# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1247&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:** 1248 --- ## [What does it have in it's pocketses, Precious?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-have-in-its-pocketses-precious/334805)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2005, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-have-in-its-pocketses-precious/334805 "2005-12-20T23:53:43Z")
inspired by this thread and not wanting to ressurect a Zombie thread that’s sure to be hungry for spicy BRAAAAIIINS!, i ask you… \[Gollum\]Whats do you have in your pocketses, Precious?\[/Gollum\] left front pants pocket; … --- ## [Guys, When At A Urinal......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-when-at-a-urinal/592640)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-when-at-a-urinal/592640 "2011-08-18T00:17:03Z")
(yeah, I know: Another one of Quasi’s TMI threads!:p) … do you “free Willie” or just let him “peek out”? By that I mean, do you undo your britches, and kinda just hold them groin-high while you pee, or do you just unzi… --- ## [Joe Piscopo, now mummified, may run for Governor of New Jersey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-piscopo-now-mummified-may-run-for-governor-of-new-jersey/779634)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-piscopo-now-mummified-may-run-for-governor-of-new-jersey/779634 "2017-02-25T23:51:21Z")
Believe it or don’t, my friends: http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/11/politics/joe-piscopo-new-jersey-governor-run/index.html --- ## [Mornington Crescent Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-thread/266832)
**Author:** [@Iceland\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iceland_Blue)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2004, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-thread/266832 "2004-10-24T21:24:04Z")
Gather for the tournament. I shall take on any competitors who feel they can beat me at this most noble of games. Crabbett’s rule will be invoked, so any bilateral shifts south of the River will be wild and the Jubilee … --- ## [movies where an actor imitates another actor in the same movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-an-actor-imitates-another-actor-in-the-same-movie/623902)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-an-actor-imitates-another-actor-in-the-same-movie/623902 "2012-07-23T18:31:47Z")
I was watching As Good As It Gets and there’s a couple of scenes where Greg Kinnear’s çharacter imitates Jack Nicholson’s character. I got to thinking, there is a scene in A Few Good Men where Tom Cruise imitates Jack Ni… --- ## [Can we make this not become a board meme?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-make-this-not-become-a-board-meme/653576)
**Author:** [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-make-this-not-become-a-board-meme/653576 "2013-03-29T03:11:00Z")
From this thread : Thanks. --- ## [Places in the world with the cheapest seafood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-in-the-world-with-the-cheapest-seafood/791480)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2017, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-in-the-world-with-the-cheapest-seafood/791480 "2017-07-22T03:03:55Z")
Where in the world can I go where I can rent a shack on a beach and watch the fishermen come in every day with their local catch and then pick out the freshest, most pristine seafood and have it simply grilled in front o… --- ## [Car dopers \[clunking sound when accelerating in car with CV axles\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-dopers-clunking-sound-when-accelerating-in-car-with-cv-axles/468798)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2008, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-dopers-clunking-sound-when-accelerating-in-car-with-cv-axles/468798 "2008-10-22T17:31:07Z")
I seem to recall that when the u-joints are going bad on your drive line you get a “clunk” when you step on the gas from an idle. When dealing with a car with CV axles and you get a clunk under the same conditions, is i… --- ## [Has the term "caesar salad" lost all meaning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-term-caesar-salad-lost-all-meaning/711759)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2015, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-term-caesar-salad-lost-all-meaning/711759 "2015-02-08T03:39:41Z")
When I was younger, a caesar salad consisted of romaine lettuce leaves with croutons, parmesan and a creamy dressing made with eggs, oil and Worcestershire sauce. There were occasionally anchovies. That was it. Over t… --- ## [No one has anything to say for an MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-one-has-anything-to-say-for-an-mmp/971428)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 333\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-one-has-anything-to-say-for-an-mmp/971428 "2022-09-19T17:35:36Z")
3:30am Pacific, and no one’s started an MMP? I hope everyone’s as OK as one gets on Monday. Take it away. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Time travel, forward to the Present](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-forward-to-the-present/768297)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2016, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-forward-to-the-present/768297 "2016-11-23T23:05:43Z")
In fiction, people from the Present often travel to the Past. People from the Future often travel to the Present. Either way, the time-travelers get to show off their superior knowledge and technology (and often get sh… --- ## [It's been two months - time for another Colonoscopy Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-two-months-time-for-another-colonoscopy-thread/684539)
**Author:** [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-two-months-time-for-another-colonoscopy-thread/684539 "2014-10-06T18:12:59Z")
Let’s start with the obligatory link to all the previous threads on this topic: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16322153&postcount=43 I’m assuming by the very nature of of the topic I don’t need a “T… --- ## [Need nasty sounding disease names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-nasty-sounding-disease-names/218823)
**Author:** [@eman77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eman77)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2003, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-nasty-sounding-disease-names/218823 "2003-12-25T03:44:30Z")
I’m currently writing a stand-up comedy act and I need some nasty sounding diseases and side-effects. I’ll even take words that sound like horrible diseases and aren’t at all. (like Catholism or Kasparitis) Here is what… --- ## [Help me figure out how to respond to my friend's poems and stories.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-figure-out-how-to-respond-to-my-friends-poems-and-stories/660418)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2013, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-figure-out-how-to-respond-to-my-friends-poems-and-stories/660418 "2013-06-10T00:57:16Z")
I have a dear friend who is an English professor. We frequently talk about books and frequently have very different opinions. She has recently started writing poetry and short stories and is sending them to me. They’r… --- ## [Rôle -- whence the circumflex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/role-whence-the-circumflex/609308)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2012, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/role-whence-the-circumflex/609308 "2012-01-17T04:33:26Z")
Lately, I’ve been stumbling over the spelling ‘rôle’ occasionally, in particular in technical documents. At first, I thought it was just some weird typo – maybe the circumflex is next to the r or o on some keyboard layou… --- ## [What states are part of the Midwest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-states-are-part-of-the-midwest/687277)
**Author:** [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2014, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-states-are-part-of-the-midwest/687277 "2014-05-01T21:01:26Z")
An interesting question asked over at Nate Silver’s joint. I’m going to ask it again here. I could make a rule for interpreting a state like Pennsylvania, but I’ll leave the interpreting to you. --- ## [$1,000,000 in renovations to your house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-000-000-in-renovations-to-your-house/632924)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-000-000-in-renovations-to-your-house/632924 "2012-09-03T01:55:03Z")
If you won an absurd contest which awarded you with a million dollars in home renovations, could you actually find enough stuff to spend the money on-- while at the same time keeping your house relatively consistent (on … --- ## [Why do coffee cups require saucers and mugs don't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-coffee-cups-require-saucers-and-mugs-dont/692784)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-coffee-cups-require-saucers-and-mugs-dont/692784 "2014-07-15T23:19:04Z")
We don’t own any of these dainty cups & saucers. But we’d politely serve guests with the saucer if we had any. :wink: Why are mugs exempted from the saucer etiquette rule? Is it a faux pas to serve guests coffee in a … --- ## [Where to get custom made metal parts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-get-custom-made-metal-parts/680060)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2014, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-get-custom-made-metal-parts/680060 "2014-02-03T19:48:46Z")
Anyone have custom metal parts fabricated? I only need a few pieces made. Hard aluminum is fine, one threaded hole, one mounting bracket with another hole running through it - roughly 2 cubic inches of metal. Not tremend… --- ## [Peace Corps: Spreading Peace or 'Study-Abroad' program?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peace-corps-spreading-peace-or-study-abroad-program/581524)
**Author:** [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2011, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peace-corps-spreading-peace-or-study-abroad-program/581524 "2011-05-13T12:05:08Z")
I always felt like Peace Corps was sort of like a study abroad/trendy thing to do when I was in high school and college. So in light of this article about PC and assault, my ‘skeptic’ meter shot through the roof this mor… --- ## [Old Black & White Movies and Modern Audiences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-black-white-movies-and-modern-audiences/664968)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2013, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-black-white-movies-and-modern-audiences/664968 "2013-08-07T04:24:40Z")
When the dreadful remake of “Psycho” was released, I had heard that the director made it because his children refused to watch the original version because (GASP!) it was in BLACK & WHITE! I know many current moviegoers… --- ## [What businesses drive you insane with indefensible or incoherent pricing policies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-businesses-drive-you-insane-with-indefensible-or-incoherent-pricing-policies/391601)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2007, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-businesses-drive-you-insane-with-indefensible-or-incoherent-pricing-policies/391601 "2007-02-14T21:44:55Z")
I don’t mean “What business are too expensive” or “who’s overpriced?,” but rather “Whose prices or price structures just don’t make rational sense?” There’s a chain of sandwich shops around the midwest called Potbelly -… --- ## [Arrogant Hobbyist mentality- where does it come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrogant-hobbyist-mentality-where-does-it-come-from/680445)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrogant-hobbyist-mentality-where-does-it-come-from/680445 "2014-02-08T00:41:55Z")
I’ve noticed that there’s a certain hobbyist/enthusiast mentality that’s prone to a really, really annoying combination of splitting hairs and extraordinary hyperbole. As in, if you read say… home brewing boards, you’ll… --- ## [Why does the Catcher's Balk rule exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-catchers-balk-rule-exist/558701)
**Author:** [@xcalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xcalibre)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2014, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-catchers-balk-rule-exist/558701 "2014-06-19T00:37:32Z")
So my friends and I last night got into the age old debate about the number of legal ways to get to first base. One of the points of contention is the catcher’s balk rule. My friend pointed out that a “catcher’s balk” is… --- ## [Gender generalizations - Like 'em or Loathe 'em](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-generalizations-like-em-or-loathe-em/533734)
**Author:** [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2010, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-generalizations-like-em-or-loathe-em/533734 "2010-03-28T23:38:38Z")
I see this in some places, occasionally on the Dope, and I wondered if there was a gender divide in discussing gender generalizations. I’ll admit it, I loathe 'em. I don’t think there is anything to learn from generali… --- ## [Increasingly, people are being killed over smaller and smaller things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increasingly-people-are-being-killed-over-smaller-and-smaller-things/983613)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2024, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increasingly-people-are-being-killed-over-smaller-and-smaller-things/983613 "2024-12-13T13:20:35Z")
Not sure if this is GD or IMHO (mods can decide), but there were two excellent op-eds that came out recently: A man getting choked to death just for shouting loudly on a New York subway, a woman shot because she was… --- ## [Fictional works that are revealed to be fictionally fictional](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-works-that-are-revealed-to-be-fictionally-fictional/674866)
**Author:** [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2013, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-works-that-are-revealed-to-be-fictionally-fictional/674866 "2013-12-03T21:25:10Z")
Likely spoiler warning, since this is a question about endings Apologies for the clumsy title. Are there any notable works of fiction in which there’s a revelation at the end that the bulk of the work is canonically fa… --- ## [Marching and Chowder Society](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marching-and-chowder-society/134472)
**Author:** [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2010, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marching-and-chowder-society/134472 "2010-12-29T02:10:45Z")
I have searched online, but in vain, to find a definite origin to this phrase. It seems to be a general sort of description to describe a fan club or social society. LA Dodgers announcer Vin Scully uses it frequently w… --- ## [Could you make a food product entirely out of "natural flavors"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-make-a-food-product-entirely-out-of-natural-flavors/694961)
**Author:** [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2014, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-make-a-food-product-entirely-out-of-natural-flavors/694961 "2014-08-09T18:00:17Z")
Reading this thread gave me the idea, but I think the topic is broad enough for it’s own thread. Could you make a food product entirely out of “natural flavors”? We all know there’s a litany of things in the “natural fl… --- ## [FIOS Question This is a real emergency for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fios-question-this-is-a-real-emergency-for-me/616901)
**Author:** [@cynyc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cynyc)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2013, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fios-question-this-is-a-real-emergency-for-me/616901 "2013-04-19T02:52:53Z")
I’m going to be cut off (again) in 2 days for non-payment. I have spent 70 hours on the phone with FIOS about how I DID NOT order pay-per-view porn. I don’t even know how to operate a dang remote! They insist the orde… --- ## [Got any books you just can't find?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-any-books-you-just-cant-find/534910)
**Author:** [@wombatinspats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wombatinspats)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2010, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-any-books-you-just-cant-find/534910 "2010-04-11T20:30:08Z")
I want Philogelos, the ancient Greek joke book, but I can’t find it anywhere! There are a couple of partial copies online, none in my state’s library system, and the only ones for sale I can find online are either not in… --- ## [Atheists: If there had to be a god, what would you want it to be like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-if-there-had-to-be-a-god-what-would-you-want-it-to-be-like/922280)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-if-there-had-to-be-a-god-what-would-you-want-it-to-be-like/922280 "2020-12-09T19:38:31Z")
In the past, when there were such threads, some Dopers dodged the hypothetical by replying, “I don’t want there to be a god, period.” So - suppose we bypass that for a moment - if there had to be a god - no dodging this… --- ## [Movies that you like, but you really don't want to watch again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-like-but-you-really-dont-want-to-watch-again/676075)
**Author:** [@jrsone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrsone)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-like-but-you-really-dont-want-to-watch-again/676075 "2014-01-10T20:15:08Z")
If that makes sense. It can be because the movie is simply draining to watch, for example, Requiem For a Dream. I really like the movie but watching it is a sure fire way to rethink whether life is worth living. A mov… --- ## [Ever been the recipient of "making amends"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-the-recipient-of-making-amends/750470)
**Author:** [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2016, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-the-recipient-of-making-amends/750470 "2016-04-02T16:27:22Z")
Step 8/9 of the classic 12 step program is making a list of people you’ve wronged/hurt and then making amends to them. I’ve been the receiving end of these steps and I didn’t like it. In my personal experience it came … --- ## [How do you pronounce 'Kilometer'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-kilometer/534105)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-kilometer/534105 "2010-06-21T04:15:13Z")
Do you pronounce ‘kilometer’ as ‘kill-AH-mi-ter’, or ‘KILL-uh-me-ter’? (Audio links here.) I took a lot of German classes when I was younger, so the way I pronounced it was similar to ‘KEE-lo-may-tah’. Well, I’ve forg… --- ## [Your favorite Japanese monsters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-japanese-monsters/687017)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2016, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-japanese-monsters/687017 "2016-04-18T20:34:22Z")
Next weekend, in my city, I will be attending a fun event, the “Godzilla and Friends” film festival. It features movies, contests, and speakers on the subject. I’ve always liked these movies, and thanks to the festival… --- ## [What is your blood type?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-blood-type/529028)
**Author:** [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hirka_T_Bawa)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2010, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-blood-type/529028 "2010-03-28T02:39:36Z")
Humans have 8 distinct blood types, depending on your antigen and Rh factor. What type of blood do you have? I am O+. --- ## [Fake boobs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-boobs/364060)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-boobs/364060 "2006-07-14T17:13:57Z")
SmithWife and I attended the birthday party of one of my daughter’s playmates this past Sunday. One of the other mothers there was sporting boobs that would make any stripper proud. Thing is, she didn’t have 'em last tim… --- ## [Can the uber-wealthy get into the U.S. undocumented via private-property helipads/airstrips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-uber-wealthy-get-into-the-u-s-undocumented-via-private-property-helipads-airstrips/585872)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2011, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-uber-wealthy-get-into-the-u-s-undocumented-via-private-property-helipads-airstrips/585872 "2011-06-25T14:15:31Z")
(Inspired by the ongoing “Golfer Having a Hard Time Getting a Visa” thread in GQ) Let’s say Mexican multi-billionaire Carlos Slim holds a sybaritic Cinco de Mayo bash at a huge private compound near the resort town Play… --- ## [How dirty/naughty was MASH(the movie) considered in its day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dirty-naughty-was-mash-the-movie-considered-in-its-day/550371)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dirty-naughty-was-mash-the-movie-considered-in-its-day/550371 "2010-08-16T22:57:57Z")
MASH is 40 years old this year and AMC or TMC was playing it. Anyway, today, i put on the DVD and watched it again. Love the movie. One of the best comedies of all time in my opinion. I just love everything from its lac… --- ## [liberal media now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-media-now/636712)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-media-now/636712 "2012-10-10T21:40:48Z")
I don’t hear any righties complaining about the liberal media bias this morning. How come? Did the media suddenly acquire fairness? Or did the Republicans finally have a good night? --- ## [Why do nurses use "c" for "with"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-nurses-use-c-for-with/433718)
**Author:** [@Kairos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kairos)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2008, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-nurses-use-c-for-with/433718 "2008-01-21T23:50:50Z")
So, now that I have a new job (yay!) processing accreditation for medical professionals’ continuing education, I spend a lot of my day trying to decipher doctors’ bad handwriting and nurses’ inscrutable shorthand. I’m g… --- ## [Gift and Estate Tax, a good thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-and-estate-tax-a-good-thing/113940)
**Author:** [@Spavined\_Gelding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spavined_Gelding)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2002, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-and-estate-tax-a-good-thing/113940 "2002-06-27T08:08:47Z")
According to the newspaper, the Senate has given the coup de grace to President Bush’s proposal to eliminate the US Gift and Inheritance Tax. Given that under the present scheme: The first $1,000,000 of net estate afte… --- ## [The most overrated restaurant in your city](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-overrated-restaurant-in-your-city/565262)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2010, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-overrated-restaurant-in-your-city/565262 "2010-12-27T18:36:44Z")
I suppose what I’m really talking about are establishments whose fame and reputation far exceed the quality their actual food. For my city, DC, it has to be Ben’s Chili Bowl. Yes, I am aware that its fame has little to… --- ## [Grasshoppers in my basement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grasshoppers-in-my-basement/376148)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2006, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grasshoppers-in-my-basement/376148 "2006-10-12T20:41:52Z")
I have seen a few grasshopper-looking bugs in my unfinished basement, a few venturing into the finished side. I have been using my kids’ butterfly net to catch and remove them, but that method is not reliable. Short of… --- ## [Creationism vs. Evolution: the only choices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creationism-vs-evolution-the-only-choices/459055)
**Author:** [@zeno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zeno)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2008, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creationism-vs-evolution-the-only-choices/459055 "2008-08-13T00:37:22Z")
I have been talking to a lot of people lately who take an ‘agnostic’ view of the debate, ie they take stock in neither creationism nor evolution. So I was wondering, if you don’t favor one over the other, what choice is … --- ## [The first straight edge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-straight-edge/537666)
**Author:** [@kornbln](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kornbln)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-straight-edge/537666 "2010-04-30T17:28:18Z")
This question may have already been posed here, but I couldn’t find anything using the search. Google wasn’t much help, either. Anyways, my question is about straight edges. Today we have rulers, levels, and all sorts… --- ## [Are Men Hard-wired, or conditioned to not Fart Around Women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-men-hard-wired-or-conditioned-to-not-fart-around-women/602726)
**Author:** [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-men-hard-wired-or-conditioned-to-not-fart-around-women/602726 "2011-11-24T18:34:39Z")
I overheard a bunch of guys in a bar saying that the only difference between being married or single is that being single you can fart anytime you want to. I myself, find that when I’m among women I have no desire to pas… --- ## [Is the Star Wars EU as awful as it looks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-star-wars-eu-as-awful-as-it-looks/619382)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2012, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-star-wars-eu-as-awful-as-it-looks/619382 "2012-04-26T13:41:06Z")
I’ve been clicking around Wookiepedia and Wikipedia out of a mild interest in seeing what became of the characters from the original movies in this thing called the “extended universe,” and it just looks bad to me, hones… --- ## [If I put this uranium ore down my underpants what would happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-put-this-uranium-ore-down-my-underpants-what-would-happen/687980)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2015, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-put-this-uranium-ore-down-my-underpants-what-would-happen/687980 "2015-11-14T16:17:42Z")
Uranium ore, you can buy it at \[del\]$25.00\[/del\] $24.95. Same question goes for the more potent stuff, at $150.00 Interested mostly in effect of radiation. Half-life probably not an issue as a purchasing decision. No d… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1246&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1248&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)