# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=675&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:** 676 --- ## [Do you think it's ever justified to "drop off the face of the Earth"? How do you handle it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-its-ever-justified-to-drop-off-the-face-of-the-earth-how-do-you-handle-it/693847)
**Author:** [@CatherineZeta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatherineZeta)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2021, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-its-ever-justified-to-drop-off-the-face-of-the-earth-how-do-you-handle-it/693847 "2021-12-22T21:11:33Z")
I’m curious if anyone has ever done that to someone or been on the receiving end of the “cut direct” as it’s referred to on another message board I frequent. My main issue is- how far do you pursue it without coming acr… --- ## [Visual difference -- video vs. film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-difference-video-vs-film/479418)
**Author:** [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2009, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-difference-video-vs-film/479418 "2009-01-12T20:11:21Z")
I’m sitting here watching the Twilight Zone marathon. When the episode “Long-Distance Call” came on, I immediately said, “That episode is on video, not film.” Turns out it’s one of six episodes out of the whole series th… --- ## [I Suspect I Have Alzheimers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suspect-i-have-alzheimers/453321)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2009, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suspect-i-have-alzheimers/453321 "2009-02-11T22:34:08Z")
NO humor intended Is this a valid statement for me to make? I found thislist by Googling, and I fit every one of these symptoms, albeit sporadically. My question, (and if it doesn’t belong here, please move it - I am … --- ## [What is the deepest Easter Egg you have seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deepest-easter-egg-you-have-seen/712053)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2015, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deepest-easter-egg-you-have-seen/712053 "2015-03-28T02:43:13Z")
Here are two examples of very obscure or elaborate Easter Eggs: In the South Park Episode Mr. Hankey’s Christmas Classics, there is a very 70s guy who keeps appearing saying “Fighting the Frizzies at 11.” This is a re… --- ## [Recommend some war movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-war-movies/576650)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2011, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-war-movies/576650 "2011-04-13T14:18:37Z")
Pretty much says it all in the title. Old or new, comedy or tragedy. I’m mostly interested in WWII movies, maybe Iraq, maybe WWI, not so much Viet Nam. --- ## [Is \[Religious\] self-Deceit is a form of intelligence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-religious-self-deceit-is-a-form-of-intelligence/596618)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2011, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-religious-self-deceit-is-a-form-of-intelligence/596618 "2011-10-17T01:31:31Z")
This may be borderline trolling so I apologise in advance for any offence that I might cause. I have been trying to reconcile how stupid the idea of an almighty god is with how many (otherwise?) intelligent people who b… --- ## ["Slaves lived a life of plenty, of simple pleasures"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slaves-lived-a-life-of-plenty-of-simple-pleasures/279273)
**Author:** [@davenportavenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davenportavenger)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2004, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slaves-lived-a-life-of-plenty-of-simple-pleasures/279273 "2004-12-15T04:06:36Z")
Christian school requires reading of “South-sympathetic” booklet about slavery. Whiskey tango foxtrot? To be fair, the article has several quotes by school administrators and parents who say they know slavery is wrong… --- ## [Pastor to the AR 15 Protester.. Sickening](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pastor-to-the-ar-15-protester-sickening/508004)
**Author:** [@RogueAOV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RogueAOV)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pastor-to-the-ar-15-protester-sickening/508004 "2009-09-03T10:04:05Z")
I heard about this last night and i was sickened by the level of hate in this pastor’s voice. The protester who attended the town hall with the AR 15 goes to this guys church, i wish i had the words to say more but word… --- ## [ABC News shit the bed by publishing fake news on Friday. They know it too.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-news-shit-the-bed-by-publishing-fake-news-on-friday-they-know-it-too/803598)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-news-shit-the-bed-by-publishing-fake-news-on-friday-they-know-it-too/803598 "2017-12-12T17:16:03Z")
I thought this was interesting, given all the drama over the Trump administration, Russia, #FakeNews, and everything else: --- ## [I Have an Enlarged Prostate and I Must PEE!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-an-enlarged-prostate-and-i-must-pee/401933)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2007, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-an-enlarged-prostate-and-i-must-pee/401933 "2007-04-30T03:25:19Z")
Yesterday, I went to take a leak, and well, not much happened. Hmmm, says I. That’s not good at all. A very short time later I had to pee again, and as you can imagine, all I managed to do was the barest of trickles. … --- ## [The Best Nation on Earth...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-nation-on-earth/503958)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2009, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-nation-on-earth/503958 "2009-07-28T01:50:06Z")
What is the best nation on earth? I suppose to determine this you should include happiness, healthiness, how much leisure time, how many below the poverty line, etc. I assume this nation would be in europe. But of cours… --- ## ["Nobody wants to go to your wedding!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobody-wants-to-go-to-your-wedding/454126)
**Author:** [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2008, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobody-wants-to-go-to-your-wedding/454126 "2008-07-03T22:57:39Z")
I can’t find the quote and don’t remember where I read it – maybe here, I’m not sure. It might have been Regis Philbin who said it. Maybe he was snarking on Kelly Ripa or Kathy Lee, who probably had huge weddings and w… --- ## ["If an ad makes you remember the product, it has succeeded" - really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-an-ad-makes-you-remember-the-product-it-has-succeeded-really/536748)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2010, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-an-ad-makes-you-remember-the-product-it-has-succeeded-really/536748 "2010-05-10T12:54:15Z")
Time and time again, I’ve seen this kind of conversation: A: I saw an ad for some noodle bar that was just a 30 second collection of short clips of different people vomiting noodles, finishing with the logo for Bob’s No… --- ## [Origin of "I'm only three and a half years old"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-im-only-three-and-a-half-years-old/192158)
**Author:** [@Topologist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Topologist)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-im-only-three-and-a-half-years-old/192158 "2017-08-17T02:36:25Z")
Most of the catchphrases in the old loony tunes cartoons originated elsewhere, in popular radio shows, etc. This one has been driving me crazy for a while: I can’t find any information on the net. So, where did the phras… --- ## [Screw in a tire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-in-a-tire/692965)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-in-a-tire/692965 "2014-07-15T16:22:09Z")
A couple of weeks ago, my tired went flat. When I went to fix it, the tire dealer said there was a screw in it. The same thing happened tonight – tire pressure down with a screw in the tread. Is it even likely that a … --- ## [My Beyoncé died ........](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-beyonce-died/124243)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2002, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-beyonce-died/124243 "2002-08-21T23:12:44Z")
Yes, I have lost my beloved big-dicked cat Beyoncé … or was it Fiona … when you’re lonely and typing this fast, sometimes it’s hard to know … Anyway … I just wanted you all to know. --- ## [Why is McDonald's so blah/icky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-mcdonalds-so-blah-icky/593359)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-mcdonalds-so-blah-icky/593359 "2011-08-25T19:13:41Z")
I know someone will come in here and say they love McDonald’s, but I think most people agree that it’s near the bottom of the chain burger joints in the “fresh wholesome taste” index. Is it just because the meat has been… --- ## [Is the Bible actually illegal anywhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bible-actually-illegal-anywhere/635885)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bible-actually-illegal-anywhere/635885 "2012-10-01T16:37:47Z")
Some Fundamentalist Christians are overly eager to tell you about their efforts to smuggle Bibles into countries that are hostile to the Gospel Message ™. Are there countries (or jurisdictions within countries) where si… --- ## [How did you heat leftovers in the primitive days before Microwaves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-heat-leftovers-in-the-primitive-days-before-microwaves/605080)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-heat-leftovers-in-the-primitive-days-before-microwaves/605080 "2011-12-07T22:28:17Z")
My first exposure to microwaves was the ones in the hospital and office building snack bars when I was in high school. I was so fascinated that food could be heated in the package. :stuck\_out\_tongue: For several years I… --- ## [The History of Israel Informed By the Exodus Narative](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-history-of-israel-informed-by-the-exodus-narative/742936)
**Author:** [@Jayhawker\_Soule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayhawker_Soule)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2016, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-history-of-israel-informed-by-the-exodus-narative/742936 "2016-01-22T05:16:15Z")
Richard Elliott Friedman is perhaps best known as the author of Who Wrote the Bible, an exceptional book that served to explicate and popularize the Documentary Hypothesis. I believe that his views warrant attention, so… --- ## [World Trade Center \[questions/conspiracy theories\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-questions-conspiracy-theories/593861)
**Author:** [@Bennett\_Thomas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bennett_Thomas)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-questions-conspiracy-theories/593861 "2011-09-13T16:10:45Z")
There are a number of theorists who say the destruction of the World Trade Center was a controlled demolition, claiming that the planes crashing into them wouldn’t make the buildings collapse into themselves and only a c… --- ## [Did you get sick from your flu shot this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-sick-from-your-flu-shot-this-year/599964)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2011, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-sick-from-your-flu-shot-this-year/599964 "2011-11-23T16:56:59Z")
My mom and I have been getting flu shots annually for over 25 years. She was a hospital worker (anesthetist) and it was required. This was the first year that she got feverish and chills for a day afterward. It’s never… --- ## [Minimum temp fire exists (ie. what is the minimum temperature of a flame)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-temp-fire-exists-ie-what-is-the-minimum-temperature-of-a-flame/48659)
**Author:** [@Ad\_Noctum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ad_Noctum)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2001, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-temp-fire-exists-ie-what-is-the-minimum-temperature-of-a-flame/48659 "2001-01-06T16:22:30Z")
as I was gazing at the fireplace, with the doors open, when a spark jumped out at me, tried to bite me, and instead burned my arm. (yes, I had just added wood to the fire) and I thought; “Hey, that hurt”. and the questio… --- ## [Crossing the border with a laptop. Can they force you to reveal password?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossing-the-border-with-a-laptop-can-they-force-you-to-reveal-password/579558)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2011, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossing-the-border-with-a-laptop-can-they-force-you-to-reveal-password/579558 "2011-04-28T02:38:14Z")
There was an editorial in the NY Times yesterday about the fact that the border guard can boot your laptop, confiscate it, etc. without having any reason to be suspicious. I’m not saying it is common and it has never ha… --- ## [Why is JFK called Jack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-jfk-called-jack/43966)
**Author:** [@bserum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bserum)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2000, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-jfk-called-jack/43966 "2000-12-07T17:42:55Z")
JFK stands for John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Why have I sometimes heard him referred to as Jack Kennedy? Or am I confusing him with another of the Kennedy clan? --- ## [How realistic is King of the Hill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-realistic-is-king-of-the-hill/606095)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2011, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-realistic-is-king-of-the-hill/606095 "2011-12-18T23:12:03Z")
well? --- ## [An example of why you should always be nice to cops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-example-of-why-you-should-always-be-nice-to-cops/558018)
**Author:** [@fuzzypickles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fuzzypickles)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2010, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-example-of-why-you-should-always-be-nice-to-cops/558018 "2010-12-14T17:52:29Z")
\[IMPORTANT NOTE: This thread is about as MPSIMS as it gets. You have been warned.\] Earlier this week, I got a speeding ticket. It was completely my fault – I stumbled upon a wide-open stretch of PCH with NO visible tr… --- ## [So "try-hard" is an insult, I guess? \[video gaming\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-try-hard-is-an-insult-i-guess-video-gaming/633087)
**Author:** [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2016, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-try-hard-is-an-insult-i-guess-video-gaming/633087 "2016-03-08T10:01:40Z")
I got called this in a public MW3 lobby the other day and I’ve heard mention of the term in some gaming videos. I know that FPS public games breed antipathy and that most people\* will require some form of insult for the… --- ## [Any ideas where to buy a new VCR?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-where-to-buy-a-new-vcr/593743)
**Author:** [@pabstist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pabstist)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-where-to-buy-a-new-vcr/593743 "2011-08-25T00:44:15Z")
Seriously, I just want to buy a new VCR. One that will play tapes I own, and record shows off the TV. And I mean a VCR, not a VCR/DVD combo unit. Seems like a few years ago you could buy one for $20, now they don’t exis… --- ## [Is Tori Spelling a "very attractive" woman or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tori-spelling-a-very-attractive-woman-or-not/155223)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2003, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tori-spelling-a-very-attractive-woman-or-not/155223 "2003-02-19T20:37:38Z")
Yes I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder… anyway an acquaintence and I were discussing this the other day. He thought she was quite attractive and could hold her own with classic Hollywood beauties per the “total… --- ## [A cow can climb up stairs...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cow-can-climb-up-stairs/613734)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cow-can-climb-up-stairs/613734 "2012-02-25T18:45:20Z")
But it can’t come down. I read that little factoid and am wondering if it is actually true, and if it is true then–why can it climb up but not down? --- ## [On Science Fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-science-fiction/721491)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-science-fiction/721491 "2015-06-12T08:16:17Z")
I’ve just finished reading Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Uval Noah Harari. It was a very interesting book but there was a reference to science fiction in the last chapter “The End of Homo Sapiens” the author w… --- ## [Web site fraud and World of Warcraft (long ass rant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-site-fraud-and-world-of-warcraft-long-ass-rant/384368)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2006, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-site-fraud-and-world-of-warcraft-long-ass-rant/384368 "2006-12-23T04:11:06Z")
This rant will be meaningless to anyone who hasn’t played World of Warcraft. If you haven’t played, might as well turn back now. :stuck\_out\_tongue: A guild mate of mine got burned this week. He was trying out (for t… --- ## [Ships that appear top heavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ships-that-appear-top-heavy/745649)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2024, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ships-that-appear-top-heavy/745649 "2024-11-01T12:22:05Z")
Can a ship be truly top heavy and still be sea worthy. I just recently started looking a little closer at ships thanks to my grandsons interest in model ships. Some of the very large vessels appear to be massively top he… --- ## [What's the best MST3K episode?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-mst3k-episode/254670)
**Author:** [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-mst3k-episode/254670 "2010-09-21T06:39:23Z")
I’ve started downloading episodes of it, but they’re rather large (700 megs) and I’ve only got 20 gigs of downloading a month, shared with two other people. Last night I downloaded a dud (The Dead Talk Back) and with my… --- ## [Student Sues School over Punishment for Wearing "Homosexuality is Shameful" T Shirt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-sues-school-over-punishment-for-wearing-homosexuality-is-shameful-t-shirt/253637)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2004, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-sues-school-over-punishment-for-wearing-homosexuality-is-shameful-t-shirt/253637 "2004-09-22T23:03:32Z")
Although the T shirt is obnoxious. does this student really have any kind of a valid 1st or 14th amendment case? California Student Sues School over Punishment for wearing “Homosexuality is Shameful” T-Shirt --- ## [Really annoyed at my estranged terminally ill father](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-annoyed-at-my-estranged-terminally-ill-father/627892)
**Author:** [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-annoyed-at-my-estranged-terminally-ill-father/627892 "2012-11-19T20:04:16Z")
I am irrationally annoyed at my father right now and need to vent. Backstory: my parents split up in 1980, when I was 9, and my father pretty soon after took off for parts unknown (these parts turned out later to be Pe… --- ## [Do People Who Spank Their Kids Become Aroused By Doing So?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-who-spank-their-kids-become-aroused-by-doing-so/168045)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2003, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-who-spank-their-kids-become-aroused-by-doing-so/168045 "2003-04-12T17:16:43Z")
Do you think that child spanking is done as an attempt to provide negative reinforcement purely as a disciplinary action, or do you believe it is a sexual act? Think about the process- the child is bent over the parent’… --- ## [Guys: Tell me about your underpants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-tell-me-about-your-underpants/497463)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2009, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-tell-me-about-your-underpants/497463 "2009-05-29T15:00:57Z")
I just read a little tabloid tidbit that some interviewer asked Chris Pine (Captain Kirk!) whether he wore briefs or boxers. Apparently he’s a briefs man. Which led to a little reverie on men’s underwear. I haven’t se… --- ## [Where did the term "album drop" originate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-term-album-drop-originate/514893)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-term-album-drop-originate/514893 "2020-08-05T05:42:16Z")
My educated guess has always been that the term originated from the term “drop shipment”. Items delivered directly from the vendor to the retailer. Most media (cds, dvds, video games) that have a street date are delive… --- ## [Is diversity good for all nations, or only white nations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-diversity-good-for-all-nations-or-only-white-nations/722310)
**Author:** [@Construct](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Construct)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2015, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-diversity-good-for-all-nations-or-only-white-nations/722310 "2015-06-14T04:55:16Z")
I’d be curious for a progressive or moderate answer to this, because “diversity=white genocide” is a meme tossed around the internet alt-right community. Basically, is diversity of ethnicity (and/or multiculturalism) go… --- ## [Sheen-a-thon--Will Charlie's career survive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheen-a-thon-will-charlies-career-survive/573219)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2011, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheen-a-thon-will-charlies-career-survive/573219 "2011-03-22T12:44:33Z")
Do you think Charlie Sheen will be able to recover from this meltdown? --- ## [What would your strategy be in a real-life Hunger Game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-strategy-be-in-a-real-life-hunger-game/619701)
**Author:** [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2012, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-strategy-be-in-a-real-life-hunger-game/619701 "2012-05-10T20:17:00Z")
No spoilers beyond the first few pages of the first book, but here’s the setup: you and 23 other people ranging from age 12-18 are selected by lottery to fight to the death. Notice of your participation is only given abo… --- ## [Mini-rants about other people on this board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rants-about-other-people-on-this-board/538050)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2010, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rants-about-other-people-on-this-board/538050 "2010-05-08T07:46:26Z")
Since Skald doesn’t want board drama in his mini-rants thread, I figured that there could be another mini-rants thread just for intra-board mini-rants. What the fuck is wrong with you, that you think that saying that i… --- ## [German Anti-Nazi Laws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-anti-nazi-laws/127612)
**Author:** [@ricksummon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricksummon)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2002, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-anti-nazi-laws/127612 "2002-09-10T21:09:17Z")
In Germany, many things related to Nazism are illegal, for obvious reasons. It’s illegal to belong to a neo-Nazi organization, and it’s illegal to own Nazi paraphernalia except for purposes of historical interest (such … --- ## [Botticelli August 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2023/987985)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 461\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2023/987985 "2023-09-04T17:44:33Z")
Previous month is here: Letters we have used so far as of last month here: So for the first letter of August, let’s use the first letter of August. --- ## [Dems push Iraq funding bill with withdrawal timetable; Bush threatens veto](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dems-push-iraq-funding-bill-with-withdrawal-timetable-bush-threatens-veto/395301)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2007, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dems-push-iraq-funding-bill-with-withdrawal-timetable-bush-threatens-veto/395301 "2007-05-31T06:22:15Z")
Story here. If it passes and if W does veto it – what then? Does that put the Congressional Dems in a weaker or a stronger position? And can they override it? If not, then there’s no spending bill – so how do the tro… --- ## [Buffy/Angel unanswered questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-angel-unanswered-questions/533630)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2010, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-angel-unanswered-questions/533630 "2010-03-29T13:37:10Z")
Obviously, this thread was inspired by the similar Star Trek thread. But what questions about these two shows have left you scratching your head? As for me - whatever happened to Drusilla? In season two (or three?) of… --- ## [can i write checks with red ink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-write-checks-with-red-ink/213848)
**Author:** [@dovholuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dovholuk)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2003, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-write-checks-with-red-ink/213848 "2003-11-18T22:00:26Z")
i did a quick search on the net, and i can’t find the answer ANYWHERE! i turn to you. most enlightening of all true geniouses, could you please answer my boggle? is it legal for me to use red ink on my checks? if yes, … --- ## [It's A Nice Place To Vist, But I Wouldn't Want To Live There](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-nice-place-to-vist-but-i-wouldnt-want-to-live-there/560647)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2010, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-nice-place-to-vist-but-i-wouldnt-want-to-live-there/560647 "2010-11-20T00:43:25Z")
I’ve been to Badlands of South Dakota and Mount Rushmore and the scenery is breathtaking for like five minutes and then it’s pretty boring. So I would describe it at “A nice place to visit, but I wouldn’t want to live t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=674&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=676&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)