# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=886&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:** 887 --- ## [Are posters now forbidden to imply rule violations in the Pit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-posters-now-forbidden-to-imply-rule-violations-in-the-pit/697504)
**Author:** [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-posters-now-forbidden-to-imply-rule-violations-in-the-pit/697504 "2014-09-09T01:41:55Z")
I’m posting this here only because I don’t want to run afoul of the rules on discussing policy in the Pit, I’m not super worked up about it or anything. In Mangetout’s Pitting of zoid, Miller just posted: I’m not upse… --- ## [Is solitary confinement torture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-solitary-confinement-torture/566202)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2011, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-solitary-confinement-torture/566202 "2011-01-05T19:20:24Z")
From an OP/ED on Huffingtonpost: From all the evidence I’ve seen, I’ve come to the conclusion that solitary confinement, at least for a duration long enough to cause measurable brain damage, is torture, and it is a pra… --- ## [If you start an AI thread and nobody posts, does it make a sound? American Idol 4/11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-start-an-ai-thread-and-nobody-posts-does-it-make-a-sound-american-idol-4-11/352246)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2006, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-start-an-ai-thread-and-nobody-posts-does-it-make-a-sound-american-idol-4-11/352246 "2006-04-14T23:40:23Z")
and 4/12. Went back to the other thread to see if I could find the Queen Wish Lists only found three but I wasn’t a real close examination. jsgoddess Ace: Killer Queen Chris: Innuendo Elliott: Urk. Paris: Under Pre… --- ## [3-15 Dem Debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-15-dem-debate/849552)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-15-dem-debate/849552 "2020-03-22T03:36:43Z")
Didn’t see a thread, so I thought I would start one. Biden starts out safe… --- ## [The best NFL QB that never won the Superbowl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-nfl-qb-that-never-won-the-superbowl/566245)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2011, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-nfl-qb-that-never-won-the-superbowl/566245 "2011-01-24T11:05:16Z")
In your opinion, which QB who has never won the big game was the best? ( I fear I am not versed enough in the history of the game to cast a vote.) --- ## [Are Republicans less empathic than Democrats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-republicans-less-empathic-than-democrats/681768)
**Author:** [@dofe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dofe)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-republicans-less-empathic-than-democrats/681768 "2014-03-01T16:56:19Z")
First off, I apologize for the painting with the broad brush, as I understand Republicans (and Democrats) encompass quite diverse individuals who don’t necessarily share views on all subjects. On the topic of this threa… --- ## [Taco Soup left out overnight....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-soup-left-out-overnight/707826)
**Author:** [@clmkkm8985](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clmkkm8985)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2014, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-soup-left-out-overnight/707826 "2014-12-22T19:42:03Z")
Here is the deal. I made a LARGE pot of taco soup last night complete with cooked ground beef, canned tomatoes, fresh carrots and celery, canned kidney beans, etc. at about 10:00 pm. Once assembled, I never heated to a b… --- ## [Weirdest migraine aura symptom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-migraine-aura-symptom/355097)
**Author:** [@XJETGIRLX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XJETGIRLX)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2006, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-migraine-aura-symptom/355097 "2006-05-20T23:48:26Z")
Just had another fun light show (scotoma) this morning and got to wondering what kind of migraine auras other people have. I don’t normally get a headache after mine, so I feel pretty lucky. I’ve experienced visual/audi… --- ## [Why is the ice in my freezer evaporating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-ice-in-my-freezer-evaporating/617454)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2012, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-ice-in-my-freezer-evaporating/617454 "2012-04-01T22:30:19Z")
The ice that I very rarely use in my freezer has been disappearing. I thought water had to go through the liquid state to evaporate. My water couldn’t be sublimating could it? AFAIK, the ice never gets below freezing at … --- ## [Legalizing and Regulating Prostitution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legalizing-and-regulating-prostitution/712753)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2015, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legalizing-and-regulating-prostitution/712753 "2015-12-29T23:41:20Z")
Cecil’s column that is currently featured is about prostitution. He briefly mentions the need for regulation if it were to be legalized, which reminded me of a book I read about historical prostitution in Colorado. One… --- ## [Here is hearty FU to London Murderer (warning "colorful" language)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-hearty-fu-to-london-murderer-warning-colorful-language/313988)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2005, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-hearty-fu-to-london-murderer-warning-colorful-language/313988 "2005-08-23T00:33:59Z")
Linky link: http://www.ioerror.us/2005/07/24/shoot-first-ask-questions-later-jean-charles-de-menezes-killed-for-nothing/ Who ever you fuckheads were, damn you to hell. The guy was scared of you bunch idiot dumb ass thug… --- ## [History of the surname "ten Pas"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-of-the-surname-ten-pas/511263)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2010, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-of-the-surname-ten-pas/511263 "2010-08-29T15:55:15Z")
Where does this name originate? What does it mean? --- ## [How do I keep the windshield from fogging...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-keep-the-windshield-from-fogging/282411)
**Author:** [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2005, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-keep-the-windshield-from-fogging/282411 "2005-01-01T23:27:14Z")
…without having to use the A/C in the winter? I drive to work at oh-dark-thirty in the a of m, and at that time, it’s still cold out (for me & my location anyway (Florida). It’s been in the 50s, and sometimes it will b… --- ## [A 'Birth Party'?? Are you kidding me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-birth-party-are-you-kidding-me/536388)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-birth-party-are-you-kidding-me/536388 "2010-04-23T16:04:28Z")
I like to read Miss Manners now and again just for shits and giggles. The most recent one I read is here: http://www.buffalonews.com/2010/04/13/1017761/declining-an-invite-to-birth-party.html Erm…what? I really do thin… --- ## [I Wish I Could Make All Evangelical Voters –](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-i-could-make-all-evangelical-voters/923867)
**Author:** [@Temporary\_Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Temporary_Name)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2021, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-i-could-make-all-evangelical-voters/923867 "2021-01-19T16:53:50Z")
I wish that I had the power to compel all those ‘conservative’ Evangelical voters (not just the dozens or more related to me) to spend one week of all waking hours observing Trump in everything he does – and then having … --- ## [Why are YOU so poor (or not richer than you are)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-poor-or-not-richer-than-you-are/596430)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-poor-or-not-richer-than-you-are/596430 "2011-09-22T09:16:12Z")
Inspired by some other discussion about socioeconomic class, I’m interested in the perceptions and realities of what keeps people in the style they have become accustomed to and what they perceive are the class barriers … --- ## [Went to dentist - got a boob job on my head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/went-to-dentist-got-a-boob-job-on-my-head/129814)
**Author:** [@Race\_Bannon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Race_Bannon)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2002, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/went-to-dentist-got-a-boob-job-on-my-head/129814 "2002-09-27T21:02:44Z")
So, I went to the dentist for my semi-annual cleaning and checkup. Nothing unusual, a nice hygenist about my age who I’ve never seen before sits me down and leans that chair way back. She starts to work as I close my e… --- ## [Would you ever bring an uninvited guest to a party?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-ever-bring-an-uninvited-guest-to-a-party/552422)
**Author:** [@valleyofthedolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/valleyofthedolls)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2010, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-ever-bring-an-uninvited-guest-to-a-party/552422 "2010-12-15T17:53:24Z")
Another thread in this forum had me wondering. I wouldn’t. If it was a large, informal party and I had unexpected people to deal with, I would probably call and ask if I could bring them and if that was okay, I’d bring… --- ## [Graduating from Hogwarts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graduating-from-hogwarts/590175)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graduating-from-hogwarts/590175 "2011-07-29T23:07:13Z")
Is there a ceremony of some kind? Are diplomas presented? Do family and friends gather to cheer the graduates? I don’t remember any of that being mentioned in Rowling’s books. I’d have thought Harry, Ron and/or Hermi… --- ## [Okay Bricker, You've Made Up My Mind...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-bricker-youve-made-up-my-mind/462150)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2008, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-bricker-youve-made-up-my-mind/462150 "2008-09-10T14:53:35Z")
Not really, it was already made up, but it was largely due to people like you, so I’ll proceed- Does it ever bother you to know that people like you have turned more people away from the Christian church than any Muslim… --- ## [How fat and out of shape are you allowed to get in the modern military not be kicked not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fat-and-out-of-shape-are-you-allowed-to-get-in-the-modern-military-not-be-kicked-not/552726)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2010, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fat-and-out-of-shape-are-you-allowed-to-get-in-the-modern-military-not-be-kicked-not/552726 "2010-09-11T18:57:11Z")
How fat and out of shape can any one person (officer or enlisted) get in the modern military and not be kicked out or retired. In older movies and other media you see lots of representations of some fairly obese generals… --- ## [Human feces as fertilizer in Asia. Why aren't those people all dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-feces-as-fertilizer-in-asia-why-arent-those-people-all-dead/663951)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2013, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-feces-as-fertilizer-in-asia-why-arent-those-people-all-dead/663951 "2013-07-21T17:00:24Z")
Using human shit as fertilizer seems to violate the most basic sanitary rules. It’s well known that Cholera epidemics are linked to contaminated water. Hatti had Cholera break out after the earthquake a couple years ago.… --- ## [Help me get started with this new crockpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-started-with-this-new-crockpot/679288)
**Author:** [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2014, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-started-with-this-new-crockpot/679288 "2014-03-02T20:19:46Z")
So about a month ago I decided to buy a crockpot. I was thinking how nice it would be to just toss some stuff in there in the morning and come home to a ready to eat meal at the end of the day, and just to make food in b… --- ## [What shoe should a woman wear with a navy suit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shoe-should-a-woman-wear-with-a-navy-suit/439669)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2008, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shoe-should-a-woman-wear-with-a-navy-suit/439669 "2008-03-01T22:55:24Z")
Surely not navy, right? Beige? I’m trying to step up the work wardrobe (a lot! - the mighty have, er, fallen. A lot. I’m starting to look like whoever shines the kindergarten teacher’s shoes.) and I thought, hey, I w… --- ## [What makes someone good at your profession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-someone-good-at-your-profession/563705)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2010, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-someone-good-at-your-profession/563705 "2010-12-20T08:59:52Z")
Are you a marine biologist? Then what makes someone a good marine biologist? While I’m studying to become a lawyer, I don’t have a good idea of what makes someone a good lawyer yet. So instead I’ll talk about some of th… --- ## [Why are there no fat Japanese ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-fat-japanese/694447)
**Author:** [@Bones\_Daley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bones_Daley)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2014, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-fat-japanese/694447 "2014-08-09T00:31:02Z")
In the UK, this is the height of the tourist season, and once again, I am struck by how the Japanese visitors are always incredibly slim and trim, in sharp contradistinction to the tourists of Caucasian origin, many of w… --- ## [D-Day fails.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-day-fails/585597)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2011, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-day-fails/585597 "2011-07-06T14:17:56Z")
“Our landings in the Cherbourg-Harve area have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold and I have withdrawn the troops. My decision to attack at this time and place was based on the best information available. If any blam… --- ## [The media is driving our defensive actions not science!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-media-is-driving-our-defensive-actions-not-science/851355)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-media-is-driving-our-defensive-actions-not-science/851355 "2020-04-19T19:36:50Z")
All the conversations going on about this virus yet we seldom hear anything about strategies based on statistics. Would it not make sense to monitor regions and only have shutdowns when massive out breaks are looking. Sh… --- ## [How loud is a monster truck show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-loud-is-a-monster-truck-show/436808)
**Author:** [@MrSquishy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrSquishy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-loud-is-a-monster-truck-show/436808 "2008-02-08T19:31:42Z")
I think my three-year-old son would absolutely love to go see the monster trucks this weekend, but he’s pretty sensitive to noise (he gets scared). I went to a show like this once a long time ago, and there were monster… --- ## [I Pit Mr\_Hoogly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-mr-hoogly/946900)
**Author:** [@Tfletch1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tfletch1)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-mr-hoogly/946900 "2021-12-31T16:20:44Z")
All the unbelievably stupid people? Do you have a flu vaccine every year? If you’re young and not at risk then probably you didn’t. What’s the difference? Apart from the world’s media ramming covid down our throats. I … --- ## [Burying money in the woods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burying-money-in-the-woods/523037)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2010, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burying-money-in-the-woods/523037 "2010-01-06T09:11:24Z")
Lets consider that I hypothetically want to bury some money out in the woods somewhere. Would the best way to do this be just putting the money in one of those fireproof boxes? I’m wondering about risk of some type of mo… --- ## [Sushi is...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sushi-is/746356)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sushi-is/746356 "2016-02-26T00:12:55Z")
Yes, I’m doing this. I’m making only two, wildly general, “black and white”, choices with no happy medium. Forgive me if your answer would be different than the two choices here, but if neither of them applies to you, th… --- ## [Atheists: What single argument / piece of evidence / observation do you find most compelling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-what-single-argument-piece-of-evidence-observation-do-you-find-most-compelling/538676)
**Author:** [@Saganist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saganist)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-what-single-argument-piece-of-evidence-observation-do-you-find-most-compelling/538676 "2010-06-07T15:15:21Z")
The title pretty much captures the essence here. I should explicitly point out that I’m not asking for proof of any sort nor your ideas on what logical debate tactics are most effective. I’m simply curious as to what i… --- ## [Homeowner Pulls Gun on Utility Worker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeowner-pulls-gun-on-utility-worker/629285)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeowner-pulls-gun-on-utility-worker/629285 "2012-07-25T23:28:14Z")
Houston Homeowner, Pulls Gun on a Utility Worker Installing Smart Meters http://www.khou.com/home/Harris-County-woman-uses-gun-to-stop-worker-from-installing-smart-meter-162948266.html WTF? I’m all for privacy and kee… --- ## [Salvation army... Five years down the drain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salvation-army-five-years-down-the-drain/762501)
**Author:** [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2016, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salvation-army-five-years-down-the-drain/762501 "2016-08-20T05:28:03Z")
These asshole’s have just let me go for no reason. I was escorted off the property and not told any details. Three days later I was told I’m terminated Anyone else here have experience with the Salvation Army? --- ## [Name the 5 best debut albums of all time, in order (Please limit your list to 5)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2016, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779 "2016-06-10T13:50:30Z")
Here are mine: \[ol\] \[li\]The Beatles – Please Please Me\[/li\]\[li\]Elvis Costello – My Aim is True\[/li\]\[li\]Eminem – The Slim Shady LP\[/li\]\[li\]Television – Marquee Moon\[/li\]\[li\]The Band – Music from Big Pink\[/li\]\[/ol\] You? … --- ## [Russell Brand excoriates MSNBC hosts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russell-brand-excoriates-msnbc-hosts/661600)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2013, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russell-brand-excoriates-msnbc-hosts/661600 "2013-06-26T17:17:19Z")
What do y’all think of this? Russell Brand went on Morning Joe to do a standard promotion/interview for his upcoming comedy tour. The hosts all acted . . . really freaking weird. At first I thought they were just off bal… --- ## [Aside from cost and ill will, what makes a border fence a bad idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aside-from-cost-and-ill-will-what-makes-a-border-fence-a-bad-idea/748497)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aside-from-cost-and-ill-will-what-makes-a-border-fence-a-bad-idea/748497 "2016-03-15T14:53:40Z")
A few questions, one of which is better suited to GQ: Aside from the issue of cost (billions of dollars) and ill will (it’s a hostile move), what other factors make a US-Mexico border fence a bad idea? Second question:… --- ## [802.3af - PoE - How does it know what voltage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/802-3af-poe-how-does-it-know-what-voltage/391361)
**Author:** [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2015, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/802-3af-poe-how-does-it-know-what-voltage/391361 "2015-07-25T23:57:33Z")
Okay, I’ve got me a fancy PoE switch here. I plug in two IP cameras. One camera runs, if you power it from a transformer, 5VDC at 800mA. The other, if you power it from a transformer, runs 9VDC at 1000mA. Now, I recogn… --- ## [Swollen left eyelid - Is this an urgent care thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swollen-left-eyelid-is-this-an-urgent-care-thing/734832)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2015, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swollen-left-eyelid-is-this-an-urgent-care-thing/734832 "2015-10-17T19:15:03Z")
I know you’re not my doctor and I’m not your patient. What I also know is that I’m a hypochondriac with anxiety and everything feels like a potential life-threatening catastrophe. So I need some advice. I woke up this … --- ## [Do dead humans smell worse than other dead animals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dead-humans-smell-worse-than-other-dead-animals/102907)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2002, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dead-humans-smell-worse-than-other-dead-animals/102907 "2002-04-11T01:35:37Z")
Whenever I watch Autopsy on HBO or whenever I hear about a dead human body found in the woods, it’s always first discovered by someone who “smelled something rotting”. Now, animals are dying all the time in the woods. … --- ## [Botticelli - February 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 327\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2018, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983 "2018-03-02T13:06:28Z")
Happy Groundhog Day. The new letter is O! --- ## [Franklin Graham: The Muslim Brotherhood, with Obama's complicity, has infiltrated U.S. gov't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/franklin-graham-the-muslim-brotherhood-with-obamas-complicity-has-infiltrated-u-s-govt/575737)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2011, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/franklin-graham-the-muslim-brotherhood-with-obamas-complicity-has-infiltrated-u-s-govt/575737 "2011-03-30T14:40:06Z")
Geeze, you’d think the International Jewish Conspiracy would be a good hedge against this happening. Oh my god, are the two groups conspiring together? --- ## [Does anyone actually \*like\* mariachi music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-like-mariachi-music/591290)
**Author:** [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2011, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-like-mariachi-music/591290 "2011-08-06T20:16:14Z")
If so, why? What person sits in a restaurant, enjoying conversations with friends and family, all while secretly thinking, “You know what would make this moment complete? A deafening trumpet blast, right in my ear.” I c… --- ## [What music should be played at your funeral/wake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-music-should-be-played-at-your-funeral-wake/546672)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2010, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-music-should-be-played-at-your-funeral-wake/546672 "2010-08-10T18:46:19Z")
Inspired by Gagundathar’s comment in this thread. What music do you think sums up your life and should be played at your exit therefrom? Given any control over the situation, I’d like the last piece of music I hear to b… --- ## [American Idol - Final Two (SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-final-two-spoilers/305069)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2005, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-final-two-spoilers/305069 "2005-05-30T16:32:16Z")
I realize this doesn’t air until tomorrow, but I had a question, and hoped that longtime Idol fans could answer it. (This is my first year of watching the whole thing.) What happens at this point if, today, it were anno… --- ## [What are the sexiest songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-sexiest-songs/740310)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2016, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-sexiest-songs/740310 "2016-02-16T03:12:00Z")
Not romantic, and not necessarily explicit, but sexy. Being an old codger kinda guy who more or less stopped following pop music in the late 80s, here are mine in no particular order. Angel of the Morning by Merilee Ru… --- ## [What's your favorite word, and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-word-and-why/654683)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2013, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-word-and-why/654683 "2013-04-08T13:16:37Z")
Mine is pandemonium. Noun Wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar. It’s my favorite word because whenever I think about it I picture a bunch of pandas in front of a China shop going around breaking shit. It crack… --- ## [And here's where the system sells us out to BP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-heres-where-the-system-sells-us-out-to-bp/614150)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-heres-where-the-system-sells-us-out-to-bp/614150 "2012-03-06T12:54:01Z")
Thanks a fucking lot guys. It is as I said, justice is merely a word. From here: Way to fucking go. Settle out of court so they walk away without the full penalty. That’s just fucking great. I hate everybody. --- ## [Very basic Civilization 3 questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-basic-civilization-3-questions/330618)
**Author:** [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2005, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-basic-civilization-3-questions/330618 "2005-11-14T01:04:28Z")
I just got Civ 3 complete. I’m having trouble with a few basic things in the game. How far apart should I build cities? Do the actual cities ever expand to more than the one original square? I know the boundaries e… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=885&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=887&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)