# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=976&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:** 977 --- ## [Songs you liked less when you found out what they were really about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-liked-less-when-you-found-out-what-they-were-really-about/543464)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2010, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-liked-less-when-you-found-out-what-they-were-really-about/543464 "2010-06-18T11:51:51Z")
Has this ever happened to you? You listen to a song for years with your own understanding of its lyrics, and then the songwriter comes along and spells things out and it turns out you were waaaaaayyyyy off. Now, suddenly… --- ## [People Never Fail To Amaze Me (in a bad way)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-never-fail-to-amaze-me-in-a-bad-way/630177)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2013, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-never-fail-to-amaze-me-in-a-bad-way/630177 "2013-03-12T00:59:20Z")
I thought I’d start this thread after reading about people using the handicapped tags of their dead relatives over in IMHO. What stories do you have of people you know who amaze you with some of the things they do… in a… --- ## [The palm trees of Ireland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-palm-trees-of-ireland/322107)
**Author:** [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2005, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-palm-trees-of-ireland/322107 "2005-09-21T17:27:41Z")
A friend of mine just came back from a vacation in Ireland. He mentioned that while they were there they saw a lot of palm trees. I can well believe that the weather in Ireland is mild enough to allow palm trees to gro… --- ## [Why aren't there more bench trials? Or, is our justice system based on deception and stupidity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-there-more-bench-trials-or-is-our-justice-system-based-on-deception-and-stupidity/566678)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-there-more-bench-trials-or-is-our-justice-system-based-on-deception-and-stupidity/566678 "2011-01-19T02:47:03Z")
I read the wiki on bench trials, which up until now, I just called judge trials, meaning a trial without a jury, sorta like what you’d see on The People’s Court. The wiki told me a few interesting things, which is that … --- ## [Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D S02E06: A Fractured House (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e06-a-fractured-house-open-spoilers/702814)
**Author:** [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2014, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e06-a-fractured-house-open-spoilers/702814 "2014-11-11T01:48:50Z")
“A Fractured House” Directed by Ron Underwood Written by Rafe Judkins & Lauren LeFranc I won’t get a chance to watch the episode until tomorrow. But, as usual, I like putting a thread up to see what everyone has to sa… --- ## [Dumbest or most patently false advertising slogans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-or-most-patently-false-advertising-slogans/259340)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2004, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-or-most-patently-false-advertising-slogans/259340 "2004-08-27T01:54:16Z")
On TV here in England there is currently an advert for shampoo which “improves the radiant natural beauty of your hair” yadda yadda. The usual stuff. However, the slogan it ends with is so ridiculous that the first time… --- ## [You have to do a 45 minute presentation with no preparation right now.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-do-a-45-minute-presentation-with-no-preparation-right-now/797521)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2018, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-do-a-45-minute-presentation-with-no-preparation-right-now/797521 "2018-01-16T15:55:21Z")
What topic do you pick? Someone on my Facebook feed posed this question and I thought it was interesting. --- ## [Jerking your head back when swallowing pills.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerking-your-head-back-when-swallowing-pills/623096)
**Author:** [@ticker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ticker)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerking-your-head-back-when-swallowing-pills/623096 "2012-05-28T13:42:19Z")
You know that thing actors do when their character has to swallow a pill; they jerk their heads back as if it’s really a big deal. Do real people ever do this? I don’t think I have ever witnessed it IRL. Is it some sort … --- ## [Do you like fine restaurants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-fine-restaurants/782451)
**Author:** [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2017, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-fine-restaurants/782451 "2017-03-29T15:52:04Z")
A couple of my regular lunch-time co-workers like to avoid the “finer” places for lunch around the downtown area where we work. And frankly, I don’t understand that. And that brought to mind my question. . . Do most pe… --- ## [Trump defense throwing insurrectionists under bus. What does his base think afterwards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-defense-throwing-insurrectionists-under-bus-what-does-his-base-think-afterwards/932766)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-defense-throwing-insurrectionists-under-bus-what-does-his-base-think-afterwards/932766 "2021-02-23T17:24:34Z")
The impeachment defense seems to be that the insurrection was terrible, sure, but Trump had nothing to do with it. The problem was those awful people who stormed the Capitol entirely by their own bad choice. So, what do… --- ## [Any other fans of "Games" Magazine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-fans-of-games-magazine/453718)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-fans-of-games-magazine/453718 "2015-04-28T20:30:23Z")
Mods: I wasn’t sure whether to put this in CS or The Game Room, but since I’m focusing on the actual magazine contents, I’ll start it out here. My apologies if I guessed wrong! As a fourteen-year-old back in 1981, I wa… --- ## [Will workers be required to return to the office?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-workers-be-required-to-return-to-the-office/979966)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2023, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-workers-be-required-to-return-to-the-office/979966 "2023-05-06T05:03:31Z")
I’m regularly surprised at how quickly I got used to (nearly) full-time remote work following 3/20. What are your thoughts/understandings as to whether it will continue indefinitely, and why or why not? I understand th… --- ## [(Old) Funny things you overheard in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-funny-things-you-overheard-in-the-mmp/998974)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 303\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-funny-things-you-overheard-in-the-mmp/998974 "2024-03-26T02:08:53Z")
Well, not here here. Although, we have enough funny quips that I’m sure there have been memorable gems. Anyway, I stopped at Walgreens quickly last night, and overheard: Person 1: “I’m really more of a ‘chicken and ric… --- ## [Origin of "Not the face!"/"Don't hit the face!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-not-the-face-dont-hit-the-face/434730)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-not-the-face-dont-hit-the-face/434730 "2008-01-29T23:14:49Z")
It’s a staple of dialog on "The Simpsons’, shouted out by Krusty or any other venal character who gets involved in a skuffle. The first place I recall hearing it was about 20 minutes into ‘Rocky’ (1976), when Rocky is c… --- ## [What do landlords look for in a tenant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-landlords-look-for-in-a-tenant/496760)
**Author:** [@Telcontar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telcontar)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2009, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-landlords-look-for-in-a-tenant/496760 "2009-05-25T04:14:57Z")
The title really says it all. If you’re the manager of an apartment building or a real estate agent renting out a townhouse, what do you want (or not want) to see in a potential tenant? I’m young and hitting the general … --- ## [Time's Person of the Year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-person-of-the-year/774117)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2016, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-person-of-the-year/774117 "2016-12-11T17:52:09Z")
Time’s 2016 Person of the Year is… Donald Trump. (As if it would be anyone else.) You know who else was once Person of the Year? Yeah, him. --- ## [Doper Parents: How Much Pressure Do You Put On Your Kids To Have Good Grades](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-how-much-pressure-do-you-put-on-your-kids-to-have-good-grades/574375)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2011, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-how-much-pressure-do-you-put-on-your-kids-to-have-good-grades/574375 "2011-03-16T21:07:14Z")
How much pressure do parents of this board put on their children to get good grades. Are you like some Asian parents \[1\] who will not accept anything below an A or do you just shrug when you see your kid has Algebra 1 in… --- ## [Surprise party foods: cheap, make/buy ahead, no refrigeration -- suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-party-foods-cheap-make-buy-ahead-no-refrigeration-suggestions/538290)
**Author:** [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2010, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-party-foods-cheap-make-buy-ahead-no-refrigeration-suggestions/538290 "2010-05-04T23:02:39Z")
I’m throwing a surprise party for my husband a week from Saturday, on the 15th – he’s defending his dissertation at long last. He’s away right now; we live in New England but his university is in Texas (long story) and h… --- ## [Dog Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-question/774490)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2016, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-question/774490 "2016-12-26T01:26:41Z")
It’s pretty apparent that dog owners love their pets, but do dogs have the equivalent of love for their owners? Or do dogs just respond to someone who treats them well? --- ## [Does your first "real" job even exist anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-first-real-job-even-exist-anymore/693303)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2014, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-first-real-job-even-exist-anymore/693303 "2014-07-22T20:38:55Z")
Mine doesn’t. Press clipping company where we read every newspaper & magazine published in the US, and some foreign press. Watching for specific things, that our clients payed us to look for, cut out and send to them. … --- ## [Massive Academic Fraud--Univ. North Carolina--Athletes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massive-academic-fraud-univ-north-carolina-athletes/702224)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2017, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massive-academic-fraud-univ-north-carolina-athletes/702224 "2017-10-13T17:31:03Z")
It’s shocking that more than half of these were non-athletes (everyone can surely understand that athletes have more important things to do than attend classes)!!! --- ## [Viet Cong vs. North Vietnamese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viet-cong-vs-north-vietnamese/244858)
**Author:** [@El\_Zagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Zagna)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2004, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viet-cong-vs-north-vietnamese/244858 "2004-05-13T22:47:23Z")
Was there a difference between the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese? I always assumed they were basically synonomous until I read an article about a guy on patrole who came upon some enemy troops and said, “At first we… --- ## [It's not a graduation, it's a \*culmination\*, why? And "ill" for "sick"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-a-graduation-its-a-culmination-why-and-ill-for-sick/661658)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2013, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-a-graduation-its-a-culmination-why-and-ill-for-sick/661658 "2013-06-28T20:08:23Z")
Recently I heard a public radio podcast by Sandra Tsing Loh in which she discusses her daughter’s fifth-grade graduation–er, excuse me–culmination. Now as much as anyone, I think overblown pre-secondary graduations, wit… --- ## [Big Science Fiction OR Fantasy Worlds in Literature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-science-fiction-or-fantasy-worlds-in-literature/712566)
**Author:** [@Cartesian\_Rationalist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartesian_Rationalist)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2015, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-science-fiction-or-fantasy-worlds-in-literature/712566 "2015-02-21T00:04:31Z")
Hey folks, I have recently “discovered” fantasy fiction, of which I was not familiar with nor a fan. However, once you find a good work, almost any genre can be quite good. In any case, I would like to get straight to … --- ## [Abolishing income tax--would this work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abolishing-income-tax-would-this-work/484011)
**Author:** [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2009, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abolishing-income-tax-would-this-work/484011 "2009-02-12T17:08:42Z")
Okay, I was over at DailyKos and I ran across a comment in which an interesting proposal was made: \[QUOTE=DocGonzo @ DailyKos\] But then, practically all income tax arguments are bad arguments. They measure what to take… --- ## [My lousy birthday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-lousy-birthday/563247)
**Author:** [@Meggroll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meggroll)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2010, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-lousy-birthday/563247 "2010-12-29T05:19:31Z")
I feel kinda silly putting this up, but it’s definitely mundane and pointless in the Grand Scheme of Things. Background: About three and a half months ago, I moved from my family and my parents’ house in New Jersey clea… --- ## [Food from cans: the good, the acceptable, the horrifying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-from-cans-the-good-the-acceptable-the-horrifying/845734)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2020, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-from-cans-the-good-the-acceptable-the-horrifying/845734 "2020-01-19T01:12:21Z")
I’ve generally had a prejudice against canned food. In fact, I distinctly recall that in my 20s I did not even own a can opener for at least four years, though in retrospect I am puzzled how I managed a total canned food… --- ## [Does Infinity Really Exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-infinity-really-exist/474269)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2008, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-infinity-really-exist/474269 "2008-12-03T19:57:58Z")
I doubt this has a truly factual answer, so I’ll put it here. Beyond the conceptual and mathematical constructs, is there anything we’ve discovered, measured, or observed that can truly be said to be infinite? If not, i… --- ## [Why do people with sepsis get hand and foot amputation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-with-sepsis-get-hand-and-foot-amputation/674903)
**Author:** [@tci707](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tci707)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2015, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-with-sepsis-get-hand-and-foot-amputation/674903 "2015-01-10T07:26:25Z")
I have seen reports of people with sepsis and also people with meningitis need to have hand and foot amputations becasue they get necrosis. But why would a infection lead to necrosis in the hands and feet? Also what are … --- ## [Big city vs small town living](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-city-vs-small-town-living/641500)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-city-vs-small-town-living/641500 "2012-11-20T20:55:46Z")
Thought it might be interesting for folk to discuss the relative merits of living in a big city as opposed to a small(er) town. Certainly the definitions of either term are flexible. My personal experience is with Chic… --- ## [The prevalence or paucity of comfortable and stylish women's clothes and shoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-prevalence-or-paucity-of-comfortable-and-stylish-womens-clothes-and-shoes/581679)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2011, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-prevalence-or-paucity-of-comfortable-and-stylish-womens-clothes-and-shoes/581679 "2011-05-20T01:23:44Z")
Women in my office (a law firm) often complain about heels hurting them. Their clothes also seem uncomfortable and high maintenance. To hear them, you’d think some entrepreneurs would have come up with some shoes and clo… --- ## [Do you fly the flag? When?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fly-the-flag-when/513624)
**Author:** [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2009, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fly-the-flag-when/513624 "2009-10-19T19:11:09Z")
I put the American Flag out in front of the house on holidays and September 11th. It’s a 3’ x 5’ flag on a 6’ pole attached near the front door. I don’t fly it every day for several reasons. It doesn’t have as much … --- ## [Question about sports city/market names, abbrev. on insignia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-sports-city-market-names-abbrev-on-insignia/645418)
**Author:** [@jrbor76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrbor76)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-sports-city-market-names-abbrev-on-insignia/645418 "2013-01-03T21:43:00Z")
So at a Christmas gathering the other day, my uncle was asking the crowd some Packers trivia questions. Eventually he got around to the “what does the letter ‘G’ on the helmets stand for” question, prompting the “greatne… --- ## [God's Not Dead (current movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-not-dead-current-movie/684700)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2014, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-not-dead-current-movie/684700 "2014-04-02T21:54:31Z")
There’s another thread here about whether what happened in the movie could really happen IRL. I am Christian, but I have not seen it and don’t plan to. Our local movie critic, who reading between the lines is probably … --- ## [Baseball Thread June 2008](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-thread-june-2008/451344)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-thread-june-2008/451344 "2008-07-01T20:09:33Z")
Well for me it is nice to start the month with the Yankees over .500 for a change. :wink: A-Rod is back and Jorge is close. Moose has the most wins on the team and I thought he was the likeliest one to be knocked out o… --- ## [What does this Black Sabbath lyric mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-black-sabbath-lyric-mean/244798)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2018, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-black-sabbath-lyric-mean/244798 "2018-05-11T03:24:10Z")
In the song Heaven and Hell there is this: “Love can be seen as the answer, but nobody bleeds for the dancer” http://www.lyricsfreak.com/b/black-sabbath/19364.html What in the world does that mean? I get the rest of t… --- ## [How did "Aaron" get his two "a"s when transliterated from Hebrew?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-aaron-get-his-two-a-s-when-transliterated-from-hebrew/660247)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-aaron-get-his-two-a-s-when-transliterated-from-hebrew/660247 "2013-06-07T17:04:49Z")
See subject. I like the two a’s. Front and forward: I’m here. And just because I can, here’s me again. You have to listen to letters sometimes. --- ## [How possible was the road trip in Easy Rider?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-possible-was-the-road-trip-in-easy-rider/683207)
**Author:** [@mike\_ahndembroak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mike_ahndembroak)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-possible-was-the-road-trip-in-easy-rider/683207 "2014-03-11T16:34:55Z")
From the information I’ve gathered, Peter Fonda rode a 1200 cc Harley with a 2.2 gallon gas tank. Subtract the .2 gallons for the hose full of money rolled up in the tank and giving him a generous 50 miles to the gallon … --- ## [Scariest-looking public figures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scariest-looking-public-figures/545026)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2010, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scariest-looking-public-figures/545026 "2010-07-04T15:10:39Z")
It used to be Michael “I Feel Pretty” Jackson, hands down. But now he’s dead. Still, there are plenty of well-known people out their who, through no fault of their own, have a face that only a mother could not suspect of… --- ## [I'll never set foot in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ again!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-never-set-foot-in-_______-again/507969)
**Author:** [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-never-set-foot-in-_______-again/507969 "2009-09-07T17:43:05Z")
Waiting at the airport the other day I overheard some guy declare loudly that he’d never again set foot in the \[great\] state of Arizona. I tried to think of any place I felt so strongly about avoiding, but couldn’t come … --- ## [Cheaters in online video games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheaters-in-online-video-games/496883)
**Author:** [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2009, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheaters-in-online-video-games/496883 "2009-05-28T13:37:15Z")
I want a new program, something like Punkbuster, that finds cheaters, drags them out of their house naked in the middle of the night, sticks the barrel of a shotgun in their mouth, and blows their brains out the back of … --- ## [How many watts does it take to freeze a gram of water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-watts-does-it-take-to-freeze-a-gram-of-water/512741)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2009, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-watts-does-it-take-to-freeze-a-gram-of-water/512741 "2009-10-07T04:57:05Z")
With a fairly modern, fairly efficient US ice maker how many watts does it take to cool a gram of water from tap temperature to ice that is average beverage temperature ice? --- ## [Student Records Other Students Bullying Him--then Charged with Wiretapping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-records-other-students-bullying-him-then-charged-with-wiretapping/686261)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2014, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-records-other-students-bullying-him-then-charged-with-wiretapping/686261 "2014-04-22T08:24:52Z")
“A South Fayette High School sophomore claims to have been bullied all year at his new school located in McDonald, Pennsylvania. In February, the student made an audio recording of one bullying incident during his specia… --- ## [Ask the Planned Parenthood Nurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-planned-parenthood-nurse/420343)
**Author:** [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2007, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-planned-parenthood-nurse/420343 "2007-10-14T15:10:14Z")
First a little back story: Some months ago, my company was sold to a much larger company. As a result, I was found to be a “redundancy” and was laid off ten days before my birthday. Woo. Yay me. Huge blow to the ego, as… --- ## [Ask the gay guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-gay-guy/367728)
**Author:** [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2006, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-gay-guy/367728 "2006-08-11T03:16:11Z")
And now, by popular…well Anaamikas, demand…it’s the return of Ask the Gay Guy (applause applause) with your host, me! All questions welcome, but I do reserve to right to refuse to answer anything I feel is too personal.… --- ## [Why no WWII carrier USS Trenton?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-wwii-carrier-uss-trenton/589097)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2011, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-wwii-carrier-uss-trenton/589097 "2011-07-20T21:38:18Z")
There’ve been three warships of the name in the U.S. Navy, none of which has been particularly well-known: USS Trenton - Wikipedia Washington’s daring victory over the Hessian garrison at Trenton, N.J. on the day after … --- ## [Superiority of Apple](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superiority-of-apple/706402)
**Author:** [@BaldDudePeekskill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaldDudePeekskill)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superiority-of-apple/706402 "2014-12-07T18:34:58Z")
I’ve gone over to the dark side. I have had an iPod for nearly ten years with no issue. I wanted a tablet so badly so after doing research, I opted for the Asus transformer tablet. It was OK, but truth be told I just ne… --- ## [The Big Bang Season Finale 5/19--The Roommate Transmogrification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-season-finale-5-19-the-roommate-transmogrification/582480)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-season-finale-5-19-the-roommate-transmogrification/582480 "2011-05-24T14:16:26Z")
After Bernadette receives a Ph.D, the guys take advantage of degrading Howard for being the only non-doctor in their group. Meanwhile, Raj becomes Sheldon’s new roommate. --- ## [Are her doctors trying to cripple my wife?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-her-doctors-trying-to-cripple-my-wife/688027)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2014, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-her-doctors-trying-to-cripple-my-wife/688027 "2014-05-11T04:25:41Z")
Not consciously, of course, but that seems to be the result of their treatment. In late March she was admitted for uncontrolled diabetes, which gave her kidney failure and a raging foot infection. They put her on insul… --- ## [High Speed Rail from New York to San Francisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-speed-rail-from-new-york-to-san-francisco/442736)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2017, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-speed-rail-from-new-york-to-san-francisco/442736 "2017-02-12T20:18:29Z")
In the 'Your dinner with Obama–what would you ask him? ’ thread, I said I would ask him about public works projects, such as a possible rail from New York to San Francisco in order to help revitalize the rust belt and co… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=975&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=977&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)