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**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2016, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interview-question-what-is-your-greatest-weakness/753078 "2016-05-05T08:38:08Z")
Have you ever been asked, “What is your greatest weakness?” in a job interview? How did you answer it? How do you wish you had answered it? I have only been asked this once in an interview, and probably flubbed by ans… --- ## [songs that were popular, but today the singer would be arrested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-were-popular-but-today-the-singer-would-be-arrested/396464)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2016, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-were-popular-but-today-the-singer-would-be-arrested/396464 "2016-09-27T19:18:20Z")
yes, times change, and song lyrics reflect that, of course. But usually we think of the changes as showing that our culture has become more permissive, and how songs today would have been censored a couple decades ago… --- ## [Tom Petty: "It's just the normal noises in here!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-petty-its-just-the-normal-noises-in-here/614240)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2017, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-petty-its-just-the-normal-noises-in-here/614240 "2017-10-21T10:31:38Z")
At the beginning of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers’ song “Even the Losers”, there are some strange instrumental sounds followed by a woman saying, “It’s just the normal noises in here!” Anyone know the story behind this?… --- ## [Are there civil war re-enactments in countries other than the U.S.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-civil-war-re-enactments-in-countries-other-than-the-u-s/555154)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2010, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-civil-war-re-enactments-in-countries-other-than-the-u-s/555154 "2010-09-29T03:43:46Z")
That is, do people put on period costumes/uniforms and re-enact famous battles of the English Civil War? The Irish Civil War? The Spanish Civil War? The Russian Civil War? The Chinese Civil War? The Vietnam War (rea… --- ## [What do you call people from...... Maine, Ohio, Nevada? Can we list them all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-people-from-maine-ohio-nevada-can-we-list-them-all/317644)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2006, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-people-from-maine-ohio-nevada-can-we-list-them-all/317644 "2006-02-07T20:27:38Z")
I’d like to know if we can list what people are called from all 50 states and Canadian Provinces. People from - California - Californians Arizona - Arizonians Alaska - Alaskans Rhode Island - Rhode Islanders Vermo… --- ## [Itchy lower leg, no rash. WTH?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itchy-lower-leg-no-rash-wth/679627)
**Author:** [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2017, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itchy-lower-leg-no-rash-wth/679627 "2017-07-13T17:44:37Z")
Dope is not my doctor, yadda yadda. For about a week now, my right leg has been itchy. Only my right leg, only below my knee to about halfway down my shin, mostly on the front and outside of my leg, worse in hot water,… --- ## [Note to all the other boiling frogs...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-all-the-other-boiling-frogs/760707)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-all-the-other-boiling-frogs/760707 "2016-07-28T18:39:00Z")
I know that one one level this sounds Captain Obvious turned up to eleven, but… I am out of words to describe how horrifying the casual acceptance and approval of Trump is. The man doesn’t seem to have made a rational, … --- ## [W leaves Obama a note -- what's it say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/w-leaves-obama-a-note-whats-it-say/482125)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2009, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/w-leaves-obama-a-note-whats-it-say/482125 "2009-01-27T15:39:30Z")
Just heard on the radio that, in accordance with tradition, outgoing President Bush will leave a sealed envelope with a note for Obama. What’s in that note, I wonder? Reminds me of an old joke I heard: When Reagan was… --- ## [Alligator lizards in the air](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alligator-lizards-in-the-air/233659)
**Author:** [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alligator-lizards-in-the-air/233659 "2016-06-21T00:39:01Z")
So I’m making a CD for a road trip to Los Angeles, and I put “Ventura Highway” by the band America on there, because it’s got a nice little hook and we’re going to be driving on the Ventura Highway. As soon as it comes … --- ## [Is it possible to win Spider solitaire at the advanced level?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-win-spider-solitaire-at-the-advanced-level/386955)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2016, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-win-spider-solitaire-at-the-advanced-level/386955 "2016-03-12T01:02:51Z")
Have you ever done it? Know anyone that has? --- ## [Getting stains out of marble counter tops?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-stains-out-of-marble-counter-tops/351801)
**Author:** [@BlueKangaroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueKangaroo)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2006, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-stains-out-of-marble-counter-tops/351801 "2006-04-15T07:03:07Z")
My husband and I seem to have stained the white marble counter top in our bathroom. The marble is white with dark grey streaks. The stains are light grey blobs. They appear to be from a shampoo bottle I had turned ups… --- ## [Are skeptics ever right in popular entertainment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-skeptics-ever-right-in-popular-entertainment/649630)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2013, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-skeptics-ever-right-in-popular-entertainment/649630 "2013-02-24T08:33:41Z")
South Park is the only piece of popular entertainment that comes to mind that actually has a skeptical bent in which the skeptics are proven correct. “Biggest douche in the universe”, for example, is probably the best sk… --- ## [Historical Baseball Questions (Ken Burns)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-baseball-questions-ken-burns/924614)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-baseball-questions-ken-burns/924614 "2021-06-21T16:01:00Z")
I’m watching “Baseball”, the Ken Burns documentary. Although I enjoy these, he does not always spend a lot of time on a specific topic. They usually leave me with a bunch of questions. I’ve only seen the first two epi… --- ## [Does descriptive linguistics mean "anything goes"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-descriptive-linguistics-mean-anything-goes/971005)
**Author:** [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Replies:** 325\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2022, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-descriptive-linguistics-mean-anything-goes/971005 "2022-09-29T17:14:44Z")
This misconception about descriptivism recurs so often in our discussions about language that I thought a dedicated thread to fight ignorance on the matter might be helpful. Here’s a recent assertion of the persistent … --- ## [WTF moments from otherwise innocuous TV/movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-moments-from-otherwise-innocuous-tv-movies/606628)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-moments-from-otherwise-innocuous-tv-movies/606628 "2011-12-21T13:23:37Z")
I was reading this AV Club review of an old episode of The Critic when it reminded me of a moment in that show I will never forget. If you watched the show, you know the scene. Jay’s younger sister is getting ready for … --- ## [Why all the hate for Independence Day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-all-the-hate-for-independence-day/580730)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-all-the-hate-for-independence-day/580730 "2011-05-10T19:11:56Z")
Its been about ten years since the last time I saw this movie and bearing in mind all the complaints and scorn that has been heaped upon it I thought perhaps I would feel different now that I’m older, wiser (?) and more … --- ## [Off duty police officer tries to arrest patron at bar and gets arrested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-duty-police-officer-tries-to-arrest-patron-at-bar-and-gets-arrested/671469)
**Author:** [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2013, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-duty-police-officer-tries-to-arrest-patron-at-bar-and-gets-arrested/671469 "2013-10-22T00:59:48Z")
Title says it all but videoworth the extra thousand words. He was arrested at the bar after the responding officers saw 30 seconds of the video. It went from an “oh HELL no” moment to an “oh HELL yes” moment. Kudos to… --- ## [Mafia: Evil Dead - DAY/NIGHT EIGHT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-evil-dead-day-night-eight/483255)
**Author:** [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-evil-dead-day-night-eight/483255 "2009-02-03T16:22:05Z")
INT THE CABIN DEN - NEAR DAWN \*The surviving students huddle in the living room. It has been a quiet night indeed. We hear the sound of crickets, and of a fire crackling in the fireplace. There is a very long pause. No… --- ## [The Pope says I'm a Nazi - or Godwin in one step](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pope-says-im-a-nazi-or-godwin-in-one-step/553997)
**Author:** [@Galanthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galanthus)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2010, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pope-says-im-a-nazi-or-godwin-in-one-step/553997 "2010-09-22T00:25:16Z")
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11332515 Apparently extreme secularism is rife in the UK and we’re oppressing Catholics. A few weeks ago I spoke up for the Catholic Church in the thread about the IRA priest who was squirr… --- ## [Blackberry Syndrome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackberry-syndrome/535487)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2010, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackberry-syndrome/535487 "2010-04-20T13:21:00Z")
I am sick of this Blackberry Era! Everyone’s attention span is in the toilet! It’s like ADHD on steriods! I know, I know…my rant is already too long, right? :wink: And, how they cannot live 10 seconds without checkin… --- ## [Battle for Wesnoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-for-wesnoth/491151)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2013, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-for-wesnoth/491151 "2013-02-22T15:40:32Z")
Battle for Wesnoth is that rarest of creatures: a free, open-source game that’s totally absorbing. My brother told me about it a couple of weeks ago, and it’s the first game in a long while that’s sucked me in this far… --- ## [The SDMB Newbie Rites of Initiation (or](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-newbie-rites-of-initiation-or/44369)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 319\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2000, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-newbie-rites-of-initiation-or/44369 "2000-12-31T03:17:55Z")
Fellow Dopers, struuter (dare I say the legendary struuter?) and I shamelessly hijacked this thread to discuss the lack of a true standard by which to judge Newbies versus Regulars (“made men,” so to speak.) We both tho… --- ## [Unpaid traffic ticket in another state](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpaid-traffic-ticket-in-another-state/265024)
**Author:** [@Ender\_Will](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ender_Will)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2004, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpaid-traffic-ticket-in-another-state/265024 "2004-09-21T05:08:17Z")
A little while ago, I took a road trip with a couple of friends, during which one of them got a speeding ticket in Wyoming. For a variety of reasons (mainly being lazy and unorganized) the ticket never got paid, and the… --- ## [MLB: September/October Regular Season 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-october-regular-season-2022/970738)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 400\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2022, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-october-regular-season-2022/970738 "2022-10-07T02:12:42Z")
Welcome to September. Angel Hernandez has an ongoing lawsuit against Major League Baseball, wanting to know why he was pulled from the 2018 World Series and why he hasn’t umpired in it since 2005. Hernandez is saying i… --- ## [AAF 1 (football)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaf-1-football/829272)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2019, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaf-1-football/829272 "2019-05-15T20:24:27Z")
The Alliance of American Football started play today. I caught the end of the San Antonio/San Diego game (San Antonio won); it was pretty much as billed: like watching a bunch of NFL backups play each other. That’s not… --- ## [Harbor Freight Trailer Wheel Bearing Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harbor-freight-trailer-wheel-bearing-question/639868)
**Author:** [@steviep24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steviep24)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2012, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harbor-freight-trailer-wheel-bearing-question/639868 "2012-11-09T03:32:48Z")
I’m assembling a Harbor Freight Trailer model 94564. I’m at the stage where I need to install the hubs to the axle. The wheel bearings were greased and installed in the hub at the factory including the inner grease seal. … --- ## [Skyrim: The Paarthurnax Dilemma (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skyrim-the-paarthurnax-dilemma-open-spoilers/665439)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skyrim-the-paarthurnax-dilemma-open-spoilers/665439 "2013-08-15T15:24:14Z")
Mouseover space for open spoilers in the main quest. I know we’ve an extensive thread on Skyrim, but I want to get opinions on a specific moral part of it rather than a broad over view of the game itself. After a certa… --- ## [My LED Bulbs Keep Burning Out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-led-bulbs-keep-burning-out/709196)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2015, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-led-bulbs-keep-burning-out/709196 "2015-01-08T19:24:03Z")
Probably like the rest of you, I am adapting to the discontinuation of incandescent bulbs as best I can. But there is just one problem. I keep buying LED bulbs (which should be good quality–and look like regular bulbs, … --- ## [What's the origin of the Santa hat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-origin-of-the-santa-hat/561929)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2010, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-origin-of-the-santa-hat/561929 "2010-11-28T08:58:38Z")
Not necessarily the red tuque with the pom on top, but the basic pattern. --- ## [Convince me that government helps the poor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-that-government-helps-the-poor/635707)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-that-government-helps-the-poor/635707 "2012-10-01T00:39:52Z")
In a recent thread I argued that worldwide, small governments and economic freedom correlate with low rates of poverty. Several people agreed that overbearing government harms the poor in the third world, but that in fi… --- ## [Do beautiful women have an easier time in life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-beautiful-women-have-an-easier-time-in-life/480926)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2009, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-beautiful-women-have-an-easier-time-in-life/480926 "2009-01-13T22:01:12Z")
I visited my Dad last Friday, and he and I have had an ongoing discussion for years now about whether highly attractive women generally have an easier time getting through life because people (men in particular, but wome… --- ## [David42 stay away from my sisters/cousins/neices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david42-stay-away-from-my-sisters-cousins-neices/624464)
**Author:** [@rat\_avatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rat_avatar)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2012, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david42-stay-away-from-my-sisters-cousins-neices/624464 "2012-06-11T07:18:32Z")
Really are you that ignorant that you think forcing people to have large families in abusive homes will improve marriage? That allowing to people of the same gender will make the institution of marriage fail but codify… --- ## [Why does my bike tire tube keep popping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-bike-tire-tube-keep-popping/583877)
**Author:** [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2011, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-bike-tire-tube-keep-popping/583877 "2011-06-01T22:56:39Z")
I pulled my bike out of storage last week. It had a flat, so I bought a new tube and replaced it. I put air in it and took it for a ride. The next morning it was flat. So I bought another tube, put air in it, and too… --- ## [Homeowners Association Tries Levying Fine For Flying the Betsy Ross Flag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeowners-association-tries-levying-fine-for-flying-the-betsy-ross-flag/690871)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2014, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeowners-association-tries-levying-fine-for-flying-the-betsy-ross-flag/690871 "2014-06-17T21:42:39Z")
From the CBS affiliate in Denver: I think he’s right. The Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2005 specifically says it uses the definition found at 4 USC § 3: And by the expansive definition of interstate co… --- ## [Formula 1 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2018/809734)
**Author:** [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2018/809734 "2018-11-18T13:47:29Z")
What the hell, I may as well start the thread. Several teams have introduced the 2018 cars on YouTube, and while I’m not thrilled with ESPN taking over the broadcasts (though maybe it won’t be that bad), there is the opt… --- ## [How dangerous is outdoor rock climbing if you're smart about it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-is-outdoor-rock-climbing-if-youre-smart-about-it/531640)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2010, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-is-outdoor-rock-climbing-if-youre-smart-about-it/531640 "2010-03-09T06:59:07Z")
I realize that some danger is inevitable in rock climbing, but since some danger exists in everything, we should focus on the degree of danger (have you noticed, as a side note, that some people cannot do this? You say t… --- ## [Spooning in prison. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooning-in-prison-why/149724)
**Author:** [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2014, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooning-in-prison-why/149724 "2014-01-19T00:32:18Z")
On last weeks episode of “Oz”, one of the characters was the recipient of a “spooning”. One guy made him bend over and proceeded to stick a spoon in his butt. The recipient screamed in pain, as to be expected. Why is … --- ## [Beasts of Rev. 13 - Arafat and his Prime Minister](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beasts-of-rev-13-arafat-and-his-prime-minister/228050)
**Author:** [@ephraim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ephraim)\ **Replies:** 227\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2004, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beasts-of-rev-13-arafat-and-his-prime-minister/228050 "2004-11-19T18:00:26Z")
The Beast of the Sea – Rev. 13 “And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns.” The ten horns are ten kings, Rev. 17:12. “And here is the mind which has w… --- ## [Levi Johnston Spills His Guts On Sarah Palin In Interview](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/levi-johnston-spills-his-guts-on-sarah-palin-in-interview/508697)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2009, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/levi-johnston-spills-his-guts-on-sarah-palin-in-interview/508697 "2009-11-25T03:13:00Z")
Not that Levi is a pillar of respectability or ethics or honor, but his comments from within the family circle are certainly interesting! Here they are. --- ## [Why couldn't the first atomic bomb have been dropped on empty territory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-couldnt-the-first-atomic-bomb-have-been-dropped-on-empty-territory/673588)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-couldnt-the-first-atomic-bomb-have-been-dropped-on-empty-territory/673588 "2013-11-13T15:55:52Z")
Reading about the atomic bombings, it seems that the weapons didn’t actually kill more people or do more property damage than a few large conventional bombing raids. At this point, the Allied forces had overwhelming num… --- ## [What, no The Newsroom thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-the-newsroom-thread/704206)
**Author:** [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2014, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-the-newsroom-thread/704206 "2014-12-16T03:50:03Z")
Is there that much hate for the show? --- ## [What, exactly, does the phrase "to have and to hold" in traditional wedding vows mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-does-the-phrase-to-have-and-to-hold-in-traditional-wedding-vows-mean/570182)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2016, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-does-the-phrase-to-have-and-to-hold-in-traditional-wedding-vows-mean/570182 "2016-08-17T19:53:06Z")
For some reason it occurred to me today that I don’t really know what that phrase means. I presume it isn’t using “have” in the sexual sense. Or is it? That seems kind of crude for a wedding ceremony, IMHO. --- ## [Can this horrific news story be true?\[edited title-eaten by bear while talking.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-this-horrific-news-story-be-true-edited-title-eaten-by-bear-while-talking/593647)
**Author:** [@Imasquare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imasquare)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-this-horrific-news-story-be-true-edited-title-eaten-by-bear-while-talking/593647 "2011-08-31T13:39:51Z")
I found this story about a teenager being eaten by bears very disturbing. http://www.news.com.au/world/help-mum-the-bear-is-eating-me-teens-desperate-000-call/story-e6frfkyi-1226117176758 On further thought it seems ri… --- ## [Will everyone eventually break under torture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-everyone-eventually-break-under-torture/704485)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2014, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-everyone-eventually-break-under-torture/704485 "2014-11-20T14:37:07Z")
I got into a discussion with a guy at work that assured me that no matter how much he was tortured he would never break. I contended that pretty much anyone will eventually give up what the torturer wants. I’m sure I pro… --- ## [Stupid Chivalrous Morons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-chivalrous-morons/475368)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2008, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-chivalrous-morons/475368 "2008-12-04T20:02:57Z")
Dear men on the elevator, I was the first one on the elevator. 7 of you hulking, burly men proceeded to get on the elevator after me. As we see the number 1 appear on the floor display above us and the doors open into… --- ## [Diablo 3 - 2.5 months later.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-2-5-months-later/630387)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2012, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-2-5-months-later/630387 "2012-09-22T12:23:21Z")
Well, I think I’ve reached the point where I’m going to uninstall the game. I got my moneys worth out of it but am highly disappointed in the pitiful end game. The only people playing it now are people who have been gr… --- ## [Is Cash For Clunkers indicative of UHC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cash-for-clunkers-indicative-of-uhc/505285)
**Author:** [@Sinaijon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinaijon)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2009, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cash-for-clunkers-indicative-of-uhc/505285 "2009-08-25T12:28:39Z")
Is the implementation of the Cash for Clunkers program indicative of how UHC might be handled in the US? I don’t think anybody would disagree that C4C has been wildly popular. But on the other hand, I think it’s hard t… --- ## [Dear Ex-Fat Guy on Subways Commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-ex-fat-guy-on-subways-commercials/116494)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-ex-fat-guy-on-subways-commercials/116494 "2015-09-03T02:28:28Z")
Dear Ex-Fat Guy on Subways Commercials, Shut up and go away. Thank you, Fenris What? You want more? Fine. Dear Ex-Fat Guy on Subways Commercials, It’s spiffy that you lost seven thousand (or however many) pounds. … --- ## [Anti-Trump protesters stream torture of mentally disabled person on Facebook Live](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-trump-protesters-stream-torture-of-mentally-disabled-person-on-facebook-live/776384)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2017, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-trump-protesters-stream-torture-of-mentally-disabled-person-on-facebook-live/776384 "2017-01-07T03:14:08Z")
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/01/05/4-in-custody-after-group-beats-disabled-man-on-facebook-live-while-shouting-anti-trump-profanities-chicago-police-say/?utm\_term=.0b9a03c56d4d I also appreci… --- ## [Why isn't racism "being a jerk"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-racism-being-a-jerk/543883)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2010, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-racism-being-a-jerk/543883 "2010-06-22T11:10:07Z")
From here. The number of dopers who believe and espouse this is not zero (and it seems to be growing). I’m just curious what, if anything, makes espousing these beliefs not jerkish. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=508&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=510&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)