# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=787&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:** 788 --- ## [Terrell Owens are they really serious about the Hall of Fame?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrell-owens-are-they-really-serious-about-the-hall-of-fame/712880)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2016, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrell-owens-are-they-really-serious-about-the-hall-of-fame/712880 "2016-02-14T05:45:48Z")
T.O. in the Hall of Fame? :confused: This is the guy that has been a major distraction for every team he ever played on. He had a mental melt down /suicide attempt in Dallas. He disrespected his teammates and coaches e… --- ## [Why won't these damn aftershocks stop!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-these-damn-aftershocks-stop/556993)
**Author:** [@davidNZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidNZ)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-these-damn-aftershocks-stop/556993 "2010-10-21T19:35:28Z")
I live in Christchurch, New Zealand on 4th September we had a very big earthquake magnitude 7.1, since then we have had over 1500 aftershocks and they dont seem to be slowing down just last night we had a 5.0 and they ar… --- ## [Roger Stone says Koch gave Romney $100 million to name Ryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-stone-says-koch-gave-romney-100-million-to-name-ryan/632620)
**Author:** [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2012, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-stone-says-koch-gave-romney-100-million-to-name-ryan/632620 "2012-08-29T20:06:09Z")
Someone had to bring this up here. Any legs to this story? I saw several stories, including Reuters, but I think there is only one source. --- ## [Trump supporters live in a "bubble", not the "Blue States"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-supporters-live-in-a-bubble-not-the-blue-states/780040)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-supporters-live-in-a-bubble-not-the-blue-states/780040 "2017-02-22T04:19:23Z")
During the election, this idea kept circulating that the “Blue States”, particularly cities such as New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles live in a “Liberal bubble”. The implication that these cities or regions are so… --- ## [What does FUBAR mean from Saving Private Ryan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-fubar-mean-from-saving-private-ryan/23519)
**Author:** [@DippyMonger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DippyMonger)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2000, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-fubar-mean-from-saving-private-ryan/23519 "2000-06-28T01:53:20Z")
What are you reading this for? You know my question! --- ## [Best Album Streaks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-album-streaks/661235)
**Author:** [@I\_Made\_French\_Toast\_For\_You](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Made_French_Toast_For_You)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2013, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-album-streaks/661235 "2013-06-23T03:06:02Z")
Which musical artists have the best album streaks? I’ll define an “album streak” as "a series of great albums that occur one after the other after the other, which could include full-length live albums or cover albums (p… --- ## [Judge Judy: Who the heck is that redhead with the beehive hairdo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-judy-who-the-heck-is-that-redhead-with-the-beehive-hairdo/686807)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2016, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-judy-who-the-heck-is-that-redhead-with-the-beehive-hairdo/686807 "2016-01-13T22:33:16Z")
I’ve noticed something weird on JJ lately. If you look in the audience, there’s a lady, she’s about 20ish, and she has red hair that she always wears in a beeehive-ish style. Who the heck is this girl? She usually sits… --- ## [Americans - are you afraid of spree killers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-are-you-afraid-of-spree-killers/722876)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2015, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-are-you-afraid-of-spree-killers/722876 "2015-06-22T19:10:49Z")
Apropos of recent tragic events in Charleston and the President’s comments, Obama \[quoted\] (Charleston church shooting: Suspected gunman arrested - BBC News) as saying “we as a country will have to reckon with the fact… --- ## [Sarah Silverman is "F\*ckin' Matt Damon"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-silverman-is-f-ckin-matt-damon/435904)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2008, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-silverman-is-f-ckin-matt-damon/435904 "2008-02-27T17:07:35Z")
My new favorite YouTube video… This was on Jimmy Kimmel last night: Sarah Silverman is “F\*cking Matt Damon” --- ## [What's your J. Lo name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-j-lo-name/140707)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2002, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-j-lo-name/140707 "2002-12-11T07:53:27Z")
A friend asked me if Ben Affleck is going to change his name to “B. Af” when he and Miss Lopez get married. I realized with some delight that my J. Lo name would be “E. Go!” What’s yours? --- ## [Accidentally disabled my touch pad - need answer fast!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidentally-disabled-my-touch-pad-need-answer-fast/579710)
**Author:** [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2011, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidentally-disabled-my-touch-pad-need-answer-fast/579710 "2011-04-26T00:16:58Z")
Gaaaaaaaaaaaa! I accidentally disabled the touch pad on my dell laptop (the lap top was falling off my lap and I grabbed it and must have hit the exact keys required to turn it off) and I can’t get it back on and don’t … --- ## [Best way to keep cast dry when bathing?! Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-keep-cast-dry-when-bathing-help/219847)
**Author:** [@Yamirskoonir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yamirskoonir)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2003, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-keep-cast-dry-when-bathing-help/219847 "2003-12-23T14:17:52Z")
So last night I was showing the high school colorguard I instruct a dance move that involves a spin-jump, and when I landed it there was this incredible POP! and all of a sudden I was on the floor. I managed to spiral fr… --- ## [Who would you like to have seen as a starship captain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-like-to-have-seen-as-a-starship-captain/583000)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-like-to-have-seen-as-a-starship-captain/583000 "2011-05-30T22:05:11Z")
I’m thinking primarily of the Star Trek universe because it’s the one I’m most familiar with. Which actors would you have liked to see spend some time in the big chair? I’ve mentioned before that I wish we had seen mor… --- ## [How might the Electric Chair be modernized?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-might-the-electric-chair-be-modernized/689152)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2014, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-might-the-electric-chair-be-modernized/689152 "2014-05-29T16:14:30Z")
The state of Tennessee, a couple of days ago, passed some interesting legislation concerning their use of the death penalty—bringing back the Electric Chair, in case Lethal Injection drugs become unavailable. That got m… --- ## [Why is it offensive to kneel during the anthem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-offensive-to-kneel-during-the-anthem/797435)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2017, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-offensive-to-kneel-during-the-anthem/797435 "2017-10-06T01:41:39Z")
I searched, and my search function isn’t working well, so maybe this topic is already out there. Anyway, going down on one knee is typically a sign of respect. It what you do before a monarch, if your country has a mona… --- ## [What to do with a sawed-off shotgun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-sawed-off-shotgun/139495)
**Author:** [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2002, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-sawed-off-shotgun/139495 "2002-11-30T03:01:15Z")
Last night I was in a poker game and I won a saw-off shotgun. The fellow was not a very good poker player and I felt it was wiser for me to give him the $50 he wanted for it so he could keep playing rather than let him k… --- ## [Logan: Seen It](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logan-seen-it/781336)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2018, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logan-seen-it/781336 "2018-11-07T18:59:04Z")
Some thoughts: I liked it but I didn’t love it. I think I am burnt out on everything being miserable (and yeah I knew going in that this would be that kind of story) but sometimes it felt like the plot was just “What’s… --- ## [Metallic tasting pasta sauce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metallic-tasting-pasta-sauce/54230)
**Author:** [@toonerama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toonerama)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2001, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metallic-tasting-pasta-sauce/54230 "2001-02-13T17:44:45Z")
Call me crazy, but … sometimes when I make a tomato and ground beef based pasta sauce, like bolognaise if you will, it ends up tasting very “metallic”. So much so that you can almost sense it “reacting” in your mouth. Pe… --- ## [Screw weed, legalise crack and smack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-weed-legalise-crack-and-smack/631203)
**Author:** [@Stoneburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoneburg)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-weed-legalise-crack-and-smack/631203 "2012-08-27T04:39:30Z")
Much of the debate regarding the legalisation of certain narcotics argues from a point that drug X (most commonly cannabis) is less dangerous than drug Y (usually alcohol) that is legal, so it would make sense to allow i… --- ## [Dog vs. fox - what now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-vs-fox-what-now/510934)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2009, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-vs-fox-what-now/510934 "2009-09-24T20:48:24Z")
A friend of mine tells me his dog was baying and howling outside this morning, and on investigation discovered that the dog had been in a fight with a fox, which the dog won – fox’s dead body being the evidence for the v… --- ## [Proper Address - US Navy Petty Officer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-address-us-navy-petty-officer/698757)
**Author:** [@shadragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shadragon)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2014, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-address-us-navy-petty-officer/698757 "2014-09-22T18:19:37Z")
Good Day, Quick question on what a US Navy Petty Officer can be called by subordinates. I should say what they can be officially called to avoid any name calling. :slight\_smile: Can you give me all the options please? … --- ## [Was Civil War Union General McClellan totally useless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-civil-war-union-general-mcclellan-totally-useless/699585)
**Author:** [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-civil-war-union-general-mcclellan-totally-useless/699585 "2014-10-10T18:56:34Z")
So I’m reading Karen Abbot’s Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy, and it’s interesting. It’s about four different women who got intimately involved with the Civil War on both sides. I’m a sucky child of the Confederacy, so … --- ## [Why can't 'we' secede from the Union \[continued\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-secede-from-the-union-continued/593195)
**Author:** [@Gridlost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gridlost)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-secede-from-the-union-continued/593195 "2011-09-17T15:42:42Z")
The constitution or the Supreme Court will not prevent a state from seceding if that is their intent any more than the former Soviet Union could prevent it’s satellite states from becoming their own republics. To say or … --- ## [Anyone ever experience a "Missed Approach" on an airplane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-experience-a-missed-approach-on-an-airplane/277206)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2017, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-experience-a-missed-approach-on-an-airplane/277206 "2017-02-26T17:05:16Z")
I do a fair amount of travel…and I must say this was the worse experience I have ever had on a plane. On our way home from Phoenix we were sitting on the tarmack waiting to take off when we heard a loud click, click, cli… --- ## [Handsome Boy, Ugly Girl: What's The Story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handsome-boy-ugly-girl-whats-the-story/377240)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handsome-boy-ugly-girl-whats-the-story/377240 "2017-09-13T20:46:03Z")
I just saw such a couple-movie star looking boy, accompanied by hag-like girlfriend. So, thought I’d catagorize the possibilities: -girl’s father is a JILLIONAIRE, big $ job for future son-in-law? -girl is rich (inher… --- ## [What Christmas songs do you look forward to?/Your favorite renditions of Christmas songs \[merged\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-christmas-songs-do-you-look-forward-to-your-favorite-renditions-of-christmas-songs-merged/603667)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-christmas-songs-do-you-look-forward-to-your-favorite-renditions-of-christmas-songs-merged/603667 "2011-12-09T17:59:46Z")
Being the flip side of this thread, what Christmas songs/carols do you look forward to every year? Some of mine are: The Roche’s Winter Wonderland The Waitresses’ Christmas Wrapping Meg Davis’ Other People’s Children … --- ## [Where do these stains on my pants come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-these-stains-on-my-pants-come-from/372573)
**Author:** [@RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RancidYakButterTeaParty)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-these-stains-on-my-pants-come-from/372573 "2023-09-13T12:59:53Z")
Every pair of khakis I have ever owned has these stains, and it is starting to really tick me off. They are almost always located on the outside of the pant, near the bottom of the pocket. They are a dark gray color, a… --- ## [Dating A Bible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-a-bible/523571)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2022, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-a-bible/523571 "2022-12-06T08:45:58Z")
My SIL asked me to ask y’all if you’d help us “date” a very old Bible we found that has no printing information. Here’s what we have (and all of this is on the title page) Self-Pronouncing Edition The Holy Bible Con… --- ## [SDMB hypocrisy/double standards... does everyone do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-hypocrisy-double-standards-does-everyone-do-it/551024)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-hypocrisy-double-standards-does-everyone-do-it/551024 "2010-08-28T19:09:35Z")
One of the biggest problems the SDMB has, imho, and something that has become something of a pet issue of mine, is the issue of hypocrisy. Not the problem that there ARE hypocrites, but the problem that so many threads d… --- ## [Fur trim on a parka hood -- functional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fur-trim-on-a-parka-hood-functional/349428)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2017, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fur-trim-on-a-parka-hood-functional/349428 "2017-12-12T00:47:13Z")
Does the fur trim on a parka hood have any useful function as far as keeping the wearer warmer than he or she would be in a trimfree parka? --- ## [Fat, subhuman slob exploits 9/11 tragedy for ATTENTION](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-subhuman-slob-exploits-9-11-tragedy-for-attention/420743)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2007, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-subhuman-slob-exploits-9-11-tragedy-for-attention/420743 "2007-10-03T13:09:39Z")
I guess when you’re a disgusting, subhuman blob you have to latch on to others’ tragedy in order to get the attention that you otherwise don’t get. “Don’t you know me, Kansas City? I’m the new WTC - try to knock me down… --- ## [How Much of the USS Constitution Is Original?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-the-uss-constitution-is-original/632047)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-the-uss-constitution-is-original/632047 "2025-06-22T17:18:58Z")
My guess is…zero. The ship was reconstructed several times (my uncle has an ash tray made from copper removed from the ship in 1927, during rebuilding). Wood rots, and most of the hull probably has been replaced several… --- ## [How does Netflix streaming selection work, anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-netflix-streaming-selection-work-anyway/641757)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-netflix-streaming-selection-work-anyway/641757 "2012-11-22T00:05:30Z")
I’ve been using the $7.99/month Netflix streaming service for a few months, and I’m finding myself a bit confused about finding stuff I want to watch. Basically, it seems that it started out with them presenting me with … --- ## [Reccomend Me Authors Similar to Philip K. Dick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-me-authors-similar-to-philip-k-dick/688340)
**Author:** [@Cartesian\_Rationalist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartesian_Rationalist)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2014, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-me-authors-similar-to-philip-k-dick/688340 "2014-05-20T23:19:55Z")
I recently discovered Philip K. Dick and have read him voraciously. Novels like Ubik, The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldrich, A Maze of Death, Valis, Now Wait for Last Year, Flow my Tears the Policeman Said, Time out of Jo… --- ## [George Washington's Accent.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-washingtons-accent/436978)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2009, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-washingtons-accent/436978 "2009-08-15T20:15:19Z")
What accent did George Washington talk with? More specifically, was it British or American Southern? George Washington was born a British subject. And, while granted this next one isn’t too scientific, most parodies of W… --- ## [Conspiracy Theories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conspiracy-theories/503352)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2009, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conspiracy-theories/503352 "2009-07-25T03:17:35Z")
I was reading this article on CNN concerning moon landings were faked CT, and it got me to thinking…do these things ever die? Do they gain in strength over time? From what the article is saying, this particular one see… --- ## [Regarding "heaven is for real"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-heaven-is-for-real/604472)
**Author:** [@GeddyClaypoolBurton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GeddyClaypoolBurton)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2015, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-heaven-is-for-real/604472 "2015-01-16T16:22:58Z")
What do you all think of that “Heaven is for Real” book about that little kid’s supposed journey into the Christian afterlife? Personally, when I found out that his father is an evangelical pastor, I thought that that wa… --- ## [Why Do Koreans Hate Jews?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-koreans-hate-jews/494304)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2010, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-koreans-hate-jews/494304 "2010-11-20T19:00:26Z")
On the most recent “fourth wave” of the World Values Survey (http://www.worldvaluessurvey.com), 64,288 adults from 62 nations were asked in face-to-face interviews the following question (A133): “On this list of various… --- ## [Boticelli, Part II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-part-ii/395892)
**Author:** [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Replies:** 341\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2007, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-part-ii/395892 "2007-03-17T17:00:13Z")
Who wants to play Boticelli? Based on Zeldar’s thread found here… I’d never played this before yesterday, but it’s a cool game. It’s sort of a 20 Question style puzzle, but it’s got a few wrinkles that make it a lot m… --- ## [Best #1 single of the year retrospective: 1968](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1968/698478)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2014, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1968/698478 "2014-10-24T16:36:45Z")
Our survey now brings us to 1968, which in comparison to previous years is downright sleepy - only 16 songs made it to the top of the charts this year. Considering what a boom period rock & roll was going through at the … --- ## [Sooo...anyone else marry into dysfunction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sooo-anyone-else-marry-into-dysfunction/677031)
**Author:** [@Lowdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lowdown)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sooo-anyone-else-marry-into-dysfunction/677031 "2014-02-21T01:44:59Z")
Alright, let’s say for the sake of argument that I come from a completely normal immediate family. No abuse, physical, verbal, substance, or otherwise. Everyone is loving, supportive, respectful, etc. Disagreements, w… --- ## [Thinking about building my own gaming computer. So many questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-building-my-own-gaming-computer-so-many-questions/930952)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 310\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2021, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-building-my-own-gaming-computer-so-many-questions/930952 "2021-07-26T05:42:27Z")
I’m aware that this is possibly the worst time ever to build your own PC, what with the worldwide parts shortages and price hikes. I’m looking at this as a project for 2021, where hopefully some key parts become availabl… --- ## [Question for guys: What "girly" drinks do you enjoy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-guys-what-girly-drinks-do-you-enjoy/507549)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2009, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-guys-what-girly-drinks-do-you-enjoy/507549 "2009-08-27T14:46:33Z")
I like Appletinis. There. I said it. And no, I’m not turning in my man card. I like the taste of green apple and I like vodka. And the two make for a phenomenal combination. Yet it’s the sort of thing I feel I can only o… --- ## [What was life like in a 1960s office?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-life-like-in-a-1960s-office/653132)
**Author:** [@desertmonk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/desertmonk)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-life-like-in-a-1960s-office/653132 "2013-03-19T22:49:41Z")
I work for a pretty large corporation (as a male accountant) and have been wondering, what would it have been like to work in a corporate office fifty years ago? Would I have been smoking at my desk? Did male business … --- ## [The Walking Dead; 6.07 "Heads Up" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-07-heads-up-open-spoilers/738331)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2015, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-07-heads-up-open-spoilers/738331 "2015-11-29T02:35:19Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] Alexandria is finally able to begin pulling itself back together; peace is embraced between the two groups. \[/QUOTE\] Gale Anne Hurd, Ken Jeong, & a surprise guest are on Talking Dead. --- ## [Where Did the Meme "I Don't Do Windows" Come From?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-meme-i-dont-do-windows-come-from/465658)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-meme-i-dont-do-windows-come-from/465658 "2025-11-30T15:54:36Z")
I don’t think I have seen this in a while but TV shows in the '60’s and '70’s would often have a potential maid being interviewed claiming “I don’t do windows”. That seems like an odd thing to say. One example I can thin… --- ## [What fictional characters do judge most (and least) trustworthy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fictional-characters-do-judge-most-and-least-trustworthy/642979)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2012, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fictional-characters-do-judge-most-and-least-trustworthy/642979 "2012-12-08T03:18:09Z")
In the current Walking Dead thread, Human Action writes: This thread is not about The Walking Dead in general, or Michonne’s mute psychopathy, or how hot Laurie Holden is. Those are all worthy topics, particularly, the… --- ## [Things which are obvious within your field but controversial to the public](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-which-are-obvious-within-your-field-but-controversial-to-the-public/295204)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2005, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-which-are-obvious-within-your-field-but-controversial-to-the-public/295204 "2005-03-26T18:19:18Z")
I’ve been plowing my way through Jared Diamond’s new book and one thing that constantly sticks out in my mind is the amount of couching and discliaming and explaining he needs to do everytime he provides a new thesis so … --- ## [What evidence is there that Wayne Williams didn't commit the Atlanta child murders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-evidence-is-there-that-wayne-williams-didnt-commit-the-atlanta-child-murders/633620)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2012, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-evidence-is-there-that-wayne-williams-didnt-commit-the-atlanta-child-murders/633620 "2012-09-11T21:11:12Z")
I have heard there is controversy about his guilt. To my understanding he became a suspect after police pulled him over after they suspected him of dumping a body off a bridge (a body was found downstream from where the… --- ## [Let Star Wars and Star Trek Die](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-star-wars-and-star-trek-die/716285)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2015, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-star-wars-and-star-trek-die/716285 "2015-04-01T19:30:08Z")
As much as I love both Star trek and Star Wars, I think it has created a block on anything else which could be as creative. With re hashed Star Trek and a new Star Wars film coming out, it lead me to think where is our v… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=786&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=788&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)