# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=788&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:** 789 --- ## [Mustaches taboo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mustaches-taboo/516723)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2009, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mustaches-taboo/516723 "2009-11-18T21:36:27Z")
Any of us who were around in the 1960s remember that long hair on men was associated with being liberal/countercultural. Schools were constantly skirmishing with boys who wanted to grow their hair, and many jobs strictl… --- ## [Did Christopher Lowell have a wife?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-christopher-lowell-have-a-wife/103331)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2002, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-christopher-lowell-have-a-wife/103331 "2002-04-18T19:51:00Z")
One time during a b.s. session with a long time friend, we were talking about how our wives like to watch Richard(Christopher) Lowell on television, which of course brought comments on how he gives us the creeps. Then my… --- ## [Strange/unattractive/disreputable/bothersome people you'd have no qualms getting jiggy with](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-unattractive-disreputable-bothersome-people-youd-have-no-qualms-getting-jiggy-with/750058)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2016, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-unattractive-disreputable-bothersome-people-youd-have-no-qualms-getting-jiggy-with/750058 "2016-04-09T09:23:48Z")
Sarah Palin ok maybe not Mama June Mamie Van Doren (currently 85) Chelsea Handler no - not Betty White the egregiously annoying Wendy’s redhead no - not Helen Thomas the Hilton sisters Kim Kardashian (actually Ka… --- ## [Seemingly small things that actually REALLY hurt...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemingly-small-things-that-actually-really-hurt/789267)
**Author:** [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemingly-small-things-that-actually-really-hurt/789267 "2017-07-05T16:33:54Z")
I am laying here, full of self-pity. I had a gum graft done on Wed…which sounded like such a minor thing. Okay. Ow. I realize it’s not life-ending pain, but it’s surprisingly uncomfortable. It got me thinking, we have a… --- ## [So, Hillary is ahead in the popular vote - any chance to finally reform the electoral college?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-hillary-is-ahead-in-the-popular-vote-any-chance-to-finally-reform-the-electoral-college/771226)
**Author:** [@Twoflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twoflower)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2016, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-hillary-is-ahead-in-the-popular-vote-any-chance-to-finally-reform-the-electoral-college/771226 "2016-11-13T21:47:54Z")
As of this morning, Hillary is ahead in the popular vote by about 175,000. Is there any hope that this will finally create some serious pressure to reform/do away with the electoral college? Sadly, I don’t see how thos… --- ## [What does a French teen boy eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-french-teen-boy-eat/599038)
**Author:** [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2011, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-french-teen-boy-eat/599038 "2011-10-15T16:11:31Z")
In less than two weeks, we will be hosting a 17 year old boy from Salency, France. We’re really looking forward to it, but like a typical mother (of a 17 year old), I’m wondering what this kid will eat. I know how Hall… --- ## [Roman Ancestry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-ancestry/130732)
**Author:** [@waldenfont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waldenfont)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2013, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-ancestry/130732 "2013-07-10T23:24:40Z")
I was wondering … Are there any families today that trace their ancestry back to Roman times? I’m sure there’s tons of bogus claims, but I’m wondering if any of the Roman nobility made it through the dark ages. Cheers, … --- ## [English words you think are unique to your country/region.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-words-you-think-are-unique-to-your-country-region/418268)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2007, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-words-you-think-are-unique-to-your-country-region/418268 "2007-09-17T17:40:05Z")
Here in Ireland we have the hot press, in Britain it’s an airing cupboard and in America it’s “what the hell is a hot press?” I’ve been told that bold in the usage “the bold child broke the windows” is unique to Ireland… --- ## [Fan fiction and related works: do people aside from their creators really enjoy it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fan-fiction-and-related-works-do-people-aside-from-their-creators-really-enjoy-it/534147)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2010, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fan-fiction-and-related-works-do-people-aside-from-their-creators-really-enjoy-it/534147 "2010-03-31T14:37:02Z")
We’ve all seen lame fan fiction, fan art, bad homemade anime-style drawings, bad homemade furry-style drawings, and so on. I’m curious if anyone aside from their creators enjoys such works? Are the creators of the geeki… --- ## [Car windows misting / icing up inside. Any fix?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-windows-misting-icing-up-inside-any-fix/149689)
**Author:** [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2003, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-windows-misting-icing-up-inside-any-fix/149689 "2003-01-22T21:19:52Z")
I have a moderately good second-hand car (Toyota) which seems to function normally in all respects. The only problem is that in cold or damp weather, there’s a lot of condensation on the insides of the windows. In very c… --- ## [Adults reciting the Pledge of Allegiance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adults-reciting-the-pledge-of-allegiance/838286)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2019, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adults-reciting-the-pledge-of-allegiance/838286 "2019-08-17T11:50:31Z")
At the beginning of every meeting at my condo, we are asked to stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Although patriotic, this ritual seems childish since we were all compelled to recite this in school. The Nationa… --- ## [Butthurt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butthurt/517052)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2009, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butthurt/517052 "2009-11-14T11:45:52Z")
Folks, this term makes you sound like a 12 year old. Why the fuck has it now become the gold standard of snark on this board? Every time I see it, I think to myself, “Really? He used ‘butthurt’ to bring it home? I re… --- ## [Celebrities who were universally beloved by their peers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-universally-beloved-by-their-peers/735125)
**Author:** [@Greekfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greekfreak)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2015, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-universally-beloved-by-their-peers/735125 "2015-10-24T15:22:52Z")
I was just wondering about the cut-throat nature of Hollywood, and how over the years of endless stories of debauchery, there were/are some that seem to hold a special kind of esteem amongst their peers. Alive or dead, … --- ## [Can you think of any movie that is set...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-think-of-any-movie-that-is-set/732254)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2015, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-think-of-any-movie-that-is-set/732254 "2015-10-01T19:34:57Z")
…in the time and place of your childhood that is anything close to what you remember of that time and place? I’m having trouble thinking of a single one. --- ## [Pre-Nups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-nups/524761)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2010, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-nups/524761 "2010-01-18T19:38:53Z")
I had been talking to a few women recently who surprised me by saying that they wouldn’t marry a man who insisted on a pre-nup. I kind of felt like it had a lot to do with the actual terms of the pre-nup, but their argum… --- ## [CNN Reporter: "I don't know what part of Neverland Senator McCain is talking about.."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-reporter-i-dont-know-what-part-of-neverland-senator-mccain-is-talking-about/397773)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2007, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-reporter-i-dont-know-what-part-of-neverland-senator-mccain-is-talking-about/397773 "2007-04-10T19:19:22Z")
God, I love it: a total smackdown of the Doubletalk Express himself, St. John McCain! Maybe somewhere, deep in McCain’s colon, is a tiny scale model of a peaceful street in Baghdad, and he can see it perfectly when he … --- ## [Losing religious freedoms under Obama - where did this idea come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/losing-religious-freedoms-under-obama-where-did-this-idea-come-from/638473)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/losing-religious-freedoms-under-obama-where-did-this-idea-come-from/638473 "2012-11-02T01:10:45Z")
This is neither a debate or even really an opinion questions. I’m asking about the source of an idea I keep running into from some super conservatives who are against Obama. Recently, I’ve seen the following posts onlin… --- ## [Share that towel!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-that-towel/495095)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2014, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-that-towel/495095 "2014-01-01T20:35:42Z")
Does everyone in your family have their own towel? Aparently some families do. Before our kids snuck into our lives, my wife (long ex) and I had two towels on the rod, but we both used either one. When she washed her ha… --- ## [Fear Itself, Don't Give Legal Advice When You Don't Know What You're Talking About](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fear-itself-dont-give-legal-advice-when-you-dont-know-what-youre-talking-about/371105)
**Author:** [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2006, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fear-itself-dont-give-legal-advice-when-you-dont-know-what-youre-talking-about/371105 "2006-09-08T03:20:11Z")
In this thread, NUTTY BUNNY asked whether there may be a liability issue if the company she is performing services for poaches her from the company that currently employs her. FEAR ITSELF immediately sweepingly opines “… --- ## [Re-cast "Blazing Saddles" using today's actors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-cast-blazing-saddles-using-todays-actors/679689)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2014, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-cast-blazing-saddles-using-todays-actors/679689 "2014-01-30T05:04:23Z")
In the recent thread What’s your favorite Mel Brooks movie? Gagundathar said to which I replied So here we are! Here’s the first page of the cast list: Cleavon Little … Bart Gene Wilder … Jim Slim Pickens … … --- ## [We need more civility in our political discourse!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-more-civility-in-our-political-discourse/567586)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-more-civility-in-our-political-discourse/567586 "2011-01-21T17:22:12Z")
Uh, why exactly? There may have been some hand-wringing over his pot usage and his mental problems. Not much. And with regard to the latter, seems like its as much about treatment (we need more money and new laws!) as… --- ## [Bad veins - any phlebotomists out there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-veins-any-phlebotomists-out-there/63987)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-veins-any-phlebotomists-out-there/63987 "2020-09-09T17:18:01Z")
I have bad veins - the kind that disappear as soon as someone tries to get blood, where the tech tries the right arm, then the left arm, then goes back to the right arm, then starts on the hands. OK, you get the picture. … --- ## [Transparent liars, wannabe cheats and lame attempts at fraud in your industry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transparent-liars-wannabe-cheats-and-lame-attempts-at-fraud-in-your-industry/590823)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transparent-liars-wannabe-cheats-and-lame-attempts-at-fraud-in-your-industry/590823 "2011-08-05T03:27:57Z")
I was thinking back to various jobs I’ve held and have realized a common thread is that, when the chips are down, many people have absolutely no problem lying, cheating and commiting petty fraud for some tiny advantage. … --- ## [Michael Moore. You Frickin Idiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-moore-you-frickin-idiot/553568)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-moore-you-frickin-idiot/553568 "2010-09-17T14:27:08Z")
Look man, I’ve grown to like and agree with a lot of what you have to say even if you are a little over the top, but if you think you are advancing the cause of American Kumbaya with Muslims by proposing a mosque direc… --- ## [Can spiders sucked into a vacuum survive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-spiders-sucked-into-a-vacuum-survive/414127)
**Author:** [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2007, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-spiders-sucked-into-a-vacuum-survive/414127 "2007-08-19T14:52:16Z")
Really enjoyed it, Great job. Here’s an old thread about it. More funny than factual, but we got enough of that on the report. --- ## [The white flag dem, GOP campaign is coming.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-flag-dem-gop-campaign-is-coming/334822)
**Author:** [@lonesome\_loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lonesome_loser)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2005, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-flag-dem-gop-campaign-is-coming/334822 "2005-12-14T21:00:31Z")
Dont the republicans realize that the majority of Americans think Iraq is a wasted and lost cause? http://www.drudgereport.com/flash2.htm I predict this will blow up in their faces. --- ## [Matt Damon is Captain Kirk!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-damon-is-captain-kirk/410519)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2007, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-damon-is-captain-kirk/410519 "2007-07-09T02:28:00Z")
Stick a fork in the franchise, it’s done. No mention of \[Gilbert Gottfried\] Affleck! \[/GG\] It’s supposed to be released next Christmas, so they must be cranking (meth-filled implications of that word do apply) this th… --- ## [What IS BBQ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-bbq/539470)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2010, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-bbq/539470 "2010-05-22T13:37:35Z")
I asked this a few years ago and we had a lively discussion about it. Now, with the suggestion that we call a Council of Ribcea to settle things, I ask again: Exactly what is barbeque, to you? Sauce or no sauce? Pork or… --- ## [Once Great Firm's Names Now Appearing..On Low-End Junk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-great-firms-names-now-appearing-on-low-end-junk/515214)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-great-firms-names-now-appearing-on-low-end-junk/515214 "2012-02-15T18:45:03Z")
Lately, I have noticed an interesting trend-seeing the names of once-great manufacturers, on stuff that is cheaply made-mostly in China. Specifically: Polaroid (once the instant photography giant): on cheap digital cam… --- ## [Nfl draft 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2018/812909)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2018, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2018/812909 "2018-05-02T19:22:41Z")
We’re only 4 days away from the NFL Draft, so I figured I’d start a thread. Like many other posters here, I haven’t done much research into this year’s draft. I find myself more interested in watching tape and developin… --- ## ["Blame America First"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blame-america-first/551398)
**Author:** [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blame-america-first/551398 "2010-08-31T06:51:53Z")
Anytime there is even a suggestion that US policies cause others to react against us, you hear it dismissed as the person being part of the “blame America first” crowd. When I moved into my house, I plugged stuff into o… --- ## [Serial Killers In Ancient History?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serial-killers-in-ancient-history/575993)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serial-killers-in-ancient-history/575993 "2011-03-29T16:20:57Z")
Just wondering if there are recorded incidents of serial killers in ancient history - and I don’t mean Attila The Hun or any warriors, I am thinking in terms of one crazy person who might have gone from village to villag… --- ## [Sherlock Holmes poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-holmes-poll/709451)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2015, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-holmes-poll/709451 "2015-02-05T02:14:47Z")
Pretty simple poll. There have been three recent popular portrayals of Sherlock Holmes. Which one do you like best? Please base your answer on just the performances as Holmes rather than other factors like the settings, … --- ## [Microsoft Surface commercial - Fail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-surface-commercial-fail/642976)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2012, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-surface-commercial-fail/642976 "2012-12-05T23:42:04Z")
I’m sure by now we’ve all see the Microsoft Surface commercial. What does this commercial tell me about the product? \[ul\]\[li\]It has to be assembled each time before it’s used.\[/li\]\[li\]You can swap the keyboard with oth… --- ## [At what age did you lose your virginity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-did-you-lose-your-virginity/512058)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-did-you-lose-your-virginity/512058 "2012-11-15T18:22:00Z")
Wanted to try the new polling feature, so that’s mainly what this is for. Knock yourselves out… --- ## [The Next Big Science Fiction Movie Should Be...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-big-science-fiction-movie-should-be/743692)
**Author:** [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2016, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-big-science-fiction-movie-should-be/743692 "2016-02-03T17:59:29Z")
…(1) From a book or story that would make a great movie and (2) is unlikely to ever be made. Not counting the “comic book” films or the Star Wars/Star Trek franchises (albeit both help in showing that futuristic/space-s… --- ## [What went wrong in Arab culture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-went-wrong-in-arab-culture/219972)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2004, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-went-wrong-in-arab-culture/219972 "2004-01-02T16:50:47Z")
Okay, this is a provocative way to phrase it but still. Once upon a time Arab cuture was heads above the West in intellectualism and literacy. Back when Western physicians were bloodletting and more likely to make thing… --- ## [Great Wheel of Fortune Screwups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-wheel-of-fortune-screwups/357321)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-wheel-of-fortune-screwups/357321 "2006-07-14T00:35:58Z")
Last night on “Wheelof Fortune,” a contestant had made about a gazillion dollars with some lucky spins and had whittled the puzzle down to this: THE E\_CE\_TION THAT \_RO\_ES THE RULE She declared her intent to solve the p… --- ## [How often are golf courses mowed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-are-golf-courses-mowed/305953)
**Author:** [@aerodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aerodave)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2016, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-are-golf-courses-mowed/305953 "2016-12-07T13:28:03Z")
While pushing my lawnmower around this evening, I thought about how fast my grass grows. After just a few days, it looks like it needs cut again, especially around this time of year. I’d love to do it less than weekly,… --- ## [It's something about ordering food online that does not feel right](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-something-about-ordering-food-online-that-does-not-feel-right/697195)
**Author:** [@7e42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/7e42)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-something-about-ordering-food-online-that-does-not-feel-right/697195 "2014-09-03T03:26:30Z")
Or I am supposed to follow up on my order on the phone? But if that is the case then why not just use the phone from the start since it’s more natural? I always felt that if I ordered through the website, they may … --- ## [Ingress (location-based Android game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ingress-location-based-android-game/654276)
**Author:** [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ingress-location-based-android-game/654276 "2016-06-23T02:44:27Z")
I have been tinkering around with this for a few days. Not sure I understand the gameplay properly but certainly the atmosphere is well done; it reminds me a little of the strategy game Alpha Centauri back in the day. S… --- ## [What Are Your Religious Beliefs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-religious-beliefs/550484)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2010, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-religious-beliefs/550484 "2010-08-22T01:05:10Z")
I hope this is the definitive poll on a rather common question. --- ## [In 2065: What will people be amused by/incredulous about our current society?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-2065-what-will-people-be-amused-by-incredulous-about-our-current-society/721164)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-2065-what-will-people-be-amused-by-incredulous-about-our-current-society/721164 "2015-06-10T16:27:13Z")
I’m taking this idea from a short piece in The Atlantic My predictions are that folks in 2065 will: \[ul\] \[li\]Wonder why gay marriage was such an issue\[/li\]\[li\]Shake their heads at how barbaric our drug laws/“War on Dr… --- ## [Why was 'Frampton Comes Alive' so popular?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-frampton-comes-alive-so-popular/668171)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-frampton-comes-alive-so-popular/668171 "2013-09-20T19:30:27Z")
Rather than hijack the Fleetwood Mac thread, my question: Frampton had had some pretty modest success prior to his live album, so how did the live album become such an explosive hit? Yeah, right, because lots of people… --- ## [Why aren't there flying wing passenger/freight airplanes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-there-flying-wing-passenger-freight-airplanes/556920)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2017, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-there-flying-wing-passenger-freight-airplanes/556920 "2017-10-20T22:37:30Z")
As far as I know, it’s only been used for military aircraft. Why not passengers and freight? Doesn’t it have the potential to have a significantly higher volume and payload capacity? --- ## [Anyone had septoplasty/turbinate reduction surgery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-had-septoplasty-turbinate-reduction-surgery/316153)
**Author:** [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2005, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-had-septoplasty-turbinate-reduction-surgery/316153 "2005-08-10T12:42:22Z")
To help combat my constant, chronic stuffy nose, my MD prescribed me Allegra and Flonase, but told me from the get-go that the medication could only do so much and that I should seriously consider seeing an ENT for surge… --- ## [Spanish elections: Further evidence that Europeans are pussies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-elections-further-evidence-that-europeans-are-pussies/234272)
**Author:** [@SlyFrog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlyFrog)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2004, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-elections-further-evidence-that-europeans-are-pussies/234272 "2004-03-16T23:57:14Z")
Is the current “punishment vote” against the Spanish leadership evidence that the U.S. really must act unilaterally, not being able to rely on other countries for assistance? It strikes me as very odd that the response … --- ## [Where did you go on field trips to when you were a kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-you-go-on-field-trips-to-when-you-were-a-kid/543750)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-you-go-on-field-trips-to-when-you-were-a-kid/543750 "2010-07-01T00:01:37Z")
No reason, I thought it might be amusing to compare our field trip destinations. I grew up in Sonoma County, California, so I went on at least two field trips to wineries. They showed us how they make the wine, and we … --- ## [Those commercials for the soda stream thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-commercials-for-the-soda-stream-thing/625113)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-commercials-for-the-soda-stream-thing/625113 "2012-07-26T19:59:58Z")
“Would you ever believe this soda came from just regular water???” man these commercials are annoying how do people think the bottling companies make soda if not by using water?? --- ## [Recommend some scary movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-scary-movies/614507)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-scary-movies/614507 "2012-05-28T17:39:32Z")
The GF and I like to watch scary movies together. Scary, not necessarily gory. We like more of a supernatural angle. Ghost stories and whatnot. We loved the Paranormal Activity franchise, and you can never go wrong with… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=787&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=789&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)