# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1112&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:** 1113 --- ## [My Personal Theory of Everything (Kaleidoscopic Reality)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-personal-theory-of-everything-kaleidoscopic-reality/623627)
**Author:** [@shadowofneo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shadowofneo)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-personal-theory-of-everything-kaleidoscopic-reality/623627 "2013-04-18T19:07:58Z")
My intentions in this thread are the following: To sew together every “Personal Belief Theory” that I have gathered since I was a small child, into the intricate web of thought it currently is, but able to be perceived a… --- ## [Can the government listen to cell phone conversations when the phone is turned off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-government-listen-to-cell-phone-conversations-when-the-phone-is-turned-off/540101)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2010, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-government-listen-to-cell-phone-conversations-when-the-phone-is-turned-off/540101 "2010-05-22T12:05:35Z")
… or on, for that matter? YouTube clip of a Fox News report says that the FBI can eavesdrop on conversations even when your cell phone is turned off. The story claims that it has something to do with the GPS chip in th… --- ## [Moving vehicle clips open door of parked vehicle. Who's at fault?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-vehicle-clips-open-door-of-parked-vehicle-whos-at-fault/353221)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2006, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-vehicle-clips-open-door-of-parked-vehicle-whos-at-fault/353221 "2006-04-19T20:24:39Z")
I ask this only out of curiosity, not because I have a stake in any legal proceedings of this type. I realize that traffic laws vary from state to state, so I will mention that I am in California, but I’m happy to have t… --- ## [New mini rants, with more swear words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mini-rants-with-more-swear-words/372713)
**Author:** [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2006, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mini-rants-with-more-swear-words/372713 "2006-09-23T21:39:33Z")
I hate to open a new thread of my own for this, so I’ll leave the floor open once I’m done for other small rants. Clueless Meat People at the Grocery Store I had an errand to run on the way home from work yesterday. I … --- ## [is all knowledge tautology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-all-knowledge-tautology/562925)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2010, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-all-knowledge-tautology/562925 "2010-12-08T13:23:23Z")
A really mind-bending topic came up dealing with the core nature of reality…the debate is can we “know” anything? Or is everything simply a matter of probability that is, in reality, unknowable? The example is stepping … --- ## [Why does my cat suddenly love my dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-cat-suddenly-love-my-dog/470748)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2008, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-cat-suddenly-love-my-dog/470748 "2008-11-03T22:06:02Z")
This might be more suited as a MPSIMS thread but I’ll started it here in case there is an actual answer. Own a cat. Male. Half Siamese, half American Shorthair. Fixed. Had him since he was a kitten. He’s 16 years old ye… --- ## [Bad Science: Favourite SF Movie Blunders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-science-favourite-sf-movie-blunders/303201)
**Author:** [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2005, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-science-favourite-sf-movie-blunders/303201 "2005-05-13T01:07:31Z")
“We call him Neutron because he’s so positive.” As spoken by a beautiful lady physicist, allegedly one of the world’s greatest scientific minds, in This Island Earth. Unsurprisingly, the planet Metaluna, which she was ca… --- ## [Educate Me About the Old Drop Kick in Football](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-about-the-old-drop-kick-in-football/334249)
**Author:** [@LiveOnAPlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveOnAPlane)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2014, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-about-the-old-drop-kick-in-football/334249 "2014-11-16T00:19:32Z")
Another thread about onside kicks kinda “kicked” my ancient memory cells into action and I was reminded of an old thing in American football known as a drop kick. I believe it was used for field goals, but could be wron… --- ## [Would it kill you to flush the damn toilet!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-kill-you-to-flush-the-damn-toilet/671924)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2013, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-kill-you-to-flush-the-damn-toilet/671924 "2013-10-25T15:33:09Z")
Seriously, what the fuck?! It’s a lever that takes very little effort to move. Sure, there are germs there from when everyone else has touched it, but that’s one reason you wash your fucking hands afterwards. Nowhere is… --- ## [What is your Myers-Briggs type?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-myers-briggs-type/483165)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2009, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-myers-briggs-type/483165 "2009-02-06T04:49:55Z")
Followup from GQ thread. You may also indicate if you are a hybrid/on the borderline for one of the axes. INFP here. --- ## [What series most wasted a promising premise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-series-most-wasted-a-promising-premise/489752)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2009, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-series-most-wasted-a-promising-premise/489752 "2009-03-22T14:12:32Z")
Otherwise known as the Star Trek: Voyager awards. When that series premiered, i was sure it would rock. It was at the height of DS9, my favorite of the Trek series. It had been long enough since TNG rebooted the franc… --- ## [Thoughts/opinions on Waldorf schools, please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-opinions-on-waldorf-schools-please/597126)
**Author:** [@Bamboo\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bamboo_Boy)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2011, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-opinions-on-waldorf-schools-please/597126 "2011-10-06T04:20:31Z")
I wasn’t quite sure where to post this, there is no factual answer, so not GQ but nor am I necessarily looking for a debate. I just want to hear what kind of take Dopers have on Waldorf Schools. My niece is in the 8th g… --- ## [How do I tell my boss I have an interview for another department](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-tell-my-boss-i-have-an-interview-for-another-department/611453)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2012, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-tell-my-boss-i-have-an-interview-for-another-department/611453 "2012-02-10T22:11:38Z")
My boss has made it known she doesn’t want her staff applying for one of our sister companies. They’re expanding and have hired a number of people away from our division. They seem to have a much happier management style… --- ## [1954 Canadian dollar bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1954-canadian-dollar-bill/569366)
**Author:** [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2011, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1954-canadian-dollar-bill/569366 "2011-01-31T02:46:38Z")
I have a Canadian $1 bill. On the front it says 1954 Ottawa. Is it worth anything? Thanks. --- ## [Stop mortgage from being sold to evil company.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-mortgage-from-being-sold-to-evil-company/659439)
**Author:** [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2013, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-mortgage-from-being-sold-to-evil-company/659439 "2013-05-28T20:45:37Z")
Don’t need answer fast because this isn’t actually happening (at least not to me.) It is, of course, perfectly legal for your mortgage holder to sell your mortgage to another company. But suppose you got notice that you… --- ## [The completely smug density of right wingers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-completely-smug-density-of-right-wingers/967122)
**Author:** [@HorribleMutantBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HorribleMutantBoy)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2022, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-completely-smug-density-of-right-wingers/967122 "2022-07-30T12:09:24Z")
You know what I’m talking about. The ones who yell “Fuck your feelings” while having the emotional regulation of a toddler. The ones who bemoan “Cancel Culture” but do the same to companies for ads they disagree with. Or… --- ## [Why would there be caffeine in my aspirin? Or sodium?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-there-be-caffeine-in-my-aspirin-or-sodium/466767)
**Author:** [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-there-be-caffeine-in-my-aspirin-or-sodium/466767 "2008-10-08T22:17:58Z")
My generic aspirin says it’s caffeine-free and sodium-free on the label. Why would they be in there in the first place? Should I seek out some caffeinated salty aspirin? --- ## [Why is everyone busting on poor Eva Longoria's mustache in these pics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-everyone-busting-on-poor-eva-longorias-mustache-in-these-pics/364027)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2006, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-everyone-busting-on-poor-eva-longorias-mustache-in-these-pics/364027 "2006-07-15T03:26:27Z")
They say she has a mustache, but I really don’t see it. --- ## [TomnDeb (minor point, no vitriol)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndeb-minor-point-no-vitriol/415483)
**Author:** [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2007, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndeb-minor-point-no-vitriol/415483 "2007-08-20T12:43:59Z")
In this thread, you chastised Der Trihs over his use of a metaphor as a personal attack. Frankly, I feel that if this was being used to address any other topic other than religion, you wouldn’t have gone a long way to m… --- ## [Is there anything cuter than sleeping kitties?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-cuter-than-sleeping-kitties/472896)
**Author:** [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-cuter-than-sleeping-kitties/472896 "2008-12-07T17:50:39Z")
No way! --- ## [Dylan Storm Roof's middle name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dylan-storm-roofs-middle-name/724860)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2015, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dylan-storm-roofs-middle-name/724860 "2015-07-17T13:51:34Z")
Dylan Storm Roof, the Charleston murderer. Clearly “Storm” has Nazi connotations. Did his parents name him Storm, or did he make it up? What is his real middle name? --- ## ["Illegals" and "invaders" should be moderated as hate speech in the context of immigration debates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegals-and-invaders-should-be-moderated-as-hate-speech-in-the-context-of-immigration-debates/985244)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegals-and-invaders-should-be-moderated-as-hate-speech-in-the-context-of-immigration-debates/985244 "2023-06-13T14:59:22Z")
I’d like to talk about three terms that show up in discussions of immigration: Illegal immigrants Illegals Invaders (and “invasion”) First, “Illegal immigrants” is a term that is falling out of use among experts in th… --- ## [Did Churchill help win WWII?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-churchill-help-win-wwii/842032)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2019, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-churchill-help-win-wwii/842032 "2019-10-26T12:52:10Z")
There have been several recent movies, and god knows how many bios written, most of them hagiographiers. I read one. And we all know the speech - We shall fight…we shall never surrender etc. We also know that he was a… --- ## [War Plans Signal Screwup- The Atlantic is publishing the full messages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-plans-signal-screwup-the-atlantic-is-publishing-the-full-messages/1016136)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 282\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2025, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-plans-signal-screwup-the-atlantic-is-publishing-the-full-messages/1016136 "2025-04-25T15:12:19Z")
Unfortunately, I don’t know enough about war planning to know whether these things are in fact a big deal and classified, or whether it really is a sideshow. Anyone able to enlighten me? (Sorry it’s behind a paywall, b… --- ## [American usage: cliché vs clichéd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-usage-cliche-vs-cliched/186030)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2013, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-usage-cliche-vs-cliched/186030 "2013-04-17T22:43:24Z")
I regularly see the word “cliché” used as an adjective, eg “that is so cliché” or “this is yet another cliché action movie”. This usage always used to jump out at me as wrong - I’ve always considered cliché to be a noun,… --- ## [Constitutionality of Prop. 8](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constitutionality-of-prop-8/527357)
**Author:** [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constitutionality-of-prop-8/527357 "2010-08-05T05:48:52Z")
The case Perry v. Schwarzenegger, now being heard in federal court in San Francisco, is challenging whether Proposition 8, the amendment to the California constitution that limited marriage in that state to heterosexual … --- ## [Question about lyric in Billy Joel's "Allentown"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-lyric-in-billy-joels-allentown/574908)
**Author:** [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2011, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-lyric-in-billy-joels-allentown/574908 "2011-03-17T16:07:26Z")
“Every child had a pretty good shot to get at least as far as his old man got But something happened on the way to that place They threw an un-American flag in our face.” Now, the un-American flag… is that saying the… --- ## [Why does Japanese Cuisine (seem to) use no tomatoes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-japanese-cuisine-seem-to-use-no-tomatoes/921967)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2021, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-japanese-cuisine-seem-to-use-no-tomatoes/921967 "2021-01-11T16:03:59Z")
Perusing my cookbooks I noticed that the Japanese ones do not use tomato as an ingredient. Can people who know more than me about Japan confirm this impression? And if it is right: does anybody know why? And is this limi… --- ## [Nonagenarian+ actors who are still with us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonagenarian-actors-who-are-still-with-us/555329)
**Author:** [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonagenarian-actors-who-are-still-with-us/555329 "2010-09-29T19:32:06Z")
The passing of Gloria Stuart got me thinking of Harry Morgan. Here was a man who had a very full career in films – as a good guy in films like The Glenn Miller Story and as a thug in The Big Clock noir flicks and onto te… --- ## [Tell me your moving horror stories.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-moving-horror-stories/548517)
**Author:** [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-moving-horror-stories/548517 "2012-08-27T20:32:30Z")
I underestimated the amount of boxes I would need. It’s 6:30 and I haven’t even started packing my kitchen yet. We ran out of packing tape. I submitted the final documents today and JUST found out that the property manag… --- ## [Will Gold Matter in the Post-apocalypse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-gold-matter-in-the-post-apocalypse/841115)
**Author:** [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2019, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-gold-matter-in-the-post-apocalypse/841115 "2019-10-05T14:43:02Z")
Subtitle: “And other matters related to prepper culture and human behavior in the event of a social collapse.” Let me preface this by stating that I am not a prepper and I do not think the breakdown of society is immine… --- ## ["March Against Sharia"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-against-sharia/788623)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-against-sharia/788623 "2017-06-26T07:56:28Z")
Today, in various locations across the country, will be staged a March against Sharia. Just in case anyone is in any doubt about the purpose of this set of coordinated marches, here is one Billy Roper from Arkansas (sur… --- ## [Obama gets elected, but Romney beats him in the popular vote - what happens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-gets-elected-but-romney-beats-him-in-the-popular-vote-what-happens/637551)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-gets-elected-but-romney-beats-him-in-the-popular-vote-what-happens/637551 "2012-10-15T22:28:16Z")
I’m in the “I don’t see how Obama can’t get at least 270 electoral votes” camp, but I’m not as convinced that Romney can’t squeak out a popular vote “victory.” How would the Republicans handle it? I can see Romney maki… --- ## [What would you do? Bad, bad, bad beck's CNA is gonna get herself in trouble. I see it coming. She's very good to me, so I really hate this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-bad-bad-bad-becks-cna-is-gonna-get-herself-in-trouble-i-see-it-coming-shes-very-good-to-me-so-i-really-hate-this/971258)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-bad-bad-bad-becks-cna-is-gonna-get-herself-in-trouble-i-see-it-coming-shes-very-good-to-me-so-i-really-hate-this/971258 "2022-09-27T18:51:54Z")
My favorite CNA is supposed to be with me anytime I’m out of my room. And in my room during showers and food intake. She’s very sweet and funny. I could say I’m very fond of her. She’s slipping closer to the crack in t… --- ## [Is the Detonation of a Nuclear Weapon Inevitable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-detonation-of-a-nuclear-weapon-inevitable/636311)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-detonation-of-a-nuclear-weapon-inevitable/636311 "2012-10-13T13:57:03Z")
Specifically, do you think it is only a matter of time before a fission weapon is detonated on a civilian or military target, whether by a nation or a terrorist group? If so, what sort of time frame? It seems to me that… --- ## [SDMB HoF chatter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-hof-chatter/458595)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2008, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-hof-chatter/458595 "2008-09-05T20:49:26Z")
I’m starting this because in his fine thread(s), RickJay seems to be discouraging of discussion that overwhelms the voting, that argues too much with other voters’ choices, etc. I like discussion and argument and don’t … --- ## [How much are these \[$2 bills\] worth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-these-2-bills-worth/648459)
**Author:** [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-these-2-bills-worth/648459 "2013-01-31T16:03:51Z")
My father passed away recently, and we found something very interesting when going through his dresser drawers. He had an envelope full of unused $2 bills, which in itself is not unusual. These were brought back into c… --- ## [Rejecting Certified Mail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejecting-certified-mail/240778)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejecting-certified-mail/240778 "2017-03-09T20:35:09Z")
Is there a way to simply not accept certified mail? --- ## [Cancelled: My Own Worst Enemy, Lipstick Jungle - And Perhaps Prison Break Too](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancelled-my-own-worst-enemy-lipstick-jungle-and-perhaps-prison-break-too/472601)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2008, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancelled-my-own-worst-enemy-lipstick-jungle-and-perhaps-prison-break-too/472601 "2008-11-20T21:47:16Z")
Both shows, My Own Worst Enemy and Lipstick Jungle have been canceled. And things don’t look well for Prison Break either. --- ## [The Cruelty is the Point](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cruelty-is-the-point/828905)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2019, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cruelty-is-the-point/828905 "2019-02-11T02:07:46Z")
The Cruelty is the Point. This article from The Atlantic explains everything about the Trump administration. They specifically are trying to be cruel to the rest of us. --- ## [How much faster does the minute hand on a clock move than the hour hand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-faster-does-the-minute-hand-on-a-clock-move-than-the-hour-hand/759925)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2016, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-faster-does-the-minute-hand-on-a-clock-move-than-the-hour-hand/759925 "2016-07-16T19:05:49Z")
Without using a calculator, the internet, or other mechanical assistant, how would you answer the poll question? --- ## [Do people with advanced degrees in the liberal arts have any right to complain about lack of jobs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-with-advanced-degrees-in-the-liberal-arts-have-any-right-to-complain-about-lack-of-jobs/539668)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2010, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-with-advanced-degrees-in-the-liberal-arts-have-any-right-to-complain-about-lack-of-jobs/539668 "2010-05-24T21:47:00Z")
It seems to me it’s be known for quite some time (decades) and becoming even more clear in the last 10 years so, that getting an advanced degree in the liberal arts often doesn’t guarantee you anything in the way of mar… --- ## [What happens if you eat a bodybuilder's diet but don't exercise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-eat-a-bodybuilders-diet-but-dont-exercise/604992)
**Author:** [@isaiahrobinson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/isaiahrobinson)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2012, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-eat-a-bodybuilders-diet-but-dont-exercise/604992 "2012-01-08T06:28:23Z")
By a “bodybuilder’s diet” I mean eating a lot of food in total, consisting of: a lot of protein from lean meat like chicken, low fat and carbs, lots of fruit and vegetables, lots of fiber, drinking lots of water. No supp… --- ## [Your Favorite Root Beer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-root-beer/683938)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2014, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-root-beer/683938 "2014-03-21T21:22:04Z")
Inspired somewhat by the thread My Coke vs. Pepsi http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=718491 I noticed that fellow Doper panache45 is decidedly a fellow Root Beer fan, as me. So perhaps there are other … --- ## [Okay, I Was Turned Down For SSDI By Social Security](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-i-was-turned-down-for-ssdi-by-social-security/522655)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2010, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-i-was-turned-down-for-ssdi-by-social-security/522655 "2010-01-01T14:40:07Z")
The letter of denial is worded so that a close friend of mine said they were “projecting” me, meaning that they expect me to “get better” within a year. My friend said that Social Security never projects mental cases an… --- ## [Danger, Will Robinson!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-will-robinson/758750)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-will-robinson/758750 "2016-07-07T02:34:50Z")
Netflix is bringing back Lost In Space! This means, of course that we’ll need a new Dr. Smith. What about John de Lancie? --- ## [Ask the criminal mastermind about to take over the world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-criminal-mastermind-about-to-take-over-the-world/515684)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2009, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-criminal-mastermind-about-to-take-over-the-world/515684 "2009-11-08T02:36:07Z")
You guys are into welcoming new overlords, right? Because I’d really hate to have to vaporize the SDMB with my 1920’s style “death ray”. I used to be a fairly typical criminal genius. You know, robbing Fort Knox, holdin… --- ## [Difference between a hookah and a bong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-a-hookah-and-a-bong/487411)
**Author:** [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2009, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-a-hookah-and-a-bong/487411 "2009-02-26T19:15:15Z")
Chalk this up to my naivete, but what is the difference between a hookah and a bong? –SMM --- ## [Help me with a rhyme for my custom book plate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-a-rhyme-for-my-custom-book-plate/657062)
**Author:** [@minionkat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minionkat)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2013, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-a-rhyme-for-my-custom-book-plate/657062 "2013-05-11T09:58:52Z")
I have decided to spring for custom book plates. I have a friend who is a graphic designer and she has agreed to lay it out for me. I have some ideas and we have talked about it. In doing some research, I found that boo… --- ## [On The Road Again - Our Journey Through The West Coast of the USA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-road-again-our-journey-through-the-west-coast-of-the-usa/668576)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2013, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-road-again-our-journey-through-the-west-coast-of-the-usa/668576 "2013-09-21T23:15:08Z")
Hi Everybody - We’re on the road again - travelling from Calgary, Alberta to San Diego, California and back again. I’m planning to share thoughts and observations as we go along, if y’all are interested in hearing about… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1111&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1113&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)