# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1066&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:** 1067 --- ## [What's the worst case of racism/sexism/homophobia/etc. you've seen at work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-case-of-racism-sexism-homophobia-etc-youve-seen-at-work/727739)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2015, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-case-of-racism-sexism-homophobia-etc-youve-seen-at-work/727739 "2015-08-20T20:44:39Z")
Over in this Pit thread, they’re discussing a woman who demanded a “white” delivery man. So it goes. I’m a cashier in a discount store. Occasionally I’ll get a customer, usually Orthodox Jewish or Muslim, who asks for a… --- ## [My Ford Ranger Suddenly won't start](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ford-ranger-suddenly-wont-start/591529)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2011, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ford-ranger-suddenly-wont-start/591529 "2011-08-07T16:48:06Z")
40,000 miles, 2003 Ford Ranger. Been working like a hot damn since I bought it 3 months ago Suddenly, two hours after parking, the battery is so low it won’t even attempt to make a noise to start the engine. Radio pops… --- ## [Patton's 1937 itemized intelligence memo on Japanese attack plans: impact? who read it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pattons-1937-itemized-intelligence-memo-on-japanese-attack-plans-impact-who-read-it/774147)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2016, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pattons-1937-itemized-intelligence-memo-on-japanese-attack-plans-impact-who-read-it/774147 "2016-12-17T18:23:13Z")
This article, Patton warned of Pearl Harbor attack was published in an Army website December 7, 2012. As we all aware today is the 75th anniversary of the attack. Where did this memo of Patton go/get filed away by? How… --- ## [What religion is the wedding depicted in The Deer Hunter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-religion-is-the-wedding-depicted-in-the-deer-hunter/299016)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2005, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-religion-is-the-wedding-depicted-in-the-deer-hunter/299016 "2005-04-13T15:26:29Z")
Mostly it looks Christian, but I didn’t recognise the script, and I’ve never seen a wedding where crowns are held above the head of the bride and groom. Later on, the music at the reception… sounds uncanily like the t… --- ## [DrDeth's suspension](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeths-suspension/940813)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeths-suspension/940813 "2021-04-30T13:38:54Z")
The suspension is over but … The staff is getting tired of his disruptive and combative behavior. We are going to be quick to thread ban him for now on as needed. As needed means when he enters a thread and is disrupti… --- ## [Scientists in prison for "bad prediction" in Italian earthquake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-in-prison-for-bad-prediction-in-italian-earthquake/639097)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2015, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-in-prison-for-bad-prediction-in-italian-earthquake/639097 "2015-11-23T02:31:52Z")
Six scientists were just sentenced to six years in prison for giving bad predictions and, as it turned out, incorrect predictions based on the available scientific data. The scientists were no slouches (a seventh convict… --- ## [Evolution Theory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-theory/174518)
**Author:** [@ColorFlip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColorFlip)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2003, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-theory/174518 "2003-05-23T21:37:54Z")
Im in 10th grade and the other day we went into evolution. My teacher also told us that there is more than one theory but its against the law for her to teach other ones, she can only teach Darwins Theory. Why cant she t… --- ## [Why is "attempted murder" a lesser crime than murder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-attempted-murder-a-lesser-crime-than-murder/137479)
**Author:** [@syncrolecyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/syncrolecyne)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2002, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-attempted-murder-a-lesser-crime-than-murder/137479 "2002-11-21T00:15:28Z")
If someone intends to kill, shouldn’t that in itself constitute murder? I have this question everytime I hear that someone has been severly injured by another, and dies some time later, and the DA changes the charge from… --- ## [The Sting (1973), 50 years later; movies that’ve held up well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sting-1973-50-years-later-movies-that-ve-held-up-well/981359)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sting-1973-50-years-later-movies-that-ve-held-up-well/981359 "2023-05-11T21:40:51Z")
Yesterday Mrs. Bullitt and I watched the classic movie, The Sting (1973). It’s a movie that has held up well through the years. Still entertaining, still fun. And a very good soundtrack. And we also realized that, hey, … --- ## [I can't believe I'm saying this...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-saying-this/372176)
**Author:** [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2006, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-saying-this/372176 "2006-09-15T15:11:13Z")
… But, after 7 months in the service industry… Yo, immigrants! Learn to speak fucking English! :mad: :mad: :mad: --- ## [Homeopathy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeopathy/1812)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2000, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeopathy/1812 "2000-10-09T21:33:16Z")
From “Straight Dope” column printed in C-VILLE Weekly in Feb. 2000: Dear Cecil: This friend of mine is taking a homeopathic remedy for a cold. He explained that it’s “the vibration of the molecules of the plant” that … --- ## [What is the most libertarian place to live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-libertarian-place-to-live/362330)
**Author:** [@Feces\_Of\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feces_Of_Death)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2006, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-libertarian-place-to-live/362330 "2006-07-03T21:25:40Z")
I am looking for two answers actually…the most libertarian country, and the most libertarian US state. --- ## [Are the blm protesters right that the Democratic party is not the answer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-blm-protesters-right-that-the-democratic-party-is-not-the-answer/727446)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2015, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-blm-protesters-right-that-the-democratic-party-is-not-the-answer/727446 "2015-08-18T14:42:46Z")
I read about how the offshoot of blm who disrupted Sanders claimed the Democrats are not the answer because many areas where police violence occurs are I areas with democratic party leadership, and nothing changes. I fe… --- ## [Warren Sapp files bankruptcy. Another idiot who pissed away millions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warren-sapp-files-bankruptcy-another-idiot-who-pissed-away-millions/618092)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2012, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warren-sapp-files-bankruptcy-another-idiot-who-pissed-away-millions/618092 "2012-04-11T03:24:36Z")
Story Yet another millionaire athlete files bankruptcy. I’m having a hard time feeling any sympathy for him. Hundreds of thousands in unpaid income tax? Did you not think that you’d owe a ton of tax on an NFL contract? … --- ## [Origin of "I regret nothing!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-i-regret-nothing/245296)
**Author:** [@Runestar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runestar)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2004, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-i-regret-nothing/245296 "2004-05-17T08:00:28Z")
For years now, I’ve seen pop culture references (Simpsons, MST3K, etc.) where someone shouts out “I regret nothing!” as they (or someone on screen) is falling. A friend and I, frustrated at not getting this reference, h… --- ## [9/11 5 year anniversary -- so fucking what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-5-year-anniversary-so-fucking-what/372283)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2006, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-5-year-anniversary-so-fucking-what/372283 "2006-09-18T19:23:49Z")
Why is it “news” that five years have passed since 9/11? Why do we have to spend all day rehashing all the same shit that no one has really ever stopped talking about anyway? Why is 5 more significant than 4 or 6? This w… --- ## [Airport scanners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airport-scanners/559570)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kerchak\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kerchak_1)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2010, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airport-scanners/559570 "2010-11-11T20:50:57Z")
Is radiation from the new airport security scanners endangering my health? The revolution has begun (I hope)… Pilot refuses scan --- ## [What food group is beer/wine in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-group-is-beer-wine-in/530286)
**Author:** [@alfabex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alfabex)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2010, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-group-is-beer-wine-in/530286 "2010-02-26T03:27:54Z")
I would think that beer is grains and wine is fruit, but is it that simple? How much counts as a serving? What about hard alcohol? Thanks for your replies. --- ## [What did Clint say, exactly.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-clint-say-exactly/633585)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-clint-say-exactly/633585 "2012-09-06T01:01:02Z")
My husband is a huge, HUGE, Clint Eastwood fan and has been for many years. He refused to watch the Oscars the year that Grand Torino wasn’t nominated! I know Clint spoke at the RNC, and said things, I don’t know…intere… --- ## [Horrible banging noise in radiator.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-banging-noise-in-radiator/608333)
**Author:** [@CatherineZeta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatherineZeta)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2012, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-banging-noise-in-radiator/608333 "2012-01-06T15:01:40Z")
Not sure if this question is factual enough to be in GQ given that you guys aren’t actually here to look at the thing. Anyway- I live in an apartment in an old building that was probably a tenement back in the day, and … --- ## [Christians: what is the difference between Satan TEMPTING us and God TESTING us?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-what-is-the-difference-between-satan-tempting-us-and-god-testing-us/490620)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2009, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-what-is-the-difference-between-satan-tempting-us-and-god-testing-us/490620 "2009-03-31T18:46:34Z")
I am not attempting to start an atheist-believeer fight; I’m just interested in people’s take on this. The thought comes to mind because this was my week to go to church with Mrs. Rhymer. Though generally I sit through… --- ## [Should threads started by users with mental health issues have a disclaimer in the OP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-threads-started-by-users-with-mental-health-issues-have-a-disclaimer-in-the-op/751890)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2016, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-threads-started-by-users-with-mental-health-issues-have-a-disclaimer-in-the-op/751890 "2016-04-16T12:58:32Z")
We have a number of posters that have admitted mental health issues. Some of these issues range from severe depression, Alzheimers, autism, to schizophrenia. Many of us who have interacted with these posters over time,… --- ## [Evidence of the Technological Singularity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evidence-of-the-technological-singularity/686472)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2014, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evidence-of-the-technological-singularity/686472 "2014-04-22T20:48:35Z")
Ok, let’s assume you have to convince somebody that the technological sigularity is going to happen in the next 30 years, using technological/social advances that have happened over the last 30 years as evidence that the… --- ## [What Exactly Was The Holy Roman Empire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-was-the-holy-roman-empire/605662)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2011, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-was-the-holy-roman-empire/605662 "2011-12-12T14:56:20Z")
The Wikipedia article states it was an empire but reading about it, it seems like it was more a collection of states under one nominal emperor, who kind of let the states run their own things as long as they paid tribute… --- ## [How \*not\* to handle your college interview...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-not-to-handle-your-college-interview/488165)
**Author:** [@Calatin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calatin)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2009, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-not-to-handle-your-college-interview/488165 "2009-03-07T03:27:29Z")
Quick caveat: I wasn’t sure whether this should go in the Pit or if it belongs in MPSIMS. I didn’t really consider it a pitting since these stories occurred months ago and while it was slightly aggravating at the time,… --- ## [Why aren't you a doctor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-you-a-doctor/635286)
**Author:** [@mack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mack)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2012, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-you-a-doctor/635286 "2012-09-27T16:07:10Z")
At some time in our lives I suspect many of us have entertained fantasies of being a doctor - you see yourself inventing a cure for some hideous disease, performing life-saving surgery, going into the bush and administer… --- ## [Do you think manual transmissions in cars will make a comeback?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-manual-transmissions-in-cars-will-make-a-comeback/460829)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2008, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-manual-transmissions-in-cars-will-make-a-comeback/460829 "2008-09-10T13:53:18Z")
I was cogitating on this the other day, that manual transmissions on cars have never gone away, but they have certainly gotten much less common in North America. Since you tend to get better gas mileage with a manual tra… --- ## [Chicago Reader changes hands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-reader-changes-hands/413020)
**Author:** [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2007, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-reader-changes-hands/413020 "2007-07-30T04:34:09Z")
http://blogs.chicagoreader.com/news-bites/2007/07/24/reader-has-new-owners/ --- ## [Aw hell; Family of 7 dead in apparent murder-suicide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-hell-family-of-7-dead-in-apparent-murder-suicide/483260)
**Author:** [@Monster104](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monster104)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2009, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-hell-family-of-7-dead-in-apparent-murder-suicide/483260 "2009-01-31T05:21:31Z")
What the fuck! Well, I can’t vent my disgust and anger with this kind of shit well enough on a forum to truly convey how I feel about it. Just gotta say, if the father did do this…fuck you dipshit, and I hope there real… --- ## [Words that sound dirty, but really aren't.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-sound-dirty-but-really-arent/475391)
**Author:** [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-sound-dirty-but-really-arent/475391 "2008-12-10T03:41:49Z")
The people in my office are putting out a curse-jar. Because I’m both a wise-ass and stingy, I need as many dirty-soundings words or phrases as I can get. So far all I have are: Wankel Rotary Engine Cunning linguist … --- ## [Why don't they make Grape Pop-Tarts anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-they-make-grape-pop-tarts-anymore/524061)
**Author:** [@Sweet\_Raisin\_Danish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sweet_Raisin_Danish)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2010, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-they-make-grape-pop-tarts-anymore/524061 "2010-01-09T03:56:17Z")
Frosted Grape Pop-Tarts – these were my favorite. Am I the only one? They stopped making them a while ago. Yet they still make Cherry, Blueberry, Strawberry, Raspberry and something called Wild Berry. A couple of these … --- ## [Do you store leftover pizza in the oven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-store-leftover-pizza-in-the-oven/778384)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-store-leftover-pizza-in-the-oven/778384 "2017-01-30T23:01:03Z")
Nearly started a couple of house fires after moving in together with my IT Guy. He puts the pizza box into the oven to store the leftovers, and I, being an “out of sight out of mind” type will not only forget that there’… --- ## [Underrated, Unsuccessful or otherwise Unknown films you love.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-unsuccessful-or-otherwise-unknown-films-you-love/248935)
**Author:** [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2004, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-unsuccessful-or-otherwise-unknown-films-you-love/248935 "2004-07-14T13:37:29Z")
What critically underrated, commercially unsuccessful or otherwise unknown movies always seem to crack your list of best-loved pictures? Why? They could just be lesser movies, films that may have gotten praise, but just … --- ## [Remember, no man is a failure who has friends.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-no-man-is-a-failure-who-has-friends/430074)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2007, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-no-man-is-a-failure-who-has-friends/430074 "2007-12-24T03:14:13Z")
I love that movie. I cried yet again. I’m such a little wuss. --- ## [Favorite quotes from Nickelodeon animation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-quotes-from-nickelodeon-animation/378602)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2006, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-quotes-from-nickelodeon-animation/378602 "2006-11-04T04:41:52Z")
Inspired from various Quote threads, and My Amazement that Im not the only Doper who watches Nick. Rules: Your favorite quote / scene from ANY cartoon on Nick. “You mean this is all just a crazy dream? Alright bring… --- ## [The Amazing Race 2/27](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-2-27/572853)
**Author:** [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2011, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-2-27/572853 "2011-03-02T14:52:37Z")
Placeholder! In which we ask the question: Will The Cowboys catch up to everyone? --- ## [RAAP (Rape Assistance & Awareness Program) volunteers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raap-rape-assistance-awareness-program-volunteers/673333)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2013, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raap-rape-assistance-awareness-program-volunteers/673333 "2013-11-18T04:29:53Z")
In the pit because my ignorance is probably of the sort that can only be burned away. For at least the last 5 years they knock on my door every November/December, usually after 7:00 pm, always after sunset. Now, after … --- ## [The way to break the theocracy of Islam is to destroy Gods commands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-way-to-break-the-theocracy-of-islam-is-to-destroy-gods-commands/775759)
**Author:** [@Salvor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salvor)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2017, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-way-to-break-the-theocracy-of-islam-is-to-destroy-gods-commands/775759 "2017-01-09T02:01:45Z")
In particular, to destroy the ONE ethical foundation of theists around the world. “Because God said so” This formulation of god based ethics that virtually all traditions of ethical monotheism are founded on is the ori… --- ## [American Idol, part III](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-part-iii/225305)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2004, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-part-iii/225305 "2004-02-09T03:36:04Z")
I didn’t see it tonight :(. Didn’t hit the record button firmly enough, I think. Or I was so preoccupied making sure there was enough space on the hard drive that I didn’t hit record at all. Anyway, it didn’t record, so … --- ## [Right turn on red from second lane. Legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-turn-on-red-from-second-lane-legal/397136)
**Author:** [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-turn-on-red-from-second-lane-legal/397136 "2015-07-28T22:46:43Z")
In California, is it legal to turn right on red from the second lane from the curb? --- ## [Gruesome tale of the living dead man-how did it end?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gruesome-tale-of-the-living-dead-man-how-did-it-end/54282)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2001, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gruesome-tale-of-the-living-dead-man-how-did-it-end/54282 "2001-02-13T22:30:48Z")
Couple years back I recall readina ashocking story about a man who was killed by being crushed between the cars of a train. At least, I think it was the cars of a train, maybe just cars…it doesn’t matter, this is the tal… --- ## [Any Blu-ray players out there with DisplayPort outputs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-blu-ray-players-out-there-with-displayport-outputs/528380)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2010, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-blu-ray-players-out-there-with-displayport-outputs/528380 "2010-06-17T20:41:03Z")
I’d like to plug a Blu-ray player in to the glorious diaplay on my iMac. The iMac has a connector that can apparently serve as a video input, but it is a “mini DisplayPort” connector, a new standard that Apple has decide… --- ## [Yes, we cheated, but investigating us is racist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-we-cheated-but-investigating-us-is-racist/712647)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2015, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-we-cheated-but-investigating-us-is-racist/712647 "2015-02-17T15:50:00Z")
Little League International announced Wednesday morning that the Jackie Robinson West All-Stars had players in its lineup who lived outside the team’s boundaries. At an afternoon press conference, the Rev. Jesse Jacks… --- ## [I Pit The Credulous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-credulous/623573)
**Author:** [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-credulous/623573 "2012-06-06T06:27:09Z")
Just had a visitor that dropped the anti-vax bomb. And it’s not just that vaccinations cause autism, they are also ineffective. Polio? Didn’t you know it was “already on its way out” when the vaccine was developed? This … --- ## [Pubic hair in ads--since when?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pubic-hair-in-ads-since-when/942190)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pubic-hair-in-ads-since-when/942190 "2021-05-19T00:28:55Z")
I woke up late yesterday and saw an ad for a shaving product to straighten the outline of m’lady’s pubic patch, including a demonstration on a live model. Basic cable, about 11AM; not a place or time where the audience … --- ## [Ever experienced a temporal discontinuity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-experienced-a-temporal-discontinuity/581292)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2011, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-experienced-a-temporal-discontinuity/581292 "2011-05-13T15:22:44Z")
Okay, I know I’m going to get a lot of trolling with this one, but I figure this is still the best place to ask because Dopers as a whole seem to be paying attention more than others. Have you ever noticed some small fa… --- ## [Survivor 44](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-44/980592)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2023, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-44/980592 "2023-05-28T21:22:36Z")
Doesn’t look like anyone started a topic for this one yet. If this premiere is any indication of the rest of the season, were heading for the sloppiest, most chaotic season in a LONG time, which I think is exactly what t… --- ## [Civic Literacy Test - Mentioned in USA Today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civic-literacy-test-mentioned-in-usa-today/445078)
**Author:** [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2009, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civic-literacy-test-mentioned-in-usa-today/445078 "2009-01-13T20:17:40Z")
Here’s the link. I scored a 76% – not great, but better than those little punks at Harvard. :stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [Model rocketry enthusiasts, how should I proceed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/model-rocketry-enthusiasts-how-should-i-proceed/737509)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2016, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/model-rocketry-enthusiasts-how-should-i-proceed/737509 "2016-02-04T18:38:00Z")
I’m about to re-enter the model rocketry hobby, I enjoyed it immensely as a kid, but there were rockets that I wanted but never got for some reason, the Saturn V, the Mean Machine, Big Bertha, the X-wing, and space shutt… --- ## [Go to Hell, Coca Cola de Mexico!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-hell-coca-cola-de-mexico/488740)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2009, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-hell-coca-cola-de-mexico/488740 "2009-03-11T01:25:55Z")
I’ve been swindled! As is my custom, I buy Coke from Mexico, at the local Spanish Bodega market. I like the taste of sodas which are sweetened with cane sugar-corn syrup is gross! What did I read on the contents label? … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1065&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1067&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)