# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1255&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:** 1256 --- ## [Why I Think "28 Days Later" Sucked (moderate spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-think-28-days-later-sucked-moderate-spoilers/224287)
**Author:** [@Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weird_AL_Einstein)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2004, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-think-28-days-later-sucked-moderate-spoilers/224287 "2004-01-28T13:50:12Z")
Yes, it’s a provacative title. But this film inspired me in a way that few others have. Why? Because it clearly had the potential to be a really good, even great, film. But they blew it. They totally f\*cking blew it. And… --- ## [Chex Party Mix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-party-mix/391180)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2015, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-party-mix/391180 "2015-05-24T16:55:27Z")
You may envy me; I just finished baking a double batch of Chex Party Mix, and am now enjoying its crunchy buttery hot Hot HOT goodness even as I type. :smiley: Is there anything better than Chex Party Mix? No, there i… --- ## [Things you FINALLY figured out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-finally-figured-out/982223)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2023, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-finally-figured-out/982223 "2023-04-23T17:32:24Z")
Rather than reopen any of several years-old threads I’ll start this one anew. At the age of 62 I finally saw an actual point to making a bed other than obsessive-compulsiveness. It’s somewhat less necessary now that mos… --- ## [Germany Shutting Down Nuclear Power Plants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germany-shutting-down-nuclear-power-plants/215290)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2003, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germany-shutting-down-nuclear-power-plants/215290 "2003-12-17T02:21:40Z")
I read in the NY TIMES, that Germany has decided to shut down its 17 operating nuclear power plants. They will be phased out over the next 10 years, and be replaced by coal and gas-burning power plants. Meanwhile, FRANC… --- ## [Camping, Defense, and the First Person Shooter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camping-defense-and-the-first-person-shooter/552304)
**Author:** [@Zeriel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeriel)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2010, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camping-defense-and-the-first-person-shooter/552304 "2010-09-04T18:37:30Z")
So in another thread we got onto a side discussion of “Camping”, what it is, and whether or not it’s detrimental to the First Person Shooter experience. My thoughts are as follows: In deathmatch and team deathmatch, it… --- ## [Americans: When did your earliest ancestor come to what is now the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-when-did-your-earliest-ancestor-come-to-what-is-now-the-us/589203)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-when-did-your-earliest-ancestor-come-to-what-is-now-the-us/589203 "2011-07-30T02:53:00Z")
Inspired by misc. other threads. Feel free to tell your ancestor’s story. Poll to follow. My first “american” ancestor arrived 1630. My wife’s earliest appears to have come across the bridge from Asia back in the dis… --- ## [Ladies - Are you willing to out without your purse nearby? How bare are you willing to go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-are-you-willing-to-out-without-your-purse-nearby-how-bare-are-you-willing-to-go/708246)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2014, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-are-you-willing-to-out-without-your-purse-nearby-how-bare-are-you-willing-to-go/708246 "2014-12-29T20:56:45Z")
Sometimes men going out for the evening will pare down to just carrying a credit card and their drivers license or use this sort of minimalist wallet / money clip. What’s the least you (or your female friends) are willi… --- ## [Well-known brands that aren't megacorps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-brands-that-arent-megacorps/487524)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2009, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-brands-that-arent-megacorps/487524 "2009-03-04T22:11:26Z")
This thread lists a bunch of corporate connections that are invisible at the consumer level. When you buy Ben & Jerry’s ice cream you’re buying a Unilever product. When you buy Jif peanut butter, you’re buying a Proctor &… --- ## [What should you do before emissions testing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-you-do-before-emissions-testing/193502)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2003, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-you-do-before-emissions-testing/193502 "2003-08-08T11:41:57Z")
I just got a notice in the mail to take my car in for emissions testing. I have no reason to believe my car would fail this test but I was wondering if there was anything relatively simple I can/should do to stack the d… --- ## [To the Rectal Cavity Manager at the Open Mic Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-rectal-cavity-manager-at-the-open-mic-show/161522)
**Author:** [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2003, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-rectal-cavity-manager-at-the-open-mic-show/161522 "2003-03-20T13:40:38Z")
Wow! I didn’t realize a four effing dollar sandwich could make or break your huge mega-chain bookstore’s profitability. \[John Belushi\] Wellllll exxxxxcuuuuuse mmmeeeeeeeeee! \[/John Belushi\] Let’s look at the balance … --- ## [My JW nurse doesn't like it when I say Geez](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-jw-nurse-doesnt-like-it-when-i-say-geez/685209)
**Author:** [@butterfiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butterfiles)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2014, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-jw-nurse-doesnt-like-it-when-i-say-geez/685209 "2014-04-08T12:27:14Z")
Ok, I have round the clock home care because of medical issues. One of my full-time nurses whom I have known for years (she’s a good nurse & my age with similar interests) became a Jehovah’s Witness a couple of years ag… --- ## [Front loader washers : worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/front-loader-washers-worth-it/728589)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2015, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/front-loader-washers-worth-it/728589 "2015-08-27T14:09:11Z")
If you step back and think about what a washing machine is supposed to be, it’s a solution to a problem. The problem, dirty clothes. The solution consumes resources and gives you clean clothes. You can go to the laund… --- ## [It's 1925. Please give me a defense of segregation.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-1925-please-give-me-a-defense-of-segregation/517606)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-1925-please-give-me-a-defense-of-segregation/517606 "2009-11-24T14:49:35Z")
I’ve posted this in General Questions. It may raise some ire and have to be moved, but my question is the topic. What would an ardent, and educated, segregationist from the year 1925 tell you his reasons for keeping se… --- ## [What was YOUR first web experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-first-web-experience/594138)
**Author:** [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-first-web-experience/594138 "2011-08-31T17:12:22Z")
Much more interesting (and less googlable) than “What was the first website?”, is “What was yours?” I clearly remember reading about this World Wide Somethin’ Or Other. I asked a techie friend about it, and he told me a… --- ## [paying taxi driver when he doesn't know where he's going](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-taxi-driver-when-he-doesnt-know-where-hes-going/617717)
**Author:** [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2012, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-taxi-driver-when-he-doesnt-know-where-hes-going/617717 "2012-04-04T19:32:56Z")
I often take a cab from Union Station in LA to an address on W 5th Street. It’s a huge building and it is well-known generally. I know the address and the cross street, but I don’t actually know the “best” way to get th… --- ## [Do truck drivers still use CB radio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-truck-drivers-still-use-cb-radio/503730)
**Author:** [@Brainiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2009, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-truck-drivers-still-use-cb-radio/503730 "2009-07-21T23:26:03Z")
Or is there some cell phone equivalent? Push to talk channel of some kind? --- ## [Julia Volkova: t.A.T.u singer says she would 'condemn' her son if he were gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-volkova-t-a-t-u-singer-says-she-would-condemn-her-son-if-he-were-gay/698965)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-volkova-t-a-t-u-singer-says-she-would-condemn-her-son-if-he-were-gay/698965 "2014-09-25T22:18:46Z")
What a dick. Exploiting lesbianism = fine, but men have “no right to be a faggot.” --- ## [So I'm going to be playing paintball. What should I know? What are your experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-going-to-be-playing-paintball-what-should-i-know-what-are-your-experiences/582386)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-going-to-be-playing-paintball-what-should-i-know-what-are-your-experiences/582386 "2011-05-25T23:06:11Z")
The people in my office are organizing a group of about a dozen people to go play paintball in the woods. How do I prepare myself? I was in the reserve, is it any use trying to get people I know to use some tactics or … --- ## [Are there good reasons to get hyped up over the salaries of authority figures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-good-reasons-to-get-hyped-up-over-the-salaries-of-authority-figures/521345)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2009, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-good-reasons-to-get-hyped-up-over-the-salaries-of-authority-figures/521345 "2009-12-16T17:06:14Z")
Here at the UW, tons of students complain about Mark Emmert’s salary. Undergraduates often bring this up whenever the university’s financial woes come up. One of my friends recently joined the Facebook group “I want to… --- ## [Odd Ways To Answer The Phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-ways-to-answer-the-phone/709297)
**Author:** [@Waymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waymore)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-ways-to-answer-the-phone/709297 "2015-01-09T22:00:13Z")
Just read of a guy who liked to answer the phone by saying “I’ll play your silly little game”, which I find titanically funny for some reason. I’ve been partial to answering with “myellow” a la Hal from Infinite Jest fo… --- ## [why does French have two ways to say "yes"? do other languages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-french-have-two-ways-to-say-yes-do-other-languages/474227)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-french-have-two-ways-to-say-yes-do-other-languages/474227 "2008-11-25T17:24:25Z")
ShibbOleth’s thread (Colloquial French Question) reminded me of a question I was meaning to ask: why does French have two ways to say “yes”? There’s “oui”, which is used almost all of the time. There’s also “si”, whic… --- ## [Mandatory Voting for Minors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandatory-voting-for-minors/614967)
**Author:** [@2sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2sense)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2012, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandatory-voting-for-minors/614967 "2012-03-23T06:39:42Z")
I thought I had posted on this before but couldn’t find anything in a search. Maybe it was during the Winter of Our Missed Content. Anyways I was watching a story on Friday’s Colbert Report about the Florida teacher who … --- ## [Smokin' in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokin-in-the-mmp/841747)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2019, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokin-in-the-mmp/841747 "2019-10-21T01:59:10Z")
Looks like I’m the first – Up waay early to start smoking a large pork butt. Just finished first cup of coffee and waiting for the meat to approach room temp before starting everything (it’s been brining for two days). … --- ## [How to stop the Menacing Clown problem.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-the-menacing-clown-problem/768191)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2016, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-the-menacing-clown-problem/768191 "2016-10-15T05:52:14Z")
Pretty easy, actually. And it gives the clowns a WIN too. So these clowns dress in a manner to incite the greatest amount of clown terror possible. They are not Bozos with buckets of confetti or noses that honk. No, the… --- ## [Why can't we file taxes directly with the IRS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-file-taxes-directly-with-the-irs/688225)
**Author:** [@Honesty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honesty)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2014, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-file-taxes-directly-with-the-irs/688225 "2014-05-15T16:15:06Z")
In order to file taxes, you have to pay a middle-man (e.g. turbotax, tax preparer, etc etc) to file it for you. I propose the following. Every taxpayer should be allowed to login into the IRS.gov website and do your tax… --- ## [Advice you'd give your 18-year-old self](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-youd-give-your-18-year-old-self/415381)
**Author:** [@Phantom\_Dennis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phantom_Dennis)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2007, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-youd-give-your-18-year-old-self/415381 "2007-08-17T23:05:30Z")
If you could give your 18-year-old self some advise about life, what would you say? I’d probably reassure myself that everything is going to turn out all right. I think I wasted too much time worrying about the future.… --- ## [When two spiteful sluts attack some of the Dopers I respect most, I get angry...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-two-spiteful-sluts-attack-some-of-the-dopers-i-respect-most-i-get-angry/103198)
**Author:** [@Redboss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redboss)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2002, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-two-spiteful-sluts-attack-some-of-the-dopers-i-respect-most-i-get-angry/103198 "2002-04-15T00:22:38Z")
This is about the word “fat”, and I’m fucking furious, I warn you. In two recent threads, two pursed-mouth, peevish harpies detail their horror of fat people. One recounts a banal story of greed in the workplace, where… --- ## [Hard or Soft Shells are equally valid for Tacos, Fuck your "Only soft shells are Authentic" bullshit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-or-soft-shells-are-equally-valid-for-tacos-fuck-your-only-soft-shells-are-authentic-bullshit/972249)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 280\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-or-soft-shells-are-equally-valid-for-tacos-fuck-your-only-soft-shells-are-authentic-bullshit/972249 "2024-07-17T00:19:01Z")
Because guess what, hard shell tacos are also authentic to Mexican cuisine starting around the 1800s. Don’t fucking wander into a Twitter Convo I’m having to remind me of the “fact” that “Hard shelled tacos aren’t real M… --- ## [How many versions of Windows have there been?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-versions-of-windows-have-there-been/509078)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2009, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-versions-of-windows-have-there-been/509078 "2009-09-08T21:55:21Z")
I understand that the new version of Windows, to be released on Oct 22 2009, will be called “Windows 7”. (Here’s a link to where you can buy it on Amazon.) This article on CNet quotes Microsoft General Manager Mike Nash… --- ## [Why Do Office Chairs Have 5 Legs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-office-chairs-have-5-legs/752733)
**Author:** [@RichardSRussell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RichardSRussell)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2016, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-office-chairs-have-5-legs/752733 "2016-04-23T22:27:47Z")
Why do wheeled office chairs (and rolling hospital equipment) have 5 legs? Why not 3, 4, or 6? = = = = = = If you call a tail a leg, how many legs does a dog have? Five? No, four. CALLING a tail a leg don’t MAKE it one… --- ## [That "reach back, grab your ankle and pump" dance move...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-reach-back-grab-your-ankle-and-pump-dance-move/310858)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2005, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-reach-back-grab-your-ankle-and-pump-dance-move/310858 "2005-07-04T12:09:17Z")
…which is clearly the most ridiculous-looking move ever. when did it start? I don’t remember it from, say, the beginnings of break dancing or other hip-hop moves. is it only meant to be an example of an incredibly… --- ## [Cruise ship security](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruise-ship-security/620522)
**Author:** [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2012, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruise-ship-security/620522 "2012-05-05T01:02:39Z")
A recent news articlementioned how terrorists had plans to hijack cruise ships. The one I read didn’t mention how they planned on doing this, but I see two scenarios. The first would be people buying tickets, smuggling… --- ## [Do you have nicknames for your pet(s)? (Of course you do.) 3rd edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do-3rd-edition/712509)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2015, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do-3rd-edition/712509 "2015-02-20T00:38:15Z")
I’ve been asleep at the switch. I see it’s been two years since I posted the 2nd edition of this inquiry. There are plenty of new members in the last couple of years and probably new pets in the households of old membe… --- ## [How hard is it to learn Lock-Picking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-learn-lock-picking/605823)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2011, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-learn-lock-picking/605823 "2011-12-12T23:42:41Z")
I have thought about learning how to pick locks for some time now. It seems like a nice little eye-hand skill thing to pick up. There are some videos out there, and plenty of books. I thought I might get some tools and … --- ## [More Kmarts and Sears will be closing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-kmarts-and-sears-will-be-closing/607534)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-kmarts-and-sears-will-be-closing/607534 "2011-12-30T13:21:09Z")
Arkansas lost the majority of its Kmarts in the massive nationwide closings almost ten years ago. We only have a handful left in the entire state. They’re predicting another 100 Kmarts and Sears closings this coming yea… --- ## [Ask the Neo-Pagan Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-neo-pagan-guy/63022)
**Author:** [@Freyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freyr)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2001, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-neo-pagan-guy/63022 "2001-05-12T13:25:11Z")
Since the “Ask a…” threads have come back with a vengence, I want to jump in with my own… Ask A Neo-Pagan Guy Some ground rules: This thread is for answering questions about Neo-Paganism and all the faiths that come… --- ## [I stuck my coworker's shoes to the floor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-stuck-my-coworkers-shoes-to-the-floor/540808)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2010, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-stuck-my-coworkers-shoes-to-the-floor/540808 "2010-05-30T02:00:11Z")
And now I’m in trouble. I did it with double-sided sticky tape. And now the residue won’t come off. When she walks, her feet go “vvvp vvvp” on the carpet. She’s a little annoyed. Any ideas? All the websites out there … --- ## [How often, if ever, did a medical officer declare a naval captain "Unfit for command"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-if-ever-did-a-medical-officer-declare-a-naval-captain-unfit-for-command/751166)
**Author:** [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2016, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-if-ever-did-a-medical-officer-declare-a-naval-captain-unfit-for-command/751166 "2016-12-09T23:12:47Z")
It must be very rare but I imagine it’s happened at some point. My wife and I were watching the Horatio Hornblower series on DVD and (spoilers for a 14 year old tv movie based on a 64 year old book) we got to the part w… --- ## [1970s pre-MTV-era music videos - where did they air?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-pre-mtv-era-music-videos-where-did-they-air/224066)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2004, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-pre-mtv-era-music-videos-where-did-they-air/224066 "2004-01-31T20:35:42Z")
I love VH1 Classic; ot reminds me of the old MTV when that network truly earned the name Music Television. Occasionally, VH1 Classic will air music videos from the 1970s. These look like conventional music videos, alth… --- ## [Best store bought hair removal for legs, pits and bikini area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-store-bought-hair-removal-for-legs-pits-and-bikini-area/457552)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2008, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-store-bought-hair-removal-for-legs-pits-and-bikini-area/457552 "2008-07-26T22:59:58Z")
More wedding week advice needed! After the stepdaughter’s wedding in Asheville, we’re heading to Hilton Head and Beaufort for the week. I have been letting my body hair grow in preparation for a mass removal a week from… --- ## [Huge movies that failed to produce a star? (Or, actors who failed to turn a hit into stardom)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-movies-that-failed-to-produce-a-star-or-actors-who-failed-to-turn-a-hit-into-stardom/810236)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2018, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-movies-that-failed-to-produce-a-star-or-actors-who-failed-to-turn-a-hit-into-stardom/810236 "2018-03-12T20:49:46Z")
What are absolutely HUGE movies that failed to produce a star? Or, alternatively, who are actors who starred huge movies that failed to become A- or even B-list stars? For the former, this seems to be, in the last 20-3… --- ## [Your teenager committed suicide? It's your fault.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-teenager-committed-suicide-its-your-fault/524446)
**Author:** [@ivn1188](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivn1188)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-teenager-committed-suicide-its-your-fault/524446 "2010-01-12T18:07:43Z")
It’s true. In this thread, Condescending Robot proves that all teenage suicides are caused by the parents being too religious or athletic(I don’t know either) to notice the warning signs of the mental illness they have … --- ## [did Hitler have a nickname?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-hitler-have-a-nickname/124315)
**Author:** [@Indy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indy)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2002, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-hitler-have-a-nickname/124315 "2002-08-18T21:01:44Z")
I realize that this question shows that I have far too much free time, but me and my pal Action Roberts are wondering about nicknames of despots and dictators. Did Hitler have a nickname? Like “Hits” or something that … --- ## [Just got a job on the North Slope.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-a-job-on-the-north-slope/482609)
**Author:** [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-a-job-on-the-north-slope/482609 "2010-08-16T19:06:46Z")
I own a seasonal restaurant and well I am a bit concerned about the tourism this summer. I also have a great crew that can handle it on their own. SO I decided to get a job. Partly to fund some future endeavors and get s… --- ## [Your Favorite Novelty Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-novelty-songs/617305)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2012, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-novelty-songs/617305 "2012-03-31T22:57:16Z")
Those quirky little tunes that catch your ear and make you smile, like Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band’s The Intro And The Outro, and Tom “T-Bone” Stankis’ Existential Blues. --- ## [East Boston Cat Called For Jury Duty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/east-boston-cat-called-for-jury-duty/524777)
**Author:** [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/east-boston-cat-called-for-jury-duty/524777 "2010-01-15T19:44:15Z")
Mundane and pointless, but amusing: Boston cat called for jury duty. Maybe they have caught a really bad kitty and need a trial of his peers. --- ## [Damn you J.K. Rowling (potentially)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-j-k-rowling-potentially/362414)
**Author:** [@pudytat72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pudytat72)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2006, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-j-k-rowling-potentially/362414 "2006-07-04T01:45:25Z")
Isn’t there enough evil in the world without you killing off Harry Potter? In my opinion, if Harry dies, evil wins(even if Voldemort dies too). Too many children have read these books and watched these movies. They do… --- ## [Our mailbox was run over again! What should we do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-mailbox-was-run-over-again-what-should-we-do/334220)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2005, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-mailbox-was-run-over-again-what-should-we-do/334220 "2005-12-06T13:59:51Z")
A little background: We live in a rural area. Our driveway is about .2 miles long. The mailbox is located at the road, next to the driveway. We can’t see the mailbox from the house. Some assbags ran over our mailbox … --- ## [Why are idiot customers allowed to get away with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-idiot-customers-allowed-to-get-away-with-it/719929)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2015, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-idiot-customers-allowed-to-get-away-with-it/719929 "2015-05-18T19:47:44Z")
I’ve never worked retail or food service, so I’m only going by what I read at Not Always Right and it seems like, regardless of how wrong a customer is, apparently they are never to be called on it. I don’t get it. I u… --- ## [What's the deal with Tampax Pearls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-tampax-pearls/320163)
**Author:** [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2005, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-tampax-pearls/320163 "2005-09-09T02:35:13Z")
I was in line at the grocery store yesterday. The woman ahead of me had a box of Tampax Pearls on the conveyor belt. As you can see from the link, it even has a picture of a string of pearls on the box. I burst out la… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1254&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1256&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)