# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=891&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:** 892 --- ## [Spore, Mass Effect PC games to require an Internet check every ten days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-mass-effect-pc-games-to-require-an-internet-check-every-ten-days/448480)
**Author:** [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2010, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-mass-effect-pc-games-to-require-an-internet-check-every-ten-days/448480 "2010-05-23T17:16:38Z")
I don’t recall seeing this : Spore and Mass Effect PC games to require an Internet check every ten days to function. Obnoxious at best, even ignoring the likelihood of bugs or a down Internet connection locking out legi… --- ## [So, who decided Frankenstein was set in Transylvania?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-decided-frankenstein-was-set-in-transylvania/203254)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2003, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-decided-frankenstein-was-set-in-transylvania/203254 "2003-09-27T05:27:07Z")
I have not seen the original movie in awhile, but many reviews mention the great expressionistic German village! As it was in the original novel, Dr Frankenstein never goes to Transylvania, and it looks like the origina… --- ## [The Colbert Report in Iraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-in-iraq/499246)
**Author:** [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-in-iraq/499246 "2009-06-18T20:44:34Z")
Stephen Colbert had his first show from Iraq yesterday. You can tell that the soliders love him, and he was quite amusing. I loved what good sports McCain and Obama were poking fun at themselves. --- ## [The Late Night Horror Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-night-horror-show/648171)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-night-horror-show/648171 "2013-04-25T10:13:19Z")
When I was growing up in the 70s there were numerous late night horror and monster movies on the local channels. Everything from the Japanese monster movies of Saturday night’s “Creature Feature” as well as Friday night… --- ## [Did any other human species, have such gender strength disparities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-other-human-species-have-such-gender-strength-disparities/709801)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2015, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-other-human-species-have-such-gender-strength-disparities/709801 "2015-01-25T19:37:01Z")
In Homo Sapiens the males generally have much more upper body strength than females and also advantages in lower body strength as well. Has this always been true of Human species? Did Neanderthal females suffer under si… --- ## [Pizza with veggies, pizza with MEAT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-with-veggies-pizza-with-meat/639285)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2012, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-with-veggies-pizza-with-meat/639285 "2012-11-05T19:38:26Z")
I don’t often post here, and this might be a bit of a rant, but just wanted to get this Mundane and Pointless Stuff I Must Share off my chest. People who order veggie pizzas because ‘everyone likes it’ just drive me nut… --- ## [Walmart scares me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-scares-me/249579)
**Author:** [@acrossthesea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/acrossthesea)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2015, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-scares-me/249579 "2015-06-14T00:21:27Z")
Although most of you would be viewing Walmart and how they suck from the customer’s perspective, and most likely don’t have to spend 9 hours a day there, I’m sure I’m not the only one here who hates them. I work in the … --- ## [Gta v](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gta-v/600778)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2011, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gta-v/600778 "2011-11-04T18:31:22Z")
Yep, that’s right - Grand Theft Auto Five. Officially announced. Trailer is coming on the 2nd of November. Personally I’m shocked that they went with a full blown sequel after GTA IV (and its quasi-expansions, The Lost… --- ## [Survivor April 22 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-april-22-2010/537055)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2010, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-april-22-2010/537055 "2010-04-24T22:24:41Z")
Wow. Well done. Very well done. Spoilers in next post. --- ## [Extremely stupid movies you think are hilarious](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extremely-stupid-movies-you-think-are-hilarious/459537)
**Author:** [@squeekster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeekster)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2008, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extremely-stupid-movies-you-think-are-hilarious/459537 "2008-08-19T00:34:10Z")
What are some of the movies that you thought were so stupid that they should never have been made, yet were absolutely hilarious? Two of my favorites are “Joe Dirt” and “Lone Star State of Mind”. --- ## [Can you buy one chicken wing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-buy-one-chicken-wing/609253)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2012, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-buy-one-chicken-wing/609253 "2012-08-13T03:00:39Z")
I was unsure as to whether I should put this here in GQ or in MPSIMS, as this is a rather trivial question. Since it is a question, however, I think it belongs here. When I am in my car listening to the radio, I will f… --- ## [Scenes that are poignant for offscreen reasons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenes-that-are-poignant-for-offscreen-reasons/590384)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2011, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenes-that-are-poignant-for-offscreen-reasons/590384 "2011-08-02T07:25:32Z")
Was just thinking about a few: Vincent Price, Oliver Reed and John Candy. Watching all of them makes me sad, for reasons not in the film. How 'bout you? I don’t mean to confine scenes to films where the actor actually d… --- ## [My God, I'm not the only insane one!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-im-not-the-only-insane-one/224663)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2005, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-im-not-the-only-insane-one/224663 "2005-09-29T19:34:55Z")
We all have the “friend” who e-mails you the endless stream of jokes, chain letters and other general crap. Mine, a co-worker, forwarded this along to me this today: I read the e-mail. I stared blankly at my monitor, … --- ## [How come my dog can eat poop and not get sick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-my-dog-can-eat-poop-and-not-get-sick/643064)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-my-dog-can-eat-poop-and-not-get-sick/643064 "2012-12-11T14:35:05Z")
…but when I do it, I throw up all over the place and have to go to the hospital? Okay, I don’t really eat poop, but what is so different about a dog’s and a human’s immune system that allows them to eat poop and garbage… --- ## [Who was the worst pirate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-worst-pirate/554750)
**Author:** [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2010, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-worst-pirate/554750 "2010-10-01T14:47:18Z")
I’ve started reading some comic book series about the infamous Edward “Blackbeard” Teach, which I thought obviously romanticized the figure of the pirate, showing him as a nice, honorable person. So I went to Wikipedia t… --- ## [Old name of Mediterranean sea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-name-of-mediterranean-sea/259961)
**Author:** [@Obolus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Obolus)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-name-of-mediterranean-sea/259961 "2012-07-09T15:26:03Z")
Can anyone tell me what the Punic people of ancient Carthage called the Mediterranean sea? --- ## [Lemons: Bitter or sour?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemons-bitter-or-sour/695907)
**Author:** [@Bozuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bozuit)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2014, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemons-bitter-or-sour/695907 "2014-08-25T00:45:40Z")
Do you think of lemons as being bitter, or sour? I know the two options are not mutually exclusive, but I’ve always thought of them as being obviously sour, with any bitterness being overpowered by sourness. Based on com… --- ## [Is the consent of the victim a defense to assault? What about other crimes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-consent-of-the-victim-a-defense-to-assault-what-about-other-crimes/560316)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2010, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-consent-of-the-victim-a-defense-to-assault-what-about-other-crimes/560316 "2010-11-13T18:04:35Z")
As I understand it, the consent of the victim is sometimes a defense to a criminal charge (say a forcible rape) and sometimes not (statutory rape). What about other crimes? Under what circumstances is consent a defense… --- ## [Speculation About Trump's Underlying Reasons for Bombing Iran and Other Targets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-about-trumps-underlying-reasons-for-bombing-iran-and-other-targets/1028209)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-about-trumps-underlying-reasons-for-bombing-iran-and-other-targets/1028209 "2026-05-21T16:26:30Z")
This thread is created for you to engage in your speculation about why the US is now engaged in a bombing campaign against Iran and other targets. This is the thread for history lessons or other more current actions tha… --- ## [Tell me about great lengths you've gone to to avoid irritating people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-great-lengths-youve-gone-to-to-avoid-irritating-people/584139)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-great-lengths-youve-gone-to-to-avoid-irritating-people/584139 "2011-06-10T19:00:06Z")
The “Please Make Me Feel Less Ridiculous” thread. I want to hear stories far more outlandish than mine. I want to hear about people changing planes in Denver unnecessarily, quitting their jobs, moving to another state, … --- ## [Proximate cause of Islamic terrorism today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proximate-cause-of-islamic-terrorism-today/540753)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2010, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proximate-cause-of-islamic-terrorism-today/540753 "2010-05-31T13:27:19Z")
Would the arab countries have produced terrorists in any event or is the radicalization of Islamic terrorists a direct result of the creation of the state of Israel and the resulting Palestinian refugees? Would we be kn… --- ## [Mainly men: Does leg stubble on women bother you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mainly-men-does-leg-stubble-on-women-bother-you/386671)
**Author:** [@Not\_a\_Platypus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_a_Platypus)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2007, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mainly-men-does-leg-stubble-on-women-bother-you/386671 "2007-01-08T08:34:28Z")
This thread got me wondering: if your woman hasn’t shaved her legs in a day or so, or her hair just grows quickly like mine, does the stubble bother you? One of the reasons I shave frequently when I’m seeing a guy is th… --- ## [Match.com users, can you help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-com-users-can-you-help/554397)
**Author:** [@bostongal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bostongal)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-com-users-can-you-help/554397 "2010-09-21T14:22:58Z")
Ok, I want honest feedback from people who use Match (or other online dating sites) on what they think the “body type” designations really mean. What do you think when a woman puts “about average” versus “athletic and t… --- ## [(Sister Dating) What Should I Do??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sister-dating-what-should-i-do/709116)
**Author:** [@question101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/question101)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2015, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sister-dating-what-should-i-do/709116 "2015-01-16T23:55:36Z")
My sister is dating someone 6 years older than her that I know and do not approve of. I apologize before hand for bad grammar and the wall of text before you. First off ill talk about my sister. She is 16 and acts matu… --- ## [People who hate Hilary so much they will vote for Trump...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-hate-hilary-so-much-they-will-vote-for-trump/763408)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-hate-hilary-so-much-they-will-vote-for-trump/763408 "2016-08-26T11:31:53Z")
… Even though they don’t like Trump. What exactly did she do to make her so horrible? Democrats, I don’t need to hear your opinions. I actually kinda know what that side thinks. This is a genuine question so that … --- ## [City names: local pronunciation vs everyone else](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/city-names-local-pronunciation-vs-everyone-else/692849)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/city-names-local-pronunciation-vs-everyone-else/692849 "2014-07-16T04:43:59Z")
City names. Pronounced a distinctive way by residents, but a different way by everyone else. Examples: Baltimore Locals: Bawl-mer (Merlin. Hon. ;)) Everyone else: Ball-ti-more Louisville Locals: Loo-ah-vull (kinda… --- ## [Women going topless may cause society to collapse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-going-topless-may-cause-society-to-collapse/747627)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2016, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-going-topless-may-cause-society-to-collapse/747627 "2016-03-08T12:24:38Z")
We need more “reckless disregard”, IMHO. Especially when I read the next sentence: Bare-chested women in the library? I think that we should do all we can to encourage women to go topless at the beach. --- ## [So, Fear Itself, are we helium-impaired imbeciles, or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-fear-itself-are-we-helium-impaired-imbeciles-or-not/524060)
**Author:** [@Fuji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuji)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2010, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-fear-itself-are-we-helium-impaired-imbeciles-or-not/524060 "2010-01-23T15:44:25Z")
Fear Itself - congratulations on your triple crown! You’re the biggest idiot, the biggest asshole, and the biggest weasel all simultaneously in the same thread. Most of us go for one of the three but, showman that you ar… --- ## [If you were Obama, what would you be drinking at today's "beer summit"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-obama-what-would-you-be-drinking-at-todays-beer-summit/504770)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2009, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-obama-what-would-you-be-drinking-at-todays-beer-summit/504770 "2009-08-03T18:05:53Z")
NPR reports that he’s drinking Bud Light, while the other two will be sipping Red Stripe and Blue Moon. This says to me that he went of his way to pick a safely declasse brew to avoid appearing “elitist.” Personally I … --- ## [To Read or not to Read, that is the question; GoT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-read-or-not-to-read-that-is-the-question-got/717771)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2015, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-read-or-not-to-read-that-is-the-question-got/717771 "2015-04-20T04:21:14Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=754326&page=2 I responded to a couple posts about mentions of the Books in the weekly GoT "non-spoiler’ threads. First of all, let us all agree- Spoilers are bad (e… --- ## [On hating Wack-o-pedia, again...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-hating-wack-o-pedia-again/718060)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2015, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-hating-wack-o-pedia-again/718060 "2015-05-04T21:26:58Z")
So I check something on Wikipedia and a message pops up that I have a note from another user. O joy. (It’s linked by IP address, since I long ago gave up bothering with a WP account for any purpose.) A helpful WP ghod w… --- ## [Fucking REMFS Wearing Winged daggers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-remfs-wearing-winged-daggers/377448)
**Author:** [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2006, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-remfs-wearing-winged-daggers/377448 "2006-11-12T20:35:19Z")
To all the fucking drivers,storemen,cooks,technicians and pay clerks at J,Hs funeral Thursday !You are fucking crap hats ,REMFS ,non combatents,civvies in uniform NOT soldiers and no way on this fucking earth are you EN… --- ## [Halftime, sponsored by Al Gore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halftime-sponsored-by-al-gore/425251)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2007, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halftime-sponsored-by-al-gore/425251 "2007-11-09T04:16:10Z")
As if anyone cares that much about the game they are showing anyway, NBC spent the halftime of their Sunday evening game, on a day where there are great highlights to show from around the league, sitting in the studio w… --- ## [Why do consumers put up with this shit? (small print)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-consumers-put-up-with-this-shit-small-print/553477)
**Author:** [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2010, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-consumers-put-up-with-this-shit-small-print/553477 "2010-09-14T22:09:04Z")
I’m talking about small print. We all know it means “here’s where we screw you, but we’re legally obligated to tell you how we do it, so we make the print real small so we can screw you and get away with it.” Who the he… --- ## [Open Spoilers. Don't read!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-spoilers-dont-read/361736)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2006, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-spoilers-dont-read/361736 "2006-06-25T00:32:26Z")
Inspired by someone being a bit unreasonable in another thread here in CS. Rollover space. Dil’s a guy. The prize is to be stoned to death. Darth Vader is Luke’s father. --- ## [What is Monty Python's genius?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-monty-pythons-genius/647961)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-monty-pythons-genius/647961 "2013-02-08T03:41:20Z")
Whether or not you like them, you have to admit that Monty Python has a distinctive quality which sets it apart. What is it? Is it a single trait or a combination of several? What sketches best exemplify the MP style(s)… --- ## [What new rules, if any, would you like to see for the Celebrity Death Pool?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-rules-if-any-would-you-like-to-see-for-the-celebrity-death-pool/739805)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2017, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-rules-if-any-would-you-like-to-see-for-the-celebrity-death-pool/739805 "2017-01-09T13:12:03Z")
I’ll be taking it over from Baker in hosting it starting next year. I plan to pretty much keep all of the current rules as they have seemed to work just fine all this time. However, I did see some mention of a few new … --- ## [What are the effects of frequent masturbation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-effects-of-frequent-masturbation/381130)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-effects-of-frequent-masturbation/381130 "2015-11-03T05:34:23Z")
Besides making you go blind. :wink: It seems to me that when I masturbate frequently (3-5 times a day) it affects my energy level, making me feel tired and lethargic. Is this just my imagination, or irrelevant to the ac… --- ## [Hilarous/Embarrassing Moments With Your Children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarous-embarrassing-moments-with-your-children/680528)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2014, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarous-embarrassing-moments-with-your-children/680528 "2014-02-15T23:51:05Z")
This weekend my family and I went out to brunch like we do every Sunday. After we finished eating my daughter said she needed to go potty so off we went into the bathroom so she could do her business. When we were done s… --- ## [Evolution and religion - theories that explain eachother?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-and-religion-theories-that-explain-eachother/486382)
**Author:** [@alterego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alterego)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2009, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-and-religion-theories-that-explain-eachother/486382 "2009-02-23T12:48:54Z")
Nearly every religious person I’ve spoken to believes that religion and evolution are compatible. However, I believe that this is because they do not fully understand the theory of evolution by natural selection. The Chr… --- ## [What brands are not junk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-brands-are-not-junk/515424)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2009, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-brands-are-not-junk/515424 "2009-11-14T00:36:16Z")
Inspired by this interesting thread: Once Great Firm’s Names Now Appearing…On Low-End Junk? What firms are not junk? Pick any consumer or prosumer product and what company sells high quality high value products? Or… --- ## [In The Sound of Music, how can Capt. von Trapp be a veteran of landlocked Austria's navy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-sound-of-music-how-can-capt-von-trapp-be-a-veteran-of-landlocked-austrias-navy/565906)
**Author:** [@cesld\_msn.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cesld_msn.com)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-sound-of-music-how-can-capt-von-trapp-be-a-veteran-of-landlocked-austrias-navy/565906 "2020-03-14T04:05:48Z")
On escaping from Austria, Agathe von Trapp, who just died, said that instead of crossing mountains they just simply walked across the street and boarded a train. LINK TO COLUMN: In The Sound of Music, how can Capt. von… --- ## [Google is getting fucking annoying with its "art"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-is-getting-fucking-annoying-with-its-art/581221)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-is-getting-fucking-annoying-with-its-art/581221 "2011-05-27T04:35:15Z")
I could juuust tolerate having every obscure 178th birthday of such and such visual artist “celebrated” with some fucked up version of the Google logo, because at least it changed once and then stayed that way all day. B… --- ## [I'm discouraged! (I thought I had made a new friend.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-discouraged-i-thought-i-had-made-a-new-friend/682043)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2014, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-discouraged-i-thought-i-had-made-a-new-friend/682043 "2014-02-26T20:49:16Z")
The last few days I haven’t been myself. I’ve been smiling… a lot. Anyone not familiar with okcupid, it’s a dating web site where people answer multiple choice questions about relationships, morals, religion, sex, and … --- ## [Why Brad Pitt and Leo Di Caprio never win an Oscar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-brad-pitt-and-leo-di-caprio-never-win-an-oscar/683688)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2020, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-brad-pitt-and-leo-di-caprio-never-win-an-oscar/683688 "2020-02-10T02:48:02Z")
Because they’re mediocre actors in my opinion. They’re good at acting, as in they do the lines well and give a good performance but they’re nowhere on level with the types of Daniel Day Lewis or Cate Blanchett, who rathe… --- ## [Do Europeans think Israeli moral leverage re the Holocaust is about played out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-europeans-think-israeli-moral-leverage-re-the-holocaust-is-about-played-out/185195)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2003, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-europeans-think-israeli-moral-leverage-re-the-holocaust-is-about-played-out/185195 "2003-07-21T20:30:45Z")
The article linked below made me wonder about this. The professor indicated below may be brilliant in his field but he is apparently a political idiot. It does seem, however, that based on the article, his attitude appa… --- ## [NFL Week 7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/671528)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2013, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/671528 "2013-10-23T21:41:35Z")
TNF SEA -4.5 @ ARI Sunday early TB +7 @ ATL STL +6.5 @ CAR CIN +1 @ DET SD -9.5 @ JAC BUF +9.5 @ MIA NE -3.5 @ NYJ DAL +2.5 @ PHI CHI +1 @ WAS Sunday late SF -3.5 @ TEN CLE +10 @ GB HOU +6.5 @ KC BAL +1 @ … --- ## [Independent Rear Suspension -- Who Offers it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/independent-rear-suspension-who-offers-it/113591)
**Author:** [@FallenAngel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallenAngel)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2002, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/independent-rear-suspension-who-offers-it/113591 "2002-06-14T02:05:25Z")
I’ve recently had occasion to briefly drive a couple of cars with independent rear suspension. I’ve found I really like this. I was wondering what makes and models offer this, but didn’t want to have to go through ever… --- ## [Would "\[race\] only" as part of a personal ad turn you off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-race-only-as-part-of-a-personal-ad-turn-you-off/656416)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-race-only-as-part-of-a-personal-ad-turn-you-off/656416 "2013-04-28T21:36:23Z")
I’ve been looking through personal ads a bit lately. Not really seriously, just sort of to see what’s out there. And I notice there are a decent few of them that have a racial requirement. Often it comes with a set of re… --- ## [What does cancer pain feel like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-cancer-pain-feel-like/644686)
**Author:** [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2012, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-cancer-pain-feel-like/644686 "2012-12-22T15:54:12Z")
What does cancer pain feel like? Is it achy or sharp or throbbing? Does it depend on the type of cancer? I’m thinking more of the end stage type cancer - does that pain come from your organs being pushed around? Morb… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=890&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=892&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)