# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1156&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:** 1157 --- ## [Simple "Deliverance" (1972) question about the Mountain Men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-deliverance-1972-question-about-the-mountain-men/743099)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2016, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-deliverance-1972-question-about-the-mountain-men/743099 "2016-01-17T13:37:44Z")
I haven’t read the book, so it might be a little more obivious. Anyway. . . Were the Mountain Men planning to off the city slickers anyway, or did they decide to do it because one of them mentioned that they might have… --- ## [Did the ancient Egyptians travel to South America and build the Inca pyamids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-ancient-egyptians-travel-to-south-america-and-build-the-inca-pyamids/955528)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-ancient-egyptians-travel-to-south-america-and-build-the-inca-pyamids/955528 "2023-05-18T01:25:54Z")
My batshit landlord again. He was watching a video about the Egyptian pyramids that made a lot of sense for the first 2 1/2 hours or so, until we got into conspiracy theory territory. I’ve found a decent place to start… --- ## [Can someone recommend a line drawing software?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-recommend-a-line-drawing-software/615965)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2012, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-recommend-a-line-drawing-software/615965 "2012-03-20T00:16:31Z")
I’m looking for a software to draw figures/illustrations, like those you find in Ikea or other instructions. Preferably with the following features: \[ul\] \[li\]Windows or OS X\[/li\]\[li\]Cheaper than Adobe Illustrator\[/li\]\[… --- ## [Lost Futures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-futures/423123)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-futures/423123 "2026-09-09T01:23:18Z")
Somehow I managed to end up as co-chair of a science fiction convention here in Oregon, and the theme I’ve come up with is Futures Lost-a look at books, movies and television shows that taken place in a future time that … --- ## [Ask the Doper with herpes. (TMI probable)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-doper-with-herpes-tmi-probable/580549)
**Author:** [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2011, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-doper-with-herpes-tmi-probable/580549 "2011-05-06T19:55:06Z")
In an IMHO thread, another Doper discovered that what he’d thought was anything from a bacterial infection to an anal fissure was actually a herpes outbreak. I posted a few times to provide some general information and p… --- ## [Declarations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declarations/239719)
**Author:** [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2004, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declarations/239719 "2004-05-01T00:48:45Z")
When I first thought of this thread I wondered where it would go, or indeed whether it would go at all. --- ## [Do you make your house smell good? If so, how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-make-your-house-smell-good-if-so-how/601678)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2011, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-make-your-house-smell-good-if-so-how/601678 "2011-11-05T23:05:30Z")
I’m very scent-conscious, and I got to wondering what kind of products other people use to make their homes smell good. I wasn’t very pleased with anything I tried until I bought a tealight oil diffuser very similar to t… --- ## [Raiders of the Lost Ark questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raiders-of-the-lost-ark-questions/541967)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Hamsandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Hamsandwich)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raiders-of-the-lost-ark-questions/541967 "2010-06-05T16:35:57Z")
It occurred to me while watching it again last night that Indy could of saved himself a helluva lot of blood, sweat, and tears by just WAITING for Belloq and the Nazis to pull up anchor from their dig for the Well of Sou… --- ## [Where do hamburgers come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-hamburgers-come-from/580982)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2011, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-hamburgers-come-from/580982 "2011-05-17T09:20:18Z")
I just had a conversation with a couple of food workers who were wondering why hamburgers are not called beefburgers. After all, they’re not made from ham. I gave them a quck geography lesson. But then it got me wonder… --- ## [Most realistic post apocalyptic depiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-realistic-post-apocalyptic-depiction/615248)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-realistic-post-apocalyptic-depiction/615248 "2012-03-14T02:44:01Z")
I know everyone is going to say The Road, BUT I think it is realistic but only if the scenario is as bad as depicted(all wildlife gone, no crops harvested in a decade) otherwise I doubt desperation would get that despera… --- ## [Throwing a party with non-alcoholic beer - would anyone notice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throwing-a-party-with-non-alcoholic-beer-would-anyone-notice/671074)
**Author:** [@ski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ski)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2013, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throwing-a-party-with-non-alcoholic-beer-would-anyone-notice/671074 "2013-10-14T00:08:14Z")
Let’s say I throw a party for a bunch of friends. Let’s say a typical, college-age/early 20’s, “kegger” “frat”-type party - loud music, lots of beer, etc. At this party there will only be kegs of beer. Except instead … --- ## [Don't they teach anything about Other Countries in US Schools?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-they-teach-anything-about-other-countries-in-us-schools/425185)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2007, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-they-teach-anything-about-other-countries-in-us-schools/425185 "2007-11-07T02:18:47Z")
In this particular thread about learning another language, a poster mentions that they were unaware of the existence of an Irish Language. This left me a bit gobsmacked, as I just can’t imagine how someone could not be a… --- ## [What's your favorite Sci-Fi book series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-sci-fi-book-series/41359)
**Author:** [@Tommy\_the\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tommy_the_Cat)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2000, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-sci-fi-book-series/41359 "2000-11-25T04:43:53Z")
Gaderene gave me the idea in this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=46523 My favorite was Wild Cards edited by George RR Martin. It had just about every sort of power, evil, character i… --- ## [Explain the Green Bay Packers Ownership, and how it differs from other NFL teams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-green-bay-packers-ownership-and-how-it-differs-from-other-nfl-teams/504711)
**Author:** [@Wakinyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wakinyan)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2009, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-green-bay-packers-ownership-and-how-it-differs-from-other-nfl-teams/504711 "2009-08-08T13:50:00Z")
When I started playing American football ten years ago… wait, damn, it’s fifteen years ago… a lineman friend of mine told me he’s Green Bay Packers fan, because it’s the only municipal owned\* team in the leage, which he … --- ## [what does desalinised water taste like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-desalinised-water-taste-like/546911)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-desalinised-water-taste-like/546911 "2010-07-19T06:48:18Z")
i have never tasted it but i’ve heard it isn’t like “normal” water. --- ## [Women, what are you usually thinking when a man cries around you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-what-are-you-usually-thinking-when-a-man-cries-around-you/660952)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2013, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-what-are-you-usually-thinking-when-a-man-cries-around-you/660952 "2013-06-15T22:42:55Z")
Basically, what’s your reaction and what are your initial thoughts when a man cries around you? Do you think lowly of them and think they are “wimps” and unmanly or otherwise? I am not talking about a man crying as a r… --- ## [Couple caught cheating at Coldplay concert and social media loses its mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 281\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2025, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060 "2025-07-28T21:20:10Z")
The internet is such a weird place. If you’ve been on social media at all in the last few days, you’ve seen the couple whose affair was outed at a Coldplay concert. They were standing, with him behind her with his arms… --- ## [New desktop PC - Dell or HP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-desktop-pc-dell-or-hp/721710)
**Author:** [@Orwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orwell)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-desktop-pc-dell-or-hp/721710 "2015-06-08T21:27:03Z")
I am looking for a new desktop PC for work. I am looking at a Dell XPS 8700 and an HP Envy 700xt. I can configure both pretty similarly, with an Intel i7-4790 processor, 16 GB RAM, 1TB hard drive, a 4GB NVIDIA GeForce … --- ## [2019 Secret Santa Exchange (express lane version)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2019-secret-santa-exchange-express-lane-version/843589)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2019-secret-santa-exchange-express-lane-version/843589 "2020-01-07T15:49:39Z")
Alright folks, let’s do this thing! We’ll have to hurry, though, since we’re getting a late start this year. Here are the details, copied shamelessly from Silvorange’s instructions last year: PM me. Please put your u… --- ## [Foot-in-mouth stories...post your shame!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-in-mouth-stories-post-your-shame/459988)
**Author:** [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2008, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-in-mouth-stories-post-your-shame/459988 "2008-08-23T10:13:41Z")
My brother in Orlando had a few friends over from Wisconsin. It’s important to note that one of the friends was burned badly in a car accident some time ago and has some burn scaring over her body. Anyway, the plan was… --- ## [Plane crash in Austin, TX](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-crash-in-austin-tx/529560)
**Author:** [@Yersenia\_Pestis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yersenia_Pestis)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2010, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-crash-in-austin-tx/529560 "2010-02-21T01:36:08Z")
So, is it too premature to assume that the “Suicide plane crasher” is probably a tea-bagger? From reading what has been out about his rants he sure does sound like he belongs to a fringe group of the right. It sounds li… --- ## [Tell me about poutine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-poutine/503181)
**Author:** [@Taenia\_spp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taenia_spp)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-poutine/503181 "2014-07-19T12:44:04Z")
As I understand it, it’s french fries topped with cheese curds and gravy. Is it good? What does it taste like? Where do you get it? Are there large quality differences between your greasy spoon and an upscale place? … --- ## [What's the name of a really good tequila?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-a-really-good-tequila/603852)
**Author:** [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2011, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-a-really-good-tequila/603852 "2011-12-05T23:56:07Z")
This summer some coworkers and I celebrated our last night at a project from hell at a nice restaurant. We all had (and shared) good cocktails. Mine was a margarita. I don’t drink very often at all (less than once a y… --- ## [At room temperature how much water = 100% humidity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-room-temperature-how-much-water-100-humidity/338093)
**Author:** [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2017, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-room-temperature-how-much-water-100-humidity/338093 "2017-08-13T18:16:52Z")
Lets say the room is 20’ x 20’, and the temperature of the room is 70 degrees F. If I could wring out all of the water in the room into a receptacle, how much water would I have? (Let’s say the room is empty so that fu… --- ## [Trump assassination attempt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-assassination-attempt/757932)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-assassination-attempt/757932 "2016-06-22T04:55:13Z")
It’s being publicly reported that Michael Sandford, a 19 year old Briton, was arrested Saturday for attempting to assassinate Donald Trump. He was at a Trump rally in Las Vegas and initiated a conversation with a police … --- ## [Leon Redbone has retired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leon-redbone-has-retired/734004)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2018, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leon-redbone-has-retired/734004 "2018-07-08T00:11:23Z")
This is slightly old news, but according to his official website, Leon Redbone “has retired from both public appearances and recording” as of May of this year. It states, “a spokesman for the artist noted, ‘We share the… --- ## [Endurance sports are stupid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/endurance-sports-are-stupid/614703)
**Author:** [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/endurance-sports-are-stupid/614703 "2012-03-06T22:37:54Z")
If you can’t get away from it with a short burst of speed, then you need to turn around and kill it. Humans aren’t gazelles, we aren’t supposed to be loping across the plains for hours on end. And now I’m going to bed. … --- ## [Does "100% Agave" mean "100% Blue Agave"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-100-agave-mean-100-blue-agave/341416)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2006, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-100-agave-mean-100-blue-agave/341416 "2006-01-31T14:25:32Z")
Patron, for instance, says “100% Agave” on the bottle. Does that mean it’s blue agave? I understand that there are many species of the agave cactus, so are some tequilas made from those other plants? Can they claim to… --- ## [Ask the crossdresser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-crossdresser/484186)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-crossdresser/484186 "2009-02-05T17:48:10Z")
I’m a 33 year old single male who crossdresses. I’m not a fulltimer, but I do dress in female clothing at least once a week. I also go out in public once a month. Fire away with any questions, and if any other crossdr… --- ## [Kirkland1244, you don't seem to be getting it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirkland1244-you-dont-seem-to-be-getting-it/102437)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2002, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirkland1244-you-dont-seem-to-be-getting-it/102437 "2002-04-10T03:56:01Z")
In this thread, Kirkland1244 took what I consider to be a swing at The Ryan without provocation. I’m starting this thread to address what Kirkland did in that thread, because s/he doesn’t seem to be getting why what s/he… --- ## [Does your office pay for tissues?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-office-pay-for-tissues/336630)
**Author:** [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2005, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-office-pay-for-tissues/336630 "2005-12-22T19:41:10Z")
I know this sounds like a really weird question, and I never would have imagined that an employer wouldn’t pay for tissues. But, it came up today. I’ve had a bit of a runny nose, and have been burning through Kleenex l… --- ## [wearing green on thursdays](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-green-on-thursdays/140060)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-green-on-thursdays/140060 "2016-03-12T15:52:19Z")
Does wearing green on thursdays mean anything to you ? --- ## [Why is Sanders weak in the South?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-sanders-weak-in-the-south/748379)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2016, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-sanders-weak-in-the-south/748379 "2016-04-07T17:28:33Z")
HRC is capturing the southern states. Bernie’s rhetoric would seem favorable to the South. Any ideas? --- ## [Attaching a frameless glass shower door to a glass block wall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attaching-a-frameless-glass-shower-door-to-a-glass-block-wall/623031)
**Author:** [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2012, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attaching-a-frameless-glass-shower-door-to-a-glass-block-wall/623031 "2012-07-13T12:58:26Z")
We’re doing a bathroom remodel in a small bathroom that is compromised by a staircase slant on one wall and doorways on both ends of the room (one out to the kitchen, and one to a bedroom). I’ll spare you the sordid det… --- ## [Author's who can't keep it up ('it' being 'book series')](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-who-cant-keep-it-up-it-being-book-series/949780)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2023, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-who-cant-keep-it-up-it-being-book-series/949780 "2023-04-19T15:46:29Z")
This topic was inspired by this recently revived thread about a Piers Anthony book I’d never even heard of: Alternative titles being “author’s too famous to edit, who really should have been” and “Do the terrible last … --- ## [The Glenn Beck/Sarah Palin 9-11 celebration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glenn-beck-sarah-palin-9-11-celebration/553124)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2010, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glenn-beck-sarah-palin-9-11-celebration/553124 "2010-09-14T16:58:30Z")
Really. I really like this line from the article: I believe that would be the Palin half of the equation, Therin. --- ## [How are wheels affixed to railroad cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-wheels-affixed-to-railroad-cars/741675)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2016, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-wheels-affixed-to-railroad-cars/741675 "2016-01-01T15:26:08Z")
There have been a number of derailments in the news lately, apparently for weather-related reasons. Aerial footage typically shows the rail cars lying on their side near the track, and as often as not, the axle assembl… --- ## [Liking the idea of a hydrogen generator for my car. Is it a scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liking-the-idea-of-a-hydrogen-generator-for-my-car-is-it-a-scam/634169)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2012, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liking-the-idea-of-a-hydrogen-generator-for-my-car-is-it-a-scam/634169 "2012-10-07T21:59:06Z")
I met another teacher this week who told me about his side job of installing water dissociation units in cars. I know his science in general is not strong, as he said some other things that didn’t make total sense to me,… --- ## [Pawn Stars (again)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pawn-stars-again/584059)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pawn-stars-again/584059 "2011-06-10T04:13:01Z")
Watching Pawn Stars. A guy comes in with a g-suit and a helmet. He was a little disappointed to only get a thousand dollars for them. Rick’s ‘expert’, a USMC F/A-18 pilot, came in and assessed the helmet at about two … --- ## [Ask a Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-man/419197)
**Author:** [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2007, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-man/419197 "2007-09-18T15:13:22Z")
I’ve been trying to figure what sort of “Ask the” thread I am qualified to host. Since I have no discernable skills, a job, or unique situation, I thought I was out of luck. However, I do have a penis, and many people,… --- ## [Guess the movie by it's totally random quote.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-by-its-totally-random-quote/490630)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2009, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-by-its-totally-random-quote/490630 "2009-04-02T00:07:19Z")
This post is in direct response to I fear that, the original purpose of that thread has taken a wrong turn somewhere. That being said, this then is a sister thread to it. Rules are simple: Pick the most absurd quot… --- ## [I got my bar clearance letter today!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-bar-clearance-letter-today/661319)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2013, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-bar-clearance-letter-today/661319 "2013-07-20T02:54:13Z")
It’s not a big deal, but it sort of is. Basically, it means I don’t have to appear at a character and fitness hearing before they’ll let me take the bar exam. I’m not surprised - I don’t have a criminal record or anythi… --- ## [Huh. So Amazon just turned me into a music pirate.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-so-amazon-just-turned-me-into-a-music-pirate/646753)
**Author:** [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2013, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-so-amazon-just-turned-me-into-a-music-pirate/646753 "2013-02-11T06:50:25Z")
I’m not sure Amazon has thought this out completely. They’re now automatically putting “auto-ripped” images of any CD you’ve ever bought into your Amazon cloud. Which is thoughtful of them, I guess. Except that s… --- ## [War of 1812 Revisionism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-of-1812-revisionism/531424)
**Author:** [@This\_Just\_In\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/This_Just_In_2)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2010, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-of-1812-revisionism/531424 "2010-03-08T03:27:18Z")
The US won the war of 1812 - period. It says so right here under US government Civic Lesson #72. They give this booklet to those studying to become US Citizens - so they will know everything there is to know about bein… --- ## [Mr. Evil Breakfast is served. Pit style.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-evil-breakfast-is-served-pit-style/208046)
**Author:** [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2003, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-evil-breakfast-is-served-pit-style/208046 "2003-10-21T01:18:42Z")
Normally I don’t do this. In fact, I think I’ve never pitted a poster before. In the “Would you support lowering the drinking age to 18” thread in IMHO, this moron spewed his prejudiced “opinions” like: When called on… --- ## [Lockerbie bomber to be released](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lockerbie-bomber-to-be-released/507058)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2009, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lockerbie-bomber-to-be-released/507058 "2009-08-21T18:18:41Z")
What. The. Fuck? He is a mass murderer responsible for 270 deaths. But he has cancer now, so let’s let him out on “compassionate grounds.” You mean like the “compassion” he showed those 270 passengers? Fuck him. I d… --- ## [How to pack a hat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pack-a-hat/550608)
**Author:** [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2010, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pack-a-hat/550608 "2010-08-22T17:42:31Z")
I have a wool felt fedora that I’m rather fond of (I spent $40 for it two years ago), and I would like to find a way to ensure that it survives being packed up and shipped overseas with a minimum of damage. I don’t own … --- ## [How much do you exercise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-exercise/645906)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2013, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-exercise/645906 "2013-01-07T07:54:17Z")
Not what your resolution is, what you consistently do. Please add in comments about what sort of exercising you do. --- ## [Stupid tw@t, I don't abuse alcohol!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-tw-t-i-dont-abuse-alcohol/435860)
**Author:** [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2008, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-tw-t-i-dont-abuse-alcohol/435860 "2008-02-09T12:52:11Z")
So, I went in for my 3rd intake evaluation in a month yesterday (getting psychiatric help with no insurance and without committing yourself is a bureaucratic nightmare that never ends). One of the first questions I was a… --- ## ['Unfrosted' trailer drops. Anybody gonna watch the movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfrosted-trailer-drops-anybody-gonna-watch-the-movie/999561)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfrosted-trailer-drops-anybody-gonna-watch-the-movie/999561 "2024-10-31T19:19:05Z")
I’m skeptical of whether this movie will be a waste of an hour and a half or so of my time or not, since ‘The Bee Movie’ was awful. It made me decide that Larry David was clearly 99% of the comedic and creative drive beh… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1155&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1157&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)