# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=333&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:** 334 --- ## [Can electric space heaters kill you via carbon monoxide poisoning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-electric-space-heaters-kill-you-via-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/742717)
**Author:** [@alterego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alterego)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2019, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-electric-space-heaters-kill-you-via-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/742717 "2019-02-08T17:28:46Z")
The heating element is presumably interacting with the air in some way. If the room runs out of oxygen can carbon monoxide be released via some mechanism? --- ## [Why haven't these books been made into movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-these-books-been-made-into-movies/916036)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-these-books-been-made-into-movies/916036 "2022-08-08T02:42:10Z")
Random musings whilst reading the “Remake” thread. What book (or books) do you think deserve to be made into decent movies? Try to avoid remakes if you can. My first choice: The Adventures of Alacrity Fitzhugh and Hoba… --- ## [German vs Russian weapons in World War II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-vs-russian-weapons-in-world-war-ii/618318)
**Author:** [@Jim\_s\_Son](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_s_Son)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2015, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-vs-russian-weapons-in-world-war-ii/618318 "2015-01-26T20:16:52Z")
Why was it that Russian weapons and vehicles worked better in the cold of the Eastern Front. Obviously since the Russians lived in a colder climate than the Germans, they built their weapons to work in the cold. But how … --- ## [Let's rethink "cruel and unusual" punishment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-rethink-cruel-and-unusual-punishment/594561)
**Author:** [@Omg\_a\_Black\_Conservative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omg_a_Black_Conservative)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-rethink-cruel-and-unusual-punishment/594561 "2011-08-31T12:01:06Z")
Take this story involving the death of a 10-year old who was denied water for five days, left in a room without air-conditioning in the sun and had his mouth stuffed with peanut butter as punishment for wetting his bed. … --- ## [Vehicle with the largest gas tank?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vehicle-with-the-largest-gas-tank/371740)
**Author:** [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2012, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vehicle-with-the-largest-gas-tank/371740 "2012-09-21T21:42:57Z")
Which vehicle other than Mack truck type vehicles and other heavy equipment in America has the largest gas tank? In other words, which SUV (lol) has the largest gas tank? --- ## [Why do helicopters circle my house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-helicopters-circle-my-house/665724)
**Author:** [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2013, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-helicopters-circle-my-house/665724 "2013-08-09T22:51:38Z")
Yesterday, the normal thumping sound of that indicates a helicopter is overhead was even louder than usual. When I looked out the window a small helicopter was hovering over my front yard. The neighbor kids were waving… --- ## [Survivor Finale, 12/20](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-finale-12-20/522013)
**Author:** [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2009, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-finale-12-20/522013 "2009-12-29T04:27:44Z")
Well, we’re off to a roaring halt as the football game ran 20 minutes late. :rolleyes: This ought to be interesting; if Russell goes on the Walk of the Dead Survivors, his remarks should be priceless unless he totally c… --- ## [Michelle Duggar has another miscarriage.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-duggar-has-another-miscarriage/605566)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2014, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-duggar-has-another-miscarriage/605566 "2014-05-27T22:44:00Z")
Well, it look’s like it won’t be 20 Kids & Counting anytime soon. :frowning: Mrs Duggar had a miscarriage in her 2nd trimester. While this is sad and I do sympathize with the family; let’s face it, they should be gr… --- ## [I pit the Pope - What a dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-pope-what-a-dope/780139)
**Author:** [@Blinkyandpinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blinkyandpinky)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2017, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-pope-what-a-dope/780139 "2017-02-27T05:11:48Z")
Is this the worst Pope ever or what? I’m not sure what their defect is. Perhaps it’s because it’s the first Jesuit Pope or perhaps it’s because it’s the first Pope from the Southern Hemisphere, but this Pope has got som… --- ## [Albanian Insults / Curse Words (translation help, please!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albanian-insults-curse-words-translation-help-please/419719)
**Author:** [@Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambi_Hassenpfeffer)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albanian-insults-curse-words-translation-help-please/419719 "2012-02-03T00:22:57Z")
I have an Albanian coworker who is always muttering insults under her breath. I asked her a couple, and she translated them for me – but some, she won’t translate. I’m curious to know what they mean and how to spell them… --- ## [The Great Ongoing Motorcycle Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-motorcycle-thread/991279)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 618\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-motorcycle-thread/991279 "2026-08-25T20:23:05Z")
Breaking this off from the Where are the motorcycle commercials? thread. \[NB: There’s a previous motorcycle thread, but it’s from 2009.\] By now, everyone knows a neighbour’s getting my 2002 Yamaha YZF R1 running; so I … --- ## [I pit my religious upbringing for the sexual damage it's caused](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-religious-upbringing-for-the-sexual-damage-its-caused/643981)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2016, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-religious-upbringing-for-the-sexual-damage-its-caused/643981 "2016-06-05T17:54:08Z")
Ready for some TMI? It took me four years of attempting to stick a tampon up my vagina before I could finally do it without excruciating pain. The first time a guy fingered me, it felt so horrible that I asked him to s… --- ## [What happens if I send a text message to a landline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-i-send-a-text-message-to-a-landline/655845)
**Author:** [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2013, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-i-send-a-text-message-to-a-landline/655845 "2013-04-17T15:54:56Z")
Suppose I’m trying to text somebody, but I accidentally select their home number instead of their cell when I’m picking the recipient. What happens after I hit send? --- ## [Most Humane Way to Get Rid of Rats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-humane-way-to-get-rid-of-rats/512700)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2013, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-humane-way-to-get-rid-of-rats/512700 "2013-08-28T16:40:06Z")
For the past couple of weeks we have been watching rats skitter about in the porch/yard area of a church next door to us and saying, “I really wish they would deal with that rat problem before it becomes our problem.” bu… --- ## [Should student athletes be paid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-student-athletes-be-paid/716922)
**Author:** [@Salvor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salvor)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2015, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-student-athletes-be-paid/716922 "2015-04-24T17:57:18Z")
I think the answer is obviously yes, but most people seem opposed to the idea. I don’t consider student athletes NORMAL students. They have different standards for academic admissions, they have massive constraints on … --- ## [WMD found and were ready to fire. Neener Neener Neener!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wmd-found-and-were-ready-to-fire-neener-neener-neener/167111)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2003, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wmd-found-and-were-ready-to-fire-neener-neener-neener/167111 "2003-04-12T01:58:35Z")
Put that in your pipe and smoke it. Fucking peaceniks. --- ## [Creme or Cream - proper usage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creme-or-cream-proper-usage/634698)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2012, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creme-or-cream-proper-usage/634698 "2012-09-15T09:27:37Z")
Google bugs me with their helpful message “did you mean Cream?” I use cream in coffee or hot tea. Paint color is creme. Makeup is creme too (see link). http://wonderfulwortelworld.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/nivea-cr… --- ## [I'm doing math again and my head hurts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-doing-math-again-and-my-head-hurts/505779)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2009, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-doing-math-again-and-my-head-hurts/505779 "2009-08-16T15:26:01Z")
I am…ahem…shall we say, expanding my horizons. I have some irons in the fire, but to be prepared to turn those irons into something, I need to brush up on my math. Ivylad had some algebra, geometry, and calculus comput… --- ## [Miss China: Tranny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-china-tranny/506111)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2009, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-china-tranny/506111 "2009-08-17T18:56:28Z")
Huffpo has a slide show poll (they always have some kind going) of 29 of the contenders for Miss Universe, shots from the bikini strut. And of course, it’s poll, so they are ranked. It’s interesting to see who falls whe… --- ## [Vicious Rumors (and misinformation)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicious-rumors-and-misinformation/526289)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2010, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicious-rumors-and-misinformation/526289 "2010-06-13T15:44:49Z")
So, Brad and Angelina are NOT splitting, yet the notion spread through the internet with the speed of lightning. That one wasn’t really a vicious rumor, just a stupid and misinformed one (and I’m very disappointed at Rog… --- ## [Will Trump kill himself on January 20?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-kill-himself-on-january-20/929593)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 305\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2021, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-kill-himself-on-january-20/929593 "2021-03-02T16:51:22Z")
I had never seriously considered this question, but then I read the Washington Post’s article about Trump’s phone call to Raffensperger, the Georgia Secretary of State. The Washington Post These are not the rantings of… --- ## [Vikings in India?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vikings-in-india/202259)
**Author:** [@WaryEri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WaryEri)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2015, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vikings-in-india/202259 "2015-04-19T00:32:58Z")
My SO’s roomate and his friends have a pet theory that the Vikings landed frequently in India, hundreds of years before the passage around Africa was managed by other Europeans. They mentioned “viking runes” written on s… --- ## [How about those swinger's clubs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-those-swingers-clubs/363620)
**Author:** [@FormerMarineGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FormerMarineGuy)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2006, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-those-swingers-clubs/363620 "2006-08-08T14:26:36Z")
Of course I have heard to them. I have done some crazy things in my life, but this is one that I have not done (not because of moral issues, the opportunity just never arrived). I consider myself pretty educated on var… --- ## [Can you bring (and light) a few small intimate candles, in a non-smoking hotel room?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-bring-and-light-a-few-small-intimate-candles-in-a-non-smoking-hotel-room/642663)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-bring-and-light-a-few-small-intimate-candles-in-a-non-smoking-hotel-room/642663 "2012-12-04T06:51:09Z")
It’s likely that this is better suited for IMHO, since I’m guessing the answer is “it depends”, YMMV, etc., but I thought I’d take a shot. The purpose of a non-smoking hotel room - is that more to curb the danger of a f… --- ## [Was the America Civil War fought over slavery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-america-civil-war-fought-over-slavery/743766)
**Author:** [@Anarcho\_Liberalist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anarcho_Liberalist)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2016, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-america-civil-war-fought-over-slavery/743766 "2016-01-29T22:06:21Z")
At this point it’s hard for me to say if this is a factual question or a great debate, but I fear the latter: Was the Civil War in the US fought over (the abolition of) slavery? When I was a kid (80’s, Western Europe),… --- ## [Woman dies from allergic reaction to dog she had sex with.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-dies-from-allergic-reaction-to-dog-she-had-sex-with/588291)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-dies-from-allergic-reaction-to-dog-she-had-sex-with/588291 "2011-07-15T14:27:30Z")
:confused::eek::dubious: What a way to go! --- ## [Trump calls Pakistan, Taiwan and other world leaders to chat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-calls-pakistan-taiwan-and-other-world-leaders-to-chat/773693)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2016, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-calls-pakistan-taiwan-and-other-world-leaders-to-chat/773693 "2016-12-16T05:06:03Z")
Question: is this a good thing or a bad thing? Pro: Diplomacy is a stuffy business full of useless protocol, and better world relations would ensue if leaders could just meet on common ground and talk informally without… --- ## [Does the Queen just make up titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-queen-just-make-up-titles/580171)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2011, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-queen-just-make-up-titles/580171 "2011-05-03T22:16:14Z")
Now that Prince William has decided to become a responsible family man, the Queen has bestowed upon him the English title of Duke of Cambridge, Scottish title of Earl of Strathearn, and Northern Irish title of Baron Carr… --- ## [Do pedophiles "fall in love" with their child victims?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pedophiles-fall-in-love-with-their-child-victims/452594)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2016, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pedophiles-fall-in-love-with-their-child-victims/452594 "2016-07-13T00:37:17Z")
Do pedophiles ever say that they are in love with their victims, as a normal adult might romantically be in love with another adult? Or do they pretty much just see the victim as an outlet for sexual urges? --- ## [TMI: Do you masturbate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-do-you-masturbate/311195)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2005, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-do-you-masturbate/311195 "2005-09-15T01:45:40Z")
Yeah, I do…and I’m not ashamed to admit it. I don’t think anyone should. After all, it’s a pretty normal practice. Although there’s got to be some people out there who really don’t do it, I can’t see how they’d be in th… --- ## [Do you make your Hot Chocolate with water or milk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-make-your-hot-chocolate-with-water-or-milk/284887)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2005, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-make-your-hot-chocolate-with-water-or-milk/284887 "2005-01-19T05:31:10Z")
I’d always made it with water…or rather my mother always made it with water when I was kid. I hadn’t even ever heard of using milk for making hot chocolate…at least, not until I went to Canada 2 years ago. It was there t… --- ## [CG versus CGI - have we given up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cg-versus-cgi-have-we-given-up/315599)
**Author:** [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cg-versus-cgi-have-we-given-up/315599 "2017-02-24T19:31:43Z")
Some while ago back (waves hand ambiguously) there seemed to be an effort among the technically informed to distinguish “CG” for computer graphics from the misused term “CGI”, which has nothing to do with animation but m… --- ## ['salem's Lot Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salems-lot-question/105278)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2017, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salems-lot-question/105278 "2017-01-16T13:26:35Z")
To lend his novel some historical authenticity, Stephen King talks about the disappearance of all the people in Monson, Vermont for no known reason. I did some googling on Monson, Vermont but could find no definitive sou… --- ## [Shagnasty, stop apologizining for the Nazis, you racist fuck.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shagnasty-stop-apologizining-for-the-nazis-you-racist-fuck/687418)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2014, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shagnasty-stop-apologizining-for-the-nazis-you-racist-fuck/687418 "2014-05-03T19:27:54Z")
Based on this. and this, and more. It’s not that hard to understand, some of us think that it is very wrong for people to deem the darkly complected as Second Class citizens whilst according First Class status to our … --- ## [Bread pudding - possible to make ahead of time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bread-pudding-possible-to-make-ahead-of-time/499107)
**Author:** [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2009, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bread-pudding-possible-to-make-ahead-of-time/499107 "2009-06-09T14:26:51Z")
Simple question. I know I could make/bake bread pudding and keep it in the fridge and reheat it to eat it warm, but is it possible to make it up to the baking step and keep it in the fridge, baking it when I’m ready to e… --- ## [Colonoscopy advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colonoscopy-advice/613297)
**Author:** [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2012, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colonoscopy-advice/613297 "2012-03-02T18:42:38Z")
So my ass has a date with the camera in two weeks time. I’ve gotten the prep instructions from a nurse at the hospital. Which involves the day before of a strict liquid only diet and scheduled consumption of pico salax. … --- ## [Stupid stupid stuff in an otherwise okay movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-stupid-stuff-in-an-otherwise-okay-movie/30279)
**Author:** [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2004, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-stupid-stuff-in-an-otherwise-okay-movie/30279 "2004-01-17T19:20:36Z")
The Beach was acceptable. But that video game running moment, and the slow telescope walking. Ugh!! I can still see the cheesy smile, and the mechanically moving arms as he ran around in the video. Blech. –Tim --- ## [Dropping a Dime, on your neighbor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dropping-a-dime-on-your-neighbor/550684)
**Author:** [@NadaHappyCamper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NadaHappyCamper)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2010, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dropping-a-dime-on-your-neighbor/550684 "2010-09-09T23:11:28Z")
Hi, Here’s the story, lately I’ve become tired of watching drivers that break the law: illeagle lane changes; following too close; using a cellular phone whilst driving, etc. I have started reporting these people to the… --- ## [Stuck in a chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuck-in-a-chair/816412)
**Author:** [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2019, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuck-in-a-chair/816412 "2019-09-11T21:44:46Z")
I’ve been sick, and after about 9 days in the hospital and 2 weeks in a rehabilitation facility undergoing therapy, late this morning I was sent home. Not because I was ready, but because my insurance was done, and they … --- ## [The New Dungeons and Dragons Movie Might Actually be Good? {NO SPOILERS until May 2023}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dungeons-and-dragons-movie-might-actually-be-good-no-spoilers-until-may-2023/968344)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 288\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2023, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dungeons-and-dragons-movie-might-actually-be-good-no-spoilers-until-may-2023/968344 "2023-07-07T14:02:39Z")
The trailer is promising. Basically a Fantasy Guardians of the Galaxy. --- ## [Space Combat games for PC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-combat-games-for-pc/523894)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2010, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-combat-games-for-pc/523894 "2010-09-27T13:55:30Z")
What’s the latest in space combat games? I really enjoyed the Wing Commander games, Freespace, and most recently Darkstar One. I prefer plot-lined games to trading games (I completely ignored the trading in Darkstar One … --- ## [What's the effect if a female boxer gets hit in the breast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-effect-if-a-female-boxer-gets-hit-in-the-breast/383913)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2006, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-effect-if-a-female-boxer-gets-hit-in-the-breast/383913 "2006-12-14T20:49:53Z")
For the sake of argument, I’m talking about a B-C cup female boxer. If she takes a punch to the breast is there extraordinary pain? Is there a potential for temporary or permanant damage? Is there an inherant danger? Sh… --- ## [Pitting the people who are pitting the Rangers fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-people-who-are-pitting-the-rangers-fan/620049)
**Author:** [@stegon66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stegon66)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-people-who-are-pitting-the-rangers-fan/620049 "2012-05-22T20:27:06Z")
So an unnamed Rangers fan is being castigated for not handing over the foul ball he caught to some mewling brat who also had his eyes on it. I say fuck that shit. The fan’s circumstances are unknown but what if he’d been… --- ## [You find a winning lottery ticket, along with a stranger's ID. What are you most likely to do.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-find-a-winning-lottery-ticket-along-with-a-strangers-id-what-are-you-most-likely-to-do/569229)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-find-a-winning-lottery-ticket-along-with-a-strangers-id-what-are-you-most-likely-to-do/569229 "2011-02-01T16:35:55Z")
Wallking along one evening, you find a wallet on the street. No one else is nearby. You pick it up and examine it. No cash or credit cards are to be found inside, but there’s an out-of-state ID, library card, a few famil… --- ## [The scourge that is the demon weed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scourge-that-is-the-demon-weed/805860)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 243\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2018, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scourge-that-is-the-demon-weed/805860 "2018-01-14T19:53:19Z")
Mister Beauregard has chosen to rescind the Cole memo, which defined the federal hands-off policy with regard to states that have legalized trade in cannabis. Sessions, who has assailed marijuana as comparable to heroin… --- ## [Wake up Wiki MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wake-up-wiki-mmp/739023)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 317\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2015, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wake-up-wiki-mmp/739023 "2015-12-07T10:34:22Z")
Well, Wiki wanted to work it this week, but the clock is ticking so I’ll get it going. Unfortunately, I don’t have a topic for pre-hijack so you can just steer this wherever you desire. --- ## [I think my almost 3 year old kid is scary smart. Help.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-almost-3-year-old-kid-is-scary-smart-help/623111)
**Author:** [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2012, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-almost-3-year-old-kid-is-scary-smart-help/623111 "2012-06-03T19:31:31Z")
We are coming to the realisation that irishkid is smart. Not Stewie Griffin smart, but definitely smarter than the average bear. She’s almost 3 and and counts to 20 without mistakes, can do simple arithmetic, recites th… --- ## [So, Birmingham (England) is a Muslim City. Most stupid/crazy thing I've heard from Fox News.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-birmingham-england-is-a-muslim-city-most-stupid-crazy-thing-ive-heard-from-fox-news/709575)
**Author:** [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Springtime_for_Spacers)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-birmingham-england-is-a-muslim-city-most-stupid-crazy-thing-ive-heard-from-fox-news/709575 "2015-01-23T14:37:09Z")
This ignorant chappy is telling America that the British city of Birmingham is a no go area for non Muslims. Please tell me that no one will believe him. --- ## [Foods you freaking hate that lots of others freaking love](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2014, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628 "2014-01-04T07:47:41Z")
I hate Marshmallows. Always hated those things. Even when I was a kid I couldn’t stand them. I loved toasting them over the grill so I could burn them to a crisp and throw them out. They started putting them in breakfast… --- ## [Colin Powell endorses Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colin-powell-endorses-obama/468636)
**Author:** [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2008, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colin-powell-endorses-obama/468636 "2008-10-23T14:24:24Z")
On Meet the Press right now Colin Powell just endorsed Obama in a terrific speech outlining the failures of the McCain campaign and the successes of the Obama campaign. To those supporting McCain, does this change your … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=332&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=334&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)