# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=911&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:** 912 --- ## [Did people in the past talk more eloquently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-people-in-the-past-talk-more-eloquently/122941)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2002, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-people-in-the-past-talk-more-eloquently/122941 "2002-08-16T02:48:47Z")
Recently I reread The Man in the Iron Mask by Alaxandar Dumas. Most of the main charachters speak in a very flowery, elaborate and eloquent way. I have noticed this in other old books as well. I am wondering if people ev… --- ## [New Doom game - realistic chainsaw gore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-doom-game-realistic-chainsaw-gore/723224)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2016, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-doom-game-realistic-chainsaw-gore/723224 "2016-06-01T05:08:18Z")
About 3 years ago I sent id software a tweet: “I hope the gore in Doom 4 is like Mortal Kombat 9’s fatalities” And it turns out that the new Doom game will have “finishing moves” as well as chainsaw gore that looks si… --- ## [What religion were Palestinians before Islam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-religion-were-palestinians-before-islam/554227)
**Author:** [@paxromana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paxromana)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-religion-were-palestinians-before-islam/554227 "2010-09-20T02:08:22Z")
I was just wondering what religion, if any, did the Palestinians hold before Islam came about - and what other Islamic groups believed in before Islam? Clumsy wording, I know, but I’m not sure how else to phrase the ques… --- ## [Any feminine names that became masculine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-feminine-names-that-became-masculine/498193)
**Author:** [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2016, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-feminine-names-that-became-masculine/498193 "2016-03-07T15:44:18Z")
The English language is full of names that started out masculine and became feminine or unisex. Cameron Vivian Evelyn Jaime Alexis etc. Are there any examples of the opposite, feminine or unisex names that are now… --- ## [Is it illegal to show a girl under the age of 18 nude?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-show-a-girl-under-the-age-of-18-nude/70012)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2001, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-show-a-girl-under-the-age-of-18-nude/70012 "2001-06-26T23:05:04Z")
This is about the movie American Beauty. In it, Thora Birch appears nude(topless) when that one dude looks across at her through the window. She was 17 when they filmed it, yet it was not a body double. When Roger Ebert … --- ## [Un-confuse the Japanese Subway System for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/un-confuse-the-japanese-subway-system-for-me/544200)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2010, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/un-confuse-the-japanese-subway-system-for-me/544200 "2010-06-27T08:44:26Z")
I’m trying to do a Japan trip on a shoestring budget. I’ve got the trip and lodging booked. That’s the good news. Orbitz put me in Narita \[Narita Port Hotel\] instead of Tokyo proper. \*\* What is the most expedient \[In … --- ## [How to integrate e^(-x^2)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-integrate-e-x-2/218483)
**Author:** [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2003, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-integrate-e-x-2/218483 "2003-12-12T17:39:01Z")
Alright, I just got out of a calculus final and this was one of the questions on it? As far as I knew this integration was really difficult to do and beyond the scope of a second-year vector calculus course. But since my… --- ## [Tell me about Washington, DC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-washington-dc/713739)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2015, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-washington-dc/713739 "2015-04-04T18:31:00Z")
My wife and I will be visiting our Nation’s Capitol for the week of March 16-20. We want to see the sights and have some fun. We will be traveling on a budget. The last time I was there, I was around 10 years old. My… --- ## [Do the fire alarm sounders really need to be this damn loud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-fire-alarm-sounders-really-need-to-be-this-damn-loud/597639)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-fire-alarm-sounders-really-need-to-be-this-damn-loud/597639 "2016-05-30T16:49:47Z")
Monday morning test of the fire alarms has just completed - the sounders are so damn loud and shrill that they make your eyes hurt. Is this really necessary? Before anyone tells me that their intended purpose is to mak… --- ## [Looking for some tips on Silent Hunter IV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-some-tips-on-silent-hunter-iv/491265)
**Author:** [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2009, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-some-tips-on-silent-hunter-iv/491265 "2009-04-01T05:30:20Z")
I bought a new copy of Silent Hunter IV: Gold Edition and, having very little experience with subsims, have proceeded to have a ball with the thing all afternoon. Also, I’ve died a lot. The game came with a fold-out con… --- ## [Right-wing reductio ad absurdum: Should the government be trusted to run the government?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-wing-reductio-ad-absurdum-should-the-government-be-trusted-to-run-the-government/558693)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-wing-reductio-ad-absurdum-should-the-government-be-trusted-to-run-the-government/558693 "2010-11-02T19:09:45Z")
An awful lot of right-wing rhetoric is about how horrible the government is. how horrible government is. Supposedly we don’t want government-run health care, government-run schools, government charity. And this is suppos… --- ## [Is it possible to remove broken key from inside lock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-remove-broken-key-from-inside-lock/673092)
**Author:** [@Objective\_Observer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Objective_Observer)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2013, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-remove-broken-key-from-inside-lock/673092 "2013-11-05T17:16:46Z")
Hi folks, My entry door lock and key are pretty old. A couple of days ago, when I inserted the key into the lock and twisted it to open the lock, the key broke off at the point of entry. So now I have an unusable lock w… --- ## [Question for the lawyers about the latest FBI scandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-lawyers-about-the-latest-fbi-scandal/770944)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2017, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-lawyers-about-the-latest-fbi-scandal/770944 "2017-01-29T06:00:14Z")
Comey has just given Hillary another pass, despite having enumerated a minimum of 110 felonies that she committed. Is there any way that a private citizen could file a complaint in federal court to compel the FBI to tur… --- ## [Kate's Law (Do you support it)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kates-law-do-you-support-it/775977)
**Author:** [@Donpeyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donpeyote)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2017, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kates-law-do-you-support-it/775977 "2017-12-01T21:50:49Z")
Its almost a sure thing that the House will move it to the Senate again (And only 2 Democrats are needed to pass it normally) and without nuclear option … --- ## [And the Shit-Heap-of-the-Year-2014 goes to....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-shit-heap-of-the-year-2014-goes-to/708122)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2015, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-shit-heap-of-the-year-2014-goes-to/708122 "2015-01-17T03:03:06Z")
…Pastor Steven Anderson, who says the cure for AIDS is in the Bible: just go out and kill all those homos \[his words\]: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/12/arizona-pastor-predicts-aids-free-christmas-if-all-gays-are-kill… --- ## [Recommend me some good non-fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-good-non-fiction/606265)
**Author:** [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2011, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-good-non-fiction/606265 "2011-12-19T00:57:22Z")
I’va almost finished reading Timothy Snyder’s Bloodlands. (Note to self - avoid living in Belarus). Which is excellent by the way, if a little emotionally draining. So I’m looking around for my next non-fiction purchase. … --- ## [Has your signature changed much over the years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-your-signature-changed-much-over-the-years/604745)
**Author:** [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2011, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-your-signature-changed-much-over-the-years/604745 "2011-12-08T04:03:50Z")
Probably a pretty boring topic, but what the heck… Last night I was cleaning out some old file cabinets and I came across a lot of old documents that I had signed more than 20 years ago. I was intrigued, because althou… --- ## [Left Behind on Oct 21?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-behind-on-oct-21/599197)
**Author:** [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2011, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-behind-on-oct-21/599197 "2011-11-04T03:03:08Z")
Here’s a thought on what to do if the Rapture leaves you behind. A Seattle atheist group is having an after the rapture party. Harold Camping is once again predicting the end of the world for Oct 21th. --- ## [Danalan, leave the children alone!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danalan-leave-the-children-alone/127753)
**Author:** [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2002, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danalan-leave-the-children-alone/127753 "2002-09-16T00:05:41Z")
Danalan, you sexually exploited a child in a predatory manner. And then you boasted about it. Did you cross the line into criminality? No. But you did cross the line of human decency. You obviously do not see your … --- ## [Kids keep losing their $350 beanies at school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-keep-losing-their-350-beanies-at-school/827691)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2019, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-keep-losing-their-350-beanies-at-school/827691 "2019-01-21T12:55:44Z")
A school on Long Island has asked students to not wear their Moncler Winter Pom Pom hats because the school is wasting too much time looking for the hats. Three Fifty? Hey, when I was their age I was happy to get by with… --- ## [Can the US become sustainable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-us-become-sustainable/538903)
**Author:** [@Stoneburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoneburg)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2010, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-us-become-sustainable/538903 "2010-05-23T19:03:45Z")
(Prelude) I spent two weeks in Florida in 2008 and came away with some opinions regarding sustainability and enviromental awareness that made me rather pessimistic. The US infrastructure seems incredibly car-focused. D… --- ## [Super Bowl of militaries: who would win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-of-militaries-who-would-win/523825)
**Author:** [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2010, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-of-militaries-who-would-win/523825 "2010-01-08T21:14:17Z")
Pretend we have an Super Bowl of military forces. USA, Russia, and China are not participating. The goal is to win a battle, using whatever forces you have available, except nukes and chemical weapons. No allies, no supp… --- ## [Some dumb Bible question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-dumb-bible-question/814318)
**Author:** [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2018, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-dumb-bible-question/814318 "2018-06-02T10:39:53Z")
So, to be fair, this is sort of a joke question, but I’m interested in hearing serious answers to it from believers and/or Bible scholars and/or comparative religion majors. So I was reading Genesis 1 earlier today (as … --- ## [McRib back at all locations thru Nov 14](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-back-at-all-locations-thru-nov-14/600629)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-back-at-all-locations-thru-nov-14/600629 "2011-11-18T05:09:05Z")
:smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: I’m salivating already. It’s been a year since my last McRib. :stuck\_out\_tongue: I’ll be eating at McDonalds a couple times a week through Nov 14. McRibs are a slice of h… --- ## [Whence the explosion of self-serve fro-yo shops?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whence-the-explosion-of-self-serve-fro-yo-shops/650215)
**Author:** [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whence-the-explosion-of-self-serve-fro-yo-shops/650215 "2013-02-16T19:18:15Z")
It seems that in the past couple of years, there’s been a huge boom in frozen yogurt, of the self-serve, add your toppings and weight it variety. I can name over half a dozen of these shops in a 5 mile radius of my hous… --- ## [Guys, would you want to see your lady get a lapdance from a stripper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-want-to-see-your-lady-get-a-lapdance-from-a-stripper/291042)
**Author:** [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2005, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-want-to-see-your-lady-get-a-lapdance-from-a-stripper/291042 "2005-02-23T03:04:34Z")
I told my husband, we should go to a strip club sometime. He said that may be fun. Then I told him, I could get a lapdance. Here’s the following conversation: Him - “Shouldn’t I get the lapdance”? Me - “We can both … --- ## [Lying Whore to get a new title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lying-whore-to-get-a-new-title/578568)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lying-whore-to-get-a-new-title/578568 "2013-11-28T21:31:10Z")
You may remember the Lying Whore from such scandals as ‘The Duke lacrosse scandal’. Well, it seems that Crystal Mangum can now be referred to as Accused Murderer, along with Child Abuser and Arsonist. Feel good story h… --- ## [Was Bill Cowher that great a coach?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-bill-cowher-that-great-a-coach/519276)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2009, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-bill-cowher-that-great-a-coach/519276 "2009-12-07T02:06:14Z")
Everybody who was a Steelers fan in the past ten years likes Bill Cowher. However, after looking at this article: in hindsight, was he that good? He’s made some very questionable decisions, particularly on offense,… --- ## [Global Warming. Let's do it again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-lets-do-it-again/352185)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2006, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-lets-do-it-again/352185 "2006-06-01T20:43:23Z")
A C&P of a post to the Comments forum: \*\*\*I know man will create massive world-wide flooding that will destroy up to 3 feet of coastline based on 2 or 3 centuries of industrialization in the US. It’s proven by the ice c… --- ## [Resolved : Congressional Republicans Are Evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-congressional-republicans-are-evil/786125)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2017, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-congressional-republicans-are-evil/786125 "2017-05-15T04:54:56Z")
217 House Republicans voted to strip healthcare from millions of American citizens, which will result in thousand of preventable deaths. They did this to facilitate cutting taxes on the richest in our society. In essenc… --- ## [Can you counter salt intake by drinking more water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-counter-salt-intake-by-drinking-more-water/447814)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2008, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-counter-salt-intake-by-drinking-more-water/447814 "2008-05-03T23:04:33Z")
Is it true that you can counter excess salt intake by consuming more water? Thanks, Rob --- ## [My Memorial Day speech this morning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-memorial-day-speech-this-morning/541400)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-memorial-day-speech-this-morning/541400 "2026-05-25T16:57:27Z")
I was asked to give the Memorial Day speech in Bay Village, on the west side of Cleveland, Ohio, this morning. Here’s what I said: Congressman Kucinich, Mayor Sutherland, honored guests, my friends and fellow citizens: … --- ## [I pit sorority girls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-sorority-girls/324538)
**Author:** [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2005, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-sorority-girls/324538 "2005-10-24T03:37:09Z")
I spent this past weekend in my ex-college town of Davis. Foolishly, I attempted to take my girlfriend to a movie only a few days into the start of the UC Davis academic term. Ever see those nature films of migrating bu… --- ## [You weren't alive in World War II. But how has it affected your life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-werent-alive-in-world-war-ii-but-how-has-it-affected-your-life/715384)
**Author:** [@Kamakiri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamakiri)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2015, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-werent-alive-in-world-war-ii-but-how-has-it-affected-your-life/715384 "2015-04-15T23:50:27Z")
I was born seven years after the end of World War II. So most f the adults around me would have had direct experience of it --= indeed, grown up with it or served in it in some capacity. My own father was in the 8th Air… --- ## [College/Universities explained... please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-universities-explained-please/564888)
**Author:** [@Gaijininja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaijininja)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2011, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-universities-explained-please/564888 "2011-01-06T04:16:53Z")
Can someone please explain the different school systems used in the USA, Australia, and the UK? Here in Australia we have Primary (Kinder to grade 6 or 7, depending on school), Secondary 7 or 8 to 10 or 11) , and Tertia… --- ## [Is life "too short"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-life-too-short/677785)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2014, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-life-too-short/677785 "2014-01-05T05:02:18Z")
I think that life is too short for me to waste too much time - though I don’t mind others wasting their own time - in fact it is somewhat entertaining if they do. Perhaps youth is too short but we’re talking about life … --- ## [Need euphemisms for "birthday"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-euphemisms-for-birthday/461399)
**Author:** [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2008, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-euphemisms-for-birthday/461399 "2008-08-28T21:13:36Z")
The wackier, the better. Any suggestions? --- ## [Quality of Mongoose Bicycles at Walmart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-of-mongoose-bicycles-at-walmart/339511)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2006, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-of-mongoose-bicycles-at-walmart/339511 "2006-01-11T20:42:16Z")
About 10 years ago, I bought a Mongoose brand mountain bike for about 300 dollars at a bicycle shop. While Mongoose wasn’t being touted as top of the line, it certainly enjoyed a \*\*very \*\* good reputation. About 2 year… --- ## [Stupid cat threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-cat-threads/196149)
**Author:** [@Black\_Train\_Song](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Black_Train_Song)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2003, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-cat-threads/196149 "2003-08-25T04:10:13Z")
I’m sick and tired of every tom dick and harry talking about his cat on this board as if IT were special. I don’t care! Not many people do. They’re glorified rodents and I have many examples as to why I think that way. … --- ## [How long did it take for the arrow in the knee joke to get old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-it-take-for-the-arrow-in-the-knee-joke-to-get-old/608321)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-it-take-for-the-arrow-in-the-knee-joke-to-get-old/608321 "2012-12-05T18:45:47Z")
So, how long did it take for the arrow in the knee joke to get old and tired? People are already making jokes about how tired a joke it is. The meme that the arrow/knee meme is old is itself becoming an old meme. Meta. … --- ## [Threshold of Disbelief](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threshold-of-disbelief/825689)
**Author:** [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2018, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threshold-of-disbelief/825689 "2018-12-31T18:21:38Z")
I mentioned over in this thread that Iron Man 3 underwhelmed me, due to broken physics. For those who have not seen that movie, I’ll briefly summarize my issue: the Bad Guys have some kind of super-serum/genetic enhance… --- ## [What Determines The Color of Reflected Light (From Dog's Eyes)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-determines-the-color-of-reflected-light-from-dogs-eyes/594808)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2011, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-determines-the-color-of-reflected-light-from-dogs-eyes/594808 "2011-09-02T02:06:18Z")
My dog’s eyes reflect as red light-the neighbor’s dog is green. And I have seen some dogs whose eyes reflect blue light. Why is this? --- ## [Oldies songs in a minor key:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldies-songs-in-a-minor-key/631441)
**Author:** [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2012, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldies-songs-in-a-minor-key/631441 "2012-08-15T16:18:37Z")
I bought a mamas and the papas greatest hits album at Walmart for five bucks. Turns out I only like “California Dreaming” and “Monday Monday.” California dreaming got me thinking of a mix CD of my favorites from the AM … --- ## [AI text generator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-text-generator/843204)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Ecks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ecks)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2019, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-text-generator/843204 "2019-12-07T14:41:36Z")
Remember a few months ago Elon Musk announced that he wouldn’t be releasing a AI text generator because of it’s ability to creat fake news stories on demand? Well, it’s been released- https://talktotransformer.com/ Th… --- ## [McRib](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2010, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib/559328 "2010-11-05T23:34:02Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog\_newsroom/20101102/bs\_yblog\_newsroom/the-mcrib-returns Have you had a McRib lately? How much hassle was it to get one? Are you headed out right now to get one? Do you know for sure that you… --- ## [Obama portraits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-portraits/808760)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-portraits/808760 "2024-01-30T18:11:56Z")
Yesterday, two portraits of the Obamas were unveiled. They are not the White House portraits, but they are the portraits that will sit in the National Portrait Gallery in DC (an outstanding museum, by the way). Compar… --- ## [Would you expose this grieving televangelist's hypocrisy? (If hypocrisy it is.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-expose-this-grieving-televangelists-hypocrisy-if-hypocrisy-it-is/726347)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2015, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-expose-this-grieving-televangelists-hypocrisy-if-hypocrisy-it-is/726347 "2015-08-01T12:11:09Z")
Skaldthetical, longish storytelling OP, probably not a poll today as I’ve got a meeting coming up, blah blah blah. For purposes of today’s story, it is 1998, you are the managing editor of a syndicated TV news magazine. … --- ## [Treme (HBO Series) - Anybody gonna be watching?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treme-hbo-series-anybody-gonna-be-watching/535215)
**Author:** [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2010, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treme-hbo-series-anybody-gonna-be-watching/535215 "2010-04-27T18:01:39Z")
I haven’t had HBO in donkey’s years, but I’m getting it specifically to watch Treme, which starts this Sunday. The combination of David Simon and New Orleans (probably my favorite city in the U.S.) is too good for me to … --- ## [Ashton & Demi "I Pledge" video--Creepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ashton-demi-i-pledge-video-creepy/508820)
**Author:** [@Carol\_Stream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_Stream)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2009, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ashton-demi-i-pledge-video-creepy/508820 "2009-09-13T03:26:16Z")
Is this even for real? That’s some serious Kool-Aid drinking, right there. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51kAw4OTlA0 WARNING: Not Safe for Anybody “I pledge to be of service to Barack Obama”? “I pledge to be a s… --- ## [What is Jamie Foxx saying in "Gold Digger"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-jamie-foxx-saying-in-gold-digger/329332)
**Author:** [@awldune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/awldune)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2005, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-jamie-foxx-saying-in-gold-digger/329332 "2005-11-06T09:42:32Z")
Since he has become the zombie Ray Charles, I like to think that he is saying “every morning, it’s time to feed” (on the living), but I can’t figure out what he’s really saying. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=910&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=912&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)