# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=841&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:** 842 --- ## [The Silent Movie Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silent-movie-thread/600790)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2011, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silent-movie-thread/600790 "2011-10-29T12:05:00Z")
The \*\*Barbara Kent \*\*obit thread was getting hijacked so much I thought I should start a separate one for the three or four of us who enjoy the silent photoplays. Seen any good ones lately? What are your favorite/least … --- ## [Do you put strawberries in your cereal as commercials would have us believe people do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-strawberries-in-your-cereal-as-commercials-would-have-us-believe-people-do/629512)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-strawberries-in-your-cereal-as-commercials-would-have-us-believe-people-do/629512 "2012-07-30T21:16:09Z")
I can’t tell you how many times I see a cereal commercial and how there’s always at least one shot of the milk going into the bowl full of cereal that’s filled to the top with cereal and fruit (usually 2 or 3 big strawbe… --- ## [QUIET muffler for sportbike?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiet-muffler-for-sportbike/140463)
**Author:** [@Fuel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuel)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2016, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiet-muffler-for-sportbike/140463 "2016-07-13T01:08:48Z")
is there such a thing as quiet muffler for sportbike, specifically yamaha R6 or suzuki gsxr 600? i know there is not a large market for this type of muffler for this type of bike. if someone knows, could they also tell… --- ## [Experiences with borderline personality people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-borderline-personality-people/543882)
**Author:** [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-borderline-personality-people/543882 "2010-07-07T04:27:45Z")
On reading this thread http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=567659&page=1 I noted many posters said - run far and fast. If you’ve been in a relationship with such a person what has been the outcome? Wh… --- ## [It's Not REALLY An Anachronism, It Just Seems Like One](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-really-an-anachronism-it-just-seems-like-one/723117)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2015, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-really-an-anachronism-it-just-seems-like-one/723117 "2015-06-25T11:40:57Z")
Mostly when people cite anachronisms they cite the blatant anachronisms that show up in books and movies: Roman soldiers wearing wristwatches, jet contrails in the skies in movies supposedly set in the Old West. But som… --- ## [Video Game Name Generator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-name-generator/581712)
**Author:** [@PigArcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigArcher)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-name-generator/581712 "2011-05-24T21:11:42Z")
Ok, I’ve been having a ridiculous amount of fun with this, so I have to share. Post some of your favorites! Hip-Hop Tricycle Epidemic Chillin’ Software Sisters Metal Buddhist Groove --- ## [Who is your celebrity crush?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-celebrity-crush/767142)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-celebrity-crush/767142 "2016-10-08T05:35:45Z")
Mine Courtney Green(Towie) --- ## [Game- Simpsons Quotes!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-simpsons-quotes/71664)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2001, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-simpsons-quotes/71664 "2001-07-17T05:47:33Z")
Premise is simple. Person lists a “Simpson” quote and the next poster has to identify the character who said it and under which circumstances/what episode. Are we ready? I’ll start. NINE babies? That’s barbaric! --- ## [Yelling at each other about 9/11 (Split from the "How has Trump pissed you off today" thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yelling-at-each-other-about-9-11-split-from-the-how-has-trump-pissed-you-off-today-thread/1005482)
**Author:** [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Replies:** 374\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2024, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yelling-at-each-other-about-9-11-split-from-the-how-has-trump-pissed-you-off-today-thread/1005482 "2024-08-22T16:40:45Z")
Gotta confess, 9/11 is one of those disasters that I don’t fully comprehend, from how did WTC7 collapse, to where’s was the wreckage of TWO airliners, both in Shanksville and the Pentagon? --- ## [What are the bobtails on which bells ring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-bobtails-on-which-bells-ring/5381)
**Author:** [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2010, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-bobtails-on-which-bells-ring/5381 "2010-11-21T14:45:16Z")
Hello, I’ve been asked to find the meaning of “bobtail” in the Christmas carol Jingle Bells. The prevailing guess is the horses pulling the sleigh have bobtails to which the jingle bells are fastened. The person who wan… --- ## [Was the US founded on Christian principles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-us-founded-on-christian-principles/687358)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2014, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-us-founded-on-christian-principles/687358 "2014-05-20T12:44:42Z")
A continuation of the hijack from this thread. --- ## [Would Aspirin be approved by the FDA today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-aspirin-be-approved-by-the-fda-today/417823)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2007, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-aspirin-be-approved-by-the-fda-today/417823 "2007-09-07T13:02:36Z")
I just received this “factoid” (in a long list.) Aspirin would not gain FDA approval if it were introduced today. I’m not sure this can be definitively answered, but I don’t think the question goes in any other forum. --- ## [I want to take a cheap flight, I don't care where or when](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-take-a-cheap-flight-i-dont-care-where-or-when/658976)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2013, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-take-a-cheap-flight-i-dont-care-where-or-when/658976 "2013-05-26T01:50:39Z")
Money is an issue and I need to leave from MSP, destination and anything else is not. Are there any good airline price finders for open searches for times and destinations restricting only departure airport and price? --- ## [MTV Sweet Sixteen - is this fucking show for real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mtv-sweet-sixteen-is-this-fucking-show-for-real/316657)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2005, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mtv-sweet-sixteen-is-this-fucking-show-for-real/316657 "2005-08-15T17:45:16Z")
Today I happened to see a few episodes of the MTV show “Sweet Sixteen.” I have to say, I was utterly shocked and appalled by it. I don’t think I have ever seen anything as disgusting or thoroughly unlikeable as this show… --- ## [When a crime isn't really a crime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-crime-isnt-really-a-crime/676107)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2013, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-crime-isnt-really-a-crime/676107 "2013-12-16T07:28:49Z")
This thread may end up in Great Debates, but let’s start it here… According to USA Today… “Prosecutors say they will not file domestic violence charges against George Zimmerman, who was arrested last month after his gir… --- ## [Best trivia questions for fun-time discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-trivia-questions-for-fun-time-discussion/491572)
**Author:** [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-trivia-questions-for-fun-time-discussion/491572 "2009-04-09T14:50:25Z")
I’m looking for really good trivia questions that can fuel fun-time conversation among friends, say in a bar/pub or over dinner. The kind of question that gets people thinking, guessing and wondering what it can be. Two… --- ## [Write your own epitaph. Silly versions only, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-your-own-epitaph-silly-versions-only-please/592859)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2011, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-your-own-epitaph-silly-versions-only-please/592859 "2011-08-23T13:06:53Z")
“Here lies Skald the Rhymer. He joked about being evil in front of the wrong cop.” Next? --- ## [American Idol 1/16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-16/388228)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2007, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-16/388228 "2007-01-21T02:32:18Z")
Yay! American Idol starts tonight! I’m excited, aren’t you? (crickets chirp) Okay, well I guess that makes me the goofy one. That’s fine, I’ll admit I’m looking forward to watching this and signing on to the Dope fo… --- ## [Poll: Bathroom Habit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-bathroom-habit/481455)
**Author:** [@Telcontar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telcontar)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2009, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-bathroom-habit/481455 "2009-01-23T03:49:57Z")
For a bathroom poll this is not too disgusting (I hope). After you pass solid waste do you: a.) stand then wipe b.) wipe then stand Personally I do (a) and it had never occurred to me to do (b), but I was talking abo… --- ## [So is ''swarthy'' politically incorrect term nowadays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-swarthy-politically-incorrect-term-nowadays/285078)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2005, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-swarthy-politically-incorrect-term-nowadays/285078 "2005-01-20T14:06:49Z")
I have an acquaintance who related a story where she was talking to two of her friends, and described someone in her story as “swarthy.” Both her friends upbraided her for using a “racist” term like that. So, is that a… --- ## [Infomercial products that are actually good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infomercial-products-that-are-actually-good/542670)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infomercial-products-that-are-actually-good/542670 "2011-12-27T15:49:12Z")
When I had less healthy sleeping habits, I used to see a fair amount of infomercials (here, including 30-60 seconds ads that are in the same format) that advertised questionable products. But maybe, maybe, some of them … --- ## [Does anyone else find a barefoot woman more suggestive than shoe-d?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-a-barefoot-woman-more-suggestive-than-shoe-d/239630)
**Author:** [@Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xavier)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2004, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-a-barefoot-woman-more-suggestive-than-shoe-d/239630 "2004-04-17T17:21:01Z")
Say there’s a gorgeous-looking girl. Perfect flowing hair. She’s in a sexy red dress. Unbelievably hot. And barefoot. Now say there’s a gorgeous-looking girl. Perfect flowing hair. She’s in a sexy red dress. Unbelie… --- ## [Botticelli -- Aug 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645)
**Author:** [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Replies:** 448\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2020, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645 "2020-09-02T04:50:50Z")
I am P. Previous thread: --- ## ["Extreme Cheapskates"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-cheapskates/674260)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2013, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-cheapskates/674260 "2013-12-01T21:09:17Z")
Have you guys seen this show? I channel-surfed onto it but could only watch for a few minutes because it grossed me out too much. This married couple share showers to save water - but that’s not the gross part. He was… --- ## [Running Gag: "Make up!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-gag-make-up/532579)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2010, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-gag-make-up/532579 "2010-03-16T20:37:04Z")
Does anyone remember which show (or shows) had an episode where anytime someone said the phrase “make up” someone off screen would yell “Make up!” and run out with a powder puff and swat them in the face with it, leaving… --- ## [VW.... bugging you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vw-bugging-you/732216)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2015, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vw-bugging-you/732216 "2015-10-01T16:29:43Z")
VW, you know. They did some stuff. Probably they shouldn’t have done it. They made a defeat device in the software of all their clean diesels since 2006 or so. The device detects when emissions testing is going on… --- ## [The curve is flattened enough](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-curve-is-flattened-enough/854050)
**Author:** [@CurtC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CurtC)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-curve-is-flattened-enough/854050 "2020-05-24T14:36:23Z")
The “flatten the curve” idea became well-known a couple of months ago, and we in the US have responded better than I could have imagined. The whole point of that was not to reduce the number of people who eventually get… --- ## [youve been murdered most fouly what fictional dective would you want to investigate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-been-murdered-most-fouly-what-fictional-dective-would-you-want-to-investigate/830986)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-been-murdered-most-fouly-what-fictional-dective-would-you-want-to-investigate/830986 "2019-03-19T06:00:42Z")
they can be police dectives private dectives or cozy amature types id of made a poll but theres just too many … --- ## [flaky craigslist buyers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flaky-craigslist-buyers/667495)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2013, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flaky-craigslist-buyers/667495 "2013-09-04T08:22:07Z")
It happened again last night. Every time I try to sell something on craigslist, someone will make an appointment to see/buy the item, and then they won’t show up. Fuckers. If you’re not going to show up, at least have… --- ## [Pineapple - does anyone not like it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-does-anyone-not-like-it/630254)
**Author:** [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-does-anyone-not-like-it/630254 "2012-08-06T19:00:54Z")
I am about to make my first batch of peach-pineapple jam, something I’ve never seen in the stores, but know deep down that it has to be awesome because - well, because pineapple adds awesomeness to just about everything. … --- ## [The little mysteries of life which you can't understand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-little-mysteries-of-life-which-you-cant-understand/511995)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2009, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-little-mysteries-of-life-which-you-cant-understand/511995 "2009-10-10T16:12:11Z")
Some people are confounded by quantum theory and mathematical proofs; but I’m sure there are many other little mysteries of life which just leave us reeling. Like How does those ladies manage to survive in a lecture t… --- ## [Obama's appointsments...oh yeah, big change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-appointsments-oh-yeah-big-change/473515)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-appointsments-oh-yeah-big-change/473515 "2008-11-25T23:59:07Z")
Obama’s mantra of CHANGE helped get him elected. With the new Health Secy appointment, anybody notice every single appointment so far is a Washington politician or an insider? Still waiting for the change. --- ## [Har Har Har! Porn industry has major AIDS scare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/har-har-har-porn-industry-has-major-aids-scare/240478)
**Author:** [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2004, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/har-har-har-porn-industry-has-major-aids-scare/240478 "2004-04-22T05:23:43Z")
Believe me, I am not the typical person to trash anyone on Fox News (I am not their #1 fan, get annoyed with them from time-to-time, but still, I watch them quite a bit). But I was pretty offended by the veiled smirking … --- ## [S.M. Stirling's new Emberverse novel "The Golden Princess" comes out 09/02/14](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-m-stirlings-new-emberverse-novel-the-golden-princess-comes-out-09-02-14/674533)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2014, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-m-stirlings-new-emberverse-novel-the-golden-princess-comes-out-09-02-14/674533 "2014-09-23T14:53:53Z")
And you can already read the first two chapters online. Apparently it’s going to involve Asia, where the same Powers that controlled the Cutters have gotten control of the Koreans and attacked renascent Japan. I forese… --- ## [Similar Sounding Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-sounding-songs/946986)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2026, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-sounding-songs/946986 "2026-01-23T11:55:04Z")
Not sure whether this is better for Thread Games or Café Society. The quintessential similar sounding song: “He’s So Fine” “My Sweet Lord” Artist The Chiffons George Harrison Album He’s So Fine, 1963 All … --- ## [Is this being overly manipulative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-being-overly-manipulative/540948)
**Author:** [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-being-overly-manipulative/540948 "2010-05-28T20:31:38Z")
Last Saturday afternoon, my mother mentioned a family thing on Sunday morning that I had not known about. I already had other plans, so I politely bowed out. Saturday night and Sunday morning, she left me two voicemails … --- ## [Watership Down Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watership-down-questions/549053)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watership-down-questions/549053 "2010-08-06T18:13:40Z")
I’m almost done rereading this book for about the third time. Still love it as much as I did the first time. I did have some questions, though. I’ve done some wikipedia-ing but there were somethings I still had question… --- ## [Is it unconstitutional for Trump to ban some reporters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-unconstitutional-for-trump-to-ban-some-reporters/818710)
**Author:** [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-unconstitutional-for-trump-to-ban-some-reporters/818710 "2026-09-24T18:17:03Z")
The constitution prohibits Congress making a law abridging the freedom of the press. Does that mean the prez can bar select members of the press who annoy him? --- ## [Songs where the object of affection is NOT attractive...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-object-of-affection-is-not-attractive/629596)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-object-of-affection-is-not-attractive/629596 "2012-08-08T20:40:33Z")
Hmm… AC/DC, Whole Lotta Rosie Jim Croce, Roller Derby Queen There are plenty more, but that’s a reasonable start! --- ## [Wishing to connect with an old flame, but don't want to be an asshole about it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wishing-to-connect-with-an-old-flame-but-dont-want-to-be-an-asshole-about-it/611142)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2012, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wishing-to-connect-with-an-old-flame-but-dont-want-to-be-an-asshole-about-it/611142 "2012-03-04T02:11:45Z")
Background: I met her when we were teens (she seemed very familiar to me initially, tho I had no reason to think so), and we literally clicked from the very start, ended up finishing each other’s thoughts, doing stuff to… --- ## [Is it legitimate to say that all living things have DNA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legitimate-to-say-that-all-living-things-have-dna/482849)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2009, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legitimate-to-say-that-all-living-things-have-dna/482849 "2009-01-27T07:04:08Z")
Or, are there any organisms that fit the basic concept of “living” which don’t have DNA? If so, what do they have, and how do they qualify as living? --- ## [Pancakes that make me feel like a man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancakes-that-make-me-feel-like-a-man/808884)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancakes-that-make-me-feel-like-a-man/808884 "2025-10-25T15:08:20Z")
Kodiak Cakes. Power Cakes. So friggin’ manly, they couldn’t contain the manliness in one name. There’s a damn bear growling at you right on the front of the industrial-grade cardboard box, so don’t wet yourself, Francis,… --- ## [Depression Dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depression-dogs/499665)
**Author:** [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2009, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depression-dogs/499665 "2009-06-27T21:24:53Z")
Longtime lurker on these boards de-lurking to bring up something I observed recently on a cruise ship: An older lady on board was accompanied by her service dog, a tiny Yorkie, complete with tiny orange service jacket. … --- ## [Stupidest Porn Plots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-porn-plots/122189)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2002, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-porn-plots/122189 "2002-12-16T23:21:37Z")
I remember one where a guy in a van cuts off a woman in traffic. So she follows him to where he is going (a parking lot at a beach, if I recall) and gets out to yell at him. Then for no reason at all, they climb into the… --- ## [Tulsi Gabbard and the Science of Identity cult](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tulsi-gabbard-and-the-science-of-identity-cult/838428)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2019, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tulsi-gabbard-and-the-science-of-identity-cult/838428 "2019-09-08T20:46:37Z")
Tulsi Gabbard grew up in a cult called "Science of Identity:, run by a guy named Chris Butler, who calls himself “Jagad Guru Siddhaswarupananda Paramahamsa”. They pretend to be Hindu, but in fact, the cult revolves arou… --- ## [What are scams that you know to be scams, but you buy into anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-scams-that-you-know-to-be-scams-but-you-buy-into-anyway/535019)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-scams-that-you-know-to-be-scams-but-you-buy-into-anyway/535019 "2010-04-09T17:01:23Z")
A few female co-workers were cooing over a diamond catalog, as one of them is getting married soon. I pointed out that the entire diamond industry has been built on artificial demand and that diamonds are intrinsically … --- ## [The octuplet woman, crazy, selfish or normal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-octuplet-woman-crazy-selfish-or-normal/485204)
**Author:** [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2009, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-octuplet-woman-crazy-selfish-or-normal/485204 "2009-02-14T05:29:27Z")
I haven’t seen any threads about it, but I may have overlooked them. I’ve only followed the story lightly, catching bits of it on the news at a time, but this woman, Nadya Suleman, that just had octuplets…she already ha… --- ## [Consciousness...Part Two!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consciousness-part-two/710240)
**Author:** [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2016, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consciousness-part-two/710240 "2016-06-07T01:48:55Z")
Apparently some mods feel a conversation has a shelf life. That’s too bad, because if it’s truly a great debate, then the subject ought to be timeless. There were some really great ideas in the What Is Consciousness thre… --- ## [How important is it to have a strong knowledge of history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-it-to-have-a-strong-knowledge-of-history/610258)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2012, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-it-to-have-a-strong-knowledge-of-history/610258 "2012-02-16T09:29:11Z")
Some members of my family aren’t the most, shall we say, historically inclined, in that they don’t particularly care for history nor do they really see a point in having any sort of large knowledge base of historical eve… --- ## [Why do breaststroke and butterfly even exist? And why is freestyle limited in time underwater?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-breaststroke-and-butterfly-even-exist-and-why-is-freestyle-limited-in-time-underwater/762322)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-breaststroke-and-butterfly-even-exist-and-why-is-freestyle-limited-in-time-underwater/762322 "2016-08-18T15:39:56Z")
It seems to me that all the complicated rules around breaststroke and butterfly boil down to “swim with these artificially imposed limitations, so you won’t go as fast as you could, but do it as fast as you can, and we’l… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=840&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=842&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)