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**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2005, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accused-of-theft-at-the-grocery/315476 "2005-08-10T14:20:30Z")
So I’m at the grocery, buying among other things some delicious Boca products. On some of the boxes there were peel-off coupons good for money off any Boca product. The coupons don’t happen to be attached to the produc… --- ## [I feel like Cassandra...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-like-cassandra/703954)
**Author:** [@Lemmytheseal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemmytheseal2)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2014, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-like-cassandra/703954 "2014-11-13T14:13:00Z")
… which is far more alienating than feeling like Pauline Kael (allegedly) felt upon Nixon’s reelection. I’m sorry that this is so long. I thought that the struggles of what the media cluelessly called the “anti-globaliz… --- ## [Am I surrounded by butt ugly pussies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-surrounded-by-butt-ugly-pussies/565686)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-surrounded-by-butt-ugly-pussies/565686 "2011-01-01T19:30:09Z")
Ok, I have an hypothesis which I offer you to examine and comment on. Presuming that hypothetical Monkey is an Adonis. That lets Monkey bone more super models before breakfast than 49/50 people will see in a Victoria’s … --- ## [Expensive stuff ... I mean really, REALLY expensive!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expensive-stuff-i-mean-really-really-expensive/753307)
**Author:** [@Rotola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rotola)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2016, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expensive-stuff-i-mean-really-really-expensive/753307 "2016-05-03T17:20:06Z")
What is the single most expensive man made object in the world? The space shuttle? The new World Trade Center? I don’t believe I’m thinking BIG enough. Help! --- ## [Nuclear war fiction....set during the attack!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-war-fiction-set-during-the-attack/657446)
**Author:** [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2013, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-war-fiction-set-during-the-attack/657446 "2013-05-09T16:38:16Z")
I work in a library and am compiling a list of resources for a library guide on surviving a nuclear attack. The majority of the guide is non-fiction, government resources, on what to do before, during, and after a nucle… --- ## [Things that you wouldn't think would gather a huge fan following](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-wouldnt-think-would-gather-a-huge-fan-following/572282)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2011, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-wouldnt-think-would-gather-a-huge-fan-following/572282 "2011-03-01T16:50:19Z")
This thread title is awkward, I know. Allow me to explain. A while ago on the boards (this might be years ago at this point) I remember reading a post that said something about how some things garner huge fan followings.… --- ## [I just saw Deliverance and I have questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-deliverance-and-i-have-questions/614586)
**Author:** [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2012, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-deliverance-and-i-have-questions/614586 "2012-04-30T17:13:51Z")
First, if you’ve never see Deliverance, you DON’T know what the movie is about. Forget Dueling Banjos and squeal like a pig. That’s the first 20 minutes. The movie is about what happens after that. I have question… --- ## [Alien-themed Food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-themed-food/593919)
**Author:** [@TheMerchandise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMerchandise)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2011, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-themed-food/593919 "2011-08-27T23:57:49Z")
My friend and I are hosting an alien-themed party in early September and I have been placed in charge of making the food. I decided to mix up some bright blue Romulan ale, find some Invasion of the Body Snatchers pods a… --- ## [Help me cook some authentic American food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-cook-some-authentic-american-food/432971)
**Author:** [@WILLASS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WILLASS)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2008, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-cook-some-authentic-american-food/432971 "2008-01-17T22:37:12Z")
I really like cooking and eating good food from around the world and often set myself little weekend projects to make an authentic feast from a specific country or region. In the past I have done (amongst others) Thai, T… --- ## [how conductive is rain water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-conductive-is-rain-water/593202)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2011, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-conductive-is-rain-water/593202 "2011-08-20T00:36:47Z")
I remember demonstrations from high school science classes showing that pure water, devoid of any dissolved ionic material (e.g. salt), is very non-conductive. So what’s the deal with rain water? If I have the fuse box… --- ## [Think back to the first person you had sex with. Were the two of you in love?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-back-to-the-first-person-you-had-sex-with-were-the-two-of-you-in-love/586309)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-back-to-the-first-person-you-had-sex-with-were-the-two-of-you-in-love/586309 "2011-06-28T20:02:17Z")
This seems a remarkably simple question. Naturally, being me, I’ll overcomplicate it. :slight\_smile: Answer the question in four senses. At the time, did you believe you were in love with that first bedmate? At the ti… --- ## [Little Hitlers taken from home - Campbell family tragedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-hitlers-taken-from-home-campbell-family-tragedy/481285)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2009, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-hitlers-taken-from-home-campbell-family-tragedy/481285 "2009-01-29T04:06:12Z")
Remember the Campbell family, whose progency had the charming names Adolf Hitler Campbell, JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell and Honszlynn Hinnler Campbell? Prepare to pretend to be amazed: New Jersey child services has t… --- ## [Movies that start out seeming like masterpieces but then plummet to earth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-start-out-seeming-like-masterpieces-but-then-plummet-to-earth/686537)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2014, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-start-out-seeming-like-masterpieces-but-then-plummet-to-earth/686537 "2014-04-22T17:26:49Z")
As I just mentioned in one of the Ebert threads, \*Sunshine \*seems headed for all time sci-fi classic" territory until, if not halfway through, pretty close. Then, spoiler alert, it shockingly becomes just another cliche… --- ## [Hotter: Playboy Playmates or Penthouse Pets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotter-playboy-playmates-or-penthouse-pets/562204)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2010, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotter-playboy-playmates-or-penthouse-pets/562204 "2010-12-01T09:54:52Z")
I picked Playmates. The Girl-Next-Dooriness coupled with nudity seals the deal for me. --- ## [European royal crown made of aluminum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-royal-crown-made-of-aluminum/643490)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2012, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-royal-crown-made-of-aluminum/643490 "2012-12-16T18:20:05Z")
If I understand correctly, back before electricity could easily be produced, it was very difficult to smelt bauxite ore into aluminum. I seem to remember hearing that one European crown actually includes aluminum becaus… --- ## [Doctor Who Revival S08E06 -- The Caretaker (boxed spoilers until aired)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-revival-s08e06-the-caretaker-boxed-spoilers-until-aired/699670)
**Author:** [@Toucanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toucanna)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2014, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-revival-s08e06-the-caretaker-boxed-spoilers-until-aired/699670 "2014-10-05T20:34:55Z")
The Rule: Boxed spoilers until the episode finishes airing on the west coast of the USA (i.e., Pacific Time \[sorry, Alaska/Hawaii\]). In other words, boxed spoilers until 2:00 am UTC. Auntie Beeb posted a trailer for tom… --- ## [Dopers with an early join date but low post count](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-an-early-join-date-but-low-post-count/684197)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2014, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-an-early-join-date-but-low-post-count/684197 "2014-03-30T13:40:54Z")
Do you judge these Dopers differently than consistently active Dopers? --- ## [Questions re the metric system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-re-the-metric-system/817778)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2019, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-re-the-metric-system/817778 "2019-02-03T16:20:11Z")
I often hear how Americans are resistant to switching to the metric system. It just seems too much trouble to relearn. It made me start wondering why we didn’t use it since the people that came from England and started o… --- ## [Occupations with lots of downtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupations-with-lots-of-downtime/645804)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2013, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupations-with-lots-of-downtime/645804 "2013-01-02T17:41:02Z")
Who doesn’t like getting paid while doing whatever you like? I’m going to allow for a loose definition of occupation. For example, residents of Alaska get about $1000 per year for residing, which is all downtime. Host… --- ## [What is the worst board game you have ever played?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-board-game-you-have-ever-played/805868)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2021, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-board-game-you-have-ever-played/805868 "2021-10-18T03:00:31Z")
The topic was brought up in the “Least Favourite…” game thread, And I thought I would turn it into a thread of its own. I have played the “Twin Peaks” game-Overly complicated yet you’ll only get through it via pure luck… --- ## [Man Photographed as Baby on ‘Nevermind’ Cover Sues Nirvana, Alleging Child Pornography](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-photographed-as-baby-on-nevermind-cover-sues-nirvana-alleging-child-pornography/949489)
**Author:** [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2025, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-photographed-as-baby-on-nevermind-cover-sues-nirvana-alleging-child-pornography/949489 "2025-10-04T20:25:26Z")
By the title I would have guessed this was an article in The Onion, but it actually is in Variety: --- ## [How much could colleges afford to cut tuition rates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-could-colleges-afford-to-cut-tuition-rates/728761)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2015, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-could-colleges-afford-to-cut-tuition-rates/728761 "2015-09-17T16:54:08Z")
In today’s era of absurdly high tuition, if all US colleges and universities really started running a tight financial ship, could they afford to cut their tuition rates in half and still get by? Or are they really jacki… --- ## [big-ass ships: why just one engine/prop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ass-ships-why-just-one-engine-prop/532233)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2010, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ass-ships-why-just-one-engine-prop/532233 "2010-03-17T12:22:40Z")
For several years now, emails have been circulating pictures and a description of an enormous marine-diesel engine, intended for propulsion on very large ocean-going ships. The accompanying text, among other things, ty… --- ## [Are funny women attractive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-funny-women-attractive/367027)
**Author:** [@Gail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gail)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2006, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-funny-women-attractive/367027 "2006-10-16T14:02:55Z")
Even though my posts here are usually serious and sincere, most people who know me think I’m really funny. Sometimes without trying. I love to make people laugh. My humor is usually quirky and gentle, not biting and sa… --- ## [Should bumpers on cars be treated like luggage by the airlines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-bumpers-on-cars-be-treated-like-luggage-by-the-airlines/555565)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-bumpers-on-cars-be-treated-like-luggage-by-the-airlines/555565 "2010-10-04T15:24:54Z")
Meaning that bumpers should be on all cars and that they should be expected to get scuffed up and lightly bumped. This would mean that if someone bumped into your cars front or rear bumper in a parking lot and scuffed th… --- ## [Metacom, you're an idiot. Plain and simple.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metacom-youre-an-idiot-plain-and-simple/340337)
**Author:** [@Thalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thalion)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2006, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metacom-youre-an-idiot-plain-and-simple/340337 "2006-01-19T00:12:02Z")
In this thread, Metacom states: \[ul\] \[li\]A deputy, with a (possibly but unconfirmed fake) gun pointed at him, was not justified in using deadly force.\[/li\]\[li\]That the deputy should have let the kid get off one shot be… --- ## [Please pray for my Sweetie Pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-pray-for-my-sweetie-pie/286096)
**Author:** [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2005, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-pray-for-my-sweetie-pie/286096 "2005-02-05T16:18:05Z")
My daughter is in the hospital, being intubated at this time. I am falling apart. I have to go. Tris --- ## [Bush Knew](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-knew/127687)
**Author:** [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2002, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-knew/127687 "2002-09-12T22:03:25Z")
Oh really? George W. Bush, the President of the United States, knew that an attack was coming on the World Trade Center? Well…I don’t think that has really been proven by anyone. And I don’t really think there’s been mu… --- ## [Just how hard is it to flee the country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-hard-is-it-to-flee-the-country/605664)
**Author:** [@vertizontal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vertizontal)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-hard-is-it-to-flee-the-country/605664 "2011-12-11T02:17:43Z")
In this thread, there’s a discussion about the fact that Blago has a few weeks to get his affairs in order before reporting to prison. I wanted to ask, in general, how hard is it for a convicted person to leave the Unit… --- ## [Your confessions to a priest, minister etc are not necessarily confidential -](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-confessions-to-a-priest-minister-etc-are-not-necessarily-confidential/691961)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-confessions-to-a-priest-minister-etc-are-not-necessarily-confidential/691961 "2014-07-10T19:06:29Z")
I had assumed most confessions of past actions to a Priest, Rabbi, Minister etc. were legally confidential. Interestingly, per this local case, that isn’t necessarily so. While Catholics treat confession as a strictly … --- ## [How are siamese cats different?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-siamese-cats-different/461162)
**Author:** [@conurepete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/conurepete)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2008, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-siamese-cats-different/461162 "2008-08-27T19:24:30Z")
Compared to average random domestic shorthairs? I just rescued Hedwig Wall-eye Von Lardbutt, who is very clearly a seal-point siamese, and I am only familiar with standard barn cat type tabbies. Thus far, I have noticed … --- ## [ACM's 20 Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acms-20-questions/546927)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acms-20-questions/546927 "2010-07-23T22:35:50Z")
Quick rundown: There is always one person designated as the answerer. That person thinks of something (nothing \*too \*obscure!) and play begins. People start asking yes-or-no questions and the answerer (who should keep a… --- ## [Is North Korea starting a war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-north-korea-starting-a-war/533905)
**Author:** [@mozchron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mozchron)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2010, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-north-korea-starting-a-war/533905 "2010-03-29T11:48:12Z")
I’m not sure if I REALLY think they are, but these 2 stories have me wondering. North Korea threatens USA, South Korea with Nuclear strikes. Just normal NK craziness? Then, this: South Korean ship sinks after “expl… --- ## [Movies where knives are prominently featured](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-knives-are-prominently-featured/694792)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2014, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-knives-are-prominently-featured/694792 "2014-08-10T06:20:46Z")
With clips if possible The Iron Mistress Rebel Without a Cause Top 10 Hollywood Movie Knife Fights Add some… --- ## [Movie/TV actors as mental images of historical or literary figures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-tv-actors-as-mental-images-of-historical-or-literary-figures/694464)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2014, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-tv-actors-as-mental-images-of-historical-or-literary-figures/694464 "2014-08-01T19:42:35Z")
I’m in no way a fan of the movie Troy, but ever since I watched it many years ago, it has defined how I picture some of the characters from the Illiad in my mind. Achilles will always be Brad Pitt for me, and Hector is E… --- ## [Tips and tricks to being a waiter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-and-tricks-to-being-a-waiter/296702)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2005, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-and-tricks-to-being-a-waiter/296702 "2005-04-04T15:21:15Z")
After weeks of searching I finally got a job as a server at a local Denny’s. Yay me. Not the most glamorous position, but hey, a jobs a job. Now the problem is that I don’t really have as much experience in the field as … --- ## [Proper Trolling Etiquette.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-trolling-etiquette/754995)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2016, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-trolling-etiquette/754995 "2016-08-27T09:09:53Z")
Here are a few examples from the first chapter of \*Trolling for Dummies. \* Note, this is just the first chapter, so the fine points of hooking and reeling in are not yet developed. The subject matter is tired and over… --- ## [What besides butter can I put on my corn-on-the-cob?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-besides-butter-can-i-put-on-my-corn-on-the-cob/122866)
**Author:** [@The\_Big\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Big_Cheese)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2002, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-besides-butter-can-i-put-on-my-corn-on-the-cob/122866 "2002-08-16T15:02:09Z")
Sweet Corn season! I go with the old butter and salt thing, but I’m getting kinda sick of it (plus I just went on a diet). I was wondering if anyone has other suggestions besides good ole butter? --- ## [Heroes 10/23 "Hiro's" (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-10-23-hiros-spoilers/377619)
**Author:** [@running\_piglet\_cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_piglet_cheese)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2006, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-10-23-hiros-spoilers/377619 "2006-10-28T15:33:47Z")
Tonight’s episode is entitled “Hiro’s”. Hiro’s what, I have no idea. TV Guide’s synopsis is Once the episode airs spoiler tags no longer necessary. Questions to be answered: Which sleeping hero will Evil Dad take? … --- ## [Boston Dopefest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-dopefest/559838)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2011, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-dopefest/559838 "2011-01-11T21:55:13Z")
Anyone interested in a get together after Turkey Day? --- ## [How do you pass the time on long flights? (Need answer fast-ish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pass-the-time-on-long-flights-need-answer-fast-ish/573746)
**Author:** [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2011, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pass-the-time-on-long-flights-need-answer-fast-ish/573746 "2011-03-09T13:39:05Z")
So I’m jumping on a plane for 13 hours tomorrow. I’m one of those freakish fellows who cannot sleep on airplanes, and I usually just alternate watching myself some movies and reading, but given that the dope contains som… --- ## [Iconic picture of a country.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-picture-of-a-country/535335)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-picture-of-a-country/535335 "2010-04-10T09:09:40Z")
Reading internet news , you get used to the iconic stock pictures that they throw in articles to correspond to a story about a country. I was thinking about the most iconic picture you can take of various countries that … --- ## [Cities known by their initials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-known-by-their-initials/627775)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-known-by-their-initials/627775 "2012-07-12T07:28:08Z")
It’s probably a safe assumption that almost everyone in the English speaking world also knows the city of Los Angeles as “LA”. Yet, I was thinking the other day, people don’t generally refer to “SD” when they’re talking… --- ## [Christians, do you think the Church is doing the will of God (abortion)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-do-you-think-the-church-is-doing-the-will-of-god-abortion/488525)
**Author:** [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2009, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-do-you-think-the-church-is-doing-the-will-of-god-abortion/488525 "2009-03-22T03:42:00Z")
A girl, nine years old, had been sexually abused by her stepfather over a period of years. She was taken to the hospital when she complained of stomach pains and was discovered to be carrying twins. The doctors felt that… --- ## [NYC MegaDopefest Weekend -- Jan 16-19 -- Post if and when you'll be here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-megadopefest-weekend-jan-16-19-post-if-and-when-youll-be-here/221678)
**Author:** [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2004, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-megadopefest-weekend-jan-16-19-post-if-and-when-youll-be-here/221678 "2004-01-21T13:40:21Z")
NEW YORK CITY MEGADOPEFEST WEEKEND IV – JANUARY 16-19, 2004 Ladies and Gentlemen, this thread is for you to post if and when you will be coming to the NYC Megadopefest Weekend (even if you’d posted you’d be coming befor… --- ## [Electric heat in automobiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-heat-in-automobiles/646276)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2013, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-heat-in-automobiles/646276 "2013-01-11T16:55:57Z")
On a cold day when one starts their car they have to wait at least 10 minutes or more for the coolant from the engine to get warm enough so the heater starts putting out really warm air. But if one just presses the but… --- ## [So, anyhow. Last Thursday morning...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anyhow-last-thursday-morning/517899)
**Author:** [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2010, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anyhow-last-thursday-morning/517899 "2010-03-18T17:11:58Z")
…sometime between 3a and 5a, I woke up drenched in sweat and needed to vomit likerightnow. So I got out of bed and headed for the toilet only I couldn’t stand properly - at all, really. I made it halfway before I fell in… --- ## [Outlook 2010: What is 'indexing'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-2010-what-is-indexing/595390)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2011, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-2010-what-is-indexing/595390 "2011-09-07T03:16:02Z")
While I’m waiting… Where I work records have traditionally been stored in manilla folders. These are documents from many, many years ago where much communication was done by fax, as well as hardcopies of emails and scr… --- ## [Do transgendered men keep their prostate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-transgendered-men-keep-their-prostate/702051)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2014, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-transgendered-men-keep-their-prostate/702051 "2014-10-25T04:12:11Z")
Men who are transgendered into women, that is. Just wondering about the incidence of prostate cancer in women who were formerly men. --- ## [Would you call Carl Paladino's \[statement\] to a reporter a death threat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-call-carl-paladinos-statement-to-a-reporter-a-death-threat/555574)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-call-carl-paladinos-statement-to-a-reporter-a-death-threat/555574 "2010-10-03T01:45:49Z")
In an argument with a reporter, recorded on videotape, the candidate for governor said, “You send another goon to my daughter’s house and I’ll take you out, buddy.” You can watch the video here. There’s a NY Times stor… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=869&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=871&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)