# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=582&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:** 583 --- ## [Why are anchovies so salty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-anchovies-so-salty/524286)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-anchovies-so-salty/524286 "2010-01-11T06:44:29Z")
Obviously, because they’re cured in massive amounts of salt. That tends to make things salty. But why are they preserved that way? (Not that there’s anything wrong with it – I’ve just had some right out of the tin for… --- ## [Anderson Cooper comes out. Finally.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anderson-cooper-comes-out-finally/627006)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anderson-cooper-comes-out-finally/627006 "2012-07-05T16:44:25Z")
Link. I’m torn between “good for him” and “about damn time.” --- ## [We should legitimize doping for professional sports and adult athletes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-legitimize-doping-for-professional-sports-and-adult-athletes/638585)
**Author:** [@Chief\_Pedant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chief_Pedant)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-legitimize-doping-for-professional-sports-and-adult-athletes/638585 "2012-11-01T03:30:32Z")
There are no reasonable arguments against doping in sports for adult athletes beyond the college level. Here are the arguments I have heard against it, and why they do not hold water. It’s cheating. It isn’t if you … --- ## [Kaine = Hillary Thinks She's Gonna Win By a Landslide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kaine-hillary-thinks-shes-gonna-win-by-a-landslide/760738)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2016, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kaine-hillary-thinks-shes-gonna-win-by-a-landslide/760738 "2016-08-03T02:51:09Z")
The selection of safe, uninspiring Tim Kaine means exactly what the selection of Joe Biden meant 8 years ago: the Democrat nominee thinks the election is in the bag, and therefore sees no need to pick an exciting running… --- ## [Who did you see perform that you wish you HADN'T seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-you-see-perform-that-you-wish-you-hadnt-seen/819071)
**Author:** [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2018, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-you-see-perform-that-you-wish-you-hadnt-seen/819071 "2018-08-25T13:26:47Z")
In the spirit of the other two ongoing threads, who have you seen perform, either living or dead, that was so godawful/boring/depressing that you wish you \*hadn’t \*gone to see them? I’ll start by remembering the time I … --- ## [The Straight Dope on Fermi's Paradox...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-on-fermis-paradox/520647)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2009, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-on-fermis-paradox/520647 "2009-12-28T18:15:17Z")
This is something I have wondered for some time. What is the solution to Fermi’s Paradox? In case you don’t know, this is the seeming paradox that there are probably other advanced alien extraterrestrial races. But none … --- ## [If someone wants to commit suicide by mod, you should let them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-wants-to-commit-suicide-by-mod-you-should-let-them/825072)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-wants-to-commit-suicide-by-mod-you-should-let-them/825072 "2018-11-30T05:02:44Z")
Referring to this, but it should stand as a general principle: we’d all be better off if someone who \*obviously \*was just posting to stir up things just went away by their own doing. --- ## [Obama's 50 Lies and Counting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-50-lies-and-counting/450213)
**Author:** [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2008, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-50-lies-and-counting/450213 "2008-05-30T19:40:20Z")
My brother just sent me this e-mail. I responded initially only debunking the logic errors. Then I went looking for factual info. A google search on it shows several religious and white-supremacist sites and message-b… --- ## [It's the Great Minirants, Charlie Brown! (October minirants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-minirants-charlie-brown-october-minirants/921997)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-minirants-charlie-brown-october-minirants/921997 "2020-11-02T17:00:34Z")
My current rant is about my elderly cat, who keeps screaming at me for food then turning his nose up at it after about 3 bites. I’m also having to restrain him to get his medication down his throat because he has suddenl… --- ## [Do you wear a wrist watch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-wrist-watch/778612)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2017, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-wrist-watch/778612 "2017-12-18T21:52:26Z")
Well, I’m no luddite, right now there are these devices that tell the time in my immediate vicinity: the laptop I’m typing this on, my smartphone, my landline phone, my TV and the clock on the wall in my living room, but… --- ## [Brainglutton and Lumpy, WTF is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-and-lumpy-wtf-is-this/742357)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2016, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-and-lumpy-wtf-is-this/742357 "2016-01-11T23:21:01Z")
In a thread called What’s the most undemocratic thing US politicians ever rammed down the public throat?, Brainglutton saw a chance to make a blowjob joke that even a thirteen year old would be embarrassed to make, given… --- ## [Republicans Immediately Reject Idea of Republican Supreme Court Nominee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-immediately-reject-idea-of-republican-supreme-court-nominee/747019)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2016, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-immediately-reject-idea-of-republican-supreme-court-nominee/747019 "2016-02-29T06:57:10Z")
Republicans Immediately Reject Idea of Republican Supreme Court Nominee No, it’s not an Onion headline. It’s legit news. I can no longer distinguish between satire, farce, tragedy, and our government. To paraphrase W… --- ## [US Law Dopers: Is J.D. a doctorate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-law-dopers-is-j-d-a-doctorate/511364)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-law-dopers-is-j-d-a-doctorate/511364 "2009-09-28T00:57:06Z")
Some Canadian law schools have switched to giving J.D. degrees. In US parlance, is it appropriate for someone who holds a J.D. to refer to it as a doctorate? To my mind, a doctorate is a Ph.D or an S.J.D. --- ## [Mohammed cartoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mohammed-cartoons/709695)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2015, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mohammed-cartoons/709695 "2015-01-15T23:43:44Z")
The Charlie Hebdo is publishing a cartoon of Islamic prophet Mohammed as its front page, the BBC reports. Unsurprisingly the BBC doesn’t show the cartoons in question. I know there’s a big pit thread on the subject on wh… --- ## [Gave a girl my #, no communication, what to do? (Poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gave-a-girl-my-no-communication-what-to-do-poll/698621)
**Author:** [@Incensed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incensed)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2014, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gave-a-girl-my-no-communication-what-to-do-poll/698621 "2014-09-18T14:51:50Z")
Long story short, I gave my number to an attractive librarian, but I haven’t heard from her. I gave her 8 days, then sent her a message/friend request on Facebook. Still haven’t heard back. That was 9 days ago, 17 days, … --- ## [Is 13 too young for the Goth look?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-13-too-young-for-the-goth-look/600910)
**Author:** [@kbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kbear)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-13-too-young-for-the-goth-look/600910 "2011-11-01T02:03:25Z")
I have always assumed that I would be a much more “hip” parent than mine ever were. I grew up in the 70’s and was a bit of a wild child so I thought i would be more in tune with my kids when they became teenagers. Now th… --- ## ["If anybody has any objection to this wedding, speak now..." Was that ever a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-anybody-has-any-objection-to-this-wedding-speak-now-was-that-ever-a-thing/698218)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2014, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-anybody-has-any-objection-to-this-wedding-speak-now-was-that-ever-a-thing/698218 "2014-12-22T14:00:10Z")
The post asking about permission to speak freely in the military (sorry, I’d link to it but it seems damn impossible on my iphone) reminded me I’ve wondered about the old tv and movie trope where the minister performing … --- ## [Our "part time" POTUS.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-part-time-potus/774306)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2016, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-part-time-potus/774306 "2016-12-12T16:58:03Z")
This is probably good news. Trump is planning to work another job in his spare time. The less time he sits in the oval office, the better it is for the country. Conway on Trump ‘Apprentice’ role: He’ll do it in his … --- ## [Battlestar Galactica 4.14 - "A Disquiet Follows My Soul" (spoilers ahoy)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-4-14-a-disquiet-follows-my-soul-spoilers-ahoy/482666)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2009, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-4-14-a-disquiet-follows-my-soul-spoilers-ahoy/482666 "2009-01-29T01:06:47Z")
Spoiler policy: If you want to discuss a plot point from an upcoming episode, something you know is going to happen because it’s been revealed in interviews or some other canon source, put it in a spoiler box, and label … --- ## [Are there any advantages to having a baby face?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-advantages-to-having-a-baby-face/644356)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2012, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-advantages-to-having-a-baby-face/644356 "2012-12-27T16:04:52Z")
I’ve had a baby face all my life, and until recently it was neither a positive nor a negative. Now that I’m in my early 40s, though, it seems to be an annoyance in nearly every aspect of my life. Work: Most people think… --- ## [What can we say about the Supernatural](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-we-say-about-the-supernatural/338103)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2006, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-we-say-about-the-supernatural/338103 "2006-01-20T01:02:10Z")
Many recent threads about religion are turning towards a discussion of the supernatural, so I thought it might be useful to devote a thread to it. Some initial thoughts First, how would you define supernatural? Being ou… --- ## [Women: Would Cutting Your Hair Be A Punishment To You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-would-cutting-your-hair-be-a-punishment-to-you/576229)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2011, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-would-cutting-your-hair-be-a-punishment-to-you/576229 "2011-04-01T03:38:56Z")
I’ve been watching the best soap opera in the world, from Australia called Prisoner (Prisoner: Cell Block H) and several times (Chrissie, Sharon, Angel, Lexie) one of the “bad” prisoners gets on the wrong side of the “go… --- ## [What if the Democrats cut a deal with Boehner on the Speakership?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-democrats-cut-a-deal-with-boehner-on-the-speakership/670023)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2013, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-democrats-cut-a-deal-with-boehner-on-the-speakership/670023 "2013-10-21T04:48:19Z")
Apparently John Boehner is in a bit of a box because part of his caucus won’t allow him to reach deals, or move legislation, without attaching elements that advance their own agenda. It seems to be the case that Boehner… --- ## [The Curious Case of Herbert Nenninger \[bunny's name on Curious George animated show\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-curious-case-of-herbert-nenninger-bunnys-name-on-curious-george-animated-show/650598)
**Author:** [@CuriousCrittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCrittle)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2019, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-curious-case-of-herbert-nenninger-bunnys-name-on-curious-george-animated-show/650598 "2019-03-01T04:25:27Z")
Dear Straight Dope, In several episodes of the PBS animated series, Curious George, George’s friend Bill’s bunnies all have simple pet-compatible names like fuzzy or whitey – except for the 7th bunny. His name is Herber… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 6.13 "The Same Boad" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-13-the-same-boad-open-spoilers/748918)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2016, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-13-the-same-boad-open-spoilers/748918 "2016-03-25T22:56:26Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] In the aftermath of a minor success, the members of the group are taken and held hostage. \[/QUOTE\] After tonight there’s only 3 more episodes left until the season finale (& we switch back over to Fear the… --- ## [Ann Coulter, you really aren't welcome here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ann-coulter-you-really-arent-welcome-here/533589)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2010, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ann-coulter-you-really-arent-welcome-here/533589 "2010-04-13T02:16:41Z")
Her Tuesday speech at the University of Ottawa ends up cancelled. The Provost of the University of Ottawa sent her a note about; There was a big protest at the university, things got crazy, and her talk was cancelled. … --- ## [You . . . dumb . . . COW!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dumb-cow/384518)
**Author:** [@Jaochai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaochai)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2007, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dumb-cow/384518 "2007-01-04T09:12:40Z")
So this is how it goes. On Friday, I met a woman named Kara. We had an awkward date, but we had fun. On Sunday, we met up again, saw a movie, and went from holding hands all the way to having sex. She started living … --- ## [Sturgeon's Law (90% of everything is crap) significantly understates the problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sturgeons-law-90-of-everything-is-crap-significantly-understates-the-problem/741401)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2016, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sturgeons-law-90-of-everything-is-crap-significantly-understates-the-problem/741401 "2016-01-07T11:52:50Z")
No, it’s not because that percentage is higher than 90% (it’s impossible to calculate, though there is no doubt it’s high!). The law as commonly quoted implies that quality is the issue, whereas IMO quality and redundanc… --- ## [Was it ever revealed if Michael Jackson's nose was prosthetic or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-ever-revealed-if-michael-jacksons-nose-was-prosthetic-or-not/585158)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-ever-revealed-if-michael-jacksons-nose-was-prosthetic-or-not/585158 "2011-06-14T17:22:31Z")
Was it ever revealed if his numerous plastic surgeries had actually cost him the end of his nose or not? The pic is just a bandage. It does not show if his nose was just bone and exposed flesh at that point. --- ## [Positive brain damage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/positive-brain-damage/543897)
**Author:** [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/positive-brain-damage/543897 "2010-08-09T08:05:50Z")
Yes, there are more ways to accidentally break a complicated machine than to improve it. And the brain is finely tuned to work as it does. But when I read about negative personality changes resulting from accidents, lesi… --- ## [Can I legally close a car door on an annoying pandhandler's hand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-legally-close-a-car-door-on-an-annoying-pandhandlers-hand/521217)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2009, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-legally-close-a-car-door-on-an-annoying-pandhandlers-hand/521217 "2009-12-17T14:33:37Z")
Say I’m walking down the street, and someone starts walking with me, asking for money. He’s polite and respectful, never threatens me or touches me. I tell him no, but he continues walking with me and telling me his st… --- ## [What will you do if Trump wins in November?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-you-do-if-trump-wins-in-november/997214)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 251\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-you-do-if-trump-wins-in-november/997214 "2024-05-07T13:04:20Z")
I know I would be mad as hell. My first instinct is to leave the country, but I wouldn’t realistically know where to go or how to do it. If there is evidence of a steal, I would definitely support demonstrations. I don… --- ## [Searching For Sugar Man (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-sugar-man-spoilers/648078)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2013, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-sugar-man-spoilers/648078 "2013-05-12T02:58:11Z")
Searching for Sugar Man I heard about this movie last summer, but it never played anywhere in Las Vegas so I had to wait for the home release, which was today. I just got done watching this, and frankly, my reaction to… --- ## [33 Wasted Years in a Broken Relationship (Long, Delicious Drama)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/33-wasted-years-in-a-broken-relationship-long-delicious-drama/753054)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2016, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/33-wasted-years-in-a-broken-relationship-long-delicious-drama/753054 "2016-10-21T23:33:21Z")
Yes, you told me so. Most recently In two thousand fucking eleven. This is my Mom. (Who was ultimately diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, as I suspected she had when I wrote this in 2009.) That link doesn’t… --- ## [This writer claims there are virtually no female Jewish lead roles outside of Holocaust films- True?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-writer-claims-there-are-virtually-no-female-jewish-lead-roles-outside-of-holocaust-films-true/540437)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2010, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-writer-claims-there-are-virtually-no-female-jewish-lead-roles-outside-of-holocaust-films-true/540437 "2010-05-30T17:03:20Z")
Given the influence of Jewish writers and creative types across a wide swath of modern cinema I was surprised to see this this claim. Is she right? Natalie Portman Says She Stays Away From Jewish Roles --- ## [Why do two connected 9v batteries heat up and explode?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-two-connected-9v-batteries-heat-up-and-explode/338071)
**Author:** [@autobulb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/autobulb)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-two-connected-9v-batteries-heat-up-and-explode/338071 "2013-04-26T20:06:09Z")
When I was younger I connected two 9v batteries to each other and they got really warm and started to expand. I disconnected them before anything else happened but I’ve heard they can explode if left like that. Why does … --- ## [Domestic Discipline, Taken in Hand, or BDSM?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domestic-discipline-taken-in-hand-or-bdsm/624891)
**Author:** [@cssmith42911](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cssmith42911)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domestic-discipline-taken-in-hand-or-bdsm/624891 "2012-07-29T19:39:09Z")
Ok, first let me start by saying this. I have been in the military for over 13 years so, I have no problem with being stern or anything like that. Recently, my wife and I have been discussing different things we want t… --- ## [So, nobody watches Girls on HBO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-nobody-watches-girls-on-hbo/652639)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2013, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-nobody-watches-girls-on-hbo/652639 "2013-03-31T16:48:33Z")
I have to admit that if my SO wasn’t such a fan I’d never tune in. It’s the second season now and I think I’ve watched every episode from the beginning, despite myself. I don’t know what to make of the show. Well writ… --- ## [Velveeta](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/velveeta/406755)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2007, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/velveeta/406755 "2007-06-21T15:15:02Z")
Good username by the way, Velveeta. You know, I should be ashamed of myself but…I love this crap. Velveeta. Makes one hell of a grilled cheese sammich, but it’s not bad all by itself. I can remember as a kid eating a … --- ## [Scenes that traumatized you as a child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenes-that-traumatized-you-as-a-child/270843)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2004, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenes-that-traumatized-you-as-a-child/270843 "2004-11-08T12:04:06Z")
They are those scenes that just stuck with you for a long time, scaring you for much longer than you would think. Perhaps you look back and see the scene later, and remark on how comically phony it is, maybe laugh, “How … --- ## [Our Grandmothers were sisters: what are we?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-grandmothers-were-sisters-what-are-we/788335)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-grandmothers-were-sisters-what-are-we/788335 "2017-06-08T00:05:55Z")
I have a cool relative in the US. His grandmother and my grandmother are sisters. What relation is that? --- ## [Are "trigger warnings" really a commonly needed thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-trigger-warnings-really-a-commonly-needed-thing/715306)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2015, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-trigger-warnings-really-a-commonly-needed-thing/715306 "2015-04-21T02:07:21Z")
The disclaimer “Trigger warning” is now being used with remarkable frequency in Internet discussions, Facebook posts, and the like, to precede, well, a lot of controversial things. A few years ago it was mostly limited … --- ## [Has there ever been a helicopter v helicopter dogfight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-a-helicopter-v-helicopter-dogfight/664941)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-a-helicopter-v-helicopter-dogfight/664941 "2013-08-03T23:00:33Z")
The only place I’ve ever heard of one happening is in videogames like Battlefield 3 or TV shows and movies (largely terrible ones). But has one ever happened IRL? Could one even happen IRL? I suppose if a Blackhawk or… --- ## [Frere Jaques and other names in French](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frere-jaques-and-other-names-in-french/556323)
**Author:** [@Looey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Looey)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frere-jaques-and-other-names-in-french/556323 "2010-10-12T05:19:48Z")
My son asked me the simplest question tonight, and I realized that all these years I thought I knew the answer, but I don’t. He asked if Jaques is John in French, and I said “No, it’s Jean.” Then he asks “Then why is F… --- ## [Are the LOTR movie actors in your minds eye now when you think about the LOTR literary characters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-lotr-movie-actors-in-your-minds-eye-now-when-you-think-about-the-lotr-literary-characters/588842)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-lotr-movie-actors-in-your-minds-eye-now-when-you-think-about-the-lotr-literary-characters/588842 "2011-07-15T08:10:04Z")
I have to admit the movie actors are now my default “mind’s eye” image when I think about LOTR. My original mind’s eye Hobbit from the books was very different than the Peter Jackson movie version. Do you still have you… --- ## [A Festivus MMP For The Rest Of Us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-festivus-mmp-for-the-rest-of-us/804756)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-festivus-mmp-for-the-rest-of-us/804756 "2017-12-25T19:01:35Z")
I GOT A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH YOU PEOPLE, AND NOW YOU’RE GONNA HEAR ALL ABOUT IT!\* Less than a week till Festivus. Anybody need to air some grievances? Or do you just want to eat meatloaf, and admire my pole?:smiley: \*… --- ## [Mother-in-law insists on coming on vacation; am I being unreasonable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-in-law-insists-on-coming-on-vacation-am-i-being-unreasonable/688354)
**Author:** [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2014, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-in-law-insists-on-coming-on-vacation-am-i-being-unreasonable/688354 "2014-05-15T11:53:58Z")
With trepidation, I submit the following for your consideration: My mother-in-law wants to come on summer vacation with our family (me, my wife, and two small children). Last year we went without her and apparently she … --- ## [Difficulty of modifying the A-10 Warthog for carrier ops?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difficulty-of-modifying-the-a-10-warthog-for-carrier-ops/511287)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2009, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difficulty-of-modifying-the-a-10-warthog-for-carrier-ops/511287 "2009-09-24T21:21:57Z")
Crazy aviation question time! And it’s probably unanswerable, too! Joy! Anyway. Well, I’ll jump right to it: would anyone here be able to speculate what it would take to modify an A-10 Thunderbolt (aka “Warthog”) to be … --- ## [A123.. another social engineering project gone wrong \[gov't investment in lithium ion battery maker\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a123-another-social-engineering-project-gone-wrong-govt-investment-in-lithium-ion-battery-maker/637912)
**Author:** [@A\_nice\_guy\_with\_an\_opinion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_nice_guy_with_an_opinion)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2012, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a123-another-social-engineering-project-gone-wrong-govt-investment-in-lithium-ion-battery-maker/637912 "2012-11-05T10:07:35Z")
Probably too late of a story to change minds at this point. Actually just more of the same anyways. If you couldn’t see the failure earlier, you probably don’t see it now. Anyways…One of Obama’s pet green companies fl… --- ## [Sorry, I'm new!! Morgellons disease. (moved by samclem)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-im-new-morgellons-disease-moved-by-samclem/552755)
**Author:** [@Whaaat.Nooo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whaaat.Nooo)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2010, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-im-new-morgellons-disease-moved-by-samclem/552755 "2010-09-08T14:26:18Z")
I am brand new to posting to forums, and this may be off topic. It is so unbelievable I just had to post this. Apparently there is a new pandemic out there. I know, it hasn’t been reported in one of the sheeple news repo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=581&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=583&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)