# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1067&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:** 1068 --- ## [Strangely named places you've been to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangely-named-places-youve-been-to/843629)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2019, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangely-named-places-youve-been-to/843629 "2019-12-14T03:52:11Z")
This is a bit of an offshoot of the thread about strange things about towns you know, which I think should be self explanatory from the thread title. I’ve been to Cool, California on a hot day. I’ve passed through Weed… --- ## [Simon Bar Sinister](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-bar-sinister/626986)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2019, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-bar-sinister/626986 "2019-01-26T00:46:34Z")
Bouncing around Wikipedia the other day I stumbled across the Simon Bar Sinister page where it says Lionel Barrymore, really? I also assumed his looks were based on Klaus Kinski’s Simon Bar Sinister. Anyone else? ET… --- ## [Has anyone used New Direction meal replacement products?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-used-new-direction-meal-replacement-products/750131)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-used-new-direction-meal-replacement-products/750131 "2017-10-30T19:34:36Z")
I’m considering signing up for a medically-supervised very low calorie diet (VLCD) program run by a local hospital. I went to an informational seminar last night, and found out that they use New Direction products. Has … --- ## ["It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Syphilis" and other seasonal parodies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-syphilis-and-other-seasonal-parodies/219398)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2003, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-syphilis-and-other-seasonal-parodies/219398 "2003-12-24T04:50:02Z")
In another thread, Dung Beetle reminded me of the lovely holiday tune “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Syphilis.” What are your favorite holiday song parodies? I have a few I hum all winter: • Allan Sherman’s “God Res… --- ## ["We don't do creepy" Then, who does? (Longhorn Steakhouse ads)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-dont-do-creepy-then-who-does-longhorn-steakhouse-ads/655743)
**Author:** [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2013, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-dont-do-creepy-then-who-does-longhorn-steakhouse-ads/655743 "2013-04-17T16:28:28Z")
You’ve probably seen the ads for Longhorn Steakhouse where the couple walks into a restaurant that’s strewn with peanut shells and dusty animal heads on the walls, and the tagline is “We don’t do creepy.” What restauran… --- ## [Vegemite Is Now BANNED In America!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegemite-is-now-banned-in-america/377429)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegemite-is-now-banned-in-america/377429 "2006-10-31T13:11:51Z")
Source: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20623973-2,00.html I bet the real reason for the ban has something to do with terrorism. :smiley: --- ## [Which commercials do you find very Very VERY annoying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-commercials-do-you-find-very-very-very-annoying/382754)
**Author:** [@Largo62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Largo62)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2006, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-commercials-do-you-find-very-very-very-annoying/382754 "2006-12-09T02:00:57Z")
A recent commercial for a credit card with “rewards” for use features a guy that looks like the Al Capp character General Bullmoose who speaks in a loud voice and with a phony eastern European sounding accent while a dol… --- ## [How Would You Defend the Concept of a Benevolent and Omnipotent God?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-defend-the-concept-of-a-benevolent-and-omnipotent-god/937878)
**Author:** [@velcro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velcro)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2021, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-defend-the-concept-of-a-benevolent-and-omnipotent-god/937878 "2021-04-06T04:02:21Z")
I apologize if this has been covered - please point me to the proper thread if it has. I’m curious how one might defend the concept of a benevolent and omnipotent God, given that bad things happen to innocent people, an… --- ## [Paving Paradise to Put Up a Golf Course](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paving-paradise-to-put-up-a-golf-course/574219)
**Author:** [@filling\_pages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filling_pages)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2011, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paving-paradise-to-put-up-a-golf-course/574219 "2011-03-17T14:52:05Z")
Florida politicians want to use tax money to build Jack Nicklaus-designed golf courses in 5 state parks, complete with hotels. Okay, thems the facts, Jack. And here’s the opinion: Fuck you. Fuck you, Rep. Pat Rooney, S… --- ## [Passport -- Two photos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-two-photos/373611)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2006, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-two-photos/373611 "2006-09-26T22:23:57Z")
I’m in the middle of filling out a passport application. It says that I need to attach two color photos, both recent, and both within certain guidelines. Does this mean that I have to go back to the drugstore and get yet… --- ## [Qwikster Dumped. Netflix keeps physical discs on website.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qwikster-dumped-netflix-keeps-physical-discs-on-website/599163)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qwikster-dumped-netflix-keeps-physical-discs-on-website/599163 "2011-12-10T00:13:53Z")
Well, that didn’t last too long. --- ## [Would you socialize with an anti-vaxxer that you kind of have to socialize with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-socialize-with-an-anti-vaxxer-that-you-kind-of-have-to-socialize-with/715923)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-socialize-with-an-anti-vaxxer-that-you-kind-of-have-to-socialize-with/715923 "2015-03-27T13:17:53Z")
My husband’s boss/owner of the company is an anti-vaxxer. He also has four children, one of them being about four months old\*. There are going to come times when he will expect both my husband and me to socialize with hi… --- ## [How smart are chickens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-smart-are-chickens/266607)
**Author:** [@Dr.Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Love)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2004, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-smart-are-chickens/266607 "2004-10-12T19:46:50Z")
So I was reading the campus paper today, and in the mailbag, there’s a letter from a member of PETA citing all the intelligent aspects of chickens. The letter is here (first one on the page). I’m a bit skeptical about … --- ## [Should we sneak cats into new apartment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-sneak-cats-into-new-apartment/218541)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2003, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-sneak-cats-into-new-apartment/218541 "2003-12-15T20:45:56Z")
Potential landlord lives across town: “No pets.” Girlfriend: 2 indoor cats. Apartment: Very nice good deal. Building: Small. Now what? --- ## [Bad cartoons -worst of all time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-cartoons-worst-of-all-time/88294)
**Author:** [@justinh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justinh)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2001, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-cartoons-worst-of-all-time/88294 "2001-10-26T21:12:56Z")
I was thinking that whenever I saw an old cartoon that I used to like (deputy dog, Yogi the bear,…). I always think that was the worst cartoon ever. but now I see “spongebob and squarepants” and “catdog” and “rimp and st… --- ## [Is MODERN FAMILY typically this dirty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-modern-family-typically-this-dirty/687908)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2014, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-modern-family-typically-this-dirty/687908 "2014-05-12T23:33:19Z")
I’m quite late to the Modern Family bandwagon: I’d never watched more than 30 seconds of an episode before it began airing on USA, and before last week I’d never seen a first-run episode. I doubt I’ve seen more than a do… --- ## [Ugly music...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugly-music/702799)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2014, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugly-music/702799 "2014-10-31T05:07:41Z")
Just for a topic to investigate. There must be some examples out there. --- ## [Complete and IMMEDIATE turnoffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-and-immediate-turnoffs/420356)
**Author:** [@Shryn\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shryn_King)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2007, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-and-immediate-turnoffs/420356 "2007-09-28T14:14:45Z")
As I was following Twickster’s thread titled sigh I hate dating grumble grumble grumble I actually started thinking about dating again. I must be a glutton for punishment. Especially reading about all the games people … --- ## [British comedy - recommend me some](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-comedy-recommend-me-some/589351)
**Author:** [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2011, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-comedy-recommend-me-some/589351 "2011-07-26T13:15:59Z")
Difficulty level: I’ve already seen them all. No, really. I’ve been a fan of British comedy for going on 20 years now. When Napster came out and people were using it to fill out their Metallica collection, I was downl… --- ## [Bad, 'guilty pleasures' authors and the readers who buy their books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-guilty-pleasures-authors-and-the-readers-who-buy-their-books/77409)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2001, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-guilty-pleasures-authors-and-the-readers-who-buy-their-books/77409 "2001-08-30T03:48:56Z")
There are a couple of pit-threads right now about authors (Robert Jordan, David Eddings) who aren’t very good, but people are admitting they like. I thought a more general thread might be a fun idea. Which authors do yo… --- ## [Animal-rights activists who only care about cute animals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-rights-activists-who-only-care-about-cute-animals/707386)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2014, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-rights-activists-who-only-care-about-cute-animals/707386 "2014-12-29T01:59:20Z")
All right, so this is my first Pit thread. There are some “animal-rights activists” who are very vocal in support of cute ducklings, puppies, dolphins, baby seals, kittens and so forth…but when in the presence of a spid… --- ## [When will people get off Lance Armstrong's back already?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-people-get-off-lance-armstrongs-back-already/647347)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-people-get-off-lance-armstrongs-back-already/647347 "2013-01-24T01:10:29Z")
News broke a few days ago that Armstrong was on the verge of announcing that he’s been lying, that he did take PEDs, did ruin the lives of those who’d accused him of doping, did use his position of cancer-survivor to san… --- ## [An Idiot's Guide to Merging](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-idiots-guide-to-merging/658406)
**Author:** [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-idiots-guide-to-merging/658406 "2013-05-20T22:24:49Z")
So you’re going to merge into traffic. Well here’s a handy guide for just such an occasion. Alternate cars merge from one lane to the other: the first car in the right lane gets to go to the left lane, then the first … --- ## [Another recount circus? Florida.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-recount-circus-florida/773638)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2016, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-recount-circus-florida/773638 "2016-12-12T22:04:44Z")
A group is trying to raise money to file a suit contesting Florida’s results. They say they need $50,000 to file the suit by the deadline, which is today. It appears that they’ve raised the necessary funds. https://prot… --- ## [Do prisioners DESERVE special diets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-prisioners-deserve-special-diets/680521)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2014, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-prisioners-deserve-special-diets/680521 "2014-02-17T21:52:37Z")
Prison food is usually quite… bad. It is obvious why - they want to cut costs and the guys who happen to be in prison don’t really deserve many luxuries. But what if the prisioner has special dietary needs - he is a vega… --- ## [Republican Congressman calls Obama "boy."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-congressman-calls-obama-boy/445409)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-congressman-calls-obama-boy/445409 "2008-04-19T18:36:11Z")
I guess Rep. Geoff Davis (R-KY) decided he was going to step up and show those Presidential candidate what stepping on your dick really means. When the comments were made public, Rep. Davis, sensing poltical ruin, sent… --- ## [Trying to help my son NOT hate school, school isnt helping.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-help-my-son-not-hate-school-school-isnt-helping/701777)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2014, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-help-my-son-not-hate-school-school-isnt-helping/701777 "2014-10-23T05:05:08Z")
You know how they say teachers have to spend sooo much time grading assignments? Well lately they have been assigning these computer based learning programs which the kids do online and all the teacher has to do is downl… --- ## [The F-16 pilots that were going to ram flight 93. Survivable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-f-16-pilots-that-were-going-to-ram-flight-93-survivable/782494)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2017, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-f-16-pilots-that-were-going-to-ram-flight-93-survivable/782494 "2017-03-21T00:49:12Z")
Article : https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/f-16-pilot-was-ready-to-give-her-life-on-sept-11/2015/09/06/7c8cddbc-d8ce-11e0-9dca-a4d231dfde50\_story.html?utm\_term=.1d35acff36ed Would bringing down flight 93 down in tha… --- ## [The Bible - Before Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-before-man/202176)
**Author:** [@NightUK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NightUK)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2003, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-before-man/202176 "2003-09-25T19:16:59Z")
I was asked by my priest to leave my church when I was 13 because I asked a question he could not answer (I’d also been caught falling asleep, but never mind). The question was this: How come in the bible, when it talks… --- ## [Why am I time-limited to 5 minutes on my edits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-time-limited-to-5-minutes-on-my-edits/670103)
**Author:** [@get\_lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/get_lives)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2013, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-time-limited-to-5-minutes-on-my-edits/670103 "2013-10-08T15:13:41Z")
It wasn’t that way when I started posting. WTF is the problem with the moderation here? Get over yourselves. ROFL --- ## [Rubio Isn't The Front Runner, But Everyone Else Is Acting Like He Is](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rubio-isnt-the-front-runner-but-everyone-else-is-acting-like-he-is/745460)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2016, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rubio-isnt-the-front-runner-but-everyone-else-is-acting-like-he-is/745460 "2016-02-16T20:51:11Z")
Last night’s debate was Marco Rubio’s first real stinker. Up to now, he’s been my favorite candidate, and I think he’s generally done the best in debate. But last night, he was everyone’s punching bag, and he had only cl… --- ## [Crazy-Ass Cop Shooting Video!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-ass-cop-shooting-video/538191)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2010, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-ass-cop-shooting-video/538191 "2010-05-09T03:31:13Z")
Check this out! When you see the gun come out of the car you can hear a “click”. The guy stuck a loaded gun in the cops face and pulled the trigger – the hammer fell on an empty chamber- the cop moved back and the guy … --- ## [What the fuck makes you think you can threaten my kids !](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-makes-you-think-you-can-threaten-my-kids/176219)
**Author:** [@dragongirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragongirl)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2003, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-makes-you-think-you-can-threaten-my-kids/176219 "2003-05-30T19:38:05Z")
I’m so mad I could spit ! Yesterday, my kids were playing at a neighbors house with her kids. They were all outside acting like maniacs, like normal kids do. My daughter came home crying and I asked her what was wrong.… --- ## [Why Thai Women Cut Off Their Husbands' Penises](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-thai-women-cut-off-their-husbands-penises/642034)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-thai-women-cut-off-their-husbands-penises/642034 "2012-11-28T03:54:52Z")
New overview on this here. Thailand is infamous for wives slicing off the penis of a wayward husband as he sleeps. As such, Bangkok has become a hub for penile-reattachment surgery. Not to be outdone, the lovely ladies … --- ## [Is witnessing restricted to Great Debates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-witnessing-restricted-to-great-debates/651157)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-witnessing-restricted-to-great-debates/651157 "2013-02-27T21:40:42Z")
That was what I thought. And as such, shouldn’t a signoff that effectively counts as witnessing, outside GD, be moderated ? --- ## [Universal symbols](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/universal-symbols/847946)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2020, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/universal-symbols/847946 "2020-02-26T08:10:08Z")
Not counting trademarks and those found on computer keyboards, what symbols can reasonably be considered universal? That is, symbols you’d expect an educated person\[sup\]1\[/sup\] from anywhere in the world to recognize. T… --- ## [What is the opposite of love?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-opposite-of-love/593282)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-opposite-of-love/593282 "2011-08-26T15:08:27Z")
I am curious. --- ## [I took the bullet so you wouldn't have to: Hot Tub Time Machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-the-bullet-so-you-wouldnt-have-to-hot-tub-time-machine/534223)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2010, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-the-bullet-so-you-wouldnt-have-to-hot-tub-time-machine/534223 "2010-04-06T08:41:29Z")
Oh the agony, this movie is ba-a-a-a-a-a-a-d. And before you are all like, “what made you think it would be good” let me just say, nothing. But I am an eternal optimist and I thought, maybe, just maybe it would be like… --- ## [The Lobster - Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lobster-movie/755067)
**Author:** [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2017, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lobster-movie/755067 "2017-03-11T15:32:30Z")
This movie is sick, twisted, disgusting, disturbing, absurd and dystopian. I LOVED IT. I’ll give it 9 out of 10. Here’s trailer: The Lobster Official International Trailer #1 (2015) Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz Comedy Mo… --- ## [Why is the Boardwalk fire such a big story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boardwalk-fire-such-a-big-story/668804)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2013, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boardwalk-fire-such-a-big-story/668804 "2013-09-18T01:48:34Z")
I feel bad for the people who were injured and lost their jobs, but why is this getting so much coverage? Those of you who live(d) in the area would know, I guess. :confused: --- ## [Fucktards who drive less than the speed limit on no passing roads.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucktards-who-drive-less-than-the-speed-limit-on-no-passing-roads/163923)
**Author:** [@Thaumaturge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thaumaturge)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2003, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucktards-who-drive-less-than-the-speed-limit-on-no-passing-roads/163923 "2003-04-09T07:38:11Z")
The Tail-gating thread brought to mind this road I have to drive on everyday, with a clearly posted speed limit of 45 mph. Yet every damn day, I get stuck behind some \* moron \* who simply has to do 35. Learn to fucking r… --- ## [I glory in the name of Briton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-glory-in-the-name-of-briton/409924)
**Author:** [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2007, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-glory-in-the-name-of-briton/409924 "2007-07-10T15:59:32Z")
Yesterday I learned that my application for citizenship in the UK had been accepted. Without having left the cozy confines of New-and-Improved-England, I now find myself a citizen of Merry Olde England as well. So how … --- ## [Men, let's talk shaving again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-lets-talk-shaving-again/663613)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2013, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-lets-talk-shaving-again/663613 "2013-07-21T16:27:22Z")
I’ve become addicted to Art of Shaving, but it’s awfully expensive, but I’ve found that all the other “quality” men’s shaving products are just about similarly priced. These are what I’ve looked at so far: -Art of Shavi… --- ## [Who's likely to show up at Oscars half naked or tackily dressed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-likely-to-show-up-at-oscars-half-naked-or-tackily-dressed/347060)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2006, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-likely-to-show-up-at-oscars-half-naked-or-tackily-dressed/347060 "2006-03-08T04:12:41Z")
One of the hallmarks of the Oscars has always been actresses showing up half naked or in clothes that are extremely tacky, or both. The theory being that it doesn’t matter what kind of attention you get at the Oscars, so… --- ## [Double-zero (00) on sports jerseys—why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-zero-00-on-sports-jerseys-why/306872)
**Author:** [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2022, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-zero-00-on-sports-jerseys-why/306872 "2022-06-05T01:35:24Z")
It would seem that in most every instance (perhaps mainly in the non-professional levels?) that I have seen a team sport played wherein the participants wore numbered jerseys, there was always one player bearing double c… --- ## [Bizarre Celebrity Relatives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-celebrity-relatives/134009)
**Author:** [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2004, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-celebrity-relatives/134009 "2004-02-05T04:15:48Z")
There sure are some wacky unexpected celebrity relatives out there, for example did you know that Nicholas Cage is Francis Ford Coppola’s nephew? A wacky one I just found out is that actress Sherilyn Fenn (Twin Peaks) i… --- ## [I Pit 53% of Republicans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-53-of-republicans/527585)
**Author:** [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2010, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-53-of-republicans/527585 "2010-02-04T22:39:20Z")
For stating that Sarah Palin is more qualified to be President than Obama. http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2010/02/02/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry6167520.shtml Look, whether you agree with Obama’s policies or not, say… --- ## [Vile Concoctions-Hard Alcohol Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-hard-alcohol-division/594053)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-hard-alcohol-division/594053 "2011-08-31T22:09:31Z")
Straight shots only-no mixed drinks, please. For me, its just got to be Jägermeister. It tastes like something you would threaten a kid with, and it smells like an herb garden gone horribly bad. --- ## [Community season finale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-season-finale/540216)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2010, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-season-finale/540216 "2010-06-19T08:25:13Z")
Surprised I’m the first. Well, over-all it was an OK episode but I was disappointed with the season cliff-hanger. Jeff having to choose between three women? Seemed so cliched. --- ## [How do I play Magic: the Gathering on the computer nowadays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-play-magic-the-gathering-on-the-computer-nowadays/626261)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-play-magic-the-gathering-on-the-computer-nowadays/626261 "2012-06-26T20:40:22Z")
I have Shandalar and that old Magic game on my computer, but it doesn’t run so well, as I think it was made for Win95 and I have WinXp. I got it to run, but it’s clunky and I can’t control it very well. Let me be clear:… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1066&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1068&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)