# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=844&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:** 845 --- ## [I don't understand why animated characters NEED to have such annoying/unrealistic voices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-why-animated-characters-need-to-have-such-annoying-unrealistic-voices/582867)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2011, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-why-animated-characters-need-to-have-such-annoying-unrealistic-voices/582867 "2011-06-25T23:34:49Z")
I’ve never really been able to enjoy most animated cartoon shows and the main reason why is because I feel like the voice acting is often too obnoxious and goofy-sounding. Case in point: Family Guy, which, though I try t… --- ## [meat vs vegan efficiency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-vs-vegan-efficiency/572073)
**Author:** [@slowlearner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slowlearner)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-vs-vegan-efficiency/572073 "2011-02-25T07:12:35Z")
i always read it takes x bushels of grain to produce a pound of meat which is a lot more than it takes to produce food for vegans. is there a specific study showing this? does anybody really know what is more efficient?… --- ## [Your Wierdest Fantasy/Fetish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-wierdest-fantasy-fetish/60640)
**Author:** [@Lucki\_Chaarms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucki_Chaarms)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2001, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-wierdest-fantasy-fetish/60640 "2001-04-09T04:19:46Z")
What is it? I know I’ve had some wierd ones in my relatively short time, that initially kinda freaked me out, but eventually just accepted as fantasy. They’ve involved various S&M situations, involving things like tase… --- ## [Join the Straightdope PBS Fund Drive! Help our Board!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-the-straightdope-pbs-fund-drive-help-our-board/42409)
**Author:** [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2002, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-the-straightdope-pbs-fund-drive-help-our-board/42409 "2002-04-25T02:45:04Z")
Hi there. There has been a thread going on for a few days in ATMB regarding voluntary contributions to fund capital improvements to the Board, and/or operations and maintenance of the Board. I want to donate $$$ to the… --- ## [Patching up cracked wire insulation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patching-up-cracked-wire-insulation/476488)
**Author:** [@snailboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snailboy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2008, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patching-up-cracked-wire-insulation/476488 "2008-12-12T11:26:42Z")
I have a set of headphones that the insulation covering the wires is cracking and ripping apart in several places, exposing the wire strands. Normally I would just buy a new pair, but these are Shure E2C’s which are anyt… --- ## [NFL - OFFSEASON of Mist and mellow fruitfulness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-of-mist-and-mellow-fruitfulness/847586)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-of-mist-and-mellow-fruitfulness/847586 "2020-09-09T22:13:03Z")
Gotta get my Keats on. Well, the Kansas City Chiefs are the Super Bowl Champs and damn, they look good. Congrats to Andy Reid, he’s been so good for so long, it’s nice to see him finally win the big game. I hope he’s as… --- ## [Torricelli quits Senate race - what does NJ Law say about replacing his name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torricelli-quits-senate-race-what-does-nj-law-say-about-replacing-his-name/130391)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2002, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torricelli-quits-senate-race-what-does-nj-law-say-about-replacing-his-name/130391 "2002-10-11T21:12:22Z")
I apologize for the lack of knowledge; all I know is what I’ve read in the paper: to wit, that Torricelli has bowed out of his Senate race, and New Jersey Democrats are seeking to replace his name on the ballot. The law … --- ## [Atheist: Your favourite ridiculous Bible quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheist-your-favourite-ridiculous-bible-quotes/744077)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2016, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheist-your-favourite-ridiculous-bible-quotes/744077 "2016-02-04T15:21:27Z")
Or passages. The flip side of this thread, the ying to the yang. While we can all agree that there are good things in the Bible, there’s also laughable nonsense. What’s your favourite of the latter category? My long sta… --- ## [A Baba O'Reilly Thread or What's the name of that song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-baba-oreilly-thread-or-whats-the-name-of-that-song/499261)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2009, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-baba-oreilly-thread-or-whats-the-name-of-that-song/499261 "2009-06-16T18:55:02Z")
It was embarrassingly recently that I found out the name of that Doobie Brother’s song is Long Train Running and not Illinois Central. It’s not Stand By Me by The Clash but Train in Vain. And even though it’s sang countl… --- ## [Mormon "missionary" work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mormon-missionary-work/560490)
**Author:** [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mormon-missionary-work/560490 "2010-11-16T18:55:12Z")
I was thinking about when I got ambushed by some Mormon “missionaries” a few weeks ago, and I started wondering. I understand they are required to do mission work (that does not mean I’ll be civil to them when they try -… --- ## [Wood treatment advice, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wood-treatment-advice-please/538417)
**Author:** [@My\_Darn\_Snake\_Legs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/My_Darn_Snake_Legs)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2010, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wood-treatment-advice-please/538417 "2010-05-05T22:47:15Z")
Hi folks. I just got a new desk top from Ikea (one of these) and I’m wondering how to protect it. It says that it’s treated with oil of some sort, but I kinda think it needs something more. I’ve noticed that after a w… --- ## [Creepiness Redux!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepiness-redux/496895)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2009, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepiness-redux/496895 "2009-05-26T23:19:30Z")
I know we’ve had about a thousand very vaguely creepy threads. I thought I’d start one again, if that’s okay. I just thought of something that creeps me out. When animals or monsters or anything has human hands or feet.… --- ## [I think I've just been threatened in my workplace...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-ive-just-been-threatened-in-my-workplace/400632)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2007, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-ive-just-been-threatened-in-my-workplace/400632 "2007-04-20T22:47:57Z")
…what should I do? I was just opening up a security door. My direct report was on the other side. There has been some subtle animosity between us, but I had hoped it was settled. She stuck her fingers into my chest i… --- ## [For those who want abortions to be illegal, what should the punishment be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-want-abortions-to-be-illegal-what-should-the-punishment-be/35143)
**Author:** [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2000, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-want-abortions-to-be-illegal-what-should-the-punishment-be/35143 "2000-10-24T09:05:35Z")
I apologize if this has already been covered, but I could not find a relevant thread in the archives. Rather than hijacking this thread, I thought it would be better to start a new one. For those of you who believe all… --- ## [Cover Songs Better Than The Original](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-songs-better-than-the-original/420764)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2007, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-songs-better-than-the-original/420764 "2007-10-06T05:25:00Z")
MuhcMoreMusic recently aired an episode of “Listed” in which they listed the Top 20 Covers of all time. Most of the picks were reasonable - #1 was Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You,” certainly one of the most fa… --- ## [American Idol 4/25](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-25/354189)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2006, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-25/354189 "2006-04-28T04:55:24Z")
Okay, I see how it is. They send the pretty boy home and all of a sudden nobody cares anymore. Where are my fellow Idolators today? --- ## [The first person to walk on Mars is already alive today..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-person-to-walk-on-mars-is-already-alive-today/503310)
**Author:** [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2009, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-person-to-walk-on-mars-is-already-alive-today/503310 "2009-07-21T15:47:13Z")
Do you think this statement is true? Given my great grandmother lived through the invention of the airplane to landing on the freaking moon. How likely is it that the first person to walk on Mars has already been born? --- ## [Favourite Cold War era military aircraft? And why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-cold-war-era-military-aircraft-and-why/717265)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2015, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-cold-war-era-military-aircraft-and-why/717265 "2015-04-15T15:42:07Z")
Inspired by an interesting conversation elsewhere on the merits or otherwise of the A-10 Warthog. I’ll throw my own choices out later but I’d be interested to see what other people think first. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Does it matter if there is a funeral for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-matter-if-there-is-a-funeral-for-you/682654)
**Author:** [@dflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dflower)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2014, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-matter-if-there-is-a-funeral-for-you/682654 "2014-03-07T03:55:02Z")
Do you care if there is a funeral for you? How important is it to you personally? If so, does that bring you comfort? Or is it just that your family will want to have the funeral and you don’t care. I ask because my fa… --- ## [Holy crap! They turned "How The States Got Their Shapes" into a TV show.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-they-turned-how-the-states-got-their-shapes-into-a-tv-show/579996)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2011, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-they-turned-how-the-states-got-their-shapes-into-a-tv-show/579996 "2011-05-04T13:01:44Z")
I don’t watch the History Channel much anymore. You see one episode of Pawn Stars, you’ve seen them all. But I love the documentary they made, “How The States Got Their Shapes.” It combined two of my favorite things, obs… --- ## [People tell you to stand up for yourself, but get mad when you do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-tell-you-to-stand-up-for-yourself-but-get-mad-when-you-do/738259)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-tell-you-to-stand-up-for-yourself-but-get-mad-when-you-do/738259 "2015-11-25T17:17:12Z")
Long story short: I’ve always been a rather timid and weak person when it comes to standing up for myself. I am finally gradually learning to be more assertive and make people respect my boundaries. I’ve noticed a few th… --- ## [Why Pelosi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-pelosi/496484)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2009, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-pelosi/496484 "2009-05-21T04:17:13Z")
Why is Pelosi being skewered over 'what did she know and when did she know it"? Even if she did know, it was probably Top Secret and it’s not like she could do much about it. Is she just today’s handy target? --- ## [Best story in Stephen King's Night Shift?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-story-in-stephen-kings-night-shift/553709)
**Author:** [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-story-in-stephen-kings-night-shift/553709 "2010-09-16T18:26:13Z")
As with ArchiveGuy’s Beatles polls (the clear inspirations for this here poll), there can be only one. --- ## [How was Bl. Mother Teresa evil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-bl-mother-teresa-evil/305615)
**Author:** [@WeRSauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WeRSauron)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2005, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-bl-mother-teresa-evil/305615 "2005-06-04T19:22:52Z")
In this thread, it was written: How was Bl. Mother Teresa of Calcutta “one of the most evil women of the 20th century”? WRS --- ## ["Shitload of snow" in a newspaper - how do I find the source?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitload-of-snow-in-a-newspaper-how-do-i-find-the-source/193206)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitload-of-snow-in-a-newspaper-how-do-i-find-the-source/193206 "2012-05-22T18:05:37Z")
Dopers, how can I track down the origin of a xerox I have of a Morning Herald (?) newspaper photo with a caption that says, “Though a shitload of snow fell Saturday, snowplow crews had most major streets cleared by Sunda… --- ## [Cab you be sued if your religion is discriminatory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cab-you-be-sued-if-your-religion-is-discriminatory/587104)
**Author:** [@CastleAnthrax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastleAnthrax)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2011, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cab-you-be-sued-if-your-religion-is-discriminatory/587104 "2011-07-02T04:31:57Z")
A fellow henna artist friend of mine is Muslim. Her religion prohibits her from touching a man she is not related or married to. So when she sets up booths at festivals, if a guy comes along wanting a henna design, she… --- ## [Worst Dialogue in LOTR](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-dialogue-in-lotr/352243)
**Author:** [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2006, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-dialogue-in-lotr/352243 "2006-04-15T18:32:52Z")
I have been meaning to do this for awhile, but what can I say? I’m a procrastinator. I love the PJ trilogy for the most part–Viggo Mortensen IS Aragorn for me etc–I think it’s well cast and shot beautifully and the costu… --- ## [This act of agnostic teenage rebellion was not my idea...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-act-of-agnostic-teenage-rebellion-was-not-my-idea/488041)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2009, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-act-of-agnostic-teenage-rebellion-was-not-my-idea/488041 "2009-03-06T18:29:54Z")
Here’s the scoop. As mentioned in this thread from a few months back, I have a young cousin, “Jess,” who got in trouble with her fundamentalist parents because she refused to say something in church that she did not bel… --- ## [Why would these car-robbers have taken such unusual things?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-these-car-robbers-have-taken-such-unusual-things/552220)
**Author:** [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2010, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-these-car-robbers-have-taken-such-unusual-things/552220 "2010-09-13T14:44:39Z")
My mom’s car got rifled through while it sat in our driveway last night (unusual for this neighbourhood). We hadn’t locked the doors, so it’s kind of our fault. That said, we’re not too upset, because the thieves took th… --- ## [Mysterious Skunk Smell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-skunk-smell/615824)
**Author:** [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-skunk-smell/615824 "2013-07-25T17:32:18Z")
We just bought a house in Minneapolis and there’s a skunk smell that wafts around outside at night, pretty much every night. I never smell it in the daytime and have been smelling it since mid January when we moved in. I… --- ## [Why are so many states not taking the Medicaid Expansion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-states-not-taking-the-medicaid-expansion/670384)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2013, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-states-not-taking-the-medicaid-expansion/670384 "2013-10-13T19:40:42Z")
When the Supreme Court ruled that the mandate was not unconstitutional, the headline was that ObamaCare was in full effect. However, the Supreme Court did, in fact, put some limitations on the Affordable Care Act: Now… --- ## [What's the evidence that Bannon is a white supremacist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-evidence-that-bannon-is-a-white-supremacist/778571)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-evidence-that-bannon-is-a-white-supremacist/778571 "2017-02-02T05:37:02Z")
I’m strongly liberal and anti-Trump, and I really hate Breitbart news and Steve Bannon. But as far as I can tell, there’s a lot clearer evidence that he’s unscrupulous, power-hungry, some kind of crazy anarchist who want… --- ## [WWII Anti-Aircraft Gun Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-anti-aircraft-gun-questions/578192)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2011, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-anti-aircraft-gun-questions/578192 "2011-04-15T21:16:45Z")
Watching old footage of WWII I often see anti-aircraft guns shooting wildly into the sky… and subsequent explosions all around attacking aircraft. I’m talking about long range bombers mostly. While the object is clearly… --- ## [Mass Transit vs Personal Transit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-transit-vs-personal-transit/745960)
**Author:** [@Corner\_Case](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corner_Case)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-transit-vs-personal-transit/745960 "2016-02-24T19:57:39Z")
I’ve always loved the idea and even most implementations of mass transit. But I find that the practical reality favors personal transit. I’m biased, living in Texas - I’ve seen people drive to their mailbox\[sup\]1\[/sup\]!… --- ## [Is Stephen Hawkings overrated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-stephen-hawkings-overrated/716707)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-stephen-hawkings-overrated/716707 "2015-04-09T01:05:50Z")
Is Stephen Hawkings overrated? In the sense that is he on the same level of scientist as Galileo, Newton, Einstein? --- ## [Whose Post is it, Anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-post-is-it-anyway/78334)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 357\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2001, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-post-is-it-anyway/78334 "2001-09-10T00:26:08Z")
Have y’all seen the “Whose Line is it, Anyway?” sketch where the participants must speak only in song titles? I hereby propose a similar game, with the title category broadened to include any type of title. The idea is t… --- ## [Is society’s attitude towards crime irrational?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-society-s-attitude-towards-crime-irrational/772730)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2016, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-society-s-attitude-towards-crime-irrational/772730 "2016-12-16T16:33:34Z")
It seems that criminology is one of these topics when discussed is the breeding pot for logical fallacies. I may not be the most rational person but when it comes to discussions I find it’s better to read up on the issue… --- ## [Sean Goldman in Brazil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sean-goldman-in-brazil/521758)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2009, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sean-goldman-in-brazil/521758 "2009-12-30T21:16:32Z")
As I understand it, Sean Goldman is a 9-year old boy whose mother took him to Brazil 5 years ago on the pretext of a vacation. While there, she divorced Sean’s father (David Goldman) and married another man. David contin… --- ## [Church Bells - What's That Song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/church-bells-whats-that-song/543672)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2010, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/church-bells-whats-that-song/543672 "2010-06-19T11:04:20Z")
During a play last night, one of the sound effects was a church bell announcing the hour. I immediately recognized it from my childhood. It was the same song that my local church played. It had four bells and went lik… --- ## [Alaska oil reserves 90% smaller than predicted. Does this change "Drill baby drill!"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alaska-oil-reserves-90-smaller-than-predicted-does-this-change-drill-baby-drill/558538)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2010, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alaska-oil-reserves-90-smaller-than-predicted-does-this-change-drill-baby-drill/558538 "2010-11-01T02:11:43Z")
An article at CNN notes that new evidence suggests Alaska’s oil reserves are 90% smaller than previously thought. Does this change anything for US energy policy or is it merely a hiccup that means little in the larger … --- ## [Led Zep: Zoso? Zofo? Zep IV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zep-zoso-zofo-zep-iv/196108)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zep-zoso-zofo-zep-iv/196108 "2017-01-15T18:58:40Z")
Zeppelin fans… What do you call this Led Zeppelin album, and does Zoso (or Zofo?) have any meaning? Did they ever disclose what this means, such as a running joke within the band, perhaps? - Jinx --- ## [The Ryan, Master of Semantics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ryan-master-of-semantics/105923)
**Author:** [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2002, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ryan-master-of-semantics/105923 "2002-05-12T04:40:38Z")
And remember, kiddies, thus sayeth The Ryan - taking a same-sex date to the prom has nothing at all to do with homosexuality. Really. Just ask the Catholic church. They really, really, really don’t want anyone to brin… --- ## [150 year prison sentences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/150-year-prison-sentences/501412)
**Author:** [@Alive\_At\_Both\_Ends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alive_At_Both_Ends)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2009, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/150-year-prison-sentences/501412 "2009-07-11T09:07:57Z")
In the news today, we hear that a crooked American financier was sentenced to 150 years in jail. Why 150? Nobody could possibly serve a sentence that long, so it seems rather silly, especially as the defendant is 71 year… --- ## [Ultimate ruler of your own country - What do you ban?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-ruler-of-your-own-country-what-do-you-ban/568641)
**Author:** [@BACI](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BACI)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-ruler-of-your-own-country-what-do-you-ban/568641 "2011-08-17T14:13:06Z")
Ok, so you’ve become the ruler of a small but important country. Your fictional paradise is resource rich and relatively without problems and so your subjects bend to your will and acquiesce to your whim without hint of … --- ## [San Diego Gay Men's Chorus prevented from singing at Padres game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-diego-gay-mens-chorus-prevented-from-singing-at-padres-game/755642)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2016, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-diego-gay-mens-chorus-prevented-from-singing-at-padres-game/755642 "2016-06-18T20:32:15Z")
Story here. This is truly disgraceful. Other Gay Men’s Choruses have sung at other sports venues, and have rarely had a problem. --- ## [Pretty In Pink and the ugliest dress in the universe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretty-in-pink-and-the-ugliest-dress-in-the-universe/300374)
**Author:** [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2005, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretty-in-pink-and-the-ugliest-dress-in-the-universe/300374 "2005-05-04T15:36:24Z")
Did the costume designers for Pretty in Pink mean to make Molly Ringwald wear the most hideous dress in creation? Or did they actually think that monstrosity was attractive? I know it was meant to look amatureish but did… --- ## [Manufactorium--a logic game. (Kind of a turing machine programming game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manufactorium-a-logic-game-kind-of-a-turing-machine-programming-game/541717)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2010, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manufactorium-a-logic-game-kind-of-a-turing-machine-programming-game/541717 "2010-06-11T01:22:57Z")
One note: The test at the end of each level is preset, meaning it can be tempting to design to the test rather than according the the principle named at the beginning of the level. (That will make more sense once you’v… --- ## [Invincible ( Amazon TV series) \[Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invincible-amazon-tv-series-spoilers/939059)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invincible-amazon-tv-series-spoilers/939059 "2026-03-26T11:30:49Z")
Invincible, a new TV series from Amazon, is pretty good. Lots of blood and gore, interesting take on Superheroes. Great voice acting, solid writing so far. --- ## [Dope of the Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-of-the-dead/625213)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2012, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-of-the-dead/625213 "2012-08-23T04:05:04Z")
(Note: This information represents everything you, as U.S. citizens watching the news but not actively in the military, would know.) The date is May 3rd, 2013. Six months ago, a deadly flu hit areas of India and Pakist… --- ## ["You'll shit bricks"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youll-shit-bricks/442392)
**Author:** [@Wheeljack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheeljack)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2008, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youll-shit-bricks/442392 "2008-03-26T23:21:58Z")
Does anybody know what we’re supposed to be seeing in this “you’ll shit bricks” picture? Don’t worry, it’s just a .jpg. I always make sure it’s not a screamer before I start looking. :slight\_smile: Thanks! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=843&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=845&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)