# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=729&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:** 730 --- ## [Would humans make good pets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-humans-make-good-pets/517115)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2009, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-humans-make-good-pets/517115 "2009-11-17T15:53:22Z")
Say we lived in some bizarro world where some other species kept us as pets/zoo exhibits. How difficult would humans be to take care of compared to, say, conventional animals we’ve domesticated/kept as pets/keep in zoos? … --- ## [So, I met someone's slave the other day.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-met-someones-slave-the-other-day/137970)
**Author:** [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2002, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-met-someones-slave-the-other-day/137970 "2002-12-10T19:27:54Z")
I went out with some friends and one of their other friends shows up with his little asian slaveboy in tow. I don’t think being asian matters except that he is going to go back to Hong Kong in December to pack his stuff … --- ## [Jesus Copied from Horus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-copied-from-horus/623082)
**Author:** [@Raider\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raider_Duck)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2012, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-copied-from-horus/623082 "2012-06-12T12:23:59Z")
Column: Was Jesus copied from the Egyptian god Horus? - The Straight Dope As a former Christian who is now going from Deist to Atheist, I thought it was a good read on the subject, and one of the most objective treatmen… --- ## [Schlep Timbre (September Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlep-timbre-september-mini-rants/1006553)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 448\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlep-timbre-september-mini-rants/1006553 "2024-10-03T17:59:58Z")
Continuing the discussion from August Disgust (Monthly Mini-Rants): Got back from vacation, where I was in Vegas for a few days, then at my wife’s parents’ house for a few days, then flew home. My wife is driving back … --- ## [Australian English](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-english/718128)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2015, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-english/718128 "2015-05-02T14:00:42Z")
I’m taking a “me day” today and am watching mundane pointless afternoon television. So, “Boarder Security: Australia’s Front Line” is on. A couple of things I noticed. There’s a California valley girl rising at the en… --- ## [New Chick Tract- Uninvited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-uninvited/566794)
**Author:** [@baronsabato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/baronsabato)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2011, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-uninvited/566794 "2011-01-13T19:13:24Z")
…and it’s a good one that takes me back to the good ol’ days! It even makes up for his previous disappointing, lackluster attempt at a tract. Hell, it’s so offensive that I don’t even think the very fundamentalist South… --- ## [So I Have Cirrhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-have-cirrhosis/781929)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2019, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-have-cirrhosis/781929 "2019-02-17T22:53:44Z")
Not sure where to put this, so I put it here looking for advice. I have cirrhosis (not a final diagnosis but the doc is pretty sure until all the rest of the bloodwork comes in). Yesterday I had EIGHT litres of fluid d… --- ## [Why are the Chinese so different?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-chinese-so-different/290055)
**Author:** [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2005, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-chinese-so-different/290055 "2005-02-19T09:29:07Z")
Why are the Chinese so different? I’m not saying anything negative here. It’s not a pitting at all. It’s just that it’s always been a much harder “click” as an American with the Chinese than with anyone else. And, I’m… --- ## [Why Do People Hate Lawyers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-lawyers/143845)
**Author:** [@Threadkiller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Threadkiller)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2002, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-lawyers/143845 "2002-12-25T16:54:12Z")
I think this belongs in GD for obvious reasons. There has to be some reason for all the jokes and negative feelings. My take: Lawsuit: People are afraid they will be sued over some triviality (i.e. someone trips on … --- ## [The Following](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-following/647980)
**Author:** [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-following/647980 "2013-03-04T20:51:45Z")
Anyone watch it? In case there are people still planning to catch on their DVR, I’ll only start by saying that, holy hell that was awesome and Kevin Bacon is still freaking hot! This may be the most exciting series I’ve … --- ## [Explain the Cult Following of The Rocky Horror Picture Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-cult-following-of-the-rocky-horror-picture-show/672748)
**Author:** [@AnthonyElite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnthonyElite)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2013, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-cult-following-of-the-rocky-horror-picture-show/672748 "2013-11-08T15:08:30Z")
I’m sure this has been done before, but I’m sure it can’t be done enough. I watched The Rocky Horror Picture Show last night with my girlfriend (saw once) my sister (saw 4 times) her husband (saw 3 times) and my girlfri… --- ## [Should Obama be criticized for accepting $400,000 for a Wall Street speaking engagement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-obama-be-criticized-for-accepting-400-000-for-a-wall-street-speaking-engagement/785398)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-obama-be-criticized-for-accepting-400-000-for-a-wall-street-speaking-engagement/785398 "2017-05-02T17:19:45Z")
Sometime later this year, former President Obama will receive a speaking engagement fee of $400,000 from Cantor Fitzgerald, a Wall Street investment firm, to speak at health care conference they are holding. Many libera… --- ## [How did Sasha come to be a diminutive for Alexander?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-sasha-come-to-be-a-diminutive-for-alexander/575075)
**Author:** [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2011, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-sasha-come-to-be-a-diminutive-for-alexander/575075 "2011-03-18T18:38:04Z")
The question’s in the title. All the other diminutives I can think of are at least a little bit similar to the original name, but this seems to be out of left field. --- ## [Consequences of a hysterectomy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consequences-of-a-hysterectomy/621856)
**Author:** [@starwarsfreek42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/starwarsfreek42)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2012, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consequences-of-a-hysterectomy/621856 "2012-05-20T19:17:56Z")
Hello, Dopers. I am normally a lurker around here, but I can’t sleep tonight and I felt like starting a lady-bits discussion with someone. I’ve got an appointment tomorrow to discuss having a hysterectomy with my ob/gy… --- ## [Have you checked your bank account today? You better, Silicon Valley Bank is crashing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-checked-your-bank-account-today-you-better-silicon-valley-bank-is-crashing/980997)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-checked-your-bank-account-today-you-better-silicon-valley-bank-is-crashing/980997 "2023-03-21T16:03:20Z")
Direct deposits are apparently not getting credited. Mine is okay but there was a pop up box saying if the balance isn’t connect, they are working on the problem. --- ## ["Injun" is derogatory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/injun-is-derogatory/612827)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2012, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/injun-is-derogatory/612827 "2012-02-21T21:04:07Z")
From here: Why is Russ Hamilton perpetrator of the Ultimate Bet online poker scandal not in jail? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board \[QUOTE=Colibri\] Moderator Warning Pablo O’Malley, this is an officia… --- ## [Forty cool maps to better understand the world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forty-cool-maps-to-better-understand-the-world/666593)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2013, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forty-cool-maps-to-better-understand-the-world/666593 "2013-10-31T08:56:33Z")
Love these: 40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense of the World » TwistedSifter --- ## [Scientists to cook world's first burger made with synthetic beef](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-to-cook-worlds-first-burger-made-with-synthetic-beef/665285)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2013, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-to-cook-worlds-first-burger-made-with-synthetic-beef/665285 "2013-08-13T19:21:22Z")
In a strange echo of some of the other meat-related threads floating around here lately… (But what about material usage?) Link. --- ## [What to do in Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge in June?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-gatlinburg-pigeon-forge-in-june/655187)
**Author:** [@I\_Like\_Pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Like_Pie)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2013, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-gatlinburg-pigeon-forge-in-june/655187 "2013-07-19T18:03:56Z")
So, we’re taking a trip to Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge the first week of June. Two adults, no children (yay!), staying in a cabin in Pigeon Forge for four days. We’re already planning on visiting the Ripley’s Aquarium, Smo… --- ## [What song do the Soviet sailors sing in "The Hunt for Red October"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-do-the-soviet-sailors-sing-in-the-hunt-for-red-october/335935)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2020, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-do-the-soviet-sailors-sing-in-the-hunt-for-red-october/335935 "2020-10-11T22:39:39Z")
In the movie, Sean Connery, er, Capt. Ramius gives a rousing speech and the sailors all resume their duties with renewed determination. What song do they sing? Anyone have a link to a performance of it (need not be the… --- ## [Rich people that own planes/jets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rich-people-that-own-planes-jets/663039)
**Author:** [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2013, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rich-people-that-own-planes-jets/663039 "2013-07-14T00:36:15Z")
I was informed today that Lewis Hamilton owns a jet. Fancy pants. It got me thinking. What does it actually mean to own a jet? Surely you’d have to employ a jet pilot, who would then spend a lot of time sitting around d… --- ## [Sentenced to death and executed - Later proven innocent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sentenced-to-death-and-executed-later-proven-innocent/621016)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2012, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sentenced-to-death-and-executed-later-proven-innocent/621016 "2012-05-16T17:28:10Z")
Has there ever been a case in recent history in which a person was found guilty of a capital crime, tried, sentenced to death and executed and later was proven to be innocent? I understand that this is a very controvers… --- ## [Canadian Law: What is the true reason for scheduling plants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-law-what-is-the-true-reason-for-scheduling-plants/628295)
**Author:** [@Coastal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coastal)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-law-what-is-the-true-reason-for-scheduling-plants/628295 "2012-08-08T15:58:25Z")
Last year I was was involved in a debate with Health Canada about its intent to try and schedule Salvia divinorum. Without getting into the biology and chemistry of the plant their reason listed right on the website for … --- ## [Did all Nazi members of the infamous "SS" have skulls on their uniforms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-all-nazi-members-of-the-infamous-ss-have-skulls-on-their-uniforms/640116)
**Author:** [@NorbertSchweitzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NorbertSchweitzer)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2012, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-all-nazi-members-of-the-infamous-ss-have-skulls-on-their-uniforms/640116 "2012-11-12T23:15:09Z")
Dear Cecilists, I’m German and asking the following question in Germany raises some suspicious eyebrows. So maybe you can help me: Did all Nazi members of the infamous “SS” have skulls on their uniforms? (this question… --- ## [What's the graveyard shift called in hospitals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-graveyard-shift-called-in-hospitals/543844)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2010, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-graveyard-shift-called-in-hospitals/543844 "2010-06-24T04:17:17Z")
I’ve heard, and I assume it’s true, that the midnight-to-eight shift\* in a hospital is not referred to as the ‘graveyard shift’, for obvious reasons. What’s it called, then? When my dad was with the FAA, he called that… --- ## [Would You Rather Be Off On Mondays Or Fridays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-be-off-on-mondays-or-fridays/588976)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2012, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-be-off-on-mondays-or-fridays/588976 "2012-04-13T05:51:44Z")
So they’re talking about cutting a day at my work. It’s going to be either Mondays or Fridays. There’s only two of us that work in my office. I want to be off on Mondays, and he wants to be off on Fridays. I hate Mond… --- ## [Badminton players DQ from Olympics for throwing matches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badminton-players-dq-from-olympics-for-throwing-matches/630062)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badminton-players-dq-from-olympics-for-throwing-matches/630062 "2012-08-03T14:54:05Z")
Story Here Haven’t seen anything on NBC, yet. Badminton can use all the publicity it can get, but I don’t think this is what they are looking for. I am not sure of how intentionally losing in Round Robin gets you a e… --- ## [So, Greg Maddux Won't Be a Unanimous Hall of Famer Because...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-greg-maddux-wont-be-a-unanimous-hall-of-famer-because/678243)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2014, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-greg-maddux-wont-be-a-unanimous-hall-of-famer-because/678243 "2014-01-12T17:22:09Z")
Well, maybe somebody else would have voted against him, too. But we have one writer, Ken Gurnick, on record as voting ONLY for Jack Morris. Nobody else, just Jack Morris. And why nobody else? I’ll let the genius explain… --- ## [What happened to Jump the Shark?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-jump-the-shark/488559)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2010, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-jump-the-shark/488559 "2010-02-06T21:29:27Z")
Anyone here a big fan of the original Jump the Shark Web site - the one that described and debated the moments when your favorite shows jumped the shark. I used to love going to it and seeing all the comments left about… --- ## [What's the funniest thing you've ever seen a stranger do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-thing-youve-ever-seen-a-stranger-do/326297)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2005, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-thing-youve-ever-seen-a-stranger-do/326297 "2005-10-23T15:35:25Z")
Mine: I watched as the driver of a car stuffed full of teen girls punched the accelerator in the McDonald’s drive thru line. The driver had forgotten to take the car out of reverse and they shot backwards through some bi… --- ## [Fun car game (not for the kiddies)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-car-game-not-for-the-kiddies/253451)
**Author:** [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2004, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-car-game-not-for-the-kiddies/253451 "2004-07-18T19:35:03Z")
Tonight my daughter told me about a fun car name word game. Just put the word Anal in front of the name of the next car you see. For example, I drive an Anal Cavalier. We were stopped at a light behind an Anal Hummer. … --- ## [Headlights on, engine off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headlights-on-engine-off/698724)
**Author:** [@BaldDudePeekskill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaldDudePeekskill)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2014, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headlights-on-engine-off/698724 "2014-09-19T00:30:44Z")
In my thirty years of driving, I’ve never yet had the need to leave my headlights on with my engine off. Why then, can we not have a vehicle whose default is headlights only operational when the engine is running? Or do… --- ## [NFL Week 14](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/642984)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/642984 "2012-12-11T20:48:05Z")
Here’s the slate TNF DEN@OAK SUN 1 PM ET STL@BUFF DALL@CIN KC@CLEV TENN@IND CHI@MINN PHI@TB BAL@WAS ATL@CAR NYJ@JAX SD@PIT 4 PM ET MIA@SF ARI@SEA NO@NYG SNF DET@GB MNF HOU@NE Teams in bold in must-… --- ## [Breaking Bad 3.03 "I.F.T." OPEN SPOILERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-3-03-i-f-t-open-spoilers/534994)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-3-03-i-f-t-open-spoilers/534994 "2010-04-09T06:54:50Z")
Another great episode. Walt really gets told off at the end there. Even though Jesse didn’t do much this episode, he had one of the most heartbreaking scenes when his girlfriend’s phone was disconnected. Who knew I coul… --- ## [Anyone drank Petrol/'Gas'? (MAWMTA ingestion of unusual liquids thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-drank-petrol-gas-mawmta-ingestion-of-unusual-liquids-thread/280042)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2013, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-drank-petrol-gas-mawmta-ingestion-of-unusual-liquids-thread/280042 "2013-11-30T05:16:20Z")
What with all the TMI threads lately about the drinking of, sleeping in, frying of, urine, semen, puke lately I felt this was fair game, and watching a scene from Fast and the Furious I formed this question in my mind… “… --- ## [Boner gone missing!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boner-gone-missing/529886)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2010, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boner-gone-missing/529886 "2010-02-27T18:27:47Z")
Andrew Koenig, the actor who played Richard Milhous “Boner” Stabone on “Growing Pains,” has been reported missing. Our prayers are with you, Boneman. --- ## [Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D S01E17: Turn, Turn, Turn (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s01e17-turn-turn-turn-open-spoilers/685682)
**Author:** [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2014, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s01e17-turn-turn-turn-open-spoilers/685682 "2014-04-14T22:24:05Z")
“Turn, Turn, Turn” Directed by Vincent Misiano Written by Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen We get to see exactly why Hand was so eager to take out that plane, and (maybe) who May is reporting to. Exciting things are a… --- ## [Disparate Impact](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disparate-impact/508485)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disparate-impact/508485 "2009-09-03T19:22:44Z")
Apparently the Justice Department intends to step up prosecution of these cases. I have two objections to this type of “discrimination”. 1. If you’ve made decisions that are not at all based on race/religion/gender etc.… --- ## [Why Witcher 3 goes "no-DRM", and does this allow it to be easily pirated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-witcher-3-goes-no-drm-and-does-this-allow-it-to-be-easily-pirated/720587)
**Author:** [@sonder999](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sonder999)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2015, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-witcher-3-goes-no-drm-and-does-this-allow-it-to-be-easily-pirated/720587 "2015-05-28T04:00:39Z")
DRM = digital rights protection, as a way to protect against piracy. But one of the selling point of Witcher 3 is that its DRM-free, because it’s developers are against it, claiming it’s restrictive. I don’t know much a… --- ## [The Warning I got in the Bond thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-warning-i-got-in-the-bond-thread/837116)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2019, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-warning-i-got-in-the-bond-thread/837116 "2019-07-19T09:27:04Z")
The mod instruction said then you don’t need to be spreading your disinterest. Do not return to this thread. Don’t spread my disinterest. I didn’t! I apologized, stated my lifelong interest in the Bond movies, and agre… --- ## [Limburger Cheese Is a Stinky Cliche; But How Does it Taste?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limburger-cheese-is-a-stinky-cliche-but-how-does-it-taste/632769)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limburger-cheese-is-a-stinky-cliche-but-how-does-it-taste/632769 "2013-10-02T17:24:39Z")
I’ve never been in any place that sells it (that I know of), so I’ve never had opportunity to taste it (or smell it, for that matter). Does it taste as bad as its reputation would suggest? --- ## ["Well, I'm Back" - WTF? \[Lord of the Rings ending\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-im-back-wtf-lord-of-the-rings-ending/699596)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-im-back-wtf-lord-of-the-rings-ending/699596 "2014-09-29T15:05:54Z")
I’ve been wondering this for decades, but just getting around now to asking the Dope community: What’s up with Tolkien’s line, “Well, I’m back” to wrap up his magnum opus of Lord of the Rings? I did a search, but couldn’… --- ## [How did Nick Fury become black in the mainstream Marvel comic books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-nick-fury-become-black-in-the-mainstream-marvel-comic-books/683212)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-nick-fury-become-black-in-the-mainstream-marvel-comic-books/683212 "2014-03-19T21:33:23Z")
Yes, I know he’s black in the movies I know they want to cash-in on that by not confusing people who saw the movies and might pick up the comics, so I get the “Why” of it. I don’t mean the Ultimate Marvel universe where… --- ## [I'm a denier denier](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-denier-denier/727272)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-denier-denier/727272 "2015-08-12T14:33:16Z")
I deny that any sentient being who is capable of speech and wiping their own arse can deny that major, unquestionable historical events happened at all. I deny that Holocaust deniers exist - no one with the ability to s… --- ## [The Libyan Revolution: Was it worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-libyan-revolution-was-it-worth-it/688697)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2014, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-libyan-revolution-was-it-worth-it/688697 "2014-08-14T12:13:24Z")
Gaddafi was brutal, detached from reality, possibly crazy, and astonishingly arrogant even for a despot. But ever since they got rid of him, the Libyans have been fighting each other, off and on. The aftermath of the c… --- ## [My boyfriend is on drugs (may be long, rambling)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-is-on-drugs-may-be-long-rambling/609600)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2013, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-is-on-drugs-may-be-long-rambling/609600 "2013-02-10T23:47:35Z")
I have no experience dealing with this. I’m going to make an appointment with my therapist and an addiction counselor next week so I can hopefully gain some perspective. Preface, he did a stint in rehab a few years ago… --- ## [What is the fascination with auto-correct humor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-fascination-with-auto-correct-humor/606194)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-fascination-with-auto-correct-humor/606194 "2012-03-01T03:04:57Z")
Fairly frequently one of my Facebook friends (not always the same one) posts a link to some “autocorrect humor” website, usually accompanied by a note that suggests that the person thought this was the funniest thing the… --- ## [Ever invent something and then find out it already exists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-invent-something-and-then-find-out-it-already-exists/586199)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-invent-something-and-then-find-out-it-already-exists/586199 "2011-06-28T13:30:31Z")
About 10 years ago, I noticed that the blind spots for big vehicles are mitigated by these little circular convex mirrors on the passenger side mirror. I wondered why nobody used those for their rear view mirrors, or wh… --- ## [My wife is mad because I was a jerk - in her dream](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-mad-because-i-was-a-jerk-in-her-dream/609169)
**Author:** [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2015, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-mad-because-i-was-a-jerk-in-her-dream/609169 "2015-02-07T06:44:01Z")
Last night my wife dreamt that instead of helping her get the kids ready for me to take them to school, I just went out to the car and listened to the radio. So she was irritated with me all morning, even though (as alwa… --- ## [Parts of a phone number](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parts-of-a-phone-number/487665)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2009, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parts-of-a-phone-number/487665 "2009-03-01T10:11:52Z")
In U.S. phone numbers, the first three digits are the area code. The next three digits are the prefix. What are the last four digits called? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=728&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=730&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)