# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1999&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:** 2000 --- ## [Dog Door Sizing for a Malamute](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-door-sizing-for-a-malamute/503168)
**Author:** [@BigNik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigNik)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2009, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-door-sizing-for-a-malamute/503168 "2009-08-01T16:16:04Z")
I’ve had my name on a breeder’s waiting list for a number of months and she’s told me that a litter is expected next week. Yay, huh? So let the accumulation of stuff ™ begin! Most of it’s fairly self-evident - a bed, … --- ## [1950's 35mm slides--how to put on my computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1950s-35mm-slides-how-to-put-on-my-computer/626068)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1950s-35mm-slides-how-to-put-on-my-computer/626068 "2012-06-24T14:29:13Z")
Sorry if this has been answered before. Like many older posters here, our family has thousands of 35mm slides we took in the 1950s-60s. I’d like to put them on the computer so my 89 year old mom can see them(eyesight f… --- ## [ENGLISH Elvish-like font?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-elvish-like-font/193101)
**Author:** [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2003, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-elvish-like-font/193101 "2003-08-07T15:32:27Z")
Hey there Tolkien-heads, Does anyone know of where I can get a font that looks somewhat like Tolkien’s elvish. (I don’t know whether it’s Quenya or Sindarin, or what… the cursive writing on the ring.) I’ve found sever… --- ## [Wannabe-necrophile teen runs down jogger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wannabe-necrophile-teen-runs-down-jogger/179018)
**Author:** [@jack\_ss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jack_ss)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2026, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wannabe-necrophile-teen-runs-down-jogger/179018 "2026-08-13T13:01:21Z")
This heartless fucker tried to kill a woman so he could have sex with his corpse: I’m just speechless on this one. My mind boggles. I really can’t formulate any kind of response. I really hope they put this waste of r… --- ## [Exporting Crude Oil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exporting-crude-oil/680531)
**Author:** [@LonghornDave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LonghornDave)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2014, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exporting-crude-oil/680531 "2014-02-17T22:44:18Z")
An issue that will soon come to the forefront is the potential easing of export restrictions on crude oil. For those that don’t know, primarily as a result of the wage and price controls of the Nixon administration, the… --- ## [Tell me about Iowa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-iowa/430348)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2007, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-iowa/430348 "2007-12-22T05:07:00Z")
I’m reading Bill Brysons The Lost Continent and he’s less than impressed with Iowa. According to him there is bugger all there worth a sausage and I find this a bit hard to believe. Surely there must be some redeeming … --- ## [Nazis working in concentration camps who did anything heroic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazis-working-in-concentration-camps-who-did-anything-heroic/597587)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2011, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazis-working-in-concentration-camps-who-did-anything-heroic/597587 "2011-09-27T15:59:56Z")
Probably not, but I was wondering if there are any stories out there at all (true ones, I mean) involving a nazi assigned to work at a concentration camp and who took steps as a result that could rightly be called heroic… --- ## [Are there massage places where women can get happy endings, outside of PornoReality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-massage-places-where-women-can-get-happy-endings-outside-of-pornoreality/707912)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2014, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-massage-places-where-women-can-get-happy-endings-outside-of-pornoreality/707912 "2014-12-23T02:58:44Z")
see hed. Cite omitted. --- ## [Kid wants to quit summer job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-wants-to-quit-summer-job/408867)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2007, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-wants-to-quit-summer-job/408867 "2007-06-24T18:46:54Z")
My eldest kid is home for the summer after her freshman year of college. She had one part-time job lined up which gives her around 20 hrs a week. My wife and I strongly recommended that she obtain additional employment… --- ## [How come serial killers in USA kill so many people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-serial-killers-in-usa-kill-so-many-people/755161)
**Author:** [@bomberswarm2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bomberswarm2)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2016, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-serial-killers-in-usa-kill-so-many-people/755161 "2016-05-25T11:36:09Z")
In Australia, the worst serial killers are John Bunting and Ivan Milat. Bunting killed 12 people and Milat at least 7, but both of them have exceptional circumstances as to why they were able to kill so many (Milat kille… --- ## [What in blazes is the plural of the word "Euro"? €](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-blazes-is-the-plural-of-the-word-euro/757509)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-blazes-is-the-plural-of-the-word-euro/757509 "2016-06-21T17:34:21Z")
Does it have one… Some folks think not, others think does --- ## [Cutting your parent(s) out of your life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-your-parent-s-out-of-your-life/152733)
**Author:** [@nogginhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nogginhead)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2003, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-your-parent-s-out-of-your-life/152733 "2003-02-06T16:12:10Z")
Have you cut one or both parents out of your life? Meaning stopped speaking to them, seeing them, trying to get in contact with them? What did they do, why did yout do this? What would justify doing this, to you, rega… --- ## [What the fuck is Sharon Stone doing? (Daily Show, 3/13)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-sharon-stone-doing-daily-show-3-13/348422)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2006, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-sharon-stone-doing-daily-show-3-13/348422 "2006-04-18T20:04:47Z")
Though tempted to put this in the Pit, i figured that it involves a TV show and and actor, so should probably go in Cafe Society. If it ends up getting moved, i won’t be too upset. Did anyone see Monday night’s Daily Sh… --- ## [Anyone got any Jokes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-got-any-jokes/27589)
**Author:** [@Gomez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gomez)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2000, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-got-any-jokes/27589 "2000-08-09T23:34:42Z")
If you’ve got some good jokes, why not share them? You can make them as crude and scatological as you like. I’ll start with one of mine. A half eaten melon, a half eaten banana and a penis were in a room and they were … --- ## [God damn it, tbs!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damn-it-tbs/622047)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2012, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damn-it-tbs/622047 "2012-05-18T14:05:51Z")
I’m watching a rerun of The Big Bang Theory on TBS, and they break away in the middle of the program to start playing a Clippers playoff game. Apparently some other event is running long, and they feel if the Clippers a… --- ## [Survivor November 3 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-november-3-2010/559403)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2010, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-november-3-2010/559403 "2010-11-06T15:35:59Z")
What is Jane’s sad/tragic story that Marty said would guarantee the win? What happened to her? Why does she need the money? --- ## [Nursing Homes and Credit Card Debt- what happens now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nursing-homes-and-credit-card-debt-what-happens-now/734429)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nursing-homes-and-credit-card-debt-what-happens-now/734429 "2015-10-20T05:28:05Z")
I hope this is the correct forum to ask this fairly common question. Mother in nursing home, gets a small pension, social security, and Medicaid. Has been there a year. No assets, house in my name for years. NH gets … --- ## [Ignore Lists - Skirting the rules to talk about this.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-lists-skirting-the-rules-to-talk-about-this/484173)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2009, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-lists-skirting-the-rules-to-talk-about-this/484173 "2009-02-05T16:15:01Z")
Ever get the vague, paranoid idea that you’re on certain folks’ ignore list? I don’t have any specific examples, but every once in a while, I’ll post a thoughtful, reasoned (for me) response to a thread, and it will be … --- ## [High Schooler challenges Michelle Bachman to a Constitution debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-schooler-challenges-michelle-bachman-to-a-constitution-debate/582212)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2011, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-schooler-challenges-michelle-bachman-to-a-constitution-debate/582212 "2011-05-21T04:38:33Z")
A 16 year old high school girl has challenged Congresswoman Michele Bachmann to a Constitutional debate. First, I admire her courage and her convictions. I don’t think Bachmann will take it, of course. She’ll probably… --- ## [Men:how fancy is your haircut?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-fancy-is-your-haircut/641533)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2012, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-fancy-is-your-haircut/641533 "2012-11-25T12:38:50Z")
The “black man and haircuts” thread on this page got me wondering how complex guy’s haircuts are. Mine is as simple as you can get: I just tell the barber cut everything with a 2 (name of the guard they use), lose the s… --- ## [Songs that are about other songs, or other artists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-about-other-songs-or-other-artists/584513)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-about-other-songs-or-other-artists/584513 "2011-06-09T19:25:07Z")
What songs are about other songs or about other artists? Songs that are about other artists wouls seem to be common, though the only one I can think of right now is Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder. Last night I heard a song … --- ## [I have a solution for traffic - what do you think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-solution-for-traffic-what-do-you-think/767536)
**Author:** [@Textual\_Innuendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Textual_Innuendo)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2016, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-solution-for-traffic-what-do-you-think/767536 "2016-10-05T15:20:47Z")
Traffic! Everyone hates it, but nobody does anything about it. Well, I have a solution I’d like to debate. I assumed GD would be the best forum for this, as much like which direction toilet paper should face, such a h… --- ## [The time between "showtime" and when the movie actually starts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-time-between-showtime-and-when-the-movie-actually-starts/788083)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2017, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-time-between-showtime-and-when-the-movie-actually-starts/788083 "2017-06-07T21:44:43Z")
Is it getting longer? Tonight we went to see a 4:50 showing of Wonder Woman. The actual movie began at 5:18. 28 minutes after the advertised showtime seems longer to me. I must admit to not really keeping track in th… --- ## [Do "Say something nice about another poster" threads piss you off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-say-something-nice-about-another-poster-threads-piss-you-off/478436)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2008, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-say-something-nice-about-another-poster-threads-piss-you-off/478436 "2008-12-27T16:56:55Z")
Because it seems like there are some Dopers who view them only as opportunities to kiss ass or engage in popularity contests. I can also see how posters who never get mentioned would feel excluded and unappreciated. I … --- ## [Tired of Republicans.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tired-of-republicans/853810)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tired-of-republicans/853810 "2020-05-19T00:18:45Z")
Every time the Republicans are in power, they run the country into the ground, and every single time, the Democrats have to clean it up. It’s like a bunch of little kids trash the house, and the parents have to clean up … --- ## [Is burning a cross free speech?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-burning-a-cross-free-speech/141923)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2002, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-burning-a-cross-free-speech/141923 "2002-12-16T22:30:45Z")
http://www.cnn.com/2002/LAW/12/10/scotus.cross.burning/index.html This is going to the Supreme Court. "…the issue is about the power of symbols. “It isn’t about the particular act of cross burning,” he said. “It’s whe… --- ## [My life is now complete, or More insanity from Jack Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-is-now-complete-or-more-insanity-from-jack-chick/179682)
**Author:** [@The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_With_The_Golden_Gun)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2003, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-is-now-complete-or-more-insanity-from-jack-chick/179682 "2003-06-09T15:07:16Z")
Yes ladies and gentlemen, there’s a brand new Chick tract out, featuring Bob and the priest from the other tracts. This one is especially stupid and offensive. Chick even screws up “Allahu Ackbar”. This is probably the d… --- ## [Why don't they just seal up the Fukushima nuclear leak the same way as chernobyl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-they-just-seal-up-the-fukushima-nuclear-leak-the-same-way-as-chernobyl/666892)
**Author:** [@john44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/john44)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2013, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-they-just-seal-up-the-fukushima-nuclear-leak-the-same-way-as-chernobyl/666892 "2013-09-19T19:59:13Z")
I was reading this article today Fukushima leak is 'much worse than we were led to believe' - BBC News saying highly radioactive water is still leaking into the ocean and into the groundwater and soil from the Fukushim… --- ## [Stuff you didn't notice in novels I.E. Tom Sawyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-didnt-notice-in-novels-i-e-tom-sawyer/676281)
**Author:** [@smokey78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smokey78)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-didnt-notice-in-novels-i-e-tom-sawyer/676281 "2013-12-19T19:56:26Z")
It didn’t dawn on me until someone mentioned online that Tom Sawyer while living with Aunt Polly and Grandmother, didn’t mention his parents. Was this Mark Twain’s oversight? Or no reason needed to explain where his par… --- ## [How Does the Math Work When Someone Claims They Work 50+ Hours a Week?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-math-work-when-someone-claims-they-work-50-hours-a-week/475450)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2008, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-math-work-when-someone-claims-they-work-50-hours-a-week/475450 "2008-12-06T00:43:38Z")
It is a common for someone to claim that they work 50+ hours a week or maybe much more with 80+ not being unheard of. I have never heard the definition of this defined. Right now, my work laptop is running some critical,… --- ## [Better school systems, mandatory mil. service...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-school-systems-mandatory-mil-service/71933)
**Author:** [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2002, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-school-systems-mandatory-mil-service/71933 "2002-06-08T03:45:52Z")
When I was in school, after about fourth grade, I started learning the same stuff every year. History, SAME. English, SAME. So on and so forth. What do we really gain from learning the same stuff over and over? The way … --- ## [No more avatars and no pics in signatures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-avatars-and-no-pics-in-signatures/742630)
**Author:** [@ArnieCunningham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArnieCunningham)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2016, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-avatars-and-no-pics-in-signatures/742630 "2016-01-21T03:18:57Z")
So did something happen to cause a no for both of these? :confused: I am new btw. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Radio Shack: I'm speaking Greek, they only understand Latin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-shack-im-speaking-greek-they-only-understand-latin/674638)
**Author:** [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2013, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-shack-im-speaking-greek-they-only-understand-latin/674638 "2013-11-25T04:41:06Z")
Helpful hint, asshole who works there, Cat3=Phone cable. Cat5=Ethernet. I miss the days when the Radio Shack employees actually understood what I was talking about. There used to be a time when they knew the difference … --- ## ["Looby Loo": Love child of "The Hokey Pokey" and "The Farmer in the Dell"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looby-loo-love-child-of-the-hokey-pokey-and-the-farmer-in-the-dell/441689)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2008, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looby-loo-love-child-of-the-hokey-pokey-and-the-farmer-in-the-dell/441689 "2008-03-18T20:15:47Z")
Having a toddler means paying attention to odd bits of cultural lore that I’d never noticed before. Case in point: the song “Looby Loo.” I remembered the chorus: Here we go looby loo Here we go looby lie Here we go l… --- ## [Giving your phone number to ladies (a poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-your-phone-number-to-ladies-a-poll/472604)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2008, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-your-phone-number-to-ladies-a-poll/472604 "2008-11-15T09:58:55Z")
In a discussion with a younger fellow yesterday (late 20s), he told me that he often opted to give a business card (with his cel phone # and e-mail addy on it) to a young lady if he felt that they’d hit it off at the end… --- ## [(Hardtop) convertible thoughts? Time for a new car!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardtop-convertible-thoughts-time-for-a-new-car/641922)
**Author:** [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2013, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardtop-convertible-thoughts-time-for-a-new-car/641922 "2013-09-01T18:53:43Z")
My poor little Mitsubishi Spyder convertible is on it’s last legs. It’s lived a good life - 90k miles in 10 years, sleeps inside at night, occasional trip to Disney, etc. The poor thing is at that phase when things bre… --- ## [Can I still drive my car for a bit with these problems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-still-drive-my-car-for-a-bit-with-these-problems/392122)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2007, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-still-drive-my-car-for-a-bit-with-these-problems/392122 "2007-02-14T20:38:30Z")
For the third time since I’ve had it (about two years,) my car’s check engine light has come on and decided it’s a real problem. Both previous times it was mis-firing cylinders (I can’t recall which ones.) The first ti… --- ## [Who is most at risk for HIV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-most-at-risk-for-hiv/684286)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2014, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-most-at-risk-for-hiv/684286 "2014-03-23T05:04:46Z")
I tried to look this up myself and found that I’m really bad at understanding different studies and interpreting the data. Who is at highest risk of HIV? I have been getting tested every year since I was a kid. I just… --- ## [Here's a suggestion!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-suggestion/566246)
**Author:** [@jleachesq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jleachesq)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2011, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-suggestion/566246 "2011-01-11T05:20:51Z")
I’d like to see TSB set up so I could share some of the great wisdom with all my pal on Facebook! God knows anyone actually using Facebook can use all the help they can get. Any idea when we might get one of those litt… --- ## [40,000 people dying every day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-000-people-dying-every-day/575435)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2011, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-000-people-dying-every-day/575435 "2011-03-22T12:00:46Z")
In Blue Öyster Cult’s Don’t Fear The Reaper they say that 40,000 men and women die every day. On average, how many people currently die worldwide every day? On average, how many people died worldwide every day in 1… --- ## [Membership renewal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/membership-renewal/540135)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2010, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/membership-renewal/540135 "2010-05-22T18:04:16Z")
I got an email today informing me that my “Charter memberships expire TODAY”…however, according to my user CP data, my membership doesn’t expire until 07-19-2012. Was this an automated email sent out to all members, or … --- ## [9/11, We will never forget...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-we-will-never-forget/263952)
**Author:** [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2004, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-we-will-never-forget/263952 "2004-09-15T13:38:20Z")
You’re damn right about that! Well with all the 20/20 specials and post whoring about the topic, how could I forget? I may sound like a real ass about this, but I’m not saying we shouldn’t recognize it or something, but … --- ## [Help me name my WiFi.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-wifi/727855)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2015, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-wifi/727855 "2015-08-25T21:26:17Z")
The old wireless router has gotten flaky so the new one is on it’s way from NewEgg. I thought that I might as well give it a clever name since I’ll be going through the whole setup again. Currently the only real conten… --- ## [80's Tune "One Night In Bangkok" ???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-tune-one-night-in-bangkok/64905)
**Author:** [@gibby701](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gibby701)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2001, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-tune-one-night-in-bangkok/64905 "2001-05-14T12:43:26Z")
Keep hearing this catchy Murray Head 80’s retro song on the radio. Gay bashing chess lovers? What’s the dilly? M2 --- ## [The Forecast Called For Rain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-forecast-called-for-rain/304059)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2005, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-forecast-called-for-rain/304059 "2005-05-23T03:47:51Z")
And it did rain. Not like “pouring piss out a boot” (my favorite meteorological metaphor), but just an intermittent sprinkle now and again (much like the definition of “intermittent”). So I had a decision to make: go to … --- ## [Friends don't let friends wear ponchos (very short and petty)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-dont-let-friends-wear-ponchos-very-short-and-petty/271423)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2004, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-dont-let-friends-wear-ponchos-very-short-and-petty/271423 "2004-11-22T16:43:29Z")
I cannot wait until this resurgence of ponchos ends. I have seen too many women wear a poncho that were either too old, too frumpy or just not exactly teenagerish in shape and age to pull off this supposed fashion. Pon… --- ## [How many ways could a device like this work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-ways-could-a-device-like-this-work/765554)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2016, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-ways-could-a-device-like-this-work/765554 "2016-09-25T14:28:20Z")
I’m reading this morning’s news story of the Florida father who was arrested after his toddler son died in the backseat of the father’s pickup after being locked in for eight hours. I’m trying to figure out how to design… --- ## [Have you ever been running for your life....and then fell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-running-for-your-life-and-then-fell/636490)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-running-for-your-life-and-then-fell/636490 "2012-10-09T22:39:15Z")
We see this all the time in movies. The perfectly healthy and youthful protagonists, being chased by some monster/serial killer/evil spirit is running for his or her life (but usually its a her) and then falls. Sometim… --- ## [Is this stupid idea somehwhat clever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-stupid-idea-somehwhat-clever/289542)
**Author:** [@START](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/START)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2005, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-stupid-idea-somehwhat-clever/289542 "2005-02-12T00:14:04Z")
My friend works part-time at a small “Mom and Pop” fast food place and makes 7 dollars an hour. The drive thru is very popular because the restaurant is close to an office building and most of the workers prefer the dri… --- ## [Another annoying creationist bumper sticker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-annoying-creationist-bumper-sticker/170644)
**Author:** [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2003, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-annoying-creationist-bumper-sticker/170644 "2003-04-28T14:53:13Z")
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