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**Author:** [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2017, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-to-bed-and-early-to-rise-mmp/791476 "2017-07-24T02:15:26Z")
Morning. 'Tis the third day for me of waking early. I want to start getting to irk earlier so I may leave earlier. Our office hours are 9-6 American and I don’t mind staying until 6 but that puts me home at 7 PM which is… --- ## [Pronouncing "wolf" as "woof" or "wuff": how is the plural pronounced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronouncing-wolf-as-woof-or-wuff-how-is-the-plural-pronounced/600292)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronouncing-wolf-as-woof-or-wuff-how-is-the-plural-pronounced/600292 "2011-10-23T19:30:40Z")
In TV reports yesterday on the exotic animals on the loose around Zanesville, I noticed that the LEO in charge of dealing with the matter said that the wandering animals included one “woof” (or perhaps more like “wuff”)… --- ## [Dressing or Stuffing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-or-stuffing/674365)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2013, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-or-stuffing/674365 "2013-12-03T08:24:08Z")
I think this is, for the most part, a one or the other, no middle ground kind of question. Where do you stand? I’m a dressing aficianado, myself. Stuffing is a barely acceptable substitute and a definite downgrade. P… --- ## [Donald Trump accused of marital rape](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-accused-of-marital-rape/726371)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2015, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-accused-of-marital-rape/726371 "2015-07-29T13:27:34Z")
The Daily Beast and Gawkerhave accused Donald Trump of maritally raping Ivana in an incident that occurred in 1989. The accusation actually was first brought up in the book Lost Tycoon: The Many Lives of Donald J. Trump … --- ## [What's the "Meanest" Thing You Ever Did To Your Kid, "For His/Her Own Good"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-meanest-thing-you-ever-did-to-your-kid-for-his-her-own-good/515746)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2009, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-meanest-thing-you-ever-did-to-your-kid-for-his-her-own-good/515746 "2009-11-08T03:59:54Z")
I was watching the Brady Bunch and Marcia plays Juliet but gets a swelled head and gets thrown out of the play and Mrs Brady agrees that Marcia should be thrown out for her own good. This got me to thinking, to those SD… --- ## [Do You Lose Your Appetite When It's Hot Out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lose-your-appetite-when-its-hot-out/584673)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lose-your-appetite-when-its-hot-out/584673 "2011-06-10T17:43:33Z")
Today was very hot out in Chicago, the temp was 95ºF (35ºC) (over 100ºF with the heat index) and I just don’t feel like eating anything. I just don’t have any appetite. I drink tons of water, as I don’t have A/C and spe… --- ## [Every package of grapes is open](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-package-of-grapes-is-open/685411)
**Author:** [@ginman999](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ginman999)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2014, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-package-of-grapes-is-open/685411 "2014-04-07T21:13:09Z")
Every package of grapes I have ever seen in a grocery store has the zip lock top opened. Why? --- ## [Surrogate mother with Down Syndrome fetus: abortion contractually mandatory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surrogate-mother-with-down-syndrome-fetus-abortion-contractually-mandatory/558527)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surrogate-mother-with-down-syndrome-fetus-abortion-contractually-mandatory/558527 "2010-11-03T16:32:52Z")
I heard about this story a few weeks ago and wanted to share it here. Didn’t see a current thread about it. Here’s the basic gist of the situation. A Canadian couple decides to have a baby through a surrogate mother. … --- ## [What Was So Evil About Wesley Crusher?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-so-evil-about-wesley-crusher/158086)
**Author:** [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2003, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-so-evil-about-wesley-crusher/158086 "2003-03-08T13:29:36Z")
Okay, I admit it… I’m a Trek poseur. All the Wesley jokes I’ve uttered over the past ten years have all been in an attempt to fit in. He’s never really bothered me, his presence on the bridge doesn’t incite me to violenc… --- ## [Goldman Sachs was not bailed out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goldman-sachs-was-not-bailed-out/503881)
**Author:** [@LonghornDave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LonghornDave)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2009, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goldman-sachs-was-not-bailed-out/503881 "2009-07-24T05:21:32Z")
There seems to be the mistaken belief here that certain banks received bailouts when they did not. The one that I see referenced most often is Goldman Sachs; however, I believe this also applies at least to JPMorgan Chas… --- ## [Goodbye](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye/692907)
**Author:** [@Honesty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honesty)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2014, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye/692907 "2014-07-12T19:26:53Z")
Approximately 14 years ago, I started an account on SDMB as a 17 year old kid from Detroit. I was pointed to this message board after hearing rave reviews about it in a political AOL chatroom. I read for about a month o… --- ## [My furnance is driving me crazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-furnance-is-driving-me-crazy/566002)
**Author:** [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-furnance-is-driving-me-crazy/566002 "2011-02-01T02:33:00Z")
Is this normal for a furnance? It’s driving me batshit crazy. When it kicks on, it has a piercing, metal on metal zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzznnnnnnng that drives me crazy. It is loud enough to wake me from sleep. It’s horrible. … --- ## [What Are You Drinking Right Now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-drinking-right-now/559700)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2010, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-drinking-right-now/559700 "2010-12-14T05:00:29Z")
Over here, it’s almost 10:30pm on a Saturday night, and I’m kicked back with a gin and tonic, using Gordon’s gin. (Don’t tell him.) What are you drinking right now? --- ## [More difficult: cunnilingus or fellatio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-difficult-cunnilingus-or-fellatio/61746)
**Author:** [@hapaXL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hapaXL)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2001, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-difficult-cunnilingus-or-fellatio/61746 "2001-04-14T15:59:55Z")
I’m a straight man who thought it was just generally agreed upon that cunnilingus is a much easier task than fellatio. I was shocked to learn that some of my women friends think otherwise. So I’m here to say that I beli… --- ## [Is it rude to tell someone to feel better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-tell-someone-to-feel-better/646543)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2013, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-tell-someone-to-feel-better/646543 "2013-01-11T20:45:04Z")
This is about as pointless and frivolous as it gets. It’s customary when someone is sick to say “I hope you feel better.” But in the past 25 years or so a lot of people are saying “Feel better” instead. It comes out as… --- ## [I pit college bookselling games...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-college-bookselling-games/709997)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2015, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-college-bookselling-games/709997 "2015-01-31T00:51:56Z")
That college textbooks are overpriced is hardly news. As an author, editor and publisher with academics in the family, one the author of the foundational textbook in his field, I know all the dynamics and cost issues and… --- ## [Five Iranian Boats threaten 3 US Navy ships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-iranian-boats-threaten-3-us-navy-ships/432716)
**Author:** [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2008, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-iranian-boats-threaten-3-us-navy-ships/432716 "2008-01-15T01:26:14Z")
The story is here: http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2008/01/08/iranian\_boats\_press\_us\_ships/ Basically, the Iranian boats The US ships The Navy was within seconds of firing on these shitheads bu… --- ## [10,000 B.C. - The Movie: What are they THINKING?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-000-b-c-the-movie-what-are-they-thinking/434299)
**Author:** [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2008, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-000-b-c-the-movie-what-are-they-thinking/434299 "2008-03-23T15:33:19Z")
Ok, someone with better hookins than I can figure out, please tell me what the premise is with this movie 10,000 B.C.? It seems to make absolutely no sense, with prehistoric pyramids, woolly mammoths, and a whole lot o… --- ## [Albums with Orange Covers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-with-orange-covers/416468)
**Author:** [@Khadro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadro)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2007, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-with-orange-covers/416468 "2007-08-23T05:24:21Z")
I have a friend. She’s very nice. She’s also quite smart, while being particularly stupid in that way that many of us (including myself) are. Several days ago now, we were talking about a concert we are going to see in … --- ## [How do you wash a pillow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-wash-a-pillow/553469)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2010, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-wash-a-pillow/553469 "2010-09-14T06:20:42Z")
What’s the best way to wash a bed pillow? Not feather or natural down, just a plain old pillow. When I do it in the washing machine, it’s impossible to make it stay underwater unless I spend 15 minutes trying to squeeze … --- ## [Why are races always run in a counterclockwise direction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-races-always-run-in-a-counterclockwise-direction/669804)
**Author:** [@no\_relation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/no_relation)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-races-always-run-in-a-counterclockwise-direction/669804 "2013-11-17T15:45:41Z")
I actually considered my question myself, and I concluded that it’s because, when you’re sitting outside the track (as the stands tend to be), the racers pass by you from left to right, which, in our right-handed tendenc… --- ## [Attempts to make safe alternatives to dangerous products that have backfired.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempts-to-make-safe-alternatives-to-dangerous-products-that-have-backfired/660580)
**Author:** [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2013, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempts-to-make-safe-alternatives-to-dangerous-products-that-have-backfired/660580 "2013-06-25T17:21:53Z")
Cecil’s current report delves into the relative safety of e-cigarettes compared to actual cigarettes. He also mentions the fact that heroin was intended to be a safer alternative to morphine. It got me thinking: What dru… --- ## [What's a meat to eat if your poor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-meat-to-eat-if-your-poor/675238)
**Author:** [@tci707](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tci707)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2013, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-meat-to-eat-if-your-poor/675238 "2013-12-05T14:36:16Z")
I’m way short on rent this month and meat is very exprensive, What’s a good meat to eat if your poor. What should I look for at the store. --- ## [When will the whining over Hillary's loss end?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-the-whining-over-hillarys-loss-end/774904)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2016, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-the-whining-over-hillarys-loss-end/774904 "2016-12-21T12:02:07Z")
Sore losers are a PITA. First we get demonstrations over the results of a Presidential election. Then a third party candidate with 1% of the vote depends a recount in several states. They found more votes for Trump in M… --- ## [NFL Coaching Carousel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-coaching-carousel/708206)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-coaching-carousel/708206 "2015-01-22T03:47:12Z")
Black Monday is tomorrow. Make your predictions, add to the rumors, and report actual firings and hirings. I’m so sick of hearing about Jim Harbaugh. I think, and really hope, he goes to Michigan. His ego would be a go… --- ## [How old are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377)
**Author:** [@foxymoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foxymoron)\ **Replies:** 281\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2004, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377 "2004-10-13T01:26:47Z")
Just curious. I’m 31. --- ## [Nameless Characters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nameless-characters/515906)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2009, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nameless-characters/515906 "2009-11-04T14:13:24Z")
From books, probably–I can’t think of any characters from films with no names. I don’t mean like someone who’s Extra #2 or whatever–I mean main characters. I guess it only works in the first person. The protagonist of R… --- ## [Name That Film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-film/797643)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2017, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-film/797643 "2017-11-27T23:41:06Z")
A clue is given to a movie that is distinctive enough to identify it. The solver then gives a clue to another movie, and so on. Starting off: Dustin Hoffman as a martial arts teacher. --- ## [What type of annoying bird is this ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-annoying-bird-is-this/589683)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-annoying-bird-is-this/589683 "2011-08-18T14:52:27Z")
There is an annoying bird in my back yard, which has the an obnoxiously plain chirp. Instead of having a pleasant song like most other birds, it just does a ‘chirp … chirp … chirp …’ ad nauseum. And it’s rather loud too. … --- ## [The Big Bang Theory 2/23--The Werewolf Transformation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764 "2012-03-01T03:05:46Z")
Sheldon’s life is turned upside-down after his barber gets sick. Meanwhile, astronaut training causes Wolowitz to rethink his decision to go into space,. --- ## [86 Pregnant teens in one school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86-pregnant-teens-in-one-school/567716)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86-pregnant-teens-in-one-school/567716 "2011-01-21T21:47:48Z")
86 Pregnant teens in one school and not one mention of condoms or birth control pills. http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/01/14/teens-pregnant-menphis-high-school/?test=latestnews http://www.kwtx.com/nationalnews/headl… --- ## [I don't understand what my traffic ticket means](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-what-my-traffic-ticket-means/486115)
**Author:** [@Velma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velma)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-what-my-traffic-ticket-means/486115 "2009-02-19T19:10:19Z")
I was in a minor accident last night, here is what happened. I live on a hill, on a road that is snowy and does not get plowed very often. Yesterday I left my driveway and drove about the length of one house when I bra… --- ## [Should Obama sue the Congress for not doing their job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-obama-sue-the-congress-for-not-doing-their-job/694918)
**Author:** [@Clu-Me-In](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clu-Me-In)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2014, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-obama-sue-the-congress-for-not-doing-their-job/694918 "2014-08-11T18:19:24Z")
Based on this Chris Matthews Chris Matthews: Maybe Obama should sue Congress for not doing its job – HotAir comment, maybe he should. --- ## [What are the prospects for a left-wing analogue to Fox News?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-prospects-for-a-left-wing-analogue-to-fox-news/280544)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2005, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-prospects-for-a-left-wing-analogue-to-fox-news/280544 "2005-04-29T21:33:45Z")
This current thread – http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=292350 – got me to thinking. The liberal posters in it are, IMO, dead right on at least one point: In today’s American news media, there is a g… --- ## [Disney's A Christmas Carol: Anyone going?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneys-a-christmas-carol-anyone-going/516270)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2009, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneys-a-christmas-carol-anyone-going/516270 "2009-11-17T01:38:24Z")
Disney’s A Christmas Carol opens this weekend. Will you see it? One the one hand: Jim Carrey Why do we need another version of this movie? On the other: 3-D! I love Christmas. I’ll see it, just because I’m a suck… --- ## [The real reason why Hillary lost](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-reason-why-hillary-lost/817164)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2018, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-reason-why-hillary-lost/817164 "2018-07-11T17:46:12Z")
So, sure, this has been beaten to death. and Sure, I’m talking out of my ass… But the real reason why Hillary lost was because there are no major news outlets in Joplin Missouri. no really…well, not specifically Jopli… --- ## [Growing up were you poor, working class, middle class, rich?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/growing-up-were-you-poor-working-class-middle-class-rich/624536)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2012, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/growing-up-were-you-poor-working-class-middle-class-rich/624536 "2012-06-12T10:32:02Z")
Inspired by the thread Hollywood’s idea of being poor over at Cafe Society. It seems people’s idea of what growing up poor means can vary incredibly. Me, I grew up poor. I lived with my grandparents (my mother died when… --- ## [I know my eyeglasses perscription, but how far am I from 20/20 vision?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-my-eyeglasses-perscription-but-how-far-am-i-from-20-20-vision/153577)
**Author:** [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2003, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-my-eyeglasses-perscription-but-how-far-am-i-from-20-20-vision/153577 "2003-02-08T00:51:58Z")
I am very nearsighted. My left perscription lens is 4.75. I also know that my corrected vision in my left eye is somewhere between 20/20 and 20/15, so I correct to slightly better than normal. What I don’t know is how… --- ## [This girl does not look 15](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-girl-does-not-look-15/624676)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-girl-does-not-look-15/624676 "2012-06-15T14:31:37Z")
She really does not MEET Bianca Black - the 15-year-old who will represent Aussie teens at the international Miss Teenager Pageant. --- ## [Most alien aliens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-alien-aliens/672296)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-alien-aliens/672296 "2013-10-29T17:13:35Z")
For me, a big quibble with much science fiction is that many aliens are too close to human—i.e. are of the Star Trek ‘bumpy-forehead’ kind, and otherwise nigh indistinguishable from humans: they not only look almost the … --- ## [Who in the Trump inner circle will be the first to jump ship/be fired?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-the-trump-inner-circle-will-be-the-first-to-jump-ship-be-fired/778726)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2017, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-the-trump-inner-circle-will-be-the-first-to-jump-ship-be-fired/778726 "2017-02-15T14:18:03Z")
For this purpose I am only including the inner circle and excluding anybody requiring vetting or confirmation. --- ## [Which Ultima game should I start with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-ultima-game-should-i-start-with/575292)
**Author:** [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2011, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-ultima-game-should-i-start-with/575292 "2011-03-25T03:34:31Z")
Well, I’ve been jonesing for a really difficult RPG lately and realized I’ve never given the Ultima series of games a good play-through. Now, I played Ultima Online for a few years when it was first released, so I’m mod… --- ## [I am a dumbass!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-dumbass/640330)
**Author:** [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2012, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-dumbass/640330 "2012-11-15T03:45:44Z")
I was horribly, horribly wrong on my prediction for the election. Waay the fuck off. I derided you Dopers and Nate Silver, who was exquisitely perfect in his prediction. You guys nailed it and have my utmost respect! I… --- ## [How do I get rid of House Flies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-house-flies/315850)
**Author:** [@sasson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sasson)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2005, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-house-flies/315850 "2005-08-07T18:06:46Z")
Let me start off by thanking everyone for their help. Over the last few days, my apartment has been filled with house flies. by the end of the day, i have killed at least 20 and the place seems to be clear of them, but … --- ## [Apparent nuclear fusion power breakthrough -- net energy gain (breaking news 11 Dec 22)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparent-nuclear-fusion-power-breakthrough-net-energy-gain-breaking-news-11-dec-22/976349)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparent-nuclear-fusion-power-breakthrough-net-energy-gain-breaking-news-11-dec-22/976349 "2024-05-03T16:36:15Z")
The Financial Times article is paywalled; above is a tweet that sums it up. If true, and if I understand it correctly, this could be very big news for energy. AFAICT, fusion really could be the end-all be-all for clea… --- ## [If Monica Lewinsky had been really hot...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-monica-lewinsky-had-been-really-hot/343894)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2006, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-monica-lewinsky-had-been-really-hot/343894 "2006-02-14T02:31:54Z")
This writer (on Foxnew FWIW) argues that if Monica had looked more like Angelina, there never would have been an impeachment trial. Link Does anyone else believe that this is true? Would the electorate in general and… --- ## [How often do you change your curtains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-change-your-curtains/624498)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-change-your-curtains/624498 "2012-06-14T20:23:13Z")
When we moved into our house 4 years ago, I bought new curtains for every window that did not have blinds. It’s past time to change them out. Only to do so will cost quite a pretty penny. Perhaps I can do it one or two p… --- ## [Eating right and exercising are joyless chores; is it any wonder some choose to die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-right-and-exercising-are-joyless-chores-is-it-any-wonder-some-choose-to-die/658612)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2013, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-right-and-exercising-are-joyless-chores-is-it-any-wonder-some-choose-to-die/658612 "2013-05-26T22:23:38Z")
Spinoff from a thought I had in another thread. Sometimes I wonder why so many people get obese, why people go blind from diabetes, why some end up in scooters with oxygen tanks. Then I realize: I could very well end u… --- ## [Why don't (more/any) people live in hobbit holes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-more-any-people-live-in-hobbit-holes/510300)
**Author:** [@yelimS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yelimS)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2009, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-more-any-people-live-in-hobbit-holes/510300 "2009-09-18T03:38:10Z")
They look as cozy as anything! I’m sure there’s plenty of practical problems with them (rot? ventilation? construction?), but what exactly are they? Also, does any of you have examples on people actually living like this… --- ## [Siam Sam, you wanna maybe dial it back a notch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/siam-sam-you-wanna-maybe-dial-it-back-a-notch/458212)
**Author:** [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2009, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/siam-sam-you-wanna-maybe-dial-it-back-a-notch/458212 "2009-06-25T16:35:05Z")
You’re making MPSIMS look like an Asian newspaper, dude. There are currently seven of your threads on the front page of that subforum. And somehow you’ve managed to start over twice as many threads (299) in a year-and-a-… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=735&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=737&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)