# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=767&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· [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 768 --- ## [Names of obsolete/outdated technology that continues to get mileage in sci-fi works](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-obsolete-outdated-technology-that-continues-to-get-mileage-in-sci-fi-works/672962)
**Author:** [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2013, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-obsolete-outdated-technology-that-continues-to-get-mileage-in-sci-fi-works/672962 "2013-11-11T00:01:43Z")
Basically, what are names for things that in Real Life™ were rendered obsolete or outdated long ago, but which get lots of usage in science fiction, presumably because the names are just so cool? Some quick ones to star… --- ## [Ultimate '80s New Wave song list](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-80s-new-wave-song-list/244449)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2004, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-80s-new-wave-song-list/244449 "2004-05-13T13:53:29Z")
I’m putting together the definitive 1980s New Wave/New Romantics song list and I wanted to solicit other suggestions. As you can see, I’m going for a particular genre/sound, not just what was popular in the time period. … --- ## [Was pipe smoking really popular in the 1950s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-pipe-smoking-really-popular-in-the-1950s/430746)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2008, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-pipe-smoking-really-popular-in-the-1950s/430746 "2008-01-11T18:03:25Z")
I’ve noticed that a lot of clip art and photography in the print advertising of the 1950s features men smoking pipes. No, this isn’t selection bias involving exposure to Church of the Subgenius art. Question: was pipe… --- ## [Closing Guantanamo Bay: Uh, How Is This Going To Transpire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closing-guantanamo-bay-uh-how-is-this-going-to-transpire/481065)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2009, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closing-guantanamo-bay-uh-how-is-this-going-to-transpire/481065 "2009-05-23T03:50:40Z")
Glad to hear Obama is planning on closing Guantanamo, but will be interested in seeing exactly how that transpires. I mean, even a totally innocent accountant will be a wild-eyed. maniac terrorist by now…and could you bl… --- ## ["Gay high school" opens in New York... Whaddya think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-high-school-opens-in-new-york-whaddya-think/191508)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2003, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-high-school-opens-in-new-york-whaddya-think/191508 "2003-08-01T23:45:29Z")
Found an interesting story here on ABCNews.com. Apparently, it’s a school especially for GLBT students. I want to comment on a couple of statements from the article in particular: (Emphasis mine) This makes me wonde… --- ## [Smokes vs Bacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokes-vs-bacon/595700)
**Author:** [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2011, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokes-vs-bacon/595700 "2011-10-14T23:22:38Z")
Here’s the link: http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/3013/whats-worse-for-your-health-bacon-or-cigarettes This column says that a smoking pack a day of cigarettes increases your risk of death by 202 percent. That … --- ## [You find a bag with meth lab stuff and $100,000 USD in it...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-find-a-bag-with-meth-lab-stuff-and-100-000-usd-in-it/562758)
**Author:** [@Fell\_through\_the\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fell_through_the_Ice)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2010, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-find-a-bag-with-meth-lab-stuff-and-100-000-usd-in-it/562758 "2010-12-09T20:32:58Z")
Hypothetical: You come around a corner on a dark rural road and see a small duffel bag in the middle of the road. You grab it, throw in in the car and drive home. At home, you find that the bag contains obvious illega… --- ## [STII-Wrath of Khan: Did Khan have a legit gripe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stii-wrath-of-khan-did-khan-have-a-legit-gripe/729129)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2015, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stii-wrath-of-khan-did-khan-have-a-legit-gripe/729129 "2015-09-01T03:49:07Z")
I’ve seen STII TWOK many times, loved it, quote it, etc. Over time, though, I’ve wondered if Khan might actually have had a legitimate gripe regarding Kirk never coming back, or sending anyone else, to check on how K an… --- ## [Are Democrats a big tent party? Should they be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-democrats-a-big-tent-party-should-they-be/806426)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2018, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-democrats-a-big-tent-party-should-they-be/806426 "2018-01-23T21:37:32Z")
I read this article from Politico (“Heartland Democrats to Washington: You’re Killing Us”) about rural Democrats. In part, it said: Do you think this is good advice? --- ## [My neighbor's brightly glowing penises](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbors-brightly-glowing-penises/677610)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2014, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbors-brightly-glowing-penises/677610 "2014-01-15T08:01:35Z")
I just noticed that one of my neighbors has a big bright penis in each of his front windows. They are made of Christmas lights, white for the “shaft” and red for the “head.” I’m assuming they’re supposed to be candles, b… --- ## [subconscious accent mimicry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subconscious-accent-mimicry/422102)
**Author:** [@counsel\_wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/counsel_wolf)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2007, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subconscious-accent-mimicry/422102 "2007-10-12T15:04:59Z")
Often when I talk to people with strong accents for even a short length of time (most recently a single business phonecall to a scot) or if I am staying in a place with a noticeable regional accent I find my self very qu… --- ## [Botticelli - September 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2017, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516 "2017-10-02T11:50:19Z")
Happy Fall! I am Q. --- ## [President fiddles while soldiers burn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-fiddles-while-soldiers-burn/315978)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2005, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-fiddles-while-soldiers-burn/315978 "2005-08-10T20:10:02Z")
According to an LP press release, President Bush has begun a five week — five week — vacation at his Crawford Ranch in Texas. This is our Commander-in-Chief, the War President, frolicking in the meadows while the flesh … --- ## [South Park 4/28 "Crippled Summer"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-4-28-crippled-summer/537707)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-4-28-crippled-summer/537707 "2010-04-30T23:18:55Z")
Meh… not bad, but not good either, then again, it had a lot to live up to following “201”, plus, it was a Towelie episode, and I frakkin’ HATE Towelie, stupid, useless, one-note character, the Jimmy/Timmy “Cripple Camp” … --- ## [Dropping an aesthetic deuce on the Rose Bowl; Oregon's uniforms.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dropping-an-aesthetic-deuce-on-the-rose-bowl-oregons-uniforms/708727)
**Author:** [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2015, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dropping-an-aesthetic-deuce-on-the-rose-bowl-oregons-uniforms/708727 "2015-01-03T03:47:42Z")
Mrs. Slow Moving Vehicle and I are watching the Rose Bowl. We’re of course pulling for Florida State, since Mrs. SMV is an alum; but we would anyway, just in sheer protest of the hideous visual punch in the testicles th… --- ## [Nominate famous folks to be the templates for the new comfortbot models.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nominate-famous-folks-to-be-the-templates-for-the-new-comfortbot-models/694970)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2014, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nominate-famous-folks-to-be-the-templates-for-the-new-comfortbot-models/694970 "2014-08-12T19:57:34Z")
Due to the carelessness of a certain Doper (I don’t want to name names, but her screen name has two syllables, “jay” and"rey"), 78% of the Rhymer Enterprises comfortbot inventory has been irreparably damaged due to someb… --- ## [Sex is overrated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-is-overrated/421892)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2007, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-is-overrated/421892 "2007-10-12T22:29:27Z")
Before you respond, I know what you’re thinking: “well, you must not be doing it right.” Please understand, I’m not saying I don’t enjoy sex. Nor is this some sort of attempt to pit my own lack of sex (I’m actually dat… --- ## [My Downstairs Neighbor is an Abusive Bitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-downstairs-neighbor-is-an-abusive-bitch/443388)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2008, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-downstairs-neighbor-is-an-abusive-bitch/443388 "2008-04-11T11:52:11Z")
My downstairs neighbor is a horrible, abusive cunt. I have always heard her screaming at her dog but I haven’t ever said anything to her about it. Until yesterday. I passed by her apartment on my way out of the buildi… --- ## [The (NJ) Record Newspaper Local News 9/11/08 headline: 7 years for necrophilia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nj-record-newspaper-local-news-9-11-08-headline-7-years-for-necrophilia/463092)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nj-record-newspaper-local-news-9-11-08-headline-7-years-for-necrophilia/463092 "2008-09-15T15:01:10Z")
I can’t begin to tell you what is wrong with that. They must have gotton some complaints, because they changed it on their website. --- ## [Why do cigars, cigarettes, and pipe tobacco smell different?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cigars-cigarettes-and-pipe-tobacco-smell-different/582483)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cigars-cigarettes-and-pipe-tobacco-smell-different/582483 "2011-05-20T17:53:40Z")
Please help this nonsmoker understand. When you smell someone smoking, you can tell, most of the time, whether or not they are smoking a cigarette, a cigar, or a pipe. Isn’t it all tobacco? What exactly is it that mak… --- ## [Finish the Western](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-the-western/166252)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2003, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-the-western/166252 "2003-04-30T23:20:26Z")
Anderson’s Gulch was a sleepy town, with not much going on since the silver mine went bust. Some of the local farmers had stuck around, growing corn and beans, and Anderson’s Gulch was on a stock route, but all in all, … --- ## [Abortion Issue got me sleeping on the Couch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-issue-got-me-sleeping-on-the-couch/304041)
**Author:** [@What\_Is\_Schwa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Is_Schwa)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2005, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-issue-got-me-sleeping-on-the-couch/304041 "2005-05-19T13:12:05Z")
A harmless comment to my girlfriend avalanched into an all out argument tonight. I stated that in my utopian society I would like to see abortion disapear to be replaced by fantastic support agencies for a pregnant woma… --- ## [Celebrities With Master Degrees Or More](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-master-degrees-or-more/538632)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-master-degrees-or-more/538632 "2010-05-07T21:32:32Z")
I was reading a mini bio on Agnes Moorehead has a Master’s Degree in English and Public Speaking. Of course Mayim “Blossom” Bialik has a Phd in Neuroscience. Anyway I got to thinking, what celebrities have earned “Mast… --- ## [Can minors buy home brewing kits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-minors-buy-home-brewing-kits/133339)
**Author:** [@Hayduke\_Lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hayduke_Lives)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2002, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-minors-buy-home-brewing-kits/133339 "2002-11-18T23:56:23Z")
I’ve seen ads in catalogs for kits to make beer at home, like “The Beer Machine”. They come with everything, including ingredients, to make beer. I assume this home brew would have alcohol in it. I’ve seen nothing in th… --- ## [Examples of financially successful Liberal businessmen and entrepreneurs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-financially-successful-liberal-businessmen-and-entrepreneurs/491393)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2009, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-financially-successful-liberal-businessmen-and-entrepreneurs/491393 "2009-04-01T20:49:55Z")
I generally associate successful businessmen and entrepreneurs as being at least fiscally conservative. Not surprising as they would tend to be against government intervention and people telling them where to spend thei… --- ## [Restaurants you don't like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-you-dont-like/398419)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2007, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-you-dont-like/398419 "2007-04-14T23:06:46Z")
I was inspired to start this thread after a recent visit to Outback. I had a low opinion of Outback already, having gone once before. The first time, my daughter had just been born. The restaurant was crowded and nois… --- ## [Who drives with both feet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-drives-with-both-feet/574846)
**Author:** [@automagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/automagic)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-drives-with-both-feet/574846 "2011-03-20T02:17:05Z")
I was given a ride recently by someone who I had never been in a car with before and I noticed that they drive with both their feet. The car had an automatic transmission and she used her left foot to brake and her right… --- ## [Why don't female bodybuilders have breasts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-female-bodybuilders-have-breasts/51722)
**Author:** [@Turpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turpentine)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2001, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-female-bodybuilders-have-breasts/51722 "2001-01-26T07:25:24Z")
Yes, Xizor pointed this out in MPSIMS, but I don’t understand why. Fat does not turn into muscle, so does extremely rigorous cardio-vascular exercise reduce ALL the fat in one’s breasts? It just seems…unlikely that tha… --- ## [Jail or Jesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jail-or-jesus/597889)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jail-or-jesus/597889 "2011-10-03T14:30:01Z")
See this story on CNN. The basic jist of it is, for non-violent misdemeanor convictions, the convictee is given a choice: Jail, Fine, or Church. You can do your 30 days (or whatever), or pony up your $500 (or whatever) … --- ## [Oral sex . . . swallowing . . . and DNA (possibly TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oral-sex-swallowing-and-dna-possibly-tmi/553388)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oral-sex-swallowing-and-dna-possibly-tmi/553388 "2010-09-12T15:57:20Z")
Following oral sex, what happens to the sperm, or specifically the DNA, when it’s swallowed? Does it break down in the stomach, and what exactly does it become? And do these substances get utilized by the body, or passed… --- ## [I pit the morons who applaud people be executed in Texas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-morons-who-applaud-people-be-executed-in-texas/596539)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-morons-who-applaud-people-be-executed-in-texas/596539 "2011-09-21T05:14:22Z")
\*being executed in Texas Ok, I know I’m a little late on this pitting, but not many things get me as upset as this, and it’s time I got this off my chest. Let me just put out there that I am politically opposed to the … --- ## [Der Trihs, a word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-trihs-a-word/356172)
**Author:** [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2006, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-trihs-a-word/356172 "2006-05-16T17:36:25Z")
From this thread. Can I offer to buy you a new canvas or two? Maybe some more cans of paint? No? Because that brush you’re using on religious people is the size of a couple of planets or J-Lo’s arse, you make your compa… --- ## [Bail Money...what happens to it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bail-money-what-happens-to-it/105152)
**Author:** [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2002, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bail-money-what-happens-to-it/105152 "2002-04-26T00:31:51Z")
So, as I watched robert blake plead…chortle…innocent yesterday for the murder of his wife, and heard that his body guard’s bail was set at $1,000,000, I was moved to ask…where does all that money go? I understand that t… --- ## [Why do dogs shake their heads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-dogs-shake-their-heads/358322)
**Author:** [@Blind\_Stevie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blind_Stevie)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2006, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-dogs-shake-their-heads/358322 "2006-05-29T03:16:15Z")
When my dog gets up to move around after lying down for a while, he shakes his head. Other dogs exhibit the same behavior. Other mammals, including humans, do not exibit this behavior. There must be some biological re… --- ## [What are some criticisms of evolutionary psychology or left wing social and economic policy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-criticisms-of-evolutionary-psychology-or-left-wing-social-and-economic-policy/522686)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2010, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-criticisms-of-evolutionary-psychology-or-left-wing-social-and-economic-policy/522686 "2010-01-01T03:29:04Z")
Over the last few years I have developed my personal philosophy on the nature of life and human behavior which is more or less based on evolutionary psychology which states most of human behavior has its roots in evolved… --- ## [Simply Sara (6805 Calorie macaroni salad woman)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simply-sara-6805-calorie-macaroni-salad-woman/547549)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simply-sara-6805-calorie-macaroni-salad-woman/547549 "2010-07-23T02:02:55Z")
Remember that 6,805 Calorie macaroni salad recipe? Someone posted on one of the many pages about this mess that he’d heard ‘Sara’ had died and asked for verification. So, did she die? --- ## [We're being sold. Again. Maybe.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-being-sold-again-maybe/621426)
**Author:** [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2012, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-being-sold-again-maybe/621426 "2012-05-24T21:21:47Z")
Sun-Times parent to buy Chicago Reader for $3 million. I suppose it’s possible that it doesn’t include this site. I don’t really know. Just sort of news potentially about the site that folks might be interested in. --- ## [What percentage of porn marketed towarded heterosexual men is misogynistic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-porn-marketed-towarded-heterosexual-men-is-misogynistic/551068)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-porn-marketed-towarded-heterosexual-men-is-misogynistic/551068 "2010-08-25T19:34:58Z")
No, I’m not going to define misogynstic. We can do that in the thread. Poll coming in a minute or two. --- ## [Hey! I just thought of a big plot hole in Star Trek 6](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-i-just-thought-of-a-big-plot-hole-in-star-trek-6/679084)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2014, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-i-just-thought-of-a-big-plot-hole-in-star-trek-6/679084 "2014-01-26T23:24:06Z")
(Naked spoilers ahead) I don’t know why I was thinking about this (probably prompted by the “worst TOS episode” thread), but I just thought of a pretty huge plot hole. (and no, it’s not the obvious one regarding the mi… --- ## [How Long Is It \*Possible\* To Keep Your Teeth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-it-possible-to-keep-your-teeth/665976)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2013, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-it-possible-to-keep-your-teeth/665976 "2013-08-12T19:03:39Z")
The recent threads about dental problems (and my own upcoming regular cleaning tomorrow) have me thinking about teeth. Now, I’ve been very fortunate, I’m almost 50 and still have all my own teeth including my wisdom tee… --- ## [The New Look SDMB.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-look-sdmb/297082)
**Author:** [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2005, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-look-sdmb/297082 "2005-04-06T13:46:55Z")
What the hell is going on here? Is the world crumbling around me? Great big cartoony buttons. Bring back the old SDMB! --- ## [Crying At Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crying-at-movies/585763)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2011, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crying-at-movies/585763 "2011-07-23T17:32:17Z")
When you see a movie (or TV show or even a record) have you cried? If so what is the movie, TV show or record that made you cry the most. I remember I was a wee little shaver and I cried at Snoopy Come Home, when he le… --- ## [What's a "Cuddle Party" and non-sexual "cuddling" all about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-cuddle-party-and-non-sexual-cuddling-all-about/325557)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2005, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-cuddle-party-and-non-sexual-cuddling-all-about/325557 "2005-10-13T08:01:19Z")
My 18 year old daughter told me about some of her friends being involved in “cuddle parties” where people … cuddle, often while dressed in pajamas. Also some of her friends (boy and girl) who aren’t boyfriend-girlfriend,… --- ## [What id the difference between “Hentai” and “Anime”...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-id-the-difference-between-hentai-and-anime/143546)
**Author:** [@Janx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Janx)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2002, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-id-the-difference-between-hentai-and-anime/143546 "2002-12-20T17:13:37Z")
And is it all necessarily porn? BTW, I’m posting this here because it has to do with entertainment, I hope this is the right forum. --- ## [I'm Pregnant. When should my first prenatal check up be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pregnant-when-should-my-first-prenatal-check-up-be/461279)
**Author:** [@Shera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shera)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2008, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pregnant-when-should-my-first-prenatal-check-up-be/461279 "2008-08-27T17:59:51Z")
So I found out this weekend that I am pregnant. I took a home test and then went to the doctors office to confirm it. I didn’t actually talk to a doctor at the time, I just took the test and left. This morning I called … --- ## [The FDA is Not an Example of Government Success.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fda-is-not-an-example-of-government-success/481776)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fda-is-not-an-example-of-government-success/481776 "2009-01-21T01:44:46Z")
Whenever threads about Libertarianism pop up, liberals usually cite the FDA as an example of why government is needed, why the market fails, and claim that if the FDA didn’t exist, drugs would be much less safe and on av… --- ## [US Healthcare rant.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-healthcare-rant/776630)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-healthcare-rant/776630 "2017-01-13T09:10:48Z")
(These remarks don’t seem to fit into any of the other of the healthcare threads, so I’m gonna just put them here!) This makes me very angry! As a person living in a country with universal healthcare, I have to say it’… --- ## [Microwaving food - can we settle this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microwaving-food-can-we-settle-this/656483)
**Author:** [@Nippless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nippless)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2013, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microwaving-food-can-we-settle-this/656483 "2013-04-27T03:06:16Z")
So lately I’ve been reading a lot about Yoga, and am in fact trying to follow an Ayurvedic diet as far as reasonable. What I don’t consider reasonable is the attitude towards microwaving food, which according to Yogic pr… --- ## [What Nation Has The Subdivisions With The Most Control Over Themselves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nation-has-the-subdivisions-with-the-most-control-over-themselves/607274)
**Author:** [@BeaMyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeaMyra)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nation-has-the-subdivisions-with-the-most-control-over-themselves/607274 "2012-02-01T00:13:13Z")
OK I’m asking this wrong, but I don’t know how to ask. So for example the United States is divided into 50 states. These states have a degree of independence from the federal government. Other nations like India have st… --- ## [LOTR Limerick Smackdown: Summarise A Novel In A Limerick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-limerick-smackdown-summarise-a-novel-in-a-limerick/294438)
**Author:** [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2005, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-limerick-smackdown-summarise-a-novel-in-a-limerick/294438 "2005-03-29T10:51:07Z")
The title says it all - summarise a novel, any novel {OK, or a play or poem} in limerick form. The Lord Of The Rings Young halfling, get rid of that Ring Bewitching, malevolent thing! Dwarves, wizardly ken Elves, Ho… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=766&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=768&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)