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**Author:** [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charged-with-two-counts-of-dui/450889 "2008-05-29T22:04:09Z")
Someone I know showed up in the local paper police blotter the other day for being stopped in connection with a DUI. The snippet says that they were charged with two counts of DUI. How does something like that work? H… --- ## [For all you people who bitch about being "corrected". This is for you. (Mild)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-you-people-who-bitch-about-being-corrected-this-is-for-you-mild/562482)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2010, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-you-people-who-bitch-about-being-corrected-this-is-for-you-mild/562482 "2010-12-03T18:33:23Z")
All my working life I’ve been active in a field where something is either right, or it’s wrong. There can be many, many different ways that a system can work incorrectly. For instance, the power supply can fail, there… --- ## [English Language: "will meet with X" vs. "will be meeting with X"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-language-will-meet-with-x-vs-will-be-meeting-with-x/678715)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2014, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-language-will-meet-with-x-vs-will-be-meeting-with-x/678715 "2014-01-16T21:14:29Z")
My wife is Japanese and often asks for advice regarding English-language usage. I’m pretty good at knowing how to use English without necessarily being able to explain why a particular construction is correct, or what t… --- ## [Civility and politeness and the don't be a jerk rule (or the lack thereof)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civility-and-politeness-and-the-dont-be-a-jerk-rule-or-the-lack-thereof/734479)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2015, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civility-and-politeness-and-the-dont-be-a-jerk-rule-or-the-lack-thereof/734479 "2015-10-15T22:11:57Z")
There is no such thing as “politeness and civility” on SDMB. There is only different sets of rules for different sections of the website. So, let’s say you are in GD and you can’t call someone stupid and you can’t say t… --- ## [Do I Live Better Than JP Morgan Did?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-live-better-than-jp-morgan-did/600188)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2011, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-live-better-than-jp-morgan-did/600188 "2011-10-22T12:53:29Z")
I’m trying to compare the circumstances of my life with that of a multi-millionaire of the last century, JP Morgan. I’m a lower-middle class guy-I own a house (small), a car, a PC, and I have access to excellent medical… --- ## [Survivor 5/12/13 Last Push - Season Finale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-5-12-13-last-push-season-finale/658145)
**Author:** [@CrabRangoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrabRangoon)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2013, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-5-12-13-last-push-season-finale/658145 "2013-05-17T04:01:02Z")
We’ve made it to the end game. I guess there’s not much left to say, except: Cochran is the only one left who actually played the game - I hope he wins. And: Happy Mother’s Day! --- ## [Help me understand CEO pay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-ceo-pay/605397)
**Author:** [@A\_clever\_user\_name](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_clever_user_name)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-ceo-pay/605397 "2011-12-10T10:19:41Z")
This is somewhat inspired by the many 1% threads. I’d like to understand more about CEO (and other senior corporate officer) pay at very large multinationals/S&P 500 type companies. Note: I do not want to discuss “fair… --- ## [Worse travelling companion: Deanna Troi or Movie!Legolas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-travelling-companion-deanna-troi-or-movie-legolas/724777)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-travelling-companion-deanna-troi-or-movie-legolas/724777 "2015-07-18T16:49:04Z")
Due to extremely complicated and entirely contrived circumstances I’m too lazy to type out, the Earth is in danger of destruction, and it’s up to you to save it. Prophecy and all that shit. You’ll be leading a team of ei… --- ## [Barack Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama/257207)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2004, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama/257207 "2004-07-29T20:40:45Z")
Was that speech something, or what? You think Clinton was good last night, you shoulda heard this kid. I think we were just watching the ~46th President of the United States. Wow. Anybody got a transcript yet? Here’… --- ## [How SHOULD "Lost" have ended?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-lost-have-ended/540740)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2010, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-lost-have-ended/540740 "2010-05-29T12:15:07Z")
I say they should’ve all awakened–the entire cast–in Bob Newhart’s bed. --- ## [What's the "Definite Purpose" of a contactor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-definite-purpose-of-a-contactor/489348)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2009, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-definite-purpose-of-a-contactor/489348 "2009-04-19T15:17:09Z")
I’m working on a design that requires the use of contactors. There are several different categories - Motor Start, Lighting, and “Definite Purpose.” What the Hell is a “Definite Purpose,” and where did that term come fr… --- ## [Any Song With Blatantly Homophobic or Racist Lyrics to Make the Top 40?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-song-with-blatantly-homophobic-or-racist-lyrics-to-make-the-top-40/285360)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2005, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-song-with-blatantly-homophobic-or-racist-lyrics-to-make-the-top-40/285360 "2005-01-20T20:11:34Z")
Obviously some songs with less enlightened attitudes toward women, blacks, etc. have made the Top 40 charts. I’ve heard a lot of Jazz songs from back in The Day where the musicians (themselves black) portray negative att… --- ## [Let's talk about modern folk music, and why it's weird and silly for the most part](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-modern-folk-music-and-why-its-weird-and-silly-for-the-most-part/412193)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2023, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-modern-folk-music-and-why-its-weird-and-silly-for-the-most-part/412193 "2023-08-26T23:51:51Z")
What’s up with modern folk music? It seems that something happened to folk music at some point where it became a) specifically “grad school”-ish, with a sort of affluent “NPR sensibility” b) kind of silly and novelty-o… --- ## [Any banks NOT FDIC insured?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-banks-not-fdic-insured/30338)
**Author:** [@Yarster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yarster)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2000, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-banks-not-fdic-insured/30338 "2000-08-23T17:18:48Z")
The counterfeit bill thread got me thinking about banks and their ability to pay people back. I guess my main question is are there any banks that are NOT FDIC insured?(And to clarify, I’m not talking about S&Ls because … --- ## [Places of interest near you: Have you been? Worth a visit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-of-interest-near-you-have-you-been-worth-a-visit/577055)
**Author:** [@wonder\_lust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonder_lust)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2011, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-of-interest-near-you-have-you-been-worth-a-visit/577055 "2011-04-06T13:36:32Z")
I live just a few miles from an historic site called Old Economy Village (http://www.oldeconomyvillage.org/), a former Christian commune. They offer regular tours and a wonderful variety of events, like wine tastings an… --- ## [Trying to make sense of a situation - is my coworker stupid or shrewd?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-make-sense-of-a-situation-is-my-coworker-stupid-or-shrewd/644604)
**Author:** [@OleOneEye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OleOneEye)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2012, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-make-sense-of-a-situation-is-my-coworker-stupid-or-shrewd/644604 "2012-12-26T05:23:11Z")
I’m trying to make sense of my coworker’s behavior. She’s 21, just had a baby in September, and is already pregnant with #2. She works about 15 hours a week, and the father doesn’t have a job. Which seems more likely … --- ## [(Old) Summers of Childhood Past in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-summers-of-childhood-past-in-the-mmp/987147)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 327\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-summers-of-childhood-past-in-the-mmp/987147 "2023-07-24T11:54:47Z")
Lurking in some corner of our minds are memories of seemingly endless, glorious days between school’s end and school’s start. Let’s dig some out and share them. I’ll start. One of our favorite activities was building t… --- ## [Family kicked out of all-you-can-eat buffet for wasting food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-kicked-out-of-all-you-can-eat-buffet-for-wasting-food/355675)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2006, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-kicked-out-of-all-you-can-eat-buffet-for-wasting-food/355675 "2006-05-11T09:12:36Z")
Link. Usually when I hear of people being banned from a buffet it’s because they eat too much. This is the first time I’ve heard of people being banned for wasting food. I know that nobody likes to be scolded, but I … --- ## [A-10 Warthog vs. AH-64 Apache](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-10-warthog-vs-ah-64-apache/782276)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2017, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-10-warthog-vs-ah-64-apache/782276 "2017-03-21T13:52:38Z")
If you had to pick one to go into battle with against entrenched ground forces, which would you go with? Head to head, which would have the advantage? Both scenarios assume ace pilots. --- ## [Fixing my vibrator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixing-my-vibrator/536698)
**Author:** [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2018, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixing-my-vibrator/536698 "2018-07-02T20:22:17Z")
I’ve been sexually active for 15 years, and the one complaint about my sexual experience has been that I don’t have a vibrator. People have told me not to force it, that I’ll get one when I’m ready. Well, I’m apparently… --- ## [Sins and Jesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sins-and-jesus/670076)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sins-and-jesus/670076 "2013-10-11T19:32:42Z")
When Christians keep going on about Jesus dying for humanities sin, I wonder what sin exactly he supposedly died for? Can any of the Christian dopers explain? --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 8, Episode 15 (February 19, 2015) -- "The Comic Book Store Regeneration"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-15-february-19-2015-the-comic-book-store-regeneration/713132)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2015, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-15-february-19-2015-the-comic-book-store-regeneration/713132 "2015-03-01T00:22:23Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [What married gay/lesbian partners call each other](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-married-gay-lesbian-partners-call-each-other/52814)
**Author:** [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2001, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-married-gay-lesbian-partners-call-each-other/52814 "2001-02-11T15:40:37Z")
::Scarlett gingerly dips her toe into the Great Debates waters:: In this thread, there’s a discussion about children raised by gay/lesbian parents. One respondent mentioned her “aunt’s wife,” followed by another poster’… --- ## [What athlete with the shortest career is considered an all-time great?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-athlete-with-the-shortest-career-is-considered-an-all-time-great/840005)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2019, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-athlete-with-the-shortest-career-is-considered-an-all-time-great/840005 "2019-09-25T09:53:27Z")
I was recently discussing Gale Sayers. Many folk consider him one of the all-time greats, but I believe he had only 5 uninjured seasons, then one strong comeback before his career-ending injury. Made me wonder which pr… --- ## [Movies that you only like parts of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-only-like-parts-of/676014)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2016, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-only-like-parts-of/676014 "2016-12-25T04:36:42Z")
I find that the only part of “Saving Private Ryan” is the masterful hitting the beach on D-Day sequence. It’s tragically awesome. But I really don’t like the set-up of the rest of the movie. I don’t care about Private… --- ## [The Constitution does not forbid religious symobls on government property](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-constitution-does-not-forbid-religious-symobls-on-government-property/480973)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2009, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-constitution-does-not-forbid-religious-symobls-on-government-property/480973 "2009-01-14T22:01:55Z")
In a recent thread a poster insists that Christians “despite the fact that the constitution clearly forbids it, continue to put religious symbols and statements onto our money, into the pledge of allegiance, and frequent… --- ## [I really need some casual sex right now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-need-some-casual-sex-right-now/32291)
**Author:** [@ignatiusjreilly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ignatiusjreilly)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2000, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-need-some-casual-sex-right-now/32291 "2000-09-08T21:55:23Z")
That’s right, the girlfriend broke up with me recently. I’m going through all of the normal breakup feelings, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. But before we broke up, she lost interest in sex. In fact, we never reall… --- ## [When Did You Finally realize (and Accept) That You Are MEDIOCRE?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-finally-realize-and-accept-that-you-are-mediocre/125936)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2002, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-finally-realize-and-accept-that-you-are-mediocre/125936 "2002-09-03T05:21:52Z")
Surely, the saddest day in anyone’ s life, is the day that he/she realizes that he is never going to win the Nobel prize, or head a major corporation, or will the Davis Cup. We who are condemned to a life of obscurity, … --- ## [Scenes that pull you out of the movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenes-that-pull-you-out-of-the-movie/378188)
**Author:** [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2006, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenes-that-pull-you-out-of-the-movie/378188 "2006-12-03T08:39:06Z")
Is there an unlikely quote or scene that just pulls you out of the movie. Something said or done that reminds you “no way, the characters would not really say that, the actor is reading the script”. Some examples: “Demo… --- ## [On crying. An apology.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-crying-an-apology/718011)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2015, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-crying-an-apology/718011 "2015-04-22T18:04:33Z")
I am not - or I should say I \*was \*not - a crier. Ever. My belief was should be a response to extreme emotional distress, and so I had a lot of attitude about people crying short of their dog dying for two reasons: a) yo… --- ## [Meaning of "Ah so", please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-ah-so-please/240926)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2004, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-ah-so-please/240926 "2004-04-22T01:28:14Z")
I heard this expression quite a bit when I was in Japan, and because of context took it to mean pretty much what it sounds like in english. Ah, so you want a ticket to Tokyo, eh? I also, initially at least, took “hi” to … --- ## [novocaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novocaine/2689)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 1999, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novocaine/2689 "1999-08-22T05:09:00Z")
Is there any quick (well quicker) way to “un numb” your face after getting novocaine injected. I asked the dentist. She said the only way is just to wait it out. I figured massaging the area to increse blood flow might h… --- ## [Deadly Sixes Game: Explain the apparent probability paradox to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadly-sixes-game-explain-the-apparent-probability-paradox-to-me/982326)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadly-sixes-game-explain-the-apparent-probability-paradox-to-me/982326 "2023-07-14T07:33:09Z")
I just watched a video on this. The video presented the game and the apparent probability paradox but didn’t attempt to resolve it. Here’s how the game works. A group of people enters a room (starting with a single pers… --- ## [Lava lamps. Love, like, dislike, hate 'em?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lava-lamps-love-like-dislike-hate-em/648347)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2013, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lava-lamps-love-like-dislike-hate-em/648347 "2013-01-31T17:56:34Z")
How do you feel about lava lamps? Why do you think they’re sometimes found in people’s homes (in a more precise way than “some people like them”)? Are there some lava lamps you particularly like? Are there items which … --- ## [Know how "Fat but fit" is supposed to be OK? Well... move it across to the bullshit aisle.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-how-fat-but-fit-is-supposed-to-be-ok-well-move-it-across-to-the-bullshit-aisle/709091)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-how-fat-but-fit-is-supposed-to-be-ok-well-move-it-across-to-the-bullshit-aisle/709091 "2015-01-09T22:32:20Z")
‘Fat But Fit’ Theory Mainly Flops in Long Term: Study As someone who has struggled with weight control all my life I always thought this smelled like wish fulfillment. The bottom line is if you carry around a pile of l… --- ## [Is the notion of transsexuality incompatible with the concept of socially defined gender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-notion-of-transsexuality-incompatible-with-the-concept-of-socially-defined-gender/646096)
**Author:** [@Condescending\_Robot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Condescending_Robot)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-notion-of-transsexuality-incompatible-with-the-concept-of-socially-defined-gender/646096 "2013-01-14T18:01:34Z")
Something that’s been bugging me while trying to get a handle on the thread about transsexuals and sex-segregated locker rooms, that I think I have finally managed to articulate: It is held as axiomatic by many people t… --- ## [Bush: There is No Trust!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-there-is-no-trust/289334)
**Author:** [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2005, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-there-is-no-trust/289334 "2005-02-22T23:52:08Z")
In this post, RTFirefly questioned whether Bush set himself up to violate his oath vis a vis the constitution in his State of the Union speech. Several posters ridiculed the idea. Today, Bush said it again, this time m… --- ## [What if a full body burka was adopted by a large US minority?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-a-full-body-burka-was-adopted-by-a-large-us-minority/534370)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2010, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-a-full-body-burka-was-adopted-by-a-large-us-minority/534370 "2010-04-01T03:33:08Z")
Assume a large US minority (religious or otherwise) decides to start wearing the equivalent of a full-body burka (which also covers the face) For example, say the Mormons (which are around 13 million) decide one day tha… --- ## [MLB Spring Training 2009](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-spring-training-2009/485405)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2009, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-spring-training-2009/485405 "2009-03-08T19:27:11Z")
(I’ve been AWOL from the Dope lately, so forgive me if I’m stealing someone else’s thread. I didn’t see much ST talk in the Offseason thread when I scanned it.) Chris Carpenter threw off a mound for ten minutes today a… --- ## [What is this thing on my front bumper (and my sister's Prius)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-thing-on-my-front-bumper-and-my-sisters-prius/742010)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2016, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-thing-on-my-front-bumper-and-my-sisters-prius/742010 "2016-01-05T23:18:56Z")
Here is a pic. It’s a 2016 Mazda 3. It looks like a tiny door, except as far as I can tell it doesn’t open. Or maybe it’s something to be punched out and replaced with … what? Here’s another pic of a different model … --- ## [Firing squads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firing-squads/679171)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2014, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firing-squads/679171 "2014-01-21T11:35:56Z")
Some states look at reviving firing squads amid shortage of execution drugs (Note: I am ambivalent about capital punishment. Since I do have some discomfort with it, I must oppose it and wish for it to be abolished. … --- ## [Items you bought that just totally sucked.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/items-you-bought-that-just-totally-sucked/629086)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/items-you-bought-that-just-totally-sucked/629086 "2012-07-26T21:17:54Z")
I got stuck with a total piece of crap. One so bad that I swear it makes you wonder why these people aren’t prosecuted for fraud. What stuff have you bought that really, really disappointed you? Either because the qua… --- ## [What was the first "Action Movie"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-action-movie/585829)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-action-movie/585829 "2011-06-20T03:22:12Z")
Rather than derail the discussion at Best Action Movie 1991-2010 - Nominations! which was started 06-15-2011, 01:40 AM by Justin\_Bailey I would like to use this post … …as the basis for this thread’s query. Not just y… --- ## [In Which I pit a Vegan (tame)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-a-vegan-tame/329692)
**Author:** [@incidental](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/incidental)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2005, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-a-vegan-tame/329692 "2005-11-08T14:05:38Z")
Okay, first off, I have no problems with Vegans in general. I’m a long time vegetarian myself. However, I think this situation crosses a line… Some members of my class recently set up a dinner club. We are randomly arra… --- ## [Do you know anyone who celebrates Kwanzaa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-who-celebrates-kwanzaa/645550)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-who-celebrates-kwanzaa/645550 "2013-01-04T08:39:04Z")
Sometimes I hear about Kwanzaa, a \[del\]holiday\[/del\] week-long celebration invented by an atheist black nationalist for some atheist black nationalist reason or another. I don’t think I really know anyone who observes i… --- ## [TdF 2014.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf-2014/692471)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2014, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf-2014/692471 "2014-07-28T01:56:18Z")
Can you believe the turnout in the UK (England)? Unbelievable. Who knew Col de Buttertubs was right up there with Alp D’Huez and Col de Tourmalet? Looking forward to more of the English towns and countryside (Yorkshir… --- ## [Married folks: is it enough that your partner BE monogamous, or must they also WANT to be monogamous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-folks-is-it-enough-that-your-partner-be-monogamous-or-must-they-also-want-to-be-monogamous/659817)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-folks-is-it-enough-that-your-partner-be-monogamous-or-must-they-also-want-to-be-monogamous/659817 "2013-06-05T19:16:37Z")
A little housekeeping. First off, I’m using “married people” as shorthand for “involved in a committed, long-term, monogamous relationship.” Second off, this thread was suggested by the Is every man in this world incline… --- ## [The Amazing Race 11.08.09 \*\*\*Delayed by Football\*\*\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-11-08-09-delayed-by-football/516862)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2009, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-11-08-09-delayed-by-football/516862 "2009-11-13T19:07:57Z")
adjust DVRs accordingly, looks like it should start about 15-20 minutes late. My DVR said one team encounters a “speed bump.” I thought that was only for the leg after a non-elimination leg. The “Poker Broads” were el… --- ## [Milwaukee!!! Whoo hoo!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milwaukee-whoo-hoo/574194)
**Author:** [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2011, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milwaukee-whoo-hoo/574194 "2011-05-20T19:34:45Z")
Being sarcastic, but only mildly. Going to Milwaukee in May for a 4-day conference. Wondering what to do while I am there. Museums, good restaurants, etc. I looked for a Milwaukee guidebook, and found a Milwaukee/Mad… --- ## [What's Up With The Color Blue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-color-blue/637481)
**Author:** [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-color-blue/637481 "2012-10-16T14:46:44Z")
I just don’t understand how anyone can like the color blue. It makes no sense. Red is so much more colorful, it has heart and warmth, blue is like a frozen landscape buried in the depths of time after nuclear holocaust. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1069&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1071&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)