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**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2016, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lethal-dose-of-nembutal-how-fast-does-it-kill/666963 "2016-05-05T13:46:06Z")
In the 2011 documentary Terry Pratchett: Choosing To Die, the final 10 minutes show a man at a Dignitas clinic in Switzerland drinking a lethal dose of Nembutal. There are a number of camera/editing cuts, and it’s not e… --- ## [The Canadoper Café 2024 is now open!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2024-is-now-open/995432)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 662\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2025, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2024-is-now-open/995432 "2025-07-30T08:23:19Z")
Hi, everybody! It’s 12 midnight, NST - welcome, and Happy New Year! Come on in, take yer skates off, and have a seat by the hotstove! This is the place to share news\*, gossip, stories, to rant about whoever or whateve… --- ## [Goat Porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goat-porn/28657)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2002, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goat-porn/28657 "2002-08-19T11:42:25Z")
My wife and I move to the country from NYC 7 years ago. We bought a farm, a tractor (for mowing the lawn) and a thoroughbred race horse we had rescued at auction. One horse alone is not a good idea though. Being herd an… --- ## [American restaurants in foreign countries other than fast food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-restaurants-in-foreign-countries-other-than-fast-food/664417)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2013, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-restaurants-in-foreign-countries-other-than-fast-food/664417 "2013-08-09T01:40:12Z")
I don’t care about fast food in this thread. Here in America, we have Chinese restaurants with what claims to be an approximation of Chinese cuisine. Ditto Mexican restaurants, French restaurants, and so on. They all ha… --- ## [Really stupid things that annoy you in commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-stupid-things-that-annoy-you-in-commercials/609961)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2012, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-stupid-things-that-annoy-you-in-commercials/609961 "2012-01-28T00:03:39Z")
There’s an East Coast supermarket chain called Shoprite that runs a Can Can sale every January, accompanied by, of course, the jingle “Now Shoprite does the can-can selling lots of brands of everything in cans cans…” etc… --- ## [How many have never had a relationship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-have-never-had-a-relationship/578121)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-have-never-had-a-relationship/578121 "2011-06-21T05:44:49Z")
I’ve heard a couple of people here mention that they’ve never been in a relationship before and it got me curious… how many of you have never been in a romantic relationship before? --- ## [What culture is the most blunt/rude/selfish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-culture-is-the-most-blunt-rude-selfish/666054)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-culture-is-the-most-blunt-rude-selfish/666054 "2013-08-15T19:23:00Z")
Japanese culture has a reputation for politeness, consideration of the feelings of others, and cooperation. Somewhere on this earth there must be a culture that is at the opposite end of the spectrum. Anyone care to su… --- ## [Rep. Mark Foley resigns over e-mails to teenage boys -- repercussions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-mark-foley-resigns-over-e-mails-to-teenage-boys-repercussions/374735)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 336\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2006, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-mark-foley-resigns-over-e-mails-to-teenage-boys-repercussions/374735 "2006-10-14T03:42:58Z")
Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) has resigned following disclosures of his sending intimate e-mails to teenage male pages. An astounding hypocrisy considering that: This might or might not throw that seat to the Dems, specifica… --- ## [I Am New and I Am Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-new-and-i-am-special/599333)
**Author:** [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2011, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-new-and-i-am-special/599333 "2011-10-19T04:10:35Z")
I hired a new employee four months ago and I am still not sure of what to think of him. He seems to be very “needy”, constantly coming to me with one question or issue or another. He is by no means negative; simply spe… --- ## [Ketchup On A Chicago Dog. Is it Legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ketchup-on-a-chicago-dog-is-it-legal/707055)
**Author:** [@Anthony\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anthony_Smith)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2015, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ketchup-on-a-chicago-dog-is-it-legal/707055 "2015-01-31T17:15:43Z")
Ketchup On A Chicago Dog. Is it Legal? Most serious Chicago Dog eaters say it is a Cardinal Sin to put ketchup on a Chicago Dog. The reasoning behind that is they say that the Tomato Slices are all that is needed for To… --- ## [The most defensible medieval castle design?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-defensible-medieval-castle-design/641658)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2012, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-defensible-medieval-castle-design/641658 "2012-12-18T20:37:35Z")
After centuries of warfare, I imagine the art of castle design and defense got pretty advanced. Is there a general consensus on “this particular castle” or “this particular style of castle” being the most defensible – b… --- ## [Did Hilary Clinton Actually Take a Tax Writeoff (for their old underwear and shower c](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-hilary-clinton-actually-take-a-tax-writeoff-for-their-old-underwear-and-shower-c/119144)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-hilary-clinton-actually-take-a-tax-writeoff-for-their-old-underwear-and-shower-c/119144 "2014-01-09T22:56:09Z")
I read in a recent book about the Clintons, that while Bill was Arkansas governor, Hillary did their income tax returns. The author claimed that Hillary would donate their old clothes (underwear, etc.0 to the Goodwill In… --- ## [Did whispering on submarines really make a difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-whispering-on-submarines-really-make-a-difference/18329)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2017, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-whispering-on-submarines-really-make-a-difference/18329 "2017-03-07T13:07:30Z")
Every war movie I’ve seen with submarine warfare has scenes where the guys are whispering while trying to be undetected by the enemy. Did whispering vs. talking really make a difference as to whether or not they were de… --- ## [Are there professional assassins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-professional-assassins/464379)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2013, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-professional-assassins/464379 "2013-01-13T22:52:50Z")
There are mob buttonmen of course, but I am talking about the Hollywood-style professional killer for hire who is actually a professional, not some asshole who took a few bucks to kill some guy’s wife. Has one ever exis… --- ## [Entire cohort of refugees joins SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entire-cohort-of-refugees-joins-sdmb/706745)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2014, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entire-cohort-of-refugees-joins-sdmb/706745 "2014-12-23T05:05:33Z")
I just noticed that an entire contingent of refugees from another message board have mass migrated to SDMB all within a period of just a few days. Is this a first for this board, or has this sort of thing happened befor… --- ## [Does Anyone Believe Sexual Preference is 100% Genetic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-believe-sexual-preference-is-100-genetic/627100)
**Author:** [@NojNoj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NojNoj)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2012, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-believe-sexual-preference-is-100-genetic/627100 "2012-07-11T13:18:23Z")
This idea became a talking point of gay rights groups, and quickly become a widespread talking point of “enlightened” liberals everywhere. As far as I know there’s no real scientific basis for (a few studies with very s… --- ## [Celebrities who played a fictionalized version of themselves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-played-a-fictionalized-version-of-themselves/507911)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2017, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-played-a-fictionalized-version-of-themselves/507911 "2017-01-01T08:50:27Z")
When I first saw the Celebrities who always appear as a fictional alter-ego thread, my first thought was Jennifer Grey who played a fictionalized version of herself in It’s Like You Know – a show that I thought was prett… --- ## [Does anyone here basically feel as though they learned nothing in school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-basically-feel-as-though-they-learned-nothing-in-school/527779)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2010, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-basically-feel-as-though-they-learned-nothing-in-school/527779 "2010-02-22T02:54:50Z")
This is mainly directed at those who attended American public schools, but it could also be answered by those who attended non-American or private schools. I don’t really feel as though I learned anything in school. I g… --- ## [Movies that could have, should have, been much better than they were.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-could-have-should-have-been-much-better-than-they-were/671420)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2013, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-could-have-should-have-been-much-better-than-they-were/671420 "2013-11-10T23:24:30Z")
I’ll start with 2: STRANGE DAYS. This film could have had it all. It came out when the Y2K fears really started to intensify. It showed soldiers patrolling the streets, it borrowed a device from the movie BRAIN STORM th… --- ## [Is it inappropriate to ask a work colleague what their religion is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-inappropriate-to-ask-a-work-colleague-what-their-religion-is/556180)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 227\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2010, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-inappropriate-to-ask-a-work-colleague-what-their-religion-is/556180 "2010-11-09T16:50:53Z")
A work colleague of mine was wondering (for various reasons unrelated to my question) what the religion of her new neighour is. I said, why don’t you just ask her? She thought it might be an intrusive question. I said th… --- ## [What is the worst or most condescending advice you have been given?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-or-most-condescending-advice-you-have-been-given/915781)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2023, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-or-most-condescending-advice-you-have-been-given/915781 "2023-06-10T16:41:24Z")
Just asking. Everyone has received questionable advice. Which examples were particularly noteworthy? --- ## [Was Albert Einstein Really the Smartest Human?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-albert-einstein-really-the-smartest-human/712405)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2015, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-albert-einstein-really-the-smartest-human/712405 "2015-03-05T03:46:09Z")
I guess it’s more cliché than fact. But I think most of you will agree, theoretical physicist Albert Einstein was assumed to be the smartest human who ever lived. When you want to call someone smart, you say they are a r… --- ## [why is it that African Americans never seem to be charged with hate crimes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-that-african-americans-never-seem-to-be-charged-with-hate-crimes/620002)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-that-african-americans-never-seem-to-be-charged-with-hate-crimes/620002 "2012-05-14T05:42:40Z")
Hello everyone, Once again it seems that crimes based on race committed by blacks against whites are being discounted as hate crimes. The most recent here: In this news story the police in Alabama refuse to classify t… --- ## [Ladies, how do you feel when you catch a man looking at you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-do-you-feel-when-you-catch-a-man-looking-at-you/758055)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-do-you-feel-when-you-catch-a-man-looking-at-you/758055 "2016-07-05T16:56:56Z")
I don’t mean leering. I don’t mean crude comments. You’re walking down the street, minding your own business, when you catch a man looking at you for a little longer than someone normally looks at a stranger. In other … --- ## [Pew Poll: 44 Percent of Liberal Democrats Say Churches Bad for America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pew-poll-44-percent-of-liberal-democrats-say-churches-bad-for-america/797699)
**Author:** [@Bruiser1036](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruiser1036)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pew-poll-44-percent-of-liberal-democrats-say-churches-bad-for-america/797699 "2017-10-10T22:03:55Z")
From the article: You can read the entire Pew poll here. As a pretty conservative Republican, and a devout Baptist Christian, I find these results to be pretty disheartening. It looks like the Democratic Party has eve… --- ## [Kung Fu's David Carradine Dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691)
**Author:** [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2010, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691 "2010-06-08T04:13:03Z")
He was found dead in a Bangkok hotel room. Officials say he died of natural causes…but would ‘death via the Five-Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique’ even be detectable? He was 72. --- ## [What's the dumbest crime you ever witnessed or were a victim of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-dumbest-crime-you-ever-witnessed-or-were-a-victim-of/776715)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-dumbest-crime-you-ever-witnessed-or-were-a-victim-of/776715 "2017-01-31T16:47:30Z")
No funny news reports from Florida - it has to be something you were involved with. In my case, about six years ago, somebody stole the venetian blinds from my windows. --- ## [Somebody summarize the debate for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-summarize-the-debate-for-me/767034)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2016, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-summarize-the-debate-for-me/767034 "2016-10-03T21:03:44Z")
So I recorded it to watch today, since I’m not working, and I figured my son didn’t need to fall asleep to the sound of it. I gave up after 20 minutes. Trump kept interrupting Clinton, and she could only take it for so l… --- ## [Girl names that used to be boy names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-names-that-used-to-be-boy-names/512371)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2011, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-names-that-used-to-be-boy-names/512371 "2011-10-10T19:35:01Z")
I read a magazine article years ago that basically claimed that some girl names have always been girl names, some boy names have always been boy names, and some cross genders over time. In the case of crossing genders, t… --- ## [Is the United States of America a nation-state?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-united-states-of-america-a-nation-state/230045)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2017, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-united-states-of-america-a-nation-state/230045 "2017-11-25T22:41:53Z")
In the course of a GD thread, “Do we really need fifty states?” (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=239981), The\_Broken\_Column made the following assertion: To which I responded: This fundamental di… --- ## [Justice Stephen Breyer Should Retire Right Now (Is Now Retiring)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-stephen-breyer-should-retire-right-now-is-now-retiring/937952)
**Author:** [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Replies:** 293\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-stephen-breyer-should-retire-right-now-is-now-retiring/937952 "2022-02-23T16:06:56Z")
Or so says Paul Campos in an opinion piece for the NY Times today (possibly paywalled). And I have to say, he makes a pretty compelling argument, at least from a political perspective. Consider that because of the ext… --- ## [Borax and Boric Acid are not the same, but do they work they same?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/borax-and-boric-acid-are-not-the-same-but-do-they-work-they-same/587342)
**Author:** [@marbles03](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marbles03)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2016, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/borax-and-boric-acid-are-not-the-same-but-do-they-work-they-same/587342 "2016-01-26T16:18:11Z")
Hey Cecil: I went to buy Borax, but it didn’t contain Boric Acid. Will Borax still do the trick on the roaches or do I need to buy Boric Acid? --- ## [How different is Japanese culture and psychology, really, from the "West"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-different-is-japanese-culture-and-psychology-really-from-the-west/575782)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2011, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-different-is-japanese-culture-and-psychology-really-from-the-west/575782 "2011-04-12T07:27:43Z")
Recent events in Japan have stirred up discussions about the differences in behavior and psychology between Japanese people and the “West,” which for the sake of this discussion we’ll say means America, Europe, and maybe… --- ## [How old were you the first time you saw adult genitalia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-were-you-the-first-time-you-saw-adult-genitalia/257518)
**Author:** [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-were-you-the-first-time-you-saw-adult-genitalia/257518 "2025-08-06T22:04:54Z")
And was it traumatic or confusing? The first time I saw an adult penis was when I walked in on my parents during fore play. I was about 3, and it wasn’t traumatic. I just remember thinking "hmmm, watcha got there daddy?… --- ## [Terrible Fantasy - Malazan Book of the Fallen and A Song of Ice and Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrible-fantasy-malazan-book-of-the-fallen-and-a-song-of-ice-and-fire/463376)
**Author:** [@hobscrk777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hobscrk777)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2017, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrible-fantasy-malazan-book-of-the-fallen-and-a-song-of-ice-and-fire/463376 "2017-02-27T23:14:45Z")
This thread concerns the series’ entitled “The Malazan Book of the Fallen” by Steven Erikson and “A Song of Ice and Fire” by George R.R. Martin. Several months ago I began reading A Song of Ice and Fire. I had read noth… --- ## [Words coined by famous people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-coined-by-famous-people/658389)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2013, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-coined-by-famous-people/658389 "2013-06-02T07:05:05Z")
What words were coined by famous people? Especially if the people were famous for something other than being an author or word coiner. (Is anyone famous just for coining words? I don’t think so.) The most famous word co… --- ## [Can we agree that the worst decade for popular music was the 1970s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-agree-that-the-worst-decade-for-popular-music-was-the-1970s/690944)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2014, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-agree-that-the-worst-decade-for-popular-music-was-the-1970s/690944 "2014-06-22T18:13:25Z")
In 1990 Rhino released the first in its 25 Super Hits of the '70s: Have a Nice Day volumes of music from the ‘70s. While there are some rhinestones among the crap, it wouldn’t take much sifting to end up with albums ful… --- ## [Hermann Goring- was He Really Up To The Job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hermann-goring-was-he-really-up-to-the-job/564709)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2019, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hermann-goring-was-he-really-up-to-the-job/564709 "2019-05-08T02:36:11Z")
I don’t mean as a combat pilot as I doubt that his bravery and skill earlier on could be doubted. Also I understand that he bought to the Nazis a lot of popular appeal as a war hero. However, eventually it seems that t… --- ## [Is it possible to build a machine that generates more power than it uses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-build-a-machine-that-generates-more-power-than-it-uses/805975)
**Author:** [@Vinyasi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vinyasi)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2019, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-build-a-machine-that-generates-more-power-than-it-uses/805975 "2019-07-01T19:50:22Z")
Regarding Cecil’s :dubious:coverage of Joseph Newman’s energy machine… Simulation of the Newman motor in LTSpice verifies to my satisfaction that his motor is not an overunity device. It merely makes use of a very small… --- ## [List off your favorite old-timey disease names!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-off-your-favorite-old-timey-disease-names/218010)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-off-your-favorite-old-timey-disease-names/218010 "2010-07-22T19:29:30Z")
Having been diagnosed with lumbago a few years back and having apparently had a brush with pleurisy earlier this year, I got to wanting to collect some more old-timey sounding disease names. Couple of things please: Re… --- ## [Is Russia determined to be an empire again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-russia-determined-to-be-an-empire-again/459370)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 394\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2008, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-russia-determined-to-be-an-empire-again/459370 "2008-08-22T08:45:58Z")
Russia has invaded Georgia, in order to protect South Ossetia - a part of Georgia - from Georgian agression. I’ve wondered, ever since the Soviet Union broke up into the CIS, how long it would take Russia - a nation wit… --- ## [Am I the only one who thinks Hillary Clinton has no chance to be POTUS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-thinks-hillary-clinton-has-no-chance-to-be-potus/665262)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2013, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-thinks-hillary-clinton-has-no-chance-to-be-potus/665262 "2013-09-26T02:49:46Z")
I’m reading articles like this which see her being next POTUS as almost a sure thing. She’s smart and effective etc., but I just don’t think she has the likability required to get a majority of the votes in the next elec… --- ## [The proper name for a whale's penis.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proper-name-for-a-whales-penis/114584)
**Author:** [@rbefumo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbefumo)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proper-name-for-a-whales-penis/114584 "2012-11-22T04:21:21Z")
I am attempting to determine whether or not a whale’s penis is called a dork. I am being told this by a teenager and have subsequently discovered that this is all over the Interent in user posted forums. However, I am du… --- ## [What's up with the ending of Taxi Driver?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-ending-of-taxi-driver/203876)
**Author:** [@shy\_guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shy_guy)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2017, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-ending-of-taxi-driver/203876 "2017-08-01T00:44:17Z")
I saw Taxi Driver for the first time tonight. Of course, I thought it was amazing. I’m dying to see it again right away. But the ending left me more than a bit confused. I am, of course, referring to everything that … --- ## [What are some of the funniest malapropisms you've heard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-funniest-malapropisms-youve-heard/122428)
**Author:** [@172pilot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/172pilot)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2002, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-funniest-malapropisms-youve-heard/122428 "2002-08-18T06:15:43Z")
I was watching Yogi Berra on a commercial and I thought I’d pose the question. What are some of the funniest malapropisms you’ve come across? I thought you all must have heard some good ones!:smiley: --- ## [Tattoo of the Tetragrammaton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-of-the-tetragrammaton/538975)
**Author:** [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-of-the-tetragrammaton/538975 "2010-05-12T07:36:00Z")
A friend of mine is considering getting a tattoo that involves the Hebrew tetragrammaton in a context not inherently offensive. I think that’s an exceptionally bad idea. Her argument is that because she’s not Jewish, and… --- ## [So I guess we went and had a baby?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-guess-we-went-and-had-a-baby/693813)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-guess-we-went-and-had-a-baby/693813 "2014-09-05T03:03:22Z")
Although to be perfectly honest it feels a lot more like I was in a car wreck and that, in unrelated news, we somehow got a puppy. I came home from work Thursday night (Friday marked 35 weeks pregnant) really not feelin… --- ## [Why do '70s rock stars get a pass on statutory rape?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-70s-rock-stars-get-a-pass-on-statutory-rape/742919)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2016, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-70s-rock-stars-get-a-pass-on-statutory-rape/742919 "2016-01-22T09:54:14Z")
After David Bowie’s recent demise it came to light that one young lady claimed to have slept with him when she was 14. There are numerous similar stories attached to many of the big rock stars of the era. Why haven’t the… --- ## ["Suffer the little children" - meaning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suffer-the-little-children-meaning/523398)
**Author:** [@fighting\_ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fighting_ignorant)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2010, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suffer-the-little-children-meaning/523398 "2010-01-04T03:40:59Z")
You hear this quote from time to time, usually used as some sort of creepy sound bite (a-la the Stephen King short story of that name). What is the meaning of this phrase in its original context? --- ## [How long before Trump gets shot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-trump-gets-shot/748749)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-trump-gets-shot/748749 "2016-03-22T03:16:41Z")
I was watching this - it says it’s “livestream” so I assume it just happened - but someone grabbed Trump while he was speaking. (He says afterwards he was “prepared” for it - lol - he obviously wasn’t.) So I’m wondering… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=212&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=214&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)