# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=955&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:** 956 --- ## [To the St Paul/Minneapolis Catholic archdiocese, with special regards to Rev. Kevin McDonough:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-st-paul-minneapolis-catholic-archdiocese-with-special-regards-to-rev-kevin-mcdonough/669659)
**Author:** [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-st-paul-minneapolis-catholic-archdiocese-with-special-regards-to-rev-kevin-mcdonough/669659 "2013-10-09T12:56:12Z")
Please jump into a wood chipper. Or hay baler. Or garbage compactor. Your choice. In 2012 Blessed Sacrament Church pastor Curtis Wehmeyer was touching little boys, and one of them talked. What did the church do? W… --- ## [Is Diamonds02 a troll?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-diamonds02-a-troll/631674)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-diamonds02-a-troll/631674 "2012-08-18T18:14:03Z")
I think she is. Here’s her latest troll-tacular thread. Discuss amongst yourselves. --- ## [Karl Rove having a gay affair?! With an Arabic-named criminal?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karl-rove-having-a-gay-affair-with-an-arabic-named-criminal/626553)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2012, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karl-rove-having-a-gay-affair-with-an-arabic-named-criminal/626553 "2012-06-29T04:42:49Z")
No, seriously. Now, this story is not from a major media outlet, it’s from a website called Legal Schnauzer. But the story seems pretty well documented – there’s even a scanned copy of Simpson’s letter to Bauer. So I… --- ## [Do you change tires for the season?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-change-tires-for-the-season/645860)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2013, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-change-tires-for-the-season/645860 "2013-01-07T22:43:31Z")
Inspired by this thread. --- ## [Cities with both a subway and an elevated rail system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-with-both-a-subway-and-an-elevated-rail-system/670472)
**Author:** [@cerebus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cerebus)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2013, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-with-both-a-subway-and-an-elevated-rail-system/670472 "2013-10-07T15:54:26Z")
I’m not a well traveled guy but I just always assumed that a city would only get either a subway or an elevated rail system. Do any of the big cities have both? Yes, I could google but I don’t wanna read through a dozen… --- ## [A victory at too great a cost is called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-victory-at-too-great-a-cost-is-called/519762)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2009, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-victory-at-too-great-a-cost-is-called/519762 "2009-12-10T19:21:52Z")
The word escapes me. It’s called " \_\_\_\_\_\_ victory" I think it’s commonly used when referring to war. It basically means that even tho’ you won; it’s hard to celebrate because of the tremendous loss you suffered. Anybo… --- ## [Name some "invisible" TV characters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-some-invisible-tv-characters/299916)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2005, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-some-invisible-tv-characters/299916 "2005-05-03T01:50:51Z")
What regular TV characters have never actually appeared in the TV shows they were in? These generally fall into two categories: Those whose face you never see, but you can see a body part, such as George Steinbrenner … --- ## [Electrons and protons - where do their electric charges come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrons-and-protons-where-do-their-electric-charges-come-from/558388)
**Author:** [@komolono](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/komolono)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2010, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrons-and-protons-where-do-their-electric-charges-come-from/558388 "2010-11-10T05:03:56Z")
As we all know, both electrons and protons have this small electric charge 1.6x10-19C or 1e. Where did they get this charge in the first place? Is it eternal or can you neutralize it - like neutral proton charges to get… --- ## [Glee 11/11 (Spoilers after it airs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-11-11-spoilers-after-it-airs/517234)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2009, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-11-11-spoilers-after-it-airs/517234 "2009-11-19T03:04:44Z")
A quick reminder for everyone, Glee returns tonight at 2100 on Fox. --- ## [McDonalds and LTO Burgers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-and-lto-burgers/708779)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2015, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-and-lto-burgers/708779 "2015-01-08T00:02:17Z")
LTO: Lettuce, Tomato, Onion. Whoppers, Wendy’s Singles, Jumbo Jacks, and other similar hamburgers. Why does McDonald’s keep failing to make their own version? McDLT (hot side hot, cold side cold), Arch Deluxe, Big N’ Ta… --- ## [Explain "Jade" joke in "40 Year Old Virgin"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-jade-joke-in-40-year-old-virgin/346370)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2006, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-jade-joke-in-40-year-old-virgin/346370 "2006-02-28T07:06:19Z")
In the movie the “40 Year Old Virgin,” Steve Carell’s character is advised to behave like David Caruso in “Jade.” I’ve never seen “Jade.” I don’t think I’ve ever even heard of it. Can someone give me just enough informat… --- ## [Is Congressman David Wu cracking up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-congressman-david-wu-cracking-up/572977)
**Author:** [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2012, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-congressman-david-wu-cracking-up/572977 "2012-02-28T16:47:36Z")
Word from the Pacific Northwest is that Congressman Wu of Oregon’s 1st District is feeling better and is in a “good place now.” This is after a rough few years - during the 2010 election he treated his staff so abominab… --- ## [Will a car in tow gain mileage on the odometer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-car-in-tow-gain-mileage-on-the-odometer/267835)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2004, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-car-in-tow-gain-mileage-on-the-odometer/267835 "2004-10-08T12:26:17Z")
My wife and I are thinking of towing a car to Arizona, to park at our vacation home. Thinking it would save us money in the long run, by not making us have to rent a car every time we go to enjoy our vacation spot… My … --- ## [Intrusive Ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intrusive-ads/774406)
**Author:** [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2016, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intrusive-ads/774406 "2016-12-19T12:43:06Z")
Recently the ads have become egregiously intrusive, to the point of forcing pages to reload repeatedly (deleting responses in progress of being drafted), blasting out audio, spawning secondary modal windows with more ads… --- ## [My cat quit covering up his tootsie rolls. Advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-quit-covering-up-his-tootsie-rolls-advice/583214)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-quit-covering-up-his-tootsie-rolls-advice/583214 "2011-05-28T01:33:50Z")
One of our cats (behold: Al) has taken to hopping into his litterbox, conjuring up a stinker, and then … merrily continuing on with this day. Without covering it. Leaving it there, to breathe, and stink up the joint. To… --- ## [Replace your national anthem.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replace-your-national-anthem/606292)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2011, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replace-your-national-anthem/606292 "2011-12-23T03:46:34Z")
It’s been decided by the majority of the electorate that that your national anthem needs replacing - perhaps the words are too hard to remember, perhaps familiarity breeds contempt, whatever. The bad news is that you’ve … --- ## [Carbon Monoxide from the shower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carbon-monoxide-from-the-shower/661463)
**Author:** [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2013, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carbon-monoxide-from-the-shower/661463 "2013-06-20T20:46:02Z")
The location of my smoke/CO alarm happens to outside my bathroom door. The last week or so, when I finish my shower or more often while I’m still in it, the alarm is going off. I don’t take very hot showers and I leave… --- ## [I begin to suspect author Hunter Fox has issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-begin-to-suspect-author-hunter-fox-has-issues/705023)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2014, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-begin-to-suspect-author-hunter-fox-has-issues/705023 "2014-11-20T19:15:21Z")
Hunter Fox has e-books on Kindle. I give you a sampling of his oeuvre: A Billionaire Dinosaur Forced Me Gay Dark Fantasy Beasts Forced Me Gay Legendary Beasts Made Me Gay Forced Gay By The School Mascot Sea Monsters M… --- ## [tv channels that changed their formats from what they started as ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-channels-that-changed-their-formats-from-what-they-started-as/760817)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-channels-that-changed-their-formats-from-what-they-started-as/760817 "2016-08-12T18:56:15Z")
Reading the mini rant about the syfy channel which has changed considerably than what it started out as led me to thinking about others… Like AMC most people who watched it in the past 10 years wouldn’t know it was … --- ## [Is our political system outdated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-our-political-system-outdated/720913)
**Author:** [@Dibbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dibbs)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2015, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-our-political-system-outdated/720913 "2015-05-29T20:00:59Z")
For some time now I’ve felt that our system of government should be replaced with one that allows our home computers to implement the will of the people as the waste, corruption and cynicism stemming from the current one… --- ## [Why is Opel called Vauxhall in the UK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-opel-called-vauxhall-in-the-uk/479651)
**Author:** [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-opel-called-vauxhall-in-the-uk/479651 "2009-01-08T02:21:54Z")
I’m assume Opel bought Vauxhaull back in the days, but why did they decide to keep the name? Why not just switch to Opel? It can’t be an anti-German thingy, considering Brits drive Beemers, Mercs and Opels? So why? --- ## [Guys: how many women do you know who could kick your ass in hand-to-hand combat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-many-women-do-you-know-who-could-kick-your-ass-in-hand-to-hand-combat/574934)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-many-women-do-you-know-who-could-kick-your-ass-in-hand-to-hand-combat/574934 "2011-03-17T17:21:42Z")
I started to write “in a fair fight,” but in fact that term is meaningless. As a certain Boston gumshoe said of his boxing bout with an over-the-hill champion, “My fight with Joe Walcott wasn’t fair. He was much better. … --- ## [Help me Talk to Girls, Because I have No Idea What the Hell I'm Doing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-talk-to-girls-because-i-have-no-idea-what-the-hell-im-doing/299611)
**Author:** [@UncertainMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncertainMonkey)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2005, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-talk-to-girls-because-i-have-no-idea-what-the-hell-im-doing/299611 "2005-04-17T23:03:12Z")
I’m 20 years old and I still haven’t even been on a date. It’s sad, pathetic and even depressing to an extent. My problem: I have no idea how to talk to girls. That’s not to say I’ve never asked anyone out (I have a cou… --- ## [Blazing Saddles reaction essay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-reaction-essay/842138)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2019, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-reaction-essay/842138 "2019-10-29T22:14:17Z")
I guess it’s true: Today’s audience can’t handle the classics. Blazing Saddles and Its Horrors :smack::eek: --- ## [Axl Rose tries to refuse induction into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/axl-rose-tries-to-refuse-induction-into-rock-roll-hall-of-fame/618535)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2012, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/axl-rose-tries-to-refuse-induction-into-rock-roll-hall-of-fame/618535 "2012-04-21T04:23:34Z")
\[ \](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US\_ROCK\_HALL\_AXL\_ROSE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-04-11-22-59-09) Unfortunately, they plan on inducting him anyway. I think that’s too bad, unless the c… --- ## [Wanted: a sensible explanation of why parents don't want kids exposed to sex but violence is okay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-a-sensible-explanation-of-why-parents-dont-want-kids-exposed-to-sex-but-violence-is-okay/566783)
**Author:** [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2011, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-a-sensible-explanation-of-why-parents-dont-want-kids-exposed-to-sex-but-violence-is-okay/566783 "2011-01-11T21:39:30Z")
Never quite understood this bizarre values system. Is the only way to understand this through the lens of America’s Puritanical past? Any insight, parents? --- ## [Do I have to pay off my mortgage when I sell my house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-to-pay-off-my-mortgage-when-i-sell-my-house/494179)
**Author:** [@spazurek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spazurek)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2009, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-to-pay-off-my-mortgage-when-i-sell-my-house/494179 "2009-05-07T23:10:51Z")
We’ll be moving soon and we could use some cash when we do. We’re selling our little condo and probably won’t walk away with any cash and we may even be upside-down a bit (hello housing crisis…at least we didn’t pay muc… --- ## [School district calls 12-year-old rape victim ‘negligent’ and ‘careless’ in her own abuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-district-calls-12-year-old-rape-victim-negligent-and-careless-in-her-own-abuse/642576)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-district-calls-12-year-old-rape-victim-negligent-and-careless-in-her-own-abuse/642576 "2012-12-04T17:51:57Z")
Link. Classic defense. Blame the victim. So what if she was only 12 at the time. Really? So what level of fucking outrage is appropriate for blaming a 12 year old for being molested by an adult in a position of au… --- ## [I don't know what it is...... but it is not "Democracy" any more](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-it-is-but-it-is-not-democracy-any-more/595382)
**Author:** [@Clu-Me-In](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clu-Me-In)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2011, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-it-is-but-it-is-not-democracy-any-more/595382 "2011-09-23T23:20:32Z")
With what is going on in American politics these days with Super PAC’s, we really cannot call what we have DEMOCRACY anymore since in essence a select group of big money folks can gather together and buy themselves a Pre… --- ## [I'm such a sap! (XKCD comic reacton)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-such-a-sap-xkcd-comic-reacton/527036)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2010, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-such-a-sap-xkcd-comic-reacton/527036 "2010-02-03T13:47:42Z")
I’m a sap. A soft touch. A bleeding-heart. Even for machines… Spirit All I could think of after I read it was that Ikea commercial where the smarmy Swedish guy tells me I’m silly for feeling sorry for a lamp. So where … --- ## [Build-a-limerick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-a-limerick/335457)
**Author:** [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Replies:** 317\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2005, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-a-limerick/335457 "2005-12-17T19:46:12Z")
In the spirit of Build A Bear , we now present Build-A-Limerick. A line at a time, if you will. I’ll start. There once was a lady from Venice --- ## [Songs or Lyrics That Make You Say "Yuck"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-or-lyrics-that-make-you-say-yuck/810827)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2018, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-or-lyrics-that-make-you-say-yuck/810827 "2018-03-29T20:09:29Z")
We’ve had all kind of threads regarding songs, but I haven’t seen this one yet. Is there a song that grosses you out, makes you say, “yuck”? It could just be a single line from the song. Mine is “Lay Lady Lay” by Bob … --- ## [Running out of the basepath rule - at home plate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-out-of-the-basepath-rule-at-home-plate/465321)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2008, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-out-of-the-basepath-rule-at-home-plate/465321 "2008-09-27T03:14:05Z")
Last nights Cubs-Mets game. Runner trying to score on a hit to right. Fukudome gets the ball to the catcher in time to tag the runner coming down the line from third. The runner scrambles around the catcher and circle… --- ## [Resolved: The Bible is an authoritative source when discussing Biblical topics...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-bible-is-an-authoritative-source-when-discussing-biblical-topics/576136)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2011, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-bible-is-an-authoritative-source-when-discussing-biblical-topics/576136 "2011-03-28T15:58:44Z")
This could almost go in The Pit, it bugs me so much. Scenario: Person A asks a question about a Biblical topic, Yahweh God, Jesus, etc. & Person B quotes the Bible. A or, more often, C comes back with “Oh, that’s only w… --- ## [Boycotting Tom Cruise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycotting-tom-cruise/476795)
**Author:** [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2008, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycotting-tom-cruise/476795 "2008-12-16T17:13:23Z")
I’ve seen in mentioned in a couple of threads on here over the last couple of days that some members refuse to see (or at least refuse to PAY to see) any Tom Cruise movie. What is all the hate about? One doper referred … --- ## [Gifts for female friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifts-for-female-friends/560768)
**Author:** [@Fat\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fat_Chance)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2010, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifts-for-female-friends/560768 "2010-11-20T03:51:57Z")
So, I’m a guy. Broke up with a very long term girlfriend recently, and have become fairly close friends with 2 girls from work that have recently gone through relationship issues of their own, so we bonded. I mentioned… --- ## [Can one ever be driven insane by circumstances without an underlying mental disease?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-ever-be-driven-insane-by-circumstances-without-an-underlying-mental-disease/202910)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-ever-be-driven-insane-by-circumstances-without-an-underlying-mental-disease/202910 "2007-08-12T19:33:41Z")
By “insane” I mean seriously delusional and mentally unbalanced. I know movies and literature often rely on this plot device, but in real life can a person really be driven or made mentally insane by life circumstances a… --- ## [Why hasn't Israel bombed Iran?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-israel-bombed-iran/613322)
**Author:** [@isaiahrobinson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/isaiahrobinson)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2012, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-israel-bombed-iran/613322 "2012-03-10T23:06:20Z")
I’m cynical about global politics. There’s a lot of media attention right now on whether Israel will bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities, but if Israel was genuinely ramping up to launch such a bombing raid they wouldn’t be t… --- ## [Mad About You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-about-you/721985)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2015, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-about-you/721985 "2015-06-14T01:18:01Z")
I just watched an episode of \*Mad About You \*for the first time in many years. It was from late in the final season (7th) and I think they were running on fumes by then. At least, this particular episode was really, rea… --- ## [Did early explorers really worry that they might fall off the edge of the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-early-explorers-really-worry-that-they-might-fall-off-the-edge-of-the-world/472838)
**Author:** [@orlando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orlando)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2008, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-early-explorers-really-worry-that-they-might-fall-off-the-edge-of-the-world/472838 "2008-11-17T19:14:07Z")
You sometimes hear that European explorers in the 1400s or so were especially brave as they didn’t even know if, in setting off across the ocean, they might drop off the edge of the world… Was the belief that one could f… --- ## [Who are your country's best-known (historic) military leaders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-countrys-best-known-historic-military-leaders/507515)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2009, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-countrys-best-known-historic-military-leaders/507515 "2009-09-01T17:46:14Z")
Inspired by Tamerlane’s comment here, it occurs to me that few military leaders are well-known (except perhaps in the US, which is odd considering that we haven’t been around for long and weren’t very militaristic until … --- ## [Environmental Impact of Wind Energy (and excuses made for it)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/environmental-impact-of-wind-energy-and-excuses-made-for-it/791156)
**Author:** [@eg8576736](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eg8576736)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/environmental-impact-of-wind-energy-and-excuses-made-for-it/791156 "2018-06-22T17:57:11Z")
Thus far, 1/4 million large white towers have been installed on farmland and mountaintops around the world, radically altering the look of those places, and killing birds and bats in large numbers; especially bats, which… --- ## [Losing my vision when I cough](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/losing-my-vision-when-i-cough/655824)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2013, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/losing-my-vision-when-i-cough/655824 "2013-04-17T10:26:25Z")
Sometimes you cough really hard after inhaling. Approximately a year or so ago I started occasionally “greying out” during these coughing fits. My vision fades to grey then black and I can’t see anything at all for appro… --- ## [Shut up, Sigourney, you're embarassing yourself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-sigourney-youre-embarassing-yourself/536001)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2010, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-sigourney-youre-embarassing-yourself/536001 "2010-04-15T23:04:30Z")
Sigourney Weaver was talking about this year’s Academy Awards and she had this to say about why James Cameron didn’t win: “Jim didn’t have breasts, and I think that was the reason. He should have taken home that Oscar. I… --- ## [I finally bought Planescape: Torment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-bought-planescape-torment/625855)
**Author:** [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2012, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-bought-planescape-torment/625855 "2012-07-17T19:14:07Z")
I know, I know…but when it came out, I thought the name was horrid, and I had enough games to play. Now most of my old games don’t work right on my Win 7 computer, and I was browsing GOG (yeah, you guys were right) and … --- ## [Microchip the illegal aliens!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microchip-the-illegal-aliens/537705)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2010, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microchip-the-illegal-aliens/537705 "2010-05-06T17:25:43Z")
raw story reports: Hey, man that’s public life, people are always taking your words out of context. But, why stop with the illegals? Microchip everybody! No more need for ID cards or passports or credit cards or ATM… --- ## [Secrets you might as well share now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secrets-you-might-as-well-share-now/398562)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2012, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secrets-you-might-as-well-share-now/398562 "2012-05-04T21:00:48Z")
Surely there was somebody in your past who swore you to secrecy and you have kept that promise all these years but now it seems pointless not to reveal the secret just to get it off your mind. This could be a “moot secr… --- ## [What exactly does "Te quiero mucho" mean/imply?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-does-te-quiero-mucho-mean-imply/395789)
**Author:** [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2007, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-does-te-quiero-mucho-mean-imply/395789 "2007-03-14T18:33:29Z")
On Saturday night, I ran into my old boyfriend, Miguel who is from Mexico. I see him from time to time, out an about, and whenever we see each other, the sparks are definitely there. So, after we parted on Saturday nig… --- ## [High heels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-heels/654903)
**Author:** [@Vashbul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vashbul)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2013, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-heels/654903 "2013-04-13T00:10:20Z")
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/3100/do-high-heels-put-100-times-more-stress-on-your-feet Two observations: Attempting to measure weight distribution between heel and toe by balancing on two bathroom scales - w… --- ## [Do any military vehicle/station currently in existence have a self-destruct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-military-vehicle-station-currently-in-existence-have-a-self-destruct/713432)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2015, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-military-vehicle-station-currently-in-existence-have-a-self-destruct/713432 "2015-02-28T00:39:38Z")
You see it all the time in sci-fi shows. Some starship or station, overrun with enemies, and the captain valiantly destroys the whole thing with a code and a button (sometimes with a 2nd in command verifying it). Its u… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=954&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=956&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)