# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=448&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:** 449 --- ## [Is it harmful to eat eggshells?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-harmful-to-eat-eggshells/382338)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-harmful-to-eat-eggshells/382338 "2006-11-30T23:10:29Z")
sigh My toddler likes to eat eggshells. Not just a little smidgen that falls into the mixing bowl when she “helps” Mama crack the eggs, but the whole shell. This morning marks the third time I’ve found her sitting quie… --- ## [Do spider webs have any nutritional value for humans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-spider-webs-have-any-nutritional-value-for-humans/489325)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2017, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-spider-webs-have-any-nutritional-value-for-humans/489325 "2017-09-10T16:26:05Z")
Could you get any nutritional value out of eating spider webs, if you needed food. Only the web is being asked about no detritus stuck to it. --- ## [How much will vinyl siding cost on my house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-will-vinyl-siding-cost-on-my-house/433039)
**Author:** [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-will-vinyl-siding-cost-on-my-house/433039 "2012-10-26T23:08:42Z")
I have no choice but to post this question. Whenever I tell my wife about something I learned on the straightdope, she makes fun of me for trusting information I learn on the internet. Nevertheless, when she has a ques… --- ## [Questions about 9/11 jumpers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-9-11-jumpers/438224)
**Author:** [@JHE1967](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JHE1967)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-9-11-jumpers/438224 "2008-02-22T05:16:59Z")
Sorry for the awkward thread title. OK, after watching the 9/11 The Falling Man doc I can’t help but wonder…would the rapid descent from 100 stories render someone unconscious? I’m hoping those poor souls weren’t conscio… --- ## [What's the best chocolate (candy) you can buy in the U.S.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-chocolate-candy-you-can-buy-in-the-u-s/628362)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-chocolate-candy-you-can-buy-in-the-u-s/628362 "2012-07-18T12:17:19Z")
I’ve heard that Brits and Euros scorn the Nestle and Hershey’s “chocolate” bars you can buy in an American gas station, even the “dark” chocolate bars, because they use a lot of fillers instead of cocoa, and corn syrup i… --- ## [Explain your user name please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-your-user-name-please/416239)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2016, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-your-user-name-please/416239 "2016-07-14T21:33:25Z")
I looked for a thread and found this old one http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=158404&highlight=explain+username I hope I haven’t over looked a recent one. Anyway mine (as I’ve explained once or twi… --- ## [New York Dopers Check In Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-dopers-check-in-thread/80861)
**Author:** [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2001, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-dopers-check-in-thread/80861 "2001-09-16T23:25:10Z")
Well, with the World Trade Center attack, and the questions on the other threads about New Yorkers, I thought I’d start a New Yorker check in thread. Several New York dopers have posted in the other thread, and I’ve spo… --- ## [Recommend a Science Fiction Book - Any Genera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-science-fiction-book-any-genera/718416)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2015, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-science-fiction-book-any-genera/718416 "2015-12-04T02:18:20Z")
I see there are some threads from the past, most of them for a specific category, I wanted to start a new list, of any genera. I have on my bookshelf: The Man In The High Castle The Mote In Gods Eye --- ## [Unions fear SCOTUS could destroy them...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unions-fear-scotus-could-destroy-them/691916)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unions-fear-scotus-could-destroy-them/691916 "2018-06-27T18:22:55Z")
So they say via a liberal blog, in re: Harris v. Quinn, a case that’s expected to be ruled on in two days (I figure it’s good timing, since this could also serve as a discussion of the ruling when it’s finally handed dow… --- ## [Ladies: when does "bad in bed" become a deal breaker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-when-does-bad-in-bed-become-a-deal-breaker/238099)
**Author:** [@Soapbox\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soapbox_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2004, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-when-does-bad-in-bed-become-a-deal-breaker/238099 "2004-05-11T19:15:42Z")
Let’s assume you just started having sex with someone, but maybe they are a virgin, or have little experience, and for the first few encounters they suck. How long would you put up with bad sex before realizing that your… --- ## [Ask the intravert who's taking an improv comedy course](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2014, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824 "2014-01-23T19:13:08Z")
Philly has a pretty active improv community, it turns out, and the Philly Improv Theater offers a lot of classes in improv, sketch comedy, and the like. After taking a free intro workshop last month, a friend and I signe… --- ## [The Woman in Black -- OPEN SPOILERS - movie and book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-woman-in-black-open-spoilers-movie-and-book/612728)
**Author:** [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2012, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-woman-in-black-open-spoilers-movie-and-book/612728 "2012-02-25T22:52:32Z")
Ask and you shall receive! I have one question about the outcome. Does it mean that Arthur and his wife and child will be haunting the place, same as the other victims of the Woman in Black? Okay, one more question. … --- ## ["The Rapidly Shrinking Federal Deficit"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rapidly-shrinking-federal-deficit/655454)
**Author:** [@NotfooledbyW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotfooledbyW)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rapidly-shrinking-federal-deficit/655454 "2013-05-20T03:52:38Z")
Will Republicans/Tea Partiers/their pundits and pols and all anti-big bovt goofballs everywhere be forced to quit the constant lie that Obama and Democrats are big government spenders that are solely responsible for the … --- ## [ALIEN: What Animal is the Creature Based On?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-what-animal-is-the-creature-based-on/483519)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-what-animal-is-the-creature-based-on/483519 "2017-02-24T03:37:51Z")
OK, the Alien is a complex animal. The stage when its a parasite upon its host (when its wrapped around the guy;s face)-what is it based on? It looks like a spider or scorpion of some kind. Also, did they ever explain … --- ## [Click on the dots; they guess your age](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/click-on-the-dots-they-guess-your-age/656224)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2013, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/click-on-the-dots-they-guess-your-age/656224 "2013-04-23T15:15:27Z")
A friend linked to this on Facebook. Not a Facebook app (it’s from “LabintheWild”). Their claim: Only takes a minute. It was off by 4 years for me (I’m 35, it guessed I’m 31). That’s pretty close, I suppose. --- ## [What can I do with an acre of land?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-an-acre-of-land/347768)
**Author:** [@ArnoldIsNumeroUno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArnoldIsNumeroUno)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2006, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-an-acre-of-land/347768 "2006-03-18T21:26:55Z")
I inherited an acre of land. it is like an hour from me, I already own a house and this land is in the sticks so I don’t want to live there. But I don’t want to sell it either…what are some ideas for things I could use i… --- ## [So what's up with the long pinkie nails?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-up-with-the-long-pinkie-nails/105370)
**Author:** [@12hazel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/12hazel)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2002, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-up-with-the-long-pinkie-nails/105370 "2002-04-26T12:19:23Z")
Not a matter of world-shattering importance. Still… I’ve been wondering for some time now why some men keep their pinkie nails (one or both) extra-long. I’ve observed this phenomenon with Asian, black, Latino, and Rus… --- ## [What do ADULT siblings fight over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-adult-siblings-fight-over/549172)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-adult-siblings-fight-over/549172 "2012-07-24T01:08:14Z")
I understand how sibling rivalry can be rampant in childhood. They live in the same house, and sometimes in the same bedroom. There are limited resources, so siblings get territorial. But when siblings become adults, th… --- ## [Got to be a better way to keep bandage dry in shower](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-to-be-a-better-way-to-keep-bandage-dry-in-shower/750846)
**Author:** [@justmeetee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justmeetee)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2018, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-to-be-a-better-way-to-keep-bandage-dry-in-shower/750846 "2018-03-30T16:27:31Z")
I have a circulation problem that can lead to difficult healing of wounds. When I have a very stubborn one I must go to the doctor and have a bandage called a unnaboot that stays on for 3 to 5 days and told to not get it… --- ## [Gunsmoke - I'd forgotten Festus had a girlfriend.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunsmoke-id-forgotten-festus-had-a-girlfriend/621217)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunsmoke-id-forgotten-festus-had-a-girlfriend/621217 "2020-08-16T20:10:16Z")
April, a very, very pretty girl too. Played by Elizabeth MacRae. She played his gf for several seasons. She also played Gomer Pyles gf for a few seasons too. I’d forgotten how much better I liked Festus in the early s… --- ## [Where is the wierdest place you ever pee'd??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-wierdest-place-you-ever-peed/67484)
**Author:** [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-wierdest-place-you-ever-peed/67484 "2015-11-25T03:50:29Z")
I routinely pee out back… just for a change. Lots of times in nature… when hunting and all. Once or twice in a sink… long ago. Once in a High School photography darkroom sink. Hmmm… empty mountain dew bottle when driv… --- ## [I pit the USA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-usa/771170)
**Author:** [@nicky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nicky)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2016, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-usa/771170 "2016-12-07T13:24:27Z")
You fucking idiots. --- ## [What do Americans think of Britain and the British](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-americans-think-of-britain-and-the-british/373539)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-americans-think-of-britain-and-the-british/373539 "2006-09-27T04:17:27Z")
Are we just a dinky little island that would quite easily fit into a corner of Texas or any other American state. Do you view us as being a tad insignificant in the great scheme of things. A nation of people with bad t… --- ## [Older iphone- Can I use it for Wifi only?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-iphone-can-i-use-it-for-wifi-only/565053)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2011, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-iphone-can-i-use-it-for-wifi-only/565053 "2011-01-15T02:45:22Z")
I’m being given an old iphone that works fine, it’s just a little cracked on the front. I don’t need or want it for a phone - can I use it for Wifi only? If I can use it for Wifi only, what feature and use limitations … --- ## [Any Trump supporters here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-trump-supporters-here/732349)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-trump-supporters-here/732349 "2016-02-20T14:07:11Z")
Can’t seem to find any IRL. Is there anyone here who’s willing to admit it? --- ## [Why aren't all Internet child pornographers caught?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-all-internet-child-pornographers-caught/636450)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-all-internet-child-pornographers-caught/636450 "2015-01-09T14:15:49Z")
I honestly find it baffling how people get away with this crime. Isn’t pretty much every image traceable? If I post a picture on a website, isn’t my IP address, one way or another, traceable? Obviously that informatio… --- ## [Glees roleplaying game thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glees-roleplaying-game-thread/660048)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glees-roleplaying-game-thread/660048 "2013-09-16T16:25:22Z")
Please do not post in this thread (unless you are a playing a character in the game.) This is the game thread for a roleplaying campaign requested by enthusiastic newcomers. The companion thread is here: The idea is… --- ## [Your opinion of "young lady" in the office](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-of-young-lady-in-the-office/691452)
**Author:** [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2014, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-of-young-lady-in-the-office/691452 "2014-06-27T22:48:22Z")
A senior executive came by cubicle earlier this morning in search of someone today. Before asking for help, he greeted me as “young lady”–an affectation that is grating if only because it’s unnecessary given that my name… --- ## [What Happens If It Rains For 40 Days And 40 Nights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-it-rains-for-40-days-and-40-nights/548980)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2010, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-it-rains-for-40-days-and-40-nights/548980 "2010-08-07T17:12:34Z")
OK let’s say this really happend. All over the planet Earth in every place it starts to rain. A steady rain and it rains for 40 days and 40 nights. That’s 40 twenty-four hour days. Now it’s my understanding that water … --- ## [Black fly in Chardonnay: how is it ironic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-fly-in-chardonnay-how-is-it-ironic/287025)
**Author:** [@WeRSauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WeRSauron)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2005, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-fly-in-chardonnay-how-is-it-ironic/287025 "2005-01-28T18:06:53Z")
In Ironic, Alanis Morisette (sp?) sings about a black fly in one’s Chardonnay. How is this ironic or like any of the other situations she brings up (death pardon two minutes too late, rain on one’s wedding day, meeting m… --- ## [Inmate tatoos name of murder victim (who was his cousin) into forehead of her killer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inmate-tatoos-name-of-murder-victim-who-was-his-cousin-into-forehead-of-her-killer/378495)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2006, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inmate-tatoos-name-of-murder-victim-who-was-his-cousin-into-forehead-of-her-killer/378495 "2006-11-05T21:50:33Z")
Sometimes life is very, very strange: http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/10/30/inmate.tattoo.ap/index.html Basically, Anthony Ray Stockelman abducted, molested, and murdered a fourth grade girl named Katlyn “Katie” Collman. He… --- ## [In the 70s, everybody had their own variety show. Let's list 'em.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-70s-everybody-had-their-own-variety-show-lets-list-em/663707)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2013, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-70s-everybody-had-their-own-variety-show-lets-list-em/663707 "2013-07-18T15:31:48Z")
This thread got me to thinking. In the 70s, it seemed like everybody had a variety show on TV. The networks were handing them out like candy. Hell, I’m pretty sure I had a variety show for a couple of episodes. Anyway, … --- ## [People you don't expect to see naked, naked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-dont-expect-to-see-naked-naked/378061)
**Author:** [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-dont-expect-to-see-naked-naked/378061 "2006-10-31T19:20:03Z")
I’m trying to put together a list of several movies that include nude scenes by actors and actresses that you wouldn’t expect to see in the buff. So far, the movies a friend and I have come up with (and the featured nudi… --- ## [62 Years Old, Natural, Versus 64 Years Old, Surgeried](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/62-years-old-natural-versus-64-years-old-surgeried/600012)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2011, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/62-years-old-natural-versus-64-years-old-surgeried/600012 "2011-10-19T16:18:11Z")
Sigourney Weaver, 62 years old versus Suzanne Somers, 64 years old. Apparently Sigourney has not had plastic surgery; Suzanne obviously has had lots, and Sigourney looks about a million times better to me than Suzanne do… --- ## [Evil villains that go too far](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-villains-that-go-too-far/543650)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-villains-that-go-too-far/543650 "2010-12-08T20:10:16Z")
I was watching The Losers tonight and Jason Patric played Max the evil villain. Now, okay, I accept that this is an action thriller and it’s not going to be realistic. But this guy’s evil was too overboard. In order to … --- ## [Chilean miners alive and trapped for 4 months](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chilean-miners-alive-and-trapped-for-4-months/551173)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2010, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chilean-miners-alive-and-trapped-for-4-months/551173 "2010-10-14T17:55:17Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100823/ap\_on\_re\_la\_am\_ca/lt\_chile\_mine\_collapse Seventeen miners in Chile have been found alive. They have a breathing hole and food can be dropped down to them. The article says a rescue … --- ## [Lefties Playing the Race/Islamophobia Card](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lefties-playing-the-race-islamophobia-card/780464)
**Author:** [@Jefferson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jefferson)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2017, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lefties-playing-the-race-islamophobia-card/780464 "2017-02-27T05:13:22Z")
They really are a tiresome bunch aren’t they.When they lose an argument (if they even tried to engage to start with) they trot out the usual claims of racism, Islamophobia, xenophobia and so on. Often claiming their oppo… --- ## [LOTR Book Question - open spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-book-question-open-spoilers/609296)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2012, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-book-question-open-spoilers/609296 "2012-01-20T21:51:18Z")
I’m re-reading LOTR for the first time in a long time, in conjunction with this site | You are not prepared. Anyway, I’ve come up with some questions that I’d like Tolkien Doper opinions on (please) - Aragorn’s healin… --- ## [Why is bigamy illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-bigamy-illegal/654222)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2016, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-bigamy-illegal/654222 "2016-05-19T03:44:05Z")
As I read summaries of some early cases, i.e. Reynolds v. US and the anti-bigamy law passed by Lincoln, I find that I cannot see the rationale in them, beyond an attempt to limit some Mormon actions. One might see that … --- ## [How is riding a crazy ass motorcycle like this on the road legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-riding-a-crazy-ass-motorcycle-like-this-on-the-road-legal/602149)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-riding-a-crazy-ass-motorcycle-like-this-on-the-road-legal/602149 "2011-11-14T21:31:36Z")
Pics here You would have no real control in emergencies. --- ## [Go, Blago, go!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-blago-go/477974)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-blago-go/477974 "2009-02-03T19:13:37Z")
“I’m here to tell you right off the bat that I am not guilty of any criminal wrongdoing, that I intend to stay on the job, and I will fight this thing every step of the way. I will fight, I will fight, I will fight until… --- ## [Lost 5.9 "Namaste"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-5-9-namaste/489913)
**Author:** [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2009, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-5-9-namaste/489913 "2009-03-26T02:36:52Z")
Thread rules: From the on-line description for tonight’s episode: Some useful Café Society links are given below: Thread index for Season 1 Episodes: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 T… --- ## [Kid pees in reservoir; 38 million gallons to be drained](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-pees-in-reservoir-38-million-gallons-to-be-drained/686347)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-pees-in-reservoir-38-million-gallons-to-be-drained/686347 "2014-04-23T18:37:21Z")
Can anyone explain this to me? Here are my assumptions, which may of course be incorrect. 1)The reservoir holds water. It flows into the treatment plant, is treated, and pumped to the community. 2)Birds fly over and … --- ## [And you wonder why I hate doctors.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-wonder-why-i-hate-doctors/683282)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2014, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-wonder-why-i-hate-doctors/683282 "2014-04-01T12:50:30Z")
So for 6 years and three states and countless doctors we have been trying to find the problem with Mrs Cad’s endocrine problems. We have spent thousands of dollars on doctors ranging from GPs to endocrinologists and hav… --- ## [The iPhone is absolutely brilliant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iphone-is-absolutely-brilliant/410003)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iphone-is-absolutely-brilliant/410003 "2007-07-19T20:20:57Z")
I waited in line for about an hour at an AT&T store today, and bought one. God-damn. This is absolutely the coolest, most intuitive, most functional piece of electronics I have ever seen. It’s not perfect, but my god…… --- ## [Hillary won the popular vote, yet lost - obvious flaw in the system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-won-the-popular-vote-yet-lost-obvious-flaw-in-the-system/771946)
**Author:** [@truthSeeker2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthSeeker2)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2016, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-won-the-popular-vote-yet-lost-obvious-flaw-in-the-system/771946 "2016-11-23T18:13:23Z")
It means some votes had more weight than others. Something which should be corrected for future? --- ## [XKCD What If References SDMB!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-what-if-references-sdmb/695471)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2015, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-what-if-references-sdmb/695471 "2015-04-11T19:54:20Z")
This thread (What is the volume of a kilogram of cocaine? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board) was referenced in today’s What-if from XKCD. He’s apparently a fan, as he says \[QUOTE=Randall\] As usual, the… --- ## [He-Man makes no sense.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-man-makes-no-sense/571561)
**Author:** [@TravisFromOR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TravisFromOR)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2011, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-man-makes-no-sense/571561 "2011-02-21T14:32:44Z")
In the intro “song”, he explains the origin of his powers: What compelled him to do this? Was he just holding up his sword and saying random things, and happened to stumble upon the proper wording? --- ## [Things you finally notice in A Christmas Story....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-finally-notice-in-a-christmas-story/607380)
**Author:** [@dada2fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dada2fish)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2012, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-finally-notice-in-a-christmas-story/607380 "2012-01-04T15:12:54Z")
I’ve seens it countless times. I’ve watched many TBS marathons every season. I never paid attention, until today, the scene at the Christmas parade. Randy points and yells, Mickey Mouse!" Camera cuts to Mickey Mouse runn… --- ## [When did DC & Marvel start acknowledging civilian deaths due to superhuman fights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-dc-marvel-start-acknowledging-civilian-deaths-due-to-superhuman-fights/481059)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2011, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-dc-marvel-start-acknowledging-civilian-deaths-due-to-superhuman-fights/481059 "2011-04-16T05:49:16Z")
In some titles I’ve seen over the last few years there seems to be fairly explicit discussions between characters of how many non-combatant (ie regular people) were killed in this or that super hero-super villian fight. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=447&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=449&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)