# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=689&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:** 690 --- ## [I know you IT guys think us end users are idiots. . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-you-it-guys-think-us-end-users-are-idiots/431292)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2008, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-you-it-guys-think-us-end-users-are-idiots/431292 "2008-01-07T04:02:32Z")
. . .but that’s no reason to call me a liar. Ever since they “upgraded” my work computer with the new Microsoft Work Suite I’ve been having this little problem. At random times and for no reason I can discern, my comput… --- ## [Free market failure, or: Why can't I buy Diet Coke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-market-failure-or-why-cant-i-buy-diet-coke/507924)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2009, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-market-failure-or-why-cant-i-buy-diet-coke/507924 "2009-09-01T14:34:27Z")
I’ve been drinking Diet Coke for years now and am completely hooked on this delicious, delicious beverage. Roughly half of the time I go to the supermarket, there is no Diet Coke. There is a lot of Coke. There is some… --- ## [Goodbye, Riley Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-riley-dog/502262)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2009, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-riley-dog/502262 "2009-07-20T17:18:05Z")
Well, shit. My poor epileptic Boxer dog Riley is making his final trip in the car. Some of you may recall I posted about his epilepsy. He had been prescribed pretty stiff doses of phenobarb as a consequence, and for a… --- ## [A Mysterious Mowing MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mysterious-mowing-mmp/589424)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2011, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mysterious-mowing-mmp/589424 "2011-07-25T13:49:18Z")
So, I guess I’ll start the MMP. Go Me! :smiley: There is a mystery in the ‘hood. Ok, maybe to me it’s just a mystery. As y’all will recall in the last MMP, I mowed OYKW’s and my yahds on Sunday. That’s not the mystery p… --- ## [US warplanes defy Chinese air defence rules with B-52 flyover of disputed area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-warplanes-defy-chinese-air-defence-rules-with-b-52-flyover-of-disputed-area/674855)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2013, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-warplanes-defy-chinese-air-defence-rules-with-b-52-flyover-of-disputed-area/674855 "2013-12-06T07:40:20Z")
I’m not familiar with the tensions in Asia concerning China so I’m hoping someone can provide some more background than is given in the story, especially given say China’s claims on the Spratly Islands for example as wel… --- ## [Which song from the last 10 years rocks the most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-song-from-the-last-10-years-rocks-the-most/693314)
**Author:** [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2014, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-song-from-the-last-10-years-rocks-the-most/693314 "2014-07-30T05:38:15Z")
I find it somewhat difficult to even find contenders. (Bonus points for finding something closer to 2014) --- ## [Perfect pooping position](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-pooping-position/253069)
**Author:** [@Fox\_Paws](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fox_Paws)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2004, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-pooping-position/253069 "2004-07-01T21:43:32Z")
Here’s a question to add to your list of “Things I Could’ve Sworn I Wouldn’t Be Asked Today.” What is the ideal position for humans to do number two? That is, anatomically speaking, if I wanted to make the process of po… --- ## [Dr. Strangelove: Do you know it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-strangelove-do-you-know-it/571056)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-strangelove-do-you-know-it/571056 "2011-02-17T03:46:32Z")
Help me settle a dispute I am having with my girlfriend: I maintain that Kubrick’s '64 film Dr. Strangelove or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb, is what could be called a classic; she, on the other hand,… --- ## [SDMB memes you wouldn't mind dying a quick and quiet death.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-memes-you-wouldnt-mind-dying-a-quick-and-quiet-death/486095)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2009, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-memes-you-wouldnt-mind-dying-a-quick-and-quiet-death/486095 "2009-02-26T10:23:11Z")
“Og” instead of “God” “Cow-orker” instead of “coworker” Hi, Opal! Yes, all three memes. --- ## [Have you ever taken an Italian to Olive Garden, Mexican to Taco Bell, Chinese to Asian buffet, etc.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-taken-an-italian-to-olive-garden-mexican-to-taco-bell-chinese-to-asian-buffet-etc/511121)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2009, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-taken-an-italian-to-olive-garden-mexican-to-taco-bell-chinese-to-asian-buffet-etc/511121 "2009-09-29T12:13:41Z")
In other words have you ever taken a person to a restuarant that corresponds to their ethnicity, but doesn’t really serve what is thought of as authentic food? What did they think of it? I’ve been to Taco Bell with some… --- ## [For the love of Christ: "Express Lane, 1-16 Items" Means ONE to SIXTEEN ITEMS!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-love-of-christ-express-lane-1-16-items-means-one-to-sixteen-items/448733)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2008, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-love-of-christ-express-lane-1-16-items-means-one-to-sixteen-items/448733 "2008-05-15T19:42:24Z")
So I’m in the Price Chopper, in the express line. Things are going slowly. Ahead of me is an old lady with two items. Ahead of her is a woman with a cartful of stuff. It sure looks like a lot. When she gets up to th… --- ## ["I can't..(fill in the blank)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-fill-in-the-blank/940123)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2021, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-fill-in-the-blank/940123 "2021-08-11T00:48:34Z")
I’m not talking about the physically impossible; none of us can fly or turn invisible. I’m talking about things that many, or even most, people can do. For me, there are a few. I can’t do any maintenance on a vehicle … --- ## [Can you roll a die and get the same number an infinite number of times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-roll-a-die-and-get-the-same-number-an-infinite-number-of-times/758286)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2016, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-roll-a-die-and-get-the-same-number-an-infinite-number-of-times/758286 "2016-07-01T21:06:31Z")
I was watching a video by Vi Hart on YouTube and she mentions the chances of rolling the same number on a fair die an infinite number of times is literally zero. While I get your chances of rolling the same number decre… --- ## [Why does the breading fall off my cutlets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-breading-fall-off-my-cutlets/510935)
**Author:** [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2009, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-breading-fall-off-my-cutlets/510935 "2009-09-21T20:31:14Z")
On Friday, I prepared Veal Piccata following this recipe from the Food Network. The end results were pretty tasty, but I ran into a problem that I’ve had many times in the past: when I sauteed the veal almost all of th… --- ## [Putting a volcano on ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-a-volcano-on-ice/536546)
**Author:** [@alterego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alterego)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-a-volcano-on-ice/536546 "2010-04-20T02:23:25Z")
Dear physics geeks, could the LHC’s cooling system be repurposed to chill a volcano to stop or prevent an eruption? Looking forward to back of the envelope calculations regarding energy and cost if possible. --- ## [Are you comfortable with gay people using the terms "my husband" or "my wife"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-comfortable-with-gay-people-using-the-terms-my-husband-or-my-wife/836778)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2019, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-comfortable-with-gay-people-using-the-terms-my-husband-or-my-wife/836778 "2019-07-23T22:34:51Z")
I have spoken with some radically religious people who insist “a man can’t have a husband” or “a girl (sic) can’t have a wife.” However, I’ve been calling my sister’s partner “her wife” for decades, and around such peopl… --- ## [Maybe we need a new forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-we-need-a-new-forum/543049)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2010, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-we-need-a-new-forum/543049 "2010-06-15T04:21:30Z")
I started a thread What the SDMB is talking about. It was closed because it didn’t appear to have a point. Maybe this board needs a forum where people can share stuff that is mundane and pointless. --- ## [How do most celebrities who've earned megabucks go broke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-most-celebrities-whove-earned-megabucks-go-broke/451812)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2008, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-most-celebrities-whove-earned-megabucks-go-broke/451812 "2008-06-08T09:10:54Z")
And by “go broke” it may just mean “serious financial troubles” since they don’t usually wind up living in a single wide trailer, but still… Anne Heche had to go to court recently to get a reprieve of her $15,000 per mo… --- ## [Is the iron cross a racist symbol?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-iron-cross-a-racist-symbol/347643)
**Author:** [@Giant\_Spongess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giant_Spongess)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2006, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-iron-cross-a-racist-symbol/347643 "2006-03-10T14:45:04Z")
Iron cross pic. I know that it is an old German heraldic symbol, and was used by Hitler. But does it have the same overtones as the swastika? I haven’t really seen it that much, so I have a pretty neutral reaction, bu… --- ## [Should you retain voting rights if you live in a foreign country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-retain-voting-rights-if-you-live-in-a-foreign-country/535560)
**Author:** [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2010, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-retain-voting-rights-if-you-live-in-a-foreign-country/535560 "2010-04-19T20:11:16Z")
The background: I’m British. I’ve lived in Sweden for around 10.5 years. I’ve been discussing the upcoming British election with friends and family and have been quite surprised at how little is known about overseas v… --- ## [Best #1 single of the year retrospective: 1967](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1967/698279)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2014, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1967/698279 "2014-09-23T14:27:29Z")
It’s that time again, ladies and gentlemen. Today we’ll be looking at 1967. This year is a little less rock-heavy than the last few years have been, but we’ve got a pretty interesting mix of pop, psychedelia, soul, sever… --- ## [Books Most Egregiously Slaughtered By Hollywood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-most-egregiously-slaughtered-by-hollywood/358177)
**Author:** [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2006, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-most-egregiously-slaughtered-by-hollywood/358177 "2006-06-02T07:58:27Z")
Stephen King, with a few exceptions, gets murdered (artistically, not financially, of course) every time he licenses a book to Hollywood. But he’s just one example; I would say that a majority of books turn out worse as… --- ## [Political Compass #50: Mature people make peace with the establishment.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-50-mature-people-make-peace-with-the-establishment/288150)
**Author:** [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-50-mature-people-make-peace-with-the-establishment/288150 "2015-08-12T22:39:09Z")
Many political debates here have included references to The Political Compass, which uses a set of 61 questions to assess one’s political orientation in terms of economic left/right and social libertarianism/authoritaria… --- ## [Worst Pain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-pain/991922)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-pain/991922 "2024-09-20T02:11:41Z")
At the Doctor’s office now waiting to be seen. Did something to my back while picking up a towel off the floor. Aside from giving birth to children, what is the worst pain you’ve ever experienced? I want to exclude ch… --- ## [NFL Week 11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-11/518209)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2009, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-11/518209 "2009-11-25T20:42:25Z")
Thursday night game tonight, might as well get the thread started with that. Thursday, Nov. 19 CAROLINA 3 Miami 42½ Well, we seem to have two tams that have a lot in common. They both need to run the ball to be s… --- ## [Rings In Bulls' Noses.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rings-in-bulls-noses/603150)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rings-in-bulls-noses/603150 "2016-08-26T19:24:36Z")
This is something I have wondered at least since childhood. Why do some bulls have metal rings in their noses? You go to a farm or a cattle ranch, and you see this phenomemon. Interesting story, someone actually answere… --- ## [What do you do when you can't get your cola of choice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-when-you-cant-get-your-cola-of-choice/683838)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-when-you-cant-get-your-cola-of-choice/683838 "2014-04-12T13:32:29Z")
So, you sit down in a new-to-you restaurant, and the waiter comes by to take your drink order. “I’ll have a Coke,” you say. The waiter apologizes and tells you “We only have Pepsi products. Will that do?” If you prefer P… --- ## [A morbid question: What happens to SDMB if Cecil dies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-question-what-happens-to-sdmb-if-cecil-dies/282090)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2005, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-question-what-happens-to-sdmb-if-cecil-dies/282090 "2005-01-03T22:09:16Z")
While working on my Dead Pool 2005 list, I had a very morbid thought: What would happen to this place if our Beloved Leader suddenly dropped dead? --- ## [Anyone familiar with KY law: Wasn't there another way to handle the defiant county clerk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-ky-law-wasnt-there-another-way-to-handle-the-defiant-county-clerk/729885)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-ky-law-wasnt-there-another-way-to-handle-the-defiant-county-clerk/729885 "2015-09-10T07:01:03Z")
For example, there must be some provision for granting marriage licenses in the situation that the elected clerk cannot perform his or her duties, such as when they go on vacation, or if they are ill, or otherwise incapa… --- ## [How realistic is Batman's physical prowess?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-realistic-is-batmans-physical-prowess/592201)
**Author:** [@Animastryfe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Animastryfe)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2011, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-realistic-is-batmans-physical-prowess/592201 "2011-08-13T05:59:33Z")
I have never read a Batman comic. Everything I know about him is from movies, cartoons and online culture. Disregarding his ability to recover in the long term from injuries that would probably cripple a person, how pla… --- ## [Best way to loose weight.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-loose-weight/542439)
**Author:** [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2010, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-loose-weight/542439 "2010-06-14T20:45:35Z")
I have always been under the impression the more calories you burn the more weight you burn. The treadmill at my gym has a “fat burn” setting, the thing is the fat burn only keeps my heartbeat at about 112ish. I can keep… --- ## [What is the case against "chain immigration"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-case-against-chain-immigration/807303)
**Author:** [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2018, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-case-against-chain-immigration/807303 "2018-02-04T04:34:20Z")
In tweets and speeches, Trump and some other GOP immigration hardliners rail against what they call “chain immigration”, also known as family immigration. It’s the system whereby a legal immigrant who has come to the US l… --- ## [Nostradamus, the man who predicted NOTHING!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nostradamus-the-man-who-predicted-nothing/354243)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nostradamus-the-man-who-predicted-nothing/354243 "2011-02-03T18:46:05Z")
In the eternal fight against ignorance, I am happy to note that Cecil and other straight dopers effectively shoot down the ridiculous claims of so-called “seers” like Jeanne Dixon and Nostradamus. In fact, I have studie… --- ## [Have the British corrupted any Americanisms in recent times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-the-british-corrupted-any-americanisms-in-recent-times/683813)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-the-british-corrupted-any-americanisms-in-recent-times/683813 "2014-03-18T13:29:46Z")
Does the mangling of a common language go both ways? They gave us chips and we made them fries. Their dustmen became garbage collectors. Biscuits became cookies. Does it ever work the other way around, where an America… --- ## [Will conservatives here reflect on malign ties between conservatism, Republicanism, and Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-conservatives-here-reflect-on-malign-ties-between-conservatism-republicanism-and-trump/841240)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2019, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-conservatives-here-reflect-on-malign-ties-between-conservatism-republicanism-and-trump/841240 "2019-10-11T01:15:50Z")
I haven’t seen much if any of this here. He has non supporters here and never trumpers too, but they seem to spend all their time owning the libs. Is it possible for any of them to engage in thoughtful reflection about h… --- ## [Could we please have a separate video games forum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-please-have-a-separate-video-games-forum/693910)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2014, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-please-have-a-separate-video-games-forum/693910 "2014-08-08T19:41:37Z")
A while back, The Game Room was split off from mainline Cafe Society. Now it encompasses everything from sports to “Talk to me only in…” threads, which seems a little messy. IMO the video/computer gaming culture is diff… --- ## [GOP plan - Romney/Cain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-plan-romney-cain/600201)
**Author:** [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-plan-romney-cain/600201 "2011-11-02T17:59:50Z")
I suppose they will accept Perry/Cain, but I really get the feeling that the plan is for Romney to out middle-of-the road Obama and Cain to split the black vote with him. I know I am being cynical and possibly even raci… --- ## [Bicycle riding... 'With' traffic or against?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-riding-with-traffic-or-against/672363)
**Author:** [@JBDivmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBDivmstr)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2013, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-riding-with-traffic-or-against/672363 "2013-10-31T19:37:45Z")
Prompted by this thread on bicycle riding. On which side of the road do you ride? Personally, I don’t do much bicycle riding anymore, but when I did I always rode against the flow of traffic. My reasoning is/was, I want… --- ## [Adults who still whine about how mean their mommy is](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adults-who-still-whine-about-how-mean-their-mommy-is/412760)
**Author:** [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2007, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adults-who-still-whine-about-how-mean-their-mommy-is/412760 "2007-07-26T05:18:48Z")
In this thread, Least Original Username Ever once again regales us with yet another tale of what a horrible person his mom (or, as he lovingly refers to her, “female birth giver”) is. It wouldn’t be worth a pitting on i… --- ## [Jimmy Carter - was he so bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmy-carter-was-he-so-bad/494987)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2009, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmy-carter-was-he-so-bad/494987 "2009-05-05T14:40:48Z")
I’ve heard a lot of people recently wondering if Obama will be another Roosevelt or another Carter. The implication is that Roosevelt was a good president and Carter was a bad one. I’ll admit that I don’t have an opini… --- ## [Best Username you wish you'd thought of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-username-you-wish-youd-thought-of/667032)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2013, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-username-you-wish-youd-thought-of/667032 "2013-11-09T05:25:46Z")
I was on a guitar board and just came across Pastor of Muppets. Damn I wish I’d thought of that!! You? --- ## [Can "Information" be destroyed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-information-be-destroyed/585947)
**Author:** [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-information-be-destroyed/585947 "2011-06-20T12:38:47Z")
Any and all information. Information as scientists describe it. I understand that even a Black Hole can’t destroy information. (Suskind, etc) The reason for my question: Can the information in our minds be destroyed-eve… --- ## [Multiple universes don't refute intelligent design](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-universes-dont-refute-intelligent-design/472100)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2008, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-universes-dont-refute-intelligent-design/472100 "2008-11-15T03:09:11Z")
Our universe is fine-tuned to allow the existence of ourselves. That is to say, there are many things that have to be just as they are, and we wouldn’t exist otherwise. Citing just one example, the mass ratio of the pr… --- ## [Superman-inspired kids jumping to their death from windows/balconies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-inspired-kids-jumping-to-their-death-from-windows-balconies/385609)
**Author:** [@joazito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joazito)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-inspired-kids-jumping-to-their-death-from-windows-balconies/385609 "2007-01-02T16:10:23Z")
My mother swears by the fact that the original superman cartoon was canceled because dozen of kids thought that gravity would have no effect on them if they put on a cape and jumped out the window. “I have a hard time be… --- ## [Palin Collected Travel Per Diems While At Home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-collected-travel-per-diems-while-at-home/462778)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2008, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-collected-travel-per-diems-while-at-home/462778 "2008-09-11T19:47:53Z")
Palin Billed State for Nights Spent at Home Our “maverick reformer”, ladies and gentlemen… --- ## [A Russian President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-russian-president/776540)
**Author:** [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2017, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-russian-president/776540 "2017-02-18T02:42:54Z")
Something I have been wondering about since before your elections last year, why does it seem that Americans are suddenly so blase about the fact that your president seems to be completely under the thumb of Russia and P… --- ## [Why do restaurants skimp on portion size over time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-restaurants-skimp-on-portion-size-over-time/691185)
**Author:** [@kstarnes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kstarnes)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-restaurants-skimp-on-portion-size-over-time/691185 "2014-06-24T21:44:44Z")
Instead of just raising the price? Actually, plenty of places do both simultaneously or one after the other. They will raise the price of an item slightly and also reduce portions slightly. I guess it’s not my place to … --- ## [Wasp's nest in my mailbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasps-nest-in-my-mailbox/453710)
**Author:** [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2008, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasps-nest-in-my-mailbox/453710 "2008-06-22T02:19:17Z")
Does anyone have any tips for dealing with a wasp’s nest in a mailbox? This is one of the type of mailboxes that opens at the front of the back. The nest is about the size of a golf ball, they’ve just started it. So f… --- ## [Being on lockdown 23 hours a day, inhumane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-on-lockdown-23-hours-a-day-inhumane/450909)
**Author:** [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2008, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-on-lockdown-23-hours-a-day-inhumane/450909 "2008-06-04T22:53:31Z")
Do you think it’s inhumane to lock up the most hardened criminals for 23 hours a day? I was watching “Lockup” the other night and they were interviewing some of the prisoners and they were talking of people being on loc… --- ## [I can't have a dog!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-have-a-dog/552994)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2010, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-have-a-dog/552994 "2010-12-10T20:23:41Z")
I stopped today to get gas at a busy convenience store, at a busy intersection, on a street with construction going on., There was a small dachshund running around in the store lot, a female with a pink collar. I calle… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=688&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=690&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)