# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1091&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:** 1092 --- ## [I like Wal-Mart, and I'm not afraid to admit it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-wal-mart-and-im-not-afraid-to-admit-it/438675)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2008, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-wal-mart-and-im-not-afraid-to-admit-it/438675 "2008-02-27T21:25:26Z")
In this thread, many people claim thney despise Wal Mart and won’t shop there because it is evil. Personally, I like Wal Mart, and I’m happy to shop there. There are things we can’t get there (he ones around here don’t… --- ## [Assume Trump wins and the sky doesn't fall, what are the results](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-trump-wins-and-the-sky-doesnt-fall-what-are-the-results/770480)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2016, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-trump-wins-and-the-sky-doesnt-fall-what-are-the-results/770480 "2016-11-06T07:37:55Z")
With Obama, the right kept saying ‘elect him and society will collapse’ and it didn’t. They are now to a lesser degree saying that about Clinton. Acting as if every democrat being put up for president will usher in a gra… --- ## [You are unawarely worshipping the Sun.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-unawarely-worshipping-the-sun/685788)
**Author:** [@karol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/karol)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2014, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-unawarely-worshipping-the-sun/685788 "2014-04-13T03:43:29Z")
The science of the “Solar System” is the continuation of the ancient beliefs that sun was god. What does a modern, devoted follower do ? He guards the official claims by all means. http://ow.ly/vDaLz --- ## [Are half of Snapple's "Real Facts" intentionally false?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-half-of-snapples-real-facts-intentionally-false/662154)
**Author:** [@gmeadows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gmeadows)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2013, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-half-of-snapples-real-facts-intentionally-false/662154 "2013-07-02T00:52:44Z")
I know this sounds a little ridiculous, but I need this settled once and for all: what’s the deal with Snapple’s “Real Facts” campaign? Many people I know operate on the assumption that they’re true unless the fact-wri… --- ## [Dyson Spheres and gravity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dyson-spheres-and-gravity/469078)
**Author:** [@Rapier42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rapier42)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2008, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dyson-spheres-and-gravity/469078 "2008-10-26T17:31:41Z")
How thick would a Dyson Sphere have to be for a person standing on the inside to experience gravity equal to standing on the Moon? Equal to standing on the Earth? Lets assume it’s constructed of the densest material we… --- ## [Is there a polite way to tell my internship advisoe to pay me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-polite-way-to-tell-my-internship-advisoe-to-pay-me/751764)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-polite-way-to-tell-my-internship-advisoe-to-pay-me/751764 "2020-04-29T16:02:14Z")
I have been working 6 years – I got an average of $1500 per year in random pay. He told me he is happy with my work and gave me a new assignment. Is there any polite way to tell him I am not happy with being unpaid? --- ## [You can't beat a Krampus Night MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-beat-a-krampus-night-mmp/976042)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 327\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-beat-a-krampus-night-mmp/976042 "2022-12-12T15:46:08Z")
The Germans have a festival on December 5th where they tell kids that if they are bad a demon comes, puts them in a sack and beats them with reeds if they are naughty. Good for keeping the rugrats in line. Unless your … --- ## [Amazing Race 11.28 football delay likely](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-11-28-football-delay-likely/562222)
**Author:** [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2010, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-11-28-football-delay-likely/562222 "2010-12-02T23:51:13Z")
Fourteen football minutes left, twenty minutes to the end of the time slot. --- ## [best (inexpensive) music studio software for PC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-inexpensive-music-studio-software-for-pc/563186)
**Author:** [@Cyningablod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyningablod)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2011, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-inexpensive-music-studio-software-for-pc/563186 "2011-01-26T00:43:35Z")
OK, so my wife and I finally caught up to the 21st century and bought a new desktop PC. (Which will no doubt be obsolete by the time Dopers start replying to this thread. Oh well… :() Basic specs: We’re running Windo… --- ## [Game of Thrones Season 2 - CLOSED SPOILERS discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-season-2-closed-spoilers-discussion-thread/617010)
**Author:** [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2012, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-season-2-closed-spoilers-discussion-thread/617010 "2012-05-30T12:45:57Z")
Game of Thrones Season 2 - CLOSED SPOILERS Discussion Thread This thread is for CLOSED SPOILERS discussion of the second season of Game of Thrones and the books in the series. Spoiler policy for this thread: Anything… --- ## [Prison visiting with glass wall/phone. Can say what they like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prison-visiting-with-glass-wall-phone-can-say-what-they-like/781531)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2017, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prison-visiting-with-glass-wall-phone-can-say-what-they-like/781531 "2017-03-10T15:19:28Z")
In a lot of American films/tv series either set in or having an episode set in prison, they have the visiting set up so that the visitor is on one side of a glass wall whilst the inmate is on the other, and they talk via… --- ## [Malapropagation: The Next Generation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-the-next-generation/447555)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2008, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-the-next-generation/447555 "2008-05-24T05:10:58Z")
And jumping the rails from the previous thread we begin with brujaja’s description of a vegetable, technically a fruit, that’s used in salads. Despite it sounding suspiciously like “avocado” I believe the actual word is… --- ## [U Boat losses and crew - WW2 - How High ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-boat-losses-and-crew-ww2-how-high/121370)
**Author:** [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2002, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-boat-losses-and-crew-ww2-how-high/121370 "2002-07-30T13:19:01Z")
I’m getting linked to all types of book promos, and getting little data I feel comfortable with when searching to answer this question: How many U-boats were ‘lost’ during WW2…say 1939-1945 ? I don’t care if they were… --- ## [Things dumped outside a clothing drop-box: Fair game, or theft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-dumped-outside-a-clothing-drop-box-fair-game-or-theft/257826)
**Author:** [@Chotii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chotii)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2004, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-dumped-outside-a-clothing-drop-box-fair-game-or-theft/257826 "2004-08-04T00:33:56Z")
There is a clothing drop-box near my local post-office. It does not say ‘clothing only’ (though many of them do), however it does say ‘clothing’. People often drop all kinds of things off. I have seen giant metal desks, … --- ## [What share of the white vote will the Democratic Party receive in 2016?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-share-of-the-white-vote-will-the-democratic-party-receive-in-2016/737240)
**Author:** [@GloryDays](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GloryDays)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2015, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-share-of-the-white-vote-will-the-democratic-party-receive-in-2016/737240 "2015-12-17T21:43:24Z")
Barack Obama received 39% of the white vote nationally in 2012, while he got 43% in 2008. With white voters leaving the Democratic Party in the Obama era, and with the tensions of the Black Lives Matter movement, police … --- ## [When can kids close one eye?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-can-kids-close-one-eye/508331)
**Author:** [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2009, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-can-kids-close-one-eye/508331 "2009-09-29T21:04:04Z")
I was trying to teach my friend’s three year old son how to do “I’m crushing your head!” but he couldn’t close just one eye so he didn’t get it. Tell ya what, though…watching him contort his face trying to close one eye… --- ## [How many grains of sand are there on Earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-grains-of-sand-are-there-on-earth/507388)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2009, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-grains-of-sand-are-there-on-earth/507388 "2009-08-25T16:26:43Z")
±3. Just kidding. Approximately how many grains of sand are there on Earth? --- ## [Favourite obscure references](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-obscure-references/305881)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2005, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-obscure-references/305881 "2005-06-01T23:33:09Z")
We all quote films, books, TV shows, etc. from time to time. Many quotes (‘Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.’ or ‘I’ll be back.’) are very well known. But there are a lot of good, quotable lines that are more obsc… --- ## [Bathroom scales are worthless in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-scales-are-worthless-in-the-mmp/848072)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-scales-are-worthless-in-the-mmp/848072 "2020-06-15T20:16:26Z")
Oh, the joys of bathroom scales. In a matter of seconds or minutes you can gain or lose many pounds! Ours has been particularly wonky of late, so I decided to shop for a replacement. Did you know you can get a bathroom … --- ## [Are there any novels where a character breaks the Fourth Wall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-novels-where-a-character-breaks-the-fourth-wall/727742)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2015, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-novels-where-a-character-breaks-the-fourth-wall/727742 "2015-08-25T14:01:17Z")
I know authors sometimes break the Fourth Wall, but what about a character in a novel? Just curious. Tom raised his fist to knock on the door. “Wait. Reader, what do you think I should do? I could knock and see if Sue l… --- ## [Thigh gaps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thigh-gaps/741179)
**Author:** [@bomberswarm2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bomberswarm2)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2015, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thigh-gaps/741179 "2015-12-26T22:26:52Z")
I believe i am in a very, very large majority of men who hate thigh gaps on women. They are one of the worst things a woman can have. Does anyone actually like them? --- ## [Say I want to move to North Korea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-i-want-to-move-to-north-korea/361085)
**Author:** [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2011, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-i-want-to-move-to-north-korea/361085 "2011-03-09T22:03:03Z")
I have no intention or desire to do such a thing (I’m quite fond of food, to say nothing of being allowed to surf the web and read real newspapers), but what if I did? I know Americans and most westerners can go on orga… --- ## [Your thoughts on athleticism and race?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-athleticism-and-race/688904)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2014, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-athleticism-and-race/688904 "2014-05-28T12:35:27Z")
Do you believe certain races are better at certain types of physical activity? The “Race and sports” Wikipedia article outlines some of the basic science but still leaves quite a bit of room for further experimentation a… --- ## [Language is meaningless!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language-is-meaningless/137897)
**Author:** [@Pythagras](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pythagras)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2012, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language-is-meaningless/137897 "2012-11-26T12:46:36Z")
Consider the external world. For all practical purposes it is a sea of something-ness that exists independent of us. We, however, deem it necessesary to ‘know’ about the world. So we take a set of characteristics that we… --- ## [The Baker's Dozen Feud by Rebo \[game over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bakers-dozen-feud-by-rebo-game-over/591975)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bakers-dozen-feud-by-rebo-game-over/591975 "2011-08-10T16:26:08Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). Joke answers will not be … --- ## [Let's talk about AWOL Soldiers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-awol-soldiers/386329)
**Author:** [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2007, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-awol-soldiers/386329 "2007-01-07T04:08:21Z")
So this morning an IM pops up from a friend who I thought had gone into the military. As it turns out, he apparently went AWOL a week into bootcamp. Does my knowing this mean I need to contact uncle sam? Is it criminal f… --- ## [Vent about your significant other's viewing choices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vent-about-your-significant-others-viewing-choices/711820)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2015, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vent-about-your-significant-others-viewing-choices/711820 "2015-02-16T19:42:21Z")
I love my wife, shes smarter than me and often people just have to agree to disagree about what they find entertaining and why. But objectively there is plenty of dog shit on tv and she brings some of it into our house … --- ## [Beck's free in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becks-free-in-the-mmp/850085)
**Author:** [@The\_Vorlon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Vorlon)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becks-free-in-the-mmp/850085 "2020-03-30T02:07:56Z")
She’s going home! Take it from here! --- ## [Non-Compete Agreements and my Ex Employer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-compete-agreements-and-my-ex-employer/690954)
**Author:** [@humbled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/humbled)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2014, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-compete-agreements-and-my-ex-employer/690954 "2014-06-18T23:21:21Z")
What a great first impression I’m making. I’ve already confessed that my living situation sucks, and now I’m confessing that my work situation really sucked. I’ll start by saying that I thought I left my previous employ… --- ## [Well, so much for fucking racial harmony!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-so-much-for-fucking-racial-harmony/471409)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-so-much-for-fucking-racial-harmony/471409 "2008-11-08T00:53:21Z")
I voted Obama. Not because of his skin color but because of his view. Setting that aside, I was really looking forward to a Black man being President because I thought I would do leaps and bounds towards racial harmony. … --- ## [Woody Allen/Soon Yi--Creepy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woody-allen-soon-yi-creepy/493302)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2009, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woody-allen-soon-yi-creepy/493302 "2009-04-18T12:25:58Z")
This was on my mind because the Woodster’s in the news for that whole Amerian Apparel thing. I know we had a thread on this a while back, but I didn’t want to revive it because it’s a few years old. Basically, I was won… --- ## [Advocacy group wants to do away with Ronald McDonald.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advocacy-group-wants-to-do-away-with-ronald-mcdonald/536302)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advocacy-group-wants-to-do-away-with-ronald-mcdonald/536302 "2011-05-24T19:43:59Z")
Here’s the story. http://www.salon.com/food/feature/2010/04/14/end\_of\_ronald\_mcdonald/index.html I’m no defender of McDonald’s corporate practices (though I do have a weakness for their double cheeseburgers), but I did… --- ## [Do NOT "Just Drop In" on people without notice!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-just-drop-in-on-people-without-notice/1002740)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2024, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-just-drop-in-on-people-without-notice/1002740 "2024-06-22T11:02:13Z")
I don’t care what your relationship is to them. I don’t care if you are besties, close blood relatives, their spiritual advisor, whatever. JUST DON’T DO IT. Yesterday was a beautiful day, and I had a spurt of energy an… --- ## [ESPN suspends Bill Simmons.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espn-suspends-bill-simmons/699512)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2014, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espn-suspends-bill-simmons/699512 "2014-09-30T13:20:35Z")
I’ve never heard of this guy before, but he’s making news for some comments he made. Here’s a link: Bill Simmons Suspended ESPN Here’s his Goodell rant: I just think not enough is being made out of the fact that they … --- ## [Episodes of TV shows which departed from the standard formula and were good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/episodes-of-tv-shows-which-departed-from-the-standard-formula-and-were-good/598972)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2011, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/episodes-of-tv-shows-which-departed-from-the-standard-formula-and-were-good/598972 "2011-10-21T15:15:48Z")
One episode of Bones last season had the team not attemting to catch a murderer, rather they were trying to exonerate a girl/reunite her with her birth parents. A Yes Prime Minister episode had Hacker and Sir Humphrey w… --- ## [Is 2/29 an invalid birth date?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-2-29-an-invalid-birth-date/614370)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-2-29-an-invalid-birth-date/614370 "2012-03-01T23:43:57Z")
My boss announced that if a child is born on Februrary 29 the parents are required by the feds to choose between 2/28 and 3/01. He heard it on the radio, probably talk radio. Peace, mangeorge --- ## [I saw Vertigo for the first time recently and I didn't like it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-vertigo-for-the-first-time-recently-and-i-didnt-like-it/654995)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2015, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-vertigo-for-the-first-time-recently-and-i-didnt-like-it/654995 "2015-02-15T11:54:16Z")
I’m disappointed because I’d only ever heard the most fantastic things about this movie. I’ve enjoyed a handful of other Hitchcock films so I figured that after looking up “best of Hitchcock” and seeing Vertigo over and … --- ## [doorhinge lives under a bridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doorhinge-lives-under-a-bridge/707542)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2014, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doorhinge-lives-under-a-bridge/707542 "2014-12-21T00:11:47Z")
And yes that is a troll reference. When I first read his responses in this thread about Eric Garner’s arrest/death I thought he simply did not understand burden of proof. His logic is like this: I claim doorhinge live… --- ## [1978 song "Baker Street"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1978-song-baker-street/726836)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2015, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1978-song-baker-street/726836 "2015-08-05T16:38:55Z")
Am I the only one who thought it was about Sherlock Holmes? --- ## [Original 1976 Star Wars trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-1976-star-wars-trailer/670809)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2013, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-1976-star-wars-trailer/670809 "2013-10-22T21:03:39Z")
The official Star Wars Youtube account has uploaded the 2-minute trailer from 1976. It sucks, but I can’t put my finger on why it sucks. I’m really only able to compare it to trailers from the past 15-20 years, and I re… --- ## [Death by Firing Squad - More Humane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-by-firing-squad-more-humane/557685)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2010, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-by-firing-squad-more-humane/557685 "2010-10-22T08:46:56Z")
Ever wonder if someone executed by a firing squad actually hears the the round firing? Assuming the round is moving at a fairly-typical 2,700 FPS and shooter hits his target “between the eyes,” I tend to think not. The… --- ## [Electrical Box in Bathroom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-box-in-bathroom/521425)
**Author:** [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2009, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-box-in-bathroom/521425 "2009-12-20T00:48:08Z")
Just had an inspection done on a home I’m looking to buy and the inspector told me that there was corrosion in the electrical box and he wasn’t sure where it was coming from. Later he called me said that they must have … --- ## [When will the new mars rover start doing interesting things?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-the-new-mars-rover-start-doing-interesting-things/630643)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2012, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-the-new-mars-rover-start-doing-interesting-things/630643 "2012-08-29T14:58:37Z")
Just curious whether we have a schedule of planned activities… When are they going to start looking at the biochemical properties of martian dirt, for example? --- ## [Should the Dems boot Lieberman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-dems-boot-lieberman/471433)
**Author:** [@leander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leander)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2008, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-dems-boot-lieberman/471433 "2008-11-15T01:37:24Z")
I’m torn on this one. On the one hand, Lieberman has been pretty consistent over the years in his voting, esp on social issues. On the other hand, many see him as a traitor to the party, not just because he supported M… --- ## [White liberals dumb themselves down when they speak to black people, a new study contends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-liberals-dumb-themselves-down-when-they-speak-to-black-people-a-new-study-contends/825553)
**Author:** [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2019, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-liberals-dumb-themselves-down-when-they-speak-to-black-people-a-new-study-contends/825553 "2019-01-10T22:00:49Z")
There was a study conducted which found that white liberals “downshift” their presented competency when interacting with people they perceive as black. Conservatives did no such thing, and interacted with perceived bla… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' thread - October 2016 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-october-2016-edition/767256)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2016, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-october-2016-edition/767256 "2016-10-31T14:20:24Z")
Halloween! Jack o lanterns! Ghosts! And more importantly time to break out the HOODIES! My favorite one for this year is my new Bloom County Zenguin… Opus will be so faded by spring, I fear. In other news, I started The… --- ## [Will manned space exploration die with the space station?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-manned-space-exploration-die-with-the-space-station/589871)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-manned-space-exploration-die-with-the-space-station/589871 "2011-09-01T16:11:57Z")
Let’s say that a few weeks from now, a big piece of space junk slams into the International Space Station. The crew all escapes in that old Soyuz capsule (which is kept around for just such an emergency) but the station… --- ## [My son hides feces around the house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-hides-feces-around-the-house/641171)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-hides-feces-around-the-house/641171 "2012-11-19T21:27:00Z")
He is two and somewhere along the line potty training has taken a rather smelly wrong turn, he is still terrified of the toilet and potty but has learned to remove his diaper and poop and then HIDE THE POOP! Drawers, bas… --- ## [Is there a weirder song than "Rock Lobster" by the B-52s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-weirder-song-than-rock-lobster-by-the-b-52s/522708)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2009, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-weirder-song-than-rock-lobster-by-the-b-52s/522708 "2009-12-28T23:01:58Z")
I mean, seriously, this song is pretty messed up. Oh, sure, I know there are weirder songs. But a weirder POPULAR song, a song that charted and is well known and in rotation on radio stations to this day? I do not thi… --- ## [Seemingly innocous "Hot Button" topics on the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemingly-innocous-hot-button-topics-on-the-sdmb/302577)
**Author:** [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2005, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemingly-innocous-hot-button-topics-on-the-sdmb/302577 "2005-05-12T19:28:50Z")
And by innocuous, I mean not political, not racial, not sexual, etc. I mean things that you would think a group of intelligent, witty, generally even-keeled posters would be able to discuss without it devolving into a t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1090&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1092&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)