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**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2012, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-punishment-seven-years-of-transportation/634635 "2012-11-24T02:11:31Z")
I saw the reference in a book review of Victorian era punishment of “Seven years of Transportation”. What was “Seven years of Transportation”? I found one place that says it was equivalent of two years of separate impr… --- ## [Fuck my life (long, and pathetic)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-my-life-long-and-pathetic/550585)
**Author:** [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2010, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-my-life-long-and-pathetic/550585 "2010-11-30T10:11:22Z")
Some Background: I met my wife when she was 13 and I was 16. We hit it off, but I thought she was just a kid. I spent the summer hanging out with her, and she kinda mentioned an ex, but I got the impression she didn’t… --- ## [If you are not excited about The Thing, then you are the Thing and must be purged](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-are-not-excited-about-the-thing-then-you-are-the-thing-and-must-be-purged/598077)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2012, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-are-not-excited-about-the-thing-then-you-are-the-thing-and-must-be-purged/598077 "2012-02-28T15:31:15Z")
Me, I’m excited (which proves I’m not a Thing :smiley: ). I loved the original; it was one of the scariest movies I had ever seen. I liked the idea of a prequel even though we all know how its gonna end I’ve read that … --- ## [Just So's We're Clear....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-sos-were-clear/343509)
**Author:** [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2006, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-sos-were-clear/343509 "2006-02-11T21:11:27Z")
So, lemme get this straight… I can call other posters who I don’t know IRL shitstains. I can imply the perform acts of sexual congress with their mothers. I can heap upon them loads of verbal abuse and name calling, an… --- ## [Am I a Christian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-christian/565624)
**Author:** [@Pierrot\_Le\_Fou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pierrot_Le_Fou)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-christian/565624 "2011-01-18T01:48:12Z")
I do not believe in God or Jesus’ divinity. I do not base my morality or anything else on Christian views I was baptized and confirmed in a Prebyterian church. I have not been to church in 10 years. I have never officia… --- ## [The Professor has died \[Russell Johnson of "Gilligan's Island"\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-professor-has-died-russell-johnson-of-gilligans-island/678997)
**Author:** [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-professor-has-died-russell-johnson-of-gilligans-island/678997 "2014-01-20T23:51:41Z")
Russell Johnson also known as the “Professor” from Gilligan’s Island, has passed on to the great island in the sky. Let us hope that there is bamboo there. --- ## [Tinnitus from Meniere's; got Lipoflavonoid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinnitus-from-menieres-got-lipoflavonoid/633744)
**Author:** [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2018, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinnitus-from-menieres-got-lipoflavonoid/633744 "2018-09-14T22:48:14Z")
Usual disclaimer; not soliciting medical advice. I follow instructions of my own ENT, I have no vested interest in the product, etc. For about 12 or so years now I’ve been suffering from tinnitus, a high-pitched ringin… --- ## [American Christianity: taking control, or last gasp?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-christianity-taking-control-or-last-gasp/818131)
**Author:** [@DavidwithanR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidwithanR)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2018, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-christianity-taking-control-or-last-gasp/818131 "2018-08-14T11:24:25Z")
In a current thread about dystopian stories, this exchange took place: What’s your opinion? Is theocracy imminent in the US? Or are things going the same secular direction as Europe, but with more bumps along the way? … --- ## [Coloring of Cat Paws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coloring-of-cat-paws/522767)
**Author:** [@sleeping](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeping)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2010, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coloring-of-cat-paws/522767 "2010-01-04T22:36:57Z")
I’ve noticed that some younger cats tend to have pink pads on their paws, whereas older cats have dark brown / black-colored paw pads. Is this due to age (and attendant physiological changes), or merely the accumulation … --- ## [Most/deepest publically accessible underground floors in a building?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-deepest-publically-accessible-underground-floors-in-a-building/612985)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-deepest-publically-accessible-underground-floors-in-a-building/612985 "2014-07-18T20:26:43Z")
Where can I find the deepest (or, if not strictly the deepest, notably deep) publicly-accessible floor space, in terms of raw depth under ground level or number of basements? Sea level is not immediately relevant to thi… --- ## [World of Tanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-tanks/573035)
**Author:** [@Phatzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phatzo)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2014, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-tanks/573035 "2014-04-28T15:46:08Z")
World of Tanks is a fun little game involving armour from the 1930s through to the 50s, it has just gone into open beta so it costs nothing to play at the moment, nothing to lose except some time downloading it. I have b… --- ## [Scariest Stephen King moment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scariest-stephen-king-moment/459727)
**Author:** [@mudkicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mudkicker)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scariest-stephen-king-moment/459727 "2008-08-21T19:31:34Z")
Inspired by the ‘Stephen King adaptations’ thread. By scary I mean in the books - those moments where you realise your heart is hammering, the hair on your arms (and your chest :smiley: ) is standing up and you have to… --- ## [Why are most religions anti-masturbation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-most-religions-anti-masturbation/602181)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2011, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-most-religions-anti-masturbation/602181 "2011-11-08T23:00:32Z")
I don’t get it… who are you hurting? How many people in history have refused to bear children because masturbation was preferable? I can’t think of any reason any church would be against it, other than, “it feels good”… --- ## [Best/favorite Leonard Cohen album](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-favorite-leonard-cohen-album/612042)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2013, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-favorite-leonard-cohen-album/612042 "2013-12-14T03:02:00Z")
I keep hearing bits and pieces of Leonard Cohen that I like, as well as reading interviews with favorite musicians who extol his awesome virtues. With that in mind I’d like to try something out, but I’m not sure where to… --- ## [Recommend a Classic Romance Movie -- Need Answer Sort of Fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-classic-romance-movie-need-answer-sort-of-fast/745445)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-classic-romance-movie-need-answer-sort-of-fast/745445 "2016-02-15T07:34:24Z")
I am thinking of buying my wife several classic ( pre- 1960) Romance movies for Valentine’s Day. Like the typical incompetent guy, it is the last minute and I probably have to place the order in the next couple of days i… --- ## [Why do some Europeans use a comma instead of a decimal point?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-europeans-use-a-comma-instead-of-a-decimal-point/361267)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2006, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-europeans-use-a-comma-instead-of-a-decimal-point/361267 "2006-06-20T23:13:09Z")
The title pretty well covers it, but I’ve noticed that a lot of European countries use commas instead of decimal points when dealing with numbers- especially firearm calibres. For example, the calibre 7.62x51 NATO (as w… --- ## [Just split the country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-split-the-country/953108)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-split-the-country/953108 "2021-10-29T17:54:48Z")
I think it’s time to split the country due to irreconcilable differences. The red states and blue states are so fundamentally different, there’s no way to compromise. When a country can’t even agree to wear masks during … --- ## [Security Guards follow policy and stand by while girl gets beaten.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/security-guards-follow-policy-and-stand-by-while-girl-gets-beaten/528613)
**Author:** [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2010, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/security-guards-follow-policy-and-stand-by-while-girl-gets-beaten/528613 "2010-02-13T19:18:58Z")
Based on this article and footage on policeone.com: Wash. guards who saw beating 'followed training' In summary, three private security guards stood by and watched as a 15 y.o. girl was assaulted at a bus station. As … --- ## [I love my step-kids, but I pit step-parenting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-step-kids-but-i-pit-step-parenting/637808)
**Author:** [@Grrlbrarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrlbrarian)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2012, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-step-kids-but-i-pit-step-parenting/637808 "2012-10-20T15:12:37Z")
What a freaking thankless job this is. I have one absolutely great stepkid, one stepkid who’s typical, and one who’s not a good kid. The typical package, in other words, whether children of my own loins or not. I FREA… --- ## [Coke Zero the same as Coke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-the-same-as-coke/619222)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2012, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-the-same-as-coke/619222 "2012-04-22T17:25:43Z")
Coke has recently rolled out a new commercial here in Australia. Coke Cinema commercial If you don’t want to bother watching, they essentially served Coke Zero to people ordering coke, and had an on screen ‘reveal’ of … --- ## [Gee thanks, gays! It's YOUR fault I like blow jobs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-thanks-gays-its-your-fault-i-like-blow-jobs/716717)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2015, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-thanks-gays-its-your-fault-i-like-blow-jobs/716717 "2015-04-07T16:16:43Z")
You know, before you gays came and mucked everything up, I was as pure as the driven snow. Now, thanks to you, I like BJs! I am now, forever unclean! Thanks guys!: \[QUOTE=Pat Robertson\] Still, he warned Christian bus… --- ## [Best of the Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-beatles-magical-mystery-tour/683067)
**Author:** [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2014, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-beatles-magical-mystery-tour/683067 "2014-03-15T04:25:51Z")
After the Sgt. Pepper poll, it’s time for Magical Mystery Tour! Despite never quite making the “legendary” group of Beatles albums, Magical Mystery Tour contains some truly ground breaking rock songs. The album was a so… --- ## [Non fatty pot belly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-fatty-pot-belly/424880)
**Author:** [@Tibidabo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibidabo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2007, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-fatty-pot-belly/424880 "2007-11-02T05:29:34Z")
This all makes sense, but it got me thinking about an old judo instructor of mine. He had a big pot belly, but it wasn’t fat, it was rock hard. What’s the deal with that? --- ## [Poll: Unfortunate Times to Sneeze](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-unfortunate-times-to-sneeze/328471)
**Author:** [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2005, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-unfortunate-times-to-sneeze/328471 "2005-11-07T14:49:24Z")
I’m sick with a cold. Hence, much sneezing ensues. So, I’m trying to keep myself entertained by thinking of bad times to sneeze. So far I’ve got: applying eyeliner oral sex driving C’mon, amuse me! --- ## [What was a herd of swine doing in Israel in Jesus' day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-a-herd-of-swine-doing-in-israel-in-jesus-day/626330)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-a-herd-of-swine-doing-in-israel-in-jesus-day/626330 "2012-06-27T17:52:41Z")
In the bible, there’s a story about how Jesus cast out demons into a herd of 2000 swine which promptly committed mass suicide. But Jews don’t eat pork so what were a herd of 2000 swine doing in the middle of Israel circa… --- ## [Pathetic Jilted Wingnuts Can't Let Go Of Hillary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pathetic-jilted-wingnuts-cant-let-go-of-hillary/809815)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2018, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pathetic-jilted-wingnuts-cant-let-go-of-hillary/809815 "2018-03-17T03:47:04Z")
There’s something weird going on with the wingnuts and Hillary. It’s like she’s the GF they enjoyed crapping on but wanted to keep around, but now she’s gone and they just can’t stop thinking about her. If the Republic… --- ## [Movies that are "remakes" but with different titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-remakes-but-with-different-titles/991894)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-remakes-but-with-different-titles/991894 "2023-12-27T20:45:59Z")
His Girl Friday is a remake of The Front Page. My Fair Lady and High Society are musical remakes of Pygmalion and The Philadelphia Story, respectively. What are some other examples? --- ## [Halp! I'm afraid to poop!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halp-im-afraid-to-poop/437245)
**Author:** [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2008, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halp-im-afraid-to-poop/437245 "2008-02-13T13:26:38Z")
After a weekend of (freezing cold) camping during which I had to squat plenty thanks to our camping ration “curry”, I have the telltale signs of a hemorrhoid. I called the telehealth services and they said “Yup, sounds … --- ## [Five Fingers - awesome or skeevy? Is there a gender divide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-fingers-awesome-or-skeevy-is-there-a-gender-divide/574235)
**Author:** [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2011, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-fingers-awesome-or-skeevy-is-there-a-gender-divide/574235 "2011-03-25T15:04:23Z")
So I’m pretty weirded out by those Five Fingers shoes, that fit over your feet like a glove and supposedly make you feel like you’re barefoot. Not that I disagree that running barefoot feels better than running with sho… --- ## [Is it strange for a girl to go to a Comedy show alone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-strange-for-a-girl-to-go-to-a-comedy-show-alone/721801)
**Author:** [@CharlotteNC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CharlotteNC)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2015, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-strange-for-a-girl-to-go-to-a-comedy-show-alone/721801 "2015-06-07T23:21:19Z")
I’m a 20 year old female and my favorite comedian Jim Norton is performing in my town, and none of my friends want to go. He’s a dirty comic, and I admittedly feel awkward going so see him alone. If I went I would make s… --- ## [Why does shoes come off in an accident?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-shoes-come-off-in-an-accident/414239)
**Author:** [@leaserut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leaserut)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2007, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-shoes-come-off-in-an-accident/414239 "2007-08-03T22:13:38Z")
I often hear of someone’s shoes coming off in an auto accident or other traumatic injury? It must be the force of impact, but does the force always go from head to feet? Why doesn’t other clothing get blown off? --- ## [Britain adopts sharia law. \[In domestic disputes providing both parties agree.\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britain-adopts-sharia-law-in-domestic-disputes-providing-both-parties-agree/463727)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2008, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britain-adopts-sharia-law-in-domestic-disputes-providing-both-parties-agree/463727 "2008-09-19T19:56:05Z")
Link. Is this a good thing, in that it is just another form of arbitration and keeps cases out of the courts, or is it the first step on the road to ruin for a once-great empire and rule of law? Personally, I think it … --- ## [LA neighborhoods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/la-neighborhoods/491827)
**Author:** [@ginman999](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ginman999)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2009, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/la-neighborhoods/491827 "2009-04-15T22:13:34Z")
Would someone please explain the whole LA neighborhood thing? I hear jokes like you’ll be selling BMW’s in the valley. Is living in the San Fernando Valley a bad thing? Aren’t there good neighborhoods in the valley? Wher… --- ## [What's your dream (small) "master bath"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-dream-small-master-bath/832258)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2019, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-dream-small-master-bath/832258 "2019-11-05T00:02:11Z")
Given a small master bath, 4’x5’ floorspace and a 3’ square shower, what little features, accents, materials, additions, colors would you use to make it “perfect”? We are about to cash out some equity in our poor little… --- ## [I don't drink](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-drink/620609)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2012, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-drink/620609 "2012-05-07T10:25:55Z")
Well, I drink water. And soda. And juice. But I don’t drink alcohol, much (a glass of wine every few months, and every now and then a cocktail, but I really don’t drink very much alcohol.) When I go out to dinner with p… --- ## [Movie Merger Madness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-merger-madness/256030)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 279\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2004, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-merger-madness/256030 "2004-08-01T15:31:54Z")
Over in CandidGamera’s thread Make Mine Marketable, I misread the OP and inadvertently invented a different game. Rather than clutter up that excellent thread, I’m breaking it off into a new one. The rules are simple.… --- ## [Foreign covers of rock songs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-covers-of-rock-songs/284293)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2012, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-covers-of-rock-songs/284293 "2012-09-01T11:11:34Z")
I rather enjoy listening to foreign covers of popular rock songs. I have somewhere around here a wonderful version of Ring of Fire by a mexican accordian player to a tejano beat. On the EuroTrip soundtrack, there is a … --- ## [Light switch affecting TV sound/visuals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-switch-affecting-tv-sound-visuals/640345)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2012, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-switch-affecting-tv-sound-visuals/640345 "2012-11-13T08:30:30Z")
Hi I’ve got a HDTV - LED I think… often when the light switch (for a ceiling light) is turned off the sound immeditately goes silent for about half a second and the picture gets affected - it gets distorted. I’m using a … --- ## [Explain: This Door Ain't Never Been Locked, Swear It Never Will](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-door-aint-never-been-locked-swear-it-never-will/666602)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-door-aint-never-been-locked-swear-it-never-will/666602 "2013-08-23T17:30:35Z")
I overheard this phrase in a country and western tune on the car radio today: “That door ain’t never been locked, and I swear it never will” I found myself greatly puzzled by this. The tone of the lyrics clearly inten… --- ## [How does Prof Jones revelation affect AGW in particular and the peer review process generally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-prof-jones-revelation-affect-agw-in-particular-and-the-peer-review-process-generally/531038)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2010, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-prof-jones-revelation-affect-agw-in-particular-and-the-peer-review-process-generally/531038 "2010-03-05T06:34:12Z")
\[ \](Phil Jones survives MPs' grilling over climate emails | Fred Pearce | The Guardian) So none of his work has actually been properly checked. He could have faked the whole lot. Nobody bothered to check. My mind bogg… --- ## [Parents: Do you take your kid out in public wearing only a diaper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-you-take-your-kid-out-in-public-wearing-only-a-diaper/115340)
**Author:** [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2002, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-you-take-your-kid-out-in-public-wearing-only-a-diaper/115340 "2002-06-23T06:09:47Z")
The “elderly folks coolness” thread jogged this tidbit from my memory. A few weeks ago we were having superhot weather. Mr. S and I were walking out of Fleet Farm (like Home Depot, if you don’t have FF in your area) as… --- ## [Mr. and Mrs. in Russia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-and-mrs-in-russia/373588)
**Author:** [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2006, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-and-mrs-in-russia/373588 "2006-09-22T20:53:35Z")
In English speaking countries the formal method of identifying a person’s gender is the use of Mr., Mrs., Miss and Master. Other countries employ a similar procedure e.g. Monsieur, Madame, and Mademoiselle in France. I… --- ## [What would it take for you to like President Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-for-you-to-like-president-trump/779010)
**Author:** [@escaped](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/escaped)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2017, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-for-you-to-like-president-trump/779010 "2017-02-14T23:13:02Z")
or is it past the time of no return for you to like Trump/ --- ## [US OPEN thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-thread/452690)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2008, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-thread/452690 "2008-06-18T19:13:48Z")
Anyone interested in an ongoing discussion of this weekend’s festivities? (Wasn’t too much interest in my previous “Will Tiger do it?” thread.) Predictions for a winner/winning score? What do you think about holding i… --- ## [This just in: Sequential Threads are still dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-sequential-threads-are-still-dead/501346)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2009, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-sequential-threads-are-still-dead/501346 "2009-08-13T19:09:22Z")
I now have 48000000 Domino’s Points. Which entitles me to… fuck the gloved one --- ## [Coworker wants ongoing rides home, offers money. Do I take it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coworker-wants-ongoing-rides-home-offers-money-do-i-take-it/346346)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2006, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coworker-wants-ongoing-rides-home-offers-money-do-i-take-it/346346 "2006-03-10T22:01:27Z")
I’ve suddenly been put into a somewhat awkward situation. Last Friday afternoon, a coworker (whom I’d never met before) knocked on my office door and asked if I’d be interested in carpooling, since she lives a couple o… --- ## [You get 5-10 songs played at your funeral, what would they be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-5-10-songs-played-at-your-funeral-what-would-they-be/777887)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2017, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-5-10-songs-played-at-your-funeral-what-would-they-be/777887 "2017-02-17T18:19:04Z")
I really don’t have a list, I can only come up with a few decent ones right now. Wild horses - rolling stones New year’s day - U2 Look on down from the bridge - Mazzy star Apparently Always look on the bright side of… --- ## [What's the most hateful thing anyone has ever said to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-hateful-thing-anyone-has-ever-said-to-you/480340)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-hateful-thing-anyone-has-ever-said-to-you/480340 "2009-01-09T17:55:01Z")
Inspired by Auto’s thread, What is the worst / most hateful or hurtful thing you’ve ever been told? Was it true? As a bonus question, what is most hurtful things you’ve ever said? Me first. Too many things … --- ## [Pill Identification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pill-identification/610346)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2012, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pill-identification/610346 "2012-01-26T00:47:38Z")
I found a couple of pills in an old suitcase of ours and am wondering what they are. They are oval, peach/yellow, and say 40 in black on one side. I looked online and can’t find anything that looks like them so far. Pha… --- ## [Movie plotholes only losers would pick out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-plotholes-only-losers-would-pick-out/312747)
**Author:** [@Turing\_Complete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turing_Complete)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2005, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-plotholes-only-losers-would-pick-out/312747 "2005-07-31T11:10:24Z")
So I was watching Good Will Hunting the other day on basic cable. Good movie; it’s about math and that’s always good. Except that I have to pick out every single mathematical inconsistency in the movie. I think that i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=853&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=855&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)