# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=732&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:** 733 --- ## [Glad I got that Sh\*t out of my system, Mod censors 3rd Qtr SDMB Poker Thread Title, @PokerStars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glad-i-got-that-sh-t-out-of-my-system-mod-censors-3rd-qtr-sdmb-poker-thread-title-pokerstars/588236)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2011, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glad-i-got-that-sh-t-out-of-my-system-mod-censors-3rd-qtr-sdmb-poker-thread-title-pokerstars/588236 "2011-11-04T03:39:24Z")
Titled should have included “Didn’t think I was that F\*cked” But we got modded. (screw the mouseover) For those in the know, this is the thread for our third quarter. For those not in the know, there is a group of us f… --- ## [Are toilet tanks interchangeable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-toilet-tanks-interchangeable/390199)
**Author:** [@rucciface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rucciface)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2007, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-toilet-tanks-interchangeable/390199 "2007-01-31T23:48:30Z")
I managed to crack the tank in my master bathroom so that it doesn’t hold water and is no longer functional. I’d like to save the expense and replace it myself, but can’t find the answer to this question on any of the s… --- ## [gas station air hoses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-station-air-hoses/708620)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2015, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-station-air-hoses/708620 "2015-01-05T21:46:13Z")
Truly mundane, but am I the only person who can’t seem to find a gas station air hose that actually works? Around here, they all seem to be coin operated and while they will take your money and make an impressive noise,… --- ## [Questions (and some videos) regarding JFK's assasination.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-and-some-videos-regarding-jfks-assasination/472061)
**Author:** [@Frustrated\_Wonderer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frustrated_Wonderer)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2008, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-and-some-videos-regarding-jfks-assasination/472061 "2008-11-19T15:26:59Z")
I’ve always been intrigued, like many of you, on the John F. Kennedy assasination. This case seems to be of special value to conspiracy theorists and I’d have to say that if there ever was a case in history, in which on… --- ## [Tom Brokaw, I am so tired of your Greatest Generation shtik](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brokaw-i-am-so-tired-of-your-greatest-generation-shtik/634027)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brokaw-i-am-so-tired-of-your-greatest-generation-shtik/634027 "2012-09-11T20:40:40Z")
Okay, so this is several weeks overdue, but I’m just getting around to it. For years now, mush-mouthed Tom Brokaw, the NBC Nightly News anchor emeritus, has turned his career to extolling the virtues of the Greatest Gen… --- ## [Your "Gross-isms".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gross-isms/724771)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2015, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gross-isms/724771 "2015-07-16T02:02:50Z")
My cat or dog’s wet (when I don’t know what it’s wet from) paw touching my skin. Sitting on a public toilet that is still warm from the last person that sat on it. --- ## [How did civilzation and megafauna coexist in these situations for so long?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-civilzation-and-megafauna-coexist-in-these-situations-for-so-long/520056)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-civilzation-and-megafauna-coexist-in-these-situations-for-so-long/520056 "2009-12-12T17:16:43Z")
Throughout history there seem to have been two basic situations with regards to humans and megafauna: either humans existed as hunter-gatherers or primitive (non-plow using) farmers alongside plentiful wildlife; or else … --- ## [Who really wrote the bible? -Debate-](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-really-wrote-the-bible-debate/642476)
**Author:** [@James52637](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/James52637)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2012, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-really-wrote-the-bible-debate/642476 "2012-11-30T19:45:47Z")
I’ve seen multiple theories and arguments as to who really wrote the bible. This thread is more for the people who already realize it’s not true, because I don’t really think “Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, etc., etc., etc.”… --- ## [VCO3's real problem with his neighbors: a shocking exposé!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vco3s-real-problem-with-his-neighbors-a-shocking-expose/424306)
**Author:** [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2007, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vco3s-real-problem-with-his-neighbors-a-shocking-expose/424306 "2007-10-31T00:15:01Z")
Over in this thread, VCO3 started out with a problem many of us city dwellers can identify with: his new neighbors smoke so much dope that it stinks up his entire building. He’s really hesitant to be identified as the … --- ## [It's Ramadan people, stop masturbating like motherfuckers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ramadan-people-stop-masturbating-like-motherfuckers/375377)
**Author:** [@tagos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tagos)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ramadan-people-stop-masturbating-like-motherfuckers/375377 "2006-10-11T10:34:03Z")
Khameini: hands outside the sheets. Yea - well good luck with that. --- ## [Ugh. A friend is assuming I will lie for him.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugh-a-friend-is-assuming-i-will-lie-for-him/594630)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugh-a-friend-is-assuming-i-will-lie-for-him/594630 "2011-08-31T15:30:46Z")
Right off the bat, I’ll tell you I’m no Mother Theresa. I’ve made morally and ethically challenged decisions before. We all have. I just got a call from a good friend of mine I’ve known for years. I’m at work so I di… --- ## [Peanut Butter And Jelly Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-jelly-poll/555401)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2010, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-jelly-poll/555401 "2010-10-05T21:29:44Z")
I love Peanut Butter and Jelly. I could live on it. Of course I’d weigh 500 pounds but what a way to go :slight\_smile: But I am very partial to smooth peanut butter and grape jelly What do you prefer? --- ## [Below the waterline hit? \[Obama's speech to the UAW\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/below-the-waterline-hit-obamas-speech-to-the-uaw/614318)
**Author:** [@littlespeedysuperbike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/littlespeedysuperbike)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/below-the-waterline-hit-obamas-speech-to-the-uaw/614318 "2012-03-06T20:40:32Z")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT1516iJ57U&feature=player\_embedded Does either Republican candidate have a snowball’s chance in a fire of winning Michigan after that? --- ## [A good argument against minimum wage laws..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-argument-against-minimum-wage-laws/699750)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2014, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-argument-against-minimum-wage-laws/699750 "2014-10-08T02:37:48Z")
\[QUOTE=The dissent in WEST COAST HOTEL CO. V. PARRISH , 300 U.S. 379 (1937) \] 'The law takes account of the necessities of only one party to the contract. It ignores the necessities of the employer by compelling him to … --- ## [Krispy Kreme Donuts: Overrated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/krispy-kreme-donuts-overrated/224400)
**Author:** [@Lagged2Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lagged2Death)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2004, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/krispy-kreme-donuts-overrated/224400 "2004-01-18T19:51:02Z")
Some kind soul brought a box of donuts in to work this morning. As usual, I made a pig of myself and ate more than my share. They were the overwhemingly popular and faddish Krispy Kreme variety. What is it, exactly, tha… --- ## [Shallow Hal (spoliers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shallow-hal-spoliers/92723)
**Author:** [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2003, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shallow-hal-spoliers/92723 "2003-02-25T13:23:42Z")
Okay, so Hal gets the power to see every person’s inner beauty, without having to invest the time and emotional risk of getting to know that person – and this is supposed to be a curse?! (Well, it was administered by To… --- ## [Where's the most racist/xenophobic area in your country? In the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-most-racist-xenophobic-area-in-your-country-in-the-world/547067)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2010, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-most-racist-xenophobic-area-in-your-country-in-the-world/547067 "2010-07-31T10:48:32Z")
…and why? Inspired by several current threads on the topic on the front page on GD. I say racism and xenophobia as they are not necessarily mutually inclusive, although they usually are - somebody’s physical features a… --- ## [Putin: "The Molotov - Ribbentrop Pact was okay . . . the UK and the US caused WWII"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-the-molotov-ribbentrop-pact-was-okay-the-uk-and-the-us-caused-wwii/704008)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2014, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-the-molotov-ribbentrop-pact-was-okay-the-uk-and-the-us-caused-wwii/704008 "2014-11-13T03:03:39Z")
The mind boggles. The apogee of revisionism. I am putting this is in the pit because I can’t be the only one (I hope) who wants to call Putin an asshole. Mr. Putin, sir, you are an asshole. Your attempt to retrospecti… --- ## [HR Departments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-departments/649379)
**Author:** [@Virgil\_Tibbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Virgil_Tibbs)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-departments/649379 "2013-02-08T23:23:04Z")
I pit the modern HR Department. It’s a bloated behemoth of unwarranted power and oversight that sees fit to waste your time with fripperies while intruding into both your work and home life. So they’ve run an “analysis”… --- ## [Clint in Wichita is a Jackass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clint-in-wichita-is-a-jackass/170396)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2003, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clint-in-wichita-is-a-jackass/170396 "2003-06-03T19:11:44Z")
I’m at home after re-injuring my knee. I can’t find a doctor who will perform the surgery I need on my plan. I’m in pain and I’m cranky and I’ve run into Clint in Wichita once too often today. I’ve only run into him on… --- ## [Have you ever stayed up all night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-stayed-up-all-night/598335)
**Author:** [@RadicalPi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadicalPi)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2011, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-stayed-up-all-night/598335 "2011-10-05T05:44:13Z")
And if you do, how often have you? I believe that I have done so about four or five times in my life, usually because I have had a deadline to meet for some reason or another. Only once have I decided to go out on a week… --- ## [Explain your username!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-your-username/150518)
**Author:** [@Homer\_J](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer_J)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2003, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-your-username/150518 "2003-03-04T05:40:10Z")
There are just so many names on this board that seem to make little sense but must to their repsective owners. I thought it would be interesting to find you some of them Mines pretty lame, I’d just finished watching th… --- ## [Ever had a snack get stuck in a vending machine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-a-snack-get-stuck-in-a-vending-machine/405322)
**Author:** [@CJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CJJ)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2007, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-a-snack-get-stuck-in-a-vending-machine/405322 "2007-05-25T11:16:33Z")
I only ask because this is such a staple of pop culture: candy/bag of chips stuffed between gaps of a giant coil inside a snack machine, buyer puts his/her money in the machine, presses a button, the coil turns…but the … --- ## [can I spy on another computer user in my home network?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-spy-on-another-computer-user-in-my-home-network/271011)
**Author:** [@Freejooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freejooky)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-spy-on-another-computer-user-in-my-home-network/271011 "2013-04-10T02:39:04Z")
Legal disclaimer: the user is a minor, and is my dependent at that. We have two computers on a wireless home network - can I use “mine” to spy on/intercept outgoing e-mails and IM conversations on “theirs”? How? --- ## [Xanax/Alprazolam and employment drug tests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xanax-alprazolam-and-employment-drug-tests/249963)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2004, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xanax-alprazolam-and-employment-drug-tests/249963 "2004-06-12T22:42:29Z")
Do standard employment drug urine tests test for Xanax/Alprazolam? I know it’s legal, but I also know employers are not bound by law to not prevent the hiring of employees even for legally prescribed drugs. IIRC, they c… --- ## [Would you go to Mexico now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-to-mexico-now/573388)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2011, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-to-mexico-now/573388 "2011-03-09T17:29:31Z")
My cousin is in the Peace Corps in San Luis Potosi. We had been planning to go visit her around Easter, but suddenly my mom hears about kidnappings there and gets all freaked out. I was under the impression that Mexico… --- ## [(Old) A Head For The Hills MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-head-for-the-hills-mmp/984409)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 358\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2023, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-head-for-the-hills-mmp/984409 "2023-05-29T05:59:11Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 72 Amurrkin out and cloudy with a predicted high of 81 with rain/tstorms/apocalypse predicted for later this mornin’ through tomorrow. Hence the reason for the name of t… --- ## [Ladies: stroke a man's inner thigh and watch this happen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-stroke-a-mans-inner-thigh-and-watch-this-happen/432471)
**Author:** [@Malienation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malienation)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2008, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-stroke-a-mans-inner-thigh-and-watch-this-happen/432471 "2008-01-07T05:25:19Z")
When you lightly stroke a man’s inner thigh around halfway up from his knee (either side), you’ll hit a nerve close to the surface that causes his testicles to partially retract into his body. It’s a reflex, and he won’t… --- ## [Why can't we all just get along?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-all-just-get-along/597217)
**Author:** [@Consensus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Consensus)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2011, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-all-just-get-along/597217 "2011-09-26T21:06:27Z")
How is it possible for a dominant species to evolve on a planet to a point where it becomes (potentially) dangerous for all lifeforms on that planet? Granted, we’re only here for a relative short amount of time. But sti… --- ## [Two vicious pitbulls are coming towards me. What's my best plan of action?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-vicious-pitbulls-are-coming-towards-me-whats-my-best-plan-of-action/806258)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2018, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-vicious-pitbulls-are-coming-towards-me-whats-my-best-plan-of-action/806258 "2018-01-21T23:33:38Z")
These dogs do not look at all happy. I’m alone, they are unattended, we’re in a large field. What’s my best plan of survival? Should I run? There are some trees a couple of hundred yards away, although I don’t think I co… --- ## [2011 French Open \[TENNIS\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-french-open-tennis/582611)
**Author:** [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-french-open-tennis/582611 "2011-06-06T08:02:42Z")
Thoughts? Novak Djokovic is completely undefeated going into the tournament. Then there’s that guy that’s kinda good on clay, what’s his name again? He only has one loss in the year, if I am not mistaken. There are s… --- ## [Need a good cheap chain saw](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-good-cheap-chain-saw/610439)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2015, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-good-cheap-chain-saw/610439 "2015-12-24T10:20:03Z")
And I know that cheap is relative. I now have a fireplace so I want to be able to cut then split my own firewood. What is a good low-cost chainsaw that is also easy and safe for a beginner to use? Gas or electric? --- ## [Patriotism: The Last Reguge of the Horndog (Newt Gingrich)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriotism-the-last-reguge-of-the-horndog-newt-gingrich/574169)
**Author:** [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriotism-the-last-reguge-of-the-horndog-newt-gingrich/574169 "2011-03-14T19:29:26Z")
It seems that Newt broke his marriage vows because he loves his country too much: Unfortunately, I can’t say I’m shocked or dismayed. Still, there’s a sense of having wandered into bizarro-land. --- ## [What's the...the 'point' of a Drag Show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-the-point-of-a-drag-show/558937)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-the-point-of-a-drag-show/558937 "2010-11-03T01:33:48Z")
I saw Victor, Victoria a day or so ago and I’ve seen The Birdcage, La Cage Aux Folles and Pricilla Queen of the Desert. I can enjoy all of those movies but…I’m at a cultural impasse here. What’s the…point (artistically)… --- ## [How long did Nick Berg likely feel pain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-nick-berg-likely-feel-pain/244753)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Deschain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Deschain)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2004, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-nick-berg-likely-feel-pain/244753 "2004-05-15T07:28:50Z")
I just finished downloading and then watching the Nick Berg execution video. Several questions and comments emanated from the experience: a. Do you think that they offered him “pain medication” first? I read that Dan… --- ## [D.C. Residents: How accurate is the Capital Wasteland in Fallout 3?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-c-residents-how-accurate-is-the-capital-wasteland-in-fallout-3/527815)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2010, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-c-residents-how-accurate-is-the-capital-wasteland-in-fallout-3/527815 "2010-02-13T03:36:21Z")
I haven’t been to D.C. since I was five. I plan to go this year or the next, but I don’t remember it at all. I play Fallout 3 a lot, love the game, and love wandering around the Mall and D.C. Metro. I tried looking on G… --- ## [Famous people that resemble other famous people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-that-resemble-other-famous-people/222027)
**Author:** [@Daoloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daoloth)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2004, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-that-resemble-other-famous-people/222027 "2004-05-13T19:53:43Z")
After coming to the realization that Jack White (musician, member of The White Stripes and also having a cameo on the recent film “Cold Mountain” as ‘Georgia’) looked oddly like a musician named Dax Riggs (singer for ban… --- ## [April Showers Bring the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-showers-bring-the-mmp/751159)
**Author:** [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2016, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-showers-bring-the-mmp/751159 "2016-04-13T02:31:44Z")
I didn’t see one, so I’m starting one. We had a (mostly) mild winter, and March was nothing to write home about. April, however, started with a BANG! We had a huge cold front literally blow through; when the county’s em… --- ## [If just 1 astronaut died on the Moon...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-just-1-astronaut-died-on-the-moon/595203)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-just-1-astronaut-died-on-the-moon/595203 "2011-09-09T18:14:01Z")
…did NASA have a protocol on what to do with the body? A recent film made me wonder. Assuming it was during an EVA and not in the lander itself; how hard would it have been for the other astronaut to drag a dead bod… --- ## [Just how screwed is Malaysia Airlines now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-screwed-is-malaysia-airlines-now/684413)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2014, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-screwed-is-malaysia-airlines-now/684413 "2014-09-21T11:08:33Z")
large-plane air travel is significantly safer than the alternatives, even with a substandard airline. But do consumers really know that? They’ve had weeks of media coverage of the latest incident, and I doubt many like … --- ## [Why am I not supposed to care about Hillary's health?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-not-supposed-to-care-about-hillarys-health/763992)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-not-supposed-to-care-about-hillarys-health/763992 "2016-08-30T18:46:56Z")
The idea of putting a 70 year old, Trump or Clinton, in charge of the country is pretty silly as it is. I think it is insane to elect 70-year-olds to a job that requires so much energy and mental agility. You wouldn’t hi… --- ## [TV shows in which cast members have ended relationships during their runs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-in-which-cast-members-have-ended-relationships-during-their-runs/643356)
**Author:** [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2012, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-in-which-cast-members-have-ended-relationships-during-their-runs/643356 "2012-12-18T15:43:40Z")
It’s pretty well known that Michael C. Hall (Dexter, from Dexter) met, married, and subsequently divorced his costar Jennifer Carpenter (Deb). It’s a testament to their acting abilities that none of that comes across on… --- ## [The 17 Yr Olds Ultimatum SAGA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-17-yr-olds-ultimatum-saga/197561)
**Author:** [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2003, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-17-yr-olds-ultimatum-saga/197561 "2003-09-05T21:11:51Z")
For those of you following the story… I issued the 17 year old the ultimatum and he chose to move out. He informed me yesterday that he didn’t plan on moving out for 5 more weeks. Well how could I put up with commutin… --- ## [Is there a place for non-politically correct speech?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-place-for-non-politically-correct-speech/826218)
**Author:** [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2018, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-place-for-non-politically-correct-speech/826218 "2018-12-23T21:57:49Z")
I acknowledge that certain terms and stereotypes should be done away with, but I firmly believe that non-PC terms and stereotypes based on ethnic and cultural differences are what allowed the various immigrants who spoke… --- ## [iPad 1: I want a USB port](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-1-i-want-a-usb-port/585203)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2011, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-1-i-want-a-usb-port/585203 "2011-06-15T06:17:02Z")
I have an old-type iPad and would like to transfer gobs of media into it without having to e-mail it or go through iTunes. Ideally, I’d like to jam an adapter into the power cord port that would let it function like a U… --- ## [CSI: Miami - is this show a joke? (open 11/9 spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csi-miami-is-this-show-a-joke-open-11-9-spoilers/517628)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2019, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csi-miami-is-this-show-a-joke-open-11-9-spoilers/517628 "2019-10-18T21:32:13Z")
Being a fan of CSI (Vegas) I had the misfortune of watching CSI: Miami this week since there is a “trilogy” crossover between the three versions. Is it just me or is this an awful, awful show? You’ve got David Caruso, … --- ## [Are Dopers particularly smart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-dopers-particularly-smart/775094)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2016, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-dopers-particularly-smart/775094 "2016-12-27T23:51:16Z")
As I’ve hung out here, I’ve noticed that this place likes to pat itself on the back a lot and think of itself as intelligent, educated, intellectual, etc. Is there any evidence that the average Doper is smarter than the … --- ## [What Would A 0% Capital Gains Tax Do To The US Economy (short and long term)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-0-capital-gains-tax-do-to-the-us-economy-short-and-long-term/550042)
**Author:** [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2010, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-0-capital-gains-tax-do-to-the-us-economy-short-and-long-term/550042 "2010-08-14T22:10:49Z")
I saw a video of Newt Gingrich proposing this last night on The Daily Show and it got me thinking. Currently short term capital gains (in the US) are taxes like income, with a lower rate for long term holdings. Help me… --- ## [What's the Earliest Historical Event You Can Personally Remember?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-earliest-historical-event-you-can-personally-remember/493378)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2010, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-earliest-historical-event-you-can-personally-remember/493378 "2010-02-10T03:39:14Z")
What was the first historical event you can remember living through? What specifically do you remember about it? I’ll go first. I was five years old. It was the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr… The speci… --- ## [30 and Unemployable; What happens to them now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-and-unemployable-what-happens-to-them-now/760667)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2016, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-and-unemployable-what-happens-to-them-now/760667 "2016-07-30T12:06:29Z")
I’ve become aware of several 30-ish people in our circle who have missed out on the economy (and other normal steps to adulthood). Through a series of poor decisions, petty crime and failed relationships they are essent… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=731&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=733&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)