# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=977&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:** 978 --- ## [Whom shall I take as my new god?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-shall-i-take-as-my-new-god/556252)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2010, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-shall-i-take-as-my-new-god/556252 "2010-10-13T01:01:45Z")
For reasons that need not concern you infidels, I have decided to move to a twelve-day rotation for my worship schedule. Currently the rotation is nine-days long; it goes Athena, Anansi, Edda-Thor, Marvel Comics-Thor, Su… --- ## [Can lightning pass through a glass pane without damaging it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-lightning-pass-through-a-glass-pane-without-damaging-it/375094)
**Author:** [@Sonia\_Montdore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sonia_Montdore)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2006, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-lightning-pass-through-a-glass-pane-without-damaging-it/375094 "2006-10-04T00:51:36Z")
One afternoon when my cousin and I were about twelve years old, as she and I were playing indoors during a thunderstorm, we saw a small bolt of lightning enter the room through a windowpane. The lightning vanished withou… --- ## [Idiot wishing a happy Memorial Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-wishing-a-happy-memorial-day/583502)
**Author:** [@pabstist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pabstist)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-wishing-a-happy-memorial-day/583502 "2011-05-31T02:54:36Z")
At the grocery store today, an acquaintance of my wife told her to “Have a happy Memorial Day! Bye now!” Seriously? Do we have to make every holiday happy, especially one that is meant to remember military members who … --- ## [How do you wipe? \[poll\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-wipe-poll/692138)
**Author:** [@Grey\_area](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey_area)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2014, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-wipe-poll/692138 "2014-07-20T03:55:41Z")
Back to front = from anus in the direction of genitals Front to back = from anus in the direction of back Sitting = Sitting on toilet --- ## [Heavy Metal music suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heavy-metal-music-suggestions/513067)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2009, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heavy-metal-music-suggestions/513067 "2009-10-16T20:09:34Z")
I need some good old fashioned heavy metal scream-o music. I’ve always loved hard rock (Metallica, Disturbed, Slipknot) and have some scream-o music in my library (OK, it’s one song by Gojira but still) but I would like… --- ## [Of geese and co-workers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-geese-and-co-workers/481593)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-geese-and-co-workers/481593 "2009-01-22T17:53:21Z")
I’m sure if my co-worker was a member here she’d be here flaming my bitchy ass. But she’s not-- so screw that. It all started with that plane that turned into a Jet-ski over here in God’s Country (otherwise known as NYC… --- ## [World War Z - Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-war-z-trailer/640433)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2012, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-war-z-trailer/640433 "2012-11-13T19:09:01Z")
Well the trailer is out: World War Z I’m not sure what I think. In and of itself, it suggests a decent Zombie movie (Or at least a big budget one). But it sure as hell is not a movie version of the World War Z book that… --- ## [Anyone playing with their Wii? (pun intended)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-playing-with-their-wii-pun-intended/381131)
**Author:** [@Carnick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnick)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2006, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-playing-with-their-wii-pun-intended/381131 "2006-12-31T05:45:10Z")
I picked up my Wii today along with Zelda, Red Steel, and the Wii Sports pack-in. Predictably, Zelda is the most fun of all three, but none of them feel truly revolutionary. Zelda is the same Zelda we’ve seen in Ocarina … --- ## [Yoohoo™ and Vodka - Not as good an idea as you might think](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yoohoo-and-vodka-not-as-good-an-idea-as-you-might-think/314174)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2005, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yoohoo-and-vodka-not-as-good-an-idea-as-you-might-think/314174 "2005-07-29T19:11:48Z")
I kid you not. --- ## [When did the distinction between "dating" and "going steady" disappear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-distinction-between-dating-and-going-steady-disappear/459762)
**Author:** [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2008, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-distinction-between-dating-and-going-steady-disappear/459762 "2008-08-13T14:34:39Z")
In this thread on dating site etiquette, I posed the question, “When did the distinction between “dating” and “going steady” disappear?” This question seems worthy of its own thread, so here goes: Back in the '50s, “da… --- ## [Let's pork this asshole. Attorney General Greg Abbott, the Republican nominee for governor of Texas.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pork-this-asshole-attorney-general-greg-abbott-the-republican-nominee-for-governor-of-texas/694630)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2014, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pork-this-asshole-attorney-general-greg-abbott-the-republican-nominee-for-governor-of-texas/694630 "2014-08-06T04:36:46Z")
Texas Atty. Gen. Greg Abbott. What a completeTool. And this piece of crap is the current Attorney General of Texas? --- ## [Talk me out of having a "luxury" mini gastric bypass (long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-out-of-having-a-luxury-mini-gastric-bypass-long/505533)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2009, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-out-of-having-a-luxury-mini-gastric-bypass-long/505533 "2009-08-11T22:44:44Z")
I’m seriously thinking of having a mini gastric bypass done (MGP). An MGB is a from of weight loss surgery, and usually results in the patient losing about 70% of their excess weight and a much better overall health. I f… --- ## [Why is the Chicago El elevated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-chicago-el-elevated/605916)
**Author:** [@wittysobriquet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wittysobriquet)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-chicago-el-elevated/605916 "2011-12-15T16:32:26Z")
My (admittedly pretty weak) Googlage has been fruitless. Why are the choo-choos upstairs instead of in the basement? --- ## [Has anyone heard this tongue-in-cheek example of Germans stringing words together?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-heard-this-tongue-in-cheek-example-of-germans-stringing-words-together/697180)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-heard-this-tongue-in-cheek-example-of-germans-stringing-words-together/697180 "2014-09-03T19:23:09Z")
In high school the German teacher presented an amusing example of how Germans make new words by stringing words together. The gist of it was that there was a black-and-white checkered cannibal girl whose name was \[somet… --- ## [Political Compass #2: My country, right or wrong.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-2-my-country-right-or-wrong/237060)
**Author:** [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2004, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-2-my-country-right-or-wrong/237060 "2004-03-31T15:16:44Z")
Many political debates here have included references to The Political Compass, which uses a set of 60 questions to assess one’s political orientation in terms of economic left/right and social libertarianism/authoritaria… --- ## [Teaching Babies to "Swim" (RO as all get out)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teaching-babies-to-swim-ro-as-all-get-out/417973)
**Author:** [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2007, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teaching-babies-to-swim-ro-as-all-get-out/417973 "2007-09-07T18:01:20Z")
Warning to parents and the squeamish - You may want to skip this. I myself can’t stand to watch it. I’ve seen similar footage, also on YouTube, and read a discussion of this particular clip. This is the video, of Hayd… --- ## [BLUE BLOODS: Does any other show rely more on contrived coincidences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-bloods-does-any-other-show-rely-more-on-contrived-coincidences/698402)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2014, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-bloods-does-any-other-show-rely-more-on-contrived-coincidences/698402 "2014-12-09T20:24:43Z")
The thread title is not a rhetorical question. I hate rhetorical questions. Growing up in the Church of God in Christ I was forced to sit through sermons that routinely lasted more than two hours and so abused rhetorical… --- ## [I hated Zombieland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hated-zombieland/723406)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2015, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hated-zombieland/723406 "2015-06-28T19:46:46Z")
Only white people apparently can survive the zombie apocalypse! The girls exist literally to be a) conniving little bitches who steal from the main characters b) love interests (at least the elder) c) to be rescued by t… --- ## [Is Netflix down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-netflix-down/645084)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-netflix-down/645084 "2013-01-24T03:09:04Z")
I’ve been trying all day (12/24/12) to watch Netflix and it just bombs out every time. My internet connection is just fine - anyone else notice this? --- ## [Can't mention employer on Facebook (legal issues?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-mention-employer-on-facebook-legal-issues/495028)
**Author:** [@rivulus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rivulus)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2009, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-mention-employer-on-facebook-legal-issues/495028 "2009-06-21T01:12:47Z")
Just got this memo at work: I find it a little eyebrow raising that the company wants to limit my speech in this way. Is there legal justification for the company’s stance? Am I really not allowed to mention that I wor… --- ## [Does the numbers racket still exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-numbers-racket-still-exist/659565)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2013, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-numbers-racket-still-exist/659565 "2013-05-31T03:48:39Z")
Does the “numbers” game/racket still exist anywhere in the US, or has it been wiped out by the legal lotteries? I was just reading John Scarne’s take on it, but it’s 40 years old and I don’t see how “da numbahs” could s… --- ## [Do you condition your beard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-condition-your-beard/212889)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2003, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-condition-your-beard/212889 "2003-11-14T22:50:30Z")
Guys (and bearded ladies), do you condition your beard? I just re-grew a goatee for Halloween and decided to keep it for a while (apparently it makes me look “hot”) and the hairs are pretty stiff and dry. I tried some … --- ## [Most freakishly difficult video game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-freakishly-difficult-video-game/170077)
**Author:** [@hebesphenomegacorona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hebesphenomegacorona)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2003, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-freakishly-difficult-video-game/170077 "2003-04-29T14:54:18Z")
What do you think is the most freakishly difficult videogame in existence? Two words: Sunset Riders Another two words: Chief Wigwam Hardest boss ever.Even with infinite lives. on Easy mode. That is the definition of a… --- ## [Funeral Home Etiquette (a bit serious, though)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funeral-home-etiquette-a-bit-serious-though/560594)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2017, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funeral-home-etiquette-a-bit-serious-though/560594 "2017-06-30T01:11:55Z")
I teach 7th Grade. One of my former students died Monday. Hanged herself at home. Age? 14. Yep, 14. I just got back from the funeral home. I hadn’t seen her since June 2009 and this is not how I expected to see her aga… --- ## [Mother regrets having children and announces it to the world--Your thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-regrets-having-children-and-announces-it-to-the-world-your-thoughts/655455)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-regrets-having-children-and-announces-it-to-the-world-your-thoughts/655455 "2013-04-15T15:44:22Z")
From here: My thoughts: Upon first hearing about this, my first thought was that it’s just another person trying to milk a shameless confession for all its worth. The last thing that grabs one’s attention is an art… --- ## [Difference between "script by" and "teleplay by" in TV credits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-script-by-and-teleplay-by-in-tv-credits/310096)
**Author:** [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2012, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-script-by-and-teleplay-by-in-tv-credits/310096 "2012-12-25T15:09:12Z")
?? --- ## [What does "Your butt is itching mean?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-butt-is-itching-mean/324276)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2005, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-butt-is-itching-mean/324276 "2005-10-03T02:39:50Z")
One of the guys at work constantly uses this phrase. I’m not sure what he means. He’s a brit, so maybe it is british slang. But maybe not. Can anyone enlighten me? --- ## [Battlefield: Bad Company 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-bad-company-2/531160)
**Author:** [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2010, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-bad-company-2/531160 "2010-07-29T14:16:02Z")
This is purely about Xbox 360 multiplayer, as I have not yet begun the campaign (other than the tutorial mode). My wife was working and I had the day off, so I got quite a bit of playing time in on the first day. It lo… --- ## [Why do people close their eyes when they sing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-close-their-eyes-when-they-sing/581602)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-close-their-eyes-when-they-sing/581602 "2011-05-18T01:56:04Z")
One thing I’ve noticed a lot about people who sing is they often close their eyes, especially when they get to an “intense” or “passionate” part of a song. Why do people do this? --- ## [Does anyone actually win anything from recipt surveys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-win-anything-from-recipt-surveys/712334)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2015, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-win-anything-from-recipt-surveys/712334 "2015-02-14T04:41:18Z")
Almost every receipt has a URL at the bottom and says something like “Take our survey and be entered to win a $1000 gift card!”. I have never heard of anyone actually winning. Is the prize draw a lie? --- ## [What the hell is with USB cables?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-with-usb-cables/581997)
**Author:** [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2011, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-with-usb-cables/581997 "2011-05-20T21:44:50Z")
What idiot’s bright idea was it to have a million different kinds of USB plugs? I have to keep a grocery bag full of different USB cables next to my computer desk. Every time I plug in a different device, I have to searc… --- ## [What have you gotten and kept that you weren't entitled to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-gotten-and-kept-that-you-werent-entitled-to/504350)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2009, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-gotten-and-kept-that-you-werent-entitled-to/504350 "2009-10-05T18:16:37Z")
A few years back I got fired from a corporate job with a bit more notice than usual. My immediate boss thought the termination was bullshit and so gave me a quiet head’s-up on a Friday afternoon; the termination was sche… --- ## [Realistic ways that the shutdown could end](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realistic-ways-that-the-shutdown-could-end/828215)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2019, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realistic-ways-that-the-shutdown-could-end/828215 "2019-02-14T22:11:41Z")
I mean realistic in terms of the actual situation and players involved. Trump went on TV on Saturday offering up a 3 year delay on DACA and TPS in exchange for the $5.7B he wants. Pretty much everyone knew this offer w… --- ## [My KKK experience (kinda long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kkk-experience-kinda-long/417771)
**Author:** [@WomanofScorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WomanofScorn)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2007, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kkk-experience-kinda-long/417771 "2007-09-10T04:49:58Z")
I’ve been away a while (didn’t post much so I’m probably unfamiliar to most) but that doesn’t matter. Recently I was cleaing out my bedroom and came across a KKK newspaper. They actually have a newspaper. Here’s the s… --- ## [Grandson of Movie Chain-Link Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandson-of-movie-chain-link-game/101004)
**Author:** [@RaCha\_ar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaCha_ar)\ **Replies:** 327\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2002, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandson-of-movie-chain-link-game/101004 "2002-04-10T15:47:41Z")
Last link was The Poseidon Adventure, from here: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=105617. I can’t do it, so someone else can try. :smiley: --- ## [Tell Me About Teaching Someone to Drive a Stick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-teaching-someone-to-drive-a-stick/691008)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-teaching-someone-to-drive-a-stick/691008 "2014-06-24T21:22:39Z")
…or, talk me out of it! My best friends’ 24-year-old nephew is spending the summer with them, and will be going to Europe/Asia in September. We’ve become pretty friendly, and I learned that he doesn’t know how to drive … --- ## [Sci/fantasy themed rock that isn't cringe worthy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fantasy-themed-rock-that-isnt-cringe-worthy/626554)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fantasy-themed-rock-that-isnt-cringe-worthy/626554 "2012-07-02T22:54:09Z")
I guess the term is hard to define, maybe a better term would be rock which rocks bad enough the lyrical themes don’t matter? Ur example:Holy Diver. I’m thinking of bands like Blue Oyster Cult and Hawkwind who have son… --- ## [Obama Gets Holder Off The Hook\_Implications?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-gets-holder-off-the-hook_implications/625753)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2012, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-gets-holder-off-the-hook_implications/625753 "2012-06-23T23:40:45Z")
I just read that Obama has exerted executive privilege and the documents about “Fast And Furious” will not be made public. My question: will this come back to haunt him? --- ## [When did the Batman become such an asshole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-batman-become-such-an-asshole/544895)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-batman-become-such-an-asshole/544895 "2010-06-30T21:21:14Z")
Over the past several decades it seems we have Batman becoming more and more paranoid and suspicious to the point he’s really kind of an generally unpleasant personality. When did this trend of Batman being kind of a dy… --- ## [Can I keep my skull?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-keep-my-skull/253212)
**Author:** [@MrFantsyPants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrFantsyPants)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2004, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-keep-my-skull/253212 "2004-07-14T16:28:59Z")
What can I do now, so that after I die, my family can keep my skull, use it as a candy dish, hang it on the door on halloween, etc? Are there funeral homes that’ll do this for me? Is it legally allowed? --- ## [Sessions fires all 46 US Attorneys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sessions-fires-all-46-us-attorneys/781930)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2017, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sessions-fires-all-46-us-attorneys/781930 "2017-03-14T15:12:32Z")
NBC story Now they know what he meant by Happy Hunting - happy job hunting! Apparently there is precedent, Reno did it during the early Clinton administration. I can understand why you wouldn’t want attorneys with diam… --- ## [Leasing a Car; starting with a Trade-In - Guidance Appreciated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leasing-a-car-starting-with-a-trade-in-guidance-appreciated/584787)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leasing-a-car-starting-with-a-trade-in-guidance-appreciated/584787 "2011-06-10T11:08:02Z")
So, it is time for me to get a new car - but it has been 6+ years since the last one, and last time, I bought the car. This time, I think I will lease it for a variety of common-sense reasons. After a bit of research o… --- ## [Proposed Primary Ballot Requirement for Presidential Candidates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-primary-ballot-requirement-for-presidential-candidates/611144)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2012, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-primary-ballot-requirement-for-presidential-candidates/611144 "2012-02-06T00:53:06Z")
You should need the signatures of 8 party leaders. When I look at the Republican Presidential debates I wonder, “Who vetted these people?” The answer of course is nobody, which is scandalous. I propose that if you want… --- ## [Sealed records of JFK assassination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sealed-records-of-jfk-assassination/485007)
**Author:** [@jakesteele](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jakesteele)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2012, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sealed-records-of-jfk-assassination/485007 "2012-12-09T02:35:21Z")
I have heard from time to time that there “sensitive records” from the JFK assination that were sealed for 50 yrs. and wouldn’t be released until after the death of the people mentioned within them. What’s the deal with… --- ## [Bowdlerizing Food - a mini-rant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowdlerizing-food-a-mini-rant/548186)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2010, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowdlerizing-food-a-mini-rant/548186 "2010-07-29T23:45:20Z")
To Bowdlerize: Seen on the menu of the cafeteria in my building: Honey, if it can’t melt your face off, it ain’t Vindaloo ;):D. So - why? I appreciate your concern for folks’ delicate sensibilities - but then don’t… --- ## [Questions and critizisms about the Apollo's mission](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-and-critizisms-about-the-apollos-mission/710381)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2015, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-and-critizisms-about-the-apollos-mission/710381 "2015-01-24T01:08:59Z")
Part of Apollo’s mission seemed to be more of getting picts and vid’s, a publicity stunt. For that it worked great. My question is did we really know what to do there once we got there (and do we know today what to do i… --- ## [Buildings that are wider at the top](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buildings-that-are-wider-at-the-top/656491)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2013, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buildings-that-are-wider-at-the-top/656491 "2013-04-24T22:15:15Z")
Traditionally, for obvious reasons, buildings are either a uniform width or taper inward as they go up. Are there any buildings that are the opposite, that are narrower at the base than they are at (or towards) the top? … --- ## [How do Plantar's warts come back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-plantars-warts-come-back/456443)
**Author:** [@scrambledeggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scrambledeggs)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2008, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-plantars-warts-come-back/456443 "2008-07-15T13:50:45Z")
Looking at statistics, a significant percentage of plantar’s warts reoccur, even after excision. HOw can this be? If the virus is physically cut out, how can it reoccur–it’s dead and gone is it not? --- ## [Ask the Gay Guy V! (The next generation)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-gay-guy-v-the-next-generation/686762)
**Author:** [@Shawn\_K\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shawn_K_1)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2014, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-gay-guy-v-the-next-generation/686762 "2014-05-25T05:11:15Z")
Sorry to bring back such an old thread but I have a few questions for the gay members of our forum. Did you personally experience or know someone that spent a significant amount of their life believing they were straigh… --- ## [People who think using the ligature "æ" makes them look smart are wankers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-think-using-the-ligature-ae-makes-them-look-smart-are-wankers/442219)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-think-using-the-ligature-ae-makes-them-look-smart-are-wankers/442219 "2008-03-28T02:33:14Z")
Get a dictionary published this century, assface. That shit isn’t even on a standard keyboard. You must have gone to a lot of trouble to type an obsolete character that nobody uses. Get over yourselves, fuckbuckets. Th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=976&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=978&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)