# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=846&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:** 847 --- ## [What does caffeine look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-caffeine-look-like/641084)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-caffeine-look-like/641084 "2012-11-19T08:04:41Z")
When they decaffeinate something what do they take out? How do they know it’s gone? I can’t go to sleep until I know! --- ## [Where is your school class ring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-your-school-class-ring/698097)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-your-school-class-ring/698097 "2014-09-13T17:45:37Z")
Do you still have your school class ring? IF not, what happened to it. --- ## [Upper Size Limits for Insects?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upper-size-limits-for-insects/55340)
**Author:** [@Xploder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xploder)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2002, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upper-size-limits-for-insects/55340 "2002-07-03T17:10:14Z")
Is there an upper size limit for a creature with an exoskeleton vs an endoskeleton? If so, why? note: I got thinking about this after recalling the movie “Them” which scared the hell out of me as a young child… --- ## ["Gellin' like a felon" or stupid commercial catch phrases.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gellin-like-a-felon-or-stupid-commercial-catch-phrases/155081)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2003, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gellin-like-a-felon-or-stupid-commercial-catch-phrases/155081 "2003-02-18T06:05:44Z")
There is some sort of new shoe insole that is made out of some kind of gel. “I’m gellin’ like a felon” is the phrase repeated in their commercial. This takes the crown from the previous stupid catch prase “It’s the chees… --- ## [Please explain the law that would force parents of a 21 year old to pay college tuition.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-law-that-would-force-parents-of-a-21-year-old-to-pay-college-tuition/704730)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2014, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-law-that-would-force-parents-of-a-21-year-old-to-pay-college-tuition/704730 "2014-12-12T19:07:22Z")
This should have been explained by the news reporter(s). But it wasn’t. I’m looking for a factual legal answer. Under what basis can parents be forced to pay the bills of an adult that is not in any way mentally disable… --- ## [Inappropriate Police Behavior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inappropriate-police-behavior/346335)
**Author:** [@Bongmaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bongmaster)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2006, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inappropriate-police-behavior/346335 "2006-04-07T22:26:56Z")
I just saw this story regarding the taking of complaints against police: http://cbs4.com/topstories/local\_story\_033170755.html My blood is boiling. Nobody got beat up but its the subtle use (abuse) of the power of ind… --- ## [Please help. My 6 yo won't stay asleep](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-my-6-yo-wont-stay-asleep/678431)
**Author:** [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2014, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-my-6-yo-wont-stay-asleep/678431 "2014-01-16T08:16:15Z")
My six year old daughter won’t stay asleep at night. It started during Christmas Break and now it has been 2 weeks of sleepless nights for her and me. My husband is also not getting sleep because she comes into our room … --- ## [It's Time for a Flirt Thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-flirt-thread/83762)
**Author:** [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2001, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-flirt-thread/83762 "2001-10-02T17:44:32Z")
Ok, we’ve been getting out of hand in other threads, and I’m afraid of the wrath of - well, I just don’t wanna flirt in all of the other threads, that’s all. So… How you doin? :wink: --- ## [I literally have no idea what was even supposed to be funny about "The Hangover"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-literally-have-no-idea-what-was-even-supposed-to-be-funny-about-the-hangover/562777)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2010, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-literally-have-no-idea-what-was-even-supposed-to-be-funny-about-the-hangover/562777 "2010-12-10T23:26:04Z")
I didn’t even crack a smile, and saw nothing original about it whatsoever. Does anyone else feel this way? Why is it hailed as one of the funniest movies ever? --- ## [Is the composer, Franz Schubert gay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-composer-franz-schubert-gay/578661)
**Author:** [@peeyaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peeyaj)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2016, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-composer-franz-schubert-gay/578661 "2016-05-09T19:38:03Z")
http://rogerbourland.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/schubert\_4.jpg Franz Schubert, considered as the greatest songwriter who ever lived and one of the greatest in classical music, have been endlessly debated regarding h… --- ## [The altitude when Air France 447 could no longer recover](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-altitude-when-air-france-447-could-no-longer-recover/707353)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-altitude-when-air-france-447-could-no-longer-recover/707353 "2017-10-15T08:32:54Z")
At what altitude could Air France 447 no longer recover from it’s stall, even if the pilots put the nose down - 5,000 feet? 7,000? --- ## [Eonwe's guitar build](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eonwes-guitar-build/484873)
**Author:** [@BigShooter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigShooter)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2009, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eonwes-guitar-build/484873 "2009-04-14T17:07:20Z")
Ok, since this build originated out of an earlier thread\* on this board and since I’m building this guitar for Eonwe, I figured it would nice to document it here so our fellow guitar freaks on the board can check it out. … --- ## [80s/90s Cold War protest songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-90s-cold-war-protest-songs/600773)
**Author:** [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2011, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-90s-cold-war-protest-songs/600773 "2011-10-30T07:45:11Z")
An overlooked niche with tons of great music. Remember when we were all afraid of disappearing in the flash of a nuke, betrayed by sleeper agents living suburban cover lives, while Soviet paratroopers descended from Cub… --- ## [How to get someone to burp?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-someone-to-burp/159586)
**Author:** [@kimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kimera)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2017, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-someone-to-burp/159586 "2017-07-27T19:56:12Z")
My boyfriend has a strange condition that affects him every so often. There is a stabbing pain in his abdomen and a pressure in his chest. He’s been to many doctors and none of them can figure out what causes it or hav… --- ## [Did Marx or Lenin Really Believe in Any of That Crap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-marx-or-lenin-really-believe-in-any-of-that-crap/576463)
**Author:** [@Profound\_Gibberish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profound_Gibberish)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2011, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-marx-or-lenin-really-believe-in-any-of-that-crap/576463 "2011-04-01T20:32:55Z")
From my reading of history it is pretty obvious that by Stalin’s time the ruling elite in the USSR had no interest in communism other than as a cover for total control of the state, industry and it’s people. My Question… --- ## [Who first Said "Never bring a knife to a gun fight"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-first-said-never-bring-a-knife-to-a-gun-fight/242709)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2004, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-first-said-never-bring-a-knife-to-a-gun-fight/242709 "2004-04-30T13:42:47Z")
Who first Said “Never bring a knife to a gun fight”? I know Sean Connery said something like “Leave it to an Italian to bring a knife to a gun fight” in the Untouchables, but there is some debate in my office as to whet… --- ## [Is it OK to present veganism to 9 year olds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-present-veganism-to-9-year-olds/844704)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2019, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-present-veganism-to-9-year-olds/844704 "2019-12-16T17:32:32Z")
I just learned (after the fact) that yesterday my daughter’s school invited in an activist to make a presentation to them about veganism. This was to a group of 9 and 10 year olds. This was part of a larger programme of … --- ## [Identify these "awful" animals (with pics!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-these-awful-animals-with-pics/522790)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2010, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-these-awful-animals-with-pics/522790 "2010-01-01T10:11:45Z")
I recently found a page called “The most awful creatures in nature”. It’s a collection of photos, with no labels or accompanying commentary, of strange-looking creatures. Some of them I recognize and some of them I don… --- ## [chariots of the gods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chariots-of-the-gods/529029)
**Author:** [@tpgonetosea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tpgonetosea)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chariots-of-the-gods/529029 "2010-02-19T21:31:53Z")
has anyone read ‘chariots of the gods?’ it was written in the early 70’s regarding evidence for the theory that aliens have been influencing our planet and evolution since the start of civilisation. I wonder if any serio… --- ## [If I'm unemployed, should I vote for Romney?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-im-unemployed-should-i-vote-for-romney/633745)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2012, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-im-unemployed-should-i-vote-for-romney/633745 "2012-09-09T00:48:59Z")
Listening to a major Colorado Dem extoll the virtues on Obama yesterday on talkradio. She said that everyone who was out of work that got a job in the last four years should vote for Obama because his policies worked \[f… --- ## [I'm hiding my expensive purchases from my husband - tee hee!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hiding-my-expensive-purchases-from-my-husband-tee-hee/359120)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2006, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hiding-my-expensive-purchases-from-my-husband-tee-hee/359120 "2006-06-06T03:51:52Z")
Holy shit, was a horrific commercial. Some sort of minivan - the wife comes home from shopping, then ‘hides’ her bounty under the seats in her minivan. Husband comes out to greet her, looks inside, sees nothing, then a… --- ## [How hard is it to fly a plane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-fly-a-plane/68674)
**Author:** [@furnishesq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furnishesq)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2016, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-fly-a-plane/68674 "2016-06-24T00:33:56Z")
I was watching the Discovery Wings Channel last night and they had a show which said that in the near future that the common person will use small planes, instead of cars to travel – thus eliminating the congestion on ou… --- ## [Ever get the feeling that a buttfuck was imminent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-get-the-feeling-that-a-buttfuck-was-imminent/343275)
**Author:** [@bubastis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubastis)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2006, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-get-the-feeling-that-a-buttfuck-was-imminent/343275 "2006-02-14T19:39:37Z")
I do. Right now. I feel an incredibly painfull assraping is about to occur. The rapee? Me. The rapist? A certain online retailer. I’m not so sure that i’m legally allowed to name them; lets just say Wonder Woman might sh… --- ## [Identify this antique wooden household object](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-antique-wooden-household-object/768675)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2019, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-antique-wooden-household-object/768675 "2019-08-18T19:18:14Z")
This object was found among my elderly aunt’s things when she passed away a few years back. It is carved wood, about 6 inches end-to-end. I have it in my head that I have seen an object like this before, and that it has … --- ## [Mistakes were made cleaning up a broken flourescent bulb, what to do now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistakes-were-made-cleaning-up-a-broken-flourescent-bulb-what-to-do-now/497279)
**Author:** [@Rusalka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rusalka)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2009, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistakes-were-made-cleaning-up-a-broken-flourescent-bulb-what-to-do-now/497279 "2009-05-23T07:52:34Z")
Mistake #1 breaking a flourescent bulb overhead while installing a light, thereby raining toxic waste down upon two people. Mistake #2 Not turning the power back on and running to the computer to research toxic waste d… --- ## [Poll: Does Romney's Mormonism bother you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-does-romneys-mormonism-bother-you/584768)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-does-romneys-mormonism-bother-you/584768 "2011-06-16T01:58:15Z")
It doesn’t even have to be Romney if there are too many reasons you’d never vote for him that have nothing to do with Mormonism. Assume there’s a candidate you are interested in, and said candidate is a very devout (by… --- ## [Octuplet Mom: How ethical are fertility treatments for someone with 6 kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octuplet-mom-how-ethical-are-fertility-treatments-for-someone-with-6-kids/483764)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octuplet-mom-how-ethical-are-fertility-treatments-for-someone-with-6-kids/483764 "2009-02-04T01:18:47Z")
The news has been abuzz with the news of the newly born octuplets to the point where I’m sure no one here has missed it. Just yesterday, the new mother’s mother said to the press that her daughter already has 6 kids at h… --- ## [Raptor capable of preying on humans ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raptor-capable-of-preying-on-humans/576014)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2011, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raptor-capable-of-preying-on-humans/576014 "2011-03-27T05:29:48Z")
How big would an avian predator need to be to easily kill a human? (I am assuming that the biggest extant raptor – some type of eagle, I forget which species is the biggest – couldn’t do the job easily. Please feel fre… --- ## [I think Tom Petty (RIP) is overrated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-tom-petty-rip-is-overrated/798783)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2017, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-tom-petty-rip-is-overrated/798783 "2017-10-18T19:22:25Z")
I apologize for bringing this into the other thread. Let’s begin here. I was a big fan through the third LP. I saw them at least 4 times, sometimes second on the bill, to J Geils. I like the Waiting. The LPs were some o… --- ## [Genuine Ugly Duckling Transformations in Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genuine-ugly-duckling-transformations-in-movies/329221)
**Author:** [@bubastis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubastis)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2005, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genuine-ugly-duckling-transformations-in-movies/329221 "2005-11-05T03:14:57Z")
Not in the “She’s all That”, beautiful girl-wearing-glasses style. That really boils me. can anyone suggest any movies where a really, truly plain looking girl is transformed into a beauty? Best I can suggest is Carrie. --- ## [The Death of Bullwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-death-of-bullwinkle/675299)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2014, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-death-of-bullwinkle/675299 "2014-01-01T01:33:25Z")
You may have heard that Bullwinkle the Moose was found dead. And a special prosecutor was appointed to investigate the mysterious circumstances of the moose’s death. Most people are aware of the fact that the moose was … --- ## [What is the Signature Song by the Rolling Stones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-signature-song-by-the-rolling-stones/738479)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2015, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-signature-song-by-the-rolling-stones/738479 "2015-12-06T03:40:14Z")
For Zeppelin, there’s no question. (right?) For the Beatles, I would think most would point to “A Day in the Life” For the Stones…it’s a bit hazy. If you pick the 60’s era, I think we could all agree upon “Satisfactio… --- ## [Movies you'd like to see (or even make)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youd-like-to-see-or-even-make/614649)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2012, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youd-like-to-see-or-even-make/614649 "2012-03-11T18:35:32Z")
I’ve long wanted to make a series of historical movies, based on the lives of real historical figures. More than that, I wanted to really develop them as flawed, but real human beings who had dreams, faults, but also nob… --- ## [What mundane ordinary items fascinate you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mundane-ordinary-items-fascinate-you/691587)
**Author:** [@Earth001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earth001)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2014, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mundane-ordinary-items-fascinate-you/691587 "2014-07-04T05:34:33Z")
As it says on the tin, what are some ordinary items that we use in our daily lives that fascinate you? --- ## [You are transported to 1950. Can you convince anyone you are from 2009?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-transported-to-1950-can-you-convince-anyone-you-are-from-2009/523025)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2010, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-transported-to-1950-can-you-convince-anyone-you-are-from-2009/523025 "2010-01-06T01:51:20Z")
You are suddenly sent to 1950 in your pajamas. No smartphone in your pocket or anything. Do you have any knowledge that could convince someone from 1950 that you are from 2009? i’m disallowing predicting elections or Wo… --- ## [How hard is it to learn how to rollerblade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-learn-how-to-rollerblade/505545)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2009, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-learn-how-to-rollerblade/505545 "2009-08-07T18:43:32Z")
I tried it once in my youth for a few days, but never could get very far without falling down. This was especially frustrating because they told me it was pretty much like ice skating, and I was a competent ice skater at… --- ## [How can glasses from Internet vendors be so cheap? How about quality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-glasses-from-internet-vendors-be-so-cheap-how-about-quality/927106)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2021, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-glasses-from-internet-vendors-be-so-cheap-how-about-quality/927106 "2021-05-09T20:14:32Z")
I got an eye exam and a new prescription. They priced out a pair for me at about $150, which is net after insurance. The frames were $200, insurance covers $160. Lenses were 120, insurance covers 100. Add $23 for polycar… --- ## [how does the distance to empty mechanism work on a car computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-distance-to-empty-mechanism-work-on-a-car-computer/672285)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2013, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-distance-to-empty-mechanism-work-on-a-car-computer/672285 "2013-10-26T21:46:15Z")
I have a new (to me) car. Its got the display for trip time,avg mpg, miles to empty etc. I filled the tank today as much as it would hold and it read 407 miles to empty. I did a bit of driving and it was saying 368 to e… --- ## [The silliest military hat.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silliest-military-hat/328909)
**Author:** [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2015, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silliest-military-hat/328909 "2015-06-15T11:00:29Z")
Nothing says “I’m a complete and total badass,” like a ridiculous hat. The fact that the hat stays on its owners head and hasn’t been knocked off or snatched for a game of keepaway is an ongoing testament to the owner’s… --- ## [Are there any good candidates for the 18th Century's last survivor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-good-candidates-for-the-18th-centurys-last-survivor/597184)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-good-candidates-for-the-18th-centurys-last-survivor/597184 "2017-05-19T02:49:58Z")
The 19th Century’s last survivors are almost gone now, in 2011; the world’s oldest living person, Bessie Cooper, was born in August 26, 1896. In less than a decade, it’s entirely possible we’ll get down to a single lone … --- ## [Who was the stupidest US president?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-stupidest-us-president/720968)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2015, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-stupidest-us-president/720968 "2015-06-17T02:30:31Z")
Who was the stupidest US president? While such a question is near impossible to answer definitively Cecil takes a shot at it and (reasonably) uses what metrics we have such as SAT scores and GPAs. Still, education does… --- ## [What kind of ape was Tarzan raised by?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ape-was-tarzan-raised-by/491967)
**Author:** [@smarterthansome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smarterthansome)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2009, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ape-was-tarzan-raised-by/491967 "2009-04-17T17:57:42Z")
I was reading through some random Straight Dope posts and I came across this one: What kind of ape was Tarzan raised by? - The Straight Dope It claims that this is ‘a matter of serious debate…among Tarzan aficionados’, … --- ## [Could the US survive the loss of the power grid for 18 months?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-us-survive-the-loss-of-the-power-grid-for-18-months/754566)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2016, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-us-survive-the-loss-of-the-power-grid-for-18-months/754566 "2016-05-17T00:42:19Z")
We had a blackout in my neighborhood yesterday and it got me to thinking about a report in the media that stated that if terrorist simultaneously hit a small number of key substations on a hot summer day, it would knock … --- ## [Craziest things you have spent money on.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craziest-things-you-have-spent-money-on/694704)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craziest-things-you-have-spent-money-on/694704 "2014-08-07T20:21:44Z")
Somehow yesterday I dropped almost a thousand dollars on a variety of things. Mostly camping gear, but also some athletic equipment. I’m not really experiencing buyer’s remorse. But it is out of my character to spend th… --- ## [Restaurant Servers Who Think They Are Comedians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-servers-who-think-they-are-comedians/806163)
**Author:** [@golffan1963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/golffan1963)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-servers-who-think-they-are-comedians/806163 "2018-01-19T00:12:29Z")
Not sure if this is the right place for this thread…my topic is somewhat connected to cuisine, so I chose here…but the mods will have the final call. To the main topic…in the past weeks I have had the experience of deal… --- ## [Liberal Policy Successes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-policy-successes/667242)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2013, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-policy-successes/667242 "2013-08-28T17:52:51Z")
I wanted to create an opposing thread to “Conservative Policy Successes.” So, what clear liberal policy successes are there? Please feel free to dispute any “clear” successes; this is GD. Note than an acceptable answer… --- ## [American Exceptionalism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-exceptionalism/623015)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-exceptionalism/623015 "2012-07-19T02:33:41Z")
Mike Coffman, a Colorado Representative, recently made National news when he said that “Obama is not an American in his heart.” While dealing with the fallout from this, he released an apology where he said: I have mix… --- ## [Fox News, Empirically the place to go for fair and balanced election coverage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-news-empirically-the-place-to-go-for-fair-and-balanced-election-coverage/470660)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2008, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-news-empirically-the-place-to-go-for-fair-and-balanced-election-coverage/470660 "2008-11-03T13:23:17Z")
As a consumer of news, CNN, Fox, MSNBC and such, I am often taken aback by the hatred and the accusations made against Fox. As it turns out, their election coverage is the fairest: On MSNBC over 70% of the McCain sto… --- ## [Abortion and Mens Rights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-and-mens-rights/489376)
**Author:** [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2009, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-and-mens-rights/489376 "2009-03-21T04:06:46Z")
Should men have some rights regarding the potential abortion of a foetus they have contributed to. \<– I hope that was neutral enough language for all :slight\_smile: I am pro-choice is just about every single way but I b… --- ## [Could the Higgs Boson be the genesis for artificial gravity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-higgs-boson-be-the-genesis-for-artificial-gravity/627883)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-higgs-boson-be-the-genesis-for-artificial-gravity/627883 "2012-07-16T16:08:36Z")
When I say artificial gravity, I’m speaking of the sci-fi variety. (Gravity plating) If we could manipulate the BH, to simulate large amounts off mass; wouldn’t gravity come right along with it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=845&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=847&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)