# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1935&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:** 1936 --- ## [Any of you not qualified for your present position?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-not-qualified-for-your-present-position/624574)
**Author:** [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-not-qualified-for-your-present-position/624574 "2012-06-14T22:14:09Z")
Just got off the phone with my boss. We are hiring for someone in my area. Usually I do the hiring but my boss is new and wants to have ‘input’. Talking with some colleagues I found out this is a quirk of hers. No pr… --- ## [Want to come clean: Long ago I used to have a different user name. What do I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-come-clean-long-ago-i-used-to-have-a-different-user-name-what-do-i-do/574276)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2011, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-come-clean-long-ago-i-used-to-have-a-different-user-name-what-do-i-do/574276 "2011-03-13T18:47:21Z")
Please don’t ban me. I was young and rash, and I let my previous membership die for a couple of years. Then I came back under a new user name. I didn’t have a malicous intent about it. Tell me what do do. Please don’t b… --- ## [What is the straight dope about the Sharp Edges sign?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-straight-dope-about-the-sharp-edges-sign/639494)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-straight-dope-about-the-sharp-edges-sign/639494 "2012-11-02T16:30:01Z")
Sharp Edges Sign What’s the backstory behind this sign? IIRC, this image must be at least 10-15 years old. Is it real? --- ## [Visual Biology vs. the DC Lanterns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-biology-vs-the-dc-lanterns/687785)
**Author:** [@Chihuahua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chihuahua)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-biology-vs-the-dc-lanterns/687785 "2014-05-08T23:15:05Z")
So over the last few years DC comics has broadened the Green Lantern universe to include Lantern Corps for every color of the spectrum… sorta. It seems to me that all of these colors are arbitrarily limited to the spect… --- ## [Fuck the dishonest people among us.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-dishonest-people-among-us/572187)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-dishonest-people-among-us/572187 "2011-02-23T21:13:45Z")
I left my B&N Nook eBook reader on a plane on Saturday. Nobody contacted me. I’m trying to find it. Haven’t given up on Delta yet. My name and email are in the device. Either it was found by an employee cleaning the pla… --- ## [A Poll for Atheists.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-atheists/386478)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2007, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-atheists/386478 "2007-01-29T22:56:57Z")
This is a poll for atheists. It’s partly inspired by the atheist wars in the BBQ pit, but it’s also something I’ve been wondering about for a while. Q1: What comes closest to describing your religious upbringing? A.) A… --- ## [Factual bowling question: Can a pin fall over & bounce back upright?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factual-bowling-question-can-a-pin-fall-over-bounce-back-upright/468107)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2008, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factual-bowling-question-can-a-pin-fall-over-bounce-back-upright/468107 "2008-11-03T04:40:21Z")
I’ve been doing too much Wii bowling lately, but it raised this question in my mind: Is it possible that a pin, once knocked over, manages to bounce back up to end upright? It would seem a small but finite possibility,… --- ## ["covers her hair for religious reasons, occasionally with a wig"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-her-hair-for-religious-reasons-occasionally-with-a-wig/538606)
**Author:** [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-her-hair-for-religious-reasons-occasionally-with-a-wig/538606 "2010-05-12T01:39:45Z")
Will someone explain the logic of this to me? :confused: Meaning no harm, but… what precisely is the value of covering your hair with something that makes it look like you’re not covering your hair? --- ## [Firing Squad - One Gun Has Blanks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firing-squad-one-gun-has-blanks/205112)
**Author:** [@Photog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Photog)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2003, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firing-squad-one-gun-has-blanks/205112 "2003-12-23T01:05:45Z")
Reading the news this morning that a third defendant in last years Bali nightclub bombings was sentenced to death by firing squad got me thinking about something I’d always heard about but never was quite sure of its aut… --- ## [The English language's vocabulary: especially and outstandingly precise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-english-languages-vocabulary-especially-and-outstandingly-precise/726716)
**Author:** [@Sangahyando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sangahyando)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2015, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-english-languages-vocabulary-especially-and-outstandingly-precise/726716 "2015-08-05T18:04:11Z")
There’s an opinion on the part of a friend of mine – in the general area of language use – held and much touted by him. I wonder whether there is any substance to it at all, and would be grateful for comment from those … --- ## [Entertain me. Please. (The Hovind Evolution Challenge)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entertain-me-please-the-hovind-evolution-challenge/51331)
**Author:** [@jenkinsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jenkinsfan)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2001, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entertain-me-please-the-hovind-evolution-challenge/51331 "2001-01-27T15:09:53Z")
Dr. Kent Hovind This guy has an offer of $250,000 for anyone who can reasonably prove evolution. I would like to see one of you win it. Anyone care to try? I would certainly enjoy watching. BTW, although I do agree wit… --- ## [so I want to make soylent green wafers for halloween...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-make-soylent-green-wafers-for-halloween/515275)
**Author:** [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2009, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-make-soylent-green-wafers-for-halloween/515275 "2009-11-01T23:57:34Z")
and I have just about no idea where to start. seriously every so called recipe on the net is a joke. green wafers that look like those in the movie (link to wiki with pic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soylent\_green) my … --- ## [Do funerals really provide closure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-funerals-really-provide-closure/479825)
**Author:** [@greatshakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greatshakes)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2009, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-funerals-really-provide-closure/479825 "2009-01-05T19:53:52Z")
Do funerals really, really give one closure, even in some measure, to the bereaved? I would think that the loss of a family member from a house would be a pretty clear signal, and that, sad as it may be, would be all of … --- ## [Why do wooden ships sink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-wooden-ships-sink/366147)
**Author:** [@harrylentil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harrylentil)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2006, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-wooden-ships-sink/366147 "2006-07-27T15:36:51Z")
Wood floats, after all. Rowing boats just swamp - they don’t sink I think. Of course, if it’s laden with cannon, balls, swords, muskets and ammo that would make it sink. A merchant ship full of pottery or metal ingots or… --- ## [Down the memory hole: Has Libertarian been banned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/down-the-memory-hole-has-libertarian-been-banned/215235)
**Author:** [@Truth\_Seeker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truth_Seeker)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2003, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/down-the-memory-hole-has-libertarian-been-banned/215235 "2003-11-27T00:17:26Z")
I’ve recently heard a rumour that Libertarian has been banned. Apparently, in a fit of snarkiness, he more-or-less invited a mod to ban him. Now I don’t necessarily a problem with the banning itself. But I am very con… --- ## [Do you take pictures of dead people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-pictures-of-dead-people/680482)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2014, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-pictures-of-dead-people/680482 "2014-02-06T02:45:46Z")
My wife and I have taken photographs of deceased people both at funerals and in hospital settings. Neither of us see anything creepy or morbid about it. Death is a natural component of the life span, and is a life event … --- ## [Is that Oxytocin in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-oxytocin-in-your-pocket-or-are-you-just-happy-to-see-me/520491)
**Author:** [@Tamariti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamariti)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2009, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-oxytocin-in-your-pocket-or-are-you-just-happy-to-see-me/520491 "2009-12-16T03:41:02Z")
Generally I have always been one of the great romantics but that has all changed. I suppose two failed marriages accounts for my dispirit for “Love”… if Cupid exists he has an awful sense of humour. Now, here is where … --- ## [Does Craig Ferguson have two people in a horse outfit for every show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-craig-ferguson-have-two-people-in-a-horse-outfit-for-every-show/569532)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2011, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-craig-ferguson-have-two-people-in-a-horse-outfit-for-every-show/569532 "2011-02-01T01:18:11Z")
I’ve been watching the Craig Ferguson show, and he has a bit now where he rings a doorbell and a pantomime horse comes out and dances. Does he actually have two people in a pantomime horse outfit through the entirity of… --- ## [Watch Live Rice defending the Bush Admin...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-live-rice-defending-the-bush-admin/238952)
**Author:** [@Rashak\_Mani](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rashak_Mani)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2004, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-live-rice-defending-the-bush-admin/238952 "2004-04-15T20:50:39Z")
CNN and Yahoo have live feeds of Rice defending the admin. Feel free to post comments “live” here too. Who is the white haired senator ? --- ## [EV runs out juice in mid drive...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ev-runs-out-juice-in-mid-drive/847442)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ev-runs-out-juice-in-mid-drive/847442 "2020-02-10T14:26:31Z")
I have never owned an EV. I’ve driven internal combustion vehicles for the last 40 years, and have never run out of gas. I’ve always been able to make it to a gas station when needed. Sure I’ve come close a few times.… --- ## [You want my toothpaste? FINE TAKE IT! Especially if the security threat is lowered...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-want-my-toothpaste-fine-take-it-especially-if-the-security-threat-is-lowered/368432)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2006, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-want-my-toothpaste-fine-take-it-especially-if-the-security-threat-is-lowered/368432 "2006-08-23T23:10:11Z")
My question is simple - why does this offend some people? My Brother just got back from Chicago and said there was a man who was raising hell in the security line because the officer took some of his personal hygiene pr… --- ## [What's the best song off of "Help!"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-song-off-of-help/554028)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2010, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-song-off-of-help/554028 "2010-10-18T22:21:36Z")
Previous polls (still active): Please Please Me, With the Beatles, A Hard Day’s Night, and Beatles For Sale. There can be only one–which would you choose? --- ## [fictional presidents of the USA in real life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-presidents-of-the-usa-in-real-life/790810)
**Author:** [@Princess\_Perfume](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princess_Perfume)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2020, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-presidents-of-the-usa-in-real-life/790810 "2020-02-24T05:27:50Z")
Which fictional presidents would you like/least like to have been a real life president? Dave (Kevin Kline) from 1993’s Dave I wouldn’t mind in real life. Wouldn’t like the president from The Dead Zone as a real life p… --- ## [What did you not have as a kid that you overcompensate for as an adult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-not-have-as-a-kid-that-you-overcompensate-for-as-an-adult/473007)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2008, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-not-have-as-a-kid-that-you-overcompensate-for-as-an-adult/473007 "2008-11-21T21:26:35Z")
I’m speaking more of material things in this thread. Not money, love sex etc… For me it’s video games. We were pretty poor when I was young and all of my friends has NES, SNES, Genesis etc… and I would go to their hou… --- ## [Ugly betty 2 hour season premiere 10-16-09](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugly-betty-2-hour-season-premiere-10-16-09/514384)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2009, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugly-betty-2-hour-season-premiere-10-16-09/514384 "2009-12-07T01:22:34Z")
Since nobody else has started a thread, hopefully I’m not the only one who watched. First off it seems the show is getting back on track a little with the quirkiness and comedic and story-arc angle. While I’m not thril… --- ## [Worst Movie Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-ever/51351)
**Author:** [@Totoro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Totoro)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2001, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-ever/51351 "2001-01-30T12:51:20Z")
Just wondering what your idea of the worst movie ever was. Mine? “Boys” Starring Wynona Ryder --- ## [What happened here? ( Electrical Storm Question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-here-electrical-storm-question/570378)
**Author:** [@manila](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manila)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2011, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-here-electrical-storm-question/570378 "2011-02-12T23:54:38Z")
I love tropical thunder storms! I watch in awe the torrential rain and fierce lightning strikes. I love nature’s firework display. I was watching one such storm a few days back from my 40th Storey apartment balcony. As… --- ## [Where I live you can't buy beer on Sunday..But what if I walked into the grocery....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-i-live-you-cant-buy-beer-on-sunday-but-what-if-i-walked-into-the-grocery/241786)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Deschain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Deschain)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2004, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-i-live-you-cant-buy-beer-on-sunday-but-what-if-i-walked-into-the-grocery/241786 "2004-05-15T07:45:00Z")
store, grabbed a six pack, stood in line and then flopped down a ten (for beer that was less than ten dollars). I made the statement “here is ten dollars for the beer take it or leave it, but I’m leaving with my beer” a… --- ## [How early is too early to mow your lawn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-early-is-too-early-to-mow-your-lawn/760527)
**Author:** [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2016, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-early-is-too-early-to-mow-your-lawn/760527 "2016-07-23T09:24:07Z")
My subdivision has a facebook page. I was recently called out on it for having the audacity to mow my grass at 8:45 on a Saturday morning. I admit I am an early riser, but I feel anything after 8 is a fine time to mow … --- ## [Best #1 single of the year retrospective: 1960](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1960/696930)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2014, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1960/696930 "2014-10-24T22:58:36Z")
Our retrospective series now takes us to 1960, the beginning (apologies to Alex Trebek) of one of the most interesting decades in the history of pop music. IMO, it starts off kind of slow - of the 19 songs that made #1 t… --- ## [Are The "Dick and Jane" Readers Still In Use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-dick-and-jane-readers-still-in-use/540930)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-dick-and-jane-readers-still-in-use/540930 "2010-05-28T17:27:12Z")
I remember those elementary school reading textbooks…“see Spot run”…where is Dick?"…etc. Anyway, these were used in the 1950’s and 60’s-are they in use today? And, is the Ginn Co. (publisher) still around? --- ## [Why Does The Federal Government Extort The States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-federal-government-extort-the-states/204690)
**Author:** [@Chicago\_Faucet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicago_Faucet)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2003, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-federal-government-extort-the-states/204690 "2003-10-20T13:12:07Z")
Here in Pennsylvania we just lowered the DUI level to .08, in order to comply with federal regulations. If we had refused, then the federal government would have pulled some of the money for our highway improvements and… --- ## ["Parlour," "Drawing Room" and "Lounge" - What's the difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parlour-drawing-room-and-lounge-whats-the-difference/711170)
**Author:** [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parlour-drawing-room-and-lounge-whats-the-difference/711170 "2015-02-03T22:25:43Z")
I’ve heard these terms used in innumerable novels and movies. They all seem to be defined as “a room for entertaining guests” - but are the terms interchangeable or are there distinctions of form or function? --- ## [Do you consider the POTUS Donald Trump as a loose cannon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-the-potus-donald-trump-as-a-loose-cannon/820919)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2018, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-the-potus-donald-trump-as-a-loose-cannon/820919 "2018-09-11T16:44:37Z")
Perhaps SD is the wrong place to question President Trump’s mental state of mind, but I just wanted to know what the numbers look like. In the days of sail, naval vessels mounted cannon carefully and purposefully rigged… --- ## [For the (automotive) mechanically gifted: Mechanic can't give me my old starter back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-automotive-mechanically-gifted-mechanic-cant-give-me-my-old-starter-back/614883)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2012, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-automotive-mechanically-gifted-mechanic-cant-give-me-my-old-starter-back/614883 "2012-03-09T08:55:45Z")
I have to say at the beginning I’m pretty much a noob when it comes to fixing cars. Not long ago we replaced the large hose running from the bottom of the radiator to the engine, and we were patting ourselves on the bac… --- ## [Last Space Shuttle Flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-space-shuttle-flight/588397)
**Author:** [@Recovering\_Republican](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Recovering_Republican)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2011, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-space-shuttle-flight/588397 "2011-07-12T03:42:59Z")
Atlantis launched today (allowing the MSM to put that as the lead story instead of the Dismal Jobs Report) in the last flight of the Shuttle program. Kind of sad, but really, here’s a great example of how government can… --- ## [Let's list some "stagey" movies. Also, why make stagey movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-list-some-stagey-movies-also-why-make-stagey-movies/724291)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2015, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-list-some-stagey-movies-also-why-make-stagey-movies/724291 "2015-07-08T15:13:28Z")
I will not define stagey and further than to say watching the movie feels more like watching a play than watching a film. Perhaps y’all can help me out with some of the elements that make a movie feel that way. A lot of… --- ## [Stupid Slut at Pizza Hut (Short and too the point)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-slut-at-pizza-hut-short-and-too-the-point/240498)
**Author:** [@Jarrod87](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jarrod87)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2004, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-slut-at-pizza-hut-short-and-too-the-point/240498 "2004-04-22T00:14:13Z")
I order a pizza and am told it will be here in 30 minutes. 40 Minutes go by and i call up and ask about my pizza and im told it should be there soon. Another 20 minutes go by and i call up again, i am told it will be t… --- ## [How egotistical must an entity be to need to be worshiped](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-egotistical-must-an-entity-be-to-need-to-be-worshiped/833778)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2019, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-egotistical-must-an-entity-be-to-need-to-be-worshiped/833778 "2019-05-15T18:23:48Z")
To paraphrase James Tiberius Kirk, “What does God need with a world full of worshipers?” When you are all-powerful, why would you need your ego boosted by lesser beings telling you what you already know. In fact, how c… --- ## [If God answers medical prayers, then why do you need health insurance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-god-answers-medical-prayers-then-why-do-you-need-health-insurance/466919)
**Author:** [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2008, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-god-answers-medical-prayers-then-why-do-you-need-health-insurance/466919 "2008-10-10T12:19:55Z")
From: http://whywontgodhealamputees.com/god6.htm If God answers medical prayers, then why do you need health insurance? Simply think it through. If what Jesus says about prayer in the Bible is true, and if all the sto… --- ## [Divorced parents, what should I expect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorced-parents-what-should-i-expect/540575)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorced-parents-what-should-i-expect/540575 "2010-05-26T17:10:14Z")
So it seems that my wife has decided that we are no longer compatible and wishes to separate. She has gone so far to have separation papers drawn up and has told me that nothing will work to save the marriage. We have … --- ## [Looking for a comparison of Neverwinter Nights 1 vs 2, including modules etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-comparison-of-neverwinter-nights-1-vs-2-including-modules-etc/618990)
**Author:** [@Animastryfe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Animastryfe)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2012, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-comparison-of-neverwinter-nights-1-vs-2-including-modules-etc/618990 "2012-04-30T12:58:08Z")
I am thinking of either playing Neverwinter Nights 1 or 2 in a few weeks. However, I will only have time to play one of them, including the best expansions and modules. Are there any good analyses of the difference betwe… --- ## [Please Help Me With This Work Situation!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-with-this-work-situation/478131)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2009, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-with-this-work-situation/478131 "2009-02-05T23:47:15Z")
So Friday, mere minutes before lunchtime, much later than usual, we got our paychecks. Inside the envelope was also a notice that our employment statuses will change. Mine will go from “40 hours full-time” to “36 to 40… --- ## [Did I just put my fish into shock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-just-put-my-fish-into-shock/337911)
**Author:** [@Squee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squee)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2006, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-just-put-my-fish-into-shock/337911 "2006-01-01T13:17:54Z")
Hi all, I have a goldfish that I’ve had for almost 5 years. I have been a really bad owner and haven’t cleaned his tank in quite a long time and it was quite dirty with poop. Even the sides of the tank were clouding u… --- ## [Scarred burn victims upset me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scarred-burn-victims-upset-me/199800)
**Author:** [@AmericanMaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AmericanMaid)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2003, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scarred-burn-victims-upset-me/199800 "2003-09-10T02:35:28Z")
Their shiny mis-shapen faces, crumpled limbs, and lack of facial hair upset me. They make bad parents because they can’t play catch, they have trouble preparing food for their children because skin flakes fall off in th… --- ## [What's a haymaker punch, and why that name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-haymaker-punch-and-why-that-name/251207)
**Author:** [@drhess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drhess)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2004, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-haymaker-punch-and-why-that-name/251207 "2004-06-23T20:49:33Z")
What’s a “haymaker” punch, and why that name? Thanks. :smack: \<–not a haymaker. --- ## [Easy ways to make rice or spaghetti taste better](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-ways-to-make-rice-or-spaghetti-taste-better/671029)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2013, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-ways-to-make-rice-or-spaghetti-taste-better/671029 "2013-10-15T10:47:02Z")
I like to eat rice and spaghetti, I usually eat it a few days a week since it is cheap and easy. So what can be done that is easy (to do and easy to clean) to make them taste better? With rice I either add A1 or barbec… --- ## [Just saw a car driving with a Hawaiian license plate.....in Minnesota....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-saw-a-car-driving-with-a-hawaiian-license-plate-in-minnesota/814838)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-saw-a-car-driving-with-a-hawaiian-license-plate-in-minnesota/814838 "2018-06-11T02:49:50Z")
How does this happen? Do people who live in Hawaii sometimes actually ship their cars to the mainland? Was it a fake plate? --- ## [Please welcome our newest mod, xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-our-newest-mod-xash/189296)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2003, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-our-newest-mod-xash/189296 "2003-07-29T21:21:35Z")
Please join me in welcoming our newest SDMB moderator, xash, who will help mind the shop in General Questions. xash got the job for the following reasons: He knows a lot about computers, so now we can bug somebody be… --- ## [What is the true origin of 86'ing something in a restruant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-true-origin-of-86ing-something-in-a-restruant/123531)
**Author:** [@captainolev](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/captainolev)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2002, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-true-origin-of-86ing-something-in-a-restruant/123531 "2002-08-27T15:52:25Z")
While working in the restruant industry i have come across the phrase of 86’ed. While I have heard many a theories and ideas on how it started i still do not know the origional birth of this phrase. Help me!!! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1934&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1936&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)