# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=827&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:** 828 --- ## [If Bernie Sanders gets elected as president...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-bernie-sanders-gets-elected-as-president/724957)
**Author:** [@Steven9001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven9001)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2015, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-bernie-sanders-gets-elected-as-president/724957 "2015-07-16T06:05:28Z")
http://imgur.com/9JeXVHy http://imgur.com/5vp9p56 Is anyone really that naive to think socialism is ever going to work? --- ## [1/28/86 - Where were you when the Challenger exploded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-28-86-where-were-you-when-the-challenger-exploded/679986)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2014, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-28-86-where-were-you-when-the-challenger-exploded/679986 "2014-02-11T02:26:07Z")
I was in my micro-economics class, when the news broke. Professor let everyone out of class. I made my way to the student union building and watched the coverage on the news for a couple of hours before heading back to… --- ## [How about a "trick or treat" you little motherfuckers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-trick-or-treat-you-little-motherfuckers/378661)
**Author:** [@Mooch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooch)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2006, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-trick-or-treat-you-little-motherfuckers/378661 "2006-11-05T09:00:27Z")
My house is in a neighborhood with about 40 kids per block. I think it’s something in the water. Kids have been coming to the door for free sugar for about 2.5 hours now. I have given candy to around 75-80 so far. At… --- ## [Tell Me About Pittsburgh, Then..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-pittsburgh-then/710786)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-pittsburgh-then/710786 "2015-09-03T00:49:18Z")
Pittsburgh?? I never thought I would live in Pittsburgh, but maybe? I moved here to North Carolina from Tucson two and a half years ago. I was starting to have problems with my youngest son, now 16 and newly diagnosed… --- ## [Math Question, not for HW](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-question-not-for-hw/628411)
**Author:** [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2012, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-question-not-for-hw/628411 "2012-08-01T03:38:32Z")
In how many distinct ways can eight different colored beads be arranged on a circular necklace with no clasp or noticeable break? --- ## [What would happen if an Al Qaeda flew a jet into the Burj Khalifa tower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-an-al-qaeda-flew-a-jet-into-the-burj-khalifa-tower/524617)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-an-al-qaeda-flew-a-jet-into-the-burj-khalifa-tower/524617 "2010-01-13T00:52:20Z")
The Burj Khalifa - the new, tallest building in the world that just opened up in Dubai. What if some terrorist group like Al Qaeda, (or maybe Mossad or the Teabaggers or whoever) hijacked a passenger plane and flew it i… --- ## [Countries where nodding up and down means "no"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-where-nodding-up-and-down-means-no/595816)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2011, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-where-nodding-up-and-down-means-no/595816 "2011-09-11T18:37:55Z")
I’ve read that Albania, Bulgaria and Iceland are countries where nodding up and down mean “no.” Are there any other countries who follow that custom? --- ## [Drilling one hole into a cement-brick wall...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drilling-one-hole-into-a-cement-brick-wall/653847)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drilling-one-hole-into-a-cement-brick-wall/653847 "2013-03-25T17:28:41Z")
I have a pretty cheap, basic all-purpose drill (Black and Decker), and I need to drill one single hole, one time, in a cement-brick wall to place a bolt to hold up my fence. (old bolt broke inside the hole, can’t be rem… --- ## [Has any harm been proven to be caused by GMO foods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-harm-been-proven-to-be-caused-by-gmo-foods/750072)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-harm-been-proven-to-be-caused-by-gmo-foods/750072 "2016-03-31T16:49:48Z")
I hear a lot of woo and panic about them but not a lot of real science. Also, I understand that selective breeding is genetic modification, and no horror stories have ever been written about that. --- ## [I cannot f\*cking STAND...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-f-cking-stand/571773)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-f-cking-stand/571773 "2011-02-23T21:30:32Z")
Rachel Griffiths. Dunno why, really, just know it’s so. She irritates, annoys and repels me in every single thing I have ever seen her in. Anyone with me? And who can’t you fucking stand? --- ## [Foods that fall out of favor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-fall-out-of-favor/418685)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2007, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-fall-out-of-favor/418685 "2007-09-15T06:49:27Z")
I’m reading a book set in 1750 England. The main character is a cook, so there’s a lot of mention of various dishes and ingredients. What’s funny is that about half of the dishes sound like something we’d eat today and… --- ## [What did the holocaust cost to the German war effort?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-the-holocaust-cost-to-the-german-war-effort/669433)
**Author:** [@DagNation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DagNation)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2013, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-the-holocaust-cost-to-the-german-war-effort/669433 "2013-09-25T17:26:54Z")
In this thread, Marley23 said: What did the holocaust take from the war effort? The millions of dead people, plus the guards and other infrastructure could have otherwise been put toward the front lines and factories. … --- ## [George Will and the 1970s-Style Global Cooling 'Scare'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-will-and-the-1970s-style-global-cooling-scare/485944)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2009, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-will-and-the-1970s-style-global-cooling-scare/485944 "2009-02-23T18:17:08Z")
George Will has an obsession with the global-cooling ‘scare’ of the 1970s. He’s written about it in columns today, last year, in 2006, in 2004, 1997, and whaddaya know, all the way back in 1992. Shorter George Will, ac… --- ## [Why does Valarian smell so bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-valarian-smell-so-bad/589523)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2011, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-valarian-smell-so-bad/589523 "2011-07-20T11:15:10Z")
I’ve taken a lot of medications and herbal things over the years, but nothing has ever hit me the way opening a bottle of Valarian capsules does. I have to wash my hands after I take them because the stink lingers. Why i… --- ## [The New Movement to Ban Sex Robots. Wait. Sexbots are a thing now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-movement-to-ban-sex-robots-wait-sexbots-are-a-thing-now/731511)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2015, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-movement-to-ban-sex-robots-wait-sexbots-are-a-thing-now/731511 "2015-10-09T20:02:46Z")
The New Movement to Ban Sex Robots. SFW, but some of the links from there probably aren’t. Not sure where I think this thread will go, but sometimes you just have to drag the strange into the middle of the room to see … --- ## [Brit-speak: if Chips==Fries, then ??==Chips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-speak-if-chips-fries-then-chips/304099)
**Author:** [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2005, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-speak-if-chips-fries-then-chips/304099 "2005-05-19T17:17:56Z")
My wife and I pondered this weekend, as we are sometimes wont to do, and came across an an odd ponderable. If, in England, “Chips” are the equivalent of Americal “Fries”, then how would I order potato chips alongside my… --- ## [You're not fighting ignorance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-not-fighting-ignorance/635805)
**Author:** [@Docta\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Docta_G)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-not-fighting-ignorance/635805 "2012-10-01T01:52:43Z")
You’re just wasting time on a message board. Here, I’ll prove it: --- ## [What on Earth did I find in my friend's shed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-on-earth-did-i-find-in-my-friends-shed/738398)
**Author:** [@DoggyDunnit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoggyDunnit)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2015, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-on-earth-did-i-find-in-my-friends-shed/738398 "2015-12-16T14:08:36Z")
I have a friend who lives with his wife, three kids, and grandmother-in-law, in GIL’s house. The GIL has hoarded quite a bit over the years, and, recently, has started allowing some of the stuff to be sold/disposed of/gi… --- ## [Sanders 2016?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanders-2016/683086)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2014, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanders-2016/683086 "2014-03-10T20:52:54Z")
Bernie Sanders has indicated that he is considering running for President in an interview with the Nation: http://www.thenation.com/blog/178717/bernie-sanders-i-am-prepared-run-president-united-states I have mixed feeli… --- ## [Salvaging a 1950s kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salvaging-a-1950s-kitchen/525957)
**Author:** [@Quint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quint)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2010, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salvaging-a-1950s-kitchen/525957 "2010-11-16T02:43:58Z")
My wife has been taken by the “retro kitchen” fad, and has been wanting a 50s look. A freind is a contractor and has a dream set of 50s plywood cabinets with beautiful rounded corners and nice built in shelving. Original… --- ## [Bathroom walls - the ultimate message board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-walls-the-ultimate-message-board/705246)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-walls-the-ultimate-message-board/705246 "2017-02-08T02:32:00Z")
I found this great article on bathroom wall writing. Some quotes: “Well sung of Yore, a Bard of Wit/That some Folks read, but all Folks shit/But now the Case is alter’d quite/Since all who come to Boghouse write.” from … --- ## [300 - Best Fascist Propaganda Film Ever made](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/300-best-fascist-propaganda-film-ever-made/400717)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2007, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/300-best-fascist-propaganda-film-ever-made/400717 "2007-04-23T14:20:00Z")
I finally saw it, and I must say I’m impressed and deeply saddened. I loved it. It translated the techniques of the comic medium to film with surprising fluency. It was exciting and it evoked very credibly, even throu… --- ## [Stupidest Argument Someone Around You Has Made](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-argument-someone-around-you-has-made/120363)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2002, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-argument-someone-around-you-has-made/120363 "2002-08-14T21:32:40Z")
I have a relative who is just out there. Clinically insane is probably the best description (well, paranoid delusional would be better, as she has coated a wall with tinfoil to prevent a young man from watching her use t… --- ## [The Voice Season 10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-season-10/747603)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2016, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-season-10/747603 "2016-06-11T10:59:26Z")
Well, this season seems to be off to a strong start. To be honest, I liked everybody, even the two that no-one turned for. Both times I was like, “WTF?” And Bryan Bautista’s unintentional fake-out was awesome. I don’… --- ## [What kind weapons are truly just for defense and/or non-lethal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-weapons-are-truly-just-for-defense-and-or-non-lethal/644414)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2012, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-weapons-are-truly-just-for-defense-and-or-non-lethal/644414 "2012-12-21T01:22:18Z")
It seems to me that the moral stand for pro-gun people would be to invest in the developement and spread of weapons that temporarily incapacitated an agressor, but that left no lasting harm. Tasers and mace are real lif… --- ## [Mexicans calling me "guero". WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexicans-calling-me-guero-wtf/371179)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2017, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexicans-calling-me-guero-wtf/371179 "2017-08-26T03:12:31Z")
OK, a bit of linguistics so we’re all on the same page here. “Guero” (pronounced “WHERE-oh”) is a Spanish slang term generally used to refer to white people. Here’s a source that offers a couple of different definitions.… --- ## [Licences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/licences/499563)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2009, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/licences/499563 "2009-09-29T10:30:30Z")
Here in the UK we have to have licences for: Watching TV Driving Gun Ownership Angling…yes we do :frowning: These are just a few. I got to wondering which bright spark first thought of the idea of a licence and in … --- ## [UK vs Texas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-vs-texas/269731)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2004, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-vs-texas/269731 "2004-10-27T12:55:35Z")
Talk of a secessionist Texas repelling a foreign army in this thread made me think: could an independent Texas repel the combined British armed forces? Texas has a slightly larger land area than the UK. The population … --- ## ["Food-grade" paraffin wax?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-grade-paraffin-wax/270863)
**Author:** [@Digital\_Stimulus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_Stimulus)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2004, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-grade-paraffin-wax/270863 "2004-10-27T04:38:12Z")
My wife recently acquired a recipe for Buckeyes Peanut Butter Balls that says to melt chocolate in a double boiler with 1/4 pound paraffin wax (for dipping). I googled, but only came up with more recipes; I’m curious abo… --- ## [Are Europeans really unfriendlier than Americans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-europeans-really-unfriendlier-than-americans/721105)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2015, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-europeans-really-unfriendlier-than-americans/721105 "2015-06-03T15:54:11Z")
I often hear how friendly and open-minded Americans are compared to Europeans, and honestly it kind of scares me. Because I find Americans are overall (not of all them) pretty narrow minded and damn judgmental, at least … --- ## [Should I play Baldur's Gate 1 before I play 2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-play-baldurs-gate-1-before-i-play-2/305219)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2005, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-play-baldurs-gate-1-before-i-play-2/305219 "2005-05-24T16:33:51Z")
I want to play Baldur’s Gate 2 because I’ve always heard such good things about it. I’m wondering how essential it is to play through part one first. Your opinions? --- ## [Summarize a fantastical plot as mundanely as possible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summarize-a-fantastical-plot-as-mundanely-as-possible/760623)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summarize-a-fantastical-plot-as-mundanely-as-possible/760623 "2017-03-22T18:10:57Z")
Jurassic Park: A new theme park runs into some technical difficulties. Alien: A crew of truckers deal with a pest infestation. --- ## [8/15/2014 column: Does advertising work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-15-2014-column-does-advertising-work/695600)
**Author:** [@2nd\_Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2nd_Law)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2014, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-15-2014-column-does-advertising-work/695600 "2014-08-31T03:31:18Z")
First, a link to the column: I don’t know if it’s just me or my browser (chrome), but I’m not seeing Slug’s artwork. What’s up with that? --- ## [Parenting advice: kid won't use utensils](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parenting-advice-kid-wont-use-utensils/401447)
**Author:** [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2007, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parenting-advice-kid-wont-use-utensils/401447 "2007-04-24T21:21:52Z")
At what age did you expect your kids to use their fork or spoon for dinner? My son is nearly four and refuses. He used to use his fork, but it seems the novelty has worn off. I’m not sure how to approach this. Am I expec… --- ## [A Coagulating MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-coagulating-mmp/584469)
**Author:** [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2011, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-coagulating-mmp/584469 "2011-06-13T02:51:39Z")
Tomorrow, June 6, is my twentieth anniversary. On this day in 1991, I had a doctor’s appointment. I had been bleeding and bruising a lot over the past year, so as soon as school let out, my mom dragged me down to the ped… --- ## [Winning the war in Afghanistan. How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winning-the-war-in-afghanistan-how/517431)
**Author:** [@cn8of10](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cn8of10)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winning-the-war-in-afghanistan-how/517431 "2009-12-14T17:04:38Z")
The counter-insurgency effort in Afghanistan is under serious strain. More U.S. troops are very likely to be sent there in the near future to stem the tide of insurgent attacks on U.S., U.N. and NATO forces. The strate… --- ## [The meaning of "liberal" and "conservative" in the context of the minimum wage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meaning-of-liberal-and-conservative-in-the-context-of-the-minimum-wage/692688)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meaning-of-liberal-and-conservative-in-the-context-of-the-minimum-wage/692688 "2014-07-16T04:37:56Z")
In the Hobby Lobby pit thread, this article was posted. Rather that derail that, I’ll just ask the question separately. Here’s the part that has me scratching my head: There seems to be a distinction between “bleeding… --- ## [Alternative to Wacom Cintiq](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-to-wacom-cintiq/546076)
**Author:** [@nilum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nilum)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-to-wacom-cintiq/546076 "2010-07-12T16:40:20Z")
I am looking to replace my old Wacom Intuos 2. I want a Cintiq, but they are massively overpriced. I guess their patents prevent anyone from competing because there is no other product out on the market. I found some to… --- ## [When toys are outlawed, only outlaws will have toys. (ATF steps on own dick)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-toys-are-outlawed-only-outlaws-will-have-toys-atf-steps-on-own-dick/532150)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-toys-are-outlawed-only-outlaws-will-have-toys-atf-steps-on-own-dick/532150 "2010-06-09T20:39:46Z")
ATF seizes 30 toy guns Short story. The ATF seized 30 Airsoft toy guns under the pretense, “With minimal work it could be converted to a machine gun,”. Umm. What drugs are you on? Or what meds did you miss taking th… --- ## [Windows 7 x64 - Cut and copy work, paste doesn't.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-7-x64-cut-and-copy-work-paste-doesnt/614196)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2012, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-7-x64-cut-and-copy-work-paste-doesnt/614196 "2012-03-04T05:19:49Z")
First, yes, I’ve Googled the hell out of this before coming here. I have Windows 7 64 bit. A week or so ago pasting from the clipboard started acting wonky. Besides using Word I downloaded a program that lets me see t… --- ## [Women who love clothes-shopping - why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-who-love-clothes-shopping-why/547372)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-who-love-clothes-shopping-why/547372 "2010-07-25T22:30:05Z")
I have never understood many women’s love for clothes shopping. While I admit there is a certain joy in finding a good bargain, to me there is almost no way to quicker make me feel a) poor b)fat and c) oddly shaped, sinc… --- ## [Captain and Tennille Divorcing!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495)
**Author:** [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2014, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495 "2014-01-27T03:08:24Z")
:eek: I remember their song from my childhood. They’ve been married as long as I’ve been alive. Why bother now? \*I know people get divorced, not a real question. --- ## [Are schools failing to teach our kids math?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-schools-failing-to-teach-our-kids-math/646756)
**Author:** [@Fool\_in\_the\_Rain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fool_in_the_Rain)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2013, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-schools-failing-to-teach-our-kids-math/646756 "2013-01-12T00:59:10Z")
Didn’t want to hijack this thread as I had no real comments on the articles, but I thought of this for the ‘new school teaching methods’ at least in Rhode Island, and wanted to ask a question of the Dopers: I have a deg… --- ## [Is it true I shouldn't put a paper bag in the refrigerator because it will create a pocket of warm a](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-i-shouldnt-put-a-paper-bag-in-the-refrigerator-because-it-will-create-a-pocket-of-warm-a/754553)
**Author:** [@MorrisCody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MorrisCody)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2016, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-i-shouldnt-put-a-paper-bag-in-the-refrigerator-because-it-will-create-a-pocket-of-warm-a/754553 "2016-05-14T09:30:06Z")
I was just told not to put my paper lunch bag (a small shopping bag) in the refrigerator because paper (and cardboard, too) traps the warm air inside it and prevents to cool air from properly circulating. The person who … --- ## [I can name that pop tune in 10 words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-name-that-pop-tune-in-10-words/183153)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 291\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2003, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-name-that-pop-tune-in-10-words/183153 "2003-07-04T13:47:55Z")
I love “name that tune” threads even though I can never guess right once the kids start with the new stuff. But hope springs enternal and so. . … The rules are to quote 10 words or less of a pop song. And that’s all the… --- ## [Predict the next completely unnecessary TV show revival](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-completely-unnecessary-tv-show-revival/716132)
**Author:** [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2015, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-completely-unnecessary-tv-show-revival/716132 "2015-04-07T01:54:18Z")
With X-Files and Coach both responding to an overwhelming lack of demand with upcoming revivals, what show will be next? I’m going with Cheers. --- ## [Something strange happening in my cola float](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-strange-happening-in-my-cola-float/601311)
**Author:** [@Dunkelheit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunkelheit)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2011, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-strange-happening-in-my-cola-float/601311 "2011-11-06T01:26:54Z")
Maybe someone can explain this. I made a float, starting with a glass of cola and putting a scoop of ice cream in it. After it stopped fizzing, I stirred it so that the ice cream melted and the foam settled down and wa… --- ## [Weird British pronunciation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-british-pronunciation/814738)
**Author:** [@porkbroth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porkbroth)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-british-pronunciation/814738 "2018-06-30T18:23:48Z")
I remember reading that some British names and places weren’t pronounced phonetically as a shibboleth for the aristocracy to determine who was merely a bourgeoisie pretender with “new money”. A couple of other examples f… --- ## [Why are IQ scores so asymmetric?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-iq-scores-so-asymmetric/636826)
**Author:** [@purple\_cow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_cow)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2012, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-iq-scores-so-asymmetric/636826 "2012-10-11T01:43:51Z")
IQ scores are a bell curve centered at 100. But the differences in people as you move away from this center seem to be asymmetric. For example, a person with a 125 IQ is smart but i don’t think noticeably so in an everyd… --- ## [Question about formal business meeting attire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-formal-business-meeting-attire/493852)
**Author:** [@AK12345](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK12345)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-formal-business-meeting-attire/493852 "2009-04-27T22:21:22Z")
The office managers where I work currently look down upon how I dress. I dont think that I dress as disgracefully as they make it out to be. On a normal day I’m wearing a pair of black dress shoes, beige or black khaki p… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=826&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=828&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)