# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1240&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:** 1241 --- ## [Northern VA Multi-Birthday Dope Feb 15](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-va-multi-birthday-dope-feb-15/150764)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2003, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-va-multi-birthday-dope-feb-15/150764 "2003-02-17T03:50:02Z")
Since the other thread was sort of nonspecific in title, I’ve started this new one. Old thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=155246 When: Saturday, February 15 at 4:00pm Where: Rainfores… --- ## [I Pit the Job Application Process](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-job-application-process/706688)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2015, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-job-application-process/706688 "2015-01-29T21:20:21Z")
I hope this is the right place for this, as I am not normally a Pit Person… As it happens, I just found a new job and my wife is actively looking. We were and are both employed, so this was not an urgent need, just each… --- ## [internet dating from a guy's perspective](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-dating-from-a-guys-perspective/349813)
**Author:** [@dmatsch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dmatsch)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2006, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-dating-from-a-guys-perspective/349813 "2006-04-06T07:02:43Z")
We’ve all read the threads about internet dating. From my perspective it seems that most internet-met relationships are temporary (6 months to 1-2 years tops) at best. But, this is mostly from a female perspective. Le… --- ## [Dems lose the House in November. Who's to blame?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dems-lose-the-house-in-november-whos-to-blame/533792)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dems-lose-the-house-in-november-whos-to-blame/533792 "2010-11-03T19:32:41Z")
So UHC has passed and the Republicans will do their best to make sure no one forgets it over the next 7 months. I know the Democrats love to blame W. for everything. It was his fault the housing bubble popped even thou… --- ## [Choosing an index fund?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-an-index-fund/657930)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2013, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-an-index-fund/657930 "2013-07-03T06:15:35Z")
Given the few results of my reading and a few responses from another thread of mine, I’ve decided to put money into a Vanguard index fund. However, I was quickly reminded that even in that category, there are a lot of d… --- ## [Did they use real skeletons in the Poltergeist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-use-real-skeletons-in-the-poltergeist/599292)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-use-real-skeletons-in-the-poltergeist/599292 "2011-10-11T23:28:49Z")
I heard they used real skeletons and corpses in the swimming pool scene of The Poltergeist. Is this true? --- ## [Books you can't stop reading](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-you-cant-stop-reading/787522)
**Author:** [@Bonnie14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonnie14)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-you-cant-stop-reading/787522 "2017-06-10T10:56:25Z")
So, years ago I was at a Barnes and Noble with a friend of mine. She was looking for books on dog training and i just wandered. I found this book that I started reading and could not stop. She found me in the isle and sa… --- ## [What is Shakespeare's worst play?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-shakespeares-worst-play/345385)
**Author:** [@Sevastopol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sevastopol)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2006, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-shakespeares-worst-play/345385 "2006-02-21T22:40:35Z")
See, those are from the list that people have heard about, which stretches to around 15. There are 20 odd people don’t discuss much or read. Some of which are mature works. Cymbeline for example, but the early works a… --- ## [Where are all the women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-women/258108)
**Author:** [@nonpolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonpolar)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2004, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-women/258108 "2004-08-08T21:15:31Z")
I’m cockausian male and I can’t find any chicks to bang. :confused: When in europe girls are everywhere,streets are bustling with people it is so easy to hook up some girl. Here on the other hand when I’m horny and loo… --- ## [The Defect in the "Climate Has Always Changed" Argument](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-defect-in-the-climate-has-always-changed-argument/780246)
**Author:** [@igor\_frankensteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/igor_frankensteen)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-defect-in-the-climate-has-always-changed-argument/780246 "2017-02-24T04:44:25Z")
It’s quite simple really. It certainly IS true that Earth's climate has seen many great changes, including what we are seeing right now. However, all indications are, that all of the previous similar fluctuations were … --- ## [Minimal amount of (non-nuclear) modern military tech required to win WWII](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimal-amount-of-non-nuclear-modern-military-tech-required-to-win-wwii/782528)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2017, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimal-amount-of-non-nuclear-modern-military-tech-required-to-win-wwii/782528 "2017-03-25T15:00:09Z")
Suppose you could jump back in time and be the commander of the military forces of any World War II nation you chose - USA, Britain, France, Nazi Germany, China, Imperial Japan, the Soviets, etc. The time is January 194… --- ## [What to do about people who don't have much to offer the marketplace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-people-who-dont-have-much-to-offer-the-marketplace/675616)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2013, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-people-who-dont-have-much-to-offer-the-marketplace/675616 "2013-12-09T16:56:54Z")
I was just watching an interview with Warren Buffet on CNN Money (and now I can’t find the link) where he made said that as our economy specializes, more and more people will be left behind. I think he is saying that th… --- ## [Need a riding mower](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-riding-mower/624206)
**Author:** [@Orionizer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orionizer)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-riding-mower/624206 "2012-06-07T00:29:19Z")
I’m a push mower user and have been for years, but getting up in age as well as being in a traffic accident, I’ve decided it’s finally time to invest in a riding mower. I’ve been looking around online and have found sev… --- ## [Wizard of Oz references in pop culture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wizard-of-oz-references-in-pop-culture/833951)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wizard-of-oz-references-in-pop-culture/833951 "2020-03-23T01:14:44Z")
So I’m watching the trailer for the upcoming Godzilla movie and I realize they’re doing this somewhat tongue-in-cheek by referencing ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’. That sets me thinking. The Wizard of Oz is - even 80 ye… --- ## [Which fast food items still taste the same as they used to, let's say 20 years ago or longer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-fast-food-items-still-taste-the-same-as-they-used-to-lets-say-20-years-ago-or-longer/997328)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-fast-food-items-still-taste-the-same-as-they-used-to-lets-say-20-years-ago-or-longer/997328 "2024-04-22T13:12:51Z")
Which fast food items still taste the same as they used to back in the day? Let’s start with at least 20 years ago, but feel free to go back further if you remember any specific changes further back. The question was i… --- ## [how many soldiers died IN germany?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-soldiers-died-in-germany/519607)
**Author:** [@foolscap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolscap)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2009, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-soldiers-died-in-germany/519607 "2009-12-05T17:03:58Z")
A russian friend of mine believes that no U.S. soldiers died inside of germany during ww2. Ignoring all that died elsewhere, how many U.S. and russians soldiers were killed or wounded just in germany alone? --- ## [Yard sale horror stories.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yard-sale-horror-stories/179714)
**Author:** [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2003, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yard-sale-horror-stories/179714 "2003-06-09T03:00:32Z")
This past weekend, I had a yard sale. I was horrified at what I witnessed, and seriously doubt I’ll ever have another. First, I placed an ad in the paper stating that the sale would start at 7am. I had 2 different peopl… --- ## [Question about nasal sprays](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-nasal-sprays/650039)
**Author:** [@destry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/destry)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2013, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-nasal-sprays/650039 "2013-02-13T03:35:42Z")
Afrin, etc., tell you in the directions to use no more than 2 or 3 days, because it may worsen your problem. I understand that, basically. What I don’t understand is when can I start them again. They don’t tell you. If… --- ## [Amazing Race March 27, Spoilers \*\*\*Delays Probable\*\*\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-march-27-spoilers-delays-probable/576188)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2011, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-march-27-spoilers-delays-probable/576188 "2011-03-30T04:13:57Z")
Make necessary adjustments to DVR recording Just like last week, the (UNC/UK) Basketball game will probably go over. --- ## [Straight Dope on inexpensive guitars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-on-inexpensive-guitars/585749)
**Author:** [@Earthworm\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthworm_Jim)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-on-inexpensive-guitars/585749 "2011-06-20T06:43:09Z")
There are plenty of guitars priced from$800 - $2000 from manufacturers like Ibanez, Fender, Gibson and others. But more and more I’m finding inexpensive guitars in the $200 range from places like Saein and rondo music d… --- ## [Books where you'd like to get the story from another character's point of view](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-where-youd-like-to-get-the-story-from-another-characters-point-of-view/420796)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2007, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-where-youd-like-to-get-the-story-from-another-characters-point-of-view/420796 "2007-10-02T20:16:18Z")
Rosemary’s Baby is told from Rosemary’s point of view. I’d love to get the story from as her husband Guy would tell it. How was he convinced to sell his wife’s body to a buch of devil worshippers and keep her in the dark… --- ## [Tell me about your CPAP/APAP setup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-cpap-apap-setup/586078)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2011, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-cpap-apap-setup/586078 "2011-08-15T23:53:26Z")
There is a sleep test in my future as soon as my insurance is verified. I’m quite certain that the result of the test will be a CPAP/APAP machine. I’d like to know what has worked for you and what hasn’t. Any informat… --- ## [How did some first names come to be stereotypically "Jewish?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-some-first-names-come-to-be-stereotypically-jewish/345144)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2006, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-some-first-names-come-to-be-stereotypically-jewish/345144 "2006-02-20T20:39:31Z")
It seems like when (older) men have the names Ira, Sidney, Sheldon, or Morris (to name just a few,) they tend to be Jewish. Obviously this is a generalization, and obviously there are non-Jews with these names, but there… --- ## [Building a house from song lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-a-house-from-song-lyrics/394537)
**Author:** [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2007, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-a-house-from-song-lyrics/394537 "2007-03-12T12:36:57Z")
So if I hit the big lottery, I’m gonna build me a house with a staircase that has a One Way sign, pointing up, and a second staircase with a One Way sign, pointing down. And a third staircase that ends in a blank wall. … --- ## [Should the People of Wyoming Pay for Infrastructure in Mississippi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-people-of-wyoming-pay-for-infrastructure-in-mississippi/601121)
**Author:** [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-people-of-wyoming-pay-for-infrastructure-in-mississippi/601121 "2011-11-06T18:33:05Z")
Right now, Mississippi is rated as the 9th worst state for infrastructure (cite) They clearly need money for repairs, but with unemployment at 10% and median household income only $36,646 they hardly have the ability to… --- ## [Marvel's Black Widow (2021) \[Be warned, Open Spoilers after post 11\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvels-black-widow-2021-be-warned-open-spoilers-after-post-11/946101)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvels-black-widow-2021-be-warned-open-spoilers-after-post-11/946101 "2021-10-20T20:41:09Z")
The new Black Widow movie is out today, in theaters and streaming. I haven’t seen it yet, but will probably tonight. I’m looking forward to it. There’s a lot of great potential, although prequels have a big chance to me… --- ## [Whatever Happened to Canned Hams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-canned-hams/959496)
**Author:** [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-canned-hams/959496 "2022-02-17T21:35:41Z")
I think there are still tiny canned hams that show up in gift baskets, but I’m talking about full-size canned hams. Mind you, I’m not mourning their loss. I’m just wondering what caused their seemingly rapid decline afte… --- ## [What's the modern "Pimp Car"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-modern-pimp-car/740146)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2015, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-modern-pimp-car/740146 "2015-12-17T14:35:53Z")
What does today’s inner-city entrepreneur drive? Way back in the day it was a Lincoln Continental or a Cadillac.You don’t see too many of those today thanks to mileage standards. Today an upper end SUV is the standard fo… --- ## [What if OJ Simpson confessed at this point?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-oj-simpson-confessed-at-this-point/537477)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2010, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-oj-simpson-confessed-at-this-point/537477 "2010-04-28T01:44:11Z")
Simpson was mentioned in another thread but I wanted to start a new thread rather than hijack that one. Suppose Simpson decided that he was going to spend the rest of his life in prison anyway and he might as well go fo… --- ## [Why does the sun bleach colors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sun-bleach-colors/488021)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sun-bleach-colors/488021 "2009-03-03T14:06:34Z")
I have a beanie snowman sitting on my car’s dashboard. Its been there for more than 5 years. It used to have a black hat, with a red and green scarf. However, now the hat is gray, the green is gray, and the red is lik… --- ## [Do churches have rules regarding who can be married there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-churches-have-rules-regarding-who-can-be-married-there/723735)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2015, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-churches-have-rules-regarding-who-can-be-married-there/723735 "2015-07-03T23:50:41Z")
Can a church refuse to let people use their sanctuary for a wedding? What would be some rules that a church might have that would govern this? Is the religion of the people getting married a factor? --- ## [Best Buy is a TOTAL joke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-buy-is-a-total-joke/631586)
**Author:** [@oreally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oreally)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2012, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-buy-is-a-total-joke/631586 "2012-08-25T23:18:23Z")
Once again I am reminded how amazing it is that this joke of a store put Circuity City out of business. Has anyone ever gotten great tech or even competent tech support from them? My latest treat was calling to see i… --- ## [Songs for changing jobs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-changing-jobs/108814)
**Author:** [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2002, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-changing-jobs/108814 "2002-05-14T19:30:40Z")
We’re creating a CD for an officemate’s going-away party. She’s leaving for a new job, and we’re looking for songs related to work and jobs, etc. Songs both funny and sad. We’ve already decided to include Johnny Paych… --- ## [What Happened To Susan ("stop the madness") Powter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-susan-stop-the-madness-powter/294176)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2024, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-susan-stop-the-madness-powter/294176 "2024-11-02T16:21:58Z")
Remeber this chick? She was some kind of minor celebrity, whose ticket to fame was dieting and butch haircus. She also claimed that she was raped, sexually abused, etc…and dieting (with her patenetd methods) were the roa… --- ## [Why do the Cubs play so many day games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-cubs-play-so-many-day-games/20001)
**Author:** [@Zion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zion)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2000, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-cubs-play-so-many-day-games/20001 "2000-06-16T17:56:15Z")
There must be an easy answer to this, but I’ve yet to find it. So, why do they? --- ## [What are equivalents in other languages to "John Smith"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-equivalents-in-other-languages-to-john-smith/461058)
**Author:** [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2008, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-equivalents-in-other-languages-to-john-smith/461058 "2008-08-28T02:16:31Z")
As a incredibly generic-sounding, common seeming name, I mean. --- ## [Re Debi Thomas how does a ex-Olympian/Orthopedic surgeon become destitute?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-debi-thomas-how-does-a-ex-olympian-orthopedic-surgeon-become-destitute/736905)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-debi-thomas-how-does-a-ex-olympian-orthopedic-surgeon-become-destitute/736905 "2015-11-09T23:27:12Z")
Her "Go Fund Me"request story me was here. Not that she hasn’t had difficulties but a beg video to get money to get a reality show (and she landed that deal) vs going back to work as a doctor is … kind of weird. Divorc… --- ## [Need advice on older BMW vs Mercedes vs Jag vs Benz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-older-bmw-vs-mercedes-vs-jag-vs-benz/570432)
**Author:** [@BabaBooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BabaBooey)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2011, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-older-bmw-vs-mercedes-vs-jag-vs-benz/570432 "2011-03-22T19:08:25Z")
I’ve been driving a piece of crap, beat up Ford truck (I needed it for deliveries at an older job), feel like driving something nice for a change, and a $10K note won’t really force me to make any sacrifices. Would prefe… --- ## [I, Robot: Will not suck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-robot-will-not-suck/252104)
**Author:** [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2004, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-robot-will-not-suck/252104 "2004-08-01T22:53:33Z")
Okay, regular Cafe Society Dopers will know that there have been several threads about the upcoming movie version of Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot. More specifically, folks (myself included) have been bemoaning this film from… --- ## [Farewell Nostalgia Critic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-nostalgia-critic/635294)
**Author:** [@CyclopticXander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyclopticXander)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2013, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-nostalgia-critic/635294 "2013-04-21T06:44:49Z")
I’m a little late finding out that The Nostalgia Critic is ending, but it’s hit me like a ton of bricks. For the past five years these videos have been just about the highlight of my week, so I’m in mourning. Doug is mo… --- ## [Cataract surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cataract-surgery/674079)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2014, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cataract-surgery/674079 "2014-03-25T23:15:32Z")
Well, I got my eyepatch off today from having cataract surgery yesterday, and OMG - what a difference! I see so much clearer out of my right eye now. Man, 12/6 can’t get here fast enough for me to get my left eye done! --- ## [Some airlines are charging $25 to check a SECOND bag??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-airlines-are-charging-25-to-check-a-second-bag/448619)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2008, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-airlines-are-charging-25-to-check-a-second-bag/448619 "2008-05-21T21:47:54Z")
I was checking out some flight info on Travelocity today, and ran across this message behind Continental and Delta flights. These airlines are now charging an additional $25 to check a second bag, for some economy (loo… --- ## [Who's the youngest Dick in America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-youngest-dick-in-america/674696)
**Author:** [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2013, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-youngest-dick-in-america/674696 "2013-11-30T00:19:08Z")
Asked this over to Reddit, got zero responses. Been wondering since forever when Dick stopped being a nickname for Richard. I’m fifty, remember a few dads when I was a kid who went by Dick. But no one in my age group did… --- ## [I'd like to buy someone a pair of Enchroma glasses.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-buy-someone-a-pair-of-enchroma-glasses/822018)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-buy-someone-a-pair-of-enchroma-glasses/822018 "2023-12-22T00:24:53Z")
This post has prior mod approval. The SDMB is in no way responsible for any of this. I’m not ashamed (not much anyways) to admit that watching the Enchroma glasses videos usually hit me right in the feels and I’d like … --- ## [Dumbest thing your employer has done to cut costs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-thing-your-employer-has-done-to-cut-costs/819305)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-thing-your-employer-has-done-to-cut-costs/819305 "2018-08-14T19:01:39Z")
I know we’ve done this before. This is inspired by Sailboat’s post in the thread about the worst place to have a desk. His company sent out hard copies of legal paperwork offshore so that some cheaper country could do … --- ## [Why do Computer Keyboards Suck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-computer-keyboards-suck/526531)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-computer-keyboards-suck/526531 "2010-01-28T17:00:19Z")
I learned typing in high school on a real typewriter. In college I did 65 Words per minute on an electric and maybe 50 on a Manuel typewriter my roommate had. Typists will tell you the best machines were the IBM Selectr… --- ## [I Pit Those Who Think Quoting Passes for Wit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-those-who-think-quoting-passes-for-wit/301711)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2005, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-those-who-think-quoting-passes-for-wit/301711 "2005-05-03T02:38:43Z")
You know who you are. You’re the douchebag at parties who quotes long stretches of Monty Python verbatim. You’re the dumbass who still salts his conversation with bons mots fromSeinfeld. You’re the asshole who has a qu… --- ## [Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness-open-spoilers/956171)
**Author:** [@gdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gdave)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness-open-spoilers/956171 "2022-07-20T19:15:03Z")
Didn’t see a separate topic yet for this, and I didn’t know where else to put it, so: Spoilers are already leaking out about Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and, as has happened before, it’s toys. I just go… --- ## [Mr. Moto, are you out...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-moto-are-you-out/340661)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2006, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-moto-are-you-out/340661 "2006-01-20T20:16:06Z")
of your skull, or are you a hypocrite? In this thread, you advise non-religious parents to propagandize for the afterlife they don’t believe in when talking their own child, because “you have to answer her honestly a… --- ## [Why Are Athiest Assholes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-athiest-assholes/118771)
**Author:** [@Apache](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apache)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2002, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-athiest-assholes/118771 "2002-07-16T14:50:51Z")
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