# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=919&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:** 920 --- ## [nearly got in a fight for calling a girl a common piece of shit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearly-got-in-a-fight-for-calling-a-girl-a-common-piece-of-shit/474157)
**Author:** [@Riddle\_doodle\_do](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riddle_doodle_do)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2008, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearly-got-in-a-fight-for-calling-a-girl-a-common-piece-of-shit/474157 "2008-11-26T06:34:26Z")
most people would not conisder me that common, and this girl was behind me and was saying that I smelt bad, then realised it wasnt me, then she apologised, but the way she was trying to say I smeld bad was annoying, so w… --- ## [Do you know any propaganda children's books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-propaganda-childrens-books/302090)
**Author:** [@leroy\_the\_mule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leroy_the_mule)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-propaganda-childrens-books/302090 "2020-03-30T18:41:51Z")
Books written to indoctrinate children into some non-instinctive worldview. While buying books for our kids I have found two–one is called “Bread and Dew”, a collection of illustrated stories from communist Moldova in … --- ## [Has Obama lost his message?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-obama-lost-his-message/447509)
**Author:** [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-obama-lost-his-message/447509 "2008-05-05T19:59:05Z")
Barack Obama became a Christian after hearing a 1988 sermon by Jeremiah Wright called “The Audacity to Hope”. Obama gave the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, which I attended, called “The Audac… --- ## [Homosexuality, For or Against?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexuality-for-or-against/64059)
**Author:** [@RAWisSYDNEY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RAWisSYDNEY)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2001, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexuality-for-or-against/64059 "2001-05-07T13:47:43Z")
Just curios what all the dopers think of Homosexuality. I have the following to say. If everyone in the world was Straight, life would go on. If everyone turned gay, we couldnt reproduce naturally. Anyone else? --- ## [Enough Democrat smugness. It is the Democratic Party, not the GOP, which is dying--nay, already dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-democrat-smugness-it-is-the-democratic-party-not-the-gop-which-is-dying-nay-already-dead/749381)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2016, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-democrat-smugness-it-is-the-democratic-party-not-the-gop-which-is-dying-nay-already-dead/749381 "2016-03-23T23:48:14Z")
Face it. The Democrats only got into office in 2006 & 2008 because GWB was insanely unpopular. The country had already swung toward having only one national party; it was a passing protest vote. Once in office, the Dems … --- ## [Disconecting the negative terminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disconecting-the-negative-terminal/653373)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2013, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disconecting-the-negative-terminal/653373 "2013-03-24T04:21:50Z")
There’s this warning: “disconnect the negative terminal of your car battery before any work or the airbags will explode in your face and you will die” Has this actually happened? Is the airbag to dumb to not differentia… --- ## [Dragon Age: Inquisition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragon-age-inquisition/665518)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragon-age-inquisition/665518 "2014-04-03T02:56:25Z")
Soooo… It looks like they are actually listening to us!!! Bioware just confirmed: Multiple player races for your character! Yay! Something that was available in the very first DA is finally back. Mounts! Hmmm, in… --- ## [How much would a stereotypical Pirate Chest actually weigh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-a-stereotypical-pirate-chest-actually-weigh/776026)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2017, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-a-stereotypical-pirate-chest-actually-weigh/776026 "2017-01-07T19:20:16Z")
Like THIS or THIS? Let’s assume it’s full of gold coins, wouldn’t that amount to a half a ton or more? --- ## [Olympic luger killed in training run](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-luger-killed-in-training-run/528780)
**Author:** [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2010, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-luger-killed-in-training-run/528780 "2010-02-14T21:09:22Z")
CBC Link Sounds like it was a terrible crash. There have been comments that the track is dangerous, but I don’t think anyone expected anything like this. --- ## [Bright flashlights and the LAW!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bright-flashlights-and-the-law/591352)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2011, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bright-flashlights-and-the-law/591352 "2011-08-09T02:21:27Z")
I have a 69 lumen flashlight. It works okay. I have a night job, and I use it illuminate dark spots where bad guys might be hiding. I’m looking into purchasing a 200 lumen flashlight. I heard this is flat out blinding t… --- ## [Primary anorgasmia in women: A survey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/primary-anorgasmia-in-women-a-survey/452089)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/primary-anorgasmia-in-women-a-survey/452089 "2008-06-12T03:28:19Z")
While studying for my board recertification, I ran across the little epidemiological fact that between 10-15% of women at the age of 25 have primary anorgasmia; that is to say they’ve never experienced an orgasm. In any… --- ## [Who is more "open minded": Religious folks or non believers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-more-open-minded-religious-folks-or-non-believers/755037)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-more-open-minded-religious-folks-or-non-believers/755037 "2016-05-20T17:04:27Z")
Because, in my own anecdotal experiences, I’ve always been told I’m the one that is closed minded as an Atheist. Devoutly religious folks can be intelligent, they can be witty, they can be charming… They can be all good… --- ## [People who rub you the wrong way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-rub-you-the-wrong-way/526956)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2010, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-rub-you-the-wrong-way/526956 "2010-01-31T17:50:37Z")
You know how every now and then you come across a person who just rubs you the wrong way? Somehow, everything they do really bugs the heck out of you, and you really WANT to call them out constantly? There are perfectly … --- ## [Why does Christianity not play much of a role in the Middle East](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-christianity-not-play-much-of-a-role-in-the-middle-east/641466)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-christianity-not-play-much-of-a-role-in-the-middle-east/641466 "2012-11-22T17:53:16Z")
Christianity came into existence in the Middle East in the 1st century AD. However, while the Jews and Muslims have been fighting in the region since time eternal and continue to do so, Christians seem to have no role o… --- ## [Pay a debt agency, or not (for an ambulance bill)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pay-a-debt-agency-or-not-for-an-ambulance-bill/677920)
**Author:** [@Gateway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gateway)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2014, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pay-a-debt-agency-or-not-for-an-ambulance-bill/677920 "2014-01-13T13:13:12Z")
I have a debt agency calling me telling me that they will offer a settlement for half the price of what is an ambulance bill (about 1000 dollars). I talked to my dad and he says that I may have had insurance back when th… --- ## [Which Bands have had their Bohemian Rhapsody moment? Which \*should\* have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-have-had-their-bohemian-rhapsody-moment-which-should-have/540995)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-have-had-their-bohemian-rhapsody-moment-which-should-have/540995 "2010-06-02T05:05:05Z")
Queen was a popular hard/glam rock band for the first 3 albums, but by their fourth album, A Night at the Opera, they came out with Bohemian Rhapsody - more complex and ambitious than anything they had attempted previous… --- ## [Movies you can't not watch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-cant-not-watch/647517)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2013, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-cant-not-watch/647517 "2013-01-27T13:35:59Z")
The ones you’ve seen too many times already, but even though you should have been in bed an hour ago you just have to see it all the way to the end. Mine are Ladyhawke Princess Bride Hot Potato Gumball Rally Shock … --- ## [Things to do in Tokyo and Kyoto](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-tokyo-and-kyoto/633154)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2013, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-tokyo-and-kyoto/633154 "2013-04-24T05:13:01Z")
The wife and I are starting to plan next year’s escape from the dreaded Songkran holiday. We, like many, many others, like to leave the country for the period – two years ago was Vietnam, this year the US – and while a f… --- ## [Jeri Ryan and Kate Mulgrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeri-ryan-and-kate-mulgrew/762081)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeri-ryan-and-kate-mulgrew/762081 "2016-08-12T22:55:21Z")
I’ve heard that there was “tension” between the two actresses and that in-fact Kate made Jeri’s life hell while on set. The explanation Kate gives is that she didn’t like the fact that this blond bombshell was brought on… --- ## [Is there humor in the Bible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-humor-in-the-bible/740514)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2015, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-humor-in-the-bible/740514 "2015-12-29T05:16:34Z")
Hi I’m interested in finding instances of humor in the Old and New Testaments. I remember listening to a BBC program years ago on the topic but I can’t remember any details about now. I would like to know if God or Jesu… --- ## [SCOTUS nominee Merrick Garland looking prettier every day to Senate GOP as election approaches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotus-nominee-merrick-garland-looking-prettier-every-day-to-senate-gop-as-election-approaches/753950)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2016, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotus-nominee-merrick-garland-looking-prettier-every-day-to-senate-gop-as-election-approaches/753950 "2016-05-19T01:39:38Z")
Think we might have a hearing after all? Republicans Should Confirm Merrick Garland ASAP. --- ## [Poll: Coffee Makers in hotel bathrooms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-coffee-makers-in-hotel-bathrooms/640360)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2012, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-coffee-makers-in-hotel-bathrooms/640360 "2012-11-09T08:07:38Z")
In this thread a tangent started about whether hotel coffee makers are placed in the bathroom. We’re not talking about a sink that’s outside the vestibule here, but specifically a coffee maker sharing space with the toi… --- ## [Cigarette Smoker Prepared Food: Do You Taste It](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cigarette-smoker-prepared-food-do-you-taste-it/645106)
**Author:** [@qualityleashdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/qualityleashdog)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cigarette-smoker-prepared-food-do-you-taste-it/645106 "2019-03-19T15:55:32Z")
Do you taste cigarette smoke in food prepared by people smoking cigarettes around the food/while preparing the food? Do you taste smoke in food that has been sitting around smoke, after being prepared? If either answer… --- ## [What's with the ban on hats in the workplace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-ban-on-hats-in-the-workplace/712526)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2015, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-ban-on-hats-in-the-workplace/712526 "2015-02-21T04:56:46Z")
Since losing my job 18 months ago, I have been on a lot of temporary assignments. Dress code varies, but the universal constants are no hateful/racist clothing and no hats. I don’t wear a hat, so it doesn’t affect me, bu… --- ## [Bands of mixed gender with more than one female member?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-of-mixed-gender-with-more-than-one-female-member/107122)
**Author:** [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2002, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-of-mixed-gender-with-more-than-one-female-member/107122 "2002-05-05T18:24:50Z")
I got to thinking about the members of the bands that I’ve seen pictures of, and something odd occurred to me: I can only think of one band that has both male and female members and more than one woman (that band is Flee… --- ## [What can I do with my old stuffed animals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-my-old-stuffed-animals/563587)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-my-old-stuffed-animals/563587 "2010-12-13T01:31:09Z")
I have some stuffed animals from my girlhood - about ten of them. A koala, a rather large lion, a Siamese kitteh, one of those Snoopy teaching things where one shoe has laces, one has a buckle, he has a button and a zipp… --- ## [Role-Playing Games: An Explanation.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/role-playing-games-an-explanation/701121)
**Author:** [@Chicago\_Faucet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicago_Faucet)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2014, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/role-playing-games-an-explanation/701121 "2014-10-29T21:44:40Z")
I’m typing out this long post more for myself than anyone else, just to get my thoughts down, and to justify my existence. But, there is also a hint of self-realization and self-justification, as well. I also hope to e… --- ## [Does the ipod shuffle require itunes to load your music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-ipod-shuffle-require-itunes-to-load-your-music/619800)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2012, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-ipod-shuffle-require-itunes-to-load-your-music/619800 "2012-04-26T16:04:24Z")
I hate the itune software that continuously runs on the computer. Is it required to load music on the Shuffle? I’m looking for somebody that has a Shuffle that knows for sure. I prefer to drag and drop music from my fold… --- ## [Is Fred Phelps in Heaven now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fred-phelps-in-heaven-now/686193)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2014, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fred-phelps-in-heaven-now/686193 "2014-04-22T18:49:11Z")
Does God agree with Phelps’ message and let him past the Pearly Gates? --- ## [What is your All Time Favorite Cartoon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-all-time-favorite-cartoon/845556)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-all-time-favorite-cartoon/845556 "2020-01-16T18:40:07Z")
I recently saw a very uplifting documentary celebrating the life of Mel Blanc. It’s called “Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices” and it was rated 8.0 on IMDB which is extremely high. For those of you who may not kno… --- ## [Is Latin America Western?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-latin-america-western/578428)
**Author:** [@pinguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinguin)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-latin-america-western/578428 "2011-04-28T19:32:25Z")
According to Huntington it isn’t. According to most educated Latin Americans, of course it is Western, and I agree with them. So, just to hear your oppinions. Answer at your own risk :wink: --- ## [Song titles that make good sentences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-that-make-good-sentences/374266)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-that-make-good-sentences/374266 "2006-09-27T05:35:19Z")
For some reason I’ve had “I Hate Myself For Loving You” stuck in my head recently. I think it’s because just the title of the song makes me think “yeah, so true, so true.” Another good one is “I Hate Myself and I Want T… --- ## [Are automatics better for hill starts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-automatics-better-for-hill-starts/713519)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2015, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-automatics-better-for-hill-starts/713519 "2015-02-27T17:34:21Z")
I am a new driver and I have a manual car and even thou I drive a lot, I am scared as f… from hills, mild ones, not really steep ones, just today I made a small column of cars behind me because first my car turned off an… --- ## [Spoil "The Purge" for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoil-the-purge-for-me/660415)
**Author:** [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2013, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoil-the-purge-for-me/660415 "2013-06-14T16:55:37Z")
So I was over reading this review of The Purge. The author pretty much rips it apart, which didn’t surprise me. But then he says that the final scene is “genuinely superb”, which did. I will never in a million years w… --- ## [The superignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-superignorant/704885)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2014, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-superignorant/704885 "2014-11-19T17:16:53Z")
I really like this board. People ask questions, they get answers. Some times I think the questions are stupid, but they still deserve polite answers and this board will supply them. And if they’re not so polite your frie… --- ## [Set horns to swoggled: what did you not expect to work that actually does?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/set-horns-to-swoggled-what-did-you-not-expect-to-work-that-actually-does/677793)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/set-horns-to-swoggled-what-did-you-not-expect-to-work-that-actually-does/677793 "2014-01-07T20:22:17Z")
So I’ve got this killer morning sickness (ha. “Morning” sickness.), and nothing works on it. I don’t throw up, I just have this godawful full body malaise, you know? It scoffs at ginger Altoids. Peppermint tea? Ha. … --- ## [Enterprise Judg(e)ment spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-judg-e-ment-spoilers/167467)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 286\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2003, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-judg-e-ment-spoilers/167467 "2003-08-08T13:32:20Z")
Critics say a rip off Star Trek 6, but it’s about the Klingon judical system. They’re Klingons. How different can a verdict be? A bit of Rhasamon stealing, too, with Archer’s version vs the Klingon Captain now GIB. I l… --- ## [Why don't we just rely on police testimony all the time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-just-rely-on-police-testimony-all-the-time/541801)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2010, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-just-rely-on-police-testimony-all-the-time/541801 "2010-06-04T21:23:58Z")
No evidence? No problem. As long as a cop says you did it, you did it. At least, that’s how they do it in Ohio. \[ \](The Eyes Have It: No Need for Radar Gun in Ohio - ABC News) So as long as the officer has a phot… --- ## [Why do folks who have something to sell refuse to say what they want for it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-folks-who-have-something-to-sell-refuse-to-say-what-they-want-for-it/691934)
**Author:** [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2014, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-folks-who-have-something-to-sell-refuse-to-say-what-they-want-for-it/691934 "2014-07-13T20:21:34Z")
I work in a music store where we buy and sell used instruments and musical gear. Every day folks come in with gear to sell. Guitars, violins, banjos, horns, pedals, speakers and mixers, mikes, etc. Many people understa… --- ## [Question about Engine Light on Ford Focus...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-engine-light-on-ford-focus/168840)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2003, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-engine-light-on-ford-focus/168840 "2003-04-16T16:01:17Z")
Today I bought a 2000 Ford focus (45k miles)used at a dealership. I was very excited about it, but late this evening while coming home from seeing a movie, the engine light came on. Now, I’m normally the kind of panicky… --- ## [How do YOU know that you're not dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-that-youre-not-dead/697681)
**Author:** [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2014, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-that-youre-not-dead/697681 "2014-09-10T20:39:51Z")
What makes you think you’re still alive? --- ## [Food that begins with E?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-that-begins-with-e/129675)
**Author:** [@Profane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profane)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2002, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-that-begins-with-e/129675 "2002-09-27T06:35:30Z")
DD’s Kindergarden class is having a Pot Luck party, and I have to bring something. The problem is that it has to begin with an E (the first letter of her first name.) It also has to be portable, and in 25 portions. E… --- ## [The Feud: Food Fight! by infovore \[game over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-food-fight-by-infovore-game-over/614816)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2012, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-food-fight-by-infovore-game-over/614816 "2012-03-11T03:14:14Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). Joke answers will not be … --- ## [Duke Nukem Forever finally officially rescheduled to "forever"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duke-nukem-forever-finally-officially-rescheduled-to-forever/495652)
**Author:** [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2009, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duke-nukem-forever-finally-officially-rescheduled-to-forever/495652 "2009-05-31T08:16:13Z")
And it only took thirteen years of development. 3DRealms has shutdown and that’s pretty much it for the longest running gag in the gaming industry. Honestly until recently I expected something to eventually escape the … --- ## [Nature Documentaries and DEATH.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nature-documentaries-and-death/560395)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2010, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nature-documentaries-and-death/560395 "2010-11-19T03:26:46Z")
I’m totally unable to sleep right now because I just watched what felt like 10 minutes of slow motion baby wildebeest death-by-crocodile. Why do they do that? I mean I get showing the whole thing, the good and the bad, b… --- ## [How likely is this scenario? Global warming at 4C](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-likely-is-this-scenario-global-warming-at-4c/819484)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2019, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-likely-is-this-scenario-global-warming-at-4c/819484 "2019-03-25T19:53:24Z")
I don’t know much about climate change, I believe it, however, I was alarmed by this map about how large swathes of the world would be left uninhabitable due to a runaway greenhouse effect. … --- ## [The Younger Gens Bush: Thank God for Family Values](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-younger-gens-bush-thank-god-for-family-values/323813)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2005, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-younger-gens-bush-thank-god-for-family-values/323813 "2005-10-02T23:59:43Z")
I started to post this one a few days ago, but decided- nah, these “kids” are civilians. They aren’t responsible for their parents’ actions. It would be classless to pit them. But then I had an epiphany (I think that’… --- ## [Why is Marvel Turning All Its Superheroes Into Women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-marvel-turning-all-its-superheroes-into-women/766374)
**Author:** [@NeonMadman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NeonMadman)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2016, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-marvel-turning-all-its-superheroes-into-women/766374 "2016-09-25T06:40:29Z")
I’m OK with the idea of female superheroes, really. I even read \*Wonder Woman \*when I was a boy back in the 1950s and 60s even though everyone thought it was a comic book for girls. And I’m not the biggest Marvel fan; I’… --- ## [Can You Get a Master's Degree in a Subject You Didn't Major In?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-a-masters-degree-in-a-subject-you-didnt-major-in/120368)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2002, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-a-masters-degree-in-a-subject-you-didnt-major-in/120368 "2002-07-26T21:20:16Z")
Lately I’ve been entertaining the idea of getting my Master’s Degree. I got my bachelor’s in… well, never mind that. But it wasn’t in English or journalism, which I’m thinking about doing now. Simply put, can you get a … --- ## [The Ultimate Recipe Thread Volume II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-recipe-thread-volume-ii/161860)
**Author:** [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2003, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-recipe-thread-volume-ii/161860 "2003-08-01T21:56:38Z")
To celebrate an extra 5,000\[sup\]th\[/sup\] post, I’m launching another volume of The Ultimate Recipe Thread. Please feel free to contribute your favorite preparations and holiday family classics. Whenever possible, provide… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=918&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=920&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)