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**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2015, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annual-nobel-peace-prize-outrage/637524 "2015-12-09T04:58:12Z")
This year it went to the European Union, namely because there hasn’t been a major European War in over half a century. I think it also has something to with how they handled the economic crisis because we all know peace… --- ## [So where do I put my boob when I'm playing guitar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-do-i-put-my-boob-when-im-playing-guitar/458739)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2008, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-do-i-put-my-boob-when-im-playing-guitar/458739 "2008-11-09T05:02:50Z")
I have recently started trying to learn to play acoustic guitar. My guitar is a classical, 3/4 size, and my boyfriends is a full sized acoustic. I can’t play his yet because the metal strings are too hurty. That, plus I’… --- ## [Actors and actresses that have no charisma and leave no impression](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-actresses-that-have-no-charisma-and-leave-no-impression/664317)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2013, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-actresses-that-have-no-charisma-and-leave-no-impression/664317 "2013-07-29T18:29:42Z")
Who are some actors and actresses who have had several major roles, yet have so little charisma that no one seems to notice or remember them? I’m not talking about character actors who play their role and blend into the… --- ## [Is it legally still theft if it was unintentional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legally-still-theft-if-it-was-unintentional/666809)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legally-still-theft-if-it-was-unintentional/666809 "2013-08-30T04:35:47Z")
ALL DISCLAIMERS IN PLACE about not seeking or interpreting any answers as legal advice. Many if not most people have problem unintentionally shoplifted before (one of my most embarrassing moments was stealing a prayer b… --- ## [Why is the Los Angeles Airport called LAX?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-los-angeles-airport-called-lax/314529)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2005, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-los-angeles-airport-called-lax/314529 "2005-08-02T08:25:09Z")
Okay, I get the first two letters…obviously. Los Angeles. But where does the X come from? What does it stand for? Or is there another language where X means air or airport or something like that? Or maybe it’s really, r… --- ## [I want to make my own fireproof box](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-make-my-own-fireproof-box/596259)
**Author:** [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2013, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-make-my-own-fireproof-box/596259 "2013-05-11T08:11:41Z")
Just kinda an acedemic excersie more than anything, but I have a RL idea involving this. What kind of insulation is used for making fireproof boxes and or small fireproof safes? Prefer something easily obtainable over … --- ## [Tolkien scholar: JRRT avoided words with French or Latin origins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-scholar-jrrt-avoided-words-with-french-or-latin-origins/588112)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2011, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-scholar-jrrt-avoided-words-with-french-or-latin-origins/588112 "2011-07-11T14:02:25Z")
I was perusing my copy of the JRRT encyclopedia: Scholarship and critical assessment the other day (a great book, all JRRT ubergeeks should own a copy), when I ran across their article on the Norman Conquest (scroll up 1… --- ## [Another Poop Poll: Do you poop in front of friends, family or SO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-poop-poll-do-you-poop-in-front-of-friends-family-or-so/112215)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2002, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-poop-poll-do-you-poop-in-front-of-friends-family-or-so/112215 "2002-06-06T05:01:26Z")
I was just reading another one of the many poop threads, and contributing to it, and I thought about something. I’m committed to privacy when I defecate. This has always been an issue with me. I don’t allow friends, f… --- ## [$1.99 is not $2 !!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-99-is-not-2/582390)
**Author:** [@tetranz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tetranz)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-99-is-not-2/582390 "2011-06-10T19:26:57Z")
At the risk of sounding a little silly or not having enough to worry about… Most mornings I stop at a Dunkin Donuts drive-thru and get a cup of coffee which is priced at $1.99. I usually give them two dollar bills. One … --- ## [If Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Is Acquitted Will He Be Released?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-khalid-sheikh-mohammed-is-acquitted-will-he-be-released/517791)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2009, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-khalid-sheikh-mohammed-is-acquitted-will-he-be-released/517791 "2009-11-19T15:11:56Z")
Here’s an exchange between White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs and ABC Senior WH Correspondent Jake Tapper: Granted: Gibbs is not Obama. But it seems to me that based on one of the cornerstones of Obama’s campaig… --- ## [three questions about Benny and the Jets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-questions-about-benny-and-the-jets/543048)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2018, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-questions-about-benny-and-the-jets/543048 "2018-05-04T01:14:38Z")
What in the hell does the song mean? The lyrics make absolutely no sense to me. Is it true that it was never recorded in a studio, and the version heard most on the radio was recorded at a concert? What exactly … --- ## [What the hell is King Henry IV wearing on his head in this painting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-king-henry-iv-wearing-on-his-head-in-this-painting/498118)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2009, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-king-henry-iv-wearing-on-his-head-in-this-painting/498118 "2009-06-04T14:53:46Z")
As many of you may know, I love looking at old portraits from antiquity, especially Medieval and Renaissance England. The Kings of England generally have fairly consistent headwear in their portraits, if you look at them… --- ## [Poop scenes in movies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poop-scenes-in-movies/308311)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2005, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poop-scenes-in-movies/308311 "2005-06-17T13:04:54Z")
I was watching the lovely and highly forgettable Two Weeks Notice with Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock. There is a scene where she is the passenger in the car and they are stuck in traffic and all the food she over ate at… --- ## [Welcome our new administrator Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-new-administrator-marley23/595456)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-new-administrator-marley23/595456 "2011-09-16T14:50:31Z")
I am happy to announce that \*\*Marley23 \*\* is now an administrator. Please congratulate him … if congratulations for an increased workload and more agita are the things to do. :slight\_smile: (He gets a bigger hat too. … --- ## [Elizabeth Warren Stands by DNA Test. But Around Her, Worries Abound.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-stands-by-dna-test-but-around-her-worries-abound/825682)
**Author:** [@Dacien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dacien)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2018, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-stands-by-dna-test-but-around-her-worries-abound/825682 "2018-12-29T14:53:23Z")
Is this a non-issue, being taken more seriously than it should, or was this a catastrophic misstep for Warren that doomed her 2020 chances? Personally, I don’t think it was wise to play into Trump’s hands with a weak … --- ## [What do we, as a society, do about pedophilia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-we-as-a-society-do-about-pedophilia/584929)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2011, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-we-as-a-society-do-about-pedophilia/584929 "2011-11-26T21:17:08Z")
A digression from this thread about child pornography. What do we, as a society, do about the issue of adults being sexually attracted to children? I hear lots of people suggesting that they’re less than human, that th… --- ## [Cease and Desist letter from Senator to constituents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cease-and-desist-letter-from-senator-to-constituents/781114)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2017, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cease-and-desist-letter-from-senator-to-constituents/781114 "2017-03-07T12:29:41Z")
Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson doesn’t like being bothered by his constituents. He’s sent a letter to an activist group telling them that they may only contact his office by writing, that they may not call or visit his of… --- ## [It tastes like someone took a shit in my mouth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-tastes-like-someone-took-a-shit-in-my-mouth/560622)
**Author:** [@dzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzero)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-tastes-like-someone-took-a-shit-in-my-mouth/560622 "2010-11-17T16:37:03Z")
This doesn’t happen all of the time, or if it does, I don’t always notice, but this morning when I got up I had an awful taste in my mouth. I’ve always assumed that this was true for everyone, but I think that’s mainly … --- ## [Is suicide "selfish"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-suicide-selfish/695389)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2014, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-suicide-selfish/695389 "2014-08-16T21:00:56Z")
I moved this response from the Robin Williams thread at the request of the moderators. For me it has been 29 years, and I am definitely still sad about losing my father; however, I certainly do not feel angry toward hi… --- ## [Questions about Christianity from a confused agnostic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-christianity-from-a-confused-agnostic/346300)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 354\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2006, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-christianity-from-a-confused-agnostic/346300 "2006-03-31T19:49:10Z")
Hey folks. I have a few questions about Christianity that have been bugging me for a while. My limited Search abilities failed to find me relevant threads, so apologies in advance if these questions have been asked and… --- ## [Do commercial planes fly over Antarctica?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-commercial-planes-fly-over-antarctica/606333)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-commercial-planes-fly-over-antarctica/606333 "2011-12-17T03:33:49Z")
Do commercial planes fly over Antarctica? For example a flight from Sidney to Rio perhaps? --- ## [Why did Peter Jackson's LOTR movies succeed & The Hobbit fail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-peter-jacksons-lotr-movies-succeed-the-hobbit-fail/680513)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2014, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-peter-jacksons-lotr-movies-succeed-the-hobbit-fail/680513 "2014-02-10T18:43:12Z")
I don’t mean financially. Money-wise the Hobbit movies are fine. As a long-time Tolkien fan/fanatic I was leery of the Jackson Lord of the Rings films, but came to greatly appreciate them. I saw them many times in the… --- ## [My HP Printer Thinks it Has a Paper Jam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hp-printer-thinks-it-has-a-paper-jam/550763)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2013, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hp-printer-thinks-it-has-a-paper-jam/550763 "2013-10-08T20:46:00Z")
But it doesn’t. There is no paper stuck in there. Still, the screen keeps flashing “paper jam”, and I can’t get it to print. I’ve tried turning it off, I’ve tried pressing cancel, but it’s stuck in “jam mode”. Any th… --- ## [The Pet Picture Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pet-picture-thread/911084)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2020, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pet-picture-thread/911084 "2020-06-22T08:41:39Z")
Dopers, meet Luna: --- ## [Ladies - were Poodle Skirts commonly worn in the fifties?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-were-poodle-skirts-commonly-worn-in-the-fifties/551675)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2010, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-were-poodle-skirts-commonly-worn-in-the-fifties/551675 "2010-09-06T13:50:27Z")
The classic 1950’s costume is the sweater, poodle skirt and white bobby sox. Plus a pink kerchief around the neck or tied in the hair. You can buy the costume at Amazon. I really need to order this outfit in red for my … --- ## [Lost 2.18: "Dave"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-2-18-dave/351441)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2006, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-2-18-dave/351441 "2006-04-12T00:39:50Z")
First, the thread rules: It’s going to be hard to top last week’s episode, but this week’s is Hurley-centric (I don’t think I’m spoiling anything by posting that), so it should at least be very entertaining. Will we f… --- ## [A filet mignon well done?!?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-filet-mignon-well-done/746942)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-filet-mignon-well-done/746942 "2016-03-02T03:13:06Z")
I was at a Japanese steakhouse the other night and the lady next to me ordered a filet with her meal. I’d heard of a stereotype where some people would order all their steaks well done. I was hoping this would not be the… --- ## [Did Breaking Bad get off to a slow start?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-breaking-bad-get-off-to-a-slow-start/670289)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2013, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-breaking-bad-get-off-to-a-slow-start/670289 "2013-11-12T17:23:51Z")
With all the buzz surrounding BB, I’m thinking about giving this show another shot. I tried to watch it a year or so ago but only got about three episodes in before I gave up. (Although, I did like that bit when dude bo… --- ## [Why Have the Twin Towers Not Been Rebuilt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-the-twin-towers-not-been-rebuilt/553448)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-the-twin-towers-not-been-rebuilt/553448 "2010-09-25T02:06:45Z")
What is the hold-up on rebuilding the World Trade Center and other buildings that were destroyed 9 years ago today? It’s not a rhetorical question and it’s one I don’t have much of an answer too- more of a GQ really but… --- ## [SDMB Secret Santa Gift Exchange 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2013/675432)
**Author:** [@Silvorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silvorange)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2014, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2013/675432 "2014-11-11T14:58:23Z")
Hi! This is my first time organizing one of these, so I’m going to borrow heavily from Anaamika’s OP from last year. That’s part of the tradition too, I think :D. Everybody buys one present and mails it to their Secret … --- ## [Most heat resistant material?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-heat-resistant-material/348621)
**Author:** [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-heat-resistant-material/348621 "2014-01-20T15:17:51Z")
I thought this would be a simple Google/Wiki search but either I suck at it or it’s more elusive than I predicted. Tungsten is the most heat resistant element with a melting point of 3422 C (6192 F). So what’s the most … --- ## [Almost Famous People](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-famous-people/749708)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2016, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-famous-people/749708 "2016-05-12T23:20:28Z")
We are famous people… almost. Our names are missing just one letter. Some of us are pretty easy to figure out, a few are a little tricky, and a couple might be impossible. Identify us and/or add your own. An example: … --- ## [Safety of paternoster elevators?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safety-of-paternoster-elevators/691680)
**Author:** [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2014, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safety-of-paternoster-elevators/691680 "2014-08-01T00:29:39Z")
Anyone ever ridden in a paternoster elevator? Extremely cool, but they are rare in the UK nowadays. They seem to be of an age where health and safety considerations were not as prominent in the workplace. My question is… --- ## [Teacher pepper-sprayed while talking on the phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teacher-pepper-sprayed-while-talking-on-the-phone/711330)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2015, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teacher-pepper-sprayed-while-talking-on-the-phone/711330 "2015-02-08T14:49:06Z")
I searched, but didn’t see a thread on this. Cop Pepper-Sprays Teacher Who Was Talking On A Cell Phone – Good video. KING 5 story. This is what I see: A guy is walking along, talking on his phone. A female Seattle P.… --- ## [Which band member was the luckiest, least talented , least substantial member ever?d,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-band-member-was-the-luckiest-least-talented-least-substantial-member-ever-d/983933)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 293\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2023, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-band-member-was-the-luckiest-least-talented-least-substantial-member-ever-d/983933 "2023-05-30T11:31:40Z")
Typically weak band members drop out, get replaced, take on other roles etc but sometimes not. Which ones have had the longest, most lucrative, best musical careers with the least ability? --- ## [Differences between fascism and socialism/communism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/differences-between-fascism-and-socialism-communism/665457)
**Author:** [@Melab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melab)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2013, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/differences-between-fascism-and-socialism-communism/665457 "2013-08-28T00:11:18Z")
I’ve read that fascism is right-wing. I’ve read that fascism is left-wing. Socialism/communism and fascism were the two totalitarian political ideologies of the twentieth century. Fascism seems to me like an ideology th… --- ## [Disinfecting a cooking pot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disinfecting-a-cooking-pot/473610)
**Author:** [@sundog66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sundog66)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2008, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disinfecting-a-cooking-pot/473610 "2008-12-14T14:38:47Z")
Due to a plumbing problem in my apartment building, the ceiling light fixture in my bathroom was dripping a suspiciously urine-like substance for a couple of days, and I put a large metal stock pot on the floor to catch … --- ## [What does this IQ score mean (if anything)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-iq-score-mean-if-anything/423362)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-iq-score-mean-if-anything/423362 "2007-10-24T02:46:37Z")
I wonder if any psychologists (amateur or otherwise) can give me an idea of what the test I just took means. I scored 127 on this “classical” IQ test offered by Psychology Today. Now, I have seen some come-ons and idio… --- ## [Scariest movie you ever saw](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scariest-movie-you-ever-saw/660666)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2013, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scariest-movie-you-ever-saw/660666 "2013-06-24T11:39:50Z")
For me, it’s either the 1944 version of “Gaslight”, starring Ingrid Bergman, or a late 1990s German movie called “Funny Games”, which is not funny at all. I asked this question on another board, and one person nominated… --- ## [The Enterprise VS. Star-Destroyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-enterprise-vs-star-destroyer/568274)
**Author:** [@noobzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/noobzilla)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-enterprise-vs-star-destroyer/568274 "2011-05-26T12:03:18Z")
http://robotics.caltech.edu/~mason/ramblings/starTrekVsStarWars.html Very well written article and I’m going to agree with the author. The Enterprise could bring a Star-Destroyer to it’s knees. Anyone care to disagree… --- ## [I can't deal with transgender anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-deal-with-transgender-anymore/1002937)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 391\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-deal-with-transgender-anymore/1002937 "2025-03-10T16:45:37Z")
\[Was considering making this a Pit thread. I eventually cooled off, but this concerns me a lot and I won’t remain silent on it.\] There’s a tenant at the place I work who always wears a dress and makeup and has a slightl… --- ## [Is the US pronunciation of "solder" unique to the US ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-pronunciation-of-solder-unique-to-the-us/697997)
**Author:** [@Bones\_Daley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bones_Daley)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-pronunciation-of-solder-unique-to-the-us/697997 "2020-05-13T10:49:49Z")
I occasionally watch DIY/ home workshop videos on Youtube, and have always been intrigued by the way American artisans pronounce “solder” as “sodder”. In the UK , anyone who said “I am going to sodder these terminals … --- ## [Car expert dopers - what's wrong with my windshield wipers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-expert-dopers-whats-wrong-with-my-windshield-wipers/643633)
**Author:** [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-expert-dopers-whats-wrong-with-my-windshield-wipers/643633 "2012-12-13T16:38:56Z")
Yesterday after a decent sized snowstorm my son drove my truck (2003 Dodge Ram 2500) to pick up a friend. He SAYS that he lifted the wipers away from the windshield and scraped off the ice/snow, then before driving he ra… --- ## [Does breastfeeding permanently change nipple size?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-breastfeeding-permanently-change-nipple-size/186751)
**Author:** [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2003, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-breastfeeding-permanently-change-nipple-size/186751 "2003-07-09T00:32:06Z")
In the past four years, I’ve dated fairly often, many of the dates being divorced women, most with kids. Although I can’t claim to have dated a statistically representative sample of women, yadda yadda, one thing I have… --- ## [Star Wars A New Hope, Obiwan taking Luke on a suicide mission?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-a-new-hope-obiwan-taking-luke-on-a-suicide-mission/607559)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2012, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-a-new-hope-obiwan-taking-luke-on-a-suicide-mission/607559 "2012-10-12T09:23:04Z")
Or at the very least a mission he is totally unsure either will survive? If you take the info given in all the films: Obi has had two damn decades to mentor and teach Luke and he has done squat, its doubtful he has eve… --- ## [It feels good to be free. I just Linuxed my first computer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-feels-good-to-be-free-i-just-linuxed-my-first-computer/547761)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-feels-good-to-be-free-i-just-linuxed-my-first-computer/547761 "2010-07-26T12:31:24Z")
So after having this old (~5 years+) XP box sitting around for a while I finally decided to go ahead and install Ubuntu on it. I’ve always been afraid to change an OS on a computer but when I realized that you could inst… --- ## [Hank Hill's dad has no shins. Is that reasonable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hank-hills-dad-has-no-shins-is-that-reasonable/358827)
**Author:** [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2011, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hank-hills-dad-has-no-shins-is-that-reasonable/358827 "2011-03-23T02:49:42Z")
I just finished watching the episode of King of the Hill where Peggy Hill is recovering from a skydiving accident. As part of the plot she is being motivated by Hank Hill’s war-hero dad Cotton (sp?). His shins were sh… --- ## [Ask a former prison guard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-former-prison-guard/153554)
**Author:** [@TGWATY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TGWATY)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2003, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-former-prison-guard/153554 "2003-03-01T07:50:02Z")
Inspired by the “Ask the guy who used to frequent hookers!” thread, I thought I would offer to satisfy the curious with regard to prisons. I spent three years as a correction officer (the PC term for a guard) at a state… --- ## [Could the 1980s reverse engineer a modern iphone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-1980s-reverse-engineer-a-modern-iphone/775816)
**Author:** [@doubled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doubled)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2017, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-1980s-reverse-engineer-a-modern-iphone/775816 "2017-01-11T14:43:44Z")
Whenever I time-travel to the past, I always leave my IPhone home, to prevent changing the timeline if the past scientists find my phone and use it to invent technologies sooner than they should have. But then I realize… --- ## [Do they have \_\_\_ in England?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-have-___-in-england/634978)
**Author:** [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2012, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-have-___-in-england/634978 "2012-09-22T02:27:16Z")
W/ any luck the Air Force will send us to live for 2-4 years in England; we’ll find out for sure in January. I have questions about mundane stuff. Here in the States we don’t have or need a landline, we’re cellphones o… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=347&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=349&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)