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**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2013, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olafs-dilemma/647893 "2013-01-25T06:03:12Z")
Some time ago, I have described the situation of my friend Olaf: Unfortunately, the situation is a bit complicated. Olaf is working on a special program. Yet a female guard and a male guard are angry at him for not d… --- ## [HBO's Real Sex, glass dildos, and desperation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-real-sex-glass-dildos-and-desperation/67547)
**Author:** [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2001, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-real-sex-glass-dildos-and-desperation/67547 "2001-06-07T04:37:14Z")
Who watched HBO’s Real Sex on Saturday night? There was a segment, I believe it was the last one, about two guys who own a dildo company. Only, they make blown glass dildos. Anyway, there was one called “The Juicer”. I w… --- ## [That Nazi Plane in "Indiana Jones"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-nazi-plane-in-indiana-jones/290955)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2005, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-nazi-plane-in-indiana-jones/290955 "2005-02-21T01:53:35Z")
I the first Indiana Jones movie, those evil Nazis have a cool-lookink twin-engine plane, ready to fly the Ark back to Germany. It looked like a flying wing…was there actually such an aircraft? The movie was just on AMC…a… --- ## [How DO Jews in media tend to portray Jews?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-jews-in-media-tend-to-portray-jews/691882)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-jews-in-media-tend-to-portray-jews/691882 "2014-07-01T18:10:25Z")
So there is a current trainwreck with associated Pit thread (none of which I feel the need to link to) which was triggered by a claim about how Jews (or in the case of the trainwreck “Jewish controlled media”) portrays J… --- ## [(Old) Whatcha want on your MMP...izza?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-whatcha-want-on-your-mmp-izza/987446)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 379\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2023, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-whatcha-want-on-your-mmp-izza/987446 "2023-07-31T13:10:49Z")
Do you add veggies, or go all meats? How do you feel about anchovies? And of course, the biggie, the kahuna question … where do you fall on the Great Pineapple Debate? Me? I make weird pizzas for my personal snacks an… --- ## [Silly nicknames you probably won't reveal to the namee - Share!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-nicknames-you-probably-wont-reveal-to-the-namee-share/554287)
**Author:** [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2010, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-nicknames-you-probably-wont-reveal-to-the-namee-share/554287 "2010-09-28T22:56:30Z")
I’ve recently christened my friends lover: Pot bellied Troll - you would laugh if you saw him. Now and again I send her a text “Troll whore” Paper Bag my vain friend said the dude is not much to look at. He’s become … --- ## [Why do people in the US have such a distrust of the UN?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-in-the-us-have-such-a-distrust-of-the-un/643106)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-in-the-us-have-such-a-distrust-of-the-un/643106 "2012-12-11T01:09:02Z")
Try to stick to answers which are as factual as possible please. The recent thread on the UN disabilities treaty got me thinking, that while all nations have certain reservations about and dislikes of the UN, the US see… --- ## [What caused the polar shift between Lincoln republicans and today's modern republicans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-caused-the-polar-shift-between-lincoln-republicans-and-todays-modern-republicans/676739)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-caused-the-polar-shift-between-lincoln-republicans-and-todays-modern-republicans/676739 "2013-12-30T17:40:31Z")
I’m posing this as a question because I really don’t know. I didn’t post this in GQ because I get the sense that it would be moved over here anyway. Thanks for any input. --- ## [How Common is Bread in Different Cultures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-bread-in-different-cultures/675837)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-bread-in-different-cultures/675837 "2014-01-10T17:02:55Z")
How common is bread in different cultures? How does how bread is made vary? In cultures which seldom use bread what are the alternatives? --- ## [Does a residential KWh meter measure KW or KVA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-residential-kwh-meter-measure-kw-or-kva/374646)
**Author:** [@MrFloppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrFloppy)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-residential-kwh-meter-measure-kw-or-kva/374646 "2017-04-28T17:42:39Z")
I heard some ad on the radio for a power factor device for residences. While I am very familiar with industrial and commercial devices I have never considered one for the home for one big reason: I had always understoo… --- ## [What Does The Outline Of A Maple Leaf On A Hospital Door Mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-outline-of-a-maple-leaf-on-a-hospital-door-mean/618877)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2012, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-outline-of-a-maple-leaf-on-a-hospital-door-mean/618877 "2012-04-15T23:23:46Z")
While I was “enjoying” my sojourn in the local hospital, I noticed that some rooms had a piece of red paper with the black outline of a maple leaf on it on their doors (on the outside side). This was usually laminated an… --- ## [I'm trying to figure out the logic of the curse in Pirates, please help me. Spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-figure-out-the-logic-of-the-curse-in-pirates-please-help-me-spoilers/191482)
**Author:** [@Chicago\_Faucet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicago_Faucet)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2004, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-figure-out-the-logic-of-the-curse-in-pirates-please-help-me-spoilers/191482 "2004-02-26T02:53:12Z")
Here’s what I have so far: The Astec gold was cursed because of what Cortez did to the Astecs. Anyone who physically took a gold coin from the box was cursed, including Bootstap Bill. There were 182 coins in the box, … --- ## [What's your highest bowling score?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-highest-bowling-score/538777)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-highest-bowling-score/538777 "2010-05-17T19:46:05Z")
I just felt like asking. While not many people are passionate about bowling, almost everyone I know has gone bowling for fun at some point in their lives. So I figured just about everyone could participate here. What’s … --- ## [Difference between "Aymen" and "Ahmen" pronunciation of Amen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-aymen-and-ahmen-pronunciation-of-amen/489991)
**Author:** [@SeanArenas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeanArenas)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2009, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-aymen-and-ahmen-pronunciation-of-amen/489991 "2009-03-19T21:07:38Z")
In Season 2, Episode 6 of Carnivale (yes, two threads spawned by one episode) Brother Justin tells his congregation: “Hallelujah, Ah-men.” They all repeat, “Ah-men.” He then says, “Ay-men, brothers and sisters.” Why … --- ## [Weapons laws in Louisiana (pepper spray/baton)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weapons-laws-in-louisiana-pepper-spray-baton/339202)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2006, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weapons-laws-in-louisiana-pepper-spray-baton/339202 "2006-01-10T18:05:25Z")
Okay, this is a long shot. I’ve already searched the web including the state police site. I haven’t got a satisfying answer. I thought I’d try here before I start making phone calls down there. I’m going down to Louisia… --- ## [Leon: The Professional](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leon-the-professional/686586)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2014, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leon-the-professional/686586 "2014-04-25T13:15:36Z")
Did Leon and Matilda have sex? I’m referring to the part where he rescued her from the NARC people. They embraced, immediately followed by the scene the following morning, both rising from the same bed. --- ## [LotR: what was the point of the whole Saruman subplot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-what-was-the-point-of-the-whole-saruman-subplot/669721)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2013, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-what-was-the-point-of-the-whole-saruman-subplot/669721 "2013-10-02T23:12:09Z")
Basic plot- The dark tide is rising, and the good guys decide on a desperate gamble to defeat it. Frodo and Sam brave Mordor to destroy the Ring while the others fight to keep the west from being overrun before they can.… --- ## [Cat Peeing In Shower: Any Experience W/ This?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-peeing-in-shower-any-experience-w-this/520912)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2009, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-peeing-in-shower-any-experience-w-this/520912 "2009-12-13T09:49:54Z")
He uses his litter box for pooping, but twice now I have caught him in the tub, peeing. He’s de-clawed (not by me - we got him that way - I always feel like I need to explain this) and neutered and has heretofore been h… --- ## [Before I close down tonight , this is for Kambucta :-](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-i-close-down-tonight-this-is-for-kambucta/104478)
**Author:** [@deeward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deeward)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2002, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-i-close-down-tonight-this-is-for-kambucta/104478 "2002-05-06T21:54:24Z")
Kambuckta:- I hate you! I hate you! I hate you! --- ## [Lovecraftian Food Ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovecraftian-food-ideas/497968)
**Author:** [@3trew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3trew)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2009, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovecraftian-food-ideas/497968 "2009-06-07T19:03:44Z")
I stole the concept and the first item from Christopher Moore, of course, but I’m looking to develop an entire menu of Lovecraft/Mythos themed food, and strangely enough I think this is the place to look for help. So fa… --- ## [Best guitarist of the New wave/Punk era?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-guitarist-of-the-new-wave-punk-era/517481)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-guitarist-of-the-new-wave-punk-era/517481 "2016-05-27T10:12:54Z")
I vote for Tom Verlaine. I know, his style was unusual for the time, but it did fit in, and man, he can play. What do you think? --- ## [Help me to troubleshoot my computer (specific questions about RAM and PSU inside)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-to-troubleshoot-my-computer-specific-questions-about-ram-and-psu-inside/554291)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2010, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-to-troubleshoot-my-computer-specific-questions-about-ram-and-psu-inside/554291 "2010-09-27T00:37:11Z")
My computer has been hanging for no reasons, usually when playing graphically intensive games, like Mass Effect 2 and Lord of the Rings Online but occasionally while in Windows Explorer or even when it just starts up. O… --- ## [Do copyrights violate basic human rights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-copyrights-violate-basic-human-rights/292217)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2005, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-copyrights-violate-basic-human-rights/292217 "2005-03-19T11:18:36Z")
Interesting essay here from someone who believes that “like freedom of religion, and freedom of the press, the right to copy things is a moral right, a right that exists above government. It is an inherent right that des… --- ## [Hot dogs: what do you like on em](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dogs-what-do-you-like-on-em/625379)
**Author:** [@oreally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oreally)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2012, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dogs-what-do-you-like-on-em/625379 "2012-07-14T01:56:30Z")
Figured this logically went along with the hamburger thread :slight\_smile: I can eat em just about any way. Also I love substituting cocktail sauce for ketchup, gives it a zing. --- ## [What's the highest elevation you've ever been?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-highest-elevation-youve-ever-been/580606)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-highest-elevation-youve-ever-been/580606 "2011-05-13T01:56:32Z")
What’s the highest elevation you’ve ever been (on land, as in not in a plane)? Stories please! Especially if you checked off 29,029 ft.! --- ## [Pulling into people's driveways to make a k-turn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulling-into-peoples-driveways-to-make-a-k-turn/727070)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2015, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulling-into-peoples-driveways-to-make-a-k-turn/727070 "2015-08-09T03:03:18Z")
Typical situation: you’re driving down some long two-lane no-shoulder country-type road and after passing through an intersection realize that you should have turned. Or you come to realize that you’ve basically passed y… --- ## [Trivia anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-anyone/545150)
**Author:** [@REF1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/REF1972)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-anyone/545150 "2011-03-21T16:53:14Z")
These will likely be way too easy for this crowd, but if you need a five minute diversion see if you can solve all ten of these: And feel free to use Google or any other resource. It’s more about the hunt than knowin… --- ## [Non-Parent Dopers: What Advice Do You Have for Parents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-parent-dopers-what-advice-do-you-have-for-parents/671902)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2013, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-parent-dopers-what-advice-do-you-have-for-parents/671902 "2013-10-25T17:10:13Z")
I was just reading a thread on what advice the middle-aged have for the elderly and it occurred to me that another appropriate thread would be on what advice do Doper non-parents (I mean those who have never raised a chi… --- ## [What is with the US obsession with showing ID cards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-with-the-us-obsession-with-showing-id-cards/631255)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2012, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-with-the-us-obsession-with-showing-id-cards/631255 "2012-08-14T14:31:45Z")
One cultural thing I noticed after leaving the USA is the obsession among law enforcement and the private sector for asking for ID all the damn time, seriously it is crazy how common it is in the USA. I used to get quite… --- ## [Cobra Kai discussion (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cobra-kai-discussion-spoilers/813774)
**Author:** [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2025, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cobra-kai-discussion-spoilers/813774 "2025-03-05T12:49:16Z")
I haven’t seen a discussion thread about Youtube Red’s “Cobra Kai” (only one thread talking about he trailers and previews). So I’m starting this one. I thought the first season was very well done. They gave a lot of … --- ## [Lottery ticket bought by / donated to a charity tax Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lottery-ticket-bought-by-donated-to-a-charity-tax-q/590530)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lottery-ticket-bought-by-donated-to-a-charity-tax-q/590530 "2011-07-29T01:12:30Z")
If a charity or tax exempt ministry buys a lottery ticket, or a lottery ticket is donated before the drawing or after ( it is a winning ticket ), what are the tax implications to the organization and to the donating par… --- ## [Windows 10 upgrade nightmare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-upgrade-nightmare/745257)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-upgrade-nightmare/745257 "2016-02-18T20:12:14Z")
Two days ago I did the free upgrade from Windows 7 to 10. Everything went smoothly. Office needed to be re-activated, but a quick and painless phone call to Microsoft Live help got that squared away without issue. Yeste… --- ## [a teaspoon of black hole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-teaspoon-of-black-hole/118663)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2002, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-teaspoon-of-black-hole/118663 "2002-07-17T03:54:07Z")
It seems that whenever the mainstream news sites have an article that deals with black holes or some other amazingly dense material, they always tell how much a teaspoon of it would weigh. OK, I’m holding a teaspoon out… --- ## [Female Dopers (re: bra sizes)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-re-bra-sizes/685727)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-re-bra-sizes/685727 "2014-04-12T09:41:06Z")
It has been my understanding that, say: 32D, 34C, and 36B are, fundamentally, the same size. Is that correct? Is one size more accurate than another? --- ## [The Racist is back to defend himself...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-racist-is-back-to-defend-himself/102329)
**Author:** [@janl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janl)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2002, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-racist-is-back-to-defend-himself/102329 "2002-04-19T01:52:42Z")
Hi Folks, Several weeks ago, a lady visited my website and then came to this forum and posted a link to my site and told everyone I was a racist. In fact, she made quite a business of going to various forums and slander… --- ## [MMP - GT's Airport Adventures or, Paris-CDG, an airport that comes with a manual](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-gts-airport-adventures-or-paris-cdg-an-airport-that-comes-with-a-manual/339135)
**Author:** [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Replies:** 297\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2006, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-gts-airport-adventures-or-paris-cdg-an-airport-that-comes-with-a-manual/339135 "2006-01-16T18:09:13Z")
In which GT recounts her trek from Stuttgart to Columbus via two very large airports. Mostly, she walked. Part I – Stuttgart – Paris I knew it was going to be a long day when I realized (the night before) that my flig… --- ## [It costs $15 to cross the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York? Do any higher US tolls exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-costs-15-to-cross-the-verrazano-narrows-bridge-in-new-york-do-any-higher-us-tolls-exist/667030)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2013, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-costs-15-to-cross-the-verrazano-narrows-bridge-in-new-york-do-any-higher-us-tolls-exist/667030 "2013-08-27T20:07:12Z")
When I read this new itemre battling politiciansI assumed this was some crazy scheme that never got implemented then I wiki’d the bridge and the toll is indeed $ 15.00 per car. I’m stunned that a high volume bridge tol… --- ## [Libertarian Ron Paul says that taxation is theft and immoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libertarian-ron-paul-says-that-taxation-is-theft-and-immoral/600538)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libertarian-ron-paul-says-that-taxation-is-theft-and-immoral/600538 "2011-10-26T03:24:40Z")
So does this mean he does not accept a government paycheck or use his expense account? If he does, does this make him a hypocrite? --- ## [Botticelli - July 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2019, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688 "2019-08-03T05:09:46Z")
Happy July. I am V. --- ## [IF you had to be eaten to death by an animal, what animal would you choose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-be-eaten-to-death-by-an-animal-what-animal-would-you-choose/783367)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2017, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-be-eaten-to-death-by-an-animal-what-animal-would-you-choose/783367 "2017-04-10T05:26:13Z")
Well, I’m sorry, but this is it. Tomorrow you’re going to die, and you’re going to die by being eaten by an animal. There is no getting out of this; tomorrow is the last day of your life, and it’s going to end when som… --- ## [Ask the child raised by two gay men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-child-raised-by-two-gay-men/133816)
**Author:** [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2002, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-child-raised-by-two-gay-men/133816 "2002-10-28T16:53:15Z")
I know this topic has come up a lot on SDMB (recently here). I don’t know if this has been covered before, so I’ll just take a stab at it. I was raised by two gay men, my father and his long term partner. If anyone has … --- ## [Most painful way to die via a "liquid" injection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-painful-way-to-die-via-a-liquid-injection/495345)
**Author:** [@Livardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Livardo)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2009, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-painful-way-to-die-via-a-liquid-injection/495345 "2009-05-05T21:21:04Z")
I was just thinking to myself the other day… What could you inject into somebody that will cause the most agonizing, horrible, gruesome way to die, under a week? It has to be a liquid that you can injet into someone via … --- ## [What is a "Dimension"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-dimension/590536)
**Author:** [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2011, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-dimension/590536 "2011-08-14T02:57:28Z")
The Free Dictionary states: “The least number of independent coordinates required to specify uniquely the points in a space.” What the heck does That mean? What I’m getting at is, why is “Time” considered a dimension? … --- ## [Hunter S. Thompson is dead, says son.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunter-s-thompson-is-dead-says-son/291118)
**Author:** [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2005, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunter-s-thompson-is-dead-says-son/291118 "2005-03-25T06:07:33Z")
Drudge is reporting that he killed himself. --- ## [Rzorsharp's Gonna Cry...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rzorsharps-gonna-cry/272571)
**Author:** [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2004, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rzorsharps-gonna-cry/272571 "2004-11-18T01:46:52Z")
…because he can’t keep from becoming uncontrollably emotional in GD and received yet another warning. If he keeps it up he will be BANNED. Then he will whine and cry about he was BANNED because he was goring liberal sac… --- ## [Are you "all set"? A question about an American regionalism.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-all-set-a-question-about-an-american-regionalism/101005)
**Author:** [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2002, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-all-set-a-question-about-an-american-regionalism/101005 "2002-04-02T22:54:35Z")
You are in a restaurant. You are imbibing a beverage with your meal. The server unit approaches you and asks you if you require another beverage, or if the one you have is sufficient for your needs at the moment. You … --- ## [Harry Potter's final dilemma (speculation/spoiler)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potters-final-dilemma-speculation-spoiler/350903)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2009, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potters-final-dilemma-speculation-spoiler/350903 "2009-04-13T02:59:02Z")
I have no inside info for this, have never met J.K. Rowling, and don’t peruse any of the Harry Potter websites, but… I have a feeling, a suspicion even, for how the last book might end. It has been established that, for… --- ## [Russian PROBLEM CHILD sent HOME ALONE: thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-problem-child-sent-home-alone-thoughts/535649)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2010, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-problem-child-sent-home-alone-thoughts/535649 "2010-07-20T21:21:14Z")
You can read about it here or many other places, but here’s the nutshell: Torry Hansen, 26, a resident of Shelbyville, TN, adopted a 7 year old boy, Artyom, from Russia. She flew to Russia to meet him and collect him a… --- ## [Finish the Science Fiction Story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-the-science-fiction-story/172548)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2003, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-the-science-fiction-story/172548 "2003-06-16T16:37:32Z")
In the spirit of the Finish the Western thread I am starting a science fiction story. Anyone is free to contibute to the continuing plot. But, like the Western, I’m hoping that as this thing develops we try and pay at… --- ## [Yes, Trump said "Shates." It's not that funny.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-trump-said-shates-its-not-that-funny/803788)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2017, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-trump-said-shates-its-not-that-funny/803788 "2017-12-18T02:43:35Z")
I hate Trump too, guys. I really really do. But can we stop picking over every little thing? I don’t know what the hell happened to Trump’s speaking ability. Yes, at one time he used to be pretty articulate. Maybe… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=804&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=806&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)