# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=967&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:** 968 --- ## [How much is "a lot of money"? (USD)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-lot-of-money-usd/583117)
**Author:** [@FoundWaldo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoundWaldo)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-a-lot-of-money-usd/583117 "2011-05-27T02:58:13Z")
How much does it take for you to say “that’s a lot of money”? This is for people in the US only, because I can’t figure out a way to set up the poll that would work properly across currencies. --- ## [Celebrities with Remarkable IQ's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-remarkable-iqs/553314)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2010, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-remarkable-iqs/553314 "2010-09-11T11:16:44Z")
Yahoo! had a link to a search list that led to The IQ of Famous People No. 1 which has additional lists to link to. I was most astonished with Muhammad Ali (IQ = 78) but there are others there as frightening in the oth… --- ## [What "Used" To Be In Rat Poison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-used-to-be-in-rat-poison/535724)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2010, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-used-to-be-in-rat-poison/535724 "2010-04-12T21:13:13Z")
I’ve read a lot of stories and was cruising around on theCrimeLibrary.Com and a lot of the women were using rat poison as a means to eliminate their husbands and other forms of “human pests” :slight\_smile: These seem to… --- ## [Why is type B blood more rare than type A blood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-type-b-blood-more-rare-than-type-a-blood/218999)
**Author:** [@loinburger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/loinburger)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-type-b-blood-more-rare-than-type-a-blood/218999 "2011-07-27T18:48:26Z")
According to a quick Google search, type B blood is significantly more rare (rarer? is that a word?) than type A blood. Specifically, about 39% of the population is either A+ or A-, while only about 11% of the populati… --- ## [What to do when a reality show contestant dies mid-run?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-when-a-reality-show-contestant-dies-mid-run/606990)
**Author:** [@Cabot\_Covian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabot_Covian)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2011, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-when-a-reality-show-contestant-dies-mid-run/606990 "2011-12-31T00:58:44Z")
The Next Great Baker is a reality TV show on TLC, where contestants compete for a job with Cake Boss Buddy Valastro. The person eliminated in the most recent episode, a young army sergeant named Wesley Durden, committed … --- ## [What are some famous long-term marriages that ended in divorce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-famous-long-term-marriages-that-ended-in-divorce/541714)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-famous-long-term-marriages-that-ended-in-divorce/541714 "2010-06-07T14:04:24Z")
Inspired by the Al and Tipper Gore separation after 40 years of marriage, who are some other famous people who divorced after many years? “Many years” being relative, I won’t put an exact number to it but let’s say long… --- ## [It's Wet and Wild in the MMP: old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-wet-and-wild-in-the-mmp-old/994080)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-wet-and-wild-in-the-mmp-old/994080 "2023-12-15T22:44:16Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s 4c/39f with no predicted change today, and with rain showers. Weather app sums up the day as “Rain, cold and fucking sadness.” Yes, it’s grey and grim out there but I’d take that over snow any d… --- ## [Has anyone had a bank question or hold a check drawn on your account because of the signature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-had-a-bank-question-or-hold-a-check-drawn-on-your-account-because-of-the-signature/648969)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-had-a-bank-question-or-hold-a-check-drawn-on-your-account-because-of-the-signature/648969 "2013-02-08T11:46:41Z")
My brother told me about a time a while back (in the US) when he was curious as to whether or not the bank where he had a checking account was actually checking the signature on his checks to determine if it actually mat… --- ## [What is a 'non-title' state (automotive)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-non-title-state-automotive/381888)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2006, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-non-title-state-automotive/381888 "2006-11-27T14:55:52Z")
Browsing eBay I came across this statement: I understand that the seller does not have title to this (parts) car; but what does he mean that Georgia is a ‘non-title state’? --- ## [How is modern warfare different from WWII?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-modern-warfare-different-from-wwii/781682)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2017, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-modern-warfare-different-from-wwii/781682 "2017-03-19T21:58:39Z")
When people think of warfare, they often think in terms of the second world war. I’d like to hear how today’s/near future’s warfare is different from WWII at every level. Note that we should compare like to like; Conven… --- ## [Ask the atheist, 15 year old, male Hoosier.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-atheist-15-year-old-male-hoosier/295436)
**Author:** [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2005, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-atheist-15-year-old-male-hoosier/295436 "2005-04-12T19:44:27Z")
Well, go ahead. Ask away. --- ## [How a dangerous situation was defused by the wonders of toast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-a-dangerous-situation-was-defused-by-the-wonders-of-toast/214400)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2004, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-a-dangerous-situation-was-defused-by-the-wonders-of-toast/214400 "2004-05-22T00:09:34Z")
Yeah, so the other day I am getting ready in the morning. I make myself a nice breakfast- coffee, Toast, and a big boal of Cinnamon Toast Crunch. I proceed to haul this feast into my room so I can watch He-man while I’m … --- ## [What IS the second-highest award in the Army during peacetime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-second-highest-award-in-the-army-during-peacetime/579238)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2011, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-second-highest-award-in-the-army-during-peacetime/579238 "2011-04-21T23:27:19Z")
A reality show contestant keeps saying that he earned the second-highest award the Army issues during peacetime. (Apparently for digging latrines.) What is the second-highest award in the Army during peacetime? --- ## [Good TV shows that deserved a better fate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-tv-shows-that-deserved-a-better-fate/84999)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2002, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-tv-shows-that-deserved-a-better-fate/84999 "2002-04-18T00:31:48Z")
Well, it was just a matter of time. :slight\_smile: I’ll start off with Under One Roof, starring James Earl Jones. Why can’t this country accept a predominately black drama series? --- ## [Rescuing the automakers: A good thing or a waste of money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rescuing-the-automakers-a-good-thing-or-a-waste-of-money/473046)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2008, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rescuing-the-automakers-a-good-thing-or-a-waste-of-money/473046 "2008-11-24T19:45:45Z")
The American auto companies want 25 billion for emergency loans. Some say this is vital to keeping our economy afloat. Others say it is a total waste of money and the companies deserve to go out of business if they can… --- ## [Tipping etiquette question: How should I tip when I'm receiving a substantial discount?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-etiquette-question-how-should-i-tip-when-im-receiving-a-substantial-discount/656102)
**Author:** [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2013, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-etiquette-question-how-should-i-tip-when-im-receiving-a-substantial-discount/656102 "2013-04-24T02:21:49Z")
So my employer has negotiated a discount with about 100 local businesses for all of our employees. Most of these are 5%-15% off on food at restaurants, 10% at the hardware store, $.75 off the slice-and-salad special at t… --- ## [What does your Straight Dope nickname mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-straight-dope-nickname-mean/43761)
**Author:** [@Lazlo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lazlo)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2004, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-straight-dope-nickname-mean/43761 "2004-01-20T07:03:31Z")
Well, I got mine from the movie Real Genius. Lazlo was a guy that lived in a closet and was the smartest man on earth. Okay, I know it doesn’t fit me but I can dream, can’t I?? --- ## [How to effectively combat the Fox News propaganda machine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-effectively-combat-the-fox-news-propaganda-machine/841305)
**Author:** [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2019, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-effectively-combat-the-fox-news-propaganda-machine/841305 "2019-10-12T20:14:49Z")
It’s hard to overestimate the impact Fox News has on the US political scene. It’s a highly effective ultra-conservative Regular Fox News viewers obediently swallow whatever the Fox propaganda machine tells them, includi… --- ## [New SBVFT ad -- will we never put Vietnam behind us?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-sbvft-ad-will-we-never-put-vietnam-behind-us/263037)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2004, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-sbvft-ad-will-we-never-put-vietnam-behind-us/263037 "2004-09-08T03:15:42Z")
I just saw a new Swift Boat Veterans for Truth ad. Having fallen flat on their faces in their efforts to defame Kerry’s war record, the SBVFT are now trying a new angle of attack: his antiwar record. Their new ad plays… --- ## [Maya Lin and Vietnam Veterans Memorial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maya-lin-and-vietnam-veterans-memorial/714176)
**Author:** [@dofe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dofe)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2015, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maya-lin-and-vietnam-veterans-memorial/714176 "2015-03-06T18:50:17Z")
One of the commentators in this short video about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial mentions that Maya Lin faced some backlash and racism once she was identified as the winner of the design competition. Was this really the c… --- ## [Why Do People Use Chopsticks To Eat Chinese Food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-chopsticks-to-eat-chinese-food/125245)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2004, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-chopsticks-to-eat-chinese-food/125245 "2004-05-24T16:52:22Z")
Why would a person who was born and raised in the United States and has used knives and forks as eating utensils for their entire lives all of the sudden insist on using chopsticks to eat, just because they are eating Ch… --- ## [Hera, Aphrodite, Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hera-aphrodite-athena/675088)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2013, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hera-aphrodite-athena/675088 "2013-12-03T20:19:56Z")
So, you’re Paris and have to judge a beauty contest between goddesses. You can’t get out of it, you have to pick one. Looking at them, Hera is the best looking, but a shrewish and jealous type as well as dressed like a … --- ## [Royalty = Bio-Waste. Discuss.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royalty-bio-waste-discuss/580541)
**Author:** [@Naxos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Naxos)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2011, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royalty-bio-waste-discuss/580541 "2011-05-06T20:53:12Z")
Social Sciences are advanced enough to explain the observed behavior of masses willingly declare their inferiority to a specific human’s genitals. But I’m still disappointed that in the 21st Century there are so many wi… --- ## [Sessions is out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sessions-is-out/824150)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2018, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sessions-is-out/824150 "2018-11-13T19:51:59Z")
Source (The Hill) Immediately after a Democratic House promises investigations. --- ## [The death penalty for child rape!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-death-penalty-for-child-rape/197975)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2003, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-death-penalty-for-child-rape/197975 "2003-09-13T16:43:47Z")
I’m opening this in the Pit because I think it’s going to end up here anyway. A local man was sentenced to death yesterday evening for the rape of his 8-year-old stepdaughter. I’m not sure how I think about this, to be… --- ## [Dietary revelations courtesy of Chipotle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dietary-revelations-courtesy-of-chipotle/553089)
**Author:** [@mack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mack)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2010, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dietary-revelations-courtesy-of-chipotle/553089 "2010-09-13T19:18:46Z")
Last week I made my weekly run to the Chipotle down the road for a lunchtime burrito. Instead of getting a diet Pepsi from the vending machine at work I got a Nantucket Nectars Pomegranate Cherry from Chipotle because I… --- ## [Can a Goldfish stay alive in a block of ice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-goldfish-stay-alive-in-a-block-of-ice/283544)
**Author:** [@Janx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Janx)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2005, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-goldfish-stay-alive-in-a-block-of-ice/283544 "2005-01-10T03:27:56Z")
I have a fishpond. It has Goldfish in it. I have kept the fountain on, to keep the water in a liquid state. Too bad that around the edges of the flow, the water is frozen solid. There is clearly a Goldfish frozen in ther… --- ## [Why two testicles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-two-testicles/161277)
**Author:** [@aeropl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aeropl)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2003, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-two-testicles/161277 "2003-03-15T18:45:17Z")
I’m missing something here: Why are there two testicles on males? We have two eyes for a reason, we have two ears for a reason, but why two balls? I don’t see any reason why a guy would need two when one does the job jus… --- ## [Anti-abortionists, are you also against the use of contraception?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-abortionists-are-you-also-against-the-use-of-contraception/587474)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-abortionists-are-you-also-against-the-use-of-contraception/587474 "2011-07-21T18:36:26Z")
I’m just curious and if you are against the one and not against the other, why not? --- ## [Is Galt's Gulch real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-galts-gulch-real/659901)
**Author:** [@dataguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dataguy)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-galts-gulch-real/659901 "2014-09-25T23:28:05Z")
I came across this article about someone creating an actual version of Galt’s Gulch in Chile. After reading the article, it struck me as primarily a real estate sales scheme, but I was wondering what others think about i… --- ## [according to this the american factory is dead and not coming back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-the-american-factory-is-dead-and-not-coming-back/753525)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2016, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-the-american-factory-is-dead-and-not-coming-back/753525 "2016-05-11T11:08:58Z")
http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-impossibility-of-reviving-american-manufacturing/ar-BBsmUog?li=BBnbfcN As I always say in these articles part of the problem is the “build a wall” crowd who screwed them selves… --- ## [I pit shoppers who leave shit all over the stores.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-shoppers-who-leave-shit-all-over-the-stores/382210)
**Author:** [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2006, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-shoppers-who-leave-shit-all-over-the-stores/382210 "2006-12-04T18:38:00Z")
Because my wife is one of them. She called me at work yesterday to tell me that she’s never shopping at this particular dollar store again. I said, “Who should I send the thank-you card to?” silent pause “That old ra… --- ## [Is there ANY debate about intelligent design outside America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-debate-about-intelligent-design-outside-america/322683)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2005, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-debate-about-intelligent-design-outside-america/322683 "2005-10-02T13:23:33Z")
I’m just curious if the theory we’ve become so fond of in the US, Intelligent design, has been debated at all by political/scientific groups abroad, which is to say is there any signficant support ANYWHERE outside of the… --- ## [Picked zit infections - ewwwww](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picked-zit-infections-ewwwww/12723)
**Author:** [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2000, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picked-zit-infections-ewwwww/12723 "2000-06-17T14:59:03Z")
Yeah, I know, you’re not supposed to pick them. I also know everyone does. At the moment, I am one of the unlucky ones. This is gross! It’s a good three-quarter inches in diameter and right on the middle of my chin. I h… --- ## [Very simple things that amaze you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-simple-things-that-amaze-you/416970)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2007, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-simple-things-that-amaze-you/416970 "2007-08-31T15:07:17Z")
I was out buying flowers for my girl in the local Giant when I saw some especially pretty ones in shades I couldn’t believe were real. Turned out they weren’t, but that someone had spray painted them bright green, blue, … --- ## [Why are McDonald's french fries so tasty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-mcdonalds-french-fries-so-tasty/487291)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2009, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-mcdonalds-french-fries-so-tasty/487291 "2009-02-27T04:39:21Z")
In another thread, the OP, lissener, cites McDonald’s french fries as one of the most wonderful foods on the planet. He is of course entirely correct. McDonald’s french fries are amazingly delicious. If my doctor didn… --- ## [Karl Marx win's BBC's "greatest philosopher" poll. WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karl-marx-wins-bbcs-greatest-philosopher-poll-wtf/312592)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2005, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karl-marx-wins-bbcs-greatest-philosopher-poll-wtf/312592 "2005-08-01T20:39:30Z")
The BBC ran an online poll on who is the greatest philosopher of all time, and Karl Marx won with a 27% plurality, beating out Hume, Wittgenstein, Nietzche and Kant. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/11714… --- ## [Going off topic-boooooo!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-off-topic-boooooo/184259)
**Author:** [@Themis00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Themis00)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2003, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-off-topic-boooooo/184259 "2003-08-15T04:49:42Z")
Conversations naturally take twists and turns and on message boards it is not the exception. But there is a fine line between going from blue to green and going from WHITE to BLACK. I don't see sm… --- ## [Richard Nixon's presidency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-nixons-presidency/495188)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2009, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-nixons-presidency/495188 "2009-05-16T21:01:34Z")
Most of what I’ve heard about Tricky Dick has to do with Watergate. I’m grown up with a rather negative image of the man. My father, the nation’s #1 Nixon groupie, says that Nixon did a lot of good things for the countr… --- ## [A drop of this poison can kill 10000 men. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-drop-of-this-poison-can-kill-10000-men-why/533044)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2010, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-drop-of-this-poison-can-kill-10000-men-why/533044 "2010-03-24T21:25:20Z")
A common claim in aquariums and terrariums the world round. The poison of this animal is so potent that it can kill some ridiculously large number of men, horses, elephant, Belgiums. Why would an animal need a poison so … --- ## [Could a military airplane pilot fly a military helicopter without any prior experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-military-airplane-pilot-fly-a-military-helicopter-without-any-prior-experience/677818)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-military-airplane-pilot-fly-a-military-helicopter-without-any-prior-experience/677818 "2014-01-07T18:25:55Z")
This question is sparked by a scene in a story I’ve been mulling over. The scenario is its the late Cold War and a British agent is trying to get a Soviet military airplane pilot out of the USSR. Their plans go awry and … --- ## [Ralph Nader decries PCness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ralph-nader-decries-pcness/756681)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2016, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ralph-nader-decries-pcness/756681 "2016-06-10T15:54:42Z")
I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that an 80-something year old man feels this way, and I think he’s right on about college campuses, but then he takes it much further: https://psmag.com/election-season-politics-with-ral… --- ## [Leaving change with tip = you suck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-change-with-tip-you-suck/101473)
**Author:** [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2002, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-change-with-tip-you-suck/101473 "2002-04-04T22:12:25Z")
Discussing tipping habits with friends, I mentioned that I usually give at least 20% plus whatever coinage is leftover in my change. I was told by one friend, who used to wait tables, that leaving any change with a tip i… --- ## [Yet another "hate crime" revealed to be a hoax by a leftist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-hate-crime-revealed-to-be-a-hoax-by-a-leftist/785957)
**Author:** [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2017, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-hate-crime-revealed-to-be-a-hoax-by-a-leftist/785957 "2017-05-09T16:52:29Z")
https://www.wthr.com/article/police-brown-county-church-organist-admitted-to-november-vandalism A Brown County church vandalized with Donald Trump graffiti shortly after the 2016 election wasn’t targeted by pro-Trump po… --- ## [The Office; "The Delivery" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-the-delivery-open-spoilers/531365)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-the-delivery-open-spoilers/531365 "2010-03-11T18:13:11Z")
Hour long episode tonight. :slight\_smile: Pam’s finally giving birth. --- ## [Do you wear a wristwatch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-wristwatch/616503)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2012, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-wristwatch/616503 "2012-03-28T02:14:22Z")
I’ve broken this poll down into gender, age and frequency. I’ve narrowed the frequency to “always”, “sometimes” and “never”. If your answer is “almost always” or “almost never”, please use the “always” and “never” opti… --- ## [My Evil Cunt Of An Ex-Wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-evil-cunt-of-an-ex-wife/47208)
**Author:** [@Xploder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xploder)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2000, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-evil-cunt-of-an-ex-wife/47208 "2000-12-28T03:54:42Z")
So my ex calls me TWO days before Christmas and says “this is my year to have the kids on the holidays and I want them on Christmas”. True, this IS supposed to be her year to have them on major holidays BUT the ignorant … --- ## [Can anyone explain this Robot Chicken Joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-this-robot-chicken-joke/751946)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2016, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-this-robot-chicken-joke/751946 "2016-04-12T14:27:35Z")
This week’s Robot Chicken had a segment where they showed crabs jumping rope both single and double dutch style and then it said “Think about it.” Usually these are puns or plays on words but for the life of me this one… --- ## [Which of Trump's political sins disqualifies him most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-trumps-political-sins-disqualifies-him-most/761066)
**Author:** [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2016, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-trumps-political-sins-disqualifies-him-most/761066 "2016-08-03T04:40:18Z")
Donald Jackass Trump has done and said a lot of outrageous stuff. Outrageous enough that a significant number of establishment Republicans have repudiated him, refused to endorse him, and some have gone as far as to say … --- ## [Pro-Con: Clinton vs. Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-con-clinton-vs-trump/753844)
**Author:** [@DerekMichaels00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerekMichaels00)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2016, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-con-clinton-vs-trump/753844 "2016-05-08T23:54:47Z")
Now that the nominees are basically decided, what are your pluses and minuses of each nominee? Why would you vote for one and encourage a person to vote for one? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=966&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=968&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)