# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1101&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:** 1102 --- ## [Deception Gets You Laid - How Bad Is This?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deception-gets-you-laid-how-bad-is-this/134128)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2002, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deception-gets-you-laid-how-bad-is-this/134128 "2002-11-02T02:13:28Z")
There’s an old joke about the beautiful young girl who’s drawn into a conversation with a stranger on a bus. She confides that she’s a nymphomaniac with an uncontrollable attraction to Jewish cowboys. At that point, the … --- ## [Tuckerfan - How bored are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuckerfan-how-bored-are-you/310603)
**Author:** [@lightingtool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lightingtool)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2005, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuckerfan-how-bored-are-you/310603 "2005-07-21T04:03:43Z")
I get pretty excited when I read the news sometimes. Often a story will jump out at me as being pretty cool or interesting, and I’ll come to the Dope to see if someone has started a thread. More often than not, someone… --- ## [Fictionalized medical bills and provider proliferation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictionalized-medical-bills-and-provider-proliferation/660633)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2013, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictionalized-medical-bills-and-provider-proliferation/660633 "2013-07-22T17:17:47Z")
So a few years back, I needed a nebulizer. Went with an in-network DME provider. The unit I wanted went for about 200 dollars retail. The DME provider collected 20% of their in-network fee (of about 150 dollars). Then su… --- ## ['If science gives you a result you don't like, pass a law making the result illegal'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-science-gives-you-a-result-you-dont-like-pass-a-law-making-the-result-illegal/630229)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2012, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-science-gives-you-a-result-you-dont-like-pass-a-law-making-the-result-illegal/630229 "2012-08-07T14:41:02Z")
Linky. And another. In brief, the North Carolina General Assembly has passed a law that places a four-year moratorium on changing the state’s policy on, and planning for, sea level changes. That’s rather odd given their… --- ## [Voting is a waste of time.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-is-a-waste-of-time/565681)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2011, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-is-a-waste-of-time/565681 "2011-01-03T18:34:34Z")
A single vote never made a difference, or so the saying goes, by those who believe going out to cast their vote is a waste of time and effort. However, inspired by a thread in IMHO, the question of whether enthusing ever… --- ## [Are there any American actors who have accurately imitated a British accent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-american-actors-who-have-accurately-imitated-a-british-accent/835354)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2019, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-american-actors-who-have-accurately-imitated-a-british-accent/835354 "2019-06-17T19:14:52Z")
I know there are British actors who can sound American - like Christian Bale, for instance. Is the reverse true? Are there any Americans, either in the current day or in past times, who have successfully done British acc… --- ## [Why Jim Rome Sucks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-jim-rome-sucks/392308)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2007, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-jim-rome-sucks/392308 "2007-02-16T15:55:51Z")
\-note- Having just finished typing this, I notice there’s a lot of crude language in this post. I invite you to give this thread a miss if you’re sensitive to that sort of thing, Nancy. I like talk radio. I dislike craz… --- ## [A racially divided Survivor? Are they fucking smoking crack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-racially-divided-survivor-are-they-fucking-smoking-crack/369968)
**Author:** [@threemae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threemae)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2006, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-racially-divided-survivor-are-they-fucking-smoking-crack/369968 "2006-09-02T12:23:56Z")
According to the Associated Press, the next version of Survivor will begin with teams that have been divided between teams comprised by whites, hispanics, blacks, and asians. http://www.realitytvwebsite.com/news082306d.… --- ## [My babysitter's mother, fairly lame rant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-babysitters-mother-fairly-lame-rant/360306)
**Author:** [@WishIHadACoolName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WishIHadACoolName)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2006, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-babysitters-mother-fairly-lame-rant/360306 "2006-06-14T19:29:26Z")
OK, a little background. Babysitter, we’ll call her Heather. Name changed to protect her. Heather is a teenager. Heather is not the sharpest crayon in the box, but she’s a good sitter, reliable, responsible, loves my… --- ## [How bad are grocery prices where you are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-are-grocery-prices-where-you-are/977608)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-are-grocery-prices-where-you-are/977608 "2023-03-15T18:51:37Z")
They are very bad here. Yesterday I was gobsmacked to see cauliflower for $9. (Canadian. That’s about $7 USD.) They were nice looking cauliflowers, but NINE DOLLARS? At the same store the chicken breasts were essenti… --- ## [Favorite "dirty" or novelty song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-dirty-or-novelty-song/382169)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2006, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-dirty-or-novelty-song/382169 "2006-12-13T20:30:36Z")
Dunno if this has been done before, but I was thinking about “The Rodeo Song” today and chortling to myself: Another favorite is “How Come My Dog Don’t Bark When You Come Around?” I can’t find the lyrics on the web, b… --- ## ["Damn" in a job interview: dealbreaker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-in-a-job-interview-dealbreaker/381211)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2006, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-in-a-job-interview-dealbreaker/381211 "2006-11-28T21:34:52Z")
We just interviewed a candidate today who was describing something and used “damn” as an adjective talking about data or a system or something. I’m someone who is pretty sensitive about this kind of thing so I was a litt… --- ## [The Book of Eli...MASSIVE unboxed spoiler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-book-of-eli-massive-unboxed-spoiler/525712)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2010, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-book-of-eli-massive-unboxed-spoiler/525712 "2010-02-08T19:38:54Z")
\[Mod note: Adding spaces to get spoiler out of mouseover preview field\] . . . . . . . . . . Was he blind the whole movie? --- ## [Did Bill Clinton turn over US National Parks to the United Nations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-bill-clinton-turn-over-us-national-parks-to-the-united-nations/767193)
**Author:** [@aluminumdisc1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aluminumdisc1)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2016, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-bill-clinton-turn-over-us-national-parks-to-the-united-nations/767193 "2016-10-05T02:42:23Z")
I was at dinner last night a group of people who insisted that the UN has control over the US state parks thanks to Bill Clinton. My Google Fu is pretty good and I can’t find any credible source but before I call bullshi… --- ## [I want to kill all people who have done illegal drugs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-kill-all-people-who-have-done-illegal-drugs/110254)
**Author:** [@Com2Kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Com2Kid)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2002, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-kill-all-people-who-have-done-illegal-drugs/110254 "2002-05-26T04:21:24Z")
Title says it all. Ok not PERSONALY kill them, for one thing that would be icky and inefficent. Which is, err, well the exact opposite of what I am aiming to fight for. First off some history; I used to not mind drug… --- ## [Fix a Broken Lyric](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-a-broken-lyric/778748)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2017, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-a-broken-lyric/778748 "2017-06-03T20:21:30Z")
SMDB has had it’s share of threads that point out bad lyrics: Lyrics with a flaw All-time laziest song lyrics\[URL=“http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=565359”\]Lyrics that give you pause… In a bad way. … --- ## [Die, Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs, Die.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-brown-marmorated-stink-bugs-die/570183)
**Author:** [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2012, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-brown-marmorated-stink-bugs-die/570183 "2012-12-26T23:41:22Z")
Here in Maryland, we’ve got these little fuckers. The Brown Marmorated Stinkbug, scourge of the countryside. An invasive species from China or Japan, they were first spotted in 1998 in Pennsylvania. Now they’re all ov… --- ## [Worst Sports Team Logos/Names Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-team-logos-names-thread/304920)
**Author:** [@bmoak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmoak)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2005, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-team-logos-names-thread/304920 "2005-06-13T13:47:31Z")
Just what the thread title says. What are the worst logos and/or team names in the history of pro sports? Post your eyesores, embarassments, and “Was the Marketing Department on crack?” franchises and jerseys here. Sin… --- ## [Is there no man's land left ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-no-mans-land-left/549824)
**Author:** [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2010, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-no-mans-land-left/549824 "2010-08-12T16:27:35Z")
Title says it all, really. Apart from the poles and the Moon, which AFAIK have been declared no-no in terms of individual or national ownership, are there still bits and pieces of land out there that belong to no one and… --- ## [Front Door Lock Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/front-door-lock-question/691724)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/front-door-lock-question/691724 "2014-07-03T20:26:17Z")
I had to replace the lock on my front door. The deadbolt (which is separate) is fine, but the “spring lock” connected to the door knob stopped working. That’s usually the only one I lock. My old one worked the way I lik… --- ## [Can Anyone Justify Banning Marijuana?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-justify-banning-marijuana/581601)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2011, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-justify-banning-marijuana/581601 "2011-05-13T23:50:55Z")
Seriously is there any logical or sane reason why marijuana should be banned while tobacco and alcohol are legal? After all marijuana poses less of a threat to others than tobacco. --- ## [Most depressing sitcom episode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-depressing-sitcom-episode/844578)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-depressing-sitcom-episode/844578 "2019-12-28T20:25:46Z")
The recent sad death of Rene Auberjonois reminded me of a very disturbing episode of “Benson” he was involved in called “Scenario”. As this summary notes, it was an episode about a nuclear war drill and it’s one of the … --- ## [How should Clinton press the debate advantage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-clinton-press-the-debate-advantage/767099)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2016, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-clinton-press-the-debate-advantage/767099 "2016-10-05T14:01:07Z")
She is getting some attention now, finally … maybe she can talk a bit more about her positive vision for America’s future, her priorities, and her plans. I am voting for her and have always seen a lot to vote for. Last … --- ## [Oldest Main Stream Musician Still Kicking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-main-stream-musician-still-kicking/613320)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-main-stream-musician-still-kicking/613320 "2012-02-22T04:16:20Z")
My SO was watching a show about the Rolling Stones tonight and after viewing Keith Richards (dead but won’t lay down) we were trying to work out who is the one from that era- or earlier- that is still going. Obviously “m… --- ## [Things you think are awesome and other dopers should know about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-think-are-awesome-and-other-dopers-should-know-about/568208)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2011, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-think-are-awesome-and-other-dopers-should-know-about/568208 "2011-02-06T11:44:19Z")
There are lots of awesome things in the world, but what things make you think “people on the dope would eat that shit up”? For me I’d have to say it’s BBC Radio 4 - a station dedicated to arts, culture and current affai… --- ## [Westboro Baptist pickets a high school play in Michigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/westboro-baptist-pickets-a-high-school-play-in-michigan/473959)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/westboro-baptist-pickets-a-high-school-play-in-michigan/473959 "2008-12-01T21:50:39Z")
Fred Phelps Westboro Baptist church traveled all the way to Michigan to protest a school play. Grosse Pointe High was running a school play “the Laramie Project” . It is a play about the gay kid 'Mathew Shepherd ,who got… --- ## [gvzod has to be a troll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gvzod-has-to-be-a-troll/628865)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2012, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gvzod-has-to-be-a-troll/628865 "2012-07-22T02:13:55Z")
See here. This … person … can’t be real. The mix of odd grammar, appropriate grammar, and internet chat slang and strange posts can’t be anything but trolling. Not possible. --- ## [Married Dopers: You're in Heaven. Your spouse is...elsewhere. Do you forgo Paradise for his/her sake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-dopers-youre-in-heaven-your-spouse-is-elsewhere-do-you-forgo-paradise-for-his-her-sake/709355)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-dopers-youre-in-heaven-your-spouse-is-elsewhere-do-you-forgo-paradise-for-his-her-sake/709355 "2015-01-10T14:48:13Z")
(With apologies to Robert Heinlein.) So you and your spouse are driving along one day–minding your own beeswax, no bothering nobody–when some truck driver blows through a stop sign, slams into your car, and turns it int… --- ## [Does the fact that Michelle Obama is dark skinned really matter to black women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-fact-that-michelle-obama-is-dark-skinned-really-matter-to-black-women/481392)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-fact-that-michelle-obama-is-dark-skinned-really-matter-to-black-women/481392 "2009-01-16T17:57:52Z")
This article seems to think it’s a big deal. Is it? --- ## [White sediment in bottom of bottle of Canola oil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-sediment-in-bottom-of-bottle-of-canola-oil/641347)
**Author:** [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-sediment-in-bottom-of-bottle-of-canola-oil/641347 "2012-11-21T21:02:17Z")
This is a “for next time” question - I’ve already pitched the bottle in question because I wanted to make some baked Xmas gifts and decided I wanted everything fresh. I had a partially used bottle of Canola oil in my fr… --- ## [EMP Device, Target: Loud Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emp-device-target-loud-neighbor/151668)
**Author:** [@Bongmaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bongmaster)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2016, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emp-device-target-loud-neighbor/151668 "2016-02-17T16:39:26Z")
I am not a rich man, but if it were somehow possible for me to acquire an EMP device to render my neighbors stereo system inoperable I’d scrimp and save. I’d give almost anything to be able to point the EMP gun at the p… --- ## [Lasik surgery and the "halo" effect when driving at night - would glasses help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lasik-surgery-and-the-halo-effect-when-driving-at-night-would-glasses-help/209405)
**Author:** [@Blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2003, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lasik-surgery-and-the-halo-effect-when-driving-at-night-would-glasses-help/209405 "2003-10-27T10:34:22Z")
I had Lasix surgery about 3 1/2 years ago and had to sign a waiver that I’d experience the “halo” effect when driving at night. It’s rather pronounced, as in you certainly want to avoid my car if I have to drive at night… --- ## [I pit everybody (well, a number of people) in this thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-everybody-well-a-number-of-people-in-this-thread/411035)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2007, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-everybody-well-a-number-of-people-in-this-thread/411035 "2007-07-13T11:36:27Z")
In this this thread we have a poor, terrified, slightly clueless young man who describes the withdrawal method and wants to understand the pregnancy risk. It’s followed by at least a dozen snarky replies, by people I ca… --- ## [What Was The Best Movie Franchise With Multiple Sequels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-best-movie-franchise-with-multiple-sequels/620524)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2012, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-best-movie-franchise-with-multiple-sequels/620524 "2012-05-04T21:07:42Z")
As we all know, movie franchises that have a lot of sequels generally tend to really start to suck (Friday The 13th, Nightmare On Elm Street, Police Academy, etc). So what movie franchise has been consistently good to a… --- ## [Military term: 5 by 5. Origin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-term-5-by-5-origin/37572)
**Author:** [@SeatTime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeatTime)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2000, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-term-5-by-5-origin/37572 "2000-10-20T04:22:39Z")
I’ve heard this term several times, and it seems to be a good thing. Anyone know it’s origin? “All square --\> perfect” is my best guess. --- ## [Partisanship and US presidential elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partisanship-and-us-presidential-elections/722769)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2015, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partisanship-and-us-presidential-elections/722769 "2015-06-22T14:44:56Z")
(not sure if this belongs here or in the elections forum… it’s about elections, but in general, nothing specific). I’m a reasonably liberal democrat (living in the US). But I think I’m a sane and rational person. I disa… --- ## [Under what circumstances should a cop shooting someone be justified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-what-circumstances-should-a-cop-shooting-someone-be-justified/919153)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 324\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-what-circumstances-should-a-cop-shooting-someone-be-justified/919153 "2022-02-12T22:49:32Z")
There would probably be broad agreement on the Dope that if a cop has already been shot, and his assailant is firing more shots at him, that the cop is justified in shooting back to prevent further harm. Or, if someone i… --- ## [Why are (most) people so vengeful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-most-people-so-vengeful/688061)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2014, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-most-people-so-vengeful/688061 "2014-06-29T18:59:57Z")
Like whenever I read a news story about a heinous crime, people are always saying “hang them”, or describing these elaborate torture fantasies - and honestly I’m left thinking “so who’s really the bad guy here?” :smack: … --- ## [Movies with Backwards-running sections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-backwards-running-sections/541529)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-backwards-running-sections/541529 "2010-06-07T05:39:09Z")
I had Return of the Jedi running while I was cleaning the basement over the weekend, and I noticed something interesting. at one point, while Jabba the Hutt is getting some of his living-frog sushi from its bowl, the cam… --- ## [Fear of Congressional D's leaking Baghdadi raid, realistic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fear-of-congressional-ds-leaking-baghdadi-raid-realistic/842555)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fear-of-congressional-ds-leaking-baghdadi-raid-realistic/842555 "2019-11-01T10:31:36Z")
CNN article: Trump refused to inform Congressional Democrats such as Pelosi or Schumer about the al-Baghdadi raid before it happened, due to fear that the D’s would leak it to the media beforehand and get the raid aborte… --- ## [Where to Find Molasses in Grocery Store](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-find-molasses-in-grocery-store/480351)
**Author:** [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-find-molasses-in-grocery-store/480351 "2009-01-12T17:45:47Z")
What section of the store would you expect to find molasses? How old are you? I’ll say why after a few posts. --- ## [Rant about obscenely expensive crap in "luxury" magazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-about-obscenely-expensive-crap-in-luxury-magazine/473102)
**Author:** [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2008, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-about-obscenely-expensive-crap-in-luxury-magazine/473102 "2008-11-19T00:49:51Z")
I came across this magazine called “DC” published by Modern Luxury Media, and was flipping through it and became disgusted by what I saw. Basically, it’s a “lifestyle” magazine promoting over-the-top obscene displays of … --- ## [Coo-pon or Queue-pon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coo-pon-or-queue-pon/581732)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2011, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coo-pon-or-queue-pon/581732 "2011-05-21T06:31:18Z")
If you are discussing that little slip of paper you hand to the cashier to get 50 cents off your latest order of Super Heavy Duty Depends, Purina Grue Chow, or Mr. Happy’s Studded Surprise Condoms. I’ve always said it a… --- ## [Great Male/Female duets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-male-female-duets/380761)
**Author:** [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2006, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-male-female-duets/380761 "2006-11-18T00:19:37Z")
I sat in with a little jazz trio Saturday night. Good female vocalist. We sang harmony on Carol Kings “Will you still Love Me tomorrow” and it went well. We talked about getting together and planning some classic duets. … --- ## [Eat, Pray, Love: Wretch, Stay Away, Long](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-pray-love-wretch-stay-away-long/551016)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2010, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-pray-love-wretch-stay-away-long/551016 "2010-11-24T00:13:07Z")
What a huge waste of money to film this mess, and an even bigger waste of time to see it. Julia Robert’s character was a twit. Nothing whatsoever to like about her from the get-go. Without “spoiling” the so-called plot,… --- ## [Chris Rock's Thoughts on Baseball](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-rocks-thoughts-on-baseball/718430)
**Author:** [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2015, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-rocks-thoughts-on-baseball/718430 "2015-05-03T18:23:03Z")
I saw the graphic on TV last week that African Americans represented nearly 20% of MLB players in the 80s and that number has dropped down below 9% today. Chris Rock says “Maybe if baseball gets a little hipper, a lit… --- ## [How much control does a MLB pitcher really have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-control-does-a-mlb-pitcher-really-have/685922)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2014, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-control-does-a-mlb-pitcher-really-have/685922 "2014-04-16T14:02:40Z")
First off, not a sports fan, so forgive me if this is terribly ignorant. In Major League Baseball how well does the pitcher control his pitches? IOW assuming a fresh pitcher, warmed up, best conditions etc. approximatel… --- ## [Talented and Gifted Education vs. Remedial Education](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talented-and-gifted-education-vs-remedial-education/391051)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talented-and-gifted-education-vs-remedial-education/391051 "2012-07-28T17:44:13Z")
According to this article, in 2006 the Department of Education (US) spent approximately $84 billion. How much of that money would you guess went to improve the education of gifted students? Probably less than you think… --- ## [I pit Jesus and all other fairy godfathers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-jesus-and-all-other-fairy-godfathers/570264)
**Author:** [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-jesus-and-all-other-fairy-godfathers/570264 "2011-02-07T04:01:10Z")
Isn’t it time to admit that this shit is getting us nowhere? Come on folks, why are we killing each other over such obvious fucking bullshit? How can peoples living in this day and age be stuck to bullshit on such an e… --- ## [Drax's bridge hand in Moonraker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/draxs-bridge-hand-in-moonraker/674702)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2013, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/draxs-bridge-hand-in-moonraker/674702 "2013-11-28T08:45:28Z")
In Ian Fleming’s novel Moonraker, Bond bests a cheating Hugo Drax in a game of bridge by cheating himself, slipping a rigged deck into play that duplicated the ‘Duke of Cumberland Hand’. Bond opens 7 Clubs, Drax doubles… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1100&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1102&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)