# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=740&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:** 741 --- ## [Dollhouse premier - Feb 13, 2009](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dollhouse-premier-feb-13-2009/485613)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2009, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dollhouse-premier-feb-13-2009/485613 "2009-02-17T18:35:53Z")
Abnyone else looking forward to this? I can’t resist a Joss Whedon / Eliza Dushku combination. To top it off, it is on after Terminator : Sarah Conner Chronicles. So we have two hours of hot brown-eyed brunettes with Wh… --- ## [Why 127 max USB devices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-127-max-usb-devices/263289)
**Author:** [@emekthian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emekthian)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2014, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-127-max-usb-devices/263289 "2014-11-30T15:00:27Z")
Why can there only be 127 USB devices connected to a computer? And what’s the signifigance of 127? --- ## [Why does feeling attractive feel creepy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-feeling-attractive-feel-creepy/781701)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2017, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-feeling-attractive-feel-creepy/781701 "2017-03-12T03:03:51Z")
The thread asking what makes men attractive to women got me musing about the idea of overall physical attraction. And I thought a place where I’m anonymous and no one knows what I look like might be a good place to ask … --- ## [Please help me make pickled jalapenos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-make-pickled-jalapenos/519227)
**Author:** [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2014, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-make-pickled-jalapenos/519227 "2014-07-31T13:57:17Z")
Hi there folks… recently I’ve become addicted to Trapey’s (or Trapy’s, whatever) whole pickled jalapeno peppers. This after I was addicted to Carrera jalapeno peppers. Problem is, spending 45 bucks a month on peppers ge… --- ## [Resolved: People who are offended by Halloween are officially idiots.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-people-who-are-offended-by-halloween-are-officially-idiots/515849)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2009, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-people-who-are-offended-by-halloween-are-officially-idiots/515849 "2009-11-03T05:05:18Z")
If you believe that Halloween should be called “Harvest Day” or “Orange Day” or some other term or you find the whole notion of Halloween offensive for religeous reasons, you are officially what Webster’s dictionary defi… --- ## [Was Aunt Bee A Spinster? Widow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-aunt-bee-a-spinster-widow/479686)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-aunt-bee-a-spinster-widow/479686 "2009-01-06T03:47:04Z")
I was watching the first episode of the Andy Griffith Show where Rose leaves and Aunt Bee comes. Andy tells Opie that Aunt Bee raised him. Then Aunt Bee says after all those years spent raising all those young uns, now … --- ## [How should we "save" Social Security?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-we-save-social-security/973567)
**Author:** [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2023, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-we-save-social-security/973567 "2023-03-18T01:13:19Z")
Discourse isn’t showing me a thread on this unless you go back to 2005, so I think a new topic might be worthwhile compared to resurrecting such an old thread. Social Security is now doing better than it was before the … --- ## [Why were Europeans able to create colonial empires?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-europeans-able-to-create-colonial-empires/678923)
**Author:** [@FightMyIgnorance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FightMyIgnorance)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-europeans-able-to-create-colonial-empires/678923 "2014-01-20T18:18:21Z")
Two things before I get on to the main attraction: \[ul\] \[li\]I sure hope I posted this in the right forum.\[/li\]\[li\]This is not a place to promote or discuss white supremacy. Take it elsewhere if that’s your intention, p… --- ## [School Vouchers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-vouchers/594702)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2011, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-vouchers/594702 "2011-09-03T22:16:31Z")
Should the government grant money or tax credits to parents who wish to send their children to private school or homeschool them? Much as with food stamps, I support such vouchers for private schools or homeschooling wh… --- ## [Can there be machine super intelligence without it being life altering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-there-be-machine-super-intelligence-without-it-being-life-altering/710788)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2015, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-there-be-machine-super-intelligence-without-it-being-life-altering/710788 "2015-02-11T17:54:49Z")
In the year 1740 a prophet is walking around saying the world is about to drastically change. For all of human history virtually all labor had to be done by biological muscle, what a human or a horse could do was all tha… --- ## ["Do not fire unless fired upon first" - suitable for policing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-fire-unless-fired-upon-first-suitable-for-policing/709110)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-fire-unless-fired-upon-first-suitable-for-policing/709110 "2015-01-07T02:20:14Z")
Rules of engagement of “do not fire unless fired upon first” might result in more police fatalities annually, but it might also significantly cut down on the policing controversies that we’ve seen recently. A cop shooti… --- ## [Why the GOP hates public schools? Creationism and mandatory prayer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-gop-hates-public-schools-creationism-and-mandatory-prayer/635952)
**Author:** [@Linden\_Arden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linden_Arden)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2012, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-gop-hates-public-schools-creationism-and-mandatory-prayer/635952 "2012-10-06T15:54:41Z")
Conservatives know they have lost the Constitutional argument regarding the Establishment Clause. Therefore they have lost the primary Culture War of today. There will be no Creationism/Prayer return in public schools… --- ## [Jennifer Tilly: Hottest 50 year old ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jennifer-tilly-hottest-50-year-old-ever/471268)
**Author:** [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2008, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jennifer-tilly-hottest-50-year-old-ever/471268 "2008-11-06T17:32:04Z")
http://www.flisted.com/wp-content/uploads/20979\_celebutopia-jennifer\_tilly-deal\_world\_premiere\_in\_las\_vegas-06\_122\_931lo.jpg Seriously, how the hell is she still that attractive? This is almost supernatural. I know pl… --- ## [Lesbians impregnating with a turkey baster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lesbians-impregnating-with-a-turkey-baster/203113)
**Author:** [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2003, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lesbians-impregnating-with-a-turkey-baster/203113 "2003-09-25T21:37:12Z")
I had a friend tell me that a lesbian couple she knows wanted to have a baby really bad. So they sterilized a turkey baster in the dishwasher and the filled it up with a donor’s sperm. The one partner did the procedur… --- ## [Why prayer is illogical and useless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-prayer-is-illogical-and-useless/390493)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2007, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-prayer-is-illogical-and-useless/390493 "2007-02-05T06:02:37Z")
An unprecedented decade-long study of intercessory prayer that cost $2.4 million and was directed by Dr. Herbert Benson, a cardiologist at the Harvard University Medical School, has now reported in. It was the most comp… --- ## [Will Trump pull an LBJ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-pull-an-lbj/913700)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2020, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-pull-an-lbj/913700 "2020-08-03T11:50:41Z")
Just today an item has been popping up on my news feed that “Republican operatives” are speculating that Trump may drop out / not run. The reporting seems to have started with Charles Gasparino from Fox News but has bee… --- ## [Words I didn't realize were pejorative until later in life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-i-didnt-realize-were-pejorative-until-later-in-life/1004604)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 295\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2024, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-i-didnt-realize-were-pejorative-until-later-in-life/1004604 "2024-12-09T11:01:52Z")
When I was a kid, the word “gip” was extensively. I was an adult before I found out it was short for “gypsy” and was derogatory. When I found out, I stopped using it. Years ago, I heard an English person use “bint” to… --- ## [Best hat for fat balding man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-hat-for-fat-balding-man/591059)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-hat-for-fat-balding-man/591059 "2011-08-06T00:03:57Z")
Pretty self-explanatory. Need suggestions for a decent hat for sun/rain protection that doesn’t look ridiculous on a fat guy. Imagine Drew Carey before he lost weight or the computer programmer Nedry from Jurassic Park. … --- ## [Why isn't the IRA considered a Terrorist Group?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-the-ira-considered-a-terrorist-group/299674)
**Author:** [@ur8it](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ur8it)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2005, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-the-ira-considered-a-terrorist-group/299674 "2005-04-25T08:02:00Z")
Can someone please explain that one?! They want Ireland’s complete independece, so what? Texas wanted independence too, but if Texans took up arms against Washington, I suspect the threat of a ‘little’ Daisy Cutter Bom… --- ## [Why didn't the anyone call OJ to the stand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-anyone-call-oj-to-the-stand/741256)
**Author:** [@bomberswarm2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bomberswarm2)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2015, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-anyone-call-oj-to-the-stand/741256 "2015-12-31T20:34:07Z")
OJ refused to testify in his own defense, instead making an unsworn statement from the dock. Of course, had the defense called him, he would of been destroyed in cross examination, as he had changed his story multiple ti… --- ## [Catching a serial shitter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catching-a-serial-shitter/551751)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catching-a-serial-shitter/551751 "2010-09-02T20:14:25Z")
We have a serial shitter living in our dormitory. So far, there’s been 5 incidents in the past month. Today, it’s been escalated. The person(s) took a shit on a teacher’s car. Please help me to make a profile of this per… --- ## [Guitar: how do you make your A Major Chord?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-how-do-you-make-your-a-major-chord/682398)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2014, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-how-do-you-make-your-a-major-chord/682398 "2014-02-28T17:33:37Z")
I can’t be the only one that was taught the A chord with one finger. Can’t find anything with Google. My teacher must of learned it from someone else all those years ago. I was taught from the beginning to use my middl… --- ## [StraightDope Jeopardy 2.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-jeopardy-2/273277)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 322\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2004, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-jeopardy-2/273277 "2004-11-09T03:20:40Z")
Here we go again. Standard Jeopardy rules apply. If you do not know the rules to Jeopardy, read them. They are as follows: You pick a category and the dollar amount. Based on the dollar amout is the basis for the answe… --- ## [XKCD webcomic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-webcomic/516039)
**Author:** [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-webcomic/516039 "2010-09-25T23:11:07Z")
Yeesh, has anybody seen the most recent comic for xkcd? The guy really outdid himself-the attention to detail is simultaneously impressive and kind of scary. 0\_0 --- ## [In the World Wars (I & II) should battleships have been used more aggressively?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-world-wars-i-ii-should-battleships-have-been-used-more-aggressively/912230)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-world-wars-i-ii-should-battleships-have-been-used-more-aggressively/912230 "2020-10-19T23:49:21Z")
When looking at both WWI and WWII we see that battleships were usually kept well back from danger and rarely used to do what, presumably, they were meant to do…beat the crap out of the opposing navy. Certainly in WWII t… --- ## [What are the best back-to-back albums ever produced by the same artist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-back-to-back-albums-ever-produced-by-the-same-artist/193943)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2003, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-back-to-back-albums-ever-produced-by-the-same-artist/193943 "2003-08-15T10:21:46Z")
I have two nominees: Night Moves and Stranger In Town by Bob Seger. Two of the best albums of 1970s mainstream rock, of a genre now called “classic rock.” Seger’s scratchy, emotive voice on truly moving songs like “Nigh… --- ## [8-ball pool - most balls sunk off a break?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-ball-pool-most-balls-sunk-off-a-break/289543)
**Author:** [@CalD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalD)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2018, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-ball-pool-most-balls-sunk-off-a-break/289543 "2018-06-27T01:43:02Z")
Hi guys, I am trying to find the world record for the most balls sunk off a break in 8-ball pool. I have tried Google, but to no avail. Please note, I am looking for the most balls sunk off the opening shot of the brea… --- ## [Are police officers ALWAYS on duty in some sense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-police-officers-always-on-duty-in-some-sense/596330)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-police-officers-always-on-duty-in-some-sense/596330 "2011-09-19T14:07:28Z")
In another thread: Wait, what? Obviously cops are not always on duty, strictly speaking. They can put on suspension, for example. They can have days off. I’m told they’re even allowed to drink when they’re off the clo… --- ## [Would you consider Les Miserables (the musical) to be an opera?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-les-miserables-the-musical-to-be-an-opera/388308)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2007, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-les-miserables-the-musical-to-be-an-opera/388308 "2007-01-17T17:52:48Z")
It occurs to me that unlike most stage musicals, Les Miserables is almost entirely sung with hardly any spoken dialog. So it seems more like an opera than a musical – or perhaps an operetta. But the voicing, arrangement… --- ## [Sexism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexism/725380)
**Author:** [@BrightSunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrightSunshine)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexism/725380 "2015-07-24T19:20:03Z")
I pit the sexist organization in which I work that will take the entire package of ideas I generate to be brilliant when a white male coworker presents it as his own, vs ignore it entirely when it comes from me. Share y… --- ## [On the origin of African American naming traditions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-origin-of-african-american-naming-traditions/511309)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2009, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-origin-of-african-american-naming-traditions/511309 "2009-09-29T12:40:08Z")
This is a touchy subject, which is why I haven’t posted it before, but it’s obviously an honest question, and I have no doubt that it has an interesting answer. I’m pretty clear on certain European-American naming tradi… --- ## [Dear Nick and Cynthia (a telephone rant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-nick-and-cynthia-a-telephone-rant/374626)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2006, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-nick-and-cynthia-a-telephone-rant/374626 "2006-10-08T01:22:56Z")
Dear Nick and Cynthia - You don’t know me, but I know you. I know where you go to church, who your doctor is, who your bank is, where your kids go to school. I know that your aunt just turned 90. I know that you haven’t… --- ## [How often do dogs defend their owners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-dogs-defend-their-owners/469590)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-dogs-defend-their-owners/469590 "2008-10-31T07:54:41Z")
In movies the dog will always protect its owner from an attack. Does this happen in real life? If I go out and buy a German Shepard, will I be able to count on it if a group of hoodlums start attacking me? --- ## [Why do movie theatres keep some seats empty/out of the system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-movie-theatres-keep-some-seats-empty-out-of-the-system/641460)
**Author:** [@andrea\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrea_green)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-movie-theatres-keep-some-seats-empty-out-of-the-system/641460 "2012-11-19T19:43:44Z")
Saturday evening two family members had gone online and purchased two movie tickets before I got home. When I arrived they asked me if I wanted to join them and I did so we went back to the website and tried to buy one … --- ## [My 5 year old niece says Obama kills babies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-5-year-old-niece-says-obama-kills-babies/542943)
**Author:** [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2010, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-5-year-old-niece-says-obama-kills-babies/542943 "2010-06-17T22:53:16Z")
I was over at my parents’ house yesterday because my sister-in-law and her 3 daughters, who are of course my nieces, were visiting. The girls are ages 12, 10 and 5. They are each bright and active girls. I was playing th… --- ## [Did men/cowboys used to 'blouse' their jeans into their boots? Why did they stop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-men-cowboys-used-to-blouse-their-jeans-into-their-boots-why-did-they-stop/582586)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2011, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-men-cowboys-used-to-blouse-their-jeans-into-their-boots-why-did-they-stop/582586 "2011-05-21T15:47:48Z")
Word on the street (at a western clothing store) is that men now do not blouse (or tuck in) their jeans into their boots. BUT, they said, men used to (cowboys?) back in 1920’s and earlier. Is that true? Why did it cha… --- ## [Should I take my "5" girlfriend to "She's Out Of My League"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-take-my-5-girlfriend-to-shes-out-of-my-league/535904)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2010, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-take-my-5-girlfriend-to-shes-out-of-my-league/535904 "2010-04-19T14:37:09Z")
I think I’m about a 5… apparently I’m good looking but I have personality problems (mental illness, etc). I think my girlfriend is about a 5 or 6 too… (ok looking but very responsible and good personality, very good in b… --- ## [Nobody wants to host the 2022 Winter Olympics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobody-wants-to-host-the-2022-winter-olympics/689387)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2015, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobody-wants-to-host-the-2022-winter-olympics/689387 "2015-08-08T20:16:30Z")
Stockholm dropped their bid in December, and Krakow has just dropped their bid. There are concerns that Oslo will be dropping out soon because one of the coalition parties is opposed. That leaves Beijing, Lviv, Ukraine… --- ## [How Does Your Dishwasher Drain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-your-dishwasher-drain/647126)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2013, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-your-dishwasher-drain/647126 "2013-01-16T14:23:02Z")
Sounds silly, but seriously…is a dishwasher drain strictly by gravity flow? Or, does it only drain when today’s dishwashers tell it to? In other words, are the controls tied into a valve or condensate pump, perhaps? I… --- ## [The Giving Tree - Cute story, or sociopathic mirror?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-giving-tree-cute-story-or-sociopathic-mirror/469304)
**Author:** [@Hero\_From\_Sector\_7G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hero_From_Sector_7G)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2012, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-giving-tree-cute-story-or-sociopathic-mirror/469304 "2012-09-20T03:27:30Z")
For those who might not be familiar, here the text online for free. Unfortunately it doesn’t have the original illustrations. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein As a child I hated this story. I was furious with the … --- ## [The drum fill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drum-fill/792002)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drum-fill/792002 "2021-07-21T17:33:51Z")
Possibly a dieing art form that ranges from tasteful to overblown, depending on how well it fits in with whatever musical context it’s in. (So, for example, doing Niel Peart-like fills on a six-tom kit for your basic MOR… --- ## [How Did People Use DDT In The Home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-people-use-ddt-in-the-home/553083)
**Author:** [@Dpimi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dpimi)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2010, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-people-use-ddt-in-the-home/553083 "2010-09-14T16:05:22Z")
With all the reports I’ve been hearing lately about DDT and how it’s no longer effective against bed bugs, it got me to wondering how did they used to use it. My understanding is it came into common use after WWII. So h… --- ## [Gah! Cat who poops on the floor! Wut do?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gah-cat-who-poops-on-the-floor-wut-do/631437)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gah-cat-who-poops-on-the-floor-wut-do/631437 "2012-08-16T16:14:07Z")
So I have a 7-year-old cat who poops on the floor sometimes. It’s extremely unpredictable. Sometimes she poops in the litter box. She ALWAYS pees in the litter box. But sometimes she’ll get it into her walnut-sized b… --- ## [Depression is a joke!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depression-is-a-joke/721508)
**Author:** [@Ze\_Pr0fes0re](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ze_Pr0fes0re)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depression-is-a-joke/721508 "2015-06-05T18:00:49Z")
Hai everyone. Currently “suffering” from deep, impairing depression that has ruined my social life. Still most advice I find about it is ridiculously simplistic and generalized. (Eat ze pills! Talk about when you were … --- ## [Archaic words perserved in stock phrases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archaic-words-perserved-in-stock-phrases/655125)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2013, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archaic-words-perserved-in-stock-phrases/655125 "2013-04-18T19:56:05Z")
I’m thinking of certain words that are only used in stock phrases, quoting from an old novel, that sort of thing. Ex: “Thou doth protest too much.” Is there a word for this phenomenon? Examples in languages other than … --- ## [24: Season 8: Episodes 15-16 (6:00am - 8:00am)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-8-episodes-15-16-6-00am-8-00am/535063)
**Author:** [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2010, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-8-episodes-15-16-6-00am-8-00am/535063 "2010-04-11T14:46:59Z")
FAQ Bauer (aka Thread Rules) 1) What can be discussed in plain text, unboxed? A: Any events in episodes, once aired on the east coast – as well as any speculation based on these already-aired events. 2) What should I … --- ## [I am a man who uses womens deodorant and am proud of it so FUCK OFF!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-man-who-uses-womens-deodorant-and-am-proud-of-it-so-fuck-off/121845)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2016, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-man-who-uses-womens-deodorant-and-am-proud-of-it-so-fuck-off/121845 "2016-05-10T19:47:21Z")
This is a very weak rant, but I have had it up to my fresh fragrance pits with the fucking macho friends I have. When I go to the gym and work out I, like most people, feel dirty and nasty afterwards. So we go into the l… --- ## [Fallout 3 - why is so much intact?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-3-why-is-so-much-intact/596993)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-3-why-is-so-much-intact/596993 "2011-09-22T23:48:30Z")
I picked up the GOTY version of F3 for Xbox. First time I’ve played it, and I’m not far. One thing is bugging me and I haven’t been able to answer it: Are the ruins and items all around really 200 years old? Or is it so… --- ## [Why would God sacrifice Himself ...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-god-sacrifice-himself/59729)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2001, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-god-sacrifice-himself/59729 "2001-04-12T20:44:58Z")
A fascinating question. Yes, it is loaded, naive, and presumptive, but it helps me to understand the incredulity of atheists when God is presented this way by people who label themselves “Christian”. We cannot blame th… --- ## [Why does Myrtle Beach get the reputation for being a trashy beach?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-myrtle-beach-get-the-reputation-for-being-a-trashy-beach/591039)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2011, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-myrtle-beach-get-the-reputation-for-being-a-trashy-beach/591039 "2011-08-02T14:28:50Z")
I guess the question says it all. I’ve been going there since I was a kid and have good memories of it. I even lived there for four years. Now sure, it’s not as posh as Palm Beach or some resorts in the Caribbean, but… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=739&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=741&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)