# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=945&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:** 946 --- ## [When Waitresses Attack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-waitresses-attack/195992)
**Author:** [@krisolov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/krisolov)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2003, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-waitresses-attack/195992 "2003-08-22T23:28:57Z")
Well, let me set the stage for you all briefly. We (about 5 of us) went out to lunch at Union Station in DC. Wewent to a reasonably nice Asian place we’d eaten at before. The food was good, the service unremarkable, and … --- ## [Do the British sleep with zedzedzedzedzedzeds above their heads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-british-sleep-with-zedzedzedzedzedzeds-above-their-heads/515803)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2009, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-british-sleep-with-zedzedzedzedzedzeds-above-their-heads/515803 "2009-11-10T19:44:18Z")
…if not, how do they textually snore? Very serious question. --- ## [Are seatbelts universal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-seatbelts-universal/566890)
**Author:** [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-seatbelts-universal/566890 "2011-01-10T16:15:33Z")
I’ve recently acquired a 1996 Tercel from someone who lives in sunny Texas. The plastic button within the seatbelt buckle has aged and become brittle; the driver’s side still (mostly) functions, but the release on the pa… --- ## [What were the School Wide tests given in the 1970's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-school-wide-tests-given-in-the-1970s/546066)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2010, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-school-wide-tests-given-in-the-1970s/546066 "2010-07-10T03:09:56Z")
I still recall those annual tests in grades 7-9. All the kids gathered in the school cafeteria and we spent hours marking bubble sheets with a #2 pencil. There were test booklets for math, grammar, history, spelling and… --- ## ["Made with 100% fruit juice." Does this mean anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-with-100-fruit-juice-does-this-mean-anything/580009)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2011, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-with-100-fruit-juice-does-this-mean-anything/580009 "2011-05-01T04:16:13Z")
Lots of food and drink products have slogans on them like this. “Made with pure X.” “With 100% pure Y.” What on Earth is that supposed to mean? Does it have any legal basis or is it just pure marketing BS? It certainly … --- ## [Gunshot wounds to the temple](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunshot-wounds-to-the-temple/192742)
**Author:** [@revolutionarily](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/revolutionarily)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunshot-wounds-to-the-temple/192742 "2023-09-16T03:08:45Z")
How long does someone live after shooting themselves in the temple with say, a .45acp? Have the police or military ever done any tests on it? What happens to the brain and body when that happens? --- ## [Crown after root canal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crown-after-root-canal/398713)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2007, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crown-after-root-canal/398713 "2007-04-05T15:20:46Z")
So I just had a root canal and it used up my dental insurance for the year. I know that they say you HAVE to have a crown after root canal because it weakens the tooth. The question is: how soon? Can I most likely wa… --- ## [If the sun stoped shining](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-sun-stoped-shining/551838)
**Author:** [@staticgrass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/staticgrass)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-sun-stoped-shining/551838 "2010-08-31T17:52:31Z")
My question is, what would happen to earth if the sun suddenly stopped shining? --- ## [Explain Britain's "rigid class structure" to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-britains-rigid-class-structure-to-me/502952)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2009, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-britains-rigid-class-structure-to-me/502952 "2009-07-17T16:39:34Z")
In this article Britain’s “rigid class structure” is referenced as one reason teen pregnancy rates are higher in the UK than the rest of Europe. The pregnancy issues aside I was surprised re the assertion that the UK ha… --- ## [Married folks: who buys the husband's clothes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-folks-who-buys-the-husbands-clothes/591631)
**Author:** [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2011, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-folks-who-buys-the-husbands-clothes/591631 "2011-08-09T21:03:19Z")
I completely floored my male friends lately when I told them I buy all of my husbands clothes without him there (with the exception of shoes when I take him out to buy them). Frankly, he doesn’t care what he wears and I… --- ## [Why was MSWAS warned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-mswas-warned/507781)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2009, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-mswas-warned/507781 "2009-08-27T11:58:10Z")
He got a warning in this thread: Now, his thread questioning that decision is summarily locked, and frankly, it looks to me like Tuba flamed him in her lockdown message. What rule did he break with the “RIP Mary Jo K… --- ## [Are the Odds of Intelligent Design even roughly calculable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-odds-of-intelligent-design-even-roughly-calculable/670742)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2013, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-odds-of-intelligent-design-even-roughly-calculable/670742 "2013-10-12T02:57:42Z")
I imagine this subject has allready been worked to death but if somehow we were able to roughly calculate the odds of every step needed to get life where it is today and we found out that we had defied these odds by huge… --- ## [Movies that ended with an obvious sequel setup that never panned out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647)
**Author:** [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2009, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647 "2009-05-30T04:43:03Z")
A lot of movies suggest an obvious sequel, often in the final scene. Something like Back to the Future’s ending. Have there been any memorable setups that did NOT become sequels? --- ## [MLB: July 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2021/945434)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2021/945434 "2021-08-05T16:20:18Z")
I’ll start this monthly thread with an interesting question: is there ever a situation where a team would prefer a rainout and the make up 7 inning DH the next day. It is 4 fewer regulation innings for a tired bullpen pl… --- ## [Was the Holocaust actually illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-holocaust-actually-illegal/394195)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2007, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-holocaust-actually-illegal/394195 "2007-03-05T07:30:40Z")
At least under German law at that time? I mean every country has laws against murder, but did Adolf Hitler actually change the German penal code to formally legalize the killing of Jews, Roma, etc? --- ## [I don't need your damn opinion on my family size!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-need-your-damn-opinion-on-my-family-size/157175)
**Author:** [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2003, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-need-your-damn-opinion-on-my-family-size/157175 "2003-03-29T03:56:59Z")
Fuck. It’s happened again. verbatim conversation between custodian in my building and me: Her: That’s a cute daughter you have there. Me: Thanks. Her: So when are you going to have another? Me: Mmmm grumble grumble … --- ## [Deal Or No Deal/Monty Hall Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deal-or-no-deal-monty-hall-problem/347123)
**Author:** [@TheGreatPastrami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheGreatPastrami)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2013, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deal-or-no-deal-monty-hall-problem/347123 "2013-01-08T23:47:26Z")
Hello, Long time lurker, first time poster here. I was arguing with some friends over whether Deal or No Deal is essentially the same probabilities issue as the Monty Hall problem. Although there are some fundamental di… --- ## [Should universities restrict degrees in professions with few job prospects?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-universities-restrict-degrees-in-professions-with-few-job-prospects/625736)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-universities-restrict-degrees-in-professions-with-few-job-prospects/625736 "2012-06-25T05:16:25Z")
In the last week here, both the major media corporations in Australia (News Limited andFairfax) have announced major restructures of their operations. Lots of redundancies are being forecast (as in, thousands over the ne… --- ## [Does the president get house keys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-president-get-house-keys/511538)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-president-get-house-keys/511538 "2011-03-29T06:33:17Z")
Just wondering how that works since someone’s always there. --- ## [Explain this Garfield comic strip.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-garfield-comic-strip/687647)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-garfield-comic-strip/687647 "2014-05-08T14:27:08Z")
A redditor today posted this and some suggestions have come in, but I’d rather just post the comic and see what you folks think. What is the joke? What is Jim Davis suggesting happened? Litter of puppies. --- ## [A poll non-poll.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-non-poll/595120)
**Author:** [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-non-poll/595120 "2011-09-19T01:59:15Z")
Do you have to poll every stupid fucking thing you ever thought of? It totally clogs new posts up. Option 2: blow me. --- ## [What's the evolutionary purpose of nervousness around the opposite sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-evolutionary-purpose-of-nervousness-around-the-opposite-sex/574616)
**Author:** [@miragesyzygy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miragesyzygy)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2011, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-evolutionary-purpose-of-nervousness-around-the-opposite-sex/574616 "2011-03-20T22:19:41Z")
It’s counterproductivity at the fullest, as far as reproduction is concerned. --- ## [In the spirit of Christmas, post your "biggest asshole relative" stories here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-spirit-of-christmas-post-your-biggest-asshole-relative-stories-here/385360)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2006, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-spirit-of-christmas-post-your-biggest-asshole-relative-stories-here/385360 "2006-12-31T22:20:12Z")
Inspired by Dooku’s recent post. I’m not sure who my biggest asshole relatives are, although I think my grandfather calling my brother at work to ask for money after my mother refused to pay his taxes for the umpteenth t… --- ## [What do childless old people do when they decline in health?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-childless-old-people-do-when-they-decline-in-health/978898)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2024, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-childless-old-people-do-when-they-decline-in-health/978898 "2024-03-03T23:11:23Z")
I’m pretty much in this situation. I’ve seen my elders decline and day before me. Here is my data collected over the years from my family. 90% of them require some assistance for months or years to take care of health… --- ## [Heroin - smoking on foil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroin-smoking-on-foil/101049)
**Author:** [@Niobium\_Knight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Niobium_Knight)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2002, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroin-smoking-on-foil/101049 "2002-04-02T20:53:41Z")
why do addicts “burn” the foil before using it for a chase? I’ve heard that if you dont you can get tin poisoning, but most foil is aluminium nowadays is it not? --- ## [I just realized why i don't like Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-realized-why-i-dont-like-frodo/315170)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2005, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-realized-why-i-dont-like-frodo/315170 "2005-08-11T21:27:47Z")
Frodo is a powerleveling twink Come on, a total noob, and he gets handed a magic sword, a Mithril shirt, and the worlds most powerful magic ring? And he doesn’t even hang around the shire and kill a couple rabbits to ga… --- ## [Anyone else confused by the emotion over Queen Elizabeth's passing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-confused-by-the-emotion-over-queen-elizabeths-passing/971275)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 344\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2022, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-confused-by-the-emotion-over-queen-elizabeths-passing/971275 "2022-09-28T17:05:45Z")
I didn’t want to shit on the thread on MPSIMS, but I have been surprised at the amount of emotion I’ve encountered about this event. When I came home from work, my wife said she was new tears. WTF? I’ve never understo… --- ## [Pilots, lawyers, etc: Let's talk about Trevor Jacob, YouTuber who may have intentionally crashed his plane for publicity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilots-lawyers-etc-lets-talk-about-trevor-jacob-youtuber-who-may-have-intentionally-crashed-his-plane-for-publicity/960985)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilots-lawyers-etc-lets-talk-about-trevor-jacob-youtuber-who-may-have-intentionally-crashed-his-plane-for-publicity/960985 "2023-12-22T10:04:18Z")
I’ve become unexpectedly obsessed with this story, and wanted to get the views of my fellow Dopers, particularly those with flying and/or legal experience. It was touched on only briefly in the Great Ongoing General Avia… --- ## [Answer and Question Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-and-question-game/155114)
**Author:** [@Kn\_ckers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kn_ckers)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2003, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-and-question-game/155114 "2003-02-25T22:49:52Z")
This is a simple and slightly fun little game that I was introduced to at another message boards and am importing. Hope it hasn’t been done here before. Here’s whatcha do - Player 1 answers a question. Player 2 guesse… --- ## [What will happen in Gaza now that Trump won?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-in-gaza-now-that-trump-won/1009762)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-in-gaza-now-that-trump-won/1009762 "2025-05-07T14:42:27Z")
Will the Palestinians be wiped out? Will they be forced out of Gaza to other countries? Will the West bank be fully subsumed? How will a Trump Presidency affect the current conflict? --- ## [Are bans on gay conversion therapy constitutional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-bans-on-gay-conversion-therapy-constitutional/667925)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-bans-on-gay-conversion-therapy-constitutional/667925 "2013-09-09T23:55:47Z")
At least two states have enacted legal restrictions on gay conversion therapy. These aren’t complete bans but they are significant limitations. Supporters of gay conversion therapy argue that current practices are verba… --- ## [A prep school math teacher arrested for having inappropriate sexual contact with male students.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-prep-school-math-teacher-arrested-for-having-inappropriate-sexual-contact-with-male-students/788790)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-prep-school-math-teacher-arrested-for-having-inappropriate-sexual-contact-with-male-students/788790 "2017-06-16T06:21:27Z")
CHRIST! All of my high skool Math teachers were old, cantankerous, stuffed shirts. How Long, O Lord, How Long? --- ## [Could A Fellating Epileptic Accidentally Bite Off A Penis During A Seizure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-fellating-epileptic-accidentally-bite-off-a-penis-during-a-seizure/236145)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2004, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-fellating-epileptic-accidentally-bite-off-a-penis-during-a-seizure/236145 "2004-03-29T16:13:36Z")
As I understand it, people who suffer from epilepsy can have seizures at any time without warning. Also, it is often suggested that if you see someone having a seizure, you should stuff a wallet into their mouth to preve… --- ## [What's your favorite flavor of FAYGO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-flavor-of-faygo/560583)
**Author:** [@Evelyn\_K.Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evelyn_K.Stone)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2010, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-flavor-of-faygo/560583 "2010-11-18T19:21:14Z")
I would probably say that mine is blueberry raspberry :slight\_smile: --- ## [Cow tipping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cow-tipping/360865)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2006, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cow-tipping/360865 "2006-06-19T17:29:49Z")
Really? Or urban legend? --- ## [2 ships theoretical question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-ships-theoretical-question/500351)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-ships-theoretical-question/500351 "2009-06-23T17:12:20Z")
Lets say you have 2 ships that travel at the exact same speed on a infinite sea. Ship A is trying to get away from ship B but (ship A) must change direction every so often. Ship B can instantly react to the change of d… --- ## [Xbox versus Wii versus other options](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox-versus-wii-versus-other-options/603472)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox-versus-wii-versus-other-options/603472 "2011-12-10T17:35:25Z")
We’re discussing investing in a gaming system. Kid1 (teen girl) wants Wii, on the grounds that it’s move movement oriented. Kid2 (11 year old boy) wants xbox for the fighting games. Advice, suggestions, comparisons? --- ## ["You shook my hand -- and you looked me square in the eye." Asshole Army Ad.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shook-my-hand-and-you-looked-me-square-in-the-eye-asshole-army-ad/352768)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2006, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shook-my-hand-and-you-looked-me-square-in-the-eye-asshole-army-ad/352768 "2006-04-18T17:01:08Z")
I don’t know if you have seen this obnoxious television ad for the U.S. Army, but dad is at a bar with his son in uniform and dad is just about bustin’ his buttons with pride at how wonderful his son has turned out, obvi… --- ## [Fired for cause after decades, and lose ALL your pension?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fired-for-cause-after-decades-and-lose-all-your-pension/397564)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2007, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fired-for-cause-after-decades-and-lose-all-your-pension/397564 "2007-03-26T22:48:22Z")
A common plot device in fiction is that somebody gets fired for cause, or threatened with firing. They’re about 2 weeks from retirement but have committed some horrible mistake on the job or act of insubordination. O… --- ## [Police are gamers too!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-are-gamers-too/474280)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2008, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-are-gamers-too/474280 "2008-12-03T03:39:31Z")
I wasn’t sure where to put this, the game forum or here… Story: Xbox Articles | Tom's Guide Apparently, police officers pulled over a guy and his friends. They “smelled marijuana” (yeah, sure they did), but found none.… --- ## [Are any parts of Europe considered "flyover country"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-parts-of-europe-considered-flyover-country/499349)
**Author:** [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2009, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-parts-of-europe-considered-flyover-country/499349 "2009-07-27T17:57:05Z")
If you live in Europe and don’t know what I mean, in the US, many people who live on the coasts view the middle of the country with disdain, only fit to be flown over on your way to more interesting destinations. What a… --- ## [Putting out fire with gasoline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-out-fire-with-gasoline/581540)
**Author:** [@Curious3d](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curious3d)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2011, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-out-fire-with-gasoline/581540 "2011-05-13T19:12:38Z")
I know that gas is flammable in the correct mixture with air. So if I were to dump a cup of gasoline on a flame from a short distance, I would wind up with a big flash, no arm hair, and possibly an ambulance ride. But i… --- ## [Computer Animated Porn Film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-animated-porn-film/58568)
**Author:** [@ricksummon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricksummon)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2011, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-animated-porn-film/58568 "2011-01-01T16:33:26Z")
Has there ever been a fully computer animated porn film? If so, what’s it called? --- ## [Movies you've walked out on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-walked-out-on/365295)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2006, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-walked-out-on/365295 "2006-07-31T14:58:55Z")
I was chatting with a coworker today about movies, and he mentioned that he walked out on “Who Killed The Electric Car?” Apparently, this was the first time he’d ever walked out on a film. Personally, the only film I’ve… --- ## [Can I shoot the crows outside my window?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-shoot-the-crows-outside-my-window/520193)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2009, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-shoot-the-crows-outside-my-window/520193 "2009-12-07T16:51:54Z")
Legally, with a gun? Probably not because I live in the middle of the city, but suppose I lived in East Bumblefuck Nowheresville, and the likelihood of my bullet hitting another person or damaging property was essentiall… --- ## [How does YouTube detect copyrighted soundtracks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-youtube-detect-copyrighted-soundtracks/582529)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-youtube-detect-copyrighted-soundtracks/582529 "2011-05-23T17:24:10Z")
I made a video of some little league players, and I used John Fogarty’s “Put Me In Coach” as a soundtrack. I got an email from YouTube that my video “\[FONT=Arial\]may have content that is owned or licensed by UMG,” althou… --- ## [Newt stares into crystal ball, sees atheist Islamists.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newt-stares-into-crystal-ball-sees-atheist-islamists/576330)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2011, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newt-stares-into-crystal-ball-sees-atheist-islamists/576330 "2011-03-30T19:40:38Z")
Or maybe he’s staring into a tumbler of bourbon: (via) This… this just amazes me. I know he’s named Newt, but does that mean he only gets to think with the lizard part of his brain? Alternately, how stupid does he thi… --- ## [Let's talk about literature that presents non-belief in a positive light.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-literature-that-presents-non-belief-in-a-positive-light/637316)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2012, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-literature-that-presents-non-belief-in-a-positive-light/637316 "2012-10-17T06:09:42Z")
I am looking for examples of stories that present atheism, agnosticism, or other forms of unbelief in a positive light. That means a written, fictional narrative in which a major character either already is an unbeliever… --- ## [College Football 2011 Preseason Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2011-preseason-thread/589357)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2011-preseason-thread/589357 "2011-09-02T16:19:05Z")
Rather than bump College Football 2010 Preseason Thread which Oakminster started 07-28-2010, I’ll just get a new one going. Not much new to say at the moment, but I just noticed that that old thread was close to the old… --- ## [Ghastly puns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghastly-puns/9208)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2002, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghastly-puns/9208 "2002-04-22T20:53:11Z")
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