# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=511&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:** 512 --- ## [Relationships with age differences in TV shows.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationships-with-age-differences-in-tv-shows/544101)
**Author:** [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2010, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationships-with-age-differences-in-tv-shows/544101 "2010-06-25T15:00:31Z")
Re-watching Dexter\*, it’s occurred to me that there really aren’t that many TV relationships where there’s a big age difference. There are more in movies, typically where the older partner is a successful male actor and … --- ## [It's Monday Morning So This Must Be The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-monday-morning-so-this-must-be-the-mmp/537388)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 279\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2010, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-monday-morning-so-this-must-be-the-mmp/537388 "2010-05-03T10:59:31Z")
Right? Every Monday morning a new mmp must appear? Well, poof MMP poof See, it’s magic! I’m starting my Monday off with a job search as y’all well know by now. What are y’all up to? I figure that’s the perfect question … --- ## [Any conservatives want to defend Palin on these quotes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-conservatives-want-to-defend-palin-on-these-quotes/517625)
**Author:** [@The\_Cleveland\_Steamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Cleveland_Steamer)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-conservatives-want-to-defend-palin-on-these-quotes/517625 "2009-11-24T05:17:45Z")
Wow. What an idiot. Can anyone defend this crap? --- ## [In general, is it ok to let children watch animals mate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-general-is-it-ok-to-let-children-watch-animals-mate/754604)
**Author:** [@mr\_wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr_wolf)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2016, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-general-is-it-ok-to-let-children-watch-animals-mate/754604 "2016-05-20T08:44:32Z")
Let’s say for children of 10 years of age and older and let’s say we’re talking about farm animals larger than a man. It is ok for them to stumble into the act and watch, or will it have any negative effects? Surely thi… --- ## [What was so great about Peanuts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-so-great-about-peanuts/423526)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-so-great-about-peanuts/423526 "2007-10-24T07:35:05Z")
I used to (and still do) enjoy a number of comic strips. Calvin and Hobbes, The Far Side, Opus and it’s predecessors, and a number of less revered (but still decent) strips like Dilbert, Foxtrot, Get Fuzzy, etc. Howeve… --- ## [Am wondering if my coworker will still be alive by summer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-wondering-if-my-coworker-will-still-be-alive-by-summer/532965)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2014, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-wondering-if-my-coworker-will-still-be-alive-by-summer/532965 "2014-02-05T01:40:41Z")
An engineer in our group has been feeling ill the last couple of weeks. He showed up today, and his skin was yellow. He said the hospital drained some fluid out of his belly a few days ago. It looked like he had lost a … --- ## [Erections in movies---in the films, I mean.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erections-in-movies-in-the-films-i-mean/184764)
**Author:** [@margin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/margin)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2003, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erections-in-movies-in-the-films-i-mean/184764 "2003-07-06T13:17:16Z")
So lately I’ve been noticing that there’s more and more of a trend in movies—mostly European—to feature realistic sex. First it was ‘Angels and Insects’, where it seems one of the actors got an erection unexpectedly, but… --- ## [What is the Raging Debate in your area of geekery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-raging-debate-in-your-area-of-geekery/368981)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2007, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-raging-debate-in-your-area-of-geekery/368981 "2007-01-25T11:54:10Z")
What topic is the subject of massive, knock-down, drag-out debates within an area you are passionately engaged in, but the average person on the street has NO clue about? Could be something in sports, politics, science,… --- ## [9/11 helicopter rescue question?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-helicopter-rescue-question/553235)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-helicopter-rescue-question/553235 "2012-08-25T17:48:27Z")
Would it have been possible, and was it attempted to rescue individuals trapped above where the planes crashed into the Twin Towers using rescue helicopters? The only helicopters I could discern in the footage were news… --- ## [Best and Worst Airports you've Experienced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-airports-youve-experienced/722581)
**Author:** [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2015, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-airports-youve-experienced/722581 "2015-06-22T00:48:29Z")
Based on comments from this thread: ask the girl who is stranded at the Detroit airport overnight - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board and rather than resurrecting a zombie thread… --- ## [I admit it that I fucked up. Unintentionally. And I did something naive to begin with.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-it-that-i-fucked-up-unintentionally-and-i-did-something-naive-to-begin-with/606255)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-it-that-i-fucked-up-unintentionally-and-i-did-something-naive-to-begin-with/606255 "2011-12-16T06:14:29Z")
When my husband and I were first dating, we were in a long distance relationship. We communicated with each other a lot over webcams, and we also took sexually-oriented photos of ourselves to send to each other, and some… --- ## [Is the Toyota acceleration problem actually just mass hysteria?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-toyota-acceleration-problem-actually-just-mass-hysteria/531969)
**Author:** [@Vernon\_Vernons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vernon_Vernons)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-toyota-acceleration-problem-actually-just-mass-hysteria/531969 "2010-03-19T19:25:21Z")
The thought occurred to me when I just watched this online news video about a representative case. Notice how thoughtless and panicked the guy sounds, even though he’s only doing a whopping 80 mph. on the interstate - he… --- ## [Can one theoretically travel faster than light relativistically?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-theoretically-travel-faster-than-light-relativistically/950057)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 322\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2021, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-theoretically-travel-faster-than-light-relativistically/950057 "2021-11-07T22:17:04Z")
Time goes differently for those on the ‘spaceship’ then on earth. For the people on the spaceship would it be possible to travel let’s say 10 light years in less than 10 years ‘ship time’ if traveling near the SoL? --- ## [Presidency is offered to you. Do you take it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidency-is-offered-to-you-do-you-take-it/780169)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2017, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidency-is-offered-to-you-do-you-take-it/780169 "2017-03-03T06:37:36Z")
For fun: Suppose that right this moment you are offered the presidency of the United States (we’ll ignore all Constitutional/legal problems that arise.) Trump doesn’t want to be POTUS anymore, and Pence doesn’t want to … --- ## [Anna Stubblefield: Sexual abuse case involving facilitated communication](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anna-stubblefield-sexual-abuse-case-involving-facilitated-communication/735296)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anna-stubblefield-sexual-abuse-case-involving-facilitated-communication/735296 "2015-11-04T23:07:22Z")
In the NY Times Magazine there’s a lengthy article about the fascinating case–and I mean “fascinating” in a horror-show, car-wreck kind of way–against therapist Anna Stubblefield. She worked with a man w/cerebral palsy (… --- ## [This fat acceptance rant does more harm than good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fat-acceptance-rant-does-more-harm-than-good/525441)
**Author:** [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2010, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fat-acceptance-rant-does-more-harm-than-good/525441 "2010-01-26T22:12:25Z")
I came across the following statement on a variety of fat acceptance blogs. \[Y\]ou do not have anything interesting to say to someone who is struggling with obesity. You do not have better willpower than they do. You do … --- ## [How much longer can A&E's Intervention keep fooling people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-longer-can-a-es-intervention-keep-fooling-people/589425)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2011, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-longer-can-a-es-intervention-keep-fooling-people/589425 "2011-07-20T18:08:19Z")
I discovered the show a couple years ago (my TiVo did actually) and it seems to have gotten more & more popular in the last two years. It’s now not uncommon for the addict to even recognize Van Vonderon or Finnigan from … --- ## [Why no hair removal cream for a man's beard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-hair-removal-cream-for-a-mans-beard/668202)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-hair-removal-cream-for-a-mans-beard/668202 "2013-09-11T05:41:24Z")
Nair has been available for decades for women’s leg hair. There is even a Nair product for pubic hair. Are you telling me that the skin around a female’s pubic area is less sensitive than a man’s face? Why is nothing a… --- ## [Bratz BANNED](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bratz-banned/476114)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2008, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bratz-banned/476114 "2008-12-11T16:30:29Z")
MGA, maker of Bratz, ordered to shut the whole franchise down by federal judge. Apparently, the concept was created by a then-employee of Mattel, makers of Barbie. Or so Mattel’s lawyers convinced a jury. I think it’s a… --- ## [Can you REALLY win counting cards at blackjack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-win-counting-cards-at-blackjack/410791)
**Author:** [@NobodyNumberSeven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NobodyNumberSeven)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2007, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-win-counting-cards-at-blackjack/410791 "2007-07-08T14:50:34Z")
I’ve read “Bringing Down the House”, a book about how MIT students allegedly won millions by counting cards at blackjack, and how they used elaborate “team-play” schemes so that casinos wouldn’t ban them. But I’m convinc… --- ## [Suspensions should hurt.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspensions-should-hurt/741618)
**Author:** [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2016, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspensions-should-hurt/741618 "2016-01-02T22:12:09Z")
Rigamorole just spoilered the shit out of the new Star Wars movie. Somebody else reported him. The powers that be better not pull one of these newish lame assed short suspensions as a punishment. It’s late and I need t… --- ## [Bloomberg might run 3rd party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloomberg-might-run-3rd-party/743981)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2016, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloomberg-might-run-3rd-party/743981 "2016-03-07T22:47:08Z")
He’s liberal so that would only help Trump or Cruz --- ## [18 yr old daughter changing for the worse? (Long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/18-yr-old-daughter-changing-for-the-worse-long/603033)
**Author:** [@Frans\_L3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frans_L3)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/18-yr-old-daughter-changing-for-the-worse-long/603033 "2011-11-17T14:24:51Z")
Let me start by saying my daughter and I have a wonderful relationship as well as the relationship with her father. She has always been open with us when it comes to school, friends, how she’s feeling, if she has questio… --- ## [It's not Krav Manga's United States.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-krav-mangas-united-states/480331)
**Author:** [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2009, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-krav-mangas-united-states/480331 "2009-02-01T07:26:29Z")
And as an American, I’m thankful for that. How is he so sure that the guy who got shot on the subway platform in Oakland had “a rap sheet a mile long”? “Lets call it intuition.” Armed with his powers of intuition, Mr.… --- ## [A Lawyer Says Abstinence Should Not Be Taught in School?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lawyer-says-abstinence-should-not-be-taught-in-school/44337)
**Author:** [@Wildest\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildest_Bill)\ **Replies:** 285\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2001, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lawyer-says-abstinence-should-not-be-taught-in-school/44337 "2001-01-05T04:45:23Z")
What is up with this idiot? I was listening to a talk station yesterday and there was a story about a lawyer starting a case about why abstinence should not be taught in school because it shows favortism to the Christia… --- ## [Best Way to Retrieve Item from Munich Airport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-retrieve-item-from-munich-airport/555365)
**Author:** [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-retrieve-item-from-munich-airport/555365 "2012-06-17T02:24:52Z")
Recently I flew back to San Francisco from Istanbul and had a plane change in Munich, Germany. Unfortunately I left my Kindle in the seatback pocket and didn’t realize until it was too late to return without missing my … --- ## [Ask the Canuck law-talkin' guys about the Constitution of Canada!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-canuck-law-talkin-guys-about-the-constitution-of-canada/619073)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2012, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-canuck-law-talkin-guys-about-the-constitution-of-canada/619073 "2012-08-26T13:44:45Z")
Hi, all, Today, April 17, is the 30th anniversary of the Patriation of the Constitution of Canada, and the enactment of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. To mark the day, some of us Canuck law-talkin’ guys h… --- ## [What did your mom or dad do in the war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-your-mom-or-dad-do-in-the-war/560390)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-your-mom-or-dad-do-in-the-war/560390 "2011-11-29T05:58:07Z")
Any war, that is. All my Facebook friends are posting all about their dads who are all war heroes pounding out democracy with fists of justice, you know? My dad was a boiler tender. :slight\_smile: He served on the US… --- ## [Ask the professional snow removal guy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-professional-snow-removal-guy/602354)
**Author:** [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-professional-snow-removal-guy/602354 "2026-02-01T22:08:56Z")
I’ve been earning a living for many winters by doing snow removal for people and businesses. My first year in the business it was me, a shovel and 14 places. The next year I made sure I had a good snowblower. Now I have … --- ## [How far away are Americans from the "breaking point"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-away-are-americans-from-the-breaking-point/574948)
**Author:** [@Le\_Jacquelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Jacquelope)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2011, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-away-are-americans-from-the-breaking-point/574948 "2011-03-27T13:41:46Z")
Some of the powers that be are seeing the threat that America is on the verge of rising up in protest. Big protests. Revolution-level protests. On a side note, I recently pointed out how clueless the definition of infla… --- ## [How does Superman fly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-superman-fly/520676)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2009, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-superman-fly/520676 "2009-12-14T16:42:54Z")
I’m not much of a comic book reader, and most of what I know about Superman comes from the movies, and the George Reeves TV series which I watched in reruns as a small child. I read a few comics as a kid, but not really … --- ## [Apollo 13 - flaws in the movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-13-flaws-in-the-movie/408618)
**Author:** [@solkoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solkoe)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2015, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-13-flaws-in-the-movie/408618 "2015-10-10T05:31:54Z")
I justed finished Apollo 13 which I have seen about 5 times. Personally I think it is one of the best movies ever made and I like it better each time I see it. Knowing the work of Ron Howard, I’m guessing that there is… --- ## [Ask the Left-Wing Alt-Right Prick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-left-wing-alt-right-prick/797383)
**Author:** [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2017, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-left-wing-alt-right-prick/797383 "2017-10-03T17:18:41Z")
So, despite being just slightly right of west a lot of my views seem to be alt-right. Ask me whatever you want - if you want. Here are some starting points: I think everyone should be treated equally regardless sex,… --- ## [What is the most wonderful thing the USA has done for the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-wonderful-thing-the-usa-has-done-for-the-world/687440)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2014, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-wonderful-thing-the-usa-has-done-for-the-world/687440 "2014-05-05T00:05:21Z")
There is no absolute good. Many of these achievements have had negative effects. For instance, American global philanthropism usually comes with strings attached and is often exploited to gain political and cultural infl… --- ## [Why not have voting IDs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-have-voting-ids/635332)
**Author:** [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2012, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-have-voting-ids/635332 "2012-09-28T03:46:37Z")
Why has this become an issue? It seems an obvious way to make sure people are correctly voting in their districts and not voting twice. I also get the gist of the “against” side: poor folks are less likely to have IDs, s… --- ## [Were Confederates the Moral Equivalent of Nazis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-confederates-the-moral-equivalent-of-nazis/54798)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2001, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-confederates-the-moral-equivalent-of-nazis/54798 "2001-02-28T16:03:37Z")
Well, are they? The subject of the Civil War and modern “Confederate apologists” or “neo-Confederates” has come up in several threads in the past few weeks, most recently in the thread about John Ashcroft and the thread… --- ## [The most revolutionary albums in rock history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-revolutionary-albums-in-rock-history/542285)
**Author:** [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2010, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-revolutionary-albums-in-rock-history/542285 "2010-06-10T19:24:17Z")
What I mean here are albums that played a big role in changing the course of music… i.e., not some obscure LP no one’s heard of that featured the first use of Moog synthesizer. I’ll give a few examples: The Freewheel… --- ## [It's the 80th Annual Academy Awards® Thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-80th-annual-academy-awards-thread/439026)
**Author:** [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Replies:** 267\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2008, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-80th-annual-academy-awards-thread/439026 "2008-02-29T21:39:26Z")
Will American Laura Linney take home the Best Actress award from a bunch of foreigners? Will indie darling Juno take home Best Picture from the bigger-budget films? Will I drink your milkshake? These questions and more w… --- ## [Origin of "Second Bite at the Apple"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-second-bite-at-the-apple/274299)
**Author:** [@jgroub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jgroub)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2004, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-second-bite-at-the-apple/274299 "2004-12-14T02:22:20Z")
Attorneys often argue to a judge that the other side is trying to get “a second bite at the apple.” This is used with the meaning that they had their shot at something, lost their shot, and now they’re trying to get the… --- ## [The world has lost its mind.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-has-lost-its-mind/691752)
**Author:** [@WPA-Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WPA-Guy)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2014, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-has-lost-its-mind/691752 "2014-07-04T05:46:23Z")
Why do we have to have all the thespian and homo sapiens bull shit shoved down our throats where there is more important stuff to worry about? --- ## [Daughter sneaking alcohol. Response?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-sneaking-alcohol-response/717234)
**Author:** [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2020, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-sneaking-alcohol-response/717234 "2020-02-29T19:24:15Z")
My wife went into my daughter’s room to look for a lost object. She found two empty bottles of Mike’s Hard Lemonade under the bed. We don’t know if both were drunk by her or by her and her friend that stayed the night … --- ## [HDTV image quality: HDMI vs. component video?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hdtv-image-quality-hdmi-vs-component-video/553710)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2010, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hdtv-image-quality-hdmi-vs-component-video/553710 "2010-09-19T23:45:25Z")
My HD-TiVo has one HDMI output, and one component-video output. Is the image quality on component video lower than that of HDMI? Or are they both equal quality? --- ## [The mythology/historicity of the Hebrew exodus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mythology-historicity-of-the-hebrew-exodus/521349)
**Author:** [@Blut\_Aus\_Nord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blut_Aus_Nord)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2009, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mythology-historicity-of-the-hebrew-exodus/521349 "2009-12-22T18:40:34Z")
I know the general consensus of the historical validity of the exodus is that if it happened at all, it wasn’t anything like the Bible made it out to be. But is there NO evidence that it may have happened? There has to b… --- ## [I have meatballs in sauce. Ideas beyond spaghetti?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-meatballs-in-sauce-ideas-beyond-spaghetti/606061)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-meatballs-in-sauce-ideas-beyond-spaghetti/606061 "2011-12-16T13:39:44Z")
I just don’t know if we’re in the mood for spaghetti, but here I am with about 2/3 of a gallon ziploc of meatballs in red sauce. Ideas? --- ## [Do you have childhood memories that you now know as an adult are impossible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-childhood-memories-that-you-now-know-as-an-adult-are-impossible/615284)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2013, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-childhood-memories-that-you-now-know-as-an-adult-are-impossible/615284 "2013-08-08T10:04:52Z")
I vividly remember as a kid being in science class. My teacher explained to us that if we went out at 3 or 4 in the morning and looked up at the night sky, we could see the lining of the planets. An event that had not ha… --- ## [Consequences of a stay at a mental institution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consequences-of-a-stay-at-a-mental-institution/464656)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consequences-of-a-stay-at-a-mental-institution/464656 "2008-09-23T16:08:58Z")
How does a stay in a mental institution affect someone’s life after the fact? Who would know, or have a right to know, about the situation? Would it affect a person’s ability to find a job? Or only certain types of jobs… --- ## [Teacher could get 40 years in prison. WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teacher-could-get-40-years-in-prison-wtf/387870)
**Author:** [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2007, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teacher-could-get-40-years-in-prison-wtf/387870 "2007-06-08T19:11:18Z")
At first read, this seems like the teacher did something bad. Wow. 40 years. What did she do? Throw axes at the children? Show them how to make a bomb out of things found in the garage? Gym Class dodgeball using a pitc… --- ## [Ask the Militia Guy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-militia-guy/143916)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-militia-guy/143916 "2011-11-01T19:57:17Z")
There seems to be an abundance of “Ask the XXX” threads lately, so I thought I’d throw my hat in the ring. Yes, militia. You know, the plaid-shirted, gun-toting good ‘ol boys\[sup\]1\[/sup\] training for the day the balloo… --- ## [Jeopardy - what's so great about answering in a question form?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-whats-so-great-about-answering-in-a-question-form/613148)
**Author:** [@The\_Sheikh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Sheikh)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-whats-so-great-about-answering-in-a-question-form/613148 "2016-05-17T01:34:25Z")
I’m watching the Arabic version of this famous quiz show. The stupidity of its format is very irritating. I don’t know weather the stupidity originates from the original version or is added in the Arabic version. What’s … --- ## [Why am I seeing double in one eye? ("monocular diplopia")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-seeing-double-in-one-eye-monocular-diplopia/510788)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-seeing-double-in-one-eye-monocular-diplopia/510788 "2011-09-14T01:09:56Z")
\*I am already planning to go in to the eye doctor at the earliest time possible but they are not open until Monday and I am a little concerned so I am curious if anyone has expertise or experience with this phenomenon. A… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=510&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=512&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)