# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1157&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:** 1158 --- ## [unexpectedly good movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpectedly-good-movies/458664)
**Author:** [@Litoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Litoris)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2008, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpectedly-good-movies/458664 "2008-08-08T19:57:38Z")
I loaned a movie to a friend tonight and it got me to thinking about this subject. I don’t watch a lot of television or movies, but occasionally I will get into the mood and will do so. I have this weird habit of not b… --- ## [How Big of a Resume Mistake was This? (Wrong Date)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-of-a-resume-mistake-was-this-wrong-date/284249)
**Author:** [@Duderdude2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duderdude2)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-of-a-resume-mistake-was-this-wrong-date/284249 "2014-03-08T12:50:29Z")
Well, I just submitted what I consider to be a fairly impressive resume, except for one problem. Upon review, after I submitted the damn thing, I realized that I had place the wrong date at the top of the resume! I put “… --- ## [Historical events Pop culture has done to death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-events-pop-culture-has-done-to-death/575876)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-events-pop-culture-has-done-to-death/575876 "2011-03-29T06:14:30Z")
Flavorwire is a site that often posts fun lists. This one http://flavorwire.com/163753/\*\*10-historical-figures-and-events-pop-culture-has-exhausted\*\*/5 caught my eye. While I disagree with lots of their mentions, I do… --- ## ["Madmen" Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madmen-questions/614859)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madmen-questions/614859 "2012-03-30T13:22:45Z")
I have been watching the show with growing interest. I like it becase it is a look back at mid-1960’s culture-by a group of driven people. Anyway, I have a few questions: -Drinking: every exec in the outfit seemed to h… --- ## [Binary inches!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binary-inches/487235)
**Author:** [@Alex\_Dubinsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alex_Dubinsky)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2009, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binary-inches/487235 "2009-08-23T15:53:21Z")
Let me start of with: Screw metric, gooo inches! Unfortunately… I’m still pretty bothered by all the dumb 3/16 5/8 fractions. They’re hard to think about unless you’ve got them down to rote. But here’s an idea. Why not … --- ## [How many times have you peed in the shower in the past month?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-peed-in-the-shower-in-the-past-month/738419)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-peed-in-the-shower-in-the-past-month/738419 "2015-11-30T01:30:24Z")
Prompted by a discussion at work. --- ## [Sperm (blush) sample.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sperm-blush-sample/1873)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 1999, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sperm-blush-sample/1873 "1999-07-09T19:58:00Z")
This question is inspired by the vasectomy thread. Something I’ve always wondered about, having never had the “pleasure” myself. Two of my friends have had to give a sperm sample in the doctors office (a long time ago) … --- ## [Where are good places for people to meet their partners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-good-places-for-people-to-meet-their-partners/627594)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2012, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-good-places-for-people-to-meet-their-partners/627594 "2012-07-17T01:19:47Z")
Where are some good places for a nice, 30-year-old, single, hetero, Christian male like myself to meet single girls around my own age? I have very little romantic experience, and the experience I do have is years ago, w… --- ## [Alien slavery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-slavery/665718)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2013, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-slavery/665718 "2013-08-14T23:15:44Z")
Lets say that in the future intelligent life forms are discovered on planets that humans are planning on colonizing, what do you think humans would do, enslave, co-exist or exterminate them? In the 21st century most gov… --- ## [Manly alcoholic drinks for an alcohol wimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manly-alcoholic-drinks-for-an-alcohol-wimp/112254)
**Author:** [@Steel\_Wheels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steel_Wheels)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2002, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manly-alcoholic-drinks-for-an-alcohol-wimp/112254 "2002-06-06T18:26:55Z")
Okay, here’s my problem, I am an occasional social drinker - i.e.: I only drink when I am out with friends at a bar or restaurant. Never at home - never alone. This being said, I must admit that I have never been able … --- ## [Which EU country has the lowest taxes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-eu-country-has-the-lowest-taxes/558569)
**Author:** [@Rune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rune)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2021, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-eu-country-has-the-lowest-taxes/558569 "2021-06-18T11:24:30Z")
I get tired of paying abusive Danish tax rates (literally the highest in the world), so I am looking to moving my small one-person consulting company to another EU nation. Which EU nation has the most reasonable tax rate… --- ## [Hey, was the Pink Panther gay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-was-the-pink-panther-gay/690273)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2024, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-was-the-pink-panther-gay/690273 "2024-05-27T23:06:37Z")
One of my favorite cartoons while growing up in the 70s, he swagged his hips, he was so very suave and debonair, he’d sashay so cool as he walked… Then, there’s this picture: hdwallpaper4all.com (which brings a smile to… --- ## [A Touch Of Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-touch-of-grey/506627)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2009, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-touch-of-grey/506627 "2009-08-18T21:44:53Z")
I’ve been going gray for as long as I can remember. It never bothered me, but recently I’ve been thinking that maybe a little less gray might make me look a little younger. (Yes, I \*am \*starting to feel my age…) In th… --- ## [Best episode of "Gilligan's Island"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-episode-of-gilligans-island/746101)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-episode-of-gilligans-island/746101 "2016-02-21T20:33:14Z")
My favorite series ever. For favorite episodes I’d say would be “Ghost a Go Go” where there was a ghst on the island. The episode really scared me as a kid and yet still had some hilarious parts. --- ## [DC Universe Online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-universe-online/567537)
**Author:** [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-universe-online/567537 "2011-02-07T15:36:36Z")
So we have a new superhero themed MMO on the market. DC Universe Online launched on Tuesday and I went ahead and picked up a copy yesterday. After an 11GB install and a 2GB download I finally was able spend some time wit… --- ## [The Umbrella Academy S2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-umbrella-academy-s2/916878)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-umbrella-academy-s2/916878 "2021-07-14T20:35:54Z")
S1 thread here. Get Ready for The Umbrella Academy Season 2! Official Cast Recap (11:00 video) Season 2 Official Trailer (3:00) Season 2 Opening Scene (3:00) We are mere hours away from seeing what comes next! --- ## [Greenwald: "Endless war is official US policy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greenwald-endless-war-is-official-us-policy/701209)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2014, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greenwald-endless-war-is-official-us-policy/701209 "2014-10-17T18:52:59Z")
"In May, 2013, the Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on whether it should revise the 2001 Authorization to Use Military Force (AUMF). A committee member asked a senior Pentagon official, Assistant Secretary … --- ## [How do you deal with ridiculously verbose people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-deal-with-ridiculously-verbose-people/108301)
**Author:** [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2002, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-deal-with-ridiculously-verbose-people/108301 "2002-05-14T04:36:25Z")
I unfortunately have a mental illness… When someone blathers into my ear for 20 plus minutes about their latest athletic accomplishment or hypochondratic organ, my head begins to hurt and my brain begins to shut down. … --- ## [Guns in the home - where do you stand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guns-in-the-home-where-do-you-stand/563343)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2010, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guns-in-the-home-where-do-you-stand/563343 "2010-12-11T14:47:15Z")
Poll to follow. I sometimes think I must be naive, but my life experience does not lead me to believe that I want or need to have guns around the house for protection (or any other purpose). There seem to be plenty of p… --- ## [Why do NFL teams rank so highly in value when soccer teams have many more fans and viewers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-nfl-teams-rank-so-highly-in-value-when-soccer-teams-have-many-more-fans-and-viewers/978454)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-nfl-teams-rank-so-highly-in-value-when-soccer-teams-have-many-more-fans-and-viewers/978454 "2023-06-06T05:34:51Z")
The Cowboys, for instance, are the world’s most valuable sports franchise - despite having perhaps only 8% as many fans as a team like Real Madrid or Barcelona would have. Outside of the United States, relatively few peo… --- ## [Why do men fall for bimbos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-fall-for-bimbos/7242)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 1999, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-fall-for-bimbos/7242 "1999-08-30T16:39:00Z")
This is in response to the earlier question, the age old lament that women don’t like “nice guys.” It struck me that if people would answer that, they might answer this. I admit to generalizing, but experience supports m… --- ## [Politicians: driving a pickup truck does not mean you're better than anybody else](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politicians-driving-a-pickup-truck-does-not-mean-youre-better-than-anybody-else/525700)
**Author:** [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2010, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politicians-driving-a-pickup-truck-does-not-mean-youre-better-than-anybody-else/525700 "2010-01-22T14:10:39Z")
Dear Politicians (and their supporters): I know lots of wonderful people who drive pickup trucks: my dad, my father-in-law, a lot of my friends and family members. I also know a lot of assholes who drive pickup trucks. … --- ## [Do you plan on voting early?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-plan-on-voting-early/917692)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-plan-on-voting-early/917692 "2020-10-22T14:13:03Z")
I just read that in Michigan (where I live), a person can cast their ballot up to 45 days before Election Day. That means I can cast my ballot on September 19. Forty-one days from today! And damn skippy, I will be. That … --- ## [Iced tea and Lemonade, my contribution to the culinary world.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iced-tea-and-lemonade-my-contribution-to-the-culinary-world/836786)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iced-tea-and-lemonade-my-contribution-to-the-culinary-world/836786 "2019-07-15T18:42:11Z")
Most self serve Coke machines have a tap for Minute Maid lemonade. Dispense 2 to 3 inches lemonade into bottom of the cup. Finish Filling cup with unsweetened tea. Stir well It’s better then adding a wedge of lemon t… --- ## [Laying snow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laying-snow/483277)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2012, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laying-snow/483277 "2012-02-26T04:33:39Z")
Get your mind out of the gutter. There was a dusting of snow this morning. When I got to the office I told my coworker that I drove through some. She asked, ‘Is it laying?’ (i.e., she was asking if the snow was begin… --- ## [My Nephew Was Scalped](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nephew-was-scalped/479439)
**Author:** [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2009, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-nephew-was-scalped/479439 "2009-01-05T06:53:42Z")
And that’s not the worst of it. The passenger in the car my nephew was driving was dead at the scene. All of this happened because of drinking and driving. I supposed my nephew, aged 25, back from two tours in Iraq, w… --- ## [Why doesn't Los Angeles have a football team](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-los-angeles-have-a-football-team/521438)
**Author:** [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2009, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-los-angeles-have-a-football-team/521438 "2009-12-17T21:16:54Z")
Why doesn’t America’s second-most populous metro area have an NFL football team? Quite a distance to San Deigo, San Francisco, or Oakland. --- ## [Exoplanet with possible life discovered.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exoplanet-with-possible-life-discovered/611203)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exoplanet-with-possible-life-discovered/611203 "2012-02-01T23:05:22Z")
Let’s say, in a few years, we’re 99% certain an exoplanet, 1.5x the mass of earth, rocky with liquid water, but 40 LYs away, harbors life due to some bio-signature we can detect from its light spectrum (let’s say convinc… --- ## [Coldfire please change your name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldfire-please-change-your-name/139896)
**Author:** [@BZ00000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BZ00000)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2002, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldfire-please-change-your-name/139896 "2002-12-02T15:07:47Z")
Coldfire as a moderator you need to do more to fight ignorance, not promote it. Your user name gives the impression that fire can be cold. Don’t give me any crap that a fire is cold compared to the sun or some such bulls… --- ## [How do you save money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-save-money/550013)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-save-money/550013 "2010-08-17T17:22:07Z")
What are the tips and tricks you’ve picked up over the years that have come in handy when buying goods and services. I’ve read books like the tightwad gazette, but most of the tips involve things like reusing saran wrap… --- ## [The poster formerly known as . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poster-formerly-known-as/611613)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poster-formerly-known-as/611613 "2012-07-15T18:12:09Z")
It seems that I often come across posters on these boards with, say, five or even ten thousand posts but whose name I don’t recognize. I just assume they’ve changed their board name from one that I might have recalled. M… --- ## [Why do police use 9mm firearms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-police-use-9mm-firearms/706469)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2014, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-police-use-9mm-firearms/706469 "2014-12-07T18:07:14Z")
With all the recent news and discussion of law enforcement and use (and misuse) of lethal force, a particular question came to mind re the selection of 9mm firearms as the standard gun issued to policemen. Given that po… --- ## [Can anyone explain Teletubbies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-teletubbies/171673)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2014, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-teletubbies/171673 "2014-09-17T18:05:23Z")
My 2-year old daughter is obsessed with 'tubbies, so I find myself watching them often. What the hell is going on? You have these brightly colored cyborg thingies living in an underground house they clearly didn’t cons… --- ## [Coincidental film releases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidental-film-releases/651956)
**Author:** [@rhysf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhysf)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidental-film-releases/651956 "2013-04-01T07:15:23Z")
I’ve just noticed that these two upcoming films, with somewhat similar themes of returning to an abandoned earth, have eerily similar posters: After Earth Oblivion It reminded me of the Truman Capote/In Cold Blood fil… --- ## [The Morality of Debt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-morality-of-debt/598555)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2011, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-morality-of-debt/598555 "2011-10-09T03:03:41Z")
\[Inspired by this: What do you think of lenders pursuing deficiency judgments against defaulting homeowners? - Great Debates - Straight Dope Message Board \] I’ve been thinking about the morality of debt, lately, and cam… --- ## [I'm 41 years old, and I had sex 6 times today!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-41-years-old-and-i-had-sex-6-times-today/611838)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-41-years-old-and-i-had-sex-6-times-today/611838 "2012-02-08T01:02:33Z")
Went to see the girlfriend today. Arrived around noon, went home at 11:30 PM and over that nearly 12-hour period we had sex, with mutual orgasms, six times. No viagra, just sushi for dinner and a couple of horny 40-somet… --- ## [Failure to report miscarriage a crime in VA - proposed legislation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/failure-to-report-miscarriage-a-crime-in-va-proposed-legislation/283572)
**Author:** [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2005, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/failure-to-report-miscarriage-a-crime-in-va-proposed-legislation/283572 "2005-01-12T20:49:25Z")
I just saw this in a friend’s LJ and I am outraged and a lot of other words I just can’t manage to actually say or type right now. In fact I can’t even come up with a really good pitting, but I am sure my fellow Dopers c… --- ## [Caring for a potted Christmas tree](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caring-for-a-potted-christmas-tree/607172)
**Author:** [@KayLovesPurple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KayLovesPurple)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2013, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caring-for-a-potted-christmas-tree/607172 "2013-01-06T16:04:32Z")
After years of considering which was most to be avoided, having a natural tree or a plastic one, I have finally found the perfect option: a potted tree. Thing is, I have the exact opposite of a green thumb: every single… --- ## [Urban legends when you were a kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-legends-when-you-were-a-kid/509262)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2009, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-legends-when-you-were-a-kid/509262 "2009-09-11T11:16:46Z")
When I was a kid, we believed all sorts of crazy stories. And I’m not talking about Santa Claus or whichever religion you wish to bash today-- these weren’t things we were taught, but they arose among ourselves somehow. … --- ## [Help me spec out a new work at home PC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-spec-out-a-new-work-at-home-pc/952008)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-spec-out-a-new-work-at-home-pc/952008 "2022-01-25T16:04:51Z")
So my current personal home PC workstation, while once state-of-the-art long ago, is really starting to show its age. Still, I do most of my WAH work on it because it’s still faster and better than my ancient work-issued… --- ## [Explain the concept of an "acting Sergeant"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-concept-of-an-acting-sergeant/311557)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2005, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-concept-of-an-acting-sergeant/311557 "2005-07-09T22:04:02Z")
My grandfather, as a Corporal in Korea, was made an “acting Sergeant.” What the hell does this mean? The best and only explanation I ever got of it from him was “you have the powers of a Sergeant, but you’re not one.” Ho… --- ## [Why does it take so long to format a hard drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-take-so-long-to-format-a-hard-drive/430836)
**Author:** [@Mikemike2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikemike2)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2007, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-take-so-long-to-format-a-hard-drive/430836 "2007-12-27T04:19:48Z")
I don’t really know anything about formatting a new hard drive other than it takes forever. When a hard drive is formatted it is my understanding that a structure is created on the hard drive that will allow data to be … --- ## [What do Dopers think of Allen Edmonds shoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-dopers-think-of-allen-edmonds-shoes/601173)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2011, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-dopers-think-of-allen-edmonds-shoes/601173 "2011-11-07T21:16:04Z")
I’m looking for long narrow shoes. These do not seem to be available in the U.K short of hand-made shoes. I have been recommended Allen Edmonds shoes. Specifically their Provo and Kenilworth brands. These are not cheap -… --- ## [Just what is the Roman Catholic church, a religion, a nation, a private club, an evil empire..?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-is-the-roman-catholic-church-a-religion-a-nation-a-private-club-an-evil-empire/547098)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2010, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-is-the-roman-catholic-church-a-religion-a-nation-a-private-club-an-evil-empire/547098 "2010-07-31T00:19:10Z")
Inspired by another ongoing Catholic church thread, in which John Mace equated the Catholic Church to a private club that can be as discriminatory as it wants toward its members. I don’t think that’s a particularly good… --- ## [Wife Swap Beauty queen child busted for Prostitution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-swap-beauty-queen-child-busted-for-prostitution/633249)
**Author:** [@Lips\_Obsession](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lips_Obsession)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2012, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-swap-beauty-queen-child-busted-for-prostitution/633249 "2012-10-25T08:19:25Z")
I don’t normally watch “Wife Swap”, but several years ago there was some publicity when the beauty-queen daughter of one of the parents on this show tried to sue ABC for $100 Million dollars, claiming they misrepresented… --- ## [Is anti-Catholic bigotry hate speech?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anti-catholic-bigotry-hate-speech/966877)
**Author:** [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anti-catholic-bigotry-hate-speech/966877 "2022-09-04T17:01:03Z")
From the Rules: Hate Speech – Do not post hate speech directed against any race, religion, ethnicity, nationality, or gender in any forum. (Bolding mine.) In the thread about the recent Supreme Court decision, we got … --- ## [Pepsi/Mountain Dew Throwback: Who's tried it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pepsi-mountain-dew-throwback-whos-tried-it/494288)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pepsi-mountain-dew-throwback-whos-tried-it/494288 "2009-09-13T19:48:35Z")
I just picked up a 12-pack of Mountain Dew Throwback when I spotted it at Safeway. Yum! Definite difference; I can actually taste the sugar :slight\_smile: I honestly don’t think I’ve ever had MD with sugar before. I re… --- ## [Gitmo will never be shut down now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gitmo-will-never-be-shut-down-now/544905)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gitmo-will-never-be-shut-down-now/544905 "2010-07-06T16:44:14Z")
That’s what this New York Times article seems to be saying, if only by its attitude. Any thoughts on what’s “really” going on, if indeed it’s not what’s being said here? --- ## [Ever had a Chrysler PT Cruiser? What did you think of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-a-chrysler-pt-cruiser-what-did-you-think-of-it/670610)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2013, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-a-chrysler-pt-cruiser-what-did-you-think-of-it/670610 "2013-10-08T21:26:57Z")
I’m going to be getting my dad’s 2001 PT Cruiser with 94,000 miles of Florida driving on it. I’m bringing it to Illinois where I’ll mainly use it for trips to Milwaukee, Madison, and Springfield, Illinois. I don’t curre… --- ## [Guess The Title Of Star Wars Episode VII...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-title-of-star-wars-episode-vii/648872)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-title-of-star-wars-episode-vii/648872 "2013-02-04T23:21:08Z")
… As the world knows, there will in a few years be a Star Wars Episode VII, taking place after the events of “Return of the Jedi.” Presumably the rather advanced age of Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Carrie Fisher will… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1156&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1158&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)