grower from the Gulf Coast.The image is of Frank Brown,a hotel matre’d in Chicago prior to WWII where the execs of the rice company frequented. Aunt Jemima was based on Nancy Green.Sh… --- ## [Planet suitable for habitation discovered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planet-suitable-for-habitation-discovered/582453)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planet-suitable-for-habitation-discovered/582453 "2011-05-23T19:50:21Z")
According tohere, a planet suitable for habitation has been discovered., “just” 20 light years away. --- ## [Hugo Award v. Nebula Award](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugo-award-v-nebula-award/428340)
**Author:** [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2013, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugo-award-v-nebula-award/428340 "2013-08-25T02:51:27Z")
Which of these two major sci-fi awards is considered more prestigious? Does one or the other tend to honor specific sub-genres of sci-fi? Etc., etc.? Sua --- ## [How much money was traded on Wall Street today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-was-traded-on-wall-street-today/600798)
**Author:** [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-was-traded-on-wall-street-today/600798 "2011-10-27T01:24:47Z")
I’ve seen the trading volume in terms of shares, but what is that in terms of dollars. It should be attainable from the number of shares times the average price of each share. Admittedly, I seem to be having trouble lo… --- ## [Are we (in the US) going to end up with empty shelves and much higher prices in May? What should we do to prepare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-in-the-us-going-to-end-up-with-empty-shelves-and-much-higher-prices-in-may-what-should-we-do-to-prepare/1017518)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2025, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-in-the-us-going-to-end-up-with-empty-shelves-and-much-higher-prices-in-may-what-should-we-do-to-prepare/1017518 "2025-05-16T22:18:04Z")
I don’t understand all the economics of it, but my understanding is there is a lag time of something like 6 weeks between when the tariffs started and when products hit the shelves. Trump’s tariffs on China became absur… --- ## [Inconsiderate pricks upstairs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inconsiderate-pricks-upstairs/496091)
**Author:** [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2009, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inconsiderate-pricks-upstairs/496091 "2009-07-11T23:51:14Z")
I just moved into a new apartment a little over a month ago. Cute, quaint, everything I could ever want in a little place of my own, including a claw foot tub. Yay me. But a few weeks ago I was in the bathroom brushing … --- ## [Best Song About Death and Dying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-song-about-death-and-dying/408515)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2007, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-song-about-death-and-dying/408515 "2007-06-25T02:04:36Z")
Well this might go off on an odd tangent. My submission: The Weight by the Band. Line: “My bag / back is sinking low and I do believe it’s time.” The whole song is a set up to this and it is my wife who witnessed se… --- ## [If you had a package of chicken breasts, what would you make?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-package-of-chicken-breasts-what-would-you-make/611426)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2012, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-package-of-chicken-breasts-what-would-you-make/611426 "2012-02-04T23:34:50Z")
Ingredients, ethnic origin of recipe, etc., are no object here. I am mostly just interested in hearing about different dishes that occur to people. Boneless skinless breasts, FYI. My usual go-to for these is making a Th… --- ## [Bathroom with no bathtub; bad for resale value?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-with-no-bathtub-bad-for-resale-value/441754)
**Author:** [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2008, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-with-no-bathtub-bad-for-resale-value/441754 "2008-03-19T23:38:57Z")
Couple of years ago my husband and I purchased a little house with one tiny bathroom. Sink with cheap vanity, toilet, bathtub/shower combo; to give you an idea of size, I can lean out of the shower to the left and flush… --- ## [Interracial couples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interracial-couples/814010)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2018, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interracial-couples/814010 "2018-05-19T00:57:21Z")
Or maybe I should say bi-racial. Black and white. A few years ago there was a minor commotion over a bi-racial couple in a commercial. It seems like now there isn’t a commercial that doesn’t have a bi-racial couple. … --- ## [A Poll on Doper Sexual Activity: Have you Crossed the Lines Before?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-on-doper-sexual-activity-have-you-crossed-the-lines-before/568873)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2011, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-on-doper-sexual-activity-have-you-crossed-the-lines-before/568873 "2011-01-26T00:52:28Z")
My gay friends are about equally divided as to which ones have and haven’t had sex with members of the opposite sex. Most straight male friends have never had sex with a man but straight females in my experience seem to… --- ## [Tiny Houses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-houses/691679)
**Author:** [@Meloy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meloy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-houses/691679 "2014-06-30T07:32:08Z")
I’m a working class thirtysomething single guy with no dependents. I dont need or want a lot of space – I’ve lived out of my car on occasion and it wasn’t cramped. My only real complaint was the susceptibility to weather… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1919&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1921&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)