# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=708&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:** 709 --- ## [Strangest places you've found a good restaurant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-places-youve-found-a-good-restaurant/719205)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2015, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-places-youve-found-a-good-restaurant/719205 "2015-05-08T21:00:56Z")
In Augusta, Maine there is a Thai restaurant just outside the restricted area of the airport/ National Guard base. The fence between the restaurant and airfield has some very dire warnings posted on it about feeding the… --- ## [When will the US mint stop making pennies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-the-us-mint-stop-making-pennies/598685)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2012, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-the-us-mint-stop-making-pennies/598685 "2012-05-06T04:20:02Z")
\[FONT=Calibri\]There are two possible scenarios. \[/FONT\] \[FONT=Calibri\]Scenario #1: Congress stops acting like a bunch of idiots (unlikely) and finally get rid of it. Scenario #2: (More likely) Businesses stop using t… --- ## [The Metaphysics of Materialism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-metaphysics-of-materialism/88392)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2001, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-metaphysics-of-materialism/88392 "2001-11-04T02:01:02Z")
I imagine there might be as broad a range of materialists here at Straight Dope as there is of Christians. But we have to start somewhere in a debate over materialism’s metaphysics, and I know of no better place to start… --- ## [What are the advantages of motorhomes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-advantages-of-motorhomes/737117)
**Author:** [@sbunny8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sbunny8)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2015, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-advantages-of-motorhomes/737117 "2015-11-13T13:23:28Z")
I know I must be missing something here. How does someone say “I’m tired of spending $100 per night for a 15x20 hotel room when we go on vacation; I’d much rather buy a $90,000 motorhome which depreciates $200 every tim… --- ## [Helping BMalion save his house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helping-bmalion-save-his-house/753192)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helping-bmalion-save-his-house/753192 "2016-11-07T19:31:31Z")
Our friend and fellow Doper BMalion, who has MS, is at risk of losing his house to the company which holds his mortgage. (This is not a thread to discuss the wisdom, or lack thereof, of the company’s decision). I have B… --- ## [Portland's "no on fluoride" morons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlands-no-on-fluoride-morons/656532)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2013, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlands-no-on-fluoride-morons/656532 "2013-05-28T17:12:02Z")
Honest to fuck, how are these people not recycled for compost? The argument is: “Keep Portland’s drinking water pure.” Really? You mean that stuff that sits in the uncovered reservoirs up in the hills; uncovered in vi… --- ## [Your user names!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-user-names/513829)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2009, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-user-names/513829 "2009-11-21T07:32:36Z")
How’d you come to pick the user name you’re using and what does it mean? For mine, Yog Sothoth is a creature from the writing’s of HP Lovecraft, who created a more famous thing called Cthulhu. I spell it the way I spel… --- ## [New Yahoo mail is unspeakably bad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-yahoo-mail-is-unspeakably-bad/671183)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2013, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-yahoo-mail-is-unspeakably-bad/671183 "2013-10-24T18:42:06Z")
You know, I’ve been here for ten years, and I don’t think I’ve EVER started a pit thread. but this… THIS… (sputters incoherently) Yahoo SUDDENLY moved to a bizarre and horrible new format. All conversations are now “thr… --- ## [Ladies, if a man has a painting of himself as a centaur above his bed what message are you getting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-if-a-man-has-a-painting-of-himself-as-a-centaur-above-his-bed-what-message-are-you-getting/516143)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2009, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-if-a-man-has-a-painting-of-himself-as-a-centaur-above-his-bed-what-message-are-you-getting/516143 "2009-11-09T13:03:46Z")
What would think if you saw something like that. Is it a subtle warning that he’s hugely endowed? That he’s an admirer of classic Greek mythos? That his divorce has left him without a true home and he must wander the woo… --- ## [Is Daniel Craig Attractive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-daniel-craig-attractive/473504)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2008, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-daniel-craig-attractive/473504 "2008-11-20T23:35:46Z")
I honestly do not think that he is. I think that he looks kind of like Odo. http://www.strekonline.com/ds9/database/odo.jpg Am I the only one for whom DC just does not do it? --- ## [Is Keith Olbermann a narcissistic douchbag?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-keith-olbermann-a-narcissistic-douchbag/608726)
**Author:** [@Batfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batfish)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2012, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-keith-olbermann-a-narcissistic-douchbag/608726 "2012-04-01T13:56:50Z")
Or not? Olbermann is apparently in a tizzy with his most recent employer, Current TV. The story begins to seem familiar. I know you folks with a right-ish orientation that didn’t like him before still don’t like him. I… --- ## [Why are there no six-legged vertibrates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-six-legged-vertibrates/594403)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-six-legged-vertibrates/594403 "2011-09-01T03:35:20Z")
I’ve noticed that among invertibrates, there is a wide variety to methods of locomotion- crawling on lots of legs, sliding on mucus, etc. But when you get to vertibrates, its quadripeds/bipeds. Similarly, among invertibr… --- ## [Why does radiation exposure you have never go away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-radiation-exposure-you-have-never-go-away/539246)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2010, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-radiation-exposure-you-have-never-go-away/539246 "2010-05-18T18:36:35Z")
Word on the street is that radiation levels you get never go down, as long as you live. Is that true? Why is it? So if I get a CT scan, I will get hit with say xxxx milirems or whatnot, and that will just add and add to … --- ## [Hey Dickless, Clark!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-dickless-clark/605228)
**Author:** [@brownie55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brownie55)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-dickless-clark/605228 "2011-12-09T02:15:59Z")
Fluid Druid told me to take this to the Pit even though you called me a liar. If you want to call me a liar and I have to pit you for it, so be it. So, here we are, Dickless Clark. I pit you for calling me a liar. --- ## [Why is swallowing semen a big part of porn/sexuality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-swallowing-semen-a-big-part-of-porn-sexuality/549249)
**Author:** [@scamartistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scamartistry)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-swallowing-semen-a-big-part-of-porn-sexuality/549249 "2010-08-06T14:37:27Z")
If you ever watch a porn flick you soon realize that girl swallowing semen is a big part of the sex act, I for one have to admit I do find this kind of a turn on at times. But what the hell is the rationale for this??? --- ## [Is an electric kettle an OK way to make tea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-electric-kettle-an-ok-way-to-make-tea/782729)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-electric-kettle-an-ok-way-to-make-tea/782729 "2017-04-05T11:18:02Z")
My mother is British and I should know this, I suppose. Anyway. I am just about done drinking crappy coffee in the morning and I would really like to switch to tea. Besides, I think I’d have an easier time boiling water… --- ## [Is Ice Dancing a Sport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ice-dancing-a-sport/677909)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2014, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ice-dancing-a-sport/677909 "2014-03-13T00:16:58Z")
Ice dance is personally my least favorite of the ice skating disciplines. I’d much rather watch the men do breathtaking triple axels or the pairs do a graceful in synch spin than try to discern exactly why the judges li… --- ## [She's SIX FOOT EIGHT!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-six-foot-eight/542750)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2010, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-six-foot-eight/542750 "2010-06-13T11:39:51Z")
http://www.yourgossipfix.com/2009/11/amazon-eve/ I myself am 6’5"…but she’s also wearing heels, and with the paralax, they’re probably 8 inch heels. What’s wild is, she appears to be normally proportioned…perhaps it’s … --- ## [Phrases You've Copied From Your Parents....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-youve-copied-from-your-parents/748247)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-youve-copied-from-your-parents/748247 "2016-03-11T14:39:26Z")
…that possibly go back generations. Dad (knocking on the bathroom door): “You fall in?” --- ## [What does the upside-down V mean on the sides of military vehicles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-upside-down-v-mean-on-the-sides-of-military-vehicles/368547)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2006, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-upside-down-v-mean-on-the-sides-of-military-vehicles/368547 "2006-08-14T10:46:36Z")
Actually sometimes it’s upside-down and sometimes it’s sideways. Thanks, Rob --- ## [Jockey debuts new bra sizing system for accurate fit, but the generic bras are kind of pricey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jockey-debuts-new-bra-sizing-system-for-accurate-fit-but-the-generic-bras-are-kind-of-pricey/659977)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2013, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jockey-debuts-new-bra-sizing-system-for-accurate-fit-but-the-generic-bras-are-kind-of-pricey/659977 "2013-06-10T19:09:55Z")
I’m not a woman, but I am curious about how the overall “deal” appears to women shopping for bras. Comments seem to indicate $ 60.00 is lot of money for a decent quality, but fairly plain bra even if perfectly fitted. F… --- ## [What do you think is the ultimate goal, if any, of creationists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-the-ultimate-goal-if-any-of-creationists/612038)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2012, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-the-ultimate-goal-if-any-of-creationists/612038 "2012-02-11T01:59:04Z")
Even in the 21st century, creationism in the form of intelligent design seems to be active and alive. Its supporters seem to be very passionate about their position and refuse to give up, even though there is no scientif… --- ## [The Hulk vs. Superman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hulk-vs-superman/682677)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2014, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hulk-vs-superman/682677 "2014-03-07T00:24:32Z")
Who wins? Inspired by a deep philosophical discussion I had with my friends. --- ## [What Was The Most Tacky Or Tasteless Gift Given To You In Good Faith](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-tacky-or-tasteless-gift-given-to-you-in-good-faith/543149)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-tacky-or-tasteless-gift-given-to-you-in-good-faith/543149 "2010-06-16T16:31:33Z")
I was watching the Dick Van Dyke Show the one where Rob gives Laura an Empress Carlotta necklace and he thinks it’s beautiful but it’s really gaudy and tacky. So I thought I’d ask the same question here What is the mos… --- ## [Enclosed pools in Florida](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enclosed-pools-in-florida/532729)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2010, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enclosed-pools-in-florida/532729 "2010-03-18T02:00:29Z")
I was watching House Hunters and they were in FL with a couple who were looking for a home with a pool. All three houses had pools that had some kind of enclosure completely around and above the pools. Is this to exten… --- ## [Porn discussions you can't really have with anyone else](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-discussions-you-cant-really-have-with-anyone-else/86801)
**Author:** [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2002, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-discussions-you-cant-really-have-with-anyone-else/86801 "2002-07-26T00:29:00Z")
People get oogy when you want to talk about porn or porn anecdotes. But I just have to say: I have a porn at home from the early eighties that has a guy in it that looks EXACTLY like Dave Wannstedt, coach of the Miami D… --- ## [Do You Find Tans Attractive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-tans-attractive/583241)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-tans-attractive/583241 "2011-05-30T22:00:49Z")
In general, do you find people who have tans look more attractive than those without. For the life of me, I don’t see how tans make people look better. --- ## [Where to find good hiking/walking boots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-find-good-hiking-walking-boots/543669)
**Author:** [@luvrbcs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luvrbcs)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2010, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-find-good-hiking-walking-boots/543669 "2010-06-23T02:02:06Z")
Where can I go to find a good pair of hiking/walking boots? I live in the Pittsburgh, Pa area. I googled; don’t trust Dick’s, not sure about L.L. Bean, don’t know anything about REI. A little background. The wife and… --- ## [King of the Nerds wasn't horrible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-the-nerds-wasnt-horrible/647818)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2013, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-the-nerds-wasnt-horrible/647818 "2013-03-12T20:08:40Z")
It’s a new reality show on TBS. The ads made it look stupid and awful but I kept reading reviews that said it was not bad so I checked it out. I liked it. It is definitely a reality show. It hits all the same beats tho… --- ## [Is Absolute Pacifism Dangerous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-absolute-pacifism-dangerous/556721)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-absolute-pacifism-dangerous/556721 "2010-10-15T20:13:35Z")
Is absolute pacifism, that is not offering violence even for self-defence or even when many people are threatened immoral? Although its an idea that’s been advocated by many idealists (such as Tolstoy) if actually implem… --- ## [Shodan...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan/259704)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2004, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan/259704 "2004-08-28T11:46:22Z")
…is a sanctimonious, disingenuous gutless little fuck. This thread was a discussion of the many problems which have already been documented about the Diebold touch-screen voting machines. Several of us expressed concern… --- ## [How Could I Tell If My Trash Collection Company Is Mob-Owned/Controlled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-i-tell-if-my-trash-collection-company-is-mob-owned-controlled/571825)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-i-tell-if-my-trash-collection-company-is-mob-owned-controlled/571825 "2011-02-22T17:14:49Z")
Having become a “Sopranos” junkie, I wonder how I could go about researching the firm that my city hires to do the trash collection? There are a couple of giants in the industry (Waste Manangement is one), but my city h… --- ## [How close to fascism is Russia, really ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-to-fascism-is-russia-really/734141)
**Author:** [@MrQwertyasd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrQwertyasd)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-to-fascism-is-russia-really/734141 "2015-10-12T15:27:54Z")
There’s a lot of shit-flinging about Russia, and if we leave out the obvious propaganda memes of the large news services - he’s a Hitler, he wants to eat your children etc. etc., what have we got left ? Anyone listening… --- ## [Argent Towers, Oh Rodhesiaaaa...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argent-towers-oh-rodhesiaaaa/582066)
**Author:** [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2011, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argent-towers-oh-rodhesiaaaa/582066 "2011-05-17T23:18:16Z")
Argent Towers, I have to say I find your obsessions more than weird (to be frank, it’s not so much the topics themselves that your unrelentness in bringing them up). But, one thing that keeps coming up and I really cant… --- ## [Why does no one on the internet know the difference between its and it's ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-no-one-on-the-internet-know-the-difference-between-its-and-its/534879)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-no-one-on-the-internet-know-the-difference-between-its-and-its/534879 "2010-04-05T16:07:39Z")
my friend wants to know --- ## [What surprised you the most about your menage a trois?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-surprised-you-the-most-about-your-menage-a-trois/391537)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-surprised-you-the-most-about-your-menage-a-trois/391537 "2007-02-12T22:24:59Z")
Kind of a weird topic, but I’d imagine that a real-life menage a trois is probably completely different than the imagined one. For those that have participated, what was the most surprising thing about it? What was compl… --- ## [Is the neologism "trepidacious" now a real word? Why wasn't it before?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-neologism-trepidacious-now-a-real-word-why-wasnt-it-before/207000)
**Author:** [@Sofa\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sofa_King)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2016, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-neologism-trepidacious-now-a-real-word-why-wasnt-it-before/207000 "2016-09-16T04:24:14Z")
My girlfriend and I just heard John Goodman use the word “trepidacious” on James Lipton’s show. Yet I remember a stern seventh-grade English teacher telling me, “trepidacious is not a word,” for reasons never explained. … --- ## [Scarlett Johansson Drops Out Of Transgender Role In 'Rub And Tug'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scarlett-johansson-drops-out-of-transgender-role-in-rub-and-tug/817867)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scarlett-johansson-drops-out-of-transgender-role-in-rub-and-tug/817867 "2018-07-18T23:54:47Z")
Here’s the story. She’d been taking heat from the transgender community for the role. She clearly felt the game just wasn’t worth the candle. I guess in future she’ll have to play only straight females. OK, that’s a red… --- ## [Not from the US but WTF kind of candidates are the Republicans really offering up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-from-the-us-but-wtf-kind-of-candidates-are-the-republicans-really-offering-up/609182)
**Author:** [@biddee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/biddee)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2012, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-from-the-us-but-wtf-kind-of-candidates-are-the-republicans-really-offering-up/609182 "2012-01-19T08:09:14Z")
I am not from the US but we get our tv from the US so of course every time I turn on the news I get snippets on the upcoming elections. My question to all Republicans (I know there aren’t many on this board) is really? T… --- ## [April 1775, You are in command of all British forces, devise a winning strategy vs the Colonials!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-1775-you-are-in-command-of-all-british-forces-devise-a-winning-strategy-vs-the-colonials/619304)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-1775-you-are-in-command-of-all-british-forces-devise-a-winning-strategy-vs-the-colonials/619304 "2012-07-23T16:50:25Z")
Based on a question I posited in this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=648499&page=2 On the merit of George Washington as one of Britain’s most formidable foe. It is April of the year of our … --- ## [What's the meaning of the song "Danny Boy"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-meaning-of-the-song-danny-boy/21909)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-meaning-of-the-song-danny-boy/21909 "2011-05-25T01:12:22Z")
What do the lyrics to “Danny Boy” (a/k/a Londonderry Air) mean? For reference, here are the lyrics: I had always assumed that the song was being sung by a father (or possibly a mother) to a son who was going away to wa… --- ## [Christians aren't perfect...Just forgiven.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-arent-perfect-just-forgiven/307123)
**Author:** [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2005, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-arent-perfect-just-forgiven/307123 "2005-06-22T15:31:45Z")
That’s what a bumper sticker I saw this morning said. I thought I’d extropolate a little on that crass little bumper sticker. Maybe the driver would get her point accross a little more clearly if the sticker said “God… --- ## [Why do some people get fat while others don't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-get-fat-while-others-dont/552732)
**Author:** [@George\_Kaplin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/George_Kaplin)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2010, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-get-fat-while-others-dont/552732 "2010-09-09T05:32:47Z")
I have a truly abominable diet. It’s pretty much 100% junk and I definitely eat more calories than I burn off. I must do. Today, for instance, I’ve had a box of cookies, six bags of chips, a candy bar, 2 liters of cok… --- ## [What's the name of that "game" where you put your hand on a table and stab a knife...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-that-game-where-you-put-your-hand-on-a-table-and-stab-a-knife/106959)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2002, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-that-game-where-you-put-your-hand-on-a-table-and-stab-a-knife/106959 "2002-05-03T11:21:31Z")
in between your fingers? It’s called the Devil something, or beat the devil, I can’t remember. --- ## [Help allay my fears about hantavirus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-allay-my-fears-about-hantavirus/633825)
**Author:** [@Soapbox\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soapbox_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2012, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-allay-my-fears-about-hantavirus/633825 "2012-09-07T01:34:44Z")
So, to preface, I’ve become a bit of a hypochondriac since my mother passed away relatively young from cancer 4 years ago. Recently, there has been a lot of news about hantavirus exposure out in Yosemite Park, but appar… --- ## [Should I buy a clarity-enhanced diamond?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-clarity-enhanced-diamond/287085)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2014, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-clarity-enhanced-diamond/287085 "2014-10-12T15:22:06Z")
Although I am solidly against the evils of the diamond trade and the DeBeers cartel (and I know diamonds are a poor investment), I find myself in a bind as a man who needs to obtain a diamond in the next month for my fia… --- ## [The music that is better than itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-that-is-better-than-itself/672607)
**Author:** [@Don\_Simus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Simus)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2014, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-that-is-better-than-itself/672607 "2014-06-26T18:29:01Z")
Researchers told the participants of their experiment that they are going to play two variations of the same theme by two composers. They declared that musical critics say that the first variation is a masterpiece, while… --- ## [Euphemisms for poo and the act of pooping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for-poo-and-the-act-of-pooping/254689)
**Author:** [@Kitchen\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitchen_Wench)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2005, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for-poo-and-the-act-of-pooping/254689 "2005-06-06T20:13:57Z")
Well, I’ve got some uttlerly mundane and unenjoyable errands to run this morning. By the time I get home, I’ll need some heavy duty giggles to balance out the day. And what is the best giggle starter? That’s right, bo… --- ## [Saudi court upholds child rapist crucifixion ruling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saudi-court-upholds-child-rapist-crucifixion-ruling/516190)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2009, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saudi-court-upholds-child-rapist-crucifixion-ruling/516190 "2009-11-16T03:27:02Z")
Saudi court upholds child rapist crucifixion ruling Barbaric. I should be absolutely horrified by such a punishment. But in this case I just can’t rouse up any indignation at all. If ever a person deserved such a fate … --- ## [Midway - the movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midway-the-movie/583811)
**Author:** [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2011, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midway-the-movie/583811 "2011-06-05T18:23:30Z")
As I watch it, I feel such sadness for all the lost lives. When I was younger i was more “Hurrah for America!” but now as I see the planes go down and the ships blow up I just think of the humans in them and on them. It’… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=707&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=709&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)