# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=303&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:** 304 --- ## [Do most Christians literally think Jesus was a tall white guy with blue eyes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-most-christians-literally-think-jesus-was-a-tall-white-guy-with-blue-eyes/557460)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2010, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-most-christians-literally-think-jesus-was-a-tall-white-guy-with-blue-eyes/557460 "2010-10-23T02:53:16Z")
Someone here mentioned a song called “Have You Seen My Lord” that starts “Six foot two, eyes of blue…”. Anyway, it got me wondering… does your average Christian really think that Jesus was a tall white guy with blue eyes… --- ## [Hanging a pinata indoors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hanging-a-pinata-indoors/424116)
**Author:** [@iwakura43](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iwakura43)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2007, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hanging-a-pinata-indoors/424116 "2007-10-27T22:02:21Z")
As ‘the guy’ helping my friend set up her birthday party, it’s my responsibility to figure out how to hang the pinata. There are no exposed rafters or anything obvious to hang it from, so I’ve considered two options: han… --- ## [How fast does water evaporate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-does-water-evaporate/112146)
**Author:** [@Algernon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algernon)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2014, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-does-water-evaporate/112146 "2014-07-14T17:40:25Z")
I have a recently installed backyard pond. I suspect it might have a small leak but the pond installers claim the water loss is due to evaporation. I’m skeptical. The pond has approximately 137 square feet of surface … --- ## [Was Stewart's/Colbert's rally racist because there were no nonwhites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-stewarts-colberts-rally-racist-because-there-were-no-nonwhites/559090)
**Author:** [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2010, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-stewarts-colberts-rally-racist-because-there-were-no-nonwhites/559090 "2010-11-02T03:31:10Z")
Take a look at this photo of Jon Stewart’s and Stephen Colbert’s rally in Washington this past weekend: A scant 2 or 3 black faces visible in a sea of hundreds. During all the Tea Party gatherings and Glenn Beck’s ra… --- ## [Americans: did you know what the moon was before 7/20/69?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-did-you-know-what-the-moon-was-before-7-20-69/574854)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2011, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-did-you-know-what-the-moon-was-before-7-20-69/574854 "2011-04-01T03:24:32Z")
Just curious. I did not know: I think I knew that there was a big glowing orb in the night sky, but when people said “Astronauts landed on the moon” I a) had no idea that they were referring to that object, and b) had no… --- ## [How is life in Canada different from life in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-life-in-canada-different-from-life-in-the-us/107048)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2002, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-life-in-canada-different-from-life-in-the-us/107048 "2002-05-12T15:55:47Z")
Canadians: Please don’t be insulted by this question. If it seems that I am being offensive, I apologize – but I mean no insult. I preface my query this way because some Canadian friends I’ve asked this of are insulted.… --- ## [OK, what IS this gurgle in my throat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-what-is-this-gurgle-in-my-throat/567396)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-what-is-this-gurgle-in-my-throat/567396 "2020-04-23T21:31:00Z")
When I take a drink of water, very often after I swallow there’s a gurgling sound in my throat. It’s not the water itself going down - there’s a very definite upward sensation - and I don’t like carbonation so I’m not in… --- ## [Do oak trees secrete an enzyme to poison my lawn? And can I neutralize it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-oak-trees-secrete-an-enzyme-to-poison-my-lawn-and-can-i-neutralize-it/624038)
**Author:** [@Rhodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhodes)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-oak-trees-secrete-an-enzyme-to-poison-my-lawn-and-can-i-neutralize-it/624038 "2012-06-05T15:38:12Z")
Most of the trees in my neighborhood appear to be Southern Live Oak or something very similar. The ones in my yard have 1.5" by 0.5" dark green leaves with no apparent lobes, and 0.6" by 0.4" acorns. For a few weeks in M… --- ## [Mnemonic sentences: examples from different professions and studies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mnemonic-sentences-examples-from-different-professions-and-studies/633504)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2012, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mnemonic-sentences-examples-from-different-professions-and-studies/633504 "2012-09-08T02:45:50Z")
My Mom taught me this in elementary school: My very educated mother just served us nine pickles. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto. I’m wondering what other similar sentences that make sense… --- ## [diphenhydramine hydrochloride = high ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diphenhydramine-hydrochloride-high/78045)
**Author:** [@Kevin\_Partida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevin_Partida)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2001, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diphenhydramine-hydrochloride-high/78045 "2001-08-26T19:42:58Z")
A rumor is going around my area that pills with diphenhydramine hydrochloride (bayer PM, tylenol PM, and most over the counter sleeping pills) can be used to get high. Of course, I am skeptical because the intention of d… --- ## [Hi-Ho Silver, Or Hi-Yo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-ho-silver-or-hi-yo/20361)
**Author:** [@marcn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marcn)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2015, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-ho-silver-or-hi-yo/20361 "2015-10-30T08:44:44Z")
In his syndicated column of 4-30-00, humorist Dave Barry ruminated on whether the Lone Ranger’s call to action was pronounced “Hi-Ho Silver” or “Hi-Yo Silver” (http://www.herald.com/content/archive/living/barry/1999/docs… --- ## [Why do my eyes water when I pee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-eyes-water-when-i-pee/583846)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-eyes-water-when-i-pee/583846 "2012-05-17T07:26:30Z")
Every time I urinate, my eyes water. I’m not sad. I’m not crying. I don’t have to physically strain to pee, nothing like that. It just feels like a reflex; it’s something weird my body does. I pee, and my eyes water. But… --- ## [Handicapping the Pennsylvania primary, 4/22/08](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handicapping-the-pennsylvania-primary-4-22-08/443056)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2008, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handicapping-the-pennsylvania-primary-4-22-08/443056 "2008-04-22T18:42:01Z")
The polls show HRC comfortably ahead, but Senator Bob Casey just endorsed Obama. Any chance he can win it? --- ## [Oddest song controversies that you can remember.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-song-controversies-that-you-can-remember/704575)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2014, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-song-controversies-that-you-can-remember/704575 "2014-11-21T21:24:10Z")
It seems like every couple years the public decides to get butt hurt over a song. As if 3 minutes of escapist entertainment somehow threatens their values or political positions in life. How many can we recall? Any ge… --- ## ["Rape" sex?! What the hell is wrong with you people?! (Fucked up!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-sex-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-you-people-fucked-up/107624)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2002, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-sex-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-you-people-fucked-up/107624 "2002-05-23T22:55:03Z")
Okay, occasionally I go to a website that has links to pictures of a, shall we say, “adult” nature. The pictures are linked under various categories, such as “Beautiful women” or “hardcore.” Recently I went there and fou… --- ## [Jay Leno have a hardon or something....?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jay-leno-have-a-hardon-or-something/625111)
**Author:** [@The\_Niply\_Elder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Niply_Elder)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2012, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jay-leno-have-a-hardon-or-something/625111 "2012-06-21T14:55:31Z")
I mean, dude whats up woth all the ridiculous out of place comments on the Prez? Does this annoy anyone else out there…? --- ## [Survivor 37: David vs. Goliath Premieres Tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-37-david-vs-goliath-premieres-tonight/821965)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2018, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-37-david-vs-goliath-premieres-tonight/821965 "2018-12-24T07:27:45Z")
Did see a post on this one. The castaways 90 minute episode premieres tonight at 8 eastern/7 central. I’m not a huge fan of “X vs. Y” seasons, only because Jeff loves to awkwardly shoehorn the subject back in late in … --- ## [Is anal sex anti-natural? And only humans do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anal-sex-anti-natural-and-only-humans-do-it/39847)
**Author:** [@smartt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smartt)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2000, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anal-sex-anti-natural-and-only-humans-do-it/39847 "2000-11-07T23:16:49Z")
People say that the anus wasn’t originally created for sex. It has no natural lubrication. But a lot of girls (and guys) seems to have lotsa pleasure with that practice. But this is really an anti-natural thing? Animals … --- ## [Jokes (and other things) that you didn't get until much, much later.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-and-other-things-that-you-didnt-get-until-much-much-later/248815)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2004, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-and-other-things-that-you-didnt-get-until-much-much-later/248815 "2004-10-15T19:24:35Z")
Sometime in the 1970s, when I was a kid, I read a paperback collection of Mad magazine articles from the early '60s. One was a newspaper-style comic strip, “Hyman Rickover and his submarines.” A new nuclear sub is bein… --- ## [Chain restaurants that are actually excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chain-restaurants-that-are-actually-excellent/722834)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2015, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chain-restaurants-that-are-actually-excellent/722834 "2015-06-26T02:55:14Z")
Chain vs. indie restaurant. The chain is easy to deride, since there are so many bad ones. Yet, chains have the power to be good as well. I don’t exactly consider myself a “foodie,” but I feel I have a highly experienced… --- ## [Why do most languages have Grammatical Gender on inanimate objects?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-languages-have-grammatical-gender-on-inanimate-objects/511381)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2010, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-languages-have-grammatical-gender-on-inanimate-objects/511381 "2010-03-08T22:56:22Z")
According to linguist John McWhorter, “English is the only language in all of Europe that has no gender marking of the le crayon/ la plume type” (From: Doing our own thing (2003)". ) I realize that languages are not per… --- ## [Liberals: defend the mandate!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberals-defend-the-mandate/626661)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2012, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberals-defend-the-mandate/626661 "2012-07-10T00:04:35Z")
I’m usually open to giving the benefit of the doubt, and am loathe to accept that lofty Supreme Court justices will actually render verdicts solely based on party lines, but it’s not looking good. Not at all! I’m a gene… --- ## [Trotsky. For the lack of God, Trotsky.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trotsky-for-the-lack-of-god-trotsky/405914)
**Author:** [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Replies:** 304\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2007, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trotsky-for-the-lack-of-god-trotsky/405914 "2007-05-29T23:32:22Z")
I dunno, maybe the guy’s the freshest n00b ever to earn a Pit thread. But dearsweetOginheaven what an unimaginative, commie-obsessed hyperactive fucknut he is. He’s like a lobotomized Jack Russell terrier on PCP the way … --- ## [Mexican restaurants don't serve stray cats.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-restaurants-dont-serve-stray-cats/782680)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2017, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-restaurants-dont-serve-stray-cats/782680 "2017-03-30T00:07:16Z")
In an otherwise fine thread, watchwolf dropped this turd: I pointed out that it’s an old, unoriginal, stupid, racist joke. Thought we were done here. Now, watchwolf is annoying, both with the dumb things he writes, an… --- ## [Honduras: Who's correct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honduras-whos-correct/501305)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 281\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honduras-whos-correct/501305 "2009-09-02T17:15:05Z")
In case you haven’t been following events in Honduras, the president was just ousted by the military. However, it appears that the president was pressing ahead with referendum to extend his term in office that the Supre… --- ## [cockroaches vs spiders, which is more disgusting to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockroaches-vs-spiders-which-is-more-disgusting-to-you/631356)
**Author:** [@griffon502](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffon502)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2016, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockroaches-vs-spiders-which-is-more-disgusting-to-you/631356 "2016-06-11T00:08:32Z")
I have little problem with spiders, no matter what kind they are. Heck, I think I got a few spiders in my room right now but I don’t care. Saw a big tarantula-like spider in the kitchen some day ago and I poked it and le… --- ## [No employment if you're on medicine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-employment-if-youre-on-medicine/593374)
**Author:** [@GreenHell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenHell)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2011, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-employment-if-youre-on-medicine/593374 "2011-08-23T20:01:51Z")
My wife has chronic pain. When FMLA ran out, she lost her job. Now she is still periodically taking narcotic painkillers. She says she can’t get a job because the opiates would show up on a drug screen. I wouldn’t think … --- ## [George Lucas is even more evil than we thought.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-lucas-is-even-more-evil-than-we-thought/569926)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2011, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-lucas-is-even-more-evil-than-we-thought/569926 "2011-02-05T02:59:52Z")
Before you read any further, be advised that the following conversation is going to drive up in a windowless van and ask your childhood if it wants to “ride a pony”. This is a snippet from the transcript of a brainstorm… --- ## [Texting hours etiquette.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texting-hours-etiquette/593032)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texting-hours-etiquette/593032 "2011-08-21T01:28:12Z")
Early this morning (5am) I was out walking the dogs and saw that there is a show tonight that I wanted to go see. Since it’s a last minute event, I thought I should text my friends as soon as possible to see if they were… --- ## [Bumps in the night - a noisy house MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumps-in-the-night-a-noisy-house-mmp/600614)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 266\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumps-in-the-night-a-noisy-house-mmp/600614 "2011-10-31T10:43:39Z")
Every house has its creeky sounds. Some are easily identifiable, some not so much. The longer you live in a place, the better you are at knowing what’s normal (like the furnace or the water pump or the squirrel family … --- ## [Community 5/17 - 3 episodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-5-17-3-episodes/622280)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2012, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-5-17-3-episodes/622280 "2012-05-24T08:27:19Z")
Season goes out with a bang, and we get 3 episodes in one night. --- ## [What conditions get you labeled as 4-F in the military](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-conditions-get-you-labeled-as-4-f-in-the-military/712524)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-conditions-get-you-labeled-as-4-f-in-the-military/712524 "2026-01-16T03:50:35Z")
Obviously conditions like paraplegia, or missing limbs or blindness will get you labeled unfit for service. But I get the impression some conditions that don’t seem that serious get you labeled 4-F. I heard up until Vie… --- ## [Net neutrality: now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/net-neutrality-now-what/802370)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2017, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/net-neutrality-now-what/802370 "2017-12-02T22:33:45Z")
A total United States nightmare where major ISPs charge for every website you visit no matter the size or traffic, serve as untouchable de facto censors for any information or opinion their board doesn’t like, and drivin… --- ## [Electric water kettles are surprisingly useful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-water-kettles-are-surprisingly-useful/653731)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2013, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-water-kettles-are-surprisingly-useful/653731 "2013-04-02T07:23:39Z")
My Keurig coffee maker stopped working recently (will not power on). This really sucks, since I’ve trained myself to expect that first cup of coffee as soon as I rolled out of bed. Likewise, the k-cups are really conve… --- ## [Partner has a tiny dick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partner-has-a-tiny-dick/165244)
**Author:** [@Stephi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephi)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partner-has-a-tiny-dick/165244 "2016-03-21T19:40:51Z")
I was discussing this with a girlfriend the other night, and we were talking about men that we had had, who were less than…adequate. What do you do when you’re getting intimate with a man, things progress, eventually … --- ## [Perseverance rover on Mars (was: Mars lander set for Feb 18th landing)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perseverance-rover-on-mars-was-mars-lander-set-for-feb-18th-landing/932068)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 277\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2024, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perseverance-rover-on-mars-was-mars-lander-set-for-feb-18th-landing/932068 "2024-01-26T03:40:57Z")
My name is on it. I still can’t believe one Mars lander had a problem because one part used metric system and another used pounds, feet,etc. How that got through QC is a big mystery to me. --- ## [What Could Make a Dog Suddenly Pee on the Bed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-make-a-dog-suddenly-pee-on-the-bed/346308)
**Author:** [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-make-a-dog-suddenly-pee-on-the-bed/346308 "2006-02-28T17:56:58Z")
Polaris is a year old (thirteen months, to be exact.) We’ve had her since she was five weeks old. She is in excellent health, and, I thought, fully house-broken. (We haven’t had any accidents in more than five months.) S… --- ## [Who will be our next president? (note: who will be, not who you would like it to be)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-our-next-president-note-who-will-be-not-who-you-would-like-it-to-be/760669)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2017, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-our-next-president-note-who-will-be-not-who-you-would-like-it-to-be/760669 "2017-03-17T15:15:10Z")
Public poll. Two choices. Come November we’ll see which Dopers are the smartest of the smart. --- ## [Any tips on spotting an owl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-tips-on-spotting-an-owl/529533)
**Author:** [@JerseyFrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerseyFrank)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2010, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-tips-on-spotting-an-owl/529533 "2010-04-21T20:13:22Z")
I’m not a birdwatcher. There’s an owl living relatively nearby. I’m thinking once it warms up slightly and the snow goes away, I might go out and try to spot him. No particular reason why. I just find his calls comfo… --- ## [Common courtesies that apparently aren't so common](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-courtesies-that-apparently-arent-so-common/670735)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2013, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-courtesies-that-apparently-arent-so-common/670735 "2013-10-14T16:06:45Z")
So, at Chez Pipers we needed a plumber today to come unclog a drain under the sink. (I put too many potato skins down the garbeurator. Mea culpa.) As I opened up the doors to the area under the sink, I noticed that the… --- ## [WAY more than you wanted to know about Rudy Giuliani](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-more-than-you-wanted-to-know-about-rudy-giuliani/984095)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 272\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2024, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-more-than-you-wanted-to-know-about-rudy-giuliani/984095 "2024-12-20T16:53:23Z")
I was going to start this in P&E but frankly there’s zero chance it wouldn’t end up in the Pit anyway, as you will see. Also: Trigger Warning as the linked document gives details of sexual assault. Short version: Forme… --- ## [I Pit Hillary Clinton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hillary-clinton/771189)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hillary-clinton/771189 "2016-11-11T00:03:42Z")
For the past few months, I have been excoriating the Republican party, because they chose the one candidate in the field that couldn’t beat Clinton. I was wrong. The Democrats picked the candidate who couldn’t beat Don… --- ## [Should we abolish the EPA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-abolish-the-epa/592888)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-abolish-the-epa/592888 "2012-04-16T20:28:26Z")
Michelle Bachmann and other conservative candidates like this one have been railing against the EPA for some time, proposing that it has outlived its usefulness (or is even wrecking the economy by excessive regulation th… --- ## [It finally happened...a repair guy saw me naked...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-finally-happened-a-repair-guy-saw-me-naked/125137)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2002, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-finally-happened-a-repair-guy-saw-me-naked/125137 "2002-08-25T23:23:37Z")
I’m not embarrassed so much as nervous. Now bear with me on this. I’m a writer, and I stay up till six or seven a.m., then sleep till two p.m. As long as my waking hours are productive, it’s okay. Just as I was rousing… --- ## [How do they do zero gravity effects in space movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-do-zero-gravity-effects-in-space-movies/131902)
**Author:** [@McLeo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McLeo)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2002, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-do-zero-gravity-effects-in-space-movies/131902 "2002-10-16T11:17:37Z")
I have always wondered how the peeps in hollywood do special effects with astronauts floating around in their spaceships. How do they do it? How do they make it seem like they are floating, and also the objects around th… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 4.10 "Inmates" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-10-inmates-open-spoilers/681513)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-10-inmates-open-spoilers/681513 "2014-02-20T15:27:30Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] In the quest for stability and safety, the group faces many obstacles. \[/QUOTE\] It looks like we’ll see what some of the others are up to. Joe Kernan, Jim Gaffigan are on Talking Dead along with a mystery… --- ## [What book is read the most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-book-is-read-the-most/536148)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-book-is-read-the-most/536148 "2010-05-05T16:11:28Z")
So I have a theory about what book is read the most number of times (cover to cover, not picked up and read from a bit). I’m curious what other folks think, or if anyone has a verifiable answer. Anyway, my guess: --- ## [A few question for Omnivores . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-question-for-omnivores/105367)
**Author:** [@the\_great\_dalmuti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_great_dalmuti)\ **Replies:** 322\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2002, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-question-for-omnivores/105367 "2002-06-07T03:42:50Z")
Not trying to start a fight, I’m just genuinely curious. What goes through your mind as you’re eating meat, and/or other animal products? Also, how do you justify the fact that a living, breathing animal was killed for… --- ## [What was really the deal with Bobby Fischer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-really-the-deal-with-bobby-fischer/509461)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2009, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-really-the-deal-with-bobby-fischer/509461 "2009-09-17T09:37:33Z")
I’ve always wondered about Bobby Fischer’s motivations for his bizarre anti-Semitic rants. Towards the end of his life he sort of became world famous for preaching hatred - real, vicious, Nazi-like hatred, not a slur her… --- ## [Shuttle Columbia-any human remains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shuttle-columbia-any-human-remains/616871)
**Author:** [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2012, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shuttle-columbia-any-human-remains/616871 "2012-04-21T16:55:37Z")
Just a morbid question. NO, I don’t want to see them, just curious if any existed and fell to earth. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=302&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=304&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)