# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=810&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:** 811 --- ## [Warnings signs for boats about Niagara Falls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warnings-signs-for-boats-about-niagara-falls/249753)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2016, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warnings-signs-for-boats-about-niagara-falls/249753 "2016-08-20T19:40:48Z")
So I’m looking at these satellite pics of the Niagara Falls region and I’m wondering what sort of signage is in place to warn boaters about the falls presence? And how far down the Niagara river do boats generally go? Ar… --- ## [Unintelligent Design](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintelligent-design/330773)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2006, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintelligent-design/330773 "2006-10-30T18:30:06Z")
What with all the talk about teaching “Intelligent Design” in the classroom, I thought I’d take a look at the whole concept, and I quickly concluded that if God, indeed, had created things the way the Bible says, then he… --- ## [Why does everything sold on TV cost $19.95?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-everything-sold-on-tv-cost-19-95/210195)
**Author:** [@Yumblie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yumblie)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2003, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-everything-sold-on-tv-cost-19-95/210195 "2003-11-01T16:55:36Z")
It might seem like an inane question, but it’s been bugging me for years. It seems TV salesmen are very desperate to get rid of their product, often throwing in tons of free stuff, but it’s always “Only $19.95!” Is the… --- ## [Would anyone like to do a Valentine's Day Exchange?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-anyone-like-to-do-a-valentines-day-exchange/710599)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2015, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-anyone-like-to-do-a-valentines-day-exchange/710599 "2015-03-11T12:50:55Z")
It’s bitter cold up here in the North. Actually, it’s warmed up - it’s 10 degrees now! I thought maybe there might be some interest. Here are past year’s rules: Rules: If you are currently registered on the SDMB AND i… --- ## [Parents Upset: School Did Not Notify Them Their Daughter Was Not Graduating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-upset-school-did-not-notify-them-their-daughter-was-not-graduating/817176)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2018, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-upset-school-did-not-notify-them-their-daughter-was-not-graduating/817176 "2018-07-12T19:58:59Z")
Parents of an Arlington County high schooler are angry at Yorktown High School. Their daughter failed English, and could not graduate. The school maintained a website that let them see their daughter’s grades, but “N/A… --- ## [Why no roads to Juneau?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-roads-to-juneau/389153)
**Author:** [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2007, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-roads-to-juneau/389153 "2007-02-16T02:22:13Z")
I was just listening to Talk of the Nation on NPR. Juneau has its first NPR station, and they talked to a guest who runs an air travel service. Juneau is the only state capitol not accessible by car. You have to fly o… --- ## [Movie Nude Scenes You Could Have Done Without](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-nude-scenes-you-could-have-done-without/50647)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-nude-scenes-you-could-have-done-without/50647 "2017-10-27T09:30:47Z")
I’m not talking baout porn, here. I’m talking about mainstream movies. When I saw “Camilla” (a rather slow, talky boring movie), I had no idea I’d have to see 80+ year old Jessica Tandy naked. Any movies you’ve seen fea… --- ## [My neighbor just mowed my lawn.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-just-mowed-my-lawn/105485)
**Author:** [@LordVor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LordVor)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2002, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-just-mowed-my-lawn/105485 "2002-04-28T03:30:52Z")
WTF? Why would somebody think that they can mow the lawn in front of my house without asking me if I minded? It’s not like it needed it that badly, I do cut the stuff every other weekend (it hasn’t quite woken up yet fr… --- ## [SDMB NFL Pick 'em, Survival, and Salary Cap leagues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-leagues/506481)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2010, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-leagues/506481 "2010-01-05T02:03:56Z")
I’ve combined the Pick em, and Survival and Salary caps leagues this year, since we typically don’t get enough discussion to warrant seperate threads, and I suspect most people will be in multiple groups. Last year’s pi… --- ## [Have you served in the military?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-served-in-the-military/648828)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-served-in-the-military/648828 "2013-03-10T19:29:32Z")
Have you served, or do you still serve, in the military? If so, what country and which branch? United States Air Force, four years. --- ## [First TV show to break the fourth wall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-tv-show-to-break-the-fourth-wall/545580)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-tv-show-to-break-the-fourth-wall/545580 "2010-07-06T22:03:30Z")
As I am watching Family Guy break the fourth wall (for those who don’t know it’s when a character makes a self reference or talks to the audience) I was wondering what TV show did it first. Granted I am young, but the o… --- ## [Star Wars Episode II review up (7 years later)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-ii-review-up-7-years-later/534905)
**Author:** [@Camus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Camus)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2010, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-ii-review-up-7-years-later/534905 "2010-10-27T21:24:40Z")
“Mr. Plinkett,” the serial killer/generally misunderstood guy who gave us the brilliant review of Episode I has finally posted his Episode II review. It’s not as funny or insightful as his Episode I review, but it’s sti… --- ## [What is this beef cut, and what do I do with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-beef-cut-and-what-do-i-do-with-it/546005)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2010, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-beef-cut-and-what-do-i-do-with-it/546005 "2010-07-11T02:28:00Z")
We got “beef for boiling” as part of a meat CSA package. It weighs three pounds, and is essentially an oblong slab of beef with less fat than you’d think something labeled “beef for boiling” should have. It is about 2.5 … --- ## [Artists with a big volume of works who are only known for one or two](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-with-a-big-volume-of-works-who-are-only-known-for-one-or-two/544778)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-with-a-big-volume-of-works-who-are-only-known-for-one-or-two/544778 "2010-07-27T16:37:13Z")
Some artists are known for their enormous volume of works–Stephen King, Tom Clancey, Ed McBain, Marry Higgins Clark come to mind. Some artists with an equal amount of works are known as “the person who wrote…” the only … --- ## [Magnets for pain relief](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magnets-for-pain-relief/640482)
**Author:** [@psythe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psythe)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2017, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magnets-for-pain-relief/640482 "2017-05-10T14:07:58Z")
Original article here Cecil said (paraphrasing) that the main problem with using magnets for analgesia is that physics doesn’t say why they should help. I would hope that, in the face of randomised placebo controlled t… --- ## [Ogden Nash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ogden-nash/690794)
**Author:** [@codgerone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/codgerone)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2014, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ogden-nash/690794 "2014-06-18T19:01:27Z")
I’m a Brit so American poets were not a large part of the curriculum when I went to school all those years ago. Having said that, his work did get a mention in our English literature course along with notable American au… --- ## [Why does the new day start at 12AM?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-new-day-start-at-12am/505050)
**Author:** [@UncleFred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleFred)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2009, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-new-day-start-at-12am/505050 "2009-08-03T02:02:21Z")
Okay I understand from earlier articles why we have 24 hours in the day, and that “midnight” isn’t part of either day. And that some of these questions are easier with a 24-hour clock. But I don’t believe I’ve heard why … --- ## [Crockpot vs. Oven](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crockpot-vs-oven/734979)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crockpot-vs-oven/734979 "2015-11-02T01:51:47Z")
What does a crockpot do that a roasting pan and an oven can’t? It’s smaller, so maybe it uses less energy, but I don’t understand why people buy crockpots instead of just using the oven. Is it considered bad/dangerous to… --- ## [American Imperialism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-imperialism/654114)
**Author:** [@Cosmored](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cosmored)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-imperialism/654114 "2013-03-29T15:52:23Z")
I learned about American imperialism by living abroad and talking to people. Here are some books on the subject. (excerpts) http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Blum/KillingHope\_page.html (excerpts) http://www.thirdw… --- ## [Cornish Pasty in England.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cornish-pasty-in-england/823954)
**Author:** [@Tempe\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tempe_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2019, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cornish-pasty-in-england/823954 "2019-06-18T21:32:42Z")
My younger brother moved to the U.K. about 2 years ago. Are Cornish Pasties a relatively easy thing to find or, are they an American invention only? --- ## [I need some good 'PJ' drink recipes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-good-pj-drink-recipes/270208)
**Author:** [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2004, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-good-pj-drink-recipes/270208 "2004-10-21T03:42:55Z")
I need to whip up a tasty alcoholic beverage for about 30-50 people. It has to be cheap and easy, like Everclear + Kool-Aid or something. I don’t want “Blend mangoes and lychee for 3 hours on a low setting, pray to Teo… --- ## [How Does Evolution Explain Birds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-evolution-explain-birds/489015)
**Author:** [@TNWPsycho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TNWPsycho)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-evolution-explain-birds/489015 "2009-03-13T18:49:06Z")
I have never read the Origin of Species or taken any anthropology classes so please explain in layman’s terms. I understand the basic time line of evolution, from fish to amphibians to monkeys to humans. Evolution saves… --- ## [Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker:Psychopathic Killers or Ordinary Folk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clyde-barrow-and-bonnie-parker-psychopathic-killers-or-ordinary-folk/509605)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2009, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clyde-barrow-and-bonnie-parker-psychopathic-killers-or-ordinary-folk/509605 "2009-09-12T04:41:18Z")
I just read a good book about these two-and it seems they were pretty awful people.Bonnie and Clyde killed several policemen and state troopers, yet they let a few people (whose cars they had stolen) go without harm. T… --- ## [NASA wants a permanent Moonbase -- good idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-wants-a-permanent-moonbase-good-idea/383218)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2006, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-wants-a-permanent-moonbase-good-idea/383218 "2006-12-30T10:12:38Z")
NASA is planning to build a Moonbase at one of the Moon’s poles (located there for uninterrupted sunlight for solar power). It will be permanently staffed by 2024. Expensive, pointless boondoggle, or stepping-stone to … --- ## [He Hate Me So Bad FF keeper league](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-so-bad-ff-keeper-league/406801)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2008, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-so-bad-ff-keeper-league/406801 "2008-01-20T06:30:21Z")
The He Hate Me So Bad yahoo league is now open. Rule Changes Team Defense scoring has been boosted as per the discussion beginning \[post=8093713\]here\[/post\]. Waiver Priority will remain unchanged; it will not be resee… --- ## [If we live in a multiverse, what percentage of universes will be capable of harboring life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-live-in-a-multiverse-what-percentage-of-universes-will-be-capable-of-harboring-life/784651)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-live-in-a-multiverse-what-percentage-of-universes-will-be-capable-of-harboring-life/784651 "2017-04-28T13:46:49Z")
Is there a limit on potential physical laws? If we live in a multiverse and if different universes have different physical laws (hypothetical), only a microscopic percentage can harbor life. Has anyone done a guesstimati… --- ## [I stopped watching Show X when...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-stopped-watching-show-x-when/497398)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2009, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-stopped-watching-show-x-when/497398 "2009-06-05T02:17:33Z")
Suggested by this thread about the once-great, now-ludicrous Law & Order: SVU. Which, incidentally, is the first show I’ll mention. I used to–well, not quite LOVE SVU, but at least appreciate it. At its prime it was h… --- ## [Why Do Some Cars Have Lugs With Left-Handed Threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-cars-have-lugs-with-left-handed-threads/292308)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2012, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-cars-have-lugs-with-left-handed-threads/292308 "2012-05-16T01:47:44Z")
As I understand it, some older GM cars have lug studs that utilize left-handed threads on the driver’s side and right-handed threads on the passenger’s side. Is this accurate? What was the reason for doing this? Thanks… --- ## [Why does Deborah Kerr rhyme with "car"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-deborah-kerr-rhyme-with-car/698484)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2014, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-deborah-kerr-rhyme-with-car/698484 "2014-10-17T20:14:12Z")
I’ve always heard that Deborah Kerr’s last name is pronounced to rhyme with car, far, or tar. Why is that? Is it a British thing? Or a Scottish thing? Do other people named Kerr pronounce it the same way? How about Grah… --- ## [Great Album Covers -A Lost Art](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-album-covers-a-lost-art/526374)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2010, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-album-covers-a-lost-art/526374 "2010-01-31T19:26:23Z")
Vinyl albums had fantastic artwork. They often had double covers that folded out. Sadly, CD’s are tiny and the artwork doesn’t have the same impact. It’s a shame because a lot of very creative people created album artwo… --- ## [Is KFC coleslaw all that great?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-kfc-coleslaw-all-that-great/665014)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-kfc-coleslaw-all-that-great/665014 "2013-08-02T23:55:10Z")
I know I’m probably poisoning the well here but I’ve never much cared for KFC coleslaw. The texture is wrong and it tastes pre-chewed. After doing a Google search, it came as a surprise to me that a lot of people seem t… --- ## [Arrested dad wants answers after daughter draws gun pic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-dad-wants-answers-after-daughter-draws-gun-pic/614033)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2012, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-dad-wants-answers-after-daughter-draws-gun-pic/614033 "2012-02-28T23:23:44Z")
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/02/25/arrested-dad-wants-answers-after-daughter-draws-gun-pic OTTAWA - Jessie Sansone and his family are reeling after he was arrested and strip searched by police after his four-year-old … --- ## [Door to door electricity scammers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/door-to-door-electricity-scammers/733087)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2015, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/door-to-door-electricity-scammers/733087 "2015-12-24T14:14:03Z")
\[ul\] \[li\]No, you are not trying to help me.\[/li\]\[li\]No, I do not “qualify for a discount”.\[/li\]\[li\]No, you are not with PECO, you do not “represent” PECO, and “major electricity provider” is not the name of your employe… --- ## [Pedo the wonder troll finds the SDMB.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedo-the-wonder-troll-finds-the-sdmb/744633)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2016, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedo-the-wonder-troll-finds-the-sdmb/744633 "2016-02-03T02:16:13Z")
Henry Miller is one sick son-of-a-bitch. Sexual activity doesn’t require any form of competency. You don’t need sophistication or understanding of anything in order to have an orgasm. Tell me what’s immoral about using… --- ## [Electoral College Outlived its Time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electoral-college-outlived-its-time/579788)
**Author:** [@mac9891](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mac9891)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2011, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electoral-college-outlived-its-time/579788 "2011-05-03T13:12:17Z")
The Electoral College is made up of popularly elected representatives who cast presidential/vice-presidential votes for the people of their area. This was originally created because the common person back in the foundin… --- ## [Do any other animals cook or in some way prepare food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-other-animals-cook-or-in-some-way-prepare-food/339564)
**Author:** [@mittu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mittu)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2014, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-other-animals-cook-or-in-some-way-prepare-food/339564 "2014-08-17T11:16:36Z")
I think the question is quite well summed up in the title but I will just clarify that by preparing food I am including ‘mashing together’ ingredients or even something as simple as having different types of food in each… --- ## [Twixter, a question about your mod note in the joke thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twixter-a-question-about-your-mod-note-in-the-joke-thread/629228)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twixter-a-question-about-your-mod-note-in-the-joke-thread/629228 "2012-07-26T17:47:25Z")
In this thread you handed out a mod note that includes: I’m curious as to what rule was broken. --- ## [Blue Moon tastes like... soap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-moon-tastes-like-soap/291159)
**Author:** [@Broken\_Wind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broken_Wind)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2005, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-moon-tastes-like-soap/291159 "2005-02-24T16:03:54Z")
Blue Moon beer seems to be all the rage around here recently. At the bars, you get it in a tall pilsner glass with a wedge of orange and it tastes great. But last night I bought some of my own to enjoy in the privacy of … --- ## [Why is this insulting? Warning in Great Debates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-insulting-warning-in-great-debates/634383)
**Author:** [@martu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/martu)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-insulting-warning-in-great-debates/634383 "2012-09-13T15:37:51Z")
I received the following warning in Great Debates: My post that caused the problem is: Is it the coward bit or bigot bit that is insulting? This is a serious question, let us assume (for it is true) that I lack certa… --- ## [So tell me about Columbus, Ohio.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-columbus-ohio/653568)
**Author:** [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2013, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-columbus-ohio/653568 "2013-05-15T04:29:31Z")
For various reasons, personal, financial (read: cost of living), and professional, I am seriously exploring leaving the Big Apple and heading back home to Ohio. In an ideal world, that would mean going back to Cincinnat… --- ## [Do you know a transsexual/transgender person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-a-transsexual-transgender-person/621484)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2012, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-a-transsexual-transgender-person/621484 "2012-06-13T01:53:03Z")
This news story about a rock musician who has decided to live as a woman reminds me about issues I’ve long wondered about. First off, do you know a transsexual or transgendered person? Friend, family member, or signifi… --- ## [The OJ Bronco Chase Anniversary Thread: What Were You Doing 19 Years Ago Today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oj-bronco-chase-anniversary-thread-what-were-you-doing-19-years-ago-today/661184)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2013, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oj-bronco-chase-anniversary-thread-what-were-you-doing-19-years-ago-today/661184 "2013-09-02T02:00:07Z")
This might be more fitting for IMHO, but since OJ has been a pop-culture figure for 40+ years and his trial was THE tabloid news event of the '90s I’ll put it here and let he mods decide. Today is the 19th Anniversary o… --- ## [Has there ever been a more dominant pro sports town than Boston of the last decade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-a-more-dominant-pro-sports-town-than-boston-of-the-last-decade/599237)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-a-more-dominant-pro-sports-town-than-boston-of-the-last-decade/599237 "2011-10-13T22:21:33Z")
Bruins, Celtics, Red Sox, Patriots have all won multiple championships in the last decade (cept the Bruins I believe). Has any town/region ever dominated pro sports like this? Could any other town/region manage a feat … --- ## [Back to school in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-school-in-the-mmp/795464)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-school-in-the-mmp/795464 "2017-09-11T10:36:14Z")
Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off to work. But only 33 days till Hockey Season, so I got that going for me. Talk amongst yourselves. --- ## [Single women--if you don't ask men out, why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-women-if-you-dont-ask-men-out-why/602491)
**Author:** [@ProbablyProcrastinating](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ProbablyProcrastinating)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-women-if-you-dont-ask-men-out-why/602491 "2011-11-15T00:11:32Z")
I rarely ask because I’m afraid they’ll take it to mean, “I want to have sex with you in the broom closet in 10 minutes” and sometimes I’m really just interested in getting to know them better first. That said, I apprec… --- ## [Have you ever heard someone pronounce "flaccid" as "flaksid"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-someone-pronounce-flaccid-as-flaksid/717606)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2015, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-someone-pronounce-flaccid-as-flaksid/717606 "2015-04-21T21:21:03Z")
A minor point in last night’s Silicon Valley was that the “correct” pronunciation of flaccid is actually “flaksid” which I thought was just a weird joke for the show. But indeed, if you go to Google Definitions and hit t… --- ## [You get one free food for the rest of your life - What'll it be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2010, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804 "2010-12-16T17:25:49Z")
I have the power to designate one free food for you for the rest of your life. What’s it gonna be? This food, once so designated by yours truly, has virtually zero calories. Zero sodium. In fact, zero of anything that i… --- ## [Is Hungover Driving Illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hungover-driving-illegal/600827)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hungover-driving-illegal/600827 "2011-10-26T18:58:14Z")
So you’ve just had an all-night bender, drinking large quantities of intoxicating beverages. But you’re wise about it. While you’re actively drunk, you don’t drive. You don’t even go out in public in fact, to avoid the c… --- ## [Why was Wildest Bill banned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-wildest-bill-banned/88332)
**Author:** [@Gomez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gomez)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2001, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-wildest-bill-banned/88332 "2001-10-21T01:54:09Z")
I know he was ignorant on many things and maybe a bit on the dense side but doesn’t this board exist for the benefit of people like him? Kicking him off it seems to be pretty harsh. I was just wondering if someone could … --- ## [Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars \[Open Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-the-waters-of-mars-open-spoilers/517685)
**Author:** [@Galwegian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galwegian)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-the-waters-of-mars-open-spoilers/517685 "2010-01-13T19:46:11Z")
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