# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1077&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:** 1078 --- ## [Teachers being politically unbiased/objective in the classroom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teachers-being-politically-unbiased-objective-in-the-classroom/716565)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2015, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teachers-being-politically-unbiased-objective-in-the-classroom/716565 "2015-04-03T17:20:14Z")
I think the majority of people would agree with the following statement, or some version of it: “Teachers should be politically unbiased when teaching their students, and not try to promote an agenda in the classroom.” … --- ## [What subtle 'tells' do you look for to determine if a person is a decent human being or not](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subtle-tells-do-you-look-for-to-determine-if-a-person-is-a-decent-human-being-or-not/754373)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2016, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subtle-tells-do-you-look-for-to-determine-if-a-person-is-a-decent-human-being-or-not/754373 "2016-05-17T00:54:33Z")
Do any acts or behaviors signal to you that someone is, deep down inside, a good person or a bad person? I know some people look at how others treat people in low paying service jobs like waiters or cashiers to determin… --- ## [Will taxing the rich cause them to work less?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-taxing-the-rich-cause-them-to-work-less/454096)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2008, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-taxing-the-rich-cause-them-to-work-less/454096 "2008-06-30T04:16:18Z")
In response to Barak Obama’s tax proposa, the Weekly Standard is again trotting out the line that higher taxes on the rich will reduce their motivation for productive work. I’ve never understood this argument because it… --- ## [Telltale signs someone is marrying just for the green card](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telltale-signs-someone-is-marrying-just-for-the-green-card/724363)
**Author:** [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2015, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telltale-signs-someone-is-marrying-just-for-the-green-card/724363 "2015-07-10T00:10:34Z")
I know a guy sort of - not really well. Anyway, he married someone a couple years ago, but it seems as if she is always away, and spends months at a time in her home country for reasons that seem dubious. Is this norma… --- ## [What happened to all the mural vans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-all-the-mural-vans/694735)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-all-the-mural-vans/694735 "2014-08-05T22:17:03Z")
Folks of a certain age will recall the 1970s fad for mural vans - customized vans, preferably shorties, with elaborate airbrushed artwork on all sides, inset windows of all sizes, shapes and bubblicity, and shag-carpet/d… --- ## [Would this be Illegal? \[Game show fraud\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-be-illegal-game-show-fraud/615296)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-be-illegal-game-show-fraud/615296 "2012-03-15T19:39:53Z")
I think there is a factual answer to this question. Mods feel free to move this if it falls into IMHO territory. I’m watching “Let’s Make a Deal” and one of the contestants had managed to accumulate $1,800 in cash by s… --- ## [Hillary in 2016?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-in-2016/635653)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2012, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-in-2016/635653 "2012-09-26T11:12:56Z")
BBC News just mentioned Bill Clinton is hinting at a 2016 White House run by Hillary. I’d vote for her. She’d be 69 if and when she won. --- ## [Stephon Clark autopsy disputes police account (wounds indicate he was shot in the back)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephon-clark-autopsy-disputes-police-account-wounds-indicate-he-was-shot-in-the-back/811490)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2018, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephon-clark-autopsy-disputes-police-account-wounds-indicate-he-was-shot-in-the-back/811490 "2018-04-05T22:59:40Z")
I think it’s reasonable to be as skeptical of police accounts for shootings of young black men as of a renovation contractor’s estimate. Sad, and sickening, and not likely to get better any time soon; at least not with… --- ## [What's The Most Dangerous Animal You Ever Touched?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-dangerous-animal-you-ever-touched/543641)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-dangerous-animal-you-ever-touched/543641 "2010-06-28T20:19:53Z")
I was thinking about this from another about odd pets and some guy wanted a cassowary, which is arguably the world’s most dangerous bird. So what’s the most dangerous animal you ever touched. I haven’t touched many ani… --- ## ["Ha! I can't even read the top line!" or, Doper Bad Vision Survey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-i-cant-even-read-the-top-line-or-doper-bad-vision-survey/185632)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2003, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-i-cant-even-read-the-top-line-or-doper-bad-vision-survey/185632 "2003-07-03T13:40:44Z")
One of my friends recently reported that in a survey of employees at the hospital she works at, she was found to have the absolute worst vision. I don’t know if she won a prize or not, but I think she should have. Anyw… --- ## [New Orleans: Just how bad a disaster is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-just-how-bad-a-disaster-is-this/319482)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2005, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-just-how-bad-a-disaster-is-this/319482 "2005-09-03T21:41:18Z")
Perhaps this belongs in GQ, but there are so many imponderable factors in play that GD is probably better. Mods, please move if you think appropriate. Hurricane Katrina hit coastal Alabama and Mississippi pretty hard –… --- ## [Turbo? Supercharge? Cold Air Intake? Leave it well enough alone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turbo-supercharge-cold-air-intake-leave-it-well-enough-alone/304776)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2005, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turbo-supercharge-cold-air-intake-leave-it-well-enough-alone/304776 "2005-05-25T02:14:23Z")
I’ve been thinking about tinkering a bit with my '99 Alero GLS (3.4 V6) to get some extra “oomph” from the engine. I’ve read that the quickest, easiest, and cheapest way to do this is to install a cold air intake with a … --- ## [Why would a one-world government be bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-one-world-government-be-bad/272877)
**Author:** [@easy\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/easy_e)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2014, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-one-world-government-be-bad/272877 "2014-06-10T07:26:50Z")
I’ve heard some hosts on talk radio talk about “those one-worlders.” Now, I don’t know if this planet is ready for it now, but why would a one-world government be bad? To me it sounds like a good idea to implement (I’v… --- ## [Experience with custom clothing site Eshakti.com?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-with-custom-clothing-site-eshakti-com/623433)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2013, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-with-custom-clothing-site-eshakti-com/623433 "2013-06-18T14:39:11Z")
I clicked on an ad, and found this site, which has some really beautiful dresses. I recently went shopping looking for stuff like this and it just didn’t exist in my area. However, some reviews I’ve seen on the web … --- ## [What's your favorite Far Side?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-far-side/14303)
**Author:** [@Jeannie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeannie)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2000, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-far-side/14303 "2000-03-04T15:52:00Z")
I know it’s hard to explain Far Side panels, but let’s try. My favorites are: There’s a field of cows and some cars driving by. The cows are yelling at the cars, “Yak, yak, yak, yak…” Captain Hook is on one side with … --- ## [Pickett's Charge--what was Lee thinking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picketts-charge-what-was-lee-thinking/774414)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2016, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picketts-charge-what-was-lee-thinking/774414 "2016-12-15T00:51:56Z")
“Yesterday my men were rebuffed on the flanks, the only logical place to attack an entrenched foe. What should I do? I have it! Meade would never expect an utterly idiotic attack on his center!” No, because it was id… --- ## [Just watched first 3 episodes of 24 -- does it get better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-watched-first-3-episodes-of-24-does-it-get-better/625720)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-watched-first-3-episodes-of-24-does-it-get-better/625720 "2012-06-24T22:30:32Z")
Seriously, is everybody gonna stay this stupid? Is every person the daughter runs into on the street gonna be a sexual predator? I did kinda like the slutty hot woman terrorist who blew up the plane, but the way the re… --- ## [Idiotic IT cuntomer - some people should not be allowed to own any IT equipment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiotic-it-cuntomer-some-people-should-not-be-allowed-to-own-any-it-equipment/675763)
**Author:** [@Doughbag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doughbag)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2013, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiotic-it-cuntomer-some-people-should-not-be-allowed-to-own-any-it-equipment/675763 "2013-12-13T22:55:04Z")
Working in IT can be funny sometimes and most people understand that they have been coned after explaining to them, that: No, Windows did not call you to tell you that you have a virus on your Laptop/PC. That is some sc… --- ## [American Idol 4/18-4/19: The Sounds of Seven Singers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-18-4-19-the-sounds-of-seven-singers/353178)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2006, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-18-4-19-the-sounds-of-seven-singers/353178 "2006-04-21T15:44:48Z")
Okay, we’re down to seven contestants. After tonight, who goes home? I’m guessing Ace, Elliott or Kellie, but obviously this guess is premature. Anybody catch the SNL spoof of Taylor a few nights ago? --- ## [Star Wars: Theories on Rey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-theories-on-rey/779885)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2017, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-theories-on-rey/779885 "2017-03-02T05:12:35Z")
My household’s been watching a lot of Star Wars lately, and we’ve been doing a lot of speculating about Eps. VIII and IX, especially on the character of Rey. So who do people say she is? I’ve heard theories that say she’… --- ## [What, in your mind, was the strangest thing your grandparents watched on TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-your-mind-was-the-strangest-thing-your-grandparents-watched-on-tv/738162)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2016, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-your-mind-was-the-strangest-thing-your-grandparents-watched-on-tv/738162 "2016-06-24T01:09:45Z")
My grandfather was an Italian immigrant. He was born in 1910 and worked for US Steel. He loved watching all of the nature shows on PBS and he watched Hee Haw every week. Grandma, another Italian, was a sucker for Shirley… --- ## [Why don't SEALs, Special Forces etc. always wear helmets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-seals-special-forces-etc-always-wear-helmets/694347)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2014, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-seals-special-forces-etc-always-wear-helmets/694347 "2014-07-30T19:37:38Z")
Seems like I often (not always) see them in action without helmets: http://s.hswstatic.com/gif/navy-seal-4.jpg http://cdn.cnwimg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/navy-seal-1024x509.jpg http://www.cqbchallenge.com/wp-con… --- ## [New York Times crosswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-times-crosswords/530608)
**Author:** [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2010, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-times-crosswords/530608 "2010-03-14T03:02:18Z")
So I’m just now starting to get into doing crossword puzzles, and I figured I might as well do this right and and jump into the “best” ones. I bought a book of NYT puzzles, edited by Will Shortz, all Mondays, which they… --- ## [The Lake Delton and Mirror Lake dam went out (June 2008)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lake-delton-and-mirror-lake-dam-went-out-june-2008/452348)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2025, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lake-delton-and-mirror-lake-dam-went-out-june-2008/452348 "2025-06-17T02:15:51Z")
My brother called and just said the Lake Delton dam broke. I haven’t found a news source yet. --- ## [Footie Support Group: 25 days and counting . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footie-support-group-25-days-and-counting/190120)
**Author:** [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\ **Replies:** 266\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2003, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footie-support-group-25-days-and-counting/190120 "2003-09-02T14:40:38Z")
Premiership kick orf, 16th August. 25 days to go, it’s driving me nuts! Still, this transfer malarkey is better than most half-time entertainment. So, Damien Duffer finally committed the great error of moving south (I’m… --- ## [Is proofreading a thing anymore? (Job seeking question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-proofreading-a-thing-anymore-job-seeking-question/632887)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2012, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-proofreading-a-thing-anymore-job-seeking-question/632887 "2012-08-31T01:16:53Z")
Someone I know thinks being a proofreader could be a very nice job, if it can be had. Is proofreading a thing, like, where you can say, “I’m going to be a proofreader,” and get a degree appropriate to the subject, and g… --- ## [Who are the institutions of the Straight Dope Message Board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-institutions-of-the-straight-dope-message-board/682078)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2014, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-institutions-of-the-straight-dope-message-board/682078 "2014-02-26T06:35:52Z")
For the purposes of this discussion, let’s omit admins and moderators. We all know how important they are in defining what the SDMB is. Who in your opinion are the institutions of the board? Long time or memorable poste… --- ## [Worst, most Awesome Date EVER.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-most-awesome-date-ever/407145)
**Author:** [@Flea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flea)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-most-awesome-date-ever/407145 "2007-06-14T20:05:23Z")
:smack: I once went on a blind date with a guy that lasted eight hours. He just wouldn’t leave, and I couldn’t think of a creative way to dump him after he followed me to help a friend move and then had us out for ice c… --- ## [Magician/comedian The Amazing Johnathan is dying \[Update: He got better\] {RIP 2/23/2022}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magician-comedian-the-amazing-johnathan-is-dying-update-he-got-better-rip-2-23-2022/711258)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magician-comedian-the-amazing-johnathan-is-dying-update-he-got-better-rip-2-23-2022/711258 "2022-02-23T21:54:23Z")
http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/2015/jan/15/body-failing-mind-fire-amazing-johnathan-legacy/ I really liked his Comedy Central specials. --- ## [NFL Playoffs: Divisional Round](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-divisional-round/678267)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-divisional-round/678267 "2014-01-14T04:59:35Z")
\*\*\*New Orleans Saints @ Seattle Seahawks -8 Indianapolis Colts @ New England Patriots -7.5 San Francisco 49ers -1 @ Carolina Panther San Diego Chargers @ Denver Broncos -10\*\*\* The Seahawks, Patriots, and Broncos… --- ## [If you filled your tires with helium would it make your car lighter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-filled-your-tires-with-helium-would-it-make-your-car-lighter/469942)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2015, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-filled-your-tires-with-helium-would-it-make-your-car-lighter/469942 "2015-08-31T17:51:48Z")
If you filled your tires with helium would it make your car lighter? Is it even possible? If so why don’t they do it? --- ## [Just how smooth is the Earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-smooth-is-the-earth/497272)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2009, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-smooth-is-the-earth/497272 "2009-05-24T18:10:24Z")
According to this post, the smoothness of the Earth is compared to ball bearings and billiard balls. Yet, I have a hard time believing this statement. The human finger is pretty sensitive to small imperfections, if I r… --- ## [Greg Maddux retires](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greg-maddux-retires/476424)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2008, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greg-maddux-retires/476424 "2008-12-13T18:00:14Z")
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;\_ylt=Ar5nJ6QemJH8LerC2rYUAoARvLYF?slug=ap-madduxretires&prov=ap&type=lgns 355-227 (.610, 8th most Wins ever) 4 Cy Youngs 3.16 ERA 3,371 Strikeouts (10th all-time) Greatest pitcher ev… --- ## [Any and all Relatavists...I Need a Hand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-and-all-relatavists-i-need-a-hand/615335)
**Author:** [@Caracatacus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caracatacus)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2012, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-and-all-relatavists-i-need-a-hand/615335 "2012-03-28T14:04:36Z")
Hi there. I’m having a little problem that I’m hoping some relativists can assist with. Essentially, I need to ask a question, and hopefully find a satisfactory answer from a relativist worth his salt. This isn’t so m… --- ## [My van was totalled last night. I feel sick.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-van-was-totalled-last-night-i-feel-sick/649111)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-van-was-totalled-last-night-i-feel-sick/649111 "2013-02-07T01:16:06Z")
I loaned my van to a neighbor and friend last night. His truck needed a lot of repair and I let him take the van so he could run to the auto parts store as needed, a mile away. I told him to keep the van until morning ra… --- ## [Pachelbel's Canon in D Major \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pachelbels-canon-in-d-major-edited-title/567434)
**Author:** [@Pitter\_Patter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pitter_Patter)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pachelbels-canon-in-d-major-edited-title/567434 "2011-01-17T10:42:19Z")
Fellow Dopers, I love classical music, but this one is becoming like Led Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven on the station I listen to. It is so over played. I don’t care if I ever hear it again. Anyone else with me, and if s… --- ## [Legality of buying stuff in bulk and reselling it myself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-buying-stuff-in-bulk-and-reselling-it-myself/666436)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2013, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-buying-stuff-in-bulk-and-reselling-it-myself/666436 "2013-08-19T02:36:07Z")
Let’s say I go to REI or something and buy thousands of dollars worth of stuff, then go down to Mexico, open a shop called SFJ, and resell all of it at a markup. What are the legal issues here? I ask b/c I just read an… --- ## [Dredging up old 9/11 questions: The prescient film "Executive Decision"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dredging-up-old-9-11-questions-the-prescient-film-executive-decision/494611)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2009, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dredging-up-old-9-11-questions-the-prescient-film-executive-decision/494611 "2009-05-25T06:16:45Z")
I suspect that I am several years late with this question, so I will cease and desist if you point me to a discussion on this. I will also yield to the mods if this is more appropriate for GD. I just happened to turn o… --- ## [Should the United States cut or increase the defense budget?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-united-states-cut-or-increase-the-defense-budget/738512)
**Author:** [@GloryDays](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GloryDays)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2015, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-united-states-cut-or-increase-the-defense-budget/738512 "2015-12-03T23:06:29Z")
Some say that the U.S. spends more on defense and military than any other country combined. Some say that President Obama is cutting and gutting the military to pre World War I I levels. Should the United States cut the … --- ## [How do you normally dress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-normally-dress/488511)
**Author:** [@I\_Have\_Hippos\_In\_My\_Garden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Have_Hippos_In_My_Garden)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-normally-dress/488511 "2020-08-14T13:40:41Z")
Obviously it will vary day to day, but generally what do you choose to wear and where do you get it from? Do you wear a uniform to work and so put on casual jeans etc on your days off without really thinking about it? D… --- ## [Does Anybody Use Snuff (in 18th Century Fashion) Anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-use-snuff-in-18th-century-fashion-anymore/728818)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2015, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-use-snuff-in-18th-century-fashion-anymore/728818 "2015-08-29T02:33:53Z")
Snuff is popular today-but people use it by putting a pinch of it between the gums and teeth-this leads to cancer eventually. In the 18th century, the method of use was to inhale a pinch into your nose, which would prov… --- ## [actors/actress who have disappeared from the face of earth ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-actress-who-have-disappeared-from-the-face-of-earth/371941)
**Author:** [@Wildfire\_MM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildfire_MM)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2006, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-actress-who-have-disappeared-from-the-face-of-earth/371941 "2006-09-09T16:25:01Z")
he actress that comes to my mind is Suzanna Love. She was never a big star but she was perhaps considered to be some kind of video-queen back in the 1980’s. She played in several horror movies (the boogeyman, Olivia, De… --- ## [Defenders: seen it. Open spoilers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defenders-seen-it-open-spoilers/794203)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2017, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defenders-seen-it-open-spoilers/794203 "2017-10-21T19:41:22Z")
Moving beyond complaints about its first episode … seen it. Discussion. No spoilers in the op to avoid mouseovers. Spoiler-free review is that it is not the best of the Netflix Marvel crop but far from the worst either.… --- ## [Do you consider Asians to be "people of color"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-asians-to-be-people-of-color/817477)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2018, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-asians-to-be-people-of-color/817477 "2018-07-12T19:00:09Z")
I’m trying to get a feel where Dopers come down on this question. Do you consider Asians to be “people of color”? --- ## [Driving without tags - how is this legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-without-tags-how-is-this-legal/635771)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2012, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-without-tags-how-is-this-legal/635771 "2012-11-09T21:44:02Z")
I have a long commute each day to work and without fail I generally see 3 or more vehicles driving down the road with no tags, apparently legal. I say legal because these vehicles ALWAYS have a vanity plate where the st… --- ## [Oldest Extant family in the World](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-extant-family-in-the-world/593368)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2011, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-extant-family-in-the-world/593368 "2011-08-28T16:33:32Z")
The thread on Royal Houses makes me wonder; which family can trace itself back the longest (as in a family which exists today). By trace itself; I mean that there is an unbroken legitimate or legitimization male line s… --- ## [Are fedoras dorky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-fedoras-dorky/671037)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2013, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-fedoras-dorky/671037 "2013-10-13T20:06:11Z")
I’ve noticed fedoras have been kind of co opted into the nerd crowd, and as such their dork factor has increased significantly. It seems like a lot of nerds see fedora clad icons like Humphrey Bogart or Indiana Jones, an… --- ## [Opossums--spawn of evil, or adorably cute?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opossums-spawn-of-evil-or-adorably-cute/571677)
**Author:** [@TravisFromOR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TravisFromOR)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opossums-spawn-of-evil-or-adorably-cute/571677 "2011-02-25T17:47:08Z")
Inspired by the thread in MPSIMS. Are opossums cute or ugly? --- ## [Blackjack: If you bust, you don't get to see the dealer's hole card?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackjack-if-you-bust-you-dont-get-to-see-the-dealers-hole-card/623569)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2012, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackjack-if-you-bust-you-dont-get-to-see-the-dealers-hole-card/623569 "2012-06-19T11:08:21Z")
My blackjack app ends the hand after the player busts, and the dealer’s cards are discarded without showing the hole card. Having never busted in a casino (due to my paralyzing fear of table games), I don’t have any firs… --- ## [The greatest rock and roll singer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-rock-and-roll-singer/626183)
**Author:** [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2012, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-rock-and-roll-singer/626183 "2012-06-30T17:26:38Z")
I just saw Ronnie Spector last night and she was absolutely fantastic, better than I might ever have anticipated. Who is the best rock and roll singer you have ever seen in person? By Rock and Roll I am hoping to limit… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1076&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1078&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)