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**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2003, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prettiest-song-ever/208949 "2003-10-28T15:11:07Z")
I’ve given this a great deal of thought, and I’m not sure why I’m bothering to start a thread on this, since the answer is unarguable, but: The prettiest song ever is “Ripple” by the Grateful Dead (off American Beauty). … --- ## [Movies about scientists at work.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-about-scientists-at-work/473275)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2008, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-about-scientists-at-work/473275 "2008-11-21T14:01:03Z")
My daughter (7) wants to be a scientist. She also loves movies. Therefore mom and I are looking for movies about scientists and them at work. And don’t worry about age-appropriateness in your selections - that’s our job… --- ## [Where is a good place to live north-ish of San Francisco?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-a-good-place-to-live-north-ish-of-san-francisco/691086)
**Author:** [@Dumbguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dumbguy)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2014, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-a-good-place-to-live-north-ish-of-san-francisco/691086 "2014-06-20T04:53:30Z")
It looks like I’m going to get a job offer in Novato, twenty miles or so north of San Francisco. The job seems great, but Novato was not my kind of place, and I don’t think my wife will like it at all. I love San Francis… --- ## [Hook a gal up: Please rec a monitor and/or graphics card?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hook-a-gal-up-please-rec-a-monitor-and-or-graphics-card/688903)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2014, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hook-a-gal-up-please-rec-a-monitor-and-or-graphics-card/688903 "2014-06-15T03:57:09Z")
Hey all. I recently completed a major freelancing gig and the resulting profit is burning a proverbial hole in my equally proverbial pocket. After buying all the necessities and socking a hefty portion away in savings, … --- ## [Inheritance of Family Heirlooms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inheritance-of-family-heirlooms/632026)
**Author:** [@qualityleashdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/qualityleashdog)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2012, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inheritance-of-family-heirlooms/632026 "2012-09-02T01:41:49Z")
Let’s say that person x, John, dies. He makes provisions in his will for his liquid assets and real property. He has several children. They take their cut as the will dictates. One or two of the children are the exec… --- ## [Is it rude for me to ask my sister-in-law not to use my first name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-for-me-to-ask-my-sister-in-law-not-to-use-my-first-name/545611)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-for-me-to-ask-my-sister-in-law-not-to-use-my-first-name/545611 "2010-07-06T19:43:59Z")
Only middling RhymerDrama today. Here’s the sitch: I hate my first name, which, for the sake of this discussion, we’ll pretend is Eustace Clarence Scrubb. I hate my first name couldn’t shake “Eustace” through elementar… --- ## [Food Fads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-fads/483675)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-fads/483675 "2009-01-31T17:43:14Z")
I remember in the early to mid 70s fondue pot became the rage. Seems like everyone where I was living, was getting a fondue maker and having fondue. Then the fad died out and of course people still use fondue pots but t… --- ## [The Office: "Prince Family Paper" (Open Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-prince-family-paper-open-spoilers/482582)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2009, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-prince-family-paper-open-spoilers/482582 "2009-01-26T13:13:27Z")
I thought this was one of the better episodes this season, especially the B story. The Hillary Swank debate was this show at its best. I especially liked Oscar’s and Stanley’s speeches, Oscar’s carefuly prepared and anal… --- ## [Movie plots/endings that make you go "Whaaa . . .?" (spoilers inevitable)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-plots-endings-that-make-you-go-whaaa-spoilers-inevitable/383478)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-plots-endings-that-make-you-go-whaaa-spoilers-inevitable/383478 "2007-01-02T23:03:13Z")
I started this thread to try to figure out just what the Hell was going on at the end of Tobe Hooper’s Night Terrors. Nobody had any ideas. What movies do you remember where the plot and/or the ending just didn’t make … --- ## [What personal items are in your work area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-personal-items-are-in-your-work-area/586155)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2011, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-personal-items-are-in-your-work-area/586155 "2011-06-23T00:53:20Z")
An idle question which is more interesting than what I ought to be doing. I have: A glass candy dish. I left this dish on my desk and people started to fill it up. More often than not there’s something in it. Magic… --- ## [The Middle East Prediction Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-middle-east-prediction-thread/161024)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2004, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-middle-east-prediction-thread/161024 "2004-03-23T14:38:37Z")
Someone else tried one of these, but it was a little unfocused and partisan. I think it would be interesting for people on both sides of the debate to post their predictions here, so that we can go back in the coming mo… --- ## [Should it be illegal to insult authors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-it-be-illegal-to-insult-authors/752684)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2016, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-it-be-illegal-to-insult-authors/752684 "2016-04-27T02:08:31Z")
In this article Jessica Valenti argues that authors should endure “Insults and rape threats”. Of course threatening anyone is and should be illegal. But insulting public figures has been our pastime since 1776. Valent… --- ## [Can't I just leave out the fish sauce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-i-just-leave-out-the-fish-sauce/385871)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2007, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-i-just-leave-out-the-fish-sauce/385871 "2007-01-04T03:59:22Z")
Making a chicken curry with sweet potatoes. It’s got tons of flavors, of course, to say nothing of the curry powder, itself. Calls also for onions, sugar, chili flakes, lemon, garlic, and eventually coconut milk, etc. … --- ## [March Madness: Most hated popular musical act of the 90s: Round I](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-most-hated-popular-musical-act-of-the-90s-round-i/715228)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2015, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-most-hated-popular-musical-act-of-the-90s-round-i/715228 "2015-03-20T23:08:25Z")
In this competition, I don’t give a crap about the “best” or “greatest.” I want to know the MOST LOATHED popular musical artist of the 1990s. That means in each matchup, you are going to vote for the musical act you HAT… --- ## [Is the Heat Death of the Universe necessarily permanent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-heat-death-of-the-universe-necessarily-permanent/551977)
**Author:** [@MattProle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MattProle)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2010, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-heat-death-of-the-universe-necessarily-permanent/551977 "2010-09-03T06:30:07Z")
It is commonly reported on popular science venues that the expected end of the Universe will be a slow Heat death. The basic idea is outlined here, at Wikipedia. I wrote a long article, so if you are already familiar … --- ## [People are forgetting how prevalent homosexual hatred used to be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-are-forgetting-how-prevalent-homosexual-hatred-used-to-be/652903)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-are-forgetting-how-prevalent-homosexual-hatred-used-to-be/652903 "2013-03-23T08:24:16Z")
I was alive in the 80s and 90s and from my memory talking to a large number of adults from all walks of life basically everyone was what you’d call homophobic or hateful, the really out there radical left wing whacko pos… --- ## [Spoil the end of Kill Bill 2 for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoil-the-end-of-kill-bill-2-for-me/519503)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2009, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoil-the-end-of-kill-bill-2-for-me/519503 "2009-12-01T19:40:32Z")
I watched the first Kill Bill movie, and part 2, up to the point where the Bride(Beatrice) finds Bill and her daughter. Bill explains what he told the little girl about Mommy, and then Beatrice and the girl are left to … --- ## [New documentary expose on Pat Robertson's activities in Africa - Pretty astounding charges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-documentary-expose-on-pat-robertsons-activities-in-africa-pretty-astounding-charges/668262)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-documentary-expose-on-pat-robertsons-activities-in-africa-pretty-astounding-charges/668262 "2013-09-12T18:32:17Z")
Re this film I had no idea he was involved in this sort of thing. I’m surprised it didn’t get more press before this. . --- ## [Using, trusting and citing Wikipedia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-trusting-and-citing-wikipedia/389481)
**Author:** [@alterego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alterego)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2007, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-trusting-and-citing-wikipedia/389481 "2007-02-11T23:03:23Z")
I have been exposed to a massive anti-Wikipedia mindset in college. Students are not allowed to cite Wikipedia, but there is no problem with citing other websites, so long as you use the correct format. Yesterday, I saw … --- ## [Does anyone miss photography?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-miss-photography/795490)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2017, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-miss-photography/795490 "2017-09-09T06:45:23Z")
I was listening to the Simon and Garfunkel hit “The Kodachrome Song” and I realized how different taking pictures was way back. Back then you had to set up your shots, adjust your focus and lighting, snap your picture, t… --- ## [Recommendations for very casual game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-very-casual-game/666140)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-very-casual-game/666140 "2013-08-15T15:02:19Z")
I need a new game. Normally, I play all-engrossing BIG games. Bioshock, Fallout, Civ, etc. This is NOT what I’m looking for. What I’m looking for is what I consider an in-between timewaster game. Throughout the day, I … --- ## [The Big Lie, Pharma-Style (or Katie Porter is a National Treasure)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-lie-pharma-style-or-katie-porter-is-a-national-treasure/942524)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2021, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-lie-pharma-style-or-katie-porter-is-a-national-treasure/942524 "2021-06-09T17:40:27Z")
Katie Porter’s most recent takedown of a pharmaceutical corporate executive is masterful and should not be missed. I hope it goes viral, if it hasn’t already. Some dialogue: Porter: Mr. Gonzalez, how much did you s… --- ## [new shoes, anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-shoes-anyone/447384)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-shoes-anyone/447384 "2008-05-05T19:27:28Z")
I rarely buy shoes. Half the time I can’t find my size (5.5, usually). Plus I tend to be picky - it’s hard to find that right note between crazy and boring when it comes to shoes. This is why I rarely buy shoes online - … --- ## [The Curse of the Verse.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-curse-of-the-verse/288011)
**Author:** [@meek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meek)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2005, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-curse-of-the-verse/288011 "2005-02-20T15:55:41Z")
While posting late one stormy night, the strangest thing occurred, It filled me with a kind of fright, which bordered the absurd. A bolt of lightning struck my home while I was online. This jolt of power through the b… --- ## [Idiocracy, or the Untitled Mike Judge Comedy. (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiocracy-or-the-untitled-mike-judge-comedy-spoilers/371337)
**Author:** [@Jeeves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeeves)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2007, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiocracy-or-the-untitled-mike-judge-comedy-spoilers/371337 "2007-02-22T18:15:28Z")
I will be suprised if very many people, if any have seen this. I was looked for movies to watch today, and movifone listed “Untitled Mike Judge Comedy” as playing at two local theatres. I could find very little info on… --- ## [Things that make me want to kick the TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-make-me-want-to-kick-the-tv/229146)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2004, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-make-me-want-to-kick-the-tv/229146 "2004-03-20T10:49:34Z")
The new McDonalds slogan “I’m lovin’ it”. That is all. --- ## [Well, my boss wins the "Worst Boss of the Week" award.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-my-boss-wins-the-worst-boss-of-the-week-award/321276)
**Author:** [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2005, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-my-boss-wins-the-worst-boss-of-the-week-award/321276 "2005-09-15T21:13:04Z")
Let me take you back to Friday. This is a nomally busy time during the month at work. Lots of scheduled stuff to do along with a big project that is coming up on an important milestone. My boss is a bit of a nervous p… --- ## [Who's caught a foul ball or home run ball at a Major League game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-caught-a-foul-ball-or-home-run-ball-at-a-major-league-game/556406)
**Author:** [@villa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/villa)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2010, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-caught-a-foul-ball-or-home-run-ball-at-a-major-league-game/556406 "2010-10-14T22:10:54Z")
Or, if not, how close have you come? My closest was my buddy sitting next to me, with a screaming foul ball that smashed into his aluminum bottle of beer which was in his hand. The father sitting behind us with his 5 y… --- ## ["O Holy Night"--lyrics in German](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-holy-night-lyrics-in-german/278419)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2004, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-holy-night-lyrics-in-german/278419 "2004-12-08T08:26:41Z")
I tried to find this on the web–but two sites Ask Jeeves led me to, appeared “blank” in the Ask Jeeves frame while the status bar on the screen said “Done.” I had a French teacher in high school who sang the lyrics in F… --- ## [Spelling weird wierd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spelling-weird-wierd/245853)
**Author:** [@luluBahrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luluBahrain)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2004, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spelling-weird-wierd/245853 "2004-05-21T00:14:41Z")
Please for the love of all that is good in this world. Weird is spelled WEIRD . An easy way to remember this is to think “We are weird”. See then you remember that weird starts with a W and then an E…not an I, An E … --- ## [What is Kim Jong Un's motivation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-kim-jong-uns-motivation/793196)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2017, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-kim-jong-uns-motivation/793196 "2017-08-15T20:53:03Z")
Not sure if this is the best forum, a mod can move this thread if they wish. Ok so I’ve never read that much about the politics and inner workings of North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong Un and his military leaders. I know o… --- ## [People who gave up an activity they were incredible at to take up something they were not good at.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-gave-up-an-activity-they-were-incredible-at-to-take-up-something-they-were-not-good-at/734870)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2015, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-gave-up-an-activity-they-were-incredible-at-to-take-up-something-they-were-not-good-at/734870 "2015-10-22T07:38:44Z")
The title pretty much explains it: who are some people who gave up an activity they were extremely good to devote themselves to something they were simply not good at? It still counts if they returned to their strengths … --- ## [Why is "The Searchers" Such a Great Movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-searchers-such-a-great-movie/431830)
**Author:** [@\_Jake\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Jake_1)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2008, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-searchers-such-a-great-movie/431830 "2008-01-07T02:20:00Z")
I’m an enormous fan of the western genre, and I can’t for the life of me understand why The Searchers is frequently selected as the best western of all time. (For example, it’s the highest ranked western, at #12, on the … --- ## [Does AVG slow down computers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-avg-slow-down-computers/503162)
**Author:** [@Alan\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Bird)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2009, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-avg-slow-down-computers/503162 "2009-10-06T14:17:09Z")
Got a new system the other week (new to me anyway) and after reading several recomendations here, I installed the free version. I’m not sure if it’s been since I did that, but the PC is running really slow…browser takes… --- ## [Big Bang Theory - March the First, 2010 Anno Domini](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-march-the-first-2010-anno-domini/530989)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-march-the-first-2010-anno-domini/530989 "2010-03-04T15:02:29Z")
Obviously a very Sheldon-centric episode, though Raj’s shirt was pretty funny. Penny pre-empting Sheldon’s door knock was good as well. And the judge’s name was a nice touch. “Please tell the judge I’m ready to apolog… --- ## [Will I Like Windows 7?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-i-like-windows-7/567089)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-i-like-windows-7/567089 "2011-03-31T19:52:58Z")
If so, why? Or why not? (As if I had a choice.) I’m using XP and like it. I had Vista for one day and took the computer back to the store. I’m going to need a new laptop in the next few months, so… . Does Windows 7 hav… --- ## [And Another Disease Joins the List of Those That It's All Your Fault if You Get It.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-another-disease-joins-the-list-of-those-that-its-all-your-fault-if-you-get-it/589767)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-another-disease-joins-the-list-of-those-that-its-all-your-fault-if-you-get-it/589767 "2011-07-22T13:46:32Z")
Hey all you health nags out there. Okay, we get it. Smoking is bad. Exercise is good. Everyone should watch their diets carefully. We shouldn’t watch so much brain-numbing television. We should get up off the couch… --- ## [Things that can't go in the garbage disposal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-cant-go-in-the-garbage-disposal/406973)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2007, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-cant-go-in-the-garbage-disposal/406973 "2007-06-08T21:31:23Z")
I learned here on the SDMB that coffee grounds can’t go in the garbage disposal (that’ll clog yer pipes, buster). I get the sense that chicken skin can’t go in there, either, but I’m no chef. How 'bout these: Chicken bon… --- ## [I will never try to sell anything on Craigslist again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-never-try-to-sell-anything-on-craigslist-again/918779)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-never-try-to-sell-anything-on-craigslist-again/918779 "2021-12-20T10:09:56Z")
I am moving from NJ to VA, and the cost of a truck to move all my furniture is over $1000 when you include gas. That’s more than the furniture I would move is worth - a dining room table and 6 chairs, a microwave cart,… --- ## [Why is there a speed of light?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-a-speed-of-light/733639)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-a-speed-of-light/733639 "2015-10-13T14:04:02Z")
Or maybe Why is the speed of light what it is? So why can’t massless particles travel infinite velocity? Also, what is it in the structure of the universe (assuming you are one of those that don’t believe in the aether… --- ## [When Charles is crowned king of Great Britain...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-charles-is-crowned-king-of-great-britain/684904)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2014, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-charles-is-crowned-king-of-great-britain/684904 "2014-04-01T01:23:49Z")
…will Camilla, his wife and Duchess of Cornwall, be entitled queen consort? Will she wear a crown at the ceremony? --- ## [Ladies: an alcohol related sex question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-an-alcohol-related-sex-question/689788)
**Author:** [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2014, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-an-alcohol-related-sex-question/689788 "2014-06-10T17:11:49Z")
I ask ladies because of the primary focus of the related GD thread There seems to be a huge grey area in defining what is too intoxicated to consent to sex. Between stone cold sober and passed out lies a grey area. I… --- ## [Is anyone else happy to just take their chances with regards to a terrorist attack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-happy-to-just-take-their-chances-with-regards-to-a-terrorist-attack/390780)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2007, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-happy-to-just-take-their-chances-with-regards-to-a-terrorist-attack/390780 "2007-02-14T08:18:16Z")
After seeing the debacle in Boston this week (detailed here), I’ve started wondering something: Is there anyone else out there who’s prepared to say “You know what? I’m happy to take my chances with regards to the whole… --- ## ["Rome" the TV series: Wow.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rome-the-tv-series-wow/434832)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2008, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rome-the-tv-series-wow/434832 "2008-01-26T23:00:27Z")
We’re 18 episodes in, and I already dread it ending. Jeezus, but this is amazing television. It’s like a series of half-sized Hollywood epics. “Gladiator” wasn’t half this good. Discuss. --- ## [How do you feel about flying insects in your house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-flying-insects-in-your-house/497179)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2009, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-flying-insects-in-your-house/497179 "2009-05-26T07:15:14Z")
It’s a quirk with me that rises to the point of obsession, unfortunately, but I cannot STAND having flying insects in my home. Outside, I don’t care, but I don’t want them in my house. I’ve been this way for as long as … --- ## [if someone gets electrocuted can you really see their bones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-gets-electrocuted-can-you-really-see-their-bones/26580)
**Author:** [@skeleton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skeleton)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2000, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-gets-electrocuted-can-you-really-see-their-bones/26580 "2000-07-24T12:01:33Z")
jus wondering if it’s true or a myth and if it’s a myth how did it get thought up? --- ## [He Hate Me Keeper Leage 2019 - Year 17](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-keeper-leage-2019-year-17/838974)
**Author:** [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-keeper-leage-2019-year-17/838974 "2019-12-04T03:22:44Z")
OK a little later than I intended, here’s the thread for year 17 of the He Hate Me Keeper League. Schedule NFL Season Starts Thursday, September 5 Keeper Declaration: 9/1/19 (at midnight) Live Draft: 9/3/18 @ 8:30pm … --- ## [Global Warming bullies: Does the Weather channel founder have a point?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-bullies-does-the-weather-channel-founder-have-a-point/454169)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2008, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-bullies-does-the-weather-channel-founder-have-a-point/454169 "2008-07-03T16:50:41Z")
So, I just saw this, and I saw another interview on videosift yesterday with the same guy, John Coleman, founder of the Weather Channel. What I want to know is whether or not this is all just hype or not. Is there real… --- ## ["Right To Fire" States](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-to-fire-states/221588)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2004, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-to-fire-states/221588 "2004-01-02T21:02:38Z")
Georgia is one of these states where an employer has the “right” to fire an employee for whatever reason they deem fit. Does anyone know if there is legislation pending to banish this very unfair practice? Thanks Q --- ## [Where does your last name rank?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-your-last-name-rank/215584)
**Author:** [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2003, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-your-last-name-rank/215584 "2003-11-28T22:20:36Z")
I found this amusing little file from the U.S. Census Bureau. It lists the top 88799 last names in the U.S. (in order of popularity - based on the 1990 census) Warning: file takes a minute or so to load). So, where do… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1996&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1998&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)