# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=683&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:** 684 --- ## [The Physical Geography of the world and our historical timeline are being supernaturally changed as I type this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-physical-geography-of-the-world-and-our-historical-timeline-are-being-supernaturally-changed-as-i-type-this/941576)
**Author:** [@Something](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Something)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2021, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-physical-geography-of-the-world-and-our-historical-timeline-are-being-supernaturally-changed-as-i-type-this/941576 "2021-05-15T00:31:36Z")
Hello, SDMB :slight\_smile: I know that many of you have heard of the Mandela Effect (if you haven’t, I advise a google search). I’m posting this message to share something important: the geography of our world and ou… --- ## [Can I use duct tape on ducts???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-duct-tape-on-ducts/645864)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-duct-tape-on-ducts/645864 "2013-01-05T20:21:42Z")
Kind of absurd-sounding, but from everything I’ve read, the stuff really was originally called Duck tape and wasn’t designed for ducts at all!! The long version: Here’s the situation: Dryer vent is connected to an in-t… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory 5/10--The Countdown Reflection (Season Finale)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-5-10-the-countdown-reflection-season-finale/621504)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2012, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-5-10-the-countdown-reflection-season-finale/621504 "2012-05-16T22:47:09Z")
When Howard and Bernadette decide they want to be married before his NASA launch, the gang rushes to put on a wedding. --- ## [MLK FRIED CHICKEN PARTY! Oh, wait... so that's not ok?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlk-fried-chicken-party-oh-wait-so-thats-not-ok/389412)
**Author:** [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2007, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlk-fried-chicken-party-oh-wait-so-thats-not-ok/389412 "2007-01-27T20:55:58Z")
From this story: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2821742 It seems that this type of incident happens with frightening regularity, as proud parents send off successive generations of fresh-faced young idiots to co… --- ## [Whose death could eclipse Michael Jackson's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-death-could-eclipse-michael-jacksons/501144)
**Author:** [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2009, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-death-could-eclipse-michael-jacksons/501144 "2009-07-02T01:21:00Z")
His death was a front page story around the world, not just the US. Who, if they died tomorrow, could wipe him off the front page? I think some political leaders could, such as Obama, Queen Elizabeth II, Pope Benedict … --- ## [Dumbass morons on Datelines' "To Catch a Predator"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbass-morons-on-datelines-to-catch-a-predator/393967)
**Author:** [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2007, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbass-morons-on-datelines-to-catch-a-predator/393967 "2007-03-05T00:53:00Z")
As most of you probably know, Dateline NBC, along with the somewhat controversial website Perverted Justice, will rent a house and use online decoys posing as underage girls to entice adult men to the house to have sex. … --- ## [Outdated Dramatic Cliches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outdated-dramatic-cliches/553765)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outdated-dramatic-cliches/553765 "2010-09-20T15:16:52Z")
Certain cliches are not really cliches anymore because nobody uses them. I thought it might be fun to examine some. How about starting with the dreaded “Madwoman in the Attic”? Most famous from Jane Eyre, but used in… --- ## [Is there really a sleazy world of underground pornography like in the film "8MM"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-really-a-sleazy-world-of-underground-pornography-like-in-the-film-8mm/517636)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2009, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-really-a-sleazy-world-of-underground-pornography-like-in-the-film-8mm/517636 "2009-11-18T09:49:41Z")
The movie 8MM, starring the ever-charismatic Nicolas Cage, is about a detective trying to figure out if a “snuff film” is real or not. In the course of the movie he gets drawn into this totally seedy, Hollywooded-out wor… --- ## [Who else is getting sick of anti-vaxxers re:H1N1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-is-getting-sick-of-anti-vaxxers-re-h1n1/515651)
**Author:** [@lexi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lexi)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2009, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-is-getting-sick-of-anti-vaxxers-re-h1n1/515651 "2009-11-03T22:23:18Z")
It seems for the past couple days, every second post I see on facebook is some idiot I know ranting about how the H1N1 vaccine is SO VERY DANGEROUS! The latest was how squalene caused Gulf War Syndrome, and I made the m… --- ## [Fish Oil vs Fish Sauce - Help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-oil-vs-fish-sauce-help/523469)
**Author:** [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2010, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-oil-vs-fish-sauce-help/523469 "2010-01-06T06:25:03Z")
I’ve always fancied Thai flavors, though I’d yet to go to a Thai restaurant until today. One of the table condiments was this darkish-transparent liquid, the consistency of \ soy sauce, not oily, with a few red … --- ## [Co-opting Trumpism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co-opting-trumpism/767589)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2017, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co-opting-trumpism/767589 "2017-01-04T18:19:03Z")
(I’m hoping to start a discussion on governance, not on this election per se, which is why I’m putting this in GD.) The fact that \>40% of the voting public will vote for a shaved baboon who says the things they want to … --- ## [Top 5 Movie Villains of all Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-movie-villains-of-all-time/708291)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2015, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-movie-villains-of-all-time/708291 "2015-01-02T01:56:42Z")
Who are your favorites? 1)Andrew Robinson (Scorpio) from Dirty Harry has to be at the top. His performance was so convincing, so disturbing, that it effectively derailed his career. 2)Robert Mitchum in either Cape Fear… --- ## [Memo to Democrats: You Can't Beat Something With Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memo-to-democrats-you-cant-beat-something-with-nothing/135528)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2002, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memo-to-democrats-you-cant-beat-something-with-nothing/135528 "2002-12-03T04:30:01Z")
Last night, as I’m sure we all know by now, was a very Republican night. I won’t go into the details on that; you can check 'em on CNN. And this thread isn’t about whether it’s good or bad that Republicans now control … --- ## [Moving into a snowing area. Advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-into-a-snowing-area-advice/708864)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2015, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-into-a-snowing-area-advice/708864 "2015-01-08T17:40:00Z")
I’ve only seen it snow once in my life and have never driven in the snow. In a couple weeks I’ll be moving to Mount Shasta, CA, which normally gets about 25 inches of snow this time of the year. Looking for some advice f… --- ## [Best #1 single of the year retrospective: 1974](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1974/699628)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2015, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1974/699628 "2015-02-04T06:08:55Z")
“Everyone knows rock attained perfection in 1974. It’s a scientific fact!” -Homer Simpson Our survey brings us now to another year some of you have been looking forward to with excitement (and some of you with dread): 1… --- ## [American Idol 3/3-3/5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-3-3-5/488160)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2009, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-3-3-5/488160 "2009-03-06T16:29:02Z")
Tonight, the remaining contestants perform for two hours. The second night, three finalists are picked, and on the third night, the judges’ favorites compete to move forward. --- ## [How did pre-civilization people away from the sea get salt/iodine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-pre-civilization-people-away-from-the-sea-get-salt-iodine/699300)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-pre-civilization-people-away-from-the-sea-get-salt-iodine/699300 "2017-05-20T02:03:29Z")
Apparently the human body needs quite a bit of salt, and iodine. But how did pre-civilization tribe members and such who had no access to the ocean get these vital minerals? I know trade in salt was a big deal going way… --- ## [Buying theatre tickets: balcony towards front or orchestra towards rear, which is better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-theatre-tickets-balcony-towards-front-or-orchestra-towards-rear-which-is-better/615437)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2012, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-theatre-tickets-balcony-towards-front-or-orchestra-towards-rear-which-is-better/615437 "2012-03-12T06:40:17Z")
IMHO, but since it’s about theatre I’ll put it in Cafe Society. I’m shopping for theater tickets on Ticketmaster’s seating charts. The venue has a balcony with an overhang that starts above Row P of the Orchestra. The… --- ## [So, I stopped at McDonald's. it had been a while](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-stopped-at-mcdonalds-it-had-been-a-while/756027)
**Author:** [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2016, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-stopped-at-mcdonalds-it-had-been-a-while/756027 "2016-06-04T02:17:36Z")
Maybe I am just a food snob, but I was moving from one job site to another and I thought I would just get something quick. I got a Big Mac meal with fries and a soft drink. The burger had almost no flavor at all. It wa… --- ## [Why isn't "fundie" hate speech?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-fundie-hate-speech/247709)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2004, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-fundie-hate-speech/247709 "2004-06-03T18:52:58Z")
I’m not sure what hate speech is, but I do know that it is against the rules. I think maybe an answer to the title question (all members, guests, and staff are welcome to comment) might help me to understand it better. T… --- ## [Straight Doper men - are you ALWAYS flattered when a woman is hot for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-doper-men-are-you-always-flattered-when-a-woman-is-hot-for-you/588377)
**Author:** [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2011, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-doper-men-are-you-always-flattered-when-a-woman-is-hot-for-you/588377 "2011-07-20T13:37:36Z")
So tonight Mr. Panda and I saw “Horrible Bosses.” Tickets were $20 and they were worth every penny - friggin’ hilarious. Anyhow (and this isn’t a spoiler) - one of the main characters has a boss (Jennifer Aniston) who … --- ## [Two police cars came to my house last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-police-cars-came-to-my-house-last-night/554549)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2018, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-police-cars-came-to-my-house-last-night/554549 "2018-08-01T03:31:29Z")
Nah. It’s not what you might be thinking. My 11 year old son was at the park last night skateboarding with his friend. They saw two other kids break into the community centre building and went over to see what was goi… --- ## [I never realized how Women viewed themselves before reading this.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-never-realized-how-women-viewed-themselves-before-reading-this/613287)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-never-realized-how-women-viewed-themselves-before-reading-this/613287 "2012-02-22T20:22:15Z")
Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus is a great book and is correct that men will never fully understand women. I certainly don’t understand the females species. I’m still trying my best. :stuck\_out\_tongue: I am am… --- ## [Found a strange thing in my bathroom (less than SFW)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-a-strange-thing-in-my-bathroom-less-than-sfw/628107)
**Author:** [@Meggroll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meggroll)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2022, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-a-strange-thing-in-my-bathroom-less-than-sfw/628107 "2022-07-29T21:00:10Z")
Sorry for the vagueness of the thread title, I didn’t know what’s kosher to use in terminology up there. So I’ve been living with my boyfriend since February, more or less. The other day, I went to the bathroom as soon … --- ## [Yet another disparity..... \[Cheney shooting\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-disparity-cheney-shooting/344526)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2006, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-disparity-cheney-shooting/344526 "2006-02-25T14:45:28Z")
Well, looky there: it’s the press whining and bitching: “Waaah! Why did it take a whole day to tell us about the Cheney shooting incident?”. And now that is the hot, hot topic: CHENEY SHOT SOMEBODY!! Oh, the horror.… --- ## [I need help with fake boobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-with-fake-boobs/611058)
**Author:** [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-with-fake-boobs/611058 "2012-02-08T02:17:08Z")
Not really sure where to put this thread. It could be CS as this is for a stage play costume. One of the characters in an upcoming play I’m the stage manager for (and co-author of) has a character who has very large… --- ## [NFL - PLAYOFFS - SUPER BOWL full of Jelly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-super-bowl-full-of-jelly/847221)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2020, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-super-bowl-full-of-jelly/847221 "2020-02-07T18:55:57Z")
It’s been a fun season, but the last game of this year is here, and I’m hoping it will be a doozy. Both the Chiefs and the Niners looked dominant in their conference championship games, so there is hope it will be a grea… --- ## [Claims of gender-based pay discrimination are phony](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claims-of-gender-based-pay-discrimination-are-phony/724017)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2015, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claims-of-gender-based-pay-discrimination-are-phony/724017 "2015-07-07T10:36:57Z")
President Obama once released an ad stating: President Obama knows that women being paid 77 cents on the dollar for doing the same work as men isn’t just unfair, it hurts families. So the first law he signed was the Lil… --- ## [ER visit tonight, my gall bladder it's plotting against me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/er-visit-tonight-my-gall-bladder-its-plotting-against-me/676701)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/er-visit-tonight-my-gall-bladder-its-plotting-against-me/676701 "2014-06-24T17:14:53Z")
Hello Everyone, Is 3:10 in the morning and I just got home from the ER. Last night I suddenly developed severe stomach pains and Mrs. OBBN took me to the ER. I thought I had food poisoning as I ate at Streak and Shake a… --- ## [Mother Teresa - Saint or Scourge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-teresa-saint-or-scourge/740792)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-teresa-saint-or-scourge/740792 "2015-12-22T17:31:47Z")
This article from the Washington Postreviews the less well publicized side of the Mother Teresa story. It is based largely on the book Hell’s Angel by Christopher Hitchens where the good sister is revealed to be serving … --- ## [Car Experts - Power Steering Fluid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-experts-power-steering-fluid/519513)
**Author:** [@redtail23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/redtail23)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2009, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-experts-power-steering-fluid/519513 "2009-12-01T15:52:36Z")
How can you tell that PSF needs to be changed? My dealer is claiming that my PSF is “dirty” and needs to be changed. The car has about 23K miles on it (2008 Honda Civic). The owner’s manual doesn’t give any requiremen… --- ## [Is women's figure skating... umm... crotch-oriented?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-womens-figure-skating-umm-crotch-oriented/435310)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2008, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-womens-figure-skating-umm-crotch-oriented/435310 "2008-02-04T00:49:28Z")
Just a superficial impression on my part, but apparently the ideal pose for woman figure skaters is one leg on the ice and the other 180° apart straight up in the air. And of course they always wear skirts, panties and h… --- ## ["Get Me a Whopper!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-me-a-whopper/430707)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2007, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-me-a-whopper/430707 "2007-12-23T18:28:00Z")
Oh my god, I hate those fucking commercials. In no particular order, I pit: The fucking dimwit customers who react to not being able to get a meat patty of a particular size by throwing screaming fits and demanding to s… --- ## [Christians--the persecuted majority](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-the-persecuted-majority/54826)
**Author:** [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2001, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-the-persecuted-majority/54826 "2001-02-28T13:26:21Z")
I started this thread to address some comments made by FriendofGod in the now-hopelessly-hijacked “A Movie That Might Change Your Life” thread. I’d like to continue that part of the discussion here. FoG had been going o… --- ## [The Office 5/19/11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-19-11/582524)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-19-11/582524 "2011-05-25T16:51:25Z")
The Gang Looks For a Manager. Wait - was that Warren Buffett?! --- ## [Holy shit I’m bourgeois—I’m pissed off because our nanny stole my Scotch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-i-m-bourgeois-i-m-pissed-off-because-our-nanny-stole-my-scotch/740922)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2015, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-i-m-bourgeois-i-m-pissed-off-because-our-nanny-stole-my-scotch/740922 "2015-12-27T15:15:19Z")
Fuck me. I had an inkling that our (former) nanny was helping herself to my Scotch, but turned an optimistic blind eye. But what the fuck? At any time I’ll have five or six single malts on the bar: the standards (Macall… --- ## [The flaws in Randi's tests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flaws-in-randis-tests/172746)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2003, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flaws-in-randis-tests/172746 "2003-05-19T15:33:30Z")
I am a sceptic, let me make that clear from the start. I do not really believe in dowsing (except- possibly- by the getting-clues-from-the –local-terrain method, and I’m even doubtful of that.) If someone wishes to claim… --- ## [Could Obama be a (gasp) supply sider?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-obama-be-a-gasp-supply-sider/479443)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2009, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-obama-be-a-gasp-supply-sider/479443 "2009-01-07T08:12:14Z")
He is promising to keep the middle-class tax cut, in some form. A good idea, I think. Of all the people that need a bailout, the taxpayer should be at the front of the list. After all, he is the only one that can drive c… --- ## [Where do islands get their water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-islands-get-their-water/315142)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2016, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-islands-get-their-water/315142 "2016-06-04T21:30:00Z")
I just got back from my vacation to Martha’s Vineyard, and I have to wonder–where do islands like that get fresh water? That particular island is a good 5 miles from the mainland, and both it and that part of the mainlan… --- ## [Does "God Bless You" secretly mean "F\*\*k You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-god-bless-you-secretly-mean-f-k-you/623252)
**Author:** [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-god-bless-you-secretly-mean-f-k-you/623252 "2012-05-30T19:44:01Z")
Have anyone else noticed someone who is pissed about something smiling and saying “God Bless You” in a somewhat sarcastic tone. I’ve noticed it a few times as an observer and it happened to me the other day. We buy use… --- ## [Rainy day comfort food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rainy-day-comfort-food/801730)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rainy-day-comfort-food/801730 "2018-01-10T17:32:54Z")
Winter is upon us here in the soggy PNW. Today was solid rain from start to finish. This means that winter comfort food season is also here. Last week we had ham and scalloped potatoes. Tonight it was meat loaf and baked… --- ## [Buchanan suggests we need an "American Spring" if Trump loses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buchanan-suggests-we-need-an-american-spring-if-trump-loses/762686)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2016, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buchanan-suggests-we-need-an-american-spring-if-trump-loses/762686 "2016-08-15T10:21:29Z")
This is now getting dangerously past the line of the occasional right wing blowhard fall victim to momentary hyperbole. We now have a major presidential candidate and now a former presidential candidate and veteran jou… --- ## [Penalties for Abusing USPS Media Mail by Shipping Non-Media Items](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penalties-for-abusing-usps-media-mail-by-shipping-non-media-items/411089)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2007, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penalties-for-abusing-usps-media-mail-by-shipping-non-media-items/411089 "2007-07-11T18:40:20Z")
I heard a USPS clerk mention that 15% of USPS Media Mail shipments contain non-Media items. This, of course, violates the USPS requirements that such items contain books, CDs, etc. Is this a violation of policy or stat… --- ## [Window air conditioners and circuit breakers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/window-air-conditioners-and-circuit-breakers/589910)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/window-air-conditioners-and-circuit-breakers/589910 "2011-07-27T20:04:08Z")
Okay, it’s hot. We have an old window a/c unit that is in charge of cooling our downstairs. It’s loud but it gets the job done. Today, though, the circuitbreaker on that circuit has tripped 4 times. Each time I’ve tromp… --- ## [Poll: people with two bachelor's degrees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-people-with-two-bachelors-degrees/296999)
**Author:** [@Arien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arien)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2005, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-people-with-two-bachelors-degrees/296999 "2005-04-06T03:08:40Z")
I have some questions for people who decided to get a second bachelor’s degree. Was it to get a better job/lead to a new career, to prepare for a graduate program, or just because you wanted to study the subject? How lon… --- ## [Dancing with the Stars, Season VI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-season-vi/438196)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2008, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-season-vi/438196 "2008-05-23T16:55:01Z")
We’re mere hours away from the announcement of next season’s lineup, which will be announced on tonight’s finale of “The Bruno and Carrie Ann Show” (which, it turns out, I found unwatchable). But – we already No Max! Ad… --- ## [Who do you think will be the next \*big\* celebrity to die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-think-will-be-the-next-big-celebrity-to-die/830745)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2019, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-think-will-be-the-next-big-celebrity-to-die/830745 "2019-05-31T21:38:10Z")
I mean big on the order of Elizabeth Taylor or Johnny Carson: long and storied career, many good things to say about them, cover of every entertainment magazine. My sister said Robert Redford, but I dunno. He’s old, but … --- ## ["Killed" bacteria doesn't count?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killed-bacteria-doesnt-count/616067)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2012, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killed-bacteria-doesnt-count/616067 "2012-03-20T00:51:33Z")
Is it true that “dead” bacteria doesn’t count as contamination in foods according to the FDA? Example; Ground beef treated with “Pink Slime”. Peace, mangeorge --- ## [What did European observers learn from the American Civil War? Why didn't they learn more?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-european-observers-learn-from-the-american-civil-war-why-didnt-they-learn-more/662492)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2013, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-european-observers-learn-from-the-american-civil-war-why-didnt-they-learn-more/662492 "2013-07-11T00:38:32Z")
The Killer Angels and Gettysburg feature Lt Col Fremantle, of the Coldstream Guards, who had a jaunty vacation traveling for a few months with Lee, but wasn’t acting as an official observer. Lee also had a Prussian and … --- ## [What did the sailors on Columbus' ships do all day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-the-sailors-on-columbus-ships-do-all-day/731214)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2015, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-the-sailors-on-columbus-ships-do-all-day/731214 "2015-09-19T15:32:33Z")
Here is a link to the ship manifest for Christopher Columbus’ first voyage across the Atlantic. Some of the crew members have occupations next to their names (i.e. Columbus was “captain-general”. There is also listed t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=682&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=684&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)