# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=722&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:** 723 --- ## [The Martian, by Andy Weir](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-martian-by-andy-weir/691808)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2015, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-martian-by-andy-weir/691808 "2015-09-28T19:47:38Z")
I searched and don’t see this book mentioned so I’ll do it here: if you like Science Fiction, you will want to read this book. The Martian go read it and come back so we can talk about it. I’ll wait. and a Thank You … --- ## [Nuclear Bomb Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-bomb-test/784415)
**Author:** [@saturncomet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saturncomet)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-bomb-test/784415 "2018-11-29T21:09:36Z")
I think we need to hold a Nuclear Bomb Test in an isolated area. It would be a clear signal to the North Korean guy with the bad haircut to BEWARE and back off.:eek: --- ## [When is the zeitgeist going to swing back to women having a full, natural bush?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-zeitgeist-going-to-swing-back-to-women-having-a-full-natural-bush/467364)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2008, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-zeitgeist-going-to-swing-back-to-women-having-a-full-natural-bush/467364 "2008-10-18T12:23:34Z")
The whole bikini wax, landing strip and stripped bare aesthetic seems kind of stark and cold. Isn’t natural better? Isn’t it time to let the garden grow? --- ## [How will the OWS vs. Tea Party lineup affect the 2012 elections?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-ows-vs-tea-party-lineup-affect-the-2012-elections/602729)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2012, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-ows-vs-tea-party-lineup-affect-the-2012-elections/602729 "2012-01-25T03:59:44Z")
Since 2008 we’ve seen the emergence of two highly visible political insurgencies outside, and to some extent against, the two main parties’ organizations and mainstreams – and, clearly, diametrically opposed to each othe… --- ## [Can people still become Saints?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-people-still-become-saints/714541)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2024, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-people-still-become-saints/714541 "2024-07-11T01:22:55Z")
Hello Everyone, Does the church still bestow Sainthood on people? If so, how is it done? --- ## [Droids make some sense in the original Star Wars trilogy, zero sense in the prequels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/droids-make-some-sense-in-the-original-star-wars-trilogy-zero-sense-in-the-prequels/723344)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2015, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/droids-make-some-sense-in-the-original-star-wars-trilogy-zero-sense-in-the-prequels/723344 "2015-07-04T20:46:09Z")
The reason why is pretty simple: In IV-VI, droids are used as information processors (C-3PO, R2D2), medical droids, and in a few other pretty limited capacities. Droid technology seems fairly expensive. They are everywhe… --- ## ["Small government" conservative goes after NBC for altering the Pledge of Allegiance.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-government-conservative-goes-after-nbc-for-altering-the-pledge-of-allegiance/586483)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-government-conservative-goes-after-nbc-for-altering-the-pledge-of-allegiance/586483 "2011-06-28T13:53:41Z")
Senator Dan Coats of Indiana isn’t too happy about the network omitting the words “Under God” in one of its broadcasts and is now demanding that NBC provide a “full written account of its decision-making process in this … --- ## [The MOST offensive piece of art ever.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-offensive-piece-of-art-ever/639669)
**Author:** [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2012, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-offensive-piece-of-art-ever/639669 "2012-11-05T04:28:16Z")
My art class has made me realize how little I find things truly offensive. Obviously, some things are just offensive to my eyes because it is such BAD art. Case in point. However, nothing that the other students posted… --- ## [what pen to use to sign a credit card](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pen-to-use-to-sign-a-credit-card/204135)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pen-to-use-to-sign-a-credit-card/204135 "2015-12-22T19:11:16Z")
I always feel that my signature on the back of my credit and ATM cards is not an accurate representation of my real signature. It’s very difficult to write on plastic and a ballpoint pen barely shows up because it can’t… --- ## [What Happened to Benny Hill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-benny-hill/593608)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-benny-hill/593608 "2011-08-25T23:51:00Z")
Hey, the Benny Hill show is really mild by some of the stuff that flies today. So, where has this show gone? You’d think it’d be popping up somewhere on cable? What’s the SD on this? --- ## [Why Don't Mexicans Speak English](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-mexicans-speak-english/643988)
**Author:** [@PatronAnejo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatronAnejo)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-mexicans-speak-english/643988 "2012-12-20T22:31:24Z")
I know that Hernán Cortés began his conquest of the Mayan states in the early 16th century, and Mexico was a Spanish colony for something like three hundred years. According to Wikipedia, The country is both the most p… --- ## [MLB: August 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2018/818950)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2018, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2018/818950 "2018-09-01T03:21:53Z")
Bring on the dog days of Summer. I am sure August will narrow the post-season contenders down a notch. Play ball! --- ## [Most distinctive voice in movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-distinctive-voice-in-movies/541617)
**Author:** [@Promethea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Promethea)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2010, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-distinctive-voice-in-movies/541617 "2010-06-05T06:54:01Z")
Ever sat idly reading with the TV on and a character starts talking and you just know instantly who you’re going to see when you look up? Who for you had the most instantly recognisable voice in cinema? Topic inspired b… --- ## [Let's talk about the GOOD in religion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-the-good-in-religion/622587)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-the-good-in-religion/622587 "2012-05-22T22:23:02Z")
Religion gets an awful lot of flack on these boards - whether it’s deserved or not you can decide for yourself. In this thread, I’d like to talk about the good in religion - personally, culturally, historically, politic… --- ## [Better Call Saul 2.04 "Gloves Off" 3/7/16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-2-04-gloves-off-3-7-16/748253)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-2-04-gloves-off-3-7-16/748253 "2016-03-16T02:04:50Z")
2.01 Switch 2.02 Cobbler 2.03 Amarillo Sorry the thread is a bit late. --- ## [Famous junkies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-junkies/329796)
**Author:** [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-junkies/329796 "2011-06-22T16:09:54Z")
Lenny Bruce, John Lennon, Eric Clapton, John Belushi, Keith Richards. --- ## [Remove URL links to copy/paste in MS WordPad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remove-url-links-to-copy-paste-in-ms-wordpad/294277)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2013, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remove-url-links-to-copy-paste-in-ms-wordpad/294277 "2013-10-24T07:30:24Z")
I have a printhead out on the printer so I can’t print anyting with color till it’s replaced. I want to print out a cast list from a movie on the IMDB. I have the list c’d & p’d to WordPad, and it still has the text writ… --- ## [Why close 9/11 wreckage thread mod?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-close-9-11-wreckage-thread-mod/627885)
**Author:** [@reef\_shark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reef_shark)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-close-9-11-wreckage-thread-mod/627885 "2012-07-12T22:12:24Z")
The mods obviously didnt like my 9/11 thread. I wonder why? Pearl Harbor and 9/11 were indeed both false flag ops. Its been proven. Is this site illuminati-funded? Is this site pro 16th amendment, and pro- federal reserv… --- ## [The only way to stop global warming is a unified earth government, with an "Earth President".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-only-way-to-stop-global-warming-is-a-unified-earth-government-with-an-earth-president/739504)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2015, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-only-way-to-stop-global-warming-is-a-unified-earth-government-with-an-earth-president/739504 "2015-12-17T01:40:24Z")
Individual countries have become so powerful that they can singlehandedly destroy the entire ecosphere through emissions (or nukes). There is nothing wrong with that, technology is awesome and fossil fuels makes human li… --- ## [Would you Risk using a laundromat today? (bedbugs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-risk-using-a-laundromat-today-bedbugs/720686)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-risk-using-a-laundromat-today-bedbugs/720686 "2015-05-28T20:25:18Z")
We got some very dirty bedspreads and comforters. Should have been washed a year ago and we are afraid too. Our entire lives we’ve used the giant, jumbo laundromat washers for these bulky items. Especially now since we… --- ## [Sailing to New Zealand in a 36' sailboat, with two toddlers aboard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailing-to-new-zealand-in-a-36-sailboat-with-two-toddlers-aboard/685469)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2014, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailing-to-new-zealand-in-a-36-sailboat-with-two-toddlers-aboard/685469 "2014-04-09T06:45:14Z")
U.S. Navy warship reaches sailboat carrying sick toddler Does this sound like good parenting to you? Sailing around the world in a 36 foot sailboat with two children, age one and three, sounds reckless to me. That ki… --- ## [Boys "Husky" clothing...anyone else feel as ugly about it as I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boys-husky-clothing-anyone-else-feel-as-ugly-about-it-as-i-do/694426)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boys-husky-clothing-anyone-else-feel-as-ugly-about-it-as-i-do/694426 "2014-08-07T21:00:09Z")
I am doing a mini research project about how various clothing stores are marketing plus clothing of both genders. And I’ve noticed a lot of the “boys husky” category. Just reading that makes me feel uneasy and dirty. D… --- ## [Car on a treadmill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-on-a-treadmill/462384)
**Author:** [@Zhing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zhing)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-on-a-treadmill/462384 "2008-09-08T02:35:14Z")
What would happen if a car were put on a treadmill duplicating the scenario from the plane on a treadmill problem: “A car is standing on a runway that can move (some sort of band conveyer). The car moves in one directio… --- ## [Gun control idea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-control-idea/749648)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2016, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-control-idea/749648 "2016-03-28T12:48:30Z")
The political viability of this idea at the present time is virtually nil, so let’s not bother with that and concentrate on whether or not it’s a good idea. What if there were a national shall-issue firearms license and… --- ## [Physicists and STEM types - help my son make a final college choice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physicists-and-stem-types-help-my-son-make-a-final-college-choice/750077)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2016, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physicists-and-stem-types-help-my-son-make-a-final-college-choice/750077 "2016-05-06T18:46:10Z")
Well, the dust has basically settled and while there were some painful rejections and frustrating waitlistings, my son can now move forward and decide where he wants to go to college. For him, one factor surpasses all o… --- ## [Bioshock 2, Feb 9.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bioshock-2-feb-9/528184)
**Author:** [@TimeWinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeWinder)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2010, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bioshock-2-feb-9/528184 "2010-03-09T15:33:42Z")
It’s out tomorrow. Did I miss a thread, or am I the only person waiting for this? --- ## [Anyone have experience with Acronis TrueImage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-experience-with-acronis-trueimage/570625)
**Author:** [@Kaio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaio)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2011, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-experience-with-acronis-trueimage/570625 "2011-03-25T02:24:38Z")
I purchased Acronis TrueImage 2011 at the end of November based on recommendations I saw in threads here. It took almost two months for me to get the software to install the updates. Now, of course, I seem to be having… --- ## [Should we tax spending instead of income?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-tax-spending-instead-of-income/635720)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2012, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-tax-spending-instead-of-income/635720 "2012-10-03T18:05:03Z")
In this article from CNN, http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/24/opinion/mccaffery-romney-tax/index.html?hpt=hp\_c1 the author argues that for the poor and middle class, the amount you spend is the same as, or preferably less than… --- ## [Why no root beer drink mix?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-root-beer-drink-mix/718423)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-root-beer-drink-mix/718423 "2016-05-26T15:49:59Z")
I consume a lot of drink mix, mostly sugar free. When I was a kid a lot of companies made a root beer flavor. They weren’t sugar free but they were good. Today you can get any flavor you want, sugar or sugar free, but … --- ## [Goodbye.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye/801710)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2017, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye/801710 "2017-11-25T16:53:45Z")
I’m leaving the SDMB. I’ll still be lurking from time to time and my account may still be active, but I’m not posting again. This is my last post. If you want to add me on Facebook (where I am actively regularly/daily)… --- ## [Opinions or beliefs that you suspect some people secretly hold](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-or-beliefs-that-you-suspect-some-people-secretly-hold/757396)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2017, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-or-beliefs-that-you-suspect-some-people-secretly-hold/757396 "2017-03-05T21:28:15Z")
This forum is mostly about our own opinions, but now it’s time to opine about other people’s opinions (I’m referring mainly to groups of people, not specific individuals): I’m about to come across as a sour, cynical per… --- ## [They built up with their bare hands what we still can't do today...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-built-up-with-their-bare-hands-what-we-still-cant-do-today/622382)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2012, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-built-up-with-their-bare-hands-what-we-still-cant-do-today/622382 "2012-05-23T20:34:55Z")
A lyric from Neil Young’s superb, if historically inaccurate, Cortez the Killer. Got me wondering; in the event that FBI space aliens attack us with anti-monument lasers, are there any structures that the human race simp… --- ## [What kind of acrylic paint is it that they use for Suncatcher crafts for kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-acrylic-paint-is-it-that-they-use-for-suncatcher-crafts-for-kids/415554)
**Author:** [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-acrylic-paint-is-it-that-they-use-for-suncatcher-crafts-for-kids/415554 "2023-08-22T20:08:45Z")
Google is no help. It flows on like nail polish, clear and glossy, smells faintly of fruit (esters?), has water cleanup, and–here’s the important thing–it goes on clear and it dries clear. The little bottles of acrylic… --- ## [How do I get a bumblebee out of my house? (Really DO need answer fast!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-bumblebee-out-of-my-house-really-do-need-answer-fast/539186)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2010, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-bumblebee-out-of-my-house-really-do-need-answer-fast/539186 "2010-05-15T17:03:15Z")
A bumblebee has bumbled into my house, and he doesn’t seem interested in the door I have wide open for him. How can I encourage him to bumble back out again, instead of thumping his bumbly little head on my windows? --- ## [Why is industry and academia in the US so fixated on Dell computers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-industry-and-academia-in-the-us-so-fixated-on-dell-computers/550358)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2010, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-industry-and-academia-in-the-us-so-fixated-on-dell-computers/550358 "2010-08-19T18:51:11Z")
I have gone to school and worked for several software contracting firms, and almost without question, in the past ten years, Dell computers represented the overwhelming majority of computers found on-site. Typically, a … --- ## ["I haven't read the thread yet, but..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-havent-read-the-thread-yet-but/530985)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2010, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-havent-read-the-thread-yet-but/530985 "2010-03-18T02:43:48Z")
This is an extremely minor/lame pitting. I don’t have anything personal against Starving Artist, he’s just the last person to do this that has raised my hackles. But in this post, 58 comments into a conversation in ATM… --- ## [Al Franken can bite my ass.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-franken-can-bite-my-ass/304556)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2005, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-franken-can-bite-my-ass/304556 "2005-05-24T23:55:06Z")
I feel like Anakin Skywalker right on the edge of going to the Dark Side, and I have a lot of people to “thank” for that, but the guy who really has pushed me right up to the edge is Al Franken. I made the mistake of rea… --- ## [Human bag of pig suet and sexual harassment Roger Ailes dead at 77.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-bag-of-pig-suet-and-sexual-harassment-roger-ailes-dead-at-77/786942)
**Author:** [@Zoot\_Sutra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoot_Sutra)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2017, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-bag-of-pig-suet-and-sexual-harassment-roger-ailes-dead-at-77/786942 "2017-05-23T21:36:41Z")
I’m smiling so goddamn hard I’m going to need surgery to remove this grin:smiley: --- ## [Bitches, I told you so... (Lance Armstrong related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitches-i-told-you-so-lance-armstrong-related/318421)
**Author:** [@threemae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threemae)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2005, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitches-i-told-you-so-lance-armstrong-related/318421 "2005-08-29T04:04:51Z")
Okay, so it’s no secret on this board that there have been greater romances in the history of our tiny spinning globe than that of between me and Lance Armstrong. Although I always have held great respect for his accomp… --- ## [Going to bed full & waking up hungry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-bed-full-waking-up-hungry/144953)
**Author:** [@msgotrocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msgotrocks)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2002, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-bed-full-waking-up-hungry/144953 "2002-12-27T05:34:39Z")
Why is it that when you go to bed when you’re full, you wake up famished? --- ## [If you could live in a replicated famous house (real or fictional) which would it be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-live-in-a-replicated-famous-house-real-or-fictional-which-would-it-be/486614)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-live-in-a-replicated-famous-house-real-or-fictional-which-would-it-be/486614 "2009-02-24T17:45:59Z")
Ground rules: It has to be a house or dwelling that can actually exist with modern technology: i.e. you can use Monica’s apartment on FRIENDS or Ponderosa Ranch but not George Jetson’s sky condo or the Enterprise. Famo… --- ## [Y’know what? Why don’t you take that fifty dollar bill and shove it up your ass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/y-know-what-why-don-t-you-take-that-fifty-dollar-bill-and-shove-it-up-your-ass/581974)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2011, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/y-know-what-why-don-t-you-take-that-fifty-dollar-bill-and-shove-it-up-your-ass/581974 "2011-05-18T23:25:05Z")
Let me explain something to your dumb ass - when you walk into a busy restaurant on a Saturday night without a reservation and ask for a table, if I tell you there is a wait it isn’t because I’m waiting for you to wave m… --- ## [Is anyone else annoyed by the word "veggies"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-annoyed-by-the-word-veggies/980796)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2023, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-annoyed-by-the-word-veggies/980796 "2023-03-26T19:33:52Z")
Seems like something you would use to try to make young children eat things they don’t really like. They are vegetables. Let’s call them by the proper name. --- ## [What dopers are you thankful for or appreciate even if they may not be aware of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dopers-are-you-thankful-for-or-appreciate-even-if-they-may-not-be-aware-of-it/330966)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2005, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dopers-are-you-thankful-for-or-appreciate-even-if-they-may-not-be-aware-of-it/330966 "2005-11-29T05:21:08Z")
Thanksgiving is coming up. Well, in the USA, at least. And so I wanted to make this topic because, well, of reading one like it made a few years ago around the same time by the dearly departed poopah chalupa. What memb… --- ## [Question about when a truck's pinion nut gets loose](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-when-a-trucks-pinion-nut-gets-loose/663853)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2013, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-when-a-trucks-pinion-nut-gets-loose/663853 "2013-07-30T08:18:56Z")
SIL has a 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 that dropped its driveshaft. Consensus is that the pinion nut loosened dropping the driveshaft and locking up the rear differential. Here is what the shop is claiming. Truck needs a new d… --- ## [Woo hoo! It's legal to masturbate (like a motherfuck) in your own house!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-hoo-its-legal-to-masturbate-like-a-motherfuck-in-your-own-house/286985)
**Author:** [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2011, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-hoo-its-legal-to-masturbate-like-a-motherfuck-in-your-own-house/286985 "2011-03-31T15:01:47Z")
CBC: Like the man said: if you don’t want to see in my house, don’t look through my windows. --- ## [Open heart surgery - still open 5 days later](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-heart-surgery-still-open-5-days-later/526708)
**Author:** [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2012, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-heart-surgery-still-open-5-days-later/526708 "2012-06-18T05:22:27Z")
Okay, so a friend of a friend, age 45, needed an emergency triple bypass. The surgery started around midnight two nights ago, so she’s currently been in the OR for over a day and a half. (Apparently the surgeon is havi… --- ## [What is your favorite Altoid flavor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-altoid-flavor/622942)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-altoid-flavor/622942 "2013-02-06T19:22:21Z")
Altoids, the curiously strong mints, come in six different flavors: peppermint, wintergreen, spearmint, cinnamon, liquorice and ginger. I am not a big mint fan, but I do like the cinnamon and liquorice (licorice?) flavo… --- ## [Electrical Outlet Orientation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-outlet-orientation/194737)
**Author:** [@TheInterruptingCow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheInterruptingCow)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2003, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-outlet-orientation/194737 "2003-08-14T15:20:02Z")
This has driven me crazy ever since I noticed it. I know the answer is somewhere within the SDMB… Why are electrical outlets, at least in “newer” construction, always oriented horizontally (with the oulets side-by-side)… --- ## [When did Disneyland get so Damn Expensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-disneyland-get-so-damn-expensive/728313)
**Author:** [@bb49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bb49)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2015, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-disneyland-get-so-damn-expensive/728313 "2015-08-24T20:59:37Z")
We’re looking into heading down to Disneyland in a couple of months, and the first thing I looked into was the cost to get into Disney. OMG, for 2 adults and a child under 10, it was almost $700US. We’re Canadians and … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=721&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=723&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)