# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1079&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:** 1080 --- ## [FlashForward---Anyone Still Watching?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flashforward-anyone-still-watching/532979)
**Author:** [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flashforward-anyone-still-watching/532979 "2010-04-30T22:47:07Z")
The first new episode in a couple of months aired tonight—Though overall the show is quite uneven, (even for a sci-fi series there is a lot of pretty unbelievable stuff thrown in) I am mostly enjoying it, and as this is … --- ## [Huge Amount of WWII Surplus? Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-amount-of-wwii-surplus-why/532165)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-amount-of-wwii-surplus-why/532165 "2010-03-13T01:45:09Z")
When I was a kid, Boston was full of “Army-Navy” stores-these places had huge stocks of WWII-vintage military gear-everything from puptents to canteens, army and navy uniforms, gas masks, etc. It seemed that a lot of th… --- ## [How Dangerous Was The Corvair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-was-the-corvair/169319)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-was-the-corvair/169319 "2010-11-07T16:38:38Z")
Have there been any studies to document just how dangerous the Chevrolet Corvair actually was, due to the problems described in Ralph Nader’s “Unsafe at Any Speed”? I’m hoping for a comparison of the accident rates or f… --- ## [Describe Your Million Dollar Invention](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-million-dollar-invention/520749)
**Author:** [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2010, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-million-dollar-invention/520749 "2010-01-06T00:09:04Z")
I’m sure many of you have thought of unique inventions or discoveries, did nothing to advance the idea beyond the daydream and prototype doodle stage, then, at some later date, lament someone else bringing “your” idea to… --- ## [So, Blue Jeans are Inappropriate for the Office, but Leggings and Flip Flops are Just Fine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-blue-jeans-are-inappropriate-for-the-office-but-leggings-and-flip-flops-are-just-fine/766088)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-blue-jeans-are-inappropriate-for-the-office-but-leggings-and-flip-flops-are-just-fine/766088 "2016-09-26T16:46:42Z")
I don’t understand this. I have a permanent job now, but during my six years of temp exile, at numerous office locations, the dress code tended to be the same. Blue jeans were not allowed except on Casual Fridays. Thi… --- ## [If Paper Mites Don't Exist, Why Am I So Itchy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-paper-mites-dont-exist-why-am-i-so-itchy/655287)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-paper-mites-dont-exist-why-am-i-so-itchy/655287 "2013-04-11T15:15:31Z")
Last month or so I have been going through a lot of dusty old books and papers, including shredding old invoices etc going back 20 years. A search on the Internet tells me that paper mites don’t exist. However, I feel … --- ## [When it comes to medical marijuana, does the strain matter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-it-comes-to-medical-marijuana-does-the-strain-matter/730416)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2019, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-it-comes-to-medical-marijuana-does-the-strain-matter/730416 "2019-02-17T18:58:39Z")
So I’m watching a news show about a dispensary when a customer enters and wants something for sleep. He suggests something, like Northern Lights or Blue Cheese, or something like that… I don’t know much about this stuff… --- ## [Best scenery chewings in cinematic history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-scenery-chewings-in-cinematic-history/453418)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2008, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-scenery-chewings-in-cinematic-history/453418 "2008-08-18T19:05:05Z")
Pacino, for example, has had some doozies (Scarface, And Justice for All). Heck I just saw Nicholas Cage go on a hilarious rant in National Treasure II, tho I won’t be nominating him for the top award. Links to videos … --- ## [Films that put the actors and crew through hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-put-the-actors-and-crew-through-hell/563762)
**Author:** [@JCorre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JCorre)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2010, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-put-the-actors-and-crew-through-hell/563762 "2010-12-18T04:39:08Z")
I hope this is the right forum. I’ve seen a lot of the “making of” documentaries on DVD’s. On quite a few of them the actors and crew talk a lot about the strenuous conditions of the set or the stunts they had to perfo… --- ## [The "Traditional Start of Summer" MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-traditional-start-of-summer-mmp/497544)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2009, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-traditional-start-of-summer-mmp/497544 "2009-06-01T11:35:38Z")
If you’re an American citizen who is a slave to the calendar, today marks the beginning of summer. Around here, at least, schools are still in session for a few more weeks, so I don’t expect the kids think it’s the star… --- ## [Use of 'esquire' illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-esquire-illegal/235679)
**Author:** [@Mathochist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mathochist)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2022, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-esquire-illegal/235679 "2022-11-26T09:25:43Z")
I found out recently that a friend of mine from a while back has passed his local bar (without buying a round!) and joked about “Mr. \, esq.” I was told then that the use of “esquire” in the United States is ac… --- ## [Why did/do you own guns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-do-you-own-guns/613976)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2012, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-do-you-own-guns/613976 "2012-02-29T21:49:32Z")
This is not a debate about gun control-it’s only curiosity about the variation reasons posters have acquired guns. I’ve owned in the past, but not currently. I grew up with various weapons-pistols, shotguns, and rifles … --- ## [Wall tiles and outlet covers - how do I do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wall-tiles-and-outlet-covers-how-do-i-do-this/535975)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2010, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wall-tiles-and-outlet-covers-how-do-i-do-this/535975 "2010-04-15T02:22:16Z")
I’m in the middle of a kitchen build. I’ve picked out some tiles for the back splash. It’s a 12"x12" mosaic, with a bunch of smaller tiles mounted on a mesh, and cut to the 12"x12" size. So the question is, when it come… --- ## [Buying cast iron skillet (used Griswold?) What to look for.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-cast-iron-skillet-used-griswold-what-to-look-for/687753)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2014, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-cast-iron-skillet-used-griswold-what-to-look-for/687753 "2014-12-11T14:29:08Z")
In late 2012 I posted asking about seasoning a Lodge cast iron skillet. Well, I have followed all the recommendations therein, and more, but to this day I haven’t achieved cast iron skillet perfection…even using it prim… --- ## [So are there any pieces of evidence regarding a 9/11 conspiracy which cannot be explained?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-there-any-pieces-of-evidence-regarding-a-9-11-conspiracy-which-cannot-be-explained/508677)
**Author:** [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-there-any-pieces-of-evidence-regarding-a-9-11-conspiracy-which-cannot-be-explained/508677 "2009-09-08T17:42:18Z")
I do not believe 9/11 was an inside job, my friend does. While trying to explain to him how all the evidence he believed in was not factual I decided to go to one of these conspiracy websites to see what their arguments … --- ## ["Microsoft Word" - where would the trademark symbol go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-word-where-would-the-trademark-symbol-go/121512)
**Author:** [@Murasaki312a](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Murasaki312a)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2002, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-word-where-would-the-trademark-symbol-go/121512 "2002-07-31T05:17:08Z")
I have seen the trademark symbol after the word “Microsoft” and after “Word”. I am writing something about using technology in the classroom to be turned in to the professor - First, is it necessary to include the symbol… --- ## [Pharmacist miscounts medication: honest mistake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharmacist-miscounts-medication-honest-mistake/626635)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2012, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharmacist-miscounts-medication-honest-mistake/626635 "2012-11-11T15:39:42Z")
I went and got a prescription for Ativan today because I’ll be doing some helicopter flying soon for work and I’m terrified. The doc wrote me a prescription for 20 pills, and I filled it at the pharmacy this afternoon. I… --- ## [What contribution, if any, did Ayn Rand make to philosophy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-contribution-if-any-did-ayn-rand-make-to-philosophy/120084)
**Author:** [@LonesomePolecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LonesomePolecat)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2002, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-contribution-if-any-did-ayn-rand-make-to-philosophy/120084 "2002-08-12T14:14:01Z")
What contribution, if any, did Ayn Rand make to philosophy? --- ## [I dislike Firefox 29's mandatory UI change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dislike-firefox-29s-mandatory-ui-change/687572)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2014, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dislike-firefox-29s-mandatory-ui-change/687572 "2014-06-19T08:18:10Z")
So Firefox 29 changes the UI in a lot of ways that in my opinion, sucks. The tabs are on top, the (useful) add-on bar is gone, the new buttons are frigging small and weird. I think they are trying to be more like Chrome,… --- ## [Stupid people who can't read wedding invitations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-people-who-cant-read-wedding-invitations/202215)
**Author:** [@jeevmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeevmon)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2003, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-people-who-cant-read-wedding-invitations/202215 "2003-09-24T14:45:38Z")
So, the bride-to-be and I sent out our wedding invites several weeks ago. We addressed some invitations just to “Name.” We thought that this meant that it was an invitation just to that person, and that they would know… --- ## [Why do serial murderers stop killing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-serial-murderers-stop-killing/395470)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2014, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-serial-murderers-stop-killing/395470 "2014-07-30T04:16:02Z")
Well sometimes the police arrest them. What about the other cases though: why do they stop killing if they are not caught by law enforcement? --- ## [I pit the naive "the system is EVIL!" nihlists who post here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-naive-the-system-is-evil-nihlists-who-post-here/527878)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-naive-the-system-is-evil-nihlists-who-post-here/527878 "2010-02-19T06:59:28Z")
Most prominently, lurking guest’s A Resounding Silence…, and adhay’s A Reasonable Political, Economic and Social Response To Peak Oil? (and global warming, health care). Guys, do you really have no idea how shopworn you… --- ## [are Honda Accords still good and dependable cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-honda-accords-still-good-and-dependable-cars/623939)
**Author:** [@Mr.Natural](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Natural)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2012, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-honda-accords-still-good-and-dependable-cars/623939 "2012-06-04T20:26:25Z")
I ask this because my son is in the market for a late model auto. I know that Honda, in general, used to be known as some of the best, or at least most dependable cars on the road. I’m not sure if that’s still the cas… --- ## [NFL Week 15](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/521691)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2009, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/521691 "2009-12-23T07:00:22Z")
Nothing too elaborate this week since I haven’t really been that invested since getting shit canned in 3 of 4 fantasy leagues, but I’ve taken a few weeks off so I might as well get the thread started for Week 15. Thursd… --- ## [And now Fenris... You will die](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-fenris-you-will-die/73862)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2001, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-fenris-you-will-die/73862 "2001-08-02T20:54:51Z")
Finally, the confluence of events has arrived and I have reached my ultimate power. I have surpassed the 4,000 post mark, and my Supreme Leader thread has reached Threadspotting. Phase 1 is complete, and I can now begin… --- ## [What's the best way to dispose of mouldy food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-dispose-of-mouldy-food/633530)
**Author:** [@Corcaigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corcaigh)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-dispose-of-mouldy-food/633530 "2012-09-03T18:19:08Z")
I regularly have food that’s gone passed it’s sell by/use by/best before date in the fridge and cupboards, no I’m not a slovenly git, my mother asks me to buy her something then doesn’t want it, or only eats some of it a… --- ## [Scheduling the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scheduling-the-mmp/796623)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scheduling-the-mmp/796623 "2017-09-25T02:11:38Z")
Today - I suggest having a burger…a cheeseburger (unless you keep Kosher); after all, it is National Cheeseburger Day (NATIONAL CHEESEBURGER DAY - September 18). Tomorrow - Tomorrow is the bestest day of the year, a da… --- ## [Why do men have short hair and women long?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-have-short-hair-and-women-long/422886)
**Author:** [@anonick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anonick)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2007, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-have-short-hair-and-women-long/422886 "2007-10-19T06:23:09Z")
Has it always been like this? I’m sure it’s not like this all over the world… but why did men start cutting their hair, while women grow it long? It’s can’t be because men go bald, because they could have long hair and … --- ## [Why would a male have a hyphenated last name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-male-have-a-hyphenated-last-name/421406)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2007, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-male-have-a-hyphenated-last-name/421406 "2007-10-05T16:26:14Z")
If the answer is obvious, please give me the reaming I deserve. There are several football players (all that I have noticed are black, if its relevant to answer the question) who have hyphenated last names, and I can’t … --- ## [Black powder: What's the sulfur do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-powder-whats-the-sulfur-do/391437)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2007, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-powder-whats-the-sulfur-do/391437 "2007-02-09T19:37:54Z")
The potassium nitrate is the oxidizer, the charcoal is the fuel, but what does the sulfur do? A catalyst? Wiki has a nifty article including the classic proportions of 15:3:2 and where to get ‘saltpeter’ but on the why… --- ## [How is IQ caluated at the lower ends of the scale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-iq-caluated-at-the-lower-ends-of-the-scale/522181)
**Author:** [@AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2009, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-iq-caluated-at-the-lower-ends-of-the-scale/522181 "2009-12-30T18:45:50Z")
We all know that it’s easy to diganose someone with mild or moderate mental retardation. But how do they calcuate IQ when someone has severe or profound mental retardation. What does an IQ of 15 mean? What does an IQ o… --- ## [How to talk about sex with someone so defensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-talk-about-sex-with-someone-so-defensive/435616)
**Author:** [@NightRabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NightRabbit)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2008, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-talk-about-sex-with-someone-so-defensive/435616 "2008-02-03T02:09:35Z")
So, I’m going out with this guy for a couple years, him being a few years my senior. Well, about ~15 yr age difference. I’m 25, he’s 40. He’s a good guy, and I know he cares about me, but he’s notoriously bad at anything… --- ## [Casino Etiquette Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casino-etiquette-questions/534758)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2010, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casino-etiquette-questions/534758 "2010-04-06T09:39:33Z")
Two things I noticed when I was in Vegas last weekend: I was playing Let It Ride with a woman who obviously had no idea what she was doing. She was remarking on the generous payouts of the side bets. I told her, quietly… --- ## [Rodeo or Ro-day-o drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rodeo-or-ro-day-o-drive/237864)
**Author:** [@d1a1s1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/d1a1s1)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2004, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rodeo-or-ro-day-o-drive/237864 "2004-04-07T19:54:36Z")
Where did that street in beverly hills get its name? Is it just a snobby way of pronouncing rodeo? --- ## [Ruin sports by changing the regulations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruin-sports-by-changing-the-regulations/949691)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruin-sports-by-changing-the-regulations/949691 "2022-06-16T07:37:39Z")
Baseball: Double the size of the playing field. Basketball: Lower the hoops to 6 feet high. Soccer: Allow use of hands. ? --- ## [Just what is Hazel Eye Color?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-is-hazel-eye-color/239741)
**Author:** [@guestforever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guestforever)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2004, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-is-hazel-eye-color/239741 "2004-08-17T05:17:46Z")
This little debate started with my wife. Hmmmmm. Anyway, I have been under the impression that hazel eyes were green and blue, or brown and yellow, etc. As long as it was some sort of combo basically. My wife says, … --- ## [Kate Middleton - not as recognizable as Diana?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-middleton-not-as-recognizable-as-diana/578284)
**Author:** [@ticker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ticker)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2011, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-middleton-not-as-recognizable-as-diana/578284 "2011-04-15T19:12:46Z")
I am not now and nor have I ever been a big royalty fan. Jumped-up welfare scroungers IMHO. However, in 1981 in the run up to that wedding it was impossible not to find images of Lady Di instantly recognizable, iconic ev… --- ## [CA executes old blind cripple](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-executes-old-blind-cripple/340357)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2006, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-executes-old-blind-cripple/340357 "2006-01-19T16:38:12Z")
‘Happy Birthday, Clarence!’ (Not that it matters that he was killed less than an hour after his birthday.) Clarence Ray Allen wasn not a nice man. He was sent to prison for having his son’s 17-year-old girlfriend kill… --- ## [What the ideal dangerous creature to keep in my moat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-ideal-dangerous-creature-to-keep-in-my-moat/814460)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-ideal-dangerous-creature-to-keep-in-my-moat/814460 "2018-06-15T22:18:32Z")
Based on this thread, I’ve been thinking. I’ve started the process of designing my dream house and what does it need? It needs a moat filled with dangerous creatures to keep out the rabble. That’s just obvious! But what… --- ## [Did Jackie Suspect LBJ of Killing JFK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jackie-suspect-lbj-of-killing-jfk/594114)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jackie-suspect-lbj-of-killing-jfk/594114 "2011-09-12T19:44:47Z")
I heard a major network was to release a tape of Jackie’s suspicions tha LBJ was actually behind the killing of JFK. What’s the SD on this? --- ## [Do iTunes Ever Go On Sale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-itunes-ever-go-on-sale/563393)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2014, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-itunes-ever-go-on-sale/563393 "2014-10-13T02:48:18Z")
Being new to iTunes, I was just wondering if they have sales or deals or any type? I thought there’d be experienced “iTuners” on the SD who’d know if there are and when they most commonly appear… --- ## [The Virginia Tech Chokies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-virginia-tech-chokies/552881)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2010, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-virginia-tech-chokies/552881 "2010-09-28T04:09:17Z")
I think VA Tech is about to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory. Christ, their pass rush is awful. --- ## [Why so many white people social/subcultures as compared to blacks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-many-white-people-social-subcultures-as-compared-to-blacks/482521)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2009, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-many-white-people-social-subcultures-as-compared-to-blacks/482521 "2009-01-26T00:57:00Z")
\[I started thinking about this while people watching today on my lunch break. I noticed that I can separate white passers-by into any number of subcultures, niches or categories - there goes a frat boy, yuppie, hipster, … --- ## [What was your most racially insensitive moment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-most-racially-insensitive-moment/408512)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2007, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-most-racially-insensitive-moment/408512 "2007-06-28T14:28:12Z")
Back when I was about 11 years old, kids in my class brought in baby photos. They were all posted anonymously, and we had to try and identify which photo went with which classmate. As I recall, there was just one black … --- ## [What would antimatter look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-antimatter-look-like/561268)
**Author:** [@SmithCommaJohn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmithCommaJohn)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2010, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-antimatter-look-like/561268 "2010-11-24T17:41:17Z")
With the recent newsthat scientists have captured an atom of anti-hydrogen, I was wondering, suppose we develop the capability to create antimatter in large quantities, and capture it for significant periods of time. Wha… --- ## [The etiquette of the orgy (TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-etiquette-of-the-orgy-tmi/201273)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2003, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-etiquette-of-the-orgy-tmi/201273 "2003-09-16T20:18:28Z")
So I went to my first orgy last night, and I think I may have committed a faux pas or two, as I realize I have no idea of good orgy etiquette. On the off-chance that I get invited to another one, and without getting too… --- ## [Is Sweden really the liberal socialist paradise it's made out to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sweden-really-the-liberal-socialist-paradise-its-made-out-to-be/363409)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2006, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sweden-really-the-liberal-socialist-paradise-its-made-out-to-be/363409 "2006-07-12T18:27:17Z")
I deliberated between putting this in GQ or here but decided on balance here because I want to discuss it not have a factual answer to it. My question is simply whether Sweden as great as it’s painted to be economically… --- ## [First Step To Delegitimizing Any Opposition -- DHS Fabricates "Radical Right" Threat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-step-to-delegitimizing-any-opposition-dhs-fabricates-radical-right-threat/493212)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2009, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-step-to-delegitimizing-any-opposition-dhs-fabricates-radical-right-threat/493212 "2009-06-13T12:44:16Z")
I will note that “high volume of purchases and stockpiling of weapons and ammunition” are not illegitimate and in fact the right to make them is guaranteed in the Constitution. And, that much of any high-volume buying… --- ## [Can I Be Heard When On Hold](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-be-heard-when-on-hold/584182)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2011, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-be-heard-when-on-hold/584182 "2011-06-04T13:46:36Z")
I’m on the phone to a company’s call centre and the operator has put me on hold. Can the operator or the company (or anyone else for that matter) hear me? --- ## [Why do stop signs in Mexico say "Alto"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-stop-signs-in-mexico-say-alto/319349)
**Author:** [@Thrillhouse15](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thrillhouse15)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2005, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-stop-signs-in-mexico-say-alto/319349 "2005-09-02T00:52:09Z")
I thought “alto” meant “tall” in Spanish. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1078&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1080&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)