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**Author:** [@Malden\_Capell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malden_Capell)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2014, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-usanians-spend-their-change-on/677979 "2014-01-13T03:42:40Z")
Just came back from two great weeks in the US visiting the in-laws. A week in Tampa, FL and a week in NYC. Naturally in both I spent a large sum of money (and due to some anti-fraud thing, my bank barred me from using m… --- ## [Cake Day - A Sweet Treat in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-day-a-sweet-treat-in-the-mmp/974886)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2022, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-day-a-sweet-treat-in-the-mmp/974886 "2022-11-22T07:15:16Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s 10c/50f with a predicted high of 14c/57f and cloudy. That would account for the mist and murk on my commute today then. Weather app says “Do we talk about the weather because we having fucking n… --- ## [Fuck! I no-showed a shift!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-i-no-showed-a-shift/250969)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2004, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-i-no-showed-a-shift/250969 "2004-06-19T03:02:10Z")
After a great day browsing at the library, getting my grocery shopping done and making travel plans, I happened to glance at my phone. I thought it was strange that Denny’s (where I work as a host) had called- maybe the… --- ## [Student workers having sex in the library or Good God I HATE giving this speech all the time.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-workers-having-sex-in-the-library-or-good-god-i-hate-giving-this-speech-all-the-time/746387)
**Author:** [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-workers-having-sex-in-the-library-or-good-god-i-hate-giving-this-speech-all-the-time/746387 "2016-02-23T00:28:45Z")
It’s a big campus. There are lots of hidden spaces, lots of restrooms on the top floors of multi-story buildings that are virtually empty after around 7:00 p.m. There’s a dormitory where guest are allowed 24-hours a da… --- ## [Why is Donald Trump allowed to run for President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-donald-trump-allowed-to-run-for-president/740263)
**Author:** [@Barack\_Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barack_Obama)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-donald-trump-allowed-to-run-for-president/740263 "2015-12-22T19:33:26Z")
From what I can tell he has no Political degree, little to no knowledge of international relations and foreign policies. He has little to no compassion or moral appeal to human beings. He’s mostly uses faulty Logos appro… --- ## [has Anyone Invented Riskless Investing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-invented-riskless-investing/728069)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2015, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-invented-riskless-investing/728069 "2015-08-19T17:29:53Z")
The “Holy Grail” of investments would be one where you would get a high return, regardless of market/world conditions. this was tries years ago (Long term capital Management), wherein every investment with a positive Bet… --- ## [Are there many six year olds w/ regular access to swing sets who can't yet swing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-many-six-year-olds-w-regular-access-to-swing-sets-who-cant-yet-swing/599121)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2011, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-many-six-year-olds-w-regular-access-to-swing-sets-who-cant-yet-swing/599121 "2011-10-10T22:36:20Z")
My kid still hasn’t figured out how to swing his feet to accelerate on a swing-set. How abnormal is this? (His four year old sister is a pro at it… :/) --- ## [Who was Jesus’ real biological father?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-jesus-real-biological-father/17262)
**Author:** [@toecutter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toecutter)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2012, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-jesus-real-biological-father/17262 "2012-12-27T14:16:59Z")
Let us assume: … there really was a man called Jesus. … the timeframe of his existence is roughly correct … the characters around this central figure are as stated in the bible. … we suspend purely theological argument… --- ## [Movies that sync up with other music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-sync-up-with-other-music/128056)
**Author:** [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2002, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-sync-up-with-other-music/128056 "2002-09-14T21:25:43Z")
The classic example is The Wizard of Oz with Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon. Some people debate it, but they obviously aren’t watching with the proper… um, enhancement. Another one that’s really trippy is 2001: A Spa… --- ## [Dinosaurs, and non-Christian religions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinosaurs-and-non-christian-religions/515970)
**Author:** [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2009, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinosaurs-and-non-christian-religions/515970 "2009-11-10T19:18:10Z")
While I’m sure that this has a factual answer, I’m also sure it wil engender some debate, so I’m going to open this up here in GD. Mods, feel free to move as you think best depending on answers/tone. Basically, my quest… --- ## [Okay, this germophobe thing has gone too far](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-this-germophobe-thing-has-gone-too-far/529693)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2010, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-this-germophobe-thing-has-gone-too-far/529693 "2010-02-25T19:16:54Z")
I have a new job (yay me!!) in an office. I’ve noticed that in the ladies’ room, each of the stalls contains its own can of Lysol spray. I very vaguely wondered why, since I’ve seen the janitorial cart and the cleaning … --- ## [A question about child support and the Eighth Amendment.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-child-support-and-the-eighth-amendment/425584)
**Author:** [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-child-support-and-the-eighth-amendment/425584 "2013-03-18T15:22:05Z")
I was in court a few months ago and the majority of the cases were “Contempt for Failure To Pay Child Support” cases. I was flabbergasted at what I was witnessing the judge do with some of these people. For the most pa… --- ## [Do you fear death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fear-death/535102)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fear-death/535102 "2010-04-16T04:33:27Z")
I don’t mean the accidental kind which you don’t have time to fear, because if you did fear it, then you’d fear it all the time and you’d go bat-shit, right? No, I mean the everyday run-of-the-mill Grim Reaper kinda dea… --- ## [Let your boy be a girl for Halloween?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-your-boy-be-a-girl-for-halloween/267957)
**Author:** [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2006, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-your-boy-be-a-girl-for-halloween/267957 "2006-05-09T13:21:13Z")
A former co-worker (FCW) of mine has a 3-year-old son. He decided he wanted to be Dora the Explorer for Halloween, because he just loves the show. FCW tried to distract him, suggest other ideas, and generally talk him … --- ## [Your GPS will not get you to my house!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gps-will-not-get-you-to-my-house/643404)
**Author:** [@Frosty\_Camel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frosty_Camel)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gps-will-not-get-you-to-my-house/643404 "2012-12-12T05:37:54Z")
Why in the world do people insist on not listening to me when I tell them this? The conversation usually goes something like this: Me: My address is 123 Mystreet, Mytown, Mystate. Now let me tell you how to get here. … --- ## [Rock Stars With The Best Sideburns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-stars-with-the-best-sideburns/627891)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2012, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-stars-with-the-best-sideburns/627891 "2012-07-14T02:08:44Z")
I give you Slade (Noddy Holder) here. Mungo Jerry (Lead Singer) Here Alvin StardustHere --- ## [How do barbers make a decent living?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-barbers-make-a-decent-living/541078)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2010, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-barbers-make-a-decent-living/541078 "2010-05-30T01:05:34Z")
I just went to the barber shop for the first time in months and the whole process took about 45 minutes and cost $15 + tip. This seems to be the going rate in central Jersey. Since the barber who cut my hair is not the … --- ## [red shift and the not expanding universe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-shift-and-the-not-expanding-universe/796204)
**Author:** [@MANTRAPHILTER](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MANTRAPHILTER)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-shift-and-the-not-expanding-universe/796204 "2017-09-24T05:28:46Z")
Has red shift ever been measured during a solar eclipse? we can only look at stars in the night sky. This means the sun is behind us whenever red shift has been measured in a star or universe or whatever. My point is - r… --- ## [Slavery Reparations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slavery-reparations/100471)
**Author:** [@Binarydrone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Binarydrone)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2002, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slavery-reparations/100471 "2002-04-08T11:49:00Z")
I have just come across an interesting article here and am wondering what folks think about this. In essence: \[ul\]Quote:Three major US corporations have been named in a lawsuit filed in New York on behalf of African Ame… --- ## [Things that piss IT people off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-piss-it-people-off/294875)
**Author:** [@Maxxxie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maxxxie)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2005, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-piss-it-people-off/294875 "2005-03-22T22:23:45Z")
Pet peeve for today: When I am in the main part of the office, and I am plugging leads into a patch panel, do not walk up behind me and make fake explosion noises, or talk loudly to the person next to you along the line… --- ## [Some irritating cycling habits are good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-irritating-cycling-habits-are-good/693949)
**Author:** [@MostlyUseless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyUseless)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-irritating-cycling-habits-are-good/693949 "2014-07-27T22:00:16Z")
This came up in another post. Cyclists often pass stopped cars on the right and arrive at the front of the line. I understand that this is often infuriating to car drivers, but there is a pretty reasonable explanation … --- ## [Bumming Cigarettes.."It's my last one"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumming-cigarettes-its-my-last-one/588538)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2011, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumming-cigarettes-its-my-last-one/588538 "2011-07-13T14:52:51Z")
Smokers are an oppressed class these days. Then there are the homeless and others who get along by bumming whatever they can from whomever will comply. Some might consider them oppressed by society as well. The other … --- ## [Dr. Bronners Soap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-bronners-soap/708659)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2015, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-bronners-soap/708659 "2015-01-03T21:21:04Z")
I was at Costco yesterday and noticed a big bottle of Dr. Bronners Peppermint soap for $10. I’ve never used their products but the price seemed very good so it jumped into my cart. Smells very nice, but so far I’ve only… --- ## [Scrabble- Why is H worth 4 points?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-why-is-h-worth-4-points/576002)
**Author:** [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-why-is-h-worth-4-points/576002 "2011-03-31T18:56:47Z")
I was looking at a list of most common used letters in the English language. In order, they are: e t a o i n s r h l d c u m f p g w y b v k x j q z For the most part, the values of the letters in Scrabble reflect this … --- ## [Botticelli - October 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843)
**Author:** [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Replies:** 358\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2021, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843 "2021-11-01T01:36:29Z")
New month, new person I am C --- ## [Lock your dog up for fuck's sakes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lock-your-dog-up-for-fucks-sakes/617234)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lock-your-dog-up-for-fucks-sakes/617234 "2012-04-06T17:21:28Z")
A few weeks ago on my early morning walk with our two doggies (Daphne and Boris) we came across a wandering Staffie pup who took an instant liking to Daph and followed us home. No collar or other ID, we took him to the … --- ## [Who's not renewing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-not-renewing/448522)
**Author:** [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2008, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-not-renewing/448522 "2008-05-17T19:24:42Z")
Didn’t see another thread, don’t know if this is the right place for this one. I haven’t decided for sure yet one way or the other, but I’m leaning toward no. Anyone else? --- ## [Avengers 5 officially renamed (Avengers: Doomsday)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avengers-5-officially-renamed-avengers-doomsday/1004881)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 339\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avengers-5-officially-renamed-avengers-doomsday/1004881 "2026-08-01T17:31:06Z")
Kang is out and they are apparently throwing out that storyline. The new title is: Avengers Doomsday. The big bad is Doctor Doom and he is played by none other than Mr. Robert Downey Jr. --- ## [Jason Pohl is finally ready to kick some OCC ass.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jason-pohl-is-finally-ready-to-kick-some-occ-ass/599338)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2011, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jason-pohl-is-finally-ready-to-kick-some-occ-ass/599338 "2011-10-18T05:34:39Z")
After all these years Jason Pohl is ready to go postal on Senior and the rest of the staff. You really don’t want to piss off a computer nerd. :smiley: I recall Jason going Apeshit over his CAD station locking up a few… --- ## [Bali Executions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bali-executions/753328)
**Author:** [@Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walker_in_Eternity)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2016, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bali-executions/753328 "2016-05-06T21:04:40Z")
It seems that Indonesia is getting ready to execute some drug dealers by firing squad again.. Why is the west getting angry about this? The people to be executed presumably knew what to expect before smuggling drugs in… --- ## [What's the most likely candidate for 51st state of America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-likely-candidate-for-51st-state-of-america/415275)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2007, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-likely-candidate-for-51st-state-of-america/415275 "2007-08-25T02:53:55Z")
I don’t mean in the cultural sense, I mean in the political sense what’s the most likely place to achieve statehood? This could be a GQ but I thought maybe it’s one that’s debatable. --- ## [Lincoln Movie Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lincoln-movie-question/642042)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2013, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lincoln-movie-question/642042 "2013-09-04T00:38:05Z")
I just saw the movie ‘Lincoln’, which is a wonderful picture, and couldn’t help but notice the prominence of Secretary of State William Seward throughout the movie, and the absence of any mention of Andrew Johnson. I re… --- ## [Could Someone explain Joe Namath?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-explain-joe-namath/220265)
**Author:** [@NotMrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotMrKnowItAll)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2016, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-explain-joe-namath/220265 "2016-02-14T10:09:35Z")
I was watching the Patriots/Jets game this evening. It’s still on. They had Joe Namath on the side line talking to a pretty ESPN sideline commentatator, whose name escapes me. Anyway, he spoke in a very drunk-like fash… --- ## [What rights should the father have re: an abortion decision?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-rights-should-the-father-have-re-an-abortion-decision/118924)
**Author:** [@WV\_Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WV_Woman)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2002, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-rights-should-the-father-have-re-an-abortion-decision/118924 "2002-07-19T16:15:39Z")
Should a man have the legal right to stop his girlfriend from having an abortion if he wants the baby and she doesn’t? If not, why? If so, why? Is Mom the only parent that counts until the baby is born, or should both… --- ## [Lost in Space 2!!!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-in-space-2/319912)
**Author:** [@bubastis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubastis)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2014, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-in-space-2/319912 "2014-08-31T20:48:05Z")
Hey, just kidding. But seriously, why was there never a sequel made to LIS? Granted, the movie was shite, but that never stopped hollywood before. Surely it made some form of profit to warrant a sequel, even a straight-t… --- ## [How do you steer a streetcar (trolley)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-steer-a-streetcar-trolley/419532)
**Author:** [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2007, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-steer-a-streetcar-trolley/419532 "2007-09-18T19:39:55Z")
The title says it all. I while on my bike the other day, I had to wait for a streetcar to turn left at an intersection where the tracks give them the options of continuing straight, or turning left or right. There are … --- ## [Were the engines of the old Volkswagen Beatles (Käfer) located in the front or the back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-engines-of-the-old-volkswagen-beatles-kafer-located-in-the-front-or-the-back/700169)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2014, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-engines-of-the-old-volkswagen-beatles-kafer-located-in-the-front-or-the-back/700169 "2014-10-04T10:18:54Z")
Hi, Were the engines of the old Volkswagen Beatles (VW Käfer) located in the front or the back? I remember reading about how unsafe they were because of their weight distribution. But I can’t remember if the engines wer… --- ## [Jamie Oliver and chickens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamie-oliver-and-chickens/434245)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2008, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamie-oliver-and-chickens/434245 "2008-02-08T19:22:14Z")
Just recently Jamie and another bloke with a double barrelled name, both well known British chefs, have been telling and showing us the conditions in which battery hens are raised and pretty bad they are. They encourag… --- ## [Sagans List and life in the universe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sagans-list-and-life-in-the-universe/560372)
**Author:** [@Grateful-UnDead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grateful-UnDead)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2010, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sagans-list-and-life-in-the-universe/560372 "2010-11-19T05:07:59Z")
There is an ongoing thread about the existence of life in the universe. An alternative approach in considering this issue is to look at “Sagan’s List” . This is a list he and some of his colleagues compiled, and which s… --- ## ["Windows is checking for a solution to the problem"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-is-checking-for-a-solution-to-the-problem/608954)
**Author:** [@Uber\_the\_Goober](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uber_the_Goober)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2013, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-is-checking-for-a-solution-to-the-problem/608954 "2013-03-01T20:16:42Z")
So this error message often pops up after a program stops responding for one reason or another. Quite often nowadays witht the prevalence of internet video embedded in web pages you’ll get this after a brief freeze of y… --- ## [Philosophical evidence for evolution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philosophical-evidence-for-evolution/586195)
**Author:** [@Dostoyevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dostoyevsky)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philosophical-evidence-for-evolution/586195 "2011-06-24T08:10:33Z")
I’m looking for something like a priori arguments (if that’s possible) for evolution. As in, how would you explain and defend evolution to a creationist that has little to no knowledge or interest in science? Are there… --- ## [Do all modern full size refrigerators suck now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-modern-full-size-refrigerators-suck-now/697253)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2014, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-modern-full-size-refrigerators-suck-now/697253 "2014-09-07T21:22:26Z")
I just got a new refrigerator, that and others I have encountered that are ‘newer’ seems to have this feature (or bug) that after the door is closed a device turns on that seems to created negative pressure inside, or pe… --- ## [Back in the office in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-in-the-office-in-the-mmp/812961)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2018, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-in-the-office-in-the-mmp/812961 "2018-04-30T02:26:50Z")
I consider it to be a major accomplishment when returning to the office after an absence toremember my password. I also got “my” parking space this morning - no, they’re not assigned, but since I’m here so early, I usua… --- ## [Gun nerds: recommend a pistol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-nerds-recommend-a-pistol/539505)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2010, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-nerds-recommend-a-pistol/539505 "2010-05-21T15:34:54Z")
So, if I get another teaching job for next year, I may actually buy a semi-auto pistol. I’d like to spend only about $400. Make your case for your favorite cheap-ish pistol. I’ll be able to find this thread later if I ca… --- ## [Tips for scifi on avoiding zeerust](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-scifi-on-avoiding-zeerust/657084)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-scifi-on-avoiding-zeerust/657084 "2013-05-02T12:57:49Z")
Zeerust is a term defined as concepts that looked futuristic when they were produced in fiction, but that to a modern audience seem old fashioned. Some examples would be women not being allowed in positions of power, or… --- ## [Let’s merge and be full partners! Oh wait, never mind, you can be my employee.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-s-merge-and-be-full-partners-oh-wait-never-mind-you-can-be-my-employee/517598)
**Author:** [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-s-merge-and-be-full-partners-oh-wait-never-mind-you-can-be-my-employee/517598 "2010-07-06T15:51:09Z")
And, by the way, direct all your business to me !! Eight years ago this month, I started a consulting engineering firm. I ran it out of my house. It was quite a struggle, as I was a single mom with no other source of in… --- ## [Supers with secret powers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supers-with-secret-powers/683931)
**Author:** [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2014, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supers-with-secret-powers/683931 "2014-06-20T23:10:38Z")
Secret identities are a common trope in the superhero genre, of course, but what about secret powers? More specifically, I’m talking about publicly known supers who actively conceal the nature of their powers and/or dece… --- ## [747 Emergency Landing Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/747-emergency-landing-question/204389)
**Author:** [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2003, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/747-emergency-landing-question/204389 "2003-10-04T00:05:49Z")
I remember seeing a movie once in which a large commercial jet ran out of fuel or something (I forget now) and made an emergency landing at an general aviation airport with a short runway. Now, in real life, assuming t… --- ## [Pictures of My Kids (only, no pictures)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-of-my-kids-only-no-pictures/297645)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2005, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-of-my-kids-only-no-pictures/297645 "2005-04-10T18:58:53Z")
While I was cleaning up for the family to come over for Easter (pretend this is being posted last week) I did a little sweeping and a little dusting. Some of the dusting (but by no means most of the dusting) was in the f… --- ## [William Shatner heads off to the final frontier (space, not death)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/william-shatner-heads-off-to-the-final-frontier-space-not-death/951868)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2021, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/william-shatner-heads-off-to-the-final-frontier-space-not-death/951868 "2021-10-26T08:14:23Z")
No, this isn’t an RIP thread or anything like that. Shatner, the 90 year old Canadian actor who gained fame as Capt. James T. Kirk on the science fiction show Star Trek, will be taking off on the next flight of Jeff Bezo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1259&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1261&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)