# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=597&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:** 598 --- ## [H.P. Lovecraft Was A Racist, or Blake, you condescending Junior-Modding twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/h-p-lovecraft-was-a-racist-or-blake-you-condescending-junior-modding-twit/318241)
**Author:** [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2005, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/h-p-lovecraft-was-a-racist-or-blake-you-condescending-junior-modding-twit/318241 "2005-09-17T04:17:57Z")
Remember me, son? I’m the one who challenged you when you said that H.P. Lovecraft wasn’t racist. When everyone knows Lovecraft is a fucking Mid-Atlantic Mama’s boy, and a weirdo, and a man in terror of growing insane,… --- ## [Ever get obsessed with a song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-get-obsessed-with-a-song/476869)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2012, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-get-obsessed-with-a-song/476869 "2012-07-14T23:09:16Z")
This hasn’t happened to me in a long time, but for the last two days the only song I’ve wanted to hear has been Cher’s Heart of Stone. I’ve listened to it over and over again on my drive to and from work. From past exp… --- ## [What were the biggest wastes of your gaming dollars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-biggest-wastes-of-your-gaming-dollars/496533)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2009, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-biggest-wastes-of-your-gaming-dollars/496533 "2009-08-24T20:15:09Z")
My name is Sitnam and I am addicted to games. I have computer, console and board games that I rarely play but deep in my heart I know they’re classics and I’m proud just to own them. Then I have games that make me shud… --- ## [Great openings in film.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-openings-in-film/409357)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2007, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-openings-in-film/409357 "2007-09-19T17:57:36Z")
Not box office. Opening scene. You remember, the one that just guaranteed a great ride. I’ll offer up the obvious ones: Raiders of the Lost Ark - Where are we? What’s going on? Who are these guys? I don’t get…(Indy turn… --- ## [Is quoting the contents of a PM against the "rules?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-quoting-the-contents-of-a-pm-against-the-rules/504811)
**Author:** [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2009, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-quoting-the-contents-of-a-pm-against-the-rules/504811 "2009-08-08T06:15:06Z")
As it appears to be buried among the wreckage of the threads over Seven’s punishment, I thought it should be pulled out into its own discussion. Specifically: is it against the “rules” of this Board to quote the conten… --- ## [What is a PhD in Philosophy worth in today's world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-phd-in-philosophy-worth-in-todays-world/213274)
**Author:** [@Alaskan\_in\_NYC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alaskan_in_NYC)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2003, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-phd-in-philosophy-worth-in-todays-world/213274 "2003-11-18T14:51:20Z")
Greetings Dopers, A little background. I live in NYC and have been working in finance for the last 6 years. Finance has never been my passion and I have always wanted to return to school at some point, to take my educat… --- ## [What would stop a tank?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-stop-a-tank/717551)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2015, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-stop-a-tank/717551 "2015-04-23T00:20:46Z")
I was thinking about the time that guy in San Diego stole that tank and went on a spree rolling over people’s cars and such. The guy actually did a lot less damage than he could have done, the tank got stuck with some ki… --- ## [How does the Queen answer the phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-queen-answer-the-phone/643073)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2017, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-queen-answer-the-phone/643073 "2017-05-23T18:41:16Z")
The Staff Report: How does the Queen answer the phone? - The Straight Dope The GQ thread that inspired it (discussion of the Staff Report begins at post 77): http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=515170&h… --- ## [How can I train my dog to stop whining/crying when she's left alone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-train-my-dog-to-stop-whining-crying-when-shes-left-alone/257222)
**Author:** [@Stainz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stainz)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2004, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-train-my-dog-to-stop-whining-crying-when-shes-left-alone/257222 "2004-07-30T10:49:01Z")
About 6 weeks ago we brought a border collie into our home. She’s a year and a half old and is great in many ways. But … when she is left alone at any new place, she barks and cries and howls and whines and will even s… --- ## [Pronounce Que Sera Sera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounce-que-sera-sera/586007)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2017, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounce-que-sera-sera/586007 "2017-01-04T15:44:43Z")
The thread on Tijuana got me thinking about this: Pronounce: Que Sera Sera. Of course it’s Doris Day’s signature song and she says: Kay-Sa-Rah, Sa-Rah OK flash forward to the mid 80s and you have another #1 song Lost… --- ## [Why Are Big Cities in America So Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-big-cities-in-america-so-liberal/564870)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2010, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-big-cities-in-america-so-liberal/564870 "2010-12-25T12:56:59Z")
Why do large cities in the US vote so consistently for the liberal party, the Democratic Party, in national elections when large cities elsewhere do not? Toronto and London both elect Tory MPs in some districts while lar… --- ## [I solved the gun control problem.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-solved-the-gun-control-problem/809181)
**Author:** [@AgingLiberalD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AgingLiberalD)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-solved-the-gun-control-problem/809181 "2018-02-28T19:54:44Z")
Now to be fair, I’m fairly certain my idea is not unique, however I feel that it is a fairly good solution for limiting access to firearms while still allowing access to the general public. Before I get started, I want … --- ## [Am I the Only One?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one/235980)
**Author:** [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2004, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one/235980 "2004-04-02T06:08:47Z")
Here’s a thread to find folks on the board who join you in your most bizarre and obscure interests. List the things that you’re afraid you are alone in enjoying. You may find a kindred spirit, you may find that truly yo… --- ## [Clarification of "junior modding"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-of-junior-modding/694703)
**Author:** [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2014, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-of-junior-modding/694703 "2014-08-12T19:48:02Z")
There seems to have been some confusion about what constitutes “junior modding.” On re-reading, I can see that our glossary definition could be misinterpreted. When I wrote this originally, I guess we thought “dictate… --- ## [Obama ridicules McCain's disability](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-ridicules-mccains-disability/463493)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2008, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-ridicules-mccains-disability/463493 "2008-09-14T15:08:56Z")
In his new ad, Obama points out the fact that McCain doesn’t use a computer to make him look woefully behind the times. The fact is that due to his torture in Vietnam, McCain can’t do many things that involve fine motor… --- ## [NE Ohio Halloween Dopefest 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ne-ohio-halloween-dopefest-2014/698680)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ne-ohio-halloween-dopefest-2014/698680 "2014-11-04T04:20:29Z")
Samclem mentioned in my 50th birthday thread that it might be time for one, and BMalion and I later discussed it. We were thinking maybe on the night of Sat. Oct. 25. Anyone interested? --- ## [The South is Like My Mama and you sir are an ass. Can y'all pass that horseradish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-south-is-like-my-mama-and-you-sir-are-an-ass-can-yall-pass-that-horseradish/318383)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2005, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-south-is-like-my-mama-and-you-sir-are-an-ass-can-yall-pass-that-horseradish/318383 "2005-08-29T01:53:09Z")
I just got back from a New Faculty dinner at the President’s Home (a beautiful if not particularly imaginative three story antebellum mansion) of the university where I work (fd. 1830). I was seated at a table with an u… --- ## [What is the Republican plan to fix our economy and why will it work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-republican-plan-to-fix-our-economy-and-why-will-it-work/559354)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2010, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-republican-plan-to-fix-our-economy-and-why-will-it-work/559354 "2010-11-14T21:33:32Z")
I know this is a very general question and Republican Governors and House members each have different issues to deal with and ideas to fix them, but for the most part it seems to be lowering taxes on people who are deeme… --- ## [Best "edited for TV lines"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-edited-for-tv-lines/773036)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-edited-for-tv-lines/773036 "2016-12-07T02:32:36Z")
The “Is Die Hard a Christmas movie” thread brought this topic to mind. The \*Die Hard \*TV edit famously has the line “yippee ki-yay Mister Falcon” (and there must be two edits, because I also seem to remember “yippee ki-y… --- ## [I fucking hate AT&T.....Classaction anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fucking-hate-at-t-classaction-anyone/578374)
**Author:** [@jlspeed29](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jlspeed29)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fucking-hate-at-t-classaction-anyone/578374 "2011-04-22T19:52:39Z")
Their service in my area is shit…in fact. their service in most areas is probably shit as well… and all of their commercials claiming how fast they are, how they cover 97% of americans What the fuck does that even mean? … --- ## [That screaming woman cell phone commercial.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-screaming-woman-cell-phone-commercial/590098)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2011, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-screaming-woman-cell-phone-commercial/590098 "2011-08-01T04:05:06Z")
Does anyone else hate this f’n commercial as much as I do? I believe it’s a commercial for Samsung. Where in a phone is placed on a restaurant table and the lady starts screaming at it because it has a picture of a spid… --- ## [Across the entire World...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/across-the-entire-world/547007)
**Author:** [@lurking\_guest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurking_guest)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/across-the-entire-world/547007 "2010-07-23T18:16:13Z")
WHY is it that the Tim Geitners and the Obamas and the folks in China and the Middle East and in Russia and in China and in the British Empire keep ON deceiving their populations about what is going on in the world? And… --- ## ["If I fuck more than 10 guys that makes me a slut"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-fuck-more-than-10-guys-that-makes-me-a-slut/418636)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2007, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-fuck-more-than-10-guys-that-makes-me-a-slut/418636 "2007-09-17T14:22:51Z")
I can’t beleive that in the 21st century, among people in their 40’s this still holds sway! I have a friend who really, really needs stop wasting her time with a guy she’s been seeing the last few weeks. We’ve all heard… --- ## [Better Homes & Gardens 1959 ad "Just like Mommies panty & bra set" for little girls. Fake or real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-homes-gardens-1959-ad-just-like-mommies-panty-bra-set-for-little-girls-fake-or-real/645609)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2013, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-homes-gardens-1959-ad-just-like-mommies-panty-bra-set-for-little-girls-fake-or-real/645609 "2013-01-11T14:50:19Z")
Ad here. Is this real or fake? I found this link which seems to take it at face value. --- ## [Should I keep fans on all the time in hot weather?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-keep-fans-on-all-the-time-in-hot-weather/630226)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-keep-fans-on-all-the-time-in-hot-weather/630226 "2012-08-04T20:43:10Z")
My mother and I got into a big argument today over our beliefs. We have conflicting beliefs on a subject. I believe that having fans on all the time wastes electricity. My mother believes that you absolutely have to hav… --- ## [Googling "World War 2 flying penis pendant" didn't work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/googling-world-war-2-flying-penis-pendant-didnt-work/657583)
**Author:** [@simply\_cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simply_cats)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2016, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/googling-world-war-2-flying-penis-pendant-didnt-work/657583 "2016-07-09T01:25:20Z")
Now that I have gotten your attention- My mother gave me an old traveling case that contained items of my grandfather’s. Among the prizes were a letter written to my grandmother, several watches, various small pins whic… --- ## [2012 French Presidential Election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-french-presidential-election/583726)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2012, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-french-presidential-election/583726 "2012-06-19T00:07:38Z")
Not only is the American Republic holding its Presidential election, so is France in 2012. A notable thing to note is that the ultra-conservative National Front may win the first round of the election owing to Sarkozy’s … --- ## [Dead or nearly dead tropes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-or-nearly-dead-tropes/1014797)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 477\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-or-nearly-dead-tropes/1014797 "2026-01-28T02:28:18Z")
I’ve been binging a lot of older TV series lately, and occasionally notice tropes/memes/gags that used to turn up pretty regularly and familiarly in decades past that seem to have nearly or completely died out today. A f… --- ## [Unidentified mass in my lung. Sick.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unidentified-mass-in-my-lung-sick/230884)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2004, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unidentified-mass-in-my-lung-sick/230884 "2004-04-13T23:46:33Z")
For the last 5 months, I’ve been struggling with bronchitus (SP?). I’ve had several x-rays, to check for pneumonia. Last week, they took one. Mopnday, I talked to my doctor, & he said that there was a mass in one of my… --- ## [The incredible shrinking iPod](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incredible-shrinking-ipod/550587)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2010, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incredible-shrinking-ipod/550587 "2010-08-24T12:41:46Z")
So I bought an 8 gig iPod touch. I got it home and discovered it is actually a 6.83 gig iPod touch. OK, so the operating system takes some memory, although 1.17 gigs for an iPod OS seems excessive, but whatever. Yeste… --- ## [Niagara Falls: Worth seeing just from US side?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/niagara-falls-worth-seeing-just-from-us-side/590346)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/niagara-falls-worth-seeing-just-from-us-side/590346 "2011-07-27T13:09:49Z")
We’re going on vacation in a couple of weeks, and MrWhatsit has expressed a desire to see Niagara Falls, since he’s never been. My recollection from my trip there as a kid was that the NY side was kind of lame, and the … --- ## [Can someone explain Furry Fandom to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-furry-fandom-to-me/619965)
**Author:** [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2012, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-furry-fandom-to-me/619965 "2012-05-02T00:18:57Z")
I am pretty open minded and liberal but WTH is this about? What is the appeal? I really don’t understand it…especially as a fetish? What is sexual about this? --- ## [Whatever happened to Brim coffee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-brim-coffee/816433)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2018, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-brim-coffee/816433 "2018-07-19T10:56:28Z")
I never drank the stuff much but knew lots of people that did. And in the 70’s and 80’s they advertised the absolute living shit out of it. I’m not kidding, you couldn’t watch TV for 10 minutes without being bombarded by… --- ## [How Does One Become A Nun / Priest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-become-a-nun-priest/585142)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-become-a-nun-priest/585142 "2011-06-30T06:26:18Z")
Rather than ask two questions I’ll combine them. Now the back story as I know you’ll be disappointed if I don’t I was watching the Golden Girls, and Sofia decides to be a nun. Of course being a sitcom the process was r… --- ## [Why can't I eat rotten meat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-eat-rotten-meat/315316)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2017, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-eat-rotten-meat/315316 "2017-06-19T00:29:09Z")
Let’s say I have a big ol’ hunk of steak. I decide to leave it on the counter for a couple weeks, but covered very well so no bugs get on it (by bugs I mean insects and so forth, lots of bacteria will still get on it, b… --- ## [Organ Donation. Yes or no?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organ-donation-yes-or-no/575436)
**Author:** [@ZebStrickland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZebStrickland)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organ-donation-yes-or-no/575436 "2011-03-29T12:17:55Z")
Do you guys think that because of how many people donate organs and how many more people are on waiting lists for organs, that there should be rewards for this kind of thing? I ask because I recently heard a podcast by … --- ## [The situation-room photo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-situation-room-photo/580742)
**Author:** [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2011, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-situation-room-photo/580742 "2011-05-11T01:52:11Z")
I am sure most of you have seen this photowhich is likely to become one of the most famous in US history. The first thing that strikes you is how marginal Obama looks sitting over by the side. I think it reveals a lot of… --- ## [What is holding back electronic books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-holding-back-electronic-books/473372)
**Author:** [@Strassia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strassia)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-holding-back-electronic-books/473372 "2008-11-25T21:07:29Z")
This came up in a recent GQ thread on stripped books in which another thread on whether or not paper books are obsolete was referenced. While some of the issues are discussed, I think this deserves a separate thread. … --- ## [Things 'proved' to be impossible . . . that turned out to be true](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-proved-to-be-impossible-that-turned-out-to-be-true/685971)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2014, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-proved-to-be-impossible-that-turned-out-to-be-true/685971 "2014-04-17T17:21:24Z")
We’ve all seen sites on the Internet that list various declarations, predictions, etc. that in retrospect were not just wrong but hysterically funny. Real howlers (and often made by people who should have known better). … --- ## [Can modern submarines sit on the ocean bottom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-modern-submarines-sit-on-the-ocean-bottom/777972)
**Author:** [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-modern-submarines-sit-on-the-ocean-bottom/777972 "2017-02-01T19:47:33Z")
Do they need to? Or are they physically unable to do this? What if everything goes wrong and they just sink to the bottom? --- ## [The nicer the guy, the darker the sexual secrets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nicer-the-guy-the-darker-the-sexual-secrets/650866)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2013, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nicer-the-guy-the-darker-the-sexual-secrets/650866 "2013-02-21T04:43:06Z")
From Dr Robert Glover’s book “No More Mr Nice Guy”: What do people think? --- ## [Do Houses Get 'Totaled' Like Vehicles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-houses-get-totaled-like-vehicles/592349)
**Author:** [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2011, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-houses-get-totaled-like-vehicles/592349 "2011-08-20T14:57:00Z")
You have a car on which you have full coverage w/ no deductible; it gets smashed to bits by some horrible act of man and the repair bills outweigh the value of your car. Your insurance company cuts you a check for the v… --- ## [Doper Diplomacy - Winter-Spring 2003](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052)
**Author:** [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Replies:** 432\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2003, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052 "2003-06-06T00:00:19Z")
This is a call for all Doper Diplomats. We are looking to get another game of PBEM Diplomacy started on the Dope. Roll call so far: GM: White Lightning Players: Abe Babe Wikkit ppg\_shg We need 4 more players to s… --- ## [Movies you thought you would hate but ended up loving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-thought-you-would-hate-but-ended-up-loving/534891)
**Author:** [@what\_do\_I\_type\_here](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/what_do_I_type_here)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2010, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-thought-you-would-hate-but-ended-up-loving/534891 "2010-04-25T03:11:53Z")
Well geez I joined this board like 100 months ago and I’ve only made one reply and no threads. So I guess it’s high time I started a thread! Have you ever seen a preview (or otherwise just heard about) a movie and your … --- ## [US Visa requirements; Hawaii, Alaska and territories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-visa-requirements-hawaii-alaska-and-territories/637898)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2014, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-visa-requirements-hawaii-alaska-and-territories/637898 "2014-08-31T14:35:05Z")
I am probably going to be in the US end of this year/early 2013. Meeting up with a friend there and he wants to go to Hawaii, and another says US Virgin Islands is worth checking out. I will be in Washington D.C mostly a… --- ## [Does anyone like Obama's health care plan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-like-obamas-health-care-plan/555026)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2010, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-like-obamas-health-care-plan/555026 "2010-10-01T23:27:42Z")
On one side we’ve got the typical conservative argument against government intervention in health care. Check. On the other side we’ve got people who favor universal health care. Check. Who are the people who like Ob… --- ## [Were any Nazi studies later used to advance science?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-any-nazi-studies-later-used-to-advance-science/360075)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2006, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-any-nazi-studies-later-used-to-advance-science/360075 "2006-06-13T11:05:55Z")
I’ll start with the obvious: I know that the Nazi scientific/biological tests were horrendous and inhumaine. I don’t want to underemphasize that. However, that aside, did the Nazi’s tests make significant advances in t… --- ## [Does Anyone Still Have a Butler?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-still-have-a-butler/589857)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2011, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-still-have-a-butler/589857 "2011-07-26T10:48:44Z")
Or have they all been replaced by “personal assistants”? --- ## [Repressive treatment of rioters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repressive-treatment-of-rioters/592492)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repressive-treatment-of-rioters/592492 "2011-08-16T14:39:55Z")
“I’d smash you if you took your uniform off”.: sixteen weeks inside. Stealing three quids worth of bottled water? Six months in jail, and for a student so it’ll damage his prospects in the long term as it will interrupt… --- ## [Any believers here in Bigfoot/Sasquatch/the Florida Skunk Ape?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-believers-here-in-bigfoot-sasquatch-the-florida-skunk-ape/569067)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2011, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-believers-here-in-bigfoot-sasquatch-the-florida-skunk-ape/569067 "2011-02-03T18:08:26Z")
If so, how do you account for the lack of sasquatch bones in the La Brea Tar Pits, or anywhere else? Wouldn’t there be bones? Wouldn’t somebody have found some by now? The existence of one organism implies the existen… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=596&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=598&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)