# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1215&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:** 1216 --- ## [Twin Peaks is popular on Netflix? What? I figured out why!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twin-peaks-is-popular-on-netflix-what-i-figured-out-why/724864)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2015, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twin-peaks-is-popular-on-netflix-what-i-figured-out-why/724864 "2015-07-18T14:46:55Z")
So I see in my list of Netflix streaming “currently trending” or whatever this old show from 1990 called Twin Peaks. I was a little kid in 1990 so I never saw this when it aired, but I started watching because I was curi… --- ## [Quickest way to reduce soft drink carbonation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quickest-way-to-reduce-soft-drink-carbonation/482536)
**Author:** [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2017, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quickest-way-to-reduce-soft-drink-carbonation/482536 "2017-03-11T21:40:08Z")
As weird as it sounds, I prefer my soft drinks to be as flat as possible. I really dislike carbonation (it’s the unpleasant throat-burning sensation that’s at the top of my reasoning). My current method of ridding a bott… --- ## [Cat breaking glasses and other destructive things, can he be trained?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-breaking-glasses-and-other-destructive-things-can-he-be-trained/553606)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2013, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-breaking-glasses-and-other-destructive-things-can-he-be-trained/553606 "2013-05-24T03:36:08Z")
We have three cats in our home. Two of them do the very rare clawing where they’re not supposed to, but it’s usually just an indication that their claws are too long and trimming them solves the problem. One of them (wh… --- ## [Heroes 10/6/2008](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-10-6-2008/466784)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2008, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-10-6-2008/466784 "2008-10-16T14:35:12Z")
Hmmm…this was not a great episode. So Sylar can overcome his hunger and become normal? Why is Claire so bad? I thought Peter could heal. This show is looking lost, and not the good kind of lost like LOST. :wink: --- ## [Your Ghost Stories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-ghost-stories/37603)
**Author:** [@Mandi\_s\_Mind\_101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mandi_s_Mind_101)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2000, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-ghost-stories/37603 "2000-10-27T04:10:19Z")
My husband is one of those people that can sense, see, feel and/or hear Ghosts, it depends on whether they want to be know. Sometimes this freaks me out, like when we are driving down the road, and he says someone DIED t… --- ## [Light Bulbs - Why should we switch to lights nobody likes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-bulbs-why-should-we-switch-to-lights-nobody-likes/433256)
**Author:** [@Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_and_a_Half_Inches_of_Fun)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2008, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-bulbs-why-should-we-switch-to-lights-nobody-likes/433256 "2008-01-31T04:25:40Z")
Here is an article from the New York Times review the new lights bulbs that will be our only choice in a few years. Results - they suck. So why should we switch to these new light bulbs? The energy savings are practic… --- ## [OTC drugs past expiration. Any danger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otc-drugs-past-expiration-any-danger/364209)
**Author:** [@THespos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/THespos)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otc-drugs-past-expiration-any-danger/364209 "2006-07-14T01:29:11Z")
My mom once told me that once over the counter drugs hit their expiration date, they might become less potent, but they won’t actually hurt you. Is this generally the case? Are there exceptions? I related this rule of… --- ## [What are these things in China's desert](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-things-in-chinas-desert/602995)
**Author:** [@Oliveritaly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oliveritaly)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-things-in-chinas-desert/602995 "2011-11-18T01:06:34Z")
Someone posted this link on facebook and while I found it interesting the comments on the actual website where less than enlightening … So I turn to the dope, what are these structures, paterns in China? --- ## [Are there other cultures that don't get hung up on punctuality for work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-other-cultures-that-dont-get-hung-up-on-punctuality-for-work/432146)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2008, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-other-cultures-that-dont-get-hung-up-on-punctuality-for-work/432146 "2008-01-07T05:52:43Z")
As a chronically late person to both work and social engagements, I’ve never understood why people get so bent out of shape about punctuality, especially for work situations where there doesn’t actually need to be some s… --- ## [Could A European Dictator Like Hitler Emerge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-european-dictator-like-hitler-emerge/725240)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-european-dictator-like-hitler-emerge/725240 "2015-07-23T01:50:58Z")
I would say “no”. Hitler and the Nazi Party rose due to an unfortunate confluence of events-Germany’s defeat in WWI, the hyperinflation of the 1920s, and the rise of Communist Russia. Plus, Europe is an ageing continent-… --- ## [The most incredible card trick I've ever seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-incredible-card-trick-ive-ever-seen/592223)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2011, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-incredible-card-trick-ive-ever-seen/592223 "2011-08-13T05:40:28Z")
I have literally no idea how this is done. And, after some googling around, neither does anyone else. (I got this link from a Cracked.com article about secrets that only two people know…) --- ## [Your own conception](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-own-conception/530411)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2010, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-own-conception/530411 "2010-03-31T11:25:35Z")
Do you know the circumstances of your own conception? Me: My mother wanted another child, so she did exactly what she had done three years earlier. She knew she needed to get a few drinks into my father. Since he only d… --- ## [What is the silliest scene you've ever seen in a movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-silliest-scene-youve-ever-seen-in-a-movie/846698)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-silliest-scene-youve-ever-seen-in-a-movie/846698 "2020-11-16T02:03:31Z")
I’ve always been a little dismayed that most people seem to strongly dislike my fave Woody Allen movies. For example, I know that most people seem to count Annie Hall and Manhattan among their most favorite. They were fi… --- ## [What is "Canadian white bread"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-canadian-white-bread/163079)
**Author:** [@godzillatemple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/godzillatemple)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2003, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-canadian-white-bread/163079 "2003-03-22T17:25:17Z")
Here in the northeast part of the U.S. all the grocery stores carry various brands of “Canadian White Bread.” To my eyes (and taste buds) it seems like ordinary, everyday “American” white bread, although sometimes slice… --- ## [Lindsay Lohan goes back to jail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsay-lohan-goes-back-to-jail/554918)
**Author:** [@PeskiPiksi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeskiPiksi)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsay-lohan-goes-back-to-jail/554918 "2010-10-04T17:04:53Z")
Linky here. I’m almost to the point to feeling sorry for her. Almost. She clearly has a substance abuse problem which she just can’t get ahold of. And then I remember her obnoxious fingernail “f-you” message, which m… --- ## [How I Met Your Mother 2/20/12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-met-your-mother-2-20-12/613489)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-met-your-mother-2-20-12/613489 "2012-03-01T01:49:29Z")
Do you think Marshal and Lily had a bet going on It would make sense to me, but it wasn’t mentioned. --- ## [is 'buggery' a derogatory term?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-buggery-a-derogatory-term/608446)
**Author:** [@jane\_moces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jane_moces)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2012, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-buggery-a-derogatory-term/608446 "2012-01-06T19:49:50Z")
my british husband finds it quite offensive to refer to gays or straights who engage in anal sex as ‘buggers’. i cant figure out if the noun ‘buggery’ or the verb ‘to bugger’ is simply antiquated terminology that is harm… --- ## [I'm the luckiest man in the world.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-the-luckiest-man-in-the-world/224781)
**Author:** [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2005, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-the-luckiest-man-in-the-world/224781 "2005-03-09T12:30:03Z")
And that’s no hyperbole. It’s been a while since it happened, but it doesn’t make the sentiment any less amazing: she said yes! :smiley: :eek: :slight\_smile: And when I say “she”, I am of course talking about the poste… --- ## [Massachusetts court strikes gay marriage ban: Finds "no rational basis" for law.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massachusetts-court-strikes-gay-marriage-ban-finds-no-rational-basis-for-law/213921)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2003, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massachusetts-court-strikes-gay-marriage-ban-finds-no-rational-basis-for-law/213921 "2003-11-25T19:04:32Z")
CNN From the decision: And this (from the synopsis by the Reporter of decisions): The decision stopped short of legalizing gay marriage but gave the legislature 180 days to come up with a solution. So what did thi… --- ## [Obama gets busted...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-gets-busted/502561)
**Author:** [@Sinaijon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinaijon)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2009, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-gets-busted/502561 "2009-07-12T13:37:26Z")
http://www.reuters.com/news/pictures/searchpopup?picId=10806432 Boy, that’s gotta be at least as awkward to explain to the wife as Bush’s shoulder rub. --- ## [This never made sense to me when eating breakfast at a diner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-never-made-sense-to-me-when-eating-breakfast-at-a-diner/766755)
**Author:** [@cg16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cg16)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2016, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-never-made-sense-to-me-when-eating-breakfast-at-a-diner/766755 "2016-10-07T20:29:01Z")
I will order a breakfast platter which can be eggs, homefries, bacon or sausage and will request toast or english muffin on the side. When the waitress brings me the food I notice the toast or english muffin is on top… --- ## [Why are sawed off shotguns illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-sawed-off-shotguns-illegal/288082)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2005, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-sawed-off-shotguns-illegal/288082 "2005-02-04T05:33:55Z")
Are they more powerful than regular shotguns? Are they uber-handguns? Why are they illegal? --- ## [Falconry stuff/ethics of hunting/etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falconry-stuff-ethics-of-hunting-etc/432223)
**Author:** [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2008, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falconry-stuff-ethics-of-hunting-etc/432223 "2008-01-14T01:22:06Z")
In an effort to avoid hijacking the “Rules of Cool” thread with a discussion of falconry or hunting ethics, I’m posting this here: \[QUOTE=mangeorge\] On the other, other hand, aren’t you stealing that apex predator’s ha… --- ## [How much do coke or pepsi syrup cost and make](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-coke-or-pepsi-syrup-cost-and-make/218201)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2003, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-coke-or-pepsi-syrup-cost-and-make/218201 "2003-12-11T22:07:30Z")
In outlets with soda fountains im quite sure they usually use syrup that gets mixed with water instead of an already mixed liquid like they sell in the 2-liter bottles. How much finished soda (pepsi, mt dew, etc) can yo… --- ## [TV Shows Where Two Characters Have The Same First Name And Appear Together](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-where-two-characters-have-the-same-first-name-and-appear-together/585756)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-where-two-characters-have-the-same-first-name-and-appear-together/585756 "2011-06-18T17:53:23Z")
I was watching Burns and Allen and Gracie gives a credit reference for Harry Von Zell (The announcer and employee). Of course this gets confused because Gracie thinks the guy wants a credit reference for George. Complica… --- ## [Brad and Angelina to split](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brad-and-angelina-to-split/526201)
**Author:** [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brad-and-angelina-to-split/526201 "2010-01-27T16:55:18Z")
The Sunday Times of London is reporting that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have signed an agreement to legally separate, according to Australian press. --- ## [Verbal tic that's starting to annoy me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbal-tic-thats-starting-to-annoy-me/472214)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2015, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbal-tic-thats-starting-to-annoy-me/472214 "2015-11-17T15:46:23Z")
I noticed recently that the guy in the adjacent cube, who spends a lot of time on the phone, often starts a sentence with “Yeah…no…” Which I guess means, “I acknowledge what you say, but need to negate it.” But I was s… --- ## [Are the Resident Evil movies good or bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-resident-evil-movies-good-or-bad/535245)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-resident-evil-movies-good-or-bad/535245 "2010-04-09T18:22:47Z")
I’ve only played Resident Evil 4, but I assumed the movies were terribly lame. Are they good or bad? Which ones have you seen? --- ## [Fuck dust](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-dust/613075)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2012, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-dust/613075 "2012-02-24T20:35:28Z")
Dust. It coats every fucking thing in existence and makes it dirty every fucking day. I hate dust. I actually avoid buying shit because I think “well that would look nice in my place, but then I’d have to dust it all the… --- ## [Whose username are you jealous of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-username-are-you-jealous-of/590480)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2011, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-username-are-you-jealous-of/590480 "2011-08-04T05:49:18Z")
I know, it’s probably been talked about before. So sue me. I’ve always liked (off the top of my head): You With The Face Shagnasty Stink Fish Pot mmm --- ## [Nashville, Season Three](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nashville-season-three/695613)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2015, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nashville-season-three/695613 "2015-05-16T13:49:33Z")
Derek Hough is going to get a multi-episode story arc in October. So who’s he gonna hook up with – Juliette? Scarlett? Will? --- ## [Does Buddhism address Homosexuality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-buddhism-address-homosexuality/476247)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2008, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-buddhism-address-homosexuality/476247 "2008-12-14T10:55:55Z")
Does Buddhism address Homosexuality? Is it prohibited? --- ## [I've been trying to get a career for ten years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-trying-to-get-a-career-for-ten-years/689131)
**Author:** [@Lemmytheseal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemmytheseal2)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2014, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-trying-to-get-a-career-for-ten-years/689131 "2014-05-27T19:24:22Z")
When is this going to stop? I got an MA in August of 2011. Unlike my nightmarish undergraduate years (2000-2004), I got a few internships under my belt, and I thought I made a lot of friends/contacts who could help me, … --- ## [Movies that are (partly or completely) ruined by the music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-partly-or-completely-ruined-by-the-music/616329)
**Author:** [@Pitchmeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pitchmeister)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2012, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-partly-or-completely-ruined-by-the-music/616329 "2012-03-22T15:39:18Z")
I just finished watching Scarface for the very first time, have to start off by saying that I really liked it. I just found that so many scenes were really hard to bear due to the extremely bad 80s soundtrack by Giorgo M… --- ## [Why are hospitals so devilishly uncomfortable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-hospitals-so-devilishly-uncomfortable/968722)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2022, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-hospitals-so-devilishly-uncomfortable/968722 "2022-08-19T23:57:15Z")
So I recently got back home after a delightful four night stay in one of our local hospitals due to “septic bursitis” and cellulitis around my left elbow/forearm that I apparently got via some insect bite or tiny break i… --- ## [Ramstein AFB v fuel economy standards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ramstein-afb-v-fuel-economy-standards/597729)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2011, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ramstein-afb-v-fuel-economy-standards/597729 "2011-12-15T12:13:56Z")
I realize that we avoided another last-minute government shut-down scandal as it looks like FEMA is going to have all the funding it needs. If you missed the story, here is an article. Here’s the nub: I’m putting this … --- ## [How Did You Happen Upon The Dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-happen-upon-the-dope/572758)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-happen-upon-the-dope/572758 "2011-05-23T02:42:52Z")
As for me, I kinda found it through a link/stumble. I wish I could remember the details, but I was searching for an answer to something and landed on the phrase, “Well according to what I read on The Straight Dope”…, an… --- ## [Fuck CIA!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-cia/328369)
**Author:** [@New\_Iskander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/New_Iskander)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2005, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-cia/328369 "2005-11-08T19:50:45Z")
Witnessing all the outpouring of love and protectiveness toward much adored CIA, gushing forth unstoppable for weeks and months on this board, I feel compelled to strike a counter-stance and rub the truth deep into CIA l… --- ## [Attempt to assassinate Obama foiled.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempt-to-assassinate-obama-foiled/469846)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2008, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempt-to-assassinate-obama-foiled/469846 "2008-10-29T12:53:42Z")
Cite. Yes, I’m pitting the fact that someone was fucked up enough to consider it, not that it was foiled. Here’s a hearty piss off and die to racist assholes everywhere. --- ## [How do I use my blanket properly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-use-my-blanket-properly/645160)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-use-my-blanket-properly/645160 "2012-12-26T18:09:53Z")
I’m well aware that “put it on you when you’re cold” is the answer that jumps out. This is a cheap, small thing that couldn’t even cover a child’s bed really. I bought it as something to throw over my shoulders during … --- ## [Why is Playboy publicizing Raquel Pomplun as its first Mexican-American PMOY?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-playboy-publicizing-raquel-pomplun-as-its-first-mexican-american-pmoy/658043)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-playboy-publicizing-raquel-pomplun-as-its-first-mexican-american-pmoy/658043 "2013-05-18T20:54:28Z")
Okay, nitpicking over trivia time. Playboy has named its new Playmate of the Year, Raquel Pomplun. One of the things it’s saying is that she is the first Mexican-American to be named PMOY. That struck me as unlikely an… --- ## [Punch-Out!! Wii](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punch-out-wii/496106)
**Author:** [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2009, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punch-out-wii/496106 "2009-06-09T11:56:02Z")
One of Nintendo’s most famous games is being brought back for the 21st century. In Punch-Out!! for the Wii, Little Mac is back to fight all the goofy stereotyped fighters you remember as well as some new ones. The classi… --- ## [Those bank pop up walls...(security)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-bank-pop-up-walls-security/136237)
**Author:** [@Poloin99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poloin99)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2012, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-bank-pop-up-walls-security/136237 "2012-07-11T22:10:51Z")
I was watching the World’s Most Daring Robberies. On it I saw these walls that pop up out of no where. Does anyone know the nomenclature of these “pop up walls”? I searched google and could not find any thing. I sear… --- ## [Iraq is a total failure and is still on the brink of civil war.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraq-is-a-total-failure-and-is-still-on-the-brink-of-civil-war/499752)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2009, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraq-is-a-total-failure-and-is-still-on-the-brink-of-civil-war/499752 "2009-06-17T02:18:39Z")
I see people repeating this dogmatically here on the Dope. They keep talking about it like it’s just obviously true, something that everybody knows. Well I don’t know it to be true. So is it? Is it true? Is Iraq sti… --- ## [Songs in which the title does not appear within the lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-in-which-the-title-does-not-appear-within-the-lyrics/583941)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-in-which-the-title-does-not-appear-within-the-lyrics/583941 "2011-06-09T13:20:27Z")
There must be several, but I can think of only two: “For What It’s Worth”, by Buffalo Springfield “A Day in the Life”, by The Beatles mmm --- ## [Stopping cats attacking wild birds - in a gentle way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stopping-cats-attacking-wild-birds-in-a-gentle-way/576255)
**Author:** [@Michael\_of\_Lucan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_of_Lucan)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stopping-cats-attacking-wild-birds-in-a-gentle-way/576255 "2012-02-22T20:31:55Z")
I am well-disposed to cats, and would not wish to hurt them. I like to feed wild birds, and many visit my home. Unfortunately, local cats misunderstand the concept of wild bird feeding, and try to feed on them. I put … --- ## [I can't look at Mickey Rourke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-look-at-mickey-rourke/484548)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2009, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-look-at-mickey-rourke/484548 "2009-02-07T03:36:48Z")
Am I the only one who can’t look at Mickey Rourke? I’m sure he is great in the new movie but I don’t think I’ll be able to watch it. Doesn’t matter if it was bad plastic surgery or the boxing, his face creeps me out. He … --- ## [forced to use breathalizer at work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forced-to-use-breathalizer-at-work/567808)
**Author:** [@todd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/todd)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forced-to-use-breathalizer-at-work/567808 "2011-01-19T20:45:16Z")
\[B\]unionized enviorment - 3500 workers - I was denied union rep to be present at 8 15 am - went into on work site heath centre till 1145 am - the new breathalizer machine purchased on jan 2 2011 was only a week old on my… --- ## [Mom, The Whole "Reusing" Thing Is Going Too Far](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-the-whole-reusing-thing-is-going-too-far/619736)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2012, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-the-whole-reusing-thing-is-going-too-far/619736 "2012-04-26T23:20:09Z")
Mom lives in the same town I do, so the family pops by to see her once or twice a week. She’s always been a big “reuser”, and she instilled that in me as well. Why buy Gladware resealable containers when I have a cabinet… --- ## [Spectre of Pithecanthropus, don't you have something better to do? Chair a PTA meeting, maybe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spectre-of-pithecanthropus-dont-you-have-something-better-to-do-chair-a-pta-meeting-maybe/584664)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spectre-of-pithecanthropus-dont-you-have-something-better-to-do-chair-a-pta-meeting-maybe/584664 "2011-06-12T15:05:25Z")
From this thread about Sarah Palin’s interpretation of Paul Revere. Talking about Palin, astro said: Then Cicero responded: An Arky chimed in: And runner pat finished it off with: Then everyone forgot about it a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1214&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1216&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)