# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=916&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:** 917 --- ## [You let WHO back into your life? (Religion, not relationships)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-let-who-back-into-your-life-religion-not-relationships/691349)
**Author:** [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-let-who-back-into-your-life-religion-not-relationships/691349 "2014-06-24T20:34:58Z")
First things first: I am not a Christian. At most, I might consider myself agnostic with strongly disbelieving tendencies. I do not hassle Christians - I’m willing to live and let live, mainly because I believe they shou… --- ## [Why aren't ramen restaurants more popular in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-ramen-restaurants-more-popular-in-the-us/600687)
**Author:** [@GovernmentMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GovernmentMan)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-ramen-restaurants-more-popular-in-the-us/600687 "2011-10-27T11:14:32Z")
Outside of Los Angeles and New York (more educated / cultured populace?) ramen restaurants aren’t really that known. Ramen: I’ve even see more pho places than ramen. --- ## [Ask The Australian Gun Owner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-australian-gun-owner/350922)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-australian-gun-owner/350922 "2020-02-28T18:38:13Z")
Well, there have been more than a few firearm related threads on the SDMB of late, so I thought I’d create another one… :wink: I post on a number of Military Surplus Firearms Collector’s boards, and the amount of ignor… --- ## [What does the GOP do about 2020?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-gop-do-about-2020/828476)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2019, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-gop-do-about-2020/828476 "2019-02-01T13:42:02Z")
If you’ll remember I have never been a Trump fan: I’llhave to do some soul searching if Trump wins. But it ain’t going to happen. It’s fun to be at the circus, but when you walk out of the tent you turn back into a grow… --- ## [Turns out my son is embarrassingly bad at sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turns-out-my-son-is-embarrassingly-bad-at-sports/980424)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2023, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turns-out-my-son-is-embarrassingly-bad-at-sports/980424 "2023-05-13T11:53:44Z")
Well, it’s actually a bit more complex than that, but it seemed like as good a place to start as any. So my son (age 8) was identified as being on the autism spectrum about a year before COVID. Academically, he’s ok an… --- ## [Why Don't You Get Electrocuted Touching a Stove Burner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-you-get-electrocuted-touching-a-stove-burner/556316)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-you-get-electrocuted-touching-a-stove-burner/556316 "2010-10-07T13:19:47Z")
Have you ever noticed how the burner on an electric stove is put in place? It has two prongs (on the older models at least–we don’t have a new stove yet). And you lock them in place to make the burner work. Clearly it is… --- ## [Game of Thrones TV show speculation thread. Spoilers, of course.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-tv-show-speculation-thread-spoilers-of-course/789858)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2019, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-tv-show-speculation-thread-spoilers-of-course/789858 "2019-02-26T00:33:00Z")
Spoilers are for past events as no one except the film crew knows for sure what is going to happen next. Anyway, these trailers are doing their job on me and wetting my appetite and I have some ideas of what may happen t… --- ## [Can anyone provide context for the viral video (undercover FBI agent on plane puts cop in his place)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-provide-context-for-the-viral-video-undercover-fbi-agent-on-plane-puts-cop-in-his-place/1019381)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2025, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-provide-context-for-the-viral-video-undercover-fbi-agent-on-plane-puts-cop-in-his-place/1019381 "2025-07-21T16:43:33Z")
This video has been going around for a few weeks/months. An undercover FBI agent is questioned intensively by a flight attendant and cop demanding ID, and he keeps insisting that he doesn’t have to give ID and keeps aski… --- ## [Bows and Arrows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bows-and-arrows/557998)
**Author:** [@jdbeatty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jdbeatty)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2010, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bows-and-arrows/557998 "2010-11-26T16:57:21Z")
Though Franklin did propose using them in the Revolution, there was no chance of it. Though thee British contemplated going back to the longbow in 1815 after Waterloo’s abysmal small arms performance, Napoleon’s nation … --- ## [Economic Craziness from the Democrats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-craziness-from-the-democrats/549340)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2010, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-craziness-from-the-democrats/549340 "2010-08-10T18:32:31Z")
I am amazed by just how crazy Democratic politics are becoming. Two different issues caught my eye today, which seem to be worth debating. First, Obama Considers forgiving underwater mortgages. This plan would use Fan… --- ## [Please explain the Middle East crisis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-middle-east-crisis/365487)
**Author:** [@DragonAsh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DragonAsh)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2006, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-middle-east-crisis/365487 "2006-08-07T03:36:24Z")
Isreal & the Hezbollah are going at it, hammer and tongs. All I know is that everyone in the Middle East seems to be mad at everyone else. Could someone please explain to me what the crisis all about, why Isreal always s… --- ## [Did Obama fullfull his promises?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-obama-fullfull-his-promises/627873)
**Author:** [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-obama-fullfull-his-promises/627873 "2012-07-23T23:37:27Z")
What did Obama promise in his 2008 campaign? How many of those promises were fullfilled? Get out of Iraq - check Health care bill - check Get out of Afghanistan - working on it Close Guantanamo - no Reverse economic d… --- ## [The Toulouse shooter, now that we know who he is . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-toulouse-shooter-now-that-we-know-who-he-is/616423)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2012, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-toulouse-shooter-now-that-we-know-who-he-is/616423 "2012-03-27T17:04:56Z")
(one Mohammed Merah, 23, born in Toulouse, and currently in a house there surrounded by police as of 25 minutes ago according to CNN) Is Hereby Pitted. :confused: . . . Jews and . . .North Africans . . . but Merah’s b… --- ## [What's the best song from Radiohead's "OK Computer"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-song-from-radioheads-ok-computer/554505)
**Author:** [@Tanbarkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tanbarkie)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-song-from-radioheads-ok-computer/554505 "2010-09-24T10:59:53Z")
It’s often considered THE landmark record of the 90s, and marked a huge step forward for a band that had shown remarkable promise in their previous album. Although seen at the time as a massive departure in style, in ret… --- ## [Country with the least welfare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/country-with-the-least-welfare/571034)
**Author:** [@feppytweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/feppytweed)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/country-with-the-least-welfare/571034 "2011-02-15T13:48:03Z")
It’s tax season and so many people I see getting refunds aren’t getting money back that they paid in taxes in 2010, rather, they are getting “free money” for having 5 kids and a crappy job. The second the money hits thei… --- ## [How many continents are there, and what are they?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-continents-are-there-and-what-are-they/629865)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-continents-are-there-and-what-are-they/629865 "2012-08-03T17:03:40Z")
Oh, just go straight to the poll; there’s nothing to look at here. Okay, that’s not completely true. As always I’ve made pie. Well, cheesecake. White chocolate and strawberry cheesecake, to be specific, fed you by Zoey … --- ## [Is it time to reevaluate our approach to "human rights?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-to-reevaluate-our-approach-to-human-rights/624559)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-to-reevaluate-our-approach-to-human-rights/624559 "2012-06-15T06:45:06Z")
Disclaimer: this is not a bizarre Inigo thread. It will be safe to assume I’m not joking at any point in this thread. Conversation starter. Now, assuming the science is correct and that humans are in fact responsible … --- ## [Roku !!!!!!!! - Oh wait, it doesn't work. :(](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roku-oh-wait-it-doesnt-work/565397)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2012, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roku-oh-wait-it-doesnt-work/565397 "2012-04-20T03:54:50Z")
I just got a Roku for Christmas. Sweet! Except, when I turn it on(plug it in), it says it will take 3 minutes to setup and I should press “OK” on the remote to begin. Uh, nothing happens. My remote(or the sensor in the… --- ## [Is my friend's new BF lying to her?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-friends-new-bf-lying-to-her/418411)
**Author:** [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2007, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-friends-new-bf-lying-to-her/418411 "2007-09-13T17:41:25Z")
I have a friend who is in her mid-20’s, but she’s very naive and young for her age, emotionally. Recently, she started dating a 43 year old man. She met him while they were both working at a university library, which h… --- ## [What is the point of living if we're all going to die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-living-if-were-all-going-to-die/829123)
**Author:** [@scarface54345](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scarface54345)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2019, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-living-if-were-all-going-to-die/829123 "2019-02-16T01:02:08Z")
I’ve started to get this feeling “what is the point of living life if eventually we’ll all die”? And furthermore, I got another question. If we die, doesn’t everything come to an end? Don’t you lose memory of absolutely … --- ## [Most Woman Regret Abortions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-woman-regret-abortions/195887)
**Author:** [@Homer\_J.Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer_J.Simpson)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2003, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-woman-regret-abortions/195887 "2003-08-21T11:30:18Z")
I was told that most woman who have abortions end up regretting getting an abortion. Are there studies on this? Is this true? --- ## [Cost of Rafters vs Trusses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-rafters-vs-trusses/429681)
**Author:** [@Can\_Handle\_the\_Truth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Can_Handle_the_Truth)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2007, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-rafters-vs-trusses/429681 "2007-12-17T09:09:59Z")
For a 9/12 gable roof 22’ wide. Off the top of my head, I would say a rafter system might be 2 to 4 times more expensive than a truss system, but I would like input from experts. Thanks. --- ## [How Bad Was It When You Could Smoke On Public Transit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-was-it-when-you-could-smoke-on-public-transit/586607)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-was-it-when-you-could-smoke-on-public-transit/586607 "2011-06-29T06:23:20Z")
I really started using public transit after my car died in the mid 90s. By then Chicago had banned smoking on buses and el trains and subways. But I keep thinking it must’ve been awful. OK granted, there probably wasn’t… --- ## [Hitler and the Tibetan Monks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitler-and-the-tibetan-monks/167482)
**Author:** [@venus13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/venus13)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitler-and-the-tibetan-monks/167482 "2011-02-07T14:52:29Z")
I’ve recently read an article that stated hundreds of Tibetan Monks were found dead in Germany during WWII . Apparently these monks were wearing nazi uniforms. Has anyone else heard of this? --- ## [Two items that should be included in a new car.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-items-that-should-be-included-in-a-new-car/722481)
**Author:** [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2015, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-items-that-should-be-included-in-a-new-car/722481 "2015-06-29T20:34:29Z")
IMHO, every new car should come with a "plug-in-the-wall battery charger. Not some 20-AMP fast-charger, but just a 1 or 2 amp trickle charger, to keep the battery charged during periods of non-use or give the owner a ea… --- ## [My partner won’t let my mother look after our baby](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-partner-won-t-let-my-mother-look-after-our-baby/476543)
**Author:** [@Moglet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moglet)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2008, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-partner-won-t-let-my-mother-look-after-our-baby/476543 "2008-12-15T11:26:31Z")
We booked my mum in to go to a 3 hour grandparents class at the hospital where I’m giving birth. The class was today, and mum missed it. I admit that I was surprised that she didn’t go, but I wasn’t all that worried as… --- ## [Non-gendered pronouns and their requested usage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-gendered-pronouns-and-their-requested-usage/921795)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2021, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-gendered-pronouns-and-their-requested-usage/921795 "2021-03-31T23:43:21Z")
I received a polite request from someone that I should use non-gendered pronouns throughout my public content. It was a very civil conversation and without going into too much detail, the person requesting that I do thi… --- ## [Do guys really care if their wife makes more than them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-guys-really-care-if-their-wife-makes-more-than-them/686872)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2014, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-guys-really-care-if-their-wife-makes-more-than-them/686872 "2014-05-04T17:55:09Z")
There is a sexist stereotype that men feel somehow threatened by having a wife that earns more than them. I’m sure there’s some neanderthals out there that have an issue with it for real. But I wonder how much of it is … --- ## [I need opinions and advice re. friend having a baby by herself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-opinions-and-advice-re-friend-having-a-baby-by-herself/735661)
**Author:** [@JacobSwan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JacobSwan)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-opinions-and-advice-re-friend-having-a-baby-by-herself/735661 "2015-10-29T00:59:49Z")
I’ve posted on here before about my friend who I thought might have been pregnant a couple of years ago. Well, she’s just turned 42 and also just ended her second serious relationship in 12 months. She’s now decided that… --- ## [The UK (and Europe's) free speech problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-uk-and-europes-free-speech-problem/1021153)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 431\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-uk-and-europes-free-speech-problem/1021153 "2025-12-11T21:45:52Z")
Splitting this from the Roger Waters thread to avoid side tracking… Roger Waters is a tankie - #338 by OldOlds IMO this is a demonstration of something that comes up pretty frequently. JR Vance’s pro-fascist lectures i… --- ## [Famous or notable people after 1840 who are not in photographs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-or-notable-people-after-1840-who-are-not-in-photographs/737675)
**Author:** [@syncrolecyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/syncrolecyne)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-or-notable-people-after-1840-who-are-not-in-photographs/737675 "2016-10-18T01:38:20Z")
Around 1837, Louis Daguerre developed the Daguerreotype, and around 1839-1840, portrait photography rapidly spread across the developed world. As a consequence, we generally have photographic images of nearly all heads o… --- ## [Worst "Best Picture" Winner of the last 40 years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-best-picture-winner-of-the-last-40-years/823095)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-best-picture-winner-of-the-last-40-years/823095 "2018-10-25T20:20:40Z")
What film do do think is the worst film to win the “Best Picture” Acadamy award since 1979?. Poll coming, may take a while. --- ## [Athena and Byzantine's Naked Pillow Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athena-and-byzantines-naked-pillow-fight/15750)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2000, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athena-and-byzantines-naked-pillow-fight/15750 "2000-04-10T20:22:00Z")
Bonk! I got ya, Byz! --- ## [Orson Scott Card drinks Kool-aid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orson-scott-card-drinks-kool-aid/379366)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orson-scott-card-drinks-kool-aid/379366 "2006-11-30T16:07:02Z")
Oh, my. This drivel is from the author of Ender’s Game? He seems to be under the impression that Bush is conducting some wildly creative crypto-war where our continued occupation of Iraq is winning hearts and min… --- ## [Who will be the new Secretary of Commerce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-new-secretary-of-commerce/624817)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2012, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-new-secretary-of-commerce/624817 "2012-06-21T15:14:14Z")
Looks like there is about to be an opening. Washington (CNN) – U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson, who is under investigation for possible felony hit-and-run after allegedly causing two car accidents in California, … --- ## [Why is the Big 12 Conference falling apart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-big-12-conference-falling-apart/542909)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2010, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-big-12-conference-falling-apart/542909 "2010-06-17T04:05:32Z")
Howdy! I like college football and basketball and find the current news of the breakup of the Big 12 Conference. Colorado goes to the PAC 10, with Texas, A&M, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State possibly following. Nebraska wil… --- ## [Do Not Buy From Dell's Web Site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-buy-from-dells-web-site/516229)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2009, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-buy-from-dells-web-site/516229 "2009-11-28T18:18:22Z")
I couldn’t decide if this was a rant, or just a warning, or what. But I’m guessing there are people who want to vent about Dell’s ‘Customer Service’, so I put this in the pit. The other day I ordered a new laptop for m… --- ## [Did most college students in the early 90s have email?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-most-college-students-in-the-early-90s-have-email/725666)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-most-college-students-in-the-early-90s-have-email/725666 "2015-07-23T04:11:14Z")
Would you say if you were in college in 1992 in the US or Canada, there was more than a 50 percent chance you would have had a student email address and Internet/Web access on campus? --- ## [How can my petite female friend get people to treat her with respect off the bat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-my-petite-female-friend-get-people-to-treat-her-with-respect-off-the-bat/261641)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2004, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-my-petite-female-friend-get-people-to-treat-her-with-respect-off-the-bat/261641 "2004-08-29T17:04:19Z")
I have a female friend in her early 30s who is 5-feet 2-inches tall and weighs 110 pounds, tops. She is a law school graduate, and formerly worked for one of the largest, most well-heeled law firms in the world before ta… --- ## [Here's what Ryan Reynolds looks like as the Green Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-what-ryan-reynolds-looks-like-as-the-green-lantern/546874)
**Author:** [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-what-ryan-reynolds-looks-like-as-the-green-lantern/546874 "2010-07-20T17:08:09Z")
Color me impressed! --- ## [Explain the naming convention of US fighter planes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-naming-convention-of-us-fighter-planes/309122)
**Author:** [@kezami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kezami)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2005, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-naming-convention-of-us-fighter-planes/309122 "2005-06-22T13:14:33Z")
How are US fighter planes named? They are made by different manufacturers and yet they are all F-?, F-??, and F-???. Who decides what to call them? --- ## [Are homeless people not given housing in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-homeless-people-not-given-housing-in-the-us/634627)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-homeless-people-not-given-housing-in-the-us/634627 "2012-09-18T00:41:17Z")
I am a bit confused by one of the latest cracked articles - it seems to suggest that if you’re homeless you won’t get housing in the US. Obviously I wouldn’t except mcmansions to be handed out but are there are not at le… --- ## [Futurama: Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences (8/26)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-lrrreconcilable-ndndifferences-8-26/551699)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2010, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-lrrreconcilable-ndndifferences-8-26/551699 "2010-09-03T03:24:55Z")
I am kind of surprised there isn’t a thread for this yet. Pretty good epsiode, I thought, not my favorite of the season though. interesting that we got a Lrrrr-centered episode. The self-referential stuff is funny but … --- ## ["My Cousin Vinny" legal question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cousin-vinny-legal-question/538147)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2010, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cousin-vinny-legal-question/538147 "2010-05-04T17:55:12Z")
I was flipping channels last night, and ended up watching the last half of My Cousin Vinny. There was a scene where Vinny objected to prosecution’s introduction of the expert FBI witness without giving the defense adequ… --- ## [Cast Iron - smooth vs. pebble-grain cooking surface](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-iron-smooth-vs-pebble-grain-cooking-surface/342053)
**Author:** [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2006, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-iron-smooth-vs-pebble-grain-cooking-surface/342053 "2006-02-02T06:37:31Z")
I don’t understand why cast iron pans would have the natural textured (pebble-grained, to me) cooking surface. It seems to me it would be hard to use. I have several cast iron skillets, all with a machined smooth cookin… --- ## [Generalisations/Memes you hate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generalisations-memes-you-hate/796795)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2017, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generalisations-memes-you-hate/796795 "2017-10-06T16:37:16Z")
Just curious mainly about any ‘Accepted wisdoms’ or Generalisations that annoy you. Sure, many are played up for humorous value, but still bother me a little. Personal example which I just saw again, and prompted the po… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' Thread - February 2016 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-february-2016-edition/744636)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2016, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-february-2016-edition/744636 "2016-03-01T02:11:18Z")
February! For thse of us in the Northern Hemisphere the days start lengthening! YAY! I’m getting old, I was done with winter on December 26th:p Haven’t decided what I’m going to read next, something short, I do believe. … --- ## [At what point do you call the cops with nothing but a vauge suspicion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-do-you-call-the-cops-with-nothing-but-a-vauge-suspicion/321787)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2005, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-do-you-call-the-cops-with-nothing-but-a-vauge-suspicion/321787 "2005-09-21T13:25:14Z")
Here’s the story - I’ve just bought a house in the less-nice edge of a nice neighborhood. (It’s on a busier street than most, and has more renters - but the street’s not super-busy and there aren’t that many renters, an… --- ## [Should we be concerned about bringing astronauts back from Mars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-be-concerned-about-bringing-astronauts-back-from-mars/528781)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2010, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-be-concerned-about-bringing-astronauts-back-from-mars/528781 "2010-02-21T20:47:39Z")
I am not assuming that we should be sending human beings to Mars. I am, however, posing a particular question about how a mission to Mars should be carried out if we choose to do so. The question is simple: if we send a… --- ## [Did STTNG have a smugly superior tone about Federation/human culture or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-sttng-have-a-smugly-superior-tone-about-federation-human-culture-or-not/631308)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2012, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-sttng-have-a-smugly-superior-tone-about-federation-human-culture-or-not/631308 "2012-08-20T20:33:25Z")
Sometimes I think back on some STTNG and and think “Boy those were some smugly superior attitudes in those scripts”, but then again maybe I’m being unfair. Was the smug dialed to 11 in those scripts or not? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=915&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=917&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)