# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=946&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:** 947 --- ## [Seriously, are you reluctant to come to Australia because of dangerous wildlife?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-are-you-reluctant-to-come-to-australia-because-of-dangerous-wildlife/523612)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2010, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-are-you-reluctant-to-come-to-australia-because-of-dangerous-wildlife/523612 "2010-01-16T02:16:16Z")
I’m curious because I’ve seen a number of threads (there’s one active at the moment) where people express reluctance to visit Australia because of man eating and/or venomous snakes, spiders, sealife and monotremes of one… --- ## [Did any long-term intricate story ever end well?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-long-term-intricate-story-ever-end-well/597798)
**Author:** [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2011, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-long-term-intricate-story-ever-end-well/597798 "2011-10-02T16:58:42Z")
Lost has become the poster child for finale disappointment lately. I know many people hated the end of BSG too (no spoilers, please, I’ve got 1/2 season to go! But I already get the feeling that “\[The Cylons\] have a pl… --- ## [Heroes 10/15/07 - "The Kindness of Strangers" (SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-10-15-07-the-kindness-of-strangers-spoilers/422841)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2007, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-10-15-07-the-kindness-of-strangers-spoilers/422841 "2007-10-19T18:01:08Z")
Last week: Claire went all weak at the knees for West, to the consternation of some 90% of the viewing public. Niki showed up at the Alchemist’s office and no one cared. Maya wept bitter tears, as did the audience out of… --- ## [Ongoing Prostate Cancer Treatment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-prostate-cancer-treatment/1019625)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 416\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-prostate-cancer-treatment/1019625 "2026-07-24T12:25:52Z")
How quickly should I know the results? I know that if caught early, prostate cancer is one of the most treatable cancers, but I’m still worried and nervous. I’ve been putting off think about this too much for a while, b… --- ## [Survivor Weds. Sept. 22nd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-weds-sept-22nd/554718)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2010, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-weds-sept-22nd/554718 "2010-09-27T17:09:57Z")
Yeah, remember the show is on Wednesdays now! So what’s with the crazy bitch on the old tribe? --- ## [You can't make a Sequel -- You killed off the Character!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-make-a-sequel-you-killed-off-the-character/924670)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-make-a-sequel-you-killed-off-the-character/924670 "2021-02-23T15:01:14Z")
Authors and filmmakers have proven incredibly capable of resurrecting characters that were apparently “undeniably and reliably dead.” Sometimes it’s public clamor for the character, and sometimes it’s a desire or a need … --- ## [Phrases used in popular culture that you don't know the definition of(explanations)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-used-in-popular-culture-that-you-dont-know-the-definition-of-explanations/184877)
**Author:** [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2003, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-used-in-popular-culture-that-you-dont-know-the-definition-of-explanations/184877 "2003-07-29T02:04:20Z")
I was wondering what Otaku meant, I’ve heard it mentioned a lot in reference to anime. I’ve heard it being mentioned as “Otakuing out”. Also, in wrestling, what is meant by Jobber, Worker, Face, etc.? And I’ll add some … --- ## [Are German Shepherds really the best police dogs? What other dogs could you use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-german-shepherds-really-the-best-police-dogs-what-other-dogs-could-you-use/645617)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-german-shepherds-really-the-best-police-dogs-what-other-dogs-could-you-use/645617 "2013-01-03T11:00:00Z")
Are German Shepherdsreally the best police dogs bar none or there other breeds that could do as well? Just curious. --- ## [Does anyone die more frequently than Sean Bean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-die-more-frequently-than-sean-bean/628806)
**Author:** [@SecretaryofEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SecretaryofEvil)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2012, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-die-more-frequently-than-sean-bean/628806 "2012-08-29T05:57:18Z")
So this montage of Sean Bean screen deaths never fails to make me laugh. It’s as if someone really hates Sean Bean, and spent hundreds of millions of dollars so that they could kill him over and over again. … --- ## [Countries without the "Three Branches of Government"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-without-the-three-branches-of-government/623789)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2012, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-without-the-three-branches-of-government/623789 "2012-06-08T06:22:11Z")
Every child in the US learns about the Three Branches of Government, namely the Legislative branch, which makes laws, the Executive branch, which enforces laws, and the Judicial branch which interprets laws. Later, kids… --- ## [Did you make prank phone calls as a kid? 1970's telephone terrorism.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-make-prank-phone-calls-as-a-kid-1970s-telephone-terrorism/555391)
**Author:** [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2010, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-make-prank-phone-calls-as-a-kid-1970s-telephone-terrorism/555391 "2010-09-30T12:23:12Z")
I’m assuming that most people have made at least one prank phone call in their childhood (or as an adult). I was just remembering some of the ones I made. Me and my friends used to call up people and the converstation … --- ## [Don't get in the water during a forest fire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-get-in-the-water-during-a-forest-fire/269440)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2004, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-get-in-the-water-during-a-forest-fire/269440 "2004-10-18T15:24:46Z")
I’m reading a book called The Science of Superheroes, by Lois Gresh and Robert Weinberg. In the book, they examine the laws of physics to see whther certain superheroes could theoretically be plausible. However, in a s… --- ## [Trump -- (lack of) intelligence/personality (disorders)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-lack-of-intelligence-personality-disorders/991569)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-lack-of-intelligence-personality-disorders/991569 "2024-03-06T01:25:46Z")
Another thread got derailed talking about Trump’s intelligence (or lack thereof) and personality (disorders). But I think it’s an interesting topic. My take: He’s definitely a character that could have been conjured b… --- ## [MAGA-hat kid hires fancy lawyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maga-hat-kid-hires-fancy-lawyer/828520)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maga-hat-kid-hires-fancy-lawyer/828520 "2019-02-05T18:48:19Z")
There is a Pit thread on this general topic, but apparently it is off the rails. Nicholas Sandmann, the most recognizable face from the kerfuffle between the Black Hebrews, Native Americans and Covington Catholic school… --- ## [So I can just say anything when answering the phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-can-just-say-anything-when-answering-the-phone/485702)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-can-just-say-anything-when-answering-the-phone/485702 "2009-02-19T20:41:22Z")
Phone rings, nobody else is around so I answer with the standard “Acme Corporation.” Then the person proceeds to ask about a large tract of land our company recently sold. :confused: I reply, “I think you must have th… --- ## [You Have to Leave Your Country--Which of your Neighbor Nations Would you Choose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-leave-your-country-which-of-your-neighbor-nations-would-you-choose/525076)
**Author:** [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2010, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-leave-your-country-which-of-your-neighbor-nations-would-you-choose/525076 "2010-01-21T20:44:40Z")
We’ve done “what country other than your own would you live in” threads. I don’t think we’ve done this one. The question is—If you were forced to leave your country permanently, which of the contiguous countries would… --- ## [Do wrestlers generally win fights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-wrestlers-generally-win-fights/219805)
**Author:** [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2003, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-wrestlers-generally-win-fights/219805 "2003-12-25T21:08:14Z")
I’ve been cruising a couple of martial arts boards. I’ve noticed the frequent claim that sport oriented MAs don’t train for real fights, therefore they are useless for self-defense. I pondered this. I seem to recall f… --- ## [Medieval city builders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medieval-city-builders/482444)
**Author:** [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2009, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medieval-city-builders/482444 "2009-01-23T22:15:18Z")
City Builders are probably my favorite games, but I have found the Medieval period quite lacking in this segment. I mean, you can play Egypt (Children of the Nile, that Sierra game I’ve forgotten the name of), Rome (Cae… --- ## [Hilarious photos of family teasing son about staying out of his room while he's away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-photos-of-family-teasing-son-about-staying-out-of-his-room-while-hes-away/594078)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-photos-of-family-teasing-son-about-staying-out-of-his-room-while-hes-away/594078 "2011-08-30T19:26:55Z")
The basic story: a teenager is off to camp and tell his sister to “STAY OUT OF MY ROOM!” What follows is an utterly hilarious group of staged photos of the family being in his room. The entire family gets in on it - pa… --- ## [Strewn or Strown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strewn-or-strown/683221)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strewn-or-strown/683221 "2014-07-19T21:24:39Z")
I have always referred to a cluttered house or something scattered about as being “strown” (rhymes with stone). Most Northerners I have no refer to it as being “strewn” (rhymes with rune). Per wiki, ‘strown’ is an archai… --- ## [What is the best way to discipline your parents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-discipline-your-parents/608008)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-discipline-your-parents/608008 "2012-01-02T14:49:28Z")
This may seem like an odd question to most people but let me put it in context. I was practically orphaned at 15 when my parent’s divorce was final and they found new love interests. Fast forward to today when I have ki… --- ## [I pit EGG](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-egg/522540)
**Author:** [@I\_Have\_Hippos\_In\_My\_Garden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Have_Hippos_In_My_Garden)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2010, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-egg/522540 "2010-01-02T06:56:28Z")
God it’s vile. Especially scrambled egg. It looks like mouldy sick. Why do people eat it? And it smells like old, unwashed socks. Urgh. --- ## [Ants in Genitals Ark Park grifting continues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ants-in-genitals-ark-park-grifting-continues/720189)
**Author:** [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2015, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ants-in-genitals-ark-park-grifting-continues/720189 "2015-05-24T14:40:08Z")
Lord Ken Hamboner, piglet rapist extraordinaire, has posted this regarding his ark folly grifting scheme: Yup, sounds legit… :dubious: Remember how Heritage USA went from a once popular destination to derelict and aba… --- ## [Could you boink someone you don't particularly like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-boink-someone-you-dont-particularly-like/665459)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2013, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-boink-someone-you-dont-particularly-like/665459 "2013-08-09T14:14:01Z")
Title say it all. Poll’s a coming… --- ## [Do you think 1994 has more in common with 1974 or 2014?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-1994-has-more-in-common-with-1974-or-2014/688170)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-1994-has-more-in-common-with-1974-or-2014/688170 "2014-06-30T19:31:26Z")
Do you think the past 20 years have been more or less progressive than the 20 before them? I’d say in terms of pop culture, fashion and music 1994 is definitely closer to today, but in terms of technology it’s closer to… --- ## [Does Anyone Else Think More Clearly When They've Had a Couple Drinks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-think-more-clearly-when-theyve-had-a-couple-drinks/646275)
**Author:** [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2013, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-think-more-clearly-when-theyve-had-a-couple-drinks/646275 "2013-01-30T15:26:46Z")
I find that I can think better if I’ve had a couple drinks. Not to the point of being drunk, just a small buzz. When I’m totally sober, I often find myself worrying about things that are pretty much inconsequential. I… --- ## [How do Jews regard Christians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-jews-regard-christians/743617)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2016, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-jews-regard-christians/743617 "2016-01-30T01:48:24Z")
Given that this thread Jesus: Man or Myth was started by a Jew, I wonder how Jews regard Christians in general. Being brought up in the latter faith, I’ve heard polarizing opinions Christians have of Jews. Primarily, the… --- ## [Why all of the stigma on quiet people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-all-of-the-stigma-on-quiet-people/168783)
**Author:** [@Themis00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Themis00)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2003, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-all-of-the-stigma-on-quiet-people/168783 "2003-04-22T19:27:20Z")
I couldn’t help but not get irritated when I overheard a few people trashing this guy because he doesn’t say much, at school today. I have a great respect for people who don’t have the compulsive need to blabber all the… --- ## [Body Scan or Pat Down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-scan-or-pat-down/561624)
**Author:** [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2010, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-scan-or-pat-down/561624 "2010-11-27T23:29:28Z")
There’s a very interesting thread over in Great Debates with regard to the new TSA policy so let’s keep that debate over in GD. I don’t want to debate whether or not their should be scans just whether or not you’d submi… --- ## [To Death Penalty Opponents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-death-penalty-opponents/563369)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-death-penalty-opponents/563369 "2010-12-13T02:25:53Z")
Are you opposed to the death penalty because you think there is a possiblity an innocent person might be killed or because you think even executing a murderer is wrong? --- ## [Okay, first time listener. Tell me what's good RE: Pink Floyd albums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-first-time-listener-tell-me-whats-good-re-pink-floyd-albums/800631)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-first-time-listener-tell-me-whats-good-re-pink-floyd-albums/800631 "2017-11-10T03:37:05Z")
So I did this a few months ago with Led Zeppelin. I listened to four or five complete albums that I had never heard before (although I had heard some songs on them before…some that I had known I had heard before and some… --- ## [Pitting Dr. Hyde, Dr. Hyde, Dr. Hyde?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-dr-hyde-dr-hyde-dr-hyde/411181)
**Author:** [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2007, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-dr-hyde-dr-hyde-dr-hyde/411181 "2007-07-20T14:11:19Z")
Martin Hyde: “The problem is people thinking health care is a necessary humanitarian service, it isn’t. No one should get anything but the absolute bare minimum of care (as in, the doctor stops you from bleeding if you … --- ## [What is the difference between Arabs and Persians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-arabs-and-persians/286973)
**Author:** [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2005, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-arabs-and-persians/286973 "2005-01-31T01:14:11Z")
I know theres a difference, but I have no idea what it is. I wasn’t able to dig up a satisfactory answer. A little help please? --- ## [WOT - A Memory of Light \[Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wot-a-memory-of-light-spoilers/647012)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2013, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wot-a-memory-of-light-spoilers/647012 "2013-03-16T23:37:54Z")
So A Memory of Light has been released, and I’ve just finished it. I know there’s a few fans of WOT on here and thought a discussion could be had. I’m interested in thoughts and opinions on the book, and the series as a … --- ## [Ladies, what's your favorite body wash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-whats-your-favorite-body-wash/648962)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-whats-your-favorite-body-wash/648962 "2013-02-05T07:09:30Z")
Short and sweet! What’s your favorite kind of body wash (including brand/scent), and why? I’m looking for a change. =) --- ## [Your first trip (or trips) abroad – what shocked, surprised or fascinated you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-trip-or-trips-abroad-what-shocked-surprised-or-fascinated-you/852376)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-trip-or-trips-abroad-what-shocked-surprised-or-fascinated-you/852376 "2020-06-12T16:33:47Z")
Obviously inspired by this thread, which brought back memories of going to France some time around 1970-71 (I guess), when the world was a far less uniform place. I mean, France was only twenty miles away from England, b… --- ## [Ever tamed a possum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-tamed-a-possum/285641)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2017, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-tamed-a-possum/285641 "2017-09-02T23:27:31Z")
I was a small town kid, so I’ve seen all manner of animals be tamed. At least to some extent. Squirrels, rats, crows and other wild birds. But never a possum. I’ve encountered a lot of them, but they tend to ignore peopl… --- ## [What if I had swallowed this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-i-had-swallowed-this/544376)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-i-had-swallowed-this/544376 "2010-06-30T20:21:55Z")
Last week I woke up in the middle of the night feeling something in my mouth. It was a porcelain crown from my tooth!:eek: Next morning I went to the dentist and he cemented it back on. How/why it got loose I know not.… --- ## [What's a good (Free) disk scrubber?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-free-disk-scrubber/609201)
**Author:** [@Testy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Testy)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-free-disk-scrubber/609201 "2012-01-12T16:59:57Z")
I’m going to donate an old system to some friends and I’m looking for a good free disk scrubber. I’ve seen several file shredders but I’m looking for something that will go through the free space on the disk and make sur… --- ## [Why should I care about Somalians, since their own countrymen don't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-care-about-somalians-since-their-own-countrymen-dont/594441)
**Author:** [@Snow\_Pea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snow_Pea)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-care-about-somalians-since-their-own-countrymen-dont/594441 "2011-09-01T17:20:13Z")
We try to send aid, their own countrymen block/hijack it. Oh well we tried. Is there any reason to keep trying? Are we just helping a whole new future generation of murderous pirates survive, by stepping in and feeding… --- ## [Was polygamy accepted in the early Christian church?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-polygamy-accepted-in-the-early-christian-church/309572)
**Author:** [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2016, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-polygamy-accepted-in-the-early-christian-church/309572 "2016-07-26T20:06:40Z")
In this 2-year-old thread, there’s a discussion about how Roman law influenced the marital practices of Judaism and that polygamy “had the result of irritating the Christian neighbors of those who practiced it.” However… --- ## [Tolkien fans--so...Orcs are mutilated Elves? Wha..?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-fans-so-orcs-are-mutilated-elves-wha/683034)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2014, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-fans-so-orcs-are-mutilated-elves-wha/683034 "2014-03-10T03:52:14Z")
Apparently every who’s read the LoTR series got this but me, but apparently Sauron or Morgoth or someone got his hands on some Elves, mutilated and corrupted them and now their evil breeds true? Also,per the movie, they… --- ## [Restaurants Cutting Off Customers Neckties with Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-cutting-off-customers-neckties-with-scissors/734988)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2015, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-cutting-off-customers-neckties-with-scissors/734988 "2015-10-22T11:09:22Z")
Was this ever a real thing? I recall hearing about such places back in the 1970s. The idea was that such restaurants were supposed to be laid-back with zero tolerance for any kind of formal wear, and if anyone dared show… --- ## [Would this PDA have vexed you, or should the bus driver have minded his own bees' wax?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-pda-have-vexed-you-or-should-the-bus-driver-have-minded-his-own-bees-wax/693942)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-pda-have-vexed-you-or-should-the-bus-driver-have-minded-his-own-bees-wax/693942 "2014-08-05T10:39:09Z")
Schedule and weather permitting, I bicycle to work in service of managing my blood sugar. Yesterday I’d have been better off taking a pill, as there was an unexpected thunderstorm just as I was about to go home. Fortunat… --- ## [Is nuclear energy all that bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-nuclear-energy-all-that-bad/829173)
**Author:** [@BenedictusXIV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BenedictusXIV)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-nuclear-energy-all-that-bad/829173 "2020-01-24T22:36:41Z")
With all the attention for sustainable energy on wind and solar, thisNewsweek article got me thinking if nuclear energy deserves the bad reputation it has. Similar studies have shown the same conclusion: Wildlife loves d… --- ## [The story of the phone who loved other phones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-story-of-the-phone-who-loved-other-phones/206943)
**Author:** [@Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helen_s_Eidolon)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2004, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-story-of-the-phone-who-loved-other-phones/206943 "2004-02-29T20:27:58Z")
Returning from school one day last week, I was sitting on the bus, minding my own business, when a few kids from a local high school got on. This high school (matt\_mcl’s old school, actually) is all-boys and NOT known f… --- ## [Teaser for Pixar's Brave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teaser-for-pixars-brave/587205)
**Author:** [@The\_Evil\_Prince\_Zorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Evil_Prince_Zorte)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teaser-for-pixars-brave/587205 "2011-07-01T12:30:41Z")
There is a teaser online for Pixar’s next film, Brave - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYg0VgPy6Uk People in the comments are freaking out that the heroine is a redhead. I don’t really get what the big deal is… It’s … --- ## [A Mild Rant: Please quit commenting on my appearance.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mild-rant-please-quit-commenting-on-my-appearance/103856)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2002, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mild-rant-please-quit-commenting-on-my-appearance/103856 "2002-04-27T10:12:55Z")
Why is it that people feel the need to comment on my appearance? I am truly confused. \[ul\] -at Winner’s trying on clothes with a friend. She says “You’ve put on weight - look at that fat roll!” -at work, apropos of no… --- ## [Woman in coma gives birth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-in-coma-gives-birth/827356)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2019, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-in-coma-gives-birth/827356 "2019-03-06T18:53:49Z")
Link. Can you imagine the kind of abuse and neglect it takes to not only rape a comatose patient, but also not notice a baby growing inside of her until she gives birth to him? This is one of the worst things I’ve ever… --- ## [Gays and lesbians - Does seeing members of the same sex in the locker room do anything for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-and-lesbians-does-seeing-members-of-the-same-sex-in-the-locker-room-do-anything-for-you/525750)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2010, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-and-lesbians-does-seeing-members-of-the-same-sex-in-the-locker-room-do-anything-for-you/525750 "2010-01-24T06:11:15Z")
Yes, this question is un-PC in the extreme. But it’s something I’ve always wondered about. The other thread about locker rooms here got me thinking about it. I’m a straight male and if I were to somehow find myself in a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=945&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=947&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)