# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1034&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:** 1035 --- ## [How much does it cost to fight a house fire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-it-cost-to-fight-a-house-fire/473173)
**Author:** [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-it-cost-to-fight-a-house-fire/473173 "2010-10-08T23:52:30Z")
How much money does a fire department spend fighting a fire that affects only one house or other small building? --- ## [Senator Rand Paul..........](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-rand-paul/559344)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2010, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-rand-paul/559344 "2010-11-05T01:00:25Z")
Liberals, suck it. At least there will be one decent Senator out of 100. One. Senator Paul. What a beautiful sound. Too bad his dad couldn’t have been a Senator. Oh well. Thank you, Kentucky. Rand will not let you down… --- ## [Commercials with stupid white men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-with-stupid-white-men/394885)
**Author:** [@Jaochai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaochai)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2007, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-with-stupid-white-men/394885 "2007-03-10T06:27:47Z")
I feel like I can’t get away from them. Pretty much every commercial I see is harping on a stereotype. Either men are shown as buffoonish and childlike opposite women (case in ultimate point - the cell phone commercial… --- ## [WTF? Sinclair Group!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-sinclair-group/811655)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2018, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-sinclair-group/811655 "2018-08-09T16:39:47Z")
IMO, this is skating on thin ice to make their network affiliates read prepared statements. Is this tramping on the 1st amendment? --- ## [To the Pastor at the Funeral I Attended Yesterday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-pastor-at-the-funeral-i-attended-yesterday/351951)
**Author:** [@furlibusea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furlibusea)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-pastor-at-the-funeral-i-attended-yesterday/351951 "2006-04-13T17:08:29Z")
The woman who you consigned to the grave yesterday had a partner. A partner of 20 years. They had a house, and three children together who are all now left in a single parent family. A partner who graciously allowed her … --- ## [I can't believe this on Jeopardy...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-this-on-jeopardy/521297)
**Author:** [@wisernow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wisernow)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2009, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-this-on-jeopardy/521297 "2009-12-19T19:54:36Z")
I was watching Jeopardy the other day and sat through it admiring the knowledge of the participants. I could hardly answer more than a few of the questions. And then came final Jeopardy. The clue was OPEC and the questio… --- ## [My Brother's Porn (TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brothers-porn-tmi/295384)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2006, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brothers-porn-tmi/295384 "2006-07-31T00:34:40Z")
My brother called me a few days ago, asking me to check in his safe and find his birth certificate. So I go digging through the safe and find two big black books filled with old bank statements, bills, etc…and porn. Yep,… --- ## [Favorite Muppet Show Sketch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-muppet-show-sketch/578448)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-muppet-show-sketch/578448 "2011-04-19T15:49:48Z")
My eight year old daughter has discovered the Muppet Show on library video. She’s undecided between Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, The Swedish Chef or all the characters from Pigs in Space as the funniest characters ever. I’m a B… --- ## [Let's talk about delicious desserts - under 200 calories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-delicious-desserts-under-200-calories/556290)
**Author:** [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-delicious-desserts-under-200-calories/556290 "2010-11-18T17:58:23Z")
God do I love dessert. It’s largely what’s kept me from losing those pesky 10 lbs. But I’m committed to not eating a bacon and chocolate deep fried and powder sugared thing, and I’m growing tired of my usual default heal… --- ## [What if nations were not so slow to adopt aircraft carriers in WW2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-nations-were-not-so-slow-to-adopt-aircraft-carriers-in-ww2/623088)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2012, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-nations-were-not-so-slow-to-adopt-aircraft-carriers-in-ww2/623088 "2012-05-30T04:01:45Z")
A lot of emphasis is placed on the IJN really embracing carrier warfare, and implementing it into their naval plans during WW2. But even Japan still build big and impractical battleships, and their ‘decisive victory’ see… --- ## [Pitting Male Gynecologists (possible TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-male-gynecologists-possible-tmi/346802)
**Author:** [@Ink\_a\_dink\_a\_dink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ink_a_dink_a_dink)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2006, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-male-gynecologists-possible-tmi/346802 "2006-03-09T19:11:14Z")
As a matter of clarification, let me tell you now I am on the Depo shot and have been for three years. So, on a Friday, I was whisked into a doc office because I’ve been having uterine pain pretty severely for about two… --- ## [Christian salvation theology; why so complicated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-salvation-theology-why-so-complicated/393720)
**Author:** [@Diletante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diletante)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2007, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-salvation-theology-why-so-complicated/393720 "2007-03-13T03:49:33Z")
For the purposes of this discussion, let’s assume that the church is mostly right. As a matter of historical fact, Jesus died as a sacrifice for the sins of humanity, and through Him we can have salvation if we accept hi… --- ## [Ebert cannot eat or drink, and has refused further corrective surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebert-cannot-eat-or-drink-and-has-refused-further-corrective-surgery/524078)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebert-cannot-eat-or-drink-and-has-refused-further-corrective-surgery/524078 "2010-02-19T08:53:01Z")
Wow. http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2010/01/nil\_by\_mouth.html --- ## [Car accident with an illegal immigrant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-accident-with-an-illegal-immigrant/727260)
**Author:** [@Profdriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profdriver)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2015, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-accident-with-an-illegal-immigrant/727260 "2015-08-13T02:04:27Z")
While driving a truck at work, a car cut off the car in front of me, in the middle lane, to make a sudden right turn at an intersection, coming to a rapid stop in moving traffic. Both cars slammed their brakes, skidding … --- ## [Am I justified in being angry at previous generations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-justified-in-being-angry-at-previous-generations/515102)
**Author:** [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2009, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-justified-in-being-angry-at-previous-generations/515102 "2009-11-05T04:27:15Z")
TL;DR version: I’m pissed off at older generations for screwing up pretty much everything that can be screwed up, and want to know if A) it’s just me and B) am I wrong to be pissed off? Earlier today I was reading somet… --- ## [Is There Any Way To Remove A Too-Tight Ring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-remove-a-too-tight-ring/499083)
**Author:** [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2009, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-remove-a-too-tight-ring/499083 "2009-06-10T07:33:28Z")
I’ve been wearing my platinum wedding ring for about 10 years now, and either it’s shrunk or my fingers have gotten bigger. I’d like to have it resized so I can take it off when convenient - it snags on things when I’m w… --- ## [What's it like taking a train from Philadelphia to Las Vegas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-taking-a-train-from-philadelphia-to-las-vegas/405533)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2007, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-taking-a-train-from-philadelphia-to-las-vegas/405533 "2007-05-31T18:11:23Z")
I’m considering a business trip to Vegas from the Mid-Atlantic US, but have trouble flying. Maybe I should take a train. I figure it ought to take about 2 days. Anybody have any experience with this??? --- ## [Austin Powers gag??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-powers-gag/123672)
**Author:** [@mellonhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mellonhead)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2002, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-powers-gag/123672 "2002-08-14T16:00:46Z")
Can someone please explain to me the origin of the “smoke and a pancake” gag in the new Austin Powers movie. The set up is Goldmember is sitting with Dr. Evil and the “smoke and a pancake” comes up (followed by “cigar a… --- ## [How Can 59,054,087 People Be So Dumb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-59-054-087-people-be-so-dumb/272995)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2004, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-59-054-087-people-be-so-dumb/272995 "2004-11-05T17:57:23Z")
Leave it to the Brits to come up with the perfect headline. I wish our own press had the balls to be this blunt. --- ## [Terrible, terrible decision you made there, sir. Can't see how you could've done any better, though.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrible-terrible-decision-you-made-there-sir-cant-see-how-you-couldve-done-any-better-though/546256)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2010, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrible-terrible-decision-you-made-there-sir-cant-see-how-you-couldve-done-any-better-though/546256 "2010-08-14T11:28:25Z")
The thread title says it all. I’m looking for examples of fictional characters making intelligent, good-faith decisions that nevertheless have disasterous consequences. I’m not talking about things like running up the … --- ## [@#&%ing Stress!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ing-stress/619013)
**Author:** [@Imago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imago)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ing-stress/619013 "2012-04-25T15:19:06Z")
TL;DR version: I’m terrified that we’re all going to die slowly, horribly and hoplessly, and I won’t have access to any reliable method of suicide to make it less godawful. I occasionally have difficulty functioning day-… --- ## [Trump General Election Viability Predictions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-general-election-viability-predictions/747338)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2016, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-general-election-viability-predictions/747338 "2016-02-29T04:59:44Z")
I see so much talk about how we shouldn’t underestimate Trump, that he will be stronger than we think in November, etc. I think this is patent nonsense. So I want to get people on the record in one thread that I can go… --- ## [Meat Helmets ? ? ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-helmets/6534)
**Author:** [@Neekholio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neekholio)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2000, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-helmets/6534 "2000-01-26T10:24:00Z")
What are they? Mentioned briefly in Austin Powers 1 - but, without any further explanation. The only clue given is that Dr. Evil used to make them when he was a child. (Being a fictional film anyway - chances are they do… --- ## [First cousin once removed referred to as 'second cousin:' How far back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-cousin-once-removed-referred-to-as-second-cousin-how-far-back/547508)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-cousin-once-removed-referred-to-as-second-cousin-how-far-back/547508 "2010-07-22T16:41:51Z")
The definition of “second cousin” being the offspring of the parents’ first cousins seems to go back several hundred years. However, in common parlance, it’s not unusual to hear (or at least it wasn’t) a “first cousin o… --- ## [let's have another round of " products that actually work," just in time for Christmas!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-another-round-of-products-that-actually-work-just-in-time-for-christmas/606567)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-another-round-of-products-that-actually-work-just-in-time-for-christmas/606567 "2011-12-27T22:41:53Z")
There have been similar threads in the past, but I think it is time for an update. So here’s mine: Rubbermaid pve sponge mop. Great if you have wood or tile floors and pets. Raving reviews on amazon and one of those pro… --- ## [Diplomacy Game One: The thread of doom!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-game-one-the-thread-of-doom/92972)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2001, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-game-one-the-thread-of-doom/92972 "2001-12-06T21:01:37Z")
Hello all. As some of you may have noticed I’m GM for a few SDMB Diplomacy games. All the players are Dopers and going by their handles. “Hey”, says I to myself, “What could be better than starting a thread for each gam… --- ## [Pointless Family Guy Rant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pointless-family-guy-rant/495243)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2009, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pointless-family-guy-rant/495243 "2009-05-07T07:05:50Z")
Okay, I hear the show is doomed anyway. But I really wish its last days weren’t spent dithering about Brian’s love life. Whoa, hot babes digging sex with a dog. Oh, that’s so daring and edgy. You know what, no it isn… --- ## [For how long is human poop dangerous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-how-long-is-human-poop-dangerous/615533)
**Author:** [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2012, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-how-long-is-human-poop-dangerous/615533 "2012-03-18T10:42:42Z")
I had a sewage leak in the yard, got a few tools, extension cords, water hoses, and work clothes dirty with sewage cleaning the muddy poopy mess up. I was so tired after all the clean up I just hosed down what I could … --- ## [Does vanilla extract need to be in a dark bottle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-vanilla-extract-need-to-be-in-a-dark-bottle/385104)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2006, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-vanilla-extract-need-to-be-in-a-dark-bottle/385104 "2006-12-26T05:55:26Z")
This is kind of a weird question. See, my boyfriend is collecting a bunch of stuff together to do wet plate photography, and he’s had a hard time finding the right bottles to keep his chemicals in. And he saw my big bo… --- ## [Botticelli, March 2012 edition.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2012-edition/614847)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2012, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2012-edition/614847 "2012-03-22T02:27:50Z")
Welcome to the next round of Botticelli. For those unfamiliar with the game, here’s a very good summary - Botticelli. A couple of specific things to add - No research is allowed - this includes all search engines an… --- ## [Your spouse gets a late-night call from a coworker genuine needing rescue. Do you want them to go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-spouse-gets-a-late-night-call-from-a-coworker-genuine-needing-rescue-do-you-want-them-to-go/675501)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-spouse-gets-a-late-night-call-from-a-coworker-genuine-needing-rescue-do-you-want-them-to-go/675501 "2013-12-10T23:10:31Z")
Let’s say your spouse has a young coworker, Amy, whom your spouse considers a friend. You’ve met Amy, and you do not believe either she or your spouse has romantic designs on the other. That said, your spouse does talk a… --- ## [How do you thaw meat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-thaw-meat/490582)
**Author:** [@Stainz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stainz)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-thaw-meat/490582 "2009-03-25T23:12:12Z")
I need help convincing my husband that leaving a frozen hunk of pork at room temperature all day is NOT the safest way to thaw meat for dinner. He thinks that any bacteria that might have grown throughout the day will … --- ## [Movies and Pilots that were supposed to be a series but weren't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-and-pilots-that-were-supposed-to-be-a-series-but-werent/924650)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2020, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-and-pilots-that-were-supposed-to-be-a-series-but-werent/924650 "2020-12-19T15:46:20Z")
Sometimes they try out a movie as the start of a potential series or as a spinoff, but it never catches on. (we did this for TV shows a while back, but here I’m looking at movies – Shows that weren't picked up as a serie… --- ## [Creationists in Museums. Two tier America ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creationists-in-museums-two-tier-america/322524)
**Author:** [@Rashak\_Mani](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rashak_Mani)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2005, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creationists-in-museums-two-tier-america/322524 "2005-09-24T17:03:41Z")
Read this sad piece of news: Challenged by Creationists, Museums Answer Back Museums are giving training sessions to staff and volunteers to answer visiting creationists more respectfully and with better arguments. Some… --- ## [AC Line freezing up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ac-line-freezing-up/455076)
**Author:** [@Rael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rael)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2008, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ac-line-freezing-up/455076 "2008-07-03T04:42:00Z")
My AC is acting like a little bitch. The copper line that runs into the box on top of the furnace keeps freezing. I’m mechanically inclined and very much a do it yourself type person. This is what I have done so far: I … --- ## [Why do carpenters use nails AND glue to fasten stuff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-carpenters-use-nails-and-glue-to-fasten-stuff/63700)
**Author:** [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2001, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-carpenters-use-nails-and-glue-to-fasten-stuff/63700 "2001-04-30T22:43:16Z")
For example, on “The New Yankee Workshop”, Norm will invariably glue two pieces of wood together and put some nails into them. What’s the point of this? Is there some reason the glue or nails alone aren’t enough? --- ## [Old men/high waist trousers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-men-high-waist-trousers/642728)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-men-high-waist-trousers/642728 "2013-01-03T01:55:10Z")
In American cartoons and live action comedy you often see male characters who are meant to be old or are acting old wearing high waisted trousers. Is this a reflection of how elderly American men dress or is it something… --- ## [Make your argument that \ was the greatest movie made before 1960.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-argument-that-blank-was-the-greatest-movie-made-before-1960/654569)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2013, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-argument-that-blank-was-the-greatest-movie-made-before-1960/654569 "2013-04-03T23:14:13Z")
Saturday night, as I was making the desserts for the Easter Sunday dinner with my wife, stepdaughter, & baby in the room, a mild dispute broke out over what movie would be watched during the cooking. Both The Wizard of O… --- ## [Why did audiences tolerate B/W movies for so long?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-audiences-tolerate-b-w-movies-for-so-long/498293)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2009, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-audiences-tolerate-b-w-movies-for-so-long/498293 "2009-06-04T14:04:51Z")
I tend to negatively prejudge movies that are in black and white, especially from the era where color technology was available. I understand that in the 1930’s, movies like “Gone with the Wind” were in beautiful (techni?… --- ## [Ask The Girl Who Just Finished Law School](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-girl-who-just-finished-law-school/496422)
**Author:** [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2009, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-girl-who-just-finished-law-school/496422 "2009-05-26T16:03:17Z")
Graduating on Sunday. I’ll be 34 in June. It was a very good choice for me. No, I don’t have a job yet (was verrrry close a couple of times… frustrating). Any questions? --- ## [GM head Wagoner quits at Obama's request. And?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gm-head-wagoner-quits-at-obamas-request-and/491240)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2009, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gm-head-wagoner-quits-at-obamas-request-and/491240 "2009-04-03T00:36:06Z")
Link. Does this serve a purpose? I mean other than as a public bloodletting? --- ## [American spies discovered because of their table manners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-spies-discovered-because-of-their-table-manners/292885)
**Author:** [@Earthworm\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthworm_Jim)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2005, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-spies-discovered-because-of-their-table-manners/292885 "2005-03-06T18:37:39Z")
Some one recently told me that American spies in Germany were often discovered because of the way they ate - specifically, that they’d cut their food, then put down their knife and switch their fork from the left to the … --- ## [Things that are expensive new, but can be gotten free used (still in good condition)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-expensive-new-but-can-be-gotten-free-used-still-in-good-condition/682597)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2014, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-expensive-new-but-can-be-gotten-free-used-still-in-good-condition/682597 "2014-03-04T15:44:59Z")
Almost anything used to the point of being trashed can be had free, but what are some things that are expensive brand new, but can usually be found for free used, while still in good condition (not from family or close f… --- ## [Dave & Buster's: Is The Food Any Good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-busters-is-the-food-any-good/602065)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-busters-is-the-food-any-good/602065 "2011-11-08T18:04:53Z")
Massachsetts is about to get its first D&B restaurant (South Shore Plaza). My question: is D&B just another chain restaurant (e.g. Chilis, Olive Garden, etc.?). Or is the food actually stuff you want to eat? Opinions … --- ## [How does a planet explode?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-planet-explode/586000)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-planet-explode/586000 "2011-06-21T22:44:01Z")
We know it happens occasionally, or there would be no Superman and Khan might have ended his days happily, but how? I mean, exploding is pretty much the opposite of what an Earthlike planet does, which is persist as a h… --- ## [attitudes of cops.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attitudes-of-cops/551155)
**Author:** [@dmatsch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dmatsch)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attitudes-of-cops/551155 "2010-12-13T07:40:35Z")
I started a thread a week or so ago asking for advice and experiences with traffic court and fighting a ticket. 99% of them were helpful and kind about it. here One responder proceeded to respond most enthusiastically… --- ## [In Florida, 2000-style voter-registration shenanigans yet again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-florida-2000-style-voter-registration-shenanigans-yet-again/468898)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-florida-2000-style-voter-registration-shenanigans-yet-again/468898 "2008-10-27T16:41:44Z")
Remember how the controversy over the 2000 election in Florida involved, among other things, the Florida Central Voter File, or “scrub list,” that disenfranchised thousands who happened to have a similar name to a convic… --- ## [Inappropriate cashier behavior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inappropriate-cashier-behavior/743727)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2016, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inappropriate-cashier-behavior/743727 "2016-02-25T04:56:53Z")
I was at a nearby store today, and when I got in line, there were 2 people in front of me. Instead of checking out the first customer, the cashier, who was heavily tattooed and old enough to know better, was telling the… --- ## [Fighting Ignorants (D&D setup thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighting-ignorants-d-d-setup-thread/536322)
**Author:** [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2010, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighting-ignorants-d-d-setup-thread/536322 "2010-09-23T23:44:09Z")
Inspired by this thread. Any posters keen to find out if their real-world stats would help them last five minutes in a D&D campaign are invited to sign up here. The first half-dozen in the thread will be the initial adve… --- ## [My humble suggestion at fixing the misogyny stuff.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-humble-suggestion-at-fixing-the-misogyny-stuff/822017)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2018, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-humble-suggestion-at-fixing-the-misogyny-stuff/822017 "2018-10-02T18:44:40Z")
Real simple. Since this is an issue affecting mostly women (I know it pisses off the decent guys too). I’d like to suggest that we get together a panel of women only, wherein they can put their heads together and come up… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1033&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1035&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)