# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=761&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:** 762 --- ## [How does it feel being bitten by a tick? Immediately noticeable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-it-feel-being-bitten-by-a-tick-immediately-noticeable/360701)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2006, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-it-feel-being-bitten-by-a-tick-immediately-noticeable/360701 "2006-06-16T16:54:10Z")
As I often walk in the woods and the disease risk from tick bites has recently been upgraded for our region I’d like to ask from people who have been bitten: How noticeable is a tick bite? Was your impression that you’d… --- ## [Is There Any Tradition of Pancakes on Shrove Tuesday in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-tradition-of-pancakes-on-shrove-tuesday-in-the-us/528826)
**Author:** [@Duck\_Quack\_s\_Echo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Quack_s_Echo)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2010, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-tradition-of-pancakes-on-shrove-tuesday-in-the-us/528826 "2010-02-17T09:29:36Z")
I grew up in Kentucky in the fifties and sixties (well forties too but I was too young to remember) and only remember emulating the Cajuns and having Creole food on Shrove Tuesday and having a big feast before the beginn… --- ## [Just feeding back that virtually everything is awful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-feeding-back-that-virtually-everything-is-awful/967313)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2024, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-feeding-back-that-virtually-everything-is-awful/967313 "2024-08-22T13:57:50Z")
The more time I spend on this new software SDMB, the more depressed I become because absolutely every single thing about the way it functions is a total feeaking nightmare. Not o ne single aspect of this software improve… --- ## [Doper couples I'd like to see.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-couples-id-like-to-see/250415)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2004, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-couples-id-like-to-see/250415 "2004-06-21T08:13:36Z")
Only because I’d like to see their usernames together. you with the face and that guy with pants I Love Me Vol I and Not Really All That Bright Typo mna and Purd Worfect Please forgive any misspellings. I’m rememberi… --- ## [Writing checks or signing slips with red ink-invalid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-checks-or-signing-slips-with-red-ink-invalid/128432)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2002, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-checks-or-signing-slips-with-red-ink-invalid/128432 "2002-09-15T17:37:56Z")
Sometimes, at Kmart, all I have is a red pen for people to write checks with or sign their credit card slips. This has only happened once or twice, but someone told me that signing in red ink means that it’s “Invalid”. … --- ## [Deasil vs. Kerosene vs. Home Heating Oil vs. Jet Fuel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deasil-vs-kerosene-vs-home-heating-oil-vs-jet-fuel/148175)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2014, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deasil-vs-kerosene-vs-home-heating-oil-vs-jet-fuel/148175 "2014-11-16T21:44:36Z")
I figure these are very close chemically to each other as the terms are sometimes interchanged as well as the actual fuel in some cases. So what is the difference between them? In our home in the mountains we use keros… --- ## [What ONE name comes immediately to mind when you hear "1930's"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-name-comes-immediately-to-mind-when-you-hear-1930s/680900)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2014, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-name-comes-immediately-to-mind-when-you-hear-1930s/680900 "2014-02-14T08:00:55Z")
Okay, let’s level the playing field, people. We’ve been having fun with the 50’s, so let’s move it back a couple decades (which ought to make it so very few of us have vivid personal memories of the time) and try that na… --- ## [The Worst Advertising Slogan Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-advertising-slogan-ever/168077)
**Author:** [@chukhung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chukhung)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2003, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-advertising-slogan-ever/168077 "2003-05-08T02:57:19Z")
The rapid spread of SARS epidemic in Hong Kong has left over 30 residents dead and possibly more than a thousand infected. This has led to serious economic consequences in the territory and a virtual halt to the tourist… --- ## [Do you have any Duluth Trading clothes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-duluth-trading-clothes/740247)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2017, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-duluth-trading-clothes/740247 "2017-12-18T18:38:13Z")
As usual, their commercials make their coats, clothes, and underwear look tempting but then I look at their prices and am shocked. I cannot imagine feeling that I’ve gotten my money’s worth when wearing a $25 pair of und… --- ## [Has any file type ever gone extinct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-file-type-ever-gone-extinct/622687)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2012, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-file-type-ever-gone-extinct/622687 "2012-05-24T20:49:27Z")
In discussions about archiving data I’ve seen some people say you might have your data, but you may not be able to open it in the future because that file type is no longer supported. I don’t think this is likely. JPG is… --- ## [Yaacct... \[Yet another anthropomorphic \[sic\] climate change thread\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yaacct-yet-another-anthropomorphic-sic-climate-change-thread/646245)
**Author:** [@CheapBastid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheapBastid)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2013, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yaacct-yet-another-anthropomorphic-sic-climate-change-thread/646245 "2013-01-18T02:57:09Z")
…Yet Another Anthropomorphic Climate Change Thread. So conservative friend of mine sent me a link to PowerLineBlog: Rather than jump in with the fact that the general scientific consensus seems to be on the other sid… --- ## [How do they fine you for not recycling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-fine-you-for-not-recycling/612824)
**Author:** [@FirstLoser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FirstLoser)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2014, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-fine-you-for-not-recycling/612824 "2014-11-14T11:40:42Z")
I am always careful about sorting recyclables from the regular trash. Occasionally, though, a stray piece of plastic or metal may end up in the wrong bag. Mrs. Loser is adamant that every single piece of recyclable mat… --- ## [Ok, now I have heard just about everything...(excuses for absenteeism)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-now-i-have-heard-just-about-everything-excuses-for-absenteeism/492429)
**Author:** [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2009, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-now-i-have-heard-just-about-everything-excuses-for-absenteeism/492429 "2009-04-16T18:47:26Z")
My partner and I have a company involved in event production and promotions. One of our cheif problems is getting enough staff and keeping them. Right now we hire at minimum wage (Ontario 9.50 as of April 1st) and with… --- ## [Why is the flush handle on the left hand side?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-flush-handle-on-the-left-hand-side/661474)
**Author:** [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2013, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-flush-handle-on-the-left-hand-side/661474 "2013-06-22T11:45:57Z")
As I was doing the first half of the Coffee Exchange\[sup\]\*\[/sup\] this morning, my mind got to wondering. In all but a very few cases, I have always seen the flush handle on the left hand side of the toilet or urinal. D… --- ## [How could loving, committed, Same-Sex marriages possibly bother you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-loving-committed-same-sex-marriages-possibly-bother-you/228324)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2004, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-loving-committed-same-sex-marriages-possibly-bother-you/228324 "2004-02-15T04:46:27Z")
I was driving through Hartford CT today when I saw this poster board painted with rainbow lettering waving in the air. It read How could loving, committed, same-sex marriages possibly bother you? The person brandishing … --- ## [Why have Republicans forgotten the "unitary executive theory"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-republicans-forgotten-the-unitary-executive-theory/705266)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2014, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-republicans-forgotten-the-unitary-executive-theory/705266 "2014-12-04T16:29:29Z")
Remember the W years? Not all that long ago? When Republicans were arguing for maximum scope of presidential autonomy from Congress, maximum powers, maximum freedom of action, even to the point of attaching an unpreced… --- ## [What is the most useless product you know of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-useless-product-you-know-of/458708)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2008, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-useless-product-you-know-of/458708 "2008-08-09T23:46:54Z")
For the purpose of this thread, I’m talking about products that serve a function. Something that is purely for decorative or amusing purposes doesn’t count. For example, the tool that lets you make toast that has a pictu… --- ## [The Job Search. A Month and a Half and I Just Don't Give a Fuck Anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-job-search-a-month-and-a-half-and-i-just-dont-give-a-fuck-anymore/523689)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2010, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-job-search-a-month-and-a-half-and-i-just-dont-give-a-fuck-anymore/523689 "2010-02-03T12:27:20Z")
It’s an exercise in futility. So I’ve been cruising the job sites online, filling in aps, sending in resumes. And the only responses I’ve gotten are from telemarketing recruiters and temp job agencies. I’ve signed up … --- ## [Paths for Trump on the Economy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paths-for-trump-on-the-economy/771857)
**Author:** [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2017, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paths-for-trump-on-the-economy/771857 "2017-01-11T18:36:39Z")
Historically, a recession is overdue. Many assets are in a bubble right now. He has a few choices on how to deal with this. Intervene with monetary and fiscal stimulus. Keep the doves at the Fed. Harangue congress to p… --- ## [Feasibility of silencer in movie Shooter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feasibility-of-silencer-in-movie-shooter/689321)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feasibility-of-silencer-in-movie-shooter/689321 "2014-06-03T03:22:45Z")
Hello Everyone, Last night I watched a movie starting Mark Walenberg (I think that’s his name) called Shooter. I found the movie interesting and it was an enjoyable thriller. During one scene he makes a makeshift silenc… --- ## [Why no bugs in Seattle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-bugs-in-seattle/251900)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2010, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-bugs-in-seattle/251900 "2010-09-26T18:45:05Z")
This thread reminded me to wonder: How come Seattle doesn’t have any bugs? don’t get me wrong; I’m not complaining. But I occasionally remember to be amazed at how nearly bug free Seattle is. Of course, there aren’t \*zer… --- ## [Bin Laden's body: now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bin-ladens-body-now-what/580441)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bin-ladens-body-now-what/580441 "2011-05-25T01:35:11Z")
If, as it seems (this is just before the POTUS speech), bin Laden is dead (:p) and we “have possession of his body,” what are we supposed to do with it? Perhaps it will be announced in the coming weeks… --- ## [Why is the NFL uniquely held responsible for the private sins of its employees?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-nfl-uniquely-held-responsible-for-the-private-sins-of-its-employees/698163)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2014, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-nfl-uniquely-held-responsible-for-the-private-sins-of-its-employees/698163 "2014-09-19T19:36:58Z")
The NFL has been (and is still being) raked over the coals for its reaction to Ray Rice’s assault on his wife. (On a side note, it seems extremely odd to me that very few people are outraged that Rice isn’t in jail awai… --- ## ["Bring the mountain to Mohammed"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-the-mountain-to-mohammed/368353)
**Author:** [@CJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CJJ)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-the-mountain-to-mohammed/368353 "2015-05-11T19:56:15Z")
I know what the expression means, but am unaware of it’s origin or if it is at all related to the prophet Mohammed. Any clues? --- ## [Donald Trump is the biggest asshole ever. (Rosie v. The Donald)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-is-the-biggest-asshole-ever-rosie-v-the-donald/385092)
**Author:** [@brickbacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brickbacon)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2006, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-is-the-biggest-asshole-ever-rosie-v-the-donald/385092 "2006-12-28T22:55:08Z")
I always knew he was an asshole, but I didn’t think he was this big an asshole until I saw this video. Now, I’m not a huge Rosie fan, but what she said about him was right. As much of a idiot as Rosie is, Trump is expon… --- ## [SoCal Dopefest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-dopefest/496043)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2009, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-dopefest/496043 "2009-06-21T01:58:59Z")
Anybody want to organize one? It’s been forever. I’m not even mildly volunteering, but I’d spread the word. --- ## [Say it ain't so, Kerry. Not another intern!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-it-aint-so-kerry-not-another-intern/228876)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2004, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-it-aint-so-kerry-not-another-intern/228876 "2004-02-18T00:28:20Z")
Matt Drudge is reporting that Kerry’s campaign is soon to be rocked by accusations of infidelity with an intern. http://www.drudgereport.com/ Tho I really don’t care who my elected officials are doing what to, I would … --- ## [Ask the guy who went deaf in one ear, then lost his balance system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-went-deaf-in-one-ear-then-lost-his-balance-system/633051)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-went-deaf-in-one-ear-then-lost-his-balance-system/633051 "2013-07-23T12:10:34Z")
I don’t know if anyone would be interested in this (my experience) but I thought I’d put it out there anyway… 3 years ago (the day before my birthday) my right ear suddenly felt “plugged” in the evening. I couldn’t cle… --- ## [Harper Makes No confidence motion. Canadian government likely to fall. Election time!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harper-makes-no-confidence-motion-canadian-government-likely-to-fall-election-time/332591)
**Author:** [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2005, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harper-makes-no-confidence-motion-canadian-government-likely-to-fall-election-time/332591 "2005-12-14T06:13:33Z")
Well we knew it was coming. And I’m certain the vote in the house on Monday will topple the government. This may be too soon for some but I’m ready for it. We can’t go on like this any longer. We either make the MPs al… --- ## [Job Seekers, what turns you off immediately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-seekers-what-turns-you-off-immediately/621443)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2012, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-seekers-what-turns-you-off-immediately/621443 "2012-05-16T15:21:16Z")
Yesterday marked my six month anniversary at my new job, and I got to thinking about how as a job seeker there’s a ton of information out there from HR-types that tells you what sort of things on your resume and cover le… --- ## [Star Trek Beyond: The Sulu Controversy (minor spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-beyond-the-sulu-controversy-minor-spoilers/760853)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2016, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-beyond-the-sulu-controversy-minor-spoilers/760853 "2016-08-01T20:01:55Z")
Ok, if you didn’t know, the controversy is thus. They made Sulu gay in the new Star Trek Beyond, as an ‘honor’ to Takei, who did not find it an honor. This has really been eating at me, for a number of reasons. I tried t… --- ## [How to attach metal magnets to felt material?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-attach-metal-magnets-to-felt-material/545706)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2010, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-attach-metal-magnets-to-felt-material/545706 "2010-07-21T11:32:28Z")
I need a way to attach tiny little magnets (like these) to the inside of a hat. Like this. I tried some cloth glue that I had, but it soaked through the felt, made the felt stiff and in some cases easily tore off. OK,… --- ## [Basis of science's belief that extraterrestrial life is likely?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basis-of-sciences-belief-that-extraterrestrial-life-is-likely/560078)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2010, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basis-of-sciences-belief-that-extraterrestrial-life-is-likely/560078 "2010-11-10T03:50:37Z")
There seems to be a widely held belief among those who study the universe that life on other planets is likely. Since I think the fact that life exists at all is extraordinarily UNlikely…(I mean really, have we ever had… --- ## [Is there a reason why they always stab that one spot on the bull in bullfighting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-reason-why-they-always-stab-that-one-spot-on-the-bull-in-bullfighting/626605)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2012, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-reason-why-they-always-stab-that-one-spot-on-the-bull-in-bullfighting/626605 "2012-06-29T18:28:08Z")
Warning: Some graphic pictures in links… When I see bullfighting in pictures like this, or like this, or this, the matador always seems to be aiming his spears at one spot on the bull’s back. For the longest time, when… --- ## [Phrases/sayings you hate/like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-sayings-you-hate-like/448225)
**Author:** [@whatsthatstory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whatsthatstory)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-sayings-you-hate-like/448225 "2008-07-23T15:46:44Z")
For the first time in along time, I heard the phrase “living in the real world” yesterday. It’s always bugged me. What does it even mean? If I’m not in the real world, where am I? Here? On the other hand, I’ve alway… --- ## [My green card interview is next week!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-green-card-interview-is-next-week/566608)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-green-card-interview-is-next-week/566608 "2011-01-11T19:32:20Z")
Finally! Time to be interrogated about the nature of our relationship, to make sure this isn’t a sham marriage for quick citizenship. I have no idea what to expect at the interview - I presume it’s not quite like I’ve se… --- ## [Six (Impossible) Conditions Before People in California Are Free](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-impossible-conditions-before-people-in-california-are-free/851856)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-impossible-conditions-before-people-in-california-are-free/851856 "2020-04-28T06:53:02Z")
See link below. Note that not one law was passed by the CA Legislature concerning these mandatory conditions. They were made by the Governor (Comrade Newsom) through an unconstitutional (both State & Federal) dictatoria… --- ## [Insanely Cheap Real Estate in Florida: WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insanely-cheap-real-estate-in-florida-wtf/589775)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insanely-cheap-real-estate-in-florida-wtf/589775 "2011-07-25T20:11:18Z")
According to this listing on realtor.com, I can buy a 1400-square-foot house in Daytona Beach for $1100. I know that Florida has been hit hard by the foreclosure crisis, but damn. That’s less than a dollar a square foot… --- ## [Comic books are incredibly stupid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-books-are-incredibly-stupid/224331)
**Author:** [@Kaitlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaitlyn)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2004, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-books-are-incredibly-stupid/224331 "2004-01-21T02:31:02Z")
Or so says Bill Watterson. You know, the guy who wrote and drew Calvin and Hobbes. Which is a comic. Which was published in many best-selling books. One of these books reprinting his comics (hmmm, what would a good n… --- ## [Star Trek, TOS remastered.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-tos-remastered/555333)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2012, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-tos-remastered/555333 "2012-01-22T14:48:28Z")
Is out on blue ray. Is there any point to this? I have seen some of the remastered scenes in HD, and quite frankly, the updated fx stink on ice. Looks like bad student work, for the most part. I wonder how much they spen… --- ## [Authors You Looked Forward to Reading, and then were Disappointed by?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-you-looked-forward-to-reading-and-then-were-disappointed-by/653325)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2013, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-you-looked-forward-to-reading-and-then-were-disappointed-by/653325 "2013-03-30T22:44:32Z")
I don’t read a lot of fiction. I’d say my fiction reading percentage out of my reading total is about 15%. But when I was young, Joseph Wambaugh was a big deal. They made TV shows and movies out of his stuff. Wikiped… --- ## [Yellowstone geyser guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellowstone-geyser-guy/761570)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2016, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellowstone-geyser-guy/761570 "2016-11-22T14:13:51Z")
Inspired more or less by the Apollo fire thread… I looked to see what happened to the guy who “disappeared into” Porkchop geyser in Yellowstone Park back in early June - apparently he walked off the boardwalk and accord… --- ## [Mike Tyson to fight YouTuber Jake Paul this July. Yeah, you read that correctly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-tyson-to-fight-youtuber-jake-paul-this-july-yeah-you-read-that-correctly/998580)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2025, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-tyson-to-fight-youtuber-jake-paul-this-july-yeah-you-read-that-correctly/998580 "2025-12-28T21:33:55Z")
Tyson will turn 58 years old in June. --- ## [Faith and miracles isn’t what it used to be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faith-and-miracles-isn-t-what-it-used-to-be/528301)
**Author:** [@Razncain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Razncain)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2010, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faith-and-miracles-isn-t-what-it-used-to-be/528301 "2010-02-17T03:06:36Z")
Biblical miracles and what faith could do by having it are plentiful to read from in the Bible. Some of my favorites are the three men in Daniel when they were put in a fiery furnace and came out unharmed because they be… --- ## [M&Ms May Contain Peanuts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-ms-may-contain-peanuts/7298)
**Author:** [@RoboDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RoboDude)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2000, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-ms-may-contain-peanuts/7298 "2000-02-16T10:25:00Z")
Why do bags of M&Ms (plain and peanut alike) have the warning “M&Ms may contain peanuts”? It seems that any literate person should know that peanut M&Ms contain peanuts. And why do they put this warning on plain M&Ms? L… --- ## [Community 4/26/12 -- Basic Lupine Urology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-4-26-12-basic-lupine-urology/620085)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2012, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-4-26-12-basic-lupine-urology/620085 "2012-04-30T19:07:46Z")
They’re really on a roll, aren’t they? \ . . . . . . . . . . . The parody was pitch perfect, down to the font on the credits. I loved the aquarium, and the reading of the rights. Also the mus… --- ## [After ''super glue'' what is the next fastest drying glue for crafts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-super-glue-what-is-the-next-fastest-drying-glue-for-crafts/580894)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-super-glue-what-is-the-next-fastest-drying-glue-for-crafts/580894 "2012-07-12T10:10:35Z")
After ‘‘super glue’’ what is the next fasted drying glue for crafts? Actually looking for something cheaper. Super glue would be fine but as I recall it is expensive. I want to glue many small pieces of bamboo into a som… --- ## [Electoral College- time to get rid of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electoral-college-time-to-get-rid-of-it/587886)
**Author:** [@Recovering\_Republican](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Recovering_Republican)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2011, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electoral-college-time-to-get-rid-of-it/587886 "2011-09-24T10:23:18Z")
Should we get rid of the electoral college. I say yes. Besides the possibility of electing someone who lost the popular vote (which has happened four times since the current system was set up by the 12th Amendment) it … --- ## [Why are software engineers called engineers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-software-engineers-called-engineers/734401)
**Author:** [@MrQwertyasd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrQwertyasd)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-software-engineers-called-engineers/734401 "2015-11-09T20:50:43Z")
No set squares or coefficients of friction, no stress gauges or engines, it’s all typing, and it’s soft. So why ? --- ## [Could the Titanic have been saved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-titanic-have-been-saved/254907)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2004, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-titanic-have-been-saved/254907 "2004-07-23T03:41:27Z")
So I remember hearing (long before the movie) that what sunk the Titanic wasn’t that the iceberg hit but rather how it hit. IIRC, the ship was built in such a way that the watertight compartments would have prevented a … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=760&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=762&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)