# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1245&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:** 1246 --- ## [A Jounal of My Breakup because I operate best when thinking outloud.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-jounal-of-my-breakup-because-i-operate-best-when-thinking-outloud/558250)
**Author:** [@wopapers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wopapers)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-jounal-of-my-breakup-because-i-operate-best-when-thinking-outloud/558250 "2011-02-17T16:05:11Z")
A Jounal of My Breakup because I operate best when thinking out loud even though it gets me into trouble! I have a headache. This is not going to be easy. I am single again, so to speak. My GF recently ended our fo… --- ## [Is it just me, or are the "Hot or Not" ratings always much higer then they should be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-are-the-hot-or-not-ratings-always-much-higer-then-they-should-be/140586)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2002, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-are-the-hot-or-not-ratings-always-much-higer-then-they-should-be/140586 "2002-12-10T12:13:03Z")
Example You very rarely ever see one that is below a 6. What is going on? Are people spamming there own pictures? --- ## [Need a name for my octopus!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-name-for-my-octopus/694425)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2014, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-name-for-my-octopus/694425 "2014-08-04T07:55:53Z")
I was encouraged to personalize the mobility scooter I was given for work. I have mounted this plush octopusto the handlebars & front column of the scooter, & I’m going to replace the orange plastic flag with some sembl… --- ## [Ten Things I Have Learned From Working in Retail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-things-i-have-learned-from-working-in-retail/478273)
**Author:** [@amelioration](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amelioration)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2008, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-things-i-have-learned-from-working-in-retail/478273 "2008-12-26T18:26:12Z")
The most common question that customers ask is “Where are the restrooms?” If a customer asks me a question, they will usually only say “Thank you” if I gave them the answer they wanted to hear. If a customer asks fo… --- ## [The four axes of food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-four-axes-of-food/695650)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2014, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-four-axes-of-food/695650 "2014-08-19T14:38:03Z")
I propose that all dishes and prepared/raw food items can be rated on four axes: healthiness, tastiness, quickness/ease of preparation (abbreviated to ‘speed’), and cheapness (on, roughly, a per calorie basis). For exam… --- ## [I don't want to hold your baby, okay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-want-to-hold-your-baby-okay/685935)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2014, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-want-to-hold-your-baby-okay/685935 "2014-04-15T05:43:52Z")
“You want to hold the baby? You should hold the baby. Hold the baby!” “Um… no thank you. Really, I’m good.” “It’s okay. Just hold him. Don’t worry, you’re not going to drop him.” “First of all, you don’t know tha… --- ## [Beirut explosion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beirut-explosion/917267)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2023, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beirut-explosion/917267 "2023-08-04T10:41:56Z")
Found a good article embedding several of the best shots. I wonder what kilotonnage this rates at? --- ## [Does military authority overpower police authority](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-military-authority-overpower-police-authority/352519)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2006, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-military-authority-overpower-police-authority/352519 "2006-04-19T00:54:18Z")
Assume a special forces soldier is off duty and driving around when he gets a message that he has to prepare for a mission. So he starts driving at 100mph down the roads and a cop tries to pull him over without success. … --- ## [Sandy, a Hurricane? Poor Gloria, how soon they forget you, my dear...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-a-hurricane-poor-gloria-how-soon-they-forget-you-my-dear/639401)
**Author:** [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2012, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-a-hurricane-poor-gloria-how-soon-they-forget-you-my-dear/639401 "2012-11-04T20:08:52Z")
Ok, I was wrong in the other thread. She never reached Cat 5, she only hit 4. And she was probably a 3 when she got to me. Still, that was in '85. NYC has seen worse. Much worse. Why everyone is freaking out about Sandy … --- ## [So you're a skeptic who just accidentally killed a sasquatch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-youre-a-skeptic-who-just-accidentally-killed-a-sasquatch/663852)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2013, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-youre-a-skeptic-who-just-accidentally-killed-a-sasquatch/663852 "2013-07-19T20:15:49Z")
You’re driving through the rain in the Pacific Northwest, and you run over a sasquatch. You stop, get out, and verify it’s dead, and it’s real. Not a bear, known ape, or guy in a suit. Your truck is still running and … --- ## [My real, true confession -- By the poster known as Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-real-true-confession-by-the-poster-known-as-fenris/663711)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2013, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-real-true-confession-by-the-poster-known-as-fenris/663711 "2013-07-17T17:19:50Z")
All these years on the SDMB ah have been livin’ a little ol’ lie! Ah have pretended to be a shorter-than-average, hairy, Jewish, libertarian-conservative man who likes science fiction and cooking. Ah have covered up my … --- ## [Are Commercial Breaks Getting Longer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-commercial-breaks-getting-longer/209450)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2012, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-commercial-breaks-getting-longer/209450 "2012-08-12T04:25:57Z")
I don’t have any numbers to back this up. By the questions definiton, it is all personal perspective. This question is in the context of US tv. Is Chuck Woolery’s old Standby “2 and 2” (2 minutes and 2 seconds) no long… --- ## [Its a Columbia, MO dopefest, and you're invited!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-columbia-mo-dopefest-and-youre-invited/192165)
**Author:** [@sperfur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sperfur)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2003, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-columbia-mo-dopefest-and-youre-invited/192165 "2003-09-29T00:55:51Z")
In this thread, we discussed having a Dopefest at my groovy 70’s pad in Ashland, MO (15 minutes south of Columbia). Those who’ve expressed interest include such Doper superstars as auntie em, Mirror Image egamI rorriM … --- ## [Can fingerprints be lifted from chunks of broken eggshells?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-fingerprints-be-lifted-from-chunks-of-broken-eggshells/581972)
**Author:** [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2011, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-fingerprints-be-lifted-from-chunks-of-broken-eggshells/581972 "2011-05-16T00:29:38Z")
The cars parked on the street out the front of my fiancee’s house are getting “egged” on a regular basis. It happened again last night, and I have retrieved some large chunks of broken eggshell from the road. Is there a… --- ## [What would happen if US workers had as much vacation as Europeans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-us-workers-had-as-much-vacation-as-europeans/494551)
**Author:** [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2009, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-us-workers-had-as-much-vacation-as-europeans/494551 "2009-05-02T06:25:11Z")
Conventional wisdom suggests that workers in European countries have considerably more time off than those in the US. Obviously, there is a lot of generalization in that statement, but is it based in fact? If it is, wh… --- ## [I pit online shopping from outside the US (long, sweary, possibly incoherent)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-online-shopping-from-outside-the-us-long-sweary-possibly-incoherent/505807)
**Author:** [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2009, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-online-shopping-from-outside-the-us-long-sweary-possibly-incoherent/505807 "2009-08-16T11:49:11Z")
Maybe you shop online. Maybe you are American. If you are American, you may think of online shopping as a fast, convenient way to save a few bucks on brick-and-mortar store prices. If you live outside America, you may… --- ## [What exactly is hate speech?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-hate-speech/515624)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2009, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-hate-speech/515624 "2009-11-27T14:14:56Z")
From the SDMB registration agreement: I was refreshing my memory of the rules when it suddenly struck me that I have no clear idea of how the SDMB defines hate speech. So what does constitute hate speech?. I checked t… --- ## [Ron Paul ensures a Romney Win](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-paul-ensures-a-romney-win/609563)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2012, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-paul-ensures-a-romney-win/609563 "2012-02-29T21:50:27Z")
This thesis was put forth by both Shields and Brooks on the PBS NewsHour last night, and I think it makes a lot of sense. Romney isn’t getting a majority in any state, but between him and Paul, they are. And that leave… --- ## [Your first thought about this situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-thought-about-this-situation/645237)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2012, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-thought-about-this-situation/645237 "2012-12-31T03:29:54Z")
Ok, I don’t want to make this a poll because I don’t want to give anybody ideas. I would like to have your first thought about this and your gender because I found it interesting that in general men answer one way and w… --- ## [Help me out, please....who IS funny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-out-please-who-is-funny/552305)
**Author:** [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2010, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-out-please-who-is-funny/552305 "2010-09-05T00:06:36Z")
Cosby, nope, apparently. Tosh O., negative. Ditto Wierd Al. The list of those bringing the funny is getting smaller and smaller, judgnig solely by SC thread titles. So tell me, who IS funny? --- ## [Finally-Might And Magic X](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-might-and-magic-x/666722)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2014, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-might-and-magic-x/666722 "2014-02-04T08:02:10Z")
This is the Might and Magic X I’ve been waiting for all these many years. Old school adventuring and dungeon crawling taken to the max. --- ## [Automobile - Legal to put Different Company Emblem on My Trunk than the Car's real make](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automobile-legal-to-put-different-company-emblem-on-my-trunk-than-the-cars-real-make/663349)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2013, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automobile-legal-to-put-different-company-emblem-on-my-trunk-than-the-cars-real-make/663349 "2013-07-15T02:02:23Z")
I want to put a Mercedes trunk emblem on a Toyota trunk. Is that legal (USA - I guess it would be state law, but if it’s illegal in \*any \*state, I’d like to know)? I wouldn’t think it would be, but I could also see lots… --- ## [Kindle Paperwhite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-paperwhite/671540)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2013, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-paperwhite/671540 "2013-10-23T17:01:10Z")
Does anyone have one of these? I’m pretty old school and like to read regular paper books. However, I am intrigued by the fact that I can go to libraries with this device, and read books for free. And I can basically rea… --- ## [Grey's Anatomy 5/14/09](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greys-anatomy-5-14-09/496506)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2009, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greys-anatomy-5-14-09/496506 "2009-05-30T04:55:56Z")
Anyone else catch this? Not surprised it ended on a cliffhanger, although the nature of one half of the cliffhanger was a surprise to me. Any news on whether these actors are signed on for next season or not? One thing … --- ## [Recommendations for a crossover or small SUV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-crossover-or-small-suv/650577)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2013, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-crossover-or-small-suv/650577 "2013-02-25T06:51:07Z")
My current car, a 2007 Versa hatchback, is okay in months with decent weather, but the worst thing I have ever driven in the snow. When I bought it three years ago, I was making about 1/3rd of what I do now, and I can af… --- ## [House 10/18: Unplanned Parenthood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-10-18-unplanned-parenthood/557579)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2010, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-10-18-unplanned-parenthood/557579 "2010-10-31T02:59:30Z")
House babysits Cuddy’s kid. Oh, and there might be some medical stuff too. --- ## [Automatic Toilet Flushing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-toilet-flushing/687501)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-toilet-flushing/687501 "2014-05-06T03:55:30Z")
It seems that nowadays the only place I see auto-flush toilets/urinals are in airports and movie theaters. Even in the busiest of restaurants I don’t usually see them. So why are auto-flush toilets so prevalent in ai… --- ## [xtisme, you seem like one crooked character](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xtisme-you-seem-like-one-crooked-character/586378)
**Author:** [@humanafterall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/humanafterall)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2011, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xtisme-you-seem-like-one-crooked-character/586378 "2011-06-23T23:45:27Z")
The impression you’re giving me is that your moral compass doesn’t really point North, so you’re a little confused as to what is ethical and and moral. so here’s a little reminder on what I believe is and is not ethical … --- ## [Just so you know, I don't give a fuck if you're not renewing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-so-you-know-i-dont-give-a-fuck-if-youre-not-renewing/294558)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2005, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-so-you-know-i-dont-give-a-fuck-if-youre-not-renewing/294558 "2005-04-26T21:59:23Z")
There have been a lot of snide remarks lately from certain dopers about how they’re not going to renew their membership. I’m not going to name names. You know who you are. Usually it’s because they’re taking the high … --- ## [Sam(Cheers) vs Barney(How I Met Your Mother)...Why is Sam so much creepier?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-cheers-vs-barney-how-i-met-your-mother-why-is-sam-so-much-creepier/782128)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2017, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-cheers-vs-barney-how-i-met-your-mother-why-is-sam-so-much-creepier/782128 "2017-03-18T00:17:16Z")
Ok: I just finished a “Best of How I Met Your Mother” marathon and am skipping to a “Best of Cheers” marathon. Barney and Sam have similar views on women\*. They both lie to get women, try to trick them, Sam has plays th… --- ## [Do you watch movies more than once?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-movies-more-than-once/656225)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-movies-more-than-once/656225 "2013-04-26T18:08:08Z")
Normally, after I see a movie, I am over it. Don’t care to see it again. But there have been a few that I have seen over and over. Like, “2001, A Space Odyssey”. Probably have seen it 12 times. Many times on the big… --- ## [How Did People Deal With Bed Bug and Roaches And Such In The "Old Days"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-people-deal-with-bed-bug-and-roaches-and-such-in-the-old-days/557817)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2010, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-people-deal-with-bed-bug-and-roaches-and-such-in-the-old-days/557817 "2010-10-24T01:44:18Z")
I got to thinking about this, OK before DDT and the “modern era” of pesticides following WWII, how did people deal with things like bed bugs and roaches and such. Now I found things like roaches and ants can be dealt wi… --- ## [How do people of size use restroom stalls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-of-size-use-restroom-stalls/460458)
**Author:** [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2008, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-of-size-use-restroom-stalls/460458 "2008-08-22T08:26:59Z")
No, really. It came to my attention that they are really awkward (the stalls, I mean, not the people of size). While helping my buddy build his deck I hurt my quad. (Yes, I mentioned a deck-building accident last week.… --- ## [Help! I lost my gas cap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-lost-my-gas-cap/398158)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2007, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-lost-my-gas-cap/398158 "2007-04-02T21:50:35Z")
This does actually ask for a factual answer. I lost my gas cap and since the dealer wasn’t getting more until middle of next week, I ordered one on-line. It will still be a few days until I get it and I read that it’s … --- ## [Two radio stations on the same frequency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-radio-stations-on-the-same-frequency/486262)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2009, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-radio-stations-on-the-same-frequency/486262 "2009-02-21T15:04:05Z")
Driving in my car to work, I can listen to NPR on 89.9. However, upon arriving at work and going inside, 89.9 is a rap channel, and it comes in very clearly. Why is that, and is there anything I can do to the stereo to… --- ## [McCain invents Blackberry!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-invents-blackberry/463858)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2008, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-invents-blackberry/463858 "2008-09-20T01:03:44Z")
Who says that McCain does not have a handle on new technology! http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080916.wmccain0916/BNStory/International/home I can’t wait for more claims from the boneheads in McCai… --- ## [The rants go Marching one by one (Monthly Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rants-go-marching-one-by-one-monthly-mini-rants/960268)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rants-go-marching-one-by-one-monthly-mini-rants/960268 "2022-04-13T15:54:15Z")
Continuing the discussion from February Mini-Rants. Look on the bright side - it's the shortest month of the year: The world might be on the brink of war, with the threat of nuclear weapons. The pandemic is still in ef… --- ## [Your preference for semen volume. T.M.F.I.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-preference-for-semen-volume-t-m-f-i/470093)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2008, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-preference-for-semen-volume-t-m-f-i/470093 "2008-11-13T11:13:27Z")
As requested here. When assisting a male partner to climax do you prefer him to deliver a larger or smaller volume of issue: a) visually (external issue ala hand job, pearl necklace, etc) b) orally c) vaginally d) a… --- ## [Film adaptations that influenced the original source material](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-adaptations-that-influenced-the-original-source-material/617080)
**Author:** [@Ashley\_Pomeroy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashley_Pomeroy)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2014, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-adaptations-that-influenced-the-original-source-material/617080 "2014-04-21T20:29:32Z")
I was struck by a quote in one of the other threads, about the various adaptations of John Le Carré’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. The television version starred Alec Guinness, who nailed the role of George Smiley, and… Q… --- ## [Burning calories--beer & icewater](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burning-calories-beer-icewater/52346)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2004, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burning-calories-beer-icewater/52346 "2004-05-17T14:36:47Z")
Ummm… what I remember from biology lectures is that an incredible amount of the energy you make is lost as “body heat”. Wouldn’t this heat–from calories you’ve already burned just by living–be what heats up the cold beer… --- ## [Do small businesses generally prefer to be paid in cash or credit/debit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-small-businesses-generally-prefer-to-be-paid-in-cash-or-credit-debit/772311)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2016, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-small-businesses-generally-prefer-to-be-paid-in-cash-or-credit-debit/772311 "2016-11-21T23:13:22Z")
With cash, the money is literally in hand, but it requires physical counting and storage, whereas with debit/credit the electronic records are all neatly recorded down to the penny, but it is more vulnerable to electroni… --- ## [I need some new insults for the referees!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-new-insults-for-the-referees/325234)
**Author:** [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2005, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-new-insults-for-the-referees/325234 "2005-10-14T17:51:32Z")
Hockey season is fast approaching, and I need some new insults for the referees and the opposing team. I prefer clever ones to really obscene ones, because I don’t like to cuss if there are small children seated near me… --- ## [JEB! says he is not supporting Trump or Hillary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeb-says-he-is-not-supporting-trump-or-hillary/754229)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2016, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeb-says-he-is-not-supporting-trump-or-hillary/754229 "2016-05-11T06:39:29Z")
A few thoughts: So he is sitting this one out? We were taught in civics class that it in one’s duty to vote. Is he voting for a third party candidate? Didn’t he sign a pledge to support the GOP nominee, even af… --- ## [Songs with historical errors that bug you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-historical-errors-that-bug-you/989246)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2023, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-historical-errors-that-bug-you/989246 "2023-09-03T23:42:32Z")
So listening to Morrissey, as you do (and not even feeling particularly depressed or broken up with :slight\_smile:) and again reminded of this verse in Irish Heart, English Blood which as has always bugged me: I’ve bee… --- ## [A Resounding Silence....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-resounding-silence/527663)
**Author:** [@lurking\_guest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurking_guest)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-resounding-silence/527663 "2010-02-06T16:37:07Z")
Yep…here to “Pit” the lot of them. Politicians, The Military, The “Talking Heads”… The Oligarchs of every country and every ‘Form of Government.’ See…sshhhh…the thing is…to keep the sheeple working. No, no. Not just… --- ## [Adult woman in her 40's who does not know "Amazon" also means female warrior -](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-woman-in-her-40s-who-does-not-know-amazon-also-means-female-warrior/677330)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2013, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-woman-in-her-40s-who-does-not-know-amazon-also-means-female-warrior/677330 "2013-12-31T05:28:42Z")
Joking with an attractive woman at the gym this afternoon re her developing “Amazonian” strength via her workout routine. She looked confused and told me the buff male trainer training us both was more of an “Amazon” tha… --- ## [Why would my employer need my birthdate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-my-employer-need-my-birthdate/206474)
**Author:** [@Rusalka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rusalka)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2003, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-my-employer-need-my-birthdate/206474 "2003-10-11T22:34:52Z")
I recently started a job at a small company, and along with my tax information, they want my birthdate. I didn’t give it and they’ve asked me again. If they truly need it for some obvious official purpose, I don’t want… --- ## [Preparing For Post Obama Election (KooKoo Watch)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preparing-for-post-obama-election-kookoo-watch/640454)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2012, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preparing-for-post-obama-election-kookoo-watch/640454 "2012-11-10T21:38:49Z")
One of the denizens of FreeRepublic describes his plan to survive as the blight of tyranny descends upon our once fair land: The funniest part is that even the other FReepers are snickering: And, my personal favor… --- ## [For Gun Control Advocates: What Are "Common Sense Gun Laws" and What Laws Would Go Too Far?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-gun-control-advocates-what-are-common-sense-gun-laws-and-what-laws-would-go-too-far/797971)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2017, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-gun-control-advocates-what-are-common-sense-gun-laws-and-what-laws-would-go-too-far/797971 "2017-10-09T07:28:59Z")
Very few gun control advocates will come out and SAY guns should be banned and confiscated. The great majority of them will say “We just want common sense gun laws.” Okay. I’m listening (honest and truly- I don’t own an… --- ## [Who's wrong here? Handicapped seating conundrum...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-wrong-here-handicapped-seating-conundrum/500207)
**Author:** [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2009, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-wrong-here-handicapped-seating-conundrum/500207 "2009-06-20T10:01:41Z")
So, my mother and I and a bunch of family went out to a movie sneak preview last night (Year One–it sucked). My mom is handicapped and needs a seat with a lifting arm to accomodate her. When we arrived the theatre wa… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1244&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1246&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)