# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1264&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:** 1265 --- ## [dramatic crescendo: what's it called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dramatic-crescendo-whats-it-called/476811)
**Author:** [@Cat\_In\_A\_Top\_Hat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_In_A_Top_Hat)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2008, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dramatic-crescendo-whats-it-called/476811 "2008-12-15T09:59:38Z")
Every so often I hear this particular cheesy sound effect. It’s usually put in during sitcoms and the like after someone’s just said something that amounts to a twist. You’d know it if you heard it: “DUN dun DUHHHH!” … --- ## [What happens if you put too strong an alternator in a car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-put-too-strong-an-alternator-in-a-car/571972)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2011, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-put-too-strong-an-alternator-in-a-car/571972 "2011-02-20T14:11:10Z")
My truck supposedly needs a new alternator, so I am searching websites that sell them. THere is a 95amp and 130amp model, and I don’t know which one my truck takes. Since I have a 4 cyl engine and no power anything (wind… --- ## [Ever lose in interest in a show because of the way certain characters are portrayed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-lose-in-interest-in-a-show-because-of-the-way-certain-characters-are-portrayed/704147)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2014, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-lose-in-interest-in-a-show-because-of-the-way-certain-characters-are-portrayed/704147 "2014-11-12T20:24:53Z")
Warning. Contains open spoilers for “The Walking Dead”. But I don’t want the discussion to be focused just on this series. I’m almost halfway through season 3 of “The Walking Dead”, and I think I’m going to give it a … --- ## [Staring eviction in the face.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/staring-eviction-in-the-face/706274)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2014, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/staring-eviction-in-the-face/706274 "2014-12-14T19:58:38Z")
I am just absolutely and completely unprepared for this. I’ve been out of work for quite a while now, and my landlord wants to sell the unit, so no more patience from him. We are most of the way through the process, an… --- ## [Panhandlers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panhandlers/296836)
**Author:** [@Binarydrone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Binarydrone)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2005, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panhandlers/296836 "2005-05-10T21:49:22Z")
I am well into my mid-afternoon slump. This calls for caffeine. All that I wanted to do was to move from the point A of my office building to the point B of the corner coffee shop, acquire some coffee and then return. Y… --- ## [What is your race?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-race/577666)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2011, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-race/577666 "2011-04-12T23:40:25Z")
As far as I can tell, we haven’t had a poll about race since the polling feature was enabled, and I’m just curious to see \[del\]exactly how lilly-white this place is\[/del\] roughly what the demographics here at like. Obvi… --- ## [Could We Revive The Austro-Hungarian Empire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-revive-the-austro-hungarian-empire/183406)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2003, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-revive-the-austro-hungarian-empire/183406 "2003-06-24T02:03:50Z")
To me, it seems a natural…Spain likes being a kingdom again, and the stabilizing effects of a maonarchy have been good for the UK. So, since the habsburg family still exists, should we revive this mid-european empire? --- ## [Arby’s new $10 “Meat Mountain”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arby-s-new-10-meat-mountain/696488)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arby-s-new-10-meat-mountain/696488 "2014-08-28T20:42:47Z")
From a rather hostile review: The article says it’s not on the menu but you can get it if you ask for it. So, what’s the general Dopereaction to the above – are you drooling, or lurching towards the toilet, or going, … --- ## [ChiDope 2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chidope-2004/232113)
**Author:** [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2004, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chidope-2004/232113 "2004-04-09T05:00:17Z")
The secret cabal has begun planning ChiDope 2004 for the weekend of Friday, May 21 - Sunday, May 23, 2004. Events tentatively planned, times to follow: Friday, May 21: '80s-themed potluck at Gundy’s. Yes, you heard me… --- ## [For the love all that's holy, being stupid is NOT an accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-love-all-thats-holy-being-stupid-is-not-an-accident/659118)
**Author:** [@Zyanthia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyanthia)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2013, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-love-all-thats-holy-being-stupid-is-not-an-accident/659118 "2013-05-25T18:13:46Z")
This boy died tragically. But it wasn’t an accident. He didn’t slip and fall through the collar. He didn’t slip and fall off the side. Where is the accident? I see stupidity, but being stupid != accident. Why aren… --- ## [Repeal the twenty-second amendment (presidential term limit)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repeal-the-twenty-second-amendment-presidential-term-limit/646316)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2013, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repeal-the-twenty-second-amendment-presidential-term-limit/646316 "2013-01-08T15:54:20Z")
Congress.gov \[QUOTE=Rep. Serrano, Jose E. (D-NY-15)\] H.J.Res.15 - Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the… --- ## [Not a Sausage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-sausage/293359)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2005, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-sausage/293359 "2005-03-13T04:01:13Z")
That’s a phrase I read in my book this weekend. (Iain Banks, The Business) I like that phrase. ‘Not a sausage’ means: blank diddly squat goose egg naught nix nothing (regular) squat zilch or zip I don’t think I… --- ## [Do animals have a sense of humor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-animals-have-a-sense-of-humor/642918)
**Author:** [@taskmgr.exe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taskmgr.exe)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2012, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-animals-have-a-sense-of-humor/642918 "2012-12-08T07:13:23Z")
Just asking. To me, they seem like they have an unexplainable sense of humor. So weird. :dubious: --- ## [Best TV pilot(s) of all time...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-pilot-s-of-all-time/582298)
**Author:** [@bmasters1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmasters1)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2011, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-pilot-s-of-all-time/582298 "2011-05-19T16:56:08Z")
What, in your opinion, was at least one of the best television pilots of all time? You can name more if you like, and you can explain why if you want. I have at least two, both of which I’ve seen from the DVD releases o… --- ## [Why do people seem to randomly hate on government works?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-seem-to-randomly-hate-on-government-works/671726)
**Author:** [@Donna\_Lange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donna_Lange)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2013, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-seem-to-randomly-hate-on-government-works/671726 "2013-10-21T15:07:21Z")
I’ll preface this with a shocking statement, I’m sure: I like taxes. Especially for public works! Having public buildings, parks, roads and civil projects that I can use and aren’t owned by one guy or group is a great … --- ## [Will ending "birthright citizenship" help to control America's borders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ending-birthright-citizenship-help-to-control-americas-borders/329564)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2005, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ending-birthright-citizenship-help-to-control-americas-borders/329564 "2005-11-13T12:16:39Z")
Per the link below does ending birthright citizenship make sense as a border control measure? If this is part of a consitutional amendment how are you going to bypass this with a statute? GOP mulls ending birthright ci… --- ## [Is mathematics the language of the Universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mathematics-the-language-of-the-universe/593784)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2011, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mathematics-the-language-of-the-universe/593784 "2011-08-28T07:29:20Z")
I this thread on Evolution I’m afraid I started a hijack on what is a “fact” by suggesting 2+2=4 is the only “true” facts we can count on (which is to say math…not just that equation). Derelth responded by saying: The… --- ## [The Amazing Race 3/4: "Bust Me Right In The Head With It"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-3-4-bust-me-right-in-the-head-with-it/614772)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-3-4-bust-me-right-in-the-head-with-it/614772 "2012-03-06T02:25:23Z")
Kind of disappointed to see those who went go. Especially with one of the teams that stayed not finishing ANY task tonight. I think those bottles were breakaway bottles…an awful lot of them got broken by careless squeez… --- ## [The perks of poverty.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perks-of-poverty/608714)
**Author:** [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2012, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perks-of-poverty/608714 "2012-01-17T11:17:05Z")
I want to help that little girl learn how to cut hair. I swear I don’t mind looking like I’m leaning to one side. Anybody got another reason to go on? --- ## [How do you make a Justice League movie work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-a-justice-league-movie-work/627592)
**Author:** [@CyclopticXander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyclopticXander)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-a-justice-league-movie-work/627592 "2012-07-11T18:45:00Z")
Now that Marvel is reaping the rewards of years of planning and given us the ultimate super hero team up movie, naturally everyone is looking for DC to get in on this. DC however isn’t in a great position to get a Justic… --- ## [Circular holes in a concrete wall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circular-holes-in-a-concrete-wall/444922)
**Author:** [@qubed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/qubed)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2008, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circular-holes-in-a-concrete-wall/444922 "2008-04-11T19:42:24Z")
Often, you’ll see shallow holes in concrete walls like this. Often they are patched up. What are those for? I’m guessing it’s for curing the concrete, but it’s not clear to me how they’re used. --- ## [Anyone taken singing lessons as an adult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-taken-singing-lessons-as-an-adult/339372)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2006, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-taken-singing-lessons-as-an-adult/339372 "2006-01-11T00:37:43Z")
I just had a brief evaluation with a local music school to find a voice coach today. They asked my learning style, my musical genre interests, and previous experience and are going to get back to me with a compatible tea… --- ## [Billiards - Cutthroat Rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billiards-cutthroat-rules/21597)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2000, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billiards-cutthroat-rules/21597 "2000-06-12T18:04:06Z")
The other day at work I was playing 8-ball and a third person came in to the break room. We decided we’d play cutthroat the next game. Gee what a surprise to find that we all had different versions of how to play. We al… --- ## [Language prescriptivism is a moral issue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language-prescriptivism-is-a-moral-issue/562431)
**Author:** [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2010, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language-prescriptivism-is-a-moral-issue/562431 "2010-12-06T16:13:35Z")
So says John Simon in the foreword to Robert Hartwell Fiske’s The Dictionary of Disagreeable English. I think that, given that there is no official governing body of the English language, the arguments of the book don’t … --- ## [how bogus is Matthew Lesko?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bogus-is-matthew-lesko/293418)
**Author:** [@filmyak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmyak)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2005, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bogus-is-matthew-lesko/293418 "2005-03-10T17:14:23Z")
I’ve got a friend who is ready to order that spaz Lesko’s books from a tv commercial, the kind that promises info on tons of gov’t grants that give everyone a chance to have the gov’t pay their rent, go on vacation, etc. … --- ## [Does anyone else dislike "cromulent"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-dislike-cromulent/674818)
**Author:** [@vontsira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vontsira)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2013, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-dislike-cromulent/674818 "2013-11-28T23:28:51Z")
Very many of us have particular annoyance-generating hot buttons, concerning things related to use of the English language. For most folk, objectively this stuff is pretty harmless in the general scheme of things; but … --- ## [Paul McCartney on Sat. Night Live](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-mccartney-on-sat-night-live/563862)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2010, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-mccartney-on-sat-night-live/563862 "2010-12-14T22:51:41Z")
Did anybody else think this was a trainwreck? 1st Song - Jet 2nd Song - Band on the Run 3rd Songs - Medley of Beatles songs including some from Lennon. and Closed with Get Back. Maybe it was the SNL soundstage and/o… --- ## [Please help me debunk that Muslims laughed and cheered as the Notre Dame Cathedral burned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-debunk-that-muslims-laughed-and-cheered-as-the-notre-dame-cathedral-burned/832650)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2019, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-debunk-that-muslims-laughed-and-cheered-as-the-notre-dame-cathedral-burned/832650 "2019-11-02T07:08:27Z")
I’m seeing this on Facebook. Please tell me this didn’t happen, because I seriously don’t believe it. --- ## [Most presumptuous/patronizing gift you've gotten](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-presumptuous-patronizing-gift-youve-gotten/426150)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2007, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-presumptuous-patronizing-gift-youve-gotten/426150 "2007-11-17T21:56:06Z")
With the holiday season rapidly coming up, I 'd thought I’d solicit examples of gifts you have gotten which struck you as presumptuous, condescending, or perhaps just plain thoughtless. Me, we had a holiday party at wor… --- ## [Making holes in a stainless steel door?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-holes-in-a-stainless-steel-door/538517)
**Author:** [@filmyak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmyak)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2010, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-holes-in-a-stainless-steel-door/538517 "2010-05-18T06:49:33Z")
My house’s front door is a standard wooden door, but there’s a stainless steel plate the covers the inside, and another one on the outside of the door. It’s a pretty cool look, but… I’d like to add a 2nd deadbolt to the… --- ## [A Question For People That Are REALLY Overweight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-people-that-are-really-overweight/419940)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2007, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-people-that-are-really-overweight/419940 "2007-09-25T21:15:15Z")
Hi. I don’t want to seem insulting or crass, but I do wonder about this fairly often. If someone could start an “Ask The REALLY Overweight Person!” that would be great. Thanks. No? Oh well, then, here I go. How … --- ## [What gives Dr. Pepper its unique taste?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gives-dr-pepper-its-unique-taste/84325)
**Author:** [@duffman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffman)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2001, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gives-dr-pepper-its-unique-taste/84325 "2001-09-28T22:29:07Z")
I was just drinking a can and the question came to mind. The can says artificial and natural flavors and I couldn’t find anything on the net about what it actually is. Anyone got the straight dope? Thanks --- ## [Gun cleaning: Will a bore brush damage the rifling of a rifle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-cleaning-will-a-bore-brush-damage-the-rifling-of-a-rifle/694532)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2014, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-cleaning-will-a-bore-brush-damage-the-rifling-of-a-rifle/694532 "2014-08-02T04:37:11Z")
A friend of mine recently mentioned that a bore brush used in cleaning a rifle would damage the rifling of the rifle. I laughed him to scorn, of course, since I didn’t know the facts. However, I do not believe that he i… --- ## [Questions about Death Star MKII](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-death-star-mkii/665891)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2013, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-death-star-mkii/665891 "2013-08-12T19:56:03Z")
\[ol\] \[li\]When did it become canon that the second Death Star was substantially larger than the original? At least watching RotJ I didn’t see anything in story to support that.\[/li\] \[li\]Why make the second one bigger, e… --- ## [Ask the Private Investigator.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-private-investigator/174286)
**Author:** [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2003, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-private-investigator/174286 "2003-05-17T01:54:57Z")
My husband occasionally posts under my name. In this thread, \*\*GMRyujin \*\* requested an “Ask the PI” thread. Hubby says he’ll be happy to answer your questions. He was an investigator for a large firm for three years, a… --- ## [A duck's quack doesn't echo, and other weird shit people believe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-ducks-quack-doesnt-echo-and-other-weird-shit-people-believe/756553)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2016, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-ducks-quack-doesnt-echo-and-other-weird-shit-people-believe/756553 "2016-06-09T20:27:22Z")
Elsewhere in this section there is a discussion on whether someone is a jerk for correcting someone else’s false believe about something. I think this might be an appropriate place for weird shit people believe. Just que… --- ## [The British called. They want their guns back.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-british-called-they-want-their-guns-back/481818)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2009, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-british-called-they-want-their-guns-back/481818 "2009-01-22T00:29:51Z")
Video (09:07): The British called. They want their guns back. I don’t know how old this is, but it seems familiar. I think I’ve heard about the guy who was sentenced to life in prison for killing an intruder in his is… --- ## [Smack in the face cover versions of songs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smack-in-the-face-cover-versions-of-songs/601627)
**Author:** [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smack-in-the-face-cover-versions-of-songs/601627 "2011-11-08T19:37:06Z")
I happened upon a cover of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah that made my jaw hit the ground. It is by Justin Timberlake who I know is a quality musician, but still, fuck me. Find any yourself? --- ## [The Oklahoma School Board and 11 year old Muslim girls.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oklahoma-school-board-and-11-year-old-muslim-girls/206868)
**Author:** [@Mr.Babbington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Babbington)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2003, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oklahoma-school-board-and-11-year-old-muslim-girls/206868 "2003-10-16T19:23:29Z")
Girl Suspended from class. So she was wearing a head scarf, 11 years old, probably playing around at recess. Some stupid teacher thought, “Oh Lord Jesus, help me through my time of trouble! There are terrorists in our… --- ## [SiriusXM Kinda Sucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/siriusxm-kinda-sucks/688110)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2014, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/siriusxm-kinda-sucks/688110 "2014-05-19T19:29:47Z")
Waaaay too narrow of a focus. I like pretty much all music (that excludes “Country” and Rap) and have been changing up my stations on the old Dish box thingy. I used to listen to music in the 900- range, buy it got kind … --- ## [Is BOMBAY Co. Furniture Any good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bombay-co-furniture-any-good/129150)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2002, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bombay-co-furniture-any-good/129150 "2002-09-24T21:21:06Z")
I ask because I am interested in furnishing a home office. The desks from bombay look very nice-it is a traditional look that I like. Yet, the furniture appears to be veneer over some kind of pressboard?Has anybody bough… --- ## [Botticelli, Nov. 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093)
**Author:** [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Replies:** 366\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093 "2022-12-02T18:06:30Z")
New month. I am M --- ## [The Feud: Items in a Junk Drawer \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-items-in-a-junk-drawer-game-over/497069)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2009, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-items-in-a-junk-drawer-game-over/497069 "2009-05-26T21:26:33Z")
RULES! 1. DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS 2. Object of the game: Try to think of the most popular answer, to get the most people matching you. Google is allowed, if you desire. Only answers that ar… --- ## [Is there a technical name for a "brain fart"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-technical-name-for-a-brain-fart/351857)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2006, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-technical-name-for-a-brain-fart/351857 "2006-04-08T23:16:08Z")
What’s the fancy-schmancy technical term for suddenly being unable something that you routinely know without really thinking about it? For example, I have an ID code that I punch in to my work computer to check my schedu… --- ## [Gene Wilder has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gene-wilder-has-died/764426)
**Author:** [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gene-wilder-has-died/764426 "2016-09-02T21:05:50Z")
Gene Wilder has died. 2016 claims another victim. --- ## [Rant, Write, and Boo (July Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-write-and-boo-july-mini-rants/1031327)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 290\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-write-and-boo-july-mini-rants/1031327 "2026-08-03T03:56:16Z")
Continuing the discussion from Blue June… (Monthly Mini-Rants): We have a trip planned to visit my in-laws near Las Vegas the first week of September. We’ve been watching plane ticket prices, as they’ve been going up a… --- ## [Overtime pay law & union contracts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overtime-pay-law-union-contracts/587779)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2011, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overtime-pay-law-union-contracts/587779 "2011-07-04T23:00:19Z")
I got into a small debate with a coworker today about how we get paid for overtime at our company. If her explanation of how they calculate our overtime is correct, then I believe we’re getting screwed somewhere. Part o… --- ## [Marie Callender's Buttermilk Biscuits and Sausage Gravy - review](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marie-callenders-buttermilk-biscuits-and-sausage-gravy-review/738826)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2016, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marie-callenders-buttermilk-biscuits-and-sausage-gravy-review/738826 "2016-01-16T16:18:54Z")
I bought Biscuits and Sausage Gravy at Sams Club. Packaged in individual servings with 2 biscuits and a gravy packet. Well, I consider 2 biscuits one serving. :wink: The box’s nutritional info is for one biscuit. Yeah r… --- ## [The quotable "Family Guy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-quotable-family-guy/426589)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2007, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-quotable-family-guy/426589 "2007-11-19T22:00:55Z")
Patrick: “I hated being in that place. Everyone there was a serial masturbator.” Chris: “Is it lonely up there on your pedestal, Uncle Patrick?” --- ## [Do rock musicians wear ear protection when performing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-rock-musicians-wear-ear-protection-when-performing/419416)
**Author:** [@Paladud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paladud)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2007, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-rock-musicians-wear-ear-protection-when-performing/419416 "2007-09-18T22:54:36Z")
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