# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=308&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:** 309 --- ## [Reverse plot game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-plot-game/562155)
**Author:** [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2010, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-plot-game/562155 "2010-12-12T04:07:29Z")
Okay, here’s the idea… I’m testing it out, so i hope it works as a game: You summarize the plot of a movie, in an equivocal manner and from the point of view of the antagonist, while casting the hero as the villain. The… --- ## [What are the obstacles to universal health care in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-obstacles-to-universal-health-care-in-the-us/723232)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2015, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-obstacles-to-universal-health-care-in-the-us/723232 "2015-07-15T13:01:25Z")
As the title states, I’d like to have a discussion about what the actual obstacles to universal health care are, and how to address them. How do we go from an insurance based system to UHC? Is it mostly about the money… --- ## [Film Bloopers most people missed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-bloopers-most-people-missed/685011)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-bloopers-most-people-missed/685011 "2019-10-02T13:32:04Z")
I’m not very good at spotting film bloopers. I prefer to concentrate on the story and action in the film. It’s fun seeing stills of bloopers that I had never noticed before. My favorite is the crew member in the cowbo… --- ## [Should drone pilots face homicide charges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-drone-pilots-face-homicide-charges/637283)
**Author:** [@Naive\_Evian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Naive_Evian)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-drone-pilots-face-homicide-charges/637283 "2012-10-14T13:22:10Z")
I watched a 60 Minutes program about drone pilots. These pilots worked in a base located in the US (Nevada, I think), and piloted missions where people were killed in other countries. Could a local prosecutor bring them … --- ## [Libertarianism and Moralism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libertarianism-and-moralism/614010)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2012, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libertarianism-and-moralism/614010 "2012-02-29T01:19:16Z")
In this clip from a recent episode of The Last Word, Ron Paul is heard to say “I think the problem of immorality creates the problem of wanting to use the \[birth control\] pills.” Lawrence O’Donnell takes RP to town for t… --- ## [Build The Great Conspiracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-the-great-conspiracy/61828)
**Author:** [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Replies:** 346\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2002, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-the-great-conspiracy/61828 "2002-04-21T22:37:06Z")
Ready? Go… It’s a well known fact that… --- ## [Who was Molly Hatchet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-molly-hatchet/563383)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-molly-hatchet/563383 "2013-03-08T17:52:30Z")
The prostitute that is, or was there a Molly Hatchet? I know I’m a little late for this party but I just fell in like with the band Molly Hatchet. Curious about the band name I started searching around the internet. The … --- ## [What does "Laying some Pipe" mean to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-laying-some-pipe-mean-to-you/623374)
**Author:** [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2012, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-laying-some-pipe-mean-to-you/623374 "2012-05-30T18:01:05Z")
Let’s say you’re meeting a friend for dinner, and they’re 15 minutes late. “Why were you late?” you ask. They respond “Oh, I was laying some pipe and ended up running late.” So what was he doing? Taking a poop, or ha… --- ## [Life's a beach: A vacation MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifes-a-beach-a-vacation-mmp/624804)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2012, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifes-a-beach-a-vacation-mmp/624804 "2012-06-18T09:22:44Z")
It’s 0730 on a Monday, and I’m still on vacation. :stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [Climate change deniers like Anthony Watts and the Republican leadership got a boot to the head.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-deniers-like-anthony-watts-and-the-republican-leadership-got-a-boot-to-the-head/601041)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2011, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-deniers-like-anthony-watts-and-the-republican-leadership-got-a-boot-to-the-head/601041 "2011-11-08T17:02:50Z")
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/10/20/349544/berkeley-temperature-study-results-confirm-global-warming/ Yet WattsUpWithThat offered not one single fact or link to back up that deplorable falsehood. But now Watts ha… --- ## [Whatcha Readin' Sept 2010 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-sept-2010-edition/552117)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-sept-2010-edition/552117 "2010-10-05T01:03:40Z")
Fall is just around the corner! Cool evenings, colored leaves, football! OK, so I’ve been lax in getting the threads started these last few months. Today I actually put an appointment into Outlook to remind me! … --- ## [NFL Week 14](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/605465)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2011, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/605465 "2011-12-14T23:39:16Z")
Thursday CLE @ PIT Sunday early IND @ BAL ATL @ CAR HOU @ CIN MIN @ DET TB @ JAC PHI @ MIA KC @ NYJ NO @ TEN NE @ WAS afternoon SF @ ARI CHI @ DEN OAK @ GB BUF @ SD SNF/MNF NYG @ DAL STL @ SEA Not muc… --- ## [Oh my god... bleach & ammonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-god-bleach-ammonia/187951)
**Author:** [@dre2xl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dre2xl)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2003, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-god-bleach-ammonia/187951 "2003-07-16T23:20:46Z")
I made a huge mistake… as a kid, I always cleaned my declawed cat’s litter box by taking the liner out and cleaning it with bleach. However, my current cat isn’t declawed, and so he pokes holes in the litter lining. J… --- ## [Is using an elevator that fucking hard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-using-an-elevator-that-fucking-hard/493035)
**Author:** [@Mongoose1546](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mongoose1546)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2009, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-using-an-elevator-that-fucking-hard/493035 "2009-05-21T03:22:31Z")
I’ve been accumulating this list for quite awhile now. If my rules suck or I missed something tell me cause I’m going to have this shit printed up and distributed in office buildings everywhere. I encounter this shit e… --- ## [Extreme vs. Extreme in 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-vs-extreme-in-2016/707788)
**Author:** [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2015, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-vs-extreme-in-2016/707788 "2015-02-10T22:42:25Z")
That’s right - it’s crazy hypothetical time. What if, by some magical coincidence, in 2016 both the Democrats and Republicans nominated extreme members of their parties for President? Let’s say Elizabeth Warren vs. Ted C… --- ## [OOC/Setup Thread for SDMB D&D 5e PBP game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooc-setup-thread-for-sdmb-d-d-5e-pbp-game/696813)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2014, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooc-setup-thread-for-sdmb-d-d-5e-pbp-game/696813 "2014-10-29T20:08:29Z")
Acronyms ahoy! I’ll ask a mod to change the title of the thread to something more appropriate once the game has gotten going and I have a working title. This is the Out of Character and setup thread for my 5th edition D… --- ## [About when did the hate begin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-when-did-the-hate-begin/571741)
**Author:** [@Fool\_in\_the\_Rain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fool_in_the_Rain)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2011, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-when-did-the-hate-begin/571741 "2011-02-21T11:57:31Z")
The Democrat and Republican parties have been around a long time, at least back to the days of Lincoln I believe, and have worked together at times to get things done. This occasionally (seemingly rarely) happens today.… --- ## [Let's gripe about social inequality between the sexes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-gripe-about-social-inequality-between-the-sexes/421385)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2007, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-gripe-about-social-inequality-between-the-sexes/421385 "2007-10-19T00:00:49Z")
Since this topic seems to be a sub-theme to a lot of other threads, let’s just put a piece of cheesecloth over all of them and strain them out for collection into one container. Since I’m a guy, I’ll complain about the c… --- ## [Neighbor has a orange sign with "8.15.10" on it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-has-a-orange-sign-with-8-15-10-on-it/548264)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2010, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-has-a-orange-sign-with-8-15-10-on-it/548264 "2010-07-31T12:15:52Z")
In her front yard. I have no clue what it means. “8.15.10” is the only thing written on this bright orange sign. The sign is similar size to a political sign, about 3’ wide x 2’ ft high. I have googled “8.15.10” and … --- ## [Why do people get offended when pack a pistol in their neighborhood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-get-offended-when-pack-a-pistol-in-their-neighborhood/619299)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2012, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-get-offended-when-pack-a-pistol-in-their-neighborhood/619299 "2012-05-04T17:32:33Z")
So yeah I’m now armed, most of the time. I live in KC and visit StL and Chicago often. I love my friends and family, but some of them live in the redneck boonies or straight in the hood. I’m a small woman, and I can’t de… --- ## [Maple syrup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maple-syrup/626400)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maple-syrup/626400 "2012-10-29T18:53:48Z")
I like to go out to breakfast. I like pancakes. I like french toast. But here in Maryland, I find that I prefer to avoid breakfasts out, because of the crushing disappointment that comes over me when my tiny metal pitche… --- ## [Is Britney a female flasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-britney-a-female-flasher/382350)
**Author:** [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2006, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-britney-a-female-flasher/382350 "2006-12-24T12:33:03Z")
I’m starting to wonder if Britney Spears is the female version of a flasher. This is different to a streaker who shows their entire body, not necessarily for sexual fettish reasons. But like the steriotypical dirty old … --- ## [So, Mitt Romney "...had no desire to ... run" according to his son, Tagg](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-mitt-romney-had-no-desire-to-run-according-to-his-son-tagg/644954)
**Author:** [@Mann\_Slaughter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mann_Slaughter)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2012, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-mitt-romney-had-no-desire-to-run-according-to-his-son-tagg/644954 "2012-12-30T04:15:37Z")
Tagg told the Boston Globe today that the REAL reason his father lost the election was: “He wanted to be president less than anyone I’ve met in my life," Tagg Romney told the paper. “He had no desire to … run. If he cou… --- ## [The Expanse; season 3 (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-3-open-spoilers/812247)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2019, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-3-open-spoilers/812247 "2019-07-31T14:36:46Z")
In honor of my birthday Syfy is premiering season 3 of The Expanse tonight at 9pm ET. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk --- ## [what touching is appropriate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-touching-is-appropriate/803174)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 315\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2017, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-touching-is-appropriate/803174 "2017-12-12T00:58:10Z")
I’d like to follow up on the post below from another thread about appropriate touching. Here in the US of A touching seems fairly limited outside of close friends and family. Shaking of hands and hugs should be by mutual… --- ## [Why didn't the Anglo-Saxons replace Saturday with a Norse god?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-anglo-saxons-replace-saturday-with-a-norse-god/625066)
**Author:** [@Valkyrie\_Wannabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valkyrie_Wannabe)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2012, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-anglo-saxons-replace-saturday-with-a-norse-god/625066 "2012-08-29T16:58:13Z")
Does anyone know what the deal is with Saturday? Most European languages are based on the Latin days of the week, named for the sun, moon, and five planets, which are themselves named for major Classical gods: Dies Sol… --- ## [Why 15 psi max on pressure cookers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-15-psi-max-on-pressure-cookers/386149)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2015, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-15-psi-max-on-pressure-cookers/386149 "2015-10-27T16:31:17Z")
All the pressure cookers I have seen have 15 PSI as their max pressure, which is the ‘normal’ pressure one would cook with in a pressure cooker. Many have no other setting. The ones that do have other choices usually h… --- ## [Are dogs direct descendants of wolves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-dogs-direct-descendants-of-wolves/544021)
**Author:** [@misterW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misterW)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2010, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-dogs-direct-descendants-of-wolves/544021 "2010-06-25T19:53:23Z")
I thought this had been fairly conclusively demonstrated but came across a blog recently that suggested otherwise. Anyone know what the latest research suggests? --- ## [Skrooh you, Nike!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skrooh-you-nike/746396)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2016, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skrooh-you-nike/746396 "2016-02-27T12:40:54Z")
So what’s next after terminating Pacquiao’s endorsement contract with you, tell everyone else to do the same? And then after a lot of apologies, reversals, and promises to bend to your pro-gay ideals, you’re going to tak… --- ## [Salvation Army says Gays should be put to death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salvation-army-says-gays-should-be-put-to-death/626007)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2012, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salvation-army-says-gays-should-be-put-to-death/626007 "2012-06-30T21:57:42Z")
An interview with official Major Andrew Craibe, the Salvation Army’s Territorial Media Relations Director for the Southern Territory in Victoria, can be seen partially(and heard in its entirety) here. One of the intervi… --- ## [Seeing the Phantom Menace again for the first time in 14 years. My thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-the-phantom-menace-again-for-the-first-time-in-14-years-my-thoughts/793406)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-the-phantom-menace-again-for-the-first-time-in-14-years-my-thoughts/793406 "2024-06-07T12:25:07Z")
I was in line for Phantom Menace a couple weeks early and saw it twice opening day. Look, here is my ticket. I also own the DVD. I liked it, as did many, the first couple screenings. Gradually, it became clear that the … --- ## [Settle a debate: In A League of Their Own... \[OPEN SPOILERS IN THREAD\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settle-a-debate-in-a-league-of-their-own-open-spoilers-in-thread/605725)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2011, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settle-a-debate-in-a-league-of-their-own-open-spoilers-in-thread/605725 "2011-12-15T13:34:05Z")
This is a spoiler space. This is a spoiler space. This is a spoiler space. This is a spoiler space. This is a spoiler space. This is a spoiler space. This is a spoiler space. This is a spoiler space. This is a spoiler sp… --- ## [Three-minute showers in military boot camp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-showers-in-military-boot-camp/721235)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-showers-in-military-boot-camp/721235 "2015-07-28T20:17:24Z")
Is it true that in boot camp in the Army, etc., trainees are limited to daily hot showers of just three minutes, or is that an exaggeration? --- ## [Just how difficult is it to learn & drive a Semi-tractor trailer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-difficult-is-it-to-learn-drive-a-semi-tractor-trailer/487654)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2009, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-difficult-is-it-to-learn-drive-a-semi-tractor-trailer/487654 "2009-02-28T16:35:34Z")
Word on the street is that it takes 6 months to learn to drive one of those things. I saw a picture of a cockpit for a semi and it looked like a 747’s. So how hard is it to learn and drive one of these things? --- ## [Who feeds morbidly obese people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-feeds-morbidly-obese-people/428157)
**Author:** [@Rusalka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rusalka)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2007, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-feeds-morbidly-obese-people/428157 "2007-12-04T12:54:12Z")
Recently in the news there was an account of a woman who died of complications resulting from obesity. Apparently she never left her bed/couch after she got too heavy, and she lived with her family. I hear a lot of th… --- ## [StraightDope Jeopardy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-jeopardy/259615)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 394\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2004, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-jeopardy/259615 "2004-08-20T02:36:58Z")
The rules are simple. Standard Jeopardy rules apply. For those that don’t know Jeopardy rules, here’s a quick rundown: You pick a category and the dollar amount. Based on the dollar amount is the basis for the answer’s… --- ## [Liberal, would you kindly give it a rest about Andrew Jackson? (mild)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-would-you-kindly-give-it-a-rest-about-andrew-jackson-mild/432347)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2008, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-would-you-kindly-give-it-a-rest-about-andrew-jackson-mild/432347 "2008-01-14T09:19:41Z")
Look, , Lib, I know you happen to have very strong feelings against the treatment of your ancestors by Andrew Jackson. But I can’t be the only one who is tired of your hijacking of every thread that mentions Jackson. W… --- ## [Favorite scene in movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-scene-in-movie/688917)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2014, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-scene-in-movie/688917 "2014-10-20T18:01:33Z")
Which scenes in movies stand out as your favorites? Sometimes, a scene stands alone and could be removed from the movie completely without missing it much. Other times, a scene is vital to the overall plot line, but st… --- ## [Colourblind people: evolutionary advantage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colourblind-people-evolutionary-advantage/607946)
**Author:** [@Hagen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hagen)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2012, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colourblind-people-evolutionary-advantage/607946 "2012-02-26T13:01:30Z")
I was reading up the article about traffic lights and Colourblind people when I recalled a story relayed to me by a friend. Yep a bad start already, I know. It was told to him by an ex-SADF soldier during the border war … --- ## [JerseyDiamond, you feckless shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerseydiamond-you-feckless-shrew/166197)
**Author:** [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2003, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerseydiamond-you-feckless-shrew/166197 "2003-04-04T06:22:58Z")
First of all, Eve, I’m sorry I posed a question that would elicit a response as thoughtless and cruel as JerseyDiamond’shttp://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=173009 (on page 6, I believe). I had … --- ## [Judge: Names of attackers confidential. You talk about it anyway. Free speech or contempt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-names-of-attackers-confidential-you-talk-about-it-anyway-free-speech-or-contempt/629121)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-names-of-attackers-confidential-you-talk-about-it-anyway-free-speech-or-contempt/629121 "2012-08-02T09:56:09Z")
Not sure where I stand on this. I can see both sides. Figured it would be interesting to get others thoughts on it. On the one hand violating a court order seems pretty straightforward as contempt of court. On the o… --- ## [Things to do in Vegas when you're dead - a holiday MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-vegas-when-youre-dead-a-holiday-mmp/429459)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 521\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2007, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-vegas-when-youre-dead-a-holiday-mmp/429459 "2007-12-17T13:02:57Z")
Well, we aren’t exactly dead yet but we did feel like it after we landed back at Gatwick last week! Our holiday got off to a good start as the flight time was brought forward by half an hour so after check-in at Gatwick… --- ## [I noticed I still have some time left, Tomndeb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-noticed-i-still-have-some-time-left-tomndeb/397857)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2007, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-noticed-i-still-have-some-time-left-tomndeb/397857 "2007-04-06T22:50:53Z")
I was sorry the earlier thread about Tomndeb being a “weasly \*\*\*\*\*” was closed down by the mod, because as you may remember I had decided a couple of weeks ago to fuck off SDMB, largely because of the constant personal d… --- ## [A question for David B, Gaudere, and MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-david-b-gaudere-and-mebuckner/134085)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2002, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-david-b-gaudere-and-mebuckner/134085 "2002-11-08T13:24:17Z")
Why do you enforce different rules for different posters in Great Debates? On the one hand, posters to GD are (justifiably) admonished if they vilify another poster, and usually warned if they use profanity gratuitously.… --- ## [What is King Henry the Eighth holding in his hand in this painting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-king-henry-the-eighth-holding-in-his-hand-in-this-painting/493693)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2009, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-king-henry-the-eighth-holding-in-his-hand-in-this-painting/493693 "2009-04-30T07:54:39Z")
Could someone please tell me what Henry VIII is holding in his right hand in this painting? It’s probably the most famous depiction of him. Yet I have never heard anyone talk about that thing in his hand. Is it a dildo… --- ## [9/11 was an inside job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-was-an-inside-job/625490)
**Author:** [@Repent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Repent)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2012, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-was-an-inside-job/625490 "2012-06-23T21:22:29Z")
Here is a link to 2 1/2 hours of expert testimony from Architechs and engineers for 9/11 truth, demanding a second independant investigation into 9/11: Crime of the century, and they got away with it. Now … --- ## [Asteroid mining?! Can this be profitable?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteroid-mining-can-this-be-profitable/620070)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2012, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteroid-mining-can-this-be-profitable/620070 "2012-06-01T19:57:49Z")
Apparently the Google guys and director James Cameron, who presumably know some things about money, think it can be . . . And they’re talking about snagging asteroids that pass near Earth, not going out to the Belt . . .… --- ## [Wait a second, smear the queer......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-a-second-smear-the-queer/430337)
**Author:** [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2013, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-a-second-smear-the-queer/430337 "2013-09-30T13:27:48Z")
One of my favorite games as a kid was what we called “Smear the Queer” and I’m pretty sure that it’s a universal game, but just in case it was really simple: One guy had the ball. Everyone else tried to relieve him of … --- ## [How physically fit were soldiers in the past compared to today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-physically-fit-were-soldiers-in-the-past-compared-to-today/636802)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-physically-fit-were-soldiers-in-the-past-compared-to-today/636802 "2012-10-09T13:22:13Z")
When I watch documentaries about the military, it’s obvious that these are exceptionally fit young man (and women): They can run and walk long distances, carry huge amounts of gear, tackle brutal confidence courses, can … --- ## [Using Natural Logs to calculate percentage change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-natural-logs-to-calculate-percentage-change/316175)
**Author:** [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2005, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-natural-logs-to-calculate-percentage-change/316175 "2005-08-09T21:43:32Z")
Howdy— I used to have a prof who insisted that the best way to get percentage change was to take the natural log of the ratio of the beginning & ending value. This was because it ensured that the percentage change was … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=307&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=309&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)