# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=201&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:** 202 --- ## [D-Day or H-Bomb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-day-or-h-bomb/690183)
**Author:** [@Suicide](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suicide)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-day-or-h-bomb/690183 "2014-06-12T18:30:43Z")
at worst this is a dumb question and at best merely naive but here goes anyway: why did the allies sacrifice all those troops invading normandy on d-day? the americans knew they were developing an atom bomb that would b… --- ## [Okay, now it's time to put antifa in the same class as racists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-now-its-time-to-put-antifa-in-the-same-class-as-racists/794922)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 299\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2017, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-now-its-time-to-put-antifa-in-the-same-class-as-racists/794922 "2017-09-07T09:53:35Z")
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/masked-anarchists-violently-rout-right-wing-demonstrators-in-berkeley/ar-AAqOvxH?li=BBnbfcL Bad enough that they attacked peaceful rightwing demonstrators, but they attacked police and r… --- ## [New series on AMC - Humans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-series-on-amc-humans/723784)
**Author:** [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-series-on-amc-humans/723784 "2017-02-24T03:41:00Z")
Did anyone catch the premiere last night? I thought it was pretty interesting. Enough to keep me watching for a bit. --- ## [The problem the GOP has is not Trump, it's the Trump supporters.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problem-the-gop-has-is-not-trump-its-the-trump-supporters/725683)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problem-the-gop-has-is-not-trump-its-the-trump-supporters/725683 "2015-07-28T17:53:14Z")
I’ve read the above theory advanced by several political commentators, although right now I don’t have a handy link. First, I don’t think Trump has a chance at the GOP nomination. His most recent attack against McCain, c… --- ## [Steam Christmas Sale has started!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-christmas-sale-has-started/606790)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-christmas-sale-has-started/606790 "2012-01-02T16:14:33Z")
I was expecting Senorbeef to start his usual excellently done thread on the topic but perhaps he’s busy playing the latest and greatest or planning four-way matches of something :smiley: Today’s deals, after some hellac… --- ## [In 49 of 50 states one thing, in the 50th something else???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-49-of-50-states-one-thing-in-the-50th-something-else/692653)
**Author:** [@Suicide](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suicide)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-49-of-50-states-one-thing-in-the-50th-something-else/692653 "2014-07-12T15:34:11Z")
in 49 of the 50 states, the 9/11 attacks are known as the 9/11 attacks on new york and washington, but in pennsylvania, where i live, it’s known as the 9/11 attacks on new york, washington and pennsylvania, because one o… --- ## [What Happens to People Who Don't Bathe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-people-who-dont-bathe/625016)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2012, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-people-who-dont-bathe/625016 "2012-06-21T11:55:46Z")
In modern times, humans have become obsessed with cleanliness-a daily bath or shower is standard for many people. But, in my reading, I’ve come across people in modern times who rarely bathed. Some examples: -Tibetan … --- ## [Dating your sister in law's sister](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-your-sister-in-laws-sister/716234)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2015, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-your-sister-in-laws-sister/716234 "2015-06-29T23:03:18Z")
Would it be appropriate to date the sister of your brother’s wife? My SIL has a beautiful 20 year old half sister (I’m 25) and TBH I sort of have a crush on her. She looks a little bit like my brother’s wife but not to t… --- ## [Bear left MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-left-mmp/688715)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 335\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2014, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-left-mmp/688715 "2014-05-26T08:37:53Z")
Why did the hunter go home? When he got to the fork in the road, he saw a sign that said, “Bear left”. \ Though in this case it’s a status update not a direction to take. I signed up to do a trail race on Sun… --- ## [Characters hiding under our noses...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-hiding-under-our-noses/541278)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2010, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-hiding-under-our-noses/541278 "2010-06-17T21:14:44Z")
Right now, like every morning, I’m watching episodes of one of the greatest television sitcoms ever. Yes, of course, I’m talking about Roseanne. At 3:00 AM this morning, about 20 minutes ago, the great episode Bed and Bo… --- ## [Bo Dietl Arby's commercial about Subway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bo-dietl-arbys-commercial-about-subway/636896)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2012, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bo-dietl-arbys-commercial-about-subway/636896 "2012-10-14T06:58:37Z")
There is a commercial with former NYPD detective (and author/talking head) Bo Dietl stating that all Subway cold cuts are sliced in a factory and shipped there. Any Subway workers out there? Is that true? The only reason… --- ## ["Survivor" Season 29 Starts Sept 24, 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-season-29-starts-sept-24-2014/698429)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2014, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-season-29-starts-sept-24-2014/698429 "2014-11-07T23:35:16Z")
Meet the Cast. Another Blood v Water, with some celebrities. I liked the last one, so I’m hoping this one is good, too. Wow. 29 Seasons! --- ## [The Walking Dead; 5.01 "No Santuary" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-5-01-no-santuary-open-spoilers/701149)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2014, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-5-01-no-santuary-open-spoilers/701149 "2014-10-18T20:30:11Z")
Season premiere tonight. You can see the first 4 minutes here. Messrs’ Scott M. Gimple, Greg Nicotero, & Conan O’Brien are on Talking Dead. --- ## [The MMP People Finder (MMP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmp-people-finder-mmp/435285)
**Author:** [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Replies:** 621\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2008, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmp-people-finder-mmp/435285 "2008-02-04T07:57:08Z")
Why do I love the MMP? It’s silly and innane, filled with nothing more than birthday wishes and boring life updates. Right? Well, it’s that and more. Including also the fact that it is one of the most updated threads… --- ## [Why are so many muslims named Muhammad or Abdullah?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-muslims-named-muhammad-or-abdullah/552602)
**Author:** [@scamartistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scamartistry)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2010, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-muslims-named-muhammad-or-abdullah/552602 "2010-09-08T21:57:57Z")
Mahdi reference? Poor imagination? Peer pressure? please enlighten a Kaffir --- ## [How to Removed Burned On Crud from a Nonstick Pan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-removed-burned-on-crud-from-a-nonstick-pan/655021)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-removed-burned-on-crud-from-a-nonstick-pan/655021 "2016-06-01T01:15:05Z")
Reminded by this recently resurrected thread, I have a related question. How do you remove crud that somehow gets burned on.to a nonstick pan? The powerhouse methods mentioned in that thread will destroy such a pan. I’v… --- ## [Bands with the most material, known only for one song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-the-most-material-known-only-for-one-song/792324)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 277\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2017, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-the-most-material-known-only-for-one-song/792324 "2017-08-23T11:45:55Z")
I would think Rush would have to be the poster child for this. After 40 years and twenty-something albums, ask most people to name a song by Rush and I’ll bet the vast majority would say “Tom Sawyer” (maybe with “The Tre… --- ## ['Scare Tactics' is fake (funny, but fake)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scare-tactics-is-fake-funny-but-fake/168999)
**Author:** [@trustno1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trustno1)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scare-tactics-is-fake-funny-but-fake/168999 "2010-10-08T16:49:50Z")
It’s a candid camer style show that just started on Sci-Fi. The problem is the video is too good-I’t not hidden camera, they get shots that could only come from a guy standing 2 feet away with a $50,000 camera. (but I … --- ## [Has Britney Spears manly arms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-britney-spears-manly-arms/673568)
**Author:** [@Danny92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danny92)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2013, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-britney-spears-manly-arms/673568 "2013-11-13T17:19:01Z")
I just realized her arms looks very muscular in some pics http://images.orkut.com/orkut/photos/PQAAALJ9nvzVdf-3UXQHzigySpvqqNZVRKTdyuHfuR0w3\_l3Or\_B\_\_uymL-hQy4Tsh9beca2EXTdzMWP1OwcBQ3FA9EAm1T1UP5JPk5GmzfaFR4umf1GyS6p-h37… --- ## [Why did Islam succeed where Christianity failed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-islam-succeed-where-christianity-failed/32385)
**Author:** [@Beruang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beruang)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2000, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-islam-succeed-where-christianity-failed/32385 "2000-10-23T03:32:03Z")
In http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5\_248.html Unca Cece, explaining how and why Christianity became so popular, sez: ===================================== What set Christianity apart was its sophistication. It w… --- ## [Where the heck’s the new MMP??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-heck-s-the-new-mmp/653891)
**Author:** [@sangfroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sangfroid)\ **Replies:** 378\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2013, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-heck-s-the-new-mmp/653891 "2013-03-31T23:30:00Z")
I woke up in the middle of the night(EST), still feeling all cough-y and sneeze-y (qualifies as blurfy?) from the cold I’m finally starting to get over, just to join in with the early birds of the friendly MMP folks, and… --- ## [Stupid things that bug you, or something.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-things-that-bug-you-or-something/589314)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2011, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-things-that-bug-you-or-something/589314 "2011-08-02T07:27:21Z")
This is a thread about stupid things that bug you. They have to be really stupid. And they have to bug you - not make you apoplectic with rage so you’re frothing at the mouth. Ok, i’ll go first. i just got home from dre… --- ## [Sexual orientation, Virginia universities, and the new AG](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-orientation-virginia-universities-and-the-new-ag/532008)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2010, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-orientation-virginia-universities-and-the-new-ag/532008 "2010-03-19T02:13:36Z")
So the new Republican Attorney General in Virginia is kicking up a stir. He’s informed the various state universities that they cannot legally include sexual orientation in their list of prohibited discriminations, becau… --- ## [Was Pope Pius XII actually passive in the holocaust?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-pope-pius-xii-actually-passive-in-the-holocaust/495798)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2009, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-pope-pius-xii-actually-passive-in-the-holocaust/495798 "2009-05-22T16:24:42Z")
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/history/world/wh0004.html SR. MARGHERITA MARCHIONE argues that he ordered the church to provide sanctuary for any Jew who knocked on the door in Italy. --- ## [What IS "I love the fishes cause they are so delicious" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-i-love-the-fishes-cause-they-are-so-delicious/536708)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-i-love-the-fishes-cause-they-are-so-delicious/536708 "2010-04-23T05:06:20Z")
NOTE: I don’t wanna see it. I think I know enough about it to know that I don’t wanna see it. Umm, what the heck IS it? Random bounce around youtube acquainted me with a series of reaction videos. Went looking for t… --- ## [Listen up, motherfuckers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-up-motherfuckers/817831)
**Author:** [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-up-motherfuckers/817831 "2024-11-21T15:52:56Z")
In case you haven’t seen it, we’ve removed the restricted word list from the Pit. You are now officially free drop f-bombs at any target, in whatever configuration you desire. Keep in mind, this only applies to the “ba… --- ## [How do I fix too much garlic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-fix-too-much-garlic/380468)
**Author:** [@katie1341](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katie1341)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2006, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-fix-too-much-garlic/380468 "2006-11-16T14:14:58Z")
I never thought I’d say this, but I actually added too much garlic to something. I made 3 turkeyburgers last night, thinking that I’d have one last night, one tonight and one tomorrow night. When I make turkeyburgers, … --- ## [DON'T Stump the Guy with Average Knowledge...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge/404123)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 415\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2007, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge/404123 "2007-05-23T23:51:15Z")
…Maybe even less than average in most things. :wink: I’m a bored lurker who comes here for a cheap education, so I thought this would be a fun way to activate my underdeveloped brain. RULES: I hereby swear not to ge… --- ## [Are you fat and don't give a fig?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-fat-and-dont-give-a-fig/596461)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-fat-and-dont-give-a-fig/596461 "2011-09-20T18:21:31Z")
By fig I mean fuck. Well so, are you a fattie who doesn’t give a shyte about being a fatso? Well, I just realised, I am. I don’t care when I die or who foots the bill. Yowzah, fat power. --- ## [How common was pedophilia in the past?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-was-pedophilia-in-the-past/103618)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2014, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-was-pedophilia-in-the-past/103618 "2014-04-21T22:55:15Z")
Lets say in the dark ages or the roman empire. What about different ancient societies like China, native American, or African tribes? I have never heard anything either way - is this something that was always taboo or … --- ## [What's Wrong With Black Lives Matter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-black-lives-matter/762879)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 300\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2016, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-black-lives-matter/762879 "2016-08-20T18:43:40Z")
The thing is it’s pretty much only black males who get killed. They don’t kill black women. So they should re-name it: Black Male Lives Matter. Unless that doesn’t sound as good, or something. --- ## [That's it. Won't watch Glee anymore.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-it-wont-watch-glee-anymore/669962)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-it-wont-watch-glee-anymore/669962 "2013-10-02T15:48:44Z")
I have come to accept homosexuality as a normal feature in American television. I’m OK with two men identified as being gay partners, though I was rather disappointed with the Jeff Goldblum character. But if in this seas… --- ## [MANDATORY death sentences? Fuck off Singapore.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandatory-death-sentences-fuck-off-singapore/332400)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 346\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2005, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandatory-death-sentences-fuck-off-singapore/332400 "2005-12-07T23:37:15Z")
Here in Aus at the moment there is a bit, OK, a LOT of a controversy regarding a young Melbourne fellow, Van Nguyen, who was caught in transit in Singapore transporting heroin from Cambodia to Australia. (Too many curre… --- ## [I'm quitting smoking, too.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-quitting-smoking-too/606130)
**Author:** [@RadicalPi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadicalPi)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-quitting-smoking-too/606130 "2022-01-05T21:03:12Z")
Inspired by this thread (I'm quitting smoking, who's with me? - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board), about FinnAgain, I thought I’d share my own endeavor in bringing down the smok… --- ## [Bill Maher drops the nigger bomb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-maher-drops-the-nigger-bomb/787991)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2017, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-maher-drops-the-nigger-bomb/787991 "2017-06-13T10:00:27Z")
Story here. Good for Bill Maher and good for HBO for not cutting it in the repeat. And a loud raspberry to ball-less Fox for using the bullshit house \[expletive\] As for Sasse facing criticism for not instantly throwin… --- ## [Please explain "sweet tea" to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-sweet-tea-to-me/546818)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-sweet-tea-to-me/546818 "2010-07-23T02:53:03Z")
I’ve gotten the $1 sweet tea at McDonalds. I’ve been served sweet tea by friends in Savannah. I don’t get it. It’s brown super-concentrated sugar water. Someone please explain. --- ## [Are Americans becoming ... wussies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-americans-becoming-wussies/534536)
**Author:** [@Whambulance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whambulance)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2010, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-americans-becoming-wussies/534536 "2010-04-12T06:22:58Z")
I’ve been reading the forums here for 6 or 8 years and have rarely posted but my buddies and I got into a heated debate a few nights ago that I’d like your opinions on. The overall theme was that here in the U.S., reall… --- ## [How much Kava Kava does one have to take to get a buzz?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-kava-kava-does-one-have-to-take-to-get-a-buzz/70176)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-kava-kava-does-one-have-to-take-to-get-a-buzz/70176 "2015-09-11T00:44:29Z")
Someone told me that if you take enough Kava Kava you’ll get a pretty good buzz going. I tried Kava once, but the dosage recommended on the bottle. It didn’t do anything. Not even drowsy. How much of that stuff does on… --- ## [What's the legal difference between a privilege and a right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-legal-difference-between-a-privilege-and-a-right/304783)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2017, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-legal-difference-between-a-privilege-and-a-right/304783 "2017-06-04T08:36:39Z")
Is there one? In debating gay marriage, I’ve run across people that say marriage is a privilege and not a right. Is there a difference? (If need be, please move this to GD) --- ## [New for 2009! Mini-rants!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-for-2009-mini-rants/480888)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2009, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-for-2009-mini-rants/480888 "2009-02-23T18:51:41Z")
Okay, as someone who rarely participates in the mini-rants threads, I recognize that this is presumptuous of me. But time was, we’d get a new mini-rants thread about once per month. The current thread was started on Nove… --- ## [Coke Zero may soon be phased out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561 "2021-12-23T14:04:55Z")
I loves me some Coke Zero. Ever since this alternative to Diet Coke (bleeargh) came out I have been a die-hard consumer. Sugar-free and tastes distinctively sort-of-like Coca Cola, but in a way that is thirst-quenching a… --- ## [Why won't my car start when it rains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-my-car-start-when-it-rains/212927)
**Author:** [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2003, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-my-car-start-when-it-rains/212927 "2003-11-13T14:41:40Z")
Can’t figure this one out. If I leave my car outside, and it’s been raining for a while, it won’t start until quite some time after the rain stops. It runs fine if I try to drive it while it’s raining, as long as it was … --- ## [How are German school children taught about the World Wars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-german-school-children-taught-about-the-world-wars/583256)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-german-school-children-taught-about-the-world-wars/583256 "2011-05-28T09:55:34Z")
Hello, I have always wondered how German school children were taught about their country’s part in World War I & II. I would think that it would be a lightly treaded upon subject. I would assume that it is rather humili… --- ## [The Expanse (new show on syfy)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-new-show-on-syfy/740300)
**Author:** [@Yersenia\_Pestis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yersenia_Pestis)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2017, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-new-show-on-syfy/740300 "2017-05-11T21:17:23Z")
Science fiction fans! What are your opinions of this show?? Could we be finally upon a “new BSG”? --- ## [Band names in other words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596 "2013-09-25T20:37:46Z")
Let’s see how many bands we can describe in other words. How it’ll work: 1st post give name of band in other words, 2nd poster IDs band give own example, and so on. I’ll start: Paul Hewson and Friends --- ## [What would you have done in this situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-done-in-this-situation/606099)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-done-in-this-situation/606099 "2011-12-16T22:44:12Z")
I was driving to work last week and I happened to stop at a red left turn light as the lead car. There was a crosswalk in front of me but the front of my car crossed over maybe 3 or 4 feet of it. The crosswalk is your … --- ## [Look for the union label](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-for-the-union-label/639644)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2012, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-for-the-union-label/639644 "2012-11-08T06:18:14Z")
Another example of the ill-effects that come from powerful unions. When a union’s territory is so jealously guarded that non-union help is refused even under these circumstances, the union influence is not benign. It’s… --- ## [Time-traveler in 1928 Charlie Chaplin film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-traveler-in-1928-charlie-chaplin-film/558330)
**Author:** [@brix11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brix11)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-traveler-in-1928-charlie-chaplin-film/558330 "2010-11-04T20:52:30Z")
George Clarke has found some footage from the premiere of a 1928 Charlie Chaplin film that he can only explain as a time-traveler talking on a mobile phone. I think there must be some other explanation, but can’t think … --- ## [Roughly, how much money will an oven get in terms of scrap metal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roughly-how-much-money-will-an-oven-get-in-terms-of-scrap-metal/516350)
**Author:** [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2009, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roughly-how-much-money-will-an-oven-get-in-terms-of-scrap-metal/516350 "2009-11-07T22:36:09Z")
I recently gave a bunch of stuff to a guy that was collecting for scrap metal. I know this stuff was worth good money, but frankly I just wanted this trash out of my house. The fact that he and two workers were willing… --- ## [Personal packages delivered to work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-packages-delivered-to-work/568207)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-packages-delivered-to-work/568207 "2011-01-23T00:03:21Z")
I’m looking at ordering some stuff online and the place I’m going to order from only ships UPS. It’s not a big package, just a box of guitar strings, but the point is I’m not home to sign for a package and would have to … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=200&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=202&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)