# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=905&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:** 906 --- ## [World reaction, anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-reaction-anyone/80877)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2001, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-reaction-anyone/80877 "2001-09-15T23:05:48Z")
Can any of the Dopers outside of North America tell us what you’re seeing on your local media, or what’s taking place in the streets? My worst fears include images of joyous anti-American demonstrations worldwide, with … --- ## [What are some movies where the characters are absurdly incompetent or just flat-out idiots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-movies-where-the-characters-are-absurdly-incompetent-or-just-flat-out-idiots/784624)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-movies-where-the-characters-are-absurdly-incompetent-or-just-flat-out-idiots/784624 "2017-04-22T12:32:22Z")
For some reason, I love movies where the characters are constantly extremely incompetent, and almost appear as if they’re trying to deliberately earn a darwin award. I just really enjoy scenes where the characters are v… --- ## [Why headbutting doesn't hurt the "headbutter"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-headbutting-doesnt-hurt-the-headbutter/627681)
**Author:** [@Qwertol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwertol)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2012, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-headbutting-doesnt-hurt-the-headbutter/627681 "2012-07-11T14:12:35Z")
Well, I only headbutted somebody once (in self-defense), when I was still going to school, but I remember that while my opponent seemed to be in pain I myself didn’t feel much of it. Why is that? --- ## [libertarianism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libertarianism/323663)
**Author:** [@flaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flaja)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2005, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libertarianism/323663 "2005-10-11T19:29:58Z")
In the course of participating in several internet message boards in the last 2 years I have concluded that libertarianism will never contribute much of anything towards solving our socio-economic problems because: Lib… --- ## [Why shouldn't a man ask a woman her age????](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-shouldnt-a-man-ask-a-woman-her-age/26299)
**Author:** [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2000, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-shouldnt-a-man-ask-a-woman-her-age/26299 "2000-07-23T15:54:19Z")
It’s not like you can’t tell by looking at her. Anyway, in April I thought I’d waited long enough on this great social mystery & asked a lady that question, 'Why shouldn’t a man ask a woman her age?". She said, 'Cy ask m… --- ## [VW shift pattern, why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vw-shift-pattern-why/562424)
**Author:** [@ExcitedIdiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExcitedIdiot)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2010, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vw-shift-pattern-why/562424 "2010-12-01T21:20:30Z")
I just looked at a Cabrio and it had this shift pattern: R 1 3 5 | | | | | | 2 4 I noticed this before I took the test drive, but I still ended up going into reverse instead of 1st once(with a sweet grinding sou… --- ## [How do you know God's voice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-gods-voice/630393)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2012, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-gods-voice/630393 "2012-08-15T21:07:08Z")
If you are a believer, who thinks that God might literally talk to people, how would you know that the voice telling you to kill your son isn’t God? There’s a precedent that such a voice could indeed be God, right? So ho… --- ## [Though I've conducted no polls...\[anyone respect any religious groups?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/though-ive-conducted-no-polls-anyone-respect-any-religious-groups/646897)
**Author:** [@alnewman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alnewman)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/though-ive-conducted-no-polls-anyone-respect-any-religious-groups/646897 "2013-01-17T03:08:46Z")
Is there any organized religious group that you admire and or respect? You may not agree with most of they’re views but you admire certain aspects about they’re way of life perhaps. I admire certain aspects of the Ami… --- ## [Why the demonization of Obama?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-demonization-of-obama/455488)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2008, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-demonization-of-obama/455488 "2008-10-29T01:27:50Z")
I’m not talking about ideological criticism of Obama actual policies, like here, from the left or the right, or about at least arguably dodgy (if overly hyped) stuff like his association with Tony Rezko. I’m talking abo… --- ## [Republicans: torture good, marriage bad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-torture-good-marriage-bad/245584)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2004, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-torture-good-marriage-bad/245584 "2004-05-28T11:25:29Z")
Yeah, this is the corner your precious Bushco has backed you into now: you have to defend the torture at Abu Ghraib as just a bunch of fraternity hazings, or as a necessary adjunct to the war on terror (even though most … --- ## [Could this man really have survived a fall from the 39th floor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-man-really-have-survived-a-fall-from-the-39th-floor/552353)
**Author:** [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2010, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-man-really-have-survived-a-fall-from-the-39th-floor/552353 "2010-09-06T07:52:31Z")
This man supposedly jumped or fell from the 39th floor of a Manhattan apartment building and landed on a Dodge Charger. He landed feet first, crashing through the sloped rear windsheild and onto the rear seat, sustaining… --- ## [Why is Woody Allen still making movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-woody-allen-still-making-movies/190894)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2025, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-woody-allen-still-making-movies/190894 "2025-11-03T18:34:09Z")
Today’s IMDb news (scroll down for story) reports that Woody Allen wants Robert Downey, Jr. and Winona Ryder for his new movie, which is all hush-hush. My question is – why is this man still making movies? Does anyone a… --- ## [Add more lyrics to the "Diarrhea" song!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-more-lyrics-to-the-diarrhea-song/263050)
**Author:** [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2004, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-more-lyrics-to-the-diarrhea-song/263050 "2004-09-06T18:40:13Z")
Do you remember that good ol’ playground song? The one you loved but your teachers and parents hated? If you’re climbin’ up a ladder and you hear somethin’ splatter, Diarrhea! Diarrhea! If you’re drivin’ in your Che… --- ## [Catholic Church and Friends Big Funders of Anti Marriage Equality Campaigns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-and-friends-big-funders-of-anti-marriage-equality-campaigns/641230)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-and-friends-big-funders-of-anti-marriage-equality-campaigns/641230 "2012-12-02T17:33:34Z")
The Roman Catholic Church contributed $2 million to oppose marriage equality initiatives in the last election, and with related organizations like the Knights of Columbus, were responsible for about 2/3 of the funding op… --- ## [I'm visiting San Francisco in December](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-visiting-san-francisco-in-december/559799)
**Author:** [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2010, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-visiting-san-francisco-in-december/559799 "2010-11-16T02:04:31Z")
Hey folks, I’ve never been to SF (shocking!) and I’ll be in California anyway this Christmas (my grandma, who lives in Los Angeles, is celebrating her 90th birthday on Christmas Day). So I’ve just booked my tickets and … --- ## [What I don't like about Hillary Clinton (non-partisan observations and impressions)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-dont-like-about-hillary-clinton-non-partisan-observations-and-impressions/722472)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2015, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-dont-like-about-hillary-clinton-non-partisan-observations-and-impressions/722472 "2015-08-21T01:59:40Z")
These may all be perception issues, or they might be indicators of real shortcomings. I don’t have enough reliable information to decide. Here they are, in no special order, for what they are worth. I don’t like the w… --- ## [Can I save the zipper on my jacket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-save-the-zipper-on-my-jacket/672470)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-save-the-zipper-on-my-jacket/672470 "2013-10-30T01:17:06Z")
The zipper itself works,but the little metal stop at the bottom became separated right where the stop is. Could I superglue it? Could I wind thread around it to hold it to the material? Am I making sense here? :rolleye… --- ## [Really, dad, racism is dumb.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-dad-racism-is-dumb/374323)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Pageant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Pageant)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2006, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-dad-racism-is-dumb/374323 "2006-10-06T21:05:54Z")
Hey, so it’s an open house and potluck at my tiny alternative school. Yes, dad, one of my good friends is black. Of direct African descent, in fact. Yes, he wears large sweaters, yes, he has an afro, usually with a pick… --- ## [Would Brad Pitt's Character Be Convicted in the Movie "Seven"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-brad-pitts-character-be-convicted-in-the-movie-seven/49183)
**Author:** [@Wildest\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildest_Bill)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2001, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-brad-pitts-character-be-convicted-in-the-movie-seven/49183 "2001-01-16T07:25:15Z")
You know the part he just sees that the whaco had cut off his wife’s head and then he(Brad) kills him for it. I don’t think a jury in the world could convict him for that. Could they? I mean could a DA make a strong eno… --- ## [How long should flags remain at half mast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-flags-remain-at-half-mast/81411)
**Author:** [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2001, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-flags-remain-at-half-mast/81411 "2001-09-14T14:01:42Z")
It’s both wonderful and saddening to see every American flag at half-mast today, as they were yesterday. What is the tradition on how long flags remain at half mast to signal national mourning? Is there a protocol on tha… --- ## [The really, really, REALLY bad advice thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-really-really-bad-advice-thread/546548)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-really-really-bad-advice-thread/546548 "2010-07-16T18:53:19Z")
Poster A posts a hypothetical and perhaps stupid problem. Poster B replies with advice so ill-thought and reckless that, if Poster A were to follow it, they would probably get slapped, possibly get arrested, and in, if … --- ## [What word describes my situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-word-describes-my-situation/538096)
**Author:** [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-word-describes-my-situation/538096 "2010-05-14T00:46:34Z")
My relationship status has changed markedly this weekend – but I don’t know the right word to describe it. So I turn to the Teeming Millions. I was duly introduced to a certain lady, we hit it off REAL well, and Saturd… --- ## [Way to keep a secret, guys!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-to-keep-a-secret-guys/674277)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-to-keep-a-secret-guys/674277 "2014-01-06T23:55:57Z")
So I’m at a local clinic to pick up a prescription. The wait is long, so I fire up my pad to see if free wifi is available. It turns out that the clinic provides free wifi, but amongst all the other locked choices was … --- ## [How Long to Let an Abandoned Car Sit...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-to-let-an-abandoned-car-sit/600978)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2011, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-to-let-an-abandoned-car-sit/600978 "2011-10-30T15:45:23Z")
…before calling the cops? Yesterday, right before I left for work, an old beater car stopped in front of my house. The back bumper is barely hanging out over my driveway and it’s parked kinda far out into the street. A … --- ## [Men in leather pants.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-leather-pants/323222)
**Author:** [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2005, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-leather-pants/323222 "2005-09-29T03:30:25Z")
Inspired by this auction. My feelings about leather pants on men, are similar to the seller’s. So guys, have you or would you ever wear leather pants? Ladies, are they sexy or cringe inducing? --- ## [DARPA is offering $0.5 million for organizational proposal to get to a star in 100 years. Ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darpa-is-offering-0-5-million-for-organizational-proposal-to-get-to-a-star-in-100-years-ideas/599156)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darpa-is-offering-0-5-million-for-organizational-proposal-to-get-to-a-star-in-100-years-ideas/599156 "2011-10-17T17:28:10Z")
I found a stunning solicitation for proposals from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for setting up an organizational structure for a "100 Year Starship"TM. (The "TM"is official.) Like the man said, it is a (… --- ## [Is it sexual assault? (Columbia Mattress Girl Related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-sexual-assault-columbia-mattress-girl-related/720576)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2015, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-sexual-assault-columbia-mattress-girl-related/720576 "2015-05-26T23:18:29Z")
The second such thread this week! (It sounds like some perverse game show, too…) A student who claims to have been sexually assaulted by Paul Nungesser (who allegedly raped Emma Sulkowicz, who carried around a 50 lb mat… --- ## [The education situation in Alabama and Mississippi…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-education-situation-in-alabama-and-mississippi/615647)
**Author:** [@Aro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aro)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-education-situation-in-alabama-and-mississippi/615647 "2012-03-16T13:52:53Z")
Was browsing a few news sites and can across this link to some recent polling: Public Policy Polling – Alabama and Mississippi A few choice findings from the above link: Is this simply a reflection of the power of mis… --- ## [Neil Gaiman - all hat, no cattle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-gaiman-all-hat-no-cattle/591449)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2011, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-gaiman-all-hat-no-cattle/591449 "2011-08-07T22:38:38Z")
I know - the Texas-style aphorism is kinda off, but I couldn’t come up with the Goth / dark fantasy equivalent on the fly :wink: Okay, so inthis thread on Entertainers you like, but only in theory, I was a bit wary of o… --- ## [I, For One, Am Sick of Our New Jedi Pimping Overlord (Warning: Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-for-one-am-sick-of-our-new-jedi-pimping-overlord-warning-spoilers/304940)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2005, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-for-one-am-sick-of-our-new-jedi-pimping-overlord-warning-spoilers/304940 "2005-05-31T21:37:18Z")
A friend calls me up tonight and says, “Come on, I’ll buy you dinner and take you to see the newest Star Wars movie.” Now, he and I are big sci-fi geeks. We’ve seen every Star Wars movie multiple times (except for the … --- ## [Halloween makeup that won't rub off on things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-makeup-that-wont-rub-off-on-things/377140)
**Author:** [@flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flight)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2006, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-makeup-that-wont-rub-off-on-things/377140 "2006-10-21T21:29:46Z")
I am trying to put together what could be an amazing costume, but it would require grayish white makeup on my hands. This will need to be matched in color to the outfit I will be wearing, which will be spraypainted to t… --- ## [How many firearms are not 'drop safe'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-firearms-are-not-drop-safe/647302)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2013, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-firearms-are-not-drop-safe/647302 "2013-01-18T15:27:47Z")
Sorry, another gun question - although about the mechanics and safety of them and not legal issues. Say you’re just about to discharge your firearm downrange from a proper firing stance when someone or something slams i… --- ## [What was the actual procedure for getting BBS service in early 1988?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-actual-procedure-for-getting-bbs-service-in-early-1988/711479)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-actual-procedure-for-getting-bbs-service-in-early-1988/711479 "2015-02-13T02:05:58Z")
Hey all, So…in my nonfiction book, I’m writing about the way that my grandpa had BBS service through Compuserv brought into the house in early 1988. This was in Minneapolis, and Compuserv had been advertising in the St… --- ## [Parents: Should your teenager get permission before changing their appearance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-should-your-teenager-get-permission-before-changing-their-appearance/391028)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2007, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-should-your-teenager-get-permission-before-changing-their-appearance/391028 "2007-02-09T01:42:28Z")
So my friend sent her son (13) to the el cheapo hair salon (within walking distance) with $20 to get his hair cut. He came back with a kewl Beckham-style cut, and with blond streaks (his hair’s light brown). Friend: :d… --- ## [NEEDED: Some short, ridiculous Spanish phrases (think "hovercraft...eels")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/needed-some-short-ridiculous-spanish-phrases-think-hovercraft-eels/552533)
**Author:** [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2010, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/needed-some-short-ridiculous-spanish-phrases-think-hovercraft-eels/552533 "2010-09-11T13:33:05Z")
I don’t want to use an online translator because I want to be sure they’re grammatically correct. My friend is in Peru for a few weeks, and doesn’t speak Spanish. She’s checking her e-mail every couple of days, and I wa… --- ## [How do I keep the width of the tips of my nails flat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-keep-the-width-of-the-tips-of-my-nails-flat/599277)
**Author:** [@thursday\_next](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thursday_next)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2012, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-keep-the-width-of-the-tips-of-my-nails-flat/599277 "2012-04-07T22:54:09Z")
Super short version: When wet, the width of the tips of my nails are flat, when they dry they curve. Any ideas on how to keep them flat? More details: Over time I’ve noticed that the tips of my nails have become curv… --- ## [Check in here (if you like) if you have (or have pending) your stimulus check](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-in-here-if-you-like-if-you-have-or-have-pending-your-stimulus-check/851705)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-in-here-if-you-like-if-you-have-or-have-pending-your-stimulus-check/851705 "2021-02-24T03:39:06Z")
I heard on NPR that they would start showing up today for those with direct deposit info already with the IRS. Ours showed up in pending status this morning. Anyone else? --- ## [Civilization VI Announced! Coming Oct 21st!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilization-vi-announced-coming-oct-21st/754552)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2016, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilization-vi-announced-coming-oct-21st/754552 "2016-05-31T20:12:13Z")
Trailer: Steam page with some info: Holy cow… I mean, I know it’s been over half a decade since Civ V came out, but given the fantastic expansions, and the fact that I hit up a game every oth… --- ## [Christine O'Donnell Walks Off Piers Morgan Set](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christine-odonnell-walks-off-piers-morgan-set/593101)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christine-odonnell-walks-off-piers-morgan-set/593101 "2011-08-19T20:42:17Z")
Christine O’Donnell Walks Off Piers Morgan Set One of the more painful implosions you’re likely to watch. She goes on and on about ‘I only want to talk about what’s in my book’ and when he asks her about something in h… --- ## [Is there a common food that could serve as Bachelor Chow? Or would be close?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-common-food-that-could-serve-as-bachelor-chow-or-would-be-close/845350)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-common-food-that-could-serve-as-bachelor-chow-or-would-be-close/845350 "2020-01-09T19:16:04Z")
In “Futurama,” Philip Fry is often seeing consuming “Bachelor Chow,” which as the name would suggest is a commercial food made to feed a human. The implication is that it’s boring to eat but provides a person with the r… --- ## [Abused kid goes on adventure in Faerie, wants to stay. Should she be allowed to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abused-kid-goes-on-adventure-in-faerie-wants-to-stay-should-she-be-allowed-to/688538)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2014, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abused-kid-goes-on-adventure-in-faerie-wants-to-stay-should-she-be-allowed-to/688538 "2014-05-23T16:25:41Z")
If you don’t like fantasy hypotheticals with longish storytelling OPs, I have no idea why you opened this thread. Due to a set of circumstances I see no reason to go into, you find yourself translated into the world of P… --- ## [Russia has invaded Ukraine. How should the West respond?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-has-invaded-ukraine-how-should-the-west-respond/682772)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2014, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-has-invaded-ukraine-how-should-the-west-respond/682772 "2014-03-15T03:14:09Z")
Spinoff from this thread, “should” being a very different question from “will” and debatable in its own right. I say, with nothing beyond economic sanctions. Let’s not stir up an actual war if it can be avoided. What … --- ## [Babies can't breathe through their mouths?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babies-cant-breathe-through-their-mouths/641507)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babies-cant-breathe-through-their-mouths/641507 "2012-11-22T21:18:42Z")
Someone posted this on Facebook recently and it seems unlikely to me. A search brings up a lot of opinions, but not many facts. Snopes has nothing. I saw something saying that babies can only breathe through their nos… --- ## [Ugly Betty: the last few episodes thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugly-betty-the-last-few-episodes-thread/527926)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2010, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugly-betty-the-last-few-episodes-thread/527926 "2010-04-20T20:42:18Z")
The show now being cancelled and having very limited viewership on the board, I think one thread will probably be more than enough for the final few episodes. I consider it ultimately a victim of the writer’s strike: th… --- ## [Changing front brake pads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-front-brake-pads/679181)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2014, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-front-brake-pads/679181 "2014-01-21T22:37:42Z")
I am thinking about changing the front brake pads (and probably rotors) on my wife’s 2001 Honda Accord. From a purely mechanical standpoint I know how to do this. Remove the caliper, reset the piston, change the pads/rot… --- ## [Next week is Drum Solo Week on Letterman!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-week-is-drum-solo-week-on-letterman/584311)
**Author:** [@Dietrich\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dietrich_K)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2011, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-week-is-drum-solo-week-on-letterman/584311 "2011-06-13T12:47:59Z")
Rejoice! Here’s the lineup. What do you think? Obviously, I’m goddamn pleased as fucking punch about them rounding out the week with the Professor. And I really dig Sheila E. and Roy Haynes. And and it’ll be cool to… --- ## [Bill Cosby: Rapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-rapo/289339)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-rapo/289339 "2021-06-30T22:16:47Z")
Has anyone seen any of this stuff? Woman accuses Bill Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting her. Cosby says encounter was consensual Woman has tapes of phone conversations Fox News is reporting that on the tapes,… --- ## [Poop changing color based on diet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poop-changing-color-based-on-diet/619088)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2012, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poop-changing-color-based-on-diet/619088 "2012-04-21T15:47:23Z")
Someone told me that her poop changes color drastically based on her diet. If she eats a lot of watermelon for two days, then her poop turns pink. If she eats a lot of spinach or kale or collard greens or whatever, then … --- ## [Headache, vomit, feel better](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headache-vomit-feel-better/86281)
**Author:** [@deb2world](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deb2world)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2001, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headache-vomit-feel-better/86281 "2001-10-11T04:51:22Z")
I sometimes get headaches that are whoppers of intense pain. When I get one of those I also get sick to my stomach and the pain will actually cause me to puke. Most of the time after I vomit, the headache will either be… --- ## [Words coined in fiction that passed into common usage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-coined-in-fiction-that-passed-into-common-usage/358450)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2006, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-coined-in-fiction-that-passed-into-common-usage/358450 "2006-06-04T02:55:44Z")
Robert Heinlein coined at least two well-known words that I know of: In his novella Waldo, he envisioned the “waldo,” a hand-operated artificial manipulator. He didn’t invent the waldo, that would be like saying Jules … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=904&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=906&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)