# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=388&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:** 389 --- ## [Thor is stupid; let's throw rocks at him (spoilers about the movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-is-stupid-lets-throw-rocks-at-him-spoilers-about-the-movie/630294)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2012, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-is-stupid-lets-throw-rocks-at-him-spoilers-about-the-movie/630294 "2012-08-09T13:14:14Z")
But at least he’s pretty. I delayed a long time on watching this movie, and certainly didn’t watch it in the theatre, and I’m very very glad. I could have really just watched the first twenty minutes and the last twenty… --- ## [Woman who attempted suicide while pregnant is accused of murder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-who-attempted-suicide-while-pregnant-is-accused-of-murder/578530)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2011, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-who-attempted-suicide-while-pregnant-is-accused-of-murder/578530 "2011-04-23T02:57:56Z")
That is the title of the article linked below. It does not quite capture the full extent of the unique (near as I have ever heard) circumstances in this case. Honestly I (personally) have barely begun trying to unrave… --- ## [Three piece suits, too much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-piece-suits-too-much/621513)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-piece-suits-too-much/621513 "2012-05-14T16:36:11Z")
Three piece suits used to be commonly worn. I’ve never actually someone wear one outside of movies. I’m considering getting a new suit and wondering if it should be a two or three piece. This is for meeting clients and a… --- ## [I'm Mean To My Kids! And I Can't Stop!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-mean-to-my-kids-and-i-cant-stop/541080)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-mean-to-my-kids-and-i-cant-stop/541080 "2010-06-02T15:22:11Z")
Yep. I’m a bit of a meanie-head. I have three kids, the youngest of whom, Jacob, is going to be 5 this Summer. For some unknown reason, I love to give the kids nicknames. For my sons, apparently this is traumatic bec… --- ## [Rock bands with dead members but no deaths by drug overdose](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-bands-with-dead-members-but-no-deaths-by-drug-overdose/503427)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2009, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-bands-with-dead-members-but-no-deaths-by-drug-overdose/503427 "2009-07-21T20:26:27Z")
Inspired by a recent discussion on the Beatles. They all did drugs, but Lennon & Harrison did not OD (murder & lung cancer). Neither did Dennis or Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys (drowing & lung cancer). To qualify, the … --- ## [Sole repair: best approach?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sole-repair-best-approach/714124)
**Author:** [@Kaio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaio)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2015, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sole-repair-best-approach/714124 "2015-03-05T23:59:32Z")
I have a pair of everyday work boots that are similar in most ways to Doc Martens, but are made by a different manufacturer. In particular, the soles are the same kind of hard rubber that you see on Docs; and in fact whe… --- ## [Frankie says: Relax, don't do WHAT when you wanna come?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frankie-says-relax-dont-do-what-when-you-wanna-come/70157)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2001, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frankie-says-relax-dont-do-what-when-you-wanna-come/70157 "2001-06-28T14:50:03Z")
Remember that 80’s song by Frankie Goes To Hollywood, ‘Relax’? Lyrics went something like this:\*\* Relax don’t do it When you want to go to it Relax don’t do it When you want to come\*\* I can think of million things … --- ## [Share beautiful passages of prose in your favorite fiction.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-beautiful-passages-of-prose-in-your-favorite-fiction/627150)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-beautiful-passages-of-prose-in-your-favorite-fiction/627150 "2012-07-24T11:52:22Z")
Some persons read fiction in the same way they walk through an art museum. The loveliness of the writing; a beautiful phrase is its own reward. This thread is for people like that. I’ll start with a passage from Andre … --- ## [Why doesn't Israel/\[insert country\] have jet bombers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-israel-insert-country-have-jet-bombers/731131)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-israel-insert-country-have-jet-bombers/731131 "2016-02-21T04:29:39Z")
Sparked by thread on bomber cat-and-mousing. You’re planning your defense funding for strategic weaponry. Money is not no-object. F-15s, 22s, 35, yes, yes, and yes. More, please. Israel doesn’t have the kind of bomber… --- ## [Nausea or Hunger, One Bite Will Decide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nausea-or-hunger-one-bite-will-decide/515728)
**Author:** [@AmericanMaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AmericanMaid)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2009, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nausea-or-hunger-one-bite-will-decide/515728 "2009-11-02T20:59:02Z")
I simply cannot differentiate between nausea and hunger pangs. Anyone else out there like me? When I was a child, it wasn’t a problem but as I have gotten older, it has gotten worse and worse. Granted, I have been los… --- ## [What does English sound like to people who don't speak it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-english-sound-like-to-people-who-dont-speak-it/486135)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2009, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-english-sound-like-to-people-who-dont-speak-it/486135 "2009-02-18T16:06:56Z")
Many languages have very distinctive sounds that allow us to recognize the language even though we don’t speak it ourselves, and allow us to “fake” it by making those sounds, (which some of us do more effectively than ot… --- ## [What does putting your back out mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-putting-your-back-out-mean/637037)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-putting-your-back-out-mean/637037 "2013-01-07T20:17:10Z")
Mostly I’ve heard people claim this in episodes of TV shows, so I’m not sure exactly what has happened to the sufferer, but I know that real people claim to have “put their back out” too. What is going on? Muscle strain?… --- ## [Obamacare is eliminating all those crappy individual policies, so it's really okay, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamacare-is-eliminating-all-those-crappy-individual-policies-so-its-really-okay-right/674052)
**Author:** [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamacare-is-eliminating-all-those-crappy-individual-policies-so-its-really-okay-right/674052 "2013-11-20T19:49:47Z")
This talking point comes out in virtually all the talking head debates. Typically, I’ve seen it in the form of weasel words against some unstated definition. “Many of these policies were terrible anyway!” “Lots of peo… --- ## [moving US embassy to Jerusalem thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-us-embassy-to-jerusalem-thread/803751)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2018, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-us-embassy-to-jerusalem-thread/803751 "2018-05-20T14:59:51Z")
I’ve searched and couldn’t find a thread. Certainly seems worthwhile discussing. I don’t have a strong opinion either way. A few initial thoughts to get the discussion started… The President makes a valid point that … --- ## [Video shows police handcuffing 5-year-old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-shows-police-handcuffing-5-year-old/300858)
**Author:** [@huk24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/huk24)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2005, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-shows-police-handcuffing-5-year-old/300858 "2005-04-27T17:38:08Z")
This is some pretty disturbing news footage, because I didn’t see the little girl bucking when the cops came, only when the teacher was trying to subdue her. And frankly, the cuffs were uncalled for – there should have b… --- ## [Cloud Atlas - Movie (Open Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cloud-atlas-movie-open-spoilers/639163)
**Author:** [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cloud-atlas-movie-open-spoilers/639163 "2013-12-24T20:55:48Z")
Didn’t see any current thread on this, so I thought I’d start one up. Going in, the reviews were amazingly divided. The word “ambitious” got used a lot. Seemingly, half the reviewers thought it was the best thing they e… --- ## [Why isn't gas cap location standardized?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-gas-cap-location-standardized/550294)
**Author:** [@taffygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taffygirl)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2013, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-gas-cap-location-standardized/550294 "2013-01-20T00:09:23Z")
Argh. It happened again today: I pulled into the gas station, but all the cars at all the pumps had gas caps on the driver’s side. My car is one of the makes that has the gas cap on the passenger side. There wasn’t a pla… --- ## [Abolition of the British Monarchy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abolition-of-the-british-monarchy/610479)
**Author:** [@GeddyClaypoolBurton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GeddyClaypoolBurton)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abolition-of-the-british-monarchy/610479 "2012-01-31T19:50:25Z")
Last year I heard of many people who were angered at the amount of taxpayer pounds that were going to security measures and other aspects of the British Royal Wedding. I know of many more people that feel that the monarc… --- ## [odds of having 11 children of the same sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odds-of-having-11-children-of-the-same-sex/538610)
**Author:** [@AllFreedomUnlessDefyingScience](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllFreedomUnlessDefyingScience)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2010, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odds-of-having-11-children-of-the-same-sex/538610 "2010-05-09T14:45:48Z")
I just watched a TV show that had a woman who allegedly had 11 children, all boys. Am I right in thinking that the odds of this happening are 1 in 2 to the 11th power or 1/2048? Certainly statisticly possible, but also d… --- ## [All Time Worst One Hit Wonders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-time-worst-one-hit-wonders/387971)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2007, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-time-worst-one-hit-wonders/387971 "2007-01-20T17:20:06Z")
What are your choices for the worst “one hit wonders”? What artists and their “hits” do you think should have stayed unknown? Here are a few of my nominees: Kung Fu Fighting (Carl Douglas '74) Harper Valley PTA (Jeann… --- ## [Is There Anything to Do in NYC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-to-do-in-nyc/567190)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2012, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-to-do-in-nyc/567190 "2012-04-30T12:21:42Z")
The wife and I are starting to make plans for the month of April 2012 – next year, not this year. We want to take the entire month off and finally see New York City, followed by a stay in our beloved Hawaii. She’s always… --- ## [In Memoriam -- Nov. 4, 1995 -- Yet Another Depressing MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam-nov-4-1995-yet-another-depressing-mmp/426102)
**Author:** [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\ **Replies:** 425\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2007, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam-nov-4-1995-yet-another-depressing-mmp/426102 "2007-11-19T05:48:45Z")
This really should have been last week’s OP; except I didn’t think to reserve the date ahead of time – I only realized I needed to share when I got back from the rally. OK, I’ll start from the beginning… Nov 4, 1995, a… --- ## [Made up words or Words You Use Wrong For Fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-words-or-words-you-use-wrong-for-fun/755682)
**Author:** [@Dante\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_G)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2016, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-words-or-words-you-use-wrong-for-fun/755682 "2016-06-14T20:30:53Z")
Just for fun, are there any words you have made up? Or any words you use that are real words, but you use them intentionally wrong? For me, I use the real word “flibbertigibbet”. I use it as a substitute for “F\*\*\*”. … --- ## [Foods you wish existed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-wish-existed/697732)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2014, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-wish-existed/697732 "2014-09-16T20:03:52Z")
I brought his up in a different thread and thought it would be interesting as its own thread: I wish they made chocolate chip cookies without the chips. Like like chocolate chip cookies but I would like to just taste th… --- ## [Skinny girls and attractiveness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skinny-girls-and-attractiveness/487653)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skinny-girls-and-attractiveness/487653 "2012-12-17T05:01:59Z")
I touched on this subject in another thread, and thought I’d do a IMHO on it. Basically, my perception is that women assume that most men prefer very slim / skinny women but my preference, and the preference of most guy… --- ## [For fuck's sake, people, it's just a boob. Get over it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-fucks-sake-people-its-just-a-boob-get-over-it/227144)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2004, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-fucks-sake-people-its-just-a-boob-get-over-it/227144 "2004-02-06T14:19:38Z")
CBS is backing away and apologizing as fast as it can, the NFL claims to be “outraged,” the network was deluged with phone calls, all over two seconds of boobage during a halftime show. What the fuck is the huge fucking… --- ## [Is Chuck Norris really all that good a martial artist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-chuck-norris-really-all-that-good-a-martial-artist/259051)
**Author:** [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2004, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-chuck-norris-really-all-that-good-a-martial-artist/259051 "2004-08-11T01:50:56Z")
OK, admittedly, I don’t have much to go on. I’ve seen parts of a couple of his movies and a few episodes of Walker: Texas Ranger. But, fight scene-wise, he doesn’t really seem to have it altogether. It seems like just ab… --- ## [Do women like pantyhose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-like-pantyhose/368640)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2025, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-like-pantyhose/368640 "2025-05-22T07:38:46Z")
I’ve noticed it’s become rarer to see women wearing pantyhose or stockings in everyday wear. On the few times I see a women wearing stockings, they also wear dress slacks. Every time I hear or read about women wearing… --- ## [Power outage/electric clock oddity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/power-outage-electric-clock-oddity/674530)
**Author:** [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/power-outage-electric-clock-oddity/674530 "2015-07-23T15:43:46Z")
Our electricity was out last night for about four hours. The clock on our stove this morning showed a time which was about four hours slow (behind the current time), which would be correct. However, we have two electri… --- ## [Flag protests in Northern Ireland.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flag-protests-in-northern-ireland/643437)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2013, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flag-protests-in-northern-ireland/643437 "2013-01-16T06:06:19Z")
Don’t know if this has made the news beyond these islands. On Monday Belfast city councillors voted for the restriction of flying the union jack on City Hall to certain designated days. These designated days are the day… --- ## [Should anti-abortion protest in front of clinics be outlawed as harassment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-anti-abortion-protest-in-front-of-clinics-be-outlawed-as-harassment/632791)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-anti-abortion-protest-in-front-of-clinics-be-outlawed-as-harassment/632791 "2012-09-03T19:02:04Z")
In another thread, this discussion happened: Poster 1 People are so saddened by the idea of abortions as to want to try to persuade as many women as possible not to have abortions as a personal choice. (by protesting ou… --- ## [Celebrities everyone likes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-everyone-likes/732335)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2015, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-everyone-likes/732335 "2015-10-02T14:11:41Z")
The death of Yogi Berra got me thinking. Everyone liked Yogi. There was something about him that made you think he was just a great guy to hang out with, and his public image seems to match what he was like in private. … --- ## [Is semen used for anything else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-semen-used-for-anything-else/655185)
**Author:** [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2013, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-semen-used-for-anything-else/655185 "2013-07-18T02:29:33Z")
Obviously semen is the juice of love and plays a large part in helping the human race continue. It is also collected and stored by various clinics, for use in artificial insemination. But are there any other uses for se… --- ## [Camping with a fire ban in place](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camping-with-a-fire-ban-in-place/628781)
**Author:** [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camping-with-a-fire-ban-in-place/628781 "2012-07-24T03:13:11Z")
I’ve never prayed for rain so hard in my life. I’m headed off to Algonquin park mid next week for a one week back country canoe camping trip. A 24/7 full fire ban is currently in effect. I check the weather forecast for … --- ## ["Como tally vu" (sp?)- French for what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/como-tally-vu-sp-french-for-what/336556)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2005, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/como-tally-vu-sp-french-for-what/336556 "2005-12-22T01:51:00Z")
A friend used the phrase & was astonished that I had never heard it. She refused then to tell me what it means. Help, please! --- ## [I Hate that Mothefucking Cocksucker Thomas Kinkade & Refuse to Pretend Otherwise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-that-mothefucking-cocksucker-thomas-kinkade-refuse-to-pretend-otherwise/169401)
**Author:** [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2003, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-that-mothefucking-cocksucker-thomas-kinkade-refuse-to-pretend-otherwise/169401 "2003-05-01T04:37:34Z")
I am SO SICK of going into the homes of reasonably nice people and finding some piece of shit by that incompetent asshole Thomas Kinkade on the wall. His work SUCKS. SUCKS. SUCKS. SUCKS. And then it SUCKS SOME MORE. … --- ## [Idol finale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idol-finale/496728)
**Author:** [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Replies:** 276\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2009, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idol-finale/496728 "2009-05-28T14:21:24Z")
Any inside info on what the Idol finale will entail? I cannot recall any fun/funny contestants who should return as did Reynaldo last year. Its 2 hours right? --- ## [Why No "Like" Button?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-like-button/562900)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2010, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-like-button/562900 "2010-12-26T19:02:10Z")
In this day and age, why doesn’t the SD introduce a “Like” button for each remark within any given thread? Sometimes, that’s all one requires to respond! hint hint hint… :wink: --- ## [Cheating on SAT Illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheating-on-sat-illegal/597904)
**Author:** [@minkyhaha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minkyhaha)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2011, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheating-on-sat-illegal/597904 "2011-10-02T12:00:28Z")
It looks like they have charged some folks with crimes, fraud, etc. for cheating on the SAT. Has this happened before? It just seems strange to me that cheating on a private sector test is actually illegal. If it had … --- ## [Maps of the future](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maps-of-the-future/523385)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2010, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maps-of-the-future/523385 "2010-01-08T06:00:08Z")
We’re now in space year 2010. The world, naturally, is a very different place in terms of the lines on the map than it was a century ago - here’s what the world looked like in 1910. So, I ask the capacious collective br… --- ## [Is this "hostess" totally out of line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-hostess-totally-out-of-line/536290)
**Author:** [@lezlers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lezlers)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2010, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-hostess-totally-out-of-line/536290 "2010-04-22T15:03:10Z")
So a friend of mine from work suggested starting a “game night” a few months ago. It was supposed to be her and her husband, and me and my boyfriend. We were going to alternate homes and have it once a month. First gam… --- ## [How to sell a 1911 Britannica?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-sell-a-1911-britannica/571533)
**Author:** [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2020, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-sell-a-1911-britannica/571533 "2020-03-02T05:36:39Z")
I have a full set of the Encyclopedia Britannica 11th edition of 1911 (plus three supplementary volumes that update it to 1922) that I am considering selling, and I would like to ask people’s opinions about the best way … --- ## [What exactly are "diamond-tipped" drill bits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-are-diamond-tipped-drill-bits/553426)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-are-diamond-tipped-drill-bits/553426 "2010-09-20T07:07:10Z")
For drilling brick or stone, these are the bits I use, often called diamond tipped bits. Do they have anything to do with diamonds? --- ## [National Enquirer tries to blackmail Bezos over Wash. Post stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-enquirer-tries-to-blackmail-bezos-over-wash-post-stories/829145)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-enquirer-tries-to-blackmail-bezos-over-wash-post-stories/829145 "2020-01-23T05:28:44Z")
This is a long article: short version : they threaten to publish more pictures/text of him if the post does not back off looking into the first set of texts they published from him. And they also are not happy about… --- ## [American accent closer to "original" british accent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-accent-closer-to-original-british-accent/154973)
**Author:** [@InTransit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InTransit)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2003, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-accent-closer-to-original-british-accent/154973 "2003-02-16T00:33:38Z")
Please bear with this potential train-wreck of an explanation. A while ago, I heard a discussion (probably on a public radio station of some sort) about Shakespeare plays and how they usually involve actors speaking in … --- ## [How and when did Democrats and Republicans switch places?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-and-when-did-democrats-and-republicans-switch-places/745232)
**Author:** [@Anarcho\_Liberalist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anarcho_Liberalist)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2016, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-and-when-did-democrats-and-republicans-switch-places/745232 "2016-02-14T04:55:01Z")
As I understand it, the Republican Party was once - around the time of the Civil War - a modernist or even progressive party, which had broad support in the cities of the northern US. In this same time frame, the Democra… --- ## [Florida gubernatorial election 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-gubernatorial-election-2014/681026)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2014, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-gubernatorial-election-2014/681026 "2014-11-05T05:12:44Z")
Florida gubernatorial election, 2014. The first-term incumbent is Republican Rick Scott, who is seeking re-election. The most prominent Democratic challenger so far is ex-Governor (and ex-Republican) Charlie Crist. So… --- ## [Why did handsomeharry's thread get moved to the Pit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-handsomeharrys-thread-get-moved-to-the-pit/698236)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2014, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-handsomeharrys-thread-get-moved-to-the-pit/698236 "2014-09-15T18:04:50Z")
This thread: After multiple insults to the OP, which went unnoticed by mods, as well as some interesting information refuting hh’s position, twickster moved it to the Pit “so y’all can just let loose” - presumably mea… --- ## [I Pit the new Norwegian government.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-new-norwegian-government/670342)
**Author:** [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-new-norwegian-government/670342 "2016-03-21T17:16:23Z")
This is going to be horribly obscure and boring for most of you, but I’m angry and need to vent. Us Norwegians apparently had a collective attack of the stupids last election, and voted out our darling prime minister fo… --- ## [Library Architects Who Forget About The Books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/library-architects-who-forget-about-the-books/514046)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2009, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/library-architects-who-forget-about-the-books/514046 "2009-10-19T02:01:47Z")
Many, many years ago I visited the new library at the State University of New York at Brockport and was told that when the architect designed the building he forgot to add the weight of the books to his calculations and … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=387&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=389&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)