# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=782&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:** 783 --- ## [How does God talk to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-god-talk-to-you/692000)
**Author:** [@Razncain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Razncain)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-god-talk-to-you/692000 "2014-07-17T14:09:27Z")
In biblical times, although it wasn’t too frequently, there are a number of occasions when God was audible. Today, is it different? Others tell us about their personal revelations and phenomenon such as a NDE, OBE, dru… --- ## [Cool powers, but useless in a fight.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-powers-but-useless-in-a-fight/725437)
**Author:** [@Dante\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_G)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2015, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-powers-but-useless-in-a-fight/725437 "2015-07-31T01:21:10Z")
There are numerous characters/superheroes in comics these days. Mutants, Inhumans or whatever DC calls their gifted - my question is, what are some characters that you think have interesting or cool powers, yet in a fig… --- ## [Breaking Bad scene leading to GQish question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-scene-leading-to-gqish-question/571374)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2011, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-scene-leading-to-gqish-question/571374 "2011-02-16T20:37:19Z")
I jsut started watching Breaking Bad. How excellent. My question has to do with a scene in episode 4, the end of the episode. Our hero takes a gas station windshield cleaning thingie (can’t think of the term for the s… --- ## [Who are some famous old fathers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-famous-old-fathers/245810)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2004, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-famous-old-fathers/245810 "2004-05-19T03:27:52Z")
The death of Tony Randall (who became a first-time father at 76 and a last time father 2 years later) has me thinking of other famous men who were elderly when their youngest child was born. (I’m very intriqued by older… --- ## [Your most painfully beautiful song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-painfully-beautiful-song/435698)
**Author:** [@Grey\_area](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey_area)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2008, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-painfully-beautiful-song/435698 "2008-12-05T22:51:57Z")
I’m almost embarrassed to start this thread, but what I mean are those songs that would bring a tear to your eye if you were in that sort of sentimental mood. One for me is Autumn Leaves, Eva Cassidy’s rendition in part… --- ## [Another Reason Why DOMA is the Bullshittiest Piece of Bullshit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-reason-why-doma-is-the-bullshittiest-piece-of-bullshit/629253)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-reason-why-doma-is-the-bullshittiest-piece-of-bullshit/629253 "2012-07-31T17:36:57Z")
American Pioneer Sally Ride died yesterday, which totally sucks. You know what else sucks? Sally Rides partner of 27 years cannot receive federal benefits because of the Fucking Defense of Marriage Act, otherwise known … --- ## [My dog got a poop stuck in her pooper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-got-a-poop-stuck-in-her-pooper/559851)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2010, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-got-a-poop-stuck-in-her-pooper/559851 "2010-11-10T13:58:43Z")
Yesterday was weird. Fed my girl Sky (a Boston Terrier). Let her out to poop. She came in acting odd. I put her in my lap and she was shaking. Put her on her favorite pillow and after about 15 minutes she was up paci… --- ## [What is a C.A.B. burger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-c-a-b-burger/603391)
**Author:** [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2011, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-c-a-b-burger/603391 "2011-11-22T06:35:00Z")
I came across this phrase online, but Google just lead to cites with no apparent definitions. --- ## [Oddest chart hits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-chart-hits/706863)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2014, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-chart-hits/706863 "2014-12-21T08:05:33Z")
What do you think are the oddest chart single hits. (By oddest, I’m not including novelty songs, but those with at least ostensibly serious intent.) My vote goes to the brilliant, mesmerising ‘O Superman’ by Laurie Ande… --- ## [Maryland gun law found unconstitutional](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryland-gun-law-found-unconstitutional/614848)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2012, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryland-gun-law-found-unconstitutional/614848 "2012-03-08T13:08:54Z")
“Maryland’s requirement that residents show a “good and substantial reason” to get a handgun permit is unconstitutional, according to a federal judge’s opinion filed Monday.” “A citizen may not be required to offer a … --- ## [So...is this Obama guy doing a good job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-this-obama-guy-doing-a-good-job/550103)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2010, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-this-obama-guy-doing-a-good-job/550103 "2010-08-20T22:30:42Z")
Clearly the Conservatives don’t think so, what being a Black Muslim foreign terrorist and all. And Dan Quayle’s son Ben had declared Obama the “worst President of all time”, thus proving intelligence is hereditary. \*\*B… --- ## [Charlie Hebdo comics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-hebdo-comics/709284)
**Author:** [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2015, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-hebdo-comics/709284 "2015-01-11T16:07:34Z")
Here’s a sampling of comics\* straight from the pages of Charlie Hebdo. An ironic twist of the Jihadists’ despicable, cowardly, and evil actions is that they bring even wider attention to the “offensive” comics than ever… --- ## [Uh, thanks, but I'd rather not see pics of your newborn's genitalia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-thanks-but-id-rather-not-see-pics-of-your-newborns-genitalia/667178)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2013, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-thanks-but-id-rather-not-see-pics-of-your-newborns-genitalia/667178 "2013-08-28T02:45:36Z")
A guy I don’t know all that well (from a local nonprofit group of which we’re both members) is now the proud daddy of a healthy new daughter. He sent out pictures from the delivery room to many, including me, within hou… --- ## [Do you tip your garbage man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-your-garbage-man/522125)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2009, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-your-garbage-man/522125 "2009-12-31T20:48:36Z")
I’m not planning on tipping my garbage collector. Are you? I live in the suburbs. Once a week I wheel my garbage company supplied trash can down to the curb, place it with the front of the can towards the street, with a… --- ## [Is 0 divided by 0 = 1 or 0?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-0-divided-by-0-1-or-0/41385)
**Author:** [@DrDoom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDoom)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2000, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-0-divided-by-0-1-or-0/41385 "2000-11-19T19:35:51Z")
This is a problem which has caused numerous mathematical problems when developing computer code algorithms. The APL programming language, for example, results in 0 “divide” 0 = 1, not an error or overflow. This has prove… --- ## ["Global economic collapse" by 2030?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-economic-collapse-by-2030/621054)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-economic-collapse-by-2030/621054 "2015-06-08T06:35:07Z")
Ran across this article which discusses an MIT study done in the 1970’s that modeled population growth and resource consumption. It predicted “global economic collapse” and “precipitous population decline” by 2030 if “d… --- ## [99 least-sexy words to use while making love to your lady](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-least-sexy-words-to-use-while-making-love-to-your-lady/681350)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-least-sexy-words-to-use-while-making-love-to-your-lady/681350 "2014-02-21T19:23:06Z")
Fellas, in honor of Valentine’s Day, I figure it’s time to unleash the list of 99 Least-Sexy Words to Use While Making Love to Your Lady\[sup\]TM\[/sup\]. Ladies, feel free to contribute. Fellas, feel free to take notes, or… --- ## [Was there ever a war because of religion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-a-war-because-of-religion/526755)
**Author:** [@Stoneburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoneburg)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2010, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-a-war-because-of-religion/526755 "2010-01-31T19:43:30Z")
I’m very anti-religion myself and have in the past claimed that religion is the cause of war but I’m not sure I agree with myself. It’s obviously true that there has been religions justification for a lot of wars, but th… --- ## [How many cities have you lived in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cities-have-you-lived-in/625161)
**Author:** [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3_20_59_or_bust)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2012, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cities-have-you-lived-in/625161 "2012-07-07T23:42:59Z")
No minimum time-limit, as long as it was a permanent address for any period of time. List them if you want. I’ll start: 7 Wapato, WA Seattle, WA Mountlake Terrace, WA Birch Bay, WA Bellingham, WA Sedro Woolley, … --- ## [People who go door-to-door to promote their religion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-go-door-to-door-to-promote-their-religion/16519)
**Author:** [@timmar68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/timmar68)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2000, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-go-door-to-door-to-promote-their-religion/16519 "2000-05-01T17:09:04Z")
I don’t know which forum to put this in because a) it’s not a general question that has a specific answer b)not intended to be a flame c) don’t see how it’d be a debate. Yesterday I was walking and saw 2 men going in an… --- ## [Need a clever airplane name.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-clever-airplane-name/434822)
**Author:** [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2008, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-clever-airplane-name/434822 "2008-01-26T16:29:22Z")
Here’s a quick background. One of my hobbies is designing/building/flying radio controlled planes. I’m meeting with a bunch of other enthusiasts in a few months for a weekend of flying - which includes a few different co… --- ## [Why are clementines sold in crates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-clementines-sold-in-crates/528455)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-clementines-sold-in-crates/528455 "2010-10-13T18:43:28Z")
Tradition? How’d it start? Vast conspiracy? Who’s behind it? Alien invasion plot? How does that make sense? Why are they in crates? --- ## [Since we're talking about guys' bodies, how do you feel about chest hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-talking-about-guys-bodies-how-do-you-feel-about-chest-hair/546002)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2016, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-talking-about-guys-bodies-how-do-you-feel-about-chest-hair/546002 "2016-03-26T10:27:52Z")
It seems like chest hair on adult men has become a Very Bad Thing, and I’m wondering how other people feel about it. I see many pictures of bare-chested, well-muscled men, and they always have their chests completely den… --- ## [What if Battleships never lost favor in WWII?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-battleships-never-lost-favor-in-wwii/594915)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2011, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-battleships-never-lost-favor-in-wwii/594915 "2011-09-06T12:28:14Z")
We all know how World War II heralded the end of the battleship; the pacific was dominated by carrier groups, in the Atlantic the Germans used their few battleships as commerce raiders. Battleships lingered as long as t… --- ## [Who predicted integrated circuits in science fiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-predicted-integrated-circuits-in-science-fiction/576990)
**Author:** [@pinguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinguin)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2011, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-predicted-integrated-circuits-in-science-fiction/576990 "2011-04-06T20:06:47Z")
I am doing some research about the predictions in science fiction and in general speculation. I have found clues of prediction to almost anything, from the Internet and PCs, to credit cards, rockets, nanotechnology, lase… --- ## [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… --- ## [Man, bear, woman,what's the meme I'm missing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-bear-woman-whats-the-meme-im-missing/1001284)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-bear-woman-whats-the-meme-im-missing/1001284 "2024-05-10T20:33:45Z")
Of recent weeks the social media pages I sometimes check out have been flooded with references to a man, a bear, and a woman. And there’s lots of laughing emoticons, and comments of agreement, but NO-ONE explains what it… --- ## [I'm conflicted about the "Recall Scott Walker" movement in Wisconsin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-conflicted-about-the-recall-scott-walker-movement-in-wisconsin/603057)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2011, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-conflicted-about-the-recall-scott-walker-movement-in-wisconsin/603057 "2011-12-15T22:10:45Z")
I despise the guy. I disagree with about everything he stands for and everything he’s done since he’s become governor. But he was elected legally, and as far as I know he hasn’t committed any crimes or anything that I … --- ## [Young children swallowing inappropriate objects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-children-swallowing-inappropriate-objects/491464)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2009, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-children-swallowing-inappropriate-objects/491464 "2009-04-16T00:17:14Z")
I just heard from my mother that my 2.5-year-old niece recently swallowed a hair barrette. They did an X-ray (or whatever it is they do in these situations) and determined that the barrette was in her small intestine. … --- ## ["Japanese people have no souls"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-people-have-no-souls/503735)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2011, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-people-have-no-souls/503735 "2011-03-06T01:41:31Z")
On an episode of South Park a few years back, there was repeated reference to the idea that “Japanese people have no souls.” I am aware that Trey Parker (one of the SP creators) is a Japanophile, so I’m assuming this th… --- ## [You refuse a policeman's request to look in your vehicle. What usually happens next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-refuse-a-policemans-request-to-look-in-your-vehicle-what-usually-happens-next/333311)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2005, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-refuse-a-policemans-request-to-look-in-your-vehicle-what-usually-happens-next/333311 "2005-12-04T05:14:22Z")
Just curious. If I’m motoring along and a policeman stops me and gives me a warning for not having my headlights on. He then decides (for whatever reason) that the boxes in the back seat of my vehicle look interesting, … --- ## [Funniest scene ever , movie or TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422 "2022-10-06T17:30:06Z")
For me it’s the Borat scene (first Borat) where he and his sidekick run naked through a hotel including a convention Don’t care if it was real or staged. --- ## [Do You Want Bert & Ernie To Get Married?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-bert-ernie-to-get-married/592436)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-bert-ernie-to-get-married/592436 "2011-08-17T03:31:51Z")
I don’t. Just because they’re roomies doesn’t make them gay. Now, it’s okay with me if Sesame Street wants to introduce a gay couple, but leave my pals Bert and Ernie alone. They never once, IIRC, gave any indication th… --- ## [People of the Same Sex you can honestly admit are Attractive.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-of-the-same-sex-you-can-honestly-admit-are-attractive/622461)
**Author:** [@srm13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/srm13)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-of-the-same-sex-you-can-honestly-admit-are-attractive/622461 "2012-06-05T23:27:34Z")
I have a hard time understanding what makes for an attractive male. However, there are several people who I can honestly say are straight-up good looking. Meanwhile one of my best-friends (she’s bisexual) is always talki… --- ## [Fo non-alcoholics, how would you react to not being able to drink again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fo-non-alcoholics-how-would-you-react-to-not-being-able-to-drink-again/536019)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2010, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fo-non-alcoholics-how-would-you-react-to-not-being-able-to-drink-again/536019 "2010-04-17T10:57:59Z")
Inspired by Dinsdale’s thread about drinking again. If you had never had a problem drinking and for some outside reason, you had to stop, how would you react? Doesn’t matter what the reason is–let’s say it’s not a spous… --- ## [Is the phone trick from the movie Wargames possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-phone-trick-from-the-movie-wargames-possible/363967)
**Author:** [@Talon\_Karrde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talon_Karrde)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2006, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-phone-trick-from-the-movie-wargames-possible/363967 "2006-07-13T00:08:38Z")
I just saw the movie Wargames, and am now wondering about something I saw in it. There’s a scene where Matthew Broderick’s character wants to use a payphone, but doesn’t have any money. He bypasses having to pay by unscr… --- ## [An open letter to Der Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-open-letter-to-der-trihs/609602)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2012, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-open-letter-to-der-trihs/609602 "2012-01-18T15:37:21Z")
I was a very religious Christian. My earliest memory of you is of you calling Jesus a cunt. I messaged the mods to get some discipline handed out, but no luck. Over the years I have watched you virulently and unapolog… --- ## [What's Up With My Knees?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-my-knees/588924)
**Author:** [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-my-knees/588924 "2011-07-22T16:39:18Z")
First of all, I’m seeing the doctor tomorrow, so no need to suggest it. This is just for funzies (and possibly to provide me some questions or relevant information for the appointment). Basically, my knees are killing m… --- ## [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. --- ## [Why did the first Transatlantic telegraph messages take so long to transmit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-first-transatlantic-telegraph-messages-take-so-long-to-transmit/497200)
**Author:** [@ninja\_batmike\_lincoln](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ninja_batmike_lincoln)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2012, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-first-transatlantic-telegraph-messages-take-so-long-to-transmit/497200 "2012-12-01T03:29:41Z")
I was asked a trivia question today about one of the first transatlantic telegraph messages. The message was sent from Queen Victoria to former president James Buchanan and it was 98 words long. The question was how long… --- ## [Hardwood vs Bamboo Flooring. And where to buy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardwood-vs-bamboo-flooring-and-where-to-buy/680498)
**Author:** [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_In_Black)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2014, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardwood-vs-bamboo-flooring-and-where-to-buy/680498 "2014-02-17T13:17:40Z")
So, I am remolding my house and am replacing the flooring. I was thinking about hardwood and was looking around at Lumber Liquidators when the salesman began to tell me about bamboo flooring. Bamboo sounded good. He s… --- ## [What adult willingly engages in conversation with unrelated young kids...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-adult-willingly-engages-in-conversation-with-unrelated-young-kids/773300)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2016, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-adult-willingly-engages-in-conversation-with-unrelated-young-kids/773300 "2016-12-02T19:07:33Z")
From another thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=812257 Wow! The world has really changed. When I was a young kid adults did this frequently with me. And none of them were pedophiles. --- ## [Ask the person from an even smaller country.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-from-an-even-smaller-country/612402)
**Author:** [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-from-an-even-smaller-country/612402 "2012-02-22T01:49:14Z")
Inspired by this thread. So, I’m from the Faeroe Islands, a small country in the Atlantic. If you’ve never heard of it, don’t be hard on yourself, our neighbors occasionally forget we exist. We’re an internally autonomo… --- ## [Armando Galarraga: A Perfect Solution is to Make it Perfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armando-galarraga-a-perfect-solution-is-to-make-it-perfect/541769)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armando-galarraga-a-perfect-solution-is-to-make-it-perfect/541769 "2010-06-07T14:57:07Z")
There is at least one other thread about this (and I haven’t even checked The Pit), however, I wanted to see if we could come up with a solution to this miscarriage of perfection in a forum of civility. Lacking that, it… --- ## [Fifteen dollar shampoo vs three dollar shampoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifteen-dollar-shampoo-vs-three-dollar-shampoo/616180)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2012, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifteen-dollar-shampoo-vs-three-dollar-shampoo/616180 "2012-03-22T10:41:34Z")
What’s the difference between the fifteen dollar shampoo bottle and three dollar one? (Assume both are the same size of course…) --- ## [Do (or did) used car dealers actually throw your keys on the roof?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-or-did-used-car-dealers-actually-throw-your-keys-on-the-roof/726384)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2015, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-or-did-used-car-dealers-actually-throw-your-keys-on-the-roof/726384 "2015-07-31T06:44:05Z")
I’m girding my loins to do battle (meaning I’mma see what Classic Ford can do me on a trade-in, since my mom just bought a car there and first they offered her 7,500 for her Town Car and when she said no they offered 15,… --- ## [Leftist holds "We're racist&proud" sign to smear pro-Zimmerman group](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftist-holds-were-racist-proud-sign-to-smear-pro-zimmerman-group/664336)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftist-holds-were-racist-proud-sign-to-smear-pro-zimmerman-group/664336 "2013-07-26T20:33:37Z")
The Houston Chronicle identified her as Renee Vaughan: One woman in the Zimmerman group held a sign that said, “We’re racist & proud.” Austin resident Renee Vaughan echoed the sign’s ugly sentiments by yelling, “We’r… --- ## [Can undercover officers do drugs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-undercover-officers-do-drugs/361685)
**Author:** [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2006, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-undercover-officers-do-drugs/361685 "2006-06-23T01:17:32Z")
Well, can they? Especially within a heavy undercover operation and have a joint or something passed to them, (or even cocaine) can they hit it? I would suspect to keep suspicions at a minumum and to prevent cover from b… --- ## [80s bands who are still going?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-bands-who-are-still-going/150241)
**Author:** [@murky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/murky)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2003, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-bands-who-are-still-going/150241 "2003-02-26T03:37:01Z")
The first that come to mind are Bon Jovi and Styx. Bands that were big Big BIG in the 80s but are still going at it even if the enormous amounts of fame and adulation are gone. Both Styx and Bon Jovi are on tour now. St… --- ## [Would Jesus have owned a gun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-jesus-have-owned-a-gun/551974)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2010, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-jesus-have-owned-a-gun/551974 "2010-09-08T02:34:08Z")
If guns existed in his time, or if he lived in the modern era. Either premise is fine. Thread is open to theological arguments, biblical arguments, and personal opinions. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=781&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=783&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)