# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=667&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:** 668 --- ## [Gee whiz, but it would be swell if Cecil welcomed all of the new charter members.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-whiz-but-it-would-be-swell-if-cecil-welcomed-all-of-the-new-charter-members/235871)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2004, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-whiz-but-it-would-be-swell-if-cecil-welcomed-all-of-the-new-charter-members/235871 "2004-04-20T18:36:27Z")
I know that I would appreciate it. Seeing as this is a new era for his message board, it seems appropriate that he would have some words of welcome for it and us. holds a candle vigil --- ## [She's in the jailhouse now - Lindsay Lohan uses up her last chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-in-the-jailhouse-now-lindsay-lohan-uses-up-her-last-chance/545791)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2010, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-in-the-jailhouse-now-lindsay-lohan-uses-up-her-last-chance/545791 "2010-07-10T06:17:21Z")
Oh well… It was interesting just how much a woman’'s tears can upset me. Lohan’s crying plea before sentencing made me really uncomfortable. Video here --- ## [Just how much did it cost for Obama to play golf with Tiger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-much-did-it-cost-for-obama-to-play-golf-with-tiger/651872)
**Author:** [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2013, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-much-did-it-cost-for-obama-to-play-golf-with-tiger/651872 "2013-03-10T14:33:19Z")
I’ve been seeing numbers thrown around like crazy. Any reliable numbers on this? --- ## [Americans Spend $34 Billion on "Alternative Medicines"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-spend-34-billion-on-alternative-medicines/505101)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2009, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-spend-34-billion-on-alternative-medicines/505101 "2009-08-07T13:04:07Z")
…what does this say about the average American’s intelligence? Was P.T. Barnum right? I was wondering…since people blow all of this money on homeopathic “medicines”, herbal remedies, and eveb more bizarre therapies (like… --- ## ["Lest We Forget"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lest-we-forget/551882)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2010, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lest-we-forget/551882 "2010-09-11T13:43:33Z")
No need to remind anybody what date is approaching. Please refer to Nostalgia for old threads?which I started 08-26-2010, 06:58 AM and which led this morning to this post there: It’s difficult to imagine that this iss… --- ## [Soon be Turkey Day - a winding-down MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soon-be-turkey-day-a-winding-down-mmp/740993)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2015, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soon-be-turkey-day-a-winding-down-mmp/740993 "2015-12-28T02:52:05Z")
The place I work closes at the end of business tomorrow for the Christmas break and we don’t re-open until January. One of the perks of working in higher education is that once the students have gone home for the holida… --- ## [Why are Oreos so addictive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-oreos-so-addictive/549385)
**Author:** [@ijurcough](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ijurcough)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-oreos-so-addictive/549385 "2010-08-09T17:49:50Z")
I’ve been told they have a special additive that makes them addictive. --- ## [Defense against CA 21651(a) "simulated island" traffic violation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defense-against-ca-21651-a-simulated-island-traffic-violation/693695)
**Author:** [@Yarster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yarster)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2014, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defense-against-ca-21651-a-simulated-island-traffic-violation/693695 "2014-08-01T18:46:57Z")
A friend of mine was ticketed this morning in San Diego under circumstances that seemed questionable because of a change to the painting of the road, and the appearance of what looked like a turn lane that was actually a… --- ## [What was wrong with the Matrix sequels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-wrong-with-the-matrix-sequels/539796)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-wrong-with-the-matrix-sequels/539796 "2010-05-18T19:37:21Z")
I see people bashing them all the time. There is a thread right now on “Which was worse, the SW prequels or the Matrix sequels”? And granted, they certainly weren’t the best movies of all time, and they did not stand up … --- ## [Is Dick Cheney right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dick-cheney-right/493833)
**Author:** [@Sinaijon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinaijon)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2009, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dick-cheney-right/493833 "2009-04-23T22:52:12Z")
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/20/cheney-i-dont-think-weve-got-much-to-apologize-for/ Dick Cheney is calling for the CIA to release memos and documents detailing the successes resulting from the use of tor… --- ## [how fast would an object need to go to turn invisible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-would-an-object-need-to-go-to-turn-invisible/555457)
**Author:** [@mutantmoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mutantmoose)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2012, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-would-an-object-need-to-go-to-turn-invisible/555457 "2012-01-18T17:49:58Z")
If a miltary jet flies overhead at supersonic speed it goes across the sky from horizon to horizon in just a few seconds but it’s slow enough such that you can watch it. If you doubled it’s speed it might go across the s… --- ## [Controversial new Martin Luther King statue - What do you think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-new-martin-luther-king-statue-what-do-you-think/588151)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-new-martin-luther-king-statue-what-do-you-think/588151 "2011-10-06T17:53:54Z")
Statue is generating controversy because some claim it is too confrontational and too “Asian” looking. The King family is very satisfied with it. I have to admit technically it’s well done, but re the expression on thi… --- ## [Academia: The true meanings of the letter grades](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academia-the-true-meanings-of-the-letter-grades/642297)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2012, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academia-the-true-meanings-of-the-letter-grades/642297 "2012-12-05T19:03:49Z")
In the US, high schools and universities typically use the A B C D F grading scale. When I was a wee one, documentation that would come with report cards would indicate that a “C” meant “Average” achievement or performa… --- ## [Bill O'Reilly--fuckwit, just doing his job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-oreilly-fuckwit-just-doing-his-job/680388)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2014, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-oreilly-fuckwit-just-doing-his-job/680388 "2014-02-19T13:45:11Z")
Interviews Obama before the superbowl. Tradition. His questions–Benghazi. IRS scandal. Health Care Law debacle. Give me a break. I guess I would have been amazed and disappointed if he hadn’t. --- ## [Winner of the Idiot Teacher Who Likes to Shag Boys Derby](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winner-of-the-idiot-teacher-who-likes-to-shag-boys-derby/447383)
**Author:** [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2008, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winner-of-the-idiot-teacher-who-likes-to-shag-boys-derby/447383 "2008-05-06T03:56:36Z")
We all know about Debra LeFave, the blonde hottie who couldn’t keep it in her skirt. There have been many others since. But I present, as the “Winner” of the “My loins are on fire and I must have me some barely-post-pu… --- ## [Why are people so snarky about Netflix's discs-by-mail service? ("Yes, it still exists!" Ha ha.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-so-snarky-about-netflixs-discs-by-mail-service-yes-it-still-exists-ha-ha/815950)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2018, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-so-snarky-about-netflixs-discs-by-mail-service-yes-it-still-exists-ha-ha/815950 "2018-12-28T02:53:34Z")
So there are 3.4 million of us, but the assumption is that we’re all dorky suburban moms of a certain age and “set in our ways”. :dubious: The typical attitude (exemplified in this article) when I mention my disc que… --- ## [Some Women's Low Self-Image and the Media](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-womens-low-self-image-and-the-media/74502)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2001, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-womens-low-self-image-and-the-media/74502 "2001-08-31T12:35:32Z")
My wife, a few friends and myself got into a discussion about how the media’s portrayal of ‘beautiful’ women is seriously damaging to the self-images of many (if not most) women. My wife maintained that the media’s cons… --- ## [Planning a trip to England, Ireland, Scotland - need ideas!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-a-trip-to-england-ireland-scotland-need-ideas/288834)
**Author:** [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2005, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-a-trip-to-england-ireland-scotland-need-ideas/288834 "2005-02-24T18:48:35Z")
The backstory, in case it helps: a largish group of us are planning to go to England, Scotland and Ireland next summer. Estimating 11 adults, 3 teenagers and 2 preteen kids. We’re figuring we’ll book en masse through a t… --- ## [Why did her nipples get hard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-her-nipples-get-hard/41951)
**Author:** [@Bazooka\_Joe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bazooka_Joe)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2000, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-her-nipples-get-hard/41951 "2000-11-21T04:31:54Z")
I was talking with a co-worker the other day when I noticed her nipples had gotten hard (very visable even through her thick sweater.) Considering the fact that the converstaion was completly profesional and work related… --- ## [I don't understand Peter Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-peter-morris/652420)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2013, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-peter-morris/652420 "2013-03-15T02:41:45Z")
I’m putting this in the pit because I fear it’s going to turn into a bashing of Peter Morris, our longtime poster here. But his posts in the Uri Geller thread in General Questions have me really stumped. I mean, people … --- ## [Companies you're loyal to that haven't/rarely let you down.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/companies-youre-loyal-to-that-havent-rarely-let-you-down/691150)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2014, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/companies-youre-loyal-to-that-havent-rarely-let-you-down/691150 "2014-06-21T23:24:36Z")
Let me guess, someone will mention ‘Apple’. I can think of two off the top of my head: Verizon. I know some people aren’t always pleased with Verizon, but I’ve never had a problem with them except for once, and it was… --- ## [Why Am I Suddenly Craving Jello?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-suddenly-craving-jello/150562)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2003, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-suddenly-craving-jello/150562 "2003-01-25T15:23:12Z")
I’m going through a pack about every 2 days. Lemon jello, lime jello, peach jello… I actually crave the stuff. It all started when the recent cold wave moved in. Near as I can tell, the stuff is mostly water with som… --- ## [Tell me why he shouldn't die, you candy-asses.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-why-he-shouldnt-die-you-candy-asses/227826)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2004, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-why-he-shouldnt-die-you-candy-asses/227826 "2004-02-11T23:37:21Z")
Well. again a kid is found dead thanks to a violent ex-con. Caught on video. Refused to cooperate. Body is found. Just wondering on Vegas odds for this question. Which shit-heel Holywood liberal will lobby for compassio… --- ## [There are only 3 indigenous fruits in America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-only-3-indigenous-fruits-in-america/286672)
**Author:** [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2005, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-only-3-indigenous-fruits-in-america/286672 "2005-01-29T00:43:36Z")
Just heard on Unwrapped… There are only 3 indigenous fruits in America. Cranberries, blueberries and concord grapes. Surely this isn’t true. Is it? --- ## [Would US troops fire on Canadian civilians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-us-troops-fire-on-canadian-civilians/1014046)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 580\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-us-troops-fire-on-canadian-civilians/1014046 "2025-03-25T21:40:57Z")
Would everyday troops actually fire are Canadian resisters/protestors/unarmed civilians, if so ordered? Were you in the forces? Would you have fired if so ordered? I think Canadians are curious how Americans would ans… --- ## [Anyone want to get back into Diablo 3? New season/fresh start on 4/10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-get-back-into-diablo-3-new-season-fresh-start-on-4-10/717029)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2016, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-get-back-into-diablo-3-new-season-fresh-start-on-4-10/717029 "2016-01-22T16:55:02Z")
Diablo 3 introduced a season system a while back. They run about 3 months, and if you choose to create a seasonal character, it’s basically a fresh start. You only play with other seasonal characters who are also startin… --- ## [Will the Rust Belt ever recover?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-rust-belt-ever-recover/810707)
**Author:** [@Nadnerb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nadnerb)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2018, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-rust-belt-ever-recover/810707 "2018-05-14T18:00:16Z")
The Rust Belt would include large parts of the Midwest and Northeast as well as small parts of the Upper South in the United States. It would typically include cities like Detroit, Cleveland, Gary, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, T… --- ## [Hey, Manwich, Bernie lost.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-manwich-bernie-lost/851413)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-manwich-bernie-lost/851413 "2020-04-17T18:10:59Z")
https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=22238375&postcount=159 Now go fuck yourself. We’re not playing that Biden has to earn my vote game this time. Shitbag Sanders lost. He got his vile disgusting ass kic… --- ## [Most spectacular horses in film.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-spectacular-horses-in-film/657278)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-spectacular-horses-in-film/657278 "2013-05-08T14:38:27Z")
I’m not a horse guy. Don’t know much about them. I grew up near a lot of Amish and I’d occasionally see one pulling a buggy that looked the way I thought a horse outta look. Some of the big plow horses they use are quite… --- ## [Healthy Eating Hacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthy-eating-hacks/525730)
**Author:** [@Gesturing\_Mildly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gesturing_Mildly)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2010, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthy-eating-hacks/525730 "2010-02-03T20:40:18Z")
For those of you interested: I don’t really need to lose more than maybe 5-10 pounds. I’m pretty physically active, but I love to eat. I “diet” only to conserve calories so I can eat more without needing to widen my do… --- ## [Okay, we gotta try this game!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-we-gotta-try-this-game/90014)
**Author:** [@Roger\_the\_Shrubber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_the_Shrubber)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2003, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-we-gotta-try-this-game/90014 "2003-04-12T20:44:22Z")
Inspired by genseric. Quote: On a tangent, this reminds me of a game my friends and I used to play. One would make up a word, then the next had to make up a definition, then the next had to use it in a sentence. Examp… --- ## [What Happens to Returned Goods (retail)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-returned-goods-retail/628581)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2012, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-returned-goods-retail/628581 "2012-07-22T17:15:31Z")
I was wondering about this. In this day of global supply chain, what happens when you return a defective item to the store? It seems hard to imagine that it is worth while for (say) Walmart to send a broken Barbie back … --- ## [Why travel restrictions won't stop ebola](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-travel-restrictions-wont-stop-ebola/701569)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2014, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-travel-restrictions-wont-stop-ebola/701569 "2014-10-20T15:54:28Z")
U.S. Representative Ed Royce, R-California wants to suspend visas for non-U.S. nationals in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. CDC Director Tom Frieden says a travel ban won’t work. Have any countries enacted a travel ba… --- ## [Is Michael Bay a political right winger? (Obama bashing in Transformers 2) (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-michael-bay-a-political-right-winger-obama-bashing-in-transformers-2-open-spoilers/502744)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2009, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-michael-bay-a-political-right-winger-obama-bashing-in-transformers-2-open-spoilers/502744 "2009-07-13T11:15:19Z")
What was with all the Obama bashing in T2? Obama is never on screen but it is clearly specified that he is the President (and that he’s running to hide in a bunker) , and the movie has some cartoon douche of a liberal st… --- ## [So Wal-Mart sucks? I pit you if you think this.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wal-mart-sucks-i-pit-you-if-you-think-this/277301)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2004, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wal-mart-sucks-i-pit-you-if-you-think-this/277301 "2004-12-02T19:56:48Z")
So Wal-Mart is evil and wants to destroy America? Well. I guess you hate teachers trying to stretch a buck. A friend of my wife is an elementary school teacher and wants to get a race car bed for her son this Christmas. … --- ## [Cost/efficiency of slavery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-efficiency-of-slavery/674472)
**Author:** [@kaltkalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaltkalt)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2013, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-efficiency-of-slavery/674472 "2013-12-02T22:14:43Z")
This question has probably been asked before but i didn’t find anything searching. Anyway, i just saw the movie “12 Years a Slave” and I was thinking, wouldn’t it be a lot cheaper and more efficient to not have slaves a… --- ## [The Office, 11/19/09. (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-11-19-09-open-spoilers/518251)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-11-19-09-open-spoilers/518251 "2009-11-24T23:10:54Z")
I can’t really comment on whether I liked the episode or not because my damn cable feed has many occasional ‘hiccups’, (bandwidth I think), What did Michael purpose to the shareholders? Was Michael right to be pro-activ… --- ## [Sex for donation: prostitution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-for-donation-prostitution/661195)
**Author:** [@Reyemile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reyemile)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2013, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-for-donation-prostitution/661195 "2013-06-21T07:05:50Z")
If a model/movie star/porn starlet, etc. agreed to sleep with anyone who donated money to a charity of his/her choice, would that count as prostitution? (Answers may vary by state and country) --- ## [The Plumpy'nut Patent Debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-plumpynut-patent-debate/535633)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2010, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-plumpynut-patent-debate/535633 "2010-04-13T11:29:19Z")
I just read this article about the Plumpy’nut patent debate. Plumpy’nut is a peanut based food product designed to feed starving children in emergency situations. The product has turned out to be revolutionary and has c… --- ## [What Is the Most Important Invention In Human History?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-important-invention-in-human-history/816431)
**Author:** [@golffan1963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/golffan1963)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-important-invention-in-human-history/816431 "2018-07-06T06:56:00Z")
Wasn’t sure where to put this thread…but since inventions are the product of human creativity, I decided here. If it needs to be moved so be it. I also hope it hasn’t been asked before. In addition, I considered a poll, … --- ## [Things that piss off left handed people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-piss-off-left-handed-people/60822)
**Author:** [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2001, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-piss-off-left-handed-people/60822 "2001-08-17T23:06:40Z")
Ice cream scoops Gravy ladles Those semi-right-hander-only classroom desks Anything else? --- ## [What's the difference between white mucous and yellow-green mucous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-white-mucous-and-yellow-green-mucous/331336)
**Author:** [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2005, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-white-mucous-and-yellow-green-mucous/331336 "2005-11-17T01:10:50Z")
I’m a little sick, and when I blew my nose one nostril was pretty easily cleared of a white/transparent mucous, while the other was much harder to blow. When I cleared it, the mucous was viscous and yellow-green. Why suc… --- ## [What kind of bread do you eat with corned-beef & cabbage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bread-do-you-eat-with-corned-beef-cabbage/348520)
**Author:** [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2011, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bread-do-you-eat-with-corned-beef-cabbage/348520 "2011-05-16T06:24:31Z")
My mom always serves rye bread (the kind with carraway seeds) with her corned-beef & cabbage. This is what her mother always served, and what I serve myself. To us, rye bread just goes with corned-beef & cabbage. Now,… --- ## [Michigan Cops Snoop On Cellphones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-cops-snoop-on-cellphones/579112)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-cops-snoop-on-cellphones/579112 "2011-04-27T17:19:27Z")
Michigan, the Police State: As usual, the cover-up is even more egregious than the original offense: --- ## [What do I call my son-in-law's parents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-call-my-son-in-laws-parents/46360)
**Author:** [@jdl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jdl)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2000, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-call-my-son-in-laws-parents/46360 "2000-12-20T05:10:55Z")
I say: “My in-laws”. That is the way I’ve always heard the term being used to describe that relaytion. Is this accurate strictly speaking? If not, then when does the popular will of a billion English-speakers change ma… --- ## [Katy Perry marries Russell Brand: Divorce pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katy-perry-marries-russell-brand-divorce-pool/558464)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2012, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katy-perry-marries-russell-brand-divorce-pool/558464 "2012-01-15T17:28:28Z")
I give the marriage 18 months. --- ## [The penalty for making a false allegation of rape? £200](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-penalty-for-making-a-false-allegation-of-rape-200/815896)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2018, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-penalty-for-making-a-false-allegation-of-rape-200/815896 "2018-06-17T05:29:19Z")
What the blazes was the Court thinking? Metro article here. A man’s life nearly ruined and she only gets a fine of £200? (And up to 15 days doing \[del\]f\*\*\* all\[/del\] ‘rehabilitation activity requirement’ and a 4 month… --- ## [Shows like Fargo and True Detective?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-like-fargo-and-true-detective/698491)
**Author:** [@Qwertol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwertol)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2014, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-like-fargo-and-true-detective/698491 "2014-09-18T19:57:20Z")
I just finished watching series mentioned in the title. Are there shows (not necessarily mini-series) with similar general quality I should watch next? What would you recommend? --- ## [asahi, can you cut out the "Chicken Little" crap already?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asahi-can-you-cut-out-the-chicken-little-crap-already/769773)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2016, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asahi-can-you-cut-out-the-chicken-little-crap-already/769773 "2016-11-18T03:11:49Z")
I swear, if I see him overreact to yet another single poll, or go into a gibbering panic over this or that minor issue or event, I will scream. “Oh no! Trump is doing well in this one poll, The sky is falling!!” :smack… --- ## [Any hints for making cold showers not so cold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-hints-for-making-cold-showers-not-so-cold/441295)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2008, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-hints-for-making-cold-showers-not-so-cold/441295 "2008-03-14T21:02:49Z")
I have a gas water heater. Yesterday the gas had to be turned off for some kind of maintenance and the pilot light is now out. I’d rather not relight it myself as it’s in an attic and 1- I don’t have a ladder 2- I’m … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=666&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=668&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)