# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=338&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:** 339 --- ## [Didn't like Voyager? You would have if it had more white males!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-like-voyager-you-would-have-if-it-had-more-white-males/661343)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2013, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-like-voyager-you-would-have-if-it-had-more-white-males/661343 "2013-06-30T09:33:42Z")
:smack: I hated Janeway because she psychotically alternates between lawful stupid(the initial stranding in which ironically she violates the prime directive in order to not violate it?!) to spineless(“give me back my… --- ## [Android vs. IPhone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-vs-iphone/607966)
**Author:** [@drtj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drtj)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2012, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-vs-iphone/607966 "2012-03-09T20:57:28Z")
I have a 4-year-old iPhone that is driving me crazy. It’s too old for most apps and it freezes up all the time. I’m thinking about getting an Android to replace it because I use google calendar with my work colleagues an… --- ## [Worst epsisode of star trek](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-epsisode-of-star-trek/745964)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2016, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-epsisode-of-star-trek/745964 "2016-03-08T20:49:22Z")
What are your least favorite episodes of star trek? For me it’s when the preachiness gets too extreme; The Mark of Gideon (TOS): where they go to a planet where no one is willing to have an abortion, because they’re app… --- ## [Can Sea Mammals Live in Fresh Water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-sea-mammals-live-in-fresh-water/502524)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-sea-mammals-live-in-fresh-water/502524 "2010-10-08T12:03:40Z")
I was reading about the Lake Baikal Seals and got to thinking about this. If I took a walrus or whale or dolphin or manatee or any other kind of sea mamman that normally lives only in salt water and put it in Lake Michi… --- ## [Let's collect some tough, manly poetry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-collect-some-tough-manly-poetry/560302)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2010, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-collect-some-tough-manly-poetry/560302 "2010-11-13T07:34:27Z")
Despite all fact, logic, and common sense, the perception that poetry is somehow wimpy continues to exist in the minds of many, particularly young people. To combat that perception, this thread is for collecting example… --- ## [elucidator, You Are The Ultimate Troll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elucidator-you-are-the-ultimate-troll/723162)
**Author:** [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elucidator-you-are-the-ultimate-troll/723162 "2018-09-06T19:24:47Z")
We have both been here a long time. Over the years, while I have posted sometimes lame and stupid shit, and sometimes decent stuff, you have continually posted nothing. You seem to be an intelligent sort, and occasional… --- ## [Websites asking me to turn off ad blocker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/websites-asking-me-to-turn-off-ad-blocker/782035)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2017, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/websites-asking-me-to-turn-off-ad-blocker/782035 "2017-03-21T03:46:26Z")
Is this a new thing? It seems that way to me , mostly on news sites. Also I have noticed news sites with a lot more ads that my blocker is not blocking. --- ## [Can I Legally kill Seagulls? If so - How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-legally-kill-seagulls-if-so-how/250411)
**Author:** [@Arch\_Trout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arch_Trout)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2004, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-legally-kill-seagulls-if-so-how/250411 "2004-06-17T04:25:03Z")
Over the back of my neighbourhood is some waste ground with old warehouse buildings, that a lot of seagulls use to nest on. That’s fine, apart from the noise early morning, they don’t really bother anyone. Until now. O… --- ## [Nov 4 - This Nightmare Must End: The Trump/Pence Regime Must Go! protest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nov-4-this-nightmare-must-end-the-trump-pence-regime-must-go-protest/800432)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2017, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nov-4-this-nightmare-must-end-the-trump-pence-regime-must-go-protest/800432 "2017-11-06T18:47:35Z")
I hemmed and hawed about whether I should just add this to the schadenfreude thread or not, but after some consideration, I think it’s worth it’s own thread, and I think this is the most appropriate forum, but moderators… --- ## [The muffler fell off my car. Should I be worried?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muffler-fell-off-my-car-should-i-be-worried/156014)
**Author:** [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2003, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muffler-fell-off-my-car-should-i-be-worried/156014 "2003-02-19T16:43:03Z")
The joint where my exhaust pipe meets my muffler unexpectedly rusted completely through, and my muffler literally fell off. (The rusty piece of crap is in my trunk right now.) The car seems to run okay without it – and … --- ## [Spartacus: Gods of the Arena](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartacus-gods-of-the-arena/568192)
**Author:** [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartacus-gods-of-the-arena/568192 "2015-01-23T01:58:30Z")
The new installment kicks off on Jan 21st on STARZ, and the 6 episodes will start streaming on Netflix on Jan 22nd, just like Season 1. This will be a prequel, which I wasn’t aware of, and I’m stoked to have Lucretia an… --- ## [keeping the MMP score: rosie 5, swampy 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-the-mmp-score-rosie-5-swampy-4/529935)
**Author:** [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Replies:** 275\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-the-mmp-score-rosie-5-swampy-4/529935 "2010-03-01T03:31:18Z")
Ha! Beatcha to it! no pith or wit this evening - just wanted to be the one to start --- ## [Why Is Plasma So Much Cheaper Than LCD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-plasma-so-much-cheaper-than-lcd/652319)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-plasma-so-much-cheaper-than-lcd/652319 "2013-03-19T17:56:55Z")
I’m looking at TVs online and the price for plasma seems to be way cheaper all other things considered. Am I getting an inferior product if I buy plasma or is it just that LCD is a hot item? --- ## [What's the Argument That SS Affects Deficit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-argument-that-ss-affects-deficit/572042)
**Author:** [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-argument-that-ss-affects-deficit/572042 "2011-02-26T17:28:51Z")
I keep hearing from those concerned about the deficit that we need to do something about Social Security, but I can’t figure out why it has anything to do with the deficit. It is funded through a separate tax and has be… --- ## [Star Wars hover car /hovercraft invented](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-hover-car-hovercraft-invented/700259)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2014, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-hover-car-hovercraft-invented/700259 "2014-10-15T23:41:03Z")
It looks like a team of people invented hover car /hovercraft like in the Star Wars movie http://www.searchamateur.com/pictures/star-wars-landspeeder-hovercraft-250.jpg I never know this would be possible. … --- ## [Very Minor Things That REALLY Annoy You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-minor-things-that-really-annoy-you/483328)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-minor-things-that-really-annoy-you/483328 "2009-05-15T18:59:20Z")
Other than typing in all caps…LOL On Saturday I went to they gym and I guess I left my lock there. Anyway it’s gone. Now I have to buy another. This of course is a minor thing, but it REALLY BUGS ME. :mad: I’ve had th… --- ## [Most embarassing celebrity endorsement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarassing-celebrity-endorsement/679218)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2014, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarassing-celebrity-endorsement/679218 "2014-01-25T20:57:05Z")
Watching TV this morning I saw a commercial for Life Lock, that low rent identity theft preventor. What surprised me was that Rudy Giuliani is now their spokesman! What celebrity endorsement really makes you feel sorry… --- ## [Who's the worst actor in a truly great movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-worst-actor-in-a-truly-great-movie/762945)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-worst-actor-in-a-truly-great-movie/762945 "2016-09-02T17:04:13Z")
It’s very easy to cite great actors in jaw-droppingly terrible movies. Hell, pretty much EVERY actor with a resume of reasonable length has a terrible dog on there somewhere. As Michael Caine said of Jaws IV, “I haven’… --- ## [Imus Show Dissing Jill Carroll: WTF???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imus-show-dissing-jill-carroll-wtf/350900)
**Author:** [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2006, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imus-show-dissing-jill-carroll-wtf/350900 "2006-04-03T05:08:43Z")
The Don Imus radio show 3/31 had a reallydisgusting piece following journalist Jill Carroll’s release, after almost three months after kidnapping in Iraq. Particularly offensive: "IMUS: She’d have made a bigger dent ha… --- ## [To Hell With My Uterus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-hell-with-my-uterus/649935)
**Author:** [@applebetty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/applebetty)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-hell-with-my-uterus/649935 "2018-09-21T17:32:49Z")
I am entirely fed up with my uterus. I am going to have that bitch yankedaASAP. Goddammitt I spent the whole of Thursday night tending to blood flow, changing underwear, changing sheets, changing the comforter, finding… --- ## [Is it theft if a customer purchases an item he knows is incorrectly priced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-theft-if-a-customer-purchases-an-item-he-knows-is-incorrectly-priced/681081)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2014, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-theft-if-a-customer-purchases-an-item-he-knows-is-incorrectly-priced/681081 "2014-02-18T20:29:47Z")
Would a situation like this be considered theft? Any reasonable person would know gas being sold for a penny has to be in error. Were the people flocking to the station committing a crime? I’m confused how this went und… --- ## [Gatopescado's warning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gatopescados-warning/781719)
**Author:** [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2017, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gatopescados-warning/781719 "2017-03-10T15:54:07Z")
From the following thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=821070 Who gives a shit if there have been long board discussions? I don’t see what rule was violated, not even the “don’t be a jerk” … --- ## [Moon Landing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-landing/472069)
**Author:** [@Core44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Core44)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2008, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-landing/472069 "2008-11-22T23:50:28Z")
Did the United States really land on the moon? --- ## [Why are there so many spelling errors in newspapers recently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-many-spelling-errors-in-newspapers-recently/538407)
**Author:** [@Hippias\_Major](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippias_Major)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2013, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-many-spelling-errors-in-newspapers-recently/538407 "2013-03-05T09:25:30Z")
I spend a fair amount of time at a computer during my working hours, so obviously surfing and reading news articles are used to pass the time. Over the past couple years I have begun to notice that in many articles, the… --- ## [Poutine, or chili-cheese fries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poutine-or-chili-cheese-fries/547039)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2010, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poutine-or-chili-cheese-fries/547039 "2010-12-08T22:27:55Z")
Inspired by this thread. I’ve only had poutine once, at the ferry terminal in Tsawwassen. I wasn’t that impressed, but I assume that if I’d had it someplace where they took a modicum of pride in it that it would be a g… --- ## [Where did fears of sharia law being implemented in western countries come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-fears-of-sharia-law-being-implemented-in-western-countries-come-from/620730)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-fears-of-sharia-law-being-implemented-in-western-countries-come-from/620730 "2012-05-14T21:50:44Z")
It appears to be a popular topic, that sharia law is going to be legislated and implemented any moment. Where on earth did this fear come from? Did it have a source, an incident? --- ## [Toy Story- No gun for Woody?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toy-story-no-gun-for-woody/293325)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2005, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toy-story-no-gun-for-woody/293325 "2005-03-31T01:52:02Z")
Ok, i enjoyed TSI. In it, Woody had an empty holster. That makes perfect sense, because I remember little things like guns were the first things lost on toys like that. But in TSII, Woody is brought back to "fully resto… --- ## [What is this men's facial hair style called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-mens-facial-hair-style-called/579928)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2011, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-mens-facial-hair-style-called/579928 "2011-04-30T08:12:52Z")
When it’s not a beard, but fuzz all over the face. I hate the word fuzz. It’s like a 5 o’clock shadow but maybe 3 or 4 5’oclock shadows in a row, like the man didn’t shave for a few days. Let me see if I can find some pi… --- ## [Let's say I offered you five dollars to eat a Chicago-style hot dog...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-i-offered-you-five-dollars-to-eat-a-chicago-style-hot-dog/700256)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2014, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-i-offered-you-five-dollars-to-eat-a-chicago-style-hot-dog/700256 "2014-10-08T14:36:14Z")
Suppose I told you that I’d pay you five bucks to eat a hot dog, Chicago-style. This is what it would look like, exact. You, to get the five bucks, must eat it all yourself and you’re not allowed to take ANYTHING off o… --- ## [Get Out of Dodge Debate... Morons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-of-dodge-debate-morons/319366)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2005, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-of-dodge-debate-morons/319366 "2005-09-10T02:21:31Z")
I’m talking about this thread: Wherein these depths I find profound levels of Cosmic Stupidity. Let me stop generalizing and be specific: Loopydude basicaly starts off with the premise that New Orleans is a dangerou… --- ## [Say vagina, get suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-vagina-get-suspended/394864)
**Author:** [@Cowboy8467](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cowboy8467)\ **Replies:** 298\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2007, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-vagina-get-suspended/394864 "2007-03-14T05:20:36Z")
So apparently a couple of high school girls were suspended by their school because they dared to say the word vagina during the…wait for it…VAGINA monologues. Words fail me :rolleyes: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,293… --- ## [How do you eat pickled herring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-pickled-herring/722981)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2015, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-pickled-herring/722981 "2015-06-23T19:15:24Z")
We never have the right kind of bread. Slices of boiled potato are too much trouble. So I eat pickled herring by putting some on a small plate, with some of the pickled onions of course, and just eating them with a for… --- ## [Headache relieved by pooping - why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headache-relieved-by-pooping-why/679747)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2014, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headache-relieved-by-pooping-why/679747 "2014-01-27T15:13:46Z")
I have often found that: \[ul\] \[li\]Constipation is accompanied by severe headache - and when the former is relieved, the latter goes away.\[/li\] \[li\]If I’m in a situation where I have to delay defecation (for example, a… --- ## [Now my husband has mono. Should I not kiss him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-my-husband-has-mono-should-i-not-kiss-him/604138)
**Author:** [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-my-husband-has-mono-should-i-not-kiss-him/604138 "2011-11-29T19:30:32Z")
Our son had mono a couple of months ago (I started a thread on it, but I am WAY too lazy to link to it, and in any case he’s just fine now, although he hasn’t stopped being a teenager, so ‘fine’ is a relative concept). … --- ## [DNA Tests Are an Anti-Feminist Application of Science](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dna-tests-are-an-anti-feminist-application-of-science/573390)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2011, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dna-tests-are-an-anti-feminist-application-of-science/573390 "2011-03-06T08:43:44Z")
So says essayist (and feminist?) Melanie McDonagh, writing: So far as I can tell, she’s serious. I don’t agree with her. I’m not sure I agree there can be any such thing as an “anti-feminist” application of science, b… --- ## [Atheists: Ever had a crisis of nonfaith?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-ever-had-a-crisis-of-nonfaith/609397)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2012, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-ever-had-a-crisis-of-nonfaith/609397 "2012-01-20T03:57:43Z")
Yes, thread number 5 billion on atheism on the Dope. But bear with me. Those of a faithful bent often talk about having a “crisis of faith”; the moment when their faith in God is at its lowest ebb. Turning it around; ha… --- ## [this entire board is ridiculous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-entire-board-is-ridiculous/414697)
**Author:** [@unbrok3npp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unbrok3npp)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2007, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-entire-board-is-ridiculous/414697 "2007-08-09T00:50:25Z")
First of all, Ive never seen another forum online that you have to pay for…but i figured the information I could get was worth the money. So I embarked on the biggest waste of $15 ever. In any other forum I can ask what… --- ## [I refused to sign the banks nosey form. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-refused-to-sign-the-banks-nosey-form-now-what/817709)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2018, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-refused-to-sign-the-banks-nosey-form-now-what/817709 "2018-11-12T16:19:41Z")
So I went to my personal bank (not the one I have business accounts with) and withdrew exactly $5K in cash. First time I withdrew anything from that account in months. The teller starts asking me “what do you plan on do… --- ## [Homemade Roach Powder: Do you know its secrets? Can you share them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-roach-powder-do-you-know-its-secrets-can-you-share-them/466126)
**Author:** [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-roach-powder-do-you-know-its-secrets-can-you-share-them/466126 "2023-08-09T00:51:08Z")
Not long ago, I read something somewhere about how you can make bug bait powder that’s reliably fatal, safer than the commercial varieties made with unpronounceable synthetic toxins, and specifically effective against t… --- ## [Is Starlink a danger to humanity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-starlink-a-danger-to-humanity/937356)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-starlink-a-danger-to-humanity/937356 "2024-11-06T01:39:40Z")
The other day, I watched a video on Facebook about Elon Musk’s plan to launch tens of thousands of satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to provide a low-latency satellite internet service to the world. Part of the late… --- ## [Safe for J-Lube to remain in human colon after use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-for-j-lube-to-remain-in-human-colon-after-use/791635)
**Author:** [@Loyuod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loyuod)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2017, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-for-j-lube-to-remain-in-human-colon-after-use/791635 "2017-07-22T17:49:11Z")
J-Lube can stay in the colon for a few days after its first use & maybe up to a week I have noticed. It’s mixed at 5 average tablespoons to 500Ml of water. At this thickness it doesn’t just wash away easy if you put thi… --- ## [What's wrong with Susan Alexander's singing in the movie Citizen Kane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-susan-alexanders-singing-in-the-movie-citizen-kane/525269)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2014, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-susan-alexanders-singing-in-the-movie-citizen-kane/525269 "2014-08-13T14:34:41Z")
I don’t have the first idea about what makes for good and bad singing in opera. So what is it about Susan Alexander’s singing in Citizen Kane that’s so bad? The only thing I can judge is whether it’s on pitch or not, an… --- ## [Multivitamins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multivitamins/676574)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2014, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multivitamins/676574 "2014-01-11T00:53:49Z")
So the Annals of Internal Medicine has made a lot of recent headlines with an editorial arguing that multivitamins are a waste of money. From CNN: However, there is also a counterargument presented: The argument agai… --- ## [It's the 1970s, semi-obscure country music appreciation thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-1970s-semi-obscure-country-music-appreciation-thread/681035)
**Author:** [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2016, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-1970s-semi-obscure-country-music-appreciation-thread/681035 "2016-06-06T13:59:37Z")
Just thought of this here tonight. Haven’t heard of it or had it cross my mind in decades. Upon reflection, god-damn it’s a solid tune. Next? --- ## [Ha, ha--Ann Romney has to go home and spend her millions now!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ann-romney-has-to-go-home-and-spend-her-millions-now/640231)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2012, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ann-romney-has-to-go-home-and-spend-her-millions-now/640231 "2012-11-13T07:25:52Z")
Just a note to say how pleased I am that this entitled would-be queen doesn’t get to condescend to the American public from the White House now, doesn’t get to call us “you people,” or to tell us anymore what we can and … --- ## [Naeir](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naeir/404916)
**Author:** [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2014, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naeir/404916 "2014-08-13T22:20:55Z")
I’ve found some conflicting information on the net, so I’m curious if anyone here has any first-hand experience with NAEIR (The National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources). The jist of it seems to be … --- ## ["In Bruges"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-bruges/633487)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2015, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-bruges/633487 "2015-07-01T02:35:38Z")
I caught this film “In Bruges” today on cable. Has anyone seen it? It’s probably THE darkest comedy I’ve ever seen-- equal parts darkness and comedy. Quirky, bitter, sad, warm in parts. Got an 85 on Rotten Tomatoes. --- ## [Odd chirping sound in my house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-chirping-sound-in-my-house/654038)
**Author:** [@DrivingMeCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrivingMeCrazy)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-chirping-sound-in-my-house/654038 "2013-03-29T08:18:48Z")
I have a random beeping type sound in my house that mainly occurs in the middle of the night. I disconnected the hardwired smoke alarms as well as my security alarm system. The sound is lower pitched than the low batte… --- ## [My all time favorite rock guitar solo...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-all-time-favorite-rock-guitar-solo/687015)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2014, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-all-time-favorite-rock-guitar-solo/687015 "2014-05-02T12:47:30Z")
Buck Dharma, solo in question kicks in at 15:55 on this YT vid. Blue Oyster Cult, Astronomy, from Some Enchanted Evening. At 15:55 Give it a little time, it takes a minute to get going. What’s your favorite? --- ## [Bob is trapped in his job, how would you resolve this problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-is-trapped-in-his-job-how-would-you-resolve-this-problem/757872)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2019, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-is-trapped-in-his-job-how-would-you-resolve-this-problem/757872 "2019-10-05T19:20:51Z")
There’s this guy, let’s call him Bob. Bob feels as though he is trapped in his job, by the following factors: \[ul\] \[li\]He has financial commitments and feels that he cannot just quit without subjecting his family to r… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=337&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=339&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)