# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1073&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:** 1074 --- ## [Bad fast food you must have](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-fast-food-you-must-have/515855)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2009, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-fast-food-you-must-have/515855 "2009-11-05T20:26:18Z")
One holiday my best fiend was visiting his mom, and I was hanging out with him. He said, ‘So, Johnny… Up for some Wienerschnitzel chili cheese dogs?’ Of course. His mom said, ‘Oh, don’t do that! I have some meatloaf … --- ## [And there was much rejoicing!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-there-was-much-rejoicing/77430)
**Author:** [@magdalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magdalene)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2001, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-there-was-much-rejoicing/77430 "2001-09-03T02:12:19Z")
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42202-2001Aug21.html Goodbye, you egomaniacal, narrow-minded, self-righteous waste of space! --- ## [Why do men have to know the size of their penis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-have-to-know-the-size-of-their-penis/52533)
**Author:** [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2001, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-have-to-know-the-size-of-their-penis/52533 "2001-02-08T02:01:00Z")
I never got this. I’ve never measured it, I have no idea what the size is. I also have no idea how big my ears are, my hands, my fingers, my fore arms, my neck. I know how long my legs are, but that has a usefull purpose… --- ## [What? No Supernatural season finale thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-supernatural-season-finale-thread/539427)
**Author:** [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2010, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-supernatural-season-finale-thread/539427 "2010-06-20T05:15:19Z")
Was I the only one blown away by the revelation (ha!) that SPOILER SPACE was GOD all along? --- ## [Re parking lot NFL pre-game tailgating - Do people sell food or is it just for their friends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-parking-lot-nfl-pre-game-tailgating-do-people-sell-food-or-is-it-just-for-their-friends/669450)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2013, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-parking-lot-nfl-pre-game-tailgating-do-people-sell-food-or-is-it-just-for-their-friends/669450 "2013-09-27T20:25:15Z")
I’ve never been to one but I am curious. In these scenarios in NFL stadium parking lots (per pics of the action I have seen)some people seem to practically have travelling restaurants and appear to make way more food th… --- ## [3D Printing and Plastic Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-printing-and-plastic-guns/657671)
**Author:** [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2013, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-printing-and-plastic-guns/657671 "2013-05-10T16:18:06Z")
Do 3D printers connect to the Internet, and could a firmware update be written that would cripple the manufacture of plástica guns? --- ## [My cat ate some Fig Newtons! Should I worry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-ate-some-fig-newtons-should-i-worry/418628)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2007, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-ate-some-fig-newtons-should-i-worry/418628 "2007-09-12T23:57:10Z")
Lame title, but says it all. When I got home tonight I discovered that one of my cats had eaten some Fig Newtons I’d been stupid enough to leave out. He seems to be okay, but I can’t find any info on whether figs are bad… --- ## [Have you ever been to towns with the same name in different countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-towns-with-the-same-name-in-different-countries/577247)
**Author:** [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2011, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-towns-with-the-same-name-in-different-countries/577247 "2011-04-15T12:46:54Z")
Let’s see, I’ve been to Naples, Florida and Naples, Italy. I should have stopped for a pizza in Naples, Florida to compare it with that delicious one I had in Naples, Italy. It seems like there’s a bunch of towns in Am… --- ## [Has Donald Trump's election been followed by a wave of hate crimes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-donald-trumps-election-been-followed-by-a-wave-of-hate-crimes/775872)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2017, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-donald-trumps-election-been-followed-by-a-wave-of-hate-crimes/775872 "2017-01-05T21:29:10Z")
Some sources seem to take it for granted that hate crimes are increasing after Trump’s election. But are they really? Perhaps I’m inclined to skepticism because of personal experience. During my senior year in college… --- ## [Car Idles Low, Then Stalls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-idles-low-then-stalls/586759)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-idles-low-then-stalls/586759 "2011-06-29T18:42:34Z")
Patient is a 2005 Ford Taurus with the base engine (3.0L 12V Vulcan V6; NOT the 24V Duratec of the same displacement and cylinder count). It has right around 144,000 miles. This morning, on startup, it idled at 1200 RPM… --- ## [What languages do you know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-languages-do-you-know/536092)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2010, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-languages-do-you-know/536092 "2010-05-08T13:41:20Z")
What languages do you know? For purposes of this thread, speaking or reading a language counts. I’m assuming everyone knows English so don’t bother picking that choice unless it’s the only langauge you know. --- ## [So...Atlantis found in southern Spain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-atlantis-found-in-southern-spain/574926)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-atlantis-found-in-southern-spain/574926 "2011-03-24T19:36:15Z")
I didn’t see a thread on this (if there is one my apologies), but I was watching National Geographic over the weekend and they had a show about an exploratory team looking in southern Spain on a site they think might hav… --- ## ["Take the Impossible “Literacy” Test Louisiana Gave Black Voters in the 1960s"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-impossible-literacy-test-louisiana-gave-black-voters-in-the-1960s/663439)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2013, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-impossible-literacy-test-louisiana-gave-black-voters-in-the-1960s/663439 "2013-07-15T00:13:01Z")
This is amazing. The level of cynical corruption inherent in this test is stunning. The test is doable if you are reasonably well educated and read quickly, but imagine someone without an elementary school education bei… --- ## [Any americans out there that would re-elect GWB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-americans-out-there-that-would-re-elect-gwb/165130)
**Author:** [@finn1911](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/finn1911)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2003, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-americans-out-there-that-would-re-elect-gwb/165130 "2003-04-07T07:09:20Z")
For the americans in the crowd. Would you re-elect this guy? --- ## [Why do they make 2-Door cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-make-2-door-cars/263394)
**Author:** [@gyt\_fx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gyt_fx)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2004, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-make-2-door-cars/263394 "2004-09-07T23:24:56Z")
The only reason I could think of is that it is possibly safer…? instead of a door with parts and prolly lots of wires and such… to a more impact worthy car side. Or maybe because it costs less for the car makers… so th… --- ## [Your "I can't do this anymore" moment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-i-cant-do-this-anymore-moment/459188)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-i-cant-do-this-anymore-moment/459188 "2008-08-13T01:07:06Z")
There are many things that would make you break up with someone, but let’s skip the obvious things like cheating, horrific lies, stealing. Have you had something that wasn’t on that scale, but solidified your decision to… --- ## [Don't worry about the planet, God is going to wreck this shit anyway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-worry-about-the-planet-god-is-going-to-wreck-this-shit-anyway/644010)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2012, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-worry-about-the-planet-god-is-going-to-wreck-this-shit-anyway/644010 "2012-12-28T06:18:50Z")
From here: On some level I understand that a significant minority of people think global warming is a big hoax, so I’m not sure why this enrages me so much. Maybe because it feeds into the end times circle jerk that al… --- ## [24: Season 8: Episode 20 (11:00am - 12:00pm)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-8-episode-20-11-00am-12-00pm/538218)
**Author:** [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2010, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-8-episode-20-11-00am-12-00pm/538218 "2010-05-08T20:24:46Z")
FAQ Bauer (aka Thread Rules) 1) What can be discussed in plain text, unboxed? A: Any events in episodes, once aired on the east coast – as well as any speculation based on these already-aired events. 2) What should I … --- ## [Orange Juice for a Sore Throat: Yes or No?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-juice-for-a-sore-throat-yes-or-no/524215)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2010, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-juice-for-a-sore-throat-yes-or-no/524215 "2010-01-14T21:38:46Z")
Title says it all – you have a raging sore throat, and you want something to drink. Do you regard orange juice as soothing or painful? --- ## [WWII: Why did the Allies require an "unconditional surrender" when it prolonged the war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-why-did-the-allies-require-an-unconditional-surrender-when-it-prolonged-the-war/509687)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2009, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-why-did-the-allies-require-an-unconditional-surrender-when-it-prolonged-the-war/509687 "2009-09-15T16:28:51Z")
This is brought to light by my recent thread about the why the Japanese home islands weren’t blockaded instead of nuked. Why did the allies decide to force an unconditional surrender of Germany & Japan, when they must h… --- ## [Parents, What Do Your Children Call Other Non Related Adults?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-what-do-your-children-call-other-non-related-adults/583376)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2016, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-what-do-your-children-call-other-non-related-adults/583376 "2016-01-14T20:40:50Z")
When I was a child, there was a strict rule, you NEVER, call adults by anything but Mr Smith or Miss Smith or Mrs Smith. You don’t address adults by their first names. Seems like that rule died out sometime. I’m almost … --- ## [Today I learned about Manspreading](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-learned-about-manspreading/707915)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2014, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-learned-about-manspreading/707915 "2014-12-26T23:51:05Z")
Metropolitan Transportation Authority cracking down on manspreading I’ve been a public transit rider my whole life and I’ve never noticed this phenomenon before. Now I won’t be able to NOT see it. Dude, close your leg… --- ## [Why do Punks hate Nazis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-punks-hate-nazis/323230)
**Author:** [@StickOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StickOne)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-punks-hate-nazis/323230 "2011-05-19T16:19:13Z")
I hadn’t seen this question posted previously and I was wondering why exactally do punks hate nazis? --- ## [Song Title Game: Give a singer's song title of 3 words with one syllable each](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-title-game-give-a-singers-song-title-of-3-words-with-one-syllable-each/490260)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2009, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-title-game-give-a-singers-song-title-of-3-words-with-one-syllable-each/490260 "2009-03-27T14:28:13Z")
There must be billions of song titles consisting of three words with one syllable each. So I name a singer or group, the next poster gives the three words with one syllable each title of a song that they sing like Georg… --- ## [FB-Style "Like" Button? Oh C'mon!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fb-style-like-button-oh-cmon/552588)
**Author:** [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2010, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fb-style-like-button-oh-cmon/552588 "2010-09-10T06:04:02Z")
I know we’re stoics over here, who post witticisms for the sheer joy of making them - but couldn’t we add some kind of “Like” button? To let people know their efforts are appreciated? Not a public scorecard for people … --- ## [PorkDope 2002, a.k.a. Porkapalooza. June 1, Mpls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porkdope-2002-a-k-a-porkapalooza-june-1-mpls/97438)
**Author:** [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2002, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porkdope-2002-a-k-a-porkapalooza-june-1-mpls/97438 "2002-06-03T22:38:50Z")
Huh, so we lost everything going back to Dec 7th. s’okay. Just means this thread was lost as well. So! Porkapalooza is still on for June 1st, and details are being hammered out. To recap for those of you playing at … --- ## [What Exactly Happens To Black Cats On Halloween?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-happens-to-black-cats-on-halloween/639360)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2014, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-happens-to-black-cats-on-halloween/639360 "2014-11-02T23:07:02Z")
I’ve long heard rumors that bad things can happen to black cats on Halloween, and that shelters won’t allow them to be adopted around this time of year. This post from another thread backs that up. What I have never he… --- ## [Can I become rich selling rabbit blood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-become-rich-selling-rabbit-blood/528943)
**Author:** [@charlie145](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/charlie145)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2010, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-become-rich-selling-rabbit-blood/528943 "2010-02-15T18:14:37Z")
According to this Newsweek webpage: This seems like a lot of money to me, so I did some quick calculations. This PDF document states that in rabbits the volume of blood is 56 ml/kg, which translates to 67.596639kg of ‘… --- ## [Legal Ethics Questions (Scenarios)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-ethics-questions-scenarios/496852)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2009, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-ethics-questions-scenarios/496852 "2009-06-03T21:42:06Z")
Some questions about legal ethics (or personal policy) arising from a discussion I had with a lawyer last night. You are asked to defend an accused criminal who you personally believe to be guilty (in that he most lik… --- ## [Ask the aging rock star](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-aging-rock-star/23239)
**Author:** [@aha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aha)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2000, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-aging-rock-star/23239 "2000-07-14T16:06:37Z")
Ok, we ( The Five Americans) weren’t the Rolling Stones or Beatles but we did have 5 chart records from 1965 to 1968… One record Western Union ,released in April 67, went to number three in billboard and sold a million p… --- ## [Men who abuse young boys sexually are not homosexuals - Valid argument?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-abuse-young-boys-sexually-are-not-homosexuals-valid-argument/610349)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-abuse-young-boys-sexually-are-not-homosexuals-valid-argument/610349 "2012-01-24T22:44:59Z")
Despite going after young boys almost exclusively, the claim is made that male pedophiles are not necessarily “gay” in terms being attracted to males. This argument is discussed here -“Homosexuality and Pedophilia: The … --- ## [A bleary eyed MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bleary-eyed-mmp/839580)
**Author:** [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2019, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bleary-eyed-mmp/839580 "2019-09-09T03:27:09Z")
I figured I’d probably be the first one up today :wink: The new job I’ve been wittering on about for months finally starts today, which means getting up at least an hour earlier than I’m used to, as it’s not only furthe… --- ## [CBS and TWC have drawn their lines in the sand. Who's going to blink first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-and-twc-have-drawn-their-lines-in-the-sand-whos-going-to-blink-first/664422)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-and-twc-have-drawn-their-lines-in-the-sand-whos-going-to-blink-first/664422 "2013-09-12T03:44:11Z")
\[CBS and Time Warner Cable don’t like each other.\](CBS and Time Warner Cable don’t like each other.) I’m thinking TWC will blink first and raise everybody’s rates. ETA: And Dammit! It’s Their not there. (ugh!) --- ## [Book rec for someone who loved Blink, Guns, Germs and Steel and Omnivore's Dilemma?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-rec-for-someone-who-loved-blink-guns-germs-and-steel-and-omnivores-dilemma/477109)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2008, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-rec-for-someone-who-loved-blink-guns-germs-and-steel-and-omnivores-dilemma/477109 "2008-12-15T21:57:26Z")
…not that they really have anything in common. Just that they have all, at various times, been cited in many threads on the Dope, so I assume there are people here who have read and like them. What else would you recomme… --- ## [My cat's in the "hospital" tonight after emergency care.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cats-in-the-hospital-tonight-after-emergency-care/508317)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2009, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cats-in-the-hospital-tonight-after-emergency-care/508317 "2009-09-07T02:24:46Z")
And I could really use a pat on the shoulder and a “there there” from other cat people right now. Horton wasn’t bothering me this morning when I got up to make coffee. He’s normally parked outside the bedroom door, read… --- ## [ideal things to handout to the homeless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideal-things-to-handout-to-the-homeless/588452)
**Author:** [@sanTho27](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sanTho27)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2011, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideal-things-to-handout-to-the-homeless/588452 "2011-07-14T04:18:54Z")
This might sound weird but I live in an area filled with so many homeless people (San Francisco), and I thought it might be nice, instead of ignoring people when ask me for cash/etc, to have something in my backpack that… --- ## [What's the Deal with L.L. Bean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-l-l-bean/276810)
**Author:** [@Heart\_On\_My\_Sleeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_On_My_Sleeve)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2004, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-l-l-bean/276810 "2004-11-29T16:46:03Z")
I was researching into backpacks and found that the L.L.Bean high-end backpack seemed to compare well to other more expensive brands. I decided to go with the L.L.Bean backpack, I’ve used it on the trail and am happy wi… --- ## [Nobel Peace Prize Announced; It Doesn't Go to Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 304\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845 "2026-10-11T23:47:02Z")
It’s going to María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader. From CNN: https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/nobel-peace-prize-10-10-25 Going to be a few ketchup-stained walls at the White House this morning. --- ## [Electrical Circuits - Rings, Spurs & Radials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-circuits-rings-spurs-radials/301138)
**Author:** [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2005, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-circuits-rings-spurs-radials/301138 "2005-04-30T23:36:33Z")
A question for any Doper electricians, or those in the know. I’m not sure if this will make sense to the Americans, as it involves UK electrics. Everything I’ve read says you cannot put more than one electrical socket… --- ## [What music does Cpt. Nemo play on his pipe organ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-music-does-cpt-nemo-play-on-his-pipe-organ/598025)
**Author:** [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2011, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-music-does-cpt-nemo-play-on-his-pipe-organ/598025 "2011-10-01T01:41:15Z")
Not what did he actually play, but what do you hear in your head when you think of the Captain in his undersea cavern fortress hideaway, playing the giant pipe organ with polished brass pipes 60 feet tall to entertain th… --- ## [Was Ghostbusters 2 a good film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-ghostbusters-2-a-good-film/729938)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-ghostbusters-2-a-good-film/729938 "2015-09-14T01:28:15Z")
I was born in '80, so when I saw the original GB for the fist time, I was pretty young. The sequel, (which I saw in theaters,) was more “kid-friendly”, and fewer jokes went over my head at the time. \*\*WatchMojo \*\*liste… --- ## [Contract For The American Dream](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contract-for-the-american-dream/592062)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2011, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contract-for-the-american-dream/592062 "2011-09-02T20:01:46Z")
Van Jones and MoveOn have been trying to gather progressives under one umbrella. Recently the asked everyone interested to contribute ideas and have distilled them into about 10 things that progressives need to come toge… --- ## [Butterball turkeys are full of chemicals!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butterball-turkeys-are-full-of-chemicals/644523)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butterball-turkeys-are-full-of-chemicals/644523 "2012-12-20T17:42:46Z")
According to a conversation I just overheard by one of my fellow cubicle dwellers. Although he’s eaten them for years, he has just been informed that they are full of all kinds of nasty chemicals, and therefore he will … --- ## [Did you ever serve ground beef that had \*just\* turned grey/brown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-serve-ground-beef-that-had-just-turned-grey-brown/530179)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2010, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-serve-ground-beef-that-had-just-turned-grey-brown/530179 "2010-02-24T03:30:30Z")
Has anyone here ever eaten or served ground beef that had turned greyish-brown sometime within just the past six hours or so? (Refrigerated the whole time). How’d that turn out for you? ETA: Ahem. Need answer fast. --- ## [Was this a rude/ignorant thing to say or am I being to sensitive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-a-rude-ignorant-thing-to-say-or-am-i-being-to-sensitive/668307)
**Author:** [@turtlescanfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turtlescanfly)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-a-rude-ignorant-thing-to-say-or-am-i-being-to-sensitive/668307 "2013-09-10T02:33:17Z")
Two strange comments by the cashier at the grocery store tonight made me a little angrier than I think they ought to have, so I’m wondering if maybe I overreacted or was being overly sensitive. First, as I’m unloading t… --- ## [Frustrated Mom Shaves Son's Head: Cruel Or Appropriate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frustrated-mom-shaves-sons-head-cruel-or-appropriate/303606)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2005, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frustrated-mom-shaves-sons-head-cruel-or-appropriate/303606 "2005-05-15T20:39:15Z")
A single mother here at work has tried everything to get her son to straighten up and fly right. She has pretty much taken away all his priviliges and warned him the next note from the teacher would not be taken lightly… --- ## ["I'd rather push a Ford than drive a Chevy." Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-rather-push-a-ford-than-drive-a-chevy-why/369455)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2006, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-rather-push-a-ford-than-drive-a-chevy-why/369455 "2006-09-07T20:40:01Z")
I saw the “push a Ford” thing on a Ford pickup the other day, and it got me thinking. I know Ford and Chevy are competitors, and I know a certain contingent of brand-loyal drivers is happy to bash the competition. I’ve s… --- ## [I don't want to eat dirt for Thanksgiving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-want-to-eat-dirt-for-thanksgiving/636434)
**Author:** [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-want-to-eat-dirt-for-thanksgiving/636434 "2012-10-09T04:43:14Z")
I’ve been invited to Hallgirl1’s future in-laws for Thanksgiving. I’ve met them before and they’re overall nice people. When the future MIL (whom I’ll call Ethyl, cause that’s her name) called to invite me, Hallgirl1 h… --- ## [You either get to call everyone you don't like a nazi...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-either-get-to-call-everyone-you-dont-like-a-nazi/794305)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2017, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-either-get-to-call-everyone-you-dont-like-a-nazi/794305 "2017-12-07T21:53:30Z")
…Or you get to punch nazis. Pick one. You can strictly define a political group that is uniquely abhorrent and awful, and argue that it doesn’t deserve all the same protections under the law as everyone else, that thei… --- ## [What can my prospective employer ask my current employer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-my-prospective-employer-ask-my-current-employer/264252)
**Author:** [@SatyrDave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SatyrDave)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2004, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-my-prospective-employer-ask-my-current-employer/264252 "2004-09-14T21:13:49Z")
I have a second round job interview this afternoon. They asked in my first interview if they could contact my current employer. I told them yes and they asked me what they would say about my job attendance. I said he wou… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1072&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1074&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)