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**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-soldiers-still-piped-into-battle/553717 "2010-09-17T07:48:36Z")
British soldiers were piped into battle in several battles during WW2 (see this picture for instance, courtesy of Wikipedia, during Operation Epsom, as well as during the D-Day landings). Does this practice still occur?… --- ## [Search Warrants and Safes (Not Seeking Legal Advice)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-warrants-and-safes-not-seeking-legal-advice/693743)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-warrants-and-safes-not-seeking-legal-advice/693743 "2014-07-25T01:38:32Z")
DISCLAIMERS: You are not my lawyer, I am not your client, not seeking legal advice, this is all hypothetical, blah blah blah. Let’s say a police force within my jurisdiction (city, county, what have you) serves a search… --- ## [Does energy cause gravity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-energy-cause-gravity/637893)
**Author:** [@Qwertol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwertol)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-energy-cause-gravity/637893 "2016-05-02T16:40:43Z")
For example if I convert some mass into energy (using nuclear fusion or fission or whatever…) will gravity caused by that mass disappear? Or will it stay the same? --- ## [What is a 'Meme'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-meme/727527)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2015, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-meme/727527 "2015-08-13T20:54:49Z")
I encounter the word on the internet. And, not wanting to show my ignorance, I just let it slip by, without comment. But now I just have to know. What is a "Meme"? For example, “post your favorite meme” one message boa… --- ## [Being a Tattooed Asshole - A Legal Debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-tattooed-asshole-a-legal-debate/629594)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-tattooed-asshole-a-legal-debate/629594 "2012-07-30T20:19:58Z")
Consider the following scenario - Joe Smith is an asshole. Keep this in mind. For a while, Joe was married, but it didn’t last long. His former spouse, Mary, claims that the relationship was never consummated, becaus… --- ## [Fly species kept in dark conditions for 1400 generations in Japanese lab ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-species-kept-in-dark-conditions-for-1400-generations-in-japanese-lab/616230)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2012, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-species-kept-in-dark-conditions-for-1400-generations-in-japanese-lab/616230 "2012-03-24T19:09:30Z")
… show remarkable genetic adaptation to darkness. Organisms are remarkably adapted to diverse environments by specialized metabolisms, morphology, or behaviors. To address the molecular mechanisms underlying environment… --- ## [How would a person get trapped in a limousine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-a-person-get-trapped-in-a-limousine/657610)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-a-person-get-trapped-in-a-limousine/657610 "2013-05-08T15:31:33Z")
This horrific story about five women killed in a limo fire does not address the obvious question: Why couldn’t they escape by opening the doors and getting out? Are limo door locks electric-only, allowing a fire to make… --- ## [I Need a Logo!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-logo/549934)
**Author:** [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-logo/549934 "2010-08-16T00:07:09Z")
I need a logo! I’ve been running my own web design outlet store for a bit now and I’m getting to the point where I need a logo. I know what I want, but I don’t have the artistic skills to do it. Unfortunately, I also don… --- ## [You've been framed for murder. What TV cop do you want to catch the case?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-been-framed-for-murder-what-tv-cop-do-you-want-to-catch-the-case/379616)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2006, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-been-framed-for-murder-what-tv-cop-do-you-want-to-catch-the-case/379616 "2006-11-10T12:51:24Z")
Here’s how it is: You’re visiting Manhattan, Vegas, Los Angeles, or Miami for a convention at which you’re supposed to give a major presentation that will help determine whether you get a major, pay-doubling promotion. … --- ## [Could you have recognized your young baby in a room full of other newborns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-have-recognized-your-young-baby-in-a-room-full-of-other-newborns/541213)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-have-recognized-your-young-baby-in-a-room-full-of-other-newborns/541213 "2010-06-09T19:59:01Z")
The thread on babies’ looks got me thinking about one my small, irrational fears. That if I had a young infant, I wouldn’t be able to pick it out of a line up of other infants of a similar age and complexion. Now I kno… --- ## [Postal workers can't be fired?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/postal-workers-cant-be-fired/116735)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/postal-workers-cant-be-fired/116735 "2011-06-30T22:59:38Z")
One of my cow-orkers has a wife who works for the US Postal Service. He claims that postal workers who are in the union cannot be fired, only re-assigned. Is this true? If so, how is this possible? --- ## [Best dance routine in a music video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dance-routine-in-a-music-video/709380)
**Author:** [@Saturn\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saturn_Dreams)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dance-routine-in-a-music-video/709380 "2015-01-14T19:51:46Z")
I saw the thread about Sia’s new video for Elastic Heart which of course reminded me of Chandelier from last year, both featuring great dance routines by Maddie Ziegler. But I have to say that even over a year later, I … --- ## [In which I rank the German Field Marshal Super-Hotties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-rank-the-german-field-marshal-super-hotties/668155)
**Author:** [@tarnation\_eudemonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarnation_eudemonia)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-rank-the-german-field-marshal-super-hotties/668155 "2013-09-07T00:47:44Z")
IMHO, The five most physically attractive German Field Marshals: Wilhelm Ritter Von Leeb - not much of a fighter, must have been a lover. Albert Kesselring - they called him “Smiling Albert”. The ladies knew why. Wilhe… --- ## [What the heck is wrong with Pharmacys these days? Can't get refills untill the next day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-wrong-with-pharmacys-these-days-cant-get-refills-untill-the-next-day/659340)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-wrong-with-pharmacys-these-days-cant-get-refills-untill-the-next-day/659340 "2014-02-25T01:55:56Z")
These pharmacys are getting ridiculous. Kroger pharmacy’s machine took my refills at Sat three pm and gave me a pick up time of Sunday 3pm. :dubious: They close at 6pm Sat. These places aren’t that darn busy. Theres at … --- ## [Songs which should never be played in a movie,TV show or commercial ever again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-which-should-never-be-played-in-a-movie-tv-show-or-commercial-ever-again/435826)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2008, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-which-should-never-be-played-in-a-movie-tv-show-or-commercial-ever-again/435826 "2008-02-13T07:54:01Z")
Yes. They are great songs that really capture the spirit of the moment. So great that every other freakin movie, TV show or commercial has used them to the point where they have become cliche. My vote for some of the … --- ## [Oh Come! All ye faithful....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-come-all-ye-faithful/280000)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2004, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-come-all-ye-faithful/280000 "2004-12-25T20:19:42Z")
Joyful & Triumphant, etc. etc. Merry Haunichistmakwanzaa and junk. Doing Yule, myself. --- ## [Design the next Star Trek Crew!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-the-next-star-trek-crew/132670)
**Author:** [@Kn\_ckers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kn_ckers)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2002, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-the-next-star-trek-crew/132670 "2002-11-03T22:40:04Z")
There was a thread awhile back about designing a starfleet ship. That was neat. Except it was all engineeringy and science stuff. Which makes my head hurt. This thread’s for coming up with CHARACTERS. We all have the one… --- ## [I'm FUCKED!!! (tax-related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-fucked-tax-related/240084)
**Author:** [@Yumanite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yumanite)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2004, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-fucked-tax-related/240084 "2004-04-21T23:32:31Z")
I’ve never had any problems with taxes before – I usually made so little as a student that I got everything back. So, stupid me, I put off doing my taxes this year until yesterday, figuring I’d e-file my usual, get my r… --- ## [Can a naked picture on the internet really cost you a job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-naked-picture-on-the-internet-really-cost-you-a-job/493748)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2009, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-naked-picture-on-the-internet-really-cost-you-a-job/493748 "2009-04-22T23:52:54Z")
This Editorial in the Chicago Tribune discusses the growing trend among teens of “sexting”: sending explicit messages and racy photos via cell phones. The editorial’s main point - that it’s a dumb idea - gets no argumen… --- ## [Catholic priest inadvertently changed one word during baptism rites for decades, and apparently it's a BIG PROBLEM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-priest-inadvertently-changed-one-word-during-baptism-rites-for-decades-and-apparently-its-a-big-problem/959494)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-priest-inadvertently-changed-one-word-during-baptism-rites-for-decades-and-apparently-its-a-big-problem/959494 "2022-02-23T01:15:31Z")
A priest with the Catholic Diocese of Phoenix, named Father Andres Arango, has apparently been using the phrase “we baptize you in the name of the Father,” et. al., for his entire career, when he should have been using t… --- ## [St. Paddy's Day: Time For The Irish Jokes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-paddys-day-time-for-the-irish-jokes/161222)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2003, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-paddys-day-time-for-the-irish-jokes/161222 "2003-03-15T20:49:24Z")
(I’m part Irish, so if the following aren’t PC enough for ya, well…too bad.) Into a Belfast pub comes Paddy Murphy, looking like he’d just been run over by a train. His arm is in a sling, his nose is broken, his face is… --- ## [Video game forums are fucking worthless.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-forums-are-fucking-worthless/438306)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2008, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-forums-are-fucking-worthless/438306 "2008-02-24T21:55:03Z")
Every single thread turns into 360 vs PS3 vs Wii. Every single fucking one. It can be about a PC game and it will devolve into a console battle. I realize that these are mostly kids but it’s still fucking annoying. G… --- ## [Don't MAKE ME do the MMP for you....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-make-me-do-the-mmp-for-you/281784)
**Author:** [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2005, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-make-me-do-the-mmp-for-you/281784 "2005-01-03T01:17:19Z")
I know, I know, Unca Rue, the family guy is probably spending quality time with the Little Woman, Soupo, Katcha and the animal brood. He ain’t got no time for no jibber jabber. Well, since I’m stuck here in cube-land, … --- ## [When are we supposed to watch Torchwood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-we-supposed-to-watch-torchwood/539324)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-we-supposed-to-watch-torchwood/539324 "2010-05-14T03:13:34Z")
And do we have to watch it concurrently with Doctor Who the way we watched Buffy and Angel? (Which made them take FOREVER especially when Buffy got really shitty.) We’re on season 3 of the new Doctor Who. We just watc… --- ## [HELP... How many words can you speak in a minute in a comfortable pace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-how-many-words-can-you-speak-in-a-minute-in-a-comfortable-pace/312165)
**Author:** [@dre2xl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dre2xl)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2005, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-how-many-words-can-you-speak-in-a-minute-in-a-comfortable-pace/312165 "2005-07-16T21:45:43Z")
I’m writing up a transcript for a technical presentation I’m giving, has to be 30 to 40 minutes in length. I’m deaf and I have no idea what the “normal” pace of speaking is, and I’d like to know how many words a minute … --- ## [Will Obama come out of the closet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-obama-come-out-of-the-closet/470542)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2008, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-obama-come-out-of-the-closet/470542 "2008-11-02T13:40:58Z")
The only reason it doesn’t particularly bother me that Obama is not vocally supportive of gay marriage is that I don’t believe him. We all know that if he said he supported it, he’d never be elected. I’d hope he’s smart … --- ## [To the idiots over in ATMB who have reading comprehension difficulties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-idiots-over-in-atmb-who-have-reading-comprehension-difficulties/711652)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2015, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-idiots-over-in-atmb-who-have-reading-comprehension-difficulties/711652 "2015-02-05T00:59:45Z")
Maybe you were dropped on your head as a child, maybe you were destined to be dumb and rude as fuck since the day you were born, or maybe, like many, you just willingly choose to be idiotic assholes. But whatever the cas… --- ## [Maundy Thursday, Palm Sunday, et. al.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maundy-thursday-palm-sunday-et-al/529239)
**Author:** [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2010, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maundy-thursday-palm-sunday-et-al/529239 "2010-02-18T13:28:51Z")
I should know this, and I could look it up, but I would like some of the Dopers to flex their religious dura matter. Palm Sunday - I get it. Triumphant Entry of Jesus. Fat Tuesday aka Mardi Gras- Last chance to pork o… --- ## [Feces and infection question ---(may be a little disgusting)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feces-and-infection-question-may-be-a-little-disgusting/335162)
**Author:** [@ombre3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ombre3)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2005, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feces-and-infection-question-may-be-a-little-disgusting/335162 "2005-12-16T01:32:59Z")
OK– I have had this problem. I think most of us have at some time in our lives. You wipe your butt and you come up with a little blood. Nothing serious. Maybe a tiny hemorhoid ----or you are generally sore down ther… --- ## [What is aerobics and why are the classes filled with almost all girls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-aerobics-and-why-are-the-classes-filled-with-almost-all-girls/707662)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2014, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-aerobics-and-why-are-the-classes-filled-with-almost-all-girls/707662 "2014-12-21T00:48:13Z")
They were telling us about classes we can take next year and one of the options was aerobics. I actually saw a couple aerobics classes side by aide to our gym class and it looked cool (I saw my unrequited love taking it)… --- ## [Thoughts on swimming with dolphins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-swimming-with-dolphins/611054)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-swimming-with-dolphins/611054 "2012-02-02T12:02:23Z")
I have an opportunity, for $200, to swim with dolphins in Aruba on a shore excursion associated with my cruise, and as much as I’m thinking it would be awesome and a once-in-a-lifetime experience, I’m not sure I feel com… --- ## [Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zen-and-the-art-of-motorcycle-maintenance/448568)
**Author:** [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zen-and-the-art-of-motorcycle-maintenance/448568 "2017-04-27T00:47:08Z")
I’ve been hearing about this book for years, now I’m reading it (well … audiobook anyhow). Halfway through. My question is: should I bother finishing? I mean, half way through, right, so why not go all the way? The … --- ## [Tell me about Sarasota, FL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-sarasota-fl/509326)
**Author:** [@TheScogg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheScogg)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2009, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-sarasota-fl/509326 "2009-09-09T03:19:25Z")
My parents got a wild hair today and decided they might like to move to the Sarasota, FL area some time in the near future. Now, I live away from home, but they invited my sister, her boyfriend, and I to come along. I … --- ## [Subliminal skull in advertisements -- why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subliminal-skull-in-advertisements-why/181345)
**Author:** [@glilly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glilly)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2003, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subliminal-skull-in-advertisements-why/181345 "2003-06-16T23:21:13Z")
Back in the late 70’s/early 80’s when people could still get worked up about subliminal messages, I remember more than one grade school teacher warning us about subliminal messages in advertisements. The one in particul… --- ## [Sick kitty; upset owner.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-kitty-upset-owner/563413)
**Author:** [@Mint\_Julep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mint_Julep)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2010, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-kitty-upset-owner/563413 "2010-12-17T22:00:01Z")
So I took my sweet kitty, Ralph, to the vet this morning. I have been putting it off and trying to convince myself that it was nothing serious, but he has been throwing up alot in the past months. He has started have run… --- ## [Omegle, the alternative view.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omegle-the-alternative-view/699079)
**Author:** [@Knowledgable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowledgable)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2014, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omegle-the-alternative-view/699079 "2014-09-23T15:19:36Z")
OK. I know this is going to be weird but here it comes… Omegle, the website we all know. It’s the second Chatroulette. It is basically a website in which people who are complete strangers to each other click a button to… --- ## [Do you know what airplane you are on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-airplane-you-are-on/933681)
**Author:** [@Iamnotgrumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iamnotgrumpy)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-airplane-you-are-on/933681 "2022-04-01T10:18:34Z")
I peruse another message board which is Aviation/Airline industry centric. Basically armchair CEOs arguing about all sorts of minutiae. Often, the comment is made that the average Joe doesn’t know the difference betwee… --- ## [Coupla cellphone "ettiquette" questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coupla-cellphone-ettiquette-questions/825859)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2018, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coupla-cellphone-ettiquette-questions/825859 "2018-12-26T06:05:20Z")
I am not a “heavy” user of my cellphone. It is not uncommon for me to not have my phone with me, or for it to run out of charge. I’m seeking input primarily from folk who like to have their phones with them and availab… --- ## [Explain rap/hip-hop to a clueless old lady](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-rap-hip-hop-to-a-clueless-old-lady/409711)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2007, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-rap-hip-hop-to-a-clueless-old-lady/409711 "2007-07-01T23:34:35Z")
I occasionally hear something that I assume is either rap or hip-hop blaring forth from the stereo of a car near me in traffic. I know there’s a difference – I’m not even asking what that difference is, because I’m opera… --- ## [So who didn't like "The Matrix"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-didnt-like-the-matrix/130192)
**Author:** [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2002, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-didnt-like-the-matrix/130192 "2002-10-03T05:49:55Z")
I caught the first scene of the Matrix tonight on Fox. Love that flick, can’t wait for the next two. I was just wondering if anyone out there really didn’t like it, and why. --- ## [Names that became popular or unpopular due to pop culture.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-that-became-popular-or-unpopular-due-to-pop-culture/256153)
**Author:** [@syncrolecyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/syncrolecyne)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2004, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-that-became-popular-or-unpopular-due-to-pop-culture/256153 "2004-07-24T04:56:13Z")
There is a set of lists on Wikipedia of the most popular given names in the United States for each year. One thing that caught my attention was how the name Michelle, which doesn’t appear in any previous years’ top ten, … --- ## [Why are you annoyed I didn't do a search before I started this thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-annoyed-i-didnt-do-a-search-before-i-started-this-thread/736606)
**Author:** [@justmeetee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justmeetee)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2015, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-annoyed-i-didnt-do-a-search-before-i-started-this-thread/736606 "2015-11-14T22:27:03Z")
Quite often I see, here and other forums, someone chastise another for not doing a search before posting a question(as I have just done) and always wonder why. You do know that by reading the subject line you don’t have … --- ## [Who Are Some Famous People Who Were Married But Never Had Children?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-famous-people-who-were-married-but-never-had-children/300266)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2005, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-famous-people-who-were-married-but-never-had-children/300266 "2005-04-26T09:00:11Z")
Who are some famous people who were married (or in monogamous, committed heterosexual relationships) but never had children? The only one I can think of is George Washington, and he just barely qualifies, for although h… --- ## [No true Scotsman on Wiki](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-true-scotsman-on-wiki/602021)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2011, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-true-scotsman-on-wiki/602021 "2011-11-08T19:16:07Z")
From Wiki \[emphasis mine\]: Huh? :confused: Am I missing something? Or has a vandal altered this paragraph? --- ## ["Jewlery" vs. "Jewelry" and other commonly mispronounced words.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewlery-vs-jewelry-and-other-commonly-mispronounced-words/250989)
**Author:** [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2004, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewlery-vs-jewelry-and-other-commonly-mispronounced-words/250989 "2004-07-05T19:24:59Z")
Y’know. Nuke-u-ler instead of nuclear. Or, as I just realized after a coupla vodka tonics and a boring Tonight Show interview, “jewlery” instead of “jewelry.” What do you usually say? And what are other examples? --- ## [How many trees in North America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-trees-in-north-america/411263)
**Author:** [@Earthworm\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthworm_Jim)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2007, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-trees-in-north-america/411263 "2007-07-11T17:13:30Z")
This is a purely numerical question, not a question of habitat. Are there more trees growing in North America today than there were 150 years ago? My brother made a comment to the effect that he believes there are more… --- ## [Movies where pilots change planes mid-flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-pilots-change-planes-mid-flight/654592)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2013, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-pilots-change-planes-mid-flight/654592 "2013-04-07T03:08:27Z")
I’ve just been watching a WWII flick called Flat Top. For one attack, the pilots climbed into Corsair cockpits, took off in what I think were Douglas Dauntlesses, cruised to the target in Corsairs again, dive bombed in … --- ## [Iran, Sanctions, and the Atom Bomb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-sanctions-and-the-atom-bomb/727908)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2015, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-sanctions-and-the-atom-bomb/727908 "2015-08-21T01:44:45Z")
Ok, so the latest outrage that makes a few conservative friends of mind red faced with bulging veins is that apparently Obama has made a deal with Iran that will result in the country being able to increase their GDP by … --- ## [Attitudes toward and Experiences with Casual Sex: A Survey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attitudes-toward-and-experiences-with-casual-sex-a-survey/673551)
**Author:** [@Grey\_area](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey_area)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2013, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attitudes-toward-and-experiences-with-casual-sex-a-survey/673551 "2013-11-12T17:09:03Z")
To better aid sweat209’s search for promiscuity girls, I’ve decided to conduct a survey. Please let us know the following: Gender: (Self-explanatory) Sexual Orientation: (Self-explanatory) Relationship Status: E.g. ma… --- ## [A formidible Azerbaijani chopping tool!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-formidible-azerbaijani-chopping-tool/947284)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-formidible-azerbaijani-chopping-tool/947284 "2021-08-09T15:04:34Z")
I’ve been watching this YouTube video set in a very rural, traditional kitchen in Azerbaijan. The woman is making some homey dishes and chopping stuff with this mind-blowing cleaver. One side is smooth for chopping onio… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1982&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1984&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)