# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=377&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:** 378 --- ## [Long-haul average speed of horseback travel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-haul-average-speed-of-horseback-travel/409504)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2007, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-haul-average-speed-of-horseback-travel/409504 "2007-06-30T00:18:37Z")
For purposes of writing a story set in a medieval-type world, how fast can a party mounted on horseback expect to travel over long distances without wearing out their mounts? For hard numbers say how far they could expec… --- ## [Prince Andrew to lose HRH and military titles - just breaking (01-13-21)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-andrew-to-lose-hrh-and-military-titles-just-breaking-01-13-21/957735)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-andrew-to-lose-hrh-and-military-titles-just-breaking-01-13-21/957735 "2022-09-13T13:11:57Z")
Woah this is big. I’ve just had a BBC alert on my phone. Nothing on any news site yet 9including the BBC). Ah, this just posted. No further info yet: --- ## [Many female superhero's basically wear stripper outfits. Who are the most scantily clad male heroes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/many-female-superheros-basically-wear-stripper-outfits-who-are-the-most-scantily-clad-male-heroes/602965)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/many-female-superheros-basically-wear-stripper-outfits-who-are-the-most-scantily-clad-male-heroes/602965 "2011-11-18T16:21:13Z")
Many female superhero’s are basically fighting crime in Fredericks of Hollywood stripper togs. On the men’s side which male superheros show the most skin? --- ## [Douchebag songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douchebag-songs/525241)
**Author:** [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2010, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douchebag-songs/525241 "2010-01-26T03:56:16Z")
I debated about starting this thread, but then I heard the song that motivated it in the first place, and I just had to write about it. It’s the Kevin Rudolf song Let It Rock. I can’t help but think of this guy. I think… --- ## [People](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people/765296)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2016, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people/765296 "2016-09-17T15:28:16Z")
I was just wondering what you think of other people. How do you regard them? To me it just seems like everyone is an npc in a video game. It’s kind of hard to see them as things that matter or that should be taken serio… --- ## [Landlords, apartments, and cats--Why do landlords hate cats and other pets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlords-apartments-and-cats-why-do-landlords-hate-cats-and-other-pets/44616)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2000, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlords-apartments-and-cats-why-do-landlords-hate-cats-and-other-pets/44616 "2000-12-12T08:05:08Z")
What problems are caused by cats in apartments? IN my part of the country it seems that building owners almost universally ban pets. With some pets I can see there would be obvious problems, for example the barking of a… --- ## [Imminent sex after long hiatus. Should I lower her expectations in advance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imminent-sex-after-long-hiatus-should-i-lower-her-expectations-in-advance/518991)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2009, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imminent-sex-after-long-hiatus-should-i-lower-her-expectations-in-advance/518991 "2009-12-05T01:19:52Z")
I have reason to believe that a new relationship will soon become sexual, ending a very long dry spell. Although I’ve told the lady in question enough about my past for her to infer that I haven’t slept with anyone in a … --- ## [Men and the pain of labor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-and-the-pain-of-labor/480569)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2009, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-and-the-pain-of-labor/480569 "2009-01-14T23:35:24Z")
In this thread about the difference in pain tolerance between the sexes, the very first reply is: I don’t intend to pit SmartAleq specifically, since this is something I’ve heard many times from many sources. The arro… --- ## [Tax Rates for the Superwealthy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-rates-for-the-superwealthy/610172)
**Author:** [@2sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2sense)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-rates-for-the-superwealthy/610172 "2012-01-28T17:22:12Z")
In an earlier thread there was discussion about the tax rates of the wealthiest Americans. According to Citizens for Tax Justice they are about the same as those of middle class Americans. In the thread MemoryLeak chall… --- ## [Women who bring stuffed animals to work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-who-bring-stuffed-animals-to-work/392152)
**Author:** [@nongoog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nongoog)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2007, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-who-bring-stuffed-animals-to-work/392152 "2007-02-16T02:17:41Z")
Okay, someone please explain this phenomenon to me, because I just don’t understand. Why are SO many women incapable of doing their jobs without a teddy bear sitting nearby? I hate, on principle, any and all women who … --- ## [Why do Christians celebrate Christmas\*?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-christians-celebrate-christmas/769864)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2016, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-christians-celebrate-christmas/769864 "2016-11-06T06:37:56Z")
\*- By Christmas, for this discussion, I mean the secular Santa & Reindeer show the majority of America celebrates. I’m a firm Dawkins-esque Atheist and my two young children believe in Santa Claus. Childhood wonder and… --- ## [European housing - what's with all the doors and corridors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-housing-whats-with-all-the-doors-and-corridors/827713)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-housing-whats-with-all-the-doors-and-corridors/827713 "2019-01-28T11:53:58Z")
I’ve been watching a YouTube vlog called “Kelly Does Her Thing” —Kelly does her thing - YouTube —whose focus is to contrast what it’s like living in Germany as compared to the United States. She lived in Germany for a wh… --- ## [How do you justify gun control advocacy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-justify-gun-control-advocacy/644132)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2012, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-justify-gun-control-advocacy/644132 "2012-12-27T01:08:47Z")
Upon the wake of this devastating news in CT, I’ve found myself seriously re-evaluating my view on gun control in this country. I’ve always considered myself a deep-hearted liberal, but I was somewhat ambigous about thi… --- ## [Botticelli - August 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2019/838104)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 293\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2019, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2019/838104 "2019-09-02T21:30:19Z")
Last month’s thread: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=878366 A new month and a new letter! As discussed earlier, let’s break from alphabetical order and this time go with L Have at you! --- ## [Language: If whales had it, would we know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language-if-whales-had-it-would-we-know/62392)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language-if-whales-had-it-would-we-know/62392 "2025-12-01T22:41:07Z")
If whales sang love sonnets or expositions on philosophy and mathematics to one another, would we know about it? I suppose that this is a signal processing problem: given what we know about whales’ listening and vocaliza… --- ## [Will marriage equality be a part of the Democratic Party platform this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-marriage-equality-be-a-part-of-the-democratic-party-platform-this-year/613556)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2012, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-marriage-equality-be-a-part-of-the-democratic-party-platform-this-year/613556 "2012-08-01T18:44:58Z")
The group Freedom to Marry has proposed a plank for inclusion in the Democrats’ platform this year: Will the party accept this plank? --- ## [The Many Worlds Interpretation is bullshit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-many-worlds-interpretation-is-bullshit/657121)
**Author:** [@donnie\_darko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donnie_darko)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-many-worlds-interpretation-is-bullshit/657121 "2013-05-03T10:11:23Z")
I have no idea why this theory is so popular in science. It’s faddish and utterly ridiculous. If the Many Worlds Interpretation is true, that means that there’s a universe exactly like this one except one morning I chos… --- ## [Lyrics to Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-to-scott-joplins-the-entertainer/147282)
**Author:** [@aubries](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aubries)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2018, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-to-scott-joplins-the-entertainer/147282 "2018-02-24T03:18:01Z")
The Scott Joplin rag, “The Entertainer,” has lyrics, and I can’t remember or find them. I have no idea if they were part of the original composition, or were added after the fact, but I sang this song in a boys choir ab… --- ## [Science mistakes that ruin films for you (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-mistakes-that-ruin-films-for-you-open-spoilers/329771)
**Author:** [@Lazlo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lazlo)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2005, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-mistakes-that-ruin-films-for-you-open-spoilers/329771 "2005-12-14T03:43:24Z")
So I finally got around to watching Batman Begins and I was most wonderfully surprised at how good it was… Until they had a microwave emitter powerful enough to instantly vaporize thousands of gallons of water from 80 f… --- ## [The religion of peace and toleration continues to amaze](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-religion-of-peace-and-toleration-continues-to-amaze/427786)
**Author:** [@tagos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tagos)\ **Replies:** 273\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2007, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-religion-of-peace-and-toleration-continues-to-amaze/427786 "2007-12-06T20:37:57Z")
Religions are what religions bloody well do so no - I’m not going to point out where it forbids naming teddy bears Mohammed in the Koran. Religions are what the religious believe, say and do and leading the way in ass-h… --- ## [Did Hawaiian women ever wear coconut shells on their breasts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-hawaiian-women-ever-wear-coconut-shells-on-their-breasts/123671)
**Author:** [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2002, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-hawaiian-women-ever-wear-coconut-shells-on-their-breasts/123671 "2002-08-14T19:52:37Z")
In this GD thread on ethnic Halloween costumes, it is stated that one way to stereotype the Hawaiian (woman) is to depict her wearing a coconut shell bra. My GQ-- is there any credible proof that Hawaiian women actually … --- ## [Vergara v. California: unions aren't happy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vergara-v-california-unions-arent-happy/690497)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2014, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vergara-v-california-unions-arent-happy/690497 "2014-06-18T04:43:26Z")
Unhappy with the poor public education they were receiving, nine California public school students joined forces to sue the state of California. They claimed that certain laws on the books in California were unconstituti… --- ## [so, this is what some think points to Black greatness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-what-some-think-points-to-black-greatness/615575)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-what-some-think-points-to-black-greatness/615575 "2012-03-14T15:35:03Z")
In celebration of Black History Month, there is one poster in a DC Courthouse entitled, “Black Women Paving the Way to Greatness in Politics.” so far so good. And the list of eight women are: Shirley Chisolm Patricia R… --- ## [High school students' 9/11 sweatshirts: offensive? harmless? newsworthy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-students-9-11-sweatshirts-offensive-harmless-newsworthy/523918)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-students-9-11-sweatshirts-offensive-harmless-newsworthy/523918 "2010-01-11T18:22:48Z")
So a group of students at Edsel Ford High School in Dearborn, MI (my alma mater, btw!) made some sweatshirts over the Christmas break to show a little Junior Class Pride. I believe the front of the sweatshirts just had … --- ## [Bad movies that just aren't that bad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-movies-that-just-arent-that-bad/619900)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2012, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-movies-that-just-arent-that-bad/619900 "2012-05-09T01:13:03Z")
A few months ago, I saw Best Worst Movie, which is a sweet little documentary on the people who made Troll 2, a film which has the honor of remaining at 0% on the Tomatometer. I meant to watch Troll 2 after that, but ne… --- ## [Trump kills the TPP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-kills-the-tpp/778018)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-kills-the-tpp/778018 "2018-04-17T21:58:42Z")
Trump kills the TPP I think it’s the right move but I was taken aback to see that Bernie Sanders highly approved of Trump’s decision and offered his support and that Hillary Clinton during the campaign was also in favo… --- ## [June Mini-Rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-mini-rants/498561)
**Author:** [@Weaver\_of\_Nightmares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weaver_of_Nightmares)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2009, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-mini-rants/498561 "2009-07-01T21:44:06Z")
I love the online bookstore I buy from. But when I ask them to put the books I ordered into one single package, I don’t expect them to send them out one by one! Especially since the books all had the same expected delive… --- ## [It's kind of sad when you think about it. POSSIBLE SPOILERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-kind-of-sad-when-you-think-about-it-possible-spoilers/603862)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-kind-of-sad-when-you-think-about-it-possible-spoilers/603862 "2011-12-09T15:13:35Z")
This is about what goes on in a movie or TV show, or book or a play if you’d like, that on the surface seems OK, or not that bad, but when you think about it, it turns out to be an awful thing. Finding Nimo. At the end… --- ## [How can I prevent myself from being so easily startled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-prevent-myself-from-being-so-easily-startled/193951)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2003, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-prevent-myself-from-being-so-easily-startled/193951 "2003-08-11T04:35:38Z")
I am very skittish. There are certain personal ‘boundaries’ I have that when breached, startle me. For example, if someone walks into my room, I jump. If I open a door and someone is standing directly on the other side, … --- ## [BWAHA: Driver's cooperate against tailgater!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bwaha-drivers-cooperate-against-tailgater/304750)
**Author:** [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2005, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bwaha-drivers-cooperate-against-tailgater/304750 "2005-05-29T14:44:59Z")
This happened to me on Sunday evening. I was driving back from where I work with a friend of mine. This was on a divided 2-lane highway. I am driving approx 70MPH (65 zone) in the fast lane. Suddenly, out of the gloom,… --- ## [How much space do you leave between you and the car in front of you at a red light?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-space-do-you-leave-between-you-and-the-car-in-front-of-you-at-a-red-light/565685)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2011, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-space-do-you-leave-between-you-and-the-car-in-front-of-you-at-a-red-light/565685 "2011-01-03T03:39:21Z")
If you’re a “a car length or more” person I’m curious as to the benefit of leaving yourself that much space. --- ## [Explain Pi to me, purdy please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-pi-to-me-purdy-please/345212)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2006, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-pi-to-me-purdy-please/345212 "2006-02-20T12:40:49Z")
OPEN SPOILERS AHEAD\*\*\*\* Last night I watched Pi for the second time, this time with my GF. I was secretly hoping she’d explain it to me, but when it was over, she looked at me and said “I don’t get it.” Bummer. So let… --- ## [The 'asian countries underachievement' puzzle. Is the Bell curve shape similar for all races?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-asian-countries-underachievement-puzzle-is-the-bell-curve-shape-similar-for-all-races/672957)
**Author:** [@bita\_malt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bita_malt)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2013, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-asian-countries-underachievement-puzzle-is-the-bell-curve-shape-similar-for-all-races/672957 "2013-11-14T17:00:41Z")
Quote from http://www.gnxp.com/MT2/archives/003235.html: Preface It is surprisingly difficult to find much commentary on these topics - especially the latter one about IQ variance - on the internet. It’s even harder t… --- ## [Our summer vacation - A Dutch MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-summer-vacation-a-dutch-mmp/460322)
**Author:** [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\ **Replies:** 450\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-summer-vacation-a-dutch-mmp/460322 "2008-08-25T10:50:09Z")
We were on vacation in the Netherlands most of the first two weeks of August. Weather, while mostly grey and drizzley, was not outright hostile, and more importantly, wasn’t scorchingly hot, as European summers sometime… --- ## [Faux-pas from visitors that make you go nuclear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faux-pas-from-visitors-that-make-you-go-nuclear/471785)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2008, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faux-pas-from-visitors-that-make-you-go-nuclear/471785 "2008-11-13T17:03:51Z")
Inspired by this thread, A poll, of a somewhat TMI nature. - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board where picunurse went ballistic (in a nice way) over a male visitor who peed on the toilet seat and didn’t cl… --- ## [My hero: Man silences cell phones on Philadelphia bus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hero-man-silences-cell-phones-on-philadelphia-bus/614773)
**Author:** [@dzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzero)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2012, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hero-man-silences-cell-phones-on-philadelphia-bus/614773 "2012-03-10T06:51:30Z")
Oh how I’ve fantasized about doing something like this. --- ## [Americans, what are your favorite British shows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-what-are-your-favorite-british-shows/715665)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-what-are-your-favorite-british-shows/715665 "2017-06-26T23:53:57Z")
Mine: Upstairs, Downstairs Flambards No, Honestly Fawlty Towers Prime Suspect Absolutely Fabulous Pride and Prejudice (1995) The Duchess of Duke Street Broadchurch South Riding That’s just a small sampling of … --- ## ["I'll be in my bunk" -- origin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-be-in-my-bunk-origin/545875)
**Author:** [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2010, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-be-in-my-bunk-origin/545875 "2010-07-12T01:43:08Z")
I didn’t know the origin (if the Urban Dictionary is correct) of this phrase until the other day. I’m curious how many people know where it was first used, without searching. I gotta say, I was tickled to hear it, and … --- ## [What is this powder in front of my neighbors' doors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-powder-in-front-of-my-neighbors-doors/661330)
**Author:** [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2013, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-powder-in-front-of-my-neighbors-doors/661330 "2013-06-20T00:28:50Z")
I live in an apartment complex with indoor carpeted hallways. For the past couple weeks, there has been white powder that looks about like baby powder (maybe a little coarser) in front of one of my neighbor’s doors, spre… --- ## [Putting vodka into a humidifier](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-vodka-into-a-humidifier/493871)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2009, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-vodka-into-a-humidifier/493871 "2009-04-22T18:54:04Z")
I was having a conversation with my wife about this the other day. What would happen if you poured a bottle of vodka, or any other high-proof spirit into a humidifier? Would you be able to get drunk off the fumes, or wou… --- ## [Britain gave it's American Colonies Parliament seats.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britain-gave-its-american-colonies-parliament-seats/599011)
**Author:** [@cvan91](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cvan91)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2011, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britain-gave-its-american-colonies-parliament-seats/599011 "2011-10-14T16:16:07Z")
So what would have happened if from 1770 to today if Britain had given it’s American colonies seats in Parliament? --- ## [The Most Amazing Animated Film You'll Never See](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-amazing-animated-film-youll-never-see/492173)
**Author:** [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2009, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-amazing-animated-film-youll-never-see/492173 "2009-10-15T12:58:48Z")
I don’t know what to say; I’m still in shock and just a tad dazzled by the most amazing animated film I have EVER seen. “Sita Sings the Blues” This, my friends, is what animation was made for. No more silly talking ani… --- ## [Finger in gun barrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-in-gun-barrel/171958)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-in-gun-barrel/171958 "2010-08-06T03:50:47Z")
In an action novel I read many years ago, the good guy thwarted the bad guy by sticking his finger into the barrel of the bad guy’s gun, causing the gun to explode when the bad guy pulled the trigger (this did cost the g… --- ## [The Beacons of Minas Tirith](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beacons-of-minas-tirith/509950)
**Author:** [@Musky\_Moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musky_Moon)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2009, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beacons-of-minas-tirith/509950 "2009-10-20T10:03:21Z")
I’m watching The Return of the King right now and they just lit the beacons. I can’t help but wonder who the hell was lighting them? The first couple I can see there being outposts, with a permanent watch, but the ones … --- ## [How long will eggs last in the fridge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-eggs-last-in-the-fridge/443211)
**Author:** [@fighting\_ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fighting_ignorant)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2008, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-eggs-last-in-the-fridge/443211 "2008-10-07T08:40:24Z")
I’ve had some eggs in the fridge for quite awhile. Do eggs go bad if kept in the fridge? If so how can I tell? When I crack them open will they look or smell bad? For the avoidance of doubt, I am talking about whole, un… --- ## [The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Garden Gnomen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-society-for-the-prevention-of-cruelty-to-garden-gnomen/314038)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 291\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2005, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-society-for-the-prevention-of-cruelty-to-garden-gnomen/314038 "2005-08-01T14:30:44Z")
This weekend I was served papers by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Garden Gnomen. I didn’t even know such an organization existed. I figured you wanted a garden gnome and you did a little research into whic… --- ## [Condoleezza Rice for VP with Romney?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condoleezza-rice-for-vp-with-romney/621813)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condoleezza-rice-for-vp-with-romney/621813 "2012-05-17T21:12:27Z")
I can’t think of anyone with better credentials for VP. She’s so well respected and would be a huge asset for Romney. Condi was the only positive thing I ever saw in the Bush administration. The big question is… Can the… --- ## [What the heck did Kinsey mean with "incidentally"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-did-kinsey-mean-with-incidentally/197750)
**Author:** [@the\_Scarlet\_Pimpernel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_Scarlet_Pimpernel)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2003, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-did-kinsey-mean-with-incidentally/197750 "2003-08-27T21:25:11Z")
Not being computer literate enough to work a link, I’ll just spell out Kinsey’s sexuality scale: 0 = exclusively heterosexual 1 = mostly hetero-, incidentally homosexual 2 = " " more than incidenta… --- ## [We are happy \[the Space Shuttle\] broke up."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-happy-the-space-shuttle-broke-up/152148)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2003, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-happy-the-space-shuttle-broke-up/152148 "2003-02-04T08:56:08Z")
This is the first Pit Thread I’ve ever intentionally started. From here. Abdul Jabbar al-Quraishi is the kind of fuck-wit who would break a puppy’s legs and then laugh at it as it tried to get away. “Hey, look! I’m … --- ## [The Lone Ranger: Film Opens July 3rd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lone-ranger-film-opens-july-3rd/661564)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2014, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lone-ranger-film-opens-july-3rd/661564 "2014-02-17T15:28:10Z")
It would be hard to miss the trailers, and with Johnny Depp in yet another bizarre costume, I am sure there will be some money made over the July 4th weekend. I am old enough to remember the original Lone Ranger TV show… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=376&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=378&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)