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**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2014, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zep-the-stones-the-beatles-or-the-who/685805 "2014-04-18T17:43:14Z")
In my early teen years, the now defunct NYC radio station WPLJ devoted a day to playing tunes these four groups only. I know many of you would like to chime in with Pink Floyd or my other personal favorite, The Kinks(!)… --- ## [Cover Versions Of Songs That Are Much Better...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-versions-of-songs-that-are-much-better/837628)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2019, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-versions-of-songs-that-are-much-better/837628 "2019-11-09T07:50:30Z")
I am inspired to post this after seeing Mariah Carey’s cover to I Still Believe. Believe it or not, I only later found out it was Brenda K. Starr who originally came out with the song. Mariah Carey was apparently a back … --- ## [Do birds ever crap on people on purpose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-birds-ever-crap-on-people-on-purpose/108214)
**Author:** [@Barking\_Spider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barking_Spider)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-birds-ever-crap-on-people-on-purpose/108214 "2015-01-01T20:49:32Z")
We’ve all seen those cartoons or funny commercials where birds “zero” in on hapless people before dropping a load. What I want to know is, is there any evidence that birds do this in real life? --- ## [State of the Union Address, March 7, 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-march-7-2024/998590)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 272\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-march-7-2024/998590 "2024-03-14T13:12:01Z")
I’ve got CNN on, and the address is due to start in about 40 minutes. Covering Gaza protesters outside the White House. Apparently, they want to block the road, preventing Biden’s motorcade from leaving. That’s unlike… --- ## [The abortion debate: are the antis really making headway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-abortion-debate-are-the-antis-really-making-headway/515040)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2009, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-abortion-debate-are-the-antis-really-making-headway/515040 "2009-11-05T01:37:10Z")
The question is prompted by the latest episode of Law & Order. I find shows like this are a pretty good barometer of the liberal consensus, which is usually the mainstream consensus. Last night’s show dealt with the murd… --- ## [Jerking Off ? Maybe.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerking-off-maybe/278737)
**Author:** [@dragongirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragongirl)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2004, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerking-off-maybe/278737 "2004-12-23T14:40:24Z")
I’ve got this little problem with my son. He just turned 12 years old. For the last year or so, he’s been going through a ton of clothes. He changes his pajamas and underwear a number of times in one night. I’ve been wa… --- ## [Sarcastic Answers to Perfectly Civil Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarcastic-answers-to-perfectly-civil-questions/709230)
**Author:** [@Your\_Great\_Darsh\_Face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Your_Great_Darsh_Face)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2015, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarcastic-answers-to-perfectly-civil-questions/709230 "2015-02-01T08:39:44Z")
(Hope this is allowed here) \*\*If Hitler’s Speeches Were in British English, What Would They Sound Like? \*\* They’d be hard to hear because of most of the crowd going “Wass sagt er?” \*\* I was in a car accident. Is this … --- ## [SDMB Big League Fantasy Football 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2017/792571)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2017, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2017/792571 "2017-12-26T06:06:24Z")
Last year’s thread We’re in year 9 of this league. Due to the stupid way yahoo has decided to rework their renewal system, I had to boot everyone from the league and re-invite to your normal yahoo FF e-mail address. Pl… --- ## [Anonymous Hiring of Contract Killers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anonymous-hiring-of-contract-killers/637703)
**Author:** [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2013, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anonymous-hiring-of-contract-killers/637703 "2013-10-07T12:33:02Z")
For years, I have heard scary predictions that the internet/strong encryption/anonymous currency/etc. can and will be put to (mis)use by allowing people to hire contract killers anonymously. Still, I’ve never heard of s… --- ## [Avatar Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-trailer/507093)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2009, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-trailer/507093 "2009-09-12T23:12:24Z")
http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/avatar/ Wow. Wow. Wow. I love me some James Cameron. I love me some giant robots. I have no particular ill-will towards blue-skinned freaky natives. Bring it on! --- ## [Were there real advantages to column mounted manual gear shifts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-real-advantages-to-column-mounted-manual-gear-shifts/708504)
**Author:** [@SirRay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SirRay)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2015, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-real-advantages-to-column-mounted-manual-gear-shifts/708504 "2015-02-14T18:54:04Z")
So re-reading the cool “Cars of the Classic '30s” book (part of the multi-volume “Cars Of” series, it seems around 1938/39 auto manufacturers start pushing column mounted gear shifts over floor mounted shifts. These vehi… --- ## [Goodbye, Magic!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-magic/542445)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-magic/542445 "2010-06-30T03:04:25Z")
It’s cathartic, actually. After fifteen years, I am finally going to be completely done with Magic : The Gathering. When I started collecting, it was in the heyday of Fallen Empires (well, insofar as FE ever HAD a heyda… --- ## [US military uniforms w/rank insignia on chest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-military-uniforms-w-rank-insignia-on-chest/612667)
**Author:** [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2012, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-military-uniforms-w-rank-insignia-on-chest/612667 "2012-02-15T18:37:45Z")
When I see uniformed military personnel around town, say having lunch at a restaurant, they are usually wearing a uniform like this with the rank insignia on their chest - didn’t that sort of insignia used to be worn on … --- ## [Your nominees for all-time Olympic babes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-nominees-for-all-time-olympic-babes/460272)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2008, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-nominees-for-all-time-olympic-babes/460272 "2008-08-21T17:14:01Z")
I don’t care if they won any color of medal, what country they competed for, if they were in the Winter or Summer games, or even if they’re now dead and gone. The only rules: they were on an Olympic team and they’re fem… --- ## [The jobs bill just died in the Senate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jobs-bill-just-died-in-the-senate/599366)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jobs-bill-just-died-in-the-senate/599366 "2011-10-13T19:33:41Z")
How do you feel about it? Republicans don’t have a legitimate counter. “Just cut taxes more” isn’t gonna work, and soon enough people will start to realize how empty the rhetoric is. What now? Are Republicans actually … --- ## [Common phrases with city names in them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-phrases-with-city-names-in-them/685378)
**Author:** [@Gretchion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gretchion)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-phrases-with-city-names-in-them/685378 "2014-04-13T18:51:51Z")
“We’ll always have Paris” “When in Rome…” “What happens in Vegas…” These are the only ones I could think of right off the bat, anybody got any other ones? --- ## [Wanted: brilliant idea for a hobby that replaces angling/fishing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-brilliant-idea-for-a-hobby-that-replaces-angling-fishing/687374)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2014, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-brilliant-idea-for-a-hobby-that-replaces-angling-fishing/687374 "2014-05-04T23:14:25Z")
Most hobby-fishermen are not into angling to take home the fisch they caught. Most put the hook out of the fishes mouth, and throw the fish back. They say they are mostly in it for the sport, and the peace and quiet of b… --- ## [Well, I feel stupid....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-feel-stupid/415145)
**Author:** [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2007, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-feel-stupid/415145 "2007-08-24T18:59:58Z")
This past weekend, we noticed that the drain in the shower wasn’t draining. I took a shower in the morning, and that afternoon there was still shin-deep water in the tub. So I went and bought some Liquid Plumr and set … --- ## [Do you question the intelligence of people who believe mercury retrograde affects their lives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-question-the-intelligence-of-people-who-believe-mercury-retrograde-affects-their-lives/578897)
**Author:** [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2011, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-question-the-intelligence-of-people-who-believe-mercury-retrograde-affects-their-lives/578897 "2011-04-20T22:14:04Z")
Like with any astrology, I’m baffled when I find out that someone I respect takes this crap seriously. They are convinced that mercury in retrograde actually has some sort of affect on their life, love, work, etc. What… --- ## [Oreo Beer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oreo-beer/402246)
**Author:** [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2007, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oreo-beer/402246 "2007-06-27T17:45:32Z")
My latest fermentation experimentation is 5 packages of Oreo Cookies. I figured I’d make it a stout. Here are the ingredients in order of addition. 0.5 lb Crystal Malt 0.5 lb British Chocolate Malt 0.5 lb Roast Barl… --- ## [What does "Take it Slow" really mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-take-it-slow-really-mean/179859)
**Author:** [@errata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/errata)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2003, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-take-it-slow-really-mean/179859 "2003-06-07T03:57:40Z")
I don’t want to get into the specifics of my situation other than I just met someone, we went out once, and that’s what I heard after agreeing to meet again. I think the exact words were, “I want to take it slowly” Now … --- ## [What kind of animal is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-animal-is-this/635357)
**Author:** [@Deadhead\_Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deadhead_Dave)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-animal-is-this/635357 "2012-09-30T23:28:01Z")
Does anybody know? --- ## [AP: “Ex-FBI Director James Comey indicted on charges of lying to Congress and obstruction”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ap-ex-fbi-director-james-comey-indicted-on-charges-of-lying-to-congress-and-obstruction/1023402)
**Author:** [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Replies:** 309\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ap-ex-fbi-director-james-comey-indicted-on-charges-of-lying-to-congress-and-obstruction/1023402 "2026-10-28T16:03:03Z")
The criminal case is likely to deepen concerns that the Justice Department under Bondi is being weaponized in pursuit of investigations and now prosecutions of public figures the president regards as his political ene… --- ## [Mean Mr. Mustard’s List of Original (I believe) Cinematic Sure Things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mean-mr-mustard-s-list-of-original-i-believe-cinematic-sure-things/995911)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mean-mr-mustard-s-list-of-original-i-believe-cinematic-sure-things/995911 "2024-02-14T13:53:13Z")
Any game of chess will show no more than two moves after which “checkmate” will be announced. Any game of checkers will show one of the players performing at least a quadruple jump. Any fully clothed person standing… --- ## [What will really happen if Texas passes the TSA anti-groping bill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-really-happen-if-texas-passes-the-tsa-anti-groping-bill/586310)
**Author:** [@Dripping](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dripping)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-really-happen-if-texas-passes-the-tsa-anti-groping-bill/586310 "2011-06-30T07:44:18Z")
Cite: Welcome tsatyranny.com - BlueHost.com and http://www.earnedmedia.org/tsat0621.htm This looks likely to pass and become law in Texas. Soon. Then what? Will the feds really cancel all flights in and out of Texas?… --- ## [Why "shave ice" and not "shaved ice"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-shave-ice-and-not-shaved-ice/565824)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2011, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-shave-ice-and-not-shaved-ice/565824 "2011-01-01T21:30:42Z")
Wikipedia is of no help. Google returns a question and answer that says it’s a direct translation from Hawai’ian, but no reference. Is this some pidgin thing where the past tense is not used? Apparently it originated … --- ## [Hearts & Minds update: Shooting wounded prisoners in a mosque.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-minds-update-shooting-wounded-prisoners-in-a-mosque/274974)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2004, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-minds-update-shooting-wounded-prisoners-in-a-mosque/274974 "2004-11-22T07:58:31Z")
This can’t be good. What the blue fuck was a guy who got shot in the face the day before doing on duty? I assume that had something to do with this going down in front of imbedded media. --- ## [Guitar Building Project, Pt6 - Final Assembly – initial impressions (and one bad pic) – way too long](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-building-project-pt6-final-assembly-initial-impressions-and-one-bad-pic-way-too-long/509199)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2009, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-building-project-pt6-final-assembly-initial-impressions-and-one-bad-pic-way-too-long/509199 "2009-10-14T13:13:30Z")
Previous threads linked to via this thread. Okay – first completely inadequate pic here. I finally got it – lordy what a long wait. But I am beginning to think it was worth it, in a very promising way. Bottom line: … --- ## [Christianity and homosexuality - please explain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianity-and-homosexuality-please-explain/243921)
**Author:** [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2004, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianity-and-homosexuality-please-explain/243921 "2004-10-01T04:45:55Z")
I’m not gay and I’m not Christian, so as an outsider looking in, I have to admit that I’m a little confused by the whole controversy. If I understand correctly, the Bible teaches that the practice of homosexuality is a … --- ## [American Idol 2/16-2/17](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2010, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-16-2-17/529229 "2010-02-20T01:06:19Z")
Two hours tonight for Hollywood Week, and tomorrow they whittle them down to the top 24. --- ## [Franklin the Turtle from Noggin is inappropriate for young children?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/franklin-the-turtle-from-noggin-is-inappropriate-for-young-children/457961)
**Author:** [@Morrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morrison)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2013, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/franklin-the-turtle-from-noggin-is-inappropriate-for-young-children/457961 "2013-06-26T00:07:22Z")
I happened to catch an episode of Franklin on Noggin last night (my one year old loves Noggin and watches all the shows, including Franklin, even though he has no idea what’s goin on…). Anyway, this particular episode i… --- ## [To get this out of the way, I don't think Bernie would have won either.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-get-this-out-of-the-way-i-dont-think-bernie-would-have-won-either/771148)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2016, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-get-this-out-of-the-way-i-dont-think-bernie-would-have-won-either/771148 "2016-11-15T23:08:31Z")
Anyone care to make the argument that he would have? --- ## [Dungeons and Dragons 4 and the Murder of Faerun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dungeons-and-dragons-4-and-the-murder-of-faerun/429947)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2008, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dungeons-and-dragons-4-and-the-murder-of-faerun/429947 "2008-08-27T10:55:25Z")
(Title is a mockery of Harry Potter) This is a mild Pitting, a pre-pitting if you will. It’s going off the leaked information from Dungeons and Dragons 4th edition. It’s very long because it takes some time to build, K? … --- ## [Is a Reuben sandwich kosher?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-reuben-sandwich-kosher/21189)
**Author:** [@Doug\_Bowe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_Bowe)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2012, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-reuben-sandwich-kosher/21189 "2012-01-05T16:53:53Z")
An old Smithsonian says the Reuben sandwich was named for a guy in Omaha. A web search says Reuben lived in New York. Another web site says the it got it’s name from a sandwich shop named Reuben’s in New York. And a site… --- ## [Bob McDonnell trial/conviction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-mcdonnell-trial-conviction/697583)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-mcdonnell-trial-conviction/697583 "2015-01-09T20:34:36Z")
For those who don’t know what this is about - here I don’t understand something. The gifts that McDonnell received were given legally. There was no law against giving or receiving of those gifts. As far as I can find in… --- ## [How likely is it that the Tasmanian Tiger is not extinct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-likely-is-it-that-the-tasmanian-tiger-is-not-extinct/579375)
**Author:** [@Dahu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahu)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-likely-is-it-that-the-tasmanian-tiger-is-not-extinct/579375 "2024-11-04T21:12:34Z")
I’ve been fascinated by the story of the Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacine). Despite the last known one dying in 1936 sightings have persisted. How likely is it that the species might still survive in Tasmania? Specifically I’… --- ## [Ever cry at a passage in a novel or short story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-cry-at-a-passage-in-a-novel-or-short-story/474262)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-cry-at-a-passage-in-a-novel-or-short-story/474262 "2011-08-21T21:58:34Z")
Well, tell us about it. Brought to you by the campaign for pithy OPs. --- ## [(Old) There are icebergs in my MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-there-are-icebergs-in-my-mmp/996803)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 388\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-there-are-icebergs-in-my-mmp/996803 "2024-02-05T15:40:29Z")
Pulling into Wilhemina Bay for our first photo op this morning. Lots of icebergs of varying sizes and shapes floating by. If you get the chance to cruise here, I can highly recommend it. Happy Moanday! --- ## [Your favorite movies no one else seems to know about.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movies-no-one-else-seems-to-know-about/361081)
**Author:** [@Linty\_Fresh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linty_Fresh)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2006, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movies-no-one-else-seems-to-know-about/361081 "2006-07-09T10:47:35Z")
I’ve got three. Sorcerer: I have vague recollections of seeing the previews for this movie when I was seven, but after that, it dropped right off my grid, until a couple of weeks ago when I found it at the video store. … --- ## [Unimportant questions you really, really want to know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unimportant-questions-you-really-really-want-to-know/666473)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2013, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unimportant-questions-you-really-really-want-to-know/666473 "2013-08-24T03:53:04Z")
Have you ever had a minor unanswered question, though not even remotely important, you really wish you knew the answer to? For example, I’ve always wondered why western radio/TV stations start with “K” while eastern one… --- ## [Hbk4894 - What's up with his posting history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbk4894-whats-up-with-his-posting-history/768841)
**Author:** [@Whiskey\_Dickens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whiskey_Dickens)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2016, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbk4894-whats-up-with-his-posting-history/768841 "2016-10-30T09:53:13Z")
Tell me about the place you live. Where were you born? Tell me about your last name. What’s your birthday? Who’s your favorite teacher? These seem suspiciously like some sort of manual phishing. Add in the fact tha… --- ## [USA vs. Mexico](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-vs-mexico/579265)
**Author:** [@TexasDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TexasDriver)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2011, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-vs-mexico/579265 "2011-04-27T01:04:25Z")
I was born in the USA. Before I was 22, had probably walked or driven into Mexico at least 20 times and once the whole family spent a vacation traveling deep into Mexico - deep as, in within 50 miles of the Guatemalan bo… --- ## [Songs About Crime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-crime/518722)
**Author:** [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-crime/518722 "2009-11-30T21:50:06Z")
Sexual Assault of a Child: “Prison Sex” - Tool “Janie’s Got a Gun” - Aerosmith “Jordan, Minnesota” - Big Black (great, scary song) “Kentucky F\*\*\* Daddy”- Brutal Juice (ditto) Robbery With a Deadly Weapon: “I Fought… --- ## [Hey Urbanredneck, stop slobbering over boobs. And no, real men don’t](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-urbanredneck-stop-slobbering-over-boobs-and-no-real-men-don-t/785779)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-urbanredneck-stop-slobbering-over-boobs-and-no-real-men-don-t/785779 "2017-09-13T17:47:51Z")
I normally don’t bother with lowlifes such as this, but his hijacking of the gayity thread pushed it over the edge. In this thread, our resident gastropod is confused. Actually he is perpetually confused but this time i… --- ## [Your Unusual Food Predilections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-unusual-food-predilections/645398)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2013, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-unusual-food-predilections/645398 "2013-01-02T11:19:46Z")
What food preferences do you have that you don’t notice others sharing? I have two: Back when I was wearing a fatter man’s clothes, I enjoyed eating cereal with salad dressing. Creamy salad dressings preferred; no speci… --- ## [How do I feed little tiny toads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-feed-little-tiny-toads/503006)
**Author:** [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-feed-little-tiny-toads/503006 "2013-06-13T01:45:59Z")
While mowing the lawn, I happened to catch two little tiny toads…they are about the size of the last section of my index finger (I am an adult man of average size and build). My kids like to watch them and pet them and … --- ## [The Godfather: Tom Hagen Could Not Be a "Made Member"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-godfather-tom-hagen-could-not-be-a-made-member/539411)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-godfather-tom-hagen-could-not-be-a-made-member/539411 "2010-05-17T18:15:26Z")
In the movie, Tom Hagen is portrayed as the family lawyer, sort of a business advisor. He never got to be the “consigliore”, and surely could never aspire to be head of the family. From the book, this was implicit-there… --- ## [Why didn't the Nazis invade Switzerland?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-nazis-invade-switzerland/693731)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-nazis-invade-switzerland/693731 "2014-07-27T19:49:36Z")
…and how would it have looked if they had? Wiki gives an overview of the planned German invasion of Switzerland, Operation Tannenbaum and says “Hitler never gave the go-ahead, for reasons still uncertain today.” What d… --- ## [Petticoat Junction girls - Were they bathing in the Town's drinking water supply?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petticoat-junction-girls-were-they-bathing-in-the-towns-drinking-water-supply/322149)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2005, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petticoat-junction-girls-were-they-bathing-in-the-towns-drinking-water-supply/322149 "2005-09-20T14:32:41Z")
I (vaguely) remember the show’s intro where they’re shown naked from the shoulders up peeking out of some water tower arrangement. Were they actually bathing (along with the dog) in the Town’s drinking water supply? --- ## [Has a large US city ever just disappeared?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-large-us-city-ever-just-disappeared/518787)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2009, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-large-us-city-ever-just-disappeared/518787 "2009-12-02T23:51:18Z")
The thread about Detroit’s Pontiac Silverdome got me thinking: what if people just kept leaving Detroit until the population becomes so small that it couldn’t really be considered a big city anymore? According to wiki, … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=627&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=629&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)