# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=833&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:** 834 --- ## [How late is too late for breast feeding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-late-is-too-late-for-breast-feeding/532582)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-late-is-too-late-for-breast-feeding/532582 "2010-03-31T19:48:30Z")
Salon.com featured an article on breast feeding to the age of six today. I think we’ve discussed stuff like this before, but not too recently so I figured I’d start another thread. This writer found breast feeding that… --- ## ["Surprise" sex scenes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-sex-scenes/355123)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2006, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-sex-scenes/355123 "2006-05-25T15:39:24Z")
I know plenty of woefully misguided parents took their kids to Team America: World Police thinking dolls=good clean fun and were treated to a few excruciating minutes of doll sex, and an (adult) friend of mine went to se… --- ## [Is there an example of an \*exact\* normal distribution in nature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-example-of-an-exact-normal-distribution-in-nature/587755)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2011, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-example-of-an-exact-normal-distribution-in-nature/587755 "2011-07-24T01:43:04Z")
The normal (or Gauss) distribution is a terrific approximation in a wide variety of settings. And it’s backed by the central limit theorem, which I admittedly do not understand. But is it exactly observed in nature, for… --- ## [Who is the better band, The Beatles or Oasis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-better-band-the-beatles-or-oasis/546329)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-better-band-the-beatles-or-oasis/546329 "2010-07-14T16:03:58Z")
Howdy! That’s the question, who is the better band, The Beatles or Oasis? I humbly not ask to compare to any other bands like the Stones etc. Beatles or Oasis? Discuss. --- ## [India Vs England Test Series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-vs-england-test-series/641403)
**Author:** [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2012, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-vs-england-test-series/641403 "2012-12-19T06:07:55Z")
Seems this one has flown under the radar a bit. Good to see Cook and Prior take the game into 5th day, but with no-one else contributing much I’m expecting another drubbing. Frankly, I can’t see us winning a test, and ju… --- ## [If the CBS documents are shown to be fraudulent, should CBS produce their source?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-cbs-documents-are-shown-to-be-fraudulent-should-cbs-produce-their-source/264459)
**Author:** [@Tigers2B1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tigers2B1)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2004, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-cbs-documents-are-shown-to-be-fraudulent-should-cbs-produce-their-source/264459 "2004-09-27T11:13:01Z")
The heading says it all. What journalistic purpose can be served by continuing to protect the ultimate source of fraudulent documents? If CBS does not produce the source of these documents, by what logic could they rea… --- ## [Very pure water dangerous to drink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-pure-water-dangerous-to-drink/959706)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-pure-water-dangerous-to-drink/959706 "2022-03-10T23:50:18Z")
There is an article in today’s Times that claims that very pure water would burn your insides if you drank it. Can this be true. The article was about the making of the curling rink in Beijing. It said that the tap wa… --- ## [How much, if at all, do you trust the police where you live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-if-at-all-do-you-trust-the-police-where-you-live/676676)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2013, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-if-at-all-do-you-trust-the-police-where-you-live/676676 "2013-12-28T21:52:30Z")
Suggested by a recent incident in Memphis in which a young man was arrested and held in jail by police for 64 on a felony murder charge after the police coerced a confession from him. Poll in a moment. When answering, b… --- ## [Is a limp a turn-off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-limp-a-turn-off/317491)
**Author:** [@Reloy3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reloy3)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2014, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-limp-a-turn-off/317491 "2014-03-02T22:22:14Z")
I just had a really fascinating conversation with a friend of mine (ok, a work-friend.) He is generally attractive and funny, but he was complaining that many women will not date him because he has a noticable limp due … --- ## [Men absentmindedly stroking their beard, annoying/irritating or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-absentmindedly-stroking-their-beard-annoying-irritating-or-not/595252)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2023, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-absentmindedly-stroking-their-beard-annoying-irritating-or-not/595252 "2023-10-24T09:00:26Z")
Having been induced to grow a short beard for the first time in my life (by a party who apparently likes her men bearded), I often catch myself at a new mannerism: when thinking on something or just woolgathering, I put … --- ## [Bad, Bad Le Roi Jones (NJ Poet Laureate)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-le-roi-jones-nj-poet-laureate/130246)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2002, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-le-roi-jones-nj-poet-laureate/130246 "2002-10-29T06:39:19Z")
Who the hell even knew New Jersey had a poet laureate? Let the Sopranos jokes begin: TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Gov. James E. McGreevey has called for the resignation of the state’s poet laureate, citing a poem critical of Is… --- ## [Yes, my daughter is dead...what's your fucking point?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-my-daughter-is-dead-whats-your-fucking-point/166557)
**Author:** [@Buliwyf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buliwyf)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2003, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-my-daughter-is-dead-whats-your-fucking-point/166557 "2003-04-09T20:28:53Z")
hokay…for those of you who are not aware, my daughter was stillborn in september of 2002. It was and continues to be the most painful period of my life. If any of you would like to read what I had to say about her at t… --- ## [So, you want your charter membership back ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2005, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731 "2005-05-17T17:32:37Z")
I knew this would happen. We’ve received numerous heart-rending pleas from ex-charter members claiming they slept through the thunderstorm of subscription renewal announcements, e-mails and FAQs we cranked out over the p… --- ## [What country is the roundest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-is-the-roundest/650836)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2013, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-is-the-roundest/650836 "2013-02-25T16:52:03Z")
See subject. As in border shape. An important question that came to me while falling asleep. Help me fight my ignorance. --- ## [Blood A1C of 5.8 - opinions seem to differ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-a1c-of-5-8-opinions-seem-to-differ/704224)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2014, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-a1c-of-5-8-opinions-seem-to-differ/704224 "2014-11-11T13:32:18Z")
I got tested and it showed my A1C as 5.8, which surprised me as it was quite higher than expected. Technically it’s still within normal range, but it’s uncomfortably close to prediabetic, right? And some sources say tha… --- ## [Why the hate on Jay Leno?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hate-on-jay-leno/537486)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2010, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hate-on-jay-leno/537486 "2010-05-11T01:04:18Z")
I don’t really follow these late night shows that often. I just know that David Letterman and Conan O’Brien are preferred, and most people cannot stand Jay Leno. --- ## [Should the legal age for purchasing alcohol in the US be reduced to 18?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-legal-age-for-purchasing-alcohol-in-the-us-be-reduced-to-18/686794)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2014, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-legal-age-for-purchasing-alcohol-in-the-us-be-reduced-to-18/686794 "2014-04-28T04:59:59Z")
I’m English and I had no idea until I read this column by Camille Paglia in Time that the law in the US dealing with the drinking age was nationally mandated. Here’s Ms Paglia OK, I’m not an American citizen but I ha… --- ## [Whoa, Alec Baldwin. . . what's goin' on there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-alec-baldwin-whats-goin-on-there/400850)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-alec-baldwin-whats-goin-on-there/400850 "2007-04-25T04:57:45Z")
I was just perusing various gossip websites like a good lil’ 21 year old monkey and I stumbled upon this . You can click on the giant picture, as the text suggests, to hear the actual message. Good lord! He’s leaving t… --- ## [Free discount on Twinings tea, just for USA Dopers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-discount-on-twinings-tea-just-for-usa-dopers/571802)
**Author:** [@THespos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/THespos)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-discount-on-twinings-tea-just-for-usa-dopers/571802 "2011-04-07T18:50:35Z")
I figured that this would be the best forum to post this. Mods, if you disagree, please move it. I’ve mentioned in quite a few posts that I run a small ad agency. We’ve been working with Twinings of London on their di… --- ## [Battlestar Galactica 2.10 — "Pegasus" (no spoilers in OP: see scheduling note)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-2-10-pegasus-no-spoilers-in-op-see-scheduling-note/323126)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2005, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-2-10-pegasus-no-spoilers-in-op-see-scheduling-note/323126 "2005-10-06T16:55:48Z")
Want to make sure right at the top that everybody knows tonight’s “Galactica” will start at the regular time but will run one hour and two minutes. I mentioned it in last week’s thread, but I figured it was worth repeati… --- ## [AL MVP: Trout vs Cabrera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-mvp-trout-vs-cabrera/636595)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-mvp-trout-vs-cabrera/636595 "2012-10-09T01:18:38Z")
I am going to state right up front the I think Trout should get it. They both have a approximately equivalent Offensive WAR numbers, but Trout kills Cabrera with Defensive WAR and the overall WAR of 10+ is historic. Th… --- ## [The Catholic church and birth control](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-catholic-church-and-birth-control/613468)
**Author:** [@rat\_avatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rat_avatar)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-catholic-church-and-birth-control/613468 "2012-02-23T06:24:17Z")
In this thread John Mace claims the Catholic church (the org not individuals) would not ban the use of contraceptives in this country if they had the opportunity. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14794… --- ## [Political Compass #23: An eye for an eye.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-23-an-eye-for-an-eye/246337)
**Author:** [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2004, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-23-an-eye-for-an-eye/246337 "2004-05-25T12:19:17Z")
Many political debates here have included references to The Political Compass, which uses a set of 61 questions to assess one’s political orientation in terms of economic left/right and social libertarianism/authoritaria… --- ## [Why do music chords sound "good"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-music-chords-sound-good/702016)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2014, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-music-chords-sound-good/702016 "2014-10-24T08:28:43Z")
I recogize that “good” or “pleasing to the ear” are subjective terms, but there seems to be near-universal agreement that certain acoustic frequencies, when overlaid, are pleasing to the ear. I’m at a loss to understand… --- ## [Why do some people hate Creed so much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-hate-creed-so-much/156463)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2003, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-hate-creed-so-much/156463 "2003-02-24T23:17:56Z")
After reading this thread here I was really surprised at how many people don’t like Creed. So I thought I’d start a thread where people could sound off on just why Creed sucks so bad. To put things in perspective, I own… --- ## [Dark side of Finland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-side-of-finland/671140)
**Author:** [@AudunNilsen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AudunNilsen)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2013, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-side-of-finland/671140 "2013-10-17T01:47:35Z")
Here’s an excerpt from the, now, 3. edition of Warren McLachlan’s book. « 11/98 Warren & Kaisu’s first son William McLachlan, born in Australia on the 12th. Kaisu begins to Punish William at 2 weeks of age - starting… --- ## [Did you know that "banana" was a slur to Asian Americans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-that-banana-was-a-slur-to-asian-americans/777568)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-that-banana-was-a-slur-to-asian-americans/777568 "2017-01-27T15:58:14Z")
A co-worker called me to change his password. As is my custom, I looked around my office for an item to it change to. I had a banana on my desk. I told him that I changed his temporary password to 123BANANA and that h… --- ## ["If liberals are so tolerant, they should tolerate the hatred of liberals"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-liberals-are-so-tolerant-they-should-tolerate-the-hatred-of-liberals/436465)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-liberals-are-so-tolerant-they-should-tolerate-the-hatred-of-liberals/436465 "2008-02-09T21:52:04Z")
I can’t fit my intended title into the space given, so I’ll rephrase it. All too often, I hear conservatives make the argument that “If liberals were so tolerant, they should also tolerate and embrace the Republican Par… --- ## [Isn't The Federal Reserve Bank Simply A Criminal Enterprise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-the-federal-reserve-bank-simply-a-criminal-enterprise/550672)
**Author:** [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2010, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-the-federal-reserve-bank-simply-a-criminal-enterprise/550672 "2010-08-20T02:14:58Z")
This debate is a discussion of the implications of this article. Federal Reserve - Wikipedia . and this (as it happens, Libertarian) missive http://mises.org/daily/3525 You may, with cites, contest the factuality of a… --- ## [Tube vs transistor amplifiers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tube-vs-transistor-amplifiers/492420)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tube-vs-transistor-amplifiers/492420 "2009-05-20T17:16:49Z")
Man, I’m starting a lot of music threads lately! Must have something to do with my new hobby. Many years ago I read, many times, that musicians preferred tube amps to transistor amps. They claimed it sounded better. Wh… --- ## [Need a movie to watch in high school speech class; educational/entertaining](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-movie-to-watch-in-high-school-speech-class-educational-entertaining/197988)
**Author:** [@simply\_cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simply_cats)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2003, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-movie-to-watch-in-high-school-speech-class-educational-entertaining/197988 "2003-08-31T00:29:31Z")
Hello, my fellow dopers! It is back to school here in Indiana, and that means standardized testing galore. Now, as a teacher with mixed age classes, for four days I am losing 2/3 of each of my classes. We are not allo… --- ## [What are your biggest peeves on Facebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-biggest-peeves-on-facebook/581321)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2011, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-biggest-peeves-on-facebook/581321 "2011-05-13T14:16:42Z")
Other than spam and hackers and the like, what do you hate when people do on Facebook? For me of course Farmville requests Frontierville requests Anythingville requests My biggest peeves though are Buzzkill Posts. … --- ## [If Your Diet is That Frigging Complicated, Eat At Home!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-diet-is-that-frigging-complicated-eat-at-home/378455)
**Author:** [@Carlyjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carlyjay)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2006, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-diet-is-that-frigging-complicated-eat-at-home/378455 "2006-11-02T06:26:24Z")
A bit of a delayed rant, as I was more angry about this back when I was a waitress, but here it is. If your diet is so complicated that all you can eat is organic broccoli or a particular kind of free-range chicken cook… --- ## [People who don't clean up their doggie poop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-dont-clean-up-their-doggie-poop/583860)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2015, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-dont-clean-up-their-doggie-poop/583860 "2015-05-22T20:00:07Z")
A harmless rant, since he’s not doing it on my property, but it is still rude and obnoxious. I rent from an association, which means the association’s property is right behind mine. They have a large, open, grassy area,… --- ## [Should I ask my (pretty) obviously gay uncle if he is gay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-ask-my-pretty-obviously-gay-uncle-if-he-is-gay/638892)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-ask-my-pretty-obviously-gay-uncle-if-he-is-gay/638892 "2012-11-01T03:04:36Z")
I start this thread having listened to this where the 81 year old Randi comes out. I should be clear - when I say uncle in this thread, I do not talk about someone literally the sibling of my mother or father. In my fam… --- ## [An idea on how to defeat ISIS. Simple or simple minded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-idea-on-how-to-defeat-isis-simple-or-simple-minded/737519)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2015, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-idea-on-how-to-defeat-isis-simple-or-simple-minded/737519 "2015-11-16T22:38:13Z")
I think we can all agree that ISIS is a threat to the world that needs to be dealt with. The main question is what is the best way of doing so. What do you all think of the idea of massive amounts of boots on the ground?… --- ## [Untranslated ancient greek texts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/untranslated-ancient-greek-texts/672565)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2014, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/untranslated-ancient-greek-texts/672565 "2014-06-27T20:33:01Z")
Do we have many (or any) ancient greek texts that are sitting somewhere waiting for someone to become interested in reading them? Or are all the ancient greek texts we have translated into a modern language somewhere? (… --- ## [Drivers: do you know how to recover from a spin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drivers-do-you-know-how-to-recover-from-a-spin/681242)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2014, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drivers-do-you-know-how-to-recover-from-a-spin/681242 "2014-02-14T16:06:01Z")
ABC News opened their show last night with a short video clip of a car spinning out of control on an icy highway somewhere in the south, where the latest miserable snow/ice storm struck yesterday. The video showed that … --- ## [Why does evolution "look" so directed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-evolution-look-so-directed/671280)
**Author:** [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2013, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-evolution-look-so-directed/671280 "2013-10-19T22:07:59Z")
I know evolution is random and the whole Darwin-natural-selection thingy, but sometimes when you look at the process of evolution, for example in humans, it’s like evolution “decided” that we’d get bigger brains, lose ha… --- ## [Bobby Fischer is being deported from Japan to US for 92' match in Yugoslavia.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobby-fischer-is-being-deported-from-japan-to-us-for-92-match-in-yugoslavia/256047)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2004, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobby-fischer-is-being-deported-from-japan-to-us-for-92-match-in-yugoslavia/256047 "2004-07-26T07:35:16Z")
Gah! I had a ridiculously long thread and the Fucking Spastic Hampsters ate it…so the abbreviated version here: In a nutshell, the elusive Bobby Fischer was picked up in Japan for an outdated Passport, and is subsequent… --- ## [Peanut butter: Skippy vs. Jif - which is best?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-skippy-vs-jif-which-is-best/828174)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2019, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-skippy-vs-jif-which-is-best/828174 "2019-02-22T06:00:26Z")
I was brought up on Skippy peanut butter. When I was growing up, I didn’t eat very much of it. Peanut butter on Wonder-like white bread didn’t appeal to me. It was also the dinner we had when the electricity went out … --- ## [Republican Senate Candidate Sharron Angle Proposes Armed Insurrection If the Tea Party Loses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-senate-candidate-sharron-angle-proposes-armed-insurrection-if-the-tea-party-loses/543585)
**Author:** [@sleeping](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeping)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2010, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-senate-candidate-sharron-angle-proposes-armed-insurrection-if-the-tea-party-loses/543585 "2010-06-22T11:58:40Z")
Sharron Angle to conservative talk-show host Lars Larson: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/06/sharron\_angle\_floated\_possibil.html So, Sharron Angle, former member radical right-wing groups such as the O… --- ## [Help me fill my wife's Christmas stocking!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-fill-my-wifes-christmas-stocking/605960)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2011, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-fill-my-wifes-christmas-stocking/605960 "2011-12-18T17:24:37Z")
Every Christmas Mrs. Wheelz and I fill a stocking for each other; about a dozen little trinkets or candies or fun silly things. Nothing that costs more than a couple bucks, usually. The trouble is that we’ve been doing … --- ## [Female porn stars without makeup and with (SFW) - Kind of interesting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-porn-stars-without-makeup-and-with-sfw-kind-of-interesting/675269)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2013, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-porn-stars-without-makeup-and-with-sfw-kind-of-interesting/675269 "2013-12-05T04:47:28Z")
This is a standard click bait photo montage, but it’s actually kind of interesting the difference makeup can have. --- ## [Phone Rage At "Extended Auto Warranty" Scammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-rage-at-extended-auto-warranty-scammer/503777)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2009, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-rage-at-extended-auto-warranty-scammer/503777 "2009-07-27T18:45:49Z")
Phone rage leads to St. Louis arrest for Fostoria man While burning out a nest of these scammers would be a valuable public service, threatening their families is a bit over the line, methinks… --- ## [How much time transpires between the Star Wars movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-time-transpires-between-the-star-wars-movies/265819)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2004, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-time-transpires-between-the-star-wars-movies/265819 "2004-09-25T07:56:42Z")
Because it seems like, at most, the Evil Empire\[sup\]©\[/sup\] was around for only about twenty years, and it only took look a few days to train to become a Jedi. --- ## [My weird kid has social problems, help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-weird-kid-has-social-problems-help/637568)
**Author:** [@Weedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weedy)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2012, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-weird-kid-has-social-problems-help/637568 "2012-10-18T05:37:47Z")
I have a specific question that I will put at the end, but feel free to make any other comments as well. My daughter is 12. She has always been a bit shy, and a bit out of step, socially. She usually has someone to hang… --- ## [How do you feel about religions other than your own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-religions-other-than-your-own/737869)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2015, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-religions-other-than-your-own/737869 "2015-11-28T02:06:33Z")
This thread was spurred by my thinking about these most recent terrorist attacks. I’ve heard a lot of people say things like: “This was not a religious act. No religion preaches hate. These people weren’t religious, t… --- ## [McDonalds Monopoly is a Conspiracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-monopoly-is-a-conspiracy/470390)
**Author:** [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2008, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-monopoly-is-a-conspiracy/470390 "2008-11-05T02:13:41Z")
I’ve been participating about 10 fuckin years in this promotion and have yet to win anything but a Small McFlurry… :smack: I mean really, is this just some trick to get people into your restaurants? I want some fuckin p… --- ## [Were Biblical "miracles" knowingly manufactured or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-biblical-miracles-knowingly-manufactured-or-not/698455)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2014, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-biblical-miracles-knowingly-manufactured-or-not/698455 "2014-09-18T05:14:42Z")
In modernity we see case after case where people promoting various beliefs quite deliberately just make supernatural stuff up and somehow, over time, these claimed supernatural events get accepted as real by the groups i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=832&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=834&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)