# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1006&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:** 1007 --- ## [Tell Me About Madame Tussauds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-madame-tussauds/571123)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2011, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-madame-tussauds/571123 "2011-02-19T20:50:08Z")
A branch of Madame Tussauds opened in Bangkok recently, in the center of the city. They’ve pushed it fairly heavily, but the wife and I cannot understand what the fuss is about. The tickets are 800 baht (US$26) apiece, a… --- ## [Half Pit, Half Praise: Teen relative punished for honest agnosticism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-pit-half-praise-teen-relative-punished-for-honest-agnosticism/470441)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-pit-half-praise-teen-relative-punished-for-honest-agnosticism/470441 "2008-11-03T15:07:35Z")
The relative in question is my first cousin once removed–i.e., the child of one of my first cousins, “Lynn,” and her husband, “Steve.” I’ll call the child in question “Jess.” Jess is 14 or 15 years old, and the oldest o… --- ## [Gotham - new season discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gotham-new-season-discussion/733128)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gotham-new-season-discussion/733128 "2016-05-26T23:59:06Z")
Didn’t see a thread yet, thought I’d start one. The second ep brings a rather shocking main-cast death and some screwing up of the canon… it will be interesting to see how they resolve it. There’s also a new introductio… --- ## [Unhand my Pickle!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unhand-my-pickle/147679)
**Author:** [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2003, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unhand-my-pickle/147679 "2003-01-21T21:35:19Z")
I often find myself at a diner or a burger joint, or some other place where casual food is casually served. And if I get a burger or other type of sandwich, there is usually a pickle on the plate. I like pickles. I li… --- ## [The unsafe, yet awesome playthings thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unsafe-yet-awesome-playthings-thread/372524)
**Author:** [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2006, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unsafe-yet-awesome-playthings-thread/372524 "2006-09-18T15:35:17Z")
When I was little, our after-school care had this thing called the doughnut. It was actually a covered block o’ foam shaped like an octagonal prism with a hole in the middle, with straps for you to hold onto/stick your … --- ## [Favorite Restaurants Now Gone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-restaurants-now-gone/756529)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2016, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-restaurants-now-gone/756529 "2016-06-15T12:32:52Z")
I have several. Ikosium Cafe at Foster and Clark. They served a variety of sweet and savory crepes. I loved the Crepe Marrakesh with lamb sausage and goat cheese. Their Algerian Mint Tea could make all your troubles f… --- ## [Disgusting IRRESPONSIBLE Dunkin Donut commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-irresponsible-dunkin-donut-commercial/409127)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2007, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-irresponsible-dunkin-donut-commercial/409127 "2007-06-27T06:45:47Z")
I’m sure you’re all seen it. It starts with two teen-aged boys drinking some new concoction from DD, which gives one of them the strength to rip a phone book in half. Then it cuts to other things ripped/cut in half, li… --- ## [How many hit Rock/Pop tunes mention Wisconsin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hit-rock-pop-tunes-mention-wisconsin/516191)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2009, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hit-rock-pop-tunes-mention-wisconsin/516191 "2009-11-04T17:09:30Z")
There’s Springsteen’s “Cadillac Ranch” with: Hey little girlie in the blue jeans so tight Drivin’ alone through the Wisconsin night And there’s Lightfoot’s “Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” with: The ship was the prid… --- ## [Is Heinz Salad Cream a purely UK Phenomenon, or do others suffer too?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-heinz-salad-cream-a-purely-uk-phenomenon-or-do-others-suffer-too/119595)
**Author:** [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2002, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-heinz-salad-cream-a-purely-uk-phenomenon-or-do-others-suffer-too/119595 "2002-07-24T16:42:24Z")
For those not in the know Salad Cream was developed during the war as a substitute for mayonaise. It is very hard to describe, but mayonaise is not a good comparison. Its a sweet, thick, vinegary cloying substance that… --- ## [Fargo S01E02 \[Open spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-s01e02-open-spoilers/686696)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2014, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-s01e02-open-spoilers/686696 "2014-05-09T19:28:29Z")
Starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. Someone here at work just walked by and asked me just where Billy Bob Thornton went when he appeared to go down into the basement last week, and I had to answer… --- ## [The Beatles: Revolver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-revolver/520163)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2009, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-revolver/520163 "2009-12-09T00:26:32Z")
I’m embarrassed to say it, but at 29 I just re-discovered this album, and it’s brilliant! Certainly one of my all-time favorites. A brief history: Growing up my parents had hundreds and hundreds (I’m pretty sure over … --- ## [Difference between a church and a cult](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-a-church-and-a-cult/728783)
**Author:** [@Marion\_Wormer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marion_Wormer)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-a-church-and-a-cult/728783 "2016-08-25T15:44:51Z")
Regarding cecil’s post:What’s the difference between a church and a cult? - The Straight Dope I think that the modern definition of a cult would include that cults try to cut off members from their families, and control… --- ## [Did you know that all women have periods? (link included)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-that-all-women-have-periods-link-included/276165)
**Author:** [@nocturnal\_tick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nocturnal_tick)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2004, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-that-all-women-have-periods-link-included/276165 "2004-12-17T14:29:13Z")
Did you know that all women have periods every four weeks lasting three to four days? Did you know that blood comes out from an opening between your legs? Did you know that even Miss Jones has a period? Did you know t… --- ## [Is Amanda Palmer wrong to solicit volunteer musicians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amanda-palmer-wrong-to-solicit-volunteer-musicians/634847)
**Author:** [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2012, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amanda-palmer-wrong-to-solicit-volunteer-musicians/634847 "2012-09-20T16:32:20Z")
Amanda Palmer is a musician best known as half of the Dresden Dolls who has been at the forefront of using social media to connect with fans and get paid for her music. She financed her latest record via a Kickstarter ca… --- ## [movie quotes you use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-quotes-you-use/30003)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2000, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-quotes-you-use/30003 "2000-09-11T14:34:58Z")
What quotes from movies do you actually use when interacting with other humanoids?? I’m not talking about the greatest quotes from movies – “There’s no place like home,” “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damm”-- but one… --- ## [Semi-obligatory "Sky Captain" Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semi-obligatory-sky-captain-thread/264434)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2004, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semi-obligatory-sky-captain-thread/264434 "2004-10-06T17:54:30Z")
The retro sci-fi film Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, with Jude Law and (the fetching but frequently annoying) Gwyneth Paltrow is due out this week. Apparently, the film takes place in an alternate 1930’s world f… --- ## [Is it really dangerous to keep your cell phone on while the plane is landing or taking off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-dangerous-to-keep-your-cell-phone-on-while-the-plane-is-landing-or-taking-off/642902)
**Author:** [@67java89](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/67java89)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2012, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-dangerous-to-keep-your-cell-phone-on-while-the-plane-is-landing-or-taking-off/642902 "2012-12-19T17:10:12Z")
keep your cell phone on while the plane is landing or taking off? The on/off button on my cell phone is broken, and I can’t turn it off. I can leave it at home if I have to, but I’d rather not. So, will it interfere w… --- ## [Master chefs; How would you prepare human meat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-chefs-how-would-you-prepare-human-meat/584599)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-chefs-how-would-you-prepare-human-meat/584599 "2011-06-10T17:54:07Z")
This is obviously a hypothetical question, and no, I do NOT need an answer fast… In fiction, human flesh tends to be treated as the most irresistable thing that the diner has ever tasted. In the real world, of course, c… --- ## [Big Love: Valentine's Day Edition (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-love-valentines-day-edition-open-spoilers/529054)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-love-valentines-day-edition-open-spoilers/529054 "2010-02-19T22:34:14Z")
or, “That’s what I call a hung boyfriend!” So Ana’s preggers. Do you think she’s trying to pull one on Bill by bringing in lawyers or just being “cut the crap, we’re doing this legal”? Was that a revelation about Bill… --- ## [Bush's new "we don't care" policy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bushs-new-we-dont-care-policy/171757)
**Author:** [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2003, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bushs-new-we-dont-care-policy/171757 "2003-05-09T07:28:38Z")
David Warren postulates that Bush has a new approach to international relations, which he calls the “we don’t care” policy. He defines the policy: Some examples: I love it. In the 3rd example, Blix no longer has a… --- ## [Average US Life Expectancy is Shrinking. What can be done to reverse this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-us-life-expectancy-is-shrinking-what-can-be-done-to-reverse-this/981726)
**Author:** [@survinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/survinga)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-us-life-expectancy-is-shrinking-what-can-be-done-to-reverse-this/981726 "2023-05-04T21:27:14Z")
It seems that the US is getting worse on almost every metric around life expectancy. No matter how you slice the data, we are dying earlier. And the causes are across the spectrum: gun deaths, accidents, overdoses, su… --- ## [Recommend a yeast for making hard cider?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-yeast-for-making-hard-cider/466049)
**Author:** [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2008, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-yeast-for-making-hard-cider/466049 "2008-10-09T01:45:27Z")
I have made beer and mead many times, now I want to try hard cider. I can easily get a hold of gallons of preservative-free fresh squeezed cider, but I’m not sure what kind of yeast to use. Ale? Wine? Any specific str… --- ## [Typical American Dinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typical-american-dinner/612862)
**Author:** [@Nom\_de\_Plume](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nom_de_Plume)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2012, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typical-american-dinner/612862 "2012-02-17T12:50:57Z")
My wife and I were both in the military and spent twenty years overseas. We have some business associates coming from Thailand. I’ve invited them to dinner at our house. My wife recommends we offer a traditional Ameri… --- ## [When you say you hate someone, what do you mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-say-you-hate-someone-what-do-you-mean/195930)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2003, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-say-you-hate-someone-what-do-you-mean/195930 "2003-08-20T07:32:38Z")
“Hate” is thrown around a lot here. I hate him. I hate her. I hate Bush. I hate Clinton. I hate the people on reality shows. I hate Fred Durst, Carrot Top and Eminem. But what do people mean when they say it? As wee chi… --- ## [Really, really STUPID song lyrics.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-really-stupid-song-lyrics/480350)
**Author:** [@Aankh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aankh)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2009, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-really-stupid-song-lyrics/480350 "2009-01-15T04:42:25Z")
My husband and I were listening to the truly classic White and Nerdy and we decided to check out the source material - Chamillionaire’s Ridin’ Dirty. It’s pretty nice rap in my ignorant opinion, but we couldn’t make out… --- ## [Has Michael Moore fallen off the edge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-michael-moore-fallen-off-the-edge/273700)
**Author:** [@Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kel_Varnsen_Latex_Division)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2004, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-michael-moore-fallen-off-the-edge/273700 "2004-11-12T20:04:37Z")
I just saw Michael Moore’s website for the first time after the election. Has he lost his mind? The United States of Canada and Jesusland? What is wrong with this guy? --- ## [Ethnic slurs in old books that you like - what impression?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethnic-slurs-in-old-books-that-you-like-what-impression/318007)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2005, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethnic-slurs-in-old-books-that-you-like-what-impression/318007 "2005-09-18T22:52:57Z")
I like reading the classic English murder mysteries: Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Ngaio Marsh. However, it’s not uncommon in Christie and Sayers to come across ethnic or religious slurs, used by the primary c… --- ## [Hummus as a side dish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummus-as-a-side-dish/665837)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummus-as-a-side-dish/665837 "2013-08-16T23:41:47Z")
I’m going to a Mediterranean Restaurant tonight. Afrah this place was featured on Guy’s DDD. Anyway, one of the standard side dishes they offer is hummus. I’ve never had hummus before, so I intend to try it. But I thoug… --- ## [Would you date an older woman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-date-an-older-woman/205311)
**Author:** [@Amberlei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amberlei)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2003, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-date-an-older-woman/205311 "2003-10-05T01:18:39Z")
This is inspired by this thread http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=215093 wherein Ski said that a friend of his stated that he’d be bothered by dating a woman nine weeks older than he was. So… --- ## [What a planet is, revisited. Also Pluto.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-planet-is-revisited-also-pluto/725299)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-planet-is-revisited-also-pluto/725299 "2019-10-30T15:25:00Z")
IMHO a planet is a large round object that orbits a star and is not itself a star. The Earth is a planet. Jupiter is planet. The Earth resembles Pluto more than it resembles Jupiter. Therefore Pluto is a planet. Unless t… --- ## [How accurate is Bill Bryson's book "A Short History of Nearly Everything"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-accurate-is-bill-brysons-book-a-short-history-of-nearly-everything/342458)
**Author:** [@Blunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blunt)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2017, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-accurate-is-bill-brysons-book-a-short-history-of-nearly-everything/342458 "2017-12-19T14:08:46Z")
I just starting reading this book, and it seems very interesting and something I’d like to read. It was recommended to me as a book with a bit of science knowledge that would appeal to someone without a science backgrou… --- ## [I pit the Chevy Captiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-chevy-captiva/641082)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-chevy-captiva/641082 "2012-11-21T23:47:53Z")
I wanted to rent an SUV, and instead of a real SUV they gave me one of those “crossovers” instead. Normally you press on a map light to turn it on. This had switches above the lights, with Onstar switches below the ligh… --- ## [Drug Legalization Debate Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-legalization-debate-thread/614490)
**Author:** [@curioushat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curioushat)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2012, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-legalization-debate-thread/614490 "2012-04-03T22:22:02Z")
Should drugs, in general, be legalized? What is the appropriate reform (if any) for the US current drug policy. It is glaringly obvious that we are spending huge amounts of money and throwing it in the garbage, as 1$ tri… --- ## [Most tasteless thing about Whitney's Funeral?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-tasteless-thing-about-whitneys-funeral/613479)
**Author:** [@CTburns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CTburns)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2012, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-tasteless-thing-about-whitneys-funeral/613479 "2012-02-24T19:07:21Z")
I didn’t watch Whitney’s funeral nor did I follow much of the coverage, but from what I have seen there were many tasteless or classless things that occurred. Whether it was Bobby Brown storming out over a seating issue… --- ## ["It was a really bad ring"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-a-really-bad-ring/481219)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-a-really-bad-ring/481219 "2009-01-16T19:57:59Z")
In a pit thread about inept gift givers someone mentioned the episode of S&tC where Aidan buys Carrie an engagement ring. She accidentally finds it and is horrified to see that it is a ring she considers to be incredibl… --- ## [Bathroom mirror with water damage, what should I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-mirror-with-water-damage-what-should-i-do/744594)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2016, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-mirror-with-water-damage-what-should-i-do/744594 "2016-01-31T19:02:25Z")
I just bought a house, and overall it’s pretty great and in move-in condition, but there are some smaller things I want to spruce up. One thing is that in both the master and guest bathrooms, there are big mirrors with d… --- ## [Things not to do with a dead bat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-not-to-do-with-a-dead-bat/498370)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2009, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-not-to-do-with-a-dead-bat/498370 "2009-06-08T03:04:30Z")
Story. Summary: A family in Montana had their cat bring home a dead bat. One of the parents decided it would be a good idea to keep the dead bat in a jar and take it to their kids’ school. One kid put her finger in th… --- ## [Ask the Extraterrestial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-extraterrestial/372472)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2006, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-extraterrestial/372472 "2006-09-17T06:10:27Z")
Yup, I’m an honest to Karana extraterrestial being. From an advanced planet way the hell out in space. Got all sorts of knowledge to share with all you lesser life forms. Ask away: Disclaimer: I am not your lawyer. … --- ## [Faulty fuel pump causing car to run off battery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faulty-fuel-pump-causing-car-to-run-off-battery/664741)
**Author:** [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2013, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faulty-fuel-pump-causing-car-to-run-off-battery/664741 "2013-07-29T15:25:45Z")
I’m pretty sure we’re getting BS’d by the mechanic at the shop we’ve taken our old 1995 Buick Park Avenue to, and I’m looking for some knowledge on this issue so I can either understand it or call BS on it when I talk to… --- ## [DOW at nearly 23k for first time in history...what is going on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dow-at-nearly-23k-for-first-time-in-history-what-is-going-on/799148)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2018, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dow-at-nearly-23k-for-first-time-in-history-what-is-going-on/799148 "2018-08-02T19:26:46Z")
So, I’ve been watching the DOW for quite a while now with growing puzzlement. In a fairly short time, I’ve seen milestone come and go. Over 20k…did that. 21k…did that. 22k…did that. Now we are closing in on 23k. Th… --- ## [How do the overly self-conscious forgive themself for past minor social errors and mistakes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-overly-self-conscious-forgive-themself-for-past-minor-social-errors-and-mistakes/696095)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-overly-self-conscious-forgive-themself-for-past-minor-social-errors-and-mistakes/696095 "2014-08-27T14:09:57Z")
I’m probably not the only one who can beat herself up over ever having said the wrong things. I’m talking about little social errors and mistakes, where no harm was intended. The kind of error you don’t think twice abou… --- ## [Why the lack of widespread civil disorder in Southern Europe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-lack-of-widespread-civil-disorder-in-southern-europe/666027)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2013, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-lack-of-widespread-civil-disorder-in-southern-europe/666027 "2013-08-23T12:32:13Z")
Greek youth unemployment has just hit 65% (cite). Spanish youth unemployment passed 56% two months ago (cite). Italy and Portugal aren’t that far behind. Why aren’t we seeing mass riots and civil disorder across South… --- ## [The Irma Comes To Visit MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irma-comes-to-visit-mmp/796056)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2017, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irma-comes-to-visit-mmp/796056 "2017-09-19T02:29:15Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 60 Amurrkin out and rainy/windy with a predicted high of \ 69! \ **Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2016, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-republicans-do-if-trump-implodes-before-the-convention/756709 "2016-06-08T11:53:37Z") Trump seems like he is really picking up speed when it comes to the crazy talk. He has now resorted to throwing some from his own campaign under the bus with regards to playing damage control regarding Judge Curiel. W… --- ## [Marching bands in the rain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marching-bands-in-the-rain/333920)
**Author:** [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2005, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marching-bands-in-the-rain/333920 "2005-12-06T04:43:18Z")
Last night I was covering a high school football game that was played in a light rain. Both teams had marching bands that performed during halftime. How hard does it have to rain to make in untenable for a marching band… --- ## [Proper use (placement) of the word 'both' in a sentence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-use-placement-of-the-word-both-in-a-sentence/519720)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2009, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-use-placement-of-the-word-both-in-a-sentence/519720 "2009-12-02T20:03:35Z")
What is the rule for placement of the word ‘both’ in a sentence? For example, do you say: The movie disappointed in both its acting and its direction. OR The movie disappointed both in its acting and its direction. I… --- ## [Is Christina Hendricks currently the bustiest major non-porn TV & film actress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-christina-hendricks-currently-the-bustiest-major-non-porn-tv-film-actress/658282)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2013, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-christina-hendricks-currently-the-bustiest-major-non-porn-tv-film-actress/658282 "2013-05-17T20:30:51Z")
Re Christina Hendricks I don’t recall any current non-porn TV or movie actresses even close to her level of curviness. Are there any currently working (non-porn) TV and movie actresses that compete? --- ## [Doom doom doom...doomy doom doom.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doom-doom-doom-doomy-doom-doom/562611)
**Author:** [@Cammacdon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cammacdon)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2010, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doom-doom-doom-doomy-doom-doom/562611 "2010-12-05T23:17:32Z")
We are all doomed you do know that right? I could go in depth, by why bother? just look around. Ignorant robber barons in control of the government, An endless army of religious lunatics willing to blow you up in the nam… --- ## [I'm being tormented by a mouse.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-being-tormented-by-a-mouse/730761)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2015, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-being-tormented-by-a-mouse/730761 "2015-10-08T12:36:52Z")
I have a mouse. No, not a pet mouse, a city mouse who has moved into my apartment. I have multiple live-catch traps set but he refuses to go into any of them. They’re full of peanut butter, cheese, cheerios, chips, crac… --- ## [Metal hammer vs rubber mallet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metal-hammer-vs-rubber-mallet/363892)
**Author:** [@FibonacciPrower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FibonacciPrower)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2006, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metal-hammer-vs-rubber-mallet/363892 "2006-07-13T03:27:59Z")
Simply put, which one works better? Let’s suppose I have a rubber mallet and a metal hammer, essentially identical in every aspect other than the stuff they’re made of. As I see it, when the metallic one comes in contac… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1005&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1007&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)