# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=872&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:** 873 --- ## [Cranberry sauce: Canned or Homemade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberry-sauce-canned-or-homemade/516952)
**Author:** [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2009, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberry-sauce-canned-or-homemade/516952 "2009-11-23T13:59:07Z")
Of course it is a person that prefers the canned sauce that is posting this poll. People that prefer the homemade stuff can’t fathom that the canned is preferred. In my case, it isn’t just preferred, but it is a comple… --- ## [Why do metal shavings stick to the eye?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-metal-shavings-stick-to-the-eye/656327)
**Author:** [@matt357](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt357)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-metal-shavings-stick-to-the-eye/656327 "2013-04-28T05:01:23Z")
My understanding is that things like sand or sawdust wash out of the eye easily with water or eyewash but things like metal shavings especially steel shavings tend to stick to the eye and wont wash out. The only way to … --- ## [Why aren't Eskimos hairy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-eskimos-hairy/166910)
**Author:** [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2018, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-eskimos-hairy/166910 "2018-09-17T18:25:00Z")
While out this weekend with some friends, evolution came up and one of my religious friends who doesn’t believe in evolution came up with, “If evolution worked how come Eskimos aren’t hairy?” My first response was a chuc… --- ## [Guy's girlfriend agrees to marry but claims not to be in love. Should he rescind proposal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-girlfriend-agrees-to-marry-but-claims-not-to-be-in-love-should-he-rescind-proposal/558187)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2010, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-girlfriend-agrees-to-marry-but-claims-not-to-be-in-love-should-he-rescind-proposal/558187 "2010-10-25T23:41:28Z")
Sunday morning = a Rhymer hypotethical. Except of course when it doesn’t. Today’s story stars Don, a character from a previous hypthetical of mine. He was the nerdy guy afraid to ask out his cute classmate, Jenny, only… --- ## [Women who’s thighs touch…can you wear skirts without chafing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-who-s-thighs-touch-can-you-wear-skirts-without-chafing/463804)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-who-s-thighs-touch-can-you-wear-skirts-without-chafing/463804 "2013-05-20T22:24:45Z")
My inner thighs have always touched. I’m not overweight, my legs are just close together. All my adult life, wearing skirts when I’m going to be walking any distance is not comfortable because my thighs rub together and … --- ## [A rather simple question about Blade film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rather-simple-question-about-blade-film/94209)
**Author:** [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rather-simple-question-about-blade-film/94209 "2021-11-06T20:33:11Z")
In the film, Blade, there is a scene where Snipes’ character enters a nightclub. In this nightclub is an asian music group with a girly female vocalist. Is this really a band, and where can I find a CD of their music if … --- ## [Is this really a hard drive from 1979?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-really-a-hard-drive-from-1979/655446)
**Author:** [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2013, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-really-a-hard-drive-from-1979/655446 "2013-04-14T23:12:40Z")
This picture has been making the rounds of the web lately with claims that it is a 250MB hard drive from 1979. I’m a bit skeptical, though; by that time, computer makers were selling drives that were significantly (physi… --- ## [What likely caused my 25 year-old friend to die in his sleep today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-likely-caused-my-25-year-old-friend-to-die-in-his-sleep-today/522660)
**Author:** [@Logical\_Phallacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Logical_Phallacy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2009, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-likely-caused-my-25-year-old-friend-to-die-in-his-sleep-today/522660 "2009-12-29T17:54:32Z")
I’m not sure if this thread will be an exercise in in futility but feel free to let me know if this query is just too vague. I just learnt that my friend Malcolm (age 25) apparently died in his sleep last night. I have… --- ## [Swearing in atheists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swearing-in-atheists/504774)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swearing-in-atheists/504774 "2018-07-16T02:22:27Z")
From here: How do courts swear in atheists? - The Straight Dope Cecil said: I’ll put my money on the court tossing someone’s butt in jail for perjury over the idea of Big Juju In The Sky getting him in the head with a… --- ## [What was wrong with Don Quixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-wrong-with-don-quixote/665482)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2013, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-wrong-with-don-quixote/665482 "2013-08-10T19:55:55Z")
Did the character have some illness like dementia or was he just off his rocker. --- ## [Pushing Too Hard at the Gym?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pushing-too-hard-at-the-gym/612738)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2012, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pushing-too-hard-at-the-gym/612738 "2012-10-07T21:41:04Z")
I joined a fitness center last week. My trainer (who I will be seeing every six weeks) assigned me a strength conditioning workout to do three times a week, and suggested I do an hour of cardio twice a week in addition … --- ## [Nothing can eclipse the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-can-eclipse-the-mmp/794270)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2017, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-can-eclipse-the-mmp/794270 "2017-08-28T05:36:07Z")
Cute title, huh? From last night: \*\*Spidey \*\*- no, we didn’t go to the ballgame. \*\*FCD \*\*was futzing around in his shop and I was Netflixing and suddenly it was too late to go. Oh well… \*\*Bumba \*\*- I can’t imagine t… --- ## [Is it physically possible to hear yourself snore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-physically-possible-to-hear-yourself-snore/170291)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2016, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-physically-possible-to-hear-yourself-snore/170291 "2016-05-31T12:53:34Z")
Case in point: I snore, as do millions of other humans on the planet, if not everyone at one time or another. I was wondering if it is physically possible to hear yourself snore. Mrs.Phlosphr usually asked me too roll … --- ## [American SDMB Conservatives: Go Reclaim Your Party!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-sdmb-conservatives-go-reclaim-your-party/379525)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2006, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-sdmb-conservatives-go-reclaim-your-party/379525 "2006-11-14T01:11:35Z")
The creepy people who have been occupying the Republican Party for the last decade-and-change have just gotten their collective asses handed to them. Even if you preferred them to the liberal Democrats, they didn’t real… --- ## [What caused the green horse image in MSNBC's Egypt coverage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-caused-the-green-horse-image-in-msnbcs-egypt-coverage/572180)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-caused-the-green-horse-image-in-msnbcs-egypt-coverage/572180 "2011-02-23T04:58:29Z")
I don’t know anything about cameras, what camera issue would an image of a green horse show up? Was it a reflection of one of the horse riding riot police in Egypt? This is being treated as an apocolyptic … --- ## [Suggestions for a GOOD rechargable flashlight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-a-good-rechargable-flashlight/653342)
**Author:** [@\_Olive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Olive)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-a-good-rechargable-flashlight/653342 "2013-03-28T21:19:18Z")
I am tired of the cheap ones that only last a year. I need to order one online and am hoping for some tried and true suggestions. --- ## [Ask the Apprentice Cobbler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-apprentice-cobbler/605646)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2011, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-apprentice-cobbler/605646 "2011-12-13T01:36:56Z")
I started a new job a few weeks back, actually, about two months ago now, at a shoe repair shop. It’s been quite educational. Although the sign says “shoe repair” we also work on purses, belts, luggage, jackets… anythi… --- ## [Lost 2.8: "Collision"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-2-8-collision/332435)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2005, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-2-8-collision/332435 "2005-12-29T15:36:55Z")
First, the thread rules: So, the merge will happen tonight. AL meets Jack. Eko meets Locke. Should be some nice fireworks!! Some useful links are given below. Thread index for Season 1 Episodes: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1… --- ## [DVD--Voices very soft, all other sound very loud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dvd-voices-very-soft-all-other-sound-very-loud/530711)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2010, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dvd-voices-very-soft-all-other-sound-very-loud/530711 "2010-03-03T14:40:26Z")
I haven’t noticed this with other DVDs being played on this player, but then, I haven’t used this player very many times. Anyway, as the title says, the voices in this movie I’m watching are very soft, and all other sou… --- ## [How To Hit "Overdrawn" Status On Your Karmic Bank Account](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-hit-overdrawn-status-on-your-karmic-bank-account/535979)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2010, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-hit-overdrawn-status-on-your-karmic-bank-account/535979 "2010-04-15T20:12:21Z")
Flash back about seven years or so – things were going pretty good for my wife and me. Both of our careers were going well, we were both making good money, the nest egg was building and things were pretty rosy on the fin… --- ## ["Earth less than 10,000 years old" column](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earth-less-than-10-000-years-old-column/380501)
**Author:** [@Bob55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob55)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earth-less-than-10-000-years-old-column/380501 "2014-11-04T13:51:01Z")
Article can be found here. I don’t personally believe the earth or humanity are less than 10,000 years old but you cannot prove this either way. I can prove the earth is round, or it revolves around the sun, or the cor… --- ## [Into the Woods: Have You Seen It? (Open Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/into-the-woods-have-you-seen-it-open-spoilers/708540)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2015, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/into-the-woods-have-you-seen-it-open-spoilers/708540 "2015-05-03T03:34:41Z")
I haven’t seen it yet but want to; I’ve heard mixed reviews from friends who have, most of whom are big fans of the stage musical. Have you seen it? If so, how’d you like it? --- ## [Hey, former smokers -- how long until you felt 'better' or noticed a difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-former-smokers-how-long-until-you-felt-better-or-noticed-a-difference/87696)
**Author:** [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2001, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-former-smokers-how-long-until-you-felt-better-or-noticed-a-difference/87696 "2001-10-27T01:45:06Z")
I smoked about a pack a day for over 13 years. Tomorrow will make two smoke-free weeks for me. And frankly, it sucks. I don’t feel any better and I am still craving like mad. It seems that this would be a little bit eas… --- ## [Loud Cameras (clicking) at Press Conference](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loud-cameras-clicking-at-press-conference/619875)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2012, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loud-cameras-clicking-at-press-conference/619875 "2012-04-28T20:32:00Z")
I was listening, just now, to Hillary Clinton’s comments on Syria, and, all through it, you could hear the loud – LOUD! – clack, clack, clack of the cameras. 60 dB? 70 dB? More? Loud, anyway… (Well, okay, that’s gen… --- ## [Grand Inquisitor Cory Booker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-inquisitor-cory-booker/829137)
**Author:** [@EscAlaMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EscAlaMike)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2019, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-inquisitor-cory-booker/829137 "2019-02-09T04:40:12Z")
Cory Booker brings in the Inquisition on a judicial nominee, giving her a religious test in direct violation of Article VI of the US Constitution. What is he trying to prove? I also thought the way he handled the Kava… --- ## [2016 CA Marijuana Legalization Ballot Initiative](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-ca-marijuana-legalization-ballot-initiative/725425)
**Author:** [@MegaNazz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MegaNazz)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-ca-marijuana-legalization-ballot-initiative/725425 "2015-07-23T18:17:33Z")
This may seem like it only effects California but some analysts believe California’s vote will determine legalization (or at the very least decriminalization) on a federal level. You can read the full story on Californi… --- ## [Why does 'tilt-shifting' make photo subjects look like miniatures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-tilt-shifting-make-photo-subjects-look-like-miniatures/570442)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-tilt-shifting-make-photo-subjects-look-like-miniatures/570442 "2011-02-09T17:58:58Z")
Note: I know this might be a Cafe Society thread. Sorry in advance if I guessed wrong by placing it here… I’ve only just read about tilt-shifting photographic effects today – yeah, I’m behind the times as usual – and no… --- ## [What Is The Name for a Two-Legged Centaur?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-a-two-legged-centaur/759281)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2016, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-a-two-legged-centaur/759281 "2016-07-12T20:55:22Z")
i.e., a half-horse, half-person, along the lines of a faun or satyr. The hind-quarters of a horse and a human abdomen, chest, shoulders, arms, and head. Does this mythological form have a specific name? --- ## [Really kid? Out of all this, that's what you're excited about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-kid-out-of-all-this-thats-what-youre-excited-about/564450)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2010, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-kid-out-of-all-this-thats-what-youre-excited-about/564450 "2010-12-21T22:26:48Z")
A few months ago my brother, sister-in-law, and myself took my 16 month old nephew to the zoo for the first time. He was attentive, always looking around. Kinda interested in the lion and gorillas. The elephants held hi… --- ## [Friend pleads guilty to 4 counts of drunk driving causing death: do you write a reference letter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-pleads-guilty-to-4-counts-of-drunk-driving-causing-death-do-you-write-a-reference-letter/747376)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-pleads-guilty-to-4-counts-of-drunk-driving-causing-death-do-you-write-a-reference-letter/747376 "2016-04-06T01:03:12Z")
If a friend of yours pled guilty to four counts of drunk driving causing death, and two counts of drunk driving causing bodily harm, would you write a letter of reference to the court? Based on a case that’s happening i… --- ## [Did Katherine Harris get ... uh ... enhanced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-katherine-harris-get-uh-enhanced/316475)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2005, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-katherine-harris-get-uh-enhanced/316475 "2005-08-18T01:14:58Z")
I’m not sure where this question should go, so I’m putting it in here. I saw a video of Katherine Harris’s recent interview on Hannity & Colmes and I noticed that she kept trying to position herself with respect to the … --- ## [No wonder today's kids are all screwed up!They're being 'taken seriously'!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-wonder-todays-kids-are-all-screwed-up-theyre-being-taken-seriously/191073)
**Author:** [@80sHairMetalMaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/80sHairMetalMaven)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2004, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-wonder-todays-kids-are-all-screwed-up-theyre-being-taken-seriously/191073 "2004-03-19T11:49:48Z")
This was taken from the Taking Children Seriously website which seems to advocate not TELLING your children what to do, but ASKING them instead.:rolleyes: While I admit everybody is allowed to have their own unique ph… --- ## [Heavy metal types: Help me learn these metal genres](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heavy-metal-types-help-me-learn-these-metal-genres/556101)
**Author:** [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heavy-metal-types-help-me-learn-these-metal-genres/556101 "2010-11-26T20:31:30Z")
So, I am interested in getting out and seeing some live heavy metal music. This web site DCHeavyMetal.com has been helping me get acquainted with the local scene but I just don’t understand a lot of the genre terminology… --- ## [2007 "Worst/Stupidest Image on the Internet" Nominations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-worst-stupidest-image-on-the-internet-nominations/392394)
**Author:** [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2007, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-worst-stupidest-image-on-the-internet-nominations/392394 "2007-03-19T20:45:19Z")
Here is my humble nomination. Discuss, or share yours? (Please note I don’t mean “worst” to mean “most horrible” or “most gory”, just the direct opposite of “best”.) --- ## [Crank: High Voltage -- Holy god, the movie's only 85 minutes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crank-high-voltage-holy-god-the-movies-only-85-minutes/493515)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2009, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crank-high-voltage-holy-god-the-movies-only-85-minutes/493515 "2009-04-29T12:11:04Z")
It felt like it went on at least twice that! Having never seen Crank 1, I was roped into seeing this by a friend who had seen the first, and we both left disappointed. It’s simply not a good movie. No likable characters,… --- ## [Fuck you, right-wing, anti-American traitors! (the effort to stop Fahrenheit 9/11)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-right-wing-anti-american-traitors-the-effort-to-stop-fahrenheit-9-11/250205)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2004, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-right-wing-anti-american-traitors-the-effort-to-stop-fahrenheit-9-11/250205 "2004-07-05T20:07:08Z")
WHO PAYS THE BILLS FOR “MOVEAMERICAFORWARD.ORG”? A PR firm. Who pays the PR firm? Fuckers. --- ## [Things that are really silly but make you twitch in a bad way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-really-silly-but-make-you-twitch-in-a-bad-way/532090)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2010, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-really-silly-but-make-you-twitch-in-a-bad-way/532090 "2010-03-19T12:38:00Z")
We’ve had threads like this before - things that are really minor or superficial, but when you encounter them you just. can’t. stand. it. I’m also going to try to exclude grammar/spelling irregularities from this thread… --- ## [Boobs for boobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobs-for-boobs/490371)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2009, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobs-for-boobs/490371 "2009-03-29T12:59:17Z")
There is a heated discussion going on in the Pit about the tendency of some men to respond to any and all references to female breasts with a “cite?” type joke. Some people find this annoying under any circumstances; oth… --- ## [Flatulence in space](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flatulence-in-space/541185)
**Author:** [@sir\_Drinkalot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sir_Drinkalot)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flatulence-in-space/541185 "2011-11-17T12:28:37Z")
Ok that’s the earthbound question resolved but would flatulence in outer space give you propulsion --- ## [Virginia educrats drop the hammer on advanced math education](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virginia-educrats-drop-the-hammer-on-advanced-math-education/940396)
**Author:** [@ZosterSandstorm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZosterSandstorm)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virginia-educrats-drop-the-hammer-on-advanced-math-education/940396 "2021-04-28T16:16:35Z")
In culmination of other trends from the recent war on academic excellence being waged by the Virginia Democratic Party, a proposal endorsed by party stakeholders including the governor and his DOE superintendent will com… --- ## [Is "Dyke" derogatory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dyke-derogatory/593108)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dyke-derogatory/593108 "2011-09-15T18:46:15Z")
Before you tell me to, I searched and the internet can’t quite seem to agree, and half the hits are Yahoo answers, so yeah. Besides, taking the internet’s answer deprives me of all of your wit and charm! Perhaps this ca… --- ## [Chicken and Dumplings-- strips or balls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-and-dumplings-strips-or-balls/695773)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2014, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-and-dumplings-strips-or-balls/695773 "2014-08-20T17:45:44Z")
I just watched Trisha Yearwood make chicken and dumplings. Hers were so much not like mine it could have been a different dish all together. Firstly, her dumplings were thin strips that looked like fat noodles and her br… --- ## [Jerry Falwell is a cuck and was blackmailed into supporting Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-falwell-is-a-cuck-and-was-blackmailed-into-supporting-trump/918898)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2021, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-falwell-is-a-cuck-and-was-blackmailed-into-supporting-trump/918898 "2021-04-17T02:12:12Z")
Not that he’s not a giant piece of shit that fits right in anyway. I hope this destroys him and Liberty U. --- ## [Christian Dopers Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-dopers-thread/269351)
**Author:** [@Iceland\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iceland_Blue)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2004, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-dopers-thread/269351 "2004-10-29T17:16:50Z")
I’m not sure which forum this lives in(so please move it if need be), but it’s about time we had a thread for those Dopers who are proud to announce themselves as followers of Christ. What’s been happening in your church… --- ## [Christians: Aren't animals sinners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-arent-animals-sinners/539191)
**Author:** [@Dostoyevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dostoyevsky)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-arent-animals-sinners/539191 "2010-05-14T21:13:50Z")
Been thinking about theology a lot lately, and I’m wondering why aren’t animals considered sinful by Biblical standards? Couple of points: First, the fundamentalists I know say that all people are born sinners through … --- ## [Clichés you often hear that aren't true](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-you-often-hear-that-arent-true/498462)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2009, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-you-often-hear-that-arent-true/498462 "2009-06-08T16:11:03Z")
Inspired by Bob Woodruff’s special Earth 2100, which (on the clip showed on The Daily Show) uses the tired old “if you put a frog in boiling water he’ll jump out but if you put him in cold water and heat it gradually he’… --- ## [What did your parents NOT teach you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-your-parents-not-teach-you/599353)
**Author:** [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2011, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-your-parents-not-teach-you/599353 "2011-10-15T01:46:08Z")
It wasn’t until recently that I realized my parents never taught me to give to charity. They do, on occasion, give money to the Red Cross (for instance, when Hurricane Katrina hit, they wrote a check for a hefty sum). Bu… --- ## [Google "Deep Dream" image processor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-deep-dream-image-processor/724504)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2015, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-deep-dream-image-processor/724504 "2015-12-27T06:03:27Z")
Holy crap, this is some mind-melting stuff. Google’s “Deep Dream” software takes images, identifies certain features and builds on them, often arriving at results that are completely different from the source image. So… --- ## [This bullshit with the post office has got to go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-bullshit-with-the-post-office-has-got-to-go/918765)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2021, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-bullshit-with-the-post-office-has-got-to-go/918765 "2021-11-25T07:28:34Z")
As a showman, Trump must know that messing with the post office isn’t going to make him popular. But as a crooked would-be dictator, he doesn’t care. All he has to do is suppress mail-in voting just enough among anti-Tru… --- ## [Child Molesting Priest Killed In Prison](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-molesting-priest-killed-in-prison/197223)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2003, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-molesting-priest-killed-in-prison/197223 "2003-08-28T14:45:01Z")
Link to CNN. Wonder how the Catholic Church will react to this? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=871&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=873&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)