# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1921&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:** 1922 --- ## [U.S. Army Criminal Investigation laboratory – Mickey Mouse in coat of arms?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-army-criminal-investigation-laboratory-mickey-mouse-in-coat-of-arms/626810)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2012, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-army-criminal-investigation-laboratory-mickey-mouse-in-coat-of-arms/626810 "2012-08-14T09:11:30Z")
I was researching a historical topic when I stumbled upon this website: http://www.cid.army.mil/usacil2.html Please correct me if I get this wrong: The official coat of arms of the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation labo… --- ## [Why Are Men Babies When They Get Sick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-men-babies-when-they-get-sick/210052)
**Author:** [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2003, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-men-babies-when-they-get-sick/210052 "2003-11-01T06:55:38Z")
When men get sick, regardless of their physical age, they all become 4-year-olds! Why is that? I mean they whine and moan… Women don’t do that! They are expected to carry on like little soldiers! What is up with tha… --- ## [Artists -- art lovers -- MADS -- eccentrics of all stripes...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-art-lovers-mads-eccentrics-of-all-stripes/284943)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2005, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-art-lovers-mads-eccentrics-of-all-stripes/284943 "2005-02-20T14:15:35Z")
Once again, FairyChatMom and I are going to try to organize a trip to Baltimore’s Visionary Art Museum, which currently has an exhibit (exhibits?) about water. The idea is to get a bunch of Dopers and their non-Doper SO… --- ## [Listerine questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listerine-questions/464106)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2011, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listerine-questions/464106 "2011-07-26T16:49:12Z")
Two questions: -Why does it burn? (“because of the alcohol” is not an answer to this question) -Adding even a small amount of water makes it not burn. Is it as effective? Why or why not? Dentist says no but I’m not so … --- ## [The 25 Most Beautiful Cars of All Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2006, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563 "2006-08-30T04:51:25Z")
Automobile magazine has their list of the 25 most beautiful cars of all time, and I thought that I’d list them to see what everybody thought of the cars they selected. There’s a couple on the list that not only do I thi… --- ## [Wearing a band's t-shirt to their concert. Bad. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-a-bands-t-shirt-to-their-concert-bad-why/328482)
**Author:** [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2005, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-a-bands-t-shirt-to-their-concert-bad-why/328482 "2005-10-31T23:20:04Z")
I’ve always heard that it isn’t cool to wear a band’s t shirt to a concert put on by that band is not cool, but I’ve never really heard the explaination of why. Is it seen as an attempt to be “a bigger fan than thou?” Is… --- ## [600 lb woman dies after being surgically removed from her couch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-lb-woman-dies-after-being-surgically-removed-from-her-couch/259512)
**Author:** [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2004, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-lb-woman-dies-after-being-surgically-removed-from-her-couch/259512 "2004-08-13T11:06:40Z")
Story here. How on earth does something like this happen? She became one with the couch. How was she going to the bathroom, or keeping up with bills and shopping and whatnot if she didn’t move off the couch for 2 - 5 … --- ## [When Do Kids Learn Typing Now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-kids-learn-typing-now/548765)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-kids-learn-typing-now/548765 "2010-08-06T18:21:43Z")
When I was a child back in the 70s, I went to summer school and took typing before I entered the 9th grade. This was great as I could hit 55wpm and I made a nice slice of change for the next few years typing other’s peop… --- ## [Tell the story of the grossest thing you ever cleaned from your kitchen or fridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-the-story-of-the-grossest-thing-you-ever-cleaned-from-your-kitchen-or-fridge/550169)
**Author:** [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-the-story-of-the-grossest-thing-you-ever-cleaned-from-your-kitchen-or-fridge/550169 "2010-08-16T15:15:16Z")
I just spent 45 minutes cleaning out my disgusting, NON frost free fridge and freezer (shakes fist at the frost). I cleaned out everything for the most part yesterday (and parked it all in my future MIL’s fridge/freezer… --- ## [Fetus Nicknames](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fetus-nicknames/578489)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2011, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fetus-nicknames/578489 "2011-04-18T23:14:56Z")
I am currently about 9 weeks pregnant and, as it turns out, so is a good friend of mine who lives across the country. Since we got pregnant a couple of days apart we’ve been emailing back and forth about all of the preg… --- ## [Why Jesus wasn't a carpenter, and why the truth is more interesting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-jesus-wasnt-a-carpenter-and-why-the-truth-is-more-interesting/717197)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-jesus-wasnt-a-carpenter-and-why-the-truth-is-more-interesting/717197 "2015-04-28T13:20:51Z")
Mark is the original source for the story: Matthew gives it as this: Matthew is probably trying to restore as much of an Aramaic saying as he can, which Mark, or whoever wrote down some anecdotes in Greek that Mark u… --- ## [Confederate Symbolism; Time to Stop Nursing Grievances and Relitigating Past](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-symbolism-time-to-stop-nursing-grievances-and-relitigating-past/794036)
**Author:** [@JBGUSA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBGUSA)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2017, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-symbolism-time-to-stop-nursing-grievances-and-relitigating-past/794036 "2017-08-25T15:39:07Z")
The New York City subway system is facing the need for a major overhaul. Articles such as Key to Improving Subway Service in New York? Modern Signals have discussed the problems and the finger pointing going into bring… --- ## [Your "safety" and "reach" schools](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-safety-and-reach-schools/666475)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-safety-and-reach-schools/666475 "2014-01-14T02:07:55Z")
When you applied to college (in the US), what were your “reach” and “safety” schools? reach=You fall just short of their criteria, applied anyway safety=Comfortably meet criteria, prefer better school --- ## [WW2 ended on Dec. 31, 1946?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww2-ended-on-dec-31-1946/139926)
**Author:** [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2002, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww2-ended-on-dec-31-1946/139926 "2002-12-03T12:38:44Z")
Why did President Harry Truman declare that as far as the U.S. government was concerned, World War II officially ended on Dec. 31, 1946? I know that treaty negotiations after the Armistice in World War I dragged on for … --- ## [Friend housesitting for my parents...am I being ridiculous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-housesitting-for-my-parents-am-i-being-ridiculous/528670)
**Author:** [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2010, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-housesitting-for-my-parents-am-i-being-ridiculous/528670 "2010-02-24T02:34:58Z")
My friend Linda (and I) are 40, she has no kids, never married, never a serious relationship, never held down any career type job for any length of time (she is not dumb, very well educated, but she chose a poor degree f… --- ## [Well, looks like Texas executed an innocent man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-looks-like-texas-executed-an-innocent-man/355913)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2019, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-looks-like-texas-executed-an-innocent-man/355913 "2019-08-03T19:40:06Z")
Here is the story: "\*On Tuesday, Cameron Todd Willingham’s last defenders – three relatives and a longtime opponent of the death penalty – argued that he was right: Texas killed an innocent man. The New York-based Inn… --- ## [Can somebody explain what point Rick Perry was trying to make?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-what-point-rick-perry-was-trying-to-make/699286)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-what-point-rick-perry-was-trying-to-make/699286 "2014-09-25T17:33:02Z")
Rick Perry made a statement on the topic of Joan Rivers’ death and I’m not sure what point he was trying to make. Here’s the facts for background: A law was enacted in Texas which tightened regulations on medical cli… --- ## [Legally, how much force may I use to escape a kidnapper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legally-how-much-force-may-i-use-to-escape-a-kidnapper/547637)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legally-how-much-force-may-i-use-to-escape-a-kidnapper/547637 "2010-07-23T19:44:16Z")
Suggested by BlakeTyner’s “Kidnapped by a nice person” thread. The thread title is pretty much my entire question. Legally, how much force may I use to escape a kidnapper? Does it matter how well he or she treats me, … --- ## [Judge orders mother to learn English or else!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-orders-mother-to-learn-english-or-else/290649)
**Author:** [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2005, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-orders-mother-to-learn-english-or-else/290649 "2005-02-23T00:21:12Z")
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0502170279feb17,1,2576536.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true We were talking about this one at school today. Tennessee sure does produce some fine j… --- ## [Worst parts of the "good" Star Trek films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-parts-of-the-good-star-trek-films/715152)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2015, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-parts-of-the-good-star-trek-films/715152 "2015-03-24T13:59:26Z")
I thought the other thread needed a counterpart. What things in the generally accepted to be “good” films just annoy you? For me, in TWoK, it really pisses me off that Scotty takes badly burned Peter Preston to the bri… --- ## [Here's a script to hide threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-script-to-hide-threads/707700)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2015, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-script-to-hide-threads/707700 "2015-02-05T00:19:11Z")
For anyone interested, I have written a Greasemonkey/Tampermonkey script to hide selected threads. You can install it from Greasy Fork. I wrote the script so I could hide long-running threads in which I have no interest.… --- ## [Fencing - why are they tied to a wire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fencing-why-are-they-tied-to-a-wire/260030)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2004, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fencing-why-are-they-tied-to-a-wire/260030 "2004-08-16T19:09:08Z")
I was watching some Olympic fencing today, and I noticed that the fencers have wires tied to their backs. At first I thought it was a safety thing, to keep them from falling forward, but there seems to be too much slack … --- ## [Can somebody explain Craigslist to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-craigslist-to-me/552486)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2010, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-craigslist-to-me/552486 "2010-09-07T18:46:53Z")
Their “support” sucks and refuse to answer my questions with anything other than vague generalities… I have jobs to offer - legitimate jobs: part time, full time, career positions. My company is based in San Antonio, T… --- ## [Naive economics question re: public debt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naive-economics-question-re-public-debt/613273)
**Author:** [@Fish\_Cheer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish_Cheer)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2012, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naive-economics-question-re-public-debt/613273 "2012-03-04T05:00:58Z")
The Greek public debt is €329 billion, or about $433 billion for a population of about 11 million. The U.S. public debt, on the other hand, is about $15 trillion for a population of 309 million. Per capita, Greece owes… --- ## [Should Saddam be executed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-saddam-be-executed/218936)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2003, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-saddam-be-executed/218936 "2003-12-18T18:36:29Z")
Though I don’t subscribe to the concept of “evil”, this man is, shall we say, “very very bad”. I do not subscribe to capital punishment. So what should be done with him? I do not think he should be tried exclusively by… --- ## [Can you tell an officer you don't believe his probable cause?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-an-officer-you-dont-believe-his-probable-cause/439299)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-an-officer-you-dont-believe-his-probable-cause/439299 "2008-03-02T17:53:25Z")
Inspired by this post Can you respond something like “I believe that is an invented pretext officer. I and my friends have been pulled over a number of times on that pretext and no marijuana has ever been found. As suc… --- ## [Does giving money to homeless people help them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-giving-money-to-homeless-people-help-them/380423)
**Author:** [@HoboStew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoboStew)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2006, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-giving-money-to-homeless-people-help-them/380423 "2006-11-21T22:38:32Z")
By giving money I mean personally handing change to someone on the street, not donating to charity, volunteering, etc. My friend and I have had this ongoing discussion. He regularly gives money to homeless people who a… --- ## [What if you have an Amazon locker pickup but no way to show the barcode with the email?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-you-have-an-amazon-locker-pickup-but-no-way-to-show-the-barcode-with-the-email/933517)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-you-have-an-amazon-locker-pickup-but-no-way-to-show-the-barcode-with-the-email/933517 "2021-03-10T01:46:37Z")
I had an Amazon locker pickup at Whole Foods and my phone is broken, so I brought my tablet PC with the email “pre-loaded” and displayed. I was going to ask the person what if I didn’t have the barcode, but forgot. Can… --- ## [What is it about politics that makes otherwise normal people go batshit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-politics-that-makes-otherwise-normal-people-go-batshit/265177)
**Author:** [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2004, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-politics-that-makes-otherwise-normal-people-go-batshit/265177 "2004-09-28T11:25:06Z")
Granted, I wasn’t around here for '00 so if this is a four year phenomenon, I’ll just have to sigh and try to ignore it. Just about the time one thread dies and moves off to the archives, here comes the same poster or a… --- ## [People over 40 shouldn't have to refer to their SOs as "Boyfriend" or "Girlfriend" dangit!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-over-40-shouldnt-have-to-refer-to-their-sos-as-boyfriend-or-girlfriend-dangit/735860)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-over-40-shouldnt-have-to-refer-to-their-sos-as-boyfriend-or-girlfriend-dangit/735860 "2015-11-05T12:54:20Z")
It just feels ridiculous to me. The other day I’m at work speaking to a coworker of mine. In our conversation, I referenced my GF, only I didn’t call her my GF, I called her my wife! I realized what I had done as soon a… --- ## [Was Julius Caesar bisexual? Was he epileptic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-julius-caesar-bisexual-was-he-epileptic/356285)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2006, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-julius-caesar-bisexual-was-he-epileptic/356285 "2006-05-13T15:24:28Z")
I always thought it was pretty well established that Julius Caesar was bisexual, and a remarkably enthusiastic lover of both sexes. But in her famously well-researched “Masters of Rome” novels (Masters of Rome - Wikiped… --- ## [Artifacts that exist only and because of time loops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artifacts-that-exist-only-and-because-of-time-loops/268758)
**Author:** [@xvxdarkknightxvx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xvxdarkknightxvx)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2004, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artifacts-that-exist-only-and-because-of-time-loops/268758 "2004-10-13T22:57:09Z")
I remember back before these forums were subscription based, there was a thread about this. The basic idea was that there are items which exist because of time loops. For example, a guy goes to the future, and digs up a … --- ## [Words & phrases that need to be retired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-phrases-that-need-to-be-retired/27890)
**Author:** [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2000, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-phrases-that-need-to-be-retired/27890 "2000-08-12T01:16:04Z")
Late last year, I read a syndicated column in the newspaper by a man whose name escapes me right now. He pointed out some words and phrases that he was so sick of that he thought everyone should voluntarily retire them i… --- ## ["Ugly people are a better calibre of human", aka, ugly dating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugly-people-are-a-better-calibre-of-human-aka-ugly-dating/563834)
**Author:** [@dzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzero)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2010, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugly-people-are-a-better-calibre-of-human-aka-ugly-dating/563834 "2010-12-15T14:56:06Z")
I think they use the word “ugly” for the shock value, since it’s really more precisely geared to ordinary looking people. Anyway, it’s a great concept for a dating site. The site is called The Ugly Bug Ball. Here is a … --- ## [People joining me at cafe table without being invited. Should I be vexed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-joining-me-at-cafe-table-without-being-invited-should-i-be-vexed/535555)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-joining-me-at-cafe-table-without-being-invited-should-i-be-vexed/535555 "2010-04-12T19:27:44Z")
Short version: if someone joins me at my table at a Starbucks without asking, is it reasonable for me to be annoyed given that, if the person had asked I would certainly have said “yes”? And now the long. I was at Star… --- ## [Are You "Attached" To Your Area Code?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-attached-to-your-area-code/502500)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2009, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-attached-to-your-area-code/502500 "2009-07-11T17:18:51Z")
I mean “attached” as in emotionally. I used to have a 312 number and then in the late 90s it moved to 773. I still miss 312. If I get a cell phone I’ll get a 312 number 'cause 312 sounds much cooler than 773. So are yo… --- ## [The creation of "super soldiers": Obviously we can, but should we?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-creation-of-super-soldiers-obviously-we-can-but-should-we/148448)
**Author:** [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2003, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-creation-of-super-soldiers-obviously-we-can-but-should-we/148448 "2003-01-25T19:11:44Z")
Monsters, INC If the US doesn’t other governments will. That’s obvious. Does anyone have the abillity to take it to the extremes that the US will? Should anyone. Are there prices that people should not be willing to pay… --- ## [How does alcoholic proof relate to molarity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-alcoholic-proof-relate-to-molarity/409198)
**Author:** [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2007, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-alcoholic-proof-relate-to-molarity/409198 "2007-06-24T23:46:21Z")
Alcoholic proof is a unit of concentration of alcohol by volume. 2 proof is about 1% volume of ethanol. Can that be converted into molarity? --- ## [Do you live with a movie narrator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-live-with-a-movie-narrator/741771)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2016, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-live-with-a-movie-narrator/741771 "2016-01-07T04:50:49Z")
I dearly love my wife, but sometimes I can’t bear to watch movies with her. You see… she’s a movie narrator. She doesn’t even realise she’s doing it - My preference is to watch and become entirely absorbed into the ac… --- ## [Awake during surgery??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awake-during-surgery/416864)
**Author:** [@Ring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ring)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2007, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awake-during-surgery/416864 "2007-08-28T15:56:24Z")
I just caught the very end of a CNN report about people who, under general anesthesia, were completely conscience and aware of every scalpel cut, and suffered the full impact of the unbearable pain. Supposedly, the panic… --- ## [Ask a guy currently on an airplane!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-guy-currently-on-an-airplane/489833)
**Author:** [@fighting\_ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fighting_ignorant)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2009, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-guy-currently-on-an-airplane/489833 "2009-03-21T02:12:00Z")
Yes folks, I have Wi-Fi on the plane! I’m flying from JFK -\> Las Vegas right now and using the handy in-flight Wi-Fi provided by Virgin Atlantic! So, ask away. What sorts of wonderful arcana about the experience can I… --- ## [Who Invented Stairs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-stairs/776304)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2017, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-stairs/776304 "2017-01-10T09:23:57Z")
\[Dear Cecil:\] Steps, stairs, whatever you choose to call them. They’ve been around for some time. Even the Colosseum in Rome had them. But who invented them? Was it one person? Was it one culture? I’ve always wanted t… --- ## [(UK) Count Binface might be the next MP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-count-binface-might-be-the-next-mp/1031539)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-count-binface-might-be-the-next-mp/1031539 "2026-08-14T22:11:16Z")
Viewers of Last Week Tonight might be familiar with Count Binface; a joke / satirical candidate who stands in various elections around the UK, usually getting only a handful of votes. However, there has been a funny tur… --- ## [What's the Beverly Hills of your city/town/shire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-beverly-hills-of-your-city-town-shire/492318)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2009, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-beverly-hills-of-your-city-town-shire/492318 "2009-04-11T04:47:35Z")
What are a couple of the nicest/most desirable/most expensive areas where you live? I’m in Montgomery, Alabama. The most expensive areas include Wynlakes- a new-ish development (90s-2000s) where you’ll find the areas … --- ## [Dear SWMNBN](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-swmnbn/553951)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-swmnbn/553951 "2010-09-21T04:02:50Z")
Dear She Who Must Not Be Named- WTF? I mean really, WTF? We have had an on-again, off-again relationship for over twenty years. The sex was incredible, but frankly it was not enough to put up with all your drama. You a… --- ## [Whoodles and poodles and labradoodles, oh my](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoodles-and-poodles-and-labradoodles-oh-my/483351)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2009, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoodles-and-poodles-and-labradoodles-oh-my/483351 "2009-01-29T13:32:07Z")
Like Obama, I have a kid with allergies, and we would like to get a dog. I notice the Obamas have been ground down by politics from their original plan of getting a poodle or a portugese water dog or other hypoallegenic … --- ## [Wittgenstein's Box: private phenomena (incredibly f\*\*king long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wittgensteins-box-private-phenomena-incredibly-f-king-long/116066)
**Author:** [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2002, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wittgensteins-box-private-phenomena-incredibly-f-king-long/116066 "2002-08-31T21:08:38Z")
This quote is taken from the investigation of what those who ascribe to the notion of private phenomena call private phenomena. Specifically, it was motivated by a generalization of a discussion on the sensation we cal… --- ## [Do I need a land line to get dsl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-a-land-line-to-get-dsl/640032)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2012, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-a-land-line-to-get-dsl/640032 "2012-11-10T06:05:17Z")
My girlfriend wants DSL but she does not have a land line, and does not want to pay for one just to get DSL. Is this possible? --- ## [I'm sick of Pop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sick-of-pop/226778)
**Author:** [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2004, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sick-of-pop/226778 "2004-02-09T19:31:59Z")
OK, up front: I’m about to turn 34. Yeah, some of my hair is starting to fall out, and there are some flecks of grey appearing, but I’m not that old. I like all different kinds of music, and I’ve tried to resist turni… --- ## [Is Mexico technically supposed to have a 'sh' sound to it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mexico-technically-supposed-to-have-a-sh-sound-to-it/487197)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2009, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mexico-technically-supposed-to-have-a-sh-sound-to-it/487197 "2009-02-27T17:58:52Z")
Since the Latinization of Aztec/Nuatl words ordains that an “X” has the “sh” sound as in “Should”, should not the word “Mexico” be pronounced “MEH-shi-coh”? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1920&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1922&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)