# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=920&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:** 921 --- ## [What feels better: a good bowel movement or sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-feels-better-a-good-bowel-movement-or-sex/385035)
**Author:** [@Chasing\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chasing_Dreams)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2006, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-feels-better-a-good-bowel-movement-or-sex/385035 "2006-12-26T03:33:46Z")
So how about it dopers? Do you think a good bowel movement is more sensational than good sex? --- ## [Zoo cancels free days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoo-cancels-free-days/625560)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2012, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoo-cancels-free-days/625560 "2012-06-23T00:00:14Z")
Our zoo, the Houston Zoo, has cancelled its once-a-month free days for the rest of the summer because too many people attended on the first free day of summer. They report 12,000 people tried to go to the zoo, but the J… --- ## [Officer blows off finger handling display gun in store (Warning graphic video) Who is at fault?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officer-blows-off-finger-handling-display-gun-in-store-warning-graphic-video-who-is-at-fault/709675)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2015, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officer-blows-off-finger-handling-display-gun-in-store-warning-graphic-video-who-is-at-fault/709675 "2015-01-16T14:31:13Z")
Story here - VIDEO: Former GPD Officer Files Lawsuit After Gunstore Incident Should he have been able to trust that the display gun was unloaded? Should the store be sued? Is he at fault for unsafe gun handling even if … --- ## [How to collect rainwater in a field (i.e. no roof)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-collect-rainwater-in-a-field-i-e-no-roof/479829)
**Author:** [@wonder9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonder9)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-collect-rainwater-in-a-field-i-e-no-roof/479829 "2009-01-08T19:58:42Z")
Awkward title, I know. But here’s the situation. My neighborhood wants to create a community vegetable garden in an unused common area. We can figure out how to fence out the deer (we think. We hope.) but water is trick… --- ## [Credit Reporting Agencies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-reporting-agencies/653456)
**Author:** [@AnthonyElite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnthonyElite)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-reporting-agencies/653456 "2013-03-25T23:06:44Z")
Why, why, in what fucking universe, what war did we lose, where we have to pay to see our credit report if we want to look at it more than once per year? What? I have to pay money to see information you are collecting ab… --- ## [Hip out of place - anyone know a remedy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-out-of-place-anyone-know-a-remedy/156082)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2003, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-out-of-place-anyone-know-a-remedy/156082 "2003-02-21T00:51:54Z")
We went to see a movie this weekend, and out of nowhere with no apparent cause, I stood up after the movie and my hip seems to be a little displaced from the socket. Not really enough to go to the doctor over, but enough… --- ## [Stop abusing the "rolleyes" smiley](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-abusing-the-rolleyes-smiley/91100)
**Author:** [@aegypt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aegypt)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2002, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-abusing-the-rolleyes-smiley/91100 "2002-08-11T07:15:54Z")
:rolleyes: seems to have become the standard response for posters with no really good arguments, who nonetheless feel a need to simultaneously increase their posting count and indicate that the previous poster is a compl… --- ## [Any reason not to build drywall framing using drwall screws?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-not-to-build-drywall-framing-using-drwall-screws/576854)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2011, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-not-to-build-drywall-framing-using-drwall-screws/576854 "2011-09-25T15:39:11Z")
I want to build some basic framing around some ductwork to drywall over. Usually when tearing out old stuff I find most framing to be put together with nails. I’d prefer to predrill holes and use long drywall screws to… --- ## [Recommend a terrible yet thoroughly watchable movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-terrible-yet-thoroughly-watchable-movie/321816)
**Author:** [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2005, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-terrible-yet-thoroughly-watchable-movie/321816 "2005-09-22T15:33:05Z")
Millions, I’m sure there’s a name for movies like this. Not necessarily B-movies or Cult Movies, because neither of those necessarily conote that the film is actually bad, just low budget or niche-y, respectively. I’m t… --- ## [Innocent things you did as a child without repercussions, that would get you suspended today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/innocent-things-you-did-as-a-child-without-repercussions-that-would-get-you-suspended-today/718469)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2016, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/innocent-things-you-did-as-a-child-without-repercussions-that-would-get-you-suspended-today/718469 "2016-03-07T04:36:36Z")
In the news this morning was an Arab-American kid who asked a girl to the prom in a creative way. He made a suicide bomber costume and carried a sign that said ‘I kno it’s A little Late, But I’m kinda…THE BOMB! Rilea, W… --- ## [Remember Shakey's Pizza?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-shakeys-pizza/307774)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Lance_Murdoch)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2005, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-shakeys-pizza/307774 "2005-06-15T00:39:28Z")
When I was a kid (in the '70s) nothing could match the thrill of going to Shakey’s. The atmosphere was definitely kid-oriented with the player piano and the guys in straw hats and so on, but the pizza was really good. … --- ## [The 1st amendment should offer some protection from private retaliation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-1st-amendment-should-offer-some-protection-from-private-retaliation/795093)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2017, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-1st-amendment-should-offer-some-protection-from-private-retaliation/795093 "2017-09-06T00:19:39Z")
Professor fired for blaming Harvey on Texas voting for Trump. This insanity has got to stop. People should be allowed to express political opinions when off work without risk of losing their jobs. There can be some ex… --- ## [Strawberry Shortcake. Sugar or Glaze?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strawberry-shortcake-sugar-or-glaze/657376)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strawberry-shortcake-sugar-or-glaze/657376 "2013-05-07T03:49:56Z")
So, I decided to make strawberry shortcake for dessert tonight for my daughter and I and my brother’s family. I was getting ready to add the sugar to the strawberries when my brother stopped me. He was absolutely disgust… --- ## [Alabama declares frozen embryos to be children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-declares-frozen-embryos-to-be-children/997883)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-declares-frozen-embryos-to-be-children/997883 "2024-03-22T17:01:28Z")
I’d like to discuss the implication of the Alabama court ruling that frozen embryos are children. I’m also interested if Dopers know whether this is appealable. Some implications, off the top of my head: IVF is dead … --- ## [Safety of Multi-lane roundabouts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safety-of-multi-lane-roundabouts/673453)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2013, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safety-of-multi-lane-roundabouts/673453 "2013-11-16T01:46:48Z")
I’ve read a few articles that mention the safety benefits of a modern roundabout over a traditional intersection—significant reductions in collisions and fatalities—but they all seem to talk in the sense of a signal lane… --- ## [Test, Chess board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-chess-board/708269)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2015, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-chess-board/708269 "2015-06-26T03:56:40Z")
Testing for the ascii of chess pieces and spacing. With Courier New font: 8 ║♜ ♞ ♝ ♛ ♚ ♝ ♞ ♜ 7 ║:chess\_pawn: :chess\_pawn: :chess\_pawn: :chess\_pawn: :chess\_pawn: :chess\_pawn: :chess\_pawn: :chess\_pawn: 6 ║… … … … … … …… --- ## [Why can't you keep the football?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-you-keep-the-football/379331)
**Author:** [@Diddledog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diddledog)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2006, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-you-keep-the-football/379331 "2006-11-11T17:39:57Z")
Why do they take the football back after it does into the stands? In baseball, snagging a foul ball or a homer is one of the joys of going to the game, but during most (I’m sure there are exceptions) football games, they… --- ## [Why is "Highlander" such a classic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-highlander-such-a-classic/559734)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2010, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-highlander-such-a-classic/559734 "2010-12-10T22:27:24Z")
I saw it once in 1990 but remembered essentially nothing about it, so when I noticed that TiVo had recorded it as a suggestion my husband and I watched it. What the fuck. It was so bad! And how did they manage to make m… --- ## [Gettin' Pumped to Kick Some Ass Songs--The Definitive Collection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettin-pumped-to-kick-some-ass-songs-the-definitive-collection/551027)
**Author:** [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettin-pumped-to-kick-some-ass-songs-the-definitive-collection/551027 "2010-08-25T04:01:24Z")
Let’s get pumped to kick some ass! With youtube links, please. I’ll start: Eye of the Tiger by Survivor Bound for Glory by Angry Anderson --- ## [It's Time for Another "Whatcha Readin'?" Thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-whatcha-readin-thread/249231)
**Author:** [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2004, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-whatcha-readin-thread/249231 "2004-07-19T05:44:05Z")
I just finished All Dressed in White: The Irresistable Rise of the American Wedding, which I really enjoyed. It’s a fun read: sort of a pop history of how American wedding customs have changed over the last two hundred y… --- ## [Resolving a Mattress Fund?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolving-a-mattress-fund/608760)
**Author:** [@Skott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skott)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2012, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolving-a-mattress-fund/608760 "2012-01-17T19:29:35Z")
Recent found out that a family friend has been saving a little bit of cash from their paycheck for the past 40 years or so. I told her how dangerous it is to have that sort of cash laying around, and her solution is to … --- ## [Travel attractions or events that didn't disappoint](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-attractions-or-events-that-didnt-disappoint/994752)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2024, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-attractions-or-events-that-didnt-disappoint/994752 "2024-02-05T11:07:53Z")
In our travels we’ve encountered some attractions that have disappointed, some that were interesting, and some that really knocked it out of the park. What did you experience that went above and beyond your expectations?… --- ## [Give the guy a break!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-the-guy-a-break/349620)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2006, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-the-guy-a-break/349620 "2006-04-16T07:08:37Z")
Just read this: http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/03/23/djfired.rice.ap/index.html This is ridiculous. He accidentally says something offensive, immediately realizes his mistake and quickly apologizes, but gets fired… --- ## [Trolls, socks and familiarity with the Board.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-socks-and-familiarity-with-the-board/427052)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2007, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-socks-and-familiarity-with-the-board/427052 "2007-11-22T03:12:29Z")
Originally posted on the RLS trainwreck: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=9191913&postcount=133 I asked: I ask this here again, at a mod’s request, to avoid further hijiack of that thread. --- ## [Why do people say irrational numbers must contain any sequence of numbers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-say-irrational-numbers-must-contain-any-sequence-of-numbers/607064)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2013, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-say-irrational-numbers-must-contain-any-sequence-of-numbers/607064 "2013-07-10T08:24:38Z")
Consider the number 0.101001000100001000001… with an increasing number of 0s between the 1s. \[ol\] \[li\]Is this number irrational?\[/li\]\[li\]It does not contain the number “2” or even the sequence “11”\[/li\]\[/ol\] Since thi… --- ## [American Idol 4/29-4/30](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-29-4-30/447374)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2008, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-29-4-30/447374 "2008-05-06T17:49:52Z")
Tonight, Neil Diamond mentors the five remaining finalists. I’m really hoping that Jason will be leaving this week or next. I’m so bored with him. --- ## [What does the Google street view of your home show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-google-street-view-of-your-home-show/693638)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2014, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-google-street-view-of-your-home-show/693638 "2014-07-28T15:06:03Z")
I just looked my address up and it is sort of eerie. The photo is of my house shortly after I bought it almost four years ago - the garden isn’t done but the fence is up, still has the nasty old concrete porch, the dead… --- ## [What is the fascination with superheroes in the movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-fascination-with-superheroes-in-the-movies/547045)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2010, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-fascination-with-superheroes-in-the-movies/547045 "2010-07-21T12:24:41Z")
This mini-rant is brought on by this week’s cover of Entertainment Weekly, which is a preview of the upcoming film version of The Green Lantern. What is the fascination with superheroes at the movies? There are several… --- ## [Movies where the protagonists are total douches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-the-protagonists-are-total-douches/531721)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2010, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-the-protagonists-are-total-douches/531721 "2010-03-13T01:36:55Z")
I was watching Wedding Crashers over the weekend, and as I much as I love it , I couldn’t help but thinking that Vince Vaughn’s and Owen Wilson’s characters are total douches. Yeah the antagonist is real douche also, and… --- ## [Amy Winehouse death due alcohol withdrawal syndrome?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-winehouse-death-due-alcohol-withdrawal-syndrome/590658)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-winehouse-death-due-alcohol-withdrawal-syndrome/590658 "2011-10-27T21:30:40Z")
At least that what her family is claiming. Quitting Alcohol Killed Amy Winehouse, Family Sources Say | Fox News At first I called bullshit on that, but after looking it up, this condition does exist and can be fatal. I… --- ## [How come video games and porn have not been successfully combined?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-video-games-and-porn-have-not-been-successfully-combined/650684)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2013, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-video-games-and-porn-have-not-been-successfully-combined/650684 "2013-02-22T13:47:52Z")
You would think that video games and pornography would be peanut butter and chocolate but the few efforts that have been made have been underwhelming. 30 Rock made it a plot point in one of its episodes. Porn and video … --- ## [Why do the secret societies have so much power and freedom in America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-secret-societies-have-so-much-power-and-freedom-in-america/660121)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2013, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-secret-societies-have-so-much-power-and-freedom-in-america/660121 "2013-06-09T22:42:51Z")
My real question is: “Do secret societies have power in other countries” Like communist countries for example? I have already googled skull and cross bones to see if President Obama is one of them … shocking to find o… --- ## [Alternatives to granite countertops?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-granite-countertops/628695)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2012, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-granite-countertops/628695 "2012-08-06T12:24:54Z")
My wife and I are just starting to think about redoing our kitchen and I’m trying to get some design ideas. While I like the functionality of granite countertops, I don’t really like their look. What other options are … --- ## [William Lane Craig says you can disprove a negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/william-lane-craig-says-you-can-disprove-a-negative/705762)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2014, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/william-lane-craig-says-you-can-disprove-a-negative/705762 "2014-12-06T23:39:44Z")
William Lane Craig says you can disprove a negative. For example, “the are no Lions in Africa” can be disproven. Atheists, agnostics and rationalists use the term “you can’t disprove a negative” to defend such claims, “y… --- ## [A new breakfast delight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-breakfast-delight/742484)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2016, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-breakfast-delight/742484 "2016-01-27T02:22:43Z")
Scrambled egg (just egg & butter) on crumpets, with a grind of pepper and a dusting of parmesan. And bacon. Nom. --- ## [There might just be a reason that Lissener gets repeated pittings.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-might-just-be-a-reason-that-lissener-gets-repeated-pittings/499278)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2009, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-might-just-be-a-reason-that-lissener-gets-repeated-pittings/499278 "2009-06-15T05:52:00Z")
In a casual thread about an innocuous band, a poster casually used the term “wuss rock”. A term that seems appropriate to the poster. But, no. Not for some hyper-sensitive poster who drops a load onto this poster by stat… --- ## [Do asian people have white people fetishes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-asian-people-have-white-people-fetishes/427126)
**Author:** [@Chasing\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chasing_Dreams)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2007, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-asian-people-have-white-people-fetishes/427126 "2007-11-22T01:19:40Z")
As I was watching a Chinese movie, I got to thinking that there are plenty of porn sites for the western markets that cater to asian women fetishes. Does the reverse exist? Are there asian based porn sites that cater to … --- ## [Obama's Speech to the Memorial Service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-speech-to-the-memorial-service/644252)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2012, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-speech-to-the-memorial-service/644252 "2012-12-19T18:00:20Z")
I must congratulate his speech writer. He called for more gun control on every level without asking for any gun control. He’s absolutely going in the wrong direction, but wasn’t that a great tap dance? --- ## [Add your scary clown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-your-scary-clown/186837)
**Author:** [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2003, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-your-scary-clown/186837 "2003-08-19T17:44:10Z")
Jayzuz! This thing is just evil. http://www.disturbingauctions.com/view.php?item=25 Can you find more scary clowns??? --- ## [Buddhism and Loneliness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buddhism-and-loneliness/835273)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2019, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buddhism-and-loneliness/835273 "2019-07-04T00:26:23Z")
I’m not really sure how Buddhism helps deal with feelings like this. The responses I get range from: “The cause are mental fabrications that fabricate loneliness. Stop fabricating mental fabrications that fabricate lone… --- ## [Health Care: Where does the Money Go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-care-where-does-the-money-go/509952)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2009, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-care-where-does-the-money-go/509952 "2009-10-04T04:59:21Z")
Lots of people believe that they know where health care spending goes (i.e. why American spending is roughly double that of any other modern nations.) You probably believe you know. Most likely, though, you are wrong. S… --- ## ["Cosplay is hurting comic book conventions" - What's the reasoning behind this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosplay-is-hurting-comic-book-conventions-whats-the-reasoning-behind-this/706632)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2014, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosplay-is-hurting-comic-book-conventions-whats-the-reasoning-behind-this/706632 "2014-12-16T00:59:19Z")
I noticed reaction (quoted below) to this assumption onthe PVP webcomic site by the artistencouraging people to come by his booth dressed as his characters. I’m not plugged into the cosplay scene so it’s the first time I… --- ## [Great Magic Trick (100% NOT WORK SAFE!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-magic-trick-100-not-work-safe/368177)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2006, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-magic-trick-100-not-work-safe/368177 "2006-08-15T04:35:43Z")
Now this is one hell of a magic act…however: WARNING! 100% NOT WORK SAFE, and you might even want to consider who is in the house that might walk by while you are watching this! Seriously. Cut and paste the entire li… --- ## [Do NOT walk on the bike path.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-walk-on-the-bike-path/497694)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2009, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-walk-on-the-bike-path/497694 "2009-06-09T15:30:00Z")
Attention fuckwads of Minneapolis, I understand that we only get four non-consecutive days of sunshine here, so when decent weather makes its triumphant return, everyone heads out en masse to the lakes, rivers and parks.… --- ## [Is water actually healthier than other beverages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-water-actually-healthier-than-other-beverages/583049)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-water-actually-healthier-than-other-beverages/583049 "2011-05-27T05:12:03Z")
The ‘common wisdom’ I have heard most of my life is that regular water is more healthy than other beverages. There is almost an assumption that water will help remove toxins from your body and help your body function wel… --- ## [PC Gaming Dead! Oh no wait, Steam just made a billion this year.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-gaming-dead-oh-no-wait-steam-just-made-a-billion-this-year/570076)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2011, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-gaming-dead-oh-no-wait-steam-just-made-a-billion-this-year/570076 "2011-02-06T07:26:18Z")
Steam’s 2010 revenue is nearly 1 billion dollars for 2010. Given that about 70-80% of the moneys go to publishers and developers, that’s a LOT of money coming from the “dying” PC platform. And that’s just one digital d… --- ## [Does anyone even LIKE Dick Cheney?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-even-like-dick-cheney/366955)
**Author:** [@mrrealtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrrealtime)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2006, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-even-like-dick-cheney/366955 "2006-08-08T03:00:56Z")
I mean, I personally dont care for him, but who actually likes him? He’s generally portrayed by the media as an evil overlord…but then, when Ive seen him interviewed he seems relatively normal for an over privileged pow… --- ## [Are North American and South American "Indians" Genetically The Same?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-north-american-and-south-american-indians-genetically-the-same/478129)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2013, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-north-american-and-south-american-indians-genetically-the-same/478129 "2013-02-15T04:48:38Z")
It seems to me, that the native people inhabiting the Amazon jungle look quite different from the Navajo people of the SW USA. Have the DNA of these peoples been compared? Are there major differences, suggesting differ… --- ## [What limits the size of arthropods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-limits-the-size-of-arthropods/510319)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2009, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-limits-the-size-of-arthropods/510319 "2009-09-20T19:23:33Z")
Outside of an SF movie, you never see an insect or spider or scorpion larger than a rat, nor a crab or lobster very much larger than a cat. I have never even seen a giant-arthropod fossil in a museum. Whereas vertebrat… --- ## [Big wedding photo on living room wall: narcissistic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-wedding-photo-on-living-room-wall-narcissistic/243755)
**Author:** [@NardoPolo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NardoPolo)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2004, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-wedding-photo-on-living-room-wall-narcissistic/243755 "2004-05-07T11:32:53Z")
The short version of the question: Is it conceited for a couple to show their wedding day photo on their wall? Does it matter where or how big the photo is? The long version of the question: So my soon-to-be fiance a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=919&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=921&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)