# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=772&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:** 773 --- ## [What's wrong with this definition of science?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-this-definition-of-science/107685)
**Author:** [@Mr.Svinlesha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Svinlesha)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2002, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-this-definition-of-science/107685 "2002-05-23T14:19:40Z")
Science: the investigation of Nature by means of instrumental measurement. To clarify some details before the discussion starts (hopefully): I use the word investigation to indicate that science proceeds by interrogati… --- ## [Am I missing something? (re: supposedly racist comment on Reddit)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-missing-something-re-supposedly-racist-comment-on-reddit/844272)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2019, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-missing-something-re-supposedly-racist-comment-on-reddit/844272 "2019-12-10T10:38:00Z")
So over the break, there was a Reddit thread that was basically taking all these accomplishments that Norway has, and by comparison, throwing shade at the US for not having these things, as we’re the most wealthy country… --- ## [does anybody know why iPhone has no physical QWERTY keyboard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-know-why-iphone-has-no-physical-qwerty-keyboard/578736)
**Author:** [@code\_grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/code_grey)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2011, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-know-why-iphone-has-no-physical-qwerty-keyboard/578736 "2011-04-26T00:46:07Z")
in related news, “Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard” http://www.theonion.com/video/apple-introduces-revolutionary-new-laptop-with-no,14299/ Anyway, does anybody understand why this is? Does Stev… --- ## [Movie trivia: Stars who have played the same character separately appearing together in a movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-trivia-stars-who-have-played-the-same-character-separately-appearing-together-in-a-movie/693025)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2014, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-trivia-stars-who-have-played-the-same-character-separately-appearing-together-in-a-movie/693025 "2014-07-21T16:25:49Z")
So a buddy proposed this bit of trivia last night: How many movies are there where two actors who have played the same character in other films appeared together? Example: Martin Sheen and Robert Duvall have each playe… --- ## [Can cops really make you do this? (police powers of persuasion)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cops-really-make-you-do-this-police-powers-of-persuasion/268923)
**Author:** [@leadbuffalo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leadbuffalo)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cops-really-make-you-do-this-police-powers-of-persuasion/268923 "2015-01-21T08:44:29Z")
Back when I used to live in an oppressive police state, I once ran into trouble with the cops while drunk at a college party (me, not them). They grabbed a hold of me and told me I had no choice but to take a breathalyze… --- ## [What's the fastest you've ever driven on public roads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-youve-ever-driven-on-public-roads/519822)
**Author:** [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2009, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-youve-ever-driven-on-public-roads/519822 "2009-12-08T22:32:30Z")
I’d like to know the fastest that you have ever driven on public roads in the United States, in indicated miles per hour. You can respond if you want to and you live in a country with similar driving laws and enforcement… --- ## [Going home again, a traveling MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-home-again-a-traveling-mmp/488818)
**Author:** [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2009, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-home-again-a-traveling-mmp/488818 "2009-03-16T03:08:20Z")
After an absence of two years, VWife and I made the 800 mile journey to Indiana from the VunderLair, deep in the Great Dismal Swamp of North Carolina. The occasion was VunderKind’s 21st birthday, which I was publicly on … --- ## [Can blindness be caused by excessive masturbation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-blindness-be-caused-by-excessive-masturbation/682034)
**Author:** [@twobook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twobook)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2014, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-blindness-be-caused-by-excessive-masturbation/682034 "2014-03-05T22:50:06Z")
I once worked with a man who regularly masturbated at work, sometimes up to three times a day. He would go into a stall, drop his pants, and get on with it. The noises were distinctive and unmistakeable. His identity was… --- ## [Islamic sects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/islamic-sects/716937)
**Author:** [@THE\_ELECT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/THE_ELECT)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/islamic-sects/716937 "2015-04-08T19:56:00Z")
Sheites, Sunnies,islamic miltants, fundementalist muslims, alqueda, hezbollah, fatah, hamas and the list goes on.They are one and they are all a malignacy to mankind. Islam threatens all of us who do not belong to its g… --- ## [Throat squeezing: she Enjoys that??? (TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throat-squeezing-she-enjoys-that-tmi/414306)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2007, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throat-squeezing-she-enjoys-that-tmi/414306 "2007-08-05T18:51:42Z")
In pr0n, why does the man sometimes squeeze the throat of the woman in some scenes during copulation? It always seems to be done with one hand, with the webbing (between the thumb and forefinger) against her larynx whil… --- ## [Why do people add sugar to sweet potatoes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-add-sugar-to-sweet-potatoes/519071)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2009, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-add-sugar-to-sweet-potatoes/519071 "2009-11-28T05:04:45Z")
Setting here mindlessly watching a holiday season cooking show and someone was adding sugar to sweet potatoes. My spouse and I both like sweet potatoes and frequently cook and eat sweet potatoes but neither of us ever a… --- ## [What are 10 things a woman should know how to do, or know about, by the time she is 25?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-10-things-a-woman-should-know-how-to-do-or-know-about-by-the-time-she-is-25/605482)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2011, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-10-things-a-woman-should-know-how-to-do-or-know-about-by-the-time-she-is-25/605482 "2011-12-12T11:36:39Z")
I’m tapping into the deep well of female doper wisdom in looking to construct a meaningful and useful list of ten things an adult woman should know by the time she is 25. These can be things you should know about, or thi… --- ## [Meaning of "Blurred Lines"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-blurred-lines/669987)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2013, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-blurred-lines/669987 "2013-10-07T07:43:31Z")
Okay, I thought it was just a catchy pop tune with a provocative video. But now I’m reading that several people are saying this song promotes (or at least trivializes) rape. I’m not seeing it. I think people are missing… --- ## [Entaglement at the speed of light? or, is "Immediately" a Relative term...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entaglement-at-the-speed-of-light-or-is-immediately-a-relative-term/548595)
**Author:** [@Rusalka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rusalka)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entaglement-at-the-speed-of-light-or-is-immediately-a-relative-term/548595 "2010-08-06T11:31:03Z")
While reading an article on entanglement of particles I was struck by this bit: “The theory of quantum mechanics predicts that two or more particles can become “entangled” so that even after they are separated in space,… --- ## [Coolest planes , other](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-planes-other/498623)
**Author:** [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2009, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-planes-other/498623 "2009-06-08T05:58:01Z")
I think its been almost a week since the coolest fighter thread started, bit shorter for the bomber thread and now we must logically include other aircraft that may be cool in their own right , but do not fit into the tw… --- ## [How close were you to the person you lost your virginity to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-were-you-to-the-person-you-lost-your-virginity-to/503492)
**Author:** [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2009, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-were-you-to-the-person-you-lost-your-virginity-to/503492 "2009-07-28T04:19:10Z")
Coming to the end of my 23 year, I finally lost my virginity. It was not a moment for the storybooks – I was drunk, high (also for the first time), and we were both too wasted to suggest protection (note: This was a coup… --- ## [Our water bill is 6 times higher than it should be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-water-bill-is-6-times-higher-than-it-should-be/648782)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2013, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-water-bill-is-6-times-higher-than-it-should-be/648782 "2013-02-03T13:33:01Z")
Just got our recent bill. We get one 3 times/year, and this is the time of year when the water usage is at its lowest. It seems that we used more water than during the summer drought, more that ever before. I’ve check… --- ## [What if Puss in Boots drank the potion? (Shrek 2 spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-puss-in-boots-drank-the-potion-shrek-2-spoilers/249109)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-puss-in-boots-drank-the-potion-shrek-2-spoilers/249109 "2010-07-19T03:19:04Z")
In the movie, Puss first urges Shrek to let him drink the potion, just to make sure it is safe. Donkey, realizing he is getting one-upped in the role of annoying talking animal, volunteers himself. But this made me wond… --- ## [Maid of Honor, you are a cheapskate lameass!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maid-of-honor-you-are-a-cheapskate-lameass/370764)
**Author:** [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2006, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maid-of-honor-you-are-a-cheapskate-lameass/370764 "2006-09-04T02:04:53Z")
OK, I just can’t take it anymore. My very good friend is getting married, and I’m in the wedding. I love her and her fiance, so I’m going to put up with whatever we have to do to make her happy, but her maid of honor i… --- ## [PA Democratic debate tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pa-democratic-debate-tonight/445621)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2008, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pa-democratic-debate-tonight/445621 "2008-04-18T18:19:11Z")
So what tactic will each of them take? Will either be aggressively attacking the other, mocking the other, or will it be a show of mutual respect trying to out do each other to the high road? What does each of them want … --- ## [So I was prescribed Temazepam for anxiety and panic attacks. How is it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-was-prescribed-temazepam-for-anxiety-and-panic-attacks-how-is-it/718787)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2015, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-was-prescribed-temazepam-for-anxiety-and-panic-attacks-how-is-it/718787 "2015-05-02T21:07:40Z")
In the last week, I’ve gone from having my first panic attack (they only happen either when I’m sleeping or trying to get to sleep) to having some fairly regularly. At least I think they’re panic attacks. I’m not really … --- ## [when your position is overrun and you call in an air strike?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-your-position-is-overrun-and-you-call-in-an-air-strike/736019)
**Author:** [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2016, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-your-position-is-overrun-and-you-call-in-an-air-strike/736019 "2016-06-07T00:39:33Z")
I’ve seen it in a Vietnam era film, or two - your unit is totally overrun and the only hope is to hit the deep bunkers and call bombers or artillery to hit your own position. I don’t know if it ever happened in reality … --- ## [Opinions on a two seat car as a daily driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-a-two-seat-car-as-a-daily-driver/657126)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2013, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-a-two-seat-car-as-a-daily-driver/657126 "2013-09-05T17:21:27Z")
Ok, so I’m looking at a new Subaru BRZ, test drove one a few days ago, and am trying hard to talk myself out of an impulse decision to buy. Pros: very, very fun car to drive. I drive a lot (long commute), and a lot of … --- ## [Outcome of nuclear escalation and general Nuclear concerns Ukraine - Russia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outcome-of-nuclear-escalation-and-general-nuclear-concerns-ukraine-russia/962302)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outcome-of-nuclear-escalation-and-general-nuclear-concerns-ukraine-russia/962302 "2022-04-29T11:42:05Z")
As if Putin needs a reason to use nukes. If it were a first strike, it would have to be brutal. Like old west gunfighters, you better kill that guy with your first bullet or he will kill you with his. If Vlad felt th… --- ## [Will Republicans eventually accept universal healthcare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-republicans-eventually-accept-universal-healthcare/792503)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-republicans-eventually-accept-universal-healthcare/792503 "2017-08-17T14:27:29Z")
20 years from now, will it still be mainstream Republican thought that the government shouldn’t guarantee healthcare to all Americans? Or will they eventually accept the principle of universal coverage like conservatives… --- ## [British Capital Ships and Magazine explosions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-capital-ships-and-magazine-explosions/523317)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2013, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-capital-ships-and-magazine-explosions/523317 "2013-12-12T02:28:38Z")
One thing that has always fascinated me is the number of British Capital ships which suffered catastrophic explosions despite receiving comparitivly little punishment, the three Battle Crusiers and one Heavy Crusier at J… --- ## [Favorite Family Guy throwaway gags.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-family-guy-throwaway-gags/557516)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2010, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-family-guy-throwaway-gags/557516 "2010-10-24T17:02:27Z")
What’s your favorite Family Guy throwaway gag - you know those random, little asides and jokes that really have nothing to do with the plot or anything else happening on the show. I love the bits about the Cookie Monste… --- ## [Quiz: What Major Arcana (tarot) are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-major-arcana-tarot-are-you/689722)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2014, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-major-arcana-tarot-are-you/689722 "2014-06-08T06:22:04Z")
Link to the quiz (50 questions or so) Link to Wikipedia article on the Major Arcana The Jungians (and others) say that these can serve as symbols of your Self, if nothing else. Me, I came out as The Sun (XIX): This i… --- ## [Worst TV show watched in your household](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-show-watched-in-your-household/694975)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2014, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-show-watched-in-your-household/694975 "2014-08-13T17:19:11Z")
In our house, I nominate “Finding Bigfoot”, on Animal Planet. My husband is happy to sit and watch people standing around in the dark, fiddling with their cameras, calling things “squatchy”, and hollering in a come-hith… --- ## [Christians: when you say that God loves humanity, what exactly do you mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-when-you-say-that-god-loves-humanity-what-exactly-do-you-mean/592109)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2011, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-when-you-say-that-god-loves-humanity-what-exactly-do-you-mean/592109 "2011-08-13T11:25:21Z")
First a little housekeeping. While I’m basically an atheist, I’m not one of those who judges Christians to be categorically stupid, evil, deluded, or insane. I can think of quite a few Christians I admire and even love… --- ## [Why does everyone (critics especially) seem to hate "Independence Day"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-everyone-critics-especially-seem-to-hate-independence-day/503697)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2009, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-everyone-critics-especially-seem-to-hate-independence-day/503697 "2009-07-26T17:06:17Z")
That big shoot 'em up movie from 1996, seems to have been viciously panned by critics, and viewed as an example of commercial success without taste. I liked the movie myself. Why the hate? Was it really bad? --- ## ["Man! Them cats clap on the ONE and the THREE!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-them-cats-clap-on-the-one-and-the-three/743406)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2016, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-them-cats-clap-on-the-one-and-the-three/743406 "2016-01-24T00:40:34Z")
I missed “Treme” the first time around, but have lately discovered and began binge-watching it. It’s eminently binge-watchable, IMO. But I am puzzled over this bit of musician-speak that has come up every so often on the… --- ## [Villains and Theme Music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/villains-and-theme-music/584384)
**Author:** [@Cheerleading\_Dropout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheerleading_Dropout)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2011, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/villains-and-theme-music/584384 "2011-06-13T09:40:56Z")
I went to a workshop last summer where an author talked to us about villains, and he said that one of the most important parts of creating a good villain is the theme music. Who is your favorite villain and what is thei… --- ## [Is depression an acceptable excuse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-depression-an-acceptable-excuse/424525)
**Author:** [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2007, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-depression-an-acceptable-excuse/424525 "2007-10-31T03:46:28Z")
I will try to keep this as short as possible. I’m a senior in college, majoring in history. I’m taking 14 credit hours this semester. If I don’t complete this semester, I will most likely be kicked out of school for poo… --- ## [Going to Peru (Cusco, Machu Picchu), bring me your great advice, Dopers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-peru-cusco-machu-picchu-bring-me-your-great-advice-dopers/492527)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2009, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-peru-cusco-machu-picchu-bring-me-your-great-advice-dopers/492527 "2009-11-10T02:25:20Z")
I’ll be going to Peru during the first week of August with a friend. While we’re trying to do this on the cheap, I’m definitely trying to have a nice time. I do have the basics down (flying into Cusco, a night in Cusco, … --- ## [Canadian "poutine" sounds insanely disgusting. Why is it considered such a treat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-poutine-sounds-insanely-disgusting-why-is-it-considered-such-a-treat/438885)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2008, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-poutine-sounds-insanely-disgusting-why-is-it-considered-such-a-treat/438885 "2008-03-09T00:26:33Z")
I ask this in complete ignorance of the taste of “poutine” because I have never tried it. I have tried french fies which can be quite delicious if properly prepared. To be honest I am generally not a huge gravy fan as … --- ## [Which Doper did it? : The Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-did-it-the-game/295757)
**Author:** [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Replies:** 267\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2005, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-did-it-the-game/295757 "2005-04-09T17:48:04Z")
Inspired by Bosda’s “OK, which Doper did it?” thread, which I thought was going to be a game, but it’s not. This one is. The rules: If you post a clue, hang around long enough to verify whether the guesses are correc… --- ## [What sport requires more strategic thinking-Soccer, Football, Baseball or Basketball?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sport-requires-more-strategic-thinking-soccer-football-baseball-or-basketball/332268)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2005, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sport-requires-more-strategic-thinking-soccer-football-baseball-or-basketball/332268 "2005-11-27T15:07:03Z")
Just curious - I’d probably rank them 1: Baseball 2: Football 3: Basketball I have no idea where Soccer would go in that hierarchy. --- ## [What is the minimum I should drive my car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-minimum-i-should-drive-my-car/591830)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2011, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-minimum-i-should-drive-my-car/591830 "2011-08-09T00:49:32Z")
I got a new job and am commuting by bus to work now. I haven’t so much as got into the car in the first week of work. I could easily buy enough groceries to last me 2-3 weeks at a time. So… if necessity doesn’t make m… --- ## [Question for Muslim and Jewish Dopers: piggy banks, yeah or nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-muslim-and-jewish-dopers-piggy-banks-yeah-or-nay/694817)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2014, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-muslim-and-jewish-dopers-piggy-banks-yeah-or-nay/694817 "2014-08-08T03:44:13Z")
Did you have a piggy bank as a kid? Would you give one to your kid, nephew, niece? In reading a bit online, I glean that it might be fine, as it is the eating of pig that is forbidden, but a depiction of a pig is not. T… --- ## [Did China fake a space shuttle expedition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-china-fake-a-space-shuttle-expedition/511635)
**Author:** [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2010, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-china-fake-a-space-shuttle-expedition/511635 "2010-11-19T20:44:14Z")
Does anyone want to counter the claims in this youtube video? --- ## [What Accent of English Do You Have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accent-of-english-do-you-have/585394)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accent-of-english-do-you-have/585394 "2011-06-20T17:05:50Z")
I think I’d say I speak general American or California English. --- ## [PETA eats their young. Or your young, whichever's handy...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-eats-their-young-or-your-young-whichevers-handy/219602)
**Author:** [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2003, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-eats-their-young-or-your-young-whichevers-handy/219602 "2003-12-31T16:25:47Z")
This article is why I am pissed off. I do not anger easily. Stupidity, arrogance, and assheadedness used to disgust me; nowadays, I just get amused. …but upon reading the article linked above, I find myself wanting … --- ## [Give me some funny, obnoxious, ridiculous DJ names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-some-funny-obnoxious-ridiculous-dj-names/376109)
**Author:** [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2006, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-some-funny-obnoxious-ridiculous-dj-names/376109 "2006-10-13T08:51:19Z")
You know, sort of like the “band name!” game, but with DJs. A friend of mine is going to be getting his own radio show on the local campus FM station and he’s thinking about introducing himself with a different name each… --- ## [Cheap, worse quality foods you (sometimes) prefer to their superior counterparts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-worse-quality-foods-you-sometimes-prefer-to-their-superior-counterparts/673186)
**Author:** [@phantom\_lamb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phantom_lamb)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2013, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-worse-quality-foods-you-sometimes-prefer-to-their-superior-counterparts/673186 "2013-11-08T21:55:34Z")
I tend to value good quality food but sometimes the cheap, plastic stuff really does it for me. Example: I kind of actually prefer soft serve ice cream (from the machine) to the chunky, rich, expensive high quality gel… --- ## [Starting AC in car: Fan first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-ac-in-car-fan-first/590786)
**Author:** [@Romeo\_and\_Whatsherface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Romeo_and_Whatsherface)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-ac-in-car-fan-first/590786 "2011-08-01T19:31:15Z")
I have heard two opposing viewpoints on this and don’t know which to believe. Theory A: When starting a hot car on a hot day, open the windows and run the fan until you’ve blown out the hotter air inside the car. Do not… --- ## [A conservative in a liberal domain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-conservative-in-a-liberal-domain/752056)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-conservative-in-a-liberal-domain/752056 "2016-04-15T20:34:45Z")
Inspired by the liberal gun ownerthread, I’d like to ask if their is a comparable situation on the left? Some activity or maybe a profession where almost everyone is as liberal as can be but occasionally a right winger c… --- ## [They Backed into my car and want to settle privately](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-backed-into-my-car-and-want-to-settle-privately/714332)
**Author:** [@andrea\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrea_green)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2015, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-backed-into-my-car-and-want-to-settle-privately/714332 "2015-03-11T15:50:15Z")
I was waiting (completely stationary) at a red light when the car in front suddenly backed up a few meters and damaged my bumper and destroyed the headlight washing mechanism. The man who hit me did not want to go throu… --- ## [Dexter 12/18 This is The Way The World Ends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-12-18-this-is-the-way-the-world-ends/606704)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2012, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-12-18-this-is-the-way-the-world-ends/606704 "2012-01-04T00:19:33Z")
Holy Fuck! --- ## [How do anchors work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-anchors-work/514307)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2012, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-anchors-work/514307 "2012-11-03T00:56:19Z")
I’ve recently been to a marina, and it got me thinking about anchors. I don’t really understand how they work. You drop a curved T shaped hook, and it is supposed to lodge in whatever is at the bottom - which could be a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=771&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=773&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)