# What subject would you be qualified to write a SD staff report? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 19, 2015, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subject-would-you-be-qualified-to-write-a-sd-staff-report/710318 "2015-01-19T22:13:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subject-would-you-be-qualified-to-write-a-sd-staff-report/710318/21 "2015-01-20T20:22:07Z")
ISO 9001. It’s my job. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subject-would-you-be-qualified-to-write-a-sd-staff-report/710318/22 "2015-01-20T20:42:07Z")
Baseball, specifically the proper mechanics of hitting, fielding and throwing. How to make love to my wife in the manner to which she is accustomed. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subject-would-you-be-qualified-to-write-a-sd-staff-report/710318/23 "2015-01-20T20:49:25Z")
> [@Doctor\_Jackson](#): > > Baseball, specifically the proper mechanics of hitting, fielding and throwing. > > How to make love to my wife in the manner to which she is accustomed. Thinking about the first assists you in the second, I presume. For myself - judo - Mainframe computing - the writings of C.S. Forester - how to piss people off on the Internet Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subject-would-you-be-qualified-to-write-a-sd-staff-report/710318/24 "2015-01-20T21:13:29Z")
> [@](#): > > Quoth **Deeg** : > > The closest I could come would probably be Revolutionary-era US (I live in Boston, after all) or tea (I’m a tea geek). So, how many slices of lemon would be appropriate for 342 cases of tea steeped in one harbor? > [@](#): > > Quoth **Dorjän** : > > If you need a question answered in detail about Cleveland history, I’m your man. OK, where was Michigan Street? I know Superior, Ontario, and Huron, of course, and even St. Claire. I understand that East 9th used to be called Erie. Logically, there must therefore have been a Michigan Street somewhere downtown, but I’ve no idea where. ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subject-would-you-be-qualified-to-write-a-sd-staff-report/710318/25 "2015-01-20T21:23:09Z")
- recreational scuba diving - sailing and winsdsurfing - 9-1-1 center operations - various genetics topics ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subject-would-you-be-qualified-to-write-a-sd-staff-report/710318/26 "2015-01-20T21:23:26Z")
Baking science and technology. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subject-would-you-be-qualified-to-write-a-sd-staff-report/710318/27 "2015-01-20T21:29:04Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Wire fraud. EDD, PEPs. Financial crimes. Forensic accounting. Tax fraud. FinCEN, baby! [http://www.fincen.gov/](http://www.fincen.gov/) > [@](#): > > FinCEN’s mission is to safeguard the financial system from illicit use and combat money laundering and promote national security through the collection, analysis, and dissemination of financial intelligence and strategic use of financial authorities. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subject-would-you-be-qualified-to-write-a-sd-staff-report/710318/28 "2015-01-20T21:31:10Z")
Old Macintosh computers / the platform wars in the early years FileMaker Pro, and to a lesser extent databases in general Gender, gender identity variations, sexual orientation variations Feminism and feminist theory 1978-1993 Psychiatric patients’ liberation/rights movement, and to a lesser extent alternatives to psych Polyamory ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subject-would-you-be-qualified-to-write-a-sd-staff-report/710318/29 "2015-01-20T21:33:52Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > FinCEN, baby! > > [http://www.fincen.gov/](http://www.fincen.gov/) Yep. ---
**Author:** ![Deeg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deeg/32/2955_2.png) [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subject-would-you-be-qualified-to-write-a-sd-staff-report/710318/30 "2015-01-20T22:25:03Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > So, how many slices of lemon would be appropriate for 342 cases of tea steeped in one harbor? Correct answer: zero! ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subject-would-you-be-qualified-to-write-a-sd-staff-report/710318/31 "2015-01-20T23:04:06Z")
The Iditarod and long distance sled dog racing in general. Bread and Pizza dough…specifically slow fermentation and NY “style” crusts…bread from crust to crumb. Menu writing, costing and implimintation. The climate and culture surrounding the Grateful Dead. a few other topics I am quite proficient in but I would have to use research methods to verify some facts, techniques and methods. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subject-would-you-be-qualified-to-write-a-sd-staff-report/710318/32 "2015-01-20T23:39:36Z")
Tools and their uses, perhaps. ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subject-would-you-be-qualified-to-write-a-sd-staff-report/710318/33 "2015-01-21T00:09:32Z")
I can bore all of you to death with the inner workings of commercial fire alarm and suppression systems. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subject-would-you-be-qualified-to-write-a-sd-staff-report/710318/34 "2015-01-21T01:36:05Z")
> [@Dorjan](#): > > If you need a question answered in detail about Cleveland history, I’m your man. What was the site of the Northern Ohio Fair Association and what years did it exist? 1870-1879. Glenville, specifically St. Claire and East 88th. At Wade Park. Bought a prize medal from the fair this week and had to research it. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subject-would-you-be-qualified-to-write-a-sd-staff-report/710318/35 "2015-01-21T01:46:24Z")
Words, slang and phrases. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subject-would-you-be-qualified-to-write-a-sd-staff-report/710318/36 "2015-01-21T02:20:45Z")
some- but by no means all- automotive-related things. hell, I think if you put \*\* Gary T, Rick, GreasyJack,\*\* and me together we could probably answer all of your car-related questions. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subject-would-you-be-qualified-to-write-a-sd-staff-report/710318/37 "2015-01-21T03:09:27Z")
Butt-breathing turtles. Caterpillar sex. Crocodile tears. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subject-would-you-be-qualified-to-write-a-sd-staff-report/710318/38 "2015-01-21T03:49:23Z")
Word/phrase origins Antique technology Conspiracy theories (in progress) We’re doing SDSAB again? Who’s in charge with **Dex** on leave? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subject-would-you-be-qualified-to-write-a-sd-staff-report/710318/39 "2015-01-21T17:04:51Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Butt-breathing turtles. > Caterpillar sex. > Crocodile tears. (Carl Castle) “Well, if any of those things occur, we’ll ask you about it next week on Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell me!” ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subject-would-you-be-qualified-to-write-a-sd-staff-report/710318/40 "2015-01-21T17:30:59Z")
Dallas Cowboys history. Some military and aviation topics. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subject-would-you-be-qualified-to-write-a-sd-staff-report/710318.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subject-would-you-be-qualified-to-write-a-sd-staff-report/710318.md?page=3)