# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1948&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:** 1949 --- ## [Trailer for new Robocop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trailer-for-new-robocop/668164)
**Author:** [@Stealth\_Bragg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stealth_Bragg)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2013, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trailer-for-new-robocop/668164 "2013-09-22T05:29:19Z")
Here’s the trailer for the 2014 version of Robocop: Looks like a lot of good action but Robo looks very wrong with his whole face visible. And the leg-gun-holster should be clunky and mechanical, not slick … --- ## [theories on unsolved mysteries of music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theories-on-unsolved-mysteries-of-music/488327)
**Author:** [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2009, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theories-on-unsolved-mysteries-of-music/488327 "2009-04-17T18:23:19Z")
I’m sure this has been covered, but anyway… What are some of the great mysteries of popular music? The most famous ones I know — Who is so vain they probably think this song is about them? I know there’s speculation… --- ## [can you tear off someone else's arm (by hand)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tear-off-someone-elses-arm-by-hand/779354)
**Author:** [@Zumie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zumie)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2017, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tear-off-someone-elses-arm-by-hand/779354 "2017-02-13T17:32:48Z")
So I seen a similar question to this, I tried to find if it was already posted or not so please forgive me if it was already asked. So a more complete version of the question would be, can you remove someone’s limb by e… --- ## [Distinctive voices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distinctive-voices/731362)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2015, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distinctive-voices/731362 "2015-09-17T03:34:16Z")
How many well-known people have voices you would recognize in an instant? Louis Armstrong with his deep gravelly voice. Carol Channing, who one writer said ‘talks like a duck.’ Penn Jillette with his booming voice. “… --- ## [What do you refuse to eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-refuse-to-eat/56237)
**Author:** [@BunnyGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyGirl)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2001, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-refuse-to-eat/56237 "2001-08-24T13:38:32Z")
I mean, stuff that everyone else seems to think is fine, but you won’t touch. For me, there’s a couple: \[ul\] \[li\]Fat free anything. This is not natural. I don’t have to lose weight, it doesn’t taste good and it can be… --- ## [How heavy would it have to rain to flood the Earth in 40 days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-heavy-would-it-have-to-rain-to-flood-the-earth-in-40-days/834494)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2019, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-heavy-would-it-have-to-rain-to-flood-the-earth-in-40-days/834494 "2019-05-28T17:10:32Z")
Cast your beliefs and disbeliefs to the side for the purpose of this thread, please. How much rain would have to fall in a forty day(and night) period to actually flood the Earth and cover the highest mountain 40 cubits… --- ## [Wow. The things you find out about people on Facebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-the-things-you-find-out-about-people-on-facebook/922301)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-the-things-you-find-out-about-people-on-facebook/922301 "2020-11-26T20:39:07Z")
I’ll disguise any potentially identifying details for reasons that will soon be obvious. I was lurking just now on the rabbit hole that is Facebook, and saw the profile and feed of a women I went to HS with who was, to … --- ## [Feedback from me after 24 hours.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feedback-from-me-after-24-hours/539408)
**Author:** [@Joanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joanie)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feedback-from-me-after-24-hours/539408 "2010-05-20T14:54:18Z")
Hello, I registered at this board approx 24 hours ago and I know that is not much time to be offering feedback. But I have a considerable amount of experience with boards that are similar to this one over many years and… --- ## [What to wear to a funeral? (Need answer fast!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-wear-to-a-funeral-need-answer-fast/566244)
**Author:** [@PeskiPiksi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeskiPiksi)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2011, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-wear-to-a-funeral-need-answer-fast/566244 "2011-01-05T16:02:02Z")
So I have to go to a funeral this afternoon, and I have two choices of outfits. One is a dress I wore to a cousin’s wedding–it’s black with white polka dots. The other is black dress pants, with a nice black sweater. O… --- ## [Different kinds of humans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-kinds-of-humans/676887)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2013, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-kinds-of-humans/676887 "2013-12-27T03:32:29Z")
I’ve just been googling around about the Denisovans. Long story short, it seems that there were at least three different kinds of humans in the last 100k years, and it seems that there may have been a fourth (homo erect… --- ## [We knew Arrested Development couldn't hang on forever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-knew-arrested-development-couldnt-hang-on-forever/330592)
**Author:** [@Tracy\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracy_Lord)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2005, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-knew-arrested-development-couldnt-hang-on-forever/330592 "2005-11-24T01:11:00Z")
…but it’s still something of a shock to see it go. Link: Yahoo News You know it’s coming, but at the same time, it’s hung on for so long without being cancelled – it was the Magic Show that was brilliant and nobody wa… --- ## [Diagnose me! (pain when breathing)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-me-pain-when-breathing/584751)
**Author:** [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-me-pain-when-breathing/584751 "2011-06-09T07:36:46Z")
I already have a doctor’s appointment this afternoon, but I thought it would be fun to see I could figure out what my issue is before I go (and to help ease my mind). Symptoms started Monday late afternoon and are prett… --- ## [Salman Rushdie attacked onstage - Breaking news {2022-08-12}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salman-rushdie-attacked-onstage-breaking-news-2022-08-12/969564)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salman-rushdie-attacked-onstage-breaking-news-2022-08-12/969564 "2026-10-17T10:25:20Z")
Rushdie was speaking a short time ago in New York when a man in black rushed the stage and began punching or stabbing him. Reports are not clear if he was injured or the extent of injuries. Link to NYT --- ## [Los Angeles DWP and Lost Angeles in general](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/los-angeles-dwp-and-lost-angeles-in-general/513318)
**Author:** [@pinkyvee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkyvee)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2009, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/los-angeles-dwp-and-lost-angeles-in-general/513318 "2009-10-22T14:42:01Z")
What the hell? My DWP bill increased $200 from last billing period! And mayor Antonio Villaraigosa - FUCK YOU! The fact that any “surplus” DWP funds goes to the General Fund for the City … which is a sneaky way Mayor… --- ## [Sterilizing a pair of tweezers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sterilizing-a-pair-of-tweezers/618314)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2012, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sterilizing-a-pair-of-tweezers/618314 "2012-04-10T21:12:07Z")
This weekend I got a tick on me during a visit to the Sam Houston National Forest. It wasn’t engorged and when my wife removed it, there was no blood. She insisted that the tweezers used to remove the tick (from an Adv… --- ## [Driving with expired tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-with-expired-tags/503272)
**Author:** [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2009, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-with-expired-tags/503272 "2009-07-17T22:14:32Z")
My car’s tags expire at the end of the month, so I have to pay the State of Texas $70 and change for new ones. Seems simple, right? Texas is so advanced, that you can use the intertubes to buy a new sticker. And that’s e… --- ## [What ya smokin' in the MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ya-smokin-in-the-mmp/949762)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ya-smokin-in-the-mmp/949762 "2021-09-06T01:44:06Z")
Since getting my little electric smoker all clean last week, I’m thinking about dirtying it again, but not ribs this time. I’d like to do a turkey - does anyone even sell them outside of Thanksgiving?? I’ll have to look.… --- ## [CA drought -- aqueducts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-drought-aqueducts/682378)
**Author:** [@filmyak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmyak)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-drought-aqueducts/682378 "2014-02-28T22:26:42Z")
So California has a record drought, while other parts of the US are getting record rains. Does it make sense to build an aqueduct? Say, from parts of the US that historically get large rainfalls, bring the water to, pe… --- ## [Ever eaten a beef or turkey commercial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-eaten-a-beef-or-turkey-commercial/676790)
**Author:** [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2013, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-eaten-a-beef-or-turkey-commercial/676790 "2013-12-20T22:41:31Z")
I was talking to a friend the other day, and Thanksgiving was right around the corner. I was eagerly anticipating having a turkey commercial. He had no clue as to what I was talking about. Asked him about a beef commerc… --- ## [Eric Erickson: Pubs' failure to block the ACA will lead to a "real third party movement"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eric-erickson-pubs-failure-to-block-the-aca-will-lead-to-a-real-third-party-movement/670890)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eric-erickson-pubs-failure-to-block-the-aca-will-lead-to-a-real-third-party-movement/670890 "2013-10-16T02:44:50Z")
Story here. Oh, and he also says: So anything he says here should be taken with a mine of salt. But as for the TP faction (clearly what he means) going third-party, I’m sure he’s not the only one saying it. Is there… --- ## [I want my half hour of life back after reading this SDMB thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-my-half-hour-of-life-back-after-reading-this-sdmb-thread/469281)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2008, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-my-half-hour-of-life-back-after-reading-this-sdmb-thread/469281 "2008-10-26T03:03:41Z")
But seriously…this one. I don’t understand why it’s still going, actually. Just from reading the topic title I thought “DFTT”. So the holocaust never happened? Who knew? Really, the OP of that topic is either a troll … --- ## [Thing for getting stones out of horses' hooves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-for-getting-stones-out-of-horses-hooves/287236)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2005, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-for-getting-stones-out-of-horses-hooves/287236 "2005-01-31T00:47:02Z")
On a Swiss Army knife, there are many useful gadgets. Most of them are logical and people know just what they are, such as the magnifying glass, or the scissors, or the corkscrew, etc. As well as several different blades… --- ## [What exactly does an appraisal mean (jewelry)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-does-an-appraisal-mean-jewelry/54404)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2001, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-does-an-appraisal-mean-jewelry/54404 "2001-02-15T06:40:54Z")
I just bought a gold bracelet marked down 75%. I just heard on the TV a company that will sell you a diamond guaranteed to appraise at twice the value, from which they sell it to you. QVC often discounts 75% on gold. O… --- ## [Hillary gives black folk the Byrd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-gives-black-folk-the-byrd/331329)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2005, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-gives-black-folk-the-byrd/331329 "2005-11-18T03:37:03Z")
From Newsmax (Yes, yes, I know. Newsmax is wrong, and evil, and nasty, and sticky, but it doesn’t seem that many newssources are reporting this yet). The party at Frederick Douglass’ house? What. The. Fuck. This is a … --- ## [Talk like a snob!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-like-a-snob/143665)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2003, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-like-a-snob/143665 "2003-01-05T17:01:36Z")
We have a terrible dilemma. We have discovered that our daughter is being courted by someone who is upper-middle class. What ought we to do? Our hope was for our daughter to marry someone who is independently wealthy. I… --- ## [Sovietski Collection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sovietski-collection/472392)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2008, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sovietski-collection/472392 "2008-11-14T02:01:24Z")
The Sovietski Collection had some great stuff in the early-'90s. Soviet surplus stuff, Eastern Europe stuff, even some Western European militaria. Want a real cosmonaut space suit or MiG pilot’s helmet? They had 'em. … --- ## [How do lakes freeze, top down or bottom up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-lakes-freeze-top-down-or-bottom-up/282451)
**Author:** [@Xurando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xurando)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2005, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-lakes-freeze-top-down-or-bottom-up/282451 "2005-01-01T02:25:15Z")
I am confused as to how a lake actually freezes. It appears to be dependent on air temperature. So the does the ice on top continue to build and freeze and push the ice deeper into the lake? Or, does the ice underneath… --- ## [Bankruptcy - personal stories, experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bankruptcy-personal-stories-experiences/177291)
**Author:** [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2003, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bankruptcy-personal-stories-experiences/177291 "2003-05-26T15:40:28Z")
Well, things have gotten pretty dark for my family, namely that we have gotten to the point that bankruptcy is an option. :frowning: I have spoken to a financial expert so I know at a very basic level what the financia… --- ## [Dental Concerns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-concerns/717895)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-concerns/717895 "2015-06-20T20:49:18Z")
Well, confession - I am seriously overdue with the dental visits due to simple lack of funds. I haven’t had any dental coverage for years now, and these past two years have simply not had the money to pay out of pocket. … --- ## [Bridgegate indictments coming in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridgegate-indictments-coming-in/719007)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2015, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridgegate-indictments-coming-in/719007 "2015-05-06T13:49:55Z")
So how fucked are Christie’s White House chances now? This is in Elections because that’s why it matters to anyone, btw. His guy at the Port Authority is pleading guilty. And that isn’t the end of it, not by any means… --- ## [I'm the only one in my office that doesn't get a rest break.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-the-only-one-in-my-office-that-doesnt-get-a-rest-break/615691)
**Author:** [@mskatied](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mskatied)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-the-only-one-in-my-office-that-doesnt-get-a-rest-break/615691 "2012-03-16T22:16:23Z")
Hello everyone. So I am writting this in concern of my office. The head of the company, the CEO, is a big fan of me but I am well aware of the fact that the person who watches over me in Accoutanting, does not like me … --- ## [Why is Cantonese the predominant dialect in Chinatowns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-cantonese-the-predominant-dialect-in-chinatowns/525638)
**Author:** [@tofergregg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofergregg)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2010, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-cantonese-the-predominant-dialect-in-chinatowns/525638 "2010-01-25T16:59:01Z")
In the U.S. and Canada, the primary dialect in Chinatowns is Cantonese. How did this come about, and has it shifted over time? Thanks! --- ## [Why does the USPS make prepayments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-usps-make-prepayments/670199)
**Author:** [@dofe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dofe)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2013, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-usps-make-prepayments/670199 "2013-10-05T01:08:18Z")
According to the article, the USPS was required by a congressional mandate to prepay $5.5 billion annual payments over ten years to fund health care costs for future retired employees. The article also states that the… --- ## [I can't take you seriously.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-take-you-seriously/540210)
**Author:** [@Todderbob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Todderbob)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2010, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-take-you-seriously/540210 "2010-05-24T11:43:27Z")
I just can’t. It’s your fault, but I don’t blame you for it. You’re probably not that stupid, you might even be intelligent. But when you type without punctuation, and randomly hit the enter key to skip to the next line,… --- ## [Could dolphins make it to outer space? What about just to Newark?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-dolphins-make-it-to-outer-space-what-about-just-to-newark/612689)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2012, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-dolphins-make-it-to-outer-space-what-about-just-to-newark/612689 "2012-02-14T09:13:57Z")
Make up whatever story you want to imbue dolphins with human-like intelligence. Consider the average dolphin’s cognitive abilities to be on par with the Einsteins and Newtons of our domain, including communicative skills… --- ## [How far up a man's ass will a saxophone go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-up-a-mans-ass-will-a-saxophone-go/35576)
**Author:** [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2000, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-up-a-mans-ass-will-a-saxophone-go/35576 "2000-12-05T13:42:26Z")
I’m about to find out. I live across the street from Lexington’s foremost music venue, Lynagh’s. In the two years I have lived here, the crowd coming out of the bar at 1:00 AM nearly every day has never bothered me. Ho… --- ## [Have you ever been the victim of sexism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-the-victim-of-sexism/760695)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2016, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-the-victim-of-sexism/760695 "2016-08-01T16:01:09Z")
Just wondering --- ## [Children abducted by gypsies?, Part II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-abducted-by-gypsies-part-ii/503092)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2009, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-abducted-by-gypsies-part-ii/503092 "2009-07-20T05:47:52Z")
Last September, scm1001 asked whether gypsies indeed kidnapped children and if so why. Thread: abducted by gypsies? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board The consensus of the thread was that the story lack… --- ## [The worst smear tactic used by the left and the right](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-smear-tactic-used-by-the-left-and-the-right/745759)
**Author:** [@Salvor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salvor)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-smear-tactic-used-by-the-left-and-the-right/745759 "2016-02-21T08:59:31Z")
I’ve noticed this pop up quite a bit on talk radio and also liberal commentators on tv and youtube. I never had a clear encapsulation of what I was witnessing until I read a retweet by Sam Harris of a passage in Hitchen… --- ## [Do you like bread pudding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-bread-pudding/796289)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-bread-pudding/796289 "2017-09-21T15:10:30Z")
Me, I love it, but so rarely have or find it. --- ## [The more I learn about the Phoenix Coyotes bankruptcy the more confused I am](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-more-i-learn-about-the-phoenix-coyotes-bankruptcy-the-more-confused-i-am/507607)
**Author:** [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2009, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-more-i-learn-about-the-phoenix-coyotes-bankruptcy-the-more-confused-i-am/507607 "2009-10-01T12:50:14Z")
I’m not a big hockey fan and I only follow the Canucks when they’re winning, so… I don’t really follow hockey at all. But I’ve been keeping an eye on this Phoenix Coyotes saga. Here’s my take on it and please correct me … --- ## [cremation and the smell of burning meat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cremation-and-the-smell-of-burning-meat/543627)
**Author:** [@cedman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cedman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2010, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cremation-and-the-smell-of-burning-meat/543627 "2010-06-18T13:52:29Z")
I know that when a human body burns, it smells… bad. I worked on a wrecker service and we got calls from time to time on car fires. We usually got there just before the remains were removed. My firefighter friends tell m… --- ## [Have you ever been underwhelmed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-underwhelmed/1010764)
**Author:** [@Yelnick\_McWawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yelnick_McWawa)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2024, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-underwhelmed/1010764 "2024-12-21T20:20:38Z")
While riding the Boston subway, I struck up a conversation with a tourist who appeared lost. After telling them how to get to the U.S.S. Constitution, they told me about their visit to Plymouth Rock and how it was a was… --- ## [TRUE fan interference -- is this good or bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-fan-interference-is-this-good-or-bad/551310)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-fan-interference-is-this-good-or-bad/551310 "2010-08-27T03:35:06Z")
During a recent golf tournament, Juli Inkster violated a rule by using a weight on her golf club during practice swings to stay loose during a break in the action – story here. Apparently, this violation warrants a disqu… --- ## [Michael Avenatti arrested for Felonny Domestic Violence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-avenatti-arrested-for-felonny-domestic-violence/824705)
**Author:** [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2018, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-avenatti-arrested-for-felonny-domestic-violence/824705 "2018-12-10T21:11:47Z")
I’m surprised that there are no threads on this, especially since he’s a possible 2020 candidate and a #believeallwomen guy. Did he do anything? Who’s the victim? What about Aventti’s saying he hasn’t done anything? … --- ## [My new game-Famous Porno Titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-game-famous-porno-titles/423429)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2007, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-game-famous-porno-titles/423429 "2007-10-28T01:39:51Z")
Okay, I finally thought up one of these silly games you people seem to love to invent. Very simple: provide the original title of a movie, and the next person twists it around into the title of a purported porno movie, … --- ## [Best modern "Noir" movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-modern-noir-movies/649953)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-modern-noir-movies/649953 "2013-02-14T00:41:52Z")
What are your choices for the best of the best of the more modern batch of “film noir” movies? Let’s say, for purposes of this thread, movies since 1980. (that allows “Body Heat” and “The Last Seduction” to be nominated,… --- ## [Does new technology make you feel old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-new-technology-make-you-feel-old/545955)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-new-technology-make-you-feel-old/545955 "2010-07-14T05:52:49Z")
I’ve always been on the forefront of new technology until very recently. I had a laptop when they were expensive and crappy, I had lots of new toys and gadgets, and I always kept up with the literature. Recently though,… --- ## [Funeral Protest Ban--Your thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funeral-protest-ban-your-thoughts/358207)
**Author:** [@Linty\_Fresh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linty_Fresh)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2006, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funeral-protest-ban-your-thoughts/358207 "2006-05-31T11:53:47Z")
From this story. Personally, while I think Phelps and the rest of the WBC are scumbags of the highest order, this legislation is a really really bad idea. Not only do I find it unconstitutional, I think it violates th… --- ## [Religion ruins everything.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-ruins-everything/476848)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2008, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-ruins-everything/476848 "2008-12-16T04:06:42Z")
Just deleted the umpteenth “christian” chain mail today. FWD: FWD: FWD: The kind with 125 pt type, in all colors from pink straight trough to purple. In some gagtastic script font, in order to feel nice and churchy. Full… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1947&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1949&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)