# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=556&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:** 557 --- ## [Hulu to Start Charging - Sound the Death Bells?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hulu-to-start-charging-sound-the-death-bells/514896)
**Author:** [@hobscrk777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hobscrk777)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2009, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hulu-to-start-charging-sound-the-death-bells/514896 "2009-11-02T00:38:33Z")
Story here on Lifehacker. Hulu, the free, ad-supported online video service showing popular TV shoes and movies, will officially begin charging for content in 2010. According to an informal poll, also on Lifehacker, onl… --- ## [How do I start a career in computers with no experiance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-start-a-career-in-computers-with-no-experiance/541949)
**Author:** [@Musky\_Moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musky_Moon)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2010, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-start-a-career-in-computers-with-no-experiance/541949 "2010-06-04T22:54:28Z")
I’m 35 years old, married and I work full time as a caterer. My 20 years of work experience is solely in the food industry (from dishwasher to business owner). Frankly, I’m tired of it all. I want to get into a new field… --- ## [How on earth to give a cat Clavamox by mouth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-on-earth-to-give-a-cat-clavamox-by-mouth/679340)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2014, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-on-earth-to-give-a-cat-clavamox-by-mouth/679340 "2014-01-24T00:51:35Z")
So… I was sent home from the vet today with a bottle of Clavamox (animal antibiotic) and instructions to "give it to the cat every 12 hours.) You’re supposed to fill a little syringe with the liquid and stick it into the… --- ## [Words you use to make yourself sound smart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-use-to-make-yourself-sound-smart/575103)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-use-to-make-yourself-sound-smart/575103 "2011-04-04T21:52:43Z")
What are some words you slip into everyday conversation to make yourself sound smart. Strangely, words as common as “amalgamate” often do the trick…it seems a lot of people don’t even know what that means. --- ## [What is the most defendable American city?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-defendable-american-city/572887)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2011, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-defendable-american-city/572887 "2011-03-09T21:23:38Z")
You’re on charge of defending an American city against a force of infantry with your own troops. No air support, only light vehicles. What city is most tactically well situated? --- ## [illegal names in Europe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-names-in-europe/314893)
**Author:** [@beckiemoriello](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beckiemoriello)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2005, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-names-in-europe/314893 "2005-08-28T12:43:05Z")
“In Germany and Spain the hospitals won’t allow you to name a baby something that doesn’t already exist. It can be a foreign name, but you have to prove it exists.” At least, according to the handful of Germans and Span… --- ## [What careers can I pursue with a degree in sociology or political science?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-careers-can-i-pursue-with-a-degree-in-sociology-or-political-science/392918)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2007, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-careers-can-i-pursue-with-a-degree-in-sociology-or-political-science/392918 "2007-02-26T20:30:33Z")
I’m posting this on behalf of a friend of mine. She likes sociology and political science but has been discouraged by some people’s negative opinion of these majors (IE: you can’t make money / there are no jobs). She’s a… --- ## [Anyone know how to read the writing in the Mandarin logo in Iron Man 3?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-how-to-read-the-writing-in-the-mandarin-logo-in-iron-man-3/657516)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-how-to-read-the-writing-in-the-mandarin-logo-in-iron-man-3/657516 "2022-01-20T14:26:27Z")
I’m curious if it’s real Manchu writing or just bullshit. Thanks! --- ## [Subtle signs that someone is deviant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subtle-signs-that-someone-is-deviant/596203)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2012, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subtle-signs-that-someone-is-deviant/596203 "2012-09-15T05:08:02Z")
There’s hardcore deviant vibes…and there’s a more subtle deviant vibes. I’m sure you’ve been around people who give off some sort of vibe that they are a little less conventionally moral than the rest of the population. … --- ## [Inching forward at traffic lights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inching-forward-at-traffic-lights/478983)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2019, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inching-forward-at-traffic-lights/478983 "2019-07-18T17:12:56Z")
I live in the US, in the Pittsburgh PA area. It’s been a really long time since I was out of this area, so I’m not sure if this is common elsewhere. But when I’m at a traffic light, the first person at the light almost… --- ## [What Happens to Over-the-Hill Sex Workers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-over-the-hill-sex-workers/506195)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2010, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-over-the-hill-sex-workers/506195 "2010-03-18T21:56:44Z")
Strippers, porn stars, prostitutes of various types etc. You can’t keep that up forever. I imagine some of these tend to lead dissolute lifestyles, especially at the lower end of the scale, and these may not tend to las… --- ## [WWI: exactly how did it start?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwi-exactly-how-did-it-start/704703)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2014, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwi-exactly-how-did-it-start/704703 "2014-11-21T02:43:28Z")
So I am finally filling in my sketchy understanding of WWI with a long course of reading; I’m about halfway through Tuchman and have been reading some more narrowly focused books in parallel. Two things jump out at me. … --- ## [My neighbor keeps getting naked!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-keeps-getting-naked/517872)
**Author:** [@Mooch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooch)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2009, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-keeps-getting-naked/517872 "2009-11-20T21:26:17Z")
Tonight she rubbed her boobs and, for some reason, bent over away from the window. She takes off her clothes in front of her window all the time apparently unaware that if your lights are on and it is dark outside it’s … --- ## [China to make decisive move for the Spratly islands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-to-make-decisive-move-for-the-spratly-islands/678767)
**Author:** [@iLemming](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iLemming)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-to-make-decisive-move-for-the-spratly-islands/678767 "2014-02-21T22:21:07Z")
Not sure how reliable this source is, but the subject matter is topical, either way: China Plans To Seize South China Sea Island From Philippines, Says “Battle Will Be Restricted” I take it such an arrogant action wou… --- ## [Do Castor Oil Granules get rid of moles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-castor-oil-granules-get-rid-of-moles/577864)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2011, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-castor-oil-granules-get-rid-of-moles/577864 "2011-04-11T21:15:06Z")
I haven’t tried Castor Oil Granules before and have a couple questions for people that have used it. Does it work well to discourage moles where applied? Does the smell bother people? Does it leave a residue that makes… --- ## [Is the atheist worldview depressing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-atheist-worldview-depressing/834996)
**Author:** [@scarface54345](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scarface54345)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2019, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-atheist-worldview-depressing/834996 "2019-06-10T12:13:54Z")
Not being offensive. I’m just asking. --- ## [Can subtle glances at breastas be considered a compliment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-subtle-glances-at-breastas-be-considered-a-compliment/78709)
**Author:** [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2001, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-subtle-glances-at-breastas-be-considered-a-compliment/78709 "2001-09-05T00:25:08Z")
Seriously, I’m not a pig, chauvinist, prevert, etc. And I don’t want to offend anyone, especially not a co-worker. But men, or at least some men, have hard wired (sorry) in their system an inclination to casually glance … --- ## [SDMB Server Migration/Upgrade Plan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-server-migration-upgrade-plan/461434)
**Author:** [@jdavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jdavis)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2008, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-server-migration-upgrade-plan/461434 "2008-09-06T00:07:23Z")
We plan on moving the SDMB to a new server and upgrading it’s version of vBulletin over the Labor Day weekend. Please expect the following timeline: UPDATE: Due to the size of the SDMB database the copy is going to be … --- ## [May cooler heads prevail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-cooler-heads-prevail/619983)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2012, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-cooler-heads-prevail/619983 "2012-05-20T17:15:11Z")
Barack Obama slow jams the news. Is there a credible, non-partisan argument for not keeping student loans cheap? --- ## [Ventriloquism: I don't get it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ventriloquism-i-dont-get-it/592923)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2011, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ventriloquism-i-dont-get-it/592923 "2011-08-20T05:22:44Z")
My wife just called to tell me that Jeff Dunham is coming to Ottawa and she’s getting tickets. Have fun! I said. She knows i don’t like ventriloquism and will be taking the kids without me. I really don’t get it thou… --- ## [Prisoner of Azkaban](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prisoner-of-azkaban/247977)
**Author:** [@Delly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delly)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2004, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prisoner-of-azkaban/247977 "2004-06-15T04:59:22Z")
So I just got back from watching Prisoner of Azkaban tonight, I wont go into details as I dont think its on general release yet and I dont want to spoil it for anyone. Its very different, I know the trailers make it loo… --- ## [long-time doper chique has passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-time-doper-chique-has-passed-away/543500)
**Author:** [@Elenfair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elenfair)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2013, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-time-doper-chique-has-passed-away/543500 "2013-01-13T14:47:52Z")
Most of you young whippersnappers might not remember her, but the old-timers will. She hasn’t been around in a while, but she’s been around some of the spin-off boards. She was a pain in the ass, but she was one fantas… --- ## [Family Guy - How does Seth MacFarlane do the voices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-how-does-seth-macfarlane-do-the-voices/475901)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-how-does-seth-macfarlane-do-the-voices/475901 "2008-12-08T19:03:43Z")
On animated shows like Family Guy and Futurama, where a single voice actor plays different characters, how do they record the actor when the characters are interacting? Does he just do it in one take, switching voices a… --- ## [Why is "Jew" not a slur?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-jew-not-a-slur/695782)
**Author:** [@kaltkalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaltkalt)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2014, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-jew-not-a-slur/695782 "2014-08-20T13:21:11Z")
It seems any shortening of the name of a religious group or nationality is treated as a slur. Like “Jap” for Japanese, “Gyp” for Gypsy, etc. “Jew” sounds like a slur to me, but for whatever reason nobody seems to have … --- ## [The U.S. Electoral College - What Should Be Done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-u-s-electoral-college-what-should-be-done/823357)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2018, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-u-s-electoral-college-what-should-be-done/823357 "2018-10-29T13:59:56Z")
Do you think it malfunctioned in 2000 and 2016? Should we do something about? If so, what? --- ## ["Prove you're an atheist"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prove-youre-an-atheist/360440)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2006, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prove-youre-an-atheist/360440 "2006-07-01T03:52:14Z")
I found the following glurge mail on a blog linked by another message board and it’s so fucking stupid I just had to post it here: Who dares take the test? --- ## [Obama tells the truth, conservatives cry like little bitches.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-tells-the-truth-conservatives-cry-like-little-bitches/445239)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2008, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-tells-the-truth-conservatives-cry-like-little-bitches/445239 "2008-04-16T18:21:34Z")
Obama said the following at a fundraiser last week and righties are up in arms about it. Every word of this is true, yet the refrain over the weekend now is that Obama is an “elitist,” for stating the bleeding obvious.… --- ## [You know you're in trouble when...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617)
**Author:** [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2003, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617 "2003-05-22T18:26:49Z")
You turn around, and Angel has disappeared. --- ## [Having no friends a dealbreaker in a relationship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-no-friends-a-dealbreaker-in-a-relationship/689938)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2014, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-no-friends-a-dealbreaker-in-a-relationship/689938 "2014-06-08T17:15:15Z")
When my wife and I were dating, I asked her some of her deal breakers in a relationship. Besides the obvious (cheating, physical abuse, etc) one of her deal breakers was a man that had no real life friends. She felt like… --- ## [How can I get rid of IOS 7?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-rid-of-ios-7/669268)
**Author:** [@Kiyoshi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiyoshi)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2013, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-rid-of-ios-7/669268 "2013-09-25T02:57:54Z")
I’ve had the misfortune of updating the software on my Iphone, and now the whole system is hideous. Everything is a horrible glaring white, and they’ve messed everything up so I don’t know how to use my phone any more. H… --- ## [Which states are most well known across the pond?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-states-are-most-well-known-across-the-pond/795982)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-states-are-most-well-known-across-the-pond/795982 "2017-09-24T04:25:56Z")
If I were to ask the average Joe across the pond to name off as many US states as he (or she) could. Which states would like come up the most often? I’m guessing: California, Texas, New York and Florida. --- ## [What would happen if I painted weeds with weed killer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-i-painted-weeds-with-weed-killer/584669)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2018, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-i-painted-weeds-with-weed-killer/584669 "2018-05-20T18:19:19Z")
My pansy gardens keep becoming infested with the same unwanted plants over and over again: a long stem grass of some sort that grows very sparsely, clover, joe pye weed, ferns, tiny things that look like oak leaves (coul… --- ## [Did you poop with your classmates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-poop-with-your-classmates/415790)
**Author:** [@SeanFlanagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeanFlanagan)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2007, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-poop-with-your-classmates/415790 "2007-08-20T17:09:55Z")
I hope this topic will not be TMI or cause anyone any discomfort. I grew up and attended high school in the US southwest in the mid-1980’s. The boys’ restrooms at the school I attended, as well as the other schools in … --- ## [When did Walter White becomes a \*\*\*\*\*\*\* ?(Unboxed Breaking Bad spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-walter-white-becomes-a-unboxed-breaking-bad-spoilers/694132)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2014, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-walter-white-becomes-a-unboxed-breaking-bad-spoilers/694132 "2014-07-31T10:08:05Z")
Walter changes as the series progresses, at what point do you think he become a true @Mods - can you change the title to "When did Walter White become a \*\*\*\*\*\*\* ?(Unboxed Breaking Bad spoilers) " --- ## [Are there any decent religious leaders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-decent-religious-leaders/795263)
**Author:** [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-decent-religious-leaders/795263 "2017-09-23T19:42:39Z")
Famous religious leaders, not Pastor So-and-so down at First Baptist. Joel Osteen refusing to help Houston flood victims (and then caving but asking for donations to offset the costs of doing so) made me think about thi… --- ## [How do they select the men for hetero, mainstream porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-select-the-men-for-hetero-mainstream-porn/457100)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2008, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-select-the-men-for-hetero-mainstream-porn/457100 "2008-07-29T00:32:20Z")
This question has been bugging me for a while. I understand why porn makers pick the women: those women are willing to say yes (why they are willing to say yes is, of course, another question altogether). And, dependin… --- ## [London Terror Attacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-terror-attacks/311439)
**Author:** [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2005, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-terror-attacks/311439 "2005-07-10T08:00:09Z")
To those responsible: fuck you. Fox is reporting 90 dead at this time. --- ## [Death Panelist threatens the lives of Michelle, Malia and Sasha](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-panelist-threatens-the-lives-of-michelle-malia-and-sasha/506380)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2009, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-panelist-threatens-the-lives-of-michelle-malia-and-sasha/506380 "2009-08-17T03:19:27Z")
and of course, President Obama. Bets on who the first right-winger is to come in and defend this guy? ‘Death To Obama’ Sign Holder Detained In Maryland I couldn’t possibly put into coherent words the utter disgust and… --- ## [Unabashed rant: What I object to about specific movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unabashed-rant-what-i-object-to-about-specific-movies/41770)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2000, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unabashed-rant-what-i-object-to-about-specific-movies/41770 "2000-12-21T21:23:36Z")
This would seem to be the better place for me to speak my mind about content of movies that irritates me, rather than spoiling, as I did, a thread in MPSIMS concerning movies you’d watch if working in a video store. Who … --- ## [Miss Spaulding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-spaulding/718782)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-spaulding/718782 "2015-06-19T15:41:43Z")
Green Font Color? Miss Spaulding… Would you please PLEASE freaking Please!!! lose the green font color on your posts? I could teach you how. But then, we have more important things on our minds. Jeesh! --- ## [Why is a long screwdriver more efficient than a short one ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-long-screwdriver-more-efficient-than-a-short-one/649134)
**Author:** [@Bones\_Daley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bones_Daley)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2013, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-long-screwdriver-more-efficient-than-a-short-one/649134 "2013-02-03T23:00:09Z")
Every craftsman knows this to be true, but the question is, why is it so ? I could see if the screwdriver were being used as a lever, then the extra length would give a mechanical advantage, but when the screw slot, t… --- ## [Brett Favre (allegedly) has a really ugly wang](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brett-favre-allegedly-has-a-really-ugly-wang/556555)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2010, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brett-favre-allegedly-has-a-really-ugly-wang/556555 "2010-10-19T12:51:24Z")
I’m not going to link to it, but it’s all over Deadspin if you haven’t seen it. They’ve been claiming for a while now that back when Favre was with the Jets, he pursued a local sideline hottie by the name of Jenn Sterge… --- ## [Are there any non-contiguous countries in the world, besides the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-non-contiguous-countries-in-the-world-besides-the-us/196900)
**Author:** [@Aro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aro)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2003, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-non-contiguous-countries-in-the-world-besides-the-us/196900 "2003-08-25T11:00:29Z")
With the obvious exception of Island nations (such as New Zealand), are there any non-contiguous countries in the world, besides the US? I don’t mean countries who hold claim to islands, but a country that has two unatt… --- ## [Puppy Cam!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-cam/471712)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 227\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2008, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-cam/471712 "2008-12-20T01:29:10Z")
Live streaming puppies! --- ## [More words/expressions to abolish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-words-expressions-to-abolish/615274)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-words-expressions-to-abolish/615274 "2012-03-21T15:28:37Z")
In commercials: \[ul\]“clinically proven” - puh-leese \[/ul\] \[ul\] \[li\]“clinically tested” - likewise\[/li\]\[/ul\] In general conversation: \[ul\] \[li\]“awesome” - The usage quota on that word is off the chart. It’s worn out… --- ## [What is the origin of the phrase "Nuke The Whales"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-the-phrase-nuke-the-whales/792151)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-the-phrase-nuke-the-whales/792151 "2025-02-26T04:40:41Z")
Just as the title says-I would like to know when and where that phrase came from. --- ## [Not the sharpest tool in the shed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-sharpest-tool-in-the-shed/606954)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2011, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-sharpest-tool-in-the-shed/606954 "2011-12-26T12:07:35Z")
Not the brightest crayon in the box. A few cards short of a full deck. As smart as a box of hammers. --- ## [Riddle me this!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-me-this/487989)
**Author:** [@Kilobyte70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilobyte70)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2009, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-me-this/487989 "2009-03-20T15:25:13Z")
Ok I know that technically this is not a question, it’s more of a riddle. But I have a lot depending on finding the answer so here goes. I got asked this by a friend: A blind person, a mute person and a deaf person are… --- ## [Aircraft Carrier top speed a State secret? Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aircraft-carrier-top-speed-a-state-secret-why/177954)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aircraft-carrier-top-speed-a-state-secret-why/177954 "2013-07-28T02:50:56Z")
This is something I have wondered about for awhile. Whenever you see shows or written reports on the capabilities of current US aircraft carriers they mention that its real top speed is a secret. Why? Anybody who care… --- ## [Do advertisements have an effect on what you purchase? How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-advertisements-have-an-effect-on-what-you-purchase-how/613032)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-advertisements-have-an-effect-on-what-you-purchase-how/613032 "2012-02-23T05:15:46Z")
With me, it depends on what’s being advertised. I, for the most part, grocery shop by buying what’s on sale or what’s least expensive. If I were shopping for a car, (which I never had to do before), I doubt advertiseme… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=555&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=557&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)