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**Author:** [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2008, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/juno-movie/430525 "2008-02-27T02:35:57Z")
Sitting in the theater about to watch a free screening. I’ll post my impressions when I get home. Surprised there isn’t a thread yet. I thought Fox was going hardcore on the fabricated grassroots hype. I got a “Paulie B… --- ## [Naan Eating Etiquette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naan-eating-etiquette/547268)
**Author:** [@Waffle\_Decider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waffle_Decider)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naan-eating-etiquette/547268 "2010-07-26T10:48:21Z")
If I understand correctly, you’re supposed to tear a little piece off and use it to scoop up the food. I also understand that in many cultures, it is considered taboo to touch food with the left hand. Does that apply i… --- ## ["Dude"=Elephant butt hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-elephant-butt-hair/55549)
**Author:** [@mblackwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mblackwell)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2001, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-elephant-butt-hair/55549 "2001-02-23T18:13:31Z")
I have heard that the word “dude” means a hair on an elephant’s butt. Specifically an infected one. Is there any truth to this statment? A web search found one of those lists of “facts.” I searched snopes and found nothi… --- ## [So I'm listening to the Beatles...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-listening-to-the-beatles/480764)
**Author:** [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2009, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-listening-to-the-beatles/480764 "2009-05-07T17:40:55Z")
Alrighty, so I decided to listen to everything the Beatles have done, from “Please Please Me” to “Let it Be”. NineToTheSky said that I should start a thread talking about my thoughts and reactions as I go through the ca… --- ## [People These Days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-these-days/708220)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2014, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-these-days/708220 "2014-12-30T05:38:36Z")
I have to vent to someone, or I’ll explode. A long-standing friendship of ours abruptly came to an end when we had a couple over who has a teen daughter the same age as our daughter. They’ve been friends since pre-K. … --- ## [Does the Old Testament count as part of "the Bible"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-old-testament-count-as-part-of-the-bible/611089)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2012, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-old-testament-count-as-part-of-the-bible/611089 "2012-02-05T16:22:55Z")
Does it? A very religious friend told me that considering the Old Testament as part of the bible is incorrect, and that something that only appears in the Old Testament cannot be said to be “in the Bible”. Is this factua… --- ## [Who's your favorite Beatle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-beatle/521156)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2009, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-beatle/521156 "2009-12-18T18:57:23Z")
Now that we’ve got the poll function, let’s settle this scientifically. --- ## [I am at a loss: my girlfriend works for Lucifer himself.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-at-a-loss-my-girlfriend-works-for-lucifer-himself/591199)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-at-a-loss-my-girlfriend-works-for-lucifer-himself/591199 "2011-08-05T20:13:49Z")
My live-in girlfriend works for a small five-employee company that sells sno-cone syrup and ice cream machines. She’s been there about a year-and-a-half now, I estimate. Every day, she comes home exhausted, near the po… --- ## [Speedbumps . . . how hard on your car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speedbumps-how-hard-on-your-car/396727)
**Author:** [@Roboto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roboto)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2007, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speedbumps-how-hard-on-your-car/396727 "2007-03-21T12:30:23Z")
I noticed that people who work in my building swing their cars far out of the way to avoid speedbumps (on levels where there are no cars parked yet, allowing them the room to do so). I’m assuming they are avoiding the s… --- ## [Considering a firearm for home defense - revisted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/considering-a-firearm-for-home-defense-revisted/625639)
**Author:** [@Whiteknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whiteknight)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2012, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/considering-a-firearm-for-home-defense-revisted/625639 "2012-08-01T15:59:45Z")
I posted a thread several years ago about this same topic. After careful consideration, I decided not to purchase a gun at that time. My situation has changed now - I’m still living in the same house in the ex-urbs of … --- ## [The Walking Dead; 6.04 "Here’s Not Here" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-04-here-s-not-here-open-spoilers/736377)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-04-here-s-not-here-open-spoilers/736377 "2015-11-04T17:53:05Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] A new face and setting are introduced. With all that’s gone on in the apocalypse, can people be trusted? \[/QUOTE\] It’s a 90 minute episode tonight, and Josh Gad is on the Talking Dead. If Glenn does turn… --- ## [Federal Flagpole: Secret Stash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-flagpole-secret-stash/62149)
**Author:** [@DataMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DataMike)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2016, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-flagpole-secret-stash/62149 "2016-07-02T02:42:49Z")
Yesterday at Easter brunch my nephew who is attending Purdue told the following tale: On the top of every Federal flag pole is a ball called the truck, the truck is designed to break into 13 pieces representing the 13 o… --- ## [Girls who wear flowers behind their ears/in their hair...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-who-wear-flowers-behind-their-ears-in-their-hair/549415)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-who-wear-flowers-behind-their-ears-in-their-hair/549415 "2010-08-09T15:33:10Z")
Where do you/they get them? Do they buy them themselves? Do they just whimsically pick a flower as they’re out and about? My friend wants to know. No, seriously, I do want to know. I think asking this question puts me … --- ## [Suing a tailgater for endangerment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suing-a-tailgater-for-endangerment/644938)
**Author:** [@Placebo\_Effect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Placebo_Effect)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2012, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suing-a-tailgater-for-endangerment/644938 "2012-12-27T21:03:59Z")
Of course, I know you can sue anyone for anything. That said, I am curious about this. I live in a very rural, mountainous area with a huge deer overpopulation. On one 10-mile windy stretch of road there is no place to… --- ## [What do you think of the "natural beauty/no makeup" movement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-natural-beauty-no-makeup-movement/725199)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2015, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-natural-beauty-no-makeup-movement/725199 "2015-07-17T12:35:48Z")
In recent years there seems to have been a bit of a backlash against the cosmetics industry and the heavy use of cosmetics in personal appearance. This has led to something of a “natural beauty” and/or “no makeup” moveme… --- ## [Recent Staycation with Family....think I realized my sister is a sociopath](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-staycation-with-family-think-i-realized-my-sister-is-a-sociopath/702144)
**Author:** [@AnthonyElite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnthonyElite)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-staycation-with-family-think-i-realized-my-sister-is-a-sociopath/702144 "2014-10-27T23:53:25Z")
I convinced my sister and her fiance to come down south for a vacation and visit her older sister and her husband, my girlfriend, and me. We had planned to show her around the area and show her a few things close by (wit… --- ## [Please tell me why you claim Bush lied about WMD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-why-you-claim-bush-lied-about-wmd/295650)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2005, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-why-you-claim-bush-lied-about-wmd/295650 "2005-03-29T20:05:06Z")
Clinton said he had them, Kerry said he had them, plus many international figures. Why do you only accuse Bush? --- ## [Your proud, specific accomplishments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-proud-specific-accomplishments/710432)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-proud-specific-accomplishments/710432 "2015-01-24T01:30:01Z")
By this I mean something you achieved through considerable effort, physical or otherwise, and which you saw through to completion–with little or no assistance. On February 26th, 1982, at a yard customer’s request (an… --- ## [Women making the first move](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-making-the-first-move/529117)
**Author:** [@breaking-reality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/breaking-reality)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-making-the-first-move/529117 "2010-02-19T15:53:45Z")
Inspired by this thread: Asking someone out - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board I’m curious what everyone thinks about women making the first move, or asking a guy out first. I have been lectured by so… --- ## [Dunning-Kruger Overdrive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dunning-kruger-overdrive/628102)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2012, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dunning-kruger-overdrive/628102 "2012-07-20T00:35:16Z")
Is it just me or has the SDMB been visited lately by an influx of people who not merely ignorant or deluded or trolls (which is par for the course and from various viewpoints could describe many of us to some degree) but… --- ## [How much does it hurt when an airbag deploys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-it-hurt-when-an-airbag-deploys/344759)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2013, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-it-hurt-when-an-airbag-deploys/344759 "2013-05-30T13:36:56Z")
I’ve never been in a wreck with a car that has airbags. Does it hurt as bad as I imagine it does? Is just covering your face with your arms (if you have a fast enough reaction time) going to protect you from most injurie… --- ## [Who wass the most powerful character ever to grace fiction? (spoilers possible)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wass-the-most-powerful-character-ever-to-grace-fiction-spoilers-possible/306790)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2005, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wass-the-most-powerful-character-ever-to-grace-fiction-spoilers-possible/306790 "2005-06-13T06:10:33Z")
Mississippienne and I both vote for the Saint of Killers from the Preacher series. A line of American tanks firing everything they had couldn’t even slow him down. A friggin’ nuke didn’t even render him a scratch. He… --- ## [Do you fly the flag in front of your house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fly-the-flag-in-front-of-your-house/765193)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2016, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fly-the-flag-in-front-of-your-house/765193 "2016-09-16T19:04:19Z")
Just wondering, in light of the dust-up over Kapaernik. My wife puts the flag out on certain days, including Labor Day, Memorial Day and Veterans’ Day. We ignore things like Patriots’ Day and the like. --- ## [Your Least Favorite Beatles Song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-least-favorite-beatles-song/108933)
**Author:** [@HoldenCaulfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoldenCaulfield)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2015, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-least-favorite-beatles-song/108933 "2015-11-30T19:01:48Z")
This was inspired by the Top 6 Beatles song thread. Everyone has trouble picking a top six, but can you pick out your least favorite? I choose “Hold Me Tight” on With The Beatles. It just seems poorly written and kind… --- ## [Caylee Anthony's remains found?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caylee-anthonys-remains-found/476727)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2008, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caylee-anthonys-remains-found/476727 "2008-12-21T03:13:11Z")
Breaking news. They were found just a quarter mile from the Anthony home. --- ## [How much longer would slavery have lasted if the South won the Civil War?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-longer-would-slavery-have-lasted-if-the-south-won-the-civil-war/401398)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Hildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Hildo)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2007, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-longer-would-slavery-have-lasted-if-the-south-won-the-civil-war/401398 "2007-04-28T03:42:11Z")
Timeframe-wise, at what point would the South have freed the slaves on their own? Before 1900? After? --- ## [Worst Food You've Ever Seen Ordered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-food-youve-ever-seen-ordered/305236)
**Author:** [@DrLoveGun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrLoveGun)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2005, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-food-youve-ever-seen-ordered/305236 "2005-06-19T20:14:43Z")
I was at the local donut shop one morning about a year ago, and the lad behind me in line ordered a “Bacon, egg and cheese sandwich, and put that on a glazed donut”. I almost had my coffee come out of my nose. He washe… --- ## [If I'm a virgin, how come I know what a girl's bottom looks like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-im-a-virgin-how-come-i-know-what-a-girls-bottom-looks-like/544073)
**Author:** [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2010, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-im-a-virgin-how-come-i-know-what-a-girls-bottom-looks-like/544073 "2010-06-23T02:20:33Z")
Today is the all-important “International Young Ones Day” (Redirecting...). What are your own favorite quotes and bits? --- ## [Knee-Jerk Atheist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knee-jerk-atheist/604851)
**Author:** [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knee-jerk-atheist/604851 "2011-12-30T15:21:45Z")
In the God Revisited column, Cecil says: Most of the atheists I know have a very considered opinion, and while they tend to be argumentative, they also tend to have well constructed arguments. In short, calling someon… --- ## [Over 1,000 People Killed by U.S. Police so far this Year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-1-000-people-killed-by-u-s-police-so-far-this-year/706211)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2014, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-1-000-people-killed-by-u-s-police-so-far-this-year/706211 "2014-12-09T19:58:38Z")
Here for example is a person killed the cops in his own home. For what crime did the police come to to his house? None, it was a welfare check: The only way the police seem to know how to respond to the mentally ill … --- ## [When did French start counting that way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-french-start-counting-that-way/665742)
**Author:** [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2013, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-french-start-counting-that-way/665742 "2013-08-14T09:54:46Z")
Let us dredge up our memories of high school/college French. Say we’re counting pennies. Everything goes swimmingly through the first sixty-nine cents: it’s the standard “tens plus ones” that you see in Latin. Then we ge… --- ## [\[Old\] GoGo On Vacation! -A Holiday MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-gogo-on-vacation-a-holiday-mmp/983731)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 314\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-gogo-on-vacation-a-holiday-mmp/983731 "2023-05-15T11:45:19Z")
Vacation, all I ever wanted… I suppose I am officially on vacation(as opposed to just having my usual Sunday off). I’ve done day drinking. I’ve done evening drinking. I’m doing some really early morning drinking righ… --- ## [Old people - when did the rigid rules of classroom Valentine's day behavior begin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-people-when-did-the-rigid-rules-of-classroom-valentines-day-behavior-begin/650318)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2013, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-people-when-did-the-rigid-rules-of-classroom-valentines-day-behavior-begin/650318 "2013-02-22T22:31:58Z")
My kids have been going bonkers about Valentine’s day all week, and my younger daughter (pre-school) got out of class with the biggest grin I’ve ever seen her sport. “Best day ever,” she declared. Nearest I can tell, t… --- ## [Trauma and Drama in Puppyland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trauma-and-drama-in-puppyland/311968)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2005, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trauma-and-drama-in-puppyland/311968 "2005-07-18T11:46:10Z")
Friday morning I took Brody in to the vet for his second round of puppy shots. They went OK, I guess. I saw a new vet today (there are three in the practice and this is the third one I’ve seen- she rates an “eh”) He’s he… --- ## [Is there any ironclad way for the lead character in "Awake" to determine which is the dream?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-ironclad-way-for-the-lead-character-in-awake-to-determine-which-is-the-dream/615036)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2012, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-ironclad-way-for-the-lead-character-in-awake-to-determine-which-is-the-dream/615036 "2012-03-19T22:37:46Z")
First of all, if you haven’t seen this show, or even if you have but have misinterpreted the premise (a LOT of people have), let’s clear something up from the beginning: it’s not a sci-fi show, at least not in the sense … --- ## [Let's make a list of 144 (or more) facts you should know before running for US president.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-a-list-of-144-or-more-facts-you-should-know-before-running-for-us-president/607765)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2012, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-a-list-of-144-or-more-facts-you-should-know-before-running-for-us-president/607765 "2012-01-03T04:49:12Z")
The recent news about Rick Perry not knowing about the Supreme Court’s 2003 ruling on Texas’s anti-sodomy law brings this to mind. Let’s make a list of things a person should already be aware of before running for presid… --- ## [Invade Puerto Rico! NOW!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invade-puerto-rico-now/798660)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invade-puerto-rico-now/798660 "2017-10-25T14:32:06Z")
Goddamit! Invade Puerto Rico! Send in the troops, the cargo planes, the “MASH” units, everything we got and everything we can beg or borrow! There is no possible excuse for Americans dying from water-borne diseases excep… --- ## [The basics of global warming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-basics-of-global-warming/690288)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2014, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-basics-of-global-warming/690288 "2014-06-14T04:33:48Z")
This is how I understand it, in simple terms, and broadly speaking: CO2 acts as a greenhouse gas – the more CO2 in the atmosphere, the more energy from the sun that is trapped as heat. By analyzing the air trapped insi… --- ## [The e-cigarette/vaping industry will soon be dead in Pennsylvania.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-e-cigarette-vaping-industry-will-soon-be-dead-in-pennsylvania/759871)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2016, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-e-cigarette-vaping-industry-will-soon-be-dead-in-pennsylvania/759871 "2016-07-30T02:08:19Z")
\[ \](Reddit - Dive into anything) We all fought this, but some fights you just can’t win. Governor Wolf said he wanted it, he lobbied for it, and by God, he got it. So congratulations, Governor Wolf and company, you ha… --- ## [86 Dead and Counting. Where was the Common Sense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86-dead-and-counting-where-was-the-common-sense/156611)
**Author:** [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2003, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86-dead-and-counting-where-was-the-common-sense/156611 "2003-02-26T00:26:09Z")
Summary: The band Great White was playing a show at a Rhode Island club. They set off fireworks in the building. The wall behind the stage caught fire. The fire spread very quickly. 86 are currently confirmed dead… --- ## [Shell "No Pest Strip" in the kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shell-no-pest-strip-in-the-kitchen/259708)
**Author:** [@Bingo\_Plebney](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bingo_Plebney)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2017, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shell-no-pest-strip-in-the-kitchen/259708 "2017-11-12T22:34:33Z")
Hi there, One of my friends tells me that she has a (Shell?) “No Pest Strip” in her kitchen. We’re talking those clunky big yellow plastic bars in a windowed enclosure now. Is this a good idea? I was under the impres… --- ## [Questions about height & sexual attraction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-height-sexual-attraction/581664)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-height-sexual-attraction/581664 "2011-05-25T00:47:53Z")
Let’s say you meet three new persons whose gender, personality, physiognomy, intellect, and so forth are all what you find attractive. One is noticeably taller than you; one is about your height; and one is noticably sh… --- ## [Best live albums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-live-albums/669102)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2013, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-live-albums/669102 "2013-09-27T20:01:28Z")
The recent thread asking why was Frampton Comes Alive so popular? got me thinking - what were the best live albums ever. I’m sure we’ve done this before, I know, but who cares; let’s do it again. What do you think are … --- ## [The Kids Aren't Alright (Cot'd)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kids-arent-alright-cotd/991200)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kids-arent-alright-cotd/991200 "2023-11-13T21:24:06Z")
This thread is being started to end a hijack of a different, equally interesting thread. On the subject of whether or not adolescents and young adults are less independent than they are in years past, some have posited r… --- ## [September 11, 2001--Never Forget!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/september-11-2001-never-forget/668525)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2014, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/september-11-2001-never-forget/668525 "2014-09-11T21:46:32Z")
Link to original thread: World Trade Center Plane Crash --- ## [Why isn't Mexican food more popular in Spain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-mexican-food-more-popular-in-spain/838149)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-mexican-food-more-popular-in-spain/838149 "2020-11-09T14:11:15Z")
I understand Spanish cooking is regional and uses local ingredients. And I’m very fond of tortilla espanola and most appetizers made from seafood, chorizo, peppers, olive oil, eggs, ham, figs, nuts, dough and saffron. … --- ## [I have a toothache on a fake tooth. WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-toothache-on-a-fake-tooth-wtf/675270)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-toothache-on-a-fake-tooth-wtf/675270 "2013-12-04T18:17:08Z")
You are not my dentist, doctor, lawyer, lover or bookie. You are not giving me dental, medical, legal, etc. advice, yadda yadda yadda. I will be calling my dentist on Thursday (he’s out until then). Due to a combinatio… --- ## [That T-mobile chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-t-mobile-chick/597810)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2011, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-t-mobile-chick/597810 "2011-09-29T23:40:39Z")
Perhaps this is a sign I’m getting too old, but the ‘obviously selected for her sex appeal’ spokesmodel for T-mobile (http://www.blogcdn.com//media/2011/09/tmobilegirl.jpg) just seems…odd to me. Like she’s been over pho… --- ## [NFL Week 8](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/515679)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2009, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/515679 "2009-11-05T19:53:00Z")
Let’s just jump right in. Sunday, Nov. 1 Early Games \*\* BALTIMORE RAVENS 3½ Denver Broncos 41½ \*\* Big matchup in the AFC, a potential AFC playoff preview, and still it’s nearly a must win for the Ravens who do… --- ## [Do capes have any practical use as clothing or just decorative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-capes-have-any-practical-use-as-clothing-or-just-decorative/814847)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2019, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-capes-have-any-practical-use-as-clothing-or-just-decorative/814847 "2019-01-09T00:00:03Z")
I was re-watching the movie “Star Wars: Rogue One” and for some reason kept noticing bad guy Orson Krennic had a cape that I could discern no reason for him to have. Of course Darth Vader also had a cape as did lots of … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1015&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1017&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)