# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=429&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:** 430 --- ## [Obvious word etymologies you realise after the millionth time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-word-etymologies-you-realise-after-the-millionth-time/711958)
**Author:** [@BOOM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BOOM)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-word-etymologies-you-realise-after-the-millionth-time/711958 "2020-07-16T19:17:42Z")
Prompted by watching Wolf Hall on the BBC (Henry VIII, etc) I suddenly twigged – after 50 years! – that the origin of ‘protestant’ is … wait for it … protest. Can’t believe it. How could I not join those dots up: 50 y… --- ## [Really necessary to check oil level on car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-necessary-to-check-oil-level-on-car/557919)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2010, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-necessary-to-check-oil-level-on-car/557919 "2010-10-26T21:44:03Z")
I came across this Car Talk page: http://cars.cartalk.com/content/advice/oilchanges.html I was flabbergasted. I drive a 2007 Prius. I have never checked the oil, never even thought about it. Of course, I get oil chang… --- ## [How can I be safe when on top of my roof?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-be-safe-when-on-top-of-my-roof/692300)
**Author:** [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2014, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-be-safe-when-on-top-of-my-roof/692300 "2014-07-07T23:02:03Z")
I need, for reasons I’ll explain in a second, to get on top of my house and get really close to the edge of the roof. I need to do this while simultaneously not killing myself. Really serious on the not dying part. So… --- ## [Question about edited dickeries.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-edited-dickeries/466656)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2008, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-edited-dickeries/466656 "2008-10-10T03:28:07Z")
I won’t go on about the recent example as I think he was on his way to being banned/suspended and one excuse is as good as the next. But. Can we have a clarification about being a jerk and then editing it out? As someon… --- ## [Why believe in "a" God?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-believe-in-a-god/323967)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 340\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2005, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-believe-in-a-god/323967 "2005-10-09T14:46:36Z")
Man invented God(s) to explain unexplainable events. Romans and Greeks had many Gods who we now dismiss as “mythological.” Bible was written by man. No doubt, a great human being who we now call Jesus Christ was born. B… --- ## [You're an adult male being attacked in a bar - Your last fight was in Jr High - What do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-an-adult-male-being-attacked-in-a-bar-your-last-fight-was-in-jr-high-what-do-you-do/628939)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2012, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-an-adult-male-being-attacked-in-a-bar-your-last-fight-was-in-jr-high-what-do-you-do/628939 "2012-08-06T00:37:20Z")
I’m a large, relatively strong person, but I have no real world martial fighting skills whatsoever other than the old schoolyard standbys of flailing, grabbing and scuffling. If diffusing a fight is impossible and you ar… --- ## [Did Romney go to the NAACP hoping to get booed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-romney-go-to-the-naacp-hoping-to-get-booed/627943)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-romney-go-to-the-naacp-hoping-to-get-booed/627943 "2012-07-15T05:05:43Z")
Romney usually comes across as saying whatever a crowd wants, was he intentionally going into the NAACP hoping to be booed to build his credibility among the conservative base or was this a sincere outreach? Democrats… --- ## [Steam treasure hunt & holiday sales](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-treasure-hunt-holiday-sales/563254)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2010, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-treasure-hunt-holiday-sales/563254 "2010-12-20T19:39:15Z")
I was planning on posting a thread when the gigantic steam Christmas sale hits (which usually runs from somewhere in the area of dec 22 to jan 1) but steam has a new, clever sale from the 6th to 20th this year, hopefully… --- ## [Famous works of art that you hate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-works-of-art-that-you-hate/399769)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Hildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Hildo)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2007, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-works-of-art-that-you-hate/399769 "2007-04-26T03:57:03Z")
While I think Van Gogh had talent with his many other paintings, I hate hate hate his sunflower series. Ugliest shit I’ve ever seen. The fact that one of these sold for 39 million dollars at auction made me say to myself… --- ## [Is there a name for that Indian War Cry thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-that-indian-war-cry-thing/364205)
**Author:** [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2006, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-that-indian-war-cry-thing/364205 "2006-07-13T09:06:30Z")
You know, the stereotypical noise where you hoot and cover then uncover your mouth? Sounds like “woo-woo-woo-woo”? I just David Lee Roth do it on a YouTube video & am trying to describe it accurately. Just in case you’re… --- ## [SNL sketch: Improv? Forgot lines? Just bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-sketch-improv-forgot-lines-just-bad/162481)
**Author:** [@JasonG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JasonG)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2003, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-sketch-improv-forgot-lines-just-bad/162481 "2003-04-06T05:59:48Z")
I just saw a re-run of Saturday Night Live from October 2000, hosted by Rob Lowe. Near the end of the episode is a sketch set in an airport bar, in which Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon meet on a blind date. Chris Katta… --- ## [G-rated insults](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-rated-insults/633508)
**Author:** [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2012, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-rated-insults/633508 "2012-09-07T02:26:57Z")
I guess this is a little wierd, but my daughter loves insults. Creative ones, that is. Go stick your head in a bucket, hit twice with the ugly stick, back of the line when the brains were handed out, your mother wears ar… --- ## [Am I supposed to tip my carpet installers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-supposed-to-tip-my-carpet-installers/475807)
**Author:** [@Soapbox\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soapbox_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2008, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-supposed-to-tip-my-carpet-installers/475807 "2008-12-05T21:05:01Z")
I’ve got some people coming over tomorrow to put new carpeting in the master bedroom. The total cost for carpet, installation and removal of the old carpet came to about 800 dollars, which I’ve already paid (got the carp… --- ## [Is it just me or is President Biden really good at the job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-president-biden-really-good-at-the-job/984859)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-president-biden-really-good-at-the-job/984859 "2024-02-29T10:09:45Z")
I know his approval numbers are terrible, but it just seems that every time something seems absolutely impossible, he manages to get bipartisan consensus and get a bill passed. He certainly doesn’t get everything the Dem… --- ## [Is there a point when religious beliefs become flat out ridiculous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-point-when-religious-beliefs-become-flat-out-ridiculous/543736)
**Author:** [@scamartistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scamartistry)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2010, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-point-when-religious-beliefs-become-flat-out-ridiculous/543736 "2010-06-22T23:38:04Z")
How do we decide (regardless if you the reader are religious or not) if a certain belief is almost pathological/embarrasing? Many people here can probably find Scientology a bit suspect, and find it hard to take seriou… --- ## [Songs that contain words not commonly found in song lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-contain-words-not-commonly-found-in-song-lyrics/392846)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2015, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-contain-words-not-commonly-found-in-song-lyrics/392846 "2015-07-12T13:50:35Z")
For example- have you ever heard the word “gavotte” in your life, outside of “You’re So Vain?” And though it is a common written word, IIRC for a long time “Elenore” by the Turtles was one of the few songs that containe… --- ## [I don't even know how to respond to this...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-even-know-how-to-respond-to-this/711799)
**Author:** [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2015, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-even-know-how-to-respond-to-this/711799 "2015-02-11T19:53:50Z")
Or, grown-ass woman with a maybe fake boyfriend… A friend of mine (who lives in another state) – let’s call her Cathy – has had a mysterious boyfriend for the past couple of years. He was on a website a number of us hun… --- ## [The Andromeda Strain - did they kill those poor rats just for a movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-andromeda-strain-did-they-kill-those-poor-rats-just-for-a-movie/441886)
**Author:** [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2022, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-andromeda-strain-did-they-kill-those-poor-rats-just-for-a-movie/441886 "2022-10-23T04:16:09Z")
or was the same technique used on the monkey used on the rats as well? does anyone know one way or the other? i hadn’t seen the movie in eons and we happened to catch it on tv over the weekend. i researched on how the… --- ## [American Idol 3/23-3/24](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-23-3-24/533548)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-23-3-24/533548 "2010-03-27T17:38:49Z")
I’m hoping Andrew and that guy who sang “Under my thumb” go home. Unfortunately, they only send away one at a time. --- ## [Were Humans A LOT Smaller 200 Years Ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-humans-a-lot-smaller-200-years-ago/224921)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2010, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-humans-a-lot-smaller-200-years-ago/224921 "2010-07-30T13:51:02Z")
I ask because I recently visited a museum, and I saw a fewinteresting things: -a man’s pair of brocaded shoes from the 1700’s-they were probably a size 7 -the local grave yard has graves from the 1600’s-and the mounds … --- ## [Why don't alkaline batteries list their mAh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-alkaline-batteries-list-their-mah/348743)
**Author:** [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2016, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-alkaline-batteries-list-their-mah/348743 "2016-09-23T16:16:44Z")
I’ve always wondered this one. Rechargeables (well, NiMH and LiIon and most NiCd) pretty well always list their capacity (mAh) on the batteries and the packaging, so you have a good idea of how long they will last in a … --- ## [Government By Mad Scientists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/government-by-mad-scientists/706267)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2014, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/government-by-mad-scientists/706267 "2014-12-17T15:50:18Z")
Authoritarianism Autocracy Despotism Dictatorship Totalitarianism Democracy Representative Democracy Monarchy Oligarchy Aristocracy Military junta Plutocracy Stratocracy Timocracy Anarchy Anocracy Kritarc… --- ## [Is there really any point to the new NY law on sexual advances?l](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-really-any-point-to-the-new-ny-law-on-sexual-advances-l/725612)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2015, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-really-any-point-to-the-new-ny-law-on-sexual-advances-l/725612 "2015-07-31T12:52:41Z")
Link There is also pressure to extend the law beyond college campuses but does this really do anything other than enabling blowhard politicians to pretend they’re doing something about college sexual assault, which is … --- ## [SDMB Secret Santa Exchange](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 363\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2008, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549 "2008-01-24T06:20:20Z")
The ornament exchange reminded me to post this one, too! I have been in in for several years and thought this year I’d actually host it. So, blatantly ripping from Mama Zappa’s thread: If you want to participate, email … --- ## [Billy Joel Lyrics: "Rock and roller cola wars"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-joel-lyrics-rock-and-roller-cola-wars/282927)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2005, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-joel-lyrics-rock-and-roller-cola-wars/282927 "2005-01-04T23:21:36Z")
I debated putting this in GQ. I almost was going to, but then decided that if I did, the odds are it would be moved. For years Billy Joel has been one of my favorite musical artists. I like most of his songs, including… --- ## [South Park: Butters in Hawaii--Context?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-butters-in-hawaii-context/638103)
**Author:** [@phxjcc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phxjcc)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2012, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-butters-in-hawaii-context/638103 "2012-10-24T04:31:12Z")
Larry Ellison? Or just round eyes in general thinking they are “natives”? The Argo tie in? I am just being thick I guess. --- ## [Women -\> Do You Love Nylon Stockings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-love-nylon-stockings/579652)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2023, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-love-nylon-stockings/579652 "2023-06-29T19:31:14Z")
I just finished listening to a pretty funny George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (radio) where Gracie makes a typical boneheaded move (at least George thinks so) of buying a LOT of nylon stockings. Of course everything wor… --- ## ["The Walking Dead"; Episode 4:1 tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-episode-4-1-tonight/671138)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2013, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-episode-4-1-tonight/671138 "2013-10-18T14:26:05Z")
Didn’t see a thread, so if you don’t have your DVR set… what are you waiting for? Not as good as Breaking Bad (what is?), but still a solid show. --- ## [What is the single funniest movie you've ever seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-single-funniest-movie-youve-ever-seen/660877)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2013, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-single-funniest-movie-youve-ever-seen/660877 "2013-06-19T17:47:42Z")
Inspired by the recent spate of movie threads we’ve been having lately, I thought I’d ask this one. It’s a pretty simple question but I bet we get a huge variety of answers. For purposes of this discussion, it doesn’t … --- ## [Stop being so civil!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-being-so-civil/287087)
**Author:** [@Carnick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnick)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2005, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-being-so-civil/287087 "2005-02-03T05:33:07Z")
I’ve been following this thread for a few days. It was all going surprisingly well until the OP said this. She not only marks homosexuality as a sin, but compares it to drug dealing and child abuse in one fell swoop. Aft… --- ## [What's the right way to pronounce the surname 'St-John'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-right-way-to-pronounce-the-surname-st-john/394835)
**Author:** [@Flip\_Pancake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flip_Pancake)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-right-way-to-pronounce-the-surname-st-john/394835 "2012-09-13T20:15:53Z")
Is it ‘Saint John’, or ‘Sin Junn’? I’ve heard both on various occasions. If the latter, how did this pronounciation come about? Is it old English? --- ## [Would you enroll your child in a Spanish immersion school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-enroll-your-child-in-a-spanish-immersion-school/560908)
**Author:** [@Velma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velma)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-enroll-your-child-in-a-spanish-immersion-school/560908 "2010-11-23T20:02:38Z")
Our son’s elementary school offers Spanish immersion and I was just curious about what people’s opinions are about it, whether or not anyone here has done it, what is your initial reaction to it, etc. Here’s the way it … --- ## [Why is Sauron evil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-sauron-evil/144614)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2004, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-sauron-evil/144614 "2004-11-02T14:21:09Z")
Apologies for starting yet another Tolkein thread, but my wife and kids just came back from TTT, and my wife asked a question I thought some of you might be able to address. Namely, why is Sauron evil? My son responde… --- ## [Where exactly is the body farm at the U of Tennessee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-exactly-is-the-body-farm-at-the-u-of-tennessee/322191)
**Author:** [@I\_Know\_Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Know_Nothing)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-exactly-is-the-body-farm-at-the-u-of-tennessee/322191 "2017-04-27T08:25:50Z")
I wanted look at the University of Tennesse Anthropological Research Facility with the google maps satellite images but I could not find an exact address. (For those who don’t know, this this the “body farm” or “human d… --- ## [Would you feel the impact if you fell to earth or got hit by a train?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-feel-the-impact-if-you-fell-to-earth-or-got-hit-by-a-train/716331)
**Author:** [@deathonimpact](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deathonimpact)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2015, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-feel-the-impact-if-you-fell-to-earth-or-got-hit-by-a-train/716331 "2015-04-08T01:11:02Z")
I am looking for a precise scientific answer! I know myelin sheathed nerves will transmit over 100 metres a second. The questions therefor are: A) How fast does unconsciousness occur from concussion? B) What speed doe… --- ## [People with deep voices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-deep-voices/582677)
**Author:** [@Tyrannosaurus\_Volcano](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tyrannosaurus_Volcano)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-deep-voices/582677 "2011-07-20T19:52:35Z")
I’m obsessed with people with deep voices for some odd reason, especially men, so I’d like to garner as many as I possibly can so I can watch videos of them and drool. :smack: No, I don’t really drool to them. I already… --- ## [MASH Trivia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mash-trivia/318429)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2015, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mash-trivia/318429 "2015-05-11T02:33:53Z")
“His ill gotten booty, or his (blank)” Hawkeye quit drinking, then went on a date with a nurse played by what actress? When did Frank’s ancestors come to America? Frank thought he found a buried bomb. What was actuall… --- ## [Florida is Officially Fucked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-is-officially-fucked/921781)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-is-officially-fucked/921781 "2022-07-07T18:21:09Z")
Avoid Florida like the plague: --- ## [Ebay Question - does the seller ever see a bidders maximum bid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-question-does-the-seller-ever-see-a-bidders-maximum-bid/629931)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-question-does-the-seller-ever-see-a-bidders-maximum-bid/629931 "2012-08-03T15:20:46Z")
Got very lucky for a change. I was the only bidder on an item and got it for 9.99. My max bid was $30. That’s about average for what I’ve seen it sell for. Does the seller know that I was willing to pay $30? When doe… --- ## [Any Food Feuds You Know of? Where do You Stand on Them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-food-feuds-you-know-of-where-do-you-stand-on-them/791663)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-food-feuds-you-know-of-where-do-you-stand-on-them/791663 "2017-07-25T00:02:00Z")
It was on the news again. “Do NOT put ketchup on a hot dog in Chicago!!!” Apparently, Heinz is putting out ketchup in a bottle labeled “Chicago Sauce” Har-dee-har-har. My take on this is that it’s an 80’s joke that h… --- ## [What's the point of Keurig coffee machines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-keurig-coffee-machines/682853)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2014, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-keurig-coffee-machines/682853 "2014-03-10T14:35:55Z")
So I was reading this thread about Keurig & DRM and I came up with the same question I’ve asked myself a million times since they first came out. What’s the point of a Keurig machine? Yes, I know that it can make singl… --- ## [Abruptly stopping my zoloft (unintentionally)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abruptly-stopping-my-zoloft-unintentionally/592813)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2014, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abruptly-stopping-my-zoloft-unintentionally/592813 "2014-05-29T05:29:58Z")
I recently switched over to a mail-order prescription drug insurance plan, and I inadvertently let my prescription for Zoloft run out while I was making the transition from the drug-store pharmacy to the three-month mail… --- ## [Every Know Anyone Who Takes A Really Good Picture But In Real Life...Well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-know-anyone-who-takes-a-really-good-picture-but-in-real-life-well/582532)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-know-anyone-who-takes-a-really-good-picture-but-in-real-life-well/582532 "2011-05-24T20:23:28Z")
I know this guy Jason, he’s a 30 year old and I’ve known him off and on for ten years. He moves in and out of Chicago. He, like me is gay and complains he has trouble getting dates, etc. Long story short, he he put som… --- ## [US Travel around 1776?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-travel-around-1776/676430)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-travel-around-1776/676430 "2013-12-18T19:19:47Z")
If I wanted to ride my horse from Boston to Philly in 1776 how would I know how to get there? I assume they had some kind of maps. Did the dirt roads/trails have signs to point the way? I assume there was 1 ma… --- ## [Lessons I've learned from pop music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-ive-learned-from-pop-music/365033)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-ive-learned-from-pop-music/365033 "2011-07-01T11:28:18Z")
1.) If you refer to someone as “baby”, inevitably there will come a time when they will drive you crazy. That’s just par for the course. 2.) Love comes from one place and one place only - up above. If you think you’… --- ## [How can I get permanent marker off my car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-permanent-marker-off-my-car/117663)
**Author:** [@Ms2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms2001)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2012, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-permanent-marker-off-my-car/117663 "2012-01-27T00:23:27Z")
So I was washing my brand new car the other day, and I noticed that some punk has spoiled it by drawing an “X” on the back with a Sharpie. It doesn’t really stand out against the dark blue paint, and there are a lot wors… --- ## [Billy Joel vs. Elton John](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-joel-vs-elton-john/546994)
**Author:** [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-joel-vs-elton-john/546994 "2014-07-17T23:12:37Z")
Both 70s-80s piano guys, both have sold hundreds of millions of records, both have won many Grammy awards. So…the Piano Man or the Rocket Man? --- ## [What Foodstuffs causes the Smelliest Farts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foodstuffs-causes-the-smelliest-farts/93599)
**Author:** [@Chubbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chubbs)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foodstuffs-causes-the-smelliest-farts/93599 "2021-05-07T04:09:03Z")
I’m looking to fill up a trash bag with my gas. I need it to smell really bad. What are some foods that I can scarf down to blend it with my gastrointestinal juices to give it bad mojo? --- ## [Is it wrong to ignore the gender identities of people like Chelsea Manning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-ignore-the-gender-identities-of-people-like-chelsea-manning/778080)
**Author:** [@AtomThought](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomThought)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2017, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-ignore-the-gender-identities-of-people-like-chelsea-manning/778080 "2017-01-28T01:13:00Z")
Recently, I was reading through this thread and I stumbled upon a tangential conversation from November of last year, between Shodan and several others, about the pronouns he was using to refer to Chelsea Manning. He was… --- ## [Ask the returned Peace Corps Volunteer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-returned-peace-corps-volunteer/599320)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-returned-peace-corps-volunteer/599320 "2011-10-13T14:48:35Z")
It’s been a while since we’ve done this, and I’m having a slow week. Bear in mind that everything I say is my personal opinion, and does not in any way reflect the opinions of the Peace Corps or the US government. My st… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=428&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=430&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)