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**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2007, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-1-23/389122 "2007-01-28T01:50:16Z")
I hesitate to start this thread because every time I start an AI thread, it ends in tears. Not like last week’s thread which held a pretty lively conversation on what is too mean when it comes to judging. No, I mean ugli… --- ## [Canada Owns The Northwest Passage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-owns-the-northwest-passage/527167)
**Author:** [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2010, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-owns-the-northwest-passage/527167 "2010-02-02T22:28:37Z")
I’m watching a video about the resources (oil, minerals, fish) being exposed as the Arctic ice retreats and what belongs to who among the Arctic bordering nations. At the moment they agree that each is entitled to every… --- ## [Weird Al: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame potential?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-potential/693326)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2014, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-potential/693326 "2014-07-23T19:44:07Z")
Inspired by other threads on eligibility: does Weird Al deserve a nomination at least? I’m not going to start a poll because there are dozens of options to consider and I am not well-versed in them all. What do you thi… --- ## [Sloppy Joes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sloppy-joes/931121)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2021, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sloppy-joes/931121 "2021-02-22T02:58:22Z")
One of the most under-rated, underappreciated, and unremarked sandwiches of all time, Sloppy Joe’s are the odd-man out when it comes to ‘favorite sandwiches’ lists, and you almost never, ever see them offered in restaura… --- ## [Tomndebb, you lighten the fuck up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-you-lighten-the-fuck-up/631347)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-you-lighten-the-fuck-up/631347 "2012-08-19T02:02:50Z")
In this thread my post comes nowhere close to breaking any rule here. It was a polite statement of fact. You have no business moderating that comment in any way, shape, or form. I don’t care what you think is going on… --- ## [NFL post-draft thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-post-draft-thread/494466)
**Author:** [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2009, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-post-draft-thread/494466 "2009-04-29T23:14:38Z")
Just because the other thread is already really long, this is a new thread for grades, etc. \[ul\] \[li\]New England had another great draft, stockpiling picks for 2010 to continue the dynasty. A+\[/li\] \[li\]Ditto Pittsburg… --- ## [Proper Ratio Of Southern Comfort To Egg Nog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2008, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191 "2008-12-09T12:38:01Z")
I have egg nog. Last week, I discovered I had a bottle of Southern Comfort. I’m told mixing them is tasty. I’ve tried it and had bad results. I suspect my ratio is off. What is the proper ratio of liquor to dairy? --- ## [Are there equal amounts of male and female nudity in movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-equal-amounts-of-male-and-female-nudity-in-movies/188002)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2003, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-equal-amounts-of-male-and-female-nudity-in-movies/188002 "2003-10-27T19:16:53Z")
After reading through this thread it struck me, what do people think of nudity in movies? One of the arguments in the thread (and the one I subscribe to) is that for every topless woman you see in film you can name anot… --- ## [A world on 100% renewable energy. Is it feasible using the following method :](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-world-on-100-renewable-energy-is-it-feasible-using-the-following-method/801946)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2017, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-world-on-100-renewable-energy-is-it-feasible-using-the-following-method/801946 "2017-11-25T05:21:38Z")
So it’s real simple. We automate the production and and streamline the installation of solar and wind turbines. The math says we can produce 100% of all energy needs this way, at least in countries with large geographi… --- ## [Obama vs. Trump - Any overlapping opinions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vs-trump-any-overlapping-opinions/813056)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2018, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vs-trump-any-overlapping-opinions/813056 "2018-05-01T22:16:20Z")
From what I know about American politics, it is very polarized. You either like Obama and hate Trump or the other way around. Personally, I liked Obama as a person. He seems to be a nice guy, very caring and smart. M… --- ## [How would the Native Americans have fared had the Chinese colonized the Americas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-the-native-americans-have-fared-had-the-chinese-colonized-the-americas/503217)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2011, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-the-native-americans-have-fared-had-the-chinese-colonized-the-americas/503217 "2011-04-11T14:22:18Z")
Say Zheng He or some other Chinese explorer had made it to the Americas before Columbus and staked a claim, would the natives have fared any better than they did under European domination? How did the natives fare in ot… --- ## [Ladies Why Did You Cut Your Hair Short?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-why-did-you-cut-your-hair-short/528635)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2010, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-why-did-you-cut-your-hair-short/528635 "2010-02-17T13:44:50Z")
OK it seems to be that the as a woman ages, the likelyhood she’ll cut her hair short increases. You usually see older woman in shorter hair, or if they do have long hair they tend to pin it up. Of course there was that … --- ## [What is the oldest book you own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oldest-book-you-own/785122)
**Author:** [@TYphoonSignal8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TYphoonSignal8)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2017, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oldest-book-you-own/785122 "2017-05-10T14:43:55Z")
I have around 100 old books, of which I am quite proud, and which are on my mind at the moment as I start thinking about updating my will and also whether I should get them insured. My great, great-aunt, born 1886-died … --- ## [MS Word 2007: How do I left justify text?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-word-2007-how-do-i-left-justify-text/399819)
**Author:** [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2007, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-word-2007-how-do-i-left-justify-text/399819 "2007-04-13T00:37:19Z")
Maybe I’m missing something really obvious here, but I can’t find a left justify paragraph option in MS Word 2007. All I see is an “Align Left” and a “Justify” option. The former does not align the text along the right m… --- ## [American flag in pickup trucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-flag-in-pickup-trucks/808238)
**Author:** [@Karlman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karlman)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2018, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-flag-in-pickup-trucks/808238 "2018-02-11T23:50:11Z")
What’s with all these people I see lately driving around in pickups with an American flag flying from a pole mounted in the bed of the truck? Usually white dudes driving, who look like they enjoy hunting. Never saw the… --- ## [Li'l Donnie forgot his lifts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lil-donnie-forgot-his-lifts/834512)
**Author:** [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2019, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lil-donnie-forgot-his-lifts/834512 "2019-06-01T22:57:54Z")
https://twitter.com/Redpainter1/status/1131745126215241730/photo/1 Presenting The Orange Slob. Maybe he will able able to dress himself one day… --- ## [Book suggestion ... Similar to "island in the sea of time."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-suggestion-similar-to-island-in-the-sea-of-time/630508)
**Author:** [@Oliveritaly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oliveritaly)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2012, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-suggestion-similar-to-island-in-the-sea-of-time/630508 "2012-08-29T02:12:50Z")
I figure someone here will have a suggestion. I read, a few months back S. Stirling’s, Island in the Sea of Time trilogy. Needless to say I loved it. Can anyone suggest something along it’s line? The premise is that… --- ## [100 best ripostes, turns of phrase, insults, bon mots, etc. on the Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-best-ripostes-turns-of-phrase-insults-bon-mots-etc-on-the-dope/334350)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2005, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-best-ripostes-turns-of-phrase-insults-bon-mots-etc-on-the-dope/334350 "2005-12-09T23:50:49Z")
I’ve seen several threads about the best threads on the dope, or the best posts on the Dope, but often what I most enjoy on the Dope is a short but incredibly sharp and incisive post – not the sort of thing that will com… --- ## [Can you hurt a dog with a laser pointer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-hurt-a-dog-with-a-laser-pointer/567965)
**Author:** [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-hurt-a-dog-with-a-laser-pointer/567965 "2011-01-19T23:58:58Z")
I know, your first thought was, “How did a dog get a laser pointer?” and that leads you to think it would be a simple self-defense question… Anyway: Because dogs (and many other domesticated animals) see things so diff… --- ## [Why do dragons sppear in cultures all over the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-dragons-sppear-in-cultures-all-over-the-world/7076)
**Author:** [@Miss\_Gretchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Gretchen)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2001, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-dragons-sppear-in-cultures-all-over-the-world/7076 "2001-06-22T05:46:45Z")
Forgive the wacked out wording of the title, please. I wrote it out 3 or 4 times and it still sounded weird to me. Anyways, dragons appear in the art and literature of Asia as well as Britain. I think Wales even has a d… --- ## [So I take naked pictures of myself at 15, leave in a shoe box for 15 years. Do I have child porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-take-naked-pictures-of-myself-at-15-leave-in-a-shoe-box-for-15-years-do-i-have-child-porn/543201)
**Author:** [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2010, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-take-naked-pictures-of-myself-at-15-leave-in-a-shoe-box-for-15-years-do-i-have-child-porn/543201 "2010-06-15T20:35:57Z")
Could I be charged with having pictures of myself? I am the photographer so that gives me copyright status. The pictures were taken with my implied consent since I was the photographer. I am sure I am breaking a law just… --- ## [Hockey: ever been a game where both goalies were pulled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-ever-been-a-game-where-both-goalies-were-pulled/578577)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2011, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-ever-been-a-game-where-both-goalies-were-pulled/578577 "2011-04-23T01:06:24Z")
Has there ever been a hockey game, NHL or otherwise, where both goalies were pulled and both nets were simultaneously empty? What would a game situation be for this to occur? I can’t for the life of me imagine why this… --- ## [At night, I weigh 158 - the next morning, I weigh 156.5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-night-i-weigh-158-the-next-morning-i-weigh-156-5/636956)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Breeze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Breeze)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-night-i-weigh-158-the-next-morning-i-weigh-156-5/636956 "2012-10-10T01:08:04Z")
Why do I weigh less in the morning? (This happens every day.) Thanks! --- ## [Copyright status of the Little House books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-status-of-the-little-house-books/562459)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2010, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-status-of-the-little-house-books/562459 "2010-12-03T01:54:07Z")
As I understand it, a work is copyrighted for 50 years after the author’s death. I would expect that after that period of time, a book would be fair game for gutenberg.org and other free etext websites. I love the Littl… --- ## [Camp for "Failure to Launch" Guys: What is your opinion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camp-for-failure-to-launch-guys-what-is-your-opinion/602761)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camp-for-failure-to-launch-guys-what-is-your-opinion/602761 "2011-11-15T15:47:50Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/retreat-aims-young-mens-failure-launch-183924168.html \[quote=\] “Get out of bed, don’t get out of bed,” they’re told. “But if you don’t, you don’t progress. It’s up to you.” In fact, by 8:30 a.m. … --- ## [Will Napolitano take a dive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-napolitano-take-a-dive/522987)
**Author:** [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-napolitano-take-a-dive/522987 "2010-01-12T21:06:00Z")
Over the past year where has our Secretary of Homeland Security focused her Department’s attention? \[ul\] \[li\]Teabaggers\[/li\]\[li\]Returning Veterans\[/li\]\[li\]Abortion Protesters\[/li\]\[li\]Immigration Policy Protesters\[/li\]\[… --- ## [Why the long skinny swords in swordfights? No Armor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-long-skinny-swords-in-swordfights-no-armor/502006)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2009, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-long-skinny-swords-in-swordfights-no-armor/502006 "2009-07-08T02:06:27Z")
In Shakespear, and in the silent movies, and all that jazz, they always use rapiers, meaning those long skinny swords with a bell on the handle. Historically swords were larger and shorter. Were these swords ever actua… --- ## [The Wall St. Journal kicks a puppy: Columnist Trashes "To Kill a Mockingbird"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wall-st-journal-kicks-a-puppy-columnist-trashes-to-kill-a-mockingbird/544507)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wall-st-journal-kicks-a-puppy-columnist-trashes-to-kill-a-mockingbird/544507 "2010-06-28T17:27:32Z")
Editorial by WSJ reporter Allan Barra here. Wow, thanks for the condescension, dude. At least the majority of the comments associated with the piece tend to dismiss his POV. I guess I would say this: it perhaps is a… --- ## [Why is gauge thickness different for different metals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-gauge-thickness-different-for-different-metals/638399)
**Author:** [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-gauge-thickness-different-for-different-metals/638399 "2012-10-22T01:39:17Z")
I was looking at a Harbor Freight catalog for a shear and was wondering what gauge (thickness) meant. I looked up gauge in Wikipedia and noticed that the same gauge (for example 22 gauge) is different for various types … --- ## [The Pirahã people of Brazil - No numbers, gods, leaders or kinship - Is this an elaborate scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-piraha-people-of-brazil-no-numbers-gods-leaders-or-kinship-is-this-an-elaborate-scam/518784)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2010, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-piraha-people-of-brazil-no-numbers-gods-leaders-or-kinship-is-this-an-elaborate-scam/518784 "2010-02-14T01:38:42Z")
The Pirahã people of Brazil I know that some native peoples like to play tricks on outsiders, but linguistic anthropologists seem convinced that these people are for real. Their culture (or more specifically their lack … --- ## [My dad once stomped a kitten to death.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-once-stomped-a-kitten-to-death/525628)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2010, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-once-stomped-a-kitten-to-death/525628 "2010-02-02T14:44:01Z")
Seriously. He told me that, when he was younger, his family had just gotten a new kitten, and he was playing with it. The kitten was chasing his shoelaces, and he tripped. Like, catastrophically. Ass-over-teakettle. … --- ## [Eastwood defends RNC speech, calls Obama ‘greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people’](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eastwood-defends-rnc-speech-calls-obama-greatest-hoax-ever-perpetrated-on-the-american-people/634026)
**Author:** [@moonshot925](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moonshot925)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eastwood-defends-rnc-speech-calls-obama-greatest-hoax-ever-perpetrated-on-the-american-people/634026 "2012-09-12T21:57:19Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/eastwood-defends-rnc-speech-calls-obama-greatest-hoax-165353745--election.html --- ## [What can cause you to see lightning/flashes that aren't there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-cause-you-to-see-lightning-flashes-that-arent-there/642148)
**Author:** [@rogerbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogerbox)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2012, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-cause-you-to-see-lightning-flashes-that-arent-there/642148 "2012-12-02T03:03:06Z")
I’m a very skeptical person so I’m assuming there is an explanation for this. It started around high school, and I used to say “Did you see that??” to other people, but after enough time of no one knowing what I was tal… --- ## [Anti-abortion group's TV Ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-abortion-groups-tv-ads/609562)
**Author:** [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2012, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-abortion-groups-tv-ads/609562 "2012-01-20T02:04:34Z")
I just saw a “Focus on the Family” anti-abortion group’s TV ad during the Patriots and Denver NFL playoff game. I don’t know if it’s just me but that ad almost felt like something slithering out of the TV screen and into… --- ## [Where should I start with Futurama?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-start-with-futurama/588024)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2011, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-start-with-futurama/588024 "2011-07-11T14:55:16Z")
I’ve always heard good things about Futurama, but I never got around to watching it. Now I’ve got room on my Netflix queue. So should I start with Season 1, Episode 1? Did the show take a season or two to really start… --- ## [Giant house spider!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-house-spider/594826)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-house-spider/594826 "2011-09-20T03:46:53Z")
:slight\_smile: She was really fast. I’ll try to get a picture with my crappy camera. In the meantime… Tegenaria duellica; formerly known as T. gigantea --- ## [Property owners rights and smokers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/property-owners-rights-and-smokers/214304)
**Author:** [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2003, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/property-owners-rights-and-smokers/214304 "2003-12-06T04:12:43Z")
Recently, various cities and States have been forcing businesses to become “Smoke Free”. I say this is a violation of property owners rights and should be left up to the property owner if he/she should allow smoking on … --- ## [Does the IRS really check postmarks on incoming tax returns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-irs-really-check-postmarks-on-incoming-tax-returns/637962)
**Author:** [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2012, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-irs-really-check-postmarks-on-incoming-tax-returns/637962 "2012-10-18T23:29:29Z")
If you got a deadline extension for your 2011 tax returns, like I did, your returns were due yesterday, October 15th. While preparing and mailing my returns I was reminded of something that comes to my mind every tax se… --- ## [Why are the Raimi Spider Man films SO bland?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-raimi-spider-man-films-so-bland/627294)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2012, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-raimi-spider-man-films-so-bland/627294 "2012-07-11T07:12:01Z")
Does it strike anyone just how bizarrely bland and stoic not only Peter is but other characters too like Mary Jane, and hell even NYC as a whole. Peter is blander than bland, when he is wearing Venom he shows his darksi… --- ## [Marijuana Cures Cancer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-cures-cancer/667486)
**Author:** [@jsutter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsutter)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2013, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-cures-cancer/667486 "2013-09-03T00:14:25Z")
It does, and I speak from experience. Been toking steady since '65. In 2007, I had a squamous invader excised from my left ankle. Two weeks ago, I had another removed from my right. I cruised for a week on beer, weed an… --- ## [How many people are on your blocked list on Facebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-are-on-your-blocked-list-on-facebook/721634)
**Author:** [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-are-on-your-blocked-list-on-facebook/721634 "2015-06-05T03:33:58Z")
I’ve blocked 60 apparently - about half are people from my past that I have no desire to have any contact with again, others are spammers, weirdos that PM’d trying to hit on me, people I got into disagreements with on Fa… --- ## [Scenes we'd like to see](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenes-wed-like-to-see/686510)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2014, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenes-wed-like-to-see/686510 "2014-04-27T08:06:23Z")
At the conclusion of your typical British murder mystery, the Detective finally reveals which of the people gathered in the room is the murderer, presenting his case beyond any possible doubt. A bobby who has been summon… --- ## [At what age did it become OK for you to cuss in the presence of your parents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-did-it-become-ok-for-you-to-cuss-in-the-presence-of-your-parents/602523)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2011, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-did-it-become-ok-for-you-to-cuss-in-the-presence-of-your-parents/602523 "2011-11-11T22:52:06Z")
I guess that there are a few different dynamics to this question: (1) When did it become OK for you, mentally, to cuss in front of your parents? (2) When did it become OK for you to cuss in front of your parents, witho… --- ## [The Stormfront forum is fascinating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stormfront-forum-is-fascinating/234638)
**Author:** [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2004, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stormfront-forum-is-fascinating/234638 "2004-03-28T04:05:06Z")
With all the racist trolling that’s been going on here the past couple of days, I found my way over to ‘their’ forum. I’m not going to link to it, but you can easily work out the address if you want to. And it’s fascin… --- ## [President's expense account](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidents-expense-account/507731)
**Author:** [@doubled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doubled)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2009, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidents-expense-account/507731 "2009-08-27T22:11:03Z")
Everybody knows the president makes $400,000 a year. But according to wikipedia: “The President earns $400,000 per year, along with a $50,000 monthly expense account, a $100,000 non-taxable travel account and $19,000 fo… --- ## [How do pronounce wheelbarrow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-pronounce-wheelbarrow/625964)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-pronounce-wheelbarrow/625964 "2012-06-25T16:05:05Z")
inspired by a incident at Home Depot. Do you have a “wheel borrow” huh?? she says? “wheel borrow” huh? finally I say it wrong “wheel barrel” oh yeah Aisle 10. I’ve always heard it as wheel borrow but spelled barrow. w… --- ## [What's hanging from your rear-view mirror ??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-hanging-from-your-rear-view-mirror/606416)
**Author:** [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-hanging-from-your-rear-view-mirror/606416 "2011-12-17T22:15:27Z")
Legality aside, what’s hanging from your rear-view mirror? Here’s what both my wife & I have on ours --- ## [How did you leave home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-leave-home/568802)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-leave-home/568802 "2011-01-28T18:36:13Z")
I would like to hear what were the circumstances surrounding your final step to independence, and how everyone involved felt about it. Thanks! (I’ll be back with my own when I’ve got more time). --- ## [If stinging insects or caterpillars freak you out, do not look at the enclosed lonk.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-stinging-insects-or-caterpillars-freak-you-out-do-not-look-at-the-enclosed-lonk/369941)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2006, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-stinging-insects-or-caterpillars-freak-you-out-do-not-look-at-the-enclosed-lonk/369941 "2006-08-28T18:21:15Z")
I just found this on DailyKos and BoingBoing: Massive yellow-jacket nests in Alabama. Seems the lack of cold winters has ceased to hinder the wasps from breeding and building their nests year-round. So the nests are ju… --- ## [Arizona Representative race feat. Ben Quayle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-representative-race-feat-ben-quayle/550021)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2016, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-representative-race-feat-ben-quayle/550021 "2016-08-01T01:11:08Z")
Obviously his family name recognition is helping him along, but what are his chances of winning? Does he have any original thoughts in his head, or does he parrot the same conservative mantras as every other con? I’m g… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1057&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1059&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)