# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=849&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:** 850 --- ## [Does humanity have too much STEM education or too little](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-humanity-have-too-much-stem-education-or-too-little/524576)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2010, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-humanity-have-too-much-stem-education-or-too-little/524576 "2010-01-20T20:46:16Z")
I keep hearing from the Obama admin how we have to invest in math & science to remain competitive. But it seems we already have enough scientists, IT workers and mathematicians who are unemployed or underemployed. Look a… --- ## [What is your favourite fictional weapon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favourite-fictional-weapon/463947)
**Author:** [@AllWalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllWalker)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2008, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favourite-fictional-weapon/463947 "2008-10-01T02:58:16Z")
Title explains all - can be fantasy, sci-fi, or some gun-type thing that could exist, but doesn’t. Mine are: The Alchemist - The Neutronium Alchemist - Wikipedia Best doomsday weapon ever - basically generates ultrast… --- ## [Women and long hair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-long-hair/352087)
**Author:** [@sunfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunfish)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-long-hair/352087 "2006-04-13T21:36:35Z")
For the first time in my life, my hair is almost, but not quite, down to the middle of my back, and I rather like it this way. I like the option of having my hair up or down to suit my mood. Dear old mom sigh suggests th… --- ## [Surefire way to make yourself pee.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surefire-way-to-make-yourself-pee/188117)
**Author:** [@Guybud5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guybud5)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surefire-way-to-make-yourself-pee/188117 "2015-11-01T10:50:27Z")
This is GUYBUD5 opens up his vulnerable inner side time: I am active duty military, and with that comes the periodic uninalysis testing. The military wants to be damn sure that I’m not trying anything funny, so there i… --- ## [Could it be true that postmen live long healthy lives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-it-be-true-that-postmen-live-long-healthy-lives/656654)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-it-be-true-that-postmen-live-long-healthy-lives/656654 "2013-04-28T13:54:14Z")
The “latest” scientific advice in relation to health and longevity seems to be that walking is the best exercise for our organism. The classical postman pounds the beat (oh, hey, maybe the old-time policeman on the beat … --- ## [The insurance company just totaled my car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insurance-company-just-totaled-my-car/685641)
**Author:** [@Honesty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honesty)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2014, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insurance-company-just-totaled-my-car/685641 "2014-04-11T23:14:16Z")
My parked vehicle was involved in a hit-and-run accident. Four other parked cars were also hit. The offending vehicle was recovered but the driver had abandoned the car. This all occurred in Chicago. The police crash … --- ## [James Otto Asshole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-otto-asshole/654024)
**Author:** [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-otto-asshole/654024 "2013-03-26T23:17:28Z")
OK, it’s a first. I have never started a Pit thread (note the word “thread” bitch) the whole time I’ve been here, but obviously bitchlet can’t leave well enough alone and others keep getting sucked into it in the middle… --- ## [I Think Montana Fishburne is Kinda Hot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-montana-fishburne-is-kinda-hot/551783)
**Author:** [@kidneyfailure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidneyfailure)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-montana-fishburne-is-kinda-hot/551783 "2010-08-29T23:00:04Z")
I have mentioned elsewhere on The Dope that I find Snookie and JWoWW of Jersey Shore to be hot (although I no longer think Snookie is), so that may reflect poorly on my taste, but I think Montana Fishburne is fine. Of co… --- ## [I pit people who waste my time on this board.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-waste-my-time-on-this-board/485941)
**Author:** [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2009, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-waste-my-time-on-this-board/485941 "2009-02-27T00:43:54Z")
People who make unspecific thread titles. “Huh, I did not know that”, “A question”, “Something I was thinking about” Make a proper title you idiots! 2. People who write boring posts that don’t contribute anything. F… --- ## [Negroni to be banned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negroni-to-be-banned/981043)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negroni-to-be-banned/981043 "2023-05-03T17:50:34Z")
I know there was a question about the word “niggardly” answered by Cecil back in 2000, and more “racist” words addressed in this column back in January, but I just wondered if someone is going to object to the Italian co… --- ## [Who else was orthopedically corrected as a kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-was-orthopedically-corrected-as-a-kid/320341)
**Author:** [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-was-orthopedically-corrected-as-a-kid/320341 "2025-07-15T19:05:04Z")
This GQ thread has prompted me to querey my fellow dopers in search of other folks who wore corrective casts, etc, as a child. I was apparently pigeon-toed on my right foot, beyond the timeframe that is considered norma… --- ## [Do do sociopaths know they are sociopaths?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-do-sociopaths-know-they-are-sociopaths/596602)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2012, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-do-sociopaths-know-they-are-sociopaths/596602 "2012-12-26T02:53:14Z")
Not that they would care… :wink: --- ## [Just got an android phone - what apps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-an-android-phone-what-apps/569996)
**Author:** [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2011, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-an-android-phone-what-apps/569996 "2011-03-16T22:25:18Z")
I just today got a Droid Incredible (which I’m posting with so forgive any typos). I’ve been having fun with the built in apps and a few I’ve downloaded. So, fellow Droid users, what are your favorite apps? Personally, … --- ## [I will punch the next person that makes a comment about shoulder riding in the face.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-punch-the-next-person-that-makes-a-comment-about-shoulder-riding-in-the-face/633850)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2012, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-punch-the-next-person-that-makes-a-comment-about-shoulder-riding-in-the-face/633850 "2012-09-10T01:17:43Z")
Haha aren’t you funny and clever, making a comment about how dangerous it is for my toddler to be riding on my shoulders, you’re a fucking unique and special snowflake! Thank you for the tip, would you like to demonstrat… --- ## [What's good at Costco?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-at-costco/764127)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2016, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-at-costco/764127 "2016-09-01T18:42:07Z")
We finally got a Costco and people have lost they damn mind. I thought it might be safe to go on a weekday morning yesterday and still had to stand in four separate lines outside in the heat before I could even get the … --- ## [Does anyone else have "hot" feet or understand what I mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-have-hot-feet-or-understand-what-i-mean/310232)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2018, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-have-hot-feet-or-understand-what-i-mean/310232 "2018-09-03T01:46:06Z")
Hi I’m \*\*Anaamika \*\* and have hot feet. No, I know they’re \*attractive \*. :smiley: But what I mean is that they are several degrees warmer than the rest of my body. I wear sandals ten months out of the year in Albany,… --- ## [Joe Scarborough drops F-bomb on live air](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-scarborough-drops-f-bomb-on-live-air/472030)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2008, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-scarborough-drops-f-bomb-on-live-air/472030 "2008-11-14T22:27:47Z")
Couldn’t have happened to a more deserving individual. I saw it live, and within five minutes, I found that it was already all over the web. Except here. So I bring it to you. Fuck you, Joe. And here’s hop… --- ## [I just don't understand the double standard Muslims put on the West. Any theories or explanations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-dont-understand-the-double-standard-muslims-put-on-the-west-any-theories-or-explanations/692555)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-dont-understand-the-double-standard-muslims-put-on-the-west-any-theories-or-explanations/692555 "2014-07-11T13:45:23Z")
I guess its no surprise the fanatics in ISIS are destroying Shia shrines and temples. It’s exactly the low class acts I’d expect from these people. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/in-iraq-islamic-st… --- ## [What is my obligation to my friend whose ex-wife cheated on him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-my-obligation-to-my-friend-whose-ex-wife-cheated-on-him/599033)
**Author:** [@candide](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/candide)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-my-obligation-to-my-friend-whose-ex-wife-cheated-on-him/599033 "2011-11-05T17:52:38Z")
I tend bar a few afternoons a week and have a friend who usually stops in. We have known each other for about three years and have played on pool league teams several times. We’re about the same age and I consider “Bob” … --- ## [how generally-accepted is luggage, on public transportation (buses, trains, etc)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-generally-accepted-is-luggage-on-public-transportation-buses-trains-etc/626753)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2012, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-generally-accepted-is-luggage-on-public-transportation-buses-trains-etc/626753 "2012-07-01T08:17:01Z")
Suppose it’s you and your spouse, and you have just the typical luggage (nothing outlandish, just what you would be able to carry-on, on an airplane) - one rolling bag, and one laptop bag / purse, etc., apiece. No golf … --- ## [Does anyone sorta still wish the SDMB was P2P?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-sorta-still-wish-the-sdmb-was-p2p/461974)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-sorta-still-wish-the-sdmb-was-p2p/461974 "2008-09-08T15:23:56Z")
Aside from the fact that I renewed a week before we went pay-to-post… :smack: :slight\_smile: Does anyone have fears that the quality of the boards will decline drastically now that anyone can register and post? Will so… --- ## [Online game lets RWs fantasize about hunting down "Obama and the renegade Cong"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-game-lets-rws-fantasize-about-hunting-down-obama-and-the-renegade-cong/514415)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2009, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-game-lets-rws-fantasize-about-hunting-down-obama-and-the-renegade-cong/514415 "2009-10-22T07:35:15Z")
Here. It’s a scenario where Obama announces a “North American Union” and sparks a RW revolution. You get to play the revolutionaries. --- ## [Why is my electric smoke detector chirping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-electric-smoke-detector-chirping/419261)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2007, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-electric-smoke-detector-chirping/419261 "2007-09-17T18:28:25Z")
It’s completely wired in the wall, and there’s no battery compartment. You can’t take it out- if you try, it will go crazy. If I can’t change the battery, why is it chirping every couple of minutes? P.S. Please ans… --- ## ["becoming boats" - WTH does this mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becoming-boats-wth-does-this-mean/651436)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2023, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becoming-boats-wth-does-this-mean/651436 "2023-06-22T03:41:37Z")
I’m reading The Devil in the White City, and came across a phrase I cannot interpret. Author Erik Larson is describing the vision of landscape architect OImstead for how to lay out the Chicago grounds for the 1893 World… --- ## [You're Marty McFly, ready to play 3 songs from the future at a 1955 prom. What do you play?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-marty-mcfly-ready-to-play-3-songs-from-the-future-at-a-1955-prom-what-do-you-play/603256)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-marty-mcfly-ready-to-play-3-songs-from-the-future-at-a-1955-prom-what-do-you-play/603256 "2025-06-07T18:31:12Z")
Title says it all. Assume, since this is a fantasy and all, that your backing band (and you too!) has the chops to play whatever it is from 1956-now that you select. What do you play? How would the crowd react? Hell, ho… --- ## ["Re-Enter your email address." Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-enter-your-email-address-why/595148)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2011, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-enter-your-email-address-why/595148 "2011-09-04T22:58:23Z")
Was tehre ever a logical reason to re-enter your email address on an online form? Surely most people copy and paste from one field to the other, rendering the “confirmation” useless. And, also surely, if one of the emai… --- ## [How much dirt do I need to raise my driveway 1 foot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-dirt-do-i-need-to-raise-my-driveway-1-foot/488849)
**Author:** [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2009, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-dirt-do-i-need-to-raise-my-driveway-1-foot/488849 "2009-03-13T01:56:32Z")
We’ve had some major driveway issues from the day we bought our house. We have a very poorly maintained gravel driveway. It is so bad that the water is actually carving into it. We need to raise it, by about a foot so… --- ## [Moving to new address](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-new-address/699514)
**Author:** [@monavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monavis)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-new-address/699514 "2014-10-10T11:48:03Z")
m moving to a new address and may have to have a new internet, phone, electricity. How do I notify The Straight Dope Board. I will be moving on Saturday.and want to continue with the Straight Dope? --- ## [Abortions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortions/750691)
**Author:** [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2016, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortions/750691 "2016-04-07T02:19:44Z")
So, based upon Trump’s recent statements about abortion being illegal and women have to pay a “penalty” for getting an abortion, and the backlash due to his statements: If a woman chooses to have an abortion, and it’s … --- ## [Man dies in motorcycle accident - while protesting helmet law.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-in-motorcycle-accident-while-protesting-helmet-law/587729)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-in-motorcycle-accident-while-protesting-helmet-law/587729 "2011-07-08T23:28:55Z")
Not quite a Darwin award candidate in my book, but a fine example of an unfortunate coincidence award. Motorcyclist dies while riding to protest helmet law His head hit the pavement. I know they can’t know for sure, … --- ## [How much better are European soccer teams than American teams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-better-are-european-soccer-teams-than-american-teams/626191)
**Author:** [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2012, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-better-are-european-soccer-teams-than-american-teams/626191 "2012-11-30T13:20:08Z")
I’m no soccer fan but I know enough to understand that stateside MLS teams are thoroughly outclassed by their Premiere League counterparts. But just how much so? For example, if the Seattle Sounders beat the New York Red… --- ## [Popular songs that teach a lesson (i.e. We didn't start the fire)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-songs-that-teach-a-lesson-i-e-we-didnt-start-the-fire/130803)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2002, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-songs-that-teach-a-lesson-i-e-we-didnt-start-the-fire/130803 "2002-10-13T06:35:44Z")
I’m looking for popular songs that teach a lesson, but that people don’t really know that they do. (Good sentence, Hah?) For instance, I know some teachers teach “We didn’t start the Fire” in their history classes, but… --- ## [Is indefinite life/immortality possible and do people living today have any chance of attaining it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-indefinite-life-immortality-possible-and-do-people-living-today-have-any-chance-of-attaining-it/659417)
**Author:** [@donnie\_darko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donnie_darko)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-indefinite-life-immortality-possible-and-do-people-living-today-have-any-chance-of-attaining-it/659417 "2013-06-02T21:19:47Z")
I’m 23 years old and I’m hoping that I can live indefinitely. In fact I still hold some hope my 50 something parents have a chance of living indefinitely. Aubrey DeGrey says we had a 50/50 chance of being able to slow o… --- ## [California Highway 1 from Monterey to Pismo Beach family recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-highway-1-from-monterey-to-pismo-beach-family-recommendations/694302)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2014, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-highway-1-from-monterey-to-pismo-beach-family-recommendations/694302 "2014-08-31T22:35:03Z")
Road trip. Going to pack up the mini van and head from Seattle to San Diego. Have to spend one night in Sacramento to see my mother, who can’t travel any more. Go spend a few days with my father in San Diego, who got out… --- ## [Quentin Tarantino a "sick fuck?" Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quentin-tarantino-a-sick-fuck-why/280897)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2004, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quentin-tarantino-a-sick-fuck-why/280897 "2004-12-25T17:06:29Z")
I’ve seen this opinion noised about, most famously by James Lileks in one (or more) of his Bleats, but most recently (I think) in this thread. I’d like for someone to explain it to me, as I’m honestly curious. I gather… --- ## [Do you watch other people play video games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-other-people-play-video-games/694224)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2014, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-other-people-play-video-games/694224 "2014-08-13T14:39:53Z")
Not too long ago, I would have scoffed at the idea, but I find myself reasonably entertained by some such content. My favourite, by a bit, is Beaglerush playing XCOM on the ironman impossible difficulty(XCOM: Ironman Im… --- ## [Really Funny Women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-funny-women/583604)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2012, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-funny-women/583604 "2012-08-12T23:41:07Z")
Aside from the female comics who rank high on the unfunny poll and the few that made it to the funny poll, aren’t there some decent female comics we could vote on for who’s funniest? YouTube clips to support your opinio… --- ## [Great News! Some GOP Governors may turn down stimulus funds.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-news-some-gop-governors-may-turn-down-stimulus-funds/486488)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-news-some-gop-governors-may-turn-down-stimulus-funds/486488 "2009-02-25T20:12:46Z")
This is terrific! Some GOP Governors may turn down money from the stimulus bill on philosophical grounds. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090219/ap\_on\_bi\_ge/bucking\_the\_stimulus Of course, these are guys that were elected… --- ## [DIY Chimney liner installation - anyone done this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-chimney-liner-installation-anyone-done-this/621910)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-chimney-liner-installation-anyone-done-this/621910 "2013-02-18T21:29:15Z")
We just had our chimney cleaned and it was highly recommended that we get a liner. We were told our chimney is unsafe. We also have to get the crown replaced and there might be some mortar repairs - I’m getting a secon… --- ## [Did college students of yesteryear regularly wear beanies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-college-students-of-yesteryear-regularly-wear-beanies/646719)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2014, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-college-students-of-yesteryear-regularly-wear-beanies/646719 "2014-01-11T03:44:24Z")
In movies I might see them wearing them, but I have to wonder why. Were beanies a fad, like bell bottoms and mood rings? They seem more geared to younger children, so I have to wonder why college students from the earl… --- ## [Eowyn, Arwen, or Galadriel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eowyn-arwen-or-galadriel/504448)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2009, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eowyn-arwen-or-galadriel/504448 "2009-07-29T19:29:11Z")
Explain your reasons. Bonus points for silly answers. --- ## [Going to court - what do we need to know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-court-what-do-we-need-to-know/545376)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-court-what-do-we-need-to-know/545376 "2010-11-02T19:29:51Z")
My fiance and I are taking our landlord to court. In the last year that we’ve lived here we’ve had: 5 floods in the bedroom closet 4 floods in the kitchen/linen closet 2 floods in the bathroom ceiling 2 different fl… --- ## [(Old) The Joy of Brain Farts in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-joy-of-brain-farts-in-the-mmp/984073)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 347\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-joy-of-brain-farts-in-the-mmp/984073 "2023-05-22T07:41:42Z")
Last night, I neglected to shut the freezer completely. Dammit. This morning, there was a frosty residue from the slight crack that permitted not-freezer air in all night. Which means the stoopit appliance was running al… --- ## [Videos of lobotomized people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/videos-of-lobotomized-people/526538)
**Author:** [@Pandoranoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pandoranoid)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/videos-of-lobotomized-people/526538 "2012-06-06T01:06:09Z")
I have recently become obssessed with lobotomies. I have been searching the Web for videos of lobotomized patients being interviewed. So far the only thing I’ve found are some old footage of Dr. Walter Freeman performing… --- ## [Democratic Party Seems Determined to Allow the Perfect to be the Enemy of the Good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-party-seems-determined-to-allow-the-perfect-to-be-the-enemy-of-the-good/951791)
**Author:** [@Temporary\_Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Temporary_Name)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-party-seems-determined-to-allow-the-perfect-to-be-the-enemy-of-the-good/951791 "2021-11-18T22:38:30Z")
I wish I could believe when the Dems are holding these urgent meetings they are just sipping tea and refining the moment when they pass both bills and get some Republicans to do . . . well anything on any issue. But the… --- ## [Legal analysis of the Owen Laurie rape case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-analysis-of-the-owen-laurie-rape-case/729343)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2019, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-analysis-of-the-owen-laurie-rape-case/729343 "2019-06-24T20:22:47Z")
Yesterday, Owen Labrie, who had been charged with 9 crimes, was convicted of 5, and acquitted of of four. The charges originated because of a sexual encounter between Owen (then 18) and a then 15 year old girl. The conv… --- ## [I fail to see the Twilight Zone in this Twilight Zone episode.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fail-to-see-the-twilight-zone-in-this-twilight-zone-episode/617908)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2012, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fail-to-see-the-twilight-zone-in-this-twilight-zone-episode/617908 "2012-04-10T17:26:06Z")
It’s the one with a bunch of rich old men sitting around in an aristocratic men’s club. One younger man there is talking a mile a minute annoying all the other patrons. Finally, one old codger gets fed up and tells the … --- ## [Who has the most perfect breasts in Hollywood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-most-perfect-breasts-in-hollywood/145212)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2002, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-most-perfect-breasts-in-hollywood/145212 "2002-12-30T14:30:55Z")
Denise Richards or Natasha Hendstrich? I can’t decide. Denise was showing the guns in full force in Wild Things and they were nice, but Natashas spread in Stuff magazine has me wondering who would win in a battle of the … --- ## [Holy Freaking Crap Guys, How Hard is it to Accept People?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-freaking-crap-guys-how-hard-is-it-to-accept-people/579965)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2011, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-freaking-crap-guys-how-hard-is-it-to-accept-people/579965 "2011-05-01T23:17:54Z")
This is just a general rant about the state of America, and the world in general. Seriously, some of the stuff I see people say and do makes me want to jump of the tallest building I can find… Let’s kick this rant off w… --- ## [How can people be so dumb and KNOWING they are dumb.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-people-be-so-dumb-and-knowing-they-are-dumb/706600)
**Author:** [@Knowledgable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowledgable)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2014, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-people-be-so-dumb-and-knowing-they-are-dumb/706600 "2014-12-10T23:29:08Z")
OK now this is pretty pathetic because we as a kind are pretty retarded but saying Israel should go pre-1967 borders is just making me lmao and rage. if arabs wanna start fights (and yes 1967 was “initiated” by israel b… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=848&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=850&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)