# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1090&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:** 1091 --- ## [I Want to See a Platypus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-see-a-platypus/612016)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2012, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-see-a-platypus/612016 "2012-02-09T01:37:33Z")
Do I really have to go to Australia in order to see one? I checked here: http://app.isis.org/abstracts/abs.asp and the only zoos listed that have one are in Australia. And if this really is true, then why? Are they pa… --- ## [Slavoj Zizek and the rise of authoritarian capitalism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slavoj-zizek-and-the-rise-of-authoritarian-capitalism/736096)
**Author:** [@MrQwertyasd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrQwertyasd)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2015, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slavoj-zizek-and-the-rise-of-authoritarian-capitalism/736096 "2015-11-07T22:53:22Z")
Slavoj Zizek claims that rather than being retrograde, places like Russia, China, Singapore are the future of capitalism, and capitalism is parting company with democracy. Implying it’s only a matter of time before the … --- ## [If SSM were decided and fully legalized next year (2015)...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-ssm-were-decided-and-fully-legalized-next-year-2015/691802)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2014, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-ssm-were-decided-and-fully-legalized-next-year-2015/691802 "2014-11-08T20:22:11Z")
… what would the political result be? An article I read today says This question isn’t really about the likelihood of that happening, just what the political result would be, based on the decisions that have already c… --- ## [How Do I Covertly Determine a Woman's Ring Size](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-covertly-determine-a-womans-ring-size/464251)
**Author:** [@Walter.P.Higgens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walter.P.Higgens)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2008, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-covertly-determine-a-womans-ring-size/464251 "2008-09-21T04:11:01Z")
I need to buy a ring for a friend—nope, it’s not for the big one—and I want it to be a sunrise. I don’t have access to her jewelry chest, but she does occasionally leave a ring lying on her desk. Does anyone have any tip… --- ## [I need a quick Game of Thrones spoiler. (spoiler)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-quick-game-of-thrones-spoiler-spoiler/590016)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-quick-game-of-thrones-spoiler-spoiler/590016 "2011-07-23T18:46:47Z")
I’ll post my question in the next post to avoid roll over spoilers. --- ## [TV Western "Branded": What happened at Bitter Creek?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-western-branded-what-happened-at-bitter-creek/525173)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2010, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-western-branded-what-happened-at-bitter-creek/525173 "2010-01-17T23:35:53Z")
What happened at Bitter Creek that got Chuck Connors drummed out of the Army? And what secret is so terrible that he chooses never to reveal what really happened, and clear his name? --- ## [Governor Paul LePage (Maine's Governor), please fuck yourself in the ass with a corkscrew...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governor-paul-lepage-maines-governor-please-fuck-yourself-in-the-ass-with-a-corkscrew/770691)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2016, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governor-paul-lepage-maines-governor-please-fuck-yourself-in-the-ass-with-a-corkscrew/770691 "2016-11-23T14:37:36Z")
… and implode on your own bullshit. This man, supposedly, was forced out of his family home as a child and spent time living on the streets. He supposedly knows what it’s like to be homeless because home is too dangerou… --- ## [Why do/did you steal stuff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-did-you-steal-stuff/640508)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-did-you-steal-stuff/640508 "2012-11-19T03:28:59Z")
I’ve got teenagers with sticky fingers. I want them to knock it off but I know enough about parenting to know that punishment and commands are largely ineffective. What I need to do is get inside their heads and have t… --- ## [When does the Apple MagSafe patent run out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-the-apple-magsafe-patent-run-out/695475)
**Author:** [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2014, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-the-apple-magsafe-patent-run-out/695475 "2014-08-16T15:32:40Z")
That Apple MagSafe power cord design seems vastly superior to any other power cord implementation. I don’t use Apple computers but have destroyed many computer power jacks or cords over the years. I can’t wait until it b… --- ## [How probing and intimate can jury selection questions be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-probing-and-intimate-can-jury-selection-questions-be/764683)
**Author:** [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waltzes_with_Cacti)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2016, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-probing-and-intimate-can-jury-selection-questions-be/764683 "2016-09-15T12:33:40Z")
I’m not looking for legal advice and I don’t need an answer quickly. I’m merely curious. Say you’ve been called for jury duty. How deeply into your personal life are the lawyers for the prosecution and the defense allow… --- ## [How small a town did you grow up in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-small-a-town-did-you-grow-up-in/731778)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-small-a-town-did-you-grow-up-in/731778 "2015-10-20T03:25:06Z")
I’ve always lived in large heavily populated areas and wondered what growing up in a small town would be like. How small was your town and what was it like growing up there. My home town was so small that… --- ## [Ever been around any crazy people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-around-any-crazy-people/686210)
**Author:** [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2014, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-around-any-crazy-people/686210 "2014-05-16T15:07:59Z")
I was responding in a different thread the other day when I was notified that I misunderstood the question (slightly). So I’m starting my own: Has anybody ever had an interaction with someone about whom it could rightful… --- ## [What does the Nabisco logo represent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-nabisco-logo-represent/287822)
**Author:** [@snow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snow)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2005, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-nabisco-logo-represent/287822 "2005-02-02T23:00:35Z")
old logo older logo newer logo Too early to be a TV aerial. Is it an Eastern cross? I post at Fathom --- ## [Man on the Moon - Andy Kaufman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-on-the-moon-andy-kaufman/608353)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2012, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-on-the-moon-andy-kaufman/608353 "2012-01-06T03:07:05Z")
I watched “Man on the Moon” this weekend for the first time in ages. The one thing I wanted to discuss is Andy Kaufman. Many people think he was a comic genius, while others think he was a nut. The movie exposed a sid… --- ## [Large Hadron Collider: convince me to not be freaked out by this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-hadron-collider-convince-me-to-not-be-freaked-out-by-this/411295)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2008, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-hadron-collider-convince-me-to-not-be-freaked-out-by-this/411295 "2008-02-09T11:59:37Z")
I think there was a thread on the Large Hadron Collider a while ago, but I was just thinking about it last night for some reason and it got me pretty freaked out. I mean, the idea of the earth being destroyed by a black … --- ## [I Pit Kenny Glenn And All Animal Abusers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-kenny-glenn-and-all-animal-abusers/486119)
**Author:** [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2009, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-kenny-glenn-and-all-animal-abusers/486119 "2009-02-22T02:03:58Z")
http://kenny-glenn.com/ As disgusting and distasteful as the film would have been to watch( I could only watch the edited version.), I’m glad people were able to use this fuckwit’s need to show off his perverse pleasure… --- ## [Parenting,Child Abuse and Welfare payments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parenting-child-abuse-and-welfare-payments/475990)
**Author:** [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2008, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parenting-child-abuse-and-welfare-payments/475990 "2008-12-17T23:52:43Z")
Recently in the U.K. we have had a lot of justifiable outrage over two serious child abuse cases. In one we had a young,very immature and feckless mother whos baby was beaten to death by one of her boyfriends. In the o… --- ## [Recent Supreme Court decisions conservatives dislike?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-supreme-court-decisions-conservatives-dislike/557436)
**Author:** [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2010, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-supreme-court-decisions-conservatives-dislike/557436 "2010-10-20T12:51:11Z")
Both Sarah Palin and Christine O’Donnell have been left speechless during debates when asked if they disagree with any Supreme Court decisions (presumably meaning, any decisions from recent years.) While neither candida… --- ## [Spacex reusable rocket launch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spacex-reusable-rocket-launch/709114)
**Author:** [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2015, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spacex-reusable-rocket-launch/709114 "2015-02-12T21:24:08Z")
In about 25 minutes the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off, sending the Dragon capsule full of supplies to the International Space Station. After the first stage separates they hope to land it on a large bar… --- ## [Roe vs. Wade's Dirty Little Secret](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roe-vs-wades-dirty-little-secret/168242)
**Author:** [@Razorsharp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Razorsharp)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2003, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roe-vs-wades-dirty-little-secret/168242 "2003-04-17T18:06:24Z")
This past January 22nd, the nation celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe vs. Wade decision and the constitutional tenet of “freedom of choice”. As trumpeted on the National Abortion Rights … --- ## [Elon Musk says 2026 for humans on Mars. Can any Government stop this madness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musk-says-2026-for-humans-on-mars-can-any-government-stop-this-madness/939972)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musk-says-2026-for-humans-on-mars-can-any-government-stop-this-madness/939972 "2021-04-27T15:22:43Z")
Whilst I am in awe of Elon and what his endeavours have done for space travel, I find it downright bizarre that he proclaims that his plans are still on course for humans on Mars by 2026. I presume and everything points… --- ## [Do incandescent bulb hoarders now feel like idiots with the new $2.50 LED bulbs available?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-incandescent-bulb-hoarders-now-feel-like-idiots-with-the-new-2-50-led-bulbs-available/721265)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2015, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-incandescent-bulb-hoarders-now-feel-like-idiots-with-the-new-2-50-led-bulbs-available/721265 "2015-06-03T19:57:20Z")
Incandescent users went into a panic several years ago as fluorescent household bulbs were coming on strong and bought loads of old school incandescent bulbs mainly because they did not like the harsher white light of th… --- ## [How to repair pinhole leak in a metal hip flask?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-repair-pinhole-leak-in-a-metal-hip-flask/581036)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2011, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-repair-pinhole-leak-in-a-metal-hip-flask/581036 "2011-05-07T05:15:41Z")
I have a stainless steel hip flask that I got a long time ago and had to stop using because it eventually developed a pinhole leak on the seam at the bottom. I know these things are cheap and I could easily just buy ano… --- ## [My First Thanksgiving As The Chef - Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-thanksgiving-as-the-chef-help/557016)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2010, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-thanksgiving-as-the-chef-help/557016 "2010-10-26T13:39:22Z")
This year my mother in law is spending 3 weeks in Israel right before Thanksgiving so she won’t be cooking. My husband’s aunt just had knee surgery and won’t be able to stand for the long periods of time that it takes t… --- ## [Anyone else been surveyed by Ipsos Mendelsohn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-been-surveyed-by-ipsos-mendelsohn/574272)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2011, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-been-surveyed-by-ipsos-mendelsohn/574272 "2011-09-25T08:23:52Z")
Just got a letter from them, saying I’ll be getting a survey about my “personal interests” soon because I’ve “been selected to represent the opinions, interests, and behavior of men and women in \[my\] area.” And they’ll … --- ## [US Spent $5 Million on Major Nidal's Trial-Was "Justice"Served?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-spent-5-million-on-major-nidals-trial-was-justice-served/670490)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2013, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-spent-5-million-on-major-nidals-trial-was-justice-served/670490 "2013-10-13T23:56:11Z")
I just read of the insane expenses of trying Nidal (the muslim Army major who murdered 14 people at Ft. Hood. My first reaction was, is there any sanity here? We spent $5 million defending a man who wanted to plead gui… --- ## [How good are you driving stick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-are-you-driving-stick/785720)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-are-you-driving-stick/785720 "2017-05-06T11:47:11Z")
So fewer and fewer cars are being made with manual transmissions. How well are you at driving stick? Do you currently drive a car with it? Would you prefer a car with it? --- ## [Someone offers you a left-handed handshake...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-offers-you-a-left-handed-handshake/734543)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-offers-you-a-left-handed-handshake/734543 "2020-11-10T07:58:35Z")
This happens to me at least once or twice a year, usually because the other person’s right hand is holding something, or whatever…what do you do? --- ## [Onion posts satiric article calling Redskins owner a "kike" & a "shifty-eyed hebe". OK or too much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onion-posts-satiric-article-calling-redskins-owner-a-kike-a-shifty-eyed-hebe-ok-or-too-much/672086)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2013, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onion-posts-satiric-article-calling-redskins-owner-a-kike-a-shifty-eyed-hebe-ok-or-too-much/672086 "2013-10-27T04:22:33Z")
Re article below- Redskins’ Kike Owner Refuses To Change Team’s Offensive Name Too much or a fair point of satire given his insistence on not changing team’s name? --- ## [How do superheroes bring villains to justice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-superheroes-bring-villains-to-justice/608237)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-superheroes-bring-villains-to-justice/608237 "2012-01-12T17:42:18Z")
This was mentioned in a recent Cracked article. Superman isn’t a policeman. Neither is Batman, Spiderman, Captain America, Green Lantern, Iron Man, or virtually any other superhero. They’re private citizens who run aroun… --- ## [Today's "phones" are "phones" in name only](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-phones-are-phones-in-name-only/631035)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2012, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-phones-are-phones-in-name-only/631035 "2012-08-14T06:35:46Z")
I do appreciate the convenience of cel phones. But god, the quality of voice communications these days sucks whale cock. “Say that again - I lost you for a second…” “Wait, let me go near the window…” “Call me back lat… --- ## [Proposed realignment of local Straight Dope forums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-realignment-of-local-straight-dope-forums/543216)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-realignment-of-local-straight-dope-forums/543216 "2010-06-21T23:13:40Z")
I want to reorganize the current Straight Dope Chicago and Barn House forums and am soliciting feedback on the best way to do this. These forums are an important part of our business strategy - the CL sales force is base… --- ## [Notice: Do not speak these phrases near my ears](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notice-do-not-speak-these-phrases-near-my-ears/631687)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2012, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notice-do-not-speak-these-phrases-near-my-ears/631687 "2012-08-18T13:25:07Z")
I hereby restrict the utterance of the following two phrases to not less than five miles from either one of my ears: “Shut the front door.” “This ain’t my first rodeo.” If you verbalize any one of these near me you wi… --- ## [CNN: Soulless vultures.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-soulless-vultures/319258)
**Author:** [@Earthworm\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthworm_Jim)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2005, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-soulless-vultures/319258 "2005-09-04T03:46:38Z")
Links off of cnn.com include Watch: Screams for help Watch: ‘You can’t hold me… take care of the kids’ Watch: ‘Everything is gone’ Survivors ‘screaming for help’ | WATCH What kind of sick vampires are we, that we h… --- ## [Lottery payment options](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lottery-payment-options/536497)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2010, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lottery-payment-options/536497 "2010-04-20T16:15:30Z")
Unfortunately, I do not need answers fast. Basically, you can take a full payout over 30 years or take about 50% immediately. By the rule of 72, if you can get more than 2.4% interest you would get more money by taking… --- ## [Songs about or heavily influenced by depression and/or suicide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-or-heavily-influenced-by-depression-and-or-suicide/212790)
**Author:** [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2003, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-or-heavily-influenced-by-depression-and-or-suicide/212790 "2003-11-17T06:50:30Z")
Let me preface this by saying that while I’ve never had any intention of killing myself, I have been depressed for several years and can relate to songs of this nature. Maybe it sounds corny, but music like this is one … --- ## [Hiding from a Boy Scout!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiding-from-a-boy-scout/673066)
**Author:** [@DivineComedienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DivineComedienne)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiding-from-a-boy-scout/673066 "2013-11-07T19:38:51Z")
My son just joined Boy Scouts, and one of the joys of Scouting is that we are now selling obscenely overpriced popcorn as a fundraiser. So he spies this particular prize he wants to win, and I explained to him that we wo… --- ## [Dent in car wheel- repair or replace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dent-in-car-wheel-repair-or-replace/400511)
**Author:** [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2007, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dent-in-car-wheel-repair-or-replace/400511 "2007-04-17T19:57:16Z")
I got a flat the other day after hitting a pothole and denting my wheel. After putting my spare on the car, I went to a NTB type place. The tire guy told me my tire was fine, but the rim was bent. He suggested replacin… --- ## [Can I ask the post office to hold my mail at the office and then I go pick it up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-ask-the-post-office-to-hold-my-mail-at-the-office-and-then-i-go-pick-it-up/294349)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2005, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-ask-the-post-office-to-hold-my-mail-at-the-office-and-then-i-go-pick-it-up/294349 "2005-03-14T01:54:36Z")
I ordered something from mexico and its being delivered by registered mail. I will not be at the apartment when it gets there due to it being a school vacation and even if I am back by the time it gets there I am gone mo… --- ## ["A British family on vacation accidentally drove into the U.S..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-british-family-on-vacation-accidentally-drove-into-the-u-s/841824)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-british-family-on-vacation-accidentally-drove-into-the-u-s/841824 "2019-10-21T14:58:40Z")
“… They’ve spent days detained with their 3-month-old baby.” I guess we’re gonna need a wall up there, too… It gets worse. Words fail me. --- ## [What is the best written series of books ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-written-series-of-books-ever/615854)
**Author:** [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-written-series-of-books-ever/615854 "2012-03-18T17:21:24Z")
Has there ever been a series of books written that was an unqualified success from start to finish? To try and define what I mean a little, I’m looking for books that fit the following criteria: Novels. So no histori… --- ## [7.8 million gallons of water tossed out because a single guy urinated in it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-8-million-gallons-of-water-tossed-out-because-a-single-guy-urinated-in-it/585782)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2011, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-8-million-gallons-of-water-tossed-out-because-a-single-guy-urinated-in-it/585782 "2011-06-18T03:19:04Z")
Over in Portland, a drunken manpissed into a water reservoir. Now they’re draining the entire godddamned reservoir, all 7.8 million gallons of it, because of 8 ounces of urine (which is sterile, by the way). “OMG! 0.008… --- ## [Which do you consider to be the main "adversary nation?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-do-you-consider-to-be-the-main-adversary-nation/920370)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-do-you-consider-to-be-the-main-adversary-nation/920370 "2021-11-30T20:00:58Z")
Over the course of the past few years, a pattern has generally emerged: Democrats generally consider Russia to be the main ‘villain adversary’ nation (since Russia helped out Trump in 2016), Republicans generally conside… --- ## [Love is overrated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-is-overrated/811378)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2018, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-is-overrated/811378 "2018-04-04T12:04:52Z")
Some things I came across when I was wondering about love: There is love, and it is a deep thing but there are deeper things than love. First and last, man is alone. He is born alone, and alone he dies and alone he … --- ## [Music videos (or moments in videos) that are embarassing/unintentionally hilarious](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-videos-or-moments-in-videos-that-are-embarassing-unintentionally-hilarious/751413)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2016, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-videos-or-moments-in-videos-that-are-embarassing-unintentionally-hilarious/751413 "2016-05-04T06:58:39Z")
I’d figure a lot come from the 80’s, with the advent of MTV. In Pat Benatar’s “Love is a Battlefield”, there’s at least two butt-brained things in it - the sneering, pimpadelic bar manager, and the classy boob-jiggling … --- ## [Request cookie recipe to be used for seduction purposes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-cookie-recipe-to-be-used-for-seduction-purposes/562344)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2010, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-cookie-recipe-to-be-used-for-seduction-purposes/562344 "2010-12-18T19:51:41Z")
Any cookie recipes guaranteed to win a man’s heart? I don’t know what percentage of men respond to cookies, but I’m guessing it’s rather high. I was thinking of oatmeal-peanut butter with those teeny chocolate chips. A … --- ## [Business names that sound completely fake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-names-that-sound-completely-fake/424354)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2007, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-names-that-sound-completely-fake/424354 "2007-11-06T10:07:40Z")
I recently encountered “Hobby Lobby,” which is apparently a chain all over the midwest of craft stores. I just can’t get past the name - it sounds like the name of a fake store that you’d hear in a sitcom, like if Darlen… --- ## [Did Jesus command us not to defend ourselves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jesus-command-us-not-to-defend-ourselves/431513)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2008, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jesus-command-us-not-to-defend-ourselves/431513 "2008-01-02T23:09:09Z")
I noticed in this thread and in others lately there’s been some discussion about what exactly Jesus meant when he said to turn the other cheek. The passages in question are from Matthew 5:38 and Luke 6:29. Here is the … --- ## [Worst Place in America Tournament](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-place-in-america-tournament/399012)
**Author:** [@The\_Spirit\_of\_Radio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Spirit_of_Radio)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2007, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-place-in-america-tournament/399012 "2007-04-15T00:20:48Z")
You may recall that there was a Worst town in America thread quite some time ago. One thing I noticed was that there was no real agreement on the true Worst Town in America. That’s why I’m suggesting a tournament. Everyo… --- ## [Eating off Collector's Plates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-off-collectors-plates/487754)
**Author:** [@Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bites_When_Provoked)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2009, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-off-collectors-plates/487754 "2009-03-02T00:23:13Z")
Back in my youth, I had a real thing for Collector’s Plates - you know the sort; a six-part set with different hummingbirds on them, or wildlife pictures… anyway, now I’m older and desperate to de-clutter, and have give… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1089&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1091&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)