# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1966&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:** 1967 --- ## [Using black holes to travel into the future, how would this work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-black-holes-to-travel-into-the-future-how-would-this-work/717072)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2015, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-black-holes-to-travel-into-the-future-how-would-this-work/717072 "2015-04-10T22:38:31Z")
I just watched interstellar, and enjoyed the concept that 1 hour on a planet orbiting a massive black hole is equal to 7 years of time on earth. So how does that work? I found this But it mentions how after you cross… --- ## [Air combat as depicted in the movie Flyboys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-combat-as-depicted-in-the-movie-flyboys/468700)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2008, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-combat-as-depicted-in-the-movie-flyboys/468700 "2008-10-22T00:48:50Z")
Flyboys tells the story of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country’s first fighter pilots. The movie’s depiction of a… --- ## [TV series: do you prefer the American way or the British way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-do-you-prefer-the-american-way-or-the-british-way/491887)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-do-you-prefer-the-american-way-or-the-british-way/491887 "2009-04-08T08:00:33Z")
In British-made productions, each season is usually self-complete, and the series may or may not be renewed. Rarely is one cancelled part way through. Sometimes a series takes a while to get going. In American-made prod… --- ## [Is there a legitimate non-sex reason to rent a hotel room at an hourly rate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-legitimate-non-sex-reason-to-rent-a-hotel-room-at-an-hourly-rate/813398)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2018, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-legitimate-non-sex-reason-to-rent-a-hotel-room-at-an-hourly-rate/813398 "2018-05-04T23:20:28Z")
I’ve seen a few articles that have basically said HOURLY MOTEL RATES - NOT JUST FOR HOOKERS ANYMORE but I’m not really buying it. I travel a lot and I know a lot of people who travel a lot but have never really seen any … --- ## [do stores buy small coins in bulk like we buy quaters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-stores-buy-small-coins-in-bulk-like-we-buy-quaters/569949)
**Author:** [@code\_grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/code_grey)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2011, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-stores-buy-small-coins-in-bulk-like-we-buy-quaters/569949 "2011-02-04T13:04:41Z")
do banks sell rolls of nickels, dimes and pennies like they sell the familiar rolls of quarters? Or do stores manage to avoid change deficit just naturally through customers paying with small coins? --- ## [Ratio of gay to non-gay people in San Francisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ratio-of-gay-to-non-gay-people-in-san-francisco/317922)
**Author:** [@bupkis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bupkis)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2005, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ratio-of-gay-to-non-gay-people-in-san-francisco/317922 "2005-08-26T15:48:54Z")
I was having a chat today with a couple friends about places I might like to live someday and the subject of San Francisco came up. My two friends thought that SF would not be the best place for me to settle since I am a… --- ## [Can we discuss recent trends in moderation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-recent-trends-in-moderation/975048)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-recent-trends-in-moderation/975048 "2022-11-19T22:08:19Z")
I do not believe I am alone in perceiving a recent trend towards more active moderation in several respects - accompanied by some changed rules. Has there been any public discussion of this apparent trend? Is such a di… --- ## [How do gay people have sex? (TMI friendly)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-gay-people-have-sex-tmi-friendly/344317)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2006, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-gay-people-have-sex-tmi-friendly/344317 "2006-02-14T23:36:35Z")
Having now found myself bored enough to finally research the question of what an uncircumcised penis looks like,\* I’ve decided to proceed on with my other low-priority sex-ed question. First, Male \<-\> Male, anal penetra… --- ## [Obama sees handwriting on the wall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-sees-handwriting-on-the-wall/585431)
**Author:** [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2011, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-sees-handwriting-on-the-wall/585431 "2011-07-11T11:19:59Z")
Family would be just fine with one term Fluff, or sending early smoke signals? --- ## [Is there any real moral difference between killing & eating a pig & a dolphin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-real-moral-difference-between-killing-eating-a-pig-a-dolphin/329976)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2005, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-real-moral-difference-between-killing-eating-a-pig-a-dolphin/329976 "2005-11-11T16:21:36Z")
Dolphins (the mammal not the fish) and pigs are both relatively intelligent animals. We eat pigs with gusto, and yet tend to be deferential to the dolphin in or moral calculus about what is, and is not, appropriate to ea… --- ## [In the government, we support the troops --- by lying to them.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-government-we-support-the-troops-by-lying-to-them/326927)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2005, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-government-we-support-the-troops-by-lying-to-them/326927 "2005-10-24T02:46:48Z")
Why would anybody believe a fucking word that comes out of anybody’s mouth either at the Pentagon or the White House? Yeah, I’m bashing. Bash bash bash the bastards that got us into this war and then can’t even come th… --- ## [Best Action Porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-action-porn/648151)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2013, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-action-porn/648151 "2013-01-26T08:01:02Z")
This threadreminded me of something I wanted to ask: What’s the best Action Porn? You know, naked women, guns, sex, more naked women, explosions, car chases with naked women in the cars, etc. Picasso Trigger is an old … --- ## [Why do scientists believe dinosaurs were reptiles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-scientists-believe-dinosaurs-were-reptiles/282476)
**Author:** [@Chotii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chotii)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2005, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-scientists-believe-dinosaurs-were-reptiles/282476 "2005-01-02T21:05:13Z")
I realise that dinosaurs had scales, and laid eggs, and bear many skeletal similarities to today’s living reptiles. However, they are also said to be the ancestors of birds, which also have scales (on their legs, anyway)… --- ## [Do Professional Wrestling Fans Believe it's Truly Competitive? (If so, why?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-professional-wrestling-fans-believe-its-truly-competitive-if-so-why/740069)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2016, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-professional-wrestling-fans-believe-its-truly-competitive-if-so-why/740069 "2016-01-01T18:36:19Z")
ISTM, from having seen a bit of it here and there, that professional wrestlers make very little pretense of being true competitive matches. This is most glaring in that for the most part they make little or no attempt to… --- ## [What would the Republican argument be against putting people to work on our failing infrastructure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-republican-argument-be-against-putting-people-to-work-on-our-failing-infrastructure/842217)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2019, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-republican-argument-be-against-putting-people-to-work-on-our-failing-infrastructure/842217 "2019-11-04T17:35:03Z")
During the Democratic Primary debate on October 15, Sen. Bernie Sanders discussed putting jobless people to work on the U.S.'s crumbling infrastructure. As a matter of fact, Sen. Sanders introduced such a measure into Se… --- ## [Fuck off brother. I didn't kill my son](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-off-brother-i-didnt-kill-my-son/396340)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2012, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-off-brother-i-didnt-kill-my-son/396340 "2012-02-15T20:26:11Z")
OK, it didn’t work the first time, but I think I got it fixed. The story is too long and too complex. How to begin? He’s mentally ill but won’t be treated. He’s homeless by choice. He refuses to work. He owns three vehi… --- ## [Can you sear meat ahead of time and stick it in the fridge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-sear-meat-ahead-of-time-and-stick-it-in-the-fridge/459240)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2008, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-sear-meat-ahead-of-time-and-stick-it-in-the-fridge/459240 "2008-08-10T19:09:22Z")
Or will that cause something substandard in taste or in food safety? I’d like to stick a roast in the crock pot tomorrow, but I like to sear all my meats and I don’t like getting up early. I was thinking I could just s… --- ## [Daredevil? Anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daredevil-anyone/155110)
**Author:** [@SuperNova](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperNova)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2003, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daredevil-anyone/155110 "2003-02-23T22:49:18Z")
Anyone go out and see Daredevil today? Thoughts? --- ## [This totally & completely has me freaked out!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-totally-completely-has-me-freaked-out/413522)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2007, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-totally-completely-has-me-freaked-out/413522 "2007-08-01T17:52:50Z")
I stayed up wayyyy too late last night and seeing today is Saturday I slept in. My wife got up at 7am and left at about 8. She had some friends to go see then her and our daughter were going down to IKEA. I glanced at … --- ## [Why are power lines strung far above ground?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-power-lines-strung-far-above-ground/144483)
**Author:** [@cdhostage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cdhostage)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2002, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-power-lines-strung-far-above-ground/144483 "2002-12-23T17:29:52Z")
This thread reminded me. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=152138 It’s not relevant to that conversation, so here we are. Power lines (usually accompanied by telephone wires) are usually f… --- ## [Botticelli - April 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2023, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093 "2023-04-30T13:09:24Z")
I am R! Link to last month’s thread: Botticelli March 2023 - #604 by Prof.Pepperwinkle --- ## [Grammar mistakes that (heaven forbid) you make sometimes despite efforts not to..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-mistakes-that-heaven-forbid-you-make-sometimes-despite-efforts-not-to/676444)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2013, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-mistakes-that-heaven-forbid-you-make-sometimes-despite-efforts-not-to/676444 "2013-12-20T17:54:54Z")
I tend to split infinitives, it seems more correct to me sometimes, not proud. And I sometimes start sentences with prepositions. Seems fluid to me most times. The thing I do recently that I hate the most is to make sen… --- ## [You fucking dimwits.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-fucking-dimwits/357986)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2006, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-fucking-dimwits/357986 "2006-06-30T01:58:38Z")
You absolutely stupid motherfuckers. You’ve possibly compromised 23 million vets with your stupid actions and complete lack of security, and have now alerted whomever stole the information as to its value. Appropriate… --- ## [First album you bought for yourself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-album-you-bought-for-yourself/403342)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2007, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-album-you-bought-for-yourself/403342 "2007-05-13T18:43:02Z")
The first actual record I bought was a classical music collection called “Music America Loves Best”. Still love that music. I think I was about 10 or 11. The first non-classical album I bought for myself was a tie, beca… --- ## [A/C under warranty - company says it works](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-c-under-warranty-company-says-it-works/837893)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2019, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-c-under-warranty-company-says-it-works/837893 "2019-09-01T04:18:08Z")
They won’t do the work at your home. They take it out and leave you with a loaner. But if they get it and say “We don’t agree with you” what do you do? I had to go to a hotel for two nights last week. The unit would no… --- ## [A salad Howl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-salad-howl/149568)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2003, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-salad-howl/149568 "2003-03-14T05:15:34Z")
I saw the best salad of my dinner destroyed by madness, clothed hysterical naked. laying itself there though leafy greenness at dinner looking for an angry fork. Artichoke hearts and snow peas, burning for the crunch d… --- ## [Is there a word that means "playing smart"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-that-means-playing-smart/708099)
**Author:** [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2014, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-that-means-playing-smart/708099 "2014-12-25T19:41:50Z")
As in the opposite of “playing dumb”? Pretending to know or understand something you don’t. And I don’t mean faith in a religious sense. I had a supervisor who always had to be the expert on everything and sometimes wo… --- ## [At a Chinese restaurant: Mustard and ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-a-chinese-restaurant-mustard-and/720689)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2015, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-a-chinese-restaurant-mustard-and/720689 "2015-05-25T21:30:19Z")
I’ve posted about this issue years ago, but I’m curious as to how this issue will work out as a poll and also if there are any new/changed views from old and new members of the board. When I was growing up, whenever we … --- ## [Celebrities Who You Know Nothing About, Yet Still Have Preconceptions About What They Are Like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-you-know-nothing-about-yet-still-have-preconceptions-about-what-they-are-like/594421)
**Author:** [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2011, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-you-know-nothing-about-yet-still-have-preconceptions-about-what-they-are-like/594421 "2011-09-02T16:09:06Z")
Are there any famous people out there that you have never heard anything (or very little) substantial about, either good or bad, yet you still have a mental image of what kind of person they probably are? This isn’t ab… --- ## [$14 per hour: The new auto dream job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-per-hour-the-new-auto-dream-job/439217)
**Author:** [@ASAKMOTSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASAKMOTSD)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2008, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-per-hour-the-new-auto-dream-job/439217 "2008-02-29T18:41:03Z")
From here in today’s Detroit News. Are the auto companies also going to cut the price of their cars by 2/3 now? Are they going to replace their executives with some new ones that work for 2/3 of the current rate? I dou… --- ## [How independent are Military lawyers who serve as defense counsel in a court martial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-independent-are-military-lawyers-who-serve-as-defense-counsel-in-a-court-martial/665314)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2019, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-independent-are-military-lawyers-who-serve-as-defense-counsel-in-a-court-martial/665314 "2019-10-28T02:39:01Z")
In the civilian world, it’s the job of an attorney in a criminal trial to do all he can to put the prosecution and law enforcement in a bad light. He will accuse the state of grave mistakes and of withholding exculpatory… --- ## [Blood in Bongo-Players Urine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-in-bongo-players-urine/487696)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2009, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-in-bongo-players-urine/487696 "2009-03-10T13:09:15Z")
Amazing column, about something I’ve never heard of, and would have thought ludicrously impossible. And more fuel for my Inner Hypochondriac. Thanks a Lot. --- ## [Which was the best Star Wars movie outside of the original trilogy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-was-the-best-star-wars-movie-outside-of-the-original-trilogy/845564)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2021, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-was-the-best-star-wars-movie-outside-of-the-original-trilogy/845564 "2021-01-05T16:47:21Z")
There are now 11 full-length live-action Star Wars theatrical release movies (in order of release): Star Wars (“A New Hope”) The Empire Strikes Back Return of the Jedi The Phantom Menace Attack of the Clones Reveng… --- ## [Has anyone been to any Museum Ships? Thoughts on best ones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-been-to-any-museum-ships-thoughts-on-best-ones/966476)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-been-to-any-museum-ships-thoughts-on-best-ones/966476 "2023-04-11T19:29:26Z")
I’ve been to a number of museum ships in the United States both military and commercial. The absolute best one I’ve ever been to is the Battleship North Carolina in Wilmington North Carolina. It’s the best preserved and … --- ## [Father-in-law to be. Fuck you very much](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-in-law-to-be-fuck-you-very-much/209996)
**Author:** [@cankerist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cankerist)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2003, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-in-law-to-be-fuck-you-very-much/209996 "2003-10-30T15:34:24Z")
Last weekend my girlfriend had a meeting with her family (father, sister, brother) to announce the fact of our engagement. Her family had been studiously ignoring the large solitaire diamond engagement ring on her hand f… --- ## [Drunken Consent.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunken-consent/417778)
**Author:** [@Khampelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khampelf)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2007, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunken-consent/417778 "2007-09-06T15:21:03Z")
OK, I must admit, this the one forum where I never go, but I don’t where else to put this, really. In several contexts lately, it’s come up that consent given while intoxicated is not really consent, for legal purposes. … --- ## [Can game animals really not see blaze orange. How do we know for sure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-game-animals-really-not-see-blaze-orange-how-do-we-know-for-sure/153893)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2003, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-game-animals-really-not-see-blaze-orange-how-do-we-know-for-sure/153893 "2003-02-10T05:27:23Z")
Hunters often go about in high visibility blaze orange outfits to keep from getting shot by other hunters. Is man (or other primates) the only animal that can see this color as highly distinguishable? Are deer, elk, moo… --- ## [The Republicans won! Nener NENER neneener](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republicans-won-nener-nener-neneener/135541)
**Author:** [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2002, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republicans-won-nener-nener-neneener/135541 "2002-11-10T07:43:47Z")
The Republicans won. WooHOO! I know I am going to get flamed for this so I put it in the PIT. I consider myself an independant but I agree with the Pubbies when it comes to lower taxes and smaller government. (Though t… --- ## [ARE ALL GUYS SELFISH BUGGERS? CONTINUED/ REVISED](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-guys-selfish-buggers-continued-revised/3373)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 1999, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-guys-selfish-buggers-continued-revised/3373 "1999-12-18T01:56:00Z")
GEEZ! You buggers are such nitpickers! NOW, I’ve had to EDIT the original post to pacify the feelings of the rabid anti-everything, the deliberate combatants looking for a fight, the fanatical feminists ALWAYS finding a… --- ## [What would the chickens do if the people went away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-chickens-do-if-the-people-went-away/512529)
**Author:** [@Maia\_s\_Well](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maia_s_Well)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2009, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-chickens-do-if-the-people-went-away/512529 "2009-10-06T21:44:49Z")
So, imagine there’s an old couple with a little farmhouse. They’ve got flowers, and a veggie plot, mebbe some fruit trees. Since they’re older and retired, they don’t have much livestock, just a cow and a few chickens. … --- ## [I Must Share The Good News](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-share-the-good-news/465303)
**Author:** [@nonacetone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonacetone)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2008, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-share-the-good-news/465303 "2008-10-19T23:16:53Z")
Yesterday morning, when I got up, and went to the kitchen for my coffee at 3am, my daughter came in and told me that it was time for us to have her cat, Bob, put down. She’s 21 years old, and she was very upset, as Bob … --- ## [NFL week 14](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/774215)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/774215 "2016-12-14T21:12:49Z")
Thursday, December 8 Raiders @ Chiefs Sunday, December 11 100PM: Redskins @ Eagles Texans @ Colts Bengals @ Browns Broncos @ Titans Cardinals @ Dolphins Bears @ Lions Steelers @ Bills Chargers @ Panthers Viki… --- ## [Things that annoy you (Language Pet Peeves, get 'em while there hot!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-annoy-you-language-pet-peeves-get-em-while-there-hot/36265)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2000, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-annoy-you-language-pet-peeves-get-em-while-there-hot/36265 "2000-10-16T15:11:10Z")
I blame the talk shows and rap culture for the misuse of the word \* Disrespect \*. As in, " Don’t you disrespect me." \*Stop it. Stop it. Stop it! \* :::donning super hero cape and mask:::: The correct usage is: Show me … --- ## [Songs you insist have a different meaning than the writer claims](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-insist-have-a-different-meaning-than-the-writer-claims/993725)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-insist-have-a-different-meaning-than-the-writer-claims/993725 "2025-08-28T17:18:30Z")
As an example, Paul McCartney wrote “Hey Jude” to comfort Julian Lennon during his parents’ divorce. However, John Lennon thought the song was about himself and Paul wrote it to comfort him for being the “Judas” and div… --- ## [Are You Annoyed at the Sight of People Cheating on the Stair Machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-annoyed-at-the-sight-of-people-cheating-on-the-stair-machine/673764)
**Author:** [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2013, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-annoyed-at-the-sight-of-people-cheating-on-the-stair-machine/673764 "2013-11-14T21:54:22Z")
So at the gym, there is a machine which simulates climbing lots and lots of stairs. Sometimes you see people on it putting lots and lots of weight on their arms. Apparently this allows you to do the machine at a higher… --- ## [(Old) Alexa, start the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-alexa-start-the-mmp/1013150)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 485\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2025, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-alexa-start-the-mmp/1013150 "2025-01-27T23:49:58Z")
Behold my clever starter! Anyone here use Alexa or similar devices around the house? We do, and it’s amazing how one becomes dependent upon them. Especially “Alexa, turn on the bedroom lights” I’ll say more later, but I… --- ## [If you had the chance to do it all over again...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-the-chance-to-do-it-all-over-again/545354)
**Author:** [@Blut\_Aus\_Nord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blut_Aus_Nord)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-the-chance-to-do-it-all-over-again/545354 "2010-07-08T12:03:25Z")
… would you? By that I mean, with the knowledge you have now, would you jump at the opportunity to redo a certain period of your life for whatever reason? You have the time machine polished and ready to roll, and the pa… --- ## [Think this is Overstock.com's scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-this-is-overstock-coms-scam/293636)
**Author:** [@Miss\_Violaceous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Violaceous)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2005, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-this-is-overstock-coms-scam/293636 "2005-03-11T01:25:05Z")
(This is kind of a mishmash of a GQ, IMHO, and MPSIMS, so I defaulted) I went to purchase something off of Overstock.com tonight. I looked up the thingamajig I wanted, the price was reasonable and shipping was only $1, … --- ## [Hit singles with no chorus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-singles-with-no-chorus/730641)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2015, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-singles-with-no-chorus/730641 "2015-09-13T16:07:28Z")
At my grocery store today, I was pleased to hear “Positively 4th Street” by Bob Dylan. As I was listening, I noticed that the song has no true chorus. Are there any other hit records that had no chorus or obvious refra… --- ## [Quickly review the last 4 movies you've seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quickly-review-the-last-4-movies-youve-seen/547231)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quickly-review-the-last-4-movies-youve-seen/547231 "2010-07-26T13:18:36Z")
Yes, it’s time once again for another “I JUST SAW IT!” movie thread. Discussions of some of the reviews are encouraged. Hot Tub Time Machine - Way more entertaining than a movie titled “Hot Tub Time Machine” should be. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1965&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1967&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)