# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=681&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:** 682 --- ## [The Melania movie reviews are in! (they're not good)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-melania-movie-reviews-are-in-theyre-not-good/1027227)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 316\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-melania-movie-reviews-are-in-theyre-not-good/1027227 "2026-04-10T23:53:37Z")
Melania is getting 6% on Rotten Tomatoes from the critics, vs. 99% from the (apparently very small) audience. That’s a difference of 93 percentage points between the critics and the movie-watching public. A decade ago, w… --- ## [Popped my sushi cherry . . .what's the deal with pickled ginger??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popped-my-sushi-cherry-whats-the-deal-with-pickled-ginger/530959)
**Author:** [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2013, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popped-my-sushi-cherry-whats-the-deal-with-pickled-ginger/530959 "2013-09-27T16:21:59Z")
OK, so Mr S and I tried sushi for the first time Sunday night. Overall it was pretty good, and we’ll be doing that again! One question, though. I’d done some homework beforehand, so we wouldn’t be total hicks. But appar… --- ## [What Is the Difference Between U.S. and Interstate Highways?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-u-s-and-interstate-highways/171824)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2003, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-u-s-and-interstate-highways/171824 "2003-04-29T16:06:50Z")
They both go from state to state. They are both apparently owned by the U.S. government. Yet they are both two different types of roads. What exactly is the difference between the U.S. and Interstate road systems? I wou… --- ## [Naked Kids on CD Covers: Porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-kids-on-cd-covers-porn/551365)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-kids-on-cd-covers-porn/551365 "2010-08-31T01:55:45Z")
Why is it ok for rock stars to have naked kids on their CD covers, but yet the law claims kids taking naked photos of themselves and emailing them is porn? Does this say this practice is ok ONLY for the rich and famous?… --- ## [What's The Soonest A Woman Could Tell She Was Pregnant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-soonest-a-woman-could-tell-she-was-pregnant/552806)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-soonest-a-woman-could-tell-she-was-pregnant/552806 "2010-09-07T17:44:14Z")
Let’s say in a clinically controlled setting a woman is inseminated at 9am on Sept 6, 2010. Now with all the medical tests and such we have available today what would be the soonest the doctors could tell if she was or … --- ## [De Beers, Monopoly, and Diamond Prices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/de-beers-monopoly-and-diamond-prices/990777)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2024, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/de-beers-monopoly-and-diamond-prices/990777 "2024-01-02T23:12:31Z")
So it seems like the standard explanation on the internet for decades has been “diamonds are not rare, it is just that De Beers keeps prices high by artificially restricting the market.” This always had me scratching m… --- ## [Origin of "bow chikka wow wow" to denote porn music in conversation.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-bow-chikka-wow-wow-to-denote-porn-music-in-conversation/149099)
**Author:** [@WolfDaddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfDaddy)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2015, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-bow-chikka-wow-wow-to-denote-porn-music-in-conversation/149099 "2015-10-06T12:46:09Z")
The title of the topic says it all. Nearly everyone I know uses some variation of the “bow chikka wow wow” onomatopoeia to signify the horrible music in pornography. No one, though, knows how it originated, and it keep… --- ## [Michael Crichton is a petty bitch.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-crichton-is-a-petty-bitch/384167)
**Author:** [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2006, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-crichton-is-a-petty-bitch/384167 "2006-12-21T02:31:12Z")
Long and the short of it: a reporter named Michael Crowley writes and article pointing out that Bush’s favorite science confidant, Michael Crichton, is a little less than honest or accurate in his anti-global-warming tir… --- ## [Songs that mention a time of day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-a-time-of-day/686158)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2014, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-a-time-of-day/686158 "2014-04-18T01:16:52Z")
What are some songs that mention a time of day, either in the title or the lyrics? A few that I’ve thought of: One for My Baby (“A quarter to three”). (and this unforgettable version) About a Quarter to Nine from “… --- ## [Is the superhero genre science fiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-superhero-genre-science-fiction/690793)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2014, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-superhero-genre-science-fiction/690793 "2014-06-20T20:19:24Z")
Just interested on people’s opinions on this. Your standard superhero comics, tv series, and movies: do you consider them a form of science fiction? Why or why not? --- ## [6th Circuit Court of Appeals upholds Affordable Care Act](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6th-circuit-court-of-appeals-upholds-affordable-care-act/587331)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6th-circuit-court-of-appeals-upholds-affordable-care-act/587331 "2011-07-07T17:37:21Z")
This is excellent news for supporters of health care reform, such as myself. Interestingly enough, one of the judges in the majority was a George W. Bush appointee who clerked for Justice Scalia. I’m happy to see a conse… --- ## [Is Queen Elizabeth II a nice person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-queen-elizabeth-ii-a-nice-person/401031)
**Author:** [@Shamozzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shamozzle)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2007, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-queen-elizabeth-ii-a-nice-person/401031 "2007-04-24T22:35:49Z")
I only ask because in many photos she strikes me as being quite “cold” and very unimpressed. Maybe even mean… I dunno… Sure, she’s smiling, but her eyes speak volumes. Maybe she’s just sick of her job, having performed … --- ## [I'm \*so\* sick of women...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-sick-of-women/192517)
**Author:** [@Thaidog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thaidog)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2003, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-sick-of-women/192517 "2003-08-05T20:51:04Z")
Every single part of my life has become superficial… first and foremost, my dating scene. Take, me, an average guy, and that’s it, and I’ll never get laid… But take me, a 6 figure income, good, job and nice car and all o… --- ## [Jesus Christ Superstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-christ-superstar/811610)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2018, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-christ-superstar/811610 "2018-04-21T18:19:30Z")
Anyone watching? --- ## [mix up your sci-fi - again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mix-up-your-sci-fi-again/723380)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2015, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mix-up-your-sci-fi-again/723380 "2015-08-01T00:59:33Z")
Yeah, we’ve done it before. But some posts in varied new threads made want to try it again. Obscure or obvious, detailed or breif, join in. Data shot first! Frodo regenerates! May your chrysknife live long and prospe… --- ## [Areas of your life where you have failed to be a functioning adult](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/areas-of-your-life-where-you-have-failed-to-be-a-functioning-adult/751261)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2016, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/areas-of-your-life-where-you-have-failed-to-be-a-functioning-adult/751261 "2016-04-21T13:03:17Z")
Tools. Most men I know-- my dad, step dad, uncles, etc.-- know exactly where their tools are at all times. Before you can get the second syllable of “hammer” out, they’ll have one in your hand. If someone within a 20 mil… --- ## [I'm not saying it's aliens, but ... it's aliens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-saying-its-aliens-but-its-aliens/985168)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-saying-its-aliens-but-its-aliens/985168 "2026-05-31T16:36:51Z")
Welp, this about wraps it up for the human race I guess. If the Guardian says it, it must be true: The US has been urged to disclose evidence of UFOs after a whistleblower former intelligence official said the governme… --- ## [Where would South Africa be today if there'd been no Nelson Mandela?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-south-africa-be-today-if-thered-been-no-nelson-mandela/675613)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2013, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-south-africa-be-today-if-thered-been-no-nelson-mandela/675613 "2013-12-16T13:50:07Z")
With the news of the man’s passing, I’m curious to hear thoughts on a counterfactual: suppose Nelson Mandela had never been born? Never led the ANC, never been imprisoned for so long, never became the first democratical… --- ## [Disbelief in Evolution is not an indicator of scientific literacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disbelief-in-evolution-is-not-an-indicator-of-scientific-literacy/690428)
**Author:** [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2014, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disbelief-in-evolution-is-not-an-indicator-of-scientific-literacy/690428 "2014-06-18T21:59:45Z")
A new study from the Yale Cultural Cognition Project found an interesting result. Linkto the article. The money shot: What I find interesting, and should cause a shortage of a particular argument on the Dope, is tha… --- ## [How do you know if you snore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-if-you-snore/479004)
**Author:** [@Lo-Slung\_Denim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lo-Slung_Denim)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2008, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-if-you-snore/479004 "2008-12-29T17:36:20Z")
My friends have just been roundly accusing me of snoring, but then said they are joking. I have no way of knowing if, in fact, I \*do \*snore, and it hasn’t come up before, so any big giveaway clues? Not getting anything o… --- ## [Halle Barry: Rein in in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halle-barry-rein-in-in/100018)
**Author:** [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2002, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halle-barry-rein-in-in/100018 "2002-03-29T15:36:47Z")
One of my greater goals in life as an actress, is, of course to win an Oscar. What an honor that would be! What recognition…what joy. I’m pretty sure I would cry. I’m pretty sure I’d be flustered and unable to speak … --- ## [Why do some electrical devices have polarized plugs and others do not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-electrical-devices-have-polarized-plugs-and-others-do-not/337925)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2006, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-electrical-devices-have-polarized-plugs-and-others-do-not/337925 "2006-01-01T16:34:07Z")
Well? --- ## [Did anyone else catch this in ROTK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-catch-this-in-rotk/220891)
**Author:** [@Poetgrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poetgrrl)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2004, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-catch-this-in-rotk/220891 "2004-01-13T15:51:31Z")
During the scene where the men of Gondor and Rohan go to the Black Gate to distract Sauron, there is a breif pan shot of some of the soldiers. I could have sworn I saw a guy in there wearing glasses. Some other people in… --- ## [Post Democratic Hate Speech Here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-democratic-hate-speech-here/772197)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2016, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-democratic-hate-speech-here/772197 "2016-11-18T14:27:39Z")
Let’s expose the vitriol that the “pure & innocent” Dems are spewing against Trump voters because HE said nasty things. \[QUOTE=Amy Schumer\] Like everyone else I am horrified that people believed these bumper sticker sl… --- ## [How hard is it to hang wallpaper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-hang-wallpaper/606182)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-hang-wallpaper/606182 "2011-12-16T01:55:04Z")
I’m trying to redo and upgrade my horribly ugly bathroom that was last renovated in the early '70s. I was thinking of painting, but since taking off the old, incredibly ugly wallpaper, the walls are all bumpy and rough.… --- ## [Prejudice against Russians in USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prejudice-against-russians-in-usa/586318)
**Author:** [@Michael\_of\_Lucan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_of_Lucan)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prejudice-against-russians-in-usa/586318 "2011-06-28T02:15:43Z")
In my recent travels, I met a Russian man who had worked in the USA for several years, then returned home to Russia. He said he liked working there at first, but was forced to return home because there was serious discri… --- ## [So, If We Gave Every Household In The USA A FREE Electric Car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-if-we-gave-every-household-in-the-usa-a-free-electric-car/663960)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2013, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-if-we-gave-every-household-in-the-usa-a-free-electric-car/663960 "2013-08-12T22:42:10Z")
Just wondering…if we gave every household in the entire USA a FREE electric car, would that solve enough problems to make it worthwhile? Just thinking of short term and long term effects: Cleaner air. Drastic drop in … --- ## [Self-identifying and organizing by race - except for whites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-identifying-and-organizing-by-race-except-for-whites/522201)
**Author:** [@TGWATY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TGWATY)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2009, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-identifying-and-organizing-by-race-except-for-whites/522201 "2009-12-28T06:41:40Z")
I used to condemn any form of organization by race. A union of hispanic engineering students or east asian plumbers seemed to me at the least silly and at the worst harmful to race relations. I could never see how the … --- ## [Todd Akin \[rape does not result in pregnancy\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todd-akin-rape-does-not-result-in-pregnancy/632655)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2012, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todd-akin-rape-does-not-result-in-pregnancy/632655 "2012-08-28T15:31:31Z")
Was he being factually accurate in his claim that the female body has ways of counteracting sperm from legitimate rape? If not, where did his unfounded assertion come from? Surely there had to have been some urban legen… --- ## [What happens when a convicted child molester has children?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-convicted-child-molester-has-children/287261)
**Author:** [@START](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/START)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2005, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-convicted-child-molester-has-children/287261 "2005-01-30T14:42:16Z")
Let’s say a guy was a convicted sex offender for crimes against children and later he meets a girl and has children of his own. Is he allowed to keep them? If so, then would he then be allowed to take them to and from … --- ## [Would you marry Tom Cruise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-marry-tom-cruise/645940)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-marry-tom-cruise/645940 "2013-07-12T00:33:04Z")
Assuming you were unattached at the time, and he was amoured with you. --- ## [Signs of spring in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-of-spring-in-the-mmp/748193)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-of-spring-in-the-mmp/748193 "2016-03-14T02:54:48Z")
This past weekend, I noticed LOTS of growing stuff poking up in my gardens. Mostly daffodils, some hyacinths, and I think I even detected a tulip. There were also 3 or 4 yellow blossoms on the forsythia. SPRING!!! Al… --- ## [Heroes 11/20 - "Homecoming"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-20-homecoming/381234)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2006, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-20-homecoming/381234 "2006-11-29T15:15:09Z")
Tonight they meet their destinies… --- ## [Is Moore's law starting to come to end now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-moores-law-starting-to-come-to-end-now/728126)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2015, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-moores-law-starting-to-come-to-end-now/728126 "2015-08-26T00:18:16Z")
2010 to mid 2015 computers CPU some progress but not two or three times faster. GPU/ video cards not that much faster…not two or three times faster. Hard-drive 2010 1TB standard, now in 2015 1TB or 2TB standard!! More… --- ## [Weird showbiz conspiracies/theories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-showbiz-conspiracies-theories/998699)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-showbiz-conspiracies-theories/998699 "2024-03-25T17:57:05Z")
I figure TV and movies are full of odd situations and people as is, so logically strange stories would grow like weeds. Feel free to report or discuss any that you’ve heard or suspected. Proof is obviously not required a… --- ## [Sons of Anarchy - Season 4 \[Open Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sons-of-anarchy-season-4-open-spoilers/602347)
**Author:** [@Xan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xan)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sons-of-anarchy-season-4-open-spoilers/602347 "2011-12-10T02:09:32Z")
Is anyone else watching this season? I think so far it’s been pretty good although I think Jax was being slightly optimistic about the Cartel partnership not ending up being trouble for SAMCRO. Seriously Jax, it’s a fu… --- ## [HBO Cathouse: How much do those girls REALLY get paid (per customer)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbo-cathouse-how-much-do-those-girls-really-get-paid-per-customer/438232)
**Author:** [@T\_SQUARE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/T_SQUARE)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2008, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbo-cathouse-how-much-do-those-girls-really-get-paid-per-customer/438232 "2008-02-19T20:07:16Z")
I hadn’t seen this show in a while, but I caught it tonight. On a couple of different occasions, the girls mentioned they would get $2000 - $5000 per customer. At another point the show claimed the customer parted with… --- ## [Can I continue to live in the "modern" word without a smartphone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-continue-to-live-in-the-modern-word-without-a-smartphone/620378)
**Author:** [@ecoaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ecoaster)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2012, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-continue-to-live-in-the-modern-word-without-a-smartphone/620378 "2012-05-08T12:50:10Z")
I have refused to get a smartphone, although 98.3 percent of people I know have one (I’m in my early 30s). A smartphone might make my life marginally easier, but there have literally been 0 occasions over the past few ye… --- ## [David Mamet enters the political fray with this new book, and it's sure not what you expected!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-mamet-enters-the-political-fray-with-this-new-book-and-its-sure-not-what-you-expected/583730)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-mamet-enters-the-political-fray-with-this-new-book-and-its-sure-not-what-you-expected/583730 "2011-06-09T06:04:56Z")
The Secret Knowledge. Interesting. It’s apparently serious. . The book The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture --- ## ["Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin killed by stingray -](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocodile-hunter-steve-irwin-killed-by-stingray/371370)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2006, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocodile-hunter-steve-irwin-killed-by-stingray/371370 "2006-09-08T13:53:58Z")
“Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin killed by stingray - --- ## [FINE. I won't stuff my turkey this year. Sooo ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fine-i-wont-stuff-my-turkey-this-year-sooo/560741)
**Author:** [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2010, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fine-i-wont-stuff-my-turkey-this-year-sooo/560741 "2010-11-23T15:27:02Z")
… what do I put into the inner cavity? I’ve always stuffed my Thanksgiving turkey with a bread stuffing, which I have greatly enjoyed and which has never, to my knowledge, killed any of my guests. But I keep reading ab… --- ## [Give my your Neti Pot Experiences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-my-your-neti-pot-experiences/432280)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-my-your-neti-pot-experiences/432280 "2011-01-29T03:59:28Z")
I have horrible sinus/allergies. My sister gave me a neti pot, which she said has helped her husband immensely. Tell me about using it. Does it hurt? Does it feel like you’re drowning? Is it messy? Do you get water all o… --- ## [Common / Generic error codes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-generic-error-codes/557925)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2010, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-generic-error-codes/557925 "2010-10-22T22:23:09Z")
What are some common or generic sounding error codes or other computer messages that would work for any OS? Or at least what are some common non-Windows error codes? (Preferably linux/unix) I have a character that when … --- ## [Do you have family stickers on your car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-family-stickers-on-your-car/531592)
**Author:** [@uncle\_squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uncle_squeegee)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2010, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-family-stickers-on-your-car/531592 "2010-03-19T20:12:25Z")
I’ve noticed those family line-drawing stickers in the past, but started wondering about them today while on the highway. I’ve seen different versions, including some with mouse ears and some shaped like feetand flip-flo… --- ## [Why the hatred ? I just don't understand.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hatred-i-just-dont-understand/582193)
**Author:** [@simple\_homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simple_homer)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2011, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hatred-i-just-dont-understand/582193 "2011-05-22T06:01:31Z")
I’m a guy in his 40’s that is teaching in a college in China that is about 85% female. Several months ago another foreigner that is a woman in her 20’s starting teaching at the college. It is her first time in China. … --- ## [How to keep a tent cool?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-a-tent-cool/501459)
**Author:** [@footballisplayedwithyourfeet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/footballisplayedwithyourfeet)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2009, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-a-tent-cool/501459 "2009-07-01T15:30:02Z")
In a couple of days I’ll be leaving for a 4-day music festival (Werchter!!:)) during which I’ll be sleeping in a tent. I’ve slept in tents before and know the inside can be quite a bit warmer than the outside temperature… --- ## [Did the pronunciation of "Genghis" Khan change? If so, when and why](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-pronunciation-of-genghis-khan-change-if-so-when-and-why/564509)
**Author:** [@Free\_Range\_Otter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Free_Range_Otter)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2010, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-pronunciation-of-genghis-khan-change-if-so-when-and-why/564509 "2010-12-17T17:16:59Z")
When I was growing up his name was commonly pronounced Gain-gus, but twice in the last week I’ve heard NPR shows refer to him as Jain-gus. What gives? (I also thought I knew how to pronounce “Hawaii” and “Pakistan” but … --- ## [A Slightly Early MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-slightly-early-mmp/755436)
**Author:** [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2016, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-slightly-early-mmp/755436 "2016-05-30T02:29:36Z")
OK – I am rushing the clock a little for us Amerikans but ---------- I was watching an old rerun of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson just now. This one was from 1974 and I was surprised at how new some of the news was… --- ## [Trump Adviser: "Gays can be reformed, like arsonists"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-adviser-gays-can-be-reformed-like-arsonists/772508)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2016, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-adviser-gays-can-be-reformed-like-arsonists/772508 "2016-11-25T13:03:05Z")
I’ll ask the same question I did on the white nationalism thread: are any Trump supporters bothered by someone who believes this being in a position close to the P-elect and overseeing domestic policy? “Gays can be refo… --- ## [Cool pictures caught by dumb luck thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-pictures-caught-by-dumb-luck-thread/463799)
**Author:** [@SylverOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SylverOne)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2008, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-pictures-caught-by-dumb-luck-thread/463799 "2008-10-07T21:56:25Z")
Have you ever taken a really cool photo completely by accident? Or for you professional photographer types… a picture that totally surpassed your expectations or who’s unexpected results created a better picture? We had… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=680&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=682&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)