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**Author:** [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2018, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bomb-found-at-soros-home/823373 "2018-10-27T20:07:25Z")
Bomb was found in the mailbox by an employee, bomb squad techs “proactively detonated” the bomb. Tell me again about all those violent leftists while donors are receiving explosives. Explain the fragility of many on th… --- ## [A toast to the ladies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-toast-to-the-ladies/43456)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2000, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-toast-to-the-ladies/43456 "2000-12-04T21:21:58Z")
You know something wierd about this board? I’m not here to meet women, especially college girls, but have gotten to be friends with so many, and they even flirt with me! So many internet pervs would give their left nut t… --- ## [Idiot callers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-callers/330087)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2005, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-callers/330087 "2005-11-10T21:20:59Z")
The phone just rang here in my office. I picked up with our standard corporate greeting. After a pause, a caller asked for some person I’ve never heard of. I told her that she had reached a business, and that no one wit… --- ## [Could a homeless person, who has not eaten for 4 days, go to the emergency room and get food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-homeless-person-who-has-not-eaten-for-4-days-go-to-the-emergency-room-and-get-food/736220)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-homeless-person-who-has-not-eaten-for-4-days-go-to-the-emergency-room-and-get-food/736220 "2015-11-02T04:56:24Z")
Could a homeless person, who has not eaten for 4 days, go to the emergency room and get food? If you stay in the hospital overnight if you get in a minor car wreck, they will feed you. So, could a homeless person who has… --- ## [Why when selling/buying a property do the buyer and seller never meet? (home sales)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-when-selling-buying-a-property-do-the-buyer-and-seller-never-meet-home-sales/962085)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-when-selling-buying-a-property-do-the-buyer-and-seller-never-meet-home-sales/962085 "2022-05-02T05:23:44Z")
I saw a post on Reddit asking this question but I never expect good answers there. The main answer (so far) seems to be to avoid racial discrimination. Ok…maybe but I’m dubious. Anecdotally, every time I have purchase… --- ## [You say you want a Revolution! The growing right wing anger and threats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-say-you-want-a-revolution-the-growing-right-wing-anger-and-threats/792003)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-say-you-want-a-revolution-the-growing-right-wing-anger-and-threats/792003 "2017-07-26T16:40:21Z")
I’m seeing this more and more. Alex Jones just advocated for revolution and killing liberals. On one of the pages I follow today, this guy came in screaming about liberals. Had 186 responses to this troll before I got… --- ## [Which alphabets are easiest to read?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-alphabets-are-easiest-to-read/152678)
**Author:** [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2003, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-alphabets-are-easiest-to-read/152678 "2003-02-06T12:38:52Z")
A printer admin error is causing all our documents to default print in capitals/uppercase, which is surprisingly hard to read - compared to lowercase. It’s led me to wonder if some writing systems are easier to read tha… --- ## [So, my 13YO niece wants me to give her guitar lessons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-13yo-niece-wants-me-to-give-her-guitar-lessons/707796)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2016, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-13yo-niece-wants-me-to-give-her-guitar-lessons/707796 "2016-11-13T00:24:56Z")
My 13YO niece messaged me on Facebook. “I want guitar lessons for Christmas.” She means (in context) that she wants me to teach her to play guitar. Not pay for professional lessons. The problem is … I abandoned the gui… --- ## [Could the U.S. eject a state from the Union?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-u-s-eject-a-state-from-the-union/638118)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-u-s-eject-a-state-from-the-union/638118 "2012-10-22T15:52:45Z")
Inspired by the debate on Scottish independence, if a U.S. state kept passing hugely unconstitutional laws and generally being a massive nuisance and drain on the rest of the Union, are there any provisions to boot it ou… --- ## [HELP! My car AC smells like feet!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-car-ac-smells-like-feet/265791)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2004, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-car-ac-smells-like-feet/265791 "2004-09-25T08:38:49Z")
Sweat feet that have been in rubber shoes all day. What can I do? I called the dealership. They said to spray lysol. :rolleyes: How can I rid my car of this odor? It’s only 2 years old! --- ## [How would an American go about "passing" as a Canadian when traveling abroad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-an-american-go-about-passing-as-a-canadian-when-traveling-abroad/278697)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2004, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-an-american-go-about-passing-as-a-canadian-when-traveling-abroad/278697 "2004-12-14T16:40:25Z")
Per the article Worried About Traveling Abroad? Pretend To Be Canadian What behavioral traits, dress, or social manners are necessary to pass as a Canadian when traveling abroad? --- ## [Tell me about your compost pile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-compost-pile/533501)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2010, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-compost-pile/533501 "2010-03-30T07:41:35Z")
I’m thinking of building one in the backyard. There seem to be a number of ways to do it, and want to see if anyone has an opinion. My yard is about 50’x170’ (with a house to account for), so I wouldn’t be generating a T… --- ## [Can you think of a \*worse\* celeb to be on your political side than Victoria Jackson?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-think-of-a-worse-celeb-to-be-on-your-political-side-than-victoria-jackson/640833)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-think-of-a-worse-celeb-to-be-on-your-political-side-than-victoria-jackson/640833 "2012-11-14T03:10:41Z")
You have a political movement, and you wish to have a celebrity publicly support it. Victoria Jackson would be pretty low on my list. Who would be worse? PeeWee Herman? Lindsay Lohan? Jerry Sandusky? --- ## [Portable generators?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portable-generators/639594)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2012, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portable-generators/639594 "2012-11-04T01:32:59Z")
After a minor skirmish with Hurricane Sandy (lost power, sump pump of course stopped, a little water in basement, annoyance ensued but thankfully No Big Deal), we’re weighing options for preventing this kind of issue in … --- ## [Why would a restaurant only take American Express?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-restaurant-only-take-american-express/312366)
**Author:** [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2005, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-restaurant-only-take-american-express/312366 "2005-07-14T14:37:11Z")
This weekend I went to dinner at a place in the Village in NYC and the only credit card they took was American Express. I don’t understand this at all, since AmEx is 1) less popular than the others and 2) takes the high… --- ## [What is the smallest land animal that a human could not defeat in hand to claw combat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-smallest-land-animal-that-a-human-could-not-defeat-in-hand-to-claw-combat/446146)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2008, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-smallest-land-animal-that-a-human-could-not-defeat-in-hand-to-claw-combat/446146 "2008-04-24T07:13:45Z")
Assuming no toxins allowed, what is the least massive land animal that, one on one, could regularly be expected to defeat a healthy determined human in naked hand to hand combat in an enclosed (say Roman Colosseum sized)… --- ## [Whispering in Chinese: possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whispering-in-chinese-possible/526776)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2010, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whispering-in-chinese-possible/526776 "2010-01-31T00:59:52Z")
My understanding is that in the Chinese language, vocal inflection - a deliberate fluctuation of the fundamental frequency being emitted by the vocal cords - carries information. When one whispers, there is no clearly-d… --- ## [How many US Presidents have degrees from both Harvard and Yale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-presidents-have-degrees-from-both-harvard-and-yale/240559)
**Author:** [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2004, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-presidents-have-degrees-from-both-harvard-and-yale/240559 "2004-04-22T03:19:49Z")
Not counting honorary degrees, of course. --- ## [Are you lonely?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-lonely/508240)
**Author:** [@purple\_haze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_haze)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2009, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-lonely/508240 "2009-09-08T14:02:45Z")
For the most part I go about my day to day routine, and you would never know that I often feel lonely. I have a loving husband, close family, good friends and a job and co-workers that I enjoy, but there are important … --- ## [Bush's new speech - Wow! AKA "If I say it, it must be true"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bushs-new-speech-wow-aka-if-i-say-it-it-must-be-true/335604)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2005, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bushs-new-speech-wow-aka-if-i-say-it-it-must-be-true/335604 "2005-12-17T02:24:59Z")
For a speech that acknowledges the intelligence that led him (and us by extension) to war was royally screwed up, and given what we know now, the number of flat pronouncements of abject nonsense that we are expected to … --- ## [adults... where do you hide your "toys"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adults-where-do-you-hide-your-toys/144013)
**Author:** [@Oblong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oblong)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2002, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adults-where-do-you-hide-your-toys/144013 "2002-12-20T23:03:46Z")
You know, when the nightstand gets a little too crowded or you have kids who start to get old enough to wander around. What’s the best way to keep them away from others, yet easily accessible without ruining the moment? … --- ## [Is sneezing ever a symptom of a serious disease?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sneezing-ever-a-symptom-of-a-serious-disease/523454)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2010, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sneezing-ever-a-symptom-of-a-serious-disease/523454 "2010-01-04T02:58:38Z")
Inspired by this thread. It’s common superstition to bless someone, or say “to health/your health/whatever” if someone sneezes in many cultures, the idea being you are saying you hope the person isn’t really sick. But … --- ## [Advice for reforming an excessively sensitive sleeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-reforming-an-excessively-sensitive-sleeper/459659)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2008, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-reforming-an-excessively-sensitive-sleeper/459659 "2008-08-13T15:24:02Z")
I have been crazy-sensitive about sleeping conditions for my whole life. Noise is the primary problem. When I was a kid, sleepovers were difficult and camp was impossible. In college, the dormitories were nightmarish, an… --- ## [How do you tell a coworker they are too fat to ride?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-tell-a-coworker-they-are-too-fat-to-ride/755507)
**Author:** [@T-Minus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/T-Minus)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2016, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-tell-a-coworker-they-are-too-fat-to-ride/755507 "2016-05-25T14:33:39Z")
Ok, let’s say you had a coworker you have been carpooling with for a while; their weight is starting to ruin your seats. How do you tell them they are too fat to ride in your car? --- ## [Jon Stewart gives up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-gives-up/549261)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2010, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-gives-up/549261 "2010-08-08T00:01:10Z")
One of the best Daily Show segments in a long time. Enjoy. --- ## [Marvel Civil War...vote Stark or vote Cap??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-civil-war-vote-stark-or-vote-cap/722003)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2015, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-civil-war-vote-stark-or-vote-cap/722003 "2015-06-16T08:46:22Z")
I was watching these two videos on who you’d support in the upcoming Captain American Civil War, so thought I’d ask 'dopers for their thoughts (if you don’t want to watch them then the short of it is the two opposing sid… --- ## [What's the oldest recording on your iPod or MP3 player?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-recording-on-your-ipod-or-mp3-player/552499)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2010, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-recording-on-your-ipod-or-mp3-player/552499 "2010-09-08T00:06:00Z")
I have several of Jelly Roll Morton’s wonderful jazz and ragtime recordings, done for musicologist Alan Lomax at the Library of Congress in May 1938. Poor audio quality but great tunes. And you? --- ## [Was von Stauffenberg a hero?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-von-stauffenberg-a-hero/538648)
**Author:** [@villa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/villa)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2010, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-von-stauffenberg-a-hero/538648 "2010-05-10T04:11:33Z")
Home from work for the day last week I vegged out in front of the Military Channel, and ended up watching a documentary on Claus von Stauffenberg and the assassination plot against Hitler. It reminded me of a time back … --- ## [Wedding present for couple who has everything....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-present-for-couple-who-has-everything/400302)
**Author:** [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2007, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-present-for-couple-who-has-everything/400302 "2007-04-17T06:51:32Z")
My brother is getting married in about a week. I am leaving for the trip (St. Thomas) on the 24th. I need a wedding present but there is a problem. My brother and his soon to be wife don’t \*need \* anything. They have a … --- ## [Are microwaves dangerous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-microwaves-dangerous/518337)
**Author:** [@DaveBfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveBfd)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-microwaves-dangerous/518337 "2019-07-12T11:30:12Z")
I know they can affect food in some way, but not really what it does. Aside from the effects on food that it cooks, is it dangerous to stand near a running microwave? I know a certain person who leaves the room when a … --- ## [What's the second meaning of this double entendre](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-second-meaning-of-this-double-entendre/613288)
**Author:** [@santorum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/santorum)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2012, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-second-meaning-of-this-double-entendre/613288 "2012-02-21T11:49:33Z")
newb here. ESPN.com apparently posted this as a title to one of their articles: “Lin’s 9 turnovers cost Knicks in streak snapping loss to Hornets.” They have since changed the title and apologized for the slur. How… --- ## [Supple but firm, and part of a balanced breakfast -- SDMB Poker, Q3 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supple-but-firm-and-part-of-a-balanced-breakfast-sdmb-poker-q3-2013/662696)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2013, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supple-but-firm-and-part-of-a-balanced-breakfast-sdmb-poker-q3-2013/662696 "2013-09-28T02:14:18Z")
As the winner of the second quarter poker tournament, I have the honor (honor?) of posting the thread for the third quarter. New players are welcome. We’re a friendly and social group; we play the game seriously, but n… --- ## [Time for USC to pay the piper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-usc-to-pay-the-piper/542624)
**Author:** [@IAmNotSpartacus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IAmNotSpartacus)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2010, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-usc-to-pay-the-piper/542624 "2010-06-15T22:55:11Z")
LA Times is reporting anonymous sources saying a 2 year bowl ban and loss of 20 scholarships will be forthcoming. --- ## [Loooong rock songs that still thrill you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loooong-rock-songs-that-still-thrill-you/843152)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2019, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loooong-rock-songs-that-still-thrill-you/843152 "2019-11-12T21:48:00Z")
These were mainstays on the album oriented radio stations and closed out the concerts for the artists. Two of my favorite are: “Green Grass and High Tides Forever” - damn, that is one great guitar solo! I especially lik… --- ## [Language: What is the easiest Language to learn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language-what-is-the-easiest-language-to-learn/268287)
**Author:** [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2004, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language-what-is-the-easiest-language-to-learn/268287 "2004-10-14T21:05:22Z")
For a native english speaker who doesn’t get much exposure to other languages in his/her daily life, what would hypotehically be the easiest second language to learn? What would be the hardest? To clarify, only language… --- ## [What is the speed of the minute hand on a clock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-speed-of-the-minute-hand-on-a-clock/233672)
**Author:** [@Blayvis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blayvis)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2004, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-speed-of-the-minute-hand-on-a-clock/233672 "2004-03-12T17:53:40Z")
You can never seem to see the minute hand move. I was looking at my clock the other day and figured i’d ask the Straight Dope board about the speed of the minute hand… So, get to it. :cool: --- ## [Palm Trees: How far North?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palm-trees-how-far-north/7269)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2000, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palm-trees-how-far-north/7269 "2000-02-15T21:27:00Z")
I was wondering just how far north can palm trees be found in the US: a) East Coast b) West Coast c) Gulf Coast Overall, is the latitude pretty consistent, or do we see a variance? --- ## [Post the funniest thing you've ever seen an animal do.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-the-funniest-thing-youve-ever-seen-an-animal-do/398056)
**Author:** [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2007, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-the-funniest-thing-youve-ever-seen-an-animal-do/398056 "2007-04-16T14:52:31Z")
Youtube links, personal anecdotes, photographs, dogs, cats, birds, ferrets, rabbits, chinchillas, three toed sloths, aye-ayes, cows, chickens, anything goes. I’ve posted this before, I think, but it’s the funniest one I… --- ## [Am I right in being bothered by this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-right-in-being-bothered-by-this/365373)
**Author:** [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2006, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-right-in-being-bothered-by-this/365373 "2006-07-24T19:34:35Z")
A couple of incidents with my girlfriend have left me somewhat miffed, and she says I’m being totally out of line. I am soliciting opinions on whether I am being unreasonable with being annoyed here. A recent weekend,… --- ## [Your Favorite All-Time TV Shows -- Second Pass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-all-time-tv-shows-second-pass/538966)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2010, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-all-time-tv-shows-second-pass/538966 "2010-05-29T15:01:14Z")
Posts in the thread The Best All-Time TV Show \[vote for up to 10\] indicated that some people weren’t aware of the first pass thread or else they were disappointed some of their favorite shows weren’t included in the Top … --- ## [Nightmare on Elm Street remade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nightmare-on-elm-street-remade/536303)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nightmare-on-elm-street-remade/536303 "2010-04-26T16:43:28Z")
OK, so wait. In this version, Freddy Krueger is some kind of revenge spirit? Not that I’m particularly attached to the franchise or anything, but that seems wrong somehow. Part of the scary thing about the original wa… --- ## [A machine that generates more power than it uses.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-machine-that-generates-more-power-than-it-uses/595395)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-machine-that-generates-more-power-than-it-uses/595395 "2011-09-15T17:47:00Z")
It’s easy to design a machine or device where output power exceeds input power. It’s impossible to create a machine or device where output energy exceeds input energy. My point is that the title should be changed to, “… --- ## [Spider-Man 3 villain cast, but who will he play?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-man-3-villain-cast-but-who-will-he-play/295736)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2005, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-man-3-villain-cast-but-who-will-he-play/295736 "2005-09-28T19:13:20Z")
So it’s just been announced that recent Oscar nominee Thomas Haden Church (best known by many as Lowell on TV’s Wings) will be the villain in the 3rd Spidey film. However, the press release doesn’t announce who he’ll be… --- ## [Dumbest thing said during sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-thing-said-during-sex/37292)
**Author:** [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2000, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-thing-said-during-sex/37292 "2000-10-23T05:45:24Z")
This thread over here made me realize that a lot of people think they sound dumb or silly if they talk during sex. OK then, out with it! What are some of the dumbest, silliest or most embarassing things you have uttered … --- ## [How can I show bridge suit symbols in WORD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-show-bridge-suit-symbols-in-word/509812)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2009, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-show-bridge-suit-symbols-in-word/509812 "2009-09-12T19:27:15Z")
I’m teaching some friends bridge and give them handouts after each lesson. (I’m using Microsoft WORD.) I’d like to add some ‘class’ by using the standard suit symbols. Where can I get symbols for spades, hearts, diamon… --- ## [Choose between 100 family/friends dying or 10,000 strangers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-between-100-family-friends-dying-or-10-000-strangers/588651)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-between-100-family-friends-dying-or-10-000-strangers/588651 "2011-07-16T01:52:03Z")
A variation of this thread. Odin will pick either 100 of your friends and/or family to slaughter, or 10,000 strangers. --- ## [Need Halloween costume ideas; very specific constraints](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-halloween-costume-ideas-very-specific-constraints/637707)
**Author:** [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2012, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-halloween-costume-ideas-very-specific-constraints/637707 "2012-10-28T21:55:33Z")
The party is '80s themed. The costume needs to be '80s-related. (A friend of mine is going as Sherlock Holmes… get it?) I’ll be using this an excuse to shave my head. The costume can require partial shaving and I ca… --- ## [Are Neil Armstrong's footprints still perfectly preserved on the moon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-neil-armstrongs-footprints-still-perfectly-preserved-on-the-moon/121003)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2009, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-neil-armstrongs-footprints-still-perfectly-preserved-on-the-moon/121003 "2009-11-13T05:57:45Z")
There being no lunar atmosphere to blow the dust around, are the footprints going to be there indefinitely? Would gravity, or maybe the motion of the moon, cause the dust to settle over time? --- ## [Do counter-insurgencies ever work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-counter-insurgencies-ever-work/516883)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2009, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-counter-insurgencies-ever-work/516883 "2009-11-18T17:26:43Z")
If a larger, wealthier nation invades a smaller, poorer nation and the people do not want them there, has the larger nation (in recent history) been able to subdue the population for any extended period of time? I do no… --- ## [How do you feel about your parents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-your-parents/570277)
**Author:** [@Ladymarmalade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ladymarmalade)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2011, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-your-parents/570277 "2011-02-12T20:24:05Z")
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