# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1155&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:** 1156 --- ## [Do Kids Still Make Prank Phone Calls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-kids-still-make-prank-phone-calls/548965)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-kids-still-make-prank-phone-calls/548965 "2010-08-11T17:13:46Z")
I was watching an old episode of Leave It To Beaver and he and Gilbert and another kid were making prank phone calls You know, “Is you’re refridgerator running? You better catch it” Or “Grocer? Do You have pig’s feet? H… --- ## [Meaning of Mexican-Spanish 'Papi'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-mexican-spanish-papi/722043)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-mexican-spanish-papi/722043 "2015-06-11T19:27:50Z")
True story. I was watching Cops one night. And the officer was about to haul in some Hispanic-American youth, I forgot on exactly what charges. And trying to get some sympathy from the cop, the youth pleaded his case, in… --- ## [New fridge has to be left undisturbed for 3 hours before plugged in. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fridge-has-to-be-left-undisturbed-for-3-hours-before-plugged-in-why/557772)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2010, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fridge-has-to-be-left-undisturbed-for-3-hours-before-plugged-in-why/557772 "2010-10-22T11:42:48Z")
I bought a new fridge yesterday. One guy at the shop told us to leave it sitting for 24 hours before plugging it in. The guy at the check-out told us to leave it for 12 hours. The manual says if the refrigerator was tilt… --- ## [Hello. Why I hate George Bush.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-why-i-hate-george-bush/89885)
**Author:** [@themoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themoon)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2001, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-why-i-hate-george-bush/89885 "2001-11-08T14:29:12Z")
I have been lurking on your fine message board for a while now, and thought I would announce my presence with a Bush-bashing post. IMO, there hasn’t been nearly enough Bush bashing since 9/11. It seems as if everyone is … --- ## [Really cool logos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-cool-logos/595628)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-cool-logos/595628 "2011-09-12T16:26:23Z")
Today I saw the coolest COEXIST Bumper Sticker. Let’s link to some other really cool logos --- ## [Occupations of SDMB members](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupations-of-sdmb-members/328504)
**Author:** [@Pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pasta)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2005, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupations-of-sdmb-members/328504 "2005-11-01T15:52:28Z")
Over in General Questions, a common scenario is that someone asks something like, “How do they get the whatzit to hook to the widgit without it breaking?” and a few posts later there’s a reply starting with, “Professiona… --- ## [Halloween Costumes 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-costumes-2010/556905)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Hamsandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Hamsandwich)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-costumes-2010/556905 "2010-10-21T17:50:37Z")
Any Dopers getting all gussied up for Halloween? There isn’t a decent costume shop in my area and I do not want to shell out cash for a trite, cliche outfit straight out of Wal-Mart. I was considering dressing as either… --- ## [Electricians: What makes CFLs flicker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electricians-what-makes-cfls-flicker/623587)
**Author:** [@Roadfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadfood)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2012, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electricians-what-makes-cfls-flicker/623587 "2012-05-31T22:43:38Z")
Setup: In a bedroom in my house, The “light” switch by the door controls one of the wall outlets. I recently bought a floor lamp that came with compact florescent bulbs (the helical integrated kind), and plugged that int… --- ## [Foods that make you positively nauseous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-make-you-positively-nauseous/382702)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2006, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-make-you-positively-nauseous/382702 "2006-12-11T21:00:21Z")
For me, it’s gotta be hard boiled eggs. I think they are the nastiness fucking substance you can find. My father loves them and makes a couple of cartons worth a week. The smell from cooking makes me sick. Then today… --- ## [Practical benefits of getting the 'key to the city'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practical-benefits-of-getting-the-key-to-the-city/485109)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2009, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practical-benefits-of-getting-the-key-to-the-city/485109 "2009-02-13T21:36:44Z")
I was just reading this morning that the crew of the US Airways flight that recently ditched in the Hudson River has been given the key to the city by Mayor Bloomberg. According to the Wikipedia entry on the subject this… --- ## [On election night, as each state is called, what will be your predictions on the rest of the race?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-election-night-as-each-state-is-called-what-will-be-your-predictions-on-the-rest-of-the-race/631636)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2012, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-election-night-as-each-state-is-called-what-will-be-your-predictions-on-the-rest-of-the-race/631636 "2012-11-06T02:04:37Z")
I’m trying to organize this into a coherent OP, let’s see if I succeed. In this thread adaher claims that Romney cannot without taking Florida. I’m not about to argue this point, because I’m having a hard time putting t… --- ## [What would you tell your 21 year old self?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-tell-your-21-year-old-self/278951)
**Author:** [@Mottpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mottpot)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2004, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-tell-your-21-year-old-self/278951 "2004-12-16T13:17:04Z")
I have been dealing with all sorts of stuff lately. Not major major stuff, just everyday life kind of things that I am having my first encounters with. Love, friendship, finances, future, acceptance . . . those kind of t… --- ## [My Dogs Have Stopped Eating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dogs-have-stopped-eating/616420)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2012, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dogs-have-stopped-eating/616420 "2012-04-07T23:12:16Z")
Two of my dogs, the 2 Gordon Setters, have suddenly just stopped eating their normal food. This has been going on about a week or so. I feed Diamond Naturals Chicken & rice dry mixed with a little Pedigree canned, or on … --- ## [Book: "The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-the-dangerous-case-of-donald-trump/797247)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2017, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-the-dangerous-case-of-donald-trump/797247 "2017-10-06T15:38:57Z")
Full title: The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President If there’s already a thread on this, I missed it. Also, I put it in CS, 'cause it’s a book, but maybe it needs… --- ## [Did the Japanese realise what hit Hiroshima + misc. questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-japanese-realise-what-hit-hiroshima-misc-questions/727142)
**Author:** [@dr\_zippermeyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dr_zippermeyer)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-japanese-realise-what-hit-hiroshima-misc-questions/727142 "2015-08-11T06:31:57Z")
I have some rather tough questions about bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Let´s see if you guys can help me out. It took many hours for Tokyo to find out Hiroshima has been wiped out. They knew the city didn´t have am… --- ## [Movies with the most moving soundtrack / background music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-the-most-moving-soundtrack-background-music/645928)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2013, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-the-most-moving-soundtrack-background-music/645928 "2013-08-04T14:13:09Z")
Hi folks! I spent the entire holidays watching movies. Watched dozens of movies in an orgy of cinematic excess. Didnt go in for the music, but some of the music was haunting and stuck in my head. Now I am on a project t… --- ## [Holding Grudges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holding-grudges/634263)
**Author:** [@Grandknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grandknight)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holding-grudges/634263 "2012-09-17T15:57:25Z")
Anyone held a grudge against you for something really petty? Or have you every held a grudge against someone for something small? I’ll go first. Over 20 years ago, I was hanging out with some friends and we decided to… --- ## [Snow is coming for parts of the eastern US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-is-coming-for-parts-of-the-eastern-us/521742)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2009, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-is-coming-for-parts-of-the-eastern-us/521742 "2009-12-23T23:34:26Z")
A major snowstorm is coming for parts of the eastern US. --- ## [Can you freeze a block of Parmesan cheese?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-freeze-a-block-of-parmesan-cheese/149561)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2003, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-freeze-a-block-of-parmesan-cheese/149561 "2003-01-21T12:13:10Z")
I stocked up on a couple blocks of parmesan cheese and wonder if I can toss them in my freezer for longer term storage without ruining the cheese? Would it make any difference I I shredded the cheese first? Thanks --- ## [Ted Nugent predicts terror attacks on 11 Sept., 2014.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-nugent-predicts-terror-attacks-on-11-sept-2014/697938)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-nugent-predicts-terror-attacks-on-11-sept-2014/697938 "2014-09-12T15:09:36Z")
Don’t know where to put this, but since the Nuge is a major rock figure, Cafe Society seems as good a place as any. Mods, move it if necessary. It seems Ted Nugent took to his Facebook wall on September 4, and predicted… --- ## [Getting it on with Progressive Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-it-on-with-progressive-rock/722025)
**Author:** [@Wallace\_The\_Lad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallace_The_Lad)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-it-on-with-progressive-rock/722025 "2015-06-13T01:23:03Z")
Wot with my being a bona-fide Prog Masterman I am obliged and it behooves me to point out fora offences where prog is ignored. It is ungentlemanly that youse do not discuss prog here much. Do youse all not aspire to p… --- ## [Calgary Catholic School Board refuses to offer HPV Vaccine to students](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calgary-catholic-school-board-refuses-to-offer-hpv-vaccine-to-students/465421)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calgary-catholic-school-board-refuses-to-offer-hpv-vaccine-to-students/465421 "2008-10-16T00:00:47Z")
Assholes.Thanks a lot for making a decision as backwards and wrong-headed as anything coming out of the fundamental American south, that we’re so happy to pretend we’re better than. Yes, offering girls the chance to live… --- ## [Female Action Star Mount Rushmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-action-star-mount-rushmore/835855)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2019, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-action-star-mount-rushmore/835855 "2019-06-30T07:41:12Z")
Mrs. Cups is playing a game with her co-workers where they’re making a female action star Mount Rushmore. The most interesting suggestion was Angelina Jolie because of the Tomb Raider movies. I piped in “That shouldn’t c… --- ## [Roman Villa as Modern House?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-villa-as-modern-house/486211)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2025, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-villa-as-modern-house/486211 "2025-06-09T01:56:09Z")
Could I bild a modern house, in the style of an ancient Roman villa? How much would such a house cot to construct-would it be comfortable? I like the idea of the atrium, but having it open to the sky would not be a good … --- ## [Dust Bowl Swastikas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dust-bowl-swastikas/641475)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2012, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dust-bowl-swastikas/641475 "2012-12-02T02:53:49Z")
So, I’m watching The Dust Bowl on PBS, and right at 8:35, there’s a picture of some store or something in OK with what looks like a thermometer (but it’s probably something else) with a Swastika on it and the word “Swast… --- ## [Our New Constitutional Amendment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-new-constitutional-amendment/230916)
**Author:** [@Wrenchslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wrenchslinger)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2004, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-new-constitutional-amendment/230916 "2004-02-27T13:47:48Z")
You knew it was coming… http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/24/politics/24CND-GAY.html So now that’s it’s here I have two questions. First, can someone refresh me as to how the ratification process works? Second, (and thi… --- ## [Fallout: New Vegas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-new-vegas/531877)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Ecks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ecks)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2010, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-new-vegas/531877 "2010-09-07T03:02:17Z")
I’ve been reading about the upcoming Fallout 3 Sequel. The most promising aspect of it is the addition of something called “Hardcore Mode”. Instead of being a simple difficullty boost, the new mode changes the gameplay… --- ## [Why are US Navy SEALs overwhelmingly white?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-us-navy-seals-overwhelmingly-white/744534)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2016, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-us-navy-seals-overwhelmingly-white/744534 "2016-02-01T14:25:57Z")
See THIS picture. It seems that if there was discrimination going on, you’d have more racially mixed group going in, with minorities being washed out at a higher rate. What’s going on here? --- ## [Good cheaper computer for Skyrim/Second Life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-cheaper-computer-for-skyrim-second-life/683652)
**Author:** [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-cheaper-computer-for-skyrim-second-life/683652 "2014-03-19T18:46:53Z")
My daughter wants a computer that will run Skyrim and Second Life decently. She is looking at this one: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/gamer-xtreme-desktop-8gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive/1309851409.p?id=mp1309851409&skuId=13098… --- ## [A question about socks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-socks/938431)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-socks/938431 "2021-05-19T17:31:56Z")
As I understand it, most socks are banned posters trying to come back, as opposed to active posters setting up a second account. I have questions: Is there a handful of banned posters who keep trying to come back as so… --- ## [Boehner wants to raise retirement age to fund the wars. Um...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boehner-wants-to-raise-retirement-age-to-fund-the-wars-um/544997)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2010, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boehner-wants-to-raise-retirement-age-to-fund-the-wars-um/544997 "2010-09-12T22:03:44Z")
“John Boehner’s too-honest preview of a Republican Congress” (Salon, Alex Pareene) Boehner, born in 1949, grew up in an America of high taxes, mass unionization and vast federal infrastructure and anti-poverty programs… --- ## [OK GO + Rube Goldberg = Amazing Video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-go-rube-goldberg-amazing-video/531003)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2010, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-go-rube-goldberg-amazing-video/531003 "2010-03-05T03:04:46Z")
This is amazing. All done in one shot w/ no video trickery. OK GO - “This Too Shall Pass” --- ## [What fictional technology would you use to help the economy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fictional-technology-would-you-use-to-help-the-economy/592019)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2011, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fictional-technology-would-you-use-to-help-the-economy/592019 "2011-08-15T15:16:19Z")
In the interests of \[del\]spreading havok and chaos over the Earth\[/del\] helping America out of its current economic troubles, I have decided to make my Burroughs-Libby continua skipper available to a deserving Doper. Yo… --- ## [Newtown School Massacre Happened Because The School Was Too Damn Feminine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newtown-school-massacre-happened-because-the-school-was-too-damn-feminine/644600)
**Author:** [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2012, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newtown-school-massacre-happened-because-the-school-was-too-damn-feminine/644600 "2012-12-22T23:24:04Z")
Is this, perhaps, the single worst piece of commentary regarding the Newtown school shooting? http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/335996/newtown-answers-nro-symposium# Just a taste of the idiocy: Now, never mind th… --- ## [Republicans destroying Democraat voter registrations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-destroying-democraat-voter-registrations/268971)
**Author:** [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2004, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-destroying-democraat-voter-registrations/268971 "2004-10-23T14:43:15Z")
From Nevada, it’s GOP Dirty Election Trick #42,843: Doesn’t this violate an election law or three? I mean, destroying voter registration forms is ugly enough, but having it done by a sock puppet for one of the major p… --- ## [Squib? FUCKING SQUIB!?!?!??!!?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squib-fucking-squib/423766)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2007, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squib-fucking-squib/423766 "2007-10-27T02:39:04Z")
The bitch is back! I was driving in my car yesterday listening to AM Catholic Talk Radio - which, by the way, is the most entertaining thing on earth. So I’m cruising along, enjoying the day, and then a commercial comes… --- ## [What happened to "There is no such thing as objective morality or right and wrong?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-there-is-no-such-thing-as-objective-morality-or-right-and-wrong/707301)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-there-is-no-such-thing-as-objective-morality-or-right-and-wrong/707301 "2015-01-07T21:46:15Z")
Wasn’t there at some point a philosophy that claimed something to the effect of, “There is no such thing as fixed and certain morality, no such thing as right and wrong?” Nowadays, it seems like \*\*everyone \*\*- atheist, … --- ## [God doesnt exist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-doesnt-exist/413614)
**Author:** [@Sir\_Oinksalot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Oinksalot)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-doesnt-exist/413614 "2007-08-02T01:57:22Z")
There is no God. There is no reason to believ ethat there is. Religions is a total waste of time and we should concentrage on being better people while were allive than kiossing some imaginary friends arse forever. --- ## [Please tell me this is not representative of the rest of India](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-this-is-not-representative-of-the-rest-of-india/619894)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2012, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-this-is-not-representative-of-the-rest-of-india/619894 "2012-04-29T06:06:05Z")
chinaSMACK - stories in digital China \[Note: some of these photos are quite disturbing.\] My only hope is that the photographer picked the worst part of India to photograph, and most of the rest of the country is splendi… --- ## [Is America really becoming an unaccountable police state or is that hyperbole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-america-really-becoming-an-unaccountable-police-state-or-is-that-hyperbole/659765)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2013, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-america-really-becoming-an-unaccountable-police-state-or-is-that-hyperbole/659765 "2013-06-08T23:45:36Z")
So, one thing I keep hearing online from various people is that the US is either currently or becoming a police state full of civil rights violations, violent/unaccountable law enforcement and a lack of accountability an… --- ## [Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morgenstern/816064)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morgenstern/816064 "2018-06-19T17:21:38Z")
Morgenstern has been irritating people lately. (I have a gift for understatement.) It’s gotten to where if you start a word with “M” people spit and cross the street. Some of you are going to come after me for this. Sunn… --- ## [Are plants ever deadly in minute doses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-plants-ever-deadly-in-minute-doses/542588)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2010, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-plants-ever-deadly-in-minute-doses/542588 "2010-06-14T01:21:18Z")
This thread in Cafe Society risks being hijacked by a discussion of poisonous plants (okay, it was briefly hijacked, and I don’t want to continue it). So I figure I’ll ask here. Are there documented cases of people get… --- ## [Why do airlines care if you buy a roundtrip ticket and only use one leg?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-airlines-care-if-you-buy-a-roundtrip-ticket-and-only-use-one-leg/194085)
**Author:** [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2003, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-airlines-care-if-you-buy-a-roundtrip-ticket-and-only-use-one-leg/194085 "2003-11-20T02:23:18Z")
I don’t fly all that often but I don’t like paying any more than I have to. I’ve read from other threads here that airlines are starting to crack down on people who buy roundtrip tickets and only use part of the ticket.… --- ## [Why is my dog doing this? (bathroom issues)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-dog-doing-this-bathroom-issues/591078)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2011, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-dog-doing-this-bathroom-issues/591078 "2011-08-03T14:22:09Z")
We have an appointment at the vet this Friday but I would like to see if we can figure out what is going on before then. I have a 10 month old french bulldog who is the most adorable dog in the whole world. She has one… --- ## [Morman Temple](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morman-temple/67141)
**Author:** [@hergrace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hergrace)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2001, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morman-temple/67141 "2001-06-14T12:09:32Z")
Dear Monty, In your answer to B. Young’s question about how to get into a LDS temple, you mentioned that their services are held in a chapel. Are these services open to the public? hergrace Link to the Staff Report bei… --- ## [Do you live in a bubble? quiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-live-in-a-bubble-quiz/810715)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2018, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-live-in-a-bubble-quiz/810715 "2018-04-20T16:02:35Z")
Here’s a quiz from PBS about how insulated you are from mainstream American culture. What’s your score? I got a 52 --- ## [Reamde: A New Neal Stephenson Novel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reamde-a-new-neal-stephenson-novel/597712)
**Author:** [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2013, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reamde-a-new-neal-stephenson-novel/597712 "2013-07-10T06:38:29Z")
I’m a bit surprised not to have seen this on the Dope already, but I just found out that Neal Stephenson has a new novel out. Anathem seems like not that long ago… Here’s a rather breathless review from Tor.com. Still i… --- ## [NFL Overtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-overtime/466176)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2008, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-overtime/466176 "2008-10-14T15:37:27Z")
Okay, let’s resolve the debate once and for all: What is the fairest / best way to structure an NFL overtime? I say it is the current sudden death format. The statistics back me up, with the winner of the coin toss win… --- ## ["The Great Courses" --any experience/recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-courses-any-experience-recommendations/683735)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-courses-any-experience-recommendations/683735 "2014-08-28T19:01:26Z")
The Great Courses is a collection of audio and video lectures (and now streamed) by expert teachers on a wide variety of subjects. Some can be quite expensive (over $200) but right now there’s a sale on and some are $20 … --- ## [American Idol 5/4 to 5/5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-4-to-5-5/538195)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-4-to-5-5/538195 "2010-05-07T20:19:47Z")
Mike, Aaron, Lee, Casey, and Crystal remain. I think Crystal will be one of the final two. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1154&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1156&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)