# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1962&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:** 1963 --- ## [Sample LSAT question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sample-lsat-question/529421)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2012, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sample-lsat-question/529421 "2012-09-29T13:44:41Z")
I like doing logic/reasoning tests just to help keep me sane. However, sometimes I think the question writers themselves get it wrong. In any case, what do you think about this question? While traveling to Japan, a low-… --- ## [Dolly Parton has died at age 80](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-has-died-at-age-80/1032545)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-has-died-at-age-80/1032545 "2026-09-25T16:14:56Z")
Sad news. Great American. --- ## [Does truffle oil taste like garlic???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-truffle-oil-taste-like-garlic/719701)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2015, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-truffle-oil-taste-like-garlic/719701 "2015-05-12T20:13:07Z")
Never had this experience before. Got some almonds from Trader Joe’s that were flavored with truffle oil. But each nut tasted as if it were coated with garlic. Not strong, but obvious. I’ve always thought that truffl… --- ## [Black cats and animal sacrifice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-cats-and-animal-sacrifice/499631)
**Author:** [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2009, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-cats-and-animal-sacrifice/499631 "2009-06-16T13:57:12Z")
We went to the ASPCA last week, and my girlfriend almost convinced me to adopt a very sweet black kitten. I resisted because of the cost, but still kind of wanted him, and regret skipping it. Hope he found a good home. E… --- ## [What is the SAR for Wifi cards in a laptop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-sar-for-wifi-cards-in-a-laptop/444714)
**Author:** [@wamatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wamatt)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2014, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-sar-for-wifi-cards-in-a-laptop/444714 "2014-02-15T04:58:34Z")
I’m basically trying to find out if they generate more or less power than a mobile phone. I spend hours a day with my laptop on my lap and worry about the prolonged exposure. I’ve switched to using a bluetooth headset to… --- ## [911 orders caller to give victim CPR, caller refuses: caller faces legal consequences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/911-orders-caller-to-give-victim-cpr-caller-refuses-caller-faces-legal-consequences/580146)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2011, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/911-orders-caller-to-give-victim-cpr-caller-refuses-caller-faces-legal-consequences/580146 "2011-05-02T22:47:17Z")
Not going to go too much into detail of who or when, but a guy I know was in kind of a morbid situation a few years ago: a friend of his hanged himself, and was discovered by his (the friend’s wife). She was traumatized … --- ## [Who would you vote for as the stupidest real person on television?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-vote-for-as-the-stupidest-real-person-on-television/448210)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2008, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-vote-for-as-the-stupidest-real-person-on-television/448210 "2008-05-08T23:23:59Z")
By real person I’m meaning Homer Simpson/Fonzie, etc., other fictional characters on programs don’t count. Also, I’m referring to the person themselves and not their (alleged) views, so while I find Rush Limbaugh and A… --- ## [Yet another eBay rant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-ebay-rant/154393)
**Author:** [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2003, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-ebay-rant/154393 "2003-03-08T23:15:06Z")
OK, so I haven’t been doing a lot of hunting on eBay lately because I haven’t had a lot of money, but every once in a while I pop on just to see if there’s anything I haven’t yet gotten of the Disney character I collect.… --- ## [If the moon suddenly vanished, would there be tsunami-like tidal waves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-moon-suddenly-vanished-would-there-be-tsunami-like-tidal-waves/401580)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2007, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-moon-suddenly-vanished-would-there-be-tsunami-like-tidal-waves/401580 "2007-05-01T23:24:24Z")
If the moon were to abruptly vanish - not be whisked away or broken into pieces, just undergo Spontaneous Massive Existence Failure - what would be the short-term effect on Earth? Of course the lunar component of ocean … --- ## [Diatomaceous earth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diatomaceous-earth/504144)
**Author:** [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diatomaceous-earth/504144 "2011-08-10T05:45:07Z")
I’ve read that diatomaceous earth is sprayed on plants and used as an insect repellent, but that the diatomaceous earth sold for use in swimming pools should not be used this way because it is heat treated and contains l… --- ## [Ridiculous misinterpretations you've made](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-misinterpretations-youve-made/775746)
**Author:** [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2016, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-misinterpretations-youve-made/775746 "2016-12-30T15:41:54Z")
So the other day I was skimming the news and I read, “man shoots guy with knife.” My first thought was how did he shoot someone with a knife? It took me a few minutes to realize, I am so tired he used a gun to shoot the … --- ## [Measuring Mass In a Weightless Environment.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/measuring-mass-in-a-weightless-environment/640969)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/measuring-mass-in-a-weightless-environment/640969 "2012-12-07T17:45:54Z")
Now this is one I have been wondering about at least since high school. When I was still in hs, we were taught mass is usu. measured by “comparing” it to other masses on a scale. That is at least the way we were taught … --- ## [Songs with group member's names in the lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-group-members-names-in-the-lyrics/787419)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2017, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-group-members-names-in-the-lyrics/787419 "2017-05-30T02:19:47Z")
For example, from The Supremes Back in My Arms Again How can Mary tell me what to do When she lost her love so true? And Flo, she don’t know 'Cause the boy she loves is a Romeo Or The Beatles’ Glass Onion Well here… --- ## [Alternatives to Al-Anon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-al-anon/730221)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2015, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-al-anon/730221 "2015-09-08T12:15:35Z")
I believe that I am living with a secret drinker (who isn’t very good at keeping secrets). I need help, as I have never had to deal with this in my life before. I am not interested in any group that refers to a “higher … --- ## [Question about the film "Enemy at the Gates"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-film-enemy-at-the-gates/455262)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2011, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-film-enemy-at-the-gates/455262 "2011-08-27T00:32:15Z")
I watched the film Enemy at the Gates, which is a fictionalized account of the sniper Vasily Zaytsev (Jude Law) and a propaganda officer named Danilov (Joseph Fiennes) who writes articles about him, making him a Soviet h… --- ## [Oregon man who killed his family -- He's a "Promise Keeper"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oregon-man-who-killed-his-family-hes-a-promise-keeper/145456)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2003, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oregon-man-who-killed-his-family-hes-a-promise-keeper/145456 "2003-01-01T23:11:53Z")
The media seems to be lowballing his affiliation with the organization, but my local TV news just added one more descriptor to the vehicle of Edward Morris, who has been on the run since he murdered his family: It sport… --- ## [Best viewing time for Milky Way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-viewing-time-for-milky-way/484466)
**Author:** [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2009, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-viewing-time-for-milky-way/484466 "2009-02-07T03:01:49Z")
At what time of year is the Milky Way visible an hour or so after sunset? And any advice (other than the obvious be someplace away from interfering city lights) for getting the best view? (And yes I know it’s always vi… --- ## [Gluing book pages together?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gluing-book-pages-together/247594)
**Author:** [@Greek\_Santa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greek_Santa)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2010, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gluing-book-pages-together/247594 "2010-10-16T10:12:07Z")
In movies and tv shows they often show a book with all the pages glued together and a chunk of the book cut out to conceal a gun, whiskey bottle, etc. How do they glue all the pages together and what type of saw do they… --- ## [What was your first rock concert?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-first-rock-concert/176528)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2003, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-first-rock-concert/176528 "2003-05-24T22:31:57Z")
This is what I thought Ender Will’s thread was going to be about. You can guess my age when I tell you it was the Who, the Who’s Next tour. Damn, I’m old. Damn, that was an excellent concert. --- ## [Who and how are names given to US military vehicles and weapons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-and-how-are-names-given-to-us-military-vehicles-and-weapons/690754)
**Author:** [@PurpleClogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleClogs)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2014, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-and-how-are-names-given-to-us-military-vehicles-and-weapons/690754 "2014-06-21T03:35:40Z")
Who and how are names given to US military vehicles and weapons, now and in the past? --- ## [Is income inequality such a big problem is there is an adequate safety net?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-income-inequality-such-a-big-problem-is-there-is-an-adequate-safety-net/729786)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2015, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-income-inequality-such-a-big-problem-is-there-is-an-adequate-safety-net/729786 "2015-09-07T23:15:12Z")
It seems the really horrible thing about income inequality is if people are actually starving in the street or have no where to sleep, I realize it isn’t ideal for economic health. But as long as not able to work doesn’… --- ## [Alt/Conventional medicine treating Cancer, Rubella, other diseases \[split off from Rubella thread\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alt-conventional-medicine-treating-cancer-rubella-other-diseases-split-off-from-rubella-thread/718940)
**Author:** [@Miss\_Spaulding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Spaulding)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alt-conventional-medicine-treating-cancer-rubella-other-diseases-split-off-from-rubella-thread/718940 "2015-05-04T16:39:34Z")
I know a few people who healed their cancer with juicing, supplements, intravenous vitamin C therapy, and overall diet changes to their health, and all of that without the conventional chemo and radiation. So why can’t i… --- ## [Tennis physics: when does a served ball stop accelerating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-physics-when-does-a-served-ball-stop-accelerating/544813)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-physics-when-does-a-served-ball-stop-accelerating/544813 "2010-06-29T22:32:39Z")
When during a serve does a tennis ball stop accelerating? Is it the moment it leaves contact with the raquet? Or is the ball still accelerating by the time it hits the opponent’s court? Note that I’m asking about acce… --- ## [Why I Hate Ally McBeal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-hate-ally-mcbeal/19040)
**Author:** [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-hate-ally-mcbeal/19040 "2022-10-24T19:51:45Z")
So I’ve been complaining about the show for a while. And before you ask: I keep watching because it was original and clever last season. I keep hoping that cleverness will resurface. It hasn’t. This is obviously a show … --- ## [a buck thirty-nine ... ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-buck-thirty-nine/673089)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-buck-thirty-nine/673089 "2013-11-05T19:38:51Z")
With apologies for putting this in GQ, but … I just got back from my lunch break and my supervisor and another co-worker were busy giggling over a customer’s username. The punchline of the joke was, apparently, that eve… --- ## [Don't give your kids live bunnies or baby chicks for Easter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-give-your-kids-live-bunnies-or-baby-chicks-for-easter/750198)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-give-your-kids-live-bunnies-or-baby-chicks-for-easter/750198 "2018-06-14T20:50:00Z")
I just heard a story on my local news about this. People were told not to do it when I was a kid in the 1970s. C’mon, who does this nowadays? :confused: --- ## [Two-Sentence Horror Stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-sentence-horror-stories/983094)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-sentence-horror-stories/983094 "2024-04-17T16:07:36Z")
The goal of this thread is for each post to create a self-contained horror story that can be told in two sentences. Michael Collins orbited the far side of the moon. He heard a knock on the hatch. --- ## [Can I roast garlic cloves or heads in the microwave?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-roast-garlic-cloves-or-heads-in-the-microwave/590205)
**Author:** [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2011, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-roast-garlic-cloves-or-heads-in-the-microwave/590205 "2011-07-25T19:38:58Z")
Sometimes I roast whole heads of garlic in the oven, which is fairly simple to do, just cut off the tops to expose the cloves, drizzle with olive oil, and stick in the oven with whatever else I’m cooking until the cloves… --- ## [Eddie Murphy's SNL return](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-murphys-snl-return/845224)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-murphys-snl-return/845224 "2020-01-10T21:27:58Z")
Forgot it was on, but I tuned in just in time for Mr. Robinson’s Neighborhood. I have to admit, I’m digging the nostalgia trip (at least the two old-timey characters I’ve seen-- Mr. Robinson and Buckwheat). The Christmas… --- ## [What do these symbols mean "Ø = Ü M"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-symbols-mean-o-u-m/744805)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2016, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-symbols-mean-o-u-m/744805 "2016-02-01T06:44:18Z")
I just got a text with just these these symbols in it. Ø = Ü M Anyone know what it means? What were the people trying to say? --- ## [The shocking sex life of the penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shocking-sex-life-of-the-penguin/624853)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shocking-sex-life-of-the-penguin/624853 "2012-06-16T03:08:30Z")
Or at least the Adelie penguin. I’m still not convinced this whole thing isn’t a gag. How for instance can a penguin commit sodomy if it doesn’t have a dick? The article says that the report was written in 1915 by a scie… --- ## [Ok, I give up: Why do clothes manufacturers make so many XS, XXXL, sizes if nobody wants them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-i-give-up-why-do-clothes-manufacturers-make-so-many-xs-xxxl-sizes-if-nobody-wants-them/561146)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-i-give-up-why-do-clothes-manufacturers-make-so-many-xs-xxxl-sizes-if-nobody-wants-them/561146 "2010-11-21T16:35:31Z")
I heard of something called “Filenes basement” which is like an upscale TJ maxx, and looking at the online reviews, a few criticized the place for rarely having medium sizes, but lots of extra small, or extra extra large… --- ## [Let's have a demented Christmas!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-a-demented-christmas/926691)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-a-demented-christmas/926691 "2020-12-24T16:50:45Z")
Help me devise a Christmas song mix to counter the insipid pap we are going to be pelted with from now until New Years Eve. I will begin with a thoughtless ode to Christmas homecomings, Linda Bennett’s An Old Fashioned … --- ## [Wow, what a fucking useless doctor's note!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-what-a-fucking-useless-doctors-note/418986)
**Author:** [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2007, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-what-a-fucking-useless-doctors-note/418986 "2007-09-14T18:25:03Z")
So, I had my first of two doctor’s appointments today. I’ve been suffering from excruciating back pain and headaches since sometime last week. Turns out I’ve got 1) a kidney infection and 2) severe eye strain from readi… --- ## [My cat is living in the closet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-is-living-in-the-closet/502940)
**Author:** [@furlibusea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furlibusea)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2009, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-is-living-in-the-closet/502940 "2009-07-17T20:02:50Z")
17 years ago this September some neighbor kids brought a kitten to me. She was the most pathetic looking thing. She was pretty clearly starving, but she had the most gorgeous chocolate brown fur. I took her in, and nurse… --- ## [Ferguson: Where is the money supposed to come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferguson-where-is-the-money-supposed-to-come-from/745760)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferguson-where-is-the-money-supposed-to-come-from/745760 "2019-08-09T15:26:14Z")
Ferguson City Council wants to revise an agreement negotiated with the Justice Department due to concerns about the cost. Mayor: Ferguson ready to take on Justice Department Justice responded by suing Ferguson. I wond… --- ## [I'm afraid of a dog I've not even met](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-afraid-of-a-dog-ive-not-even-met/697317)
**Author:** [@Whatever4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whatever4)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2014, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-afraid-of-a-dog-ive-not-even-met/697317 "2014-09-08T17:43:54Z")
The dog in question is a Chow/Rottweiler mix according to the Shelter. But the head doesn’t look like either of those breeds; the muzzle too pointed. The dog is male, as is my little 20 pounder which was bitten by the … --- ## [Classic "Yo' momma" Jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-yo-momma-jokes/89855)
**Author:** [@dalovindj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalovindj)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2001, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-yo-momma-jokes/89855 "2001-10-28T10:17:28Z")
\[disclaimer\]This is definately mundane and pointless, but I think it fits better in the pit. I understand if it needs to be moved to MPSIMS\[/disclaimer\] Give me the best ones you’ve heard. I’ll start with a few, just to… --- ## [You might be richer than you think you are: Unclaimed Money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-richer-than-you-think-you-are-unclaimed-money/787105)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2018, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-richer-than-you-think-you-are-unclaimed-money/787105 "2018-01-15T07:21:44Z")
I was bored at the office last week when I heard a radio ad about reclaiming money that has been turned over to the state until a claim was made. I looked up the local department of the Treasury and every person in the … --- ## [Waiting For Gyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waiting-for-gyros/490101)
**Author:** [@The\_Falling\_Reverend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Falling_Reverend)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2009, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waiting-for-gyros/490101 "2009-03-23T03:35:17Z")
Gyros is one of my favorite foods. Forged by the ancient Greek gods and handed to us mere mortals, it is culinary perfection. And I haven’t had one in over a year. I was skimming one of the many take-out menus that fin… --- ## [A plant without chlorophyll?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-plant-without-chlorophyll/500252)
**Author:** [@solkoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solkoe)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2009, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-plant-without-chlorophyll/500252 "2009-06-19T17:17:57Z")
I thought I had the whole taxonomy thing reasonably figured out. Particularly plants. What could be easier to catergorize than a plant? Multicellular, Autotrophic. Very simple. Until someone told me about Indian Pip… --- ## [Fingerprinting at the orthodontist - WTF???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fingerprinting-at-the-orthodontist-wtf/498512)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2009, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fingerprinting-at-the-orthodontist-wtf/498512 "2009-06-04T04:10:37Z")
At the Zappakids’ orthodontist, when you walk in, there’s a keyboard and monitor in which the child (or parent) types his/her name in to check in when you walk in. This is great. It lets the staff know, and the kids enjo… --- ## [What is "Regular" coffee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-regular-coffee/103460)
**Author:** [@tspallone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tspallone)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2002, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-regular-coffee/103460 "2002-04-14T22:32:15Z")
If you order a “regular” coffee, do you get back: coffee (with caffeine), milk and two sugars? I don’t think this is correct. Regular, to me, means NOT decaffeinated. It has nothing to do with what I want IN the coffe… --- ## [Have we lost any technologies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-lost-any-technologies/137151)
**Author:** [@Bob55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob55)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2002, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-lost-any-technologies/137151 "2002-12-10T07:24:50Z")
Is it possible to lose technologies? I heard that we couldn’t reproduce the strong hulls on battleships that were built for WWII because all of the forge workers have died, and their knowledge with them. But I can’t fi… --- ## [How Did You Acquire Your Taste In Music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-acquire-your-taste-in-music/580722)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2011, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-acquire-your-taste-in-music/580722 "2011-05-06T20:44:52Z")
Just wondering if it is possible to explain why people like certain types of music, and dislike other genres. Nature, nurture, other? In my case, my mother loved Country music and would often tune in radio stations tha… --- ## [I'm not eating the turkey. Get over it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-eating-the-turkey-get-over-it/276433)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2004, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-eating-the-turkey-get-over-it/276433 "2004-11-26T17:25:44Z")
WTF?!? :confused: :eek: :smack: I swear I’m gonna write a book about my in-laws someday. Though it’ll have to be filed in Sci-Fi since nobody will believe it. There is a 15 pound store-bought turkey sitting on my co… --- ## [The greatest injustice in the history of everything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-injustice-in-the-history-of-everything/738701)
**Author:** [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2015, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-injustice-in-the-history-of-everything/738701 "2015-12-03T23:02:08Z")
Helsinki, Finland In an act that all human rights groups ever have condemned as “barbaric” and “inhumane”, a woman today refused to carry her youngest grandchild, age 2, inside the house. When confronted by the victim o… --- ## [Monsignor Charamsa and gay Catholics simply need to get the f---k out!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monsignor-charamsa-and-gay-catholics-simply-need-to-get-the-f-k-out/733385)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2015, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monsignor-charamsa-and-gay-catholics-simply-need-to-get-the-f-k-out/733385 "2015-10-07T16:22:29Z")
First of all, bear in mind that I, the OP, am a militantly gay man who will be celebrating 40 years with my same-sex spouse in 2016. The breaking news that a leading Vatican official, Monsignor Krzysztof Charamsa, has c… --- ## [Last Senate Predictions Before The Polls Close Tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-senate-predictions-before-the-polls-close-tonight/703627)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2014, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-senate-predictions-before-the-polls-close-tonight/703627 "2014-11-05T17:47:29Z")
What the thread title said: before the polls close tonight (I think Kentucky leads the way at 6pm tonight), make your call on how the Senate turns out. You can get specific about races, or just give a net total, as you … --- ## [Fresh water on large navy ships.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-water-on-large-navy-ships/182004)
**Author:** [@Iyamity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iyamity)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2003, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-water-on-large-navy-ships/182004 "2003-06-16T21:16:18Z")
Where do large navy ships, at sea for weeks or months at a time, acquire their fresh water? Do they have huge resevoirs built in, or do they have a way to disstill sea water to make it potable? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1961&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1963&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)