# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=90&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:** 91 --- ## [Water from the Great Lakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-from-the-great-lakes/542146)
**Author:** [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-from-the-great-lakes/542146 "2010-07-27T16:38:55Z")
Why are there no proposals to pipe water from the Great Lakes to the arid western US? The volume of water there is truly enormous. Most of it just flows out the St. Lawrence river to the sea. --- ## [Phrogging - is this for real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrogging-is-this-for-real/415706)
**Author:** [@Roadfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadfood)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrogging-is-this-for-real/415706 "2020-04-17T13:27:35Z")
Surpised that this hasn’t been asked here yet, but I searched and got no results. The new ABC show iCaught is apparently going to do a piece next week on phrogging. Supposedly, this is a somewhat new activity where a pe… --- ## [Things you know that it never occurred to you others wouldn't know...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-know-that-it-never-occurred-to-you-others-wouldnt-know/736696)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 344\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2015, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-know-that-it-never-occurred-to-you-others-wouldnt-know/736696 "2015-11-23T00:18:24Z")
As someone born and raised in Hawaii, I had no idea that some people didn’t know how pineapples grow until I saw a post on social media expressing astonishment at a photo of a pineapple field. I thought, well, yeah, tha… --- ## [HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER question: What was the Stranger? (And other Eastwood western topics.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-plains-drifter-question-what-was-the-stranger-and-other-eastwood-western-topics/626626)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-plains-drifter-question-what-was-the-stranger-and-other-eastwood-western-topics/626626 "2012-07-02T23:29:17Z")
Someone with good taste in movies but an exaggerated sense of my intelligence asked me today if the Stranger in High Plains Drifter was supposed to be the ghost of Marshal Duncan. My reply was, “I dunno, I haven’t seen t… --- ## [Is there any good reason not to mandate national vaccination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-good-reason-not-to-mandate-national-vaccination/684447)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-good-reason-not-to-mandate-national-vaccination/684447 "2014-04-04T11:59:02Z")
So let’s just clarify three premises right off the bat: Vaccines are overwhelmingly safe and effective. Antivaccine sentiment is leading to an increase in infectious diseases. Lowered vaccination rates lead to more dis… --- ## [Star Trek non sequitur thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-non-sequitur-thread/597975)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 545\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2011, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-non-sequitur-thread/597975 "2011-10-30T04:44:32Z")
“Sir, there is a multi-legged creature crawling on your shoulder.” --- ## [Asian Massage Parlor - Cool if Women Go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asian-massage-parlor-cool-if-women-go/631002)
**Author:** [@TommyTutone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TommyTutone)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asian-massage-parlor-cool-if-women-go/631002 "2017-07-12T12:54:34Z")
I say this as someone who has never been to one, but know what generally goes on with them. I have a female friend, happily married, but in recent conversations she has been somewhat interested in the same sex. Not to … --- ## ["It's cold, so there's no global warming." Do they KNOW that's false?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-cold-so-theres-no-global-warming-do-they-know-thats-false/567421)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 316\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2011, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-cold-so-theres-no-global-warming-do-they-know-thats-false/567421 "2011-01-25T04:13:13Z")
So I just saw a conservative website’s story entitled (IIRC): “Global warming update: snow in 49 states.” The obvious implication is that if it’s cold, that means global warming is not happening. This just advances the… --- ## [Political correctness is cowardice.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-correctness-is-cowardice/689829)
**Author:** [@welcome-to-my-world](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welcome-to-my-world)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2014, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-correctness-is-cowardice/689829 "2014-07-05T21:59:00Z")
Political correctness is the insane shackles that our society has agreed to endure in order to absolve us of our intransigence. It is the modern day version of the Emperors new clothes, and possibly the crux of the matte… --- ## [More Personal Peculiarities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-personal-peculiarities/695534)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2014, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-personal-peculiarities/695534 "2014-09-20T11:30:53Z")
Not necessarily “more personal” as in “TMI”, although that’'s OK too, but “more” in the sense that I’m sure this has been done before. I eat lunch at a local sandwich shop frequently, and I always get potato chips with … --- ## [NFL Training camps and preseason](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-training-camps-and-preseason/505059)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 452\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2009, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-training-camps-and-preseason/505059 "2009-09-11T19:46:10Z")
Thought it’s about time for a new thread about the next phase of the NFL season. Browns camp this year features much more physical contact. A beat reporter said there was more contact on the first day than you’d see at … --- ## [I have a cold sore; do I have to throw away my lip balm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-cold-sore-do-i-have-to-throw-away-my-lip-balm/524282)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-cold-sore-do-i-have-to-throw-away-my-lip-balm/524282 "2010-01-11T20:22:26Z")
I use lip balm a lot. (My fave is Burt’s Bees Replenishing formula). But right now, I have a cold sore on my lower lip. I’ve been using my lip balm while the cold sore “bloomed” (I thought at first that I’d bitten off … --- ## [Anybody ever known someone that did something so wrong it made the news?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-ever-known-someone-that-did-something-so-wrong-it-made-the-news/77339)
**Author:** [@xeqter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xeqter)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2014, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-ever-known-someone-that-did-something-so-wrong-it-made-the-news/77339 "2014-08-01T08:06:11Z")
I’m talking REALLY bad. I used to know Shawn Dee Adams and his wife. If you don’t remember them you can get the story here. http://www.texnews.com/texas97/terror042597.html He seemed like such a nice guy. --- ## [Jonathan Chance: So What is the Official List of Things You Want Me to Remain Silent About](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-so-what-is-the-official-list-of-things-you-want-me-to-remain-silent-about/673697)
**Author:** [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2013, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-so-what-is-the-official-list-of-things-you-want-me-to-remain-silent-about/673697 "2013-11-24T15:07:56Z")
Because ever since you became a moderator, you’ve given me more Warnings than I’ve received in all the rest of the time I’ve been on this board, and all for criticizing some group or cause you evidently feel protective o… --- ## [Formula 1 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2017/778028)
**Author:** [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2018, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2017/778028 "2018-01-04T18:06:45Z")
I don’t see a thread yet, and Ecclestone’s departure seems an appropriate time to start one. The end of an era - how much difference will it make? Probably not a lot, but if the new owners have been paying attention, wit… --- ## [God and Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-and-life/813192)
**Author:** [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Replies:** 596\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-and-life/813192 "2018-07-06T06:46:36Z")
I read a lot of debates around here between theists and non-theists, but there is one topic I really haven’t seen discussed much. I suppose it’s more of a pantheistic belief, but it is certainly one I lean toward. Here g… --- ## [In the Face of the Blue Wall, The 2016 Presidential Election IS the Democratic Primary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-face-of-the-blue-wall-the-2016-presidential-election-is-the-democratic-primary/708446)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-face-of-the-blue-wall-the-2016-presidential-election-is-the-democratic-primary/708446 "2015-01-15T17:53:54Z")
The Blue Wall is the theory that the Democrats hold an unbeatable edge in Presidential races because the states that are solidly Democratic hold a total of 270 electoral college votes (accepting the notion that Virginia … --- ## [Are you sure you know who God is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sure-you-know-who-god-is/663422)
**Author:** [@Okieshowedem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okieshowedem)\ **Replies:** 267\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sure-you-know-who-god-is/663422 "2013-08-20T18:12:03Z")
Okie --- ## [Apparently, Denorex shampoo kills head lice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-denorex-shampoo-kills-head-lice/260142)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2018, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-denorex-shampoo-kills-head-lice/260142 "2018-12-20T22:49:09Z")
We’ve been fighting the head lice battle for a couple of months now. OTC lice treatments didn’t work. Prescription lice treatment didn’t work. Ditto mayonnaise. In desparation, I was researching on the 'net to try and fi… --- ## [Which country has the worst cuisine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-country-has-the-worst-cuisine/575821)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2011, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-country-has-the-worst-cuisine/575821 "2011-03-31T03:15:05Z")
Quantify it however you want. I’m leaning towards British. Why do you guys think vinegar goes well on everything? --- ## [That horrible disgusting Abanian Dwarf is gonna be made a saint](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-horrible-disgusting-abanian-dwarf-is-gonna-be-made-a-saint/749085)
**Author:** [@manila](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manila)\ **Replies:** 368\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2016, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-horrible-disgusting-abanian-dwarf-is-gonna-be-made-a-saint/749085 "2016-03-27T06:18:23Z")
Really? The Catholic church is gonna applaud this vile albanian dwarf with their greatest honour? This two faced cow, hypocritical bitch is gonna elevated to their highest rank this organisation can give? When my ni… --- ## [A Very UHF MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-uhf-mmp/707263)
**Author:** [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Replies:** 311\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2014, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-uhf-mmp/707263 "2014-12-22T09:42:22Z")
Last weeks MMP got me thinking to how lucky I was growing up in the coal fields in northeastern PA in the early 60s. We not only had our own ways of making fun - like crushing rocks in railroad switches and making passab… --- ## ["Well slap my ass and call me..." meaning and origins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-slap-my-ass-and-call-me-meaning-and-origins/400957)
**Author:** [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-slap-my-ass-and-call-me-meaning-and-origins/400957 "2018-12-03T06:38:35Z")
My Google-Fu isn’t all that helpful. I can’t seem to find a definitive answer to the meaning and origins of “well slap my ass and call me Judy/Sally/Charlie/Shirley.” It seems to be a smart-ass expression of surprise o… --- ## [The Straight Dope On ESP.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-on-esp/753173)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 310\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2016, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-on-esp/753173 "2016-05-08T11:11:05Z")
I was actually inspired to ask this question by Star Trek: TOS. In the original series, ESP was apparently so mainstream (at that time at least), that they included it as part of their story line. Characters even had rou… --- ## [Poll: Have you ever masturbated at work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-have-you-ever-masturbated-at-work/540371)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2010, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-have-you-ever-masturbated-at-work/540371 "2010-05-30T03:56:12Z")
So, I was reading a short story a few days ago, and the male main character gets so worked up at work that he goes into the men’s room and rubs one out. The thing that struck me as strange about this was the tone - not o… --- ## [What do you think about recording sex sessions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-recording-sex-sessions/567602)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2013, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-recording-sex-sessions/567602 "2013-10-28T20:39:39Z")
Imagine you have a bachelor friend who has security cameras dotted around his house, including in his bedroom. These cameras normally record images only at a low frame rate but have motion detectors and switch to full-sp… --- ## [TV Tropes' "New Content Policy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-tropes-new-content-policy/618936)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2012, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-tropes-new-content-policy/618936 "2012-06-18T09:15:17Z")
Okay, I don’t post here too often. I figure I’m allowed at least one petty, rambling lil’ rant of my own. Anyone else frequent TV Tropes? Y’know, fun, time-consuming wiki of fiction’s cliches, storytelling devices, etc?… --- ## [Guns in bars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guns-in-bars/531588)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2015, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guns-in-bars/531588 "2015-05-15T05:03:29Z")
Virginia has a concealed carry law. One of the provisions of the law says that you’re not allowed to carry a concealed weapon in bars or restaurants where alcohol is served. Just the other day, the Virginia General Ass… --- ## [Pillars of Eternity official thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pillars-of-eternity-official-thread/715888)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pillars-of-eternity-official-thread/715888 "2017-04-22T22:24:32Z")
Discarding the previous thread about the backer beta since we’re officially two days away from the best RPG since BG2!!! Backer and pre-order keys are due to go out today. There’ s a ton of streams and youtube videos ou… --- ## [The Late Show with Stephen Colbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/730399)
**Author:** [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Replies:** 267\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/730399 "2016-07-28T15:11:54Z")
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert debuts tonight! Tonight’s guests are George Clooney and Jeb Bush. I’ve really missed The Colbert Report and I know this will be a different kind of show, but I’m really excited. I’m … --- ## [Minneapolis is Burning...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-is-burning/854589)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 452\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2020, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-is-burning/854589 "2020-06-03T23:12:03Z")
I couldn’t sleep, I clicked on FB stuff for sale… and a ‘watch party’ is showing a huge fire from that area. The protest seems to have given way to destruction and fire… and that shit looks like the Rodney King Riots … --- ## [Why are mushrooms so polarizing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-mushrooms-so-polarizing/658166)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-mushrooms-so-polarizing/658166 "2020-08-01T10:52:21Z")
I can hardly conceive of disliking mushrooms, but I know lots of people do. Like with cilantro, there doesn’t seem to be a lot of middle ground. Do you know anyone who disliked mushrooms at first and acquired a taste for… --- ## [Why Do People Tailgate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-tailgate/141533)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 327\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2003, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-tailgate/141533 "2003-11-29T05:53:47Z")
What motivates people to tailgate the person in front of them when they are driving? It certainly doesn’t make for a big reduction in the amount of time it takes to get somewhere, as you still must travel at the same spe… --- ## [Drat! Miracle Whip left out overnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drat-miracle-whip-left-out-overnight/450520)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2008, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drat-miracle-whip-left-out-overnight/450520 "2008-05-28T20:08:43Z")
Is it still safe to eat/use? Or should I toss it? Note that house temperature averaged in the mid-60s (F) during the time it was on the counter, and it was closed tightly. (And please, no Miracle Whip versus “real” mayon… --- ## [What does the word "vixen" mean, in your opinion, when applied to a woman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-word-vixen-mean-in-your-opinion-when-applied-to-a-woman/632072)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-word-vixen-mean-in-your-opinion-when-applied-to-a-woman/632072 "2013-12-04T10:48:51Z")
A vixen is a female fox, but the word has also historically been used, generally by men, to describe certain women. It seems to have fallen out of use, but i also think that most people would still be familiar with the t… --- ## [Does shaving promote beard growth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-shaving-promote-beard-growth/427)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2000, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-shaving-promote-beard-growth/427 "2000-01-14T03:47:00Z")
Okay, so Cecil said in an early article ( http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1\_097b.html ) that your hair doesn’t know it has been cut and has to grow back; it just grows more or less continuously. Fair enough. But… … --- ## [I pit Pantsuits.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-pantsuits/497106)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2011, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-pantsuits/497106 "2011-03-01T16:09:01Z")
I mean what are they? Creations of the World hampahrodites association? (No idea how thats spelled). I seriously want to place hang a sign on every woman who wears it which saying “Honourary Man”. Sure if you don’t want … --- ## [Could you drive from North America to South America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-drive-from-north-america-to-south-america/632210)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2012, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-drive-from-north-america-to-south-america/632210 "2012-08-25T05:18:11Z")
I’m wondering if it’d be possible to drive from where I am (Montreal, Canada) to South America. I’m not actually planning to do it. I’m just curious. --- ## [Misogyny, victim-blaming, and the board culture (yet again)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misogyny-victim-blaming-and-the-board-culture-yet-again/843504)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 395\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2020, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misogyny-victim-blaming-and-the-board-culture-yet-again/843504 "2020-02-29T14:01:41Z")
I think the board has made positive progress over the last few years with regards to being a welcoming place for women and survivors of rape and sexual assault. Misogynistic comments are generally moderated when outside… --- ## [I GOT A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH YOU PEOPLE-A Festivus Eve MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-lot-of-problems-with-you-people-a-festivus-eve-mmp/707897)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2014, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-lot-of-problems-with-you-people-a-festivus-eve-mmp/707897 "2014-12-29T11:22:42Z")
It’s Festivus Eve, so pull out your aluminum pole, air your grievances, and let the Feats of Strength begin!:smiley: Or hijack away, and I’ll just add that to next year’s grievances.:wink: --- ## [What's the largest city in the world not near water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-largest-city-in-the-world-not-near-water/500323)
**Author:** [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2012, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-largest-city-in-the-world-not-near-water/500323 "2012-05-26T05:41:21Z")
Seems nearly all the larger cities of the world are within reasonable proximity of an ocean, lake, river, etc. Understandable for any number of reasons — transportation, crops, etc. What’s the largest city in the worl… --- ## [The 10th Annual Steelers March to the Super Bowl Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/633773)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 282\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2012, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/633773 "2012-12-31T03:30:33Z")
Ten seasons. So much has happened in those ten seasons, and few things are constant. I look over at my son and realize that I have been doing this thread since he was small enough for me to hold up with one hand. Amazing… --- ## [Best Bass Singers Of All Time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bass-singers-of-all-time/573000)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2017, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bass-singers-of-all-time/573000 "2017-07-21T03:14:22Z")
I’ve a bit of a bass-oriented voice, and have always liked bass singers in general. Its really no longer in fashion I suppose in terms of the popular music of today, but much like the falsetto of Justin Hawkins with The… --- ## [Why Are Progressives Not Primarying Obama?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-progressives-not-primarying-obama/606831)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2012, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-progressives-not-primarying-obama/606831 "2012-01-01T01:25:20Z")
Ok, it’s almost inevitable that Obama will be the nominee, but I think he needs to face as strong a primary challenge as the progressive wing of the Dems can manage. Like a lot of other progressives I am really disheart… --- ## [Coolest units of measurement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-units-of-measurement/661542)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2017, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-units-of-measurement/661542 "2017-12-14T21:08:18Z")
Jiffy (physics). A jiffy, as defined by Edward R. Harrison, is the time it takes light to travel one fermi (one femtometer), which is about the size of a proton. Smoot. The smoot is a unit of length created by a bunch o… --- ## [I pit the idiots who say the Nazis were "Socialists".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-idiots-who-say-the-nazis-were-socialists/695568)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 337\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2018, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-idiots-who-say-the-nazis-were-socialists/695568 "2018-03-28T08:13:59Z")
This seems to be a new meme among right wing posters and it really tees me off. Sure, they used the word socialist in the name of their party but so what? I can call myself absolute ruler of the universe and that does … --- ## [Hatin' on Deanna Troi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hatin-on-deanna-troi/426082)
**Author:** [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2014, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hatin-on-deanna-troi/426082 "2014-11-06T02:01:55Z")
Inspired by Hatin’ on Wesley You know you’re out there. It doesn’t matter what she does to her hair or what color jumpsuit she has on, you hate Deanna Troi. Maybe it’s for her psychobabble. Maybe it’s because she’s t… --- ## [Why aren't Military Ranks all the same?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-military-ranks-all-the-same/551549)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2010, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-military-ranks-all-the-same/551549 "2010-09-05T02:11:56Z")
I was looking at military ranking the other day and it dawned on me that between the Army, Navy, Airforce, Marines, everyone has different ranks for authority. Wouldn’t it be easier if ALL branches did the exact same ra… --- ## [Write your own Onion headline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-your-own-onion-headline/526919)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2013, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-your-own-onion-headline/526919 "2013-11-25T20:35:30Z")
Area Mom Does Not Know Secret To White Teeth Mother of three unaccountably fails to get rich fast, lose thirty pounds Malleus, Incus, Stapes! Does Not Know Which Forum This Should Go In \*Confused Doper invites mods to… --- ## [I quit drinking 15 days ago. Am I over the worst of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit-drinking-15-days-ago-am-i-over-the-worst-of-it/562890)
**Author:** [@Rack-a-Bones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rack-a-Bones)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2016, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit-drinking-15-days-ago-am-i-over-the-worst-of-it/562890 "2016-01-23T01:58:13Z")
Inspired by rachelellogram’s ‘I quit smoking’ thread I quit drinking 15 days ago. This is a personal challenge to go at least 30 days, though I hope to go longer or just keep it to beer after day 30. I am/was a fairly … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=89&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=91&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)