# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=99&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:** 100 --- ## [AviationDopers: Was Pierre-Cedric Bonin (Air France 447) a jerk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aviationdopers-was-pierre-cedric-bonin-air-france-447-a-jerk/605550)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2012, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aviationdopers-was-pierre-cedric-bonin-air-france-447-a-jerk/605550 "2012-04-03T12:43:14Z")
Popular Mechanics is running a story on the AF 447 crash, based upon the transcript recovered from the flight recorder: http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/aviation/crashes/what-really-happened-aboard-air-france-4… --- ## [I Hate the Word "Veggies"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-the-word-veggies/576986)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 267\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-the-word-veggies/576986 "2011-04-18T00:15:23Z")
It’s fucking baby talk, and I suspect it’s used by people who can’t pronounce the word “vegetables”. All the people who can’t pronounce nuclear might as well get on board with nukie while they’re at it. “Veggies” pegs … --- ## [Will Wisconsin's anti-union bill pass constitutional muster? Is it a good idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-wisconsins-anti-union-bill-pass-constitutional-muster-is-it-a-good-idea/571725)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2011, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-wisconsins-anti-union-bill-pass-constitutional-muster-is-it-a-good-idea/571725 "2011-02-22T16:34:36Z")
Story here The story later details that unions won’t actually be outlawed, but will face new restrictions on what they can ask for at the bargaining table, how they must conduct their internal affairs, etc. Basically,… --- ## [Air Conditioner vs Dehumidifier](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-conditioner-vs-dehumidifier/590165)
**Author:** [@gingerdrass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gingerdrass)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2016, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-conditioner-vs-dehumidifier/590165 "2016-08-24T23:10:04Z")
I have a window AC that has a dehumidifer. What cost more, to run AC or dehumidifer? When I run the D-H it seems to stay cooler than running the AC. What is the difference? --- ## [Identifying heroin (or another drug) by taste. Possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identifying-heroin-or-another-drug-by-taste-possible/614720)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2013, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identifying-heroin-or-another-drug-by-taste-possible/614720 "2013-07-06T12:26:51Z")
I’ve seen it a hundred times on cop shows and in the movies. Our hero finds a stash of white powder, dips his finger in and tastes it. “100% pure unadulterated heroin!” (That one is a direct quote from the David Janssen … --- ## [High School and Your "Permanent Record"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-and-your-permanent-record/502209)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2012, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-and-your-permanent-record/502209 "2012-02-09T23:01:29Z")
More than once in high school I was reminded that some misdeed would go on my “permanent record.” However, as an adult I have never once been made to account for something I did in high school. My offenses were not minor… --- ## [Magnum PI: Was Higgins really Robin Masters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magnum-pi-was-higgins-really-robin-masters/236602)
**Author:** [@RogueRacer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RogueRacer)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2014, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magnum-pi-was-higgins-really-robin-masters/236602 "2014-12-06T22:13:35Z")
The Hallmark Channel is showing two episodes of Magnum PI each night. Yes, they are cheesy as can be, but I’ve always liked the first person narrative detective stuff. After watching some of these again, it brought up … --- ## [Trump Pressured Georgia Official to ‘Find’ Enough Votes to Overturn Election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pressured-georgia-official-to-find-enough-votes-to-overturn-election/929592)
**Author:** [@Apodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apodder)\ **Replies:** 523\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pressured-georgia-official-to-find-enough-votes-to-overturn-election/929592 "2024-08-12T22:10:54Z")
Just wondering… how is this not treason? Or enough to impeach and remove? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/03/us/politics/trump-raffensperger-call-georgia.html?campaign\_id=60&emc=edit\_na\_20210103&instance\_id=0&nl=breakin… --- ## [Bernie's Soviet "honeymoon" and trips to Nicaragua and Cuba are disqualifying.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernies-soviet-honeymoon-and-trips-to-nicaragua-and-cuba-are-disqualifying/745209)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 357\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernies-soviet-honeymoon-and-trips-to-nicaragua-and-cuba-are-disqualifying/745209 "2016-03-16T10:31:31Z")
Bernheads have been spinning furiously that it “wasn’t really a honeymoon, duh”. But Politifact rated George Will’s characterization of it as exactly that, a honeymoon, “Mostly True”, and provided some background: Now… --- ## [UEFA Euro 2016 thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2016-thread/756004)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 354\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2016, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2016-thread/756004 "2016-07-12T07:15:14Z")
Starts in less than a fortnight in France. The friendlies are on. England beat Turkey and Australia by 2-1. Germany are currently losing to Slovakia. --- ## [Has modern bodybuilding been ruined by steroids? Can it be salvaged?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-modern-bodybuilding-been-ruined-by-steroids-can-it-be-salvaged/489997)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2010, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-modern-bodybuilding-been-ruined-by-steroids-can-it-be-salvaged/489997 "2010-06-12T23:46:36Z")
I’ve been meaning to write something about this because it has been bothering me for a while. I’ve seen Pumping Iron many times - it’s been a great inspiration to me in my own life, as I am sure it has been for many othe… --- ## [The Internet is abuzz right now with a massive celebrity cellphone hack.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-is-abuzz-right-now-with-a-massive-celebrity-cellphone-hack/697136)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-is-abuzz-right-now-with-a-massive-celebrity-cellphone-hack/697136 "2014-09-05T22:02:52Z")
Story This particular hack seems to be through Apple’s iCloud. I won’t link to any of the photographs that have come out, but you may rest assured that if you wish to sate your curiosity you can fine what you’re looki… --- ## [I'm calling it: Obama is Jimmy Carter, and he is finished!!!!!!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-calling-it-obama-is-jimmy-carter-and-he-is-finished/596022)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2012, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-calling-it-obama-is-jimmy-carter-and-he-is-finished/596022 "2012-11-07T11:28:19Z")
I V\[COLOR=“BLUE”\]I\[/COLOR\]VI\[COLOR=“Magenta”\]\[COLOR=“Magenta”\]\[COLOR=“Magenta”\]D\[/COLOR\]\[/COLOR\]\[/COLOR\]LY remember that crisp autumn day in November 1980. I was 20 years old. The “official” unemployment rate was about 6… --- ## [And again -- who IS Sarah Palin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-again-who-is-sarah-palin/461686)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 417\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2008, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-again-who-is-sarah-palin/461686 "2008-09-19T02:17:55Z")
Thought to continue on this side of Labor Pains Weekend… Now that a lot of vitriol, misdirection, shock, and awe are out of the way, are we any closer to understanding who she is and what her V/presidency would entail? … --- ## [Eight-letter words - change zero to two letters to make a new word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-letter-words-change-zero-to-two-letters-to-make-a-new-word/991862)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1965\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2026, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-letter-words-change-zero-to-two-letters-to-make-a-new-word/991862 "2026-10-30T01:20:02Z")
Link for a list of 8 character words 8-letter words It shouldn’t be any harder than the 7 char word game. 8 characters creative --- ## [Conservatives: What should we do about people who can't pay for medical care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-what-should-we-do-about-people-who-cant-pay-for-medical-care/617350)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2012, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-what-should-we-do-about-people-who-cant-pay-for-medical-care/617350 "2012-04-11T20:01:47Z")
Part of the reason medical insurance is so expensive is because when someone who can pay goes to the hospital, the bill includes the actual cost of the care provided, the profit margin, and a markup to make up lost reven… --- ## [Hollow Halloween (Mini-)Ranting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollow-halloween-mini-ranting/767395)
**Author:** [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollow-halloween-mini-ranting/767395 "2016-11-02T03:57:02Z")
At your service, digs. --- ## [What were Daisy Dukes called before Dukes of Hazzard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-daisy-dukes-called-before-dukes-of-hazzard/551424)
**Author:** [@SirRay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SirRay)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-daisy-dukes-called-before-dukes-of-hazzard/551424 "2010-08-31T06:32:37Z")
Yes, I do like the song ‘California Gurls’, thank you very much, :p, but what actually brought this to mind was rewatching the MST3K episode with “Swamp Diamonds” - when the escaped female prisoners cut off the legs of t… --- ## [Top Chef Season 7 discussion \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-chef-season-7-discussion-edited-title/546029)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-chef-season-7-discussion-edited-title/546029 "2010-09-24T15:48:30Z")
What a strange episode, and one I really did not like. First, in the elimination challenge, they had to cook a breakfast. (I actually liked the part about adding a breakfast and lunch item, btw.) The winners are immun… --- ## [i think i hate my boyfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-hate-my-boyfriend/495113)
**Author:** [@phoenixundone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phoenixundone)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-hate-my-boyfriend/495113 "2013-04-29T12:21:36Z")
i’ve been in a relationship with this guy for about 3 years now. i’m not going to bore you all with the details of what 3 years really entails, but i’m going to try to outline the general dynamics of our relationship: h… --- ## [Google Fires Author of Divisive Memo on Gender Differences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-fires-author-of-divisive-memo-on-gender-differences/793055)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 410\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-fires-author-of-divisive-memo-on-gender-differences/793055 "2020-05-11T20:29:34Z")
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-08/google-fires-employee-behind-controversial-diversity-memo Here is the memo: I disagree with the firing. While it would be appropriate to fire him if in fact he did b… --- ## [The Movie-Link Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-link-game/315317)
**Author:** [@souroranges](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/souroranges)\ **Replies:** 1291\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2005, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-link-game/315317 "2005-11-16T15:14:38Z")
It’s another new game! But don’t pee yourself just yet! Here are the rules: This is another word game. You must find a movie you know with a word in the movie’s title. It can be a noun, pronoun, verb, etc. I’ll even inc… --- ## [JD Vance Discussion Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jd-vance-discussion-thread/1005892)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 838\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2025, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jd-vance-discussion-thread/1005892 "2025-02-19T01:23:28Z")
Continuing the discussion from Who will be Trump's running mate? (J. D. Vance Has Been Chosen): Per mod suggestion, this is a new thread for all topics surrounding Donald Trump’s running mate. --- ## [Do Some African Men Have Penises So Long That They Tie Them In Knots To Walk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-african-men-have-penises-so-long-that-they-tie-them-in-knots-to-walk/263490)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2004, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-african-men-have-penises-so-long-that-they-tie-them-in-knots-to-walk/263490 "2004-09-08T12:42:30Z")
I happened to run across the following quote from Dr. Tim Birkhead, Professor of Evolutionary Biology at the University of Sheffield, in the following article: http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:wGwr4fQ8\_coJ:news.inde… --- ## [If a poster is wrong more than half the time, would you take them seriously?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-poster-is-wrong-more-than-half-the-time-would-you-take-them-seriously/668238)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-poster-is-wrong-more-than-half-the-time-would-you-take-them-seriously/668238 "2013-09-21T21:10:54Z")
I ask because as may of you know, I’m wrong a lot. I make dumb arguments, I recite facts from memory that turn out to be laughably wrong. Some would say that because of that, I’m not worth being taken seriously. Some hav… --- ## [Old timers, remind me of some early 70's stuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-timers-remind-me-of-some-early-70s-stuff/516726)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-timers-remind-me-of-some-early-70s-stuff/516726 "2009-11-11T15:54:15Z")
I’m doing NaNoWriMo this month and my book takes place in 1975. I like to drop bobbles and bits of (day-to-day, not-necessarily-so-pop) culture in from time to time…what do you remember from back then? So far I’ve only… --- ## [Blacks overwhelmingly against gay marriage - Why such hypocrisy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blacks-overwhelmingly-against-gay-marriage-why-such-hypocrisy/501658)
**Author:** [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blacks-overwhelmingly-against-gay-marriage-why-such-hypocrisy/501658 "2009-07-10T21:12:53Z")
Inspired by this segment on today’s “All Things Considered,” on NPR: Black Ministers In D.C. Divided Over Gay Marriage It’s about how D.C. is about to approve a proposal to recognize gay couples married in other states,… --- ## [Kanicbird, you are an idiot.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanicbird-you-are-an-idiot/486555)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 347\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2009, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanicbird-you-are-an-idiot/486555 "2009-03-02T21:57:35Z")
Yeah, I know, we just did this. But I’m in a pissy mood, and better I yell at kanicbird that the admin. Inspired by an exchange beginning around post 42 of this thread, and specifically this remark: Are you posting t… --- ## [Mary Sue characters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-sue-characters/479642)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2012, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-sue-characters/479642 "2012-04-12T03:57:00Z")
From what I understand, Mary Sues are annoyingly perfect characters with extreme talents in books or movies or TV. Wesley Crusher is an example of a Mary Sue (although for male characters, they’re called either Gary Sue… --- ## [Food stamps; do you think one's purchases/taxes should be looked into?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-stamps-do-you-think-ones-purchases-taxes-should-be-looked-into/624625)
**Author:** [@the\_apples\_fell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_apples_fell)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-stamps-do-you-think-ones-purchases-taxes-should-be-looked-into/624625 "2012-06-14T05:44:35Z")
I think the system is too unchecked and allows people to mooch and scam. I think people’s taxes should be looked into as well as their financial transactions before they should be given food stamps. If you spend your mo… --- ## [Donald Trump's big Obama announcement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-big-obama-announcement/638686)
**Author:** [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2012, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-big-obama-announcement/638686 "2012-11-04T19:03:06Z")
Donald Trump has announcedthat he’ll make an announcement about Barack Obama tomorrow (Wednesday 10/24). Nobody’s entirely sure what it is, but Trump, in an effort to put himself in the spotlight, has assured us that it… --- ## [Reid Admits No Support For "Assault Weapons" Ban](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reid-admits-no-support-for-assault-weapons-ban/653402)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2013, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reid-admits-no-support-for-assault-weapons-ban/653402 "2013-04-19T00:17:36Z")
From today’s Washington Post: Good. For debate: will Democrats now return to the claim that they have no interest in gun control? For years, Second Amendment activists were told, in effect, “Stop worrying about guns … --- ## [Pitbull Dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitbull-dogs/494947)
**Author:** [@Smackdaddy9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smackdaddy9)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitbull-dogs/494947 "2010-08-01T19:28:39Z")
I know my own dog and he was a sweetheart dog. He was an award winning Staffordshire Terrier show dog. I left home at the age of 19 and my Mom hired the neighbor kid to watch ‘Spike’ while she was at work. One fine day… --- ## [If your board name was a food...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-board-name-was-a-food/524131)
**Author:** [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-board-name-was-a-food/524131 "2010-03-22T00:18:42Z")
…tell us what it is! This started when I pronounced ‘freckafree!’ out loud cause it just sounded like a fun word, and it is! And then I thought “Hey, that sounds like a sugar-free gum”. Taomist…sounds like a green, sp… --- ## [How should a couple and thier roommate split the rent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-a-couple-and-thier-roommate-split-the-rent/511014)
**Author:** [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2009, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-a-couple-and-thier-roommate-split-the-rent/511014 "2009-09-24T21:01:14Z")
I’m asking this out of curiosity because I’ve seen this argument arise multiple times between friends of mine. So let’s say Susan and Bob are a couple. Susan and Bob have an extra bedroom and decide to split bills with … --- ## [Best way to shut-up a barking neighbors dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-shut-up-a-barking-neighbors-dog/228210)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-shut-up-a-barking-neighbors-dog/228210 "2017-04-04T15:50:12Z")
I am being driven insane by a neighbors dogs that will not shut-up. Specifically, every time I go into my own backyard the horrible creatures will bark continuously and tirelessly. I already bought one of those sonic d… --- ## [The lady beggar--how did she do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lady-beggar-how-did-she-do-this/554690)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2010, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lady-beggar-how-did-she-do-this/554690 "2010-10-01T06:09:06Z")
I’m putting this in GQ because there is, presumably, an answer. So, I’m sitting in the Safeway parking lot, about to start my car, and The Lady Beggar comes up to me and says, “I just need some spare change and I know y… --- ## [What became ubiquitous then went away in your lifetime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-became-ubiquitous-then-went-away-in-your-lifetime/1029180)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 1015\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-became-ubiquitous-then-went-away-in-your-lifetime/1029180 "2026-10-29T15:44:23Z")
There are the two threads, one about how things are different from when you were a child, and the other is how are things the same. There are the two threads, one about how things are different from when you were a chil… --- ## [Mistakes in classic literature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistakes-in-classic-literature/244227)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistakes-in-classic-literature/244227 "2006-11-01T14:37:04Z")
What mistakes are there in classic literature that you can think of? Example: In Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, the main character strips naked, swims out to the wrecked boat, and fills his pockets with food. --- ## [A curious parcel arrived last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-curious-parcel-arrived-last-night/423309)
**Author:** [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Replies:** 275\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2007, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-curious-parcel-arrived-last-night/423309 "2007-11-16T22:34:09Z")
Something rather unusual happened last night. I know some of you enjoy a bit of mystery now and again, so I decided to share it here. It was nearly midnight when the doorbell rang. I’m something of a night person, but I… --- ## [There's Rioting in Our Streets, Part 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-rioting-in-our-streets-part-2/537010)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2010, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-rioting-in-our-streets-part-2/537010 "2010-06-19T01:04:20Z")
Following on my original thread of a couple of years ago. Well, the wife and I had hoped to return to an improved situation after our sojourn in Vietnam, but it seems to be going tits up. Tonight (Thursday night), Sala … --- ## [Are Aliens Visiting Earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-aliens-visiting-earth/912949)
**Author:** [@AlienBabble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlienBabble)\ **Replies:** 423\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2023, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-aliens-visiting-earth/912949 "2023-09-15T05:15:35Z")
With the recent news that The Pentagon and The US Navy are conducting studies on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs), do you think it is more likely that these objects are of an extraterrestrial origin rather than some … --- ## [Most Dangerous Means of Transportation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-dangerous-means-of-transportation/548793)
**Author:** [@SyuRi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SyuRi)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2010, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-dangerous-means-of-transportation/548793 "2010-08-07T07:54:28Z")
What is the most dangerous means of transportation that is, if you travel by it, you have the highest chance of dying? --- ## [Economic solution to the Gaza conflict?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-solution-to-the-gaza-conflict/693778)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2014, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-solution-to-the-gaza-conflict/693778 "2014-08-08T04:19:12Z")
The US currently spends about $3 billion per year in direct military aid to Israel. In addition, there’s another one billion that’s gone to special projects like Iron Dome, and an indeterminate amount of indirect aid, li… --- ## [recruiter pushing me to lie at MEPS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recruiter-pushing-me-to-lie-at-meps/498605)
**Author:** [@mlai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlai)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2016, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recruiter-pushing-me-to-lie-at-meps/498605 "2016-01-21T04:54:44Z")
I figure that there are enough military people on the boards that I can get some solid advice on how to proceed. Any help would be extremely appreciated. Here’s the background: I’ve been talking with a USMC recruiter ov… --- ## [Who's the biggest jerk on Big Bang Theory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-biggest-jerk-on-big-bang-theory/651651)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2015, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-biggest-jerk-on-big-bang-theory/651651 "2015-10-17T21:31:53Z")
To be clear, I love this show. But all the characters (even Bernadette) have been jerks sometimes. That’s ok - that’s like real life, and has made for some very funny episodes. (Additionally most of the characters hav… --- ## [Do women really have stronger legs than men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-really-have-stronger-legs-than-men/625801)
**Author:** [@A\_Sniveling\_Mess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Sniveling_Mess)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2016, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-really-have-stronger-legs-than-men/625801 "2016-06-20T16:32:36Z")
I’ve seen it said in many places that women’s legs are stronger than men’s,so much so that this almost seems like common knowledge,but I don’t know of any solid biological evidence that supports the idea.I will say that … --- ## [Best thing for a sunburn is hot water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-thing-for-a-sunburn-is-hot-water/368688)
**Author:** [@I\_Know\_Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Know_Nothing)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-thing-for-a-sunburn-is-hot-water/368688 "2015-03-27T19:22:22Z")
Someone told me that the best thing for a sunburn is to take a hot shower, which doesn’t make any sense to me. Is this true? --- ## [The Celebrity Death Pool 2003](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 400\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2004, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798 "2004-01-07T19:57:02Z")
It’s time once again for the sickest thread on the board – the Celebrity Death Pool 2003! The Rules: You pick 13 celebrities whom you predict will die within the calendar year 2003. If any of your celebrities dies, yo… --- ## [How painful is getting your teeth capped?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-painful-is-getting-your-teeth-capped/497390)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-painful-is-getting-your-teeth-capped/497390 "2012-07-29T14:43:04Z")
So it looks like I’m going to have to get two of my back teeth capped. Is it a painful process? Beyond that I hate having work done in my mouth. Makes me feel like I’m choking. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=98&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=100&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)