# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=794&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:** 795 --- ## [Why is so little known about Nutrition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-so-little-known-about-nutrition/694073)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2014, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-so-little-known-about-nutrition/694073 "2014-08-23T19:52:23Z")
This is not a thread to raise points about nutrition and defend or argue them. It is to discuss why medical science knows so little about nutrition. Even doctors, at best, have only the vaguest notions about nutrition,… --- ## [Who can beat up Superman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-beat-up-superman/504029)
**Author:** [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2009, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-beat-up-superman/504029 "2009-07-27T03:42:43Z")
Kind of a stupid question, I know, but in my comic-reading days I preferred Marvel to DC. Anyhoo, ISTR leafing through the TP of the “Death of Superman” sequence a while back and seeing a comment in the forward to the bo… --- ## [Women living in the United States, would you date an uncircumcised man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-living-in-the-united-states-would-you-date-an-uncircumcised-man/732783)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2015, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-living-in-the-united-states-would-you-date-an-uncircumcised-man/732783 "2015-10-01T22:30:16Z")
I know many women in the United States prefer circumcised, but is lack of circumcision a DEAL-BREAKER for you? Sorry for the second sex-related thread in the same day, but this is another thing I wanted to ask. --- ## ['Rubicon' is sooooo slow paced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rubicon-is-sooooo-slow-paced/550033)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2011, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rubicon-is-sooooo-slow-paced/550033 "2011-02-14T16:21:19Z")
I’ve been watching Rubicon, the Government Conspiracy show about the puzzle solving specialists, or whatever the hell it is. And the pace of the editing is so slow, like it’s harking back to 70s drama. Actually, in more… --- ## [Are handwriting and art skill correlated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-handwriting-and-art-skill-correlated/560120)
**Author:** [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2010, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-handwriting-and-art-skill-correlated/560120 "2010-11-14T15:38:04Z")
On another site, there was a thread debating the merits of teaching children to write in cursive. A teacher chimed in and said it was important that kids were still taught cursive writing because it taught them fine mot… --- ## [2007 Weight Loss Club, March](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-march/394162)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2007, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-march/394162 "2007-03-31T23:00:41Z")
In keeping with tradition, we’re starting a new thread for a new month, so the \[February\](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=406510&page=1&pp =50) one doesn’t get overly long. Who’s in? --- ## [Triple nine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/triple-nine/684949)
**Author:** [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2014, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/triple-nine/684949 "2014-04-06T18:59:04Z")
A question for you Triple nine and similar folks out there. I was just wondering if you felt that your differences were qualitative or quantitative? I have heard that this condition tends to be very isolating; what hav… --- ## [A blonde, a brunette and a redhead walk into a TV studio](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-blonde-a-brunette-and-a-redhead-walk-into-a-tv-studio/663246)
**Author:** [@BrianJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrianJ)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2013, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-blonde-a-brunette-and-a-redhead-walk-into-a-tv-studio/663246 "2013-07-14T15:14:01Z")
Notice how many shows, when there are more than one woman, will have each one with a different hair colour? I can think of a couple that did not folow that pattern, but it seems most do. Do casting directors think we c… --- ## [Carbs & Calories: Which makes me fat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carbs-calories-which-makes-me-fat/566489)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2011, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carbs-calories-which-makes-me-fat/566489 "2011-01-13T20:37:05Z")
Ok the Sass wants to ‘starve the carb’ to trim down the Jelly Roll. BUT after joining one of those sites where it logs your eating & dieting, to my surprise it tracks your total Calories, not carbs. I thought that carb… --- ## [What about Soylent Yellow and Soylent Red? Hah? Hah? Answer that!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-soylent-yellow-and-soylent-red-hah-hah-answer-that/290478)
**Author:** [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2013, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-soylent-yellow-and-soylent-red-hah-hah-answer-that/290478 "2013-06-03T00:02:49Z")
The Soylent Corporation has a lot to answer for. --- ## [Immoveable V Unstoppable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immoveable-v-unstoppable/474238)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2008, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immoveable-v-unstoppable/474238 "2008-11-26T23:09:10Z")
Supposing an unstoppable object hurtling through space was to hit an immovable object also in space. Which one would give? --- ## ["Secretariat", the movie - discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secretariat-the-movie-discussion/556440)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secretariat-the-movie-discussion/556440 "2011-03-24T22:47:09Z")
I plan to see “Secretariat” on opening day tomorrow. I will review it here. Is anyone else interested in this movie? --- ## [Worst. Sequel. EVER! Part Deux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sequel-ever-part-deux/534732)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sequel-ever-part-deux/534732 "2010-04-05T19:32:01Z")
I think we’ve had a few that qualified since the last thread on this subject. To qualify, the first movie must be worth watching. My nomination is The Whole Ten Yards. It is not only a ghodawful movie, but the frakkin… --- ## [Will the SCOYUS decision on gay marriage affect the Presidential election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-scoyus-decision-on-gay-marriage-affect-the-presidential-election/723653)
**Author:** [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2015, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-scoyus-decision-on-gay-marriage-affect-the-presidential-election/723653 "2015-07-04T09:46:22Z")
I’m wondering about turnout of voters, specifically. Back when it was a wedge issue that worked for the Rs to mobilize their base, they would frequently try to put a ballot proposition on the same fight card, to improve … --- ## [Mistakes in recorded songs you'e heard a million times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistakes-in-recorded-songs-youe-heard-a-million-times/939547)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2021, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistakes-in-recorded-songs-youe-heard-a-million-times/939547 "2021-07-15T20:40:12Z")
Ok, I’m sure this topic has been covered before, but nothing like it is popping up on “Your topic is similar to…” so here goes. I finally left my house and braved going out to get a haircut this morning. While there, Jo… --- ## [TRUE BLOOD: "Trouble" July 18, 2010 (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-trouble-july-18-2010-open-spoilers/547195)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-trouble-july-18-2010-open-spoilers/547195 "2010-07-23T13:27:35Z")
Pardon me if there’s already a thread but I didn’t see one. Following up on the theory that Sam’s brother is being molested, I think there’s a supe twist: I think his father makes him transform into a woman. The fathe… --- ## [Installing drywall anchors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-drywall-anchors/593594)
**Author:** [@FoundWaldo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoundWaldo)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2011, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-drywall-anchors/593594 "2011-08-22T22:34:59Z")
As you will see momentarily, I am a certifiable home improvement moron. How are you supposed to use these drywall anchor things? I though you were supposed to drill a hole roughly the size of the anchor, shove it into … --- ## [Maid of Honor, you are a cheapskate lameass!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maid-of-honor-you-are-a-cheapskate-lameass/370764)
**Author:** [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2006, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maid-of-honor-you-are-a-cheapskate-lameass/370764 "2006-09-04T02:04:53Z")
OK, I just can’t take it anymore. My very good friend is getting married, and I’m in the wedding. I love her and her fiance, so I’m going to put up with whatever we have to do to make her happy, but her maid of honor i… --- ## [D'oh! Misheard lyrics in an oft-heard song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doh-misheard-lyrics-in-an-oft-heard-song/408758)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2007, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doh-misheard-lyrics-in-an-oft-heard-song/408758 "2007-09-07T22:00:47Z")
Case in point: “Hold On Loosely”. This 38 Special classic came out in 1981. Given that I was an avid listener to Top 40 radio and Kasey Kasem’s American Top 40 (to both the Saturday 8-12 show and the Sunday 1-4 show, d… --- ## [TV Shows That Just Collapsed At The End](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-just-collapsed-at-the-end/464399)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-just-collapsed-at-the-end/464399 "2008-09-25T17:11:55Z")
I was just watching some old Laverne And Shirley and the last season the entire show just seemed to collapse. I mean first Shirley left, then Lenny, it was just awful. Also Drew Carey just seemed to lose all direction r… --- ## [Who do I call to fix a car door lock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-i-call-to-fix-a-car-door-lock/192084)
**Author:** [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2016, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-i-call-to-fix-a-car-door-lock/192084 "2016-03-25T03:45:13Z")
I have a two-door hatchback. Quite a while ago, the lock on the driver’s side door broke. You know how there’s sort of a springy type plate thingy that pops up so it’s flush with the door? You put the key in the keyho… --- ## [Electric dryer runs for a minute or two then shuts off - Dead Dryer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-dryer-runs-for-a-minute-or-two-then-shuts-off-dead-dryer/693043)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-dryer-runs-for-a-minute-or-two-then-shuts-off-dead-dryer/693043 "2014-07-16T17:48:43Z")
Re my 220V electric dryer I googled up this run then quit scenario and the main answer seemed to be that the dryer vent hose was probably clogged. Pulled the dryer out and pulled the vent hose (no lint clog apparent) and… --- ## [Things you can do with 3D glasses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-can-do-with-3d-glasses/530020)
**Author:** [@dobieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dobieman)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2017, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-can-do-with-3d-glasses/530020 "2017-12-06T01:35:30Z")
So…is it true that if you wear the 3D glasses from “Avatar” upside down and backwards you can see through clothing? And should a person be verrrrry careful at whom they are peering when they try this? (For instance, on… --- ## [Is it true that computers can't generate true random?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-computers-cant-generate-true-random/549685)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-computers-cant-generate-true-random/549685 "2010-08-11T15:51:17Z")
Playing poker… I recall reading somewhere that computers cannot actually generate truly random cards. I can’t remember the arcane reasons why that is, but I do remember that it is. Can anyone clarify? --- ## [Iowa Straw Poll results (2012 GOP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iowa-straw-poll-results-2012-gop/592611)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iowa-straw-poll-results-2012-gop/592611 "2011-08-16T05:32:44Z")
Results should be coming pretty soon now. I’m predicting Ron Paul, with Bachmann 2nd and Pawlenty 3rd. If T-Paw doesn’t finish in the top three, he’s probably done. --- ## [Delay in expected change from "Two Thousand and..." pronunciation: Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-in-expected-change-from-two-thousand-and-pronunciation-why/695715)
**Author:** [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2014, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-in-expected-change-from-two-thousand-and-pronunciation-why/695715 "2014-08-25T19:56:58Z")
Back in late 2009 and early 2010 there was a lot of talk about the fact that the pattern of pronunciation of year names (in English-speaking areas, anyway) was probably about to change. Here are excerpts from a couple of… --- ## [Tea Partiers pissed at GOP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-partiers-pissed-at-gop/566152)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2011, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-partiers-pissed-at-gop/566152 "2011-01-06T17:40:35Z")
I’m loving it. These assholes manage to win some elections, which amount to less than 10 percent of the seats in Congress, and they think that automatically gives them a mandate. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/02/us/pol… --- ## [Ask the guy who just got a vasectomy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-just-got-a-vasectomy/548686)
**Author:** [@El\_Nene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Nene)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2010, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-just-got-a-vasectomy/548686 "2010-09-10T07:08:47Z")
As I’ve said in a couple of thread about children, I do not like kids. I have one seven year old son who despite being smart, well behaved and free of genetic defects (other then being my son), has done nothing to change… --- ## [This board just bummed me out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-board-just-bummed-me-out/647413)
**Author:** [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-board-just-bummed-me-out/647413 "2013-01-24T07:22:14Z")
See this thread: I had a question. I posted it to General Questions because I thought it was a general question. It was a pretty understandable question in my own mind, probably because I’ve been thinking about it for… --- ## [What's causing folks to be overweight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-causing-folks-to-be-overweight/660927)
**Author:** [@Whitney\_Harper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whitney_Harper)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2013, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-causing-folks-to-be-overweight/660927 "2013-06-19T19:41:50Z")
Why are there more overweight people today when we now have so much more knowledge about how to control over-eating, weight gain, etc. than, for example, in the 1970’s? I cannot recall one person in my classes that was … --- ## [Home Defense - Frangible Bullets are they a good idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-defense-frangible-bullets-are-they-a-good-idea/615980)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2012, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-defense-frangible-bullets-are-they-a-good-idea/615980 "2012-03-24T10:47:46Z")
Frangible Bullets supposedly won’t penetrate drywall. If you shoot at the bad guy and miss then maybe grandma in the other room won’t get hit. At least that’s the claim. Any opinions whether they are any good? Think th… --- ## [Gov. Lepage goes even farther off the rails](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gov-lepage-goes-even-farther-off-the-rails/764012)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gov-lepage-goes-even-farther-off-the-rails/764012 "2016-09-05T22:43:33Z")
All of the related headlines linked from that page happened in the past couple days. This is a new low, even for him. This racist fool is an embarrasment to our state. He has joined Trump in attacking the Khan family… --- ## [Questions about House MD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-house-md/685943)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-house-md/685943 "2014-05-07T14:41:59Z")
I’ve just started watching this on Netflix and I’m really having fun with it, though I gotta say it may be among the most rigidly formulaic programs I’ve ever seen. So I thought I’d ask a couple of questions to see if t… --- ## [What artists have died at the very height of their success?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-artists-have-died-at-the-very-height-of-their-success/501201)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-artists-have-died-at-the-very-height-of-their-success/501201 "2009-07-01T17:42:11Z")
You may define “artist” as broadly as you wish. Obviously the lamented Mr. Jackson does not qualify. --- ## [How do cowboys keep their hats on when it is windy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-cowboys-keep-their-hats-on-when-it-is-windy/568235)
**Author:** [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-cowboys-keep-their-hats-on-when-it-is-windy/568235 "2011-01-20T00:00:23Z")
For Christmas I received a very nice cowboy-type hat. (I’m one of those cowboys who’s all hat and no cattle). It is good for keeping the rain and snow off my head, but when it is windy the hat blows off my head very easi… --- ## [Heroes 10/13/08 "Angels and Monsters"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-10-13-08-angels-and-monsters/467821)
**Author:** [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2008, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-10-13-08-angels-and-monsters/467821 "2008-10-22T02:30:25Z")
Trying to avoid last week’s delay before someone started a discussion thread, this time. So, discuss. --- ## [If a married women has a baby via an affair what legal duties does the baby daddy have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-married-women-has-a-baby-via-an-affair-what-legal-duties-does-the-baby-daddy-have/665261)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2013, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-married-women-has-a-baby-via-an-affair-what-legal-duties-does-the-baby-daddy-have/665261 "2013-08-13T19:27:15Z")
Per this scenario with Simon Cowell in the news if the baby is born before she gets divorced what duties does the cuckolded husband vs the baby daddy typically have? The cheating wife in this scenario appears to be very… --- ## [Fired Home Depot cashier - how do Right-leaning people feel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fired-home-depot-cashier-how-do-right-leaning-people-feel/515609)
**Author:** [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2009, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fired-home-depot-cashier-how-do-right-leaning-people-feel/515609 "2009-10-30T16:08:47Z")
Sorry, “Home Depot associate” Front page of Yahoo news: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us\_god\_button\_home\_depot So, how do the righties handle it? It’s like the perfect scenario where their two cherished beliefs - the ex… --- ## [Instant Pot - tell me about this trendy new gizmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instant-pot-tell-me-about-this-trendy-new-gizmo/806920)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instant-pot-tell-me-about-this-trendy-new-gizmo/806920 "2018-03-14T12:03:36Z")
I live under a rock, apparently, and am only now growing a dawning realization that everyone is talking about this Instant Pot thingy. (Moms on my Facebook feed, the recipes in my emails, etc. That’s totally “everyone” r… --- ## [Help! I can't keep my eyes open in meetings!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-cant-keep-my-eyes-open-in-meetings/428767)
**Author:** [@BACI](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BACI)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-cant-keep-my-eyes-open-in-meetings/428767 "2013-02-05T04:08:19Z")
Today I was sitting in a meeting in the afternoon, although the effect I shall describe has happened many times before, including meetings at other times of the day. I was feeling fit and rested. I was interested in the… --- ## [F\*ck With Scammer - Need Answer Fast!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-with-scammer-need-answer-fast/704090)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-with-scammer-need-answer-fast/704090 "2014-11-25T04:28:03Z")
I am on the phone with one of those scammers from “Windows”. I am stalling him with the idea that I need to turn on my PC. Help me fuck with him! All suggestions welcome! Regards, Shodan --- ## [Perusing my Census Form](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perusing-my-census-form/532695)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2010, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perusing-my-census-form/532695 "2010-03-21T04:25:06Z")
…and damn if I’m not tempted to put down a “3” under number of people in the household and leave the rest blank. You really think they would send the FBI after me? I know I have bigger battles to fight, but could a law… --- ## [Could a modern jet fighter missile track & shoot down a WWII fighter or dive bomber?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-modern-jet-fighter-missile-track-shoot-down-a-wwii-fighter-or-dive-bomber/492798)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2009, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-modern-jet-fighter-missile-track-shoot-down-a-wwii-fighter-or-dive-bomber/492798 "2009-04-13T16:34:03Z")
In viewing the thread about theWWII Stuka dive bomberI wondered if a modern air to air to air heat seeking missile would track & shoot down an older propeller driver fighter plane. I ask because I assume the heat signat… --- ## [Help me decode her "me too" behavior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decode-her-me-too-behavior/669045)
**Author:** [@jlspeed29](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jlspeed29)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2013, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decode-her-me-too-behavior/669045 "2013-09-18T21:59:41Z")
So I’ve noticed a pattern wh my better half. I’m planning a trip with my brother next year, just he and I- kind of like a little retreat. The wife is all good with it… Then a couple of days later, she says, " well I’m g… --- ## [This is why I want to go home early today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-i-want-to-go-home-early-today/456883)
**Author:** [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-i-want-to-go-home-early-today/456883 "2008-07-23T20:42:54Z")
Real life email conversation: ====== To: Locator Database Guy From: Karen Subject: Map Correction: Room I cannot find Feynman in the conference room locator. ====== To: Karen From: Locator Database Guy Subject:… --- ## [CIA - Peace Corps connection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cia-peace-corps-connection/248639)
**Author:** [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cia-peace-corps-connection/248639 "2017-10-14T02:27:47Z")
CIA regulations ban the use of journalists, clergy and U.S. Peace Corps volunteers overseas as undercover operatives. Peace Corps regulations prohibit anyone who has worked for the CIA or the U.S. military (in the last … --- ## [Were The Nazis a Puritanical Lot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-nazis-a-puritanical-lot/539201)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2013, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-nazis-a-puritanical-lot/539201 "2013-03-22T18:10:15Z")
Hitler and the Nazi hierarchy seemed to have a problem with sensuality. The “art” of the Nazi era is cold and sexless-actually (to me) pretty scarey. I think that it was frowned upon to talk about sex, or anything regar… --- ## [So Much Pun!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-much-pun/545694)
**Author:** [@Incref](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incref)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-much-pun/545694 "2010-07-15T16:01:08Z")
I love puns. I really do. Even when loved ones distance themselves from me, coworkers wish they didn’t work with me and supermodels reconsider their need to sleep with me… I just can’t help myself. I think I’ve heard mo… --- ## [Are sharks actually fish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-sharks-actually-fish/313999)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2015, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-sharks-actually-fish/313999 "2015-07-10T06:33:48Z")
Mrs. RickJay and I recently got the special 30th anniversary edition of “Jaws” and watched it over two bowls of popcorn. After enjoying the movie I fired up some pictures of Great Whites (the shark, not the band) on the… --- ## [What's a good way to crumble a block of blue cheese?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-way-to-crumble-a-block-of-blue-cheese/525717)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-way-to-crumble-a-block-of-blue-cheese/525717 "2011-05-10T20:02:33Z")
I’ve got a block of “Crumbly Gorgonzola” that’s not really crumbling easily. Cutting off pieces with a knife is fine, but is there an easy way of getting those nice crumbles? Doing it by hand is messy and results in ugly… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=793&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=795&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)