# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=997&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:** 998 --- ## [Does cycling burn more calories than running?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-cycling-burn-more-calories-than-running/669038)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2013, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-cycling-burn-more-calories-than-running/669038 "2013-09-18T21:52:02Z")
(Both on machines) My friend keeps posting pictures of her Polar heart rate monitor showing her burning \>1000 kcal in a Spinning session. Fair enough, maybe she’s fitter than me. When I run, the treadmill says I burn ab… --- ## [what's your stripper name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stripper-name/616759)
**Author:** [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2012, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stripper-name/616759 "2012-03-31T20:14:08Z")
Name of first pet + Name of street where you grew up --- ## [Bones: 4/28 Blatant Product Placement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bones-4-28-blatant-product-placement/580259)
**Author:** [@JoelUpchurch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoelUpchurch)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2012, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bones-4-28-blatant-product-placement/580259 "2012-11-29T14:51:19Z")
I don’t watch this show on a regular basis, but was the part where she shows off the intelligent parking assist on her Toyoto Prius at 15:30 a little over the top? http://www.hulu.com/watch/233328/bones-the-pinocchio-in… --- ## [Colorado condo nazis tell woman to remove peace wreath-she tells them to suck it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorado-condo-nazis-tell-woman-to-remove-peace-wreath-she-tells-them-to-suck-it/381903)
**Author:** [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2007, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorado-condo-nazis-tell-woman-to-remove-peace-wreath-she-tells-them-to-suck-it/381903 "2007-01-05T16:20:52Z")
You’ve got to wonder what fucking planet these asshats come from. It’s a peace sign, you idiots! I wouldn’t take that as being anti-Iraq war, she expressing her disdain for all war. How the hell can you construe that … --- ## [The biggest pussy you've ever seen! (with photos!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biggest-pussy-youve-ever-seen-with-photos/345896)
**Author:** [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2006, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biggest-pussy-youve-ever-seen-with-photos/345896 "2006-02-25T20:27:52Z")
I just heard about this big-ass cat from China on the Tonight Show. Damn thing weighs 33 pounds! Here is the story and the photos. According to its owner, it eats SIX POUNDS of meat a day! --- ## [You're in a Camaro! Take the fucking turn already!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-in-a-camaro-take-the-fucking-turn-already/646999)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2013, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-in-a-camaro-take-the-fucking-turn-already/646999 "2013-01-18T05:18:37Z")
Fuck I hate these people who are driving around in Mustangs or Camaros or some other muscle car yet they absolutely REFUSE to turn right on red without a 400-500yd gap for entry. It’s fucking ridiculous. You’re driving … --- ## [Seriously, why is attractive clothing for overweight women so hard to find?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-why-is-attractive-clothing-for-overweight-women-so-hard-to-find/455616)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2008, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-why-is-attractive-clothing-for-overweight-women-so-hard-to-find/455616 "2008-10-16T17:26:06Z")
I’m posting this in MPSIMS because I know folks will post personal opinion and veer off-topic, something that will get a thread closed in GQ. It’s not political or religious in nature, so thus GD isn’t appropriate. I’… --- ## [Olympic Luge - why different starting points for men and women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-luge-why-different-starting-points-for-men-and-women/529085)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2010, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-luge-why-different-starting-points-for-men-and-women/529085 "2010-02-18T22:26:22Z")
What’s the reason that men’s and women’s Olympic luge start at different places at on the track? It’s not like the women’s marathon is shorter then the men’s. --- ## [Americans: Please explain the concept of a TV network to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-please-explain-the-concept-of-a-tv-network-to-me/712257)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2015, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-please-explain-the-concept-of-a-tv-network-to-me/712257 "2015-02-12T23:27:01Z")
This may seem like an extremely basic question to an American, but from a European perspective it appears somewhat odd. European countries have a large number of TV stations, some of them public - either tax-funded or fu… --- ## [2016 vaudeville. Saturday night live 7 days a week.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-vaudeville-saturday-night-live-7-days-a-week/769320)
**Author:** [@ghettomotels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ghettomotels)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2016, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-vaudeville-saturday-night-live-7-days-a-week/769320 "2016-10-24T18:15:10Z")
I’m not political. I don’t vote. I’m simply not on the political spectrum. I am only putting out an alternative viewpoint. If you’ve ever been part of a chant, you should probably stop reading right now. For those of yo… --- ## [Why We Fight...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-we-fight/274915)
**Author:** [@Roseworm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roseworm)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2004, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-we-fight/274915 "2004-11-19T14:21:45Z")
In Fallujah, US Marines discovered the body of a Western woman - wrapped in a sheet and dumped in the street. Her arms and legs had been cut off and her throat was slashed. Her face was disfigured and she had been dise… --- ## [NFL Week 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/512195)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2009, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/512195 "2009-10-10T04:56:52Z")
Gonna get an earlier start on these this week. Still quite a few question marks with injuries and who’ll be starting where but the lines are up so I’ll go with it. It’s our first week with Byes so the fantasy leagues are… --- ## [Wire guided missile question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wire-guided-missile-question/587528)
**Author:** [@Dufus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dufus)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wire-guided-missile-question/587528 "2011-07-07T08:29:23Z")
I recently saw this picture of a wire guided missile in flight: http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t205/dennismenace56/untw3.jpg It reels out fine guidance wires while it travels 620 miles per hour to the target. Looki… --- ## [Can vitamins be absorbed transdermally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-vitamins-be-absorbed-transdermally/267467)
**Author:** [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2015, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-vitamins-be-absorbed-transdermally/267467 "2015-03-26T18:36:14Z")
My thread was inspired by this thread. Are vitamins absorbed via the skin? If so, does the amount in over-the-counter creams and moisturizers really make a difference to the skin? What about hair? Is Pantene, which t… --- ## [What happened to the hippies and the communes of the 60s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-hippies-and-the-communes-of-the-60s/558867)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-hippies-and-the-communes-of-the-60s/558867 "2010-10-31T19:23:07Z")
It seems that starting from the second half of the 70s, hippies and communes were much less visible. What happened to them? Also, I note that people who were in their 20s in the 60s and 70s were in their 30s and 40s (a… --- ## [Black church opposition to marriage equality in Illinois](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-church-opposition-to-marriage-equality-in-illinois/659839)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2013, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-church-opposition-to-marriage-equality-in-illinois/659839 "2013-06-11T23:11:05Z")
Black churches are probably the reason Illinois didn’t pass same sex marriage today. Chicago Sun=Times story …Stubborn resistance within the House Black Caucus, a 20-member bloc of African-American lawmakers who have f… --- ## [Dear Chewbacca](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-chewbacca/542720)
**Author:** [@Super\_Kapowzler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Super_Kapowzler)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2010, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-chewbacca/542720 "2010-06-20T03:38:52Z")
Dear Chewbacca: It is really amazing that you are reading this, and by “amazing”, I mean: “not”, and by “you”, I mean: “WTF?” You can Tig-Weld shit, without the worry of catchin a-fire, and bark, but I never heard you … --- ## [NFL Week 13](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-13/642499)
**Author:** [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2012, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-13/642499 "2012-12-05T15:08:44Z")
Since no one else has done it… Favorites listed first. Thursday Night @Atlanta New Orleans Sunday Morning @Buffalo Jacksonville @Chicago Seattle @Detroit Indianapolis @Green Bay Min… --- ## [Yikes! It's Ike!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yikes-its-ike/461980)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2008, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yikes-its-ike/461980 "2008-09-21T23:44:27Z")
Link below updates regularly. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm\_graphics/AT09/refresh/AL0908W5+gif/144313W\_sm.gif From what I heard on the radio, if a Great Lakes/Ohio Valley trough moves fast enough, it will deflect Ike a… --- ## [In the Valley of the Green Glass Doors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-valley-of-the-green-glass-doors/180734)
**Author:** [@Meros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meros)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2003, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-valley-of-the-green-glass-doors/180734 "2003-06-25T18:59:36Z")
there are books but no paper. Probably everyone here has done this little game but it might be fun anyway just to see how many we can come up with. Just remember, keep the “solution” quiet because there’s always at lea… --- ## [Is rape worse than murder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rape-worse-than-murder/646466)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rape-worse-than-murder/646466 "2013-01-23T16:37:10Z")
Inspired by: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=15866659&postcount=35 With respect to the poster above, this position strikes me as unthinking hysteria. Yet, this isn’t the first time I’ve come across … --- ## ["Butthurt"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butthurt/685743)
**Author:** [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butthurt/685743 "2014-07-15T00:01:43Z")
I saw the word “butthurt” used in another thread and it reminded me that I meant to pose the question: “Where did the term ‘butthurt’ originate”? Personally, I can’t stand it. I get (I think) that it means “agitated over… --- ## [My first novel (fantasy) has just been published!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-novel-fantasy-has-just-been-published/652404)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-novel-fantasy-has-just-been-published/652404 "2013-05-08T22:50:20Z")
I figured this type of announcement belonged in MPSIMS, but if it ought to be in Cafe Society, mods please feel free to move it. The marketplace thread is here, and it’s for sale on Amazon (ebook for just $1, paperback … --- ## [what is the largest snake in North America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-snake-in-north-america/173980)
**Author:** [@caracal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caracal)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2003, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-snake-in-north-america/173980 "2003-05-09T22:55:16Z")
Here’s why I ask: I cannot believe what I just saw. I was outside just a few minutes ago \[edit that-about an hour ago-my hands were still shaking when I first posted this\] working on a truck. The truck sits about four… --- ## ["I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure" - other examples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-be-indecisive-but-now-im-not-so-sure-other-examples/698810)
**Author:** [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2014, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-be-indecisive-but-now-im-not-so-sure-other-examples/698810 "2014-09-23T20:34:34Z")
The thread title is perhaps the canonical example of this form (does it have a generic name, other than simply ‘irony’? I doubt it), and is now so hackneyed as to raise no more than a wry smile at best if attempted in co… --- ## [Are Daleks overused in NuWho?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-daleks-overused-in-nuwho/580733)
**Author:** [@vdgg81](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vdgg81)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-daleks-overused-in-nuwho/580733 "2011-05-31T12:09:17Z")
The newest season of Doctor Who had me thinking about Daleks. I’ve felt for awhile that we’re seeing too many Daleks lately and that their overuse is really robbing the characters of their power. I also believe that show… --- ## [What happened to Jennifer Connelly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-jennifer-connelly/184141)
**Author:** [@Francis\_E\_Dec\_Esq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francis_E_Dec_Esq)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2003, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-jennifer-connelly/184141 "2003-06-26T06:52:21Z")
Saw the Hulk yesterday and Connelly is just emaciated! What happened to her? Did she have an illness or something? Too bad. She was so lovely. She’s seems to have aged well; she just needs some flesh on her bone… --- ## [Why do stores sell meat that's going green?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-stores-sell-meat-thats-going-green/409403)
**Author:** [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2007, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-stores-sell-meat-thats-going-green/409403 "2007-06-26T17:16:06Z")
We were just at the grocery store, and there was an unusually small selection of meats. Most of what they had in stock had stickers on the packages, stating $1 to $4 off, “Manager’s Special!” All the meat in these packag… --- ## [Guys: What's your deal with Anna Kournikova?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-whats-your-deal-with-anna-kournikova/115302)
**Author:** [@sidle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sidle)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2003, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-whats-your-deal-with-anna-kournikova/115302 "2003-04-18T04:49:20Z")
Don’t get me wrong-I mean, I do think she’s an attractive girl. But when she starts winning “looks contests” around here, and makes #1 in this year’s FHM 100 Sexiest women, I just don’t get it… Here’s my take: She’s g… --- ## [Rules of the Harry Potter Universe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-of-the-harry-potter-universe/693291)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2014, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-of-the-harry-potter-universe/693291 "2014-07-23T01:17:34Z")
There was a Harry Potter movie marathon on cable this past weekend. My fiancee and I were having a good time calling out what appear to be The Rules of their world, most of them regarding the reckless, near callous disr… --- ## [Cavalry attacking a square of infantry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cavalry-attacking-a-square-of-infantry/487965)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2012, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cavalry-attacking-a-square-of-infantry/487965 "2012-12-09T19:02:05Z")
Watching this happen on the film Return of the King, I was reminded that in various historical novels and perhaps some legitimate Napoleonic histories, cavalry cannot break a square of infantry. True or not? Thanks. --- ## [Man cleared in rape sues his accuser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-cleared-in-rape-sues-his-accuser/335654)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2005, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-cleared-in-rape-sues-his-accuser/335654 "2005-12-16T18:48:19Z")
Christopher Lynn Matthew, a Charlottesville barber, was arrested as he walked home one evening. As he was held in custody handcuffed at a police car, a 23-year-old sexual assault victim told police that he was the man th… --- ## [Why are Cantonese and Mandarin considered seperate languages or dialects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-cantonese-and-mandarin-considered-seperate-languages-or-dialects/503839)
**Author:** [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2009, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-cantonese-and-mandarin-considered-seperate-languages-or-dialects/503839 "2009-07-28T14:24:02Z")
How are these defined? Is a language really just a dialect with an Army and Navy? --- ## [My arsenal is Cheaper Than Dirt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-arsenal-is-cheaper-than-dirt/349194)
**Author:** [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2006, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-arsenal-is-cheaper-than-dirt/349194 "2006-03-28T13:54:32Z")
I’ve never owned an actual firearm. This doesn’t make me anti-gun, just disinterested. Sure, I’ve got a pellet gun, and the few times I’ve fired someone else’s rifle I’ve proven to be a pretty good shot. I kinda enjoy ta… --- ## [Cillian Murphy: I don't get the appeal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cillian-murphy-i-dont-get-the-appeal/581828)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2012, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cillian-murphy-i-dont-get-the-appeal/581828 "2012-02-19T13:21:45Z")
Why is this guy supposed to be a sex symbol? I don’t think he’s attractive at all, and I LOVE good-looking men. I’ve seen a lot of squeeing over his “hawtness” in fandom circles, but Murphy leaves me utterly cold. His li… --- ## [Why no playground at Burger King and Wendys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-playground-at-burger-king-and-wendys/56946)
**Author:** [@Anachronism](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anachronism)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2001, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-playground-at-burger-king-and-wendys/56946 "2001-03-11T01:13:15Z")
I know that some Burger Kings and Wendys\[sup\]TM\[/sup\] have playgrounds but the majority do not. McDonalds\[sup\]TM\[/sup\] are the opposite, the majority have playgrounds. I prefer BK or Wendys over McDonalds, but if I want … --- ## [Does Viagra give a guy a constant woody?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-viagra-give-a-guy-a-constant-woody/84299)
**Author:** [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2001, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-viagra-give-a-guy-a-constant-woody/84299 "2001-10-01T15:14:47Z")
I’ve never had the chance to try the miracle drug Viagra, so I’m a bit in the dark on what it specifically does. Listening to guys talk about it reminds me of grade school- “You know what I heard it does? Huh? It makes … --- ## [Scam call this morning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-call-this-morning/939452)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2021, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-call-this-morning/939452 "2021-10-01T22:52:56Z")
The phone rings; Hello. I’m calling from \_\_\_bank. Are you Hari Seldon? Yes. There was a suspicious charge on your account this morning; did you make it? No. I will cancel the charge, suspend your card and have a new… --- ## [So the new Batman vs. Superman trailer has a huge spoiler \[spoilers!\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-new-batman-vs-superman-trailer-has-a-huge-spoiler-spoilers/739335)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-new-batman-vs-superman-trailer-has-a-huge-spoiler-spoilers/739335 "2016-03-02T21:38:19Z")
Here’s the official one, but if you don’t want spoilers, scroll down: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Some reddit user edited the official one to remove the big spoiler, though you still sorta can … --- ## [quit smoking cold turkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-smoking-cold-turkey/648532)
**Author:** [@evelynanyanwu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evelynanyanwu)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-smoking-cold-turkey/648532 "2017-10-15T07:49:56Z")
I quit smoking 3 days ago. I’m not really feeling normal. Is that normal --- ## [Degrees of separation between you and a head of state?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/degrees-of-separation-between-you-and-a-head-of-state/381827)
**Author:** [@Hometownboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hometownboy)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2011, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/degrees-of-separation-between-you-and-a-head-of-state/381827 "2011-07-20T01:47:15Z")
Inspired by Shrinking Violet’s revelation in regards to HM Queen Elizabeth I wondered how many Dopers can boast a connection, however tenuous, to a current or former head of state. For purposes of this thread, let’s n… --- ## [Why the name "youtube"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-name-youtube/594946)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2011, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-name-youtube/594946 "2011-09-08T04:01:40Z")
Yeah, we’re all used to the name by now, so we don’t pay any attention to it. But when you stop and think about it seriously, you realize it’s a pretty stupid name. According to wiki, youtube was created by some comput… --- ## [Man Cited for Paying Bill with 2,500 pennies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-cited-for-paying-bill-with-2-500-pennies/584471)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-cited-for-paying-bill-with-2-500-pennies/584471 "2011-06-09T13:10:19Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110605/ap\_on\_fe\_st/us\_odd\_paying\_with\_pennies;\_ylt=AodH\_6.zY8DjVVo2wQG4fANH2ocA;\_ylu=X3oDMTNkYzJlZnRsBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTEwNjA1L3VzX29kZF9wYXlpbmdfd2l0aF9wZW5uaWVzBGNjb2RlA29mZnB6ZjMwcARjcG9zAz… --- ## [Cable Networks You'd Like To See](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cable-networks-youd-like-to-see/279730)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2005, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cable-networks-youd-like-to-see/279730 "2005-01-11T23:40:17Z")
I’m not talking about AMC actually showing classic American movies again, or channels which you don’t get, but channels which as far as you know, don’t exist, but you’d watch if they did. I’d like to see a fake news cha… --- ## [Black people and stereotypes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-people-and-stereotypes/199964)
**Author:** [@Sinful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinful)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2003, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-people-and-stereotypes/199964 "2003-09-11T04:54:26Z")
I do not want to offend anyone in this thread, but rather I want to discuss something that I see more and more requently. We all have seen the stereotypes of black people out there. The movies “Malibu’s Most Wanted” “Do… --- ## [What "region" is Tennessee a part of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-region-is-tennessee-a-part-of/610397)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2012, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-region-is-tennessee-a-part-of/610397 "2012-01-28T04:11:11Z")
Which ONE of the regions in this public poll do you think applies best for placing Tennessee in a group of states? If you have another group in mind, please vote Other and post what additional option should apply. Do a… --- ## [Ted Cruz's Story About Jesse Helms & John Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-cruzs-story-about-jesse-helms-john-wayne/668751)
**Author:** [@SeaCanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaCanary)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2013, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-cruzs-story-about-jesse-helms-john-wayne/668751 "2013-09-19T03:19:13Z")
On September 11, 2013 Ted Cruz recounted a story about how the unapologetic racist and segregationist Jesse Helms received a campaign donation check from John Wayne. According to Cruz, Helms contacted Wayne to thank him … --- ## [Based on these political positions, would you call me a conservative, a liberal, or something else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/based-on-these-political-positions-would-you-call-me-a-conservative-a-liberal-or-something-else/579676)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2011, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/based-on-these-political-positions-would-you-call-me-a-conservative-a-liberal-or-something-else/579676 "2011-05-14T04:11:48Z")
I am against gun control. The Second Amendment means what it says, in my opinion, and if people oppose its provisions they should work to repeal that amendment, not pretend it means something else. I’m very tempted to s… --- ## [Men abandoning old friendships when they find a partner or GF](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-abandoning-old-friendships-when-they-find-a-partner-or-gf/697539)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-abandoning-old-friendships-when-they-find-a-partner-or-gf/697539 "2014-10-27T15:00:32Z")
As a guy, I have been experiencing this. I have, like many people, male friends. :eek: And when some of my old good friends get in a relationship with a woman/girl, they start to meet less often with us/me. I feel as if… --- ## [Persuade me that Bill Hicks (standup comic) was a big deal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persuade-me-that-bill-hicks-standup-comic-was-a-big-deal/589721)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2011, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persuade-me-that-bill-hicks-standup-comic-was-a-big-deal/589721 "2011-07-26T15:14:01Z")
I’ve lately been turned on to Marc Maron’s What the Fuck podcast. It’s a fascinating show and I love listening to his in depth discussions with fellow comedians and others. One thing I’ve noticed is that almost everyone… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=996&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=998&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)