# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=126&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:** 127 --- ## [Any eRepublik players out there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-erepublik-players-out-there/490545)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 372\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2014, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-erepublik-players-out-there/490545 "2014-01-05T01:06:09Z")
First off, if you’re not already a player and want to become one, let me know first so I can get credit for the recuit! OK, now that that’s out of the way, check out http://www.erepublik.com. It’s a massively multiplay… --- ## [Explain the lyrics - Java Jive by Oakland and Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-lyrics-java-jive-by-oakland-and-drake/585849)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2014, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-lyrics-java-jive-by-oakland-and-drake/585849 "2014-08-01T01:54:27Z")
English as a second language is hard, and it’s even harder when you want to decipher (diner related) slang from the 1940s. Can someone explain the meaning, or significance of the emphasised lines? --- ## [Governor Jerry Brown signs assisted suicide bill.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governor-jerry-brown-signs-assisted-suicide-bill/733669)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 327\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2015, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governor-jerry-brown-signs-assisted-suicide-bill/733669 "2015-11-08T09:17:04Z")
I can not tell you how happy I am about this. When they pulled the bill a few months ago because of opposition from the catholic church, I heard they didn’t think they’d be able to take it up again until next year. No… --- ## [Running cable - please help before something \*else\* gets stuck in our wall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-cable-please-help-before-something-else-gets-stuck-in-our-wall/425142)
**Author:** [@DefyingGravity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DefyingGravity)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2007, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-cable-please-help-before-something-else-gets-stuck-in-our-wall/425142 "2007-11-30T11:37:41Z")
Hi everyone, My husband is a brilliant security/network architect, and has our whole house of computers (2 personal desktops, 3 laptops, and about 40K servers and whatnot on racks in the basement) wired up and configure… --- ## [advice sought. Suspect Brother-in-Law a child molester/ into child porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-sought-suspect-brother-in-law-a-child-molester-into-child-porn/360750)
**Author:** [@kurahee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kurahee)\ **Replies:** 276\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2006, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-sought-suspect-brother-in-law-a-child-molester-into-child-porn/360750 "2006-06-18T19:07:14Z")
Mods please move this if it is in the wrong forum. First, let me say that I don’t know anything for sure. My wife and I suspect strongly that there is something going on in my B.I.L’s house, and we aren’t sure what to … --- ## [Yellowstone's gonna blow! We're all doooooooooomed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellowstones-gonna-blow-were-all-doooooooooomed/479304)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2009, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellowstones-gonna-blow-were-all-doooooooooomed/479304 "2009-01-17T06:07:53Z")
Doooooooooooooooooomed!!! Note that the park spokesman’s “nothing to worry about” is about the quakes, not the potential for catastrophic eruption! Dooooooooooooooomed! --- ## [Which Hobby Attracts The Most Tedious Wankers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-hobby-attracts-the-most-tedious-wankers/423543)
**Author:** [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2008, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-hobby-attracts-the-most-tedious-wankers/423543 "2008-01-21T17:47:03Z")
For my money audiophiles are the most boring tossers on the planet. I don’t care about which cables get the best result with which speakers and which tuner matches which amplifier, or what Which Knob? had to say about th… --- ## [New 'Ghostbusters' Trailer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ghostbusters-trailer/747838)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2016, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ghostbusters-trailer/747838 "2016-07-15T17:08:43Z")
Haters are going to hate. --- ## [Breaking Bad 5.10 "Buried" 8/18/13](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-10-buried-8-18-13/666580)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2013, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-10-buried-8-18-13/666580 "2013-08-25T22:47:35Z")
5.01: “Live Free or Die” 5.02: “Madrigal” 5.03: “Hazard Pay” 5.04: “Fifty One” 5.05 “Dead Freight” 5.06 “Buyout” 5.07 “Say My Name” 5.08 “Gliding Over All” 5.09 “Blood Money” Discussion about the current episode… --- ## [Fuck you Safeway checker!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-safeway-checker/391824)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2016, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-safeway-checker/391824 "2016-10-23T12:55:10Z")
I’m at Safeway. I go through the checkout and when cashier finishes he says , “That’ll be $85. 60”. That’s about what I expected. So I write the check for $85.60. Then Mr. CheckerDoofus starts punching buttons etc and as… --- ## [Man up, people: flu shots are here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-up-people-flu-shots-are-here/668876)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2013, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-up-people-flu-shots-are-here/668876 "2013-10-25T17:10:48Z")
Yes, it’s that time already. This year’s shots protect against either three or four strains. We got the one for three because the other one doesn’t seem to be available anywhere. So quit yer whining and march your ass… --- ## [Should Leslie Van Houten (Manson Family) Be Paroled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-leslie-van-houten-manson-family-be-paroled/359824)
**Author:** [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-leslie-van-houten-manson-family-be-paroled/359824 "2010-07-09T03:44:41Z")
My first Great Debates Thread started ever: The wife and I watched the DVD of the old Helter Skelter (the one with Steve Railsback’s uncanny performance as Charles Manson) movie last night, and afterwards I (being a bit… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 5.12 "Remember" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-5-12-remember-open-spoilers/713968)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2015, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-5-12-remember-open-spoilers/713968 "2015-03-09T15:47:45Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] The group has a difficult time moulding to a new lifestyle, forcing them to consider whether they can be the people they once were. \[/QUOTE\] So how’s the gang going to adjust to suburbia? Alanna Masterson,… --- ## [No sympathy for those Stupid Hatians!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sympathy-for-those-stupid-hatians/524813)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sympathy-for-those-stupid-hatians/524813 "2010-01-19T19:13:23Z")
In a thread devoted to the devastating earquake in Haiti which has killed thousands, perhaps tens of thousands of people, A Monkey with a Gun has to come in with his shit When called to task on his unsympathetic commen… --- ## [Atheists; Your encounters with people who disapprove with your non-beliefs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-your-encounters-with-people-who-disapprove-with-your-non-beliefs/597670)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2012, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-your-encounters-with-people-who-disapprove-with-your-non-beliefs/597670 "2012-11-17T13:01:35Z")
There has got to be some good stories of fellow atheists who have been shunned, lectured, or even discriminated against by theist. It will be interesting to hear how you handled yourself. I have a few stories I’ll type… --- ## [FOURTH accident at the Broadway show Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fourth-accident-at-the-broadway-show-spiderman-turn-off-the-dark/564963)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fourth-accident-at-the-broadway-show-spiderman-turn-off-the-dark/564963 "2013-08-16T04:49:46Z")
Story here. That’s four accidents and an opening that keeps getting pushed back. The creative team doesn’t seem to realize that real live human beings cannot do what comic strip and cartoon superheroes can. This show is… --- ## [Gun registration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-registration/647073)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2013, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-registration/647073 "2013-01-22T21:42:16Z")
Sorry. Another gun thread. Background checks? Fine. No problem with that. I suspect that every person that buys a gun is on a list somewhere now. OK. I don’t understand the ‘anti-gun’ folks desire to put everyone … --- ## [Why isn't German cuisine more popular in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-german-cuisine-more-popular-in-the-us/462848)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2008, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-german-cuisine-more-popular-in-the-us/462848 "2008-09-24T22:27:53Z")
I visited Milwaukee, where I grew up, a few weeks ago. One thing I’d never thought about much: There are German restaurants there. But there aren’t many German restaurants throughout the country. At least, German restau… --- ## [Actors/actresses you think are the same person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-actresses-you-think-are-the-same-person/318519)
**Author:** [@Tracy\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracy_Lord)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2022, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-actresses-you-think-are-the-same-person/318519 "2022-09-05T01:46:33Z")
Until I looked them up on IMDB, I had no idea that John Corbett and Paul Rudd were different people. I thought that the guy in Clueless was the guy on Sex and the City was the guy on Friends was the guy in My Big Fat Gre… --- ## [Lolita: Novel and Kubrick film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lolita-novel-and-kubrick-film/531775)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2010, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lolita-novel-and-kubrick-film/531775 "2010-06-26T02:55:11Z")
I’ve read Lolita a couple of times, and am now rereading it. I also saw the Kubrick version of the film last night. I pretty much started this thread to express some thoughts I’d always had. When I first read the book, … --- ## [Political Compass #38: No broadcasting institution should receive public funding.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-38-no-broadcasting-institution-should-receive-public-funding/266824)
**Author:** [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-38-no-broadcasting-institution-should-receive-public-funding/266824 "2012-05-10T22:49:39Z")
Many political debates here have included references to The Political Compass, which uses a set of 61 questions to assess one’s political orientation in terms of economic left/right and social libertarianism/authoritaria… --- ## [According to KY law, the same sex marriage licenses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-ky-law-the-same-sex-marriage-licenses/730227)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 367\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-ky-law-the-same-sex-marriage-licenses/730227 "2015-09-09T20:55:23Z")
that were issued in Rowan county after the county clerk was jailed are invalid. Or all other marriage licenses, if there were any. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/statutes/statute.aspx?id=36473 No marriage shall be solemnized wi… --- ## [How do illiterate people survive in modern society?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-illiterate-people-survive-in-modern-society/660259)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2013, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-illiterate-people-survive-in-modern-society/660259 "2013-09-28T13:29:19Z")
Since being able to read is important in today’s society, how do illiterate people manage to function? How can they get jobs, for example? (Or do they?) How do they do, well, just about anything? --- ## [Crown came off tooth - what if I don't replace it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crown-came-off-tooth-what-if-i-dont-replace-it/523605)
**Author:** [@Oglomott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oglomott)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2010, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crown-came-off-tooth-what-if-i-dont-replace-it/523605 "2010-01-07T23:24:20Z")
A couple of years ago, a cracked tooth (number 18 for those with this sort of knowledge) led to me getting a root canal and a crown. All was well until a week ago. The crown came off, and the tooth was now broken in ha… --- ## [The Blacklist Season 1 thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-blacklist-season-1-thread/669561)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2014, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-blacklist-season-1-thread/669561 "2014-09-22T12:42:49Z")
Great start tonight. James Spader is quite good as the mastermind criminal/terrorist. Megan Boone did ok. She’s no Jodie Foster but I think she’ll grow into the profiler role. I’m looking forward to seeing what kind of … --- ## [Things that bug you about Star Trek](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-bug-you-about-star-trek/782109)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2017, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-bug-you-about-star-trek/782109 "2017-03-25T08:16:10Z")
Inspired by this thread. My first thoughts are of ST:TOS, but other series have problems too, so I’ll leave it open. One thing that comes immediately to mind is this: Inkwells? Really? People stopped using inkwells… --- ## [Should March 8 be A Day Without Men Day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-march-8-be-a-day-without-men-day/780315)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-march-8-be-a-day-without-men-day/780315 "2020-07-14T02:47:43Z")
Personally I think it would be awesome. I just hope I don’t need tech support that day. --- ## [Israel in conflict for 65 years. How will it end?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-in-conflict-for-65-years-how-will-it-end/651342)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 284\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2013, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-in-conflict-for-65-years-how-will-it-end/651342 "2013-03-22T01:10:34Z")
I’ve read about the Israeli Iron Wall strategy which has been implemented since its birth in 1948, but the bigger question is, how will this conflict, which is coming up to be on par with the 100 years war with England a… --- ## [Majority of States Now Challenging Health Care Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/majority-of-states-now-challenging-health-care-law/567588)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/majority-of-states-now-challenging-health-care-law/567588 "2011-07-01T03:44:46Z")
With Kansas joining the suit, there are now 26 states as parties to litigation challenging the constitutionality of the health care law. I first have to say that I never saw this coming. I didn’t suss out the specific a… --- ## [The hot and soggy MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hot-and-soggy-mmp/662929)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 370\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2013, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hot-and-soggy-mmp/662929 "2013-07-15T11:17:29Z")
Isn’t this quite the summer? Extremes in heat and rain all over the place - some getting both! That’s all I’ve got - just a random observation. So tell us all something random. Maybe this week’s theme can be conversa… --- ## [What is the most famous present-day object that can be seen only in person (no photographs exist)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-famous-present-day-object-that-can-be-seen-only-in-person-no-photographs-exist/573973)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-famous-present-day-object-that-can-be-seen-only-in-person-no-photographs-exist/573973 "2011-09-26T16:53:39Z")
I am looking for the most famous object that can be seen in person by an average member of the general public, but has never been photographed (or at least, any photographs of it have been destroyed and future photograph… --- ## [One Hour Photo? What the hell??? WARNING: POSSIBLE SPOILERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hour-photo-what-the-hell-warning-possible-spoilers/168907)
**Author:** [@Kyann22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyann22)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hour-photo-what-the-hell-warning-possible-spoilers/168907 "2018-09-05T12:48:36Z")
Just watched this movie over the weekend. Can someone please explain what was up with that ending?? Was he imagining the scenes in the hotel room? Did he actually have those people perform and simply pretended to ta… --- ## [Canadians and doughnuts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-and-doughnuts/546165)
**Author:** [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-and-doughnuts/546165 "2010-11-08T05:42:25Z")
I’m doing some research about doughnuts and have stumbled on some really amazing poetry and artwork which seems pervasive as part of the Canadian culture. Can I ask for speculation on why doughnuts are more of a Canadia… --- ## [eBay hacking: Can a shill bidder discover a legit bidder's max bid amount?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-hacking-can-a-shill-bidder-discover-a-legit-bidders-max-bid-amount/278428)
**Author:** [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-hacking-can-a-shill-bidder-discover-a-legit-bidders-max-bid-amount/278428 "2013-12-30T04:33:37Z")
I had an eBay auction experience this morning that really raised my eyebrows. Minutes before an auction was about to end the top bid was about $17. I knew this was grossly under the real value of the item so when I subm… --- ## [Please explain these soccer team names to an ignorant American](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-these-soccer-team-names-to-an-ignorant-american/534284)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2014, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-these-soccer-team-names-to-an-ignorant-american/534284 "2014-05-17T17:48:37Z")
As an American, I’m used to most of our pro sports team names to be pretty easy to decipher. They’re usually either objects (Spurs), animals (Bulldogs), minorities mistakenly honored in a way they don’t like (Redskins),… --- ## [Spinoff thread: Mystery Method (Pick-Up Artists): Manipulation or No?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinoff-thread-mystery-method-pick-up-artists-manipulation-or-no/475588)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2008, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinoff-thread-mystery-method-pick-up-artists-manipulation-or-no/475588 "2008-12-14T03:27:37Z")
The story so far… --- ## [Do they even still sell safety razor blades in the U.S.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-even-still-sell-safety-razor-blades-in-the-u-s/486647)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2009, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-even-still-sell-safety-razor-blades-in-the-u-s/486647 "2009-04-16T20:55:09Z")
Back in November, my wife bought me, as an anniversary gift, a beautiful German-made safety razor, much llike the one pictured here, along with a package of ten blades, some soap, a mug, and some cologne. I love shaving… --- ## [The Story Time MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-story-time-mmp/640760)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 414\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-story-time-mmp/640760 "2012-11-22T19:09:44Z")
Hey Mumpers! Now that we’re settled into our new place I’ll try not to be so skurse from now on! PB is just finishing up some training (Logistics & Forklift operation) & has done very well. I am getting things sit… --- ## [Shooting at Virginia Tech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-virginia-tech/400338)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 339\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2007, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-virginia-tech/400338 "2007-04-22T06:05:37Z")
From CNN: Further bulletins as events warrant, of course. I hope no one here is or knows anyone there. --- ## [What to expect for a mole check with a dermatologist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-expect-for-a-mole-check-with-a-dermatologist/508065)
**Author:** [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-expect-for-a-mole-check-with-a-dermatologist/508065 "2015-05-01T23:21:06Z")
After spending a few days in the sun without sunblock I noticed a smaller mole on my face became elevated and is now kind of sore to touch. I suppose it could be a pimple but I’d rather be safe than sorry and have it and… --- ## [How Jon Stewart Turned Lies into Comedy...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-jon-stewart-turned-lies-into-comedy/712769)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2015, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-jon-stewart-turned-lies-into-comedy/712769 "2015-02-20T05:18:00Z")
…and Brainwashed a Generation That’s the title of a Kyle Smith piece from the New York Post. I wouldn’t have seen this, but my Yahoo home page had it among the offerings. It’s a truly fascinating look into a different … --- ## [Cataract Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cataract-surgery/816883)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 436\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cataract-surgery/816883 "2026-07-16T16:32:01Z")
Hi all. This is pretty much MPSIMS, but it is eye surgery. I have a very fast developing cataract in my left eye. It’s been confirmed (two visits over 6 months), and I have pre-surgery consultation scheduled for July … --- ## [Who's your tv boyfriend (or girlfriend)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-tv-boyfriend-or-girlfriend/546717)
**Author:** [@Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tequila_Mockingbird)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-tv-boyfriend-or-girlfriend/546717 "2010-07-23T02:23:15Z")
Who do you tune in to watch every week and harbor that tiny secret or even not so secret crush for? You can only pick one person, but you can change your mind (because they aren’t action figures for you to collect)… I … --- ## [Why doesn't .9999~ = 1?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-9999-1/179019)
**Author:** [@Lint6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lint6)\ **Replies:** 381\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2003, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-9999-1/179019 "2003-07-12T00:38:29Z")
Someone asked this question on another message board I go to. I’m asking it here because the other message board is mostly about video games and I figured someone here would have a better idea. 1/3 = .3333~ 2/3 = .666… --- ## [Name a song that mentions a specific year in its lyrics (please read OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-song-that-mentions-a-specific-year-in-its-lyrics-please-read-op/649401)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2019, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-song-that-mentions-a-specific-year-in-its-lyrics-please-read-op/649401 "2019-03-25T22:36:26Z")
Please format it thusly: 1954. “The worst thing in 1954 was the bikini” – I Found That Essence Rare by Gang of Four. Jump in early to grab the low-hanging fruit! mmm --- ## [Does the alcohol content of beer vary from state to state?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-alcohol-content-of-beer-vary-from-state-to-state/420542)
**Author:** [@Newton72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newton72)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-alcohol-content-of-beer-vary-from-state-to-state/420542 "2012-06-06T02:43:47Z")
At “real beer dot com” there is a list of the percentage of alcohol in most beers. For example it lists Budweiser at 5.0%, Bud Lite at 4.2% and Heineken at 5.4%. However, I have been told by friends of mine that in cert… --- ## [Where do you keep a billion dollars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-keep-a-billion-dollars/562278)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2017, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-keep-a-billion-dollars/562278 "2017-12-15T22:31:18Z")
You make a company/website to help people find albino goats, Google likes it, and buys albinogoatfinder.com from you for a billion dollars. OK, they probably give it to you in stock, but you decide to cash it out. What… --- ## [Safe way to get rid of mice with a dog in the house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-way-to-get-rid-of-mice-with-a-dog-in-the-house/433551)
**Author:** [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2008, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-way-to-get-rid-of-mice-with-a-dog-in-the-house/433551 "2008-01-16T20:31:34Z")
We’ve gotten a mouse problem, in that we’ve found a total of 4 little mice in the last few weeks. They’re in the kitchen, and we’ve found them all in our bag of dog food (they’re not chewing through, rather going in thro… --- ## [Is absence of evidence evidence of absence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-absence-of-evidence-evidence-of-absence/529720)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2010, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-absence-of-evidence-evidence-of-absence/529720 "2010-04-13T13:35:07Z")
This issue has come up in a million threads now. We can try to keep religion out of it if it makes things simpler, but I bet it will get there. My view: absence of unexpected evidence is not evidence of absence. Absence… --- ## [Free will -- How and when do you make your first choice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-will-how-and-when-do-you-make-your-first-choice/767244)
**Author:** [@lucid-nonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lucid-nonsense)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2016, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-will-how-and-when-do-you-make-your-first-choice/767244 "2016-10-06T23:10:10Z")
So, I’ve got a question concerning free will. It’s pretty simple: How and when do you make your first choice out of free will? Are you born with free will? If so, does in appear in utero or at conception? Both seem impo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=125&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=127&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)