# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1082&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:** 1083 --- ## [Hair Salon horror stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hair-salon-horror-stories/423987)
**Author:** [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2007, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hair-salon-horror-stories/423987 "2007-10-30T21:47:10Z")
Yesterday, I went to my salon and got a much needed haircut. There was a guy sitting next to me getting his haircut as well and the two stylists were chatting away, not really paying attention to what they were doing (a… --- ## [Are people too willing to pull life support?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-too-willing-to-pull-life-support/340648)
**Author:** [@RyJae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RyJae)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2006, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-too-willing-to-pull-life-support/340648 "2006-01-30T17:19:34Z")
I thought after the Florida incident, that pulling life support was only used when there was no hope of recovery. Is this an isolated incident or are we as a nation so believing in what doctors say that we do not believe… --- ## [Has there every been such an unstoppable champion as Serena Williams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-every-been-such-an-unstoppable-champion-as-serena-williams/724909)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-every-been-such-an-unstoppable-champion-as-serena-williams/724909 "2015-07-28T06:24:32Z")
Serena just kicked the living shit out of Garbine Muguruza in straight sets. Like she was a toy to play with. gee whiz. Has any athlete ever dominated a single sport for so long? It seems like Serena has been winning t… --- ## [Allison Mack: actress, sex cult leader, felon.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allison-mack-actress-sex-cult-leader-felon/812820)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2021, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allison-mack-actress-sex-cult-leader-felon/812820 "2021-06-28T04:10:31Z")
I’ve been reading this story of months, but haven’t noticed it discussed here on the Dope. Allison Mack (probably best known as Chloe on Smallville, but I also liked her on the short-lived Opposite Sex) joined a sex cult… --- ## [Typing is becoming as useless as Morse code](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typing-is-becoming-as-useless-as-morse-code/621964)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2012, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typing-is-becoming-as-useless-as-morse-code/621964 "2012-05-27T07:49:19Z")
Between Google search auto-completing things and my SwiftkeyX reliably predicting my every word in a text… how long until typing is an arcane thing of the past? Even speech to text is getting pretty damn good these days… --- ## [There are No Gays in Iran](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-no-gays-in-iran/420375)
**Author:** [@ArizonaTeach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArizonaTeach)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2007, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-no-gays-in-iran/420375 "2007-09-29T23:14:56Z")
Well, I’ll be damned. I had no idea. Maybe it’s because, I don’t know, you fucking have them killled? What a tremendous asshole. Bravo to Dean Bollinger, though. I have no problem with Ahmadinejad speaking, although… --- ## [Can you really get off the utility Grid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-get-off-the-utility-grid/541100)
**Author:** [@Swarog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swarog)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2010, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-get-off-the-utility-grid/541100 "2010-05-31T00:37:16Z")
Is it plausible to live off the Utility Grid and maintain a home life with all that utilities offer? I’ve heard of people building energy efficient homes that use their environment to trap warm or cool air to maintain a… --- ## [When did eating in classrooms become acceptable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-eating-in-classrooms-become-acceptable/321425)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2005, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-eating-in-classrooms-become-acceptable/321425 "2005-09-16T17:20:31Z")
I didn’t want to hijack the other thread so I am posting this question here Professor’s guide for how to piss off students In this thread I was surprised (shocked really) to learn that some posters felt it was acceptab… --- ## [Do free-market capitalists really disregard the importance of well-informed, -educated consumers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-free-market-capitalists-really-disregard-the-importance-of-well-informed-educated-consumers/526784)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2010, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-free-market-capitalists-really-disregard-the-importance-of-well-informed-educated-consumers/526784 "2010-01-29T21:40:31Z")
In a previous question I asked about the role of education in capitalism, I was trying to get at the fact that if markets are to be efficient in providing the best products, then shouldn’t education be a central part of … --- ## [What is the significance of 808 ??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-significance-of-808/306350)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2005, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-significance-of-808/306350 "2005-06-01T20:18:35Z")
I had thought I asked this before. Always wanted to ask it, and my post count now reminds me of it. What exactly does 808 mean? Why does it appear on Bicycle Ace of spades, and Jokers? 2.What do the beastie boys mean… --- ## [When did ethnic food items become racial slurs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-ethnic-food-items-become-racial-slurs/631701)
**Author:** [@Rhaegar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhaegar)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-ethnic-food-items-become-racial-slurs/631701 "2012-08-21T19:39:07Z")
I read an article where some high school kids got into a brawl after one of them, presumably Mexican, had been called a “Taco.” Perhaps I am just too old, but back in my school days, I just don’t recall people using eth… --- ## [Reducing healthcare costs via tort reform?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reducing-healthcare-costs-via-tort-reform/504484)
**Author:** [@Jimmy\_Joe\_Meager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Joe_Meager)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2009, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reducing-healthcare-costs-via-tort-reform/504484 "2009-08-03T22:32:03Z")
I was under the impression that a big part of the cost of healthcare in the U.S. could be attributed to doctors running exhaustive batteries of tests, some would say unnecessarily exhaustive, “just in case” they were sue… --- ## [After the zombie apocalypse, would you accept refuge with a settlement of competent racists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-the-zombie-apocalypse-would-you-accept-refuge-with-a-settlement-of-competent-racists/715221)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2015, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-the-zombie-apocalypse-would-you-accept-refuge-with-a-settlement-of-competent-racists/715221 "2015-03-24T22:54:24Z")
So you’re living in a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by zombies, and things are going bad for you. (Assume they’re Walking Dead type revenants, if you care about such things.) The city or town you live in fell early on,… --- ## [Alternative colors and flavors for a gingerbread house (and other GBH advice)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-colors-and-flavors-for-a-gingerbread-house-and-other-gbh-advice/562205)
**Author:** [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2010, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-colors-and-flavors-for-a-gingerbread-house-and-other-gbh-advice/562205 "2010-12-03T08:10:42Z")
I think I might actually try and make a gingerbread house this year, but not everybody likes gingerbread. As I understand it, gingerbread is really only used because it retains it’s shape when it bakes. Certainly there… --- ## [Strangest Car Dealer Experience - Did They Try and Scam Me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-car-dealer-experience-did-they-try-and-scam-me/772642)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-car-dealer-experience-did-they-try-and-scam-me/772642 "2016-12-01T17:51:03Z")
Warning Long Story Ahead I am a bit conflicted this morning because I absolutely love the new Ram 1500 4x4 Longhorn edition I just purchased Saturday night and I am confident that I got both a good if not great deal in … --- ## [Green tinge to face?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-tinge-to-face/632412)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-tinge-to-face/632412 "2012-08-27T01:43:47Z")
I get this green tinge on my face on occasion. Even when I’m not nauseous. It’s subtle, but I’m still self-conscious about it. What could be causing this and how can I make it go away? --- ## [Rush nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-nominated-for-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/636676)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2012, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-nominated-for-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/636676 "2012-10-07T15:14:17Z")
Rush, Public Enemy among Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees Well, that took long enough. But will they get in? The nominees this year: Rush Deep Purple Public Enemy NWA Heart Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Rand… --- ## [Source Code is fantastic! (boxed spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/source-code-is-fantastic-boxed-spoilers/576829)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/source-code-is-fantastic-boxed-spoilers/576829 "2011-08-26T17:53:00Z")
I saw the midnight showing of Source Code last night because I just couldn’t stand the thought of being spoiled and I’m glad I did. Besides it being a cracking good movie, fast-paced, interesting, moving (and not just on… --- ## [Ask the dad who's adopting (long OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-dad-whos-adopting-long-op/588984)
**Author:** [@BomTek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BomTek)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-dad-whos-adopting-long-op/588984 "2011-12-07T03:29:32Z")
I consider it fairly vain of myself to actually start this thread, but I don’t really have any friends that I could talk about this with besides my wife (who’s going through this with me; we do plenty of talking about it… --- ## [Current top 40 music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-top-40-music/759290)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-top-40-music/759290 "2016-07-17T20:13:03Z")
Hello Everyone, Is it just me or does today’s top 40 music just plain suck compared to the music of the 60s, 70s and 80s? Is there even rock and roll anymore. When my kids convince me to tune into today’s music I never… --- ## [Picking up trash while black, 5 officers respond.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picking-up-trash-while-black-5-officers-respond/830703)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2019, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picking-up-trash-while-black-5-officers-respond/830703 "2019-05-18T07:48:52Z")
The video is just incredible. Words almost fail me. He’s holding a trash pickup stick and bucket in his own yard? 3 or maybe 4 cops aiming guns? Drop the weapon! WTH? Very glad this man wasn’t gunned down in his own ya… --- ## [How do you keep your cat from climbing the window screens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-your-cat-from-climbing-the-window-screens/87632)
**Author:** [@Sycorax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sycorax)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2001, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-your-cat-from-climbing-the-window-screens/87632 "2001-10-18T02:50:23Z")
Cooler weather and I want to open my windows, but can only open them a couple inches because I’m afraid one or both of my cats will jump on and climb the screen in attempt to get at the birds. I fear the screen would giv… --- ## [Amazing SDMB finds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-sdmb-finds/635723)
**Author:** [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-sdmb-finds/635723 "2012-10-31T19:59:12Z")
In this thread, the SDMB is given a picture of an album cover. As \*\*Colophon \*\*explains: What, in your opinion, are the most impressive things the Dope has found/figured out? I know there was a lost wallet thread..th… --- ## [Whoops! Ted Stevens "Not Guilty"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops-ted-stevens-not-guilty/491628)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2009, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops-ted-stevens-not-guilty/491628 "2009-04-07T10:51:13Z")
Or so it would seem, anyway, from a strict legal standpoint: Wow. Should the government re-try him? They seem to be saying they won’t. I think this is a mistake. --- ## [Athens loses at Marathon. How does the Western World change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athens-loses-at-marathon-how-does-the-western-world-change/650768)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2013, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athens-loses-at-marathon-how-does-the-western-world-change/650768 "2013-02-28T21:17:13Z")
I am reading Creasy’s The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo, and while I’d love to skip ahead to see an Englishman of 1851’s take on the Battle of Saratoga, I have a dozen other battles to … --- ## [Did Da Vinci plagiarize a lot of his ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-da-vinci-plagiarize-a-lot-of-his-ideas/688748)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2014, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-da-vinci-plagiarize-a-lot-of-his-ideas/688748 "2014-05-21T11:30:14Z")
I had an opportunity to work on several full size Da Vinci recreations several years ago and I couldn’t help but notice that while parts of his inventions seemed brilliant other aspects seemed totally out of touch. It ra… --- ## [Would Jesus be Christian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-jesus-be-christian/515980)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2009, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-jesus-be-christian/515980 "2009-11-27T23:13:26Z")
If I’m not mistaken, in the Book of Revelation it says that Jesus comes back right before and/or during the End Times. Right? Jesus was Jewish, according to the Bible, right? But he was also directly responsible for Chr… --- ## [Are lesbians turned on by women's bodies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-lesbians-turned-on-by-womens-bodies/349239)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2006, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-lesbians-turned-on-by-womens-bodies/349239 "2006-03-27T02:45:54Z")
Okay, of the four main gender-gender attraction slots, this is the only one that I have never heard express bodily lust for their chosen object of affection. It’s a given that males lust after the female form, and if an… --- ## [What fictional characters have you fallen most in love with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fictional-characters-have-you-fallen-most-in-love-with/267227)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2004, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fictional-characters-have-you-fallen-most-in-love-with/267227 "2004-11-04T23:18:47Z")
Pretty self-explanatory title, but just to be clear- what fictional characters have you encountered who, if they were real and you met them in the Waking, would you most want to have as your lover/husband/wife/significan… --- ## [Onion soup dip, another memory shot to hell.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onion-soup-dip-another-memory-shot-to-hell/611872)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onion-soup-dip-another-memory-shot-to-hell/611872 "2012-02-08T21:36:05Z")
So I was thinking about superbowl parties and what if anything I wanted to do about it. My mind wandered to lipton’s onion soup in sour cream dip, that was at every party in the 70’s and 80’s when I was growing up. I ha… --- ## [What is the name for this level of formality in clothing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-this-level-of-formality-in-clothing/534383)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2010, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-this-level-of-formality-in-clothing/534383 "2010-04-05T18:19:42Z")
I have (somewhat miraculously) acquired full time gainful employment as an educator at a university. This is awesome. At the job interview, it was explained to me that all professors at this institution are to wear a ti… --- ## [Video of Buddhist monk self-immolating in 1963](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-buddhist-monk-self-immolating-in-1963/515870)
**Author:** [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2009, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-buddhist-monk-self-immolating-in-1963/515870 "2009-11-05T01:45:32Z")
I have read about this famous incident but I had no idea there was a video but hereit is. One of the most aweinspiring things I have ever seen. It’s not as horrifying as one might expect because the monk was astonishing… --- ## [Most Difficult 'Mundane Task' For Actors To Get Right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-difficult-mundane-task-for-actors-to-get-right/500796)
**Author:** [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-difficult-mundane-task-for-actors-to-get-right/500796 "2009-06-26T19:25:37Z")
I say it’s pretending to wake up. I’ve rarely seen anyone onscreen convincingly get that somehow non sequitur-ish ‘Huh? What?’ aspect of being roused from a deep slumber. You can sort of tell that they’ve been consciou… --- ## [air passengers who crowd the boarding area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-passengers-who-crowd-the-boarding-area/696781)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-passengers-who-crowd-the-boarding-area/696781 "2014-09-03T14:07:54Z")
While we’re all bitching at each other in IMHO about Knee Defenders, allow me to air my gripe about another aspect of air travel. Flew Delta last weekend. Delta boards by “zones:” when they call zone “X” to board, if y… --- ## [Beastie Boys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beastie-boys/526424)
**Author:** [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2011, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beastie-boys/526424 "2011-04-26T21:35:44Z")
Does anyone know how they’re so awesome? It makes absolutely no sense, yet I’ve listened to the License to Ill album more than any other album. Heck, I’ve probably listened to it more than my 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th most l… --- ## [Radio Shack closing many stores. Are experimenters obsolete?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-shack-closing-many-stores-are-experimenters-obsolete/682828)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-shack-closing-many-stores-are-experimenters-obsolete/682828 "2014-09-12T04:54:50Z")
Radio Shack is announcing closing of more than a fourth of their stores (1100). Although I’ve never been overly fond of the company, if they close the one store near me, there will be no place to quickly get some of the… --- ## [The future of Star Wars without Carrie Fisher](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-of-star-wars-without-carrie-fisher/775779)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2017, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-of-star-wars-without-carrie-fisher/775779 "2017-01-14T12:39:30Z")
I hope it isn’t too soon to talk about this. While I realize Carrie Fisher’s death was one of the most devastating of CelebrityGeddon 2016, I also can’t help thinking about how it will affect the next chapters in the Sta… --- ## [Ask the former polyamorist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-former-polyamorist/741015)
**Author:** [@Cognoscant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cognoscant)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2016, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-former-polyamorist/741015 "2016-02-25T11:50:40Z")
I guess the first question I’ll answer is “isn’t this a terrible idea for a thread? What are you thinking?” Yes, it probably is a bad idea. But then as this thread will demonstrate, I’m not immune to bad ideas. I’ll c… --- ## [Windfall from Work ー What would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windfall-from-work-what-would-you-do/570637)
**Author:** [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2011, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windfall-from-work-what-would-you-do/570637 "2011-02-10T15:22:02Z")
Yesterday morning, the controller at my place of work called to give me the news I’d been expecting all month. They’re processing my very first incentive program payment. To give you an idea of why I’m bouncing off the … --- ## [Earmarks Of A Video That Should Not Be Rented](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earmarks-of-a-video-that-should-not-be-rented/186618)
**Author:** [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2003, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earmarks-of-a-video-that-should-not-be-rented/186618 "2003-08-04T21:08:04Z")
Or a DVD, for that matter. Awright, put yourself in this situation: It’s afternoon. You’re bored. You’ve got nothing to do this evening. You decide to head to the video place, have a look, see what’s available, see if … --- ## [Lambda Calculus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lambda-calculus/599991)
**Author:** [@FrustratedIdiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrustratedIdiot)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2011, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lambda-calculus/599991 "2011-10-20T00:38:52Z")
Can anyone explain lambda calculus and currying? I have read the wikipedia articles several times, but that hasn’t helped. I have also searched YouTube for helpful videos, but found none. --- ## [Fair & Balanced? PROVE IT!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fair-balanced-prove-it/646816)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fair-balanced-prove-it/646816 "2013-01-17T01:42:35Z")
This is for BOTH left wing liberals and right wing conservatives! Now’s your chance to really show the SDMB how truly fair and balanced you are! Conservatives: I challenge you all to tell us about some conservatives t… --- ## [long leftist labor lecture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-leftist-labor-lecture/207826)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2003, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-leftist-labor-lecture/207826 "2003-10-24T13:33:17Z")
There was a thread recently about “Would you cross a picket line?”. The answer was a pretty resounding “Yes”. People argued that unions were uneccesary in today’s oh-so-wonderful labor market. They said that it was the w… --- ## [What is the speed of snap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-speed-of-snap/463063)
**Author:** [@wfudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wfudan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2008, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-speed-of-snap/463063 "2008-09-11T16:44:28Z")
My google-fu gives me a few non-relevant results on this one, mostly about Lil John, so I figured I would try the Dope. How fast do my fingers travel when I snap? I snap with my thumb and middle finger, producing a sou… --- ## [Trans-Pacific Partnership Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trans-pacific-partnership-thread/719961)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2015, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trans-pacific-partnership-thread/719961 "2015-10-07T13:41:23Z")
It looks to that the Trans-Pacific Partnership is going to be Obama’s NAFTA - an international trade agreement that hurts America more than it helps and is a black mark on the tenure of an otherwise relatively successful… --- ## [I pit the Neurotic Millenial!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-neurotic-millenial/804205)
**Author:** [@DkTrdGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DkTrdGuy)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2018, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-neurotic-millenial/804205 "2018-01-08T12:10:33Z")
You can spot them a mile a way… Thick framed glasses - Women with undercuts - Men wearing flannel and thick beards who has never chopped wood - Polaroid cameras - Thrifted sweaters with cat hair - Whatever trendy Starbu… --- ## [Proud to be an American? (the song)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proud-to-be-an-american-the-song/268837)
**Author:** [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2004, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proud-to-be-an-american-the-song/268837 "2004-10-17T16:53:08Z")
I recently attended an elementary school event, where they give out those little “My kid is Student of the Month at xxxxx Elementary School”. Before the actual ceremony started, we were treated to the all of the kids i… --- ## [Disinheriting one child in a will.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disinheriting-one-child-in-a-will/636457)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2012, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disinheriting-one-child-in-a-will/636457 "2012-10-03T20:42:45Z")
Sort of a hypothetical here: Jane (a single parent) has four children who are all now adults. One of the children (we’ll call her Mary) has (for reasons unknown) cut contact with her and all of the other family members… --- ## [Henry Hyde: Clinton impeachment was payback for Nixon's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/henry-hyde-clinton-impeachment-was-payback-for-nixons/300600)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2005, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/henry-hyde-clinton-impeachment-was-payback-for-nixons/300600 "2005-04-28T03:10:06Z")
Retirement frees one to tell the truth, apparently. Rep. Henry Hyde, chair of the committee that pressed the Clinton impeachment to the great embarrassment of themselves and the nation, acknowledges that the effort was … --- ## [IS Obama a natural born US citizen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-obama-a-natural-born-us-citizen/468083)
**Author:** [@mspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mspace)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2008, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-obama-a-natural-born-us-citizen/468083 "2008-10-17T16:21:59Z")
I know it sounds absurd… but I wonder at the reluctance of main stream news investigations into long-form birth records… Independent – Vote? – None of the above. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1081&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1083&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)