# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=728&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:** 729 --- ## [Is Global Warming science?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-global-warming-science/518856)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2009, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-global-warming-science/518856 "2009-11-26T23:29:11Z")
In SuperFreakonomics Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner devote a chapter towards global warming. The questions being posed are if we actually know what we think we know about climate change and possible solutions. They … --- ## [Pinkivee, stop thinking with your vagina.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pinkivee-stop-thinking-with-your-vagina/463863)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pinkivee-stop-thinking-with-your-vagina/463863 "2008-09-28T04:11:18Z")
In other words, you felt bad that men would be mean to a woman and you became a butt-hurt man-hating traitor that got swept in by the fresh republican vagina infusion named Palin which was calculated to do exactly that. … --- ## [Consequences of lying on health insurance application](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consequences-of-lying-on-health-insurance-application/595518)
**Author:** [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2011, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consequences-of-lying-on-health-insurance-application/595518 "2011-09-08T02:49:53Z")
I was discussing the potential benefits of quitting smoking with a friend and commented that we’d save on our health insurance premiums. She laughed at the idea that I had truthfully admitted the habit on the insurance… --- ## [The Poor Behavior of ExxonMobil, ARCO and Chevron](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poor-behavior-of-exxonmobil-arco-and-chevron/571892)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2011, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poor-behavior-of-exxonmobil-arco-and-chevron/571892 "2011-02-24T03:06:09Z")
From here: I am not surprised by their lobbying, but I submit it is not ok for corporations to quell claims of global warming, especially when their product is a prime contributor to this global problem. Corporations o… --- ## [Whitey on the Moon - Opposition to Apollo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whitey-on-the-moon-opposition-to-apollo/660470)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2019, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whitey-on-the-moon-opposition-to-apollo/660470 "2019-10-04T05:43:34Z")
“I can’t pay no doctor bills, buy whitey’s on the moon…” sang Gil-Scott Heron. According to this the Apollo program cost the equivalent of $109 billion 2010 dollars. The United States throughout the 1960s and early '70s… --- ## [Google street view - real time or what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-street-view-real-time-or-what/491925)
**Author:** [@Sycorax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sycorax)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-street-view-real-time-or-what/491925 "2009-04-08T11:01:44Z")
Since finding out about Google’s street view (maps), I’ve been playing around with it. I just tried an area near home. In reality, it’s dark outside, but the Google street view was, apparently, in daylight, and very few… --- ## [Help finding Carol Burnett Skits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-carol-burnett-skits/535816)
**Author:** [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-carol-burnett-skits/535816 "2010-07-09T12:50:24Z")
With the publishing of her Memoires, and the attendant publicity I have been thinking of the days when I used to watch the Carol Burnet Show with my family. Two skits stand out in my memory, but since I was quite young … --- ## [Damsel in distress getting killed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damsel-in-distress-getting-killed/418554)
**Author:** [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2018, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damsel-in-distress-getting-killed/418554 "2018-08-13T15:56:23Z")
You know the scene. The hero confronts the villain. The damsel in distress is…well, in distress. Maybe she’s tied down to the train tracks, or she’s being lowered into a pit of acid, or maybe she’s on a complicated indus… --- ## [We got'sch PUPPIES!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-gotsch-puppies/959574)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-gotsch-puppies/959574 "2025-05-27T08:51:02Z")
How about five Samoyed puppies (four girls and one boy), less than a week old, for your viewing delight? Their mother is Noel, Daystar’s Christmas Surprise, so named because she was born on something like December 22, t… --- ## [Aussies: when kangaroos wander around in Canberra, where do they come \*from\*?\[Now on Aussie slang\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussies-when-kangaroos-wander-around-in-canberra-where-do-they-come-from-now-on-aussie-slang/817494)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2018, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussies-when-kangaroos-wander-around-in-canberra-where-do-they-come-from-now-on-aussie-slang/817494 "2018-09-06T11:23:32Z")
Here is a kangaroo during a local soccer match in Canberra. All cities get the local fauna every now and then, small ones, and bears in sub- or exurbia are a well-known problem in the US. Dogs loose in baseball fields a… --- ## [Senior citizens and Buicks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senior-citizens-and-buicks/563243)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2010, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senior-citizens-and-buicks/563243 "2010-12-09T01:54:21Z")
I have observed that 8 out of every 10 people I see driving a Buick appear to be over 55. Is there any data available showing the demographics of Buick ownership? And if my observations are correct, why? What is it abo… --- ## [Everyone still here? Anyone been Raptured?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyone-still-here-anyone-been-raptured/582669)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyone-still-here-anyone-been-raptured/582669 "2011-05-27T22:23:41Z")
So, we still all here? Anyone have family or friends that were Raptured? Sadly, I can’t even think of anyone to check with - all my friends are going to hell. --- ## [What is the best Mario game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-mario-game/498985)
**Author:** [@Commander\_Keen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Commander_Keen)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2009, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-mario-game/498985 "2009-06-11T06:18:20Z")
Maybe it’s hard to define what makes a Mario game, but let’s say any game where Mario is the main character or plays a large role. Off the top of my head, some of the competitors are: The original Mario Bros arcade gam… --- ## [Why do current video game consoles come with big hard drives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-current-video-game-consoles-come-with-big-hard-drives/710680)
**Author:** [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2015, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-current-video-game-consoles-come-with-big-hard-drives/710680 "2015-02-11T01:09:30Z")
I last played console video games regularly in the SNES era. My sister got a Nintendo 64 when it came out, but she only ever had 1 game for it and I didn’t play it regularly. I’m thinking about getting a Playstation 4.… --- ## [Ever pass on someone hot for a completely petty reason?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-pass-on-someone-hot-for-a-completely-petty-reason/675627)
**Author:** [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2013, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-pass-on-someone-hot-for-a-completely-petty-reason/675627 "2013-12-12T16:34:11Z")
So, I was at the gas station a little while ago, waiting in line to pay for gas. In front of me was a very good looking guy. He was wearing very nice jeans, expensive boots and had beautiful, shoulder length hair, pull… --- ## [Mystery Science Theater 3000](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-science-theater-3000/208478)
**Author:** [@Adamcomic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adamcomic)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2003, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-science-theater-3000/208478 "2003-11-30T14:19:12Z")
This is my first thread here, so I thought I would make it about my favorite TV show of all time. Any other fans out there? --- ## [Who killed Jesus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-killed-jesus/608033)
**Author:** [@djpapendry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/djpapendry)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-killed-jesus/608033 "2012-01-21T22:30:57Z")
BOY! You sure take the long road to answer a question that Jesus Himself answered when He walked among us. Have you not read, Luke 18:32,33? "For He will be delivered to the GENTILES…vs 33, THEY will scourge HIM and KILL… --- ## [Why is there something rather than nothing? Dumb question?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-something-rather-than-nothing-dumb-question/785104)
**Author:** [@Mikeisskeptical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikeisskeptical)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-something-rather-than-nothing-dumb-question/785104 "2017-05-06T15:01:25Z")
People seem to find this question completely profound. I’ve been asked it many times and to me it sounds completely meaningless. My answer never seems to satisfy those who pose it though, so I thought maybe I could invit… --- ## [How close to the wind could the old square-riggers sail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-to-the-wind-could-the-old-square-riggers-sail/79274)
**Author:** [@Danimal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danimal)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2001, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-to-the-wind-could-the-old-square-riggers-sail/79274 "2001-09-03T17:45:55Z")
I’m reading a book\* on colonial life and ran across this surprising, and somewhat ambiguous statement: If I’m reading that right, he’s saying that a square-rigger like Nelson’s Victory could only sail with the wind 30 … --- ## [The Domincan Republic is preparing to engage in ethnic cleansing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-domincan-republic-is-preparing-to-engage-in-ethnic-cleansing/722698)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2015, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-domincan-republic-is-preparing-to-engage-in-ethnic-cleansing/722698 "2015-06-20T13:16:51Z")
They’re about to dump 250,000 people into the poorest nation in the hemisphere, which has difficulty housing even it’s current population. Read the full article. This is racism; lighter skinned versus darker skinned. --- ## [Morality (NOT legality) of killing your cheating spouse with their lover?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morality-not-legality-of-killing-your-cheating-spouse-with-their-lover/550268)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2017, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morality-not-legality-of-killing-your-cheating-spouse-with-their-lover/550268 "2017-11-12T02:56:00Z")
There’s another thread going on about the legality. But I’m more interested in how we as a society would feel about it. That is, if you knew someone like that, would you feel comfortable hanging out with them? Would you… --- ## [Why can't Siam Sam accept correction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-siam-sam-accept-correction/634779)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2012, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-siam-sam-accept-correction/634779 "2012-09-25T07:13:29Z")
By now, I’ve spent more time in Thailand than some young Dopers have spent in their native country. In many ways I understand Thai culture better than American culture. :smack: Learning Thai with little formal instruct… --- ## [Re-opening Natalie Wood case--did anything come of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-opening-natalie-wood-case-did-anything-come-of-it/615219)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2019, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-opening-natalie-wood-case-did-anything-come-of-it/615219 "2019-08-03T16:57:53Z")
A coupla months ago there was talk of new evidence in the death of Natalie Wood. Did that ever go anywhere? It seemed to drop from the news pretty fast. Any Californians have any inside info? --- ## [Meteorologist, Dead Dude with dog collar in hot tub. Priceless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meteorologist-dead-dude-with-dog-collar-in-hot-tub-priceless/595472)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2011, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meteorologist-dead-dude-with-dog-collar-in-hot-tub-priceless/595472 "2011-10-06T16:06:05Z")
This one hits a bit too close to home. He’s on our local NBC station. They have temporarily taken him off the news broadcast. Sure beats chasing tornadoes doesn’t it. :stuck\_out\_tongue: It’ll be interesting to see ho… --- ## [Man found dead, covered in bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-found-dead-covered-in-bees/602226)
**Author:** [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-found-dead-covered-in-bees/602226 "2011-11-15T00:09:54Z")
Cite. I’m not sure why they think our own Covered In Bees is involved. (I hope the newspaper doesn’t change the headline - right now it reads exactly as the thread title, but they’ve been known to play around.) -D/a --- ## [Your pizza experience managed by Christ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-pizza-experience-managed-by-christ/643722)
**Author:** [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-pizza-experience-managed-by-christ/643722 "2012-12-14T14:07:51Z")
My husband just pointed this out to me, printed on the side of our Papajohns Pizza box. “Your pizza experience managed by Christ” Here is what it looks like (not my image, just one I found on the googles) … --- ## [Unreasonable neighbor - what would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unreasonable-neighbor-what-would-you-do/154193)
**Author:** [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2003, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unreasonable-neighbor-what-would-you-do/154193 "2003-02-14T21:46:37Z")
My husband and I have been living in our house for about three years. About 10 months ago, a woman moved in next door. We live in a gated community with tons of pine trees. We have a property owners association (POA). I… --- ## ["Diana having fun in 'afterlife' - psychics"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diana-having-fun-in-afterlife-psychics/160451)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2013, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diana-having-fun-in-afterlife-psychics/160451 "2013-08-22T17:28:01Z")
From: www.icwales.co.uk "Diana having fun in ‘afterlife’ - psychics Mar 9 2003 "Psychics who claim to have contacted the spirit of Diana, Princess of Wales for a TV show say she is “having fun” in the afterlife. Aft… --- ## [The English are not an inventive people, they do not eat enough pie.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-english-are-not-an-inventive-people-they-do-not-eat-enough-pie/183697)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2003, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-english-are-not-an-inventive-people-they-do-not-eat-enough-pie/183697 "2003-07-01T16:02:48Z")
I saw this in a collection of quotes from Thomas Edison. Now while it is undeniably true, is there some special explanation behind this quote? Or did ol’ Tom just spout it off at random during his later years? --- ## [Mechwarrior online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mechwarrior-online/626165)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mechwarrior-online/626165 "2013-07-26T19:48:46Z")
Usually there are a couple folks around who have a decent pulse on new games,so I was wondering if anybody knows about Mechwarrior. I have always thought it sounds like a great format for a game. Some times you just hav… --- ## [Non Sequiturs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-sequiturs/193081)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-sequiturs/193081 "2017-04-15T03:22:15Z")
Try as I might I can’t seem to come up with a thread that’s not related to other current threads. As soon as I think I have the idea that is fresh and post it, along comes one that’s been up a day or two (or much longer,… --- ## [Songs with only one or two swear words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-only-one-or-two-swear-words/628381)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2012, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-only-one-or-two-swear-words/628381 "2012-07-20T16:34:25Z")
Uh, yeah, topic. Something that’s been bugging me for a while. One Republic - Good Life, Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend, that sorta thing. The way I see it, cuss words are like cheat … --- ## [It's time for...Embarassing Brushes with Fame!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-embarassing-brushes-with-fame/525120)
**Author:** [@orderfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orderfire)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-embarassing-brushes-with-fame/525120 "2010-01-28T05:42:41Z")
I’m probably not the only one here who has made a complete ass of themselves in the presence of a celebrity. Won’t you share in the humiliation? I’ll go first: Working in a small upscale catering shop in Marin County… --- ## [Mad-Men: 6.03 "The Collaborators" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-6-03-the-collaborators-open-spoilers/655732)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2013, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-6-03-the-collaborators-open-spoilers/655732 "2013-04-19T03:57:40Z")
Jon Hamm’s directing tonight’s episode. Let 1968 begin. --- ## [Dopers, I need your relationship advice!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-i-need-your-relationship-advice/613745)
**Author:** [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2012, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-i-need-your-relationship-advice/613745 "2012-03-07T06:48:37Z")
Dopers, I need your help to decide what to do about my current relationship. In a nutshell, he likes me way more than I like him. He’s a very nice person, but he’s just not right for me (will explain below). What should … --- ## [Political Compass #39: Our civil liberties are being curbed excessively.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-39-our-civil-liberties-are-being-curbed-excessively/268600)
**Author:** [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2004, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-39-our-civil-liberties-are-being-curbed-excessively/268600 "2004-10-15T14:10:29Z")
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… --- ## [Which Presidents Would have Survived Assassination with Modern Medicine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-presidents-would-have-survived-assassination-with-modern-medicine/659665)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2013, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-presidents-would-have-survived-assassination-with-modern-medicine/659665 "2013-06-01T04:10:55Z")
Four sitting presidents have been killed: Abraham Lincoln (the 16th President), James A. Garfield (the 20th President), William McKinley (the 25th President) and John F. Kennedy (the 35th President). Which of these woul… --- ## [Hoarders + Antiques Roadshow = The Keno Bros.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoarders-antiques-roadshow-the-keno-bros/594028)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2011, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoarders-antiques-roadshow-the-keno-bros/594028 "2011-09-26T12:36:32Z")
Did anyone see the Keno Bros. new show on Fox last night, Buried Treasure? I enjoyed it, for all its silliness (dramatic cliffhangers before the commercials). I am addicted to both \*Hoarders \*and Antiques Roadshow, so th… --- ## ["Airplane!" Back In Theaters? Surely You Can't Actually Mean That!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-back-in-theaters-surely-you-cant-actually-mean-that/567905)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2011, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-back-in-theaters-surely-you-cant-actually-mean-that/567905 "2011-02-01T02:29:16Z")
Yes, I can mean that. And stop expecting me to beat movie quotes to death. --- ## [Why does Utah have different concrete mixing trucks than everywhere else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-utah-have-different-concrete-mixing-trucks-than-everywhere-else/668277)
**Author:** [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-utah-have-different-concrete-mixing-trucks-than-everywhere-else/668277 "2017-10-26T20:31:25Z")
I spent the summer in Park City and couldn’t help but notice that all the concrete mixing trucks deliver the cement at the front of the truck rather than the back. This is different than all the ones in California and ev… --- ## [2nd layer of shingles over 1st layer and no tar paper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-layer-of-shingles-over-1st-layer-and-no-tar-paper/586386)
**Author:** [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-layer-of-shingles-over-1st-layer-and-no-tar-paper/586386 "2011-06-24T06:07:30Z")
If a roof has a single layer of shingles put on without tar paper on a plywood base is there any problem with putting on a second layer? --- ## ["The Shining", was Kubrick trying to scare us?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shining-was-kubrick-trying-to-scare-us/574158)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2013, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shining-was-kubrick-trying-to-scare-us/574158 "2013-02-15T20:35:38Z")
Watching The Shining for the tenth or twentieth time, and I find it strange that it seems more scary this time than before. When I first watched it, I was like meh, here is Kubrick being arty and farty and trying to make… --- ## [How do i get my closed thread deleted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-my-closed-thread-deleted/742585)
**Author:** [@Kcmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kcmo)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2016, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-my-closed-thread-deleted/742585 "2016-01-17T19:20:45Z")
This message board isnt what i thouggt it was going to be. I thought it was an open free speach straight dooe discussion board. But its obviously ran by nazi’s. Anyways how do i delete my closed thread. --- ## [When did typewriters become obsolete?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-typewriters-become-obsolete/700985)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2014, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-typewriters-become-obsolete/700985 "2014-10-14T03:30:14Z")
I remember as a child back in the mid-late 90s they were already considered to be going out of use, though come to think of it considering that most people still didn’t have personal computers in their homes until the en… --- ## [Ranking All 64 Of Stephen King's Books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranking-all-64-of-stephen-kings-books/685923)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2014, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranking-all-64-of-stephen-kings-books/685923 "2014-04-18T19:03:06Z")
I found this listing kind of fascinating. I don’t necessarily agree with all of the rankings, but by and large, I think they got it right. Spoiler space I have a hard time arguing with that, since I think I’ve read th… --- ## [Would a gun work in space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-gun-work-in-space/435067)
**Author:** [@Cabercatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabercatcher)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-gun-work-in-space/435067 "2011-08-18T12:15:27Z")
I am curious about Newton’s Third Law (For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.) I know that when fired, the bullet would behave just as Cecil described. Even when taking mass into consideration would… --- ## [What Explains J Edgar Hoover's Refusal To Take The Mafia Seriously?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-explains-j-edgar-hoovers-refusal-to-take-the-mafia-seriously/567241)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-explains-j-edgar-hoovers-refusal-to-take-the-mafia-seriously/567241 "2011-01-16T14:21:27Z")
From all the accounts Ihave read, Hoover either didn’t believe that there was a mafia-dominated organized crime network in the USA, or didn’t care. He seems to have interpreted many famous crimes (such as the Boston Br… --- ## [Have You Ever Felt "The Pull"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-felt-the-pull/566530)
**Author:** [@kapri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kapri)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-felt-the-pull/566530 "2011-01-09T17:50:37Z")
I love in Florida now, so I haven’t experienced this in a while. But in the past when I’ve driven through mountainous regions, I’ve had an almost overwhelming urge to turn the wheel so that the car goes over the edge of … --- ## [Gigantic Gigantic A Big Big Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gigantic-gigantic-a-big-big-love/688023)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gigantic-gigantic-a-big-big-love/688023 "2014-05-14T15:44:19Z")
Currently, everyone in the CalMeacham/Pepper Mill household is actively hating the Apple commercial featuring this song, to the point where people rush to grab the TV remote and hit the “Mute” button. I admit to being s… --- ## [Things You Never Thought You'd See](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-never-thought-youd-see/623032)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-never-thought-youd-see/623032 "2012-06-06T19:53:46Z")
Mrs. Homie and I were talking about hitting one of the St. Louis casinos this fall, and the thought occurred to me: 25 or so (maybe a few more) years ago the idea of a casino being anywhere near St. Louis would have been… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=727&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=729&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)