# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=651&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:** 652 --- ## [30 years ago now versus 30 years ago 30 years ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-years-ago-now-versus-30-years-ago-30-years-ago/567612)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2012, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-years-ago-now-versus-30-years-ago-30-years-ago/567612 "2012-04-14T20:23:49Z")
I hope that title is concise enough :slight\_smile: I was just pondering on this while watching a repeat of Back to the Future (still one of my favourite films) the other day. It’s only four years until 2015, which is o… --- ## [Nevada Gov Brian Sandoval Being Vetted as Potential Supreme Court Justice!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nevada-gov-brian-sandoval-being-vetted-as-potential-supreme-court-justice/747005)
**Author:** [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2016, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nevada-gov-brian-sandoval-being-vetted-as-potential-supreme-court-justice/747005 "2016-02-27T01:27:35Z")
Looks insane, but here is now breaking news that Nevada’s moderate Republican governor is being looked on as a potential Supreme Court Justice nominee. Seems the Obama administration really are going to nominate a moder… --- ## [Who can be the first to predict the 45th president of the United States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-be-the-first-to-predict-the-45th-president-of-the-united-states/471207)
**Author:** [@Hank\_Beecher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hank_Beecher)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-be-the-first-to-predict-the-45th-president-of-the-united-states/471207 "2013-08-14T20:51:37Z")
Only one prediction per calender month per poster. I will go with Mike Huckabee. --- ## [Is this man transphobic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-man-transphobic/692787)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-man-transphobic/692787 "2014-07-15T22:21:14Z")
I’ll make this hypo brief, 'cause I’m lazy. Roger is a carpenter in his 40s. He owns a prosperous woodworking shop and has about 50 employees, and he’s scrupulous about not discriminating against anyone for reasons of r… --- ## [What television series have you given up on recently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-television-series-have-you-given-up-on-recently/650223)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2013, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-television-series-have-you-given-up-on-recently/650223 "2013-02-27T02:56:04Z")
For me, it’s The Walking Dead. It’s just too dark. I’m not saying that it’s not well-made. Overall, it is; overall, the good episodes still outnumber the clunkers. It’s just too depressing. I was watching “The Suicide Ki… --- ## [Deliberate (and deliberately offensive) racism should be moderatable. It is Being a Jerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deliberate-and-deliberately-offensive-racism-should-be-moderatable-it-is-being-a-jerk/962145)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2022, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deliberate-and-deliberately-offensive-racism-should-be-moderatable-it-is-being-a-jerk/962145 "2022-05-19T12:07:46Z")
A poster on this board made a post that the mods themselves note is apparently racist. Said poster has not only attempted to give any other possible meaning, but flat out says they know they’d be banned if they said it d… --- ## [Rebut the food conventional wisdom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rebut-the-food-conventional-wisdom/529133)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rebut-the-food-conventional-wisdom/529133 "2010-02-19T16:03:49Z")
Fresh-squeezed orange juice tastes no better than the jug of Tropicana I can get at the supermarket, dammit. And you? --- ## [Woohoo! Nearly $10 Trillian in Handouts for Wall St.!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-nearly-10-trillian-in-handouts-for-wall-st/474366)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-nearly-10-trillian-in-handouts-for-wall-st/474366 "2008-12-01T10:07:00Z")
Presently, the National Debt is up to over $10.6 trillion dollars, the Fed is poised to nearly double it with the stroke of a pen. The share of everyone in America with the debt at $10.6 trillion is (as I type this) is… --- ## [List-'o-mania: songs with a woman's name in the title.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-o-mania-songs-with-a-womans-name-in-the-title/270925)
**Author:** [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2004, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-o-mania-songs-with-a-womans-name-in-the-title/270925 "2004-10-27T23:35:26Z")
Amazingly enough, I haven’t found a song title with my own name in it, but here’s what I’ve come up with so far… Contributions most welcome! All the Girls Love Alice – Elton John/Bernie Taupin Alice Childress – Ben Fo… --- ## [Internet Detective (Game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658)
**Author:** [@missing\_link](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missing_link)\ **Replies:** 388\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2004, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658 "2004-01-03T05:08:43Z")
Ok, this game works as follows: I start out with a question. The answer to this question can be found on the internet somewhere. The first one to get it right, posts the next question. If things get stuck, the poster of… --- ## [$49/hr, 1 hour minimum...it that too complicated.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/49-hr-1-hour-minimum-it-that-too-complicated/543960)
**Author:** [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2010, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/49-hr-1-hour-minimum-it-that-too-complicated/543960 "2010-07-11T05:47:38Z")
As many of you know I run a PC shop… All of our in shop services much more than…uh, windows 98? You sure you wanna fix that? Come with a 1 hour minimum labor charge. Generally we don’t charge more than that one hour … --- ## [Did Iran Almost/Actually Commit An Act of War Against The USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-iran-almost-actually-commit-an-act-of-war-against-the-usa/599341)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-iran-almost-actually-commit-an-act-of-war-against-the-usa/599341 "2011-10-17T17:22:00Z")
(Bolding mine.) http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/11/official-fbi-dea-disrupt-terror-plot-in-u-s-involving-iran/?hpt=hp\_t1 Not sure if this is a true debate. Then again, no telling where the points/counter-points may… --- ## [Tattoos--should they be meaningful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoos-should-they-be-meaningful/521382)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2009, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoos-should-they-be-meaningful/521382 "2009-12-22T00:38:46Z")
I don’t have one myself so I don’t have much of a personal stake. But I’ve heard a lot of people say (like in the ongoing thread on Asian ones) that getting one in Sanskrit or a language that looks pretty is shallow or n… --- ## [People who request help moving and offer no refreshments once job is complete - Faux paux or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-request-help-moving-and-offer-no-refreshments-once-job-is-complete-faux-paux-or-not/594019)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2011, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-request-help-moving-and-offer-no-refreshments-once-job-is-complete-faux-paux-or-not/594019 "2011-08-29T14:13:54Z")
There is a dear friend of mine who has moved out of her current large older house to a garden apartment in another section of town over the past month or so. She requested my help and the help of one of her male co-worke… --- ## [The All-New Diablo II Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-new-diablo-ii-thread/264387)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Death)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2006, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-new-diablo-ii-thread/264387 "2006-07-28T23:40:29Z")
No content as yet, but best to get t up on the main page ASAP so everyone doesn’t create one. Pick up where it left off, guys. --- ## [Hottest Chicago News Anchor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-chicago-news-anchor/638102)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-chicago-news-anchor/638102 "2012-10-31T17:28:17Z")
We’ve probably done this before, but it is an ever-changing landscape, so it is probably time to revisit. Who is your hottest local Chicago television news anchor? Years ago, I would have said that Giselle Fernandez an… --- ## [What result on 4/26 would convince you that it's over for Bernie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-result-on-4-26-would-convince-you-that-its-over-for-bernie/752759)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-result-on-4-26-would-convince-you-that-its-over-for-bernie/752759 "2016-05-02T11:22:32Z")
I think it’s over for him now, but there’s still a few posters who think he can turn this thing around. He’s down by 237 pledged delegates and as a result needs to win the remaining contests by an average of around 17 po… --- ## [Dammit. A friend is missing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dammit-a-friend-is-missing/561928)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2012, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dammit-a-friend-is-missing/561928 "2012-10-12T22:19:41Z")
Stephanie, whom I have worked with for 8 years, is missing. Missing since Monday. My Wife and I have been out of town and I just found out about it today. She left her home at 10pm Monday night to go for a walk. Hasn’… --- ## [This just in - Hugo Chavez is still crazy \[says US machine caused Haiti quake\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-hugo-chavez-is-still-crazy-says-us-machine-caused-haiti-quake/525860)
**Author:** [@lalenin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lalenin)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2010, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-hugo-chavez-is-still-crazy-says-us-machine-caused-haiti-quake/525860 "2010-06-13T06:00:16Z")
The latest claim by Hugo Chavez is that the Haiti earthquake was caused by the US. According to Chavez this was only a test, in preparation for doing the same thing to Iran. --- ## [Would it have been (morally) murder if a slave killed his master?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-have-been-morally-murder-if-a-slave-killed-his-master/564546)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2010, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-have-been-morally-murder-if-a-slave-killed-his-master/564546 "2010-12-20T19:01:40Z")
Please note that I’m not in any way talking about (or interested in) whether at the time (or even now) this action would be considered LEGALLY murder- I’m purely interested whether it would be considered morally/ethicall… --- ## [I pit Stuart Varney, for being an uneducated stupid ignorant douchebag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-stuart-varney-for-being-an-uneducated-stupid-ignorant-douchebag/535512)
**Author:** [@Doughbag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doughbag)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2010, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-stuart-varney-for-being-an-uneducated-stupid-ignorant-douchebag/535512 "2010-05-21T00:21:07Z")
After watching this ridiculous News snippet, I really started to worry about the sanity of the average US TV viewer. Who ever let a douchbag like Stuart Varney speak in public on TV? Yes right, that mega douche O’Reilly … --- ## [ANGELS & DEMONS, now with 100% more OPEN SPOILERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angels-demons-now-with-100-more-open-spoilers/496836)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angels-demons-now-with-100-more-open-spoilers/496836 "2009-05-29T19:50:57Z")
This is specifically about the movie, though if you’ve read the book (which I haven’t) feel free to chime in. And in case I didn’t mention there are OPEN SPOILERS Great big Vatican sized ones, as in don’t read this t… --- ## [What is an easy way to make homemade vodka or whiskey?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-easy-way-to-make-homemade-vodka-or-whiskey/251477)
**Author:** [@chefIL11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chefIL11)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2004, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-easy-way-to-make-homemade-vodka-or-whiskey/251477 "2004-06-22T00:45:52Z")
I have a restaurant full of ingredients but no equipment to make it. How can I make vodka or whiskey in an easy way? How about moonshine? We are looking for experiment with different things so any help or advice is g… --- ## [Virginia Dopers: Constitutional amendment on the ballot: "Right to work"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virginia-dopers-constitutional-amendment-on-the-ballot-right-to-work/769592)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2016, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virginia-dopers-constitutional-amendment-on-the-ballot-right-to-work/769592 "2016-11-09T10:40:49Z")
There is a ballot measure to take Virginia’s current “right to work” law and make it a constitutional amendment. The measure is popular with Republicans and would prohibit making membership in a labor union a condition o… --- ## [Why do people with good jobs still live out of their cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-with-good-jobs-still-live-out-of-their-cars/818927)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2018, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-with-good-jobs-still-live-out-of-their-cars/818927 "2018-08-08T15:45:19Z")
HERE is a story about an adjunct professor in San Jose California who cannot afford housing and is forced to live out of her car. The report talks about similar professionals and persons with jobs who live in high rent a… --- ## [Tricky and sad question: which family to choose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tricky-and-sad-question-which-family-to-choose/529064)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tricky-and-sad-question-which-family-to-choose/529064 "2010-02-19T13:54:21Z")
I could fill several pages with the history, but the short of my unenviable situation is that due to long and painful antagonism between my wife of 12 years and my mother, I am now essentially in a position of having to … --- ## [Who's the most powerful monarch in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-most-powerful-monarch-in-the-world/505034)
**Author:** [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2015, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-most-powerful-monarch-in-the-world/505034 "2015-08-31T19:30:47Z")
(inspired by a conversation with my husband this morning) Which current reigning monarch could be considered most powerful in terms of: a) internal control of their own country? b) global influence? The Spouse though… --- ## [Firearm "Internet sales"? Do those actually happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firearm-internet-sales-do-those-actually-happen/655353)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2013, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firearm-internet-sales-do-those-actually-happen/655353 "2013-04-22T04:14:50Z")
Link says: Who buys a gun online and how do they avoid a background check? Where can I get a mail-order gun (or a dozen - for my future career with the ATF)? In a moderately-related note: I’m sick of the “90% of the p… --- ## [Why wasn't Blockbuster prepared for online movie streaming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-blockbuster-prepared-for-online-movie-streaming/815470)
**Author:** [@TheSundial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSundial)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2018, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-blockbuster-prepared-for-online-movie-streaming/815470 "2018-07-14T00:18:59Z")
I don’t understand why a company with such wealth and success in the 1990s wasn’t prepared before Netflix existed. Or is a lot of a company’s success in the name? Netflix automatically tells the consumer that it’s watc… --- ## [Couples feeding each other wedding cake- origins? meanings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couples-feeding-each-other-wedding-cake-origins-meanings/269872)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2004, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couples-feeding-each-other-wedding-cake-origins-meanings/269872 "2004-11-06T16:40:12Z")
I’m cutting my brother-in-law’s wedding video. They fed each other a slice of wedding cake, immediately after cutting it. I’ve attended weddings where the cake wound up schmeared in the bridge and groom’s face. Not so he… --- ## [What is the point of CCW permits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-ccw-permits/745824)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2016, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-ccw-permits/745824 "2016-03-08T03:21:22Z")
I don’t quite understand what the point of a CCW permit system is. If a criminal conceals a weapon and then uses it in a crime his CCW will in no way legally protect him from his actions. So it seems like it serves not … --- ## [Tall Artists / Actors / Musicians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-artists-actors-musicians/339078)
**Author:** [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2006, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-artists-actors-musicians/339078 "2006-05-25T13:13:53Z")
Alright so my roommate opened his mouth and struck a major nerve with me. We were watching Miami Ink on TLC and a big guy who was an art student came in for a tattoo and he made some comment of surprise about the fact th… --- ## [Where can I find a Clock that does not tick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-a-clock-that-does-not-tick/593242)
**Author:** [@loshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/loshan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2011, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-a-clock-that-does-not-tick/593242 "2011-08-19T20:40:02Z")
I am looking for an inexpensive kitchen wall clock that doesn’t tick. tick. tick. tick. aaarrrrrrgggghhhh!:mad: It needs to be battery operated due to frequent power outages here in the middle of nowhere. I have no idea… --- ## [Ask the atheist psychologist who did ayuahasca yesterday.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-atheist-psychologist-who-did-ayuahasca-yesterday/763794)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-atheist-psychologist-who-did-ayuahasca-yesterday/763794 "2019-08-28T18:30:29Z")
Other then this 2014 threadasking if Dopers had any experience with the psychedelic drug ayahuasca, also called yagé, I could not find any other threads, so I’ll open this one. I did an ayuahasca ceremony two days ago,… --- ## [Where does all the damn gas from drinking milk come from? TMI?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-all-the-damn-gas-from-drinking-milk-come-from-tmi/265239)
**Author:** [@QOFM\_Sit\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QOFM_Sit_Down)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2016, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-all-the-damn-gas-from-drinking-milk-come-from-tmi/265239 "2016-11-04T14:01:33Z")
Assuming the person that drinks the milk is lactose intolerant? So I drank a glass of milk this morning at breakfast (and had some milk on my cereal), and I’ve been farting ever since. I think I’ve broken the law of co… --- ## [I, a MALE, accidentally used the WOMEN'S washroom today.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-a-male-accidentally-used-the-womens-washroom-today/421598)
**Author:** [@Chasing\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chasing_Dreams)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2007, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-a-male-accidentally-used-the-womens-washroom-today/421598 "2007-10-08T12:50:37Z")
I was in the library intending to do some homework when I needed to go to the bathroom for a #1. There are two pairs of bathrooms on the floor that I’m on. We’ll call them A and B. From previous experience, I know that A… --- ## [Why do some people put water OVER toothpaste?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-put-water-over-toothpaste/495192)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2009, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-put-water-over-toothpaste/495192 "2009-05-05T15:45:18Z")
I don’t believe that I have ever seen this in person, but in toothpaste commercials, often, you see a loaded toothbrush going under the faucet. Why? --- ## [And There It Is: Gunman was regular at Pulse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-there-it-is-gunman-was-regular-at-pulse/757312)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2016, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-there-it-is-gunman-was-regular-at-pulse/757312 "2016-06-28T05:12:28Z")
Some club regulars are saying that he was there on a number of occasions, that he was apparently a mean drunk, and talked about his family. Edit to add; Orlando Shooter Had Visited Pulse Nightclub Before | Time --- ## [Can humans survive at over 100 degress F with 100% humidity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-humans-survive-at-over-100-degress-f-with-100-humidity/546186)
**Author:** [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-humans-survive-at-over-100-degress-f-with-100-humidity/546186 "2010-07-15T15:02:43Z")
I was just thinking about the heat and all. The human body can’t go much over 100 degrees F and survive. The body creates heat and has to get rid of it. It does this through conduction and radiation, and it also sheds he… --- ## [Battleship versus Aircraft carrier: Out of ammo edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battleship-versus-aircraft-carrier-out-of-ammo-edition/628562)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battleship-versus-aircraft-carrier-out-of-ammo-edition/628562 "2012-07-21T03:53:37Z")
Credit for inspiration for this post, as well as for some of the text of this post, goes to bucketybuck for : Battleship versus Aircraft carrier - Great Debates - Straight Dope Message Board Who would be the likely winn… --- ## [What creatures are eaten while they are still alive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-creatures-are-eaten-while-they-are-still-alive/542996)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2010, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-creatures-are-eaten-while-they-are-still-alive/542996 "2010-06-20T16:44:11Z")
I don’t know why I haven’t been aware of this before now, but it has just occurred to me that oysters are eaten while they are still alive. If I am correct in this, are there any other creatures that are normally eaten w… --- ## [Could Queen Elizabeth Decide to Bypass Prince Charles as her Successor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-queen-elizabeth-decide-to-bypass-prince-charles-as-her-successor/768288)
**Author:** [@NeonMadman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NeonMadman)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2016, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-queen-elizabeth-decide-to-bypass-prince-charles-as-her-successor/768288 "2016-10-17T00:10:50Z")
OK, so this comes from an internet rumor prompted by a fake news story. But reading it got me wondering: is there any provision for a British monarch to retire, or precedent therefor? I suppose she could abdicate, but w… --- ## [The White House Correspondent Dinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-house-correspondent-dinner/580354)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2011, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-house-correspondent-dinner/580354 "2011-05-06T01:00:59Z")
Here’s a video of Obama’s speech. That was some pretty entertaining stuff. Last year he had Daily Show writers come up with his material, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they wrote his jokes this year. Seth Myers was su… --- ## [Why do Brazillians & Portuguese dislike each other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-brazillians-portuguese-dislike-each-other/544667)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-brazillians-portuguese-dislike-each-other/544667 "2010-06-28T19:20:58Z")
Word on the street is that Brazillians and (European) Portuguese dislike each other – at least that was one issue raised due to the World Cup match. (I am talking about in general, not just some stupid football rivaly). … --- ## [It's Time For My Annual Rant About Walking In Malls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-my-annual-rant-about-walking-in-malls/604287)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-my-annual-rant-about-walking-in-malls/604287 "2011-12-03T01:56:58Z")
How To Walk in Malls At Christmas Time (And all the time, but it’s more important at Christmas when the malls are crowded) Walk on the right, pass on the left. There are other people in the mall. I know this is a … --- ## [Bloomberg and Board of Health's Soda ban struck down again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloomberg-and-board-of-healths-soda-ban-struck-down-again/691716)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2014, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloomberg-and-board-of-healths-soda-ban-struck-down-again/691716 "2014-07-05T19:37:32Z")
This is a relief. It gets scary when governments think they can dictate what people eat or drink or the quantity. I voluntarily cut my soda intake several years ago. I don’t buy the 20oz bottles anymore. Even a 12oz Cok… --- ## [What do you think would be a cool band name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899)
**Author:** [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899 "2016-03-14T04:10:42Z")
I was talking to Spoz earlier today about hot and sour soup, and happened to mention that despite having had it hundreds of times over the years, I could only reliably identify a few ingredients: carrots, black fungus, a… --- ## [I'll pay someone 1 million dollars if they can identify this song for me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-pay-someone-1-million-dollars-if-they-can-identify-this-song-for-me/467090)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-pay-someone-1-million-dollars-if-they-can-identify-this-song-for-me/467090 "2015-01-13T21:53:04Z")
Okay, that may be a slight hyperbole. Maybe not a million, but at perhaps a free dinner or lunch if they’re ever in the area? Hahah, I’m serious because this song has been stuck in my mind for MONTHS, yet I don’t know: … --- ## [Was Patton a jerk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-patton-a-jerk/553324)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2010, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-patton-a-jerk/553324 "2010-09-18T14:37:28Z")
I’m reading The Liberation Trilogy by Rick Atkinson (they’re quite good, I recommend them if you’re at all interested in WW2), and in it Patton is painted as a bloodthirsty, thickheaded jackass, who I would have punched … --- ## [how/when did the word "app" become so mainstream?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-when-did-the-word-app-become-so-mainstream/550546)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2010, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-when-did-the-word-app-become-so-mainstream/550546 "2010-08-19T23:41:25Z")
I understand the word “app” to be short for “application program”, which is a program which the end user is most likely to use, in contrast to a “systems program” (used by the computer itself) or a “utility program” (use… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=650&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=652&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)