# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=71&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:** 72 --- ## [Attention white people: ITS BLACK HISTORY MONTH. Think.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-white-people-its-black-history-month-think/745036)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 478\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2016, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-white-people-its-black-history-month-think/745036 "2016-02-11T20:36:21Z")
For some reason, some white people forget the significance of February 1st more than they figure out it is April Fool’s Day after they realize news their dog died was a cruel prank: http://www.sacbee.com/sports/article5… --- ## [What happens on May 33rd but only on leap year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-on-may-33rd-but-only-on-leap-year/39637)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 312\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2001, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-on-may-33rd-but-only-on-leap-year/39637 "2001-03-08T23:46:45Z")
This is a goofy trivia question that was asked on the radio this morning, but I didn’t get the answer. Do any of you know it?:confused: --- ## [Switching the Race of Characters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/switching-the-race-of-characters/835460)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 546\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2019, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/switching-the-race-of-characters/835460 "2019-07-26T03:37:42Z")
First off, I know anything involving race is touchy, so to start with I just want everybody to try to stay chill. So here we go. As much as I hate the racist trolls who lose there minds when something like a black Spid… --- ## [What is the purpose of the US customary system of measurement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-us-customary-system-of-measurement/659784)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 280\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2013, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-us-customary-system-of-measurement/659784 "2013-06-11T18:44:54Z")
Metric is much more intuitive and used by pretty much the whole world except the United States. What makes more sense or at least seems more intuitive (rhetorical question)? 0°C and 100°C being the freezing and boiling… --- ## [Republicans: Please Define Health Care Reform](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-please-define-health-care-reform/525777)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 324\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2010, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-please-define-health-care-reform/525777 "2010-02-03T12:36:49Z")
Because as nearly as this American Dem can tell the Republican response is that of George W. Bush’s let them go to the emergency room when they’re sick variety. Thank you. --- ## [Why is it that only Northern Europeans have been programmed to make themselves into a minority?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-that-only-northern-europeans-have-been-programmed-to-make-themselves-into-a-minority/589427)
**Author:** [@RaleighRally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaleighRally)\ **Replies:** 403\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2011, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-that-only-northern-europeans-have-been-programmed-to-make-themselves-into-a-minority/589427 "2011-07-25T06:17:47Z")
(For simplicity, Northern Europeans in this thread are people who mainly origin from Britain, Ireland, Belgium, France, Holland, Germany, Austria and Scandinavia) All Northern European descendants have been programmed s… --- ## [Does the Schrodinger's Cat experiment say/mean what this personal trainer/life coach says it means?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-schrodingers-cat-experiment-say-mean-what-this-personal-trainer-life-coach-says-it-means/648881)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2013, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-schrodingers-cat-experiment-say-mean-what-this-personal-trainer-life-coach-says-it-means/648881 "2013-02-21T18:19:17Z")
From here Is that what these experiments imply? --- ## [Please explain Lauren Boebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 466\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163 "2024-07-15T16:24:04Z")
Lauren Boebert, U.S. House Representative for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, has been in the news lately, as she was seen being asked to leave a musical in Denver, as her behavior was deemed inappropriate. Video… --- ## [question for liberals; you've won, now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-liberals-youve-won-now-what/701915)
**Author:** [@cornopean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornopean)\ **Replies:** 355\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2014, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-liberals-youve-won-now-what/701915 "2014-11-07T13:49:33Z")
Question: It is becoming increasingly obvious that the right has lost the culture war, and this nation is going to become another European-style, liberal society. Soon the moderately conservative majority on the Suprem… --- ## [Glory Holes? Really? Straight dope please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glory-holes-really-straight-dope-please/339683)
**Author:** [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2006, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glory-holes-really-straight-dope-please/339683 "2006-01-15T18:03:46Z")
My jaw dropped when, during the course of this thread’s discussion, I was introduced to the term “glory hole” For others, like me, who may not have encountered this term: A hole is drilled in the partition between two … --- ## [At what age are you considered a loser if you still live at home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-are-you-considered-a-loser-if-you-still-live-at-home/395707)
**Author:** [@Kayeby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kayeby)\ **Replies:** 274\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2007, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-are-you-considered-a-loser-if-you-still-live-at-home/395707 "2007-03-20T15:17:35Z")
Not long ago I tried to set my friend (who will be referred to as Guy) up with a friend of a friend (referred to as Girl). He is 25 and she is 27. To me, Guy seems like a pretty good catch; he’s attractive, friendly, int… --- ## [His head just popped right off!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/his-head-just-popped-right-off/709386)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2017, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/his-head-just-popped-right-off/709386 "2017-03-20T21:31:21Z")
Hello Everyone, I’m reading a book now called American Warrior: The true story of a Ranger legend by Gary O’Neil. This is an autobiographical book covering Mr. O’Neil’s time as a special forces soldier. It’s been a q… --- ## [Is Karl Pilkington for real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-karl-pilkington-for-real/573944)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-karl-pilkington-for-real/573944 "2013-03-25T14:16:07Z")
In The Idiot Abroad thread a side conversation on whether Karl was really as, well, idiotic as he appeared or whether it was a put on. At first I tended to lead toasted genuine until I saw YouTubes of the animated Karl s… --- ## [Back to the Moon! Artemis program follow along (it's finally happening!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-moon-artemis-program-follow-along-its-finally-happening/970432)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 950\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-moon-artemis-program-follow-along-its-finally-happening/970432 "2026-05-14T23:58:08Z")
I couldn’t find an existing thread for this so wanted to start one. NASA has built SLS, contracted a number of private companies, and collaborated with a number of international partners to begin a new era of lunar expl… --- ## [So what is the womens' march supposed to accomplish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-is-the-womens-march-supposed-to-accomplish/777822)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-is-the-womens-march-supposed-to-accomplish/777822 "2017-01-26T22:41:11Z")
I’ve seen this movie many times before. Liberal groups draw huge numbers, make huge headlines, and then they go home and nothing changes. Contrast that to the Tea Party, which had merely okay numbers but sent 70 Tea Part… --- ## [Where did David Icke get this idea about Reptilians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-david-icke-get-this-idea-about-reptilians/504163)
**Author:** [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2009, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-david-icke-get-this-idea-about-reptilians/504163 "2009-08-05T15:35:15Z")
I just want to know where David Icke got the idea that there are reptilians that run the world. I can understand the idea about there being an Illuminati, I just don’t know how the reptiles entered the picture. (Please … --- ## [Is your Social Security number on your birth certificate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-social-security-number-on-your-birth-certificate/552025)
**Author:** [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2010, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-social-security-number-on-your-birth-certificate/552025 "2010-09-05T18:49:09Z")
The mean lady who made me cry just now at ADP Benefit Services implied that EVERYBODY’S SSN is on their birth certificate, duh. Well, actually, she said that; what she implied was that I was a) dumb for not knowing that,… --- ## [Have you ever seen a grown man naked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-grown-man-naked/695399)
**Author:** [@Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weird_AL_Einstein)\ **Replies:** 288\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2014, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-grown-man-naked/695399 "2014-09-30T17:17:59Z")
… --- ## [Is there anything more difficult to find in a grocery store than Velveeta?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-difficult-to-find-in-a-grocery-store-than-velveeta/784383)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-difficult-to-find-in-a-grocery-store-than-velveeta/784383 "2017-04-22T00:43:43Z")
I use Velveeta in my mac’n’cheese recipe (don’t judge me, it’s a great recipe!) At one store, Velveeta is by the pasta. In another, it’s by the chips, popcorn and beef jerky (??) Target keeps it in the refrigerated ca… --- ## [Embassy Closings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embassy-closings/665354)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 358\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2013, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embassy-closings/665354 "2013-08-29T21:23:56Z")
I’m actually ashamed of my government today. We are closing nearly two dozen embassies because of threats from terrorists. Horrible call by all involved. Closing the embassies sends the wrong message. It empowers ter… --- ## [Joel Hodgson wants to bring back Mystery Science Theater 3000](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-hodgson-wants-to-bring-back-mystery-science-theater-3000/737219)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2017, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-hodgson-wants-to-bring-back-mystery-science-theater-3000/737219 "2017-07-15T15:24:32Z")
(link goes to article, not to actual Kickstarter page)Joel Hodgson has started a Kickstarter campaign to bring back MSt3K. The initial goal is $2 million to produce 3 episodes, with stretch goals of $1.1 million to prod… --- ## ["Concerned Citizens of the United States" Looking Out for Our Interests!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerned-citizens-of-the-united-states-looking-out-for-our-interests/546679)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerned-citizens-of-the-united-states-looking-out-for-our-interests/546679 "2010-08-03T19:52:35Z")
The helpful folks at a Utah based organization called “Concerned Citizens for the United States” helpfully sent a list of 1300 alleged undocumented immigrants to media outlets, and various state and federal law enforceme… --- ## [As it stands, I object to some of the ways fellow athiest try to provoke others.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-it-stands-i-object-to-some-of-the-ways-fellow-athiest-try-to-provoke-others/708961)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 279\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2015, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-it-stands-i-object-to-some-of-the-ways-fellow-athiest-try-to-provoke-others/708961 "2015-01-12T16:51:28Z")
YES! I’m aware that we are generally using the same tactics as religious folks use. We make offensive billboards mocking other people’s beliefs. We erect atheist monuments on government property. I hear insults towar… --- ## [Shodan crosses the line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-crosses-the-line/696803)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-crosses-the-line/696803 "2014-09-01T07:31:51Z")
Not for the first time, I’m sure. But this has got to be the most blatantly intellectually dishonest OP I’ve seen for a long time even from him. Anybody who clicks the link can see the falsity of the premise and debunk… --- ## [Mr Candidate goes to London](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-candidate-goes-to-london/629485)
**Author:** [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Replies:** 267\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2012, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-candidate-goes-to-london/629485 "2012-08-01T13:47:39Z")
Romney’s visit to Britain isn’t going so well. He disses the Brits’ prepararation for the Olympics and refers to Ed Miliband as Mr Leader. The British papers are all over him. Seriously what is Romney thinking? Does h… --- ## [Can someone break down this whole Nunes Memo thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-break-down-this-whole-nunes-memo-thing/807308)
**Author:** [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Replies:** 559\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2018, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-break-down-this-whole-nunes-memo-thing/807308 "2018-02-24T21:21:30Z")
Because all I’m hearing is the noise. Can someone lay out the basics of this for me? So, Nunes has a memo. (Um, I’ve got a whole stack of memos on my desk.) Start from the who what when where, please? The noise is a… --- ## [The Diogenes Teleplay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-diogenes-teleplay/426241)
**Author:** [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Replies:** 451\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2007, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-diogenes-teleplay/426241 "2007-12-13T17:09:35Z")
In reading this thread about the WGA strike, Diogenes claimed he could urinate a better script in the snow than some of what he’s seeing. Somehow this turns into a challenge to crank out an episode of House, M.D., presum… --- ## [Mac computers - is it mostly just image and status?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-computers-is-it-mostly-just-image-and-status/529748)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 345\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2010, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-computers-is-it-mostly-just-image-and-status/529748 "2010-03-02T06:08:38Z")
I am shopping for a laptop, so I went into my local Mac store and asked a couple of employees some questions and looked around at the PCs. I noticed a few things: as a remembered, Mac computers cost a ton of money. The… --- ## [Women's underwear - what's the little pocket for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-underwear-whats-the-little-pocket-for/744220)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2016, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-underwear-whats-the-little-pocket-for/744220 "2016-01-28T18:02:47Z")
I was folding some of my wife’s underwear this weekend – as I have nearly every weekend for the last 20+ years – and discovered something I had never noticed before. In the crotch area of her panties, where they have a l… --- ## [I hate Alton Brown more than ever.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-alton-brown-more-than-ever/628412)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-alton-brown-more-than-ever/628412 "2012-07-19T21:16:03Z")
I’ve bitched about this before. Watching Alton Brown is insufferable. His real personality, which he displays on every other show besides Good Eats, makes his “friendly food geek” routine stand out like a giant, badly fo… --- ## [songs about underage girls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-underage-girls/652484)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2013, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-underage-girls/652484 "2013-04-03T20:12:28Z")
A friend who is an English Professor is looking for background for an essay. Here is the follow-up e-mail from last night’s poker game: The list we generated follows, but feel free to share any songs that fit this cat… --- ## [Ways To Improve Going Forward: Your thoughts on the matter.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-to-improve-going-forward-your-thoughts-on-the-matter/819049)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 478\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-to-improve-going-forward-your-thoughts-on-the-matter/819049 "2018-09-20T09:40:24Z")
As I stated in a previous thread, we’re in interesting times here at The Straight Dope. It’s obvious we can’t continue as we have; that’s not profitable for the owner of this site. While they look at the situation and … --- ## [Another Critical Race Theory thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-critical-race-theory-thread/941389)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 765\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-critical-race-theory-thread/941389 "2021-06-23T16:54:31Z")
The last one was shut down, so I’m starting a new one. I came across this blog post which I believe provides a great and concise defense of CRT: Why are you afraid of critical race theory? Some key quotes (from the whi… --- ## [What are "whites" in Little Feat's "Willin'"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-whites-in-little-feats-willin/701609)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-whites-in-little-feats-willin/701609 "2024-10-07T19:33:23Z")
I love that song. It’s been one of my very favorite songs since I first heard it on a compilation LP some 25 years ago. Thanks to lyrics sites, I since have been able to decipher the line “And I been from Tucson to Tucum… --- ## [I left my lights on, and my vehicle's battery died. . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-left-my-lights-on-and-my-vehicles-battery-died/363522)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2006, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-left-my-lights-on-and-my-vehicles-battery-died/363522 "2006-07-10T19:46:55Z")
(Well, not recently. Just hypothetically.) I get my vehicle jump-started, which will presumably keep the battery charged assuming the alternator is in good shape. The question: How long will it be before my battery i… --- ## [Given Names -- What were they thinking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/given-names-what-were-they-thinking/618759)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 257\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2012, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/given-names-what-were-they-thinking/618759 "2012-04-27T16:36:30Z")
I know it’s the parents’ (or maybe the agent’s) fault for these things happening, but how would you like to be strapped with a name like Hilaria? Just yesterday I was trying to think of a way to start a thread where we c… --- ## [I am your better. Do as I say.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-better-do-as-i-say/548184)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 319\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-better-do-as-i-say/548184 "2017-11-16T16:15:14Z")
Every day, I take the DC metro train to and from work. For those outsiders, the Metro system isn’t known for its, let’s say, “competence”. There are two ways to pay for the trip- either a paper fare card that you inser… --- ## [How much edible meat on a human body?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-edible-meat-on-a-human-body/526820)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2017, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-edible-meat-on-a-human-body/526820 "2017-04-23T22:51:07Z")
Watching a documentary on the Donner Party and its turn to canibalism, I’m now curious as to how much edible tissue there is on a human body. I have no idea, but if “edible” is limited primarily to muscle tissue, I’m gu… --- ## [The very overdue pitting of Susanann](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-overdue-pitting-of-susanann/590032)
**Author:** [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Replies:** 257\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2011, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-overdue-pitting-of-susanann/590032 "2011-08-04T01:57:07Z")
Susanann is our resident expert on all kinds of things, from the JonBenet Ramsey murder case, to the Casey Anthony murder trial, to the solution to the national debt problem, to the eternal question of what happens to an… --- ## [Corrupted Wish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corrupted-wish/611724)
**Author:** [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2012, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corrupted-wish/611724 "2012-02-27T19:58:31Z")
It’s easy; people have played it here before. Take the wish of the poster above you and corrupt it. I wish I could turn invisible on command. --- ## [Subnautica](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subnautica/807227)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 578\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subnautica/807227 "2026-05-15T13:50:55Z")
Anyone playing? The official full release of this long time early access game starts tomorrow, though you can play the game with the current engine now, if you own it. I think the only things missing are the end game c… --- ## [Famous Missing Objects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-missing-objects/558536)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-missing-objects/558536 "2010-11-10T17:59:45Z")
I just was this story about the upcoming auction of one of the two Aston Martins used by James Bond. Apparently, the other was stolen on 1997 and hasn’t been seen in public since. (I’m sure it has been seen by the thie… --- ## [Can you make yourself pass out by holding your breath?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-yourself-pass-out-by-holding-your-breath/72056)
**Author:** [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2016, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-yourself-pass-out-by-holding-your-breath/72056 "2016-12-29T15:23:12Z")
I’m sure this has been asked before, but a search revealed nothing… Is it physically possible to hold your breath until you pass out? Could one possibly commit suicide that way? Thanks all! --- ## [All Charges Against Jussie Smollett Dropped. Er, updated tried and sentenced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-charges-against-jussie-smollett-dropped-er-updated-tried-and-sentenced/831562)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 357\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-charges-against-jussie-smollett-dropped-er-updated-tried-and-sentenced/831562 "2024-11-22T13:01:44Z")
With no previous indication that this was planned, Cook County had all charges against Jussie Smollett dismissed: This has got to be the weirdest true crime case in the history of crime. --- ## [iPhone 5 reactions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-5-reactions/634544)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-5-reactions/634544 "2012-11-23T17:19:34Z")
So, the iPhone 5 came out today, and it’s a big ‘meh’. Some thoughts: \[ul\] \[li\]There’s already so much that smartphones can do (phone, music, web, email, calendar, gps, camera, games, etc) that there doesn’t seem to b… --- ## [MLB: September](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september/697150)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september/697150 "2014-09-29T14:20:29Z")
Heading into the home stretch now. Dodgers hanging onto a thin lead over the dog-assed Giants. The Rangers have already been eliminated. --- ## [The most fucked-up movie ostensibly aimed at children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-fucked-up-movie-ostensibly-aimed-at-children/505827)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2011, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-fucked-up-movie-ostensibly-aimed-at-children/505827 "2011-03-23T14:55:10Z")
My vote goes to All Dogs Go To Heaven by Don Bluth. Supposedly a fun children’s animated feature about talking animals. In actuality, a surreal and terrifying maelstrom of fear, confusion and brutality, and existential q… --- ## [John Wayne would have kicked Chuck Norris's ass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-wayne-would-have-kicked-chuck-norriss-ass/563808)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2017, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-wayne-would-have-kicked-chuck-norriss-ass/563808 "2017-01-04T17:13:22Z")
There’s too much politics in GD, so this is something everybody can weigh in on. Mods, kick it over to CS if you have to. --- ## [Professor at CHristian college suspended for her outspoken support of Muslims](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professor-at-christian-college-suspended-for-her-outspoken-support-of-muslims/740651)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 332\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2016, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professor-at-christian-college-suspended-for-her-outspoken-support-of-muslims/740651 "2016-10-27T03:53:17Z")
Dr. Larycia Hawkins, an associate professor of political science at Wheaton College, a small Christian college in the Chicago suburbs, has been suspended for professing support of Muslims. Interestingly, the suspension … --- ## [Attention anti health-care reformers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-anti-health-care-reformers/516745)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 464\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2009, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-anti-health-care-reformers/516745 "2009-11-21T13:19:53Z")
So I come home from the store and turn the channel to CNN for a few minutes were I learn that we might just be hours away from a health-care reform bill. They show part of a speech from Nancy Pelosi praising the bill, a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=70&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=72&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)