# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1228&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:** 1229 --- ## [I Pit overly-generous tippers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-overly-generous-tippers/322956)
**Author:** [@yerba\_buena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yerba_buena)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2005, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-overly-generous-tippers/322956 "2005-09-24T21:00:07Z")
Stop fucking it up for the rest of us. When waiters start getting 20% tips on a regular basis, then management feels no pressure to increase their salaries. If waiters have complaints about how much they’re getting pai… --- ## [After about 3 hours of hiking, I can get really tired. What is happening](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-about-3-hours-of-hiking-i-can-get-really-tired-what-is-happening/669961)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2013, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-about-3-hours-of-hiking-i-can-get-really-tired-what-is-happening/669961 "2013-09-30T21:45:38Z")
So I’m not uber fit, but I’m still fairly mobile. I sometimes like to go hiking and I will start early in the morning. My routine is to do about one hour of hiking or walking, then drive to a new location (maybe 10-30 m… --- ## [Motorcyclists - Fight my Ignorance, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcyclists-fight-my-ignorance-please/623337)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2012, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcyclists-fight-my-ignorance-please/623337 "2012-06-01T06:12:47Z")
My 23 yr old son has decided to buy a motorcycle. Although I disagree with this\* he is an adult and can make his own decisions. However, I have a few basic questions. He has decided on a bike and arranged the purchase… --- ## [The Greatest American Musical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-american-musical/468212)
**Author:** [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2008, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-american-musical/468212 "2008-10-19T01:06:18Z")
This thread is a spin-off of the Meet Me in St. Louis thread, wherein Lissener cals MMISL “the great American musical” (which I don’t dispute; it’s very good). That threatened to start a hijack: what’s the Greatest Amer… --- ## [Waitaminute, you can say "fuck" on Comedy Central?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waitaminute-you-can-say-fuck-on-comedy-central/284995)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2005, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waitaminute-you-can-say-fuck-on-comedy-central/284995 "2005-01-17T14:43:09Z")
I’m sitting her watching the South Park movie on Comedy Central and everyone’s saying “fuck.” They can do that? How come they normally bleep it then? Can you say “fuck” after 10 PM or something? --- ## [End note in books: "About the Type"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-note-in-books-about-the-type/571484)
**Author:** [@Vashbul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vashbul)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2011, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-note-in-books-about-the-type/571484 "2011-02-21T20:25:14Z")
I’ve noticed the recent practice of including, at the end of a book, a little note about the type it was printed in. Here’s a typical one: About theType This book was set in Scala, a typeface designed by Martin Majoor … --- ## ["I have a pack of natty in my fridge" Do you know what this means?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-pack-of-natty-in-my-fridge-do-you-know-what-this-means/783060)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-pack-of-natty-in-my-fridge-do-you-know-what-this-means/783060 "2017-03-31T20:11:32Z")
If I told you I had a 12 pack of natty in my fridge, would you know exactly what I was talking about? Answer poll or reply to this before revealing the spoiler below (which has the answer) --- ## [Let's start collecting ludicrous, for-show and busywork security measures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-collecting-ludicrous-for-show-and-busywork-security-measures/162462)
**Author:** [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2004, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-collecting-ludicrous-for-show-and-busywork-security-measures/162462 "2004-05-10T05:38:31Z")
I’m not out to make light of national security in times of war, but so much of the crap we’re about to be subjected to will be so utterly and laughably WORTHLESS it must be shared. To take an example, some office buildi… --- ## [Tea Party: the hippies of the 00's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-party-the-hippies-of-the-00s/630288)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2012, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-party-the-hippies-of-the-00s/630288 "2012-08-06T22:27:47Z")
Inspired by the other thread, The GOP doesn't seem to be a very healthy party these days. It's just racist fury & cultural rage - Politics & Elections - Straight Dope Message Board, \*The GOP doesn’t seem to be a very hea… --- ## ["You're too good for this": good actors in bad movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-too-good-for-this-good-actors-in-bad-movies/386189)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2008, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-too-good-for-this-good-actors-in-bad-movies/386189 "2008-03-04T06:56:32Z")
Right now I’m painfully watching a Sci-Fi movie starring Lorenzo Lamas. Co-starring with him is a pretty and apparently talented young lady named Hayley DuMond. Poor, poor girl. I’ve seen video games with better effects … --- ## [Have you ever been mistaken for someone famous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-mistaken-for-someone-famous/551418)
**Author:** [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-mistaken-for-someone-famous/551418 "2010-08-30T13:03:40Z")
…or rich? last night we went to a new italian restaurant. It’s small, and a bit pricy. We don’t overdo often, but once in a while… We have a 10 year old, Corvette. It’s paid for. We keep it nice, it has less than 80k mi… --- ## [A Very Seventies Christmas- nostalgia thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-seventies-christmas-nostalgia-thread/334242)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2005, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-seventies-christmas-nostalgia-thread/334242 "2005-12-09T01:39:20Z")
What are your favorite memories of Christmas from the 70s? It can be toys, TV shows, movies, anything that’s 70s specific. When I look at my family photo albums from the 70s the things that make me most nostalgic are t… --- ## [Songs About Mental Illness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-mental-illness/845252)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-mental-illness/845252 "2020-02-19T19:18:37Z")
If you can think of examples of songs about mental illness by those who were mentally ill, even better, since its coming from a familiar place, as opposed to someone writing about something they don’t know. Pink Floyd -… --- ## [Help my coworker understand gravity in space](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-coworker-understand-gravity-in-space/516581)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2009, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-coworker-understand-gravity-in-space/516581 "2009-11-13T23:03:00Z")
It all started with astronauts on Fox News, being interviewed from the Space Station. A coworkers says to me “Wouldn’t it be cool to feel weightless like that?” I told him that, in fact, he has felt that way anytime he… --- ## [Edited for television: Best and worst](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edited-for-television-best-and-worst/41334)
**Author:** [@scratch1300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scratch1300)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2000, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edited-for-television-best-and-worst/41334 "2000-11-20T23:28:07Z")
\[sub\]and here’s hoping this hasn’t been asked before…\[/sub\] What, in your opinion, have been the most memorable things censors have changed when movies are aired on the small screen? I always try to remember what swear … --- ## [Movies where the actors actually sing/play the music.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-the-actors-actually-sing-play-the-music/127828)
**Author:** [@sjc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sjc)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2012, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-the-actors-actually-sing-play-the-music/127828 "2012-08-20T21:00:27Z")
I’m not really interested in traditional musicals, though I’m not averse to a discussion of them here. What I’m interested in is movies such as “The Commitments” which is about a band and the actors who play the members… --- ## [Nonbelievers: if you HAD to give lip service to one religion, what would you choose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonbelievers-if-you-had-to-give-lip-service-to-one-religion-what-would-you-choose/513565)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2009, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonbelievers-if-you-had-to-give-lip-service-to-one-religion-what-would-you-choose/513565 "2009-10-17T15:12:49Z")
Suggested by Foxy40’s thread on her desire to convert to Judaism. I’d link to it if I weren’t so freaking lazy. Let’s say that a middling-evil despot takes over your country. Evil, because he’s outlawing atheism, agno… --- ## [Personal Crimes, Sins, Peccadilloes of Artists and Their Works](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-crimes-sins-peccadilloes-of-artists-and-their-works/563060)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2010, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-crimes-sins-peccadilloes-of-artists-and-their-works/563060 "2010-12-09T02:29:10Z")
“Inspired” by Twickster’s modding in the thread on Roman Polanski’s European Film Award wins for Ghost Writer (he said the thread was no place to discuss Polanski’s child-rape) I am starting this thread, on the extent to… --- ## [Old timers: Tell me about the Great Banning...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-timers-tell-me-about-the-great-banning/676269)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2013, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-timers-tell-me-about-the-great-banning/676269 "2013-12-17T21:02:17Z")
It is spoken of here sometimes in hushed tones, or sometimes ruefully, or sometimes with hearty laughter like with happy veterans telling war stories, bonding from shared hardship and survival. I’d like to know where/wh… --- ## [French-speaking Dopers! How do I pronounce...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-speaking-dopers-how-do-i-pronounce/384730)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2006, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-speaking-dopers-how-do-i-pronounce/384730 "2006-12-19T22:59:38Z")
The following beer names? Maudite (I’ve been saying, “maw-deet”) Don de Dieu (Done day day-oo?) Chambly Noire (Shamblee no-are?) La fin du Monde (Lah feen do mon-day?) Unibroue (You na brough?) --- ## [Have you ever seen an actor who never made a good film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-actor-who-never-made-a-good-film/999203)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-actor-who-never-made-a-good-film/999203 "2024-03-30T17:05:30Z")
Opposite of this thread. Who’s an actor you see their face or name and you instantly know that movie is going to be hot garbage? Definition of “good film” I’ll leave up to individual posters. Let’s say a minimum of 3 … --- ## [German speakers..did hitler sound like Arnold Schwarzenegger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-speakers-did-hitler-sound-like-arnold-schwarzenegger/592612)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2011, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-speakers-did-hitler-sound-like-arnold-schwarzenegger/592612 "2011-08-14T14:29:54Z")
His accent I mean. Both being Austrian. I’ve been listening to one of those ‘teach yourself German’ audiobooks and will occasionally listen to YouTube clips of native german speakers to see how much I can pick up on. At… --- ## [If she didn't see a ghost, what was it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-she-didnt-see-a-ghost-what-was-it/548360)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-she-didnt-see-a-ghost-what-was-it/548360 "2010-08-02T09:45:41Z")
A friend of mine told me that his mother saw his father sitting in a chair in the living room. The problem was, he had been dead about a year or two. She said that it wasn’t anything she could see through, or anything sp… --- ## [Is death by 'butt snuffing' really possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-death-by-butt-snuffing-really-possible/568053)
**Author:** [@TriCurious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriCurious)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-death-by-butt-snuffing-really-possible/568053 "2011-01-20T05:31:57Z")
I just finished reading the fiction book Permanent Obscurity by Richard Perez, during which a dominatrix sits naked on a guy’s face per his request. She thinks he is having an orgasm but really his is suffocating to deat… --- ## [You're an alien. Can you decipher the Pioneer or Voyager plaques?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-an-alien-can-you-decipher-the-pioneer-or-voyager-plaques/779990)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-an-alien-can-you-decipher-the-pioneer-or-voyager-plaques/779990 "2017-02-23T02:06:02Z")
So, it’s circa 40,000 C.E., you’re a green skinned space babe/dude taking a quiet trip around Gliese 445 when you detect an impact on your hull. You put on your spacesuit to see if the damage will buff out and get the in… --- ## [What is the point of acquiring unspendable levels of wealth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-acquiring-unspendable-levels-of-wealth/514157)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2009, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-acquiring-unspendable-levels-of-wealth/514157 "2009-10-25T15:07:33Z")
Once you’re rich enough to have beautiful homes in NY, Fl, hawaii, Paris, etc, you have the private jet, you have your collection of Monets and pretty much every other material thing you could ever reasonably and activel… --- ## [Marvel comic characters...who can fly from the Earth to the Moon, unaided?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-comic-characters-who-can-fly-from-the-earth-to-the-moon-unaided/717974)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2015, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-comic-characters-who-can-fly-from-the-earth-to-the-moon-unaided/717974 "2015-04-23T13:31:57Z")
As the title says, another odd comics question that I’ve been mildly curious about. “Unaided” meaning “using their own demonstrated powers/abilities, or whatever gadgets they would normally have at their disposal or on … --- ## [When You're Summoned for Jury Duty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-youre-summoned-for-jury-duty/656030)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2013, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-youre-summoned-for-jury-duty/656030 "2013-04-20T12:33:17Z")
…and you’re being “screened,” or whatever, do you get to see the defendant? Are you told what he’s charged with, what kind of time he’s facing, etc.? Do you get to ask questions? Are you allowed to read a prepared statem… --- ## [Were DRAGNET Episodes Really Based On True Stories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-dragnet-episodes-really-based-on-true-stories/152456)
**Author:** [@SadTomato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SadTomato)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2003, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-dragnet-episodes-really-based-on-true-stories/152456 "2003-02-03T16:25:57Z")
I’m pretty sure they weren’t…but then how did Jack get away with saying they were? Please don’t cite the episode about the King assassination–I wanna know if a doped-up couple really did let their baby drown in a bathtu… --- ## [R.E.M.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-e-m/719074)
**Author:** [@oliversarmy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oliversarmy)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2015, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-e-m/719074 "2015-05-19T17:40:48Z")
Since Micheal Stipe is two years younger than me and everything repeats I have a question: When will the youngsters rediscover the band? They were big and important in the '90s. Do they stand the test of time? Do the k… --- ## [What to do about my neighbor's insanely loud leaf blower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-my-neighbors-insanely-loud-leaf-blower/706264)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2014, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-my-neighbors-insanely-loud-leaf-blower/706264 "2014-12-07T04:06:45Z")
This has been going on for years. I used to think, literally, the guy was sawing timber or something to make money on the side, and I didn’t want to say anything to hurt his business. Then one day I look outside and see … --- ## [How can I test a small DC motor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-test-a-small-dc-motor/517925)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2009, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-test-a-small-dc-motor/517925 "2009-11-18T15:59:26Z")
I’m having some problems with my fridge. The problem is that one of the evap blower motors isn’t spinning. At the moment, I’m trying to figure out if it’s the fan or the mother board not sending power to the fan. Now,… --- ## [Why middle class support for Republicans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-middle-class-support-for-republicans/468531)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2008, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-middle-class-support-for-republicans/468531 "2008-10-22T18:24:03Z")
I certainly understand folks who support the Republican platform for ideological reasons. But I’m confounded at why people of modest means support their economic policies. Am I incorrect in my perception that the worki… --- ## [Brock Lesnar is a... jerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brock-lesnar-is-a-jerk/502749)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2009, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brock-lesnar-is-a-jerk/502749 "2009-07-15T15:44:54Z")
I’ve never seen a UFC fighter win a title belt and be booed within the first minute. It takes something really special to get that, and then to top it off by giving the crowd the double bird. Stay classy and beloved, Br… --- ## [Concepts in physics that would astound a 17th century person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concepts-in-physics-that-would-astound-a-17th-century-person/685846)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2014, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concepts-in-physics-that-would-astound-a-17th-century-person/685846 "2014-04-22T22:14:09Z")
So if someone from 300+ years ago (the age of enlightenment roughly) were told about contemporary ideas and discoveries in physics, what would they be astounded by or bowled over by? I am sure some of these concepts are… --- ## [What traits make for a great superhero?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-traits-make-for-a-great-superhero/259745)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2004, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-traits-make-for-a-great-superhero/259745 "2004-08-22T21:50:17Z")
It’s sad to say, but there really hasn’t been a new, truly iconic superhero for God knows how long. I don’t collect comics as fanatically as I used to, and only rarely stop in at Forbidden Planet to peruse what’s on sal… --- ## [When you were a kid, what did you want but your parents wouldn't allow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-a-kid-what-did-you-want-but-your-parents-wouldnt-allow/968541)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-a-kid-what-did-you-want-but-your-parents-wouldnt-allow/968541 "2022-08-15T15:10:20Z")
When you were a kid, there had to be something you wanted, your parents wouldn’t allow, and that you vowed you would partake of in excess when you grew up. Maybe a food, an activity, going somewhere… For me it was watch… --- ## [Does your gut say that violent rapists should be executed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-gut-say-that-violent-rapists-should-be-executed/504487)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2009, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-gut-say-that-violent-rapists-should-be-executed/504487 "2009-08-08T06:12:48Z")
Suggested by the “I love Jesus (the rapist)” thread in GD, which I am too lazy to link to. I am not looking for reasoned policy positions. I’ll come out right now and say that there are a boatload of rational reasons n… --- ## [Is it OK to put a PO box for an address on a resume?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-put-a-po-box-for-an-address-on-a-resume/569921)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-put-a-po-box-for-an-address-on-a-resume/569921 "2011-02-05T22:42:10Z")
Also what is the standard format for a general resume? It’s finally happened, the economy has ground my work leads to almost nothing so it looks like I’m going to have to get a job. I doubt I can get a job in my field (… --- ## [Question about marijuana testing after an auto accident.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-marijuana-testing-after-an-auto-accident/359808)
**Author:** [@Don\_Logan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Logan)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2006, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-marijuana-testing-after-an-auto-accident/359808 "2006-06-09T03:39:11Z")
Let’s say there is a guy who drives a bus for a living. This guy, (I’ll call him Don) enjoys unwinding after a long day of bus driving by smoking the evil weed. Don never ever partakes before going to work, only partakin… --- ## [SDMB Slob Reform Club - The Resurrection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-slob-reform-club-the-resurrection/431474)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2008, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-slob-reform-club-the-resurrection/431474 "2008-02-18T04:58:33Z")
Is anybody interested in reviving the Slob Reform Club for New Year’s? I want to try again. Like I said in the “what are you scared of turning out as” thread, I have a pie on my floor. (Well, I had to get it out of th… --- ## [Adults: what childish things do you do for fun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adults-what-childish-things-do-you-do-for-fun/125675)
**Author:** [@MrVisible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrVisible)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2013, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adults-what-childish-things-do-you-do-for-fun/125675 "2013-02-10T16:00:14Z")
This is inspired by jarbabyj’s thread on turning thirty, and I’d like to think of it as a kind of birthday present to her. I love being an adult. Being a kid sucked; there were all sorts of arbitrary rules, made by peop… --- ## [Is getting a br'er rabbit tattoo racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-getting-a-brer-rabbit-tattoo-racist/590203)
**Author:** [@punkpossum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/punkpossum)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-getting-a-brer-rabbit-tattoo-racist/590203 "2011-07-27T00:30:28Z")
Ok, here’s the deal: I’m a healthy, 25 year old, white guy. I want to get a tattoo depicting the br’er rabbit and the briar patch story. I’m often in tricky situations that reflect the facetious attitude of “oh no, don’… --- ## [Self-loader, or Bolt-action? Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-loader-or-bolt-action-why/784428)
**Author:** [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2017, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-loader-or-bolt-action-why/784428 "2017-05-10T04:17:48Z")
I’ve been collecting firearms a long time. But I’ve noticed that my preferences have changed substantially as I’ve aged. I have specific programs of collecting - I’m currently working on collecting significant German cen… --- ## [Which of these driving errors do you perpetrate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-driving-errors-do-you-perpetrate/584420)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2011, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-driving-errors-do-you-perpetrate/584420 "2011-06-14T22:05:36Z")
I read an article on Alberta’s Top 10 Driving Errors lately, and I have a feeling that they are fairly representative of driving errors across North America. Which of these errors do you perpetrate on a regular and/or oc… --- ## [SDMB Fantasy Football DYNASTY League: Year 17](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-17/1021819)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 527\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-17/1021819 "2026-08-14T13:53:28Z")
Welcome back everyone to what must be one of the longest running dynasty leagues in the world. ▶ League Dates ▶ 2024 Final Results ▶ Hall of Champions ▶ Points Leaders By Year ▶ 2024 draft order ▶ Trades affecting this year's… --- ## [The longest streak of songs with years as the titles we can get](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-streak-of-songs-with-years-as-the-titles-we-can-get/622692)
**Author:** [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2012, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-streak-of-songs-with-years-as-the-titles-we-can-get/622692 "2012-05-25T01:40:55Z")
I was just noting the other day that with The Tallest Man on Earth’s new single “1904” and Phoenix’s song “1901”, we could easily get a streak going if only a couple more years were filled in. So let’s list all the song… --- ## [Do people walk to the left in other countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-walk-to-the-left-in-other-countries/617339)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2012, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-walk-to-the-left-in-other-countries/617339 "2012-04-08T01:45:17Z")
U.S. we driving on the right. We also walk to the right on sidewalks. I know places like the UK drive on the left side of the road. Do they walk on the left when using a sidewalk? Is walking to the left the norm anywh… --- ## [The Dorito Effect.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dorito-effect/727081)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2015, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dorito-effect/727081 "2015-08-13T06:54:24Z")
The Dorito Effect is a book about how foods we typically buy in the grocery store often contain additional flavouring that makes them taste like other foods. For example, Doritos started out as just corn chips, sans the… --- ## [Things I have learned listening to 1949-1950 "Dragnet" radio shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-have-learned-listening-to-1949-1950-dragnet-radio-shows/739198)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2015, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-have-learned-listening-to-1949-1950-dragnet-radio-shows/739198 "2015-12-07T17:49:47Z")
Listened to about 20 1948-1950 radio shows so far at the Internet Archive. Here is what I have learned so far. Los Angeles is hot, sometimes humid, sometimes warm Cars needed to lubed monthly Lots of middle class peop… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1227&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1229&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)