# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=522&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:** 523 --- ## [architects and engineers, how to determine if it's safe to hang a host on rafters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/architects-and-engineers-how-to-determine-if-its-safe-to-hang-a-host-on-rafters/638700)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2012, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/architects-and-engineers-how-to-determine-if-its-safe-to-hang-a-host-on-rafters/638700 "2012-10-25T04:24:55Z")
Hello Everyone, I am finishing out my workshop and in the near future I will be pulling the engine our of my 1985 Mazda rx7 GSL-SE. I have been debating on what to use to pull engine. I could rent a engine crane, but I … --- ## [Necessary steps to converting a vanilla cake to chocolate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/necessary-steps-to-converting-a-vanilla-cake-to-chocolate/555436)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2010, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/necessary-steps-to-converting-a-vanilla-cake-to-chocolate/555436 "2010-10-01T15:27:23Z")
I want to “chocolatize” a pound cake recipe. I want to use cocoa. How do I compensate for the way the dry cocoa will throw off the moisture balance in the recipe? My thought would be to mix the cocoa with sufficient so… --- ## [Which came first, the Orthodox or Catholic Church?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-came-first-the-orthodox-or-catholic-church/341040)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2006, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-came-first-the-orthodox-or-catholic-church/341040 "2006-01-29T16:15:58Z")
In one of my classes, I recently listened to a debate over this which basically consisted of “this one’s older 'cause I say so.” Not coincidentally, it was an Orthodox and a Catholic arguing. So which one did come firs… --- ## [Would chips stay fresher longer if they were refrigerated after opening](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-chips-stay-fresher-longer-if-they-were-refrigerated-after-opening/665840)
**Author:** [@JKilez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKilez)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2013, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-chips-stay-fresher-longer-if-they-were-refrigerated-after-opening/665840 "2013-08-10T01:02:24Z")
So I am snacking on some tortilla chips that have been in my cupboard for a couple of weeks and noted that they while they were still good, they were not as crisp as they would be if the bag was freshly opened. I am assu… --- ## [How exactly does a boat float?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-does-a-boat-float/183317)
**Author:** [@Mini-Thud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mini-Thud)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-does-a-boat-float/183317 "2010-07-08T18:14:52Z")
I understand that a boat floats because of the shape of it, and how it comes to a point at the bottom. But I still don’t get how such a HEAVY AND LARGE peice of METAL can float ontop of the water… What if you carved a l… --- ## [You are forced to become either Hasidic or Amish. Which do you choose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-forced-to-become-either-hasidic-or-amish-which-do-you-choose/595906)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-forced-to-become-either-hasidic-or-amish-which-do-you-choose/595906 "2011-09-15T02:29:34Z")
Imagine that you MUST choose between living the rest of your life as either a Hasidic Jew or an Amish person. And you truly have to be fully into the religion, following it to the strictest commonly-accepted terms as exi… --- ## [A Descriptive MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-descriptive-mmp/783120)
**Author:** [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2017, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-descriptive-mmp/783120 "2017-04-03T11:17:21Z")
This requires some background: back for their 50th wedding anniversary my parents went over to the Old Country so my Dad could get into the church records and research some things he couldn’t do by remote control through… --- ## [Anna Nicole Smith reportedly collapsed, possibly dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anna-nicole-smith-reportedly-collapsed-possibly-dead/391408)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2007, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anna-nicole-smith-reportedly-collapsed-possibly-dead/391408 "2007-02-14T20:46:15Z")
http://www.etonline.com/celebrities/news/38722/index.html Typical tabloid fodder, publicity stunt, or actually dead? Time will tell… --- ## [Reston Virginia: Tell me the good, the bad, and the ugly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reston-virginia-tell-me-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/419186)
**Author:** [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2007, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reston-virginia-tell-me-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/419186 "2007-09-19T18:25:23Z")
My daughter was just hired by a firm in Reston, Virginia. If you live or work in that area, I’d appreciate knowing what you like and dislike about it. She’s particularly interested in facts about housing, such as good … --- ## [Why do you never carry cash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-never-carry-cash/555768)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-never-carry-cash/555768 "2010-10-07T04:36:44Z")
I noticed on the “how much change do you have” thread that several people mentioned that they never have cash. I have also met people IRL that never or almost never have cash. Every once in a while they will need cash … --- ## [France's "burqa ban": will it just drive muslim woman into seclusion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frances-burqa-ban-will-it-just-drive-muslim-woman-into-seclusion/577994)
**Author:** [@Submerged](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Submerged)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2011, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frances-burqa-ban-will-it-just-drive-muslim-woman-into-seclusion/577994 "2011-04-16T07:41:10Z")
Story: France's Controversial Burqa Ban Comes Into Force, but Will It Just Heighten Social Tensions? | TIME.com For the record, I am in favor of the new law, for a multitude of reason, but didn’t really start this thre… --- ## [Oh noes! I offended a telemarketer!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-noes-i-offended-a-telemarketer/362235)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2006, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-noes-i-offended-a-telemarketer/362235 "2006-08-03T18:06:51Z")
Whatever shall I do? Do you see that over there? : points : Do you? Yeah, that’s baby Jesus weeping because of my horrible actions. At work we get countless calls from telemarketers: toner, water, exorcisms- whatever we… --- ## [Soldiers bringing souvenir weapons home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldiers-bringing-souvenir-weapons-home/530224)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldiers-bringing-souvenir-weapons-home/530224 "2010-02-26T18:18:04Z")
I vaguely recall we’ve had a thread about this in the past but couldn’t find it, so: I gather that smuggling weapons home from wars has been illegal for some time but at least used to happen frequently. How did people pu… --- ## [Kristy McNichol Comes Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kristy-mcnichol-comes-out/608813)
**Author:** [@BeaMyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeaMyra)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kristy-mcnichol-comes-out/608813 "2012-01-12T21:57:52Z")
And the world says, “Were you in?” :slight\_smile: Rest of article at the NY Daily News I guess better late than never, but ever since I can remember, everyone has always said she was gay. Did anyone not know this? … --- ## [The Walking Dead; 3.11 "I Ain't Judas" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-11-i-aint-judas-open-spoilers/651306)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2013, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-11-i-aint-judas-open-spoilers/651306 "2013-03-03T03:37:57Z")
The Governor’s attacked the prison, Axel’s dead, Tyreese & co are MIA, both Dixon boys are back, Andrea’s growing inscreasingly suspicious, and the outer yard is overrun. --- ## [Straight men - do you mind the idea of gay men being in the shower with you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-men-do-you-mind-the-idea-of-gay-men-being-in-the-shower-with-you/473020)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2008, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-men-do-you-mind-the-idea-of-gay-men-being-in-the-shower-with-you/473020 "2008-11-20T10:08:54Z")
Inspired by a thread in GD, I wanted to ask this. In communal showers/locker rooms does the idea of gay men being in there and seeing you naked bother you at all? If so how much on a scale of 1 to 10? Bear in mind that i… --- ## [Why Do People Believe In Astrology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-believe-in-astrology/137322)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2017, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-believe-in-astrology/137322 "2017-08-03T18:25:27Z")
Polls consistently show that a large percentage of Americans- up to 48%- say that they believe in astrology (http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/skepticism/blfaq\_astro\_index.htm). The actual figure could even be higher… --- ## [What's a Pack of Two-Four (McKenzie Bros 12 Days of Christmas)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-pack-of-two-four-mckenzie-bros-12-days-of-christmas/218860)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2003, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-pack-of-two-four-mckenzie-bros-12-days-of-christmas/218860 "2003-12-16T03:32:15Z")
\[quote\] On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me Six packs of two-four Five golden tuques! Four pounds of backbacon Three french toast Two turtlenecks And a beer \[/qoute\] I know what a tuque is. B… --- ## [Liberal equivalent of idealogy over practicality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-equivalent-of-idealogy-over-practicality/657251)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2013, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-equivalent-of-idealogy-over-practicality/657251 "2013-05-09T05:56:05Z")
A recent study shows people with moderate or conservative leanings will avoid energy efficient products that are labelled as environmentally friendly. Those same products were almost universally favored when the environm… --- ## [Ask the cruise ship ex-crewmember](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-cruise-ship-ex-crewmember/722561)
**Author:** [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2016, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-cruise-ship-ex-crewmember/722561 "2016-02-17T22:24:52Z")
Hi, I mentioned in another thread that I used to work on a cruise ship, and there was some interest in asking me stuff. So here you go. In 2007 I worked for 9 months on the MV Disney Wonder, in the Youth Activities dep… --- ## [Ancient Aztec Human Sacrifice? Myth or True?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-aztec-human-sacrifice-myth-or-true/523961)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2010, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-aztec-human-sacrifice-myth-or-true/523961 "2010-02-05T12:30:03Z")
I was reading a book about the Spanish conquest of Mexico, and the author talks about the cruel human sacrifice (allegedly) carried out by the Aztecs. According to him, a young man was selected, and kept in luxury for a … --- ## [Overdraft fees suck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overdraft-fees-suck/471667)
**Author:** [@purple\_haze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_haze)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2008, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overdraft-fees-suck/471667 "2008-11-09T22:58:18Z")
My husband went to the Secretary of State and paid for the tabs for our vehicles. By the way, it really pisses me off that it costs $236 for two little stickers, but whatever. Don’t even get me started. He mentioned t… --- ## [Should parents kiss their kids on the lips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-parents-kiss-their-kids-on-the-lips/554562)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-parents-kiss-their-kids-on-the-lips/554562 "2010-10-02T14:55:42Z")
This seems a bizarre question to me. I kiss my kids on their lips regularly. It’s sweet and loving and a celebration of intimacy. But I don’t kiss my teen aged son on the lips anymore. It just kind of naturally fad… --- ## [Why doesn't the back button on the browser work all the time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-the-back-button-on-the-browser-work-all-the-time/537124)
**Author:** [@wisernow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wisernow)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2013, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-the-back-button-on-the-browser-work-all-the-time/537124 "2013-04-08T16:55:39Z")
Let me explain this with an example. I open my web browser to the Google home page. I type is a search string and hit search. Google opens a page with all the hits it found for the search string. I click on one and it t… --- ## [Name a singer with an "unusual" voice.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-singer-with-an-unusual-voice/797882)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-singer-with-an-unusual-voice/797882 "2017-11-15T15:55:17Z")
Subject line pretty much says it. Name a singer you’ve heard whose voice is…unusual. Not necessarily in range or skill, but in sound. Brad Roberts from Crash Test Dummies comes to mind. The standard claim is that he’… --- ## [You fucking rich little TWERP. (Kinda weak rant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-fucking-rich-little-twerp-kinda-weak-rant/236304)
**Author:** [@caphis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caphis)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2004, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-fucking-rich-little-twerp-kinda-weak-rant/236304 "2004-04-15T21:04:29Z")
This rant is not directed at anyone who earned money through hard work and a desire to get ahead. Oh, no… This rant is directed at a friend of mine, who has proven himself to be a complete and utter fucking TWIT in und… --- ## [How long have you been unemployed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-unemployed/528126)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2011, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-unemployed/528126 "2011-04-19T02:38:01Z")
I lost my job March 2, 2007 because the plant I was working at shut down. Using my own money I took some college classes until the Federal Trade Act\* kicked in and paid for two years of college so I could get my Associa… --- ## [Pop songs with the best/most interesting orchestration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-songs-with-the-best-most-interesting-orchestration/579506)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2011, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-songs-with-the-best-most-interesting-orchestration/579506 "2011-04-26T21:00:12Z")
By pop songs, I mean songs that would get played on mainstream radio stations - no Grizzly Bear or other eclectic alt-rock. By orchestration, I mean a massive array of instruments in the background providing a very layer… --- ## [Anybody know of a good way to get rid of smurfs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-of-a-good-way-to-get-rid-of-smurfs/308653)
**Author:** [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-of-a-good-way-to-get-rid-of-smurfs/308653 "2006-11-30T03:17:55Z")
I’m having trouble with some pests and I’m looking for advice. My garden is infested with smurfs. Recently they flooded my back yard when they dammed the stream out back, so now I’m getting desperate. I’ve been strang… --- ## [Americans who Carry Concealed: Would you be reluctant to visit another country where you couldn't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-who-carry-concealed-would-you-be-reluctant-to-visit-another-country-where-you-couldnt/708826)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2015, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-who-carry-concealed-would-you-be-reluctant-to-visit-another-country-where-you-couldnt/708826 "2015-01-10T13:39:11Z")
The various threads where Dopers who carry have said that it’s a lifestyle choice (I know no-one has used that term, but that’s my take on it) have piqued my curiosity. Is carrying a weapon so important to you that you … --- ## [What’s the square cutout I saw on car bumpers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-square-cutout-i-saw-on-car-bumpers/636489)
**Author:** [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2012, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-square-cutout-i-saw-on-car-bumpers/636489 "2012-10-03T21:23:24Z")
In traffic yesterday I noticed the car in front of us had what looked like a square cutout spot on the rear bumper. I think it was cut-outable, but it hadn’t been cut out if that makes any sense. I guess you could say … --- ## [Gladiator (2000): which scenes included a fake Oliver Reed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gladiator-2000-which-scenes-included-a-fake-oliver-reed/678037)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gladiator-2000-which-scenes-included-a-fake-oliver-reed/678037 "2014-01-10T18:56:32Z")
The makers of the latest Fast and Furious announced they are going to finish/release the movie, despite the untimely death of its star, Paul Walker. The problem they faced was not a new one. One notable instance was Gl… --- ## [Underrated Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-movies/634233)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2012, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-movies/634233 "2012-11-16T14:48:23Z")
Okay so we have another thread to discuss the overrated movies, let’s discuss movies that many viewers are unfamiliar with that we believe never got the kudos and recognition that they deserved. Some of my picks: “With… --- ## ["I was kicked out of the Boy Scouts for eating a Brownie"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-kicked-out-of-the-boy-scouts-for-eating-a-brownie/563746)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2010, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-kicked-out-of-the-boy-scouts-for-eating-a-brownie/563746 "2010-12-14T19:06:15Z")
So this joke is about as old as dirt, but I just recently had a debate with a friend of mine over what the joke actually means So when you first heard the joke what meaning did you take from it? Sexual? Non-Sexual? What… --- ## [Is Diogenes a pretentious bombast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-diogenes-a-pretentious-bombast/566549)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2011, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-diogenes-a-pretentious-bombast/566549 "2011-01-13T20:28:33Z")
Surely I’m not the only one to find Diogenes the Cynic insufferably pretentious. He certainly has a very high opinion of his own knowledge. Many of his posts have precious phrases like “Modern scholars agree …” but I d… --- ## [What the fuck is wrong with Tucker Carlson (this time)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-tucker-carlson-this-time/928433)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2024, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-tucker-carlson-this-time/928433 "2024-02-22T23:25:18Z")
Motherfucker is now going on air doubting the safetly and efficacy of the vaccine. Has he forgotten Trump developed it all by himself? --- ## [Things the opposite sex just doesn't get.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-the-opposite-sex-just-doesnt-get/548193)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2010, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-the-opposite-sex-just-doesnt-get/548193 "2010-07-30T02:37:41Z")
Let’s have some fun with this thread. Please post something that the opposite sex (relative to you) doesn’t understand about your gender. Please also post your gender. For example, I would post: Male here. Men are m… --- ## [My wife poisoned my tadpoles :(](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-poisoned-my-tadpoles/695337)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2014, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-poisoned-my-tadpoles/695337 "2014-08-19T16:34:38Z")
At the risk of becoming the next JC… Anyway I had a small bucket outside with a water plant in it, tree frogs laid eggs in it and there was a bunch of little tadpoles. I figured my son would like watching them. My wife… --- ## [How is historical child abuse proved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-historical-child-abuse-proved/673993)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2013, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-historical-child-abuse-proved/673993 "2013-11-23T03:36:19Z")
Firstly let me say that I abhor child abuse of any kind. I know all too well what appalling consequences can follow from it. At the moment, in the UK, there seems to be an epidemic of people from the entertainment indus… --- ## [Would you date someone who's been to prostitutes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-date-someone-whos-been-to-prostitutes/447556)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2008, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-date-someone-whos-been-to-prostitutes/447556 "2008-05-02T17:58:20Z")
(in light of this thread) Would you date a guy who’s been to see prostitutes in the past? What would be the dealbreaker – one in his youth, a regular escort client, a Thai hooker while you two were beginning to date? I… --- ## [9 episodes into Battlestar Galactica - Does it get any better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-episodes-into-battlestar-galactica-does-it-get-any-better/615556)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2012, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-episodes-into-battlestar-galactica-does-it-get-any-better/615556 "2012-03-23T18:23:39Z")
So my wife and I have been watching the 2004 TV series after watching the two part mini-series. So far we have made it through 9 episodes, but I’d be lying if I did not say that I was disappointed. The farther we get i… --- ## [Sushi - Do you eat the ginger with the roll?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sushi-do-you-eat-the-ginger-with-the-roll/401891)
**Author:** [@Roboto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roboto)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2007, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sushi-do-you-eat-the-ginger-with-the-roll/401891 "2007-04-30T14:18:29Z")
My girlfriend takes the ginger that comes with the sushi, puts in on top of the roll, and eats it all at once. She is under the impression that she is correctly eating sushi. I was under the impression that the ginger … --- ## [Hispanic Baseball Players with Russian First Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hispanic-baseball-players-with-russian-first-names/563606)
**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2010, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hispanic-baseball-players-with-russian-first-names/563606 "2010-12-10T10:33:10Z")
Some years ago, I noted in GQ that there seemed to be quite a few baseball players who combined a Hispanic surname (and were generally of Latin American ethnic origin) with a Russian given name. Examples would include I… --- ## [Luke Cage - new Netflix show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luke-cage-new-netflix-show/767324)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2016, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luke-cage-new-netflix-show/767324 "2016-11-21T22:20:12Z")
Luke Cage hit Netflix today and my wife and are are watching the pilot episode right now. I’m not saying the show will suck, but the pilot is absolutely a snooze-fest and we’re 40 minutes in. I’m definitely going to co… --- ## [Groups that don't accept climate change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groups-that-dont-accept-climate-change/639685)
**Author:** [@purple\_cow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_cow)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2012, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groups-that-dont-accept-climate-change/639685 "2012-11-06T02:15:18Z")
I know the arguments for and against climate change. Not looking to rehash here, there are plenty of other threads. I’m just looking for a factual answer. Are there any large, organized groups of people, outside of the … --- ## [Yes, it's time for another round of "Who's the dick?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-its-time-for-another-round-of-whos-the-dick/751896)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2016, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-its-time-for-another-round-of-whos-the-dick/751896 "2016-04-16T16:14:17Z")
I’m an Uber driver, and I’m occasionally called to locations to pick people up where there’s no good place to wait. The other day I’m sent to a location on a fairly busy street with no driveways or alleys to pull in to,… --- ## [Did Dolly Parton ever pose nude for Playboy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-dolly-parton-ever-pose-nude-for-playboy/245510)
**Author:** [@Starguard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starguard)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2004, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-dolly-parton-ever-pose-nude-for-playboy/245510 "2004-05-18T04:01:28Z")
I can remember seeing once somewhere that Playboy had repeatedly propositioned her and she was extremely offended by it, and rejected them several times. I never found out the outcome of this , but I just saw something o… --- ## [Can a discussion of science and religion with intelligence from both sides change your opinion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-discussion-of-science-and-religion-with-intelligence-from-both-sides-change-your-opinion/726328)
**Author:** [@MostlyCarbon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyCarbon)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2015, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-discussion-of-science-and-religion-with-intelligence-from-both-sides-change-your-opinion/726328 "2015-08-09T00:49:00Z")
In the StarTalk Radio podcast of July 25th, Neil DeGrasse Tyson interviews Richard Dawkins and discusses the interview with Reverend James Martin (a Jesuit priest). I was not persuaded to change my own beliefs but I rea… --- ## [Robert B. Frost's "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" is about...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-b-frosts-stopping-by-woods-on-a-snowy-evening-is-about/654749)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-b-frosts-stopping-by-woods-on-a-snowy-evening-is-about/654749 "2013-04-12T04:05:57Z")
Well, that’s what I feel like discussing. A generation ago, when I was in high school, that poem was a staple of 10th-grade English literature classes; whether it still is I do not know. Anyway, there were always moody … --- ## [Best--and worst--onscreen chemistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-onscreen-chemistry/407694)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2007, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-onscreen-chemistry/407694 "2007-06-18T18:54:57Z")
So I just watched the latter half series finale of Xena: Warrior Princess on Oxygen (or possibly WE (or maybe Lifetime (okay, so I don’t actually know which is which))). I hadn’t seen it in years, so I sat down to admire… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=521&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=523&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)