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**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-year-snow-in-the-mmp/957133 "2022-01-10T00:16:52Z")
Sitting in the ambulatory surgery waiting room… Waiting. It was still raining when we walked in but we’re promised 7" of snow, so we got that going for us. Cafeteria doesn’t open for another 45 min. It’s gonna be a long … --- ## [Fuck Confidence: A rant about maleness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-confidence-a-rant-about-maleness/284015)
**Author:** [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2005, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-confidence-a-rant-about-maleness/284015 "2005-01-12T22:11:35Z")
Everybody tells me I need “confidence.” What the fuck is confidence? Does anybody really have it, or is it all just a vain put-up job? If it’s that squeaky-clean ad-campaign soundtrack that says I Know Who I Am, Where I… --- ## [Change in species](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-in-species/1032282)
**Author:** [@cladking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cladking)\ **Replies:** 292\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-in-species/1032282 "2026-08-18T14:14:30Z")
The irony is sublime. Right off the bat it tells us that real world “natural selection” is based on behavior and every experiment and observation confirm this. Ancient people didn’t take “wolfpups” to create a new spec… --- ## [If you're Wes Welker do you retire at this point? If you're the NFL do you force him to retire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-wes-welker-do-you-retire-at-this-point-if-youre-the-nfl-do-you-force-him-to-retire/696461)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-wes-welker-do-you-retire-at-this-point-if-youre-the-nfl-do-you-force-him-to-retire/696461 "2014-08-27T19:30:02Z")
WW has yet another concussion, his third in less than a year. When is enough enough? I think there should be some sort of max-concussion limit set in the NFL where you are medically released/retired against your will… --- ## [Is anyone else put off by CGI movies meant to simulate live action?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-put-off-by-cgi-movies-meant-to-simulate-live-action/605579)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2012, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-put-off-by-cgi-movies-meant-to-simulate-live-action/605579 "2012-01-02T23:38:00Z")
More than that…I’m vaguely creeped out by the wooden looking faces of the characters, and it strikes me as strange that this is becoming so popular for kid flicks. The latest example is The Adventures Of TinTin. While … --- ## [Cycling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cycling/716939)
**Author:** [@Umbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Umbridge)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2015, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cycling/716939 "2015-04-07T12:44:22Z")
As a cyclist, I usually ride my mountain bicycle in a suburban area, and occasionally I travel to the supermarket and other stores. Most of the time, the sidewalk or pedestrian pathways are smooth or straight, but I have… --- ## [Fish v. Kobach (Kansas voter rights lawsuit)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-v-kobach-kansas-voter-rights-lawsuit/809979)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2020, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-v-kobach-kansas-voter-rights-lawsuit/809979 "2020-12-14T19:13:13Z")
AP story here: The ACLU has a page about the suit. I’m looking forward to this like it was a thrash band I hadn’t seen in concert before. --- ## [Racist WHITE jokes...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-white-jokes/31317)
**Author:** [@darkcool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/darkcool)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2000, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-white-jokes/31317 "2000-09-13T16:15:18Z")
I posted a thread in GQ about ‘White specific’ jokes and got no takers, but you guys…WOW!!! So I pose it to you, how come there are no funny white-guy jokes? Minorities aren’t smart enough to think of them? And I’m talk… --- ## [Interesting thing about your useranme. :)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-thing-about-your-useranme/38412)
**Author:** [@SqrlCub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SqrlCub)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2000, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-thing-about-your-useranme/38412 "2000-11-01T15:55:52Z")
If you rearrange all the letters in my username you get my first name in real life. Now tell me something interesting about yours. The bigger the lie the better. HUGS! Sqrl PS. hehehe --- ## [Why don't libertarians, minarchists, and anarcho-capitalists just move emigrate to Somalia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-libertarians-minarchists-and-anarcho-capitalists-just-move-emigrate-to-somalia/774330)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2016, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-libertarians-minarchists-and-anarcho-capitalists-just-move-emigrate-to-somalia/774330 "2016-12-15T21:10:27Z")
There is practically no government and thus practically no restrictions or regulations on anything. Education is a choice because there’s no government to mandate that children be sent to public schools. There’s no Oba… --- ## [A Terrible Car Accident Happened Outside My House.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-terrible-car-accident-happened-outside-my-house/317472)
**Author:** [@dare\_devil007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dare_devil007)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2006, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-terrible-car-accident-happened-outside-my-house/317472 "2006-04-08T19:23:15Z")
I was pleasantly listening to some music on low volume and enjoying the breeze that was blowing in through the open windows. Suddenly, I heard a tremendous screeching noise and an even more tremendous crash a split seco… --- ## [Anybody have a tungsten carbide or titanium ring? How do you like them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-a-tungsten-carbide-or-titanium-ring-how-do-you-like-them/481577)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2014, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-a-tungsten-carbide-or-titanium-ring-how-do-you-like-them/481577 "2014-08-29T02:18:41Z")
I’m not usually a ring loving kind of guy, but these look pretty awesome. Any opinions about titanium or tungsten carbide rings? --- ## [Deconstructing Blowjobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deconstructing-blowjobs/361543)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2006, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deconstructing-blowjobs/361543 "2006-06-26T04:18:38Z")
Failry amusing article in Salon Magazine - (requires 30 sec ad view) --- ## [Sig Figs: When Rules Clash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-figs-when-rules-clash/698259)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2014, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-figs-when-rules-clash/698259 "2014-09-15T19:21:10Z")
This was my daughter’s homework, but we think the book’s answer has too many sig figs in it. And, I’m not sure what the correct number of sig figs should be! Here’s the situation: Can someone explain step by step what… --- ## [How much will shaving effect a swimmers time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-will-shaving-effect-a-swimmers-time/207974)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2003, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-will-shaving-effect-a-swimmers-time/207974 "2003-10-18T05:46:54Z")
I’ve been in a thread on a swimming board about how much shaving will reduce times in a race. I’ve been a swimmer since high school, took off college and now come back. I have as of yet heard any good evidence of shavi… --- ## [What's a "Squibb"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-squibb/542260)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2025, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-squibb/542260 "2025-05-22T05:08:10Z")
I re-read “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” recently. At one point, he tried to remember what his nagging wife wanted him to buy at the store; one of the possible items was “Squibb’s.” Was that a brand name, or a missp… --- ## [What federal crimes could the Boston bomber face?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-federal-crimes-could-the-boston-bomber-face/656146)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2013, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-federal-crimes-could-the-boston-bomber-face/656146 "2013-04-23T23:15:55Z")
Assuming that White Hat Guy is in fact the Boston bomber, and the following: He’s lived in the Boston area for some time, before deciding to do the bombing; He bought the bomb components in the Boston area; He h… --- ## [How Easy Is It To Sever A Head?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-is-it-to-sever-a-head/458505)
**Author:** [@B\_A\_Bay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B_A_Bay)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2008, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-is-it-to-sever-a-head/458505 "2008-08-07T03:32:00Z")
In regard to the crime in Canada where a man stabbed another on a Greyhound bus then cut him up The AP Article reads: Now my question is how fast could he stab someone and then procede to cut him up. How fast could y… --- ## [Is a shark a fish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-shark-a-fish/621946)
**Author:** [@Mikeisskeptical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikeisskeptical)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-shark-a-fish/621946 "2012-05-16T21:01:33Z")
Settling a bet here. Am I or am I not more closely related to my pet goldfish than he is to a shark? (My guess is shark is the outgroup, but I’m not a biologist) --- ## [Late to the party: Terry Pratchett](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-to-the-party-terry-pratchett/531078)
**Author:** [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2010, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-to-the-party-terry-pratchett/531078 "2010-03-07T23:36:55Z")
Well, I know I’m late to the party. (I understand that Mr Pratchett is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease, and I know he’s been discussed here many a time before.) I bought Good Omens, and loved it, a few yea… --- ## [What's that squiggly line on the canopy of fighter jets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-squiggly-line-on-the-canopy-of-fighter-jets/166245)
**Author:** [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2003, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-squiggly-line-on-the-canopy-of-fighter-jets/166245 "2003-04-06T07:00:59Z")
Lots of back-seat photos of fighter jets will show the canopy with some squiggly shape on the inner surface. It seems to start in the back, wander to the front of the canopy on one side, then return to the back again on… --- ## [I'm so frustrated with my parent's medication situation.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-frustrated-with-my-parents-medication-situation/668658)
**Author:** [@AnthonyElite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnthonyElite)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-frustrated-with-my-parents-medication-situation/668658 "2013-09-16T05:25:14Z")
My parents are both in their late 50’s. They are a couple of characters, they truly are. My mother grew up in a family of 7 that was split up when she was around 8. The house she was sent to was quite abusive. My dad, on… --- ## [What do creation scientists believe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-creation-scientists-believe/152070)
**Author:** [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2003, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-creation-scientists-believe/152070 "2003-02-03T17:25:13Z")
I understand what creationists don’t believe in, but not what they do believe in. So, here are some questions for you: How old is the earth? What is the evidence? When was the first man created? What are the general d… --- ## [I want to have a steampunk lamp. But what is steampunk anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-have-a-steampunk-lamp-but-what-is-steampunk-anyway/970452)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2022, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-have-a-steampunk-lamp-but-what-is-steampunk-anyway/970452 "2022-12-16T07:32:22Z")
So now that I have moved into my new place and settled down a bit, I want to populate it with knick knacks and furniture that suit my eclectic tastes. And one idea I had was to have a soft-glow table lamp with a steampun… --- ## [Serious leather pants question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-leather-pants-question/50295)
**Author:** [@bwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bwk)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2001, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-leather-pants-question/50295 "2001-01-17T06:19:15Z")
Okay, I really need to know this. Do people wear underwear under leather pants? If so, what kind? I am curious for both men and women. I have always wondered this. Thanks for your input. bwk --- ## [Obama: "...by the end of my first term..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-by-the-end-of-my-first-term/490668)
**Author:** [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-by-the-end-of-my-first-term/490668 "2009-03-25T17:40:35Z")
I’m watching the prime-time speech, and I just heard the president promise to slash the deficit “by the end of my first term.” Okay, clearly trend is for two-term presidents, especially with such popularity at the start… --- ## [The ethical obligation to save souls after a physical demise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethical-obligation-to-save-souls-after-a-physical-demise/179485)
**Author:** [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2003, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethical-obligation-to-save-souls-after-a-physical-demise/179485 "2003-06-17T20:45:56Z")
The original thread in General Questions got shut down and I still had some unresolved questions of an ethical nature. Perhaps Great Debates is not the best place for this thread but I could see how it could expand as it… --- ## [So, Did I Miss Out Big Time, Or Did I Just Dodge a Bullet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-did-i-miss-out-big-time-or-did-i-just-dodge-a-bullet/855167)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2020, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-did-i-miss-out-big-time-or-did-i-just-dodge-a-bullet/855167 "2020-08-17T04:50:44Z")
First, some background information. I’m in my mid-fifties, single, and owing to these and those religious and secular reasons, I have had maybe five dates in my life. I don’t mind being alone really, I grew up as an on… --- ## [Proof That Jimmy Stewart was one of the Coolest People on the Planet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-that-jimmy-stewart-was-one-of-the-coolest-people-on-the-planet/415850)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2007, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-that-jimmy-stewart-was-one-of-the-coolest-people-on-the-planet/415850 "2007-09-09T01:28:15Z")
He’s getting a stamp, but that’s not what makes him so cool. :cool: --- ## [The naked women who are out to get me fired...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-naked-women-who-are-out-to-get-me-fired/130894)
**Author:** [@Lady\_of\_the\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_of_the_Lake)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2003, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-naked-women-who-are-out-to-get-me-fired/130894 "2003-03-29T17:10:03Z")
I’m actually shaking so much that this will probably not be a very good pit rant at all, but the horror of what just happened must be shared. I was sitting at my desk this afternoon, happily compiling information from t… --- ## [Conservatives: explain to Europeans/Canadians why their health care should be more like the U.S.'s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-explain-to-europeans-canadians-why-their-health-care-should-be-more-like-the-u-s-s/696411)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2014, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-explain-to-europeans-canadians-why-their-health-care-should-be-more-like-the-u-s-s/696411 "2014-08-29T12:59:18Z")
Heck, I’d be satisfied with links to articles written by bigger name pundits. I know this is a spinoff of my old thread asking conservatives to explain how Europe is so oppressed for not having to pay to get medical car… --- ## [Drag Me to Hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drag-me-to-hell/497973)
**Author:** [@Blue\_Mood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Mood)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2009, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drag-me-to-hell/497973 "2009-06-26T06:50:46Z")
I just surprised my husband by taking him to see this film, and ended up being surprised myself. I usually don’t like horror movies, but this one was thoroughly enjoyable. --- ## [Sword Swallowing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sword-swallowing/666439)
**Author:** [@Santa\_Cruz\_n](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santa_Cruz_n)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2013, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sword-swallowing/666439 "2013-08-21T20:42:39Z")
As Cecil says, sword swallowing is real and, like fire eating, only takes nerve and practice. The swallowing of the long rubber balloon is, however, an easy magic trick that the sword swallower added in as a clever addi… --- ## [Can some one explain what's going on in Brazil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-some-one-explain-whats-going-on-in-brazil/752701)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2017, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-some-one-explain-whats-going-on-in-brazil/752701 "2017-06-06T07:41:37Z")
I don’t know enough about Brazil to make sense of what I see in the news. Something about the current President of Brazil giving a position to the former President, which sheltered the former president from a corruption… --- ## [Is Rio Ready for the 2016 Olympics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rio-ready-for-the-2016-olympics/723481)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2015, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rio-ready-for-the-2016-olympics/723481 "2015-08-01T14:09:00Z")
I ask because it is coming…soon, and i have read almost nothing about it. I did see that the IOC was very concerned about the pollution in the Guanabara Bay (where the sailing events are to take place). Plus, Brazil is n… --- ## [Which airport is the best to enter the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-airport-is-the-best-to-enter-the-usa/735575)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-airport-is-the-best-to-enter-the-usa/735575 "2016-02-19T02:47:06Z")
My brother and his family are just back from America - California and Hawaii - where they generally had a wonderful time. Unfortunately it got off to a bad start when they had to queue for two hours at immigration (LA or… --- ## [The Clown Show is coming to town](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-clown-show-is-coming-to-town/793785)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2017, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-clown-show-is-coming-to-town/793785 "2017-08-19T15:38:19Z")
According to this article, they’re bringing the snowflake battalion to my neck of the woods. I would like to suggest that those on the left who choose to show up, show up with lots of extra clowns. Because I suspect the… --- ## [Can a spayed dog have signs of being in heat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-spayed-dog-have-signs-of-being-in-heat/363556)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2006, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-spayed-dog-have-signs-of-being-in-heat/363556 "2006-07-08T16:50:39Z")
My unneutered male dog is constantly sniffing my female, and hunching the air some. And whining! It’s driving me nuts. She has no bloody discharge, but the male sure is interested in where she’s been sitting. At first it… --- ## [We need more queer threads. I mean, a LOT of them.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-more-queer-threads-i-mean-a-lot-of-them/244737)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2004, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-more-queer-threads-i-mean-a-lot-of-them/244737 "2004-06-03T18:31:50Z")
Apparently, homosexuality is endlessly fascinating to Dopers. As I sit here and type this, I can see (in my other browser window) five active threads in the Pit on gays, gay marriage, gay issues, et. al. And they aren’t … --- ## [Naming the States, I seem to have ended up with too many. Where have I gone wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-the-states-i-seem-to-have-ended-up-with-too-many-where-have-i-gone-wrong/216637)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2003, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-the-states-i-seem-to-have-ended-up-with-too-many-where-have-i-gone-wrong/216637 "2003-12-18T12:13:22Z")
There are 50 states right? Tonight, after watching friends (where ross was naming all the states) we decided to have a go. We’ve managed to end up with 51. So which of the following is not a state? (bear in mind I… --- ## [Long Island serial killer(s): Must they always refer to the murder victims as "prostitutes"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-island-serial-killer-s-must-they-always-refer-to-the-murder-victims-as-prostitutes/578380)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2011, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-island-serial-killer-s-must-they-always-refer-to-the-murder-victims-as-prostitutes/578380 "2011-04-16T01:00:32Z")
The police are digging up many human remains from Long Island, and suspect they may have two serial killers at work. I am fascinated by serial killers, and I’m following this case advidly. One thing I do notice: The new… --- ## [Let's remember the Good Old Days! /s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-remember-the-good-old-days-s/988062)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2023, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-remember-the-good-old-days-s/988062 "2023-08-28T13:48:17Z")
Let’s remember the Good Old Days when life was so much better. Remember when everybody smoked and you could smoke anywhere? You could smoke in movie theaters, on airplanes, in a hospital room or at the doctors office. R… --- ## [Wow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow/224188)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2004, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow/224188 "2004-01-31T08:11:56Z")
New board huh! Am I the first to post :stuck\_out\_tongue: ? --- ## [Plums Deify: Complete a sentence from a noun and verb.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plums-deify-complete-a-sentence-from-a-noun-and-verb/484626)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2009, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plums-deify-complete-a-sentence-from-a-noun-and-verb/484626 "2009-02-13T17:29:02Z")
Stephen King wrote in “On Writing” that any noun coupled with an action verb makes a complete sentence. One of his favorite examples was “Plums deify.” The object is to take a nonsense noun and verb and turn it into a so… --- ## [Holy shit, did I just say that?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-did-i-just-say-that/426219)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2007, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-did-i-just-say-that/426219 "2007-11-16T02:44:20Z")
I had an interview for a teaching position today. After observing my teaching demonstration, they sat me down and proceded to ask me a series of typical interview questions. (They even asked me what was on my iPod :dubio… --- ## [I wondered whether January Jones was a genius actress or not in "Mad Men" - now I know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wondered-whether-january-jones-was-a-genius-actress-or-not-in-mad-men-now-i-know/595357)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wondered-whether-january-jones-was-a-genius-actress-or-not-in-mad-men-now-i-know/595357 "2011-09-11T20:52:00Z")
I just watched X-Men First Class, and I’ve concluded it was genius casting and writing by the Mad Men creators. She is gorgeous, but she is not an especially good dramatic actress. That blank, low affect personality is n… --- ## [If Bush were on a "Mission from God", does it matter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-bush-were-on-a-mission-from-god-does-it-matter/325104)
**Author:** [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2005, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-bush-were-on-a-mission-from-god-does-it-matter/325104 "2005-10-11T22:29:01Z")
This isn’t really news, as Abbas had claimed quite some time ago that Bush expressed a religious conviction in securing Middle East peace, in the context of support for a Palestinian State. Now that a BBC documentary is… --- ## [In USA, is "white" just codeword for anyone of European ancestry? Because I thought..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-usa-is-white-just-codeword-for-anyone-of-european-ancestry-because-i-thought/827011)
**Author:** [@Alexis\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alexis_1)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-usa-is-white-just-codeword-for-anyone-of-european-ancestry-because-i-thought/827011 "2019-01-25T10:44:57Z")
I thought Many people of Middle Eastern and North African ancestry were considered “white” in America. Yes I know that many of them are also “brown”. Still they are very diverse in looks. It shocked me that people like R… --- ## [Was Egyptian incest for royals only?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-egyptian-incest-for-royals-only/333575)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-egyptian-incest-for-royals-only/333575 "2005-12-19T19:08:44Z")
The pharoahs of ancient Egypt were famous for marrying their sisters, generation after generation – apparently because the throne had to be inherited through the female line. But some histories I’ve read suggest that wa… --- ## [Dungeons & Dragons Lore: What is a "campaign setting", exactly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dungeons-dragons-lore-what-is-a-campaign-setting-exactly/652773)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2013, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dungeons-dragons-lore-what-is-a-campaign-setting-exactly/652773 "2013-03-17T04:55:12Z")
I understand that there are the Forgotten Realms, Greyhawk, Eberron, etc., but something I can’t quite figure out: How are they connected? Are these alternate timelines of the same universe? Are they different planes of… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1979&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1981&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)