# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1138&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:** 1139 --- ## [Instrument you like the least](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instrument-you-like-the-least/582847)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instrument-you-like-the-least/582847 "2011-05-25T08:28:20Z")
Any musical instrument you just don’t like hearing? My vote is the vibes. Every time I’ve heard it, it’s just this annoying plinky sound. Play it fast, it’s plinky. Play it slow, it’s plinky. Plus isn’t it kind of p… --- ## [GAME OF THRONES: What's your favorite/least favorite book v. TV show casting or changes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-whats-your-favorite-least-favorite-book-v-tv-show-casting-or-changes/654926)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-whats-your-favorite-least-favorite-book-v-tv-show-casting-or-changes/654926 "2013-04-11T17:31:05Z")
With 100% Out and Proud Open Spoilers. I’ll start with casting: The best casting is of course Peter Dinklage; even George R.R. Martin has said this numerous times. It’s like the role was written for him, and I would i… --- ## [Not so fast: Dropped bullet vs. Fired bullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-so-fast-dropped-bullet-vs-fired-bullet/712391)
**Author:** [@waddlingeagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waddlingeagle)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2018, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-so-fast-dropped-bullet-vs-fired-bullet/712391 "2018-09-01T15:03:55Z")
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1373/you-fire-a-gun-and-drop-a-bullet-at-the-same-time-which-bullet-hits-the-ground-first The fired bullet demonstrably hits the ground last, but it has little to do with the cur… --- ## [Williams Sonoma: High Quality, Overpriced, or both?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/williams-sonoma-high-quality-overpriced-or-both/693701)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2014, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/williams-sonoma-high-quality-overpriced-or-both/693701 "2014-07-22T18:13:07Z")
I get tons of emails and the occasional catalog from Williams Sonoma. It seems like the kind of place I should like, but every time I look at a product from there, I’m just stunned at the prices. Are their products worth… --- ## [The 1913 World v. the 2013 World.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-1913-world-v-the-2013-world/669628)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2013, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-1913-world-v-the-2013-world/669628 "2013-09-29T05:20:49Z")
Is the world better off than it was 100 years ago? I know some countries definitely are. But what about the world as a whole? :slight\_smile: --- ## [Do you know how to tow a car/be towed in a car with a tow line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-how-to-tow-a-car-be-towed-in-a-car-with-a-tow-line/714382)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-how-to-tow-a-car-be-towed-in-a-car-with-a-tow-line/714382 "2015-03-15T17:58:21Z")
I just saw a car being towed by a line go by the house. Seemed a bit fast, and they were headed for the hill down to the beach. Do you know how to tow a car, or be towed in a car, with a tow line? My first cars being … --- ## [Vanilla Ice's "To the Extreme" is the highest-selling rap album of all-time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-ices-to-the-extreme-is-the-highest-selling-rap-album-of-all-time/271248)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2004, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-ices-to-the-extreme-is-the-highest-selling-rap-album-of-all-time/271248 "2004-10-29T16:33:49Z")
The site below makes that claim. Is it true? “To the Extreme” is the highest-selling rap album (worldwide) of all-time . . --- ## [The Tackiest Thing I've Ever Seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tackiest-thing-ive-ever-seen/720307)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2015, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tackiest-thing-ive-ever-seen/720307 "2015-05-23T17:29:25Z")
I’m sure others could find something tackier, but this just bugged me. Last weekend Ms. Cups and I went to The Players Championship in Florida (a golf tournament for those who don’t know), and this weekend the Wells Far… --- ## [How do I get portobello mushrooms to taste like beef?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-portobello-mushrooms-to-taste-like-beef/126459)
**Author:** [@Osbie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Osbie)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2002, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-portobello-mushrooms-to-taste-like-beef/126459 "2002-09-04T03:59:43Z")
Do any of you culinary Dopers have a clue? I’ve had them as an appetizer before - I believe they were grilled. Man, they were good! How might one go about preparing these? Thanks! --- ## [If You Saw Someone With Pants Unzipped....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-saw-someone-with-pants-unzipped/511136)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2009, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-saw-someone-with-pants-unzipped/511136 "2009-09-26T14:39:18Z")
… would you go up to them and softly tell 'em if they were a complete stranger? How about if they were a complete stranger and the opposite sex? Thanks Q --- ## [Nigeria is off my list of travel options](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nigeria-is-off-my-list-of-travel-options/678718)
**Author:** [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2014, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nigeria-is-off-my-list-of-travel-options/678718 "2014-01-17T16:15:28Z")
They just passed a new law that states “A person who registers, operates or participates in gay clubs, societies or organizations, or directly or indirectly makes public show of same-sex amorous relationship in Nigeria c… --- ## [Tell Me A Non-expert Can Stain a Fence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-a-non-expert-can-stain-a-fence/572133)
**Author:** [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2011, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-a-non-expert-can-stain-a-fence/572133 "2011-02-27T16:14:18Z")
I have opposable thumbs, cognition and the ability to walk upright. Please tell me I don’t have to splash out $2000 for an expert to stain/seal a fence, a front porch and deck w/ an attached staircase. I’ve painted (w/… --- ## [Frank, enough with you Pilgrim ethics!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-enough-with-you-pilgrim-ethics/370892)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2006, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-enough-with-you-pilgrim-ethics/370892 "2006-09-08T03:38:40Z")
You closed this thread? Dude so fucking what if the whole front page is covered with sex questions? As long as they all aren’t asking the same question; who cares? And furthermore… Eh, thats all I got. I’m going to s… --- ## [How to deal with being weak & loser?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-being-weak-loser/620656)
**Author:** [@gvozd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gvozd)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2012, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-being-weak-loser/620656 "2012-05-09T14:51:20Z")
I have always sought a way to empower myself, emotionally, mentally, physically. I have tried to get knowledge, with the fear of being ignorant. But I have realized they all require THE ABILITY to get them. I lack of it,… --- ## [The SDMB Gun Picture Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-gun-picture-thread/333256)
**Author:** [@Mr.Krebbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Krebbs)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2005, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-gun-picture-thread/333256 "2005-12-08T16:08:06Z")
I have thought this would be a neat idea for a while, so I decided to dig out the old digital camera today. If anyone else is interested in posting (I hope there will be a few of you), please be sure to conceal your fir… --- ## [Passenger Jet Engines throttle down, up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passenger-jet-engines-throttle-down-up/635830)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2015, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passenger-jet-engines-throttle-down-up/635830 "2015-10-22T16:05:14Z")
I live about 20 miles from San Diego International Airport, pretty much under a major flight path. About three or four months ago, I heard, for the first time, a jet’s engines throttle WAY down, then, a few seconds late… --- ## [Thor: Ragnarok trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-ragnarok-trailer/784172)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-ragnarok-trailer/784172 "2017-07-26T13:29:40Z")
Look great IMO. I was wondering if Marvel was ever going to use “Immigrant Song” in a Thor movie. “He’s a friend from work!” --- ## [Why don’t lions hunt other lions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-lions-hunt-other-lions/594534)
**Author:** [@Reza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reza)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2011, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-lions-hunt-other-lions/594534 "2011-09-06T22:48:29Z")
This is not the case for the wolves; they do attack one another when they are extremely hungry, but not lions. Why? Can you think of any examples of humans’ behavior which resembles the two above mentioned manner? --- ## [The practical aspects of making money with time travel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-practical-aspects-of-making-money-with-time-travel/263538)
**Author:** [@chukhung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chukhung)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2004, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-practical-aspects-of-making-money-with-time-travel/263538 "2004-09-11T20:32:54Z")
Let us imagine that I have $10,000 in seed money and a machine that will transport me (and a small amount of luggage) back in time 50 years. After spending six months in the past, the machine automatically whisks me bac… --- ## [Movie sets still in use when filming is over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sets-still-in-use-when-filming-is-over/287310)
**Author:** [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2007, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sets-still-in-use-when-filming-is-over/287310 "2007-01-09T01:31:17Z")
I was curious: with all of the money that goes toward buidling movie sets, how many of these structures are still standing, put perhaps, to other uses? For example, in Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing, pre-production incl… --- ## [was Hitler a Christian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-hitler-a-christian/646455)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-hitler-a-christian/646455 "2013-01-17T12:31:43Z")
If so, is he in heaven? --- ## [What is the proper way to pronounce Labatt Blue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-proper-way-to-pronounce-labatt-blue/247585)
**Author:** [@aaslatten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaslatten)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2004, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-proper-way-to-pronounce-labatt-blue/247585 "2004-05-30T01:38:35Z")
What is the proper way to pronounce Labatt Blue (the beer)? My friends say it rhymes with “splat” (La Bat) whereas I think it should sound like “robot” (La-bot). I don’t mean this as a poll but rather am hoping a Canad… --- ## [What is the Role of a Warrant Officer in the Modern Military?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-role-of-a-warrant-officer-in-the-modern-military/200587)
**Author:** [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2014, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-role-of-a-warrant-officer-in-the-modern-military/200587 "2014-05-12T20:49:45Z")
In this thread on Officer Candidate School, several folks headed off onto a tangent on Warrant Officers. In that thread, it was pointed out that in the U.S. Navy, they now don’t have basic level Warrant Officers (WO-1),… --- ## [Can you name your child anything you want?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-name-your-child-anything-you-want/320584)
**Author:** [@Carnick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnick)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2005, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-name-your-child-anything-you-want/320584 "2005-09-11T20:19:09Z")
Can you legally name your child Dirtbag, Fartface, or Dumbass? What if you used really offensive or racist words? Could anyone stop you? --- ## [Pawn shops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pawn-shops/627097)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2012, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pawn-shops/627097 "2012-08-07T11:49:21Z")
I have never pawned anything, or even been in a pawn shop. But I sat with my kids while they burned away the hours watching a reality show on TruTV called Hardcore Pawn about a big Detroit pawn shop. Why would anyone ge… --- ## [Have you ever revealed your real life identity here in your posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-revealed-your-real-life-identity-here-in-your-posts/653624)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2013, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-revealed-your-real-life-identity-here-in-your-posts/653624 "2013-04-03T04:49:38Z")
Seems real life identity has come up a few times in the past few months. \[ul\] \[li\]There was a Pit Thread in which one poster made a game of collecting clues from the Pitee’s posting history building up to a phone call … --- ## [Would a public option force insurance out of business?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-public-option-force-insurance-out-of-business/509411)
**Author:** [@happywaffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happywaffle)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2009, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-public-option-force-insurance-out-of-business/509411 "2009-09-12T05:57:18Z")
One of the most concerned points I’ve heard raised by those against a public option is not that it’s a single-payer system - it isn’t - but that it would inevitably become one, i.e. it would offer health care cheaper tha… --- ## [You are Prime Minister, what do you put in your 'Letters of Last Resort'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-prime-minister-what-do-you-put-in-your-letters-of-last-resort/667834)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-prime-minister-what-do-you-put-in-your-letters-of-last-resort/667834 "2013-09-19T21:11:55Z")
Apparently on taking office every Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is encouraged to handwrite a ‘Letter of Last Resort’, which is carried in every British ballistic missile submarine and is to be opened only in the e… --- ## [Any legitimate way to increase the quantity of ejaculate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-legitimate-way-to-increase-the-quantity-of-ejaculate/213280)
**Author:** [@ChryslerBldg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChryslerBldg)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2003, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-legitimate-way-to-increase-the-quantity-of-ejaculate/213280 "2003-11-17T17:45:38Z")
As in subject… Thanks. --- ## [Evolution sucks!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-sucks/357706)
**Author:** [@caveat\_lector](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caveat_lector)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2006, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-sucks/357706 "2006-05-26T12:56:06Z")
Ok, this is a total slam on evolution. One day, man won’t have to shave (I presume). I mean, I’m not a naval officer and I wear cold weather clothes when needed. Why do I need to shave every day?!? I mean come on, ra… --- ## [The most ridiculous Ant-Drug/tobacco message in media.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-ridiculous-ant-drug-tobacco-message-in-media/148504)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2003, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-ridiculous-ant-drug-tobacco-message-in-media/148504 "2003-03-06T02:42:25Z")
Commercials, movies, TV shows, radio, talk shows… whatever. What are some of the funniest/ill-informed/annoying anti-drug/tobacco message that you’ve witnessed. Name a few. --- ## [Explain this joke in "Away We Go"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-joke-in-away-we-go/544119)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-joke-in-away-we-go/544119 "2010-06-22T19:28:46Z")
We watched the film Away We Go last weekend. (I liked it. A bit forced at times, but a nice little film.) When Bert and Verona go to visit his “cousin,” Verona looks at the name on the office door that reads “L.N. Fishe… --- ## [Are failed residential semi truck deliveries a common problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-failed-residential-semi-truck-deliveries-a-common-problem/669062)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2019, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-failed-residential-semi-truck-deliveries-a-common-problem/669062 "2019-12-29T07:11:44Z")
I was watching Kitchen Crashers and their semi truck delivery of trax decking boards got stuck a couple streets away. It couldn’t make the turn. They had to forklift the 20 ft long decking over to the house. I’ve had co… --- ## [Installing pet doors in doors that are not flat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-pet-doors-in-doors-that-are-not-flat/647080)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2013, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-pet-doors-in-doors-that-are-not-flat/647080 "2013-01-15T11:58:21Z")
Our (ordinary human) doors are stamped steel filled with foam, and do not have flat surfaces. There are fake panels formed into the steel. Putting a flat flanged pet door into this will leave gaps of at least a quarter i… --- ## [How do you make a good cup of tea—and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-a-good-cup-of-tea-and-why/539746)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-a-good-cup-of-tea-and-why/539746 "2010-05-20T20:52:54Z")
In the Tea time and airport hotels in England thread, Colophon wrote: Pretty specific about the water temperature. No mention of cream/milk or other additives. I love tea, but have fallen into a long rut of assorted Tw… --- ## [Why are people in the United States socialized to believe that math is unreasonably difficult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-in-the-united-states-socialized-to-believe-that-math-is-unreasonably-difficult/782782)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-in-the-united-states-socialized-to-believe-that-math-is-unreasonably-difficult/782782 "2017-03-27T23:32:30Z")
… --- ## [Why is everyone misspelling the word "Koran" nowdays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-everyone-misspelling-the-word-koran-nowdays/551057)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-everyone-misspelling-the-word-koran-nowdays/551057 "2010-08-25T19:11:47Z")
There’s phonetically no difference that I can hear between “Koran” and “Quran”–is a difference in pronunciation indicated by the spelling change? If so, what? Or did someone just decide it was more fun to use a “Qu” ins… --- ## [Dancing Bear from Captain Kangaroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-bear-from-captain-kangaroo/437071)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2008, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-bear-from-captain-kangaroo/437071 "2008-02-15T09:58:55Z")
CateAyo and I are BSing about Dancing Bear from Captain Kangaroo – he asked “what was with the muzzle,” and my answer was “a muzzle? I thought that was his nose.” Neither of us can find a decent picture, though. Anyone … --- ## [What is a ware potato?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-ware-potato/535805)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2010, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-ware-potato/535805 "2010-04-13T00:03:19Z")
I’m researching some potato variates and there is a designation of ware potato. What is the significance of this designation? --- ## ["Roseanne" -- Most Realistic Sitcom Ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roseanne-most-realistic-sitcom-ever/333996)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2005, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roseanne-most-realistic-sitcom-ever/333996 "2005-12-08T19:28:15Z")
“Roseanne” for me is the highmark of realism in TV comedy. (There might be more realistic dramas, but I’m not as familiar with as many of them.) Even other supposedly realistic sitcoms before it – the Norman Lear ones … --- ## [Good Luck, Vancouver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-luck-vancouver/528806)
**Author:** [@King\_Bobo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Bobo)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2010, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-luck-vancouver/528806 "2010-02-13T21:02:03Z")
Wishing you a wonderful Olympic experience. I hope the games are a great success. The Calgary Tower has its Olympic torch lit tonight as gesture of support, and of course to relive our own special memories of the 1988 W… --- ## [Gloat at Fox News here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gloat-at-fox-news-here/640187)
**Author:** [@Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stark_Raven_Mad)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2012, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gloat-at-fox-news-here/640187 "2012-11-08T15:49:08Z")
Click Screenshots taken before and after they called Ohio. --- ## [Death to Wesley Crusher!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-to-wesley-crusher/680857)
**Author:** [@Desert\_Dumpster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desert_Dumpster)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2014, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-to-wesley-crusher/680857 "2014-02-11T22:10:38Z")
It never happened, but millions wished it would. So use your imagination, people–what would have been an appropriate death for Wesley? I’m thinking some combination of transporter accident and “Fargo”-style wood chipper-… --- ## [Laptop headphone sound is super low](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-headphone-sound-is-super-low/669398)
**Author:** [@jaketheweight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaketheweight)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2013, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-headphone-sound-is-super-low/669398 "2013-12-23T02:27:39Z")
Hi, just bought a toshiba laptop today, it works perfect except when I plug the headphones in the sound is super low, no bass low end nothing it’s kinda terrible. Went through all the settings put everything on max, trie… --- ## [Names of Two Actresses That Are Mistaken For Each Other](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-two-actresses-that-are-mistaken-for-each-other/377669)
**Author:** [@ChiMagnet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiMagnet)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2006, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-two-actresses-that-are-mistaken-for-each-other/377669 "2006-10-26T16:02:12Z")
I am working on a story and I need some assistance. I am not really into movie and such, to make it a short story, I just need the names of two actresses that are often mistaken for one and other. It can be from older d… --- ## [Bundy's and ilk go free. Damn them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bundys-and-ilk-go-free-damn-them/794617)
**Author:** [@Pippers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pippers)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bundys-and-ilk-go-free-damn-them/794617 "2017-08-29T16:39:41Z")
WTH! They took over a government facility, trashed it, harassed the locals, caused thousands and thousands of dollars to be spent on law enforcement and they get off scottfree? So if i want to use the local DMV office … --- ## [Good luck, signing off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-luck-signing-off/843952)
**Author:** [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2019, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-luck-signing-off/843952 "2019-12-11T20:07:49Z")
Thus far I’ve been pretty careful about revealing personal information on the boards. I’m a pretty private person. I think many people would assume I’m older than I am, and that I’m a white person. It makes me chuckle… --- ## [Survivor 19 Ep 1 09.17.09](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-19-ep-1-09-17-09/510350)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2009, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-19-ep-1-09-17-09/510350 "2009-09-22T12:45:25Z")
The newest edition of Survivor is starting. Here’s a promo: I predict: --- ## [High court says victim's dying words can be used in court](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-court-says-victims-dying-words-can-be-used-in-court/573095)
**Author:** [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2011, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-court-says-victims-dying-words-can-be-used-in-court/573095 "2011-03-04T21:56:43Z")
\*"In April 2001, police in Detroit found Covington at a gas station with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, in great pain, and having a hard time speaking. When asked “what had happened, who had shot him, and where the sh… --- ## [Put that child in the fucking ambulance, you moron! ! !](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-that-child-in-the-fucking-ambulance-you-moron/543944)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-that-child-in-the-fucking-ambulance-you-moron/543944 "2010-07-01T20:19:15Z")
At the club we visited today, there is a sliding board in a grassy spot next to the baby pool. When I looked at it, it was clear that although there was mulch under the end of the slide, it was entirely too high off the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1137&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1139&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)