# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=909&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:** 910 --- ## [Why do models on the catwalk never smile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-models-on-the-catwalk-never-smile/668392)
**Author:** [@Doggo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doggo)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-models-on-the-catwalk-never-smile/668392 "2013-09-12T21:07:52Z")
Actually they look like they’ve got a peeled lemon stuck up their backside. Does looking sour sell dresses? --- ## [Another "Ridiculously Cute Things Kids Say" Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-ridiculously-cute-things-kids-say-thread/569013)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-ridiculously-cute-things-kids-say-thread/569013 "2011-02-15T10:35:05Z")
The Littlest Briston (age 5): “Some animals puff up and have spikes and some have bad scents…all different animals have all different ways of protecting themselves from creditors”. --- ## [50 Trump electors found to be not eligible tbe electors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-trump-electors-found-to-be-not-eligible-tbe-electors/776398)
**Author:** [@Ionizer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ionizer)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2017, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-trump-electors-found-to-be-not-eligible-tbe-electors/776398 "2017-01-21T17:55:48Z")
Summary here I am very curious (and ignorant) of what this means. The story says that defintely 50 (it may be as high as 100?) Trump electors to be ineligble to hold the position as electors of the College. In the link… --- ## [Valedictorians and Jesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valedictorians-and-jesus/370855)
**Author:** [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2006, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valedictorians-and-jesus/370855 "2006-09-06T23:02:49Z")
Continued from this thread. First, there’s no such thing as a right to a valedictorian speech. Rights by their nature aren’t earned, anyway. What’s she’s getting is an honor, and one that (I believe) the school is no… --- ## [If I "ignore" someone's request to join X on Facebook, do they know I have ignored it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-ignore-someones-request-to-join-x-on-facebook-do-they-know-i-have-ignored-it/488869)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2009, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-ignore-someones-request-to-join-x-on-facebook-do-they-know-i-have-ignored-it/488869 "2009-03-14T00:44:23Z")
You know, when they say “So-and-so has sent you an invite to play a game!” And then you have to install an application. Or what about friend requests? If I ignore someone’s friend requests do they get word? I just do… --- ## [Help us name our farting cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-our-farting-cat/134525)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2002, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-our-farting-cat/134525 "2002-11-11T14:15:10Z")
A couple of weeks ago, a neighborhood stray starting hanging around our house. We found out from the woman across the street that one other neighbor had owned this kitten, but got “tired” of it, and tossed it out. He’d… --- ## [Can a Cat Watch TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-cat-watch-tv/145567)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2014, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-cat-watch-tv/145567 "2014-02-03T00:47:24Z")
I’ve searched google in vain, perhaps because nobody really knows the answer, but I’ll throw it out there anyway. It’s been bugging me for a really long time. My 2 year old female cat, who appears average in just about… --- ## [He Was Born a Pauper to a Pawn, Dec 25](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-was-born-a-pauper-to-a-pawn-dec-25/9152)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-was-born-a-pauper-to-a-pawn-dec-25/9152 "2014-07-19T23:29:49Z")
Explain to me this “Levon” character–? I gather that he’s a rich feller, makes cartoon balloons for a living, has a son named “Jesus” ('cuz he likes the name), wears a “warboot” (whatever the fuck a warboot might be) li… --- ## [Sex Sans Condom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-sans-condom/486442)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2009, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-sans-condom/486442 "2009-02-22T23:02:22Z")
Vaguely inspired by this abortion thread – Sexually active straight women Have you ever been asked by a one-night stand or newish lover to have sex without a condom? Were you on the pill or similar BC? Did he know that?… --- ## [Silliest reason you’ve seen someone quit a job over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silliest-reason-you-ve-seen-someone-quit-a-job-over/939936)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2021, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silliest-reason-you-ve-seen-someone-quit-a-job-over/939936 "2021-04-28T22:14:33Z")
It’s been a while but I remember a temporary job where someone quit because they weren’t allowed to tie up the microwave for a long time by cooking Stouffers frozen lasagna. There were a lot of employees and thus microwa… --- ## [American Idol 3/18, 3/19, 3/20](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-18-3-19-3-20/441864)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2008, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-18-3-19-3-20/441864 "2008-03-22T05:08:43Z")
Okay, eleven finalists sing tonight. No info on the theme, but here’s the thread, anyway. --- ## [Acting performances you weren't prepared to be impressed by](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acting-performances-you-werent-prepared-to-be-impressed-by/399522)
**Author:** [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2007, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acting-performances-you-werent-prepared-to-be-impressed-by/399522 "2007-06-15T14:06:32Z")
Okay, first off, I’m not talking about comedians or singers trying their hand at drama. I’m narrowing the scope of this discussion to established actors with whose works you are well acquainted…and who managed to blow y… --- ## [Things that bug you about Star Trek](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-bug-you-about-star-trek/174270)
**Author:** [@Deadly\_Nightlight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deadly_Nightlight)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2003, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-bug-you-about-star-trek/174270 "2003-05-27T01:45:17Z")
I was wathing ST:TNG tonight and noticed that every time there needed to be an away team, they sent important people Like Ryker, and Geordi, and Data, and occasionally the captain went to, leaving the bridge to, well hec… --- ## [I thought Babylon 5 was supposed to be serious sci-fi... \[spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-babylon-5-was-supposed-to-be-serious-sci-fi-spoilers/480491)
**Author:** [@runcible\_spoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/runcible_spoon)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2009, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-babylon-5-was-supposed-to-be-serious-sci-fi-spoilers/480491 "2009-01-13T21:38:18Z")
So I’ve started watching Babylon 5 lately. I’ve gotten a little ways into the second season, but somethings bugging me. I never watched it when it was on the air, but I’ve always heard it touted as the more ‘realistic’… --- ## [Where'd your username come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whered-your-username-come-from/560677)
**Author:** [@supergalactic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supergalactic)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2010, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whered-your-username-come-from/560677 "2010-11-23T13:27:16Z")
I was kinda high on a random Saturday night and it floated into my head. --- ## [Insane rant here so I don't wrap my hands around somebody's throat IRL.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insane-rant-here-so-i-dont-wrap-my-hands-around-somebodys-throat-irl/570671)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insane-rant-here-so-i-dont-wrap-my-hands-around-somebodys-throat-irl/570671 "2011-02-15T17:20:36Z")
I have an 11-month old. Currently, he is on his 4th round of antibiotics for a persistent ear infection. If this fails, it’s time for tubes. My wife and I are worried sick. The Ogreling is absolutely miserable. His … --- ## ["Yes, I don't" vs "No, I don't" (US usage only)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-dont-vs-no-i-dont-us-usage-only/540594)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2010, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-dont-vs-no-i-dont-us-usage-only/540594 "2010-05-24T20:42:26Z")
(US only please) I am aware that when answering a negative question, the answer varies depending on the country, language, and culture. Example: Would you like to die? -\> No, I don’t. So you don’t want to die? -\> No,… --- ## [EMTs - if the guy dies do you turn off the siren?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emts-if-the-guy-dies-do-you-turn-off-the-siren/199618)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2003, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emts-if-the-guy-dies-do-you-turn-off-the-siren/199618 "2003-09-29T20:10:50Z")
When we were kids there was always a rumor that if you saw an ambulance driving with its lights flashing but no siren that meant that the victim inside had croaked. Any current or former EMTs know if there’s anything to… --- ## [Let's all try to spell "hamsters" without a "P", shall we?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-all-try-to-spell-hamsters-without-a-p-shall-we/173808)
**Author:** [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2003, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-all-try-to-spell-hamsters-without-a-p-shall-we/173808 "2003-05-12T03:01:33Z")
This is really mundane and pointless, but I find I must share. I have noticed a disturbing trend of late of people on this very board, who should know better, spelling the word hamsters thus: hampsters. There is no suc… --- ## [My father is mad at me because of the fact that I listen to a song praising A. Hitler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-father-is-mad-at-me-because-of-the-fact-that-i-listen-to-a-song-praising-a-hitler/625435)
**Author:** [@gvozd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gvozd)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2012, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-father-is-mad-at-me-because-of-the-fact-that-i-listen-to-a-song-praising-a-hitler/625435 "2012-06-21T15:34:10Z")
Greetings, My father nowadays strongly criticize me in a threatening way because I read webpages that are not accepted by the majority of society and share & listen songs that most people will not like. Like: - YouTube … --- ## [Should there be opposite-sex role models for children of gay parents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-there-be-opposite-sex-role-models-for-children-of-gay-parents/494990)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-there-be-opposite-sex-role-models-for-children-of-gay-parents/494990 "2009-05-08T15:55:51Z")
A book called “Adoptive and Foster Parent Screening” states: Focus on the Family’s website, citizenlink.org, goes into more detail when it states: And according to NARTH (page 50 of the linked pdf) John Gonsiorek, … --- ## [Resentment Politics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resentment-politics/925063)
**Author:** [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resentment-politics/925063 "2020-12-08T04:13:56Z")
I believe resentment is a deeply underestimated force in society. I do not pretend to understand it but I have noticed how much it drives so many otherwise unexplainable decisions. On a personal level, I have as exhibit… --- ## [Strange things found in second hand books (and other items)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-things-found-in-second-hand-books-and-other-items/733852)
**Author:** [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-things-found-in-second-hand-books-and-other-items/733852 "2015-10-12T02:01:21Z")
Have you ever bought a book or DVD or a piece of furniture and found something really strange tucked away it it? I love annotated books, so I often find funny little notes or even poems, but ever find something really od… --- ## [How Old is Cecil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-cecil/634531)
**Author:** [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-cecil/634531 "2012-09-18T07:59:08Z")
Or is he immortal? --- ## ["Worst way to wake up" contest.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-way-to-wake-up-contest/440707)
**Author:** [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2008, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-way-to-wake-up-contest/440707 "2008-10-29T05:15:14Z")
We’ve all been woken up in a way that bodes less than well for the rest of our day. But, I wonder - who has the best story to tell? The reason for posting this is, basically, half an hour ago, the lock on my room clicke… --- ## [Remakes That COULD Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remakes-that-could-work/405967)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2008, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remakes-that-could-work/405967 "2008-03-15T22:46:20Z")
If Follywood didn’t screw them up. I know that it’s fashionable to dis on remakes, but occassionally, Follywood gets it right. The Maltese Falcon being a prime example of a remake that worked perfectly. I think that a… --- ## [A little wager (& some trash talk) in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-wager-some-trash-talk-in-the-mmp/806667)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2018, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-wager-some-trash-talk-in-the-mmp/806667 "2018-01-22T23:38:01Z")
I couldn’t let this pass Before the first game on Sat, I pulled out a certain #75 Black & gold jersey that I got many, many years ago when I traded it for a Coke. :wink: Think how cool an all-PA Super Bowl would have … --- ## [What´s the most (physically) painful expirience you´ve ever had?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-most-physically-painful-expirience-you-ve-ever-had/466730)
**Author:** [@Frustrated\_Wonderer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frustrated_Wonderer)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2008, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-most-physically-painful-expirience-you-ve-ever-had/466730 "2008-10-10T00:46:51Z")
This one time in college, I behaved like an idiot an mixed quite a bit of drugs. I took two X pills, drank 3 whiskies and then smoked weed. After I finished smoking, my heart started racing. It was easily going 150 bpm… --- ## [Why DON'T you believe in a god?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-you-believe-in-a-god/150929)
**Author:** [@Scott\_Dickerson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Dickerson)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2003, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-you-believe-in-a-god/150929 "2003-02-08T08:39:22Z")
Here’s a chance for atheists (or “agnostics”) to really lay it on. It’s only fair. One limitation. I’m looking for “positive” reasons for your belief; ie, evidence that you regard as tending to disprove the existence of… --- ## [GPS Horror Stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gps-horror-stories/581699)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gps-horror-stories/581699 "2011-05-30T03:08:39Z")
This thread mentions that people have been led astray by their GPS units, to the point that some have wound up stranded after their GPS sent them down some abandonded logging/forestry road. Has anything like this ever h… --- ## [Celebrities that most people don't even notice but you find the incredibly SEXY?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-that-most-people-dont-even-notice-but-you-find-the-incredibly-sexy/668659)
**Author:** [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2013, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-that-most-people-dont-even-notice-but-you-find-the-incredibly-sexy/668659 "2013-10-02T15:30:52Z")
Is there any famous person that most people consider average-looking or even unattractive, but you find him/her to be inexplicably but incredibly sexy??? I’ll confess first. I’m a gay man and, for reasons that I can’t … --- ## [What's the most recent classic film you've seen for the 1st time & how'd you like it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-recent-classic-film-youve-seen-for-the-1st-time-howd-you-like-it/493801)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2009, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-recent-classic-film-youve-seen-for-the-1st-time-howd-you-like-it/493801 "2009-04-26T01:24:08Z")
Define classic any way you like. I just saw The Ox Bow Incident(1943) this weekend. Great film- a bit heavy handed in a couple of places but overall very good and not your run of the mill western. It was a very surpri… --- ## [students protesting FOR segregation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/students-protesting-for-segregation/769628)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2016, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/students-protesting-for-segregation/769628 "2016-10-26T01:57:26Z")
I’ve seen similar protests before, but this is perhaps the clearest one to date. Am I missing something here or are these protesters fighting for racial segregation? Is segregation back in style? --- ## [Visit the SDMB Zoo! (animals wanted)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visit-the-sdmb-zoo-animals-wanted/56549)
**Author:** [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Replies:** 280\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2001, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visit-the-sdmb-zoo-animals-wanted/56549 "2001-03-15T04:45:48Z")
I’m pleased to announce the new SDMB Zoo! Come see the animals, from the Giraffe to the…um…well…OK right now we just have a Giraffe. But I’m confident we’ll get more animals soon, especially with the imminent constructio… --- ## [Pls check the Types of dreams you've had.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pls-check-the-types-of-dreams-youve-had/685703)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2014, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pls-check-the-types-of-dreams-youve-had/685703 "2014-04-14T11:22:28Z")
I would prefer not to go into details of the above listed dreams. Having diner with some friends the other day and this subject came up. I was rather surprised to learn that three people in my group have dreams involvin… --- ## [Unjust August (Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unjust-august-mini-rants/1021570)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 396\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2025, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unjust-august-mini-rants/1021570 "2025-09-02T00:05:36Z")
Continuing the discussion from Jewel Eye: Staring down the beryl (July Mini-Rants): I’m going to start off the month with a real mini mini-rant but a funny one. One of my toilet seats broke so I’m looking to replace it… --- ## [Is 'Clean Water Action' a legitimate organization?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-clean-water-action-a-legitimate-organization/245857)
**Author:** [@Brutus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brutus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2004, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-clean-water-action-a-legitimate-organization/245857 "2004-05-20T17:11:31Z")
I don’t know if GQ is the proper forum for this or not, but I am wondering if anyone knows if ‘Clean Water Action’ is a actual and legitimate organization, or if its a ‘scam’. A number of ‘charities’ around here were pop… --- ## [Who would be the Voice of your Robot House?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-be-the-voice-of-your-robot-house/522409)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2016, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-be-the-voice-of-your-robot-house/522409 "2016-09-23T17:07:15Z")
I liked this thread, and I was hoping it could continue anew. Anyway, I’d pick myself, just because I’m too paranoid to trust anyone else…even if it wouldn’t be actually me. Actually, I’d probably be helping the house … --- ## [MPSIMS threads closed for being mundane and pointless.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-threads-closed-for-being-mundane-and-pointless/705590)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2014, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-threads-closed-for-being-mundane-and-pointless/705590 "2014-12-01T07:17:24Z")
Why? What’s the harm? I’m not really worked up over it, but I always scratch my head when it happens. If they are so mundane and pointless why not let them devolve and go away on their own? --- ## [No more Taps at Funerals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-taps-at-funerals/633608)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2012, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-taps-at-funerals/633608 "2012-09-23T20:37:56Z")
The state of New York has a custom of paying for a musician to play Taps the funerals of military veterans. In order to save money, the musician will be replaced with a recording. Can’t ask rich people to pay for this. … --- ## [Ask the father who was abused as a child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-father-who-was-abused-as-a-child/601958)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-father-who-was-abused-as-a-child/601958 "2011-11-25T08:46:40Z")
So there are a number of threads about the judge, the belt and his daughter, and if people were hit or abused. A number of posters have related that they were abused a children. Some say that they decided not to have ch… --- ## [Is there any chance Chuck & Larry won't be dreadful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-chance-chuck-larry-wont-be-dreadful/412084)
**Author:** [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2007, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-chance-chuck-larry-wont-be-dreadful/412084 "2007-07-24T00:42:34Z")
For weeks I’ve been afflicted by commercials and previews for I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry. The move is supposed to be a comedy about two straight New York firefighters who, through some contrived circumstances, ar… --- ## [Rational healthcare debate - politics free zone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rational-healthcare-debate-politics-free-zone/509690)
**Author:** [@Dioptre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dioptre)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2009, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rational-healthcare-debate-politics-free-zone/509690 "2009-09-15T18:34:53Z")
Most healthcare debates degenerate into people accusing one system or another of having properties (like rationing) that are true for all systems, or attacking policies based on success/failure of systems that don’t impl… --- ## [What do you do with chicken wing tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-chicken-wing-tips/626516)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2012, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-chicken-wing-tips/626516 "2012-07-03T04:39:12Z")
Chicken wings: delicious. There’s the drumette, the wingette, and the tip, or the “fatty, the flatty, and the nub,” depending on which terminology you prefer, but that’s not the question. What do you do with the wing t… --- ## [Big burly guys and their new girlfriends....WTF](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-burly-guys-and-their-new-girlfriends-wtf/383963)
**Author:** [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2006, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-burly-guys-and-their-new-girlfriends-wtf/383963 "2006-12-16T16:40:07Z")
It’s just that this has happened to me at least twice of late. We went out a few times…had fun, if you know what I mean. Nothing serious. Not intended to be. But guys I liked. Kept in touch, usually though email. Then s… --- ## [Talk me off the ledge: Will AI destroy my industry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-off-the-ledge-will-ai-destroy-my-industry/981879)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-off-the-ledge-will-ai-destroy-my-industry/981879 "2026-09-20T00:55:59Z")
I’m a writer for a mid-sized marketing agency. Lately all we can talk about is AI – what the new developments are, how we can leverage it, and (haha) how soon before it takes all our jobs? I’m finding it harder to laugh… --- ## [Reversal of the door-to-door salesman rant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reversal-of-the-door-to-door-salesman-rant/184541)
**Author:** [@Jonmarzie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonmarzie)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2003, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reversal-of-the-door-to-door-salesman-rant/184541 "2003-07-07T17:05:25Z")
I was a door-to-door salesman for a stint. It really pissed me off to have the door slammed in my face, especially if I haven’t even said that I’m a salesman. All I get out is “Hello. My name is Jonmarzie, and I’m a c… --- ## [Movies/TV that could, be in the same universe as each other](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-tv-that-could-be-in-the-same-universe-as-each-other/684788)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2014, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-tv-that-could-be-in-the-same-universe-as-each-other/684788 "2014-04-06T23:07:02Z")
Aeon Flux could be in the future of the Firefly universe - maybe on the last surviving Alliance world. Bladerunner and Prometheus/Alien could be in the same universe. Tyrell and Weyland are competitors with competing a… --- ## [Does Stephen Hawking Really Have ALS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-stephen-hawking-really-have-als/612624)
**Author:** [@barbitu8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barbitu8)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2012, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-stephen-hawking-really-have-als/612624 "2012-02-15T11:58:38Z")
Those with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis die, inevitably, a few years after the diagnosis, except for Dr. Hawking. There are numerous neurodegenerative diseases. Some probably never diagnosed. What’s the convincing ev… --- ## [Inglourious Basterds - Shosanna and Landa (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inglourious-basterds-shosanna-and-landa-open-spoilers/540613)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inglourious-basterds-shosanna-and-landa-open-spoilers/540613 "2025-05-28T15:06:34Z")
So, thinking again of the two scenes between Shosanna Dreyfus and Col. Landa: Why did he let her go when she was a child? He could easily have shot her, or had his men do so, but chose not to. Even though he had no … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=908&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=910&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)