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**Author:** [@amati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amati)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2001, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whered-you-get-your-handle/66073 "2001-08-04T03:32:00Z")
everyone has a story behind their screen name, so where’d you get yours from? anyone who knows where mine comes from gets bonus points (not actually good for anything). or i’ll just break down and tell you (can’t do it n… --- ## [Guys: How interested are you in seeing attractive nude persons of your preferred gender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-interested-are-you-in-seeing-attractive-nude-persons-of-your-preferred-gender/645890)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-interested-are-you-in-seeing-attractive-nude-persons-of-your-preferred-gender/645890 "2013-01-03T01:35:43Z")
Flip side of this thread for the girls. Me, absent the real thing (which means yum if she is reasonably attractive to me, natch), I much prefer full-body shots in stills: closeups get increasingly boring the closer in t… --- ## [Other military hand salutes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-military-hand-salutes/120727)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-military-hand-salutes/120727 "2011-06-28T20:25:27Z")
Pardon me for posting, but I was wondering…how many other military hand salutes are there in the world? I only know of the U.S. salute (Arm crooked, palm down), U.K. (Arm crooked, palm forward), and the infamous nazi sal… --- ## [When did movies regularly start to have bad language in them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-movies-regularly-start-to-have-bad-language-in-them/626101)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-movies-regularly-start-to-have-bad-language-in-them/626101 "2012-06-25T12:33:16Z")
And what was considered bad language in movies before this (whenever it was)? --- ## [More on the optimal distribution of remaining eggs in a carton of 12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-on-the-optimal-distribution-of-remaining-eggs-in-a-carton-of-12/697715)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-on-the-optimal-distribution-of-remaining-eggs-in-a-carton-of-12/697715 "2014-09-13T03:49:42Z")
From another thread: I have documented my theory, including the optimal configuration in the carton for each number of eggs from 1-12. Here it is in Excel format and in PDF format. The objective is to optimize the dis… --- ## [John Prine in critical condition \[EDIT: RIP\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-prine-in-critical-condition-edit-rip/850627)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-prine-in-critical-condition-edit-rip/850627 "2020-04-18T20:48:09Z")
It was posted on his Facebook page by his family. He was hospitalized on 3/26, has been intubated and is in critical condition. They said that he had a sudden onset of conditions. --- ## [Do crocodiles find humans habit-forming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-crocodiles-find-humans-habit-forming/715219)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2015, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-crocodiles-find-humans-habit-forming/715219 "2015-03-21T03:23:19Z")
I saw an article today about various people getting eaten by crocodiles in Zambezia and various other Z-Countries in the region. It mentions that people-eating crocodiles are then hunted down and killed to protect the pu… --- ## [Movies/TV about being last person alive on earth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-tv-about-being-last-person-alive-on-earth/688906)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2014, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-tv-about-being-last-person-alive-on-earth/688906 "2014-05-26T18:17:48Z")
I remember a twilight zone (or similar) episode where the guy wants to read all of the books but then he breaks his glasses. Futurama parodied it and his eyes fell out and his limbs fell off as well… If it was the twili… --- ## [Gimme your great words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-your-great-words/723991)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2015, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-your-great-words/723991 "2015-07-15T03:24:26Z")
I especially like arcane words, pioneer/frontier/farming type words, Scots words, domestic words, mystical words, and phonologically evocative words. So c’mon out. Gimme your ahem grubbles, your gleeds, your samps and f… --- ## [Can body bags be opened from the inside?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-body-bags-be-opened-from-the-inside/454286)
**Author:** [@Chickenwrangler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chickenwrangler)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2008, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-body-bags-be-opened-from-the-inside/454286 "2008-06-27T20:47:29Z")
Have heard stories of dead people waking up on the autopsy table so the chances of coming too after they put you in a body bag is possible. Can a body bag be opened from the inside, obviously a person would have to be p… --- ## [Future of SDMB subscriptions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-of-sdmb-subscriptions/434733)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-of-sdmb-subscriptions/434733 "2008-01-30T20:06:42Z")
Some have e-mailed us asking if the SDMB will soon be switching from pay-to-post to pay-for-no-ads, as discussed last fall. Short answer: we haven’t decided, but it seems like a reasonable thing to do in light of changin… --- ## [Colorized Casablanca](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorized-casablanca/508720)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2009, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorized-casablanca/508720 "2009-09-04T12:23:35Z")
I know I’m poking a hornet’s nest. I watched and taped it many years ago, but watching the original B&W tonight on Turner Classic Movies, I recall how cool the casba scene in the opening looked in color. Has anyone els… --- ## [Astonishing coincidences in your life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astonishing-coincidences-in-your-life/117537)
**Author:** [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2002, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astonishing-coincidences-in-your-life/117537 "2002-12-17T20:32:40Z")
I want to know about amazing coincidences you’ve experienced. I was talking to a friend the other night, and several of mine came up: I attended high school in Japan in 1986-87. In about 1991 I was in a bar in Athen… --- ## [I just acquired a new (mini) horse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-acquired-a-new-mini-horse/577225)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-acquired-a-new-mini-horse/577225 "2011-05-31T13:53:13Z")
Meet Daisy Duke, who is going to keep Peanut company. Peanut has to stay off grass for the rest of his life, and he’s been lonely. Daisy’s also insulin resistant, so she’s dry-lotted too. StG --- ## [Anyone else here feel completely overwhelmed by Netflix?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-here-feel-completely-overwhelmed-by-netflix/578418)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2011, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-here-feel-completely-overwhelmed-by-netflix/578418 "2011-04-19T23:14:12Z")
I bought an Apple tv a few weeks ago, then subscribed to Netflix. The service works really, really great. Only thing is that I feel totally overwhelmed by the number of choices available at my fingertips. For instance… --- ## [Radiators and Humidity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radiators-and-humidity/398231)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2007, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radiators-and-humidity/398231 "2007-04-01T11:41:07Z")
I know I’m gonna feel silly when I hear the answer to this, but here goes: Radiators tend to dry out the air in a room. As I understand it, heating humid air makes it rise, since it is less dense than dry air. Ok, but… --- ## [Liberal, what an attention whore you are!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-what-an-attention-whore-you-are/509029)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2009, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-what-an-attention-whore-you-are/509029 "2009-09-09T20:48:30Z")
Well, I’ll give some to you, for the last time. In all your years here, you’ve done nothing but act as if anyone who has disagreed with you does so for any reason than that they hate you. No, I lie. First you suck up to… --- ## [Peeing in the shower](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peeing-in-the-shower/22402)
**Author:** [@Argeable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argeable)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2000, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peeing-in-the-shower/22402 "2000-12-11T16:08:48Z")
or bath tub. What do you guys think? Is it ok? I’m talking about private in house showers…so is it an acceptable thing to do? Or do the dopers say no? --- ## [Who is going to profit from the oil spill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-going-to-profit-from-the-oil-spill/542094)
**Author:** [@charlie145](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/charlie145)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-going-to-profit-from-the-oil-spill/542094 "2010-06-08T20:22:39Z")
Apologies if this subject has already been discussed, there are so many threads on the oil spill it’s hard to keep track. I have seen estimates at the cost of the clean-up as high as $12 billion, now that’s a lot of mon… --- ## [I'm going to have a gay/straight/open marriage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-have-a-gay-straight-open-marriage/564220)
**Author:** [@erleichda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erleichda)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2010, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-have-a-gay-straight-open-marriage/564220 "2010-12-16T20:46:04Z")
We decided to get married on Thanksgiving. We had been involved, off and on, for ten years, but had not seen each other in over a year and a half. I picked him up the next day and he moved in. I’m mostly straight (femal… --- ## [How do I get a stray cat to go away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-stray-cat-to-go-away/313733)
**Author:** [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2005, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-stray-cat-to-go-away/313733 "2005-07-24T03:12:38Z")
There is this cat that has started hanging out on our property. It has a collar, but no tag. It just sits there in my shrubberies, pooping and meowing at us. We have never given it food (it is a very healthy-looking, … --- ## [Simpsons 5/17: "Coming to Homerica"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-17-coming-to-homerica/496797)
**Author:** [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2009, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-17-coming-to-homerica/496797 "2009-05-22T20:54:47Z")
LABF12 Written by Brendan Hay After a recent spate of good episodes, it’s disappointing that America’s newest postal icons finish their 20th season with a rather mediocre episode. The whole illegal immigration/Minutemen… --- ## [Can Bactrian and Dromedary camels interbreed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-bactrian-and-dromedary-camels-interbreed/284760)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2005, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-bactrian-and-dromedary-camels-interbreed/284760 "2005-01-16T17:08:13Z")
What does the hybrid look like? And, which species yields the wool (used for camel hair coats)? --- ## [Quick: How do I keep live lobsters alive overnight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-how-do-i-keep-live-lobsters-alive-overnight/455313)
**Author:** [@McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McDeath_the_Mad)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2008, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-how-do-i-keep-live-lobsters-alive-overnight/455313 "2008-07-06T04:36:44Z")
Here’s the deal: My wife Stainz and I are treating my parents to a steak and lobster feast tomorrow (Saturday). But they live an hour away and we can’t buy lobsters where tehy live. So I want to buy the lobsters tonigh… --- ## [Car problem. Wont start for several minutes after filling tank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-problem-wont-start-for-several-minutes-after-filling-tank/339403)
**Author:** [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2006, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-problem-wont-start-for-several-minutes-after-filling-tank/339403 "2006-01-11T04:45:17Z")
My car has started doing an odd thing. Its a '96 Chevy Blazer… after I fill up the gass tank it will not start for a couple of minutes. It will turn over but not “catch”. after a few min of trying once in awhile it will … --- ## [Your Ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-ads/775494)
**Author:** [@Lucky\_Mike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_Mike)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2017, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-ads/775494 "2017-01-16T12:31:41Z")
I am a guest, and I accept my position as a guest. I actually do not use ad blocker so that your advertisers get possible clicks and you get revenue… because I am a guest. But, do you realize your ads actually obstruct… --- ## [Vice President presiding over the Senate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vice-president-presiding-over-the-senate/667949)
**Author:** [@kurtisokc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kurtisokc)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vice-president-presiding-over-the-senate/667949 "2013-09-09T06:20:25Z")
By longstanding tradition, the only time a Vice President acts in his capacity as “president of the Senate” is during ceremonial occasions such as the State of the Union address, and on the rare occasion that a close vot… --- ## [What is the name for this form of management abuse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-this-form-of-management-abuse/550992)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2010, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-this-form-of-management-abuse/550992 "2010-08-23T14:45:14Z")
An acquaintance of mine told me his son is having a terrible time with a new supervisor at his job. According to the kid it’s obvious to him the super doesn’t like him and didn’t like him from the beginning. What the su… --- ## [Mothers who live vicariously through their daughter's sexuality......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-who-live-vicariously-through-their-daughters-sexuality/357725)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2006, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-who-live-vicariously-through-their-daughters-sexuality/357725 "2006-05-24T18:21:55Z")
A lady with whom I am acquainted (through work) has a teenaged daughter aged 16. This lady has born five children, and they all grew up in the custody of their father with minimal contact from mum during their formative… --- ## [I broke my friend's weed smoker.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-broke-my-friends-weed-smoker/566514)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2011, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-broke-my-friends-weed-smoker/566514 "2011-01-07T17:42:25Z")
He never cleans his room. Ever since he started pot he’s just become a lazy slob. He’s been smoking for a while now and I got tired of seeing him spiral downward so I broke the end off his weed smoker. --- ## [Book recommendation for 11 year old girl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-recommendation-for-11-year-old-girl/144220)
**Author:** [@dqa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dqa)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2002, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-recommendation-for-11-year-old-girl/144220 "2002-12-23T22:51:50Z")
I’m Christmas shopping for my niece at the moment, and I’m not inspired by her wish list. Specifically the books, she asked for Junie B Jones and Judy Moody. Looking at the Amazon descriptions, the reading level seems … --- ## [Rock tumblers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-tumblers/629065)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-tumblers/629065 "2012-07-26T19:40:10Z")
I want to train my pet rock to be an acrobat. What, not that kind of tumbling? Oh. What do I look for in a rock tumbler? I don’t want to go into the shiny rock business, I just want to impress the Dudeling with my insa… --- ## [Rude moderators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-moderators/149849)
**Author:** [@Progressive\_left](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Progressive_left)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2003, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-moderators/149849 "2003-01-22T15:38:11Z")
I’m new to the board and I asked a question in the general questions section that was closed by the moderator manhattan. I’m still not sure why the thread was closed, I think it was because my question was not factual.… --- ## [Do you hear a voice in your head when you read?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-hear-a-voice-in-your-head-when-you-read/349497)
**Author:** [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2006, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-hear-a-voice-in-your-head-when-you-read/349497 "2006-03-24T16:42:55Z")
I was talking to a friend the other day about reading. He said that as he reads (a novel, for example) he hears the words, like a voice inside his head. I read a lot, and I don’t think I hear anything when I read. We … --- ## [Pros & Cons with relativism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pros-cons-with-relativism/543727)
**Author:** [@scamartistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scamartistry)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pros-cons-with-relativism/543727 "2010-06-21T03:29:49Z")
Personally im not convinced by philosophic relativism. I have yet to hear a good argument FOR relativism, in where you cant say that one thing is “better” than the other. To me its seem like a weak and sometime cowardly… --- ## [Governing as a minority party (UK)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governing-as-a-minority-party-uk/538707)
**Author:** [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governing-as-a-minority-party-uk/538707 "2010-05-10T16:41:48Z")
American here, trying to understand implications of the British general election. None of the three major parties got a majority (in the House of Commons), so there is talk of the first-place Conservatives forming a coal… --- ## [Powerball Frenzy and you.....or not.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powerball-frenzy-and-you-or-not/642388)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2012, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powerball-frenzy-and-you-or-not/642388 "2012-11-29T10:15:42Z")
With a half billion jackpot sitting there for the taking, are you inclined to buy a ticket? Count me out. The lottery gods hate me. --- ## [Unitarian wanted to explain Christophanies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unitarian-wanted-to-explain-christophanies/717122)
**Author:** [@Dionysius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dionysius)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unitarian-wanted-to-explain-christophanies/717122 "2015-04-09T22:40:31Z")
What would the Unitarian answer to apparent Christophanies be? For example: Is the “word” who came to Hosea the same as the “word” of John 1? Who/what did Manassa converse with? Who judged Sodom with Abram? Ect? You d… --- ## [Pitting Traitorous Black Male Trump Supporters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-traitorous-black-male-trump-supporters/1009929)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 274\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2024, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-traitorous-black-male-trump-supporters/1009929 "2024-12-10T04:41:28Z")
Trump and his MAGA army hate minority groups, and that includes YOU idiots named in the thread title. They want to get rid of federally funded pre-kindergarten, which strongly aids the poorer minority parents in getting… --- ## [Can Big Pharma kill the death penalty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-big-pharma-kill-the-death-penalty/672150)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2013, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-big-pharma-kill-the-death-penalty/672150 "2013-10-28T13:41:39Z")
From here: The piece goes on to note Apparently, Ohio and Texas are trying to do an end-around by going to compounding pharmacies So, a few questions: Has anything like this ever been a real catalyst for social ch… --- ## [How many black or white friends do you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-black-or-white-friends-do-you-have/492263)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2009, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-black-or-white-friends-do-you-have/492263 "2009-04-12T22:50:58Z")
If you are white, how many black friends do you have? If black, how many white friends do you have? Personally, I am married with two small children, so I don’t really have friends any more :), but back in the day, I h… --- ## [Sanity is just a form of conformity.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanity-is-just-a-form-of-conformity/232195)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2004, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanity-is-just-a-form-of-conformity/232195 "2004-03-21T02:23:09Z")
I heard this statement uttered by John Nash. Perhaps it was just a spur of the moment meaningless ‘clever’ thing to say but I thought about it, and I agree. Behaving in a sane way is not a ‘natural’ state, it is jus… --- ## [Why is there no video footage of Philippe Petit's WTC tightrope walk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-no-video-footage-of-philippe-petits-wtc-tightrope-walk/758617)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2016, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-no-video-footage-of-philippe-petits-wtc-tightrope-walk/758617 "2016-07-01T12:55:00Z")
Ever since I saw “Man on Wire” and was like “WTF, after all that, all you have are still photos?!?” I have wondered about this. It’s so strange that he brought someone along to film it, but the guy didn’t get a single s… --- ## [I have Day of the Week panties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-day-of-the-week-panties/566989)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2011, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-day-of-the-week-panties/566989 "2011-01-11T23:32:33Z")
I’m running low on undies (some get worn out or have taken one for the team riding the crimson tide) so I picked up some new ones from Joe Boxer yesterday. The only ones in my size were Day of the Week panties. Not just… --- ## [Ever run across ignorance that just wasn't worth fighting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-run-across-ignorance-that-just-wasnt-worth-fighting/187188)
**Author:** [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2005, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-run-across-ignorance-that-just-wasnt-worth-fighting/187188 "2005-08-04T01:30:47Z")
In this thread, Badtz Maru asked for help in “fighting ignorance” against a clearly insane conspiracy theorist…you know, the “GWB was responsible for 9/11 type.” :rolleyes: In one of my replies, I intimated how sometime… --- ## [annoying skin tag on forehead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-skin-tag-on-forehead/701286)
**Author:** [@sportsfan888](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sportsfan888)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2014, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-skin-tag-on-forehead/701286 "2014-10-16T07:30:54Z")
Hello! I have an annoying skin tag on my forehead and I am wondering if anybody has any home remedies to get rid of this. I am tempted to just clip it off with toe nail clippers; however, I have read a few comments from … --- ## [Digital camera display on computer monitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-camera-display-on-computer-monitor/319489)
**Author:** [@Fromage\_A\_Trois](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fromage_A_Trois)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2005, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-camera-display-on-computer-monitor/319489 "2005-09-01T19:28:09Z")
I’ve got a Canon PowerShot A75 digital camera, and I’d like to use it to display images directly onto my computer monitor. It does have AV out, but neither my monitor nor my graphics card have AV in. By plugging it into… --- ## [Suggestions for a "patriotic" music mix (U.S.)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-a-patriotic-music-mix-u-s/506305)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2009, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-a-patriotic-music-mix-u-s/506305 "2009-08-18T20:22:45Z")
Any Genre. Anything that celebrates America in some way, shape, or form. It doesn’t need to be blatantly flag-waving, though it can be. But I definitely don’t want treacly sap like God Bless the USA. Some jumping-off… --- ## [Can I get in trouble writing prescriptions for myself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-get-in-trouble-writing-prescriptions-for-myself/240827)
**Author:** [@choosybeggar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choosybeggar)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2004, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-get-in-trouble-writing-prescriptions-for-myself/240827 "2004-06-27T17:16:17Z")
The opinions of my colleagues come down near-uniformly on the side of self-prescribing being a bad idea. Yet nobody quite knows why. Most cite a vague belief that in the event of an audit of a doctor’s prescribing practi… --- ## [Obama temporarily leaving the campaign trail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-temporarily-leaving-the-campaign-trail/468834)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2008, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-temporarily-leaving-the-campaign-trail/468834 "2008-10-24T17:37:36Z")
…to be with his seriously ill grandmother. At least he’s doing it for a very good reason, and not for political grandstanding. I think this will help him (at least among grandmothers). The more people learn about his … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1953&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1955&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)