# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=942&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:** 943 --- ## [When did the average person first hear about CDs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-average-person-first-hear-about-cds/782285)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2017, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-average-person-first-hear-about-cds/782285 "2017-03-23T14:02:59Z")
I’m putting this in CS so people can share their stories. I turned 11 in 1982 and was a classical music fan (and remain so, though I only listened to classical then). I think that’s when I first heard about CDs on the c… --- ## [Most bothersome bumper stickers/auto accessorizing you've seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-bothersome-bumper-stickers-auto-accessorizing-youve-seen/836946)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2019, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-bothersome-bumper-stickers-auto-accessorizing-youve-seen/836946 "2019-07-18T13:34:12Z")
Bumper stickers: I Might Be Slow But I’m Ahead of You RELAX (gee that’s not passive aggressive, like, at all! Probably more provocative, than anything, perhaps?) Any variations of “Care - Child in Car” (does the drive… --- ## [Former British colonies: Why are some so much more successful than others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-british-colonies-why-are-some-so-much-more-successful-than-others/682657)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-british-colonies-why-are-some-so-much-more-successful-than-others/682657 "2014-03-08T23:03:56Z")
Please forgive my historical ignorance. I’m hoping to learn a little about this situation, but I’m not sure where to start because I don’t know if there’s a simple answer to this phenomenon or if it’s a controversial top… --- ## [Has the Kim Jong Un regime in North Korea been overthrown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-kim-jong-un-regime-in-north-korea-been-overthrown/700450)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2014, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-kim-jong-un-regime-in-north-korea-been-overthrown/700450 "2014-10-29T22:15:04Z")
I’ve heard that Kim Jong hasn’t been seen for almost a month and there might’ve been a internal revolt, possibly a regime change. Couple things stick out to me about the current situation: Is it unusual for a lea… --- ## [Who is the Greatest Living U.S. President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-living-u-s-president/719952)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-living-u-s-president/719952 "2015-05-20T15:28:23Z")
Among the U.S. Presidents that are still alive, which one would you rank as the greatest? --- ## [Survivor Finale \[Please BOX your SPOILERS!\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-finale-please-box-your-spoilers/335144)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2005, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-finale-please-box-your-spoilers/335144 "2005-12-30T01:19:20Z")
Please remember that there are those of us who cannot see the Survivor finale until three hours after the show ends on the Right Coast. PLEASE BOX YOUR SPOILERS! Here is how I think it will play out (speculation, not s… --- ## [More roommate issues: Overnight guests the morning after](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-roommate-issues-overnight-guests-the-morning-after/559737)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2010, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-roommate-issues-overnight-guests-the-morning-after/559737 "2010-11-09T04:53:09Z")
Yes, it’s another roommate question. Once again, I’m just looking to see if I’ve got a point, or if I am completely off base. Roommate and I share a small one-bedroom apartment that is functionally more like a large stu… --- ## [Giving to beggars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-to-beggars/943323)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2021, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-to-beggars/943323 "2021-12-16T22:43:06Z")
Not a new topic, by any means, but one that I don’t see in my personal thread history. Also, not sure if this should go here or IMHO, but I’ll start it here since it seems so mundane to me. So today on my way home from… --- ## [What is that flimsy cardboard cover under my car engine? Do I need it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-that-flimsy-cardboard-cover-under-my-car-engine-do-i-need-it/587337)
**Author:** [@I\_Know\_Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Know_Nothing)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2011, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-that-flimsy-cardboard-cover-under-my-car-engine-do-i-need-it/587337 "2011-07-10T22:40:57Z")
I’m trying to take off my alternator. I crawl underneath my car and this flimsy, crumbly, soggy, black cardboardish cover is blocking my access. I can’t figure out how to take it off because its partially held on by so… --- ## [PC Game Piracy (and I agree with this...)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-game-piracy-and-i-agree-with-this/539800)
**Author:** [@yarblek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yarblek)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2010, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-game-piracy-and-i-agree-with-this/539800 "2010-05-26T10:56:20Z")
I think that this article has some merit in the piracy debate, although it’s more to do with PC game piracy than piracy in general. PC Game Piracy Examined I’m sure some of you will deny some things said there, but wha… --- ## [Has any live person ever ended up having an autopsy done on them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-live-person-ever-ended-up-having-an-autopsy-done-on-them/514476)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2009, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-live-person-ever-ended-up-having-an-autopsy-done-on-them/514476 "2009-10-23T18:21:39Z")
Don’t doctors take every precaution concievable to make sure live people don’t end up on the autopsy table? --- ## [Chickens and stink bugs - bad combo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chickens-and-stink-bugs-bad-combo/548893)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2014, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chickens-and-stink-bugs-bad-combo/548893 "2014-08-10T23:02:21Z")
I planted a bunch of sunflowers this year, and the stink bugs love 'em. In particular, I’ve gotten an enormous crop of leaf-footed bugs, some of which can be huge! I’ve been daydreaming about getting some chickens, and … --- ## [Why is "stop" and "no" so fucking hard to understand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-stop-and-no-so-fucking-hard-to-understand/338730)
**Author:** [@Obsidian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Obsidian)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2007, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-stop-and-no-so-fucking-hard-to-understand/338730 "2007-10-16T22:10:07Z")
My roommate’s little sister is sleeping on my pullout. This is because the guy she went out with felt that sexual assault is a great way to end a date. By some miracle she managed to get him off her before he was done an… --- ## [Why is it that I can get a rack of ribs everywhere EXCEPT a BBQ joint?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-that-i-can-get-a-rack-of-ribs-everywhere-except-a-bbq-joint/669821)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2013, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-that-i-can-get-a-rack-of-ribs-everywhere-except-a-bbq-joint/669821 "2013-10-13T05:27:14Z")
Places like Chili’s and other chain restaurants offer ribs by the half rack or a rack. But if you go to a BBQ joint and order the rib plate, they just give you a pittance of ribs.Why is that?! And what the heck ever ha… --- ## [Orient vs. Occident?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orient-vs-occident/141943)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2019, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orient-vs-occident/141943 "2019-01-19T09:02:30Z")
Why is the Eastern World known as the “Orient”, and the Western World is known as the “Occident”? What is the root behind these respective terms? I know what you’re thinking…it’s because the West Indies were found by O… --- ## [Apparently, I AM a terrorist... (airplane rant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-am-a-terrorist-airplane-rant/142131)
**Author:** [@BottledBlondJeanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BottledBlondJeanie)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2003, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-am-a-terrorist-airplane-rant/142131 "2003-01-09T16:41:20Z")
I’ve come to the conclusion that I must be a terrorist. Why, you might ask would this late 20, tall, blonde, blue eyed, fishbelly-whiteskinned woman be considered a terrorist. Well, it’s the logical conclusion when I A… --- ## [Where's my kitten?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-my-kitten/667468)
**Author:** [@turtlescanfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turtlescanfly)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2013, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-my-kitten/667468 "2013-09-21T02:56:48Z")
Seriously, my cat has 4 kittens, about 2 1/2 weeks old now. Eyes open nice and wide, walking very unsteadily (mostly creeping, really). Today after dinner I retrieved them from the basket in my bedroom where their mother… --- ## [Hey Stoneburg, you gutless, lying pusbag...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-stoneburg-you-gutless-lying-pusbag/219076)
**Author:** [@yguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yguy)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2003, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-stoneburg-you-gutless-lying-pusbag/219076 "2003-12-16T06:30:12Z")
You posted this: \*Aha, so my suspicion was correct. I can summarise your beliefs for you yguy, and by doing so I think it is obvious why you prefer not to state them: You’re anti-abortion on religious grounds. You’re … --- ## [There's a spider on your bed, but no tissue. You have a $5 bill, though.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-spider-on-your-bed-but-no-tissue-you-have-a-5-bill-though/694616)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-spider-on-your-bed-but-no-tissue-you-have-a-5-bill-though/694616 "2014-08-03T16:31:05Z")
Whaddaya gonna do, tough guy? --- ## [NTSB recommends lowering the legal blood alcohol limit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ntsb-recommends-lowering-the-legal-blood-alcohol-limit/658421)
**Author:** [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2013, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ntsb-recommends-lowering-the-legal-blood-alcohol-limit/658421 "2013-05-28T23:28:06Z")
In the USA, the National Transportation Safety Board has recommended\* that states lower the DUI limit from 0.08% to 0.05%. While 31% of all fatal accidents are attributed to alcohol impairment, it doesn’t break down th… --- ## [In days of old when knights were bold...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-days-of-old-when-knights-were-bold/426978)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2007, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-days-of-old-when-knights-were-bold/426978 "2007-11-19T17:17:03Z")
I am not asking for the actual limericks, but I am curious to know what is greatest number of limericks any Straight Doper knows beginning with those immortal words. --- ## [The U.K. Is Done. The U.K. Is Also The Canary In The Coal Mine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-u-k-is-done-the-u-k-is-also-the-canary-in-the-coal-mine/478097)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2008, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-u-k-is-done-the-u-k-is-also-the-canary-in-the-coal-mine/478097 "2008-12-29T09:00:55Z")
Reasonable men have been able to agree for some while now that the ruins of Empire have left little other than hordes of benefit-taking binge-drinking fans of a game played by floppy-haired pixies in tight nylon shorts. … --- ## [This fucking upgrade SUCKS!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-upgrade-sucks/461689)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2008, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-upgrade-sucks/461689 "2008-09-05T17:15:33Z")
You knew someone was gonna do it. Now it’s out of the way. I have not formulated an opinion on the upgrade yet. It may well indeed suck, but I certainly hope not. --- ## [Is criticizing Islam allowed in The BBQ Pit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-criticizing-islam-allowed-in-the-bbq-pit/720536)
**Author:** [@Haberdash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Haberdash)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2015, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-criticizing-islam-allowed-in-the-bbq-pit/720536 "2015-05-29T03:53:09Z")
In this thread, Miller first stepped in and warned me for “hate speech” for discussing the issue of Islam-linked violence, and for illustrating another poster’s problem with using words accurately. Having understood tha… --- ## [Well THAT'S just fucking great](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-thats-just-fucking-great/90749)
**Author:** [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2003, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-thats-just-fucking-great/90749 "2003-02-28T05:04:53Z")
This just in, the Pleides (Seven Sisters Constellation) will be at it’s ‘highest point ever’ in the sky. And according to ancient Aztecs…this would occur on the night that the World Ended. GREAT. Fucking GREAT. Thanks … --- ## [Risks of sex tourism in Thailand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risks-of-sex-tourism-in-thailand/320484)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2005, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risks-of-sex-tourism-in-thailand/320484 "2005-12-10T07:36:53Z")
Alright, I don’t want any moral judgments here about either the patronizing of prostitutes or the exploitation of women. What I want to know is, is Thailand’s sex industry the death-trap that “Ettiquite for Outlaws” make… --- ## [Should American Females be Required to Register for the Draft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-american-females-be-required-to-register-for-the-draft/585023)
**Author:** [@Barrett\_Bonden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barrett_Bonden)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-american-females-be-required-to-register-for-the-draft/585023 "2011-06-13T19:59:52Z")
Inspired by this post in this thread. American women are not currently subject to the military draft. Is this unequal treatment the result of male preference, female preference, or neither? Please assume the same regi… --- ## [Men: Would You Date a 40 Year Old Virgin Woman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-would-you-date-a-40-year-old-virgin-woman/701622)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2014, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-would-you-date-a-40-year-old-virgin-woman/701622 "2014-10-20T19:53:34Z")
This is suggested by the other current thread: Would you date a 40-year-old virgin man? --- ## [Favorite Aqua Teen Hunger Force moments, quotes, episodes, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-aqua-teen-hunger-force-moments-quotes-episodes-etc/621480)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-aqua-teen-hunger-force-moments-quotes-episodes-etc/621480 "2013-04-09T00:18:53Z")
Easily my favorite line ever said by Carl: “You ever been raped by a dog? See, I think that’s what Hell is like, you know. Constantly raped by dogs. That, you know, I don’t know if I believe in God, but… I think he must … --- ## [What is it about Heinz Ketchup that makes it so wonderful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-heinz-ketchup-that-makes-it-so-wonderful/629284)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2013, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-heinz-ketchup-that-makes-it-so-wonderful/629284 "2013-01-09T20:45:14Z")
There is something about Heinz Ketchup, and I don’t know what it is… but I know it’s my favourite vegetable by far. I’ve tried so many other ketchups, some of them considerably more expensive, and none measure up to Hein… --- ## [Can tire inflation levels cause cupping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-tire-inflation-levels-cause-cupping/505557)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2009, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-tire-inflation-levels-cause-cupping/505557 "2009-08-29T17:59:41Z")
Folks, Just had my Elantra in for her 30K ATF flush. I’d been running her tires at 44 PSI for probably the last 10K for fuel economy reasons. The tires says 44 PSI on the sidewall, while the sticker on the car says 34 P… --- ## [Ray Donovan Season 2 \[spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ray-donovan-season-2-spoilers/694273)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2014, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ray-donovan-season-2-spoilers/694273 "2014-10-01T18:05:58Z")
Certainly not the greatest show on TV, but I’m still watching. Seems to me that they’ve set themselves up to take this show wherever they want on the fly. Are they Donovans going to move to a more upscale neighborhood … --- ## [Trump Pardons Everyone!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pardons-everyone/848121)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2020, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pardons-everyone/848121 "2020-07-09T14:19:23Z")
This morning, Trump pardoned Edward DeBartelo, Jr., who was convicted of paying a $400,000 bribe to the governor of Louisiana to get a casino license. Then Trump pardoned Rod Blagojevich, who tried to sell a Senate seat… --- ## [Open Spoilers - How does the Starship Troopers movie diverge from the book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-spoilers-how-does-the-starship-troopers-movie-diverge-from-the-book/465596)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2008, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-spoilers-how-does-the-starship-troopers-movie-diverge-from-the-book/465596 "2008-10-04T02:03:39Z")
I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, I’ve never read the book. The subject comes up alot and is in a current thread. How does the movie miss the point of the book etc? Thanks in advance. --- ## [What video games did you play this year and what did you think of them? 2020/Quarantine edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-games-did-you-play-this-year-and-what-did-you-think-of-them-2020-quarantine-edition/928993)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-games-did-you-play-this-year-and-what-did-you-think-of-them-2020-quarantine-edition/928993 "2022-01-20T16:18:01Z")
This could have gone in the quarantine forum, but it is gaming related so it goes here. I found that one thing that happened at my house was that we had a lot more time to play video games than I had pre-quarantine. It i… --- ## [U.S./Canada cities/town which you can live HAPPILY without a car.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-canada-cities-town-which-you-can-live-happily-without-a-car/536697)
**Author:** [@Jamaika\_a\_jamaikaiake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamaika_a_jamaikaiake)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2010, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-canada-cities-town-which-you-can-live-happily-without-a-car/536697 "2010-04-24T23:33:56Z")
My wife and I live in The City of Jersey City, don’t have a car, and for the most part, are pretty happy about it. Where else in US/Canada is this possible? To be specific, I am asking that either you or someone you kn… --- ## [The Winners Guide to Sid Meier's Civilization IV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-winners-guide-to-sid-meiers-civilization-iv/330884)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2005, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-winners-guide-to-sid-meiers-civilization-iv/330884 "2005-11-21T07:45:58Z")
OK cats. Here’s the deal. I suck at Civ IV. It’s been made clear over the last week or two of compulsive play by me. I realize there’s an existing Civ IV thread out there, but that’s a overall impressions thread, this on… --- ## [Professors/Teachers, why no gum chewing in class?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professors-teachers-why-no-gum-chewing-in-class/529975)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2010, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professors-teachers-why-no-gum-chewing-in-class/529975 "2010-02-25T05:00:49Z")
Any other rules that your students rail against? I once had a prof. who said that if you needed to go to the bathroom during an exam, you flunked that exam. IIRC the first time he mentioned this was at the start of an e… --- ## [The USS Enterprise's bowling alley](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-uss-enterprises-bowling-alley/767220)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-uss-enterprises-bowling-alley/767220 "2016-10-08T04:53:10Z")
Not to hijack all the existing threads. In The Naked Time, when Riley announced that “there will be a dance in the ship’s bowling alley”, do you believe there really WAS a bowling alley? Or that Riley was just babbling … --- ## [Heard a new one about Obama and the Constitution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heard-a-new-one-about-obama-and-the-constitution/640855)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heard-a-new-one-about-obama-and-the-constitution/640855 "2012-11-14T01:32:20Z")
Well, the conspiracy theorists must be getting bored with their old material. I just heard, in all seriousness, this one: “Obama wants to change the Constitution so he can be President for more than two terms.” If anyon… --- ## [How Do Mexicans Enter the US LEGALLY?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-mexicans-enter-the-us-legally/390533)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2007, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-mexicans-enter-the-us-legally/390533 "2007-02-03T04:38:08Z")
I’m assuming Mexican citizens need a passport to enter the US. Do they need visas as well? If so, does the US government have strict guidelines as to how many visas they give out, to whom they give them, etc.? It seems … --- ## [Sounds really dirty but isn't.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sounds-really-dirty-but-isnt/776657)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sounds-really-dirty-but-isnt/776657 "2017-06-28T11:39:37Z")
My son saw a video on YouTube of a guy using scissors to cut open a turkey, then salt and cook it and decided he wanted to try to do that. Only with a small chicken. Today he said the chicken was still too frozen to cut.… --- ## [Christians. You Love Jesus? Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-you-love-jesus-why/581851)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-you-love-jesus-why/581851 "2011-05-31T12:25:43Z")
Now that you’ve explained why, would you still love him if you received irrefutable proof that the New Testament authors misrepresented his divinity ? That Jesus isn’t God ? Assume He’s still watching you from heaven lik… --- ## [Loyal to those loyal to me ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loyal-to-those-loyal-to-me/593894)
**Author:** [@SRB1988](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SRB1988)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2011, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loyal-to-those-loyal-to-me/593894 "2011-08-28T05:43:56Z")
Hi, my name is Chris and I live far away from America , so my english isn´t good at all . Sorry for that! The reason why I registered in this board is, that I´ve got a question to people, who speak english perfectly. I… --- ## [Is racism preventing us from effectively addressing gun violence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-racism-preventing-us-from-effectively-addressing-gun-violence/757899)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2016, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-racism-preventing-us-from-effectively-addressing-gun-violence/757899 "2016-06-24T19:09:54Z")
America’s massive murder count is principally the result of handguns used in ordinary homicides–almost all of which occur in cities. As a result, despite a national conversation that focuses on other gun violence topics–… --- ## [Elephant grass - is it only my family that believes this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-grass-is-it-only-my-family-that-believes-this/615338)
**Author:** [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2012, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-grass-is-it-only-my-family-that-believes-this/615338 "2012-03-18T13:26:19Z")
As I was growing up, my parents made occasional reference to the stupidity of planting elephant grass. They were completely convinced that once it “became established” it could never be completely removed. They also tho… --- ## [What Meetings Feel Like for Engineers (video)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-meetings-feel-like-for-engineers-video/685508)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2014, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-meetings-feel-like-for-engineers-video/685508 "2014-04-11T05:49:36Z")
If you’ve ever been an engineer, worked with engineers, or even have some familiarity with processes involving engineers, watch this video. Oh–and if you can, do it in the form of a kitten. I laughed so hard I almost h… --- ## [I need a good viking motto](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-good-viking-motto/146718)
**Author:** [@caffeine\_overdose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caffeine_overdose)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2003, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-good-viking-motto/146718 "2003-01-06T21:32:26Z")
My school mascot is the viking which I always found kind of amusing seeing as how vikings are not the nicest people in the history of the world. Now the robotics team that I am on is going to have legitimate shirts but … --- ## [Americans: do you feel any loyalty or other emotional connection to your ancestral homeland?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-do-you-feel-any-loyalty-or-other-emotional-connection-to-your-ancestral-homeland/653198)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-do-you-feel-any-loyalty-or-other-emotional-connection-to-your-ancestral-homeland/653198 "2013-03-20T17:22:31Z")
“Americans” is short for citizens – no, let’s say permanent residents – of the United States, of course. Assuming you have any real idea of where your earliest non-American ancestors lived before immigrating here (forci… --- ## [How often do you shower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-shower/536317)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2010, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-shower/536317 "2010-04-29T19:21:00Z")
This has probably been done before, but it can’t hurt to do it again. This time there’s a poll. I personally shower after waking up every day on average, but sometimes I let it slip to every other day. If I’ve exercis… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=941&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=943&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)