# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=786&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:** 787 --- ## [Overwhelmed with Disorganized Living](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overwhelmed-with-disorganized-living/577799)
**Author:** [@Roseanne\_Rosannadanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roseanne_Rosannadanna)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2011, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overwhelmed-with-disorganized-living/577799 "2011-04-18T19:03:11Z")
What does a person do when they feel that they absolutely cannot get out from the clutter and disorganization of the stuff they live with? I’m not talking Hoarders state of living, but I’m seriously scared that starting … --- ## [Would you date a perfect man who is a premature ejaculator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-date-a-perfect-man-who-is-a-premature-ejaculator/704382)
**Author:** [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2014, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-date-a-perfect-man-who-is-a-premature-ejaculator/704382 "2014-11-14T17:33:51Z")
He’s perfect in every way, but dude blows his load within 30 seconds every time. Dealbreaker? --- ## [Foods you like prepared "wrong".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-like-prepared-wrong/734231)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2015, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-like-prepared-wrong/734231 "2015-10-15T08:36:53Z")
I like my eggs over cooked. Most people would call them rubbery but that is how I like them. I like pizza crusts that have been heated in a microwave and are soft and chewy. of course fresh pizza is better but I don’t m… --- ## [2014 SDMB March Madness Tournament Pool: The Sequel (on ESPN)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-sdmb-march-madness-tournament-pool-the-sequel-on-espn/684030)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2014, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-sdmb-march-madness-tournament-pool-the-sequel-on-espn/684030 "2014-04-06T17:37:59Z")
Since enough people, including myself, grumbled about the intrusiveness of the signup process for the Yahoo! tournament pool, I’ve opened a new group on ESPN. To avoid confusion I am asking the mods to lock the previous … --- ## [Tipping the bartender for a beer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-the-bartender-for-a-beer/391249)
**Author:** [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2007, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-the-bartender-for-a-beer/391249 "2007-02-09T01:25:57Z")
I took a friend out to a bar for a drink at my favorite drinking establishment last weekend. We both ordered bottled beer. After I paid for it, I tipped the bartender two dollars. I normally tip 1 dollar for each beer… --- ## [Rock Guitar: The Major Food Groups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-guitar-the-major-food-groups/528141)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-guitar-the-major-food-groups/528141 "2010-09-21T15:15:36Z")
In E-Sabbath’s Great Ongoing Guitar thread(link), he says that he is thinking about other guitars and wants a survey of what’s out there. I am happy to get this started, but will depend on other Dopers chiming in: A fe… --- ## [So let me get this straight. Han \*never\* shot first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-let-me-get-this-straight-han-never-shot-first/612505)
**Author:** [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2012, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-let-me-get-this-straight-han-never-shot-first/612505 "2012-02-14T17:59:41Z")
Well, I’m glad that’s settled. :smack: --- ## [No, you may not see my receipt.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-may-not-see-my-receipt/465529)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2008, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-may-not-see-my-receipt/465529 "2008-09-29T01:26:01Z")
So today I went to Target to buy some space saving items, such as large under-the-bed bins and a fold-up table to use as a makeshift desk. Now these were some big items, so my hands were full as I was dragging around two… --- ## [Permanent paralysis , why not amputation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permanent-paralysis-why-not-amputation/700679)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2017, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permanent-paralysis-why-not-amputation/700679 "2017-09-18T15:14:07Z")
I always think about this when in in bathroom at work. It has the bar for someone in a wheelchair to use to get them from the chair to the toilet. It always occurs to me that if a person was permanently paralyzed from t… --- ## [Why do Joe Morgan or Tim McCarver still have jobs? or the best/worst announcers in sports.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-joe-morgan-or-tim-mccarver-still-have-jobs-or-the-best-worst-announcers-in-sports/536240)
**Author:** [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2010, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-joe-morgan-or-tim-mccarver-still-have-jobs-or-the-best-worst-announcers-in-sports/536240 "2010-04-20T06:16:37Z")
I love baseball,but if I listen to the national TV broadcasts I am constantly having to listen to the two title guys. They are horrible. I can’t think of anyone as bad in football or basketball announcing. In contrast… --- ## [Recurring Dream (whatsit mean?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recurring-dream-whatsit-mean/617586)
**Author:** [@FirstLoser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FirstLoser)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2013, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recurring-dream-whatsit-mean/617586 "2013-06-14T16:33:19Z")
A common recurring dream for me is that I am in some situation that requires I dial 911 on the telephone to summon help (fire, police, ambulance…it varies in the dream). However, for different reasons in different dream… --- ## [Is the taboo against wearing hats indoors strictly American?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-taboo-against-wearing-hats-indoors-strictly-american/669891)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2013, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-taboo-against-wearing-hats-indoors-strictly-american/669891 "2013-10-06T01:29:16Z")
Some folks at work objected to my wearing one inside. I didn’t care to fight it, but it did make me idly wonder if a similar cultural restriction exists in, say, Europe. Apparently doing it is frowned upon if you are not… --- ## [Songs That Feature A Kazoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-feature-a-kazoo/609176)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2012, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-feature-a-kazoo/609176 "2012-01-29T09:02:47Z")
Inspired by this thread Have their ever been any hit songs, (and I know that’s a relative term) or any other songs that have featured a kazoo? I can’t recall any, but I’m pretty tone deaf. I may be hearing a kazoo an… --- ## [Which was worse - the Matrix sequels or the Star Wars prequels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-was-worse-the-matrix-sequels-or-the-star-wars-prequels/539795)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-was-worse-the-matrix-sequels-or-the-star-wars-prequels/539795 "2010-05-20T06:49:02Z")
Both seem to get a lot of hate on this board. IMHO, however, The Matrix sequels are the lesser of the two evils. In fact I think that taken on its own, “Reloaded” is actually a pretty good action flick, but one that get… --- ## [Okay, I'll pit the Secret Service morons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-ill-pit-the-secret-service-morons/618809)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2012, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-ill-pit-the-secret-service-morons/618809 "2012-04-28T12:57:00Z")
So you couldn’t keep your dicks in your pants for even a few days and got your asses recalled to WDC? What the fuck is the matter with you idiots? You represent your country, and worse, your President when you’re part … --- ## [Why no green mammals? (or blue)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-green-mammals-or-blue/528671)
**Author:** [@dragoncat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragoncat)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-green-mammals-or-blue/528671 "2010-02-22T17:36:25Z")
I’m curious whether anyone can convincingly explain why green mammals or blue mammals have not evolved. (On earth, I mean.) We have green and blue fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians and insects, so why not mammals? I k… --- ## [Thank you, mods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-mods/844699)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2019, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-mods/844699 "2019-12-16T20:14:59Z")
Thank you for taking out the trash. SamuelA HurricaneDitka Budget Player Cadet Zeke N. Destroi Scumpup Barack Obama R. I. P. Slowly the forums are becoming a better place. --- ## [Women: Are you embarrassed to eat out alone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-you-embarrassed-to-eat-out-alone/619846)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2012, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-you-embarrassed-to-eat-out-alone/619846 "2012-04-29T04:02:33Z")
I didn’t know this was a thing. --- ## [If Ritchie Valens Hadn't Died...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-ritchie-valens-hadnt-died/541082)
**Author:** [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-ritchie-valens-hadnt-died/541082 "2010-06-02T00:29:39Z")
I was listening to “La Bamba” on the radio the other day and I got to thinking. The song is a wonderful fusion of rock and Latin styles. If Ritchie Valens hadn’t died so incredibly young and so soon after he started re… --- ## [Is the idea of God enough?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-idea-of-god-enough/485053)
**Author:** [@MichaelJohnBertrand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelJohnBertrand)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-idea-of-god-enough/485053 "2009-02-19T00:58:11Z")
Lately, I’ve been pondering whether or not it is possible to preserve God and what is good about the idea by simply divorcing God from any and all demands to be real. Get rid of all notions that there’s a real God out th… --- ## [How would world religions deal with discovery of sapient alien life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-world-religions-deal-with-discovery-of-sapient-alien-life/645401)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2013, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-world-religions-deal-with-discovery-of-sapient-alien-life/645401 "2013-01-18T01:00:58Z")
I’m sorry if this type of discussion has been done to death, but what do you think would happen? Would they accept that the aliens have souls, can go to an afterlife, etc? Would they look to religious texts for proof/v… --- ## [Aaaand the SO gets scammed again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaaand-the-so-gets-scammed-again/498952)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2009, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaaand-the-so-gets-scammed-again/498952 "2009-06-10T21:34:48Z")
This time by the secret shopper scam. A couple weeks ago she says “wow, I just got offered a job and they sent me a check for $1000!” “That’s nice. It isn’t real, so don’t cash it.” “It is real!” A week or so ago aft… --- ## [Republicans: How would the base react to privatizing Social Security and Medicare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-how-would-the-base-react-to-privatizing-social-security-and-medicare/772364)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2016, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-how-would-the-base-react-to-privatizing-social-security-and-medicare/772364 "2016-12-10T11:32:43Z")
Let’s say Paul Ryan and some of the right get their wish and both Social Security and Medicare are slowly wound down and all privatized. We’re all on our own to provide for ourselves. How would the Base react to this? … --- ## [So who the hell does support drug prohibition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-the-hell-does-support-drug-prohibition/640557)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-the-hell-does-support-drug-prohibition/640557 "2012-12-03T08:03:05Z")
I know you all will mention that “nobody I know voted for Nixon!” meme, but for real at this point I’m baffled as to what demo is being catered to by being pro-drug war among politicians. Even my father born in 1939 who… --- ## [Listen, you pigeon bitch!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-you-pigeon-bitch/305571)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2018, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-you-pigeon-bitch/305571 "2018-08-15T02:46:28Z")
OK fine, sure. I’m sorta a softy when it comes to animals. But c’mon! Yeah sure, I adopted the cat, and he’s a lazy spoiled mother fucker. Oh, oh, I only eat chicken and tuna. Yeah whatever you stupid little mother fucke… --- ## [Do you feel seams and other parts of your clothes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-seams-and-other-parts-of-your-clothes/567447)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-seams-and-other-parts-of-your-clothes/567447 "2011-01-17T12:42:26Z")
Last night I had a meeting with my 4 year old’s counselor. A number of times she insisted that my daughter has some sort of disease because she doesn’t like the way some socks, shoes, pants, and shirts feel on her. I c… --- ## [First Cubs Game. Anything I Should Know? \[ANSWERED BY CECIL\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-cubs-game-anything-i-should-know-answered-by-cecil/481875)
**Author:** [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2009, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-cubs-game-anything-i-should-know-answered-by-cecil/481875 "2009-07-01T08:19:31Z")
My wife and I will be traveling to Chicago to attend our first game at Wrigley. We will be going to the Saturday, April 18 game against the Cardinals. We’re just going for the day, but are looking to get the full Chicag… --- ## [The working world of tomorrow...today!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-working-world-of-tomorrow-today/699377)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2014, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-working-world-of-tomorrow-today/699377 "2014-10-01T02:07:06Z")
Consulting/accounting giant PwC put together this prediction of what the working world will look like in about a decade (I originally said “decades” until I realized 2022 is only 8 years away): http://www.pwc.com/en\_GX/… --- ## [Bush's Back Bulge: Tinfoil hat, or shenanigans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bushs-back-bulge-tinfoil-hat-or-shenanigans/268184)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2004, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bushs-back-bulge-tinfoil-hat-or-shenanigans/268184 "2004-11-08T11:38:41Z")
Just after the last debate, there was some talk about how Bush’s back had a bulge in it, and that this probably was evidence that he had some sort of wire transmitting radio signals to him throughout the debate. At the … --- ## [Car with too much oil - What happens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-with-too-much-oil-what-happens/281263)
**Author:** [@Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kel_Varnsen_Latex_Division)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2004, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-with-too-much-oil-what-happens/281263 "2004-12-24T01:47:10Z")
I know bad stuff happens if a car is driven without enough oil, but what happens if it has too much oil? --- ## [How could Neil Patrick Harris marry David Burtka in Italy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-neil-patrick-harris-marry-david-burtka-in-italy/698588)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2014, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-neil-patrick-harris-marry-david-burtka-in-italy/698588 "2014-09-22T21:57:13Z")
According to news stories, ( Now Trending: Legendary! Neil Patrick Harris marries longtime partner in Italy - The Globe and Mail ) actor Neil Patrick Harris married his long-time boyfriend David Burtka in Italy over the… --- ## [They placed my dad's headstone on the wrong grave & want $775 to move it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-placed-my-dads-headstone-on-the-wrong-grave-want-775-to-move-it/583966)
**Author:** [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-placed-my-dads-headstone-on-the-wrong-grave-want-775-to-move-it/583966 "2011-07-15T20:42:30Z")
Yup, that’s what I said. I live in NC, my stepmum lives in MA, and my dad’s grave is in his birthplace, which is a small town in upper NH. Everything is hours and hours away from both of us. The headstone company is b… --- ## [Is Mexico ISIS farm league? Or maybe the other way around?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mexico-isis-farm-league-or-maybe-the-other-way-around/704055)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mexico-isis-farm-league-or-maybe-the-other-way-around/704055 "2023-09-05T16:05:23Z")
So wait, a Mexican Mayor ordered police to abduct and kill a bus full of 40+ teaching students at which point the cops handed them over to a local gang who killed them all, burned their bodies in a tire fire and dumped t… --- ## [Best #1 single of the year retrospective: 1963](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1963/697483)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1963/697483 "2014-10-24T16:56:24Z")
1962 was much more of a split decision than I thought it would be - as of this posting, no song from that year has more than 15% of the vote. Let’s take a look now at 1963, the last year before Everything Changed. A bri… --- ## [Do you have any unusual hobbies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-unusual-hobbies/680196)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2014, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-unusual-hobbies/680196 "2014-02-04T22:00:59Z")
I’m curious about odd or unusual hobbies that Dopers are involved in. Anything out of the ordinary, or even an atypical version of a common hobby (ie. you garden, but only certain types of pepper plants, or collect a re… --- ## [I hate being attracted to women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-attracted-to-women/258942)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2004, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-attracted-to-women/258942 "2004-08-14T20:22:08Z")
This sucks. is it normal to not go a day without seeing a woman you’d like to go on a date with or is it just me? Do women do that, see tons of guys they find attractive or would like to date or is it just men. I am sic… --- ## [14 year old daughter \[boyfriend advice\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-year-old-daughter-boyfriend-advice/586572)
**Author:** [@julia8558](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/julia8558)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-year-old-daughter-boyfriend-advice/586572 "2011-06-24T20:50:18Z")
My daughter has had this ongoing, seemingly innocent relationship with a boy she met on Xbox 360 live. I have talked to him myself and seen pictures of him and he is 15 years old and sounds polite etc. etc. I havent fou… --- ## [Force-feeding Myanmar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/force-feeding-myanmar/448843)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2009, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/force-feeding-myanmar/448843 "2009-03-01T04:35:13Z")
The government there is blocking help from getting in and there is a growing movement among some nations to have the UN get the food in there by force if need be. Is that justified? --- ## [Any interest in doing an NFL Playoffs fantasy draft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-interest-in-doing-an-nfl-playoffs-fantasy-draft/523150)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-interest-in-doing-an-nfl-playoffs-fantasy-draft/523150 "2010-02-08T16:08:20Z")
For those of us who are going miss our fantasy football fix, this would be a little bit of pigskin methadone to help us come in for a soft landing. The idea is really simple: up to six people draft a standard fantasy st… --- ## [Whats more intelligent an American Crow, a Common Raven, or a Scrub Jay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-more-intelligent-an-american-crow-a-common-raven-or-a-scrub-jay/357301)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2006, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-more-intelligent-an-american-crow-a-common-raven-or-a-scrub-jay/357301 "2006-05-23T22:00:14Z")
Just curious. What is the smartest bird BTW? --- ## [Emoji test 💩](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emoji-test/664676)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2013, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emoji-test/664676 "2013-07-31T14:34:27Z")
I laugh at your limited smleys! :grinning\_face\_with\_smiling\_eyes::smiley::grinning::blush::dog::wolf::cat::football::basketball::soccer::tennis::pizza::hamburger::fries: :poop: --- ## [Blue (Buffalo) dog food ad - corn is evil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-buffalo-dog-food-ad-corn-is-evil/659738)
**Author:** [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2013, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-buffalo-dog-food-ad-corn-is-evil/659738 "2013-06-03T05:11:02Z")
Recently, I’ve seen TV ads for a dog food brand called “Blue” (which, apparently, is short for Blue Buffalo). They contain the usual litany of how it’s “natural” and “free from bad ingredients” and so much better than a… --- ## [Holy Mother Fucking Shit, or... Looks like I'm moving to Memphis, TN.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-mother-fucking-shit-or-looks-like-im-moving-to-memphis-tn/658944)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2013, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-mother-fucking-shit-or-looks-like-im-moving-to-memphis-tn/658944 "2013-05-24T06:50:06Z")
After being born and raised in Detroit, MI (well, born in Detroit, raised in the area), and living here for 40 years, my family and I getting the hell out of Dodge. I never saw myself living in, or anywhere near the sou… --- ## [How to stop static shock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-static-shock/643052)
**Author:** [@Scholar\_Beardpig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scholar_Beardpig)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-static-shock/643052 "2012-12-06T21:28:03Z")
Dear all, At my new job, my office has wall-to-wall carpeting. After walking around for a few minutes, whenever I touch anything made of metal (which is lots of things) I get a sudden shock from static electricity. Is… --- ## [My girlfriend is secretly trying to turn me into a cat-lover.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-girlfriend-is-secretly-trying-to-turn-me-into-a-cat-lover/561157)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2011, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-girlfriend-is-secretly-trying-to-turn-me-into-a-cat-lover/561157 "2011-01-08T08:30:25Z")
Long time dog person/cat hater here. I have reason to believe my girlfriend has instructed her cats to be extra nice to me so that I’ll fall for their charms. Marc, the fatso, climbs on top of the bed in the morning and … --- ## [Can you name all 50 U.S. states in ten minutes or less?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-name-all-50-u-s-states-in-ten-minutes-or-less/587984)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2011, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-name-all-50-u-s-states-in-ten-minutes-or-less/587984 "2011-07-09T11:27:34Z")
I thought this quiz would be a piece of cake. It was easy going at first, and some are pretty obvious. But as I filled more of the map in, I admit I started to blank out. I suppose if it had been an unlimited time qui… --- ## [Who cares about what it means to be 'conservative'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-cares-about-what-it-means-to-be-conservative/501925)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2009, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-cares-about-what-it-means-to-be-conservative/501925 "2009-07-15T15:18:17Z")
In this thread on Sarah Palin’s resignation, there is some discussion of what it means to be ‘conservative’. Some are asserting that the last eight years of Republican rule should be used to judge the merit of conservat… --- ## [I've Forgotten My Own WiFi Password](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-forgotten-my-own-wifi-password/627044)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-forgotten-my-own-wifi-password/627044 "2012-07-08T03:51:16Z")
First, let’s get this out of the way: :smack: Anyway, I have forgotten my WiFi password, and I kinda need it now that I have a smart phone. My desktop and Mrs. Homie’s laptop are automatically logged in, so I haven’t ha… --- ## [Gays in military is worse problem than lack of Arabic linguists, apparantly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-in-military-is-worse-problem-than-lack-of-arabic-linguists-apparantly/136774)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2002, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-in-military-is-worse-problem-than-lack-of-arabic-linguists-apparantly/136774 "2002-11-20T04:39:36Z")
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=536&e=4&cid=536&u=/ap/20021114/ap\_on\_re\_us/gay\_military\_linguists --- ## [Heroin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroin/527634)
**Author:** [@purple\_haze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_haze)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2010, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroin/527634 "2010-07-17T18:27:42Z")
I’m usually more of a lurker than a poster. I’ll contribute every now and again when another poster that I care about is in pain, is celebrating something, is feeling down… I don’t know how much it helps, but I try. Al… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=785&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=787&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)