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**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2014, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-every-fool-who-claims-i-didnt-know-it-was-loaded/693939 "2014-08-02T03:25:34Z")
So the guy who blew a woman’s head off on his front porch is now claiming"he didn’t know there was a round in the shotgun." He “told police that when he opened the door he didn’t recognize the woman, and that he didn’t… --- ## [Explain "Free Trader Beowulf"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-free-trader-beowulf/783847)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-free-trader-beowulf/783847 "2023-01-12T08:24:14Z")
Lev Grossman’s “The Magician King” includes a support group that calls itself “Free Trader Beowulf,” and the phrase is introduced as a reference to Dungeons and Dragons with a challenge to Google it. Well, I played D&D … --- ## [NSEW: How far have you been in each cardinal direction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nsew-how-far-have-you-been-in-each-cardinal-direction/587135)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2021, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nsew-how-far-have-you-been-in-each-cardinal-direction/587135 "2021-08-08T05:07:52Z")
My travels have been within the USA except for Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The extremes have been: West to Texas, South to Sarasota, Florida, East and North to points in Maine. Maximum distance from my current address… --- ## [What is the most elaborate conspiracy ever actually discovered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-elaborate-conspiracy-ever-actually-discovered/613314)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2012, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-elaborate-conspiracy-ever-actually-discovered/613314 "2012-02-25T20:15:57Z")
I’m watching back-to-back episodes of the X-Files (I have such a life) and I just thought, what is the most elaborate conspiracy, of any kind, that actually occurred? I’m mostly thinking government conspiracies, but corp… --- ## [Is alcoholism a disease?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-alcoholism-a-disease/491424)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2009, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-alcoholism-a-disease/491424 "2009-04-07T04:24:34Z")
Or drug abuse? Yes, I know they’re classed as such. Here’s why I’m asking. Topic of discussion at the monthly get-together with friends wandered around to the concept of alcoholism and its treatment. One of my friend… --- ## [Medics carrying weapons in WWII? And what happened to Jewish soldiers captured by Germans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medics-carrying-weapons-in-wwii-and-what-happened-to-jewish-soldiers-captured-by-germans/527863)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2018, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medics-carrying-weapons-in-wwii-and-what-happened-to-jewish-soldiers-captured-by-germans/527863 "2018-10-03T21:08:05Z")
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing a World War II veteran for an oral history project with the National World War II Museum. The man was in the second wave of troops who landed at Normandy; he was in the 84th In… --- ## [Holidays and their associated colors.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holidays-and-their-associated-colors/429782)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2014, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holidays-and-their-associated-colors/429782 "2014-04-14T03:35:30Z")
A number of holidays have colors associated with them. Where do those colors come from? Christmas - Red/Green Valentine’s Day - Red St Patrick’s Day - Green US Independence Day - Red/White/Blue - ok, this one I can … --- ## [Do soldiers use hearing protection in battle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-soldiers-use-hearing-protection-in-battle/403965)
**Author:** [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2007, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-soldiers-use-hearing-protection-in-battle/403965 "2007-05-26T10:32:10Z")
I was just watching some combat footage and thinking. When soldiers know there is going to be a battle, do they don earplugs or other hearing protection, as one would at a shooting range? I don’t know the history of this… --- ## [For Questionable Content fans...Comic #1059](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-questionable-content-fans-comic-1059/434066)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2008, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-questionable-content-fans-comic-1059/434066 "2008-04-04T22:28:38Z")
There are any number of threads on For Better or For Worse and so on. Here’s a thread for the oh so hip and INDIE webcomic. http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1059 So, we all know that Faye has had feelings … --- ## [What Is the Purpose Of a Coffin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-a-coffin/520876)
**Author:** [@GregH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GregH)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2009, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-a-coffin/520876 "2009-12-19T04:19:06Z")
I live across the street from a cemetery and I’ve often wondered what the purpose of a coffin is. For example, if a person died in 1875, his or her body, reposing inside a coffin, would be reduced to bone by now. And f… --- ## [How do hospitals know who to call when there's an accident?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-hospitals-know-who-to-call-when-theres-an-accident/537087)
**Author:** [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-hospitals-know-who-to-call-when-theres-an-accident/537087 "2010-05-04T21:36:41Z")
Say you’re walking down a busy street one day and get hit by a truck. You’re unconscious but a kind passer-by calls an ambulance for you. You get taken to hospital, but are still unconscious. Does the hospital check you… --- ## [Receding hairlines: deal breaker? Instantly not-cute?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/receding-hairlines-deal-breaker-instantly-not-cute/320439)
**Author:** [@wasson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wasson)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2005, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/receding-hairlines-deal-breaker-instantly-not-cute/320439 "2005-09-11T01:50:01Z")
As a young guy (25) cursed with a forehead that gets bigger everyday, I often wonder how many girls actually care about this feature. I get hell about it from my guy friends often enough, but women don’t seem to notice o… --- ## [U.S. v European politics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-v-european-politics/610631)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2012, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-v-european-politics/610631 "2012-02-05T22:21:27Z")
This may end up in GD. Is this a fair characterization: The European Left is further left, while the U.S. Right is further right? --- ## [Top 100 US magazines by circulation - Some of the largest I've never even heard of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-100-us-magazines-by-circulation-some-of-the-largest-ive-never-even-heard-of/540417)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-100-us-magazines-by-circulation-some-of-the-largest-ive-never-even-heard-of/540417 "2010-05-28T06:18:35Z")
Just an FYI I thought was an interesting snapshot on the things we think are think are important enough to subscribe to magazine about. Top 100 Magazines - Here are the 100 largest magazines based on circulation. --- ## [If you do not sleep, will you still get hungover?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-do-not-sleep-will-you-still-get-hungover/155847)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2003, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-do-not-sleep-will-you-still-get-hungover/155847 "2003-02-18T16:06:47Z")
And if so, will it be of the same type? Being hungover is so often connected with “the morning after” taht I do not know if ti is avctually connected with sleep or not. It seem illogical that sleep plays a role in hthe … --- ## [Liberal has been suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-has-been-suspended/317625)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2005, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-has-been-suspended/317625 "2005-09-24T12:30:08Z")
In light of recent events and after some discussion with staff, Liberal has been given a one-month suspension from the SDMB. We hope he uses this time to address some of the issues brought forward over the past few days… --- ## [Genetically modify prehistoric humanity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genetically-modify-prehistoric-humanity/595164)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genetically-modify-prehistoric-humanity/595164 "2011-09-12T16:35:43Z")
Some benevolent aliens decide to genetically modify every human alive in 8000BC. \*\*What modifications would be most useful and most likely to survive to the present day? \*\*, you can pick more than one. Be warned, such … --- ## [Your Favorite Mel Blanc Quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-mel-blanc-quotes/28937)
**Author:** [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2001, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-mel-blanc-quotes/28937 "2001-08-06T13:41:35Z")
I officially suggest that we begin a thread consisting entirely of Mel Blanc cartoon quotes. Starting with, “What a maroon” (Bugs), “That boy’s about as sharp as five pounds of wet leather”, “The kid’s about as sharp as … --- ## [The Voting Rights Act](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voting-rights-act/651160)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2013, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voting-rights-act/651160 "2013-06-26T10:55:09Z")
The Voting Rights Act is being defended in front of the Supreme Court. Even in the last decade or two, there have been instances of pretty obvious attempts to disenfranchise black people. If significant parts of the Vo… --- ## [Hold RESET while you turn POWER off-NES question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-reset-while-you-turn-power-off-nes-question/226027)
**Author:** [@emekthian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emekthian)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2016, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-reset-while-you-turn-power-off-nes-question/226027 "2016-08-21T14:55:03Z")
I am slightly too young to have been playing video games in the NES era, although I have been playing some NES games with my emulator. Recently, I’ve been playing Final Fantasy 1. In this game, after you save at an inn, … --- ## [What teams are you rooting for in the World Cup? And why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-teams-are-you-rooting-for-in-the-world-cup-and-why/690688)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2014, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-teams-are-you-rooting-for-in-the-world-cup-and-why/690688 "2014-07-10T16:02:25Z")
My country, Norway, isn’t in Brazil, obviously. No surprise there, as we’re absolute crap these days. Shockingly, though, neither Denmark or Sweden made it in this time either. Not a great WC to be a Scandinavian. So, I… --- ## [Did the traditional navy sailor hat have any practical uses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-traditional-navy-sailor-hat-have-any-practical-uses/257987)
**Author:** [@yellowcakesolid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowcakesolid)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2004, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-traditional-navy-sailor-hat-have-any-practical-uses/257987 "2004-08-05T13:12:32Z")
Sorry, I can’t find the hat’s proper name. It’s like a white bucket hat with the rim turned up, and it’s worn by enlisted men. Does that style of hat have any practical uses or did it at one time? --- ## [SDMB All-Pro Fantasy Football 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-all-pro-fantasy-football-2016/762150)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2017, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-all-pro-fantasy-football-2016/762150 "2017-08-01T12:28:45Z")
Last year’s thread Yahoo did something different this year in the way they renewed leagues - everyone from last year is automatically joined again when you renew the league. Which means that I can’t actually know that a… --- ## [Having kids vs having no kids: who is the happiest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-kids-vs-having-no-kids-who-is-the-happiest/707450)
**Author:** [@Sciency](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sciency)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2015, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-kids-vs-having-no-kids-who-is-the-happiest/707450 "2015-01-05T17:18:41Z")
Found this article on psychology today Basically, it pulls out 2 psychological profiles: Male 39 years old Married Household income between $150,000 and $200,000 In a senior management position 1 young child at h… --- ## [Quartz - please explain your rape fixation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quartz-please-explain-your-rape-fixation/817209)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2018, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quartz-please-explain-your-rape-fixation/817209 "2018-07-12T11:29:00Z")
Quartz, my minerally blessed friend, you have quite the fascination with starting threads on rape. Here are a few of them from the last 3 months: Why is this woman not being charged with rape? July 2 The penalty for m… --- ## [Is seducing a mildly retarded person immoral if she enjoys sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-seducing-a-mildly-retarded-person-immoral-if-she-enjoys-sex/198052)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2003, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-seducing-a-mildly-retarded-person-immoral-if-she-enjoys-sex/198052 "2003-09-01T10:26:49Z")
No, this opportunity is not presenting itself, and IMO if it did it would be a pretty grotesque thing to do, but is it an immoral thing to do if the mildly retarded woman enjoyed sexual contact just like a normally intel… --- ## [Evil Captor, shut up about the bondage. We know you're creepy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-captor-shut-up-about-the-bondage-we-know-youre-creepy/712781)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2015, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-captor-shut-up-about-the-bondage-we-know-youre-creepy/712781 "2015-02-18T18:16:20Z")
EvCap, your continuing efforts to promote BDSM on this board and make it look \[del\]normal\[/del\] less creepy have squicked me out for years, and 50 Shades of Gray, despite its success, doesn’t help your argument. Find so… --- ## [That trend's over, hon. Please find a new way to look skanky.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-trends-over-hon-please-find-a-new-way-to-look-skanky/289026)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2005, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-trends-over-hon-please-find-a-new-way-to-look-skanky/289026 "2005-02-11T03:11:36Z")
I’m in one of the public computing labs at my university now. The woman at the computer next to me is wearing a pair of low-slung jeans, with the thong sticking out at the top. Oh, and the thong partially covers up a hu… --- ## [So, No Thoughts about Rahm Emmanuel Yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-no-thoughts-about-rahm-emmanuel-yet/556300)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2011, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-no-thoughts-about-rahm-emmanuel-yet/556300 "2011-02-06T14:44:23Z")
I thought this would be all over Straight Dope Chicago, but I guess not. I must admit to being torn at the thought of Rahm as Da Mare. I actually kinda like what I hear about the guy, although I don’t think I’d want to … --- ## [Do game wardens have any special powers concerning the 4th amendment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-game-wardens-have-any-special-powers-concerning-the-4th-amendment/629275)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-game-wardens-have-any-special-powers-concerning-the-4th-amendment/629275 "2012-07-29T23:41:56Z")
It is an item of faith in some circles that game wardens have special privileges regarding search and seizure that other LEOs don’t have. I can’t see how this would be true. Is there anything to this? Thanks, Rob --- ## [I'm NOT a homophobe,but......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-a-homophobe-but/62332)
**Author:** [@Rich\_G7subs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rich_G7subs)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2001, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-a-homophobe-but/62332 "2001-04-27T03:01:32Z")
Why do the Gay (not that there is anything WRONG with that)members of this board continually post to subject matters that really don’t pertain to them? I don’t get it…we KNOW you are gay…wear it as a badge of honor if YO… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 6.06 "Always Accountable" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-06-always-accountable-open-spoilers/737658)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2015, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-06-always-accountable-open-spoilers/737658 "2015-11-23T01:31:12Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] Daryl, Abraham and Sasha encounter many obstacles and a new threat while trying to return to Alexandria. \[/QUOTE\] Talking Dead is on an hour later because of the series première of Into the Badlands; Micha… --- ## [Why can't you say Bong in a head shop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-you-say-bong-in-a-head-shop/464480)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2008, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-you-say-bong-in-a-head-shop/464480 "2008-09-21T00:15:29Z")
Anytime I’ve ever been in a head shop (I don’t know if that is a colloquilism; I’m referring to a smoke shop that sells glass pipes often used for smoking marijuana), there is some version of a homemade sign informing pe… --- ## [How awesome is your kitchen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-awesome-is-your-kitchen/607775)
**Author:** [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-awesome-is-your-kitchen/607775 "2012-01-08T16:26:18Z")
'Cause I want one, too. I’m remodeling. And, as luck would have it, I have a connection for some kick ass pricing on cabinets, counter tops, etc. So I get to splurge a bit! Tell me what’s really cool about your kitch… --- ## [The "Existence of God" debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-existence-of-god-debate/669664)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2013, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-existence-of-god-debate/669664 "2013-10-06T23:44:31Z")
Maybe this should be in General Questions or some other forum but, since it relates directly to a debate, I will post this question here. In view of the recent thread on an eternal hell and the inevitable argument/debat… --- ## [What are your main beefs with Christianity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-main-beefs-with-christianity/408372)
**Author:** [@GuyNblueJeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuyNblueJeans)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2007, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-main-beefs-with-christianity/408372 "2007-07-12T19:41:43Z")
While I do consider myself to be an “aspiring Christian” (in the sense that I’m so imperfect it’s not funny, but do firmly regard Jesus Christ as the Savior of the world), there are certainly many matters about the relig… --- ## [American Idol 3/25, 26](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745)
**Author:** [@Carm6773](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carm6773)\ **Replies:** 284\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2008, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745 "2008-03-31T23:07:20Z")
I can’t believe no one has started a thread yet. Does anyone have any idea as to theme? --- ## [Is the Immaculate Conception of Mary or Jesus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-immaculate-conception-of-mary-or-jesus/515548)
**Author:** [@The\_Cleveland\_Steamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Cleveland_Steamer)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2009, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-immaculate-conception-of-mary-or-jesus/515548 "2009-11-16T06:56:23Z")
Today I encountered another person that thought the Immaculate Conception referred to Jesus’ conception without sex. This belief seems more common than the view expressed in the Catholic dogma. This encounter got me thi… --- ## ["Hitler was half Jewish and half German"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitler-was-half-jewish-and-half-german/292679)
**Author:** [@ethanwinfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ethanwinfield)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2005, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitler-was-half-jewish-and-half-german/292679 "2005-03-09T19:24:33Z")
As 1st period was winding down this morning, a student asked, “Is it true that Hitler was half Jewish?” I must admit this question caught me off guard since we were not discussing either WWII or Judaism. I asked the st… --- ## [What kind of topological object is the human body?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-topological-object-is-the-human-body/643432)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-topological-object-is-the-human-body/643432 "2012-12-11T19:33:42Z")
I was counting up the holes in a male and female body, and came to the conclusion that it had two real holes/tracks–obviously I don’t know how topologists term things, but I’d like to know. I’ve seen some “a coffee cup i… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 4.04 "Indifference" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-04-indifference-open-spoilers/673018)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2013, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-04-indifference-open-spoilers/673018 "2013-11-09T02:40:13Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] Obstacles are encountered by the group members on a mission. \[/QUOTE\] Yeah, obstacles like being stranded away from the prison with a possibly bitten Tyreese. Also somebody is broadcasting on the radio (… --- ## [Please explain the legality of an IRS money seizure.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-legality-of-an-irs-money-seizure/702721)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2014, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-legality-of-an-irs-money-seizure/702721 "2014-11-19T20:58:39Z")
Hi I’m interested in knowing why the IRS can simply seize someone’s savings for depositing less than $10,000n at a time. Surely confiscation and non-return of those funds seems like an overly harsh response to someone j… --- ## [Why did slaves believe the same religion as their masters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-slaves-believe-the-same-religion-as-their-masters/673138)
**Author:** [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2013, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-slaves-believe-the-same-religion-as-their-masters/673138 "2013-11-08T05:57:08Z")
During the Holocaust, there was a noted rift in how Jewish people viewed God and their religion as a result of their ordeal. I specifically remember the supposed quote carved on the wall of the concentration camp saying … --- ## [Shortest Commercially Available Flight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortest-commercially-available-flight/687442)
**Author:** [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2016, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortest-commercially-available-flight/687442 "2016-10-01T18:41:58Z")
What is the shortest commercially-available passenger flight? Exclude stuff like chartered flights, where you have to make special arrangements. Also, I want to keep the focus on transportation, so exclude stuff like s… --- ## [The KT impact: deaths on the day found in Dakota](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kt-impact-deaths-on-the-day-found-in-dakota/831757)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kt-impact-deaths-on-the-day-found-in-dakota/831757 "2024-08-27T16:44:57Z")
BBC story here. Scientists have found creatures that were killed on the day of the impact and were immediately covered by mud and thus preserved as fossils. Amazing. --- ## [April Fool's Pranks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-pranks/534120)
**Author:** [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-pranks/534120 "2010-04-02T03:18:17Z")
Got any good ones? Or SFW ones? :stuck\_out\_tongue: Ones you’ve done, or been done unto; new ideas and old. Two I’ve heard this year so far that I quite like are: -Glue magnets onto the bottom of your coffee cup, and t… --- ## [August Can't Take It Anymore: August Mini-Rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-cant-take-it-anymore-august-mini-rants/947770)
**Author:** [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Replies:** 298\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2021, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-cant-take-it-anymore-august-mini-rants/947770 "2021-09-01T16:51:01Z")
We have a two-story house, and rent the bottom floor. We have had superlative tenants, in a good way, for many years. But yesterday, it blew up completely, due to actions I had taken. The sad thing is my actions have bee… --- ## [Female overanalyzing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-overanalyzing/541470)
**Author:** [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-overanalyzing/541470 "2011-01-20T15:44:31Z")
You know how females like to overnaalyze everything (well, most of us). I met this guy awhile ago, and hang with him sometimes. He doesn’t come on to me but I am enamored with him. I was supposed to meet him the other da… --- ## [Things you loved as a kid that you now think are terrible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-loved-as-a-kid-that-you-now-think-are-terrible/985857)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-loved-as-a-kid-that-you-now-think-are-terrible/985857 "2023-07-11T14:52:18Z")
This is a companion thread to the things you still like, but now it’s things that are objectively awful and you struggle to understand what you liked about them originally. This is NOT the thread for things you’ve natur… --- ## [Females pulling up leg and sitting on foot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/females-pulling-up-leg-and-sitting-on-foot/722556)
**Author:** [@jakesteele](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jakesteele)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2015, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/females-pulling-up-leg-and-sitting-on-foot/722556 "2015-06-17T00:46:24Z")
Why do females, young to old, bring one leg up on the couch and basically sit on their foot and ankle? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=599&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=601&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)