# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=349&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:** 350 --- ## [Crap future X-men movie mutants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crap-future-x-men-movie-mutants/164708)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2003, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crap-future-x-men-movie-mutants/164708 "2003-06-11T10:34:05Z")
I misunderstood the meaning of “Cast future X-men movie mutants” and posted my misunderstanding there. I apologise to the OP of that OP. I decided to do a thread with my idea of X-men mutants - Crap fake mutants with p… --- ## [BP Boycott](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bp-boycott/542671)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bp-boycott/542671 "2010-06-11T16:08:20Z")
The campaigns to boycott BP as a result of the oil spill are simply a misdirected revenge effort that will do more harm than good. The vast majority of the people affected as a result of the boycott, stockholders includ… --- ## [Ruin Old Film Plot By Adding Cell Phones To Story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruin-old-film-plot-by-adding-cell-phones-to-story/633558)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruin-old-film-plot-by-adding-cell-phones-to-story/633558 "2013-08-02T12:33:14Z")
Phones weren’t everywhere back in the old days - and this helped with many film plots. Let’s add cell phones and tell me how this will change the story. In the 1957 film An Affair To Remember, Nicky and Terry are suppo… --- ## [Hallelujah: Cathy comic strip to be retired in October](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hallelujah-cathy-comic-strip-to-be-retired-in-october/550081)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2010, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hallelujah-cathy-comic-strip-to-be-retired-in-october/550081 "2010-10-10T14:01:48Z")
October 3 is the last day that this comic strip will appear. I never liked it much, because it recycles the same four or five jokes over and over. She’s too fat to fit into a swimsuit. She gets aggravated by her mothe… --- ## [In the UK people call cake "pudding"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-uk-people-call-cake-pudding/851365)
**Author:** [@Garak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garak)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-uk-people-call-cake-pudding/851365 "2020-04-21T00:22:58Z")
but my question to UK dopers is, have you ever had real pudding? It’s one of the finest desserts. --- ## [What did they do to Hostess Fruit Pies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-they-do-to-hostess-fruit-pies/520181)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2020, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-they-do-to-hostess-fruit-pies/520181 "2020-08-17T12:49:01Z")
Last month, I got a hankering for a lemon hostess fruit pie. I hadn’t had one in probably 15 years, but for some reason I wanted one. My MIL put four Hostess lemon pies in a care package and it came yesterday. First o… --- ## [Gun Safety Switch – where is it and how do you know if it’s on or off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-safety-switch-where-is-it-and-how-do-you-know-if-it-s-on-or-off/301275)
**Author:** [@empty\_filing\_cabinet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/empty_filing_cabinet)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2005, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-safety-switch-where-is-it-and-how-do-you-know-if-it-s-on-or-off/301275 "2005-04-28T03:14:45Z")
Gun Safety Switch – where is it and how do you know if it’s on or off? Every now and then on TV or in the movies, some hapless character will end up with a firearm in a critical situation, but they won’t know how to wor… --- ## [Dealer says "Car battery is weak" - replace now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealer-says-car-battery-is-weak-replace-now/522323)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2009, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealer-says-car-battery-is-weak-replace-now/522323 "2009-12-25T06:27:44Z")
My wife brought her 05 Honda Odyssey in for an oil change yesterday. It’s one of the models without a published service schedule - it just pops up alarms when it’s time to do service. Anyway, she brought it to the deal… --- ## [Chicken Tikka Masala - any yogurt tricks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-tikka-masala-any-yogurt-tricks/524497)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-tikka-masala-any-yogurt-tricks/524497 "2010-01-17T17:06:07Z")
When I make it I use regular, plain ol’ Plain Yogurt - like Dannon or some other common brand. Sometimes it tastes correct, sometimes it doesn’t - and sometimes I add a little brown sugar to balance out the bit of sour … --- ## [Why do some Simpsons characters have blue hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-simpsons-characters-have-blue-hair/233616)
**Author:** [@moejuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejuck)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-simpsons-characters-have-blue-hair/233616 "2022-09-13T02:29:20Z")
Most Simpsons characters that have hair have black, blonde, or brown hair. A few, most notably Marge and Milhouse, have blue hair. I’m guessing there’s nothing behind this, but it seems odd that they would use normal h… --- ## [Movies that make you angry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-make-you-angry/458538)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2008, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-make-you-angry/458538 "2008-08-08T05:10:17Z")
Inspired by the “movies that make you squirm” thread. Wedding Crashers. First time was kinda funny, and topless women. Every time after that (the roommate bought the DVD and all our friends love the movie) I’m just deep… --- ## [Hindu to Congress!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hindu-to-congress/640199)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hindu-to-congress/640199 "2012-12-24T22:40:10Z")
Gabbard Tulsi just got elected the first Hindu member of Congress. --- ## [San Jose CA gun tax law is a positive first step to rational gun ownership](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-jose-ca-gun-tax-law-is-a-positive-first-step-to-rational-gun-ownership/945433)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 432\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-jose-ca-gun-tax-law-is-a-positive-first-step-to-rational-gun-ownership/945433 "2024-10-01T21:12:13Z")
San Jose CA gun tax law is a positive first step to rational gun ownership. Requiring gun owners to cover the community cost of their activity does not violate the second amendment, To the contrary it enables gun owners… --- ## [What are the benifits of being a man? (Other than the obvious)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-benifits-of-being-a-man-other-than-the-obvious/701095)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2014, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-benifits-of-being-a-man-other-than-the-obvious/701095 "2014-10-16T23:40:33Z")
I’ve been feeling insecure about being a man a little more than usual lately. I can try to explain why I always was insecure, (and more-so lately), if you really want to know. I understand that my thinking isn’t always… --- ## [What is the amperage for typical household circuits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-amperage-for-typical-household-circuits/479915)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-amperage-for-typical-household-circuits/479915 "2009-01-06T02:28:58Z")
I have been considering getting a 110V FCAW/GMAW welder. These require 20A circuits, but I don’t know what households typically have. Can anyone enlighten me? Thanks, Rob --- ## [epithets for "American"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epithets-for-american/549741)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2010, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epithets-for-american/549741 "2010-08-12T23:27:42Z")
As I am seeking factual answers, I trust this post is best placed in GQ. See much ado recently here about “Jap” and whether it is a pejorative term or not. Since “Jap” is derived from the English-language word for the … --- ## [Statue of Liberty in Planet of the Apes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statue-of-liberty-in-planet-of-the-apes/733511)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2016, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statue-of-liberty-in-planet-of-the-apes/733511 "2016-01-14T20:34:41Z")
Heston comes upon the half-buried statue. Was the whole harbor supposedly filled in, like forgotten ancient cities? If so, where did that cliff next to it come from? If the statue came apart and was washed up on shore, w… --- ## [Moneyball: I KNOW Billy Beane Is a Great GM, But...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moneyball-i-know-billy-beane-is-a-great-gm-but/597547)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2012, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moneyball-i-know-billy-beane-is-a-great-gm-but/597547 "2012-04-21T14:22:20Z")
Even though I’m not a serious, hardcore sabremetrician, I do respect and admire the great job Billy Beane did for many years. I have to say that up front because, inevitably, threads like this devolve into insult fests, … --- ## [Induced coma for addicts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/induced-coma-for-addicts/397612)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/induced-coma-for-addicts/397612 "2017-03-13T03:05:45Z")
Would it make sense to induce a coma in someone who is an addict (any substance)? While in a coma, their body would be detoxed and given time to recover. With all of the physical trauma of withdrawal gone unnoticed by … --- ## [Name That Loon: A Nickname MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-loon-a-nickname-mmp/674164)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2013, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-loon-a-nickname-mmp/674164 "2013-11-25T11:11:28Z")
In the six years I’ve had him, Gordie’s picked up a few nicknames: Princess Pretty Paws: He has to be dragged out to go when the grass is damp Spongedog Squarepants: He drinks a bowl of water a day. At one sitting. Y… --- ## [The Dallas ebola guy just died.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dallas-ebola-guy-just-died/700768)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2014, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dallas-ebola-guy-just-died/700768 "2014-10-16T20:47:48Z")
Breaking news now. Thomas Eric Duncan, the man being quarantined for Ebola in Dallas, died Wednesday morning. --- ## [Civilians addressing military folks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilians-addressing-military-folks/524457)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilians-addressing-military-folks/524457 "2010-01-13T21:44:28Z")
I am beginning a new project that will have me interacting with a lot of military people. I respect these people and want to treat them in a way that will reflect that respect, so, a couple of questions: Is it proper… --- ## [Why are Cowards Chickens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-cowards-chickens/503234)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2009, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-cowards-chickens/503234 "2009-07-22T08:13:54Z")
In my experience, chickens are not particularly chicken. There seem to be a lot of better choices (e.g. groundhogs, those ultimate wimps). --- ## [New CPAP User](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-cpap-user/632267)
**Author:** [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2013, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-cpap-user/632267 "2013-06-20T13:05:37Z")
I got my CPAP yesterday (for which I am eternally grateful), but I know it will take a little while to get used to it. I’m sure there are Dopers out there on CPAP; I’m looking for suggestions to getting used to the mach… --- ## [Longest. Pregnancy. Ever. or, how long was the longest human pregnancy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-pregnancy-ever-or-how-long-was-the-longest-human-pregnancy/311162)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2016, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-pregnancy-ever-or-how-long-was-the-longest-human-pregnancy/311162 "2016-02-08T03:52:02Z")
I’m well aware, what with a pregnant wife and related readings, that the “typical” human pregnancy lasts 40 weeks (38 weeks from fertilization, but I’ll use the more common 40 weeks from onset of last period counting met… --- ## [Democrats: Compromise. Give up guns.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-compromise-give-up-guns/632493)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2012, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-compromise-give-up-guns/632493 "2012-08-29T17:26:49Z")
I have been registered as non-partisan for as long as I can remember. I consider myself pretty liberal. I’ve always wanted to live in The Future, and the only way to get there is to progress. UHC? You bet. It’s prob… --- ## [1914 - what kind of war were they expecting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1914-what-kind-of-war-were-they-expecting/689570)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2014, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1914-what-kind-of-war-were-they-expecting/689570 "2014-06-05T13:48:27Z")
In the interests of shattering a few myths, 100 years ago (give or take a few months) when the Great Powers of Europe decided to declare war on each other what exactly did they think they were getting in to? What was th… --- ## [What Do You Do With A Drunken Sailor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-a-drunken-sailor/637555)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2012, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-a-drunken-sailor/637555 "2012-10-27T04:35:39Z")
Need answers FAST --- ## [Origin of play, stop, pause, etc. buttons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-play-stop-pause-etc-buttons/473426)
**Author:** [@Vox\_Imperatoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vox_Imperatoris)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2022, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-play-stop-pause-etc-buttons/473426 "2022-03-09T10:42:53Z")
When were these first settled as distinct shapes and by whom? The play button, as an arrow pointing forward, and the skip/fast forward buttons seem pretty obvious but less so for the others. Valete, Vox Imperatoris --- ## [Rolling big airplanes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-big-airplanes/526996)
**Author:** [@DrifterToo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrifterToo)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2010, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-big-airplanes/526996 "2010-02-21T02:24:51Z")
Cecil, you are a God, but in this case you are in error. It’s called a barrel roll because the plane flies a spiral inside a huge imaginary barrel. There is no more stress on the plane than there is during normal flig… --- ## [If you could bring back one show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-bring-back-one-show/777871)
**Author:** [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2017, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-bring-back-one-show/777871 "2017-12-01T01:09:08Z")
If you could, what would it be? I don’t mean streaming previous seasons. I would choose Picket Fences. It was quirky and had a great cast. --- ## [Will these hearings "demonize" Muslims in America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-these-hearings-demonize-muslims-in-america/573688)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-these-hearings-demonize-muslims-in-america/573688 "2011-03-07T05:20:52Z")
\*Prologue: Before I begin this post, I should mention that in choosing to bring up this subject, I may well be banned from SDMB by Tomndebb, since in a previous thread of mine a few weeks ago he called me a “one-trick po… --- ## [Have you ever known a sex worker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-known-a-sex-worker/713071)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2015, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-known-a-sex-worker/713071 "2015-02-26T07:09:50Z")
On another thread someone has pointed out that I really dont know personally anyone who is or ever has been a prostitute. Then closest I’ve been is knowing 2 strippers by a friend of a friend thing and then only meeting … --- ## [The Biggest Lies Perpetrated on Humanity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biggest-lies-perpetrated-on-humanity/543270)
**Author:** [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2010, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biggest-lies-perpetrated-on-humanity/543270 "2010-06-24T08:45:38Z")
…That the “New World (Americas)” was undiscovered…that it was unknown. That the World was Flat… I refuse to believe, knowing what I know about people, stories, myths and tradition that the “New World” was unknown… lost t… --- ## [David Copperfield- Orient Express train car disappearance- how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-copperfield-orient-express-train-car-disappearance-how/78921)
**Author:** [@hammos1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hammos1)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-copperfield-orient-express-train-car-disappearance-how/78921 "2025-11-05T18:08:18Z")
Many of you will have seen the estimable Mr. Copperfield, illusionist and former ‘beau’ of Claudia Schiffer (???), make a train car from the Orient Express disappear. How did he do it? Does anyone know? --- ## [The Koch Bros. hit a new low -- killing a rapid-bus line in Nashville just because](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-koch-bros-hit-a-new-low-killing-a-rapid-bus-line-in-nashville-just-because/685112)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2014, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-koch-bros-hit-a-new-low-killing-a-rapid-bus-line-in-nashville-just-because/685112 "2014-05-22T19:49:59Z")
From Salon: So, this is not “the Kochs” doing this, in the cartoonish sense of David or Charles calling up a henchman and saying “kill that new bus line in Nashville,” and then cackling and dipping an orphan in frackin… --- ## [Do you find anything wrong with eating lamb or veal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-anything-wrong-with-eating-lamb-or-veal/136257)
**Author:** [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2002, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-anything-wrong-with-eating-lamb-or-veal/136257 "2002-11-17T17:12:21Z")
I’ll eat just about anything if you cook it right. Plant, animal or fungi, there are very few things I wouldn’t try at least once, but for some reason I am uncomfortable with lamb and veal. I have no objection to raising… --- ## [let's ban all cars! no. but we SHOULD do SOMEthing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-ban-all-cars-no-but-we-should-do-something/644580)
**Author:** [@Ramanujan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ramanujan)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2012, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-ban-all-cars-no-but-we-should-do-something/644580 "2012-12-27T00:09:12Z")
in the wake of the sandy hook tragedy, a lot of pro-gun folks were setting up the “well why don’t we ban all cars, then?” straw man. the common response to them is that there is no call to ban all firearms, or just don’… --- ## [The proposed Jerome Ersland Act](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proposed-jerome-ersland-act/568947)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proposed-jerome-ersland-act/568947 "2011-05-28T04:09:51Z")
Some of you may remember this case from 2009: a pharmacist in Oklahoma shot at 2 people attempting to hold up the store where he worked, hitting one and then chasing the other out of the store. He then returned inside,… --- ## [Black widow spider in yard - should I do anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-widow-spider-in-yard-should-i-do-anything/584696)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-widow-spider-in-yard-should-i-do-anything/584696 "2011-06-09T23:11:17Z")
What’s recommended practice if I find a black widow spider in the yard, hiding under the big ugly fake fiberglass rock over our well head? I got it in a jar and walked it to the fence in the woods and dropped it on the … --- ## [Jokes designed to trip up the listener/respondent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-designed-to-trip-up-the-listener-respondent/368160)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2006, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-designed-to-trip-up-the-listener-respondent/368160 "2006-08-13T16:11:30Z")
For example: Mangetout: Do you want to hear the alternative ‘knock knock’ joke? Other guy: OK M: You start… OG: Knock Knock M: Who’s there? OG: ummmmm… Or this one, with which I caught out my stage comedy partner … --- ## [Should Elizabeth Holmes get jail time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-elizabeth-holmes-get-jail-time/810626)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-elizabeth-holmes-get-jail-time/810626 "2021-05-07T19:08:33Z")
Elizabeth Holmes is the defamed CEO of Theranos, that settled fraud charges with the SEC yesterday. She will pay a $500,000 fine; return 18.9 million shares of stock to her company, thus relinquishing her control; and n… --- ## [Women - how often do you experience catcalls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-how-often-do-you-experience-catcalls/916937)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 399\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2020, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-how-often-do-you-experience-catcalls/916937 "2020-09-23T18:45:02Z")
The other day I was talking on the phone w/ my 30 yr old daughter in Orange County CA. She says she and her fiance have really been isolating, but that the one time she has been going outside lately is to run. She says… --- ## [The most ridiculous thing you've ever heard from a customer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-ridiculous-thing-youve-ever-heard-from-a-customer/348344)
**Author:** [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2006, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-ridiculous-thing-youve-ever-heard-from-a-customer/348344 "2006-03-20T10:55:30Z")
I just reposted this story about a week ago. It was orginally posted six years ago, back when I used to sell satellite dishes. I’m at work. The phone rings, I answer, and this woman starts talking about how her satellit… --- ## [Conservatism, evolution, global warming, and the truth.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatism-evolution-global-warming-and-the-truth/524326)
**Author:** [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2010, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatism-evolution-global-warming-and-the-truth/524326 "2010-01-17T18:05:07Z")
As I understand it, the conservative position on global climate change is that no warming is being caused by human emissions. But while many conservatives maintain that warming trends are being caused by long-term natu… --- ## [Is Jan Brewer an alcoholic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jan-brewer-an-alcoholic/552431)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jan-brewer-an-alcoholic/552431 "2010-09-14T17:46:06Z")
First of all, this is not a Brewer-bashing thread. Despite disagreeing with her on most issues, I actually don’t hate Jan Brewer. She is good for education, she personally loves my school, and some of the cost-cutting me… --- ## [Torture? Fuhgedaboudit. Easier to just kill 'em](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torture-fuhgedaboudit-easier-to-just-kill-em/707244)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2014, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torture-fuhgedaboudit-easier-to-just-kill-em/707244 "2014-12-20T22:04:52Z")
OK, we’ve had our week of public, self flagellation about torture in the aftermath of hte 9/11/01 attacks. Not to worry, though-- we found a better method. We just kill the folks we suspect of being terrorists. We’re … --- ## [Lady Gaga androgynous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-gaga-androgynous/527475)
**Author:** [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2010, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-gaga-androgynous/527475 "2010-02-06T03:16:00Z")
I’ve been reading a few articles about Lady Gaga, and one word which pops out at me is “androgynous”. I’ve seen it used by quite a few people about her, and she even uses it to describe herself! Androgynous? Really?? I… --- ## [Do other languages call Earth "Earth"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-languages-call-earth-earth/384266)
**Author:** [@teuf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teuf)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2013, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-languages-call-earth-earth/384266 "2013-02-17T17:44:28Z")
Regarding Do other languages call Earth “Earth”?, I have 2 issues with that reply. For one thing the stated French translation is quite wrong. For the other thing, perhaps the original question was not about a littera… --- ## [Fermat's Theorem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fermats-theorem/582989)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fermats-theorem/582989 "2011-05-31T13:51:37Z")
Is it possible to explain the solution to Fermats Theorum in plain english for a complete mathematical moron? And maybe what use the formula he is solving is in real life? I am reading the Girl Who trilogy, and a thread… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=348&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=350&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)