# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1931&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:** 1932 --- ## [How do I convert a wma file to an MP3?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-convert-a-wma-file-to-an-mp3/607363)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2012, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-convert-a-wma-file-to-an-mp3/607363 "2012-01-25T09:39:30Z")
Googling this brings up a zillion freeware sites, none of which I know to trust. My computer is new and free of problems and I want to keep it that way. When I rip music off my CDs, it comes in wma files, but Tumblr re… --- ## [A very disturbing message board...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-disturbing-message-board/155226)
**Author:** [@Lehcar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lehcar)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2003, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-disturbing-message-board/155226 "2003-02-18T13:07:40Z")
www. stormfront.org/forum/ It is very scary how many of these people are out there. Read at your own risk. One thing I found amusing (albeit in a very sick way) is the board guidelines: “No profanity. Avoid racial ep… --- ## [GARFIELD 1-2 3 2 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garfield-1-2-3-2-3/45827)
**Author:** [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2014, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garfield-1-2-3-2-3/45827 "2014-06-16T01:19:37Z")
When I was a kid in suburban Cleveland, this line (sung) was repeated quite often on TV and Radio. Noexplanation as to what it was, or anything. just “GARFIELD 1-2 3 2 3, GARFIELD 1-2 3 2 3!” Does ANYONE out there know w… --- ## [More stupid people die. Why are we supposed to care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-stupid-people-die-why-are-we-supposed-to-care/972556)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-stupid-people-die-why-are-we-supposed-to-care/972556 "2022-10-05T23:21:30Z")
Some idiot skis off a mountain in Nepal. This gets reported as news. Why should anyone care, outside of her immediate family and friends? And how much is spent seeking and recovering her body? It is being flown for a… --- ## [Why don't they have X in Y flavor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-they-have-x-in-y-flavor/473056)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2008, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-they-have-x-in-y-flavor/473056 "2008-11-27T07:14:20Z")
You can get chicken flavored crackers when you buy Chicken in a Biscuit. Why can’t you buy chicken flavored popcorn? I would definitely buy chicken corn, though I’ll admit that the majority of people I mention it to ar… --- ## [To Every Poster Who Ever Asserted That Chump Would Win in 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-every-poster-who-ever-asserted-that-chump-would-win-in-2020/925035)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2020, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-every-poster-who-ever-asserted-that-chump-would-win-in-2020/925035 "2020-11-30T20:53:20Z")
I cordially invite you to suck my big, fat dick. You know who you are. --- ## [What's your favorite cuss word??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-cuss-word/105102)
**Author:** [@anenquiringmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anenquiringmind)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2007, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-cuss-word/105102 "2007-12-12T14:00:44Z")
What is your favorite cuss word? Shit usually works for me, but when all else fails F\*\*\* usually does the trick… A friend and I were discussing cussing… she felt it was inappropirate most of the time and I felt it s… --- ## [BrainDead (By the producers of The Good Wife)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/braindead-by-the-producers-of-the-good-wife/757394)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2016, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/braindead-by-the-producers-of-the-good-wife/757394 "2016-09-07T19:54:14Z")
Anyone watching this? It apparently started last night and I just saw it on On Demand. I expected a political thriller similar to The Good Wife. It is not what I expected. Well, it is and it isn’t. The Good Wife bordered… --- ## [Coworker, it is none of your business!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coworker-it-is-none-of-your-business/101732)
**Author:** [@lorinada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorinada)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2002, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coworker-it-is-none-of-your-business/101732 "2002-04-08T17:37:03Z")
Let me refresh your memory of our first conversation, on my first day at my new job: Supervisor: “Coworker, this is lorinada, she will be the Medicaid CBA and hospice biller.” Coworker: “When’s your birthday?” lorina… --- ## [Socks. A n opinion solicited.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socks-a-n-opinion-solicited/401511)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2007, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socks-a-n-opinion-solicited/401511 "2007-04-29T17:46:41Z")
I just bought 2 plastic bags full of socks in bulk from k-mart. Do I wear em first, or wash em first, then wear em? --- ## [Encryption stronger than 4096 RSA / and or GPG](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/encryption-stronger-than-4096-rsa-and-or-gpg/544299)
**Author:** [@goatsgoatsgoats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goatsgoatsgoats)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2010, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/encryption-stronger-than-4096-rsa-and-or-gpg/544299 "2010-06-25T19:12:25Z")
Does there exist any software which allows you to extend the keylength for RSA past that limit? It seems arbitrarily short, is this a limit of the number of primes or is there some justification for limits on size other … --- ## [SDMB Darths--](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-darths/546857)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2012, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-darths/546857 "2012-01-27T00:55:33Z")
Darth Ayebaw Darth Corleone Darth Dano Darth Martin Darth Nader darth nut Darth Panda Darth Pingu Darth Randal Darth Sensitive darthbaz DarthFader DarthKillian darthmiina DarthTurk Is that all of us? We n… --- ## [Which Leatherman tool should I buy for my (theater tech) boyfriend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-leatherman-tool-should-i-buy-for-my-theater-tech-boyfriend/187422)
**Author:** [@Br\_er\_Lapin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Br_er_Lapin)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2003, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-leatherman-tool-should-i-buy-for-my-theater-tech-boyfriend/187422 "2003-07-11T18:48:24Z")
My boyfriend is a technical theater guy who had his leatherman stolen when he took his car in for repairs and left it on the back seat. I want to buy him a new one, especially after seeing how cheap they are on amazon.c… --- ## [Usual Suspects (possible spoiler)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usual-suspects-possible-spoiler/78935)
**Author:** [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usual-suspects-possible-spoiler/78935 "2022-10-04T11:46:45Z")
Just watch the Usual Suspects again last night. Every time I watch it, I think I’ll figure it all out, but every time, something new puzzles me. This time I got to wondering, was it just coincidence that the 5 were put i… --- ## [In exchange for perfect health & hotness, would you do porn for a year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-exchange-for-perfect-health-hotness-would-you-do-porn-for-a-year/498179)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2009, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-exchange-for-perfect-health-hotness-would-you-do-porn-for-a-year/498179 "2009-06-01T14:13:46Z")
Otherwise known as another silly Skald poll. Here’s the sitch, as if it matters. While in the park one day, you see a precious little kitty-kat about to be mauled by a large and ravenous Alsatian. In a fit of idiocy y… --- ## [Seattle massacre: What I blame Hollywood for](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-massacre-what-i-blame-hollywood-for/350314)
**Author:** [@JonScribe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JonScribe)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2006, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-massacre-what-i-blame-hollywood-for/350314 "2006-04-02T20:49:51Z")
No, I don’t blame Hollywood, in general, for violence such as what happened in Seattle this Saturday. The blame can be spread across a much wider spectrum. What I do blame Hollywood, specifically action movies, for is t… --- ## [Carpool Karaoke with Paul McCartney](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpool-karaoke-with-paul-mccartney/816640)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2018, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpool-karaoke-with-paul-mccartney/816640 "2018-08-21T00:36:50Z")
I didn’t see anyone else mention this, so I thought I should. On The Late, Late Show with James Corden, one of the regular segments is “Carpool Karaoke”, in which James picks up a celebrity guest and they drive around Lo… --- ## ["Stop on the green, not in-between" is dead. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-on-the-green-not-in-between-is-dead-now-what/534882)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-on-the-green-not-in-between-is-dead-now-what/534882 "2010-04-05T18:26:11Z")
True story: I was chaperoning a bunch of little kids (black and white kids) one day in NYC and we came to a street corner, where they were gaggling about unsure of what to do. I looked up at the cross-the-street sign, an… --- ## [Poor casting choices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-casting-choices/247379)
**Author:** [@Shirt\_Ninja\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirt_Ninja_13)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2004, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-casting-choices/247379 "2004-08-26T18:40:26Z")
Having recently seen the trailer for Constantine, with Keanu Reeves (of all people) attempting to play John Constantine from the Hellblazer comics, two things happened. 1. I started wondering what the person who cast … --- ## [No, you may not live in my carport.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-may-not-live-in-my-carport/234002)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2004, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-may-not-live-in-my-carport/234002 "2004-03-22T15:05:02Z")
There was a little timid rat-a-tat-tat at my front door at 10.00 am this morning, and I answered it to this wild-eyed dude with crazy hair. I thought it must have been one of the kids’ strange mates, but he looked even … --- ## [Birthdays are for women and kids - True or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthdays-are-for-women-and-kids-true-or-not/479737)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2009, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthdays-are-for-women-and-kids-true-or-not/479737 "2009-01-07T19:52:54Z")
I wasreading this thread where a poster is expressing his regret that his birthday is not more overtly celebrated by is friends and one poster chimes in for him to more or less get over it in that “birthdays are for kids… --- ## [Wealthy stranger disinherits worthy charity in your favor. Do you take the bequest? Any guilt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wealthy-stranger-disinherits-worthy-charity-in-your-favor-do-you-take-the-bequest-any-guilt/634312)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2012, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wealthy-stranger-disinherits-worthy-charity-in-your-favor-do-you-take-the-bequest-any-guilt/634312 "2012-09-14T11:23:24Z")
Let’s say that, on your evening constitutional, you see a little lost dog in an alley, shivering, filthy, and half-starved. Not being me, you take the mutt in, feed it, and clean it up. With only a little effort you mana… --- ## [Best Pokerface cover: Glee or Daughtry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pokerface-cover-glee-or-daughtry/549715)
**Author:** [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pokerface-cover-glee-or-daughtry/549715 "2010-08-11T15:32:35Z")
I’m a sucker for a good bizarre cover that twists the original… For example: glee: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYkfAjWyOwg daughtry: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqT4VnnEU0M Which is better? discuss. --- ## [Are most men rapists in wartime? Historical wars and rape](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-most-men-rapists-in-wartime-historical-wars-and-rape/701662)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2014, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-most-men-rapists-in-wartime-historical-wars-and-rape/701662 "2014-11-14T06:21:50Z")
For whatever it is worth I do NOT believe most men are rapists, or even interested or aroused by the idea of rape. This could be a cultural issue, or a result of the culture I and my peers were raised in. However when r… --- ## [Biggest controversies in MVP, Cy Young, ROY voting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-controversies-in-mvp-cy-young-roy-voting/579236)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-controversies-in-mvp-cy-young-roy-voting/579236 "2011-04-27T16:46:18Z")
This thread had a discussion that had me looking through a lot of ROY voting. Baseball-reference.com has all ROY, Cy Young and MVP on one page - and I landed on the 1998 page. The NL Cy Young voting seems especially horr… --- ## [Favourite Warren Zevon song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-warren-zevon-song/672974)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-warren-zevon-song/672974 "2013-11-06T14:36:54Z")
Mines probably Werewolves of London. --- ## [Ask the Guy Who Claims to be from Delaware](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-claims-to-be-from-delaware/397310)
**Author:** [@Redfrost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redfrost)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2007, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-claims-to-be-from-delaware/397310 "2007-09-14T13:44:56Z")
I have read a few threads here about Delaware possibly being a fictional State. I have no “real” evidence to prove that the State does, in fact, exist. I personally prefer to think of it as a state of being, rather tha… --- ## [Help me pick a US city to (maybe) move to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-us-city-to-maybe-move-to/738058)
**Author:** [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2015, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-us-city-to-maybe-move-to/738058 "2015-12-05T00:09:31Z")
I’m at a total transition point in my life, with a couple different options on the table for the next couple of years. Part of that is moving back to the US, after having spent the bulk of the past five years abroad. I m… --- ## [Iraqi oil to flow into Israel.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-oil-to-flow-into-israel/183292)
**Author:** [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2003, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-oil-to-flow-into-israel/183292 "2003-06-23T11:09:03Z")
Things are really getting interesting now. Of course it’s not about the oil :rolleyes: --- ## [The wiggle in her walk ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wiggle-in-her-walk/331927)
**Author:** [@simple\_homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simple_homer)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2005, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wiggle-in-her-walk/331927 "2005-11-26T05:44:45Z")
I was eating dinner in my favorite restaurant, and I was flirting with the waitress. I noticed that when she walked away her butt had a really nice wiggle to it. Perhaps more of a wiggle than is normally there when she… --- ## [School District Cancels Halloween So As Not To Offend Real Witches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-district-cancels-halloween-so-as-not-to-offend-real-witches/270492)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2004, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-district-cancels-halloween-so-as-not-to-offend-real-witches/270492 "2004-10-26T16:32:28Z")
The Puyallup school district in Washington State has decided to \[url=http://www.theksbwchannel.com/education/3839571/detail.htmlcancel school Halloween parties because of whining from Wiccans. This kind of crap is stup… --- ## [University yoga class canceled because of 'oppression, cultural genocide'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/university-yoga-class-canceled-because-of-oppression-cultural-genocide/738452)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2015, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/university-yoga-class-canceled-because-of-oppression-cultural-genocide/738452 "2015-12-01T10:59:54Z")
Here’s the story. I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. It seems that all it takes these days is for a few lunatics to cry ‘Oppression, racism!’ and the universities instantly fold and do whatever these idiots tell the… --- ## [help naming a bed & breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-naming-a-bed-breakfast/675846)
**Author:** [@newhere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newhere)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-naming-a-bed-breakfast/675846 "2013-12-10T22:31:37Z")
Hey out there, I am opening a bed & breakfast and would love some help coming up with a good name. I saw that a decade ago some folks here came up with some great names for a western/southern/rural theme (Need Help Na… --- ## [25th Amendment section 4, why is no one talking about this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25th-amendment-section-4-why-is-no-one-talking-about-this/928647)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2021, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25th-amendment-section-4-why-is-no-one-talking-about-this/928647 "2021-01-09T15:46:02Z")
Why is there no outcry to invoke section 4 of the 25th amendment to remove Trump. Trump appears to be off the deep end and attempting to destabilize and over through the nation. It seems it’s long time to invoke this. … --- ## [What do Hillary supporters criticize Bernie about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-hillary-supporters-criticize-bernie-about/747114)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2016, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-hillary-supporters-criticize-bernie-about/747114 "2016-02-27T21:56:25Z")
We all know the narrative promoted by Bernie supporters about Hillary: “Wall Street corporatist, warmongering, deceptive, right wing, big bank friendly, will say anything to get votes,” etc. What’s the narrative from th… --- ## [What exactly is the status of Northern Ireland vis-a-vis the UK. Is it still part of the UK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-status-of-northern-ireland-vis-a-vis-the-uk-is-it-still-part-of-the-uk/696305)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2014, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-status-of-northern-ireland-vis-a-vis-the-uk-is-it-still-part-of-the-uk/696305 "2014-08-30T13:41:49Z")
Hi As far as I know the UK comprises England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Has that status changed despite its self-government? What exactly is the status of Northern Ireland vis-a-vis the UK. Is it still cor… --- ## [Somebody please justify Israeli settlements to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-please-justify-israeli-settlements-to-me/134109)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2002, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-please-justify-israeli-settlements-to-me/134109 "2002-11-06T06:41:54Z")
"Oh no, not another Middle East thread…" Yeah, sorry, but can we try to make this one with a difference by sticking to the topic? Avoiding subjects such as Israel’s right to exist :rolleyes:, Sharon’s tactics, Arafat’s … --- ## [Gravity is weird](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gravity-is-weird/1000521)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gravity-is-weird/1000521 "2024-05-03T00:05:09Z")
I was listening to a discussion that involved Eric Weinstein wherein he opined just how weak gravity was. He said something like., “We are all being held in our chairs by gravity yet when we are done, we will easily get … --- ## [Why isn't Zoroastrianism more popular?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-zoroastrianism-more-popular/294282)
**Author:** [@WeRSauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WeRSauron)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2005, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-zoroastrianism-more-popular/294282 "2005-03-21T22:25:35Z")
It seems that Zoroastrianism is a simple religion with a strong moral message, almost humanistic. Sure, there are rituals and prayers, but the most important rituals (padyab kusti as a regular ritual, navjot as an initia… --- ## [Meet My Supervisor: Pete Puma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-my-supervisor-pete-puma/268927)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2006, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-my-supervisor-pete-puma/268927 "2006-01-29T20:03:49Z")
Okay, I’m a machinist and I work with two other guys in the machine shop at a small foundry. There’s myself, the die maker and the shop boss (hereafter referred to as Pete Puma). Now, Pete has already earned my dislike… --- ## [Stunting growth of disabled child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stunting-growth-of-disabled-child/386754)
**Author:** [@Electrical\_Storm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electrical_Storm)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2007, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stunting-growth-of-disabled-child/386754 "2007-01-16T19:45:59Z")
Oof. I didn’t want to put this in the pit because I don’t know at this point how I’d go about pitting such a thing. I’m thinking I’ll let the great minds of the Dope hash this out. I searched but didn’t find another thr… --- ## [How does Maria Jose become Coté?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-maria-jose-become-cote/732872)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2021, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-maria-jose-become-cote/732872 "2021-11-14T20:02:17Z")
I was just reading that Chilean-born actress Coté de Pablo’s real name is María José de Pablo. She say she uses Coté because it’s a common nickname for María José in Chile. Can anyone explain how María José became Coté? … --- ## [How to protect a wood floor at a party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-protect-a-wood-floor-at-a-party/748973)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-protect-a-wood-floor-at-a-party/748973 "2016-03-14T22:12:43Z")
Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice on protecting a wood floor. In the summer I will be having a house party for c.60-70 people. It will be both inside the house and in the back garden where I have gravel and decki… --- ## [You had the lyrics wrong...but you actually like yours better](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-had-the-lyrics-wrong-but-you-actually-like-yours-better/478790)
**Author:** [@IdahoMauleMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IdahoMauleMan)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2008, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-had-the-lyrics-wrong-but-you-actually-like-yours-better/478790 "2008-12-31T14:12:12Z")
I heard ‘Been Caught Stealing’ today by Jane’s Addiction. Hadn’t heard it in a long time. I remember the first time was standing around a keg at a party, a looong time ago, and thinking it sounded like a pretty cool p… --- ## [Poisonous spider](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poisonous-spider/337144)
**Author:** [@Tenebrosus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tenebrosus)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2006, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poisonous-spider/337144 "2006-02-10T07:40:27Z")
RE: your article on poisonous spiders. I’m a biologist that happens to study spiders. I applaud your article for stating what arachnologists have said for years, namely that most bumps, red spots, etc. are likely NOT t… --- ## [Racism in internet commentary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racism-in-internet-commentary/770316)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2016, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racism-in-internet-commentary/770316 "2016-11-07T14:59:23Z")
Whether it be Reddit postings or online article comments sections, it doesn’t matter. The racism wears me down after awhile and makes me wonder if everyone I interact with in real life is racist (and not in the relative… --- ## [Question for Atheists; What is your moral system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-atheists-what-is-your-moral-system/425769)
**Author:** [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2007, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-atheists-what-is-your-moral-system/425769 "2007-11-18T20:12:47Z")
Lots of “ask the Christians” threads about, so I thought I might start one i’ve been thinking of for a while. There’s a good many threads even normally about religious people explaining how they believe the world works m… --- ## [Dear Porn Directors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-porn-directors/308864)
**Author:** [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2005, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-porn-directors/308864 "2005-06-21T11:24:01Z")
Let’s get one thing perfectly clear: I do not want to see anybody spitting on anything, ever again. Full stop. --- ## [Is a child's intelligence genetic, or a product of social conditioning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-childs-intelligence-genetic-or-a-product-of-social-conditioning/643847)
**Author:** [@Shark\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark_Sandwich)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2012, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-childs-intelligence-genetic-or-a-product-of-social-conditioning/643847 "2012-12-15T04:45:02Z")
Not sure if this belongs in GQ, so mods feel free to move if needed. Also, I searched the forums before posting this, but didn’t find any results that fit the bill. Bit of a back story first: Was having a discussion t… --- ## [Things that can't be unheard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-cant-be-unheard/649359)
**Author:** [@stolatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stolatt)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2013, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-cant-be-unheard/649359 "2013-02-12T00:26:01Z")
“Your brother is really good in bed.” From my female manager at work, “I found my stepson’s homemade porn on the computer. I wonder if he found mine”. Any ones you’ve been subjected to? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1930&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1932&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)