# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=948&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:** 949 --- ## [You are not only hypocrites, but kind of heartless (Re: Britney's Breakdown and CS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-not-only-hypocrites-but-kind-of-heartless-re-britneys-breakdown-and-cs/432296)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2008, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-not-only-hypocrites-but-kind-of-heartless-re-britneys-breakdown-and-cs/432296 "2008-01-06T19:28:58Z")
I’ll say this from the get go: I know this wont go well for me. The general attitude on this board about celebrities is very detached in the sense that celebrities are them and normal people are us. It’s a perfectly unde… --- ## [Bubba: Who is he and why is he so rapey?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bubba-who-is-he-and-why-is-he-so-rapey/712520)
**Author:** [@trabajabamos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trabajabamos)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2015, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bubba-who-is-he-and-why-is-he-so-rapey/712520 "2015-02-15T13:37:39Z")
Disclaimer: Rape isn’t funny and no aspect of this thread is meant to imply otherwise. I’ve been subjected by numerous sources to casual, oblique jokes about prison rape throughout my life. The shtick is usually that … --- ## [Bill O'Reilly doesn't mince words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-oreilly-doesnt-mince-words/640202)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2012, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-oreilly-doesnt-mince-words/640202 "2012-11-08T19:36:40Z")
Here is what Bill O’Reilly was directly \[quoted as saying\] (The Sad Faces of Fox News on Election Night - The Atlantic) when it started to dawn on him and the rest of Fox News that Obama was not going to lose after all… --- ## [Why do people use WinRAR?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-winrar/301229)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2005, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-winrar/301229 "2005-05-02T10:43:13Z")
I’m not sure there’s a factual answer to this, but seriously, there must be a reason why this CPU choking, miserable app is being used more and more. What’s wrong with Winzip? --- ## [Should I take my cat on a road trip or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-take-my-cat-on-a-road-trip-or-not/583508)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-take-my-cat-on-a-road-trip-or-not/583508 "2011-06-02T22:07:29Z")
I’ve owned cats all my life. I have to say tho’ my newest addition (About three months old) is the most “clingy” cat I’ve ever had. When I get home from work, she goes through what I call a “separation anxiety” phase. Ev… --- ## [Is Putin Enjoying This? (Humiliating Obama)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-putin-enjoying-this-humiliating-obama/664638)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-putin-enjoying-this-humiliating-obama/664638 "2013-08-10T18:47:46Z")
Putin refuses to extradite Snowden. Officially, it is because the USA will not guarantee that he would be subject to the death penalty. Putin seems to enjoy watching Obama squirm. Now, I know that Putin opposes aiding … --- ## [Can Anyone Identify this 80's Band?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-80s-band/325815)
**Author:** [@deevee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deevee)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2013, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-80s-band/325815 "2013-02-09T22:58:55Z")
I was in my twenties in the 80’s so the music holds a special place in my heart. Unfortunately the “look” is cringeworthy and I submit this pic as proof positive. I howl everytime I see this pic, does anyone know who … --- ## [I'm trying to like beer...really I am.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-like-beer-really-i-am/414488)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2007, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-like-beer-really-i-am/414488 "2007-08-13T15:26:23Z")
So I mentioned to someone how much I loath beer. Absolutly hate it. He suggested Blue Moon, saying that I might hate it less. The last time I took a sip of beer was probably about 6 years ago. I figured it was time t… --- ## [Can a man who has done bad become good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-man-who-has-done-bad-become-good/508152)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2009, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-man-who-has-done-bad-become-good/508152 "2009-09-08T19:14:25Z")
I thought about posting this months ago. In light of Senator Kennedy’s death, I post it now. Originally I started this in IMHO, but I guess it is better suited for GD. I didn’t originally start it here as I’m not goin… --- ## [Fucking ow! (Way, way TMI; female related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-ow-way-way-tmi-female-related/464207)
**Author:** [@Risha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Risha)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2008, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-ow-way-way-tmi-female-related/464207 "2008-09-25T23:40:57Z")
I have two large pimples on my labia. I know that I’m acne prone, and it’s not the first time I’ve had one there, but this is ridiculous. What the fucking hell, Body, the first one wasn’t painful enough? I have to have d… --- ## [1 in 3 Americans Bible literalists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-in-3-americans-bible-literalists/406096)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2007, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-in-3-americans-bible-literalists/406096 "2007-06-09T13:55:23Z")
Since many of our rational Christians attack atheists for supposedly claiming that Christians are literalists, I was struck by the recent Gallup poll (link ) showing that 31% of Americans think the Bible is the literal… --- ## [Oil prices tanking, why isn't the economy soaring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oil-prices-tanking-why-isnt-the-economy-soaring/742221)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2016, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oil-prices-tanking-why-isnt-the-economy-soaring/742221 "2016-01-22T17:21:29Z")
At this rate gas stations will be paying us to take away the gas. The reduced energy costs should have a great impact, people should have more money in their pockets, business costs for manufacturing and shipping should … --- ## [Porn: A Woman and a Shetland Pony](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-a-woman-and-a-shetland-pony/261108)
**Author:** [@cowgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cowgirl)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2004, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-a-woman-and-a-shetland-pony/261108 "2004-08-25T07:20:52Z")
(This may be more of a Café Society question, but I feel that the ‘history of porn’ aspect makes it relevant to a wider audience.) This alleged ‘first porn photo ever’ has been featured in two novels I’ve read. Apparen… --- ## [Most Useless Thing Memorized?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-useless-thing-memorized/215244)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-useless-thing-memorized/215244 "2008-07-23T21:23:26Z")
What is the most useless thing you have ever memorized? By ‘useless’, I mean useless in the eyes of the world. For example, I can recite all 65 Roman emperors and pi to 660 places. I’m sure someone can top those! --- ## [The Supernatural?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-supernatural/187817)
**Author:** [@Monalisa9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monalisa9)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2003, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-supernatural/187817 "2003-07-22T19:19:01Z")
I have a great hubby, but the one thing we cannot agree upon is whether or not there exists a bona-fide real as can be supernatural world. He believes in past life regression, psychic dowsing, the power of crystals, UFOs… --- ## [Why do we need the letter K?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-need-the-letter-k/412501)
**Author:** [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2007, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-need-the-letter-k/412501 "2007-07-31T11:46:28Z")
Actually, I was going to ask why we need the letter “C” when “S” and “K” do the same jobs, but I guess “K” was the more recent addition to the alphabet. Even so, it seems we could do without one or the other - or else ma… --- ## [some weapon's question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-weapons-question/600354)
**Author:** [@y7xzh1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/y7xzh1)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2011, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-weapons-question/600354 "2011-11-02T01:46:52Z")
in our homeland(china) ,law do not allow anyone have a gun unless you are police or some army. i want use my dumb english to ask you these question why are you american people be allowed have a gun with legitimacy?and… --- ## [Plumbing question - swapping a toilet and a shower](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-question-swapping-a-toilet-and-a-shower/470332)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-question-swapping-a-toilet-and-a-shower/470332 "2008-10-31T05:38:48Z")
I’ve got a 3/4 bath in my house, with the toilet sitting next to the shower. Both back up against the same wall. Because of the layout of the room, I’d really love to swap the location of the 2. I figure that the water … --- ## [Does sexual orientation affect the liking for a certain type of music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sexual-orientation-affect-the-liking-for-a-certain-type-of-music/516574)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2009, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sexual-orientation-affect-the-liking-for-a-certain-type-of-music/516574 "2009-11-10T02:00:26Z")
In this thread, a poster said, when asked ‘What songs or albums do you own that you are ashamed to admit that you like?’ I’ve never understood why music like that is so appealing to many gay people. It lead me to wonde… --- ## [This thread consists solely of punch lines to jokes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-consists-solely-of-punch-lines-to-jokes/198957)
**Author:** [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2003, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-consists-solely-of-punch-lines-to-jokes/198957 "2003-09-06T21:31:04Z")
Got it? No setup, just the punchlines. Like this: “Rectum? Damn near killed him!” --- ## [I know the punchline, what's the joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-the-punchline-whats-the-joke/145294)
**Author:** [@happyheathen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happyheathen)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2012, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-the-punchline-whats-the-joke/145294 "2012-10-17T02:38:57Z")
Surprise! no politics here! (at least not current politics) Circa 1940, the punchline to a rather risque (apparently) joke was: “Hold on to your hats, folks, here we go again!” Q: what was the set-up? --- ## [Long term famous functional drug addicts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-term-famous-functional-drug-addicts/613313)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2012, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-term-famous-functional-drug-addicts/613313 "2012-02-24T04:18:50Z")
I realize the big problem is if you are functional enough to hide it the world may never hear of it unless it is revealed after your death, which is the case for William Stewart Halsted who took morphine daily for at lea… --- ## [Why did the British landed gentry start to decline in the late 18th/early 19th Century?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-british-landed-gentry-start-to-decline-in-the-late-18th-early-19th-century/566247)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2011, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-british-landed-gentry-start-to-decline-in-the-late-18th-early-19th-century/566247 "2011-01-06T12:23:02Z")
If you’ve ever read Thackeray, it’s full of shabby-genteel characters like Lord Bareacres and Viscount Castlemouldy, impoverished (compared to their ancestors) aristocrats clinging to their social status, and snubbing ne… --- ## [Flat Panel TV's and movie formats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flat-panel-tvs-and-movie-formats/603882)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2011, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flat-panel-tvs-and-movie-formats/603882 "2011-11-26T23:52:17Z")
Hello Everyone, Watching another movie at home and the annoyance sets in. Once again the film is shot in letterbox format, but there are still bars on the top and bottom where the picture doesn’t fill the entire screen.… --- ## [Why are there no long, hooded coats for men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-long-hooded-coats-for-men/560899)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-long-hooded-coats-for-men/560899 "2010-11-17T17:37:26Z")
I’m really talking about cloaks here, I suppose - amongst the range of coats available for men, there are lots of short ones with hoods - like, say this one, and there are lots of long coats, like this one… … but there … --- ## [Everyone feel the shit I've sprayed on them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyone-feel-the-shit-ive-sprayed-on-them/350160)
**Author:** [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2006, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyone-feel-the-shit-ive-sprayed-on-them/350160 "2006-03-29T20:14:08Z")
My agenda is snark? Ooookay. Could you tell me who the fuck has a homepage that’s not about their subject of choice? I like chronicaling the board’s drama. Most particularly since I’ve resubscribed, I’ve been pretty fuc… --- ## [Father Slaps Son for Trying to Join A Gang. Video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-slaps-son-for-trying-to-join-a-gang-video/708883)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2015, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-slaps-son-for-trying-to-join-a-gang-video/708883 "2015-01-30T00:29:04Z")
This video is making the rounds online now. It’s a video of a dad getting a bit physical with his son about his supposed gang membership. Seems the general sentiment is that this is an example of a dad dealing out toug… --- ## [Weirdest belief/idea you've encountered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-belief-idea-youve-encountered/956485)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-belief-idea-youve-encountered/956485 "2022-01-08T20:05:30Z")
This is jumping a little off of the “Weird thing you’ve personally witnessed” thread. And by “weird” I mean a misheard or misunderstood idea they really believe. I’m not counting religious beliefs unless they’re apparen… --- ## [Son of the return of the revenge of sequential threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-the-return-of-the-revenge-of-sequential-threads/519582)
**Author:** [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-the-return-of-the-revenge-of-sequential-threads/519582 "2010-06-16T18:43:02Z")
Starting a new thread here since, per Malleus, Incus, Stapes! the other one got too long: \*\*Boob play. Which of these titles for a play do you like the most? \*\* Uhh, aren’t they asking the same thing? Oh, wait, that … --- ## [Octopodes and... platypodes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octopodes-and-platypodes/494658)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2009, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octopodes-and-platypodes/494658 "2009-05-11T04:57:18Z")
I know from the Dope that an octopus and another octopus are called octopodes. This TV Tropes page seems to be saying that the plural of platypus is platypodes. Is this true? They’re joking, right? I mean, people have … --- ## [Where is your wallet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-your-wallet/775772)
**Author:** [@ultimate11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultimate11)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2017, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-your-wallet/775772 "2017-02-04T20:16:29Z")
Never mind what’s in it, where do you put your wallet when you go out? --- ## [Huge Chemical Weapons Factory found by coalition forces. What a surprise.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-chemical-weapons-factory-found-by-coalition-forces-what-a-surprise/163661)
**Author:** [@Joe\_Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Cool)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2003, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-chemical-weapons-factory-found-by-coalition-forces-what-a-surprise/163661 "2003-03-26T13:54:34Z")
Fox News Jerusalem Post I’m sure glad those U.N. inspectors did such a good job. Military force was completely unnecessary. :rolleyes: --- ## [Do Europeans have different attitudes than Americans about the sanctity of property?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-europeans-have-different-attitudes-than-americans-about-the-sanctity-of-property/455271)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2008, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-europeans-have-different-attitudes-than-americans-about-the-sanctity-of-property/455271 "2008-09-29T22:26:30Z")
In the US the sanctity of personal property and the seriousness of threats against it are considered sufficiently high to allow deadly force to be used to defend it. In the US you can often (depending on the location) le… --- ## [Symbolism in Children of Men \*spoilers\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/symbolism-in-children-of-men-spoilers/389973)
**Author:** [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2007, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/symbolism-in-children-of-men-spoilers/389973 "2007-02-01T21:02:10Z")
I finally got around to seeing The Children of Men this weekend and I enjoyed it moreso than any movie I’ve seen in a while. The movie appeals to me not just because of the gripping cinematography and storyline, but als… --- ## [Five Down, Forty-Five To Go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-down-forty-five-to-go/495563)
**Author:** [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2009, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-down-forty-five-to-go/495563 "2009-06-03T21:35:20Z")
Maine Approves Gay Marriage Yay Maine! I don’t really have anything to debate here, just wanted to spread the word. --- ## [Objection !! ... Overruled !! .... Exception !!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objection-overruled-exception/187368)
**Author:** [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objection-overruled-exception/187368 "2019-04-08T23:51:18Z")
The only time I have heard a lawyer say “exception” to a judge overruling a lawyer’s objection is in the movie “the Verdict”. Paul Newman was the lawyer and Milo O’Shea was the judge and the dialogue was as follows: Pa… --- ## [32 million passwords exposed. Most popular....123456](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/32-million-passwords-exposed-most-popular-123456/535977)
**Author:** [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2010, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/32-million-passwords-exposed-most-popular-123456/535977 "2010-04-17T15:41:59Z")
Story here.. Top 10 most used passwords: 123456 12345 123456789 Password iloveyou princess rockyou 1234567 12345678 abc123 How the heck did rockyou get in there??? So how strong is your doper password? Mine actually… --- ## [Is being extremely attractive 'enough' to get by in Hollywood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-being-extremely-attractive-enough-to-get-by-in-hollywood/741186)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2015, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-being-extremely-attractive-enough-to-get-by-in-hollywood/741186 "2015-12-28T20:09:22Z")
Not sure how naive this question is, but Alec Baldwin once wrote to his brothers who were not in film yet and said something like ‘the streets of hollywood are paved with gold for handsome men’, and all the Baldwin broth… --- ## [Why do Americans bathe daily?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-bathe-daily/375427)
**Author:** [@jtnewsom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtnewsom)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-bathe-daily/375427 "2006-10-11T09:31:43Z")
I understand that we do it so that we smell good and so we do not offend others. But this is more of a recent development. It can’t be because we have indoor plumbing now because the Germans have that, yet, many bathe … --- ## [Which natural disaster is most frightening to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-natural-disaster-is-most-frightening-to-you/580089)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2011, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-natural-disaster-is-most-frightening-to-you/580089 "2011-04-30T09:19:17Z")
Tornadoes, rock-slides, volcanoes, wildfires, hurricanes, earthquakes, thunderstorms, blizzard, tsunamis… oh my! Which of these natural disasters is most frightening to you? For me it’s 100% earthquakes. You have no w… --- ## [San Francisco has banned handguns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-francisco-has-banned-handguns/330254)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2005, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-francisco-has-banned-handguns/330254 "2005-11-16T01:21:44Z")
Just heard on the news that voters in San Francisco has passed a law that prohibits any resident of San Francisco from owning a handgun. How does that work? Will San Francisco pay people the fair market value of their … --- ## [I pit Mitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-mitt/638423)
**Author:** [@Sekigahara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sekigahara)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-mitt/638423 "2012-11-01T16:01:12Z")
Politicians are a slimy lot but Mitt Romney exceeds historical norms. Here’s the interesting part: he came through the Republican primaries looking like a douchebag only to be hammered by Democrats for months thereafter,… --- ## [Will a cell phone dial 911 if it's been disconnected?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-cell-phone-dial-911-if-its-been-disconnected/187756)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-cell-phone-dial-911-if-its-been-disconnected/187756 "2003-07-21T20:27:54Z")
Ok so you’ve missed a couple payments, and they “big company X” closed your cell phone account. Then your house-phone get’s shut off. You just graduated college and can’t afford anything, your bartending at a dive pub wi… --- ## [People like Elliot Rodger need positive role models, but I don't know where they are](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-like-elliot-rodger-need-positive-role-models-but-i-dont-know-where-they-are/689879)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2014, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-like-elliot-rodger-need-positive-role-models-but-i-dont-know-where-they-are/689879 "2014-07-31T05:16:24Z")
Last night I came across yet another sad internet posting from a teenager bemoaning her virginity, absence of a boyfriend, and her fear of never having one. It was a sad post, one revealing a ton of self-hatred and desp… --- ## [Incredibly bad poetry that was popular in its day for some reason](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incredibly-bad-poetry-that-was-popular-in-its-day-for-some-reason/660135)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2013, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incredibly-bad-poetry-that-was-popular-in-its-day-for-some-reason/660135 "2013-06-08T03:48:09Z")
(“Its day” meaning, in some part or other of that long and now-dead period of human history when poetry, not set to music, was reckoned an art form, and people sometimes actually memorized famous poems without being forc… --- ## [Fitting an exponential decay in Excel, with non-zero asymptote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fitting-an-exponential-decay-in-excel-with-non-zero-asymptote/646261)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2013, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fitting-an-exponential-decay-in-excel-with-non-zero-asymptote/646261 "2013-01-07T02:15:26Z")
Excel has some canned trend-line equations, one of which is an exponential fit: y = Ae\[sup\]–Bx\[/sup\]. It is sometimes better to fit to an equation that allows for a non-zero asymptote: y = Ae\[sup\]–Bx\[/sup\] + C. Is there … --- ## [Can someone explain the ending of Sunshine to me? \[Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-ending-of-sunshine-to-me-spoilers/399437)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2012, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-ending-of-sunshine-to-me-spoilers/399437 "2012-01-28T06:35:59Z")
I am aware that Sunshine (the one about sending a bomb to the re-start the sun) has yet to open in the US…but just testing my luck :slight\_smile: What on earth is going on when Thanks in advance! --- ## [Moving to the triangle area Cary vs. Chapel hill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-the-triangle-area-cary-vs-chapel-hill/627078)
**Author:** [@Kenzyv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenzyv)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-the-triangle-area-cary-vs-chapel-hill/627078 "2012-07-05T19:56:17Z")
Hi everyone, I’m moving to the triangle area in august because my dad got a got at the research triangle. The high schools I’m mainly looking at are in Cary but I also like East chapel hill high. I’ve read some negative … --- ## [What notable alumni went to your school/university?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-notable-alumni-went-to-your-school-university/477750)
**Author:** [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2008, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-notable-alumni-went-to-your-school-university/477750 "2008-12-23T03:05:11Z")
It’s easy to find out. Just look up your school in Wikipedia and find the section titled “Notable Alumni,” “Alumni” or “List of (name of your school here) people.” I attended the University of Pittsburgh, and my comple… --- ## [The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Hey nerds: Summer Glau is involved)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sarah-connor-chronicles-hey-nerds-summer-glau-is-involved/432743)
**Author:** [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2008, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sarah-connor-chronicles-hey-nerds-summer-glau-is-involved/432743 "2008-01-22T17:36:51Z")
So, I’m pretty intrigued. Supposedly, Summer Glau is a Terminator sent back to protect John Connor. I’m not sure where or how this fits into the whole trilogy, but as a fan of the franchise, I’ll be checking it out thi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=947&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=949&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)