# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=383&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:** 384 --- ## [Are we being fair to Hitler?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-being-fair-to-hitler/547935)
**Author:** [@Stoneburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoneburg)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2010, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-being-fair-to-hitler/547935 "2010-09-13T15:37:18Z")
In another thread a poster says that what Hitler did was only bad because of the time-historical texture. That if he has done what he did in the time of Mongols or Romans, we wouldn’t be judging him so harshly. What abou… --- ## ["It's unhealthy to lose weight too fast." Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-unhealthy-to-lose-weight-too-fast-why/570995)
**Author:** [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2012, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-unhealthy-to-lose-weight-too-fast-why/570995 "2012-12-29T07:54:34Z")
I get that crash diets are unhealthy. If you’re eating nothing but grapefruit or cabbage soup for a week just so you can lose ten pounds before your frenemy’s wedding, you’re probably not doing your body any favors. But … --- ## [South Park Death Threats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-death-threats/536983)
**Author:** [@Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walker_in_Eternity)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2011, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-death-threats/536983 "2011-04-28T00:35:16Z")
I haven’t seen the episode of SP in question, but apparently they recently showed Mohammed in a bear suit along with other religious figures. This has apparently imflamed some muslims and once again the usual statements… --- ## [Add my name to the FUCK YOU MANHATTAN petition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-my-name-to-the-fuck-you-manhattan-petition/180744)
**Author:** [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2003, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-my-name-to-the-fuck-you-manhattan-petition/180744 "2003-06-12T23:41:11Z")
Okay, I don’t have time to express my thoughts and outrage but I must STRONGLY express that manhattan’s reasonings (to say nothing of his attitude!) for closing my thread instead of moving it to GD (link below). I have … --- ## [I Pit Premature Sex and the Importance of Sex (especially in Western culture)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-premature-sex-and-the-importance-of-sex-especially-in-western-culture/641127)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2012, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-premature-sex-and-the-importance-of-sex-especially-in-western-culture/641127 "2012-12-21T20:21:22Z")
I literally cannot believe what I just heard from a few other people. Some people think that 75 PERCENT of whether or not a girl wants to be with you is based on SEX. WHAT ON EARTH? Is that serious? Because really, what … --- ## [A friend of mine would like to know why he shouldn't commit suicide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friend-of-mine-would-like-to-know-why-he-shouldnt-commit-suicide/697701)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2014, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friend-of-mine-would-like-to-know-why-he-shouldnt-commit-suicide/697701 "2014-09-11T04:28:24Z")
He’d also like to know how one talks to a social worker, or whatever, in the United States, about suicidal feelings without being locked up. --- ## [I'd Get a Kindle, Nook, Sony E-Reader, Etc If It Were Less Than???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-get-a-kindle-nook-sony-e-reader-etc-if-it-were-less-than/552691)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2010, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-get-a-kindle-nook-sony-e-reader-etc-if-it-were-less-than/552691 "2010-09-15T12:35:12Z")
I’ve looked at the various electronic book readers and read threads about them here. The format wars make me want to wait to buy one, plus I’m way short of money now but anyway… I often hear, I’d buy one but it’s too ex… --- ## [Carlo Rossi Sweet Red. Have you had it? Review, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carlo-rossi-sweet-red-have-you-had-it-review-please/572515)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carlo-rossi-sweet-red-have-you-had-it-review-please/572515 "2024-05-28T18:25:16Z")
I noticed a bottle of “Carlo Rossi Sweet Red” wine in the grocery store today. Please note that this is different than the Sangria and Paisano wines this winery produces. This label is not mentioned on Rossi’s web site. … --- ## [Columbus Day v Indigenous People's Day v Leif Erikson Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/columbus-day-v-indigenous-peoples-day-v-leif-erikson-day/952323)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 347\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2021, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/columbus-day-v-indigenous-peoples-day-v-leif-erikson-day/952323 "2021-11-23T06:39:07Z")
I am surprised nobody has said anything about it. Possibly one of the greatest debates of today (literally) is what Americans should be celebrating. Should Americans celebrate Columbus Day, Indigenous People’s Day, Leif … --- ## [Gays can't get "Knocked Up," so they shouldn't be allowed to marry.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-cant-get-knocked-up-so-they-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-marry/648723)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-cant-get-knocked-up-so-they-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-marry/648723 "2013-02-05T17:05:58Z")
The latest defense of Prop. 8. Short version: the argument by opponents to gay marriage is that gays can’t get accidentally pregnant, therefore they don’t need access to the rights of marriage. \* In his brief for the … --- ## [Foreign Porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-porn/610725)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2012, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-porn/610725 "2012-01-31T23:32:43Z")
So we’re all aware of all the cliches of conventional american porn. It got me wondering about what other cultures expect to see in their pornos. People often bash the whole fake boobs/blond/shaved look of female porn st… --- ## [Is WWI Underappreciated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wwi-underappreciated/396213)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wwi-underappreciated/396213 "2012-05-22T22:10:54Z")
You don’t see a lot of movies about WWI these days and I assure that most folks no little about it. This is understandable in the extent that WWII has happened more recently and there is a ton more video documentation … --- ## [So I was a Scorpio all my life and now I'm a Libra (star signs have apparently changed).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-was-a-scorpio-all-my-life-and-now-im-a-libra-star-signs-have-apparently-changed/567512)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-was-a-scorpio-all-my-life-and-now-im-a-libra-star-signs-have-apparently-changed/567512 "2011-01-17T01:26:46Z")
No, really. Let me start off by saying, I don’t believe in horoscopes or the zodiac, although it is amusing, at times, to read a horoscope once a year or two or look up what the “pros” and “cons” of your personality mig… --- ## [Tell us about the TV series finales that most annoyed you, and how you'd want them fixed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-the-tv-series-finales-that-most-annoyed-you-and-how-youd-want-them-fixed/653050)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-the-tv-series-finales-that-most-annoyed-you-and-how-youd-want-them-fixed/653050 "2013-03-20T18:16:04Z")
Feel annoyed by the last episode of The Office? Irked by what happened to Ahsoka Tano Star Wars: The Clone Wars? Infuriated by the writers’ forgetting who the protagonists of Justice League Unlimited were? Well, this th… --- ## [Popular songs with marching drum beats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-songs-with-marching-drum-beats/416721)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2007, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-songs-with-marching-drum-beats/416721 "2007-08-31T14:00:13Z")
For some reason, I am highly addicted to the James Gang song “The Bomber.” Could be that they’re a bunch of Y-Town boys, could be that I have a personal connection with Joe Walsh, could be that that song just RAWKS… Bu… --- ## [Is a contraction considered one word or two?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-contraction-considered-one-word-or-two/566319)
**Author:** [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2011, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-contraction-considered-one-word-or-two/566319 "2011-01-09T15:57:56Z")
I’ve been googling this and coming up with conflicting answers. Obviously, a contraction like can’t counts as one word because it’s a contraction of one word: cannot. What about words such as couldn’t or isn’t? --- ## [E.T: Friend or Foe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-t-friend-or-foe/615488)
**Author:** [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-t-friend-or-foe/615488 "2013-09-17T21:43:43Z")
To paraphrase host Morgan Freeman on a recent episode of Through the Wormhole, “many scientists today believe our first contact with extraterrestrials visiting Earth is more likely to be aggressive than peaceful.” Certa… --- ## [What a good idea! Let's visit a country and tape a show that insults its populace.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-good-idea-lets-visit-a-country-and-tape-a-show-that-insults-its-populace/229018)
**Author:** [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2004, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-good-idea-lets-visit-a-country-and-tape-a-show-that-insults-its-populace/229018 "2004-02-19T08:23:48Z")
Here comes Conan O’Brien: I particularly like this one (emphasis mine): Okay. Now it’s true the other year we had Talking to Americans, where Rick Mercer went to the States and persuaded Americans to say stupid shit … --- ## [Carly Simon reveals "You're So Vain" inspiration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carly-simon-reveals-youre-so-vain-inspiration/530536)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2015, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carly-simon-reveals-youre-so-vain-inspiration/530536 "2015-11-27T02:19:37Z")
Story here. Who could it be? Warren Beatty? Mick Jagger? Cat Stevens? Nope… The answer is… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kind of a letdown after all that… --- ## [Pineapple Juice Makes Sex Delicious?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-juice-makes-sex-delicious/589395)
**Author:** [@HoratioOliveira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoratioOliveira)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2011, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-juice-makes-sex-delicious/589395 "2011-07-20T02:37:19Z")
Is it true that pineapple juice makes your nether regions taste/smell good? People claim that it makes you taste sweeter, but I can’t imagine the mechanism by which this would occur. If you’re actually excreting sugar it… --- ## [Should students be punished for recording their instructors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-students-be-punished-for-recording-their-instructors/774301)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2017, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-students-be-punished-for-recording-their-instructors/774301 "2017-01-03T10:02:49Z")
According to THIS article, a student at Orange State College recorded his professors rants about Donald Trump. The teachers union has threatened to sue or expel the student. What do you think? Shouldn’t a student be all… --- ## [Botticelli - June 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 427\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2018, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899 "2018-07-25T15:08:39Z")
The new letter is O. --- ## [Is Sam Adams beer really that special, relatively speaking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sam-adams-beer-really-that-special-relatively-speaking/614073)
**Author:** [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2012, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sam-adams-beer-really-that-special-relatively-speaking/614073 "2012-03-03T16:32:06Z")
So, I see commercials for Sam Adams all the time and each one they’re always going on about how every single thing about Sam Adams is what makes it better than the competition (a commercial saying their product is better… --- ## [Can't you people tell when someone is unable to learn from their mistakes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-you-people-tell-when-someone-is-unable-to-learn-from-their-mistakes/631876)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-you-people-tell-when-someone-is-unable-to-learn-from-their-mistakes/631876 "2012-08-24T11:30:39Z")
n/m --- ## [You have got another "thing" or "think" coming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-got-another-thing-or-think-coming/640931)
**Author:** [@taskmgr.exe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taskmgr.exe)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-got-another-thing-or-think-coming/640931 "2012-11-27T13:08:04Z")
Hello, I would like to know what Dopers think about that expression. I just saw it on another forum and really makes me wonder. Is this expression “you have got another think coming” or “you have got another thing comin… --- ## [I hate Scott Pilgrim vs. The World](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-scott-pilgrim-vs-the-world/563465)
**Author:** [@dumbroad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dumbroad)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-scott-pilgrim-vs-the-world/563465 "2011-04-04T20:30:31Z")
I watched the movie, and it was stupid. It could have been soo much better. The idea was there, just not the end result. --- ## [Bedbugs!! Piss on the matress store guy!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedbugs-piss-on-the-matress-store-guy/490341)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2009, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedbugs-piss-on-the-matress-store-guy/490341 "2009-03-28T03:29:59Z")
BURN IN HELL, MATTRESS STORE GUY! I thought I was doing a favor for a small businessman, by buying from him, instead of a chain. I thought I was getting a bargain. WRONG! I misidentified the bites on Saturday morning,… --- ## [He-man Jets fan punches out little female Patriots fan. And it's her fault???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-man-jets-fan-punches-out-little-female-patriots-fan-and-its-her-fault/671972)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2013, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-man-jets-fan-punches-out-little-female-patriots-fan-and-its-her-fault/671972 "2013-10-29T02:12:04Z")
This story is topping the news here. That is wrong on so many levels. --- ## [Evil Trump supporter tweets a strobe at Kurt Eichenwald](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-trump-supporter-tweets-a-strobe-at-kurt-eichenwald/774963)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2018, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-trump-supporter-tweets-a-strobe-at-kurt-eichenwald/774963 "2018-01-31T01:42:13Z")
Trump critic Kurt Eichenwald, who is a known epileptic, had a strobe light tweeted at him with the message, “You deserve a seizure.” Eichenwald has had to leave Twitter in self defense. I’m waiting with bated breath fo… --- ## [Trump's health](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-health/762963)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2016, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-health/762963 "2016-08-28T11:20:56Z")
Trump and his associates seem to recently been pushing the Clinton heath meme pretty hard. Lots of innuendo, and baseless speculation from the usual suspects. I really wonder if this move of Trump’s indicates that his … --- ## [Chippendales and Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers - any connection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chippendales-and-chip-n-dales-rescue-rangers-any-connection/149530)
**Author:** [@knock\_knock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knock_knock)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2003, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chippendales-and-chip-n-dales-rescue-rangers-any-connection/149530 "2003-01-23T18:03:55Z")
There is a Disney cartoon called Chip ‘n’ Dale’s Rescue Rangers (or Chip ‘n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers) about chipmunks (led by Dale and Chip) who solve crimes & mysteries. There is a male exotic dancing group called Chippe… --- ## [Could I eat a deer I hit with my car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-eat-a-deer-i-hit-with-my-car/379124)
**Author:** [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2006, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-eat-a-deer-i-hit-with-my-car/379124 "2006-11-08T16:40:12Z")
Okay, there’s a thread in MPSIMS about deer-on-car accidents spiking at this time of year. Let’s say I’m a poor college student who happens to smack into some poor doe just outside of town. The car still drives, but I wa… --- ## [Why is Social Security unsustainable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-social-security-unsustainable/591451)
**Author:** [@FixMyIgnorance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FixMyIgnorance)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-social-security-unsustainable/591451 "2011-08-08T01:34:29Z")
Can anyone give me an example using actual numbers why this is so? Is it a Ponzi scheme? How come it’s unsustainable if it’s self-financed? Why was the government allowed to borrow from the SS fund to begin with – doesn’… --- ## [TMI Alert!! But need advice on stopping blood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-alert-but-need-advice-on-stopping-blood/630624)
**Author:** [@DirkGntly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirkGntly)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2012, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-alert-but-need-advice-on-stopping-blood/630624 "2012-08-12T03:04:15Z")
Ok, you were warned. . . . . . . . Apparently I have irritated or somehow severed a “skin tag” in my perineal region. I’ve been trying to get it to stop bleeding since 6:45am. It seems to slow down, and then st… --- ## [The socioeconomics of breastfeeding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-socioeconomics-of-breastfeeding/597567)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2011, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-socioeconomics-of-breastfeeding/597567 "2011-10-02T21:09:06Z")
I just recently completed a rotation in a very poor part of rural America. Nearly all the moms of babies I saw were on public assistance, many were underemployed, and only one of them (out of maybe 80-100) was breastfeed… --- ## [Historical figures whose fictionalized versions have surpassed them in importance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-figures-whose-fictionalized-versions-have-surpassed-them-in-importance/692293)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-figures-whose-fictionalized-versions-have-surpassed-them-in-importance/692293 "2014-07-11T21:11:47Z")
I was thinking today about how some historical figures are the basis for a fictionalized account of their lives in television, theater, music, movies, etc. Then I was thinking, that sometimes, it seems, that the fictiona… --- ## [single ladies: enough with the pets!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-ladies-enough-with-the-pets/562914)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2010, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-ladies-enough-with-the-pets/562914 "2010-12-21T01:40:29Z")
Last few women I’ve dated all have cats, dogs, birds, bears, raccoons, dinosaurs, etc. and it’s gotten to me. I’ve gotten clawed while in bed with said woman, i’ve stepped on various pets, I’ve declined the chance to coo… --- ## [Why did the American Aircraft Carriers depart Pearl Harbor shortly before the attack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-american-aircraft-carriers-depart-pearl-harbor-shortly-before-the-attack/682005)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2014, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-american-aircraft-carriers-depart-pearl-harbor-shortly-before-the-attack/682005 "2014-03-03T19:00:40Z")
I’m assuming training, but where did they go? What did they do? --- ## [NFL Playoffs: Wild Card Weekend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-wild-card-weekend/646083)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2013, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-wild-card-weekend/646083 "2013-01-08T18:34:54Z")
Well the playoffs are starting, we have three rookie QBS, three 2nd year QBs, three Super Bowl winning QBs, and three QBs looking to make the next step. This weekend has some very interesting games… Saturday Cincinnat… --- ## [Passport Emergency - Facts Needed NOW \[16-Feb-2024\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-emergency-facts-needed-now-16-feb-2024/997654)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 321\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-emergency-facts-needed-now-16-feb-2024/997654 "2024-11-01T16:30:47Z")
I’m scurrying home right after work today because my SiL has a 6:30 pm flight to Paris, and I want to get her to O’Hare a couple of hours before the schedule departure. So, that means last night was the time to get her … --- ## [Most humane way to kill roaches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-humane-way-to-kill-roaches/125457)
**Author:** [@W.Panic\_Snopes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/W.Panic_Snopes)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2012, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-humane-way-to-kill-roaches/125457 "2012-10-06T15:08:24Z")
I’ve heard that RAID, Black Flag, Bengal, and other roach sprays is essentially a nerve gas that kills roaches very painfully. If this is so (which I don’t know if it is), what’s the most humane method of killing them … --- ## [Can the United States win the World Cup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-united-states-win-the-world-cup/542708)
**Author:** [@arwor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arwor)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2010, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-united-states-win-the-world-cup/542708 "2010-06-17T22:47:51Z")
Of course, it can’t. --- ## [Do You Ever Get This Feeling Before You Fall Asleep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-get-this-feeling-before-you-fall-asleep/634567)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2012, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-get-this-feeling-before-you-fall-asleep/634567 "2012-09-24T01:08:48Z")
Okay, so I have never heard anybody describe this before in my life, which leads me to think that I must be the only one this happens to. Ever since I was a little girl, I occasionally get this feeling when I’m laying i… --- ## [Flyer pings the bigot radar.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flyer-pings-the-bigot-radar/804725)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2020, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flyer-pings-the-bigot-radar/804725 "2020-02-24T00:28:51Z")
I’ve never taken note of Flyer before. But here are two recent hits on the bigot radar: Admires Moore Hates fags Good to know. --- ## [The mostly politically correct word association game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mostly-politically-correct-word-association-game/442860)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 562\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2008, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mostly-politically-correct-word-association-game/442860 "2008-05-11T14:39:39Z")
\[\[This thread is a rather mundane yet usually quite amusing game. The game is basically: one person posts a word and the next person posts a word that comes to mind because of it i.e. me: Banana other guy: Apple If it… --- ## [World's Most Beatiful Castles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-most-beatiful-castles/520127)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Buttons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Buttons)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2009, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-most-beatiful-castles/520127 "2009-12-12T15:04:55Z")
Link I only skimmed the first 15 pics. #3 and #4 have some very cool stone entryway bridges. #11 was pretty cool too, But holy shit, pic #8 is just about the coolest castle I could dream of.:cool: --- ## [Why Are Basements Warmer/Cooler in Winter/Summer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-basements-warmer-cooler-in-winter-summer/527267)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2010, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-basements-warmer-cooler-in-winter-summer/527267 "2010-02-03T19:30:59Z")
I just measured the temperature in my unfinished basement and it’s been mid to high 60s all weekend, though the temperature outside has been teens and 20s. And it’s not because of the furnace being down there, because it… --- ## [Do you believe that "Judgment Day" will happen on May 21?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-that-judgment-day-will-happen-on-may-21/579939)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2011, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-that-judgment-day-will-happen-on-may-21/579939 "2011-06-14T21:22:33Z")
The signs are ubiquitous. I’ve seen them on my train, on highway billboards, etc. It seems like someone did a lot of work in marketing this idea that May 21, 2011 will be the day of judgment. I’m curious if any dopers… --- ## [What FireWall setting will allow SMTP Server connection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-firewall-setting-will-allow-smtp-server-connection/571745)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2011, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-firewall-setting-will-allow-smtp-server-connection/571745 "2011-02-19T15:32:32Z")
Windows Server 2008. Pair of Mac-heads (me and my own cllient) trying to figure out what bloody setting to use in the freaking firewall to permit a service running on the server to communicate with an external SMTP Serv… --- ## [Stand Yer Ground: a drunk, scared teen looking for help might knock on your door](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stand-yer-ground-a-drunk-scared-teen-looking-for-help-might-knock-on-your-door/673956)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stand-yer-ground-a-drunk-scared-teen-looking-for-help-might-knock-on-your-door/673956 "2014-09-03T23:12:32Z")
Homeowner shoots 19yo woman in the face with a shotgun after she had a drunk driving accident and was apparently looking for help. He said he thought she was trying to break in and the gun went off accidentally. I gues… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=382&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=384&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)