# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=974&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:** 975 --- ## [How much would an airplane's performance be reduced if it were enclosed in a fairing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-an-airplanes-performance-be-reduced-if-it-were-enclosed-in-a-fairing/720244)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2016, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-an-airplanes-performance-be-reduced-if-it-were-enclosed-in-a-fairing/720244 "2016-09-11T17:58:04Z")
Take an aircraft of your choosing, whether it’s a little Cessna, a business jet, a cargo plane or an airliner. Now, enclose it nearly completely in a fairing with the density of fiber glass or carbon-fiber reinforced pol… --- ## [More things that always mean trouble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-things-that-always-mean-trouble/591399)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2011, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-things-that-always-mean-trouble/591399 "2011-08-09T04:03:51Z")
A new sun/ planet/ moon/ battlestation appears in the sky. --- ## [Are you a racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-racist/797966)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-racist/797966 "2017-10-31T16:15:38Z")
Inspired by this thread. I was originally going to put multi-options - i.e., “I am very racist,” “I am only a little bit,” “I am mostly un-racist,” but decided to just make it a binary option, yes or no. --- ## [What ever happened to Google Glass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ever-happened-to-google-glass/699963)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2015, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ever-happened-to-google-glass/699963 "2015-01-16T22:58:40Z")
There was a lot of hype about a year ago, when the beta version was being released. We had a few threads here discussing how people would use Glass, and what the social impact might be. But over the past 6 months or so… --- ## [I'm looking for examples of unusually short action heroes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-examples-of-unusually-short-action-heroes/565720)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2011, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-examples-of-unusually-short-action-heroes/565720 "2011-01-01T01:04:32Z")
You’d think the title said it all, but being neurotic I must make a few qualifications: I’ve already though of comic book Wolverine, movie Willow, and Piers Anthony’s Stile, thanks. Cinematic characters who are portray… --- ## [7 y.o. stepson keeps losing coats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-y-o-stepson-keeps-losing-coats/619373)
**Author:** [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-y-o-stepson-keeps-losing-coats/619373 "2012-04-25T16:16:47Z")
My wonderful stepson is 7 (going on 8). He’s cute and smart and funny and does well in school and everybody loves him however he cannot seem to stop losing coats and jackets. His mom and I know that kids misplace thing… --- ## [Current things that might seem weird in the future](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-things-that-might-seem-weird-in-the-future/590532)
**Author:** [@YourAdHere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YourAdHere)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2011, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-things-that-might-seem-weird-in-the-future/590532 "2011-08-01T08:52:19Z")
Whenever I show kids pictures of people from 100 years ago, they always say something along the lines of “MAN, look at those old timey clothes! How could they wear that stuff?!”. Similar reactions occur when they read s… --- ## [Why is silverware in restaurants sometimes magnetic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-silverware-in-restaurants-sometimes-magnetic/357361)
**Author:** [@uzd4ce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uzd4ce)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2006, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-silverware-in-restaurants-sometimes-magnetic/357361 "2006-05-19T18:41:01Z")
At a local restaurant the other day, we noticed that some of the silverware we were given was magnetic. The strength seemed to vary from piece to piece, with some being strong enough to pick up other pieces and some not… --- ## [Rumer Willis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rumer-willis/400314)
**Author:** [@MizGrand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizGrand)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2007, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rumer-willis/400314 "2007-04-21T19:35:05Z")
Okay, so I shamefully admit to thoroughly enjoying some of the better supermarket rags. Just recently I decided to boycott Enquirer, because I’ve found that their stories are just stupid and usually have nothing to back… --- ## [What is the proper presentation sequence of US Military organizations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-proper-presentation-sequence-of-us-military-organizations/639684)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2012, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-proper-presentation-sequence-of-us-military-organizations/639684 "2012-11-08T18:50:09Z")
Our local historical society is planning a US Veteran’s Day show, with WW2 vets on a live panel to tell their stories. We plan to precede story time with a video presentation showing each service logo while playing the … --- ## [Jay Leno: After 22 Years, Final "Tonight" Show is Tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jay-leno-after-22-years-final-tonight-show-is-tonight/680651)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jay-leno-after-22-years-final-tonight-show-is-tonight/680651 "2014-02-08T04:54:04Z")
Jay Leno carried Johnny Carson’s legacy admirably and he goes out on top. To me, Carson is still king, but that’s probably because I grew up on Carson – I’m a little older than most Dopers, so I imagine there are several… --- ## [I Finally Figured Out "Benny Hill" (I Think)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-figured-out-benny-hill-i-think/583613)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2011, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-figured-out-benny-hill-i-think/583613 "2011-06-05T00:36:06Z")
I’ve never “got” the Benny Hill Show but I’ve been giving it a chance now that reruns are on Antenna TV. It seems there is a joke every 15 seconds, and most of them aren’t funny. Well to most people. But here’s what the… --- ## [To whom it may concern...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-whom-it-may-concern/571421)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2011, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-whom-it-may-concern/571421 "2011-03-16T21:44:01Z")
…yes, it’s official. I know some of you are already aware, but jsgoddess and I became engaged on February 11, 2011. Thus, her decision to offer me her ear and phone number one night fourteen months ago continues to haun… --- ## [Late July Botticelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-july-botticelli/664550)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-july-botticelli/664550 "2013-08-03T09:15:28Z")
Your letter is R --- ## [I'm ready to rip out this PICC line (TMI, whiny)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ready-to-rip-out-this-picc-line-tmi-whiny/199918)
**Author:** [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ready-to-rip-out-this-picc-line-tmi-whiny/199918 "2012-11-21T04:12:08Z")
I have a PICC line in my left arm, so that I can receive IV antibiotics. I want it GONE. The tape is irritating my skin, and making me itch. The place where the tube enters my skin is sore and irritated too. The stit… --- ## [Jerry Seinfeld's intentions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-seinfelds-intentions/577240)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2015, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-seinfelds-intentions/577240 "2015-01-15T04:12:56Z")
After watching the last episode of “Seinfeld” for the 15th time I really wonder: did Jerry intend all along, during the course of the show, for people to view the main characters as selfish, self centered, narcissists? B… --- ## [Impact of a potential Roe v. Wade reversal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impact-of-a-potential-roe-v-wade-reversal/816961)
**Author:** [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impact-of-a-potential-roe-v-wade-reversal/816961 "2020-04-23T11:48:29Z")
(Looking for factual answers here, so I am posting to GQ) Assume that the Supreme Court goes nuclear on Roe v. Wade - reversing the original decision (or is vacating the correct term?) instead of chipping away at the ed… --- ## [Making a Dollar without Working for It](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-a-dollar-without-working-for-it/688690)
**Author:** [@OffByOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OffByOne)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-a-dollar-without-working-for-it/688690 "2014-05-27T17:28:44Z")
A while ago, someone posted something on Facebook that appeared on my newsfeed, a quote that went something like, “A man that makes (or earns or gets or receives) a dollar without working for it steals that dollar from a… --- ## [Which religions favor women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-religions-favor-women/627372)
**Author:** [@gallan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallan)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-religions-favor-women/627372 "2012-07-12T18:05:12Z")
Or perhaps more to the point, is there currently, or has there ever been, any major religion that isn’t inherently misogynistic in the way early texts, doctrines, and leaders address women, even if the religion isn’t sti… --- ## [MLB: August 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2021/947783)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2022, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2021/947783 "2022-08-27T02:21:51Z")
Josiah Gray will make his Nationals debut on Monday. That should help take some of the sting out of the trade deadline dump. --- ## [Red meat, white meat, dark meat, light meat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-meat-white-meat-dark-meat-light-meat/509717)
**Author:** [@Gesturing\_Mildly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gesturing_Mildly)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2009, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-meat-white-meat-dark-meat-light-meat/509717 "2009-09-15T10:00:08Z")
Not the most important of topics, but what’s the distinction? Are dark meat and red meat the same thing? Is the dark meat in chicken “red” meat? Pork is “the other white meat.” Is the whole pig white meat? What abou… --- ## [What would have happened to the WTC if it didn't collapse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-have-happened-to-the-wtc-if-it-didnt-collapse/369080)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2015, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-have-happened-to-the-wtc-if-it-didnt-collapse/369080 "2015-11-16T21:33:13Z")
So say 9/11 happened and the planes rammed into the towers but they didn’t collapse like they did on the day. What would have happened? Would they have had to be demolished anyway? Could they have been repaired? --- ## [Jack In The Box, or McDonald's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-in-the-box-or-mcdonalds/601315)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2011, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-in-the-box-or-mcdonalds/601315 "2011-11-05T11:23:11Z")
Which to you like better? Those are the only two choices. There is no weaselly ‘neither’ option. --- ## [Amish inbreeding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amish-inbreeding/421372)
**Author:** [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2007, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amish-inbreeding/421372 "2007-10-04T20:48:24Z")
Since we don’t have an “Ask the Amish guy” thread, I’m wondering if anyone here might know some or be a former Amish so I can get an answer. The Amish communities seem pretty tight knit and self contained. I understand … --- ## [Are used book stores in decline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-used-book-stores-in-decline/581154)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-used-book-stores-in-decline/581154 "2012-11-02T23:10:57Z")
I think it’s pretty obvious that new book stores are in decline. The two big chains have caused many independents to close down and are now threatened themselves by online competition. But I was thinking the other day a… --- ## [Did the Wright Brothers Really Have the First Flight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-wright-brothers-really-have-the-first-flight/537489)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2010, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-wright-brothers-really-have-the-first-flight/537489 "2010-04-29T02:42:53Z")
Reading this thread, I was reminded by something I’d heard as a kid: that airplane technology was being worked upon in numerous countries, and that it’s dubious that Orville and Wilbur were indeed the first humans to ach… --- ## [Walter Payton -- Cheatin' Drug Fiend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walter-payton-cheatin-drug-fiend/597963)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2011, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walter-payton-cheatin-drug-fiend/597963 "2011-10-01T12:06:17Z")
http://www.suntimes.com/7923848-417/walter-payton-book-reveals-life-of-heavy-drug-use-infidelity.html So Jeff Pearlman has a new book coming out where he writes that Payton lived on painkillers, including a topical anal… --- ## [Enterprise, 2nd episode and I'm losing interest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-2nd-episode-and-im-losing-interest/85305)
**Author:** [@Sycorax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sycorax)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2001, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-2nd-episode-and-im-losing-interest/85305 "2001-10-23T01:28:32Z")
After the 1st episode, I thought it had potential, but tonight’s left me cold, and I think I know why…I don’t like any of the characters. T’pol’s cocky, know-it-all attitude irks me; the Asian translator is wimpy and whi… --- ## [P.G. Wodehouse, Nazi sympathizer/collaborationist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/p-g-wodehouse-nazi-sympathizer-collaborationist/334726)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2015, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/p-g-wodehouse-nazi-sympathizer-collaborationist/334726 "2015-10-15T10:28:36Z")
Wodehouse was living in France when the Nazi blitzkrieg rolled through, and was captured and interned for over a year. In 1941, he made several apolitical, humorous broadcasts over German radio, and was released not lon… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' Thread - January 2016 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-january-2016-edition/741740)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2016, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-january-2016-edition/741740 "2016-02-02T15:36:26Z")
Another year is upon us… where did the last one go!? Election year in the US, time to dig out my “I voted for Bill & Opus” shirt from the mid 80s. So what are you all reading? Khadaji was one of the earlier members of… --- ## [Karzai Officially President! What Will Obama Do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karzai-officially-president-what-will-obama-do/516066)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2009, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karzai-officially-president-what-will-obama-do/516066 "2009-11-27T22:10:01Z")
The news is in…and Karzai is officially president of Afghanistan.It seems to me that Obama now has a problem-he was wavering on sending more troops, and (I think) having Karzai thrown out would have given him cover to om… --- ## [How long do you walk your dog for each day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-you-walk-your-dog-for-each-day/596106)
**Author:** [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-you-walk-your-dog-for-each-day/596106 "2011-09-17T05:57:13Z")
I presume this will be different for people with gardens as opposed to people like me without; I can’t really think of poll options that would be broad enough for living conditions and dog types. My Jack Russell gets ha… --- ## [What Are Examples of Unpatriotic Acts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-examples-of-unpatriotic-acts/162916)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2003, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-examples-of-unpatriotic-acts/162916 "2003-03-27T09:04:52Z")
Criticizing Bush, but you’re still a patriot. Criticizing the US government, but you’re still a patriot. Taking up arms against the US, I think we can agree you’re not a patriot - or are you? The Montana militia folks … --- ## [Mouse, trackball, or trackpad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouse-trackball-or-trackpad/579350)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouse-trackball-or-trackpad/579350 "2011-04-27T17:05:20Z")
What do you like to use? Mouse with or without scroll wheel, trackball mouse (like this or this), trackball, or trackpad (touchpad)? Or something else maybe? For polling purposes I’d say that Apple’s Mighty Mouse woul… --- ## [Jim Henson's Creature Shop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-hensons-creature-shop/685159)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2014, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-hensons-creature-shop/685159 "2014-05-17T17:09:29Z")
There’s a new competition show on SyFy, takes up from Face Off. Instead of doing monster make ups, it is doing animatronic and puppet creature creation. 10 competitors are vying for a slot on the staff at the legendary … --- ## [Is there any method of removing the Pope from office?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-method-of-removing-the-pope-from-office/532789)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-method-of-removing-the-pope-from-office/532789 "2010-03-22T03:24:36Z")
Does the Vatican have any kind of impeachment procedure, or are Roman Catholics stuck with a Pope for life no matter what he does? --- ## [Experiences with Zoloft Withdrawal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-zoloft-withdrawal/503804)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2009, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-zoloft-withdrawal/503804 "2009-07-24T15:03:20Z")
I am not seeking medical advice, but personal experiences So I decided a few weeks ago to wean off Zoloft (Sertraline) and did so under my doctor’s direction. I had taken it for depression for a little over two years an… --- ## [Have you voted yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-voted-yet/922810)
**Author:** [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Replies:** 282\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2020, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-voted-yet/922810 "2020-11-04T04:07:10Z")
poll In the news I keep hearing about the astounding number of people who have already voted by mail, the various states trying to impede the process, and the massive push to vote early. Just wondering where people are … --- ## [Why are men slobs? (Or, annoying things your SO does)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-men-slobs-or-annoying-things-your-so-does/340379)
**Author:** [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2006, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-men-slobs-or-annoying-things-your-so-does/340379 "2006-01-20T02:01:08Z")
This letter from Ask Amy in today’s Washington Post got me wondering: The two guys I have lived with, and the majority of the guys I dated, were pretty much like this to varying extents. Little things, like cleaning th… --- ## [So The Watchman's "Rorschach" was an Ayn Rand Objectivist. I never knew!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-watchmans-rorschach-was-an-ayn-rand-objectivist-i-never-knew/579720)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2011, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-watchmans-rorschach-was-an-ayn-rand-objectivist-i-never-knew/579720 "2011-04-28T04:25:42Z")
Interesting. I thought he was just kind of a borderline sociopath. Interesting reveal on this issue. --- ## [Do any other states require periodic replacement of license plates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-other-states-require-periodic-replacement-of-license-plates/570899)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2011, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-other-states-require-periodic-replacement-of-license-plates/570899 "2011-02-14T13:29:42Z")
Probably GQ, but I expect this may thread may attract anecdotes, rants, and other mundane stuff. Besides, this is a mundane thing to start with. My DoL (Washingtonian for DMV) renewal notices were starting to stack up,… --- ## [I Cannot Burp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-burp/681736)
**Author:** [@DonnieBarko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DonnieBarko)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-burp/681736 "2014-09-24T22:26:44Z")
Inspired by another thread, “What bodily quirks/mutations/oddities do you have?”, I figured that I would start my own thread about a strange problem I have always had: I cannot belch. I am a 28 year old, otherwise health… --- ## [Dealing with sleeplessness in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-sleeplessness-in-the-mmp/810421)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2018, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-sleeplessness-in-the-mmp/810421 "2018-03-19T02:05:33Z")
Yeah, I had one of those nights. I’ve been up since midnight:30 and I’m exhausted. My usual fall-asleep tricks didn’t work, and it was too late to take melatonin and expect to wake up at 5. Do you have any special tec… --- ## [I'm a liberal, and I am sad that Antonin Scalia died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-liberal-and-i-am-sad-that-antonin-scalia-died/746059)
**Author:** [@Aperez77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aperez77)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-liberal-and-i-am-sad-that-antonin-scalia-died/746059 "2016-02-21T00:37:52Z")
I am a liberal who does wish to celebrate the death of someone just because he was a conservative. Martin Luther King would not be celebrating. Many liberals in Twitter, Daily Kos, etc. are celebrating. Rest in peace, S… --- ## [How do you tell a coworker that her butt is showing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-tell-a-coworker-that-her-butt-is-showing/576590)
**Author:** [@llamalady88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llamalady88)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2011, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-tell-a-coworker-that-her-butt-is-showing/576590 "2011-04-03T11:52:39Z")
How do you tell a coworker (who you will be working with for several more years) that a large portion of her butt is hanging out? this seems to be a constant for her and she never seems to feel a breeze back there even t… --- ## [What most epitomizes the '70s to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-most-epitomizes-the-70s-to-you/792484)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2017, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-most-epitomizes-the-70s-to-you/792484 "2017-08-13T07:39:28Z")
When you look back at the 1970s, what most epitomizes the decade? Is it the rock? The Disco? Heroin? Coke? Nixon? Ford? Carter? Platforms? Or long hair? Wide collars? Or Kurtas? Mohawks? Or long hair? Hot Chocolat… --- ## [I hereby ban the totally retarded adage - "fat guy was drinking diet coke LOL"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-ban-the-totally-retarded-adage-fat-guy-was-drinking-diet-coke-lol/434457)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-ban-the-totally-retarded-adage-fat-guy-was-drinking-diet-coke-lol/434457 "2008-01-24T15:17:01Z")
Someone said this at lunchtime at work today, and I was reminded once again how completely stupid, embarrassing, incorrect, and ultimately unreasonable this anecdote is. Guess what - you haven’t caught the fat person i… --- ## [Anyone else here into hypnosis? Ask an amateur hypnotist anything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-here-into-hypnosis-ask-an-amateur-hypnotist-anything/772046)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-here-into-hypnosis-ask-an-amateur-hypnotist-anything/772046 "2017-12-27T20:49:41Z")
Dunno where to put this thread, MPSIMS seems about right. I’ve recently gotten into recreational hypnosis as both a hypnotist and a subject. While I am relatively new to it (have been doing it for a few months, whereas … --- ## [North Korea: What's next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korea-whats-next/375775)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2006, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korea-whats-next/375775 "2006-10-19T02:50:05Z")
Kim Jong-Il has done it. A nuke test less than 2 hours ago. How does this change the situtation? What’s next; sanctions, blockade, war? What will China do? What’ll the US do? Will this effect Ban Ki-moon of So… --- ## [Celebrity deaths that made you cry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deaths-that-made-you-cry/434662)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2008, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deaths-that-made-you-cry/434662 "2008-03-07T12:29:14Z")
Look at me, combining two thread trends into one tidy package. The seven-page thread on Heath Ledger made me think of the only celebrity death to garner my tears. I did not cry for Kurt Cobain, although I knew a lot of… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=973&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=975&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)