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**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2006, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jane-eyre-pronunciation/365608 "2006-07-23T05:46:54Z")
Need some help resolving a family argument here, occasioned by Little R reading The Eyre Affair. Is “Eyre” pronounced “ire” or “air”? I’m already good on how to pronounce “Jane”. :slight\_smile: --- ## [how do some bodies decompose on Mount Everest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-some-bodies-decompose-on-mount-everest/661224)
**Author:** [@Claire98909](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claire98909)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-some-bodies-decompose-on-mount-everest/661224 "2013-06-19T03:39:16Z")
I’ve seen pictures of intact bodies as well as pictures of bodies that have been reduced to bones. I guess I’m a bit surprised about the latter, because bacteria is necessary for decomposition and Everest is inhospitabl… --- ## [Convince me that monopolies are a good thing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-that-monopolies-are-a-good-thing/575654)
**Author:** [@may\_be\_ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/may_be_ignorant)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2011, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-that-monopolies-are-a-good-thing/575654 "2011-03-25T22:52:47Z")
Title says it all. --- ## [Unlikely places you've seen cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlikely-places-youve-seen-cats/694026)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2014, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlikely-places-youve-seen-cats/694026 "2014-08-02T19:56:13Z")
Everybody knows a cat’s place is where humans are–so we believe. But I have seen them off the beaten path–accompanying their people in line at a bus station; around the neck of a fan at Dodger Stadium; terrified in the o… --- ## [Pronounce Željko Ivanek, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounce-zeljko-ivanek-please/527924)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2010, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounce-zeljko-ivanek-please/527924 "2010-02-08T03:50:09Z")
One of those “just curious” questions. For those not familiar with him, he’s a very busy Slovenian born/U.S. raised character actorwho usually plays sleazy or corrupt authority figures, though I first noticed him (and t… --- ## [Aztec-North American Indian pre-Columbian contact](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aztec-north-american-indian-pre-columbian-contact/608943)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2012, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aztec-north-american-indian-pre-columbian-contact/608943 "2012-01-10T20:04:04Z")
Is anything known about how aware the Aztecs were of the peoples in North America, or vice versa? It seems it might be hard to escape noticing that a big, literate culture lives next door, but maybe the Sonoran and Chih… --- ## [Lo! How the mighty have fallen.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lo-how-the-mighty-have-fallen/673593)
**Author:** [@user\_hostile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/user_hostile)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2013, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lo-how-the-mighty-have-fallen/673593 "2013-11-14T08:19:27Z")
A group picture of Billy Graham 95th birthday celebration from two days ago. Words fail me. --- ## [Is the customer always right? \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-customer-always-right-edited-title/636267)
**Author:** [@gringo135](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gringo135)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2012, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-customer-always-right-edited-title/636267 "2012-10-07T14:07:34Z")
What ever happened to the customer is always right? I miss the days of customer service and salesman ship where people appreciated my hard earned money and cared about there part of the transaction. --- ## [Do I tell my dad he smells?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-tell-my-dad-he-smells/697154)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-tell-my-dad-he-smells/697154 "2014-09-03T21:49:51Z")
This is a delicate situation, and I really am not sure how to handle it. My father and stepmother just visited us for two weeks. It was a good visit generally, we all got to play tourist and see some interesting local si… --- ## [A Question About German Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-german-songs/588253)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2011, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-german-songs/588253 "2011-07-14T17:38:51Z")
http://www.bunker-kundschafter.de/Liedermusikanten.htm Why do so many of these songs give the girls names ending with “-marie”? --- ## [How would Amazon have more tracking info than USPS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-amazon-have-more-tracking-info-than-usps/603347)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2011, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-amazon-have-more-tracking-info-than-usps/603347 "2011-11-19T23:33:25Z")
I ordered a bunch of stuff from Amazon and through their site I was getting current, updated tracking info for one of my packages all the way across the country and currently says my package is already at my local post o… --- ## [Why can't we fly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-fly/592430)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2011, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-fly/592430 "2011-08-14T10:48:35Z")
We grew opposing thumbs. We learned to walk upright on our legs. Why didn’t we evolve with wings so we could fly. If we could fly, we would have an advantage for finding food, protecting ourselves from predators, etc… --- ## [Olympics: Most attractive gold medalists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-most-attractive-gold-medalists/630855)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2012, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-most-attractive-gold-medalists/630855 "2012-08-12T21:11:49Z")
The internet is filled with photos of very hot Olympians. Most of these will come nowhere close to winning a medal, let alone a gold. So of the individual or pair events, who are the most attractive ones to win gold? --- ## [Bright Lights and Interrogation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bright-lights-and-interrogation/551369)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bright-lights-and-interrogation/551369 "2010-08-26T09:58:44Z")
What’s the origin of the police shining a bright light at a suspect in a darkened room as part of an interrogation? I see this frequently in old movies. :rolleyes: Was this technique really used by police? Except for… --- ## [Hey wanna be cool kids - saying "First world problems" to sound hipster-dismissive is getting tired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-wanna-be-cool-kids-saying-first-world-problems-to-sound-hipster-dismissive-is-getting-tired/636654)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2012, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-wanna-be-cool-kids-saying-first-world-problems-to-sound-hipster-dismissive-is-getting-tired/636654 "2012-10-27T09:57:32Z")
First world problems I realize it’s self deprecating fun and I’ve said it myself, but the phrase is getting kind of tired and overused at this point, and honestly it sounds kind of stupid after a while. Not everything h… --- ## [Obama surging in polls; unveils economic plan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-surging-in-polls-unveils-economic-plan/452358)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2008, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-surging-in-polls-unveils-economic-plan/452358 "2008-06-24T18:39:16Z")
His numbers have risen sharply among women and Democrats as a whole, and against McCain. This is the text of his speech today in Raleigh. Here’s a portion on the video. Barack Obama is going to chew McCain up and spit h… --- ## [Who was the best looking U.S. President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-best-looking-u-s-president/674714)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2013, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-best-looking-u-s-president/674714 "2013-11-29T14:51:49Z")
I didn’t want the poll about Jackie O’s looks and style and the offshoot comments about other 1st ladies to stand alone. We equal-opportunity shallow Dopers here. What about the Presidents themselves? Who wins in the loo… --- ## [Copper Pipe Contains Lead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copper-pipe-contains-lead/436607)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2008, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copper-pipe-contains-lead/436607 "2008-02-08T00:39:15Z")
Home plumbing has gotten complicated… it is now illegal to use lead/tin solder on water supply pipes, because of the possibility of lead leaching into the drinking water. Now, I understand that the copper pipes themslves… --- ## [Jihadists want to kill da Queen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jihadists-want-to-kill-da-queen/704041)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2014, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jihadists-want-to-kill-da-queen/704041 "2014-11-11T00:47:44Z")
Don’t they know she’s a great grandma now? Such a sweet old lady and they wanted to knife here. Seriously do these idiots have any concept of the shit storm that would be unleashed by murdering the most beloved and res… --- ## [Anyone else freaking hate Caillou?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-freaking-hate-caillou/661080)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2013, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-freaking-hate-caillou/661080 "2013-06-19T15:21:25Z")
I’ll try to keep this out of the Pit. But if it goes it goes. Any of you know about this Caillou peckerwood? I have a 3 1/2 year old Grandson and he loves this slop. When our kids were growing up the worst we had to … --- ## [A what? Cameltoe? What the heck does that mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-what-cameltoe-what-the-heck-does-that-mean/315397)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2005, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-what-cameltoe-what-the-heck-does-that-mean/315397 "2005-08-04T06:25:42Z")
I don’t know where to put this, but it regards the next Harry Potter movie, so I’ll start with Cafe Society. I guess it can get thrown in the Pit if pubic hair is considered obscene, or General Questions since I’m asking… --- ## [Fucking appalling Church acting totally against God](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-appalling-church-acting-totally-against-god/260111)
**Author:** [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2004, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-appalling-church-acting-totally-against-god/260111 "2004-08-26T00:04:40Z")
http://www.wsoctv.com/family/3651369/detail.html What the FUCK is wrong with people when they obey “doctrine” over obvious, fucking obvious OBVIOUS will of God and Jesus. Do the SERIOUSLY imagine that for one nano-sec… --- ## [Could Swiss Air 111 of made it to Halifax Airport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-swiss-air-111-of-made-it-to-halifax-airport/660831)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2013, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-swiss-air-111-of-made-it-to-halifax-airport/660831 "2013-06-18T05:13:35Z")
This crash has been driving me nuts for months, I watched a documentary about Swiss Air 111, which crashed off Nova Scotia in 1998, due to a fire in the cockpit which was because of faulty wiring of an inflight entertain… --- ## [anywhere that fireworks are illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anywhere-that-fireworks-are-illegal/627048)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2012, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anywhere-that-fireworks-are-illegal/627048 "2012-07-07T03:14:30Z")
when I was growing up it was all illegal: sparklers, firecrackers, all of it. people went to their city’s firework display, it went on ONE night and that it was it. now, everywhere I’ve lived in the last 10 years people… --- ## [Why do we have corn subsidies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-corn-subsidies/569428)
**Author:** [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2011, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-corn-subsidies/569428 "2011-04-06T20:53:08Z")
Many people in this thread thought that corn subsidies contribute to the obesity epidemic. Indeed, one hears talk of these corn subsidies often in any health-related discussions. So I turned to Google to find out somet… --- ## [Silence of the Lambs question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silence-of-the-lambs-question/508969)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2025, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silence-of-the-lambs-question/508969 "2025-11-08T12:04:31Z")
So I stumble across Special Agent Starling and Dr. Lecter the other night and see the scene: “A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.” And then he makes that noise… --- ## [Are teenagers in Australia/New Zealand starting to sound American?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-teenagers-in-australia-new-zealand-starting-to-sound-american/683618)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2014, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-teenagers-in-australia-new-zealand-starting-to-sound-american/683618 "2014-06-11T07:06:24Z")
I have a friend from Australia who says that kids born after about the early 1990s are taking on “American” features in their speech - like their accent is 70 percent Aussie and 30 percent American or something like that… --- ## [What "scary" movie/book do you want remade/rebooted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-scary-movie-book-do-you-want-remade-rebooted/715700)
**Author:** [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2015, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-scary-movie-book-do-you-want-remade-rebooted/715700 "2015-03-29T02:03:08Z")
I use the term “scary” instead of “horror” purposely, so as not to be constrained by genre (for all I know, you may consider some black comedy or Western scary). I’m giving you much latitude with your choices. You can c… --- ## [The Poop Stories of Legend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poop-stories-of-legend/493814)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2009, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poop-stories-of-legend/493814 "2009-04-28T22:19:29Z")
Let me tell you guys a little something about poop. A few days ago a friend of mine sent me a link a classic Craigslist post entitled "I wanted to talk to you, but I had to take a shit - m4w. The hapless craigster’s pos… --- ## [Favorite Cover Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-cover-songs/808214)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2018, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-cover-songs/808214 "2018-08-28T11:34:15Z")
Here are a few of my favorite song covers: “Don’t Dream It’s Over” Sixpence None the Richer cover of a Crowded House song “Angel of the Morning” Juice Newton cover of a Merrillee Rush song “Stay” Newfound Glory cover … --- ## [Ask the guy who is adopting internationally.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-is-adopting-internationally/500980)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2012, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-is-adopting-internationally/500980 "2012-04-15T09:50:53Z")
My wife and I are adopting from Korea. In fact, we just got our referral for our baby the other day and we’ll travel to October to get her. Just be polite and ask away. :slight\_smile: --- ## [The Republicans have lost their mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republicans-have-lost-their-mind/465308)
**Author:** [@MichaelQReilly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelQReilly)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republicans-have-lost-their-mind/465308 "2008-09-28T18:04:20Z")
Sweet fuckity fuck. So just to refresh everyone, under the financially prudent Bush tax cuts the capital gains tax was lowered to 15% percent. What does this mean? It means anyone who primarily derives their income fr… --- ## [Dear Sister, please take your lithium.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-sister-please-take-your-lithium/94767)
**Author:** [@Chas.E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chas.E)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2001, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-sister-please-take-your-lithium/94767 "2001-12-05T03:17:15Z")
Dear Debbie: Yes, we, your family, know you are bipolar. We know you’re not taking your medication anymore, and we know you’re in denial and claim you are no longer affected. No, that homeopathic medicine the quack is s… --- ## [Did you buy a Powerball ticket?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-buy-a-powerball-ticket/742364)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2016, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-buy-a-powerball-ticket/742364 "2016-01-12T00:48:57Z")
I did for shits and grins. ETA: and a very insignificant chance to win $500 million. --- ## [Who is Trump's base?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-trumps-base/763050)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-trumps-base/763050 "2016-08-30T03:56:06Z")
What are the demographics who love Trump most, as opposed to those holding their noses? As I see it, this involves a study of the demographics of those who say they have a favorable opinion of Trump. If more than 50% of … --- ## [Movies that are marketed as something they are not.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-marketed-as-something-they-are-not/400226)
**Author:** [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2007, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-marketed-as-something-they-are-not/400226 "2007-04-19T03:24:58Z")
For example - trailers that seem to show a movie is a comedy. Then the movie is a drama. I would put forward ‘The Truman show’. I thought it was going to be a comedy. The trailer showed two jokes. The movie starred Jim C… --- ## [How do spiders know how to build webs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-spiders-know-how-to-build-webs/383684)
**Author:** [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2006, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-spiders-know-how-to-build-webs/383684 "2006-12-16T07:38:35Z")
Building a web is a complicated business, involving an intricate series of inter-connected stages. How does a spider know what to do? It doesn’t learn the pattern or ‘blueprint’ from previous examples, or from its paren… --- ## [Director's Cuts, Long Versions - are any truly Better Movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directors-cuts-long-versions-are-any-truly-better-movies/729072)
**Author:** [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2015, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directors-cuts-long-versions-are-any-truly-better-movies/729072 "2015-09-05T14:16:56Z")
I know it has probably been done before, but this question by RickJay got me thinking: So as not to hijack that thread, I thought I’d make this one. :slight\_smile: So, what do you think? Any examples? For myself, a… --- ## [Agree or disagree with Obama but he is providing some leadership.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agree-or-disagree-with-obama-but-he-is-providing-some-leadership/487747)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agree-or-disagree-with-obama-but-he-is-providing-some-leadership/487747 "2009-03-03T06:47:05Z")
He’s twisting his supporters and his political enemies in knots because he is making bold moves, bold statements and providing his detractors with little ammunition while not pandering. I watched most of his speech toda… --- ## [Battlestar Galactica 1.13 — "Kobol's Last Gleaming (2)" (passion of the Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-1-13-kobols-last-gleaming-2-passion-of-the-spoilers/297324)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2005, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-1-13-kobols-last-gleaming-2-passion-of-the-spoilers/297324 "2005-04-06T22:51:02Z")
Tonight: The second half of the two-part episode that concludes the first season. Questions are many. Highlights: Status of Roslin’s cancer? Any more visions? Does Starbuck actually leap all the way back to Caprica in… --- ## [How does Limbaugh justify himself? (Rush's arrest thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-limbaugh-justify-himself-rushs-arrest-thread/354746)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2006, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-limbaugh-justify-himself-rushs-arrest-thread/354746 "2006-06-28T23:32:42Z")
So for those who haven’t heard Rush Limbaugh has been arrested again (or to be more precise, he’s turned himself in and been processed/released) for prescription drug abuse/fraud. Bill O’Reilly and Ann Coulter have bot… --- ## [Why is this word so hard to pronounce correctly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-word-so-hard-to-pronounce-correctly/162267)
**Author:** [@Hobie\_the\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hobie_the_One)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2003, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-word-so-hard-to-pronounce-correctly/162267 "2003-03-20T23:10:44Z")
I was watching TV last night and listening to a gentleman who has degrees from Yale and Harvard. I’m sure you know of whom I speak. During his announcement, he proved that both these two institutions are incapable of c… --- ## [soft drinks=huge amount of sugar.Diet drinks=zero sugar. Why not meet halfway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soft-drinks-huge-amount-of-sugar-diet-drinks-zero-sugar-why-not-meet-halfway/633768)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soft-drinks-huge-amount-of-sugar-diet-drinks-zero-sugar-why-not-meet-halfway/633768 "2012-09-13T03:16:50Z")
Soft drinks are sickly sweet. Diet soft drinks are not sweet, and even leave a bitter aftertaste. Why does it have to be “all or nothing”? Regular soft drinks are made of about 25% sugar. Diet drinks are 0% sugar. W… --- ## [Pamphlets from Pueblo, Colorado](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pamphlets-from-pueblo-colorado/500711)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pamphlets-from-pueblo-colorado/500711 "2019-06-08T19:57:01Z")
When I was a kid there were often commercials (shown, I think, in the morning hours when I was watching cartoons) informing people they could get information on a number of things from the U.S. government by writing to a… --- ## [Ethics when your kid wrecks another person's car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethics-when-your-kid-wrecks-another-persons-car/714560)
**Author:** [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2015, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethics-when-your-kid-wrecks-another-persons-car/714560 "2015-03-10T05:19:33Z")
Not my issue, but a friend’s. His son, C, a freshman in college, has been dating a girl, M, for over 2 years. She’s still in high school. Since she’s gotten her driver’s license, she’s racked up no fewer than 5 traffi… --- ## [Phrases that make you think "Straight Dope"!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-make-you-think-straight-dope/690807)
**Author:** [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2014, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-make-you-think-straight-dope/690807 "2014-06-19T19:52:49Z")
I have a teacher who has made a couple of remarks that immediately made me think of our hallowed message board. The most important rule of the classroom is “don’t be a jerk” and more recently, he made the remark that an… --- ## [What is THE Best Show on TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-show-on-tv/645826)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2013, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-show-on-tv/645826 "2013-01-07T14:01:39Z")
Lots of great shows on TV, but which is your absolute favorite? --- ## [(Old) Laundry Day in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-laundry-day-in-the-mmp/988182)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-laundry-day-in-the-mmp/988182 "2023-08-14T06:46:39Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s currently 16c/61f with a predicted high of 18c/65f and mostly cloudy. Weather app says “It’s fucking mint outside, which is great, unless you’re a cat. Cats fucking hate that shit.” Monday agai… --- ## [Popcorn in Europe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popcorn-in-europe/22196)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2000, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popcorn-in-europe/22196 "2000-06-15T19:39:59Z")
My career puts me in contact with people from different cultures, including Europe. One of my colleagues said that it used to be a good joke to give a European a bag of unpopped popcorn and tell them to take it home and … --- ## [Uh Oh! Still no WMD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-still-no-wmd/180160)
**Author:** [@Binarydrone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Binarydrone)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2003, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-still-no-wmd/180160 "2003-06-20T12:30:53Z")
Uh Oh! Still no WMD Meanwhile, it looks as if the Tuwaitha nuclear facility in Iraq has been looted. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1110&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1112&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)