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**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2005, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-kel-varnsen-latex-division-has-been-banned/292101 "2005-03-02T04:54:27Z")
Warnings to this user: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5606044&postcount=80 For advocating child abuse; trolling For defending father/daughter incest (and subsequently complaining when the thread w… --- ## [Do Olympics host cities get any long-term benefit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-olympics-host-cities-get-any-long-term-benefit/510383)
**Author:** [@wierdaaron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wierdaaron)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2009, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-olympics-host-cities-get-any-long-term-benefit/510383 "2009-09-19T00:56:13Z")
Cities spend millions/billions/zillions of dollars lobbying to be chosen as a host city for the Olympics and building the stadiums, pools, and so on. When a city is confirmed, hoteliers start putting up new locations in/… --- ## [Not Reeaaaally \[connection between weight and what you eat\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-reeaaaally-connection-between-weight-and-what-you-eat/585900)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-reeaaaally-connection-between-weight-and-what-you-eat/585900 "2011-06-22T23:25:32Z")
I have found that most ppl who claim to “eat and eat and eat” and never gain a lb don’t in fact eat as much as they think, or claim. And conversely, I have found that most ppl who claim to “eat like a rabbit” and get fa… --- ## [Is the Hope Diamond on display a fake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-hope-diamond-on-display-a-fake/84773)
**Author:** [@tramp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tramp)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2001, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-hope-diamond-on-display-a-fake/84773 "2001-10-03T15:33:41Z")
I live in the DC area and I went to the Smithsonian Institute this weekend to see the Hope Diamond since attendence is way down since the terrorist attacks and I wouldn’t have to wrangle for a position to look at it. My … --- ## [Atheists in Church](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-in-church/525853)
**Author:** [@Dioptre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dioptre)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2010, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-in-church/525853 "2010-01-21T22:30:08Z")
After this hijacked trainwreck of a thread … Should atheists participate in religious ceremonies? If they (heaven forbid!) choose to instigate a religious ceremony such as a Christian marriage ceremony, what are the mo… --- ## [Clinton and McCain are Idiots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinton-and-mccain-are-idiots/447323)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinton-and-mccain-are-idiots/447323 "2008-05-05T22:59:47Z")
As Clinton Seeks Gas Tax Break for Summer, Obama says No So gas prices are spiking, because demand is outstripping supply. And these two rocket scientists think that cutting the price of gas is going to improve this s… --- ## [Inventions we don’t need](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventions-we-don-t-need/975313)
**Author:** [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventions-we-don-t-need/975313 "2023-01-23T20:16:22Z")
I’ve come up with 3, so far. Fentanyl. Sure, it has its benefits. It helped my dad through his las painful hours of life. But it’s just too cheap, and too powerful. Wing suits. The videos are thrilling, but do we reall… --- ## [suicides: dentist vs. air traffic controllers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicides-dentist-vs-air-traffic-controllers/374861)
**Author:** [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2006, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicides-dentist-vs-air-traffic-controllers/374861 "2006-10-02T13:53:00Z")
I know that there is a stereotypical assumption that both dentists and air traffic controllers have high suicide rates. But which one is higher? And is there a profession that is even higher? --- ## [Does anyone here think advertising does not affect them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-think-advertising-does-not-affect-them/365803)
**Author:** [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2006, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-think-advertising-does-not-affect-them/365803 "2006-07-28T02:10:17Z")
Most people think that advertising has some effect on some people some of the time. But most people think it does not affect themself. Kind of like that thread going about how there are millons of bad drivers and bad lo… --- ## [Things that make you feel old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-make-you-feel-old/759732)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-make-you-feel-old/759732 "2016-07-18T02:42:26Z")
Realising people who were born in 1999 are now 17 years old --- ## [Grocery Store Etiquette?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grocery-store-etiquette/362730)
**Author:** [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2006, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grocery-store-etiquette/362730 "2006-07-05T23:24:58Z")
So I’m in line at the grocery store, holding only a couple items, and I notice a handbasket full of groceries at my feet. A little strange, maybe, but I figure that they belong to the people in front of me. Questioning… --- ## [Should brake rotors rust?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-brake-rotors-rust/689529)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2014, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-brake-rotors-rust/689529 "2014-05-30T17:22:40Z")
My son drives a 2005 Mazda3. It has disc brakes on all four wheels. All four rotors appear to have a pretty healthy amount of red rust on the flat surfaces. I have never observed this on any other car I have owned, in… --- ## [Left-handed people and mental illnesses/other problems.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-handed-people-and-mental-illnesses-other-problems/805596)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2018, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-handed-people-and-mental-illnesses-other-problems/805596 "2018-01-06T14:19:18Z")
I heard that left-handed people are more likely to be schizophrenic and die early. Is this true? --- ## [Masturbation within marriage. Selfish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation-within-marriage-selfish/156579)
**Author:** [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2003, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation-within-marriage-selfish/156579 "2003-02-23T07:10:44Z")
Inspired by the recent masturbation thread and an opinion from a woman I know, I’ve decided to look like I have a one track mind and ask this question. For you married dopers, or those within an analogous monogamous rel… --- ## [Favourite usernames](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-usernames/140025)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2002, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-usernames/140025 "2002-12-13T17:44:24Z")
Mine are Eats Crayons and dorkusmalurfusmafia (is that right?) coldfire yojimboguy and BZ00000. What are yours? --- ## [Don’t give that bitch a ride!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-give-that-bitch-a-ride/385123)
**Author:** [@Mouse\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mouse_Maven)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2006, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-give-that-bitch-a-ride/385123 "2006-12-24T03:56:38Z")
Mouse\_Spouse has an ex-wife. She’s a sore point between the two of us because Spouse still gives her money. He’s not legally bound to pay alimony and they didn’t have children. He tried to cut her off (at my insistenc… --- ## [Does Anyone Else Have to Sing the Alphabet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-have-to-sing-the-alphabet/140235)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2002, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-have-to-sing-the-alphabet/140235 "2002-12-04T23:53:14Z")
Someone at work was looking something up in my dictionary today and I heard her softly singing to herself, “a-b-c-d-E-f-g . . .” and I realized I am not the only person who has to sing to myself to remember what letter c… --- ## [Babelfish Movie Quote Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babelfish-movie-quote-game/347442)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2006, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babelfish-movie-quote-game/347442 "2006-03-12T00:57:32Z")
I have taken five (I hope) fairly well known movie quotes and put them several times though Alta Vista’s Babelfish translator. I have taken the quote in Englsish and translated it into French, back into English. I have… --- ## [New Jersey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey/31311)
**Author:** [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2002, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey/31311 "2002-04-12T02:13:59Z")
I constantly hear jokes on tv and elsewhere about NJ, and how it is some sort of hideous ugly wasteland ridden with toxic waste and pollution and don’t hear much good things about it’s inhabitants either. I have never be… --- ## [What food do you take on the airplane to eat during the flight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-do-you-take-on-the-airplane-to-eat-during-the-flight/708807)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2015, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-do-you-take-on-the-airplane-to-eat-during-the-flight/708807 "2015-01-03T12:54:07Z")
The trip discussed hereis finally coming to pass on Monday. It will be about 2.5 hours on Southwest Airlines. I have all my ducks in a row re the flight itself (I guess those would be flying ducks) thanks in part to the … --- ## [Jeanne Dixon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeanne-dixon/353343)
**Author:** [@sneakums](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sneakums)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2006, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeanne-dixon/353343 "2006-04-26T18:45:04Z")
The fact is that Jeanne Dixon DID say that the President would die in office or be assassinated. Yes it is true that some of the things that she said did not come true. But…she clearly said in 1956 that whoever was Pre… --- ## [Getting to know you Q&A](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-to-know-you-q-a/668361)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-to-know-you-q-a/668361 "2013-09-13T00:22:14Z")
Inspired by this thread: Another one of them "getting to know you" Q & A forms... - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board. Substitute your own, personalized answers to the following… --- ## [Why is paper money rectangular?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-paper-money-rectangular/832411)
**Author:** [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2019, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-paper-money-rectangular/832411 "2019-04-16T12:55:43Z")
While I haven’t done an exhaustive search of all forms of paper money used on the planet, it seems to me that, in almost all countries that use paper money, the bills are rectangular. Why? Why not square or round? --- ## [X's for eyes of the dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xs-for-eyes-of-the-dead/5742)
**Author:** [@Gilligan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gilligan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xs-for-eyes-of-the-dead/5742 "2023-03-10T22:04:55Z")
My four-year old niece telling me about her new pet gerbil: “I like to hold him but don’t squeeze him hard. Then he would die. Then he would have X’s on his eyes.” I knew she must have got that idea from cartoons, but i… --- ## [Name for all peoples from the UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-all-peoples-from-the-uk/145937)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2003, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-all-peoples-from-the-uk/145937 "2003-01-13T11:42:37Z")
Is there a name, derogatory or nice, for all those who come from the British Isles (and the Irish Isles if that’s not included in them)? That is, who are either British, Irish, Scottish or Welsh? --- ## [FlyingRamenMonster, step on up and discuss your misogyny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flyingramenmonster-step-on-up-and-discuss-your-misogyny/366984)
**Author:** [@Selkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Selkie)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2006, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flyingramenmonster-step-on-up-and-discuss-your-misogyny/366984 "2006-08-30T21:26:11Z")
I love threads recommending books, especially here on the SDMB, so imagine my surprise upon opening this one and reading: You didn’t really expect open misogyny like this to go unmentioned, did you? Male is “the defaul… --- ## [The second coming of Jesus Christ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-coming-of-jesus-christ/238318)
**Author:** [@godamajin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/godamajin)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2004, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-coming-of-jesus-christ/238318 "2004-04-25T22:01:13Z")
In light of the recent happenings around the world I’ve wondered about the true nature and depth of the “War on Terror”. Is this “Jihad” defined as the “Holy War” because in essence it is a war between two “Holy” relig… --- ## [Why is salsa from a jar so horrible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-salsa-from-a-jar-so-horrible/570324)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-salsa-from-a-jar-so-horrible/570324 "2011-02-09T14:46:15Z")
There’s nothing better than fresh salsa for your tortilla chips when you’re at a Mexican restaurant. However, store-bought salsa from a jar tastes nothing like fresh salsa. To me, it’s barely even edible. Any restaura… --- ## [The worst and the best of bad commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-and-the-best-of-bad-commercials/262757)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2004, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-and-the-best-of-bad-commercials/262757 "2004-09-14T13:39:21Z")
Oh, boy. I’m starting a thread before coffee. I hope it’s coherent… There are some national commercials that are bad. This thread is not about them. This thread is about those cheesy commercials, ususally, but not l… --- ## [Why aren't Jenny McCarthy et al. charged with crimes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-jenny-mccarthy-et-al-charged-with-crimes/642742)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2012, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-jenny-mccarthy-et-al-charged-with-crimes/642742 "2012-12-08T02:07:40Z")
Jenny McCarthy and other conspiracy theorists make false statements all the time. Can’t it can be proven in court that they’ve caused harm as well? Or maybe I misunderstand libel. --- ## [Surprising news from the Vatican: The Simpsons are Catholic. What?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprising-news-from-the-vatican-the-simpsons-are-catholic-what/557580)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2010, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprising-news-from-the-vatican-the-simpsons-are-catholic-what/557580 "2010-10-22T14:56:17Z")
Link. Somehow, I never noticed. :dubious: --- ## [Pick an aquamarine tiara](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-an-aquamarine-tiara/654625)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2013, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-an-aquamarine-tiara/654625 "2013-04-21T00:48:29Z")
Because the world needs more tiaras. I like the Hesse aquamarine tiara. But the Russian kokoshnik is also quite pretty. --- ## [How hard is it for an American to get into University of Toronto?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-for-an-american-to-get-into-university-of-toronto/539718)
**Author:** [@The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tao_s_Revenge)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-for-an-american-to-get-into-university-of-toronto/539718 "2010-05-19T03:43:53Z")
Well I’m just finishing up my Associates Degree, and I think I want to go farther. I can use it to pay the bills but I’d like to see how far I can really go. Toronto seems like a great place. It’s got a nice vibrant city… --- ## [Subscription boxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscription-boxes/681550)
**Author:** [@InsomniaMama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InsomniaMama)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscription-boxes/681550 "2014-06-12T19:04:16Z")
In this thread even sven mentions several clothing subscription boxes. I haven’t tried those, but we had Nature Box for a while, which is healthy snacks. And I did a few months of Birch Box, which is sorta weird because … --- ## [Songs which date themselves by mentioning the current year.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-which-date-themselves-by-mentioning-the-current-year/469677)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-which-date-themselves-by-mentioning-the-current-year/469677 "2008-10-31T21:15:47Z")
I was listening to a couple of songs recently, “Modern Woman” by Billy Joel and “Heat of the Moment” by Asia, and noticed that both songs mention the year that is contemporary with their release. In “Modern Woman” it’s … --- ## [Any examples of urban folk voting to screw over rural folk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-examples-of-urban-folk-voting-to-screw-over-rural-folk/920287)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-examples-of-urban-folk-voting-to-screw-over-rural-folk/920287 "2020-10-01T15:55:49Z")
Whenever there’s a discussion of the Electoral College, I hear that if we don’t give rural people more voting power relative to their population, the urban people will vote for policies that hurt rural areas. That sound… --- ## [Stuck With Hackett](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuck-with-hackett/595056)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2012, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuck-with-hackett/595056 "2012-04-27T02:17:38Z")
This show (on the Science Channel) is far more boring than it should be. Yet I watched an entire episode trying to figure out if Hackett is black or just a really dirty, dreaded white guy. Anyone know? --- ## [SDMB Basketball Tournament Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-basketball-tournament-pool/574974)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2011, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-basketball-tournament-pool/574974 "2011-04-03T14:46:38Z")
It doesn’t look like anyone else has started a basketball tournament pool yet, so here we go. I’ve created a group in the Yahoo! Tourney Pick’em. You will need a Yahoo ID in order to participate. Link: Yahoo Fantasy Me… --- ## [what statistical things do people perpetually lie about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-statistical-things-do-people-perpetually-lie-about/408919)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2007, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-statistical-things-do-people-perpetually-lie-about/408919 "2007-06-27T19:11:56Z")
Any time we have a sex-related frequency thread on here, such as “how often do you and your partner have a sex?” or “how many orgasms do you have in a typical session?”, it becomes immediately clear that most people are … --- ## [The trial has begun. So the question must be asked. Did Michael do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trial-has-begun-so-the-question-must-be-asked-did-michael-do-it/287739)
**Author:** [@brickbacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brickbacon)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2005, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trial-has-begun-so-the-question-must-be-asked-did-michael-do-it/287739 "2005-02-12T06:56:10Z")
Well did he? Obviously, more evidence will come out as the trial moves along. However, based on what you know now, do you think he did it, and will he be convicted. Please explain what you base your opinion on. I person… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 9, Episode 24 (May 12, 2016) -- "The Convergence Convergence"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2016, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630 "2016-05-19T01:43:45Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of season nine’s final episode, which airs tonight. --- ## [Billboard's Top 100 songs of the past 60 years...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billboards-top-100-songs-of-the-past-60-years/827938)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billboards-top-100-songs-of-the-past-60-years/827938 "2021-05-25T14:13:07Z")
The Billboard Hot 100 had its 60th anniversary a few months ago, so BB decided to compile a list of the top 600 songs of that span (1958-2018): Here is a video compilation (21 min) of the top-100, in case you need ref… --- ## [National Geographic survey - how do you rate with the rest of the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-geographic-survey-how-do-you-rate-with-the-rest-of-the-world/276914)
**Author:** [@PussyCow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PussyCow)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2004, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-geographic-survey-how-do-you-rate-with-the-rest-of-the-world/276914 "2004-12-02T22:36:45Z")
Inspired by this thread I had to bring your attention to this little survey. It appears 29% of Americans do not know where the Pacific Ocean is, while 11% cannot find the U.S. itself on a map. --- ## [Principal vs. principle - UK/US usage question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/principal-vs-principle-uk-us-usage-question/715369)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2015, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/principal-vs-principle-uk-us-usage-question/715369 "2015-03-21T02:20:28Z")
I’m an American newly hired on at a British company. I’ve been asked to write my documentation in British English. I’ve long been a regular reader of British books and magazines. Easy enough, or so I thought. Yest… --- ## [My experiment with Ritalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-experiment-with-ritalin/740483)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2016, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-experiment-with-ritalin/740483 "2016-02-05T03:27:52Z")
As I have mentioned, I have always had difficulty staying on task, following instructions or conversations, and reading to learn something. When I was a kid few doctors or educators had heard of Attention Deficit Disord… --- ## [Its hard to legitimately complain about Bush](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-hard-to-legitimately-complain-about-bush/320348)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2005, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-hard-to-legitimately-complain-about-bush/320348 "2005-09-09T17:58:56Z")
There is so much irrational Bush bashing that it is hard to address his shortcomings without coming across as another mindless anti-Bush partisan. But jesus christ. He & Cheney ran on a platform of ‘we will keep you saf… --- ## [What kind of geek are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-geek-are-you/554501)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2010, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-geek-are-you/554501 "2010-09-28T07:03:40Z")
Among many other geekities, I am a tea geek. I buy only loose-leaf tea and barely tolerate high-end tea bags. Lipton and Red Rose are swill fit only to poison an enemy’s fresh water supply. I’m such a pathetic geek tha… --- ## [The Anthracite was Banned FAQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-anthracite-was-banned-faq/74305)
**Author:** [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2001, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-anthracite-was-banned-faq/74305 "2001-08-06T23:56:56Z")
Although my status still says “On Sabbatical”, Tuba told me by e-mail that I should be “good to go” to post this. OK, here is what I can tell you. I was not and am not banned. I did not have my posting privledges revok… --- ## [A Fish Tale (very mundane and pointless, but hopefully funny)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fish-tale-very-mundane-and-pointless-but-hopefully-funny/389888)
**Author:** [@Selkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Selkie)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2007, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fish-tale-very-mundane-and-pointless-but-hopefully-funny/389888 "2007-02-05T16:52:41Z")
Once upon a time, I was a serious fish geek. You know the type, with tanks of all sizes and descriptions bubbling away in every corner of the house. Those days are long behind me, but there’s still one relic of that time… --- ## [Fucking Dumbass Piece of Shit Spector Jury](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-dumbass-piece-of-shit-spector-jury/419661)
**Author:** [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2007, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-dumbass-piece-of-shit-spector-jury/419661 "2007-09-26T20:54:58Z")
They’re going to let another celebrity get away with fucking murder. Goddam morons are apparently deadlocked. Who in the hell in their right mind would believe that a woman would choose the entry hall of a virtual stra… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1956&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1958&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)