# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1210&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:** 1211 --- ## [What kind of guitar pick do you use? Why to you like it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-guitar-pick-do-you-use-why-to-you-like-it/539036)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2010, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-guitar-pick-do-you-use-why-to-you-like-it/539036 "2010-06-04T23:19:30Z")
Subject says it all. Guitar picks are relatively new to me since I only recently switched from nylon string to electric. I have more or less settled on this fat little 1.5mm pick by Cool. It’s a jazz pick, thick and s… --- ## [If all the white women in the world disappeared and only white men were left...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-all-the-white-women-in-the-world-disappeared-and-only-white-men-were-left/687576)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-all-the-white-women-in-the-world-disappeared-and-only-white-men-were-left/687576 "2014-05-06T00:46:00Z")
What would be the future of the white race be? Lets take America assume that white males decided to mix with the largest minority groups; Hispanics and Blacks. There would definitely be an increase in biracial children… --- ## [Did your parents limit what you were allowed to read growing up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-parents-limit-what-you-were-allowed-to-read-growing-up/544650)
**Author:** [@Jadis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jadis)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-parents-limit-what-you-were-allowed-to-read-growing-up/544650 "2010-06-29T18:24:22Z")
Someone made an offhand comment in the CS thread about To Kill a Mockingbird (too lazy to go back and find the link, sorry…but it’s really irrelevant) about thinking that their 10 year old child was too young to read the… --- ## [Yes, Facebook is evil.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-facebook-is-evil/606613)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2011, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-facebook-is-evil/606613 "2011-12-26T22:40:33Z")
I tried to log into an old facebook page that I hadn’t visited in about 2 years. However, I had forgotten my password. No big deal. When I visited my hotmail account 10 minutes later there were two emails from Faceboo… --- ## [Should Schools Ban Phones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-schools-ban-phones/985135)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2024, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-schools-ban-phones/985135 "2024-11-02T02:45:52Z")
The idea phones are distracting seems to be uncontroversial. I’m sure plenty of schools have policies limiting use, and after Covid these might be even more important. But I’m wondering what Dopers think of the article… --- ## [How does receiving praise make you feel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-receiving-praise-make-you-feel/571248)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-receiving-praise-make-you-feel/571248 "2011-02-17T10:09:27Z")
I am curious about whether my reaction to praise is unusual or common. If I receive praise, especially if it is unexpected, it makes me feel uncomfortable and ‘shy’. I immediately try to down-play that which is being p… --- ## [Trends you'll be glad to see go away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trends-youll-be-glad-to-see-go-away/113035)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2002, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trends-youll-be-glad-to-see-go-away/113035 "2002-06-20T00:52:41Z")
Clothes: Teenage boys wearing their pants way too low. Females of all ages wearing low-rider pants who have a bigger gut than I do. Save it for Springer, ladies. Cars: Funky headlights. Look at an Infiniti Q45, for … --- ## [Add tacky bling to inappropriate pictures.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-tacky-bling-to-inappropriate-pictures/454432)
**Author:** [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2008, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-tacky-bling-to-inappropriate-pictures/454432 "2008-06-29T04:34:26Z")
Okay, I jacked this idea from the Something Awful forums. But I think it’s good for some Friday laughs. I find the plethora of “blingee’d” pictures and avatars out there to be highly annoying, and this is a worthy parody… --- ## [ships falling over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ships-falling-over/142238)
**Author:** [@Isa.Gottanow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isa.Gottanow)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2002, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ships-falling-over/142238 "2002-12-16T08:41:05Z")
I am aware that sailing ships and boats sometimes capsized in extreme conditions. Also, modern powered craft are susceptible to extreme weather. What I want to know is this :- modern powered ships, some of them huge ves… --- ## [How much can the average person remember?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-can-the-average-person-remember/235240)
**Author:** [@saluki\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saluki_fan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2004, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-can-the-average-person-remember/235240 "2004-03-21T21:03:55Z")
If a person can have a certain memory triggered by seeing or hearing something, does that mean that we remember everything it’s just that we need the memories need to be triggered in order for us to recall them? If this… --- ## [What was the first instance of using a record scratch as comic punctuation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-instance-of-using-a-record-scratch-as-comic-punctuation/487708)
**Author:** [@jefusan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jefusan)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2025, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-instance-of-using-a-record-scratch-as-comic-punctuation/487708 "2025-12-14T03:53:34Z")
You know the deal… someone in a movie says something at a party, or enters the wrong bar, and everyone stops talking as the music stops and the needle scratches across the record. In what movie or TV show did that first… --- ## [How was Jesus dressed when He arose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-jesus-dressed-when-he-arose/579894)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2011, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-jesus-dressed-when-he-arose/579894 "2011-05-03T01:13:59Z")
Assuming, as our context, that Jesus existed, and that no intentional deception is in the gospels- Jesus was crucified and the Roman soldiers divided up His clothes. He dies, is wrapped in burial linens, and is put in t… --- ## [Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins announce split](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/susan-sarandon-and-tim-robbins-announce-split/522374)
**Author:** [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2009, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/susan-sarandon-and-tim-robbins-announce-split/522374 "2009-12-28T04:02:57Z")
People Magazinereporting that they split over the summer. I’m very sad - they were my go-to long Hollywood relationship. --- ## [Some questions for debate about Dunkirk (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-for-debate-about-dunkirk-open-spoilers/792025)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-for-debate-about-dunkirk-open-spoilers/792025 "2017-08-09T14:26:48Z")
Some interesting debating points have arisen around Dunkirk and I thought it might be interesting to air them here and see what the Dope’s views are. If you haven’t seen it, look away now! In another thread on the fi… --- ## [There are STILL people lamenting the Beatles as the decline and fall of American civilization!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-still-people-lamenting-the-beatles-as-the-decline-and-fall-of-american-civilization/755755)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2016, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-still-people-lamenting-the-beatles-as-the-decline-and-fall-of-american-civilization/755755 "2016-05-31T09:48:08Z")
The other day my sixteen year old son and I were talking about Bob Dylan’s 75th birthday. I told him how back in the '80s, the city council of Duluth, MN (where I lived then, and where Dylan, né Zimmerman, was born) tri… --- ## [Biopic or other non fiction actor who looked most like the person they portrayed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biopic-or-other-non-fiction-actor-who-looked-most-like-the-person-they-portrayed/577910)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biopic-or-other-non-fiction-actor-who-looked-most-like-the-person-they-portrayed/577910 "2011-04-14T18:11:46Z")
What actor or actress do you think looked the most like the real life person they were portraying on screen? For me Denzel as Malcom X. That dude looked so much like X that when I see pictures of him now I have to make … --- ## [They Threw away 19,000 votes! Gore actually won!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-threw-away-19-000-votes-gore-actually-won/40427)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2000, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-threw-away-19-000-votes-gore-actually-won/40427 "2000-11-16T23:48:37Z")
Leave it to Nightline to reveal the juiciest piece of info yet. Because of “double-voting” in Palm Beach (realizing they mistakenly voted Buchanan, then corrected by punching Gore) they tossed 19,000 votes. Well, kids,… --- ## [How are hedgehogs as pets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-hedgehogs-as-pets/688579)
**Author:** [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2014, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-hedgehogs-as-pets/688579 "2014-05-21T13:13:43Z")
My 9-year-old son would love a pet and unfortunately we’ve got fur allergies and would not be able to tolerate a cat or dog in the house. So far we’ve just had fish and hermit crabs, but he’d like something a bit more in… --- ## [Fuck The Saudis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-saudis/513050)
**Author:** [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2009, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-saudis/513050 "2009-10-14T03:08:11Z")
From here: --- ## [Why does Matt Groening have something against bag boys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-matt-groening-have-something-against-bag-boys/143280)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2002, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-matt-groening-have-something-against-bag-boys/143280 "2002-12-18T05:49:28Z")
I was just watching a syndicated episode of the Simpsons today, and it left me wondering what Matt Groening has against bag boys. It was the Simpsons Safari Episode where a bag boy strike inadvertently leads the Simpson… --- ## [Ashton Kutcher Rumored to Replace Charlie Sheen on 2.5 Men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ashton-kutcher-rumored-to-replace-charlie-sheen-on-2-5-men/581734)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2011, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ashton-kutcher-rumored-to-replace-charlie-sheen-on-2-5-men/581734 "2011-05-18T07:27:39Z")
Brief Story Here. I like Two and a Half Men. however I think the show needs to end. But I want the writers to tie up the loose ends. I really don’t know much about Ashton Kutcher, other than he is quite a big younger… --- ## [What happened to the Ringwraiths after Sauron snuffed it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-ringwraiths-after-sauron-snuffed-it/383140)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2006, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-ringwraiths-after-sauron-snuffed-it/383140 "2006-12-13T14:09:37Z")
Yeah, I could read the books. Again. But who has time for that when I have you foax? If I remember rightly, the RWs were indeed adversely affected when Frodo melted the ring, but I don’t recall exactly how that was. S… --- ## [1960's epic comedies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-epic-comedies/514714)
**Author:** [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2009, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-epic-comedies/514714 "2009-10-23T02:23:29Z")
This was a film genre which flourished briefly during the 1960’s. Examples include the Great Race, Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines and It’s a mad,mad,mad,mad world. Features of the genre include a mix of c… --- ## [At what point in Iran's pursuit of a nuclear bomb are we justified in attacking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-in-irans-pursuit-of-a-nuclear-bomb-are-we-justified-in-attacking/344082)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2006, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-in-irans-pursuit-of-a-nuclear-bomb-are-we-justified-in-attacking/344082 "2006-02-17T21:27:00Z")
What’s the most appropriate measure to use for determining when the use of military force is necessary & justified in stopping Iran’s pursuit of a nuclear bomb? --- ## [Your 5 Greatest Films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-5-greatest-films/672469)
**Author:** [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-5-greatest-films/672469 "2013-12-11T05:33:09Z")
Solaris (Tarkovsky) The Seventh Seal The Rules of the Game Citizen Kane The Godfather --- ## [TV shows you hate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-hate/534018)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2010, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-hate/534018 "2010-04-01T10:21:04Z")
Inspired by this thread, I wanted to open it up to include shows other than The Office. So what shows or kinds of shows do you hate, really dislike, or are even just annoyed by? Personally I really don’t Love Raymond. … --- ## [Do I need stainless steel mixing bowls or is Pyrex ok?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-stainless-steel-mixing-bowls-or-is-pyrex-ok/707219)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2014, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-stainless-steel-mixing-bowls-or-is-pyrex-ok/707219 "2014-12-16T17:40:17Z")
Is there an advantage to stainless steel mixing bowls? I’m certainly buying a few this week, I ran across this inexpensive set. of Pyrex bowls I always used Pyrex ones growing up, but almost every cooking show has the … --- ## [Secret Santa bragging thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-bragging-thread/218474)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2004, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-bragging-thread/218474 "2004-01-09T07:24:50Z")
Fairy Chat Mom suggested it and here it is. Let everyone know what you received from your Secret Santa. Marshamouse sent hers and my gifts out on Monday, the recipients should have them soon. So, whatta ya git??? --- ## [Brooklyn Hasidic Jews and window cages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brooklyn-hasidic-jews-and-window-cages/189077)
**Author:** [@EasyPhil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EasyPhil)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2003, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brooklyn-hasidic-jews-and-window-cages/189077 "2003-07-19T13:47:19Z")
In the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn where a large number of Hasidic Jews live, I’ve noticed that their windows have metal cages around them. It doesn’t seem to be for security reasons because the window can be on t… --- ## [I hate Aqua Teen Hunger Force](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-aqua-teen-hunger-force/286878)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2005, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-aqua-teen-hunger-force/286878 "2005-02-02T14:22:06Z")
Now, I can enjoy with Sealab. I love Venture Bros. I like many fo the other CTN-sponsored shows. But I’ll be frank. AQHF looks like crap from here. The only funny bit in the entire show - the only bit that ever brings a… --- ## [This whole Elizabeth Smart thing is getting ridiculous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-whole-elizabeth-smart-thing-is-getting-ridiculous/209904)
**Author:** [@leatherheather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leatherheather)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2003, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-whole-elizabeth-smart-thing-is-getting-ridiculous/209904 "2003-11-01T02:05:50Z")
Okay, I’m getting a little sick of hearing about this story. First of all, was she really kidnapped? Let’s break it down: In just about every news story I’ve read, they refer to the kidnappers as the “alleged kidnapp… --- ## [Common Storylines In Soap Operas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-storylines-in-soap-operas/517266)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2009, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-storylines-in-soap-operas/517266 "2009-11-15T08:36:24Z")
I been rewatching an Australian soap opera “Prisoner” (“Prisoner: Cell Block H”) and I got to thinking about soap operas in general. This is the only soap opera I’ve ever got hooked on. Anyway I was wondering what “typi… --- ## [Celebrities who should just disappear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-should-just-disappear/619427)
**Author:** [@CJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CJJ)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-should-just-disappear/619427 "2012-04-23T21:01:12Z")
If you had the power, what one current celebrity (only one, sorry) would you completely and perfectly banish from the entertainment industry? That would be no movies, songs, TV appearances, celebrity gossip, not even ha… --- ## [Songs that scan to other songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-scan-to-other-songs/258523)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2010, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-scan-to-other-songs/258523 "2010-05-23T06:30:07Z")
Some time ago I listened to Tom Lehrer’s classic bit (I forget from which album) on how professional musicians would have done the American folk song Clementine differently. (He began with the observation: “The reason m… --- ## [Which vampire series has the most human vampires?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-vampire-series-has-the-most-human-vampires/507158)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2009, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-vampire-series-has-the-most-human-vampires/507158 "2009-08-24T06:09:38Z")
I always figured if a vampire existed then they’d probably be more like a boa constrictor; feeding wouldn’t be something they’d have to do everyday. One good feeding could hold them for weeks or maybe months and meanwhi… --- ## [Why is it so difficult to drum your fingers backwards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-difficult-to-drum-your-fingers-backwards/570593)
**Author:** [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2011, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-difficult-to-drum-your-fingers-backwards/570593 "2011-02-11T01:11:09Z")
Going from pinky to index is easy and fast. Doing it the other way requires thought and effort. Why is that? --- ## [Scary Noises in the Dead of Night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scary-noises-in-the-dead-of-night/404350)
**Author:** [@NailBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NailBunny)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2007, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scary-noises-in-the-dead-of-night/404350 "2007-05-21T23:43:23Z")
I have discovered, as of about 3:30 AM this morning, that the sound of a bookshelf over-loaded with many more hundred books than it should be, collapsing in the hallway into one wall and spilling into the bathroom, is ab… --- ## [Why is UK so cautious about electrical sockets and wiring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-uk-so-cautious-about-electrical-sockets-and-wiring/829309)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2019, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-uk-so-cautious-about-electrical-sockets-and-wiring/829309 "2019-02-20T01:00:54Z")
Why does British culture treat electrical outlets as so incredibly dangerous? Is there some historical reason, or is it just part of the general European health and safety culture? (“health and safety” is sort of like t… --- ## [Russia's Depopulation Bomb.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russias-depopulation-bomb/491898)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2009, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russias-depopulation-bomb/491898 "2009-04-10T23:00:03Z")
http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/2009%20-%20Spring/full-Eberstadt.html I don’t have the skills to really go too deeply into demographic problems but they fascinate me. What do others think of this? Especially since… --- ## [Who is the best VP choice for Kerry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-best-vp-choice-for-kerry/226791)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2004, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-best-vp-choice-for-kerry/226791 "2004-07-06T21:32:36Z")
I’m hearing a lot of pundits talk about how the best move for Kerry\* is to pick Gephardt as his running mate. The operative issue is that Gephardt can supposedly deliver MO, OH, and WV (and possibly PA, although PA went… --- ## [Your nomination for the worst adaptation of another work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-nomination-for-the-worst-adaptation-of-another-work/1009415)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2024, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-nomination-for-the-worst-adaptation-of-another-work/1009415 "2024-12-08T05:03:57Z")
I decided to start this thread after watching the 2021 BBC/PBS miniseries of Around the World in 80 Days with David Tennant. Note: spoilers for the book and series are blurred in the OP, but not after. Let me say that … --- ## [How much money did the actors in Star Wars, the force awakens earn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-did-the-actors-in-star-wars-the-force-awakens-earn/741006)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2016, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-did-the-actors-in-star-wars-the-force-awakens-earn/741006 "2016-01-06T00:22:14Z")
I’m hoping they all came out pretty well financially, but have no idea. Especially considering that some of the main characters are fairly unknown. What salary did they all get for this film? Did they get any % of the t… --- ## [Here I go again. South Park hates Liberals, and I hate South Park(not completely, t)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-go-again-south-park-hates-liberals-and-i-hate-south-park-not-completely-t/299501)
**Author:** [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2005, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-go-again-south-park-hates-liberals-and-i-hate-south-park-not-completely-t/299501 "2005-04-17T18:57:14Z")
Well, in the past, I have discussed Episodes of South Park I thought had a negative message. I like occasional episodes, and I loved the movie, but lately it just seems to be getting nastier, and nastier. Some have sai… --- ## [Something I don't understand about the Vegas shooting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-i-dont-understand-about-the-vegas-shooting/797894)
**Author:** [@Bones\_Daley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bones_Daley)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-i-dont-understand-about-the-vegas-shooting/797894 "2018-03-07T16:29:10Z")
Is it, or is it not the case, that the windows in all Las Vegas hotels are unable to be opened? I believe this is to prevent suicide attempts. I am further given to understand that all these windows have sensors, and th… --- ## [Am I Snooty Snooterson? (Filling pricey liquor bottle with cheap booze)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-snooty-snooterson-filling-pricey-liquor-bottle-with-cheap-booze/423395)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2007, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-snooty-snooterson-filling-pricey-liquor-bottle-with-cheap-booze/423395 "2007-10-26T22:38:50Z")
So I’m at a gathering at a co-worker’s home. He’s proud of his new basement bar, and he’s got several bottles of really top-shelf booze set out, from which he’s proudly pouring drinks for any and all who ask. One of the… --- ## [School Discipline Issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-discipline-issue/518151)
**Author:** [@JFLuvly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JFLuvly)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-discipline-issue/518151 "2009-11-24T15:41:23Z")
So my wife gets a call from the school principal yesterday saying my son will have to serve a three day in school suspension because he punched some kid. When he got home I spoke to him about it and he said that the othe… --- ## [Hmmm, looks like Bloom County may be coming back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hmmm-looks-like-bloom-county-may-be-coming-back/724972)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2015, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hmmm-looks-like-bloom-county-may-be-coming-back/724972 "2015-09-21T22:15:59Z")
Or so Breathed teased on his FB page today. I was a big fan back when this was fresh and new, but I’m not sure how easy it would be for him to get up to speed again. --- ## [Dubya says Iraq pullout is up to "future presidents".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubya-says-iraq-pullout-is-up-to-future-presidents/349453)
**Author:** [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2006, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubya-says-iraq-pullout-is-up-to-future-presidents/349453 "2006-04-04T00:07:39Z")
This obviously doesn’t belong in the other Dubya bashing thread because it deserves its own thread. Wow, for the last few years, Dubya was hyping the fact that we freed the Iraqi people, brought democracy to their count… --- ## [Would people be so religious if they knew what religion caused?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-people-be-so-religious-if-they-knew-what-religion-caused/430177)
**Author:** [@selego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/selego)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2007, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-people-be-so-religious-if-they-knew-what-religion-caused/430177 "2007-12-24T16:54:01Z")
In my experience of learning about the conflicts and struggles the Christian religion caused in the Western world, I began to lose faith in it myself. I really had never known the atrocities that fanatic leaders attempte… --- ## [Number of Suicides you've known personally.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-suicides-youve-known-personally/556183)
**Author:** [@curious11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curious11)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-suicides-youve-known-personally/556183 "2010-10-15T06:31:16Z")
I’ve personally known 4 people who have taken their own lives for one reason or another. That works out to about 1 person for every 10 years I’ve been alive. How many people have you known personally? Like not just we… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1209&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1211&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)