# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=790&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:** 791 --- ## [Were psychos, serial kidnappers, and other (real) boogeymen around in the "good old days"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-psychos-serial-kidnappers-and-other-real-boogeymen-around-in-the-good-old-days/519795)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-psychos-serial-kidnappers-and-other-real-boogeymen-around-in-the-good-old-days/519795 "2009-12-08T16:57:13Z")
It’s often said (most recently by my mother) that, when my sister and I were kids, she (Mom) could let us wander all over creation and not worry about us (as in, not worry about us getting abducted, or worse). Is it tru… --- ## [Do mainstream Christian churches require a civil marriage license for a religious wedding ceremony?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mainstream-christian-churches-require-a-civil-marriage-license-for-a-religious-wedding-ceremony/592337)
**Author:** [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2011, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mainstream-christian-churches-require-a-civil-marriage-license-for-a-religious-wedding-ceremony/592337 "2011-08-14T19:47:49Z")
cwSpouse and I have been arguing (in a friendly way) over this. Since neither of us is Christian, nor have either of us ever been married in a Christian ceremony (in a church or outside of one), we don’t have an authorit… --- ## [Tell me about raw milk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-raw-milk/666681)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2013, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-raw-milk/666681 "2013-08-21T21:25:41Z")
I’m hearing that raw milk has all sorts of good bacteria, and that we should be allowed to buy and drink it. Then I hear that raw milk is teeming with death and should not be sold to people. Which side of the raw milk … --- ## [I don't care about the Olympics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-about-the-olympics/630856)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2012, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-about-the-olympics/630856 "2012-08-15T20:04:35Z")
Am I unique in having zero interest in the Olympics? I’m glad those athletes are having fun and doing what they enjoy, but I just am not interested in any aspect of the games. Luckily, it’s more or less restricted to one… --- ## [Should abhorrent political parties be given the oxygen of publicity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-abhorrent-political-parties-be-given-the-oxygen-of-publicity/514590)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2009, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-abhorrent-political-parties-be-given-the-oxygen-of-publicity/514590 "2009-11-05T02:36:44Z")
Here in the UK we have a political party called the British National Party (BNP). For details, see their Wiki entry. To name all their abhorrent practices and beliefs would take up too much room, but to give you a flavo… --- ## [Citing Catholic Rules, Doctor Turns Away Bleeding Woman With Dislodged IUD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citing-catholic-rules-doctor-turns-away-bleeding-woman-with-dislodged-iud/764325)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2016, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citing-catholic-rules-doctor-turns-away-bleeding-woman-with-dislodged-iud/764325 "2016-11-06T04:22:08Z")
This is complete bullshit. If you’re going to be a healthcare worker than leave your religion outside of work. If you can’t do that then choose a different profession. And entire insurance networks sure as hell shoul… --- ## [Because it needs it, I pit The War in Iraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-it-needs-it-i-pit-the-war-in-iraq/450958)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2008, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-it-needs-it-i-pit-the-war-in-iraq/450958 "2008-06-03T12:27:38Z")
…and also I had to have an excuse to post the following from Dr. Dahlia Wasfi. VIDEO Are you fucking kidding me? We’re still in Iraq all these years gone? Fuck the purveyors of the"smoking gun could be a mushroom clo… --- ## [Technique for getting ice off the windshield](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technique-for-getting-ice-off-the-windshield/483161)
**Author:** [@Linty\_Fresh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linty_Fresh)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2009, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technique-for-getting-ice-off-the-windshield/483161 "2009-01-30T00:11:15Z")
When I was a kid, a friend of mine taught me a technique for taking care of thick layers of ice on the windshield. Basically, as far as I remember it, he used the ice scraper to chip the ice off a corner of the windshie… --- ## [What is Quentin Tarantino's genius?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-quentin-tarantinos-genius/687987)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2014, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-quentin-tarantinos-genius/687987 "2014-05-15T12:57:46Z")
What does Quentin Tarantino do so well? What’s so special about his movies? What are his influences? How has his work evolved over time? I’ve got some ideas of my own but I’d like to hear what others have to say befor… --- ## [2011-12 NFL Playoff Prediction Contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-12-nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/608312)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-12-nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/608312 "2012-02-08T00:01:44Z")
Last year’s thread I’m just going to paste from there changing the relevant data for this year. This contest has two components. In one component, we make our playoff bracket with who we expect to win each round and ev… --- ## [Karl Rove's Election Prediction Map](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karl-roves-election-prediction-map/621906)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2012, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karl-roves-election-prediction-map/621906 "2012-06-02T18:26:48Z")
Put out by Karl Rove & Co., the map shown here is an update on an earlier prediction map. The changes are that Iowa is projected as definite for Obama and Colorado is now leaning for Obama. And Arizona is a toss-up. Lean… --- ## [Famous guitarists who got started late(r) in life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-guitarists-who-got-started-late-r-in-life/362117)
**Author:** [@ShortBus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShortBus)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2006, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-guitarists-who-got-started-late-r-in-life/362117 "2006-06-26T15:03:42Z")
Does anyone know of any notable guitarists who didn’t pickup a guitar until they were an adult? I’m not deluded enough to think I’m the next EVH, but knowing that he was classically trained pianist before becoming damn … --- ## [Man loses job after punching colleague in the face - I applaud Clarkson's exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-loses-job-after-punching-colleague-in-the-face-i-applaud-clarksons-exit/716014)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2016, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-loses-job-after-punching-colleague-in-the-face-i-applaud-clarksons-exit/716014 "2016-11-18T20:28:59Z")
Looking through the thread on the Clarkson-debacle makes me want to punch the celebrity-worshipping, apologist, wankers in the face. I certainly won’t actually do that though, cause I’m not an entitled, pampered git. I… --- ## [David Sedaris - Anyone a fan? Have any of you seen him live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-sedaris-anyone-a-fan-have-any-of-you-seen-him-live/788351)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-sedaris-anyone-a-fan-have-any-of-you-seen-him-live/788351 "2024-03-06T16:39:18Z")
I only know him from a handful of This American Life podcasts I’ve heard him on, and I’ve greatly enjoyed each one. I have a couple of his books on my Kindle. I started one, then lost interest about ten minutes in and h… --- ## [Awesomest Cookie Recipes Ever!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesomest-cookie-recipes-ever/653585)
**Author:** [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesomest-cookie-recipes-ever/653585 "2013-03-27T15:45:27Z")
Another thread has devolved into the glorious art of cookie bakery. I’m not much at making any sort of sweets that aren’t from a box, so I thought maybe we could continue the recipe swapping here. And you guys could elev… --- ## [Older Jaguars, why so cheap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-jaguars-why-so-cheap/168795)
**Author:** [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2003, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-jaguars-why-so-cheap/168795 "2003-04-16T05:54:27Z")
Looking for a used car, I’ve noticed that the asking prices for high mileage (10+ years old) Jaguars are lower than the prices for other high mileage cars. While I don’t expect British cars of the 80s/90s to necessarily… --- ## [My new apartment is infested with ANTS!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-apartment-is-infested-with-ants/122666)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2002, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-apartment-is-infested-with-ants/122666 "2002-08-10T13:59:36Z")
Just moved into a beautiful new place. 35th floor, with a view of the harbor and Toronto skyline that would make a painter drool. Really big place, too, with a perfect layout. It’s right in the city, right over a subw… --- ## ["You would actually think it was a normal tourist visit" \[Jan 6, 2021 Quote\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-would-actually-think-it-was-a-normal-tourist-visit-jan-6-2021-quote/942093)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2021, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-would-actually-think-it-was-a-normal-tourist-visit-jan-6-2021-quote/942093 "2021-05-28T21:18:37Z")
So, I watched/listed to the whole hearing the other day on January 6 and the one republican congressman Andrew Clyde said, “Watching the TV footage of those who entered the Capitol and walked through Statuary Hall showed… --- ## [Is it possible to invert a door?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-invert-a-door/677705)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-invert-a-door/677705 "2014-01-06T18:58:48Z")
I have a small ergonomic problem at home. The kitchen has a round kitchen table with chairs, that stays about 5 feet from the corner. In one of those corner walls there is a door that causes no problem at all. On the oth… --- ## [Apocalyptic Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apocalyptic-songs/515201)
**Author:** [@Aghris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aghris)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2009, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apocalyptic-songs/515201 "2009-10-30T23:29:45Z")
For an ‘End of the World’ party I’m throwing in a few days, in anticipation of the 2012 movie and my own impending doom (I’m turning 35), I’m looking for some good apocalyptic songs. So far I’ve thought of the following: … --- ## [Finish This Sentence: I'm so nerdy that . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-this-sentence-im-so-nerdy-that/464867)
**Author:** [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-this-sentence-im-so-nerdy-that/464867 "2008-09-26T00:49:43Z")
It’s a fight to the finish! Prove you are the nerdiest among us by the completing of this simple phrase: I’m so nerdy that. . . (Match Game peanut gallery chorus: how nerdy are you?) Rules: It must be a true statem… --- ## [Biggest (Most Disappointing) Celebrity Sellouts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-most-disappointing-celebrity-sellouts/489344)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2009, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-most-disappointing-celebrity-sellouts/489344 "2009-03-19T22:05:08Z")
Who are your big letdowns? For me, hearing Who songs in commercials is always cringe-worthy, so Pete Townshend gets first nod, although I don’t despise him now, as some of my friends do. Also, hearing Peter Coyote do c… --- ## [Glenn Beck blasts Americorps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-beck-blasts-americorps/508297)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2009, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-beck-blasts-americorps/508297 "2009-09-06T15:40:53Z")
Glenn Beck bravely stands up against the tyranny of a shadowy force of jack-booted thugs unleashed on the god-fearing American populace, a cabal of freeloaders growing fat on their socialist $167/bi-monthly stipend of YO… --- ## [Why didn't Saddam use chemical weapons in the first Gulf War?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-saddam-use-chemical-weapons-in-the-first-gulf-war/532296)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2010, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-saddam-use-chemical-weapons-in-the-first-gulf-war/532296 "2010-03-29T05:53:58Z")
He certainly had them and I don’t think Bush would have nuked Baghdad over it. I have heard that our announcement that we were sending “special weapons” to the Gulf had no bearing on his decision not to use gas, but I d… --- ## [That 70's song-- Name That Tune for old fogeys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 275\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2003, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256 "2003-07-16T18:39:49Z")
I’m starting this thread due to popular demand (me and spoons that is). Post a tune or name one on the list. Artists’ names appreciated but not required (only because I sometimes know the name of the song but don’t know … --- ## [Didn't dog poop turn white in the '70's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-dog-poop-turn-white-in-the-70s/574518)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-dog-poop-turn-white-in-the-70s/574518 "2011-03-14T15:31:32Z")
I tried a search on this (I’m pretty sure this isn’t the first thread) but didn’t see anything in the first 3 pages. In the 70’s, didn’t dog poop turn white and dry out really fast? Is my memory eroding? What caused it? … --- ## [How important is antivirus software these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-antivirus-software-these-days/575948)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-antivirus-software-these-days/575948 "2011-04-01T21:49:51Z")
I’m mostly Mac at home but do have a Win XP laptop I have used with instruments and for programming. I’ve never networked it or used it online, and never put any antivirus software on it. It’s amazing how fast it boots, … --- ## [A nuclear world war III in the early 1980s: Who would have won?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-nuclear-world-war-iii-in-the-early-1980s-who-would-have-won/507849)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2009, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-nuclear-world-war-iii-in-the-early-1980s-who-would-have-won/507849 "2009-09-10T13:24:56Z")
If the Cold War had turned hot, Soviet tanks had poured through the Fulda Gap and nuclear missiles were launched which side would most likely have won? It would likely have been a Pyrrhic victory for the winning side. W… --- ## [Does anyone understand the book of Job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-understand-the-book-of-job/127522)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-understand-the-book-of-job/127522 "2017-06-10T03:51:23Z")
So I was reading the book of Job in the Bible, and I got confused. Partially because it’s difficult to keep straight what people are actually saying (because there are long strings of verses exalting god’s power). But … --- ## [So many people still don't believe in wearing seatbelts!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-many-people-still-dont-believe-in-wearing-seatbelts/306379)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2005, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-many-people-still-dont-believe-in-wearing-seatbelts/306379 "2005-06-10T23:55:27Z")
I was surprised to see inthis thread that there are still so many people who don’t believe in wearing seat belts. It’s been the law in Canada to wear seat belts in front and back seats for so long that I barely remember … --- ## [Why are some congressman trying to kill THIS voucher program?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-congressman-trying-to-kill-this-voucher-program/452815)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2008, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-congressman-trying-to-kill-this-voucher-program/452815 "2008-07-03T02:14:28Z")
Evidently, some democrats in congress are trying to kill the Washington, DC Opportunity Scholarship Program. It serves about 2,000 low-income (average family income: $23,000) kids, allowing their parents to send them to … --- ## [Think of a famous Photo.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-photo/445050)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2008, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-photo/445050 "2008-04-18T12:30:00Z")
Inspired by \[the title of\] this thread What is the first (not the ‘best’) photo that springs to mind when asked to think of a famous photo (i.e. what was the first photo you thought of when you saw this thread.) Mine w… --- ## [Can we have a new rule in GD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-new-rule-in-gd/735933)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-new-rule-in-gd/735933 "2015-11-01T04:22:39Z")
Inspired by this thread, but it’s a regular problem. A few questions about the Christian heaven It starts okay with a friendly little discussion about the nature of heaven. Some different viewpoints, but everyone playe… --- ## [Can a Woman Have Three Breasts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-woman-have-three-breasts/61520)
**Author:** [@riley\_dieffenbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/riley_dieffenbach)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2001, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-woman-have-three-breasts/61520 "2001-04-11T06:46:14Z")
OK I know this is a stupid question but bear with me. Many years ago I was watching a movie with my father. I have no memory of the film except for a striptease sequence that featured a woman with three breasts. The thi… --- ## [Poor Getting Richer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-getting-richer/664367)
**Author:** [@CheapBastid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheapBastid)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2013, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-getting-richer/664367 "2013-07-29T23:04:28Z")
Was recently sent an article: http://www.aei-ideas.org/2013/07/yes-the-middle-class-has-been-disappearing-but-they-havent-fallen-into-the-lower-class-theyve-risen-into-the-upper-class/ …based on a Census table: http:/… --- ## [Orange is the New Black, Season 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-is-the-new-black-season-5/788564)
**Author:** [@goldmund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goldmund)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2018, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-is-the-new-black-season-5/788564 "2018-08-19T00:23:44Z")
Orange is the New Black season 5 premieres tonight. I was surprised there was no thread yet. I have no other commentary, as I just started watching… Enjoy! --- ## [Would Heinlein's "Coventry" work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-heinleins-coventry-work/360252)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2006, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-heinleins-coventry-work/360252 "2006-06-17T01:58:12Z")
In his short story “Coventry,” Robert Heinlein postulates a “reservation” where criminals are exiled. Exile imposed on those who act to harm others, to a “reservation” where the Covenant is not observed. Coventry is sur… --- ## [Stupidities you've witnessed (people oblivious to the virus)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidities-youve-witnessed-people-oblivious-to-the-virus/850064)
**Author:** [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidities-youve-witnessed-people-oblivious-to-the-virus/850064 "2020-04-27T23:34:43Z")
In Whole Foods a man in line dropped his box of cookies and they all spilled out onto the floor. At first I felt bad for him. But then he picked up each cookie, put it back in the box…and put the box back on the shelf.… --- ## [College football: October 2009](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-october-2009/512281)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-october-2009/512281 "2009-11-12T19:23:41Z")
Here is the earlier thread on college football. I figured it was time for a new thread as we move into the main part of the season. Kind of a slow week this week in college football without a lot of great games. Miami/O… --- ## [Obsolete camping advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obsolete-camping-advice/758732)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2024, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obsolete-camping-advice/758732 "2024-09-02T10:31:18Z")
I have a lot of camping and bushcraft manuals that I’ve gotten a lot from, but lately they’re getting a bit dated: time marches on, new technology gets invented and things aren’t what they used to be. I offer the followi… --- ## [How many WW2-era aircraft could a single modern fighter jet shoot down with guns only?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-ww2-era-aircraft-could-a-single-modern-fighter-jet-shoot-down-with-guns-only/779995)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2017, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-ww2-era-aircraft-could-a-single-modern-fighter-jet-shoot-down-with-guns-only/779995 "2017-02-19T20:20:48Z")
Watched The Final Countdown again recently and was curious. In the film a then-modern (1980) USS Nimitz aircraft carrier accidentally goes back in time to December 6th 1941 and has a chance to prevent Pearl Harbor from o… --- ## [Buying stuff for the baby before or after birth.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-stuff-for-the-baby-before-or-after-birth/552803)
**Author:** [@Neptunian\_Slug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neptunian_Slug)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2010, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-stuff-for-the-baby-before-or-after-birth/552803 "2010-09-08T10:07:33Z")
My brother-in-law and his wife in Russia just had a daughter. So the day after the delivery, my brother-in-law spent the next day running around frantically buying everything: crib, clothes, misc. baby crap. I asked wh… --- ## [Difference between Mondale, Dukakis (1980s) and Obama, Hillary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-mondale-dukakis-1980s-and-obama-hillary/715816)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2015, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-mondale-dukakis-1980s-and-obama-hillary/715816 "2015-03-26T03:35:35Z")
What’s the main difference between Democrats of the 1980s and the Obama, Hillary Democrats of today? The voting electorate doesn’t seem that different from the 1980s, so were Mondale and Dukakis simply phenomenally bad … --- ## [The Kindness of Strangers Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kindness-of-strangers-thread/484453)
**Author:** [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2009, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kindness-of-strangers-thread/484453 "2009-02-15T16:28:26Z")
I was in Jewel today (local grocery chain), in the bitter cold, thinking about how much every thing costs these days, and my husband being out of work by the end of the week, and other mundane, soul sucking things like m… --- ## [Your opinion of the "anti bullying" videos and news coverage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-of-the-anti-bullying-videos-and-news-coverage/556618)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-of-the-anti-bullying-videos-and-news-coverage/556618 "2010-10-18T19:07:32Z")
I thought of making this a poll but think I’d rather have it discussion, and considered it for Great Debates but we’ll see how it goes. Very Long Personal Testimonial but into a blue font so you’ll know where it ends if… --- ## [Christmas songs that have nothing to do with Christmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-songs-that-have-nothing-to-do-with-christmas/641989)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2012, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-songs-that-have-nothing-to-do-with-christmas/641989 "2012-11-30T21:07:02Z")
There are some songs that are among the most beloved Christmas carols, and yet make no mention of Christmas, Jesus, Santa, elves, the North Pole, or magic tinsel. Some mention reindeer, but unless they fly, that’s dubiou… --- ## [Should taxpayers pay for gender realignment surgery for prisoners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-taxpayers-pay-for-gender-realignment-surgery-for-prisoners/409697)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2007, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-taxpayers-pay-for-gender-realignment-surgery-for-prisoners/409697 "2007-08-09T17:24:20Z")
From this story. A man serving a life sentence in Massachusetts, for murder, is sueing the prison system, saying that not allowing a sex-change operation is cruel and unusual punishment. She (dang, which gender do I use… --- ## [Multiple last names - when does it end?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-last-names-when-does-it-end/532574)
**Author:** [@phreesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phreesh)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2010, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-last-names-when-does-it-end/532574 "2010-03-18T19:45:40Z")
So, your mom was Linda Doe. She married Jim Elk. She changed her name to Linda Doe-Elk. She had you. Your name is Julie Doe-Elk. You fall in love with Steve Moose. You decide to get married. What is your name after you… --- ## [States are starting to call for a Constitutional Convention](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/states-are-starting-to-call-for-a-constitutional-convention/745243)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2016, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/states-are-starting-to-call-for-a-constitutional-convention/745243 "2016-02-14T16:06:23Z")
Saw thison NPR about four state legislatures already passing resolutions to call for a new Constitutional Convention. Slate reports that 27 states have called for a convention. So at this point there seems to be a little… --- ## [Got any "anti gamer" or "video game ignorant" stories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-any-anti-gamer-or-video-game-ignorant-stories/681044)
**Author:** [@Earth001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earth001)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2014, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-any-anti-gamer-or-video-game-ignorant-stories/681044 "2014-03-03T20:22:45Z")
Let me explain, for lack of a better word for the title. Have you ever met someone who either didn’t really “get” video games. Someone who either thought that “OH NOEZ TEH VIDEO GAMES CORRUPT TEH YOUTH!” or “What are you… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=789&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=791&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)