# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=495&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:** 496 --- ## [Kangaroos are vicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kangaroos-are-vicious/570705)
**Author:** [@TravisFromOR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TravisFromOR)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2012, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kangaroos-are-vicious/570705 "2012-08-23T09:08:14Z")
In the February 1876 issue of Popular Science, it is mentioned that kangaroos, when threatened, will clasp their short, powerful fore-limbs around their antagonist, then will hop away with it to the nearest water-hole, … --- ## [Someone's breaking into your house with intent to do you and your family harm.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someones-breaking-into-your-house-with-intent-to-do-you-and-your-family-harm/715014)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2015, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someones-breaking-into-your-house-with-intent-to-do-you-and-your-family-harm/715014 "2015-07-25T11:08:30Z")
What do you have to stop them? --- ## [New Sport: Shooting Naked Women with Paintballs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-sport-shooting-naked-women-with-paintballs/188679)
**Author:** [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2003, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-sport-shooting-naked-women-with-paintballs/188679 "2003-08-01T06:39:46Z")
http://www.klas-tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1356380&%3Bnav=168XGqk0 How is this sort of thing even remotely defensible? --- ## ["Don't eat meat," says Pope. Is he right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-eat-meat-says-pope-is-he-right/731847)
**Author:** [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2015, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-eat-meat-says-pope-is-he-right/731847 "2015-09-25T15:51:59Z")
Article: What would the Pope eat? (USA Today, Bruce Friedrich) Breaking it down: climate change is bad and we should treat the poor better. Can’t argue with that. So stop eating meat. Huh? Climate change: \[ul\] \[li… --- ## [Smoking out raccoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-out-raccoons/259877)
**Author:** [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2004, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-out-raccoons/259877 "2004-08-16T21:07:35Z")
I have at least one family of coons living under my deck. I am hiring a guy to dig a trench and then to put in heavy duty galvanized wire fencing to seal up the underside of the deck. But before he does that, I want to … --- ## [Why do most people not kill ladybugs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-people-not-kill-ladybugs/577141)
**Author:** [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2011, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-people-not-kill-ladybugs/577141 "2011-04-05T20:07:09Z")
(Including me). I’ve noticed that “most” people (no, no cite I can give you, I’m using my anecdotal life experience) won’t kill ladybugs in instances that if it were any other bug, they’d be deadskies. In fact, a lot o… --- ## [What things when younger did you think were more important than they turned out to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-when-younger-did-you-think-were-more-important-than-they-turned-out-to-be/952312)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2021, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-when-younger-did-you-think-were-more-important-than-they-turned-out-to-be/952312 "2021-11-11T00:31:14Z")
The classic example is ‘I thought quicksand would figure more in my life than it actually has’. Or ‘I thought a dog would run and get help if I got into trouble.’ Neither, being tv cliches, have actually turned out… --- ## [Senate blocks repeal of DADT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-blocks-repeal-of-dadt/563585)
**Author:** [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2010, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-blocks-repeal-of-dadt/563585 "2010-12-19T04:09:21Z")
Disgraceful. At least MN’s senators got it right. --- ## [Why do murders always dig only shallow graves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-murders-always-dig-only-shallow-graves/754834)
**Author:** [@bomberswarm2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bomberswarm2)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2016, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-murders-always-dig-only-shallow-graves/754834 "2016-05-21T01:57:56Z")
In every murder case ever the victims are found in shallow graves, so that its obvious their bodies are there. Why don’t murders dig deeper graves? --- ## [Parents, do me a favor, quit raising your kids so damn picky!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-me-a-favor-quit-raising-your-kids-so-damn-picky/550347)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-me-a-favor-quit-raising-your-kids-so-damn-picky/550347 "2010-08-18T16:38:26Z")
Sure, my kids have one or two foods they don’t like…lettuce, raw carrots. But the kids my kids bring over are full-on nuts! Don’t like Mac n cheese, don’t like mayo, don’t like PB&J, don’t like string cheese. My kids g… --- ## [Is taffeta a bad material for a wedding dress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-taffeta-a-bad-material-for-a-wedding-dress/569985)
**Author:** [@Faelyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faelyn)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2012, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-taffeta-a-bad-material-for-a-wedding-dress/569985 "2012-01-02T22:16:07Z")
I recently got engaged and was browsing through some dresses online and found one that really makes me excited - but it’s make out of taffeta. I realized I have no idea what kind of fabric this is. Is it a good thing? I’… --- ## [Reactions to giving blood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reactions-to-giving-blood/7607)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2000, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reactions-to-giving-blood/7607 "2000-02-20T16:53:00Z")
This is a result of the “Bad Blood Donating Experiences” in MPSIMS. What I’ve realized is, thus far, mine is the worst: My question for this forum is…why did I have such a severe reaction? Is it shock? I would be curio… --- ## [Riding In An Airplane -vs- Helicopter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riding-in-an-airplane-vs-helicopter/504943)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2010, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riding-in-an-airplane-vs-helicopter/504943 "2010-10-01T17:14:55Z")
I am an “OK” flyer now, it took me years to learn to overcome this, anyway, I do OK, with jets and I’ve even managed to fly in small 4 seat planes with the propellers. When I visited San Francisco and New York City, I w… --- ## [Who is Safer Playing with the Ouija Board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-safer-playing-with-the-ouija-board/609269)
**Author:** [@Theophane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Theophane)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2012, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-safer-playing-with-the-ouija-board/609269 "2012-01-18T01:09:46Z")
Let me start by strongly recommending that no one play with the Ouija Board under any circumstances ever! We’ve all heard the stories. Who is safer playing with the Ouija Board-- a rational skeptic or a believer? Is the… --- ## [Your sports "points of pain"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-sports-points-of-pain/710985)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-sports-points-of-pain/710985 "2015-02-19T00:24:04Z")
It occurred to me reading the Internet that there seems to be “points of pain” for most sports - events (usually game losses) so horrific that fans of that individual/franchise suffer some kind of negative emotional cons… --- ## [What Awes You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-awes-you/592601)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-awes-you/592601 "2011-08-25T20:13:16Z")
This place can tend to become all trees and no forest, if you catch my drift. So, Dopers… Go on… what that thing, or even things that has captured your imagination so profound, perhaps since you were so young, you couldn… --- ## [Questions about Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pirates-of-the-caribbean-at-worlds-end/405726)
**Author:** [@ragerdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ragerdude)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2013, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pirates-of-the-caribbean-at-worlds-end/405726 "2013-06-19T08:43:31Z")
(Spoilers ahread. I forgot to put that in the thread title.) . --- ## [Ladies: Do you have regrets over "the one that got away?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-have-regrets-over-the-one-that-got-away/666929)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2013, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-have-regrets-over-the-one-that-got-away/666929 "2013-08-28T21:52:11Z")
Pretty straightforward question, I suppose. Being a normal person, I imagine that you do. However, I don’t think it happens with the same frequency and intensity that it does with us guys. I know it’s not nearly as commo… --- ## [Dealing with an unavailable infatuation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-an-unavailable-infatuation/499513)
**Author:** [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2009, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-an-unavailable-infatuation/499513 "2009-06-19T13:22:15Z")
I have an issue that can well serve as fodder for humor, ridicule, invective, sardonic commentary, accusation of moral infirmity, et cetera. I’m also hoping that somewhere in this snowball of energetic abuse will be som… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 3.12 "Clear" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-12-clear-open-spoilers/651957)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-12-clear-open-spoilers/651957 "2013-03-08T07:48:59Z")
Only 5 more episodes left. Tyreese & co are in Woodbury, Andrea’s visited the prison, then went back to Woodbury and fucked the Governor without killing him, and the Governor’s organizing all the able-bodied residents i… --- ## [Against Civil Liberties creep](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/against-civil-liberties-creep/709180)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2015, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/against-civil-liberties-creep/709180 "2015-01-12T21:36:07Z")
Civil liberties are a great idea. Indeed, regardless of what Ken Burns may have told you, they are America’s best idea. However, for the concept of civil liberties (or civil rights) to have weight, there must be a defi… --- ## [Is yoga a scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-yoga-a-scam/611798)
**Author:** [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2020, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-yoga-a-scam/611798 "2020-12-22T21:04:16Z")
Is yoga a scam? I’ve never really liked all the spiritual woo associated with yoga but always thought that at least the exercise aspect might be worthwhile. Searching for yoga teachers leads to all sorts of proprietary … --- ## [New Victorians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-victorians/706957)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2014, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-victorians/706957 "2014-12-16T17:03:27Z")
The furor over consent has gotten so loud that I am wondering if we are heading to a new consensus that sex is allowed only if you have a signed notarized consent form. Some colleges are ruling that consent can be given… --- ## [Best pizza in your neck of the woods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pizza-in-your-neck-of-the-woods/535741)
**Author:** [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2010, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pizza-in-your-neck-of-the-woods/535741 "2010-04-13T21:42:11Z")
Around where I live (the Cincinnati/Dayton, or CinDay, corridor), the top honor unquestioningly goes to Troni’s in Kettering (http://www.yelp.com/biz/tronis-pizza-and-restaurant-dayton), followed by Dewey’s (http://www.d… --- ## [Black Myth Bustin' Time. (welfare rich)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-myth-bustin-time-welfare-rich/423491)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2007, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-myth-bustin-time-welfare-rich/423491 "2007-12-22T14:51:05Z")
This is the second time I have overheard members of the program seated next to mine at the call center I work in, spouting racist garbage. The last time, I stood up and told them to shut their yap before we take a walk … --- ## [What's wrong with one drink in the morning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-one-drink-in-the-morning/583559)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-one-drink-in-the-morning/583559 "2011-05-30T01:09:26Z")
In dealing with panic attacks, I try to rely on my Xanax as little as possible. It occurred to me that I’ve never had a full-blown panic attack while having a glass (or three) of wine or a cocktail. People who are slug… --- ## [Dissecting "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" Lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dissecting-the-night-the-lights-went-out-in-georgia-lyrics/461497)
**Author:** [@KRSOradio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KRSOradio)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dissecting-the-night-the-lights-went-out-in-georgia-lyrics/461497 "2023-07-16T00:06:57Z")
OK I looked them up with various Google searches, and I know you can’t print lyrics here in full so I’ll ask about parts of it. I was kind of wondering what parts of it mean. Here’s the first question —\> “He was on his… --- ## [SodaStream question - What happens if you re-carbonate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sodastream-question-what-happens-if-you-re-carbonate/648195)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2015, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sodastream-question-what-happens-if-you-re-carbonate/648195 "2015-12-26T23:05:13Z")
Got one of these for Xmas and they’re great. It mentions several times to only ever carbonate plain water, to not carbonate (or re-carbonate) with the flavor already mixed in. My question is why? What will happen if you … --- ## [How Does Cancer Kill You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-cancer-kill-you/158015)
**Author:** [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2003, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-cancer-kill-you/158015 "2003-03-01T06:36:38Z")
Hearing the unfortunate news about Mr. Rogers, who died of stomach cancer, made me wonder just what the mechanics of dying of cancer are. I realize they’re probably variable according to the type of cancer, but how does… --- ## [I don't understand what voters Trump could've picked up between 2016 and 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-what-voters-trump-couldve-picked-up-between-2016-and-2020/924722)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 377\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-what-voters-trump-couldve-picked-up-between-2016-and-2020/924722 "2020-11-29T02:35:06Z")
My point here is not “I don’t understand how half my fellow Americans can fall for such a stupid, incompetent, malicious president!” because we already know that. The right wing echo chamber spent years putting people in… --- ## [Oh, just go to hell now, Mr. Creationist Biology teacher.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-just-go-to-hell-now-mr-creationist-biology-teacher/435762)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2008, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-just-go-to-hell-now-mr-creationist-biology-teacher/435762 "2008-02-06T12:50:01Z")
Jesus fucking Christ! I, I’m sure many of you know, bent over backwards giving this fuckwit the benefit of the doubt in this recent thread about the possibility of my bio teacher not believing in evolution (and not havin… --- ## [Obama Admin. violating 1st amendment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-admin-violating-1st-amendment/640878)
**Author:** [@SouthernGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SouthernGuy)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2012, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-admin-violating-1st-amendment/640878 "2012-11-15T22:27:41Z")
It seems to me here that the Obama Administration is violating the first amendment by forcing Christian business owners to provide a medical benefit to employees that go against their faith(such as contraceptives) … --- ## [My feet are kinda smelling like cornchips.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-feet-are-kinda-smelling-like-cornchips/26993)
**Author:** [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2000, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-feet-are-kinda-smelling-like-cornchips/26993 "2000-12-13T15:08:44Z")
Its making me both hungry and sick at the same time. --- ## [Mad-Men: 7.06 "The Strategy" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-7-06-the-strategy-open-spoilers/688703)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2014, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-7-06-the-strategy-open-spoilers/688703 "2014-05-25T14:51:56Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] Peggy collects research for a pitch; Pete receives an invitation to an exclusive club; Joan is eager to spend time with her friend. \[/QUOTE\] 2nd to last episode of the year. --- ## [Daisy chaining power strips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daisy-chaining-power-strips/542678)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2010, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daisy-chaining-power-strips/542678 "2010-06-26T22:13:32Z")
While reading this thread I got to wondering how many power strips it’s reasonably safe to chain together. I realize that under strict OSHA conditions, the maximum number that could be safely chained is zero, but I’m ta… --- ## [Federal or state budget cuts - where's the difficulty in deciding what to cut?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-or-state-budget-cuts-wheres-the-difficulty-in-deciding-what-to-cut/570771)
**Author:** [@squeekster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeekster)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2011, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-or-state-budget-cuts-wheres-the-difficulty-in-deciding-what-to-cut/570771 "2011-02-19T17:57:29Z")
It isn’t rocket science in deciding what to cut. Simply look back 20 to 25 years. Any programs what weren’t in existence then people obviously lived without. They can live without them now also. Cut all of those prog… --- ## [Life in 1915 vs. today: What are the differences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-in-1915-vs-today-what-are-the-differences/69948)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2001, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-in-1915-vs-today-what-are-the-differences/69948 "2001-06-30T04:05:07Z")
Let us suppose that you were to hop in a time machine and go back to January 1, 1915 and grab someone off the street. Let us further suppose that the person you abducted was a middle-class person (insofar as that class e… --- ## [Should I buy a bus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-bus/633381)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2012, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-bus/633381 "2012-09-08T15:03:43Z")
I have the unique opportunity to purchase a public bus for less than $1,000. It’s a real, regular, operational bus that, y’know, stops at the corner to pick up passengers. I do need a new vehicle, and for a smooth gran… --- ## [Time for breakfast in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-breakfast-in-the-mmp/746785)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2016, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-breakfast-in-the-mmp/746785 "2016-02-29T13:19:42Z")
I just finished a somewhat greasy sausage-egg-cheese croissant sammich from WaWa. Not my favorite, but it was ready to go and I was in a hurry this morning. Given a choice, I like omelets for breakfast, or French toast… --- ## [Bedframe or floor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedframe-or-floor/538525)
**Author:** [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2010, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedframe-or-floor/538525 "2010-05-09T17:24:39Z")
TheKid and I are having a disagreement. Her bedframe (like this) broke, thanks to her trying to pile all of her friends on it. Well, it was fine until her 6’2", 250lb buddy jumped on the pile of people. I am of the opin… --- ## [Raw eggs in beer (safety)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raw-eggs-in-beer-safety/588528)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2011, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raw-eggs-in-beer-safety/588528 "2011-07-12T12:34:07Z")
How safe is the traditional alcoholic’s breakfast? --- ## [Sports Trivia!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-trivia/502868)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2009, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-trivia/502868 "2009-12-09T14:04:58Z")
You guys know the drill: answer a question, ask another one. No googling! R1: (General) What are the only two days of the year on which none of the 4 major US sports play games? (Hint: not particular dates, but dates de… --- ## [A complete list of all 20+ point cribbage hands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-complete-list-of-all-20-point-cribbage-hands/552942)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2010, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-complete-list-of-all-20-point-cribbage-hands/552942 "2010-09-12T07:10:06Z")
Surely such a list must be available, but damned if I’ve been able to Google one up. Using the frequencies from this page, I’m confident that I’ve identified all the cribbage hands with 22 or more points, and ~97% (by f… --- ## [If Bill Gates Lost $12 Billion...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-bill-gates-lost-12-billion/657436)
**Author:** [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2013, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-bill-gates-lost-12-billion/657436 "2013-05-12T23:35:21Z")
Bill Gates owns about 519 million shares\* of Microsoft, and at today’s price of $33.33 a share is worth about $17.3 billion. MSFT also pays a quarterly dividend of $0.23 cents per share, which would pay him about $477 m… --- ## [TVAA-you don't know jackshit about mental illness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tvaa-you-dont-know-jackshit-about-mental-illness/208116)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2003, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tvaa-you-dont-know-jackshit-about-mental-illness/208116 "2003-11-02T01:46:12Z")
Mental disorders aren’t necessarily valid You know, it isn’t enough to have to cope with my disorder, is it? (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). No, I also have to deal with asshats like TVAA, who go and tell me that I do… --- ## [Cracked lets everyone (almost) you know go.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracked-lets-everyone-almost-you-know-go/803611)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2018, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracked-lets-everyone-almost-you-know-go/803611 "2018-10-03T00:47:34Z")
Swaim quit in October. Soren left a little bit back to write for American Dad. Jack O’Brien quit a little while back. But today they let go Dan O Brien, John Cheese, Ian Fortey, Cody, Reimann, Sargent and others. RIP C… --- ## [Why do many people repeat the urban legend myth that Hitler was part Jewish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-many-people-repeat-the-urban-legend-myth-that-hitler-was-part-jewish/621064)
**Author:** [@GermanicPride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GermanicPride)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2012, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-many-people-repeat-the-urban-legend-myth-that-hitler-was-part-jewish/621064 "2012-05-08T13:28:10Z")
It seems this is repeated all over the internet, do people really believe rumours over truth? The third possibility is that Adolf Hitler’s grandfather was Jewish. Rumours to that effect circulated in Munich cafes in the… --- ## [Beyonce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beyonce/649298)
**Author:** [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2013, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beyonce/649298 "2013-02-13T07:57:30Z")
Maybe this ends up in the pit, maybe I go to hell. I don’t actively dislike Beyonce, but I don’t “get” her. And the adoration kind of exhausts me. Hopefully, now that the inauguration and the Super Bowl are over, the buz… --- ## [Fucking Vegemite thief.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-vegemite-thief/662665)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-vegemite-thief/662665 "2013-07-28T21:46:59Z")
I work in a smallish office (\< 30 people most of the time) with a kitchen with a few appliances like microwaves, grills and toasters. Each morning I get to work early, pop a couple of bits of bread in the toaster, grab … --- ## [Email address ideas for common names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-address-ideas-for-common-names/623375)
**Author:** [@McFancyPants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McFancyPants)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-address-ideas-for-common-names/623375 "2012-06-07T19:06:10Z")
I have an absurdly common name and literally every combination of my first, last and middle initial are taken. I want to avoid using numbers and try to have a somewhat professional email address. Not for job hunting bu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=494&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=496&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)