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**Author:** [@Bag\_of\_Mostly\_Water](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bag_of_Mostly_Water)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2005, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umlauts-in-english/289940 "2005-02-15T00:01:00Z")
I just received my March 2005 issue of Technology Review. In any word where the vowel is repeated because of a prefix, they put an umlaut over the second vowel. Examples: \[ol\] \[li\]Page 13 in the letter “Killing Scienc… --- ## [KGS you silly boy, get your ass in here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kgs-you-silly-boy-get-your-ass-in-here/355499)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2006, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kgs-you-silly-boy-get-your-ass-in-here/355499 "2006-05-18T14:48:13Z")
Listen up, sunshine. You are not worth continuing to debate for two reasons, neither of which justify any triumphalism on your part. Firstly, you need to learn to read and comprehend English. I never said that Quantum… --- ## [How much do you tip the AAA guy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-tip-the-aaa-guy/329365)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2011, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-tip-the-aaa-guy/329365 "2011-12-31T05:50:17Z")
I haven’t had to call AAA, but I was asked this by a co-worker who had them jump off her battery. She tipped the guy $20 and has no idea if that was too much or too little or about right. I have no idea either. Any su… --- ## [When do you take off your engagement/wedding ring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-take-off-your-engagement-wedding-ring/448969)
**Author:** [@Free\_Range\_Otter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Free_Range_Otter)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2008, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-take-off-your-engagement-wedding-ring/448969 "2008-05-14T00:24:16Z")
So I asked my wonderful girlfriend last week to marry me, and she said yes. :smiley: She now has a very sparkly ring on her hand, but she says she has no idea when she is supposed to take it off. Do you take your ring o… --- ## [BrainGlutton, find a girlfriend or something](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-find-a-girlfriend-or-something/418290)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2007, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-find-a-girlfriend-or-something/418290 "2007-09-17T01:16:19Z")
BrainGlutton, Previous to your thread starting spree in Great Debates, there was always the monthly drive-by guest poster/new poster debates on legalised marijuana, how god really exists, and other standards. But beside… --- ## [World War I](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-war-i/566037)
**Author:** [@Jim\_s\_Son](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_s_Son)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2014, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-war-i/566037 "2014-11-05T23:56:54Z")
A lot of literature on the First World War talks about what callous butchers Allied commanders like Haig and Nivelle were for sending thousands to their deaths in frontal assaults at Somme, Passenchandale, Verdun etc. Wi… --- ## [Are Ex SOs off limits to friends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-ex-sos-off-limits-to-friends/561949)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2010, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-ex-sos-off-limits-to-friends/561949 "2010-12-03T02:12:45Z")
I broke up with a girlfriend shortly before leaving on a back packing trip which ended up lasting almost 8 years. Upon my return I surmised that a good friend of mine (going back to grade school) had gone out with my ex… --- ## [Mounting a tire with ether: how does it work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounting-a-tire-with-ether-how-does-it-work/568673)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2011, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounting-a-tire-with-ether-how-does-it-work/568673 "2011-01-24T16:48:15Z")
I have a tubeless wheelbarrow tire which has gone flat and unmounted from cold weather exposure, and I have none of the things you’d normally use to re-mount it. However, I have gotten an education from YouTube, which… --- ## [Do you HAVE to paint your toes to wear sandals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-to-paint-your-toes-to-wear-sandals/461226)
**Author:** [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2008, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-to-paint-your-toes-to-wear-sandals/461226 "2008-08-27T19:54:26Z")
I’ve never painted my toenails, and only rarely my fingernails, so I was totally shocked the other day when my co-worker was complaining that she really wanted to wear sandals somewhere, but hadn’t had time to paint her … --- ## [Does "regular corn" pop like popcorn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-regular-corn-pop-like-popcorn/559828)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2010, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-regular-corn-pop-like-popcorn/559828 "2010-11-09T07:30:21Z")
If I go to the store and get some ears of dried corn and shell them, will they pop when placed in oil and heated, the same way that popcorn does, or is popcorn a specific thing? If it does pop, would I recognize it as … --- ## [The Scottish Independence Vote- the aftermath](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scottish-independence-vote-the-aftermath/698927)
**Author:** [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2014, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scottish-independence-vote-the-aftermath/698927 "2014-09-21T19:05:25Z")
Scotland voted NO following a smooth wooing by Miliband, Clegg, and Cameron via their vicar on earth, Gordon Brown. This has been called The Vow, and guarantees retention of the Barnett Formula, increased devolved powers… --- ## [Fundraising for disability vehicle - PLEASE READ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fundraising-for-disability-vehicle-please-read/679227)
**Author:** [@Lobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobot)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2015, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fundraising-for-disability-vehicle-please-read/679227 "2015-01-15T03:59:00Z")
Note that permission has been asked and granted for me to post this. The short version: I’m severely disabled. I need a new van. I’m raising money to do so using this page: Dion Needs New Wheels! , organized by Dion De… --- ## [Given infinity, is everything imaginable inevitable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/given-infinity-is-everything-imaginable-inevitable/618974)
**Author:** [@CyclopticXander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyclopticXander)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2015, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/given-infinity-is-everything-imaginable-inevitable/618974 "2015-03-06T01:54:43Z")
I realize this question is so impossibly broad and far out there that it almost seems silly to ask, but I keep finding myself pondering it anyway. I don’t think the human brain is even truly capable of understanding inf… --- ## [Are all African Americans really African?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-african-americans-really-african/362825)
**Author:** [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2006, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-african-americans-really-african/362825 "2006-07-07T23:35:58Z")
The term “African American” obviously describes black people as we all know. Well, are they all indeed from Africa? I don’t know the etiology on their origins, migration and forced migration. Well, I know quite a bit … --- ## [How safe is bleach to use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-safe-is-bleach-to-use/624301)
**Author:** [@Bamboo\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bamboo_Boy)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2012, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-safe-is-bleach-to-use/624301 "2012-06-10T10:50:06Z")
I remember hearing a long time ago that when bleach (household solution, such as Clorox) evaporates, it leaves only salt behind. Is this true? My sister insists that it’s super harmful to use. I know that it is caustic,… --- ## [Interstellar travel; possible or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interstellar-travel-possible-or-not/152286)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 279\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2003, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interstellar-travel-possible-or-not/152286 "2003-03-01T09:04:35Z")
As a spinoff of this thread, wherein I expressed my doubt as to whether humans will ever leave the solar system, to which Dr Zoidberg replied: Well, frankly, I \*do think it’s a hard thing to do; I think it may actually… --- ## [Genders for the Sun and the Moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genders-for-the-sun-and-the-moon/647319)
**Author:** [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genders-for-the-sun-and-the-moon/647319 "2013-01-23T08:14:19Z")
Does anyone have citeable information about whether the Sun and the Moon are considered either masculine or feminine? I’ve always been led to believe that the Moon is a “she,” but I’m not so sure about the Sun. And I’d … --- ## [Can i buy something on ebay with paypal without funds in paypal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-something-on-ebay-with-paypal-without-funds-in-paypal/682073)
**Author:** [@Pauly01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pauly01)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2014, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-something-on-ebay-with-paypal-without-funds-in-paypal/682073 "2014-02-28T17:42:12Z")
Many year ago when i buy stuff from ebay, i pay by paypal but always had funds in my paypal acct. If i purchase something on ebay but i dont have funds on paypal, would i still be able to buy it? I recall it has someth… --- ## [Trump requests ride in Queen's carriage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-requests-ride-in-queens-carriage/784505)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-requests-ride-in-queens-carriage/784505 "2017-04-24T10:09:17Z")
King Donnie is too good for a caddy limo. --- ## [Mythbusters and scientific rigor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-and-scientific-rigor/696581)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2014, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-and-scientific-rigor/696581 "2014-08-29T22:34:16Z")
A spinoff of the recent Mythbusters thread. Which episodes particularly bugged you, for either lack of scientific rigor, stupid premise, improper testing setup, whatever? What bugs you about the show? What do they do r… --- ## [Who killed JFK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-killed-jfk/598495)
**Author:** [@FixMyIgnorance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FixMyIgnorance)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2011, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-killed-jfk/598495 "2011-10-15T01:40:14Z")
I’ve always wondered if this was one of those questions where the simple answer was the right one (Lee Harvey Oswald) and the conspiracy theories were just unfalsifiable nonsense and extrapolation. What does the evidenc… --- ## [Are there certain problems with our bodies that evolution will solve?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-certain-problems-with-our-bodies-that-evolution-will-solve/780931)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-certain-problems-with-our-bodies-that-evolution-will-solve/780931 "2017-03-09T01:40:56Z")
Humans are the product of billions of years of evolution, and yet there are still some problems with our bodies that it would be nice to see nature fix in the next update patch. :slight\_smile: Examples: Pain- While p… --- ## [Are non-doctoral degrees associated with prenominal titles, at least in theory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-non-doctoral-degrees-associated-with-prenominal-titles-at-least-in-theory/615200)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-non-doctoral-degrees-associated-with-prenominal-titles-at-least-in-theory/615200 "2012-03-14T17:53:50Z")
At least here in the US, and probably everywhere in the English speaking world, holding a Doctoral degree entitles you to the prenominal title of “Dr.”, e.g. someone named John Doe with a PhD in English Literature may be… --- ## [NFL Preseason Discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason-discussion/762577)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason-discussion/762577 "2016-09-09T05:11:51Z")
Once the season starts I’ll do the usual weekly threads. The preseason started last night after we missed the hall of fame game. Preseason schedule I gotta figure out how I’m going to watch games this year. Gamepass i… --- ## [Jeremy Clarkson is a pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeremy-clarkson-is-a-pig/976814)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 342\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeremy-clarkson-is-a-pig/976814 "2023-09-17T14:44:44Z")
News at 11. This past Friday, he published a column that contained this about Prince Harry’s wife Meghan (sorry I can’t remember her title and don’t care to look it up, which has nothing to do with anything except lazin… --- ## [Does left over coffee keep better in the refrigerator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-left-over-coffee-keep-better-in-the-refrigerator/544744)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2010, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-left-over-coffee-keep-better-in-the-refrigerator/544744 "2010-06-28T23:24:14Z")
I sometimes make a big pot of fresh coffee in the morning, but don’t get a chance to drink it all before the end of the day. I usually just leave it in the turned off pot, reheat it, and drink it the next day. Should I… --- ## [This is a republic, not a democracy!--what's the deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-republic-not-a-democracy-whats-the-deal/641761)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-republic-not-a-democracy-whats-the-deal/641761 "2012-11-27T13:22:30Z")
So, I like to read crazy right-wing message boards in my spare time. Something I’m seeing cropping up more and more is a very angsty cry (I’m not going to link, but : “That is why we have a republic and not a democracy… --- ## [Unintentionally hilarious lines in movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintentionally-hilarious-lines-in-movies/549890)
**Author:** [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2010, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintentionally-hilarious-lines-in-movies/549890 "2010-08-19T07:06:07Z")
I am a Film Noir freak (own over a hundred) and am sitting here watching\* The Mask of Dimitrios. \* Near the end, during a fight sequence involving guns, shooting, punches being thrown and people dying, Sydney Greenstree… --- ## [Innocent phrases that sound dirty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/innocent-phrases-that-sound-dirty/268152)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2004, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/innocent-phrases-that-sound-dirty/268152 "2004-10-19T05:14:57Z")
“And then I sucked it out with a straw” --- ## [While being a guest in my house:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/while-being-a-guest-in-my-house/364703)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2006, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/while-being-a-guest-in-my-house/364703 "2006-08-01T08:06:15Z")
When I say “my” house, I mean the house I live in, not one of the houses I own and rent out. My “home” is what I’m talking about: \*Don’t make repairs that I haven’t asked you to make. I’ll fix things that need fixin’ wh… --- ## [Should Jimmy Doolittle have Bombed the Imperial Palace in Tokyo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-jimmy-doolittle-have-bombed-the-imperial-palace-in-tokyo/627472)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-jimmy-doolittle-have-bombed-the-imperial-palace-in-tokyo/627472 "2012-07-15T05:14:58Z")
I was nine at the time of the Doolittle Raid. I remember the talk in the school yard, and among the adults, was that Doolittle should have bombed the palace and killed Hirohito. The same view was expressed by ‘man in the… --- ## [McDonald's to Hourly Workers; Drop Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-to-hourly-workers-drop-dead/555602)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2010, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-to-hourly-workers-drop-dead/555602 "2010-10-03T14:28:25Z")
McDonald’s says its health care provider (Aetna) cannot meet the new federal requirement that the insurance company spent 80% of its income on actual health care. Linky to the Wall Street Journal Article German insuranc… --- ## [Jeopardy Online Test Discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-test-discussion/483321)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2009, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-test-discussion/483321 "2009-05-11T20:39:42Z")
I just finished Tuesday’s test. I think I did really well. I got 40 easy, possibly more. Much better than the 25 or 26 I put up last year. But I missed the one for the 1800s invented language, which I know, but still ha… --- ## [Mass Killings in the United States 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2020, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304 "2020-01-01T09:23:32Z")
Mass killings in the United States, 2019. Four or more dead (Suicides Indicated by an asterisk) By a single killer By any criminal means ==2019== 6 January 2019 Lexington KY 6\* killed (DWI/vehicular homicide) (htt… --- ## [Where and how to best hide a key on the exterior of a car or truck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-and-how-to-best-hide-a-key-on-the-exterior-of-a-car-or-truck/707757)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2014, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-and-how-to-best-hide-a-key-on-the-exterior-of-a-car-or-truck/707757 "2014-12-21T05:38:22Z")
I have OnStar and the only OnStar service that’s useful (to me) for the $ 20 a month is the door unlocking. The last three times I’ve requested unlock (clear view of the sky) the service has failed. They suggested I tr… --- ## [Selling your own unused prescription - illegal? (US)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-your-own-unused-prescription-illegal-us/513944)
**Author:** [@sugar\_and\_spice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sugar_and_spice)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2010, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-your-own-unused-prescription-illegal-us/513944 "2010-10-27T21:23:39Z")
Let me clarify, this is not something I am considering doing myself, as a buyer or seller. I browse an online classifieds board (think craigslist, but specific to a local college), and someone has posted an ad selling a … --- ## [Reality Check: Would you wear a suit to a career fair/interview?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-check-would-you-wear-a-suit-to-a-career-fair-interview/682159)
**Author:** [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2014, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-check-would-you-wear-a-suit-to-a-career-fair-interview/682159 "2014-02-28T01:07:47Z")
Maybe it’s an East Coast/West Coast thing. Maybe I’m old fashioned (I’m 28). Maybe I’m totally off my rocker. But I was raised that if you’re going to an interview or a career fair, you put your best foot forward, and th… --- ## [Bought a set of buttplugs today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bought-a-set-of-buttplugs-today/739378)
**Author:** [@Profdriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profdriver)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2015, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bought-a-set-of-buttplugs-today/739378 "2015-12-06T19:12:01Z")
Got myself a nice set of decent sized buttplugs in getting ready for the Bernie/Hillary administration. Havent had much luck with the ladies lately but at least my govt will be there to f\*ck me each day. Just forgot to g… --- ## [Lost 4.04: "Eggtown"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-4-04-eggtown/438565)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2008, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-4-04-eggtown/438565 "2008-02-29T03:15:20Z")
Thread rules: OK, things are really getting interesting. Sayid did a hostage exchange in order to win a free helicopter ride to “the freighter”. Unfortunately, he lost Kate to Locke’s group as well. I wonder if we… --- ## ["Alien" nitpick: How did it get so big?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-nitpick-how-did-it-get-so-big/286267)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2005, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-nitpick-how-did-it-get-so-big/286267 "2005-02-01T14:47:19Z")
I’m watching the original Alien on TV. When the creature bursts out of its host’s chest, it’s no larger than a cat. Within a few hours – before it makes its next kill – it’s larger than a human. (This pattern is repea… --- ## [Der Trihs, come on down!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-trihs-come-on-down/495247)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2009, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-trihs-come-on-down/495247 "2009-07-11T23:09:52Z")
I pit the waste of air named Der Trihs. This guy is so damned blinded by his own idiotic ideological bullshit that he can’t understand the fact that (among MANY other ones) military personnel don’t get the option to cho… --- ## [Males vs Females: Do you eat pizza with a fork and a knife, or with your hands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/males-vs-females-do-you-eat-pizza-with-a-fork-and-a-knife-or-with-your-hands/648139)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2013, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/males-vs-females-do-you-eat-pizza-with-a-fork-and-a-knife-or-with-your-hands/648139 "2013-01-26T18:08:27Z")
This is a poll to see whether or not women are more likely to use a fork and a knife while eating pizza. --- ## [Dog licking wounds...how did he sense the injury?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-licking-wounds-how-did-he-sense-the-injury/354816)
**Author:** [@AnabolicDoberman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnabolicDoberman)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-licking-wounds-how-did-he-sense-the-injury/354816 "2012-07-06T14:08:00Z")
A couple weeks ago I got bad cuts on each leg one worse than the other…As soon as I came home that night my dog went right to the spots where I had got hurt and licked them nonstop. A week later one of the wounds healed,… --- ## [Climate change is not the immediate threat facing us today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-is-not-the-immediate-threat-facing-us-today/931737)
**Author:** [@rboyce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rboyce)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2021, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-is-not-the-immediate-threat-facing-us-today/931737 "2021-02-21T15:45:20Z")
Climate change is not the immediate threat facing us today. To understand why, you need to review the history of our planet. Our planet was not created by the development of our solar system. Earth came from elsewhere. … --- ## [Grammar Question: Remain vs. Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-question-remain-vs-remains/728946)
**Author:** [@GrammarGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrammarGirl)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-question-remain-vs-remains/728946 "2015-09-03T14:53:15Z")
Should the word “remain” in this sentence be “remain” or “remains”? Founded in 1900, Company XYZ is one of the few true partnerships that remain among the top banking firms of the world. --- ## [Jicama can be mashed ? Or was I lied to...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jicama-can-be-mashed-or-was-i-lied-to/529743)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2010, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jicama-can-be-mashed-or-was-i-lied-to/529743 "2010-02-22T22:51:47Z")
So I was reliably informed by the interwebs that Jicama (aka Yam Bean) makes a good potato replacement, including the ability to be mashed. I have just spent the last 45 mins or so boiling a pan of Jicama and it still … --- ## [Can my Bose radio be repaired?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-bose-radio-be-repaired/700023)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2014, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-bose-radio-be-repaired/700023 "2014-10-05T19:34:13Z")
I have one of these. A couple of days ago my two large dogs were playing bitey-face in the bedroom, snagged the cord and the radio crashed to the ground. The control panel on top appears to be a sealed unit, and also app… --- ## [What's "Popeyes" (the fast food joint) like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-popeyes-the-fast-food-joint-like/696931)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-popeyes-the-fast-food-joint-like/696931 "2014-09-04T18:03:23Z")
I’ve never seen one in Canada, but they’re all over the advertising I see on “Spike” for example. Sounds like it would be a fairly decent alternative to burgers and tacos. How is it, and why aren’t they in Canada? --- ## [17 year old girl runs off with 20 yr old boyfriend. CNN exclusive。](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-year-old-girl-runs-off-with-20-yr-old-boyfriend-cnn-exclusive/545411)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-year-old-girl-runs-off-with-20-yr-old-boyfriend-cnn-exclusive/545411 "2010-07-08T07:30:25Z")
There is a CNN news story about a 17 year old runaway who was reporting missing by her parents in Ohio. She was found several days later in the attic of her boyfriend’s house. Abbi Obermiller has been charged with obstr… --- ## [who's the oldest famous woman who's still hot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-oldest-famous-woman-whos-still-hot/278176)
**Author:** [@Freejooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freejooky)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2005, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-oldest-famous-woman-whos-still-hot/278176 "2005-01-07T22:09:28Z")
I’m a sucker for a good MILF any day, but I’ve lately been shocked by how hot some women manage to remain even into…extended age. But who’s the oldest woman who’s still officially “hot?” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=523&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=525&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)