# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=622&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:** 623 --- ## [Why are the captains on star trek such hyperbolic overactors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-captains-on-star-trek-such-hyperbolic-overactors/694913)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-captains-on-star-trek-such-hyperbolic-overactors/694913 "2014-08-07T16:59:56Z")
No offense, but seriously. Normal people don’t talk like 60s Kirk, Picard, Janeway, Sisko. I haven’t seen enterprise so I have no idea. Its all very overaccentuated and full of halting speech and overly dramatic emotions… --- ## [Any ideas on how to survive homelessness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-on-how-to-survive-homelessness/939185)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2021, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-on-how-to-survive-homelessness/939185 "2021-05-21T02:42:22Z")
Hi all. I’ve been having a lot of trouble finding a place to live, so it looks like I’ll soon end up homeless. I haven’t been homeless before, so does anyone have any advice on how to survive while homeless? Please not… --- ## [Spirit Airlines right to charge for carry-on luggage and Sen Schumer (D-NY) is a loon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spirit-airlines-right-to-charge-for-carry-on-luggage-and-sen-schumer-d-ny-is-a-loon/536626)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2010, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spirit-airlines-right-to-charge-for-carry-on-luggage-and-sen-schumer-d-ny-is-a-loon/536626 "2010-04-20T04:29:03Z")
This thread may be more of Pit, and if deemed so by moderators, please move it. But I recognized that there may be some debate on the topic, so I put it here. As most are probably aware, Spirit Airlines recently announ… --- ## [Where do Las Vegas casinos make the most money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-las-vegas-casinos-make-the-most-money/589470)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-las-vegas-casinos-make-the-most-money/589470 "2011-07-21T20:42:55Z")
From high-rollers who make $100,000 bets or from average people who play the dollar slots? --- ## [Gay guy with a straight friend prob.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-guy-with-a-straight-friend-prob/109705)
**Author:** [@Wargreymon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargreymon)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2002, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-guy-with-a-straight-friend-prob/109705 "2002-05-27T11:10:03Z")
Here’s the deal. I’m gay and I have a great friend who’s straight. He’s alot younger than I am and we work together of course. Now, Let’s say that every other time that this guy walks into my work area, we start talki… --- ## [Chest full of service ribbons/decorations: how closely are they "read?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chest-full-of-service-ribbons-decorations-how-closely-are-they-read/791884)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chest-full-of-service-ribbons-decorations-how-closely-are-they-read/791884 "2017-09-13T14:01:28Z")
I think every buck private will get a service ribbon just for showing up, by definition. I’ve always wondered about the cultures of recognition in general in the military, and wonder how closely, and for which ranks or … --- ## [Legality of using neighbor's unprotected WiFi internet access?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-using-neighbors-unprotected-wifi-internet-access/282115)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2005, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-using-neighbors-unprotected-wifi-internet-access/282115 "2005-01-14T02:56:53Z")
I was messing around in my computer yesterday and I found that one of my neighbors must have set up a wifi hotspot in their apartment because I was picking it up. It is unprotected and open to the world. I searched the… --- ## [Could Math Ever Be Proven Wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-math-ever-be-proven-wrong/19185)
**Author:** [@JFMichael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JFMichael)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2015, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-math-ever-be-proven-wrong/19185 "2015-04-20T23:33:10Z")
In science, people have made discoveries and suggested theories that have been widely accepted or completely accepted by the rest of the world only to be proven wrong once new technology or a new method of experimentatio… --- ## ["We told you so!" (Anti-Clinton Rant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-told-you-so-anti-clinton-rant/769482)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2016, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-told-you-so-anti-clinton-rant/769482 "2016-10-29T00:35:48Z")
Hillary will, of course, be elected. And nothing can impede America’s slide into a smoldering social and economic landfill. So Hillary will be elected, everything will get worse, as it must, and the Trump people will s… --- ## [Laundry Chutes illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laundry-chutes-illegal/354017)
**Author:** [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2006, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laundry-chutes-illegal/354017 "2006-04-25T19:37:36Z")
My wife is greatly enamored with the idea of a laundry chute to take clothes from upstairs to the laundry room in a hurry. Since we’re moving, and hope to be moving into a house, does anyone know the legalities of such … --- ## [At Which Sports Can Women Compete Equally With Men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-which-sports-can-women-compete-equally-with-men/80399)
**Author:** [@tsunamisurfer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tsunamisurfer)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2001, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-which-sports-can-women-compete-equally-with-men/80399 "2001-09-11T17:22:47Z")
Recent threads have discussed how women would fare against men if competing in tennis, football, baseball, etc. I’m wondering if there are sports in which women can compete on an equal basis with men–and perhaps beat th… --- ## [When will blacks let the past go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-blacks-let-the-past-go/69954)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2001, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-blacks-let-the-past-go/69954 "2001-07-13T03:07:08Z")
I saw a glimps of some guy on t.v. insisting that African Americans be given restitution for slavery:rolleyes: My question is, when will blacks let go of the past? It’s been what…136 years? How long until they can let t… --- ## [Good god...I bought a Coach bag.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-god-i-bought-a-coach-bag/412360)
**Author:** [@Penchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penchan)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-god-i-bought-a-coach-bag/412360 "2007-07-25T20:40:50Z")
I used to live with a chick in college who bought each and every Coach bag that came out. It didn’t matter if she thought it was ugly and wouldn’t use it, she HAD TO HAVE IT. She pouted to her father and her boyfriend to… --- ## [Jack Hanna is still a moron.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-hanna-is-still-a-moron/624742)
**Author:** [@BShunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BShunter)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-hanna-is-still-a-moron/624742 "2012-06-13T00:39:05Z")
This clown is uncomfortable around animals and does not know jack about animals. People think this idiot has a PHD in zoology which is a joke. The following are his actual academic credentials. Bachelor of Arts, from … --- ## [About re-subscription and Paypal YOU CAN USE A CREDIT CARD!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-re-subscription-and-paypal-you-can-use-a-credit-card/654762)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-re-subscription-and-paypal-you-can-use-a-credit-card/654762 "2013-06-13T18:37:10Z")
It’s nearly time to resubscribe. But this time round, Paypal is demanding I create an account. I’d really rather not do that. Is there any way around it? --- ## [Alcohol consumption the night before 21](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-consumption-the-night-before-21/74107)
**Author:** [@mikemartin273](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikemartin273)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2001, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-consumption-the-night-before-21/74107 "2001-07-31T14:32:31Z")
Anyone know or been with someone that went out to bar the night before they turned 21? What happens in this situation? Does the person have to wait until 12:00 AM to buy a drink? I’ve been wanting to try this out for a w… --- ## [How do you accumulate sick/personal leave & vacation time at work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-accumulate-sick-personal-leave-vacation-time-at-work/294270)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2005, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-accumulate-sick-personal-leave-vacation-time-at-work/294270 "2005-03-16T00:56:02Z")
Just out of curiosity: How do you accumulate sick leave at your work? How about other personal leave time, if they count it separately? Vacation time? Do you lose any of the above hours if you don’t use them? Can yo… --- ## [How can I tell how old a bottle of whiskey is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-tell-how-old-a-bottle-of-whiskey-is/538977)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2010, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-tell-how-old-a-bottle-of-whiskey-is/538977 "2010-05-31T23:28:30Z")
I found a bottle of unopened Old Fitzgerald Original Sour Mash in my great aunt’s house. I know nothing of whiskey, but since it was unopened I decided to take it. Since my great uncle, who died in 2000, was the one wh… --- ## [Why is AM radio reception worse at night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-am-radio-reception-worse-at-night/376010)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2006, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-am-radio-reception-worse-at-night/376010 "2006-10-16T00:04:14Z")
I live at the south end of Miami-Dade county and I listen to an AM radio station based in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County – a fur piece away. During the day it comes in fine, but at night I can hardly get it at all. Fo… --- ## [Why are old movies good? Please help.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-old-movies-good-please-help/580576)
**Author:** [@spifflog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spifflog)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2011, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-old-movies-good-please-help/580576 "2011-05-09T19:24:36Z")
I’ll admit it. Old movies suck to me. I’m in my late 40’s, and it’s very rare that a flick from before my time (1980’s) doesn’t suck. I’ve heard about all the good old movies - Hitchcock to “Gone with the Wind,” to al… --- ## [Illinois bans death penalty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-bans-death-penalty/574171)
**Author:** [@donnie\_darko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donnie_darko)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-bans-death-penalty/574171 "2011-03-13T17:22:59Z")
What do you think? Personally I think it’s a great move. I hope every state in America bans it soon, it’s embarrassing that we still put people to death. I understand there are a lot of psychos out there, but simply get… --- ## [Olympia Snowe retiring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympia-snowe-retiring/614292)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympia-snowe-retiring/614292 "2012-03-07T17:37:22Z")
… after her current term. She was the Ben Nelson of Democrats. Who’s likely to run in her place? How will this affect the balance of power in the Senate? --- ## [Best fast food hamburgers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fast-food-hamburgers/412382)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2020, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fast-food-hamburgers/412382 "2020-06-01T01:42:10Z")
I’m talking national, or at least large regional chains here. No local or small regional chains. BK/McD/Hardees/CJ/Wendys etc… I would have to say Hardees/CJ has the best burgers in the biz. They are so tasty and the… --- ## [Should Gawker have published the O'Donnell 'One night stand story"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-gawker-have-published-the-odonnell-one-night-stand-story/558863)
**Author:** [@Sri\_Theo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sri_Theo)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-gawker-have-published-the-odonnell-one-night-stand-story/558863 "2010-11-05T16:31:48Z")
I have a slight interest in the crazier aspects of US politics and I ran across a story from a ‘tabloid’ website called Gawker. It’s about the senate candidate Christine O’Donnell who’s renowned for her rather puritan at… --- ## [Let's Fly Away-- 1 Day Early! Jan. '13 Chick Tract!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-fly-away-1-day-early-jan-13-chick-tract/645703)
**Author:** [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2013, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-fly-away-1-day-early-jan-13-chick-tract/645703 "2013-01-06T20:07:18Z")
“Let’s Fly Away” Jan. '13 by Chick Good grief! Finally the answer for why the Rapture still hasn’t come: Not enough born-again kidlets are jumping on their beds in specific anticipation of it!!! See panels/pages 20-… --- ## [Do animals have any concept of their own mortality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-animals-have-any-concept-of-their-own-mortality/714298)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2015, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-animals-have-any-concept-of-their-own-mortality/714298 "2015-03-12T18:44:59Z")
Hello Everyone, Is obvious that animals are aware they can become injured, but are they aware of death? Judging by some of the bonehead moves I’ve seen by some I wonder if they are aware they can die. Things like a do… --- ## [I like my women -\> ? Who is the next top waddle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-my-women-who-is-the-next-top-waddle/390266)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2007, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-my-women-who-is-the-next-top-waddle/390266 "2007-02-05T05:17:54Z")
Tyra , you are not the next top Waddle, you look great, this society is so damn brainwashed to think 95 pound 6 foot 2 women are hot! What kind of bollocks is that? In my opinion women who have less than 10% BMI and thi… --- ## [I am never, ever buying another PC again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-never-ever-buying-another-pc-again/585734)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-never-ever-buying-another-pc-again/585734 "2011-06-22T11:16:26Z")
I really and truly am going to get a Mac the next time I buy a computer. My experiences with Windows have just been unbearable lately. My Dell 1720 laptop was recently hit with an unbelievably brutal attack of malware t… --- ## [So, One of the Skeletons Fell Out of My Closet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-one-of-the-skeletons-fell-out-of-my-closet/410278)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2008, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-one-of-the-skeletons-fell-out-of-my-closet/410278 "2008-01-15T11:01:08Z")
About 20 years ago I was dating a girl who was a few years younger than me. Although “dating” is a pretty generous description for the relationship, I must admit. I’m not really proud of how I treated her, and I know t… --- ## [Why didn't the Japanese translate Navajo during WWII?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-japanese-translate-navajo-during-wwii/521274)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2010, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-japanese-translate-navajo-during-wwii/521274 "2010-01-02T03:37:06Z")
About the ‘windtalkers’; how could the Japanese forces never have figured out the Navajo-language based “code”? I know that there were only a handful of non-Navajo speakers of the language, which was almsot entirely an o… --- ## [Rude article about Julia Child: "Do Not Buy her Book"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-article-about-julia-child-do-not-buy-her-book/508667)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2009, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-article-about-julia-child-do-not-buy-her-book/508667 "2009-09-07T18:10:03Z")
Don’t Buy Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking That’s just rude. Lady, that sounds like a personal problem. You shouldn’t bash a giant of the art just because you still suck at your job after 26 years. If… --- ## [Haven't flown in 10 years - What do I need to know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havent-flown-in-10-years-what-do-i-need-to-know/698285)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2014, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havent-flown-in-10-years-what-do-i-need-to-know/698285 "2014-12-17T19:18:20Z")
What can I say? I’m a homebody. I used to fly a lot for business and pleasure. I remember when flying \*was \*a pleasure and a bit glamorous. I even remember when Southwest was known as “Hot Pants Airlines.” In the few yea… --- ## [Eh, (T)rebek?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eh-t-rebek/591808)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eh-t-rebek/591808 "2014-01-25T19:17:58Z")
I’m getting caught up on my \*Jeopardy!, \*which I have Tivo’d. This is from the Wednesday, August 3 game. In the category “Homophones” . . . according to the staff writers, “adolescents” and “adolescence” are pronounced … --- ## [Blockchain tech for votes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blockchain-tech-for-votes/798478)
**Author:** [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2020, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blockchain-tech-for-votes/798478 "2020-08-23T14:01:02Z")
I have been researching the bitcoin/blockchain tech recently, for various reasons. It really is a very elegant system that the guy (whoever it was) invented. Different aspects of the system just mesh nicely, ensure anon… --- ## [So how much are TV Residuals actually worth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-much-are-tv-residuals-actually-worth/479948)
**Author:** [@DeptfordX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeptfordX)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2009, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-much-are-tv-residuals-actually-worth/479948 "2009-01-07T08:30:29Z")
I know that actors are paid repeat fees for a show being aired. I’ve been wondering a couple of things for a while. First, do they get paid for shows repeated outside the US. For example Stargate SG-1 is on constant ro… --- ## [Where is the excitement for Hillary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-excitement-for-hillary/720925)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-excitement-for-hillary/720925 "2015-06-08T16:38:13Z")
She seems like the inevitable candidate (yes, I know the media will make every effort to create a contender, but who is a serious threat to her?) But - and please tell me if I’m wrong here - I’m not seeing a lot of exci… --- ## [Converting unit of "work" (1 bench press rep) to calories burned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-unit-of-work-1-bench-press-rep-to-calories-burned/506822)
**Author:** [@Bobalude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobalude)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2013, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-unit-of-work-1-bench-press-rep-to-calories-burned/506822 "2013-10-14T01:36:19Z")
I’m trying to understand if there is a simple way to estimate how many calories are burned during weight lifting exercises. Foot-pound (energy) - Wikipedia says: Does that mean if I am on a flat bench, lower a 100lb d… --- ## [Which event would you choose in this family situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-event-would-you-choose-in-this-family-situation/583006)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2011, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-event-would-you-choose-in-this-family-situation/583006 "2011-07-08T12:42:54Z")
I have two family members basically at war with each other right now over this. I am only tangentially involved but am wondering if there’s a general consensus about who is right. I am going to lay out the situation in … --- ## [When did Beaver become a word for a woman's parts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-beaver-become-a-word-for-a-womans-parts/731681)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2015, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-beaver-become-a-word-for-a-womans-parts/731681 "2015-09-22T16:54:12Z")
Leave It to Beaver, Barbara Billingsley’s classic line “Ward you were hard on the Beaver last night” is television history. I’ve read interviews where the show’s creator claims he had no idea that beaver was a naughty … --- ## [Obamacare questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamacare-questions/640697)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamacare-questions/640697 "2013-01-29T16:31:24Z")
Sal Slacker is 30 years old. He doesn’t work. He lives in his parents basement eating fruit loops and playing video games all day. His parents don’t seem to have a problem with this. So…? Does Sal get free health care? … --- ## [What foods are uniquely American?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-uniquely-american/741128)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2016, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-uniquely-american/741128 "2016-01-02T02:21:14Z")
This thread, which discusses student complaints about cultural appropriation and ethnic foods in Oberlin College’s dining halls, got me to wondering: If the goal is to serve food that hasn’t been culturally appropriated… --- ## [What is each sport's signature player?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-each-sports-signature-player/738791)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2015, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-each-sports-signature-player/738791 "2015-12-10T15:52:30Z")
Similar to this thread, what is the main person you (or that you think most people would) think of when thinking about a specific sport? Basketball: Michael Jordan Baseball: Babe Ruth Hockey: Wayne Gretzky Boxing: Mu… --- ## [Doubting the statistical analysis at 538](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doubting-the-statistical-analysis-at-538/764819)
**Author:** [@Sterling\_Archer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterling_Archer)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2016, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doubting-the-statistical-analysis-at-538/764819 "2016-09-16T23:42:36Z")
Looking at the list of swing states, the electoral votes in play, and the probabilities of the candidates to win each state – the 27% chance of a win they are giving Trump in the overall election seemed wildly optimistic… --- ## [Is Raj gay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-raj-gay/644307)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2012, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-raj-gay/644307 "2012-12-19T17:08:02Z")
Rajesh Ramayan “Raj” Koothrappali of The Big Bang Theory --- ## [Your inappropriate thoughts/responses here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-inappropriate-thoughts-responses-here/607828)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-inappropriate-thoughts-responses-here/607828 "2012-01-14T23:33:21Z")
I just saw an ad for the Make a Wish Foundation, featuring a woman who had a serious illness as a child, got her wish fulfilled by the charity, and went on to heal. And I just started thinking, that’s not supposed to ha… --- ## [What did people use before diapers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-people-use-before-diapers/631664)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2012, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-people-use-before-diapers/631664 "2012-08-17T02:59:21Z")
I can’t imagine anyone no matter their different cultural standards on cleanliness wanting liquid baby poo all over their bedding or dwelling. Which makes me wonder how people dealt with it before the advent of cloth dia… --- ## [What is your #1 Luxury craving...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-1-luxury-craving/560573)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2010, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-1-luxury-craving/560573 "2010-11-19T23:25:45Z")
the one thing you want that is currently outside your financial reach. The thing that you consistently, passionately desire, if anything. Not passing fancies, the first place you go when you think of the lottery win. … --- ## [Little-known American history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-known-american-history/425227)
**Author:** [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2007, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-known-american-history/425227 "2007-11-11T17:23:57Z")
What are some American historical oddities that you know about, but nobody else seems to? I, for one, was surprised to find out earlier this year that Jimmy Carter had been attacked by a giant rabbit in 1976. Help me out… --- ## [Trump wants a US space force](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-wants-a-us-space-force/816341)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2018, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-wants-a-us-space-force/816341 "2018-07-14T02:08:39Z")
Separate but equal to Air Force will the USSF sit at the back of the bus? --- ## [Why do some people cross their 7's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-cross-their-7s/127413)
**Author:** [@Gopher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gopher)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2002, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-cross-their-7s/127413 "2002-09-12T01:10:11Z")
I can’t think of any other symbol that it could be confused with so can any Dopers please satisfy my curiosity? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=621&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=623&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)