# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=223&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:** 224 --- ## [For Christians.....a devotional](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-christians-a-devotional/144257)
**Author:** [@lynn73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lynn73)\ **Replies:** 406\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2003, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-christians-a-devotional/144257 "2003-01-04T10:19:25Z")
This was sent to me by an online Christian friend who lives in Florida. For some odd reason I feel like posting it here. THE RIGHT WORK Friday, December 20 John 12:32 “I, if I be lifted up, will draw all men to Me.” … --- ## [It's Alive!-A Bachelor Fridge MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-alive-a-bachelor-fridge-mmp/546355)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 292\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-alive-a-bachelor-fridge-mmp/546355 "2010-07-19T10:46:52Z")
Ever wonder what’s in a 39 year old bachelor’s fridge? Well, I’m gonna tell you anyways.:stuck\_out\_tongue: 1 case of Yuengling 1 jar martini olives 4 slightly frozen carrots 2 tubs of Kroger brand “I can’t believe i… --- ## [La Bamba and other songs to be embarrassed about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/la-bamba-and-other-songs-to-be-embarrassed-about/696216)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2014, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/la-bamba-and-other-songs-to-be-embarrassed-about/696216 "2014-08-30T05:46:22Z")
Richie Valens came out with La Bamba in 1958 and I was there to hear it. And for the next 56 years, I went along blithely assuming that the opening line to the song was something like “Badahdahdahdah la bamba.” Then to… --- ## [Musical Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-questions/672587)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 273\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-questions/672587 "2023-08-27T01:07:18Z")
Here are 10 questions. The questions are answered directly in the lines from rock and roll songs. There are several eras and sub-genres. They range from simple to not-so-simple. When all 10 questions have been answered,… --- ## [Race, Racism and Such](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/race-racism-and-such/753346)
**Author:** [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2016, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/race-racism-and-such/753346 "2016-05-07T04:33:14Z")
26,31,45 (mod note),54, 55 In post 26 of this thread I accused the OP of being racist. I repeated the assertion (less directly) in post 31. In post 45 I was modnoted for personal insults on the grounds that you can call… --- ## [Ignorance, Bigotry, and Apathy May Kill a (Presumedly) Innocent Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignorance-bigotry-and-apathy-may-kill-a-presumedly-innocent-man/185605)
**Author:** [@Diane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diane)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2004, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignorance-bigotry-and-apathy-may-kill-a-presumedly-innocent-man/185605 "2004-04-12T20:53:30Z")
\*\*The first part of my rant: Background.\*\* On May 5th, 1993, three 8 year old boys came home from school and went outside to ride their bicycles together. Later in the evening when they didn’t come home a search was c… --- ## [You first knew actor/actress from a role different from one they're widely known in.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-first-knew-actor-actress-from-a-role-different-from-one-theyre-widely-known-in/715139)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-first-knew-actor-actress-from-a-role-different-from-one-theyre-widely-known-in/715139 "2015-04-09T01:50:20Z")
Let me see if I can word this so it makes sense. Long ago, a movie called Can’t Hardly Wait came out (in 1998). I loved it immediately upon first viewing. It became one of my favorite movies and I must have seen it at l… --- ## [Married men, and other women's phone numbers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-men-and-other-womens-phone-numbers/505574)
**Author:** [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2014, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-men-and-other-womens-phone-numbers/505574 "2014-07-28T13:11:29Z")
So let’s say you know a couple who have a four month old. Let’s say this couple just got married last month. Let’s also say they were together for years before she fell pregnant. This couple appears to have a healthy rel… --- ## [Are horses smarter than dogs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-horses-smarter-than-dogs/339049)
**Author:** [@StewieGriffin420](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StewieGriffin420)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-horses-smarter-than-dogs/339049 "2015-09-10T18:19:00Z")
How intelligent are horses compared to dogs? --- ## [Why did King Henry VIII of England want a male heir when his daughters could take the throne?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-king-henry-viii-of-england-want-a-male-heir-when-his-daughters-could-take-the-throne/607826)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2012, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-king-henry-viii-of-england-want-a-male-heir-when-his-daughters-could-take-the-throne/607826 "2012-12-25T04:47:55Z")
Why did King Henry VIII of England want a male heir when his daughters could take the throne? Queen Elizabeth I was the direct descendant of King Henry VIII and inherited the throne after her half-siblings got there firs… --- ## [What if we introduced Siberian tigers into the Canadian wilderness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-we-introduced-siberian-tigers-into-the-canadian-wilderness/393310)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2014, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-we-introduced-siberian-tigers-into-the-canadian-wilderness/393310 "2014-02-19T20:10:21Z")
The world’s tiger population isn’t doing well. Their habitats are shrinking, and tigers (which need a lot of space) are vanishing. There may be fewer than 5,000 of these magnificent beasts remaining in the wild, and th… --- ## [Is it time for Democrats to finally stand up against Obama before 2016 chances are gone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-for-democrats-to-finally-stand-up-against-obama-before-2016-chances-are-gone/705417)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2014, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-for-democrats-to-finally-stand-up-against-obama-before-2016-chances-are-gone/705417 "2014-12-17T18:14:02Z")
I’m quite surprised there hasn’t been more backlash by Democrats against Obama. He’s cost them a lot in the past two elections. Just in Arkansas we lost both of our Democrat Senators in the last two elections. People in … --- ## [Is The Laughing Cow real cheese?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-laughing-cow-real-cheese/592811)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2013, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-laughing-cow-real-cheese/592811 "2013-10-08T00:28:17Z")
I had one for the first time a week ago. Not because of that commercial (even though I think the girl is adorable) but because someone handed me a creamy swiss wedge and told me to eat it. I found it quite good. So now I… --- ## [Heather Bresch, kindly go fuck yourself with an epi-pen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heather-bresch-kindly-go-fuck-yourself-with-an-epi-pen/763887)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heather-bresch-kindly-go-fuck-yourself-with-an-epi-pen/763887 "2016-09-02T19:15:43Z")
So the CEO of the pharmaceutical company Mylan, Heather Bresch, has decided to up the price of an epi-pen (injector pen containing epinephrine for severe allergic reactions, say to bee stings) from roughly $100 all the w… --- ## [New, very basic cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-very-basic-cars/664380)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2018, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-very-basic-cars/664380 "2018-05-17T01:54:12Z")
Is it even possible to get a car with “just the basics” for commuting these days? I’m not really in the market, but I was curious. With everyone selling more and more options as standard equipment these days, are there … --- ## [Super Bowl Commercials 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-commercials-2012/611895)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2012, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-commercials-2012/611895 "2012-02-07T18:02:10Z")
Post your thoughts here about the ads during tonight’s game. Thus far, I’ve only seen the Matthew Broderick everyone’s been talking about. I thought it was a cute, little homage to best known role. --- ## [CMU parade controversy over naked woman, dressed as pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cmu-parade-controversy-over-naked-woman-dressed-as-pope/657134)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2013, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cmu-parade-controversy-over-naked-woman-dressed-as-pope/657134 "2013-05-11T19:36:27Z")
Link. Personally, I think it’s fantastic. Other people… not so much. --- ## [What should I eat/drink when I get my Miracle Berry Fruit Tablets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-eat-drink-when-i-get-my-miracle-berry-fruit-tablets/635973)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2013, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-eat-drink-when-i-get-my-miracle-berry-fruit-tablets/635973 "2013-01-27T02:24:39Z")
These are the tablets that make a lemon taste like candy and other assorted weirdness. Link here. I know I’m gonna try citrus. I’ve read mixed results with beer. I may just sample every condiment in my fridge to see if … --- ## [Jesus Christ as your fantasy dinner guest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-christ-as-your-fantasy-dinner-guest/593476)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2011, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-christ-as-your-fantasy-dinner-guest/593476 "2011-09-07T13:08:14Z")
I just read someone’s blog (on prosecuting Roger Clemens–here’s the link, it’s pretty good)– and the author, a Reformed Jew, apparently, happened to mention that he would include Jesus Christ among his ideal dinner gues… --- ## [The "I eat 3000 calories daily and do or do not lose weight" experiment \[IS OFF\].](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-eat-3000-calories-daily-and-do-or-do-not-lose-weight-experiment-is-off/574098)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2011, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-eat-3000-calories-daily-and-do-or-do-not-lose-weight-experiment-is-off/574098 "2011-03-15T08:25:12Z")
OK, I will readily and fully admit that this is probably really stupid, but I don’t care, I’ve done stupider things for worse reasons. Pursuant to this thread, a challenge has been issued: Is someone willing to go on a … --- ## [How did people recover from bacterial infections in pre-anitbiotic days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-people-recover-from-bacterial-infections-in-pre-anitbiotic-days/517943)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2009, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-people-recover-from-bacterial-infections-in-pre-anitbiotic-days/517943 "2009-11-19T23:07:14Z")
In the days before we had antibiotics, how did people recover from run-of-the-mill minor bacterial infections? I mean things like a child getting an eye infection (my kids had pink eyes several times each). Or a woman … --- ## [Charging an electric car with solar panels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charging-an-electric-car-with-solar-panels/665935)
**Author:** [@Biks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biks)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charging-an-electric-car-with-solar-panels/665935 "2017-04-14T13:23:06Z")
Anyone know if it’s possible to charge an electric car (say a Tesla model S) off of just solar panels, completely off the grid? Money is no object and I’ve got acres of land. Let’s say I want to match the on-grid chargin… --- ## [Traditional Saudi headress pattern -- Why red and white check pattern?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traditional-saudi-headress-pattern-why-red-and-white-check-pattern/289184)
**Author:** [@\_xiao\_wenti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_xiao_wenti)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2005, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traditional-saudi-headress-pattern-why-red-and-white-check-pattern/289184 "2005-02-10T21:19:27Z")
I was watching the Frontline on the house of Saud last night and there appeared to be two different headresses used by the Saudis. One was plain white and the other was a red and white check pattern. The check pattern, i… --- ## [An Uber self-driving car killed a pedestrian in Tempe, AZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-uber-self-driving-car-killed-a-pedestrian-in-tempe-az/810836)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2023, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-uber-self-driving-car-killed-a-pedestrian-in-tempe-az/810836 "2023-07-30T12:39:34Z")
Story here: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/19/technology/uber-driverless-fatality.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news Had to happe… --- ## [THAT HELICOPTER IN "WHERE EAGLES DARE"......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-helicopter-in-where-eagles-dare/50936)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2017, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-helicopter-in-where-eagles-dare/50936 "2017-05-30T16:29:08Z")
(an early Clint Eastwood/Richard Burton flick)…really bugs me. I maintain that there were no helicopters used during WWII. Am I wrong? Thanks Q --- ## [A browser addon that embeds SDMB user portraits into threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-browser-addon-that-embeds-sdmb-user-portraits-into-threads/554618)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2010, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-browser-addon-that-embeds-sdmb-user-portraits-into-threads/554618 "2010-09-28T03:14:41Z")
Dear SDMB Mods, I would like to make a browser addon/user script that integrates poster portraits from Arnold Winkelried’s SDMB Gallery into threads so that little pictures will show up next to each poster’s name. I’ve… --- ## [What does it feel like when your airbag goes off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-feel-like-when-your-airbag-goes-off/148648)
**Author:** [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2014, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-feel-like-when-your-airbag-goes-off/148648 "2014-03-15T07:20:04Z")
My new (well, new to me; it’s a '99) car has airbags, so I’ve been reading up on them. I hear that they can give you bruises and abrasions on your face, and they can break your arm or make you punch yourself in the face… --- ## [How do you know if a stripper "likes" you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-if-a-stripper-likes-you/723427)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2015, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-if-a-stripper-likes-you/723427 "2015-06-30T18:15:06Z")
And by like, I don’t mean that they would want to date you because that’s ridiculous (though some strippers do date their customers), but that they genuinely think you’re cute and at least better than most of the guys th… --- ## [Heroin vs. Methadone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroin-vs-methadone/573243)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2014, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroin-vs-methadone/573243 "2014-01-21T12:17:08Z")
Can someone explain the advantages of Methadone over heroin? My understanding is that both get you high (maybe Methadone less so?), both are addictive, and Methadone withdrawal can apparently kill you, whereas I don’t t… --- ## [Why are Sidney, Ira, Irving, such common Jewish names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-sidney-ira-irving-such-common-jewish-names/570715)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2011, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-sidney-ira-irving-such-common-jewish-names/570715 "2011-02-10T17:42:11Z")
I don’t understand how the name Irving became adopted so widely by Jews. There aren’t any young Irvs running around nowadays, but the “old fashioned” Jews born between 1900 and 1920 seem to often be named Irving, Sidney… --- ## [Richard III: Died for the want of a horse, found under a car park](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-iii-died-for-the-want-of-a-horse-found-under-a-car-park/649299)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-iii-died-for-the-want-of-a-horse-found-under-a-car-park/649299 "2023-03-25T22:44:54Z")
I really thought this was an incredible long shot, but apparently the DNA tests are in, and the skeleton found underneath the Leicester car park are indeed Richard III. The Richard III \[del\]apologists\[/del\] historians a… --- ## [Why do some people not bathe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-not-bathe/561224)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2010, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-not-bathe/561224 "2010-11-21T12:16:07Z")
I put this in GQ because I’m wondering if there isn’t some psychology to this. I have a business acquaintance that I do some consulting for once, and at the most twice a year. He’s a very pleasant person and would other… --- ## [Did D (B) Cooper make it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-d-b-cooper-make-it/442853)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2011, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-d-b-cooper-make-it/442853 "2011-08-12T04:13:55Z")
Not, perhaps, a great debate, but was reading earlier that (possibly) a fragment of Dan Cooper’s parachute was found earlier this week, sort of rekindling the whole ‘He made it and is living on the money’/‘He died like a… --- ## [Pugs are dogs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pugs-are-dogs/623852)
**Author:** [@Uzi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uzi)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pugs-are-dogs/623852 "2016-11-02T20:05:31Z")
We have been stuck looking after our neighbors pug for a week. While it is not the creatures name, I prefer to call it ‘Slimer’. I say ‘creature’ because I refuse to believe that it is derived from the animals known as ‘… --- ## [Fixing Education](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixing-education/587669)
**Author:** [@Recovering\_Republican](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Recovering_Republican)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixing-education/587669 "2011-07-18T04:07:58Z")
Inspired by a discussion on another thread, what is wrong with American Education and how to we fix it? I personally have a lot of ideas on the subject, but I would like to hear others suggest their ideas. My own opini… --- ## [Newlywed & father-to-be: Paralyzed in fall on Saturday; kills himself on Sunday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newlywed-father-to-be-paralyzed-in-fall-on-saturday-kills-himself-on-sunday/673345)
**Author:** [@DragonAsh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DragonAsh)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2013, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newlywed-father-to-be-paralyzed-in-fall-on-saturday-kills-himself-on-sunday/673345 "2013-12-12T15:36:41Z")
OK, a bit of a dramatic headline, but: This past Saturday afternoon, Tim Bowers, a newlywed (married in August; wife is expecting) was hunting from a tree when he fell approx. 16 feet. The fall left him paralyzed from t… --- ## [Do religions that approve of polygamy also approve of threesomes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-religions-that-approve-of-polygamy-also-approve-of-threesomes/463413)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-religions-that-approve-of-polygamy-also-approve-of-threesomes/463413 "2013-09-17T19:30:21Z")
It is my understanding that there are still people who practice polygamy, either illegally in the U.S. or legally in countries where it is accepted. In these religions (FLDS and Islam), is a man with more than one wife a… --- ## [Health Care Reform & Lieberman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-care-reform-lieberman/521232)
**Author:** [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2009, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-care-reform-lieberman/521232 "2009-12-17T20:11:09Z")
I hate Joseph Lieberman. However, this isn’t about him. Not really. Sure, I hope a meteorite crashes through the roof of his BMW and kills him stone dead, but this isn’t about him. It’s not about his position on HCR. It… --- ## [Western art/music rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/western-art-music-rules/481062)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2009, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/western-art-music-rules/481062 "2009-01-19T20:45:32Z")
I’m not sure how to phrase this, but having seen art from around the world, and listened to music from around the world, it seems to me (with my obvious western bias and layman’s perspective) that they are both far super… --- ## [What the heck is going on with my ear (fluttering sensation)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-going-on-with-my-ear-fluttering-sensation/553818)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2013, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-going-on-with-my-ear-fluttering-sensation/553818 "2013-06-11T02:38:19Z")
For the last couple of days, I’ve had a strange fluttering sensation in my right ear a handful of times per day. It seems to be accompanied by an unusual clenching feeling in my stomach, too. I haven’t had any other heal… --- ## [Ladies; Ever get a creepy PM from a fellow Doper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-ever-get-a-creepy-pm-from-a-fellow-doper/666952)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2013, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-ever-get-a-creepy-pm-from-a-fellow-doper/666952 "2013-08-31T01:39:00Z")
I assume this is speaking mostly to the ladies. Obviously, we don’t want to name any names, I’m just curious how often it happens here. And to what degree of creepiness does happen? I wonder if anytime one our female D… --- ## [What Does Women's Size X Look Like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-womens-size-x-look-like/506682)
**Author:** [@MeDrewNotYou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeDrewNotYou)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2010, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-womens-size-x-look-like/506682 "2010-01-31T21:17:18Z")
Watching TV this evening, there was a comment about an animated character being a size 4. Not really knowing what a woman’s size 4 looks like, I google it, but with little help. (I did learn that to get the UK size, ad… --- ## [Nitpicking Star Trek for fun \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpicking-star-trek-for-fun-edited-title/518397)
**Author:** [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2009, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpicking-star-trek-for-fun-edited-title/518397 "2009-12-17T00:56:02Z")
Having watched the 2009 Star Trek Movie on DVD recently I decided to watch a few episodes of the original series again. I was never a person to dress up in a Starfeleet uniform for a convention but I’ve been a fan of the… --- ## [Best non-diamond engagement rings you've seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-non-diamond-engagement-rings-youve-seen/607999)
**Author:** [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2018, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-non-diamond-engagement-rings-youve-seen/607999 "2018-01-27T09:45:23Z")
So my boyfriend-er-fiance proposed to me over the holidays. :smiley: We are going to be picking out the ring together. I’ve always liked the idea of a non-diamond engagement ring to avoid the political controversy ove… --- ## [Dear God, thank you for not electing Sarah Palin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-god-thank-you-for-not-electing-sarah-palin/471399)
**Author:** [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2008, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-god-thank-you-for-not-electing-sarah-palin/471399 "2008-11-14T16:55:40Z")
Watch Bill O try to spin Sarah Palin’s breathtaking ignorance as a good thing. Sarah Palin couldn’t name the countries in North America. Didn’t know Africa was a continent — thought South Africa was just the southern p… --- ## [Cooking chicken legs in a frying pan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-chicken-legs-in-a-frying-pan/578507)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2011, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-chicken-legs-in-a-frying-pan/578507 "2011-04-16T22:10:50Z")
I’ve got a bunch of frozen chicken legs and I think I’m going to make some. I want to make them on the stove top in a frying pan (I’ve got pans of various sizes at my disposal). What’s the way you recommend I go about it… --- ## [NEWS FLASH: Obama not Muslim!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-obama-not-muslim/550842)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-obama-not-muslim/550842 "2010-08-25T16:41:49Z")
Jumping Jesus on a fucking pogo stick, how did things get so bad around here that the White House has to do the Press Release thing to remind folks that our President doesn’t have to go swing a dead cat counterclockwise … --- ## [NBA Free Agency: The Great LeBronWadeBosharama sweepstakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-free-agency-the-great-lebronwadebosharama-sweepstakes/545775)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-free-agency-the-great-lebronwadebosharama-sweepstakes/545775 "2010-07-26T17:58:04Z")
I should’ve probably posted this July 1 or earlier, but with LeBron expected to make his signing decision in a few days, maybe as soon as tomorrow, and Dwyane Wade expected to make his own choice by the end of the week, … --- ## [When William assumes the throne - Queen Catherine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-william-assumes-the-throne-queen-catherine/560993)
**Author:** [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2011, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-william-assumes-the-throne-queen-catherine/560993 "2011-04-29T19:17:08Z")
I see that queen consorts don’t get numerals to distinguish them. This confused me for years (QEII’s mom was Queen Elizabeth, but not QEI). Queen consorts get other sorts of distinctions, like their place of origin. S… --- ## [Ever had service provider criticize how much you tipped?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-service-provider-criticize-how-much-you-tipped/562720)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-service-provider-criticize-how-much-you-tipped/562720 "2010-12-20T19:25:55Z")
We’ve had many, many threads on tipping with attitudes ranging from “You’re an evil toad if you don’t tip!” to people more on the Mr. Pink from Reservoir Dogs side. But have any of you ever had someone (waiter, hair sty… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=222&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=224&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)