# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=559&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:** 560 --- ## [Quantum Physics: Observers and double slit experiment.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quantum-physics-observers-and-double-slit-experiment/120268)
**Author:** [@ready29003](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ready29003)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2011, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quantum-physics-observers-and-double-slit-experiment/120268 "2011-01-30T16:56:43Z")
Disclaimer: Please feel free to direct me to websites or books that answer my questions or address my examples. I am interested in clear easy to understand experimental evidence. I have a novice question about the Obs… --- ## [Some Fellowship of the Ring questions from someone who is more familiar with the movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-fellowship-of-the-ring-questions-from-someone-who-is-more-familiar-with-the-movies/577272)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2011, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-fellowship-of-the-ring-questions-from-someone-who-is-more-familiar-with-the-movies/577272 "2011-04-08T17:31:12Z")
I was watching Fellowship for the gazillionth time over the weekend and was reminded of a couple of questions I had. Since I’ve only read LotR once, I wasn’t sure if if there are answers to my questions in the books. … --- ## [Need advice on grooming elderly cat with matted fur](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-grooming-elderly-cat-with-matted-fur/507721)
**Author:** [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2009, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-grooming-elderly-cat-with-matted-fur/507721 "2009-08-29T03:25:49Z")
I am cat-sitting for my aunt’s 4 cats. One of them, Pitty (as in “pitty-pat,” or the sound her feet make) is about 18 years old. Her fur is terribly matted on her back and I am wondering if and how I should groom her. B… --- ## [Broken bone resulting in bone marrow in bloodstream resulting in erratic behavior?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-bone-resulting-in-bone-marrow-in-bloodstream-resulting-in-erratic-behavior/544932)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-bone-resulting-in-bone-marrow-in-bloodstream-resulting-in-erratic-behavior/544932 "2010-07-01T13:06:10Z")
Sorry for the longish title. I was thinking about the movie Witches of Eastwick where the character Felicia breaks her leg. She starts saying bizarre, paranoid things and the doctors explain it away by saying that it’s b… --- ## ["Rectum? Damn near killed'em!"- what's the joke that goes with this punchline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rectum-damn-near-killedem-whats-the-joke-that-goes-with-this-punchline/600444)
**Author:** [@drpepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drpepper)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2011, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rectum-damn-near-killedem-whats-the-joke-that-goes-with-this-punchline/600444 "2011-10-23T05:51:56Z")
That’s it, really. I think this has been discussed here before in the larger context of punchlines in general, but I can never remember the joke. Or is it apocryphal? --- ## [Are RPN Calculators dead and buried? R U Happy or sad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-rpn-calculators-dead-and-buried-r-u-happy-or-sad/664138)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-rpn-calculators-dead-and-buried-r-u-happy-or-sad/664138 "2013-08-03T03:12:39Z")
RPN - Reverse Polack was the bane of my college life. (actually it was Reverse Polish notation) and cost me a very rare C in Data Structures (a Computer Science class) and it hurt me in other classes too. I never could … --- ## [How long do you lie in bed in the morning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-you-lie-in-bed-in-the-morning/607851)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2012, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-you-lie-in-bed-in-the-morning/607851 "2012-01-03T18:20:58Z")
If you have no reason to get up – it’s your day off, you don’t have to pee, there are no kids or pets or other critters needing your immediate attention, there’s no partner in bed with you who you want to cuddle with (or… --- ## [questions about other countries that you've never gotten a straight answer to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-other-countries-that-youve-never-gotten-a-straight-answer-to/159834)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2003, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-other-countries-that-youve-never-gotten-a-straight-answer-to/159834 "2003-03-17T00:50:14Z")
Biscuits. They have them in the UK, and we have them in the US. They’re not the same food. IMHO, our biscuits are one of the most perfect members of the bread family. I particularly love cheesy-garlic biscuits. No matter… --- ## [Worst sex scene of all time (R rated movies)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sex-scene-of-all-time-r-rated-movies/483797)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sex-scene-of-all-time-r-rated-movies/483797 "2009-02-03T19:02:36Z")
You can use any measuring stick you like. Gross, badly acted, made you feel uncomfortable, etc. I am going with: Marisa Tomei and Phillip Seymore Hoffman in “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead”. I absolutely ADORE Ma… --- ## [Actors that just rub you the wrong way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-that-just-rub-you-the-wrong-way/197935)
**Author:** [@MrSarcasticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrSarcasticus)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2006, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-that-just-rub-you-the-wrong-way/197935 "2006-04-09T07:55:11Z")
Let’s just put a moratorium on Keanu now, as it’ll save some bandwidth. Billy Zane. This guy’s acting style just bugs the living shit of me. I really can’t explain it. But every time I see him, I want to get violent. … --- ## [NaNoWriMo Warm-Up Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanowrimo-warm-up-thread/553762)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2010, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanowrimo-warm-up-thread/553762 "2010-11-09T02:53:11Z")
November 1st, 2010 is coming up soon and for those out there, this is exciting news. The National Novel Writing Month (AKA NaNoWriMo). If you’re not familiar with it, the premise is that starting November 1st and ending … --- ## [Can you smell exotic dancers when they're close?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-smell-exotic-dancers-when-theyre-close/50245)
**Author:** [@jeyen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeyen)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2001, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-smell-exotic-dancers-when-theyre-close/50245 "2001-01-17T00:20:46Z")
I’ve never been to a strip club or been near an on-duty exotic dancer. I don’t know many people who go to strip clubs or hire exotic dancers, so I don’t have many people to ask this question of. I’m hoping that those of … --- ## [what happens to a body when it hits the ground at terminal velocity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-a-body-when-it-hits-the-ground-at-terminal-velocity/643202)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2012, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-a-body-when-it-hits-the-ground-at-terminal-velocity/643202 "2012-12-08T04:23:04Z")
Some years ago I read an article in Newsweek (just found it here) that talked about the fate of people on the top floors of the WTC during 9/11. Pictures and video footage famously showed a number of people who, instead… --- ## [Who gets in the first Republican debate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-gets-in-the-first-republican-debate/723817)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2015, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-gets-in-the-first-republican-debate/723817 "2015-08-09T03:39:18Z")
The first debate for the Republican primary candidates for President takes place August 6. FOX has said that only the top ten candidates (based on the most recent, recognized, and national polls) will be invited. By my c… --- ## [To Follow a Trend.... Ask the Chick in the Wheelchair!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-follow-a-trend-ask-the-chick-in-the-wheelchair/144077)
**Author:** [@Cosmopolitan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cosmopolitan)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2003, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-follow-a-trend-ask-the-chick-in-the-wheelchair/144077 "2003-10-01T18:20:43Z")
I figure everyone else is putting up “Ask the \[whatever\]” threads, so I might as well join in the fun. So I’m nearly 24 and am a college student, and I have Spina Bifida, a fairly common birth defect. I am, in effect, … --- ## [Ivanka's new NON-position in the White House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ivankas-new-non-position-in-the-white-house/782704)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2017, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ivankas-new-non-position-in-the-white-house/782704 "2017-03-28T01:07:27Z")
Apparently Daughter Dearest received a security clearance, a secured phone and is getting her own office…without actually holding any particular job or title. So what the fuck is she supposedly doing, who does she repor… --- ## [You have $50 billion; what spiteful thing would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-50-billion-what-spiteful-thing-would-you-do/601405)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-50-billion-what-spiteful-thing-would-you-do/601405 "2011-12-09T00:46:06Z")
Bill Gates or Warren Buffett or some other rich guy gives you fifty billion dollars. So you do the usual stuff like buy a new house, cars, hookers, cocaine, vacations. (What?) But $50 billion is a LOT of money. Serio… --- ## [Do you know the smell of fresh blood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-the-smell-of-fresh-blood/574155)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2011, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-the-smell-of-fresh-blood/574155 "2011-12-15T15:13:16Z")
I’m not going to go TMI on this, I’m just going to say that I have had reason in my life to come to know the smell of fresh blood. (not menstrual). It’s very distinctive, and it definitely has an iron component. Can you… --- ## [What are the benchmarks for Black Americans to 'overcome'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-benchmarks-for-black-americans-to-overcome/482683)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2009, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-benchmarks-for-black-americans-to-overcome/482683 "2009-10-06T17:22:53Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10729419#post10729419 In this thread Duckster says: So what are the benchmarks for overcoming? A fair incarceration policy would be one obvious one. But what are … --- ## [25 years later: well-known songs from the 1990's, 2000's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25-years-later-well-known-songs-from-the-1990s-2000s/655349)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2013, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25-years-later-well-known-songs-from-the-1990s-2000s/655349 "2013-04-16T20:28:10Z")
Last Friday I watched a stand-up performance by comedian Ralphie May. At one point in his routine he started belting out Livin’ On A Prayer. That song is 25+ years old, and yet everyone in the audience, young and old, … --- ## [Trendy catch phrases you've had enough of...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trendy-catch-phrases-youve-had-enough-of/625336)
**Author:** [@oreally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oreally)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2012, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trendy-catch-phrases-youve-had-enough-of/625336 "2012-06-20T05:48:26Z")
Pet peeve - just wondering which grate on people the most :slight\_smile: --- ## [Knowledge that could drive people insane--possible? Real (or fictional) examples?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knowledge-that-could-drive-people-insane-possible-real-or-fictional-examples/629953)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knowledge-that-could-drive-people-insane-possible-real-or-fictional-examples/629953 "2012-08-10T15:27:46Z")
I’m midway through the first season of Fringe, and please don’t spoil it for me. But it brought to mind a bit of a trope that dates back at least to Lovecraft: the idea that there are things that Man Was Not Meant To Kno… --- ## [badchad suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badchad-suspended/386039)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2007, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badchad-suspended/386039 "2007-01-04T04:26:04Z")
When Badchad’s suspension came to my attention, my worst fears about this message board were realized. I had long suspected that popularity of one’s views and personal character were instrumental to general approval and … --- ## [So what are the anti-vaccination people saying now that their evidence has turned to fraudulent poo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-the-anti-vaccination-people-saying-now-that-their-evidence-has-turned-to-fraudulent-poo/528541)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-the-anti-vaccination-people-saying-now-that-their-evidence-has-turned-to-fraudulent-poo/528541 "2010-02-23T01:45:06Z")
Now that the man who started all this has been proven to be a fraud what are they saying? Are they recanting and apologizing or not? --- ## [What was the first 45 RPM you bought?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-45-rpm-you-bought/685064)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2014, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-45-rpm-you-bought/685064 "2014-04-14T18:27:46Z")
The humble 7-inch record, not to be confused with my big 10-inch, is 65 years old! What was the first 45 you bought for yourself? When did you get it? Do you still have it somewhere? Mine was “Come Dancing” by The Kinks… --- ## [Is the Social Justice Movement Racist? (Content note: Mentions of rape)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-social-justice-movement-racist-content-note-mentions-of-rape/716055)
**Author:** [@Unreconstructed\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unreconstructed_Man)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2015, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-social-justice-movement-racist-content-note-mentions-of-rape/716055 "2015-04-01T07:51:19Z")
Is the Social Justice (SJ) movement racist? Honestly, I’m not sure. I’m trying to puzzle it out. My gut instinct tells me that, yes, the SJ movement is racist. However, I need to qualify what I mean by ‘racist’. I d… --- ## [Why do people spit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-spit/529987)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2017, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-spit/529987 "2017-08-21T03:18:43Z")
This is not a question of decency or manners. I understand if you’ve got a wad of gum or a cherry pit, you need to spit it out. What I’m asking about is street-spitters. What makes young men (generally) want to spit i… --- ## [Insert handwritten signature into PDF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insert-handwritten-signature-into-pdf/477227)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2008, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insert-handwritten-signature-into-pdf/477227 "2008-12-16T15:16:07Z")
Is there any way to insert my handwritten signature (saved as .jpg) into a pdf? I have Adobe Acrobat. --- ## [Floridians: What are you wading in the water for at 11:PM with a flashlight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floridians-what-are-you-wading-in-the-water-for-at-11-pm-with-a-flashlight/496153)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2009, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floridians-what-are-you-wading-in-the-water-for-at-11-pm-with-a-flashlight/496153 "2009-05-20T12:12:17Z")
A question for the Floridians (or any coastal-dwellers here): I live directly on Choctawatchee Bay, near Fort Walton Beach. Last night, at 11:PM, I saw flashes of light in my bedroom window. It was the wrong window fo… --- ## [Deaths that sort of define a person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaths-that-sort-of-define-a-person/986999)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 277\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaths-that-sort-of-define-a-person/986999 "2023-08-09T09:30:48Z")
Sometimes famous people die, and sometimes those deaths become larger than their lives (almost). These are deaths that immediately pop into one’s mind when you hear this person’s name, see their picture or see/hear some … --- ## [Communism--I just don't get it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/communism-i-just-dont-get-it/157001)
**Author:** [@BuckleberryFerry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuckleberryFerry)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2003, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/communism-i-just-dont-get-it/157001 "2003-03-05T20:33:55Z")
So we’ve been studying the Cold War in history recently and–I just don’t get it. Why is Communism held as such a horrible thing? It’s just another government, as far as I can see. This opposition to Communism seems about… --- ## [Moments in TV shows that make no sense with future continutity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moments-in-tv-shows-that-make-no-sense-with-future-continutity/765301)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moments-in-tv-shows-that-make-no-sense-with-future-continutity/765301 "2016-09-20T20:43:45Z")
Here I’m talking about a scene in a show that breaks the rules established in future episodes, or even rules established later in the same episode. The example I’m thinking of here is on the Deep Space Nine episode " Th… --- ## [R. Lee Ermey dissing Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-lee-ermey-dissing-obama/611706)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2012, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-lee-ermey-dissing-obama/611706 "2012-02-07T02:15:32Z")
Isn’t it a bit out of place for him to do that more or less in uniform and with two Marines in dress blues standing behind him? --- ## [Really, HOW miserable is the flu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-how-miserable-is-the-flu/557678)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-how-miserable-is-the-flu/557678 "2010-10-26T17:36:04Z")
Cold and flu season is upon us. This winter I’m pregnant and being advised to get a flu shot. I will probably get it, but the recommendation makes me grumble a bit because as far as I know, I’ve never had the flu in my l… --- ## [How do you deal with finding yourself stranded at night with no money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-deal-with-finding-yourself-stranded-at-night-with-no-money/668512)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-deal-with-finding-yourself-stranded-at-night-with-no-money/668512 "2013-09-11T23:47:35Z")
last night I was on a long drive, when I went to buy gas my card was rejected. I had another card and cash, but what if I didn’t? someone had tried to use my card for fraud so the company cancelled it and is sending a ne… --- ## [Community 12/1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-12-1/604786)
**Author:** [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2011, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-12-1/604786 "2011-12-06T19:00:26Z")
“Oh, it is so on, it has now become very much like Donkey Kong.” I guess Abed gets more practice speaking like Christian Bale than he does actually doing Batman-like things, such as crawling down a rope out the window. … --- ## [Have you ever been the other person in an affair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-the-other-person-in-an-affair/544164)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-the-other-person-in-an-affair/544164 "2010-06-29T20:48:17Z")
For purposes of this poll, it matters not if the person you were having the affair with was married or not: only that they were in a committed relationship with a third person which precluded their doing whatever they di… --- ## [Blackberry Cell Phone Holsters: Hilarious](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackberry-cell-phone-holsters-hilarious/491428)
**Author:** [@jvauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jvauerbach)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2009, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackberry-cell-phone-holsters-hilarious/491428 "2009-04-07T23:34:39Z")
I just sent this article about managers who wear cell phone holsters… \ I thought it was pretty funny but received back some not so nice responses including many people who feel they serve a great fun… --- ## [Troll Food Omnibus Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troll-food-omnibus-thread/838912)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2019, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troll-food-omnibus-thread/838912 "2019-09-25T11:52:17Z")
This is long overdue. A thread for naming and shaming the people who should damn well know better but continue to engage with the trolls. Let’s just start with a recent case. In a thread about how shitty things have go… --- ## [Modern US Army vs Nazi Army](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-us-army-vs-nazi-army/766957)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2016, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-us-army-vs-nazi-army/766957 "2016-09-30T00:49:43Z")
Saddam Hussain had a military of around 650,000 before the gulf war and the US beat them with a loss of 147 soldiers to enemy action vs 20k - 35k kia for the Iraqis. I can’t imagine there was ever such a lopsided war in … --- ## [Justified vigilantism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justified-vigilantism/835978)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justified-vigilantism/835978 "2019-07-11T02:33:29Z")
Florida woman charged after giving husband’s guns to police.This is a little complicated and the story doesn’t lay it out succinctly, so I’ll try. Joseph and Courtney Irby had gone to the courthouse to negotiate their d… --- ## [Brewsters Millions. How would YOU have spent it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brewsters-millions-how-would-you-have-spent-it/175902)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2013, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brewsters-millions-how-would-you-have-spent-it/175902 "2013-03-24T15:28:10Z")
Staying within the rules that the movie sets forth how would you have spent the 30 million? Or would you have taken the 1 million and ran? I am going to raise the money up to 50 million just to account for inflation and… --- ## [Deficit committee blows up, any surprise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deficit-committee-blows-up-any-surprise/603555)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2011, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deficit-committee-blows-up-any-surprise/603555 "2011-11-23T00:54:33Z")
The Super Deficit Committee will officially blow up tomorrow. Is anybody surprised? I have read the Repubs think they are poised to take over everything in 2012, House ,Senate and Presidency, so they were willing to wai… --- ## [Oh my FUCKING GOD! (Burns.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-fucking-god-burns/470159)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-fucking-god-burns/470159 "2012-07-19T10:01:02Z")
Jesus FUCK I cannot believe what I did. You know how once you put a skillet in the oven it gets really hot, and then you put it back on the stove and only a FUCKING MORON would forget and grab the handle? I just today… --- ## [It's wrong to "ghost" people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-wrong-to-ghost-people/801118)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2018, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-wrong-to-ghost-people/801118 "2018-02-03T04:04:37Z")
For those who don’t know what the term “ghosting” means: Any “ghosters” want to defend the practice? It seems to me like a cowardly, chickenshit way to break up with someone. How hard is it to write one or two sentence… --- ## [Reunify the British Empire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reunify-the-british-empire/676099)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2013, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reunify-the-british-empire/676099 "2013-12-16T11:57:00Z")
Idea: All of the countries, realms, territories, Crown Dependencies, British Overseas Territories, Sovereign Base Areas, patches of nowhere, etc. of which HM Elizabeth II is Queen should unify as a single country. Membe… --- ## [How do you pronounce "Fur Elise" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-fur-elise/329483)
**Author:** [@ChuckForbin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChuckForbin)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2005, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-fur-elise/329483 "2005-11-07T12:42:59Z")
You know, the Beethoven ditty. I got conflicting or inadequate answers from Google, more discussion of the “Fur” but not much about the “Elise”. I’m looking for the pronunciation one might use at an American cocktail … --- ## [Why does hot water relieve itching?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-hot-water-relieve-itching/317586)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2017, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-hot-water-relieve-itching/317586 "2017-12-26T16:57:36Z")
Frequrently when I have an insect bite or rash accompanied by fairly intense itching, I find that I can get relief by subjecting the area to hot water from a faucet or shower – as hot and as long as I can stand it withou… --- ## [Replot a work of fiction based entirely on the title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replot-a-work-of-fiction-based-entirely-on-the-title/706583)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2014, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replot-a-work-of-fiction-based-entirely-on-the-title/706583 "2014-12-24T17:24:11Z")
For giggles, let’s replot a show/movie/book based on what the title also suggests to you. You can “reuse” characters or not as it suits you, and feel free to make the new plot switch genres etc. Baby Daddy actual plot:… --- ## [Why does everything have to be so polarized these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-everything-have-to-be-so-polarized-these-days/998918)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-everything-have-to-be-so-polarized-these-days/998918 "2024-04-21T20:35:01Z")
I’ve noticed in recent years that everything seems to be becoming dramatically more polarized, and I’m being expected to “pick a side” more and more. I mean, it’s not like someone can have a middle of the road position … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=558&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=560&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)