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**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2016, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-bowie-has-died/742794 "2016-01-18T16:45:13Z")
Confirmed in multiple places, including his son Duncan Jones. --- ## [What equipment do they use in audio recording studios?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-equipment-do-they-use-in-audio-recording-studios/645817)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2017, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-equipment-do-they-use-in-audio-recording-studios/645817 "2017-11-13T14:43:25Z")
The question is vague, so let me explain. There is some very expensive equipment available for audiophiles, like oxygen free or directional cables, power supply setups with batteries to eliminate mains noise and whatnot… --- ## [Is it true that humans can outrun all other animals in the long run?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-humans-can-outrun-all-other-animals-in-the-long-run/467738)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2008, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-humans-can-outrun-all-other-animals-in-the-long-run/467738 "2008-10-15T03:35:59Z")
I assume we’re talking about land mammals here, not albatrosses. I’ve heard it said quite a few times that while other animals will beat us in the 100 meter dash, we win the ultramarathon. Is it true? I was thinking t… --- ## [Metric Sucks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metric-sucks/152559)
**Author:** [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2003, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metric-sucks/152559 "2003-06-26T20:46:33Z")
I never really had strong feelings about the metric system until I read an essay by the brilliant (and beautiful) Joan Pontius called Metric Land. Now available at Metric Sucks. (I can’t locate a home page for her anym… --- ## [Vertical, Horizontal, and...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vertical-horizontal-and/194936)
**Author:** [@gypsymoth3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gypsymoth3)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2011, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vertical-horizontal-and/194936 "2011-12-12T05:42:13Z")
in 3D objects, is there a word to describe a line from front to back? --- ## [New Jersey Bans Direct Sales of Cars (Tesla)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-bans-direct-sales-of-cars-tesla/683481)
**Author:** [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2014, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-bans-direct-sales-of-cars-tesla/683481 "2014-03-25T20:07:40Z")
So today the tech world is upset over New Jersey’s rule that bans the direct sales of cars - effectively shutting down the Tesla model (go to New York if you want your car). They join Texas and Arizona in this. In all… --- ## [Questions/advice about girl mustache removal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-advice-about-girl-mustache-removal/585335)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-advice-about-girl-mustache-removal/585335 "2011-06-16T20:12:55Z")
Questions about girl mustache removal - dark tan/mocha complexion, faint mustache, wants to wax for the first time. Will home waxing remove it all, or should it be done at a salon? Does it look odd as it grows back but s… --- ## [Foods you miss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-miss/521001)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2009, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-miss/521001 "2009-12-20T02:16:21Z")
I seldom eat breakfast sausages, but I had some Hempler’s ones in the freezer and decided ‘Why not?’ I just had one, and it was ‘OK’. I grew up with Farmer John’s sausages, and it occurred to me that I haven’t seen any… --- ## [Are women really this stupid - CBC - CNN et al](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-women-really-this-stupid-cbc-cnn-et-al/663688)
**Author:** [@Iamnotivan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iamnotivan)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2013, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-women-really-this-stupid-cbc-cnn-et-al/663688 "2013-07-19T15:05:06Z")
The feminization of the media seems to be unending. Have you seen the New Day on CNN? On the 1st morning, young Cuomo - who looks like a prospective axe killer - said “We are going to present much more good news and a … --- ## [We forgot to display the DP parking placard, and got a ticket. Can we get out of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-forgot-to-display-the-dp-parking-placard-and-got-a-ticket-can-we-get-out-of-it/501979)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-forgot-to-display-the-dp-parking-placard-and-got-a-ticket-can-we-get-out-of-it/501979 "2009-07-06T17:43:50Z")
We have a Disabled Person placard that belongs to my wife, and there is a handicapped parking space on the street, right in front of our building. On Friday we came home and parked it there, and forgot to hang the plac… --- ## [Bush video chat with soldiers was scripted/rehearsed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-video-chat-with-soldiers-was-scripted-rehearsed/326276)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2005, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-video-chat-with-soldiers-was-scripted-rehearsed/326276 "2005-10-21T15:38:13Z")
Link I know Bush’s scripted appearances and hand picked audiences are not news, but I’m still getting weary of being jerked around like this. These people think we’re morons. It bugs me that I can’t trust the White Ho… --- ## [Is stealing a mailbox a Federal offense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-stealing-a-mailbox-a-federal-offense/623720)
**Author:** [@steviep24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steviep24)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2014, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-stealing-a-mailbox-a-federal-offense/623720 "2014-05-27T18:28:09Z")
A few weeks ago my mailbox and its post were taken. Police were notified and although the officer made a report he said there wasn’t much else he could do. My question is even though I had to purchase and install the ne… --- ## [A pithy message for ZPG Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pithy-message-for-zpg-zealot/532678)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2010, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pithy-message-for-zpg-zealot/532678 "2010-03-21T18:37:56Z")
In this thread I started asking non-biological parents to share their stories, ZPG Zealot write: Persons familiar with ZZ’s posting history will understand why this remark, however irksome, is hardly surprising. This … --- ## [Star Trek actor arrested for flashing children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-actor-arrested-for-flashing-children/731426)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2017, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-actor-arrested-for-flashing-children/731426 "2017-11-27T00:54:45Z")
Or should I say actress. Voyager’s Jennifer Lien was arrested for flashing children. And she was waiting for the deputies with her front door wide open. Also she was naked, and ended up being forcibly dressed by the d… --- ## [Who were the Most Famous Suicides of the 20th Century?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-most-famous-suicides-of-the-20th-century/464364)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-most-famous-suicides-of-the-20th-century/464364 "2008-09-23T20:56:41Z")
In the currently running Thread about young Frances Cobain, it is suggested by Hippy Hollow that Kurt Cobain’s suicide “might have been the most famous of a generation”. Myself being of Kurt Cobain’s generation, it is c… --- ## [ThelmaLou crybaby snowflake way to take things out of context.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thelmalou-crybaby-snowflake-way-to-take-things-out-of-context/817725)
**Author:** [@Textual\_Assault](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Textual_Assault)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thelmalou-crybaby-snowflake-way-to-take-things-out-of-context/817725 "2018-07-16T21:57:58Z")
I started a thread about Ken Burns Vietnam war minseries and that it didn’t tell me anything I didn’t already know execpt for one VERY important thing and yeah my OP was maybe a bit snarky but it was about the tv show, N… --- ## [Do you know anyone with servants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-with-servants/604920)
**Author:** [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2013, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-with-servants/604920 "2013-07-16T17:46:01Z")
What percent of households now have full-time “help” (maids, gardeners, footmen, cooks) as opposed to the past ('20s and 1880s might be informative). Is this a cultural or a monetary shift? My first thread… I live in … --- ## [My thumb has been "asleep" for over 24 hours now...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-thumb-has-been-asleep-for-over-24-hours-now/105870)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2002, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-thumb-has-been-asleep-for-over-24-hours-now/105870 "2002-06-21T16:17:47Z")
I was using a pair of scissors yesterday and during that, half of my thumb fell asleep. Or so I thought. It went numb, but without the tingles that usually accompany “falling asleep”… it isn’t totally numb, I have a lit… --- ## [Why has tipping % gone up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-tipping-gone-up/428291)
**Author:** [@Zerc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zerc)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2016, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-tipping-gone-up/428291 "2016-11-08T20:43:37Z")
This is not another thread to debate the pros and cons of tipping. What I want to know is why has the % of the meal that you are supposed to leave as a tip gone up over the years. I am not American so I may be incorrect… --- ## [I am gob-smacked by the impossibly gorgeous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-gob-smacked-by-the-impossibly-gorgeous/613630)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2012, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-gob-smacked-by-the-impossibly-gorgeous/613630 "2012-03-02T14:11:11Z")
I was on the subway last night sitting opposite The Handsomest Man in the World. He looked like Jason Bateman and Brad Pitt had a baby. I didn’t want to drag him home or anything–I am old enough to be his ancestor–but di… --- ## [Name the most evil (but non violent) TV characters you can think of.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-most-evil-but-non-violent-tv-characters-you-can-think-of/697274)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-most-evil-but-non-violent-tv-characters-you-can-think-of/697274 "2014-09-12T21:37:26Z")
The thread title seems simple enough. My only stipulations are that we confine ourselves to talking about television characters, not literary, dramatic, cinematic, or mythological ones; and that we leave out people who d… --- ## [What is the polite way of saying no to Jehovah Witness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-polite-way-of-saying-no-to-jehovah-witness/413995)
**Author:** [@BluePitbull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BluePitbull)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2007, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-polite-way-of-saying-no-to-jehovah-witness/413995 "2007-08-06T10:46:06Z")
Or to anyone one who wants to talk to you about their religion despite being uninterested? What if they keep asking, “Why Not” or continue to insist that you listen. How would you handle it? --- ## [When Did Apple Take Off And Become Cool?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-apple-take-off-and-become-cool/594104)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2011, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-apple-take-off-and-become-cool/594104 "2011-08-28T01:24:06Z")
I can’t really remember. When did it become the “in thing” to own Apple products. Was it the iMac introduction? Or was it the iPod introduction that made them the “in thing” or “the alternative” to go to? I know they a… --- ## [Why is Anime so popular in the West?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-anime-so-popular-in-the-west/537955)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2010, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-anime-so-popular-in-the-west/537955 "2010-05-04T13:29:32Z")
… At least among a fairly sizeable subset of people? Obviously, like any genre of work there’s going to be outstanding stuff, good stuff, most stuff, and crap stuff. But it seems that, especially amongst computer people… --- ## [Does peanut butter ever go bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-peanut-butter-ever-go-bad/545277)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2010, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-peanut-butter-ever-go-bad/545277 "2010-07-03T00:43:34Z")
I have a jar of peanut butter ground from peanuts by me at the store (meaning no preservatives). It’s been sitting around for a month or so and still looks, smells, and tastes the same. It’s sitting unrefrigerated in a… --- ## [In olden days, how common was it for people to enter marriage with literally no clue what sex was?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-olden-days-how-common-was-it-for-people-to-enter-marriage-with-literally-no-clue-what-sex-was/980395)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2023, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-olden-days-how-common-was-it-for-people-to-enter-marriage-with-literally-no-clue-what-sex-was/980395 "2023-03-18T05:44:20Z")
In one of the Laura Ingalls books, Laura’s daughter, Rose Wilder, asked her (Laura) how babies are made. And Laura stammered and got flustered, before eventually saying, “You’ll find out when you get married.” How commo… --- ## [Why doesn't Denver just release/trade Tim Tebow to a team that could use him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-denver-just-release-trade-tim-tebow-to-a-team-that-could-use-him/593970)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2011, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-denver-just-release-trade-tim-tebow-to-a-team-that-could-use-him/593970 "2011-10-10T11:29:20Z")
Love him or hate him it seems that being drafted by Denver could turn out to be the worst thing to happen to TT because they seem intent on not playing him under any circumstance. I don’t understand teams that draft qua… --- ## [The greatness of the original Star Wars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatness-of-the-original-star-wars/738354)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2015, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatness-of-the-original-star-wars/738354 "2015-12-03T16:02:08Z")
One of the reasons the prequels were considered so bad is because they paled in comparison to the originals. As we know, part of why is that Lucas needs producers who give him enough leash but know when to tug to restrai… --- ## [Give me your first time camping advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-your-first-time-camping-advice/588534)
**Author:** [@Roseanne\_Rosannadanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roseanne_Rosannadanna)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2011, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-your-first-time-camping-advice/588534 "2011-07-13T03:56:29Z")
We’re going on our first family camping trip (including two young school age kids). I haven’t done much camping - just with friends in my teens. My SO has done camping as a kid only. This will be tent camping for us, but… --- ## [The Utter Nihilism that is Pop Music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-utter-nihilism-that-is-pop-music/501119)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-utter-nihilism-that-is-pop-music/501119 "2009-06-29T17:48:38Z")
I’m listening to some of these reports about Michael Jackson and I listen to people struggle to say something meaningful about his contribution to humanity. He was a clown, essentially. His contribution was as meaningf… --- ## [Pitting Black Women for Trying to Look White](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-black-women-for-trying-to-look-white/216474)
**Author:** [@Hydrocortisone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hydrocortisone)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2004, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-black-women-for-trying-to-look-white/216474 "2004-04-05T04:06:12Z")
I am so sick of most black women selling out their race by trying to look white. What do I mean you ask? Look at most black women’s hair in America. They do their best to try to make it look straight and soft, like a whi… --- ## [What would it take to change an athiest's mind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-to-change-an-athiests-mind/428035)
**Author:** [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2007, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-to-change-an-athiests-mind/428035 "2007-12-08T00:29:10Z")
Pretty straightforward OP. Some people have said on this board that they would find it easier to believe in a super-advanced alien race or that they were suffering from mental illness than to believe in god/gods/etc. So… --- ## [Origin of "nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-nuke-it-from-orbit-its-the-only-way-to-be-sure/363737)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2006, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-nuke-it-from-orbit-its-the-only-way-to-be-sure/363737 "2006-07-18T20:29:39Z")
It’s a common saying or meme here on the SDMB that sounds like it might have been lifted from some science fiction book or movie. Searching the board archives doesn’t produce an obvious ur-thread where it was coined & e… --- ## [Why no kissing in Bollywood films?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-kissing-in-bollywood-films/481391)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2009, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-kissing-in-bollywood-films/481391 "2009-01-15T22:23:57Z")
I’ve been getting into Bollywood films. But the big question is why is kissing forbidden? Is it a general Indian thing, or is this the most conservative elements of a society defining what is acceptable for all? --- ## ["How we 86'd a police office from our protected space" - The most sensitive anarchists ever!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-we-86d-a-police-office-from-our-protected-space-the-most-sensitive-anarchists-ever/547300)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-we-86d-a-police-office-from-our-protected-space-the-most-sensitive-anarchists-ever/547300 "2010-07-26T07:32:30Z")
I have never read a more self aggrandizing, douchetastic screed than the reply on this Anarchist website as to why they asked a police office getting a cup of coffee to scram. The selective hyper-sensitivity of these har… --- ## [Gay Main Characters in SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-main-characters-in-sf/661001)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2013, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-main-characters-in-sf/661001 "2013-06-19T00:36:28Z")
I am not a SF expert, so I am having a hard time thinking of any human gay characters in Science Fiction movies/TV series. --- ## [What was the function of a samurai wakizashi (short sword)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-function-of-a-samurai-wakizashi-short-sword/333257)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2005, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-function-of-a-samurai-wakizashi-short-sword/333257 "2005-12-01T05:33:27Z")
In Kill Bill, Vol. 1, the Bride, wielding only a samurai-style katana or longsword, defeats a small army of yakuza similarly armed. (Why it never occurs to them simply to shoot her is not clear, but never mind that.) I… --- ## [European Knight vs. Japanese Samurai: Who wins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-knight-vs-japanese-samurai-who-wins/189603)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-knight-vs-japanese-samurai-who-wins/189603 "2017-04-28T02:45:52Z")
Ove in the thread in GQ What is the advantage of different swords over one another? Shodan said, “Maybe I should start the discussion about “who would win - a European knight, or a Japanese samurai?” That should kill a f… --- ## [Having children is immoral (antinatalism)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-children-is-immoral-antinatalism/450834)
**Author:** [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2011, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-children-is-immoral-antinatalism/450834 "2011-08-19T11:38:03Z")
To quote the antinatalism blog: Antinatalism follows a chain of logic like this: It is morally wrong to inflict suffering on others. Every human life is filled with suffering. Creating a new life is a decision. Those… --- ## [A Discussion About Whether Shakespeare is Shakespeare without Dismissiveness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-discussion-about-whether-shakespeare-is-shakespeare-without-dismissiveness/667319)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2013, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-discussion-about-whether-shakespeare-is-shakespeare-without-dismissiveness/667319 "2013-08-29T11:59:50Z")
OK, septimus, and anybody else. Here is a thread where we can discuss the merits of the proposition that somebody other than Shakespeare wrote the 37 plays and the sonnets attributed to him. For my part, I believe the d… --- ## [College : "C" grade analogy from professor.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-c-grade-analogy-from-professor/584551)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2011, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-c-grade-analogy-from-professor/584551 "2011-06-11T05:42:59Z")
Way back when, I took a class. This professor, as part of one of the early lectures, gave us a list of “myths” that we should dispel. One of the “myths” was that a C was good enough. He stated that a C was “terrible” … --- ## [Walk me through a homeless person's day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walk-me-through-a-homeless-persons-day/500480)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walk-me-through-a-homeless-persons-day/500480 "2009-06-23T20:27:20Z")
Many of us see homeless people walking the streets, but I am curious how the day of a homeless person goes, and what resources they use to survive. Where do they eat, where do they sleep, where do they get clothing, whe… --- ## [Why do you prefer a stick-shift over an automatic transmission?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-prefer-a-stick-shift-over-an-automatic-transmission/919279)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 338\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2026, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-prefer-a-stick-shift-over-an-automatic-transmission/919279 "2026-10-30T03:36:07Z")
From the current thread regarding automotive brand loyalty, there are clearly some of you out there who prefer driving a car with manual transmission over automatic: I don’t get it. A stick-shift is OK, I guess, in … --- ## [How soon is too soon to live together?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-is-too-soon-to-live-together/628751)
**Author:** [@I\_Like\_Pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Like_Pie)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2012, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-is-too-soon-to-live-together/628751 "2012-07-27T12:10:21Z")
I was inspired to ask this because of another thread regarding how long one should wait before getting engaged. I’ve been dating a wonderful man for 6 months or so and we’ve recently discussed moving in together. I do … --- ## [Removing medical tape adhesive from skin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-medical-tape-adhesive-from-skin/272183)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2004, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-medical-tape-adhesive-from-skin/272183 "2004-11-01T15:43:11Z")
I got out of the hospital two days ago (and that might generate a thread in MPSIMS.) The right side of my chest has a lot of sticky stuff from bandage tape. I just now called my druggist for advice on removing the stuff … --- ## [How did the Democratic Party blow this election as badly as they did? How??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-democratic-party-blow-this-election-as-badly-as-they-did-how/272687)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2004, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-democratic-party-blow-this-election-as-badly-as-they-did-how/272687 "2004-11-07T13:19:13Z")
Tonight, the Democratic Party: Lost the Presidency Lost more House seats Lost more Senate seats (including the Minority Leader, Tom Daschle!) Lost Governorships Lost the Gay Marriage debate in so many states How? G… --- ## [Sanitation Question: Dish Washing in the Bathroom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanitation-question-dish-washing-in-the-bathroom/524677)
**Author:** [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2010, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanitation-question-dish-washing-in-the-bathroom/524677 "2010-01-17T09:55:14Z")
Well, my company has instituted a new cost-cutting measure and they’ve stopped providing disposable cups at the coffee stations. Here is the pertinent part of the email we received (bolding mine): The problem is that … --- ## [Is 'Zoo Hypothesis' Mainstream?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-zoo-hypothesis-mainstream/940475)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2021, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-zoo-hypothesis-mainstream/940475 "2021-05-13T22:45:27Z")
Here is the Wikipedia article. But basically it is a response to Fermi’s Paradox that says there are advanced ET’s out there, they just purposely choose not to interact with us for ethical reasons. My question is, is it… --- ## [Anyone here have to wear a piss bag?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-have-to-wear-a-piss-bag/615410)
**Author:** [@Stelios](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stelios)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2013, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-have-to-wear-a-piss-bag/615410 "2013-01-22T04:17:32Z")
For reasons too tedious and depressing to go into, there is a slight chance I may need to wear a piss bag for a while, possibly forever. I have questions and my google-fu is so weak that I’ve not been able to find the an… --- ## [Most memorable dying words in a movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-memorable-dying-words-in-a-movie/265372)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2004, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-memorable-dying-words-in-a-movie/265372 "2004-10-13T16:40:44Z")
Extra credit and bragging rights if you can identify the speaker of these dying words, to whom they were spoken, and the movie’s title. “Oh God, Ben.” “Corn nuts.” Go ahead and add your own whether or not you recogniz… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=626&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=628&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)