# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=2000&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:** 2001 --- ## [Players needed for Diplomacy, Aberration varient.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-needed-for-diplomacy-aberration-varient/213370)
**Author:** [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2004, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-needed-for-diplomacy-aberration-varient/213370 "2004-05-06T12:17:32Z")
I want to GM another Aberration game. I GMd one a few years back here on the SDMB, and it was a great deal of fun, in fact we were down to a three power race when one of the players absolutely vanished off the face of th… --- ## [Why the hell did I not get a pressure cooker sooner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hell-did-i-not-get-a-pressure-cooker-sooner/557508)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hell-did-i-not-get-a-pressure-cooker-sooner/557508 "2010-10-21T00:12:47Z")
Saw an electric Cuisinart pressure cooker at Costco today, and bought it on a whim. Also bought some boneless short ribs. I love making short ribs but they take almost 4 hours on the stovetop. In an hour and a half, I… --- ## [What series do you have all of on DVD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-series-do-you-have-all-of-on-dvd/622409)
**Author:** [@bmasters1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmasters1)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2012, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-series-do-you-have-all-of-on-dvd/622409 "2012-05-26T19:59:40Z")
There are several series that I have all of on DVD, namely: Hardcastle and McCormick Star Trek: Voyager (my favorite of all the Treks) The Waltons \[my mother watches this, though\] What’s Happening!! What series do y… --- ## [Explain to me the latest xkcd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-the-latest-xkcd/461642)
**Author:** [@Risha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Risha)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-the-latest-xkcd/461642 "2008-09-08T10:19:55Z")
I get the general joke about “anything not on your list”, but the rest of it eludes me. I skimmed Wikipedia’s article about whom I assume to be the correct Godel, but remain unenlightened. Thanks in advance! --- ## [How would you - yes YOU - market a game and comic store?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-yes-you-market-a-game-and-comic-store/831571)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2019, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-yes-you-market-a-game-and-comic-store/831571 "2019-05-08T16:34:19Z")
So I’m perilously close to purchasing a game and comic store. The owner’s nearing 70 and wants out and he and I have been discussing it. His sales have tailed off a bit…not a lot but the trend is there…and I’d need to … --- ## [What are the best popular songs with lyrics written by guitar gods/virtuosos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-popular-songs-with-lyrics-written-by-guitar-gods-virtuosos/646429)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2013, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-popular-songs-with-lyrics-written-by-guitar-gods-virtuosos/646429 "2013-01-12T00:46:58Z")
There seems to be a common theme amongst many of my favorite heavy guitar god technician types: namely, that they can’t write a song with any kind of standard verse/chorus/verse format that is any good. Vai can’t do it, … --- ## [Why do fingernails grow faster in the summer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-fingernails-grow-faster-in-the-summer/246197)
**Author:** [@AidanHarding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AidanHarding)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2004, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-fingernails-grow-faster-in-the-summer/246197 "2004-05-24T21:54:02Z")
Anyone know? --- ## [Walking with a Bicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walking-with-a-bicycle/538138)
**Author:** [@Vorpal\_Blade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vorpal_Blade)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walking-with-a-bicycle/538138 "2010-05-04T18:13:07Z")
In a recent Marilyn vos Savant column a person describes a trip made by two people, one walking and one on a bicycle. They start together, one walking and one riding. After the rider goes some distance ahead of the walke… --- ## [I ran over a stray dog with my car... now what?? (US)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ran-over-a-stray-dog-with-my-car-now-what-us/231702)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2004, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ran-over-a-stray-dog-with-my-car-now-what-us/231702 "2004-03-02T01:08:45Z")
As I was driving home from work tonight, I saw a large white dog one half second before my left front wheel of my car went over it. (Even if I could have had the time to slam on the brakes, the dog would be knocked out… --- ## [Who would be on your "laminated list?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-be-on-your-laminated-list/455430)
**Author:** [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2008, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-be-on-your-laminated-list/455430 "2008-07-09T14:11:04Z")
Remember the Friends episode, “The One with Frank Jr.” where Ross has a list of celebs that he wants the ability to have guilt free sex with even if he was in a relationship? What would your 5 be? 1). Jennifer Aniston… --- ## [First Blood - what was wrong with Rambo's flag?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-blood-what-was-wrong-with-rambos-flag/327320)
**Author:** [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2005, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-blood-what-was-wrong-with-rambos-flag/327320 "2005-10-22T01:17:32Z")
In First Blood, Teasle tells Rambo that a man with “that flag” on his jacket in this town is asking for trouble. The flag is an ordinary US flag. Why would wearing that flag be asking for trouble in that town? Was it a S… --- ## [Do People Tend to Become More Conservative as They Grow Older?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-tend-to-become-more-conservative-as-they-grow-older/457231)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2008, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-tend-to-become-more-conservative-as-they-grow-older/457231 "2008-10-15T20:26:22Z")
In this thread about Dennis Hopper being a loyal Republican who voted for Bush twice, I inadvertenly stirred up a hornet’s nest. Sorry about that. I put it in Cafe Society because it was about Dennis Hopper, but I probab… --- ## [How does comedy differ across different cultures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-comedy-differ-across-different-cultures/185941)
**Author:** [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2003, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-comedy-differ-across-different-cultures/185941 "2003-07-07T15:00:34Z")
How does the perception of comedy vary across different cultures around the world? Any studies? Is comedy influenced much by language? What types of comedy are prevalent in different cultures (including TV and movies). … --- ## [Another right wing freak spawns gay baby](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-right-wing-freak-spawns-gay-baby/290074)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2005, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-right-wing-freak-spawns-gay-baby/290074 "2005-02-17T19:00:57Z")
In the latest in an ever-increasing string of radical right wingers whose children have come out, Alan Keyes’ daughter Maya has acknowledged that she is lesbian. You may remember Alan’s pronouncements at last year’s RNC… --- ## [What's the greatest (physical) relief you've ever felt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-greatest-physical-relief-youve-ever-felt/433140)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2008, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-greatest-physical-relief-youve-ever-felt/433140 "2008-01-15T16:22:12Z")
Since this thread on pain has gotten rather depressing, here’s the flipside: what’s the greatest relief you’ve ever felt? (I was going to use “pleasure” as the opposite of pain, but I fear that would spiral rapidly into… --- ## [Music for supervillainy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-supervillainy/222612)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2004, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-for-supervillainy/222612 "2004-01-15T15:35:40Z")
I don’t think this one’s been done before… What are YOUR suggestions for music and/or songs appropriate for art of supervillainy? Remember, these are songs for evildoers. Songs that are, themselves, evil, like It’s a S… --- ## [TokyoPlayer is now misspelled](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tokyoplayer-is-now-misspelled/629743)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tokyoplayer-is-now-misspelled/629743 "2012-08-02T02:36:07Z")
OK, for years I’ve known that I needed a new name. People don’t get the right impression of a slightly balding, just a little overweight and out of shape father. But, if I were to completely change my name to something … --- ## [How were first animals domesticated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-first-animals-domesticated/724301)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-first-animals-domesticated/724301 "2015-07-09T15:31:18Z")
I always wondered how first animals domesticated were domesticated. Maybe, their newborns are taken away from the mother and brought up by humans? Second question, how easy would it be for someone to grab a mature wolf … --- ## [Odd Couple. Two Felixes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-couple-two-felixes/713064)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2015, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-couple-two-felixes/713064 "2015-02-25T00:19:15Z")
It starts tomorrow with Matthew Perry and Thomas Lennon. Perry is supposed to be Oscar, which makes no sense. Someone really blew it, cast Perry as Felix and Matt LeBlanc as Oscar and you’ve got a major hit for the next … --- ## [Suggest a most excellent bumper sticker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-most-excellent-bumper-sticker/520224)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2009, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-most-excellent-bumper-sticker/520224 "2009-12-10T09:22:38Z")
I figure bumper stickers are a pithy form of literature, so I’m starting off in Cafe Society. Obviously, if the Mods feel the need, relocation is fine. There is some possibility of having a car and a bumper available in… --- ## [Recommend me a Time Travel Novel that...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-time-travel-novel-that/546744)
**Author:** [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2010, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-time-travel-novel-that/546744 "2010-07-17T22:49:56Z")
Recommend me a time travel novel (or story) that does not have: a detective, sleuth or cop the end of the world, unless… travel to/involvement in historical events in the recent past (i.e., the last 400 years) a romant… --- ## [what's the explanation for this BIZARRE phone call I just got?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-explanation-for-this-bizarre-phone-call-i-just-got/315973)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2005, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-explanation-for-this-bizarre-phone-call-i-just-got/315973 "2005-08-21T12:34:00Z")
My phone just rang around 2:00 AM, and even though the caller ID said “Unknown Caller,” calls this late are rare enough that I decided to just answer. When I said “Hello,” I heard my voice repeated back to me with about… --- ## [Who hasn't had a first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-hasnt-had-a-first/72324)
**Author:** [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2001, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-hasnt-had-a-first/72324 "2001-07-21T08:14:01Z")
Superdude’s thread got me wondering. How many of y’all haven’t? How many actual virgins do we have on here? I know of at least . . . three. I’m one. 19 years old. Anyone else? --- ## [Yarrr, 'tis International Talk Like a Pirate Day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yarrr-tis-international-talk-like-a-pirate-day/796723)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yarrr-tis-international-talk-like-a-pirate-day/796723 "2026-10-02T03:59:47Z")
Ye scurvy, mutinous dogs, hope ye’ll be properly marking the day! --- ## [Any Updates on the Bloop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-updates-on-the-bloop/579021)
**Author:** [@mac\_bolan00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mac_bolan00)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2011, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-updates-on-the-bloop/579021 "2011-04-22T13:55:53Z")
i’m talking about that one-sound anomaly taken by several sonar/audio phones scattered around the (atlantic?) ocean back in 1997. oceanographers say it sounded like it came from a biological source. but to have been pick… --- ## [Kings of the disco - ABBA vs the Bee Gees.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-of-the-disco-abba-vs-the-bee-gees/593285)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2011, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-of-the-disco-abba-vs-the-bee-gees/593285 "2011-08-20T04:03:50Z")
Both kings of that late seventies disco sound and both guaranteed to have dancers of all ages up on the floor with their timeless catchy tunes, particularly at weddings - but which is better (in that, who wrote/performed… --- ## [Unexpected wisdom in pop culture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-wisdom-in-pop-culture/164604)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2003, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-wisdom-in-pop-culture/164604 "2003-04-08T02:26:53Z")
So I’m reading ‘Heartfire’ by Orson Scott Card and someone (name omitted to prevent spoiling) says: “Hope is the weak sister of ambition. Hope is ambition wanting to be liked.” That’s truth with a capital ‘T’. I’m su… --- ## [Postal Truck in a red zone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/postal-truck-in-a-red-zone/518707)
**Author:** [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2009, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/postal-truck-in-a-red-zone/518707 "2009-11-29T19:06:04Z")
I need to find federal and state of California laws that would allow or not allow a United States Postal truck to either park or not park in a red zone. --- ## [What prevents people from taking somebody else's luggage off airport carousels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-prevents-people-from-taking-somebody-elses-luggage-off-airport-carousels/305067)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2005, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-prevents-people-from-taking-somebody-elses-luggage-off-airport-carousels/305067 "2005-05-29T01:32:25Z")
In an airport, what stops thieves from taking other people’s bags off the carousel and leaving with them? And if your luggage is stolen in that fashion, will the airline be responsible or are you SOL? It just seems ver… --- ## [Ye Olde SDMB Society of Fancy-Pantses and Debutantes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ye-olde-sdmb-society-of-fancy-pantses-and-debutantes/146126)
**Author:** [@Jester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jester)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2003, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ye-olde-sdmb-society-of-fancy-pantses-and-debutantes/146126 "2003-01-10T08:25:15Z")
Good day to you all, gentlemen and ladies alike. I am Sir Jestington Q. Pennywhistle, Esq., founder and proprietor of Ye Olde SDMB Society of Fancy-Pantses and Debutantes. This honorable society, founded in This Year o… --- ## [Why do females generally play softball and males-- baseball?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-females-generally-play-softball-and-males-baseball/732927)
**Author:** [@brovolone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brovolone)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2015, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-females-generally-play-softball-and-males-baseball/732927 "2015-10-02T18:28:42Z")
Question’s in the title. Also would like an explanation on the differences between games of softball and baseball. Thanks ETA: probably better suited for IMHO… shucks --- ## [Best film to appear on MST3K](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-film-to-appear-on-mst3k/678735)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2014, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-film-to-appear-on-mst3k/678735 "2014-01-15T15:09:19Z")
We’ll just exclude This Island Earth, Marooned and Phase IV. Annnnnnd go. “We’ve got MST3K threaaaaaad!!” --- ## [N Korea develops new 'super drink'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-korea-develops-new-super-drink/542062)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-korea-develops-new-super-drink/542062 "2010-06-21T14:12:47Z")
\*North Korea has developed a “super drink” that, it says, can multiply brain cells and stop skin ageing. The secretive state’s official news agency, KCNA, says the drink contains 60 kinds of “microelements” extracted fr… --- ## [Help me be more witty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-be-more-witty/382953)
**Author:** [@Toilskt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toilskt)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2006, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-be-more-witty/382953 "2006-12-30T12:57:21Z")
I’m a generally nice girl, I take into account other people’s feelings a lot but others are not so considerate. So when people tease me, it really gets to me. All my teasers happen to be boys. What can I do about this!! … --- ## [Obama/Clinton 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-clinton-2012/542028)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-clinton-2012/542028 "2010-06-07T13:34:40Z")
Mods, I think GD is the proper place for this thread, but apologies if it isn’t. Something that’s been floating in my head for a little while and it thought I’d throw it out to see what everybody thinks. I’m wondering … --- ## [A question about how college works](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-how-college-works/831278)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2019, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-how-college-works/831278 "2019-03-25T16:18:32Z")
I didn’t go myself, so I’m unclear on the finer points— At first I didn’t understand why the parents of these affluent mediocre students were so desperate to get their kids admitted to topflight universities; where sure… --- ## [Neal Boortz, shut up!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neal-boortz-shut-up/504429)
**Author:** [@ReuvenB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReuvenB)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2009, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neal-boortz-shut-up/504429 "2009-07-29T22:21:13Z")
God damn, I cannot stand Neal Boortz! I work in an office with several other people, and our boss keeps him on the radio all day. Please, for the sake of my sanity, shut up! Shut up shut up shut up! How can you yell a… --- ## [When did airport security start?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-airport-security-start/396036)
**Author:** [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2007, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-airport-security-start/396036 "2007-03-18T17:42:30Z")
Coming from this thread on airport-related things you wouldn’t see in post-9/11 films, I was wondering when exactly airports nationwide got security checkpoints with metal detectors. I know it had to be sometime after th… --- ## [Favorite Daily Show Moments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-daily-show-moments/134613)
**Author:** [@nani](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nani)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2002, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-daily-show-moments/134613 "2002-11-09T11:36:18Z")
I am a big fan of these sort of “Hey, what is your favorite ‘X’?” because 1: They tend to be very funny 2: They get nice and long Anyway, I was watching the Daily Show, and this little gem almost made me suffocate: … --- ## [North Korea Nuclear Test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korea-nuclear-test/264108)
**Author:** [@cmason32](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmason32)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2004, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korea-nuclear-test/264108 "2004-09-16T16:47:02Z")
I didn’t know what forum to post this in - this isn’t mundane or pointless - and if a debate does start, it’ll likely be a flame war, so … I’m posting here. Because, if it’s true, then fuck! http://english.yna.co.kr/En… --- ## [Can anyone explain to me why we "need" early voting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-to-me-why-we-need-early-voting/469412)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2008, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-to-me-why-we-need-early-voting/469412 "2008-10-28T17:59:36Z")
I’m opening my mind up here as wide as I can, honestly. --- ## [How do you start skeleton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-start-skeleton/808911)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2018, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-start-skeleton/808911 "2018-02-18T20:58:16Z")
Start playing skeleton? Start performing skeleton? Start doing skeleton? I don’t know the proper phrasing. I understand it’s difficult to do luge, skeleton and bobsled because there are only tracks in a limited number o… --- ## [Which of these kitchen appliances do you own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-kitchen-appliances-do-you-own/587764)
**Author:** [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-kitchen-appliances-do-you-own/587764 "2011-07-07T06:23:20Z")
Just curious. --- ## [The Hillary column](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hillary-column/762569)
**Author:** [@Hussman32](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hussman32)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2016, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hillary-column/762569 "2016-08-16T23:39:58Z")
Why? There is not one fact that could be used in a later time period. --- ## [Why are bouncy castles constantly inflated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-bouncy-castles-constantly-inflated/663069)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2013, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-bouncy-castles-constantly-inflated/663069 "2013-07-10T08:38:41Z")
Bouncy castles at fairgrounds etc always seem to have a noisy compressor constantly pumping air into them, which leaks out through the seams, or, in many cases, through open flaps in the sides. Why is this? It seems rat… --- ## [Weirdest Game You've Ever Played](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-game-youve-ever-played/486089)
**Author:** [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-game-youve-ever-played/486089 "2009-02-19T16:19:40Z")
Best? Worst? Who cares about trifling things like that. What’s the weirdest game you’ve ever played. Feel free to define weird anyway you feel is convenient and any type of game you want. I had to think long and hard … --- ## [Would you dislike this (hairdryer being left plugged in)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-dislike-this-hairdryer-being-left-plugged-in/736124)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2015, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-dislike-this-hairdryer-being-left-plugged-in/736124 "2015-11-06T05:18:33Z")
I share a bathroom with another person. They keep the hairdryer on the sink top, plugged in, at all times. Me, I have a fear of electricity. That’s beside the point, so please don’t make fun–we all have our weird phobia… --- ## [dalovindj snaps: Ice Cream Man Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dalovindj-snaps-ice-cream-man-dead/103786)
**Author:** [@dalovindj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalovindj)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2002, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dalovindj-snaps-ice-cream-man-dead/103786 "2002-07-08T23:56:27Z")
Yesterday I was folding my laundry in my comfy Brooklyn pad enjoying the breeze blowing in from the deck. Lovely Sunday afternoon and I was groovin’. Then fuck nuts decides to pull up with his Ice Cream truck across th… --- ## [Parents- what is it that the rest of us can't understand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-what-is-it-that-the-rest-of-us-cant-understand/493532)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2009, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-what-is-it-that-the-rest-of-us-cant-understand/493532 "2009-04-21T00:53:21Z")
We’ve all seen it. A non-parent weighs in on a discussion about children, and no matter how small the issue is, a parent tells him/her that to be quiet, because only someone with children would be qualified to have an o… --- ## [Goddam Internet Explorer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddam-internet-explorer/604497)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddam-internet-explorer/604497 "2011-12-01T20:52:34Z")
I’m visiting family and using their computers. Which means I’m stuck using Internet Explorer. I just wrote a long post and when I tried to post it, I found that IE had lost my sign in. And when I signed back in, they los… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1999&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=2001&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)