# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=637&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:** 638 --- ## [Morals/ethics and the Dachau Massacre](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morals-ethics-and-the-dachau-massacre/597660)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2011, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morals-ethics-and-the-dachau-massacre/597660 "2011-10-01T18:45:11Z")
In brief, in the aftermath of the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp by the US Army, several dozen German POWs (camp guards) were killed by US troops and liberated inmates (who may have been given pistols and ba… --- ## [Pick a movie for the SDMB 1964 Film Festival](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-movie-for-the-sdmb-1964-film-festival/543549)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2010, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-movie-for-the-sdmb-1964-film-festival/543549 "2010-06-27T17:40:50Z")
All Dopers are invited to attend the 1964 FilmFest! Your entry fee to this cinematic wayback event is to bring your own movie. Also, it would be nice if you could say a few words about your choice. It doesn’t have to be … --- ## [Who the hell cares what happens to my children, as long as the SD Community loves me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-cares-what-happens-to-my-children-as-long-as-the-sd-community-loves-me/184895)
**Author:** [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2003, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-cares-what-happens-to-my-children-as-long-as-the-sd-community-loves-me/184895 "2003-06-28T03:11:39Z")
OK, so we’ve got a Doper who is bragging about how she was partying at a DopeFest when the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children called that they had taken her children because her home (many many hours away) was… --- ## [Project Runway starts tonight. Anyone watching?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-starts-tonight-anyone-watching/766036)
**Author:** [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2016, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-starts-tonight-anyone-watching/766036 "2016-12-24T20:28:06Z")
I’m not. I say that every season and every season I get suckered in. I hated last season with a bunch of no-talent designers and I am sworn off. Plus RuPaul’s All Start Drag Race is tonight which is waaaaay more impor… --- ## [What's the difference between an intercollegiate sport and a D-I sport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-an-intercollegiate-sport-and-a-d-i-sport/618492)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-an-intercollegiate-sport-and-a-d-i-sport/618492 "2012-04-16T01:51:01Z")
Looking on a website for choosing colleges. Under the sport tab, they let you pick between levels. I’m unclear on the distinction between an intercollegiate team, and say, D-I team. --- ## [Bridal Shower etiquette or "Who the hell is this person?" - opinions wanted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridal-shower-etiquette-or-who-the-hell-is-this-person-opinions-wanted/531997)
**Author:** [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2010, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridal-shower-etiquette-or-who-the-hell-is-this-person-opinions-wanted/531997 "2010-03-16T18:03:54Z")
Some background… My husband’s “best friend” is getting married. I use the quotes because really, he is my husband’s oldest friend but they are not very close. Anyway, The BF and The Fiancee have been together for about… --- ## [How Republicans can kill two birds with one stone.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-republicans-can-kill-two-birds-with-one-stone/683718)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2014, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-republicans-can-kill-two-birds-with-one-stone/683718 "2014-03-24T06:30:32Z")
Embrace Latinos. Can someone please explain to me why the Republican Party hasn’t used Latinos as an example of the come-from-nothing, sweat-of-your-brow, pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps representation of their Amer… --- ## [In which Saxby Chambliss learns what an IP address is (not nearly the pitting it deserves)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-saxby-chambliss-learns-what-an-ip-address-is-not-nearly-the-pitting-it-deserves/554696)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2010, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-saxby-chambliss-learns-what-an-ip-address-is-not-nearly-the-pitting-it-deserves/554696 "2010-10-01T03:58:48Z")
Unfortunately I don’t have the time to do justice to this, but since I didn’t see a thread already on the topic I’ll put it here. Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) is the class act who when he was running for his seat open… --- ## [The tie that binds – meaning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tie-that-binds-meaning/730525)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tie-that-binds-meaning/730525 "2018-09-20T19:35:20Z")
The tie that binds / the ties that bind The above is a well known phrase, originally from a hymn and used since in a film title, a Bruce Springsteen song and a novel, amongst other things. But what would you say it act… --- ## [Can Bisquick really "go bad"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-bisquick-really-go-bad/791338)
**Author:** [@justmeetee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justmeetee)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2017, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-bisquick-really-go-bad/791338 "2017-07-17T20:07:18Z")
I have diabetes so there are certain things I avoid MOST of the time, one of which is pancakes. And right now because of some dental issues I’m on a soft food diet, which is getting boring. So I pulled out a box of Bisqu… --- ## [How long before Sears goes bankrupt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-sears-goes-bankrupt/731758)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2018, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-sears-goes-bankrupt/731758 "2018-01-04T23:12:53Z")
Sears has been in a downward spiral for many years. It seems that the stores are secondary to the financial games Lambert is playing, and some of them will cost them more in the long run. How long can they continue thi… --- ## [Resolved; America would be less divisive today if we had executed Confederate leaders for treason](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-america-would-be-less-divisive-today-if-we-had-executed-confederate-leaders-for-treason/986789)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 319\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2023, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-america-would-be-less-divisive-today-if-we-had-executed-confederate-leaders-for-treason/986789 "2023-07-28T15:26:29Z")
If, following the end of the Civil War, the United States had identified the Confederate politicians and military officers as having committed treason (I’d imagine issuing a pardon to anybody who didn’t obtain a command … --- ## [Flouride - dental savior or poison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flouride-dental-savior-or-poison/675744)
**Author:** [@benbo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/benbo1)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flouride-dental-savior-or-poison/675744 "2013-12-11T03:53:56Z")
I keep hearing on these news shows how some doctors r saying we should avoid flouride. What’s the deal - is it poison, and worth it to find toothpaste without it? Or is it fine to brush the teeth long as we don’t swallow… --- ## [My cat's farts smell like evil insidious Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cats-farts-smell-like-evil-insidious-death/388532)
**Author:** [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2007, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cats-farts-smell-like-evil-insidious-death/388532 "2007-02-01T18:56:34Z")
I’m sitting here, surfing the Dope and waiting for bedtime, and Luna-brat (foreground) has decided she wants to jump on my lap and be loveable. Which I really don’t mind, but she’s got a couple of problems. First, she … --- ## [The Great Freeze-Out (US weather)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-freeze-out-us-weather/523665)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2010, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-freeze-out-us-weather/523665 "2010-01-25T00:25:50Z")
Surprised there’s been no thread on this. Currently the temp has just now barely cleared 40 F-we (NE Florida) may see temps in the teens tonite-and the nice weather people recently said that it may get even colder. Def… --- ## [how are late-model cars stolen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-late-model-cars-stolen/599947)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2011, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-late-model-cars-stolen/599947 "2011-10-19T23:30:04Z")
My car cost about $28K when I bought it nine years ago. It has a chip in the key: if the ECU does not detect that chip, it simply won’t run the engine. I assume that by now this anti-theft technology is pretty much sta… --- ## [Is it really fair to talk about AA "success rates"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-fair-to-talk-about-aa-success-rates/572657)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-fair-to-talk-about-aa-success-rates/572657 "2011-03-07T22:00:02Z")
I realize there are already a couple of debates touched off by Charlie Sheen’s latest rant, so I would like to limit this thread to AA and its alleged “5% success rate”. First, I put my cards on the table. I an an alcoh… --- ## [The Spring Done Sprung MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-spring-done-sprung-mmp/615539)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2012, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-spring-done-sprung-mmp/615539 "2012-03-19T05:21:36Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffienatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 54 degrees Amurrkin out with a predicted high of 77 for the day. As I look at the forecast for the week, I see mid to upper 50s for lows and mid 70s to lower 80s for hig… --- ## [People who go to stand-up comedy- are you really laughing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-go-to-stand-up-comedy-are-you-really-laughing/635141)
**Author:** [@ecoaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ecoaster)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2012, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-go-to-stand-up-comedy-are-you-really-laughing/635141 "2012-09-22T19:37:39Z")
Let me preface this with by saying sitoms (yes, including Seinfeld and The Office) never made me laugh. I never really watched sitcoms as a kid, although I enjoyed the classic slapsticks like the Marx Brothers and Laurel… --- ## [Why is there no nickname for "microwave"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-no-nickname-for-microwave/425497)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2007, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-no-nickname-for-microwave/425497 "2007-11-14T11:26:34Z")
Television became “TV.” Air conditioner became “AC.” Refrigerator became “fridge.” To microwave is “zap,” but the appliance itself has no commonly accepted nickname or abbreviation. Why not? --- ## [Pro-Lifers: Are they hypocrites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-lifers-are-they-hypocrites/326400)
**Author:** [@Cryptoderk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cryptoderk)\ **Replies:** 288\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2005, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-lifers-are-they-hypocrites/326400 "2005-10-21T18:41:17Z")
I was just thinking - Pro Lifers don’t go far enough. They claim to believe that a foetus is a human being. But they are trying (the vast majority of them) to stop abortion by peaceful means, while at the same time hundr… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' Thread - September 2015 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-september-2015-edition/729572)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2015, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-september-2015-edition/729572 "2015-09-30T16:29:59Z")
Kids are back in school… or almost back in school, depending on where you live. The temperatures have been incredibly mellow for high desert and some of the local maple trees are turning already! So whacha all reading? … --- ## [1931 Dracula- Is He wearing a Star of David around his neck or WHAT?? Eve, c'mere !](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1931-dracula-is-he-wearing-a-star-of-david-around-his-neck-or-what-eve-cmere/104851)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2025, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1931-dracula-is-he-wearing-a-star-of-david-around-his-neck-or-what-eve-cmere/104851 "2025-05-16T22:49:07Z")
We rented the restored DVD of the 1931 Dracula. Man, it’s great. I’ve got a question here. It appears that our dear Count Dracula is wearing a large pendant in the shape of a Star of David. Is that indeed what he was we… --- ## [Poll: Biscuits and Gravy: Yumm, eww, or whatev](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-biscuits-and-gravy-yumm-eww-or-whatev/559139)
**Author:** [@acetylene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/acetylene)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-biscuits-and-gravy-yumm-eww-or-whatev/559139 "2010-11-06T20:54:04Z")
OK, Johnny L.A. I did it. My first poll. Personally, I think biscuits and gravy is the worlds most perfect food. Especially the gravy. I mean, of course, sausage gravy. You may call it sawmill gravy, scorched gravy, or w… --- ## [For Women Only/Rape by Fraud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-women-only-rape-by-fraud/553082)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2018, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-women-only-rape-by-fraud/553082 "2018-02-17T16:05:18Z")
You are either single or can imagine if you were still single. If a man told you he was single and you went to bed with him only to find out later that he was married, would you feel raped ? --- ## [The Lord & Cameron](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lord-cameron/686397)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2014, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lord-cameron/686397 "2014-04-28T11:26:45Z")
At first, this was slated for GD, but then it occurred to me that some healthy excoriation might be in order here. Apologies to the pit for the tepidness. By US standards, this guy is almost a commie. But really, if … --- ## [Why do you think some people are perpetually single?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-think-some-people-are-perpetually-single/800245)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2017, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-think-some-people-are-perpetually-single/800245 "2017-11-04T22:52:56Z")
I just read an article (https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/oct/28/relationship-virgin-never-boyfriend-single?CMP=fb\_gu) written by a self-proclaimed “relationship virgin” – someone who, at 54 years old, has ye… --- ## [Nuclear-fusion power plants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-fusion-power-plants/933368)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-fusion-power-plants/933368 "2024-04-08T17:39:07Z")
How far away are we from building functional fusion power plants? When we do, what will happen to the current big energy suppliers (e.g. oil, natural gas, coal)? https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/02/road-map-us-fusio… --- ## [Trump as actual motherfucking president](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-as-actual-motherfucking-president/767331)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2016, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-as-actual-motherfucking-president/767331 "2016-10-14T18:05:35Z")
Technically a post-election topic, so mods - relocate this to wherever. I haven’t read every Hillary/Donald thread, so it’s possible this link has appeared elsewhere, but definitely not as a thesis statement to form a … --- ## [When I say "God," do you picture a man or a woman or something else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-god-do-you-picture-a-man-or-a-woman-or-something-else/615075)
**Author:** [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2012, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-god-do-you-picture-a-man-or-a-woman-or-something-else/615075 "2012-03-24T17:19:37Z")
I totally picture God as depicted on “The Simpsons.” But as I no longer believe in a Christian God, I feel like I should train myself to picture some nebulous, asexual being-thingy. What image comes to mind when you hea… --- ## [Are there any "Libertarian" countries out there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-libertarian-countries-out-there/276043)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2004, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-libertarian-countries-out-there/276043 "2004-12-15T02:57:38Z")
If not, what country comes the closest to following the libertarian ideal? --- ## [Snoopy and the Red Baron](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snoopy-and-the-red-baron/653711)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snoopy-and-the-red-baron/653711 "2013-03-28T01:55:11Z")
Did Charles M. Schulz ever give a reason as to what Snoopy’s obsession was with the Red Baron? I would assume that WWII and Korea were closer to the recent memory with everybody, so why in the world would Schulz choose … --- ## [Pros and Cons of Living in Buffalo, NY](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pros-and-cons-of-living-in-buffalo-ny/101387)
**Author:** [@mske](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mske)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pros-and-cons-of-living-in-buffalo-ny/101387 "2013-02-05T20:50:02Z")
Hello! My wife is originally from Buffalo. I am originally from Toronto, and that is where we are currently living. My wife would like to move back to Buffalo in the next few years. She has a much larger friends and fa… --- ## [Why is there MSG in Chinese food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-msg-in-chinese-food/173507)
**Author:** [@McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McDeath_the_Mad)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2014, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-msg-in-chinese-food/173507 "2014-09-18T13:40:17Z")
Reading that other thread on Chinese food got me thinking (and it got me hungry). Why does Chinese food use MSG? Is it a traditional ingredient? At my favorite Chinese resteraunt they always ask me if I want my food wi… --- ## [Seriously, heckle the President and get taken out.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-heckle-the-president-and-get-taken-out/625279)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2012, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-heckle-the-president-and-get-taken-out/625279 "2012-06-18T16:05:13Z")
Would this be such a terrible rule? (By taken out I mean ejected from the event.) Another example of the President being disrespected. I guess it’s just a coincidence he happens to be black. --- ## [Hard Apple Ciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-apple-ciders/699665)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2014, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-apple-ciders/699665 "2014-10-25T00:02:05Z")
In the fall man’s fancy turns to alternative ways of seeking revenge on his liver. More and more apple ciders are on the store shelves. I’ve only tried a couple so far. Crispins was quite good. I’ll probably buy it a… --- ## [Convince me it's not as bad as it seems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-its-not-as-bad-as-it-seems/692693)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2014, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-its-not-as-bad-as-it-seems/692693 "2014-09-17T00:29:20Z")
So in early spring my wife and I separated. She was remarkably easy on me re support (5 years, which in California is nothing short of a miracle). We both moved out, me into a rented house. So far so good. Well, reviewi… --- ## [Are you considered to be a lawyer after finishing law school, or after passing the ba](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-considered-to-be-a-lawyer-after-finishing-law-school-or-after-passing-the-ba/292242)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2013, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-considered-to-be-a-lawyer-after-finishing-law-school-or-after-passing-the-ba/292242 "2013-05-19T07:45:08Z")
A friend of mine has completed law school, but has not yet passed the bar, he still insists that he’s a lawyer. Is this true? If so, that seems a bit misleading, since he can’t practice law. Right? --- ## [Did people used to smell? How bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-people-used-to-smell-how-bad/392679)
**Author:** [@solkoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solkoe)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2007, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-people-used-to-smell-how-bad/392679 "2007-02-20T02:03:17Z")
Can anyone tell me about hygiene before the age of hygiene. I’m guessing that people smelled pretty bad but that everyone was used to it an it was all OK. At the same time, I’m thinking that they smell of an unwiped bu… --- ## [I'm giving up on Linux and want to reinstall XP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-up-on-linux-and-want-to-reinstall-xp/695739)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2014, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-up-on-linux-and-want-to-reinstall-xp/695739 "2014-10-25T05:17:54Z")
Some months back XP was pissing me off and I tried running Puppy from a thumb drive. Something went wrong and I could no longer boot XP, so I offloaded my files and deleted the XP partition, believing at the time that U… --- ## [Blue-Jeans Question: That Little Pocket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-jeans-question-that-little-pocket/463217)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2008, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-jeans-question-that-little-pocket/463217 "2008-09-14T21:35:14Z")
What is that little pocket for? You know. You have a pair of jeans. At the very top of the right front pocket, there’s a little itty-bitty pocket. What’s that for? Me, I hide a 500-baht note in there whenever I’m out in … --- ## [What is this antique iron tool?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-antique-iron-tool/613420)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2012, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-antique-iron-tool/613420 "2012-02-25T05:59:04Z")
A friend of mine collects antique tools, mostly from farming and logging operations. He acquired this strange object and doesn’t know what it is or what it is used for. Anybody have any ideas? (The rope in the pic is … --- ## [Our government is planning to use nukes? You have to be \*&@#$ kidding me!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-government-is-planning-to-use-nukes-you-have-to-be-kidding-me/351937)
**Author:** [@Revedge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revedge)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-government-is-planning-to-use-nukes-you-have-to-be-kidding-me/351937 "2006-04-13T19:48:53Z")
From this article on Yahoo news: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060408/ts\_afp/usirannuclearmilitary;\_ylt=AlwUtU6HidgXUCk6qQm9YNKs0NUE;\_ylu=X3oDMTA3ODdxdHBhBHNlYwM5NjQ- (I hope I managed to get this link right.) “A seni… --- ## [Is Oliver Garden BAD? Why the loathing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-oliver-garden-bad-why-the-loathing/510967)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2009, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-oliver-garden-bad-why-the-loathing/510967 "2009-09-24T17:36:05Z")
I’ve heard constant phrases like “Better than Olive Garden” uttered by people talking about other (not so great) restaurants. I also haev heard negative comments, and nothing positive, about the Oliver Garden restaurant … --- ## [Iran. Keep pushing those buttons.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-keep-pushing-those-buttons/328518)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2009, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-keep-pushing-those-buttons/328518 "2009-10-28T14:44:26Z")
What the fuck are you thinking? Keep pushing the buttons. Eventually you’ll hit the righ combination of numbers that will make the phone in Washington ring. And the US will always answer the phone. We already have publi… --- ## [Can you kill with a punch to the chest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-kill-with-a-punch-to-the-chest/300384)
**Author:** [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2005, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-kill-with-a-punch-to-the-chest/300384 "2005-04-22T22:13:47Z")
Okay. First off, if any essential facts I’m about to rekay are misrepresented or in error, feel free to correct me. Secondly, this is merely my morbid curiosity at work here. My enemies need not quake with any more terr… --- ## [5 Hour Energy Shots - yes or no?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-hour-energy-shots-yes-or-no/499703)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2009, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-hour-energy-shots-yes-or-no/499703 "2009-06-17T16:19:21Z")
I see these at every gas station checkout and wonder if they are worth ingesting? Do they really give you energy? Similar to Red Bull or coffee? (tho I don’t think they have caffeine). I would kill to have one day wh… --- ## [Immigration for the best and brightest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immigration-for-the-best-and-brightest/600472)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2011, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immigration-for-the-best-and-brightest/600472 "2011-11-13T01:40:48Z")
I believe that it should be made extremely easy for highly educated/accomplished people to immigrate to the United States. Are there any good arguments against this? Any reason why it should be difficult for doctors/en… --- ## [Are Hardcore PVPers Mentally Ill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-hardcore-pvpers-mentally-ill/587824)
**Author:** [@Bloodless\_Turnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bloodless_Turnip)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-hardcore-pvpers-mentally-ill/587824 "2011-07-15T12:12:21Z")
For the non-gamers, I refer toPlayer vs. Player game play in modern MMO’s. As to the question: I note that PVPers tend to very much enjoy ganking, being fully aware that there is a human being behind that avatar. Sure … --- ## [Creationist Role-Reversal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creationist-role-reversal/605524)
**Author:** [@GeddyClaypoolBurton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GeddyClaypoolBurton)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2011, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creationist-role-reversal/605524 "2011-12-15T22:40:29Z")
This post is concerning the same preacher I have posted about recently. In his society’s newsletter, he penned, “Science is a false religion, the opiate of the masses”. If you recognize that quote, it’s because the origi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=636&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=638&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)