# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1273&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:** 1274 --- ## [Young teenage girls advertise raunchy sexual messages - Has the neo-porn era begun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-teenage-girls-advertise-raunchy-sexual-messages-has-the-neo-porn-era-begun/324996)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2005, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-teenage-girls-advertise-raunchy-sexual-messages-has-the-neo-porn-era-begun/324996 "2005-10-13T23:02:53Z")
Per the linked article below I’ve got to admit I’ve been kind of surprised lately to see 13 to 16 year old girls in public wearing T-shirts with double entendres about what good rides they are, or how their milkshake is … --- ## [There's a peacock in my neighborhood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-peacock-in-my-neighborhood/443850)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2008, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-peacock-in-my-neighborhood/443850 "2008-06-14T21:20:21Z")
I live out in the country, sort of – a couple of miles outside of town, back in the hills a ways. Anyway, there’s a peacock wandering around the neighborhood, and has been for a couple of years. Beautiful, just gorgeous … --- ## [What country mints the world's coolest/sexiest currency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-mints-the-worlds-coolest-sexiest-currency/618345)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-mints-the-worlds-coolest-sexiest-currency/618345 "2012-04-14T18:29:30Z")
Question’s in the title. Include pics in your post, because I’m lazy and can’t be bothered to look it up myself. --- ## [To the Hit....lerrr Trump Youth.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-hit-lerrr-trump-youth/743386)
**Author:** [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2016, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-hit-lerrr-trump-youth/743386 "2016-01-20T22:08:06Z")
It speaks for itself. --- ## [Help me appreciate sausages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-appreciate-sausages/691033)
**Author:** [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2014, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-appreciate-sausages/691033 "2014-06-26T03:25:05Z")
Get your mind out of the gutter - I’m just looking to expand my culinary tastes. I’ve always been disgusted by cheap hot dogs / franks and avoided eating ALL sausages as a result, but surely I’m being unfair. What type… --- ## [Recommend true crime narrative non-fiction books, please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-true-crime-narrative-non-fiction-books-please/552981)
**Author:** [@eclectic\_wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eclectic_wench)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2011, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-true-crime-narrative-non-fiction-books-please/552981 "2011-10-02T04:15:23Z")
Examples of the kind of stuff I’m looking for: In Cold Blood and The Suspicions of Mr Whicher. I know it sounds like they don’t have much in common, but they’re both really well written, they’ve both got the narrative ar… --- ## [Musicians still doing amazing work after three decades](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-still-doing-amazing-work-after-three-decades/697444)
**Author:** [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2014, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-still-doing-amazing-work-after-three-decades/697444 "2014-09-10T15:40:55Z")
I was listening to some songs the other day by one of my all-time favorites, Bob Mould, and it struck me as rather amazing that this guy is more than 30 years into his career and he’s STILL got it. I don’t mean he’s not … --- ## [Come and join me in praise of 'The Wire'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-and-join-me-in-praise-of-the-wire/429435)
**Author:** [@Made\_in\_Macau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Made_in_Macau)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2008, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-and-join-me-in-praise-of-the-wire/429435 "2008-01-07T01:47:05Z")
Over the past 8 weeks I have watched the first 4 series of this show. I started watching season 1 on FX channel but after 3 weeks bought the DVD boxset. I’ve never bought a boxset of anything before. By episode 7 I’d bou… --- ## [Is air conditioning \ of a scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-air-conditioning-somewhat-of-a-scam/724458)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2015, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-air-conditioning-somewhat-of-a-scam/724458 "2015-07-16T21:40:52Z")
Ok, ok right off the bat I’ll admit there are some areas and climates that are nearly uninhabitable without some method of cooling, but most people don’t live in Qatar. But I wonder if AC, and the house design it needs … --- ## [Ask the Math & Special Education teacher](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-math-special-education-teacher/643378)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-math-special-education-teacher/643378 "2013-02-01T18:01:11Z")
Someone suggested I start this tread and I finally got to it. Let’s see, I’ve been a teacher since 1996 and my first year was 6th and 8th grade science in a non-public school. After that it has been math in one capacit… --- ## [How do I become a UN peacekeeper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-become-a-un-peacekeeper/253257)
**Author:** [@FlippyFly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlippyFly)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2010, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-become-a-un-peacekeeper/253257 "2010-07-29T00:07:10Z")
How do I become a UN peacekeeping troop? Do I have to go through the US military first? Also, is the name of peacekeeper just lip service, or do these troops actually (as is my impresion) do more moral work in the worl… --- ## [How would you respond to finding out...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-respond-to-finding-out/554418)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-respond-to-finding-out/554418 "2010-09-25T13:57:13Z")
I was at a party over the weekend with several friends but there were also several people that I had never met before. At a table next to the one I was sitting at, the conversation of music came up. They were discussin… --- ## [Top Chef Masters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-chef-masters/499416)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2009, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-chef-masters/499416 "2009-08-22T15:49:18Z")
I was impressed with just about all of them. Most of the food looked really good. Kudos to Keller for his creativity and wit. --- ## [Mount Rushmore of Pro Wrestling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mount-rushmore-of-pro-wrestling/685567)
**Author:** [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2014, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mount-rushmore-of-pro-wrestling/685567 "2014-04-28T19:46:09Z")
Or, alternatively, the Mount Rushmore of Promotion X or Era Y. I think the four that would exemplify the sport as a whole is pretty inarguable – Bruno Sammartino, Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, and Steve Austin. The only person… --- ## [Modern Family 10/19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-19/600216)
**Author:** [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-19/600216 "2011-11-03T13:31:38Z")
Thought this was the best show (by far) of the new season. I stepped out for a minute, did they ever show any resolution to the car mix-up? (Why was the woman attacking Cam and Mitchel with a baseball bat?) “So Maria is… --- ## [Petroleum and Young Earth Creationists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petroleum-and-young-earth-creationists/633081)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petroleum-and-young-earth-creationists/633081 "2020-04-20T00:01:10Z")
What do YECs say about where crude oil comes from (besides “God made it”)? --- ## [Best kind of icing for a red velvet cake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-kind-of-icing-for-a-red-velvet-cake/378413)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-kind-of-icing-for-a-red-velvet-cake/378413 "2006-10-31T14:29:43Z")
All right, in my cupboard downstairs is a box of red velvet cake mix from Duncan Hines. I’ve never had a red velvet cake, and I was wondering, what kind of icing should I use (make or buy, depending) with it? The icing… --- ## [Hey movie, you have not solved the problem!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-movie-you-have-not-solved-the-problem/735083)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2015, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-movie-you-have-not-solved-the-problem/735083 "2015-10-23T02:24:12Z")
Did you ever get to the end of a movie and realize that the central problem of the movie hasn’t really been solved? I don’t mean an obvious sequel set up like the end of Rise of the Planet of the Apes. The number one exa… --- ## [Wheel of Fortune: how did they not know that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheel-of-fortune-how-did-they-not-know-that/499635)
**Author:** [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2009, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheel-of-fortune-how-did-they-not-know-that/499635 "2009-06-16T05:25:54Z")
Tonight’s Wheel was interesting. The category was Food and Drink, the puzzle was revealed so far as… GRILLED AL\_ACORE TUNA WITH LEMON She spun and asked for an F. I weep for the future. --- ## [Plumbing: stuff comes up shower drain!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-stuff-comes-up-shower-drain/657362)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2013, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-stuff-comes-up-shower-drain/657362 "2013-05-04T01:48:53Z")
Ick! Two bedroom apartment, with a big hallway bathroom and a smaller bathroom attached to the master bedroom. Smaller bathroom has shower, not tub. Two story apartment, I’m on the upper floor. One neighboring apartm… --- ## [Lingerie for Men: yay or nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lingerie-for-men-yay-or-nay/656176)
**Author:** [@I\_Made\_French\_Toast\_For\_You](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Made_French_Toast_For_You)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2013, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lingerie-for-men-yay-or-nay/656176 "2013-04-21T15:16:17Z")
A new lingerie line has been unveiled called “Homme Mystere.” As the name implies: it’s for men. (Specifically men of mystery.) You can preview some of the collection here (probably NSFW). Gentlemen: would you consider … --- ## [I Might Be Starting The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-might-be-starting-the-mmp/812070)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-might-be-starting-the-mmp/812070 "2018-04-16T00:14:16Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 55 Amurrkin out and cloudy (dark) with a predicted high of 68 and rain this mornin’. Or not. TWPTB seem all willy-nilly on that. Today’s plan of action is to spiff da ca… --- ## [What is the purpose of "Assault Weapon" styling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-assault-weapon-styling/644566)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2012, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-assault-weapon-styling/644566 "2012-12-23T18:05:36Z")
Ok, so there’s lots of talk about “Assault Weapons” which in many ways are simply regular weapons with different styling. Many gun knowledgeable folks say that these weapons are “functionally identical” to regular guns … --- ## [Great moments in crappy films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-moments-in-crappy-films/530368)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-moments-in-crappy-films/530368 "2010-03-07T17:13:42Z")
I’m sure this has been done before, but I didn’t want to bump a zombie. Watched the first live-action Scooby Doo again recently, the one with Sarah Michele Gellar and Mathew Lilliard. There’s a great moment toward the e… --- ## [AC-130 vs M1 Abrams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ac-130-vs-m1-abrams/592089)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2011, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ac-130-vs-m1-abrams/592089 "2011-08-12T05:13:39Z")
We established in previous threads that an RPG is pretty much useless against an M1 Abrams tank and even the legendary GAU-8 gun while effective against softer targets would have a hard time killing a M1. But how would … --- ## [What's a fatal dose of tooth paste?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-fatal-dose-of-tooth-paste/463299)
**Author:** [@Osakadave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Osakadave)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-fatal-dose-of-tooth-paste/463299 "2020-02-25T23:34:06Z")
Reading the tube of Crest ™ toothpaste as I was brushing me teeth this morning, I was reminded of a question I’d been waiting for the restorationon SDMB to ask: There’s a warning to call the poison control center if one… --- ## [What dogs are the most wolf-like in appearance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dogs-are-the-most-wolf-like-in-appearance/378049)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2013, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dogs-are-the-most-wolf-like-in-appearance/378049 "2013-12-01T12:02:31Z")
We’re making a short film that we need a wolf to appear in. We’re going to digitally and prosthetically make the wolf do certain things for closeups, but we’d love a couple of wider shots of the wolf. The problem is, of … --- ## [Orbiting a black hole inside the event horizon until it "evaporates"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orbiting-a-black-hole-inside-the-event-horizon-until-it-evaporates/624709)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orbiting-a-black-hole-inside-the-event-horizon-until-it-evaporates/624709 "2012-06-11T19:11:46Z")
I’ve learned recently that objects can cross into the event horizon of a black hole without being destroyed. Would it then be possible to orbit the singularity until it evaporated, and in that matter “escape” the even… --- ## [How to buy a car (in MA)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-buy-a-car-in-ma/537523)
**Author:** [@lazybratsche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lazybratsche)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2010, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-buy-a-car-in-ma/537523 "2010-04-28T20:23:49Z")
So I’m going to be buying a new car for the first time. I want to make sure I understand the entire process, since it involves lots of things I’ve never had to deal with (loans, insurance, registration, etc.) Here’s wh… --- ## [A "Three's Company" art question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-threes-company-art-question/199069)
**Author:** [@MrTuffPaws](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrTuffPaws)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2012, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-threes-company-art-question/199069 "2012-06-08T23:14:45Z")
Watching Three’s Company, I have always noticed the painting on the wall of the apartment by the front door. It has the word “Life” across the top, and below the word is a female with butterfly wings. Out of all of the… --- ## [Massive Acid (LSD) Overdose Effects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massive-acid-lsd-overdose-effects/244579)
**Author:** [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2004, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massive-acid-lsd-overdose-effects/244579 "2004-05-12T13:28:00Z")
Disclaimer: this post in no way advocates or describes the use of illegal drugs. The claim is often made that one cannot “overdose” on LSD - that no plausible amount of this drug taken will result in death. However, LSD… --- ## [Clever trivia questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-trivia-questions/453747)
**Author:** [@petew83](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/petew83)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2008, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-trivia-questions/453747 "2008-07-03T12:37:30Z")
Who is the only actress to win an Oscar for portraying an actress who won an Oscar? Answer = Kate Blanchett --- ## [Russian school attack-why do the reporters refuse to call it terrorism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-school-attack-why-do-the-reporters-refuse-to-call-it-terrorism/263001)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2004, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-school-attack-why-do-the-reporters-refuse-to-call-it-terrorism/263001 "2004-09-09T22:18:12Z")
I’ve just been watching the news, with live, exciting, increase-the-ratings coverage of the attack on the Russian school. And I am angry over the language used. Both American and British news (CNN and Sky News) netwo… --- ## [The world's worst comic strips.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-worst-comic-strips/29757)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2001, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-worst-comic-strips/29757 "2001-08-28T21:23:40Z")
What are the strips that are the least funny to you Dopers? Not necessarily the ones that you don’t “get,” but the ones that are just stupid or ooze a lack of talent. These are my choices, in no particular order: Non-Se… --- ## [Windshield wiper clip broke - what now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-wiper-clip-broke-what-now/781386)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2017, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-wiper-clip-broke-what-now/781386 "2017-03-07T01:46:30Z")
A 5 cent clip broke on a $25 windshield wiper and apparently I have to buy a whole new wiper blade. I do not accept this result. Possible options include An online site I have yet to find A junkyard Making my own - s… --- ## [How should I break up with a girlfriend who loves me more than the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-break-up-with-a-girlfriend-who-loves-me-more-than-the-world/462715)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2008, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-break-up-with-a-girlfriend-who-loves-me-more-than-the-world/462715 "2008-09-13T01:28:49Z")
I’ve been dating a girl since December, and she’s a really sweet girl. We’ve had a great relationship. Seriously, no complaints about everything. We get along nice, we understand each other, and we laugh together. Wi… --- ## [Food Eaten Alive and Moving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-eaten-alive-and-moving/633015)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-eaten-alive-and-moving/633015 "2012-09-03T14:12:39Z")
Gagh are worms literally eaten alive, in the fictional Star Trek universe at least. And while some might find this distasteful, it makes me wonder. Are there any modern human cultures that eat their food alive and movin… --- ## [Baby names... such a big decision](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-names-such-a-big-decision/554310)
**Author:** [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2010, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-names-such-a-big-decision/554310 "2010-10-27T22:47:14Z")
My husband and I are trying to get pregnant (not pregnant… yet), but I’ve been thinking about baby names. I’m a writer and I know names are very important. So now, I’m having some trouble. I have a great name picked o… --- ## [What's with the conservative media peddling all this gold lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-conservative-media-peddling-all-this-gold-lately/534285)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2010, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-conservative-media-peddling-all-this-gold-lately/534285 "2010-05-24T20:28:20Z")
I have confessed before to a morbid fascination with right wing media – radio shows, website and Fox News. I can’t take it for long periods of time, but I listen on the car radio when I’m picking up my kids from school a… --- ## [Buzz Lightyear of Barsoom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buzz-lightyear-of-barsoom/422562)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2007, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buzz-lightyear-of-barsoom/422562 "2007-10-20T16:35:42Z")
Pixar to do John Carter of Mars films. I’m dreading to see how/if they “Disneyfy” things. If the film doesn’t have an R rating, there’s going to be no way to know why Dejah Thoris was incomparable. (I’m holding out f… --- ## [TubaDiva: Officially No Longer Humble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-officially-no-longer-humble/323350)
**Author:** [@Creative\_Munster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creative_Munster)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2005, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-officially-no-longer-humble/323350 "2005-09-29T17:45:15Z")
I would like to extend my gratitude to TubaDiva for finally recognizing what the vast majority of us have known all along, she isn’t humble. Gone is the unintentionally ironic “your humble Tuba Diva” signature. I for o… --- ## [I did it . . . called the cops on my upstairs neighbors re: noise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-called-the-cops-on-my-upstairs-neighbors-re-noise/693044)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-called-the-cops-on-my-upstairs-neighbors-re-noise/693044 "2014-07-17T01:35:29Z")
. . . keeping my fingers crossed that they keep any animosity to themselves. After months of sometimes knocking and asking them to keep it down, and other times crossing my fingers that it won’t last too long, being wok… --- ## [Songs that MUST be played full blast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-must-be-played-full-blast/425091)
**Author:** [@EvilGhandi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilGhandi)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2007, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-must-be-played-full-blast/425091 "2007-11-11T16:12:38Z")
Enter Sandman , Metallica The Rockafeller skank, Fatboy slim Epic, Faith No More Purple Haze, Jimmi Hendrix Smoke on the Water, Deep Purple And most of all Rock Candy, Montrose --- ## [The office Keurig coffee maker is not working right](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-keurig-coffee-maker-is-not-working-right/597108)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2011, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-keurig-coffee-maker-is-not-working-right/597108 "2011-09-23T13:01:25Z")
I love it, but lately it’s been acting up. When you hit the second highest cup size, which used to almost fill up a 12 oz cup (maybe 10 oz?) it now only does a half a cup. You have to run it twice to get the proper size. … --- ## [Non-US Dopers: Do You Have 4 Way Stops?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-do-you-have-4-way-stops/481838)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2009, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-do-you-have-4-way-stops/481838 "2009-01-22T06:50:31Z")
I get lots of German tourists here in the US and they all freak out whenever we come to a four-way stop - in other words, four stop signs (not lights!) at an intersection. They literally panic and don’t understand how I,… --- ## [I agree with Caligula: "Aren't people AWFUL?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-agree-with-caligula-arent-people-awful/285966)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2005, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-agree-with-caligula-arent-people-awful/285966 "2005-01-29T21:41:10Z")
How do people do such things? I’m an historian, and all I see is one war, massacre, Inqusition, Crusade, dictatorship and invasion after another. Sure, there are a handful of nice people—I’m told George Clooney is kind … --- ## [Could you ever disown your child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-ever-disown-your-child/555724)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-ever-disown-your-child/555724 "2010-10-08T13:02:08Z")
Suggested by the current prostitution thread. Poll coming in a moment, but don’t let that stop you. --- ## [So: eating crackers with soup in a restaurant. How do you do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-eating-crackers-with-soup-in-a-restaurant-how-do-you-do-it/612848)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-eating-crackers-with-soup-in-a-restaurant-how-do-you-do-it/612848 "2012-02-22T19:52:38Z")
Five of us were in a restaurant, and all of us chose soup for a first course (cold & windy day!) and yet each of us ate our crackers differently. Which makes me wonder if there is a ‘right’ method. So I turn to the Dop… --- ## [Question about gmail. Can i have spam auto-delete after only one day?e](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-gmail-can-i-have-spam-auto-delete-after-only-one-day-e/599440)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-gmail-can-i-have-spam-auto-delete-after-only-one-day-e/599440 "2011-10-13T15:59:08Z")
I just cleared the spam folder in my Gmail. It told me that all conversations in the folder automatically delete after 30 days. Can I change a setting to make that happen immediately? --- ## [What Kind of Business Did Scrooge&Marley Indulge In?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-business-did-scrooge-marley-indulge-in/605735)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-business-did-scrooge-marley-indulge-in/605735 "2011-12-17T05:23:58Z")
OK, at the time of the story, Marley was long dead (but Scrooge was too cheap to buy a new sign). At any rate, Scrooge had been apprenticed to “Old” Fezziwig-whom (I gather) was some kind of drygoods? wholesaler? Was S… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1272&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1274&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)