# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=766&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:** 767 --- ## [So Who All Is Staying Here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-all-is-staying-here/488704)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2009, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-all-is-staying-here/488704 "2009-03-17T16:48:57Z")
I am. Anyone else? I’ve registered on one of the boards splintering off just to reserve my user name, but really, I’m happy here. The new boards at this point sort of feel like the old New Coke controversy in the 1980s. … --- ## [The Age of Planet X!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-age-of-planet-x/743687)
**Author:** [@teflon\_grut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teflon_grut)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-age-of-planet-x/743687 "2018-05-16T21:31:20Z")
… or Planet 9, or Planet Nine, or whatever you want to call it. The people responsible for the cruel fate that was bestowed upon Pluto have now gone public with the fact that they strongly believe that there is a massiv… --- ## [What is the upside of being a henchman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-upside-of-being-a-henchman/360117)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2006, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-upside-of-being-a-henchman/360117 "2006-06-17T05:47:51Z")
The current thread on movie villain cliches got me musing on the movie character staple of the henchman, especially as represented in the James Bond model of henchman armies. It seems to me that there couldn’t be much i… --- ## [Minorities on TV: Are They Really Underrepresented?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minorities-on-tv-are-they-really-underrepresented/617715)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2012, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minorities-on-tv-are-they-really-underrepresented/617715 "2012-04-10T20:53:45Z")
Or… Yes, someone else on this board has been overthinking a Cracked article. While reading “The Population of Minorities Hasn’t Changed Since the '50s” section of the article “7 Ridiculously Outdated Assumptions Every M… --- ## [Evidence of a Global Flood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evidence-of-a-global-flood/372425)
**Author:** [@Interest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interest)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2006, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evidence-of-a-global-flood/372425 "2006-09-23T05:21:31Z")
If sea floor fossils are in the high mountains in every part of the world, then all parts of the world were under water in time past. Doesn’t this that flood water was global? --- ## [The 'flame yourself' thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flame-yourself-thread/102447)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2002, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flame-yourself-thread/102447 "2002-07-29T07:40:12Z")
This is a thread where you can point out, in careful and sneering detail, your own shortcomings. --- ## [Bringing intelligence to America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-intelligence-to-america/127940)
**Author:** [@Justhink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justhink)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2002, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-intelligence-to-america/127940 "2002-10-18T06:46:03Z")
America is without doubt the most counter-intelligent society on earth; simply by virtue of its data flooding and its natural urge to leave terms open ended for corruption. Almost every sentence uttered on all mediums t… --- ## [Actress with the most onscreen deaths](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-with-the-most-onscreen-deaths/650600)
**Author:** [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2013, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-with-the-most-onscreen-deaths/650600 "2013-02-21T02:19:53Z")
so i was thinking of how having Sean Bean in a movie is almost like an automatic spoiler and i easily found lists of actors who have died onscreen. however, i couldn’t find any such list for actresses. do women simply di… --- ## [Stationary Bike vs Elliptical Trainer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stationary-bike-vs-elliptical-trainer/532286)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2010, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stationary-bike-vs-elliptical-trainer/532286 "2010-06-18T02:24:18Z")
I’m thinking about buying a piece of home exercise equipment, and it seems like my best bet is either a stationary bike or an elliptical trainer. Treadmills and stair steppers are out, because I tend to have knee issues… --- ## [Glee: 2.16 "Original Song" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-16-original-song-open-spoilers/574849)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-16-original-song-open-spoilers/574849 "2011-03-22T20:11:42Z")
Well it’s Regionals and New Directions is performing original songs. Miss Kathy Griffin is guest-staring as a Sarah Palinesqe failed Tea Party candidate and homeschooler. Her co-judge is Miss Loretta Devine as a stip… --- ## [The moment you realized that a book sucks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moment-you-realized-that-a-book-sucks/365917)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2006, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moment-you-realized-that-a-book-sucks/365917 "2006-08-13T02:05:36Z")
The recent thread Books you’ve thrown across the room in rage (open spoilers likely) got me thinking. I’ve never actually thrown a book in rage or disgust, but there have been a few where I’ve reached a certain point in… --- ## [Why have TV shows become so STUPID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-tv-shows-become-so-stupid/333628)
**Author:** [@dandrews02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dandrews02)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2005, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-tv-shows-become-so-stupid/333628 "2005-12-07T15:33:48Z")
From Seinfeld to the King of Queens From The West Wing to Commander in Chief What happened to intelligently written TV programs??? Have American television viewers really become as stupid as the TV shows would indicat… --- ## [My company is being acquired by a corporation. Anyone with similar experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-company-is-being-acquired-by-a-corporation-anyone-with-similar-experience/617214)
**Author:** [@markdash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markdash)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2017, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-company-is-being-acquired-by-a-corporation-anyone-with-similar-experience/617214 "2017-09-19T03:24:54Z")
So my small (50 employee) privately held company is being acquired by a larger (500 person) corporation, effective tomorrow. The news was just sprung on us yesterday in a company-wide meeting and I’m still processing it.… --- ## [Diners Drive in's and Dives Dislikes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diners-drive-ins-and-dives-dislikes/490834)
**Author:** [@Ottoerotic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ottoerotic)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2009, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diners-drive-ins-and-dives-dislikes/490834 "2009-03-27T03:16:38Z")
I was watching Guy Fieri (sp?) this afternoon on Diner’s Drive in’s and Dives and watched him eat probably the most odd and disgusting thing I could imagine. It occurred to me that I’ve never seen him eat anything that … --- ## [What's a useful teacher gift on a $10 budget?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-useful-teacher-gift-on-a-10-budget/604768)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2011, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-useful-teacher-gift-on-a-10-budget/604768 "2011-12-04T03:32:50Z")
I have always given my kids’ elementary school teachers a $50 gift card for the holidays. But now my oldest is in middle school and has 5 different teachers. I can’t afford to give all of them $50, so I’ve been trying t… --- ## [How much gun control do you really want?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-gun-control-do-you-really-want/69186)
**Author:** [@gorillaboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gorillaboy)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2001, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-gun-control-do-you-really-want/69186 "2001-07-18T09:27:58Z")
I was talking with a friend about anti-gun organizations such as HCI, the VPC, etc., and he pointed out that they never tell their true agenda. HCI, for instance, says they want “sensible” gun control, but I’m confident … --- ## [Do psychics actually believe the predictions they are making?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-psychics-actually-believe-the-predictions-they-are-making/581933)
**Author:** [@spunkymuzicnote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spunkymuzicnote)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2011, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-psychics-actually-believe-the-predictions-they-are-making/581933 "2011-06-17T14:17:35Z")
I’ve read a bunch of SD articles about psychics and their (lack of) power. I’ve never believed in psychics myself, but it does make me wonder. Do psychics actually believe what they are saying? It seems to me that to mak… --- ## [In the end isn't the reason for academic problems more poor & ignorant parents vs bad teachers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-end-isnt-the-reason-for-academic-problems-more-poor-ignorant-parents-vs-bad-teachers/557014)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2010, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-end-isnt-the-reason-for-academic-problems-more-poor-ignorant-parents-vs-bad-teachers/557014 "2010-10-27T18:31:45Z")
The currently fashionable “fix those bad teachers” model of education reform IMO misses the real problem. In general poor academic skills performance has been attached for decades to zip codes characterized by low “soci… --- ## [I want novels with intrigue and plotting like Game of Thrones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-novels-with-intrigue-and-plotting-like-game-of-thrones/638715)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2012, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-novels-with-intrigue-and-plotting-like-game-of-thrones/638715 "2012-10-28T10:51:17Z")
I’m quite addicted to George RR Martin’s series and the HBO show. One of the things I like best is all the machinations, whether battle plans or personal backstabbing, but best when it’s a combination of the two. While… --- ## [Figures who use initials as part of their names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/figures-who-use-initials-as-part-of-their-names/641648)
**Author:** [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/figures-who-use-initials-as-part-of-their-names/641648 "2012-11-23T11:33:10Z")
So this thread started me thinking of famous figures who use initials as part (or all) of their name. Off the top of my head I came up with: e e cummings A E Housman J B Priestley F Murray Abraham M Night Shyamalam… --- ## [My mom made me quite my job. \*bares teeth\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-made-me-quite-my-job-bares-teeth/132920)
**Author:** [@Miss\_Magic8ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Magic8ball)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2002, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-made-me-quite-my-job-bares-teeth/132920 "2002-10-26T22:59:23Z")
Yeah, so, I get a shitty report card. I didn’t fail anything, and yet, she MAKES me quite my job and not even give any friggin notice?I didn’t fail cuz I didn’t do my homework (because, in fact, I did) It was becase my c… --- ## [Same-sex marriage will have no negative impact on American society as a whole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-sex-marriage-will-have-no-negative-impact-on-american-society-as-a-whole/497593)
**Author:** [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2009, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-sex-marriage-will-have-no-negative-impact-on-american-society-as-a-whole/497593 "2009-05-26T04:13:40Z")
This thread died of old age, or perhaps loneliness. Specifically, some posters asserted that legalizing same-sex marriage and/or using the term “marriage” to refer to the legal union of two adults of the same sex and/or … --- ## [Eco-Terrorists?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eco-terrorists/342068)
**Author:** [@booklyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/booklyn)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2006, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eco-terrorists/342068 "2006-02-01T22:51:48Z")
So not harming people, but their property is terrorism now? Freeing enslaved creatures from torture is too? I am going outside to hug a tree… :smack: WTF w/usa? --- ## [Using pee to unfreeze car door? WTF???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-pee-to-unfreeze-car-door-wtf/149419)
**Author:** [@Willow\_fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Willow_fire)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2003, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-pee-to-unfreeze-car-door-wtf/149419 "2003-03-12T01:29:15Z")
Well it was another lively day at the salon today :rolleyes: I am doing a cut on this guy and we (my other stylist, the lady in her chair, my guy and me) are talking about this cold snap we are having, the salt on the c… --- ## [Bible question: Why did God favor Abel's offering over Cain's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-question-why-did-god-favor-abels-offering-over-cains/500321)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2009, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-question-why-did-god-favor-abels-offering-over-cains/500321 "2009-06-25T17:01:25Z")
Genesis 4: Why did God reject Cain’s offering? The story does not say. Possibilities: The story is simply an instance of God’s favor being ineffable and inscrutable and arbitrary, a matter of free grace on His par… --- ## [American Idol 2/17-18](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2009, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-17-18/486288 "2009-02-20T15:05:53Z")
Three dozen contestants remain, but that number will quickly be whittled down to one dozen. --- ## [How fast do / should you go through a tub of ice-cream?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-do-should-you-go-through-a-tub-of-ice-cream/602160)
**Author:** [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2011, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-do-should-you-go-through-a-tub-of-ice-cream/602160 "2011-11-10T00:57:00Z")
i take a spoonful whenever the urge strikes me and this usually works out to be once a day on average, taking about a month(?) to go through a 500ml tub of ice-cream. i wonder if this is considered unhealthy? how do you … --- ## [Has Jimmy Fallon Ever Had a Guest Meltdown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-jimmy-fallon-ever-had-a-guest-meltdown/620743)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2012, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-jimmy-fallon-ever-had-a-guest-meltdown/620743 "2012-05-06T04:14:49Z")
You know how on talk shows every now and then a guest will do something utterly crazy, like bounce up and down on a couch (Tom Cruise on Oprah); show up completely high and incoherent (Joaquin Phoenix on Letterman); set … --- ## [How does the broader Hindu society view the Hare Krishnas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-broader-hindu-society-view-the-hare-krishnas/553741)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-broader-hindu-society-view-the-hare-krishnas/553741 "2010-09-17T14:58:20Z")
In this thread, someone points out that most Hindu groups don’t prosteletyze. This reminded me of the Hare Krishna movement, which IIRC was founded in the US but is based on Hindu writings/philosophy/pantheon. They are… --- ## [Film industry people - do you know you're making a bomb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-industry-people-do-you-know-youre-making-a-bomb/737346)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-industry-people-do-you-know-youre-making-a-bomb/737346 "2015-11-24T15:43:42Z")
I see a lot of movies, many good, some dreadful. When you’re making a movie, particularly one with people who have done good work before, do you know that you’re making a turkey while the shoot is still happening? Is it … --- ## [Survivor March 11 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-march-11-2010/532193)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2010, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-march-11-2010/532193 "2010-03-18T03:10:55Z")
I’d feel worse for James if he hadn’t been acting like such a jerk so far this year. I still don’t get what exactly happened to his knee. Spoiler space now for the rest. --- ## [Is it acceptable to say "No" to dancing at a company function?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-acceptable-to-say-no-to-dancing-at-a-company-function/662445)
**Author:** [@nogwart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nogwart)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2013, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-acceptable-to-say-no-to-dancing-at-a-company-function/662445 "2013-07-05T12:38:23Z")
This has bothered me for some time, and this seems like a good place to ask. I was at a company Christmas party a few years ago, and after dinner, the DJ cranked up the music, and most everyone got on the floor to dance… --- ## [What's on your Fucket List?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-fucket-list/630286)
**Author:** [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2012, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-fucket-list/630286 "2012-08-08T02:51:57Z")
I’m sure most everyone is familiar with the term “Bucket List:” a list of things you’d like to do before you die. See the Wonders of the World, visit Venice, see the Eiffel Tower, ride in a fighter jet, go skydiving… I… --- ## [Cool names for average folks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-names-for-average-folks/333003)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2010, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-names-for-average-folks/333003 "2010-10-28T21:08:24Z")
We have had a number of threads in the SDMB concerning those that are given or end up with names no one else would want. I know folks with the last names of Butts, Fagg and Dick, I could not imagine some of the scorn or … --- ## [Weed Smokin' neighbors - course of action?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-smokin-neighbors-course-of-action/424069)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2007, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-smokin-neighbors-course-of-action/424069 "2007-10-30T15:01:58Z")
We recently got new neighbors in our small Chicago apartment building (there are five apartments in this building), and they’re clearly smoking weed 24/7; the entire stairwell has basically been turned into a three-story… --- ## [Criticize board, thread closed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criticize-board-thread-closed/529446)
**Author:** [@TheFatKid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFatKid)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2010, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criticize-board-thread-closed/529446 "2010-03-28T04:33:25Z")
Wow. So I express dissatisfaction with the board on my “Should I become a member?” thread, and it is summarily closed by an administrator who basically tells me to get lost. That speaks volumes, now, doesn’t it? I’ve … --- ## [Overcoming Solipsism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overcoming-solipsism/852778)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overcoming-solipsism/852778 "2020-11-03T18:53:24Z")
I’ve struggled with this ever since I came across it. The notion that all you can really be sure of is that you exist. It’s an idea that can’t be proven without refuting itself, but there is also no way to disprove it. I… --- ## [Why did the most highbrow niche cable channels become the most lowbrow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-most-highbrow-niche-cable-channels-become-the-most-lowbrow/646969)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2013, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-most-highbrow-niche-cable-channels-become-the-most-lowbrow/646969 "2013-01-20T21:02:58Z")
When they started, channels like The Learning Channel, Discovery, The History Channel and National Geographic aspired to put on informative, educational shows. Then, at some point in their history, they all switched over… --- ## [Most Egregious Legal Errors in Court Shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-egregious-legal-errors-in-court-shows/526171)
**Author:** [@ricksummon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricksummon)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2010, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-egregious-legal-errors-in-court-shows/526171 "2010-02-02T22:16:49Z")
For all the real legal professionals on this board: What are the most egregious legal errors on court shows such as Law and Order? I’m talking about the kind of stuff that would just never happen in a courtroom in the … --- ## [Evolution and creationism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-and-creationism/313223)
**Author:** [@g\_under\_p](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/g_under_p)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2005, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-and-creationism/313223 "2005-07-25T02:35:11Z")
I’ve long since convinced myself that evolution is as much a fact as the Earth going 'round the Sun. However, I’m also of the mind that it just isn’t fair to hear just one side of the argument. In that vein, I will often… --- ## [Can eating large quantities of edible mushrooms make you sick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-eating-large-quantities-of-edible-mushrooms-make-you-sick/209126)
**Author:** [@Bren\_Cameron\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bren_Cameron_1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2003, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-eating-large-quantities-of-edible-mushrooms-make-you-sick/209126 "2003-10-25T07:41:57Z")
By “edible” I don’t mean the kind one might gather in the woods. I mean the kind you get in the grocery store produce department. I love mushrooms. I would never be brave enough to eat one someone had picked, but sinc… --- ## [Why do so many Americans seem against an equivalent of the NHS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-americans-seem-against-an-equivalent-of-the-nhs/506396)
**Author:** [@Bisected8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bisected8)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2009, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-americans-seem-against-an-equivalent-of-the-nhs/506396 "2009-08-19T23:07:38Z")
As a Briton I’ve grown up being able to visit a GP whenever I had a snivel, had all my vaccinations for free and known that if I was ever injured (as I was at about the age of 8 when I suffered a concussion from being pu… --- ## [Need some "cool" love songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-cool-love-songs/280549)
**Author:** [@teemingONE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teemingONE)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2004, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-cool-love-songs/280549 "2004-12-19T19:42:28Z")
Making a CD and I need some cool love songs. I don’t know how I would define cool but this is what I have so far; This Year’s Love - David Gray In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel Can’t Help Falling in Love With You - Elvis… --- ## [Origins of "May I mambo dogface on the banana patch?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-of-may-i-mambo-dogface-on-the-banana-patch/198466)
**Author:** [@Eliphalet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eliphalet)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2003, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-of-may-i-mambo-dogface-on-the-banana-patch/198466 "2003-08-30T08:01:18Z")
Here’s another one from the useless trivia section of my life. I’m trying to find the source of the phrase/song title/punchline of “May I mambo dogface on the banana patch?” Or words to the effect. I’m not even sure h… --- ## [Top Chef 10/28 Natalie Portman (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-chef-10-28-natalie-portman-spoilers/515562)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2009, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-chef-10-28-natalie-portman-spoilers/515562 "2009-11-02T22:08:50Z")
I really didn’t like the vegetarian switch at the last minute. I’d be fine with a Vegetarian/vegan challenge if the chefs had some time to plan for it, but at the last minute it doesn’t make for compelling drama or good… --- ## [Why don't helicopters ever break down and fall out of the sky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-helicopters-ever-break-down-and-fall-out-of-the-sky/517668)
**Author:** [@snailboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snailboy)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2009, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-helicopters-ever-break-down-and-fall-out-of-the-sky/517668 "2009-11-16T19:37:25Z")
When an airplane loses power, it becomes a glider. When a helicopter loses power, I’d expect it to fall like a rock. So why have I never heard of this happening? Do helicopters have incredibly reliable engines that aren’… --- ## [Hoops and yoyo: Cute greeting card characters or HEARTLESS RACIST BASTARDS??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoops-and-yoyo-cute-greeting-card-characters-or-heartless-racist-bastards/542601)
**Author:** [@A\_Spoonful\_of\_Awesome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Spoonful_of_Awesome)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2010, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoops-and-yoyo-cute-greeting-card-characters-or-heartless-racist-bastards/542601 "2010-06-15T03:55:21Z")
I mean, seriously?? It’s Hallmark card for fuck sake! With cute little cartoon animals reaching out to graduates. But they do use the term “black hole” which, if you are really, really really drunk (or feel your little … --- ## ["Don't be a jerk" means "Don't gloat when people have cancer."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-be-a-jerk-means-dont-gloat-when-people-have-cancer/458017)
**Author:** [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2008, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-be-a-jerk-means-dont-gloat-when-people-have-cancer/458017 "2008-08-10T13:16:41Z")
Just the latest in a series of gloating over people suffering. I think making fun of people with cancer is rule number one in the being a jerk handbook. So either the mods stop it now or never cite that moronic rule a… --- ## [How did a hacker specifically find those celebs. phones to get their nude pictures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-a-hacker-specifically-find-those-celebs-phones-to-get-their-nude-pictures/697163)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-a-hacker-specifically-find-those-celebs-phones-to-get-their-nude-pictures/697163 "2014-09-03T19:40:06Z")
Yesterday, some guy over on 4chan posted a tremendous amount of female celebrity nude pictures that he got from, according to most sources, the Icloud. I’m not sure I entirely believe that, but most of the celebs. are ac… --- ## [abortion rights, womens rights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-rights-womens-rights/474358)
**Author:** [@TimJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimJ)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2008, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-rights-womens-rights/474358 "2008-12-27T01:08:16Z")
For decades now, I’ve read The Straight Dope. I’ve picked up many fun facts along the way from the researchers who have posed as Cecil Adams. Today, though, I got a shock upon reading the column–a trusted source reveal… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=765&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=767&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)