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**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-president-of-the-united-states-obstruct-justice/815368 "2018-06-06T18:38:40Z")
Notably Nixon was ultimately forced to resign because he “obstructed justice” and there are claims that Trump has obstructed justice. It is not my intention to debate the merits of these accusations, but I’m sure that w… --- ## [Why do airlines serve peanuts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-airlines-serve-peanuts/614141)
**Author:** [@yurase\_ima\_wo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yurase_ima_wo)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2012, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-airlines-serve-peanuts/614141 "2012-02-29T20:07:24Z")
I know some airlines don’t anymore, but it seems to me that every airline either serves peanuts or pretzels as an in-flight snack. Is there some reasoning behind this, or were they arbitrarily chosen? Does salt have some… --- ## [What is a box chevy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-box-chevy/80632)
**Author:** [@muffinman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muffinman)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-box-chevy/80632 "2013-10-11T21:54:48Z")
I’ve heard a couple of guys in one of my courses talking about how police officers single out “Box Chevy’s” to pull over, and citing this as an example of racial profiling. Does anyone out there know what exactly a box c… --- ## [I inadvertently scammed McDonald's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-inadvertently-scammed-mcdonalds/670723)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2013, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-inadvertently-scammed-mcdonalds/670723 "2013-10-12T16:59:11Z")
I went through the drive through at McD’s and handed them a $20 bill. My charge was $6 and change. I looked down at the change in my hand and I had 3 ones and change. I called over the teenager and told her that I had… --- ## [Did any Science Fiction writer ever anticipate Google?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-science-fiction-writer-ever-anticipate-google/552314)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2010, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-science-fiction-writer-ever-anticipate-google/552314 "2010-09-06T22:29:12Z")
I was reading a column this morning that said that no Science Fiction Writer had ever anticipate anything remotely like Google. The columnists said HAL was as close as anyone ever came and that didn’t count because HAL w… --- ## [Putting Gone With the Wind ticket sales into perspective](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-gone-with-the-wind-ticket-sales-into-perspective/507343)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-gone-with-the-wind-ticket-sales-into-perspective/507343 "2009-08-27T20:44:35Z")
Any time someone wants to blow off the impressiveness of ticket sales in a modern context whether it be Spider Man or Titanic they always imply that the inflation adjusted numbers diminish the feat that was accomplished.… --- ## [Awwwww! Baby gets cochlear implant, hears mother's voice for the first time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awwwww-baby-gets-cochlear-implant-hears-mothers-voice-for-the-first-time/558684)
**Author:** [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2010, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awwwww-baby-gets-cochlear-implant-hears-mothers-voice-for-the-first-time/558684 "2010-11-01T05:55:51Z")
Pretty awesome, yet 115 soulless nutcases still insist on disliking it. --- ## [What do you call your friends’ parents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-your-friends-parents/144976)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2002, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-your-friends-parents/144976 "2002-12-27T19:28:58Z")
It’s the eternal battle between politeness and relaxation…I’ve never known what to call my friends’ parents, and it’s much worse now that I’m an adult. I generally weasel out of it by avoiding any direct form of address… --- ## [Outdoor winter-capable wireless access point?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outdoor-winter-capable-wireless-access-point/520019)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outdoor-winter-capable-wireless-access-point/520019 "2010-05-11T16:22:40Z")
I’m looking for a WAP that will allow operation at sub-zero temperatures. Background: I have a Big Green Egg. I love cooking with it. But I have noticed that during an 18-hour pork shoulder smoke session, it’s necessary… --- ## [Anyone have some obscure Christmas movie suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-some-obscure-christmas-movie-suggestions/426967)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2016, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-some-obscure-christmas-movie-suggestions/426967 "2016-04-26T19:54:57Z")
Well, it is that time of the year. I’d love some ideas of some Christmas movies that aren’t the most obvious. I’m looking for some movies that are available on DVD through Netflix. --- ## [Tramp rants about the boy in her bed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tramp-rants-about-the-boy-in-her-bed/115431)
**Author:** [@tramp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tramp)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2002, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tramp-rants-about-the-boy-in-her-bed/115431 "2002-06-29T04:12:17Z")
Fuck you. Yeah, you snoring in my bed. Fuck you. It is nine in the morning and you just got to bed. Why? Well because before you came to see me this weekend, you decided to go fuck around with your friends in Atlantic C… --- ## [Recommend me some entertaining non-fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-entertaining-non-fiction/572309)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2011, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-entertaining-non-fiction/572309 "2011-02-28T19:16:31Z")
So, I’ve really been getting into my reading recently - but much prefer non-fiction to fiction at the moment, just because knowledge for its own sake is always a good thing. I’ve been splurging out on Amazon, but don’t k… --- ## [Would a mouse live if dropped from the Empire State Building?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-mouse-live-if-dropped-from-the-empire-state-building/99949)
**Author:** [@Kevin\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevin_H)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2002, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-mouse-live-if-dropped-from-the-empire-state-building/99949 "2002-03-26T00:48:21Z")
My friend says that if a mouse is dropped from the Empire State Building, its terminal velocity will be such that it will not die when it hits the ground. Of course, this sounds highly suspect, but he claims that he saw… --- ## [Late RIP: Stella Liebeck, the McDonald's "Coffee Lady"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-rip-stella-liebeck-the-mcdonalds-coffee-lady/314785)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2005, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-rip-stella-liebeck-the-mcdonalds-coffee-lady/314785 "2005-07-30T12:56:10Z")
I don’t have a link, but I read recently that she died last August at the age of 92. Her infamous coffee spill occurred 12 years earlier. --- ## [Can you immobilize a cat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-immobilize-a-cat/292666)
**Author:** [@RitzyRae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitzyRae)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2005, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-immobilize-a-cat/292666 "2005-03-06T15:50:00Z")
Is there truly a way to immobilize a cat? We have an adorable 9 lb., yet very compact and muscular, orange marble tabby that has a demon inside. We did not discover this until she needed to be tested for Bartonella - n… --- ## [The Sandman trailer - upd, now on Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sandman-trailer-upd-now-on-netflix/965921)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sandman-trailer-upd-now-on-netflix/965921 "2022-08-05T20:59:28Z")
New (second) trailer was released along with the date - 5 August I’m cautiously optimistic… First trailer: --- ## [You're sitting on the floor. Can you get up without using your hands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-sitting-on-the-floor-can-you-get-up-without-using-your-hands/703637)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2014, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-sitting-on-the-floor-can-you-get-up-without-using-your-hands/703637 "2014-11-05T07:56:14Z")
You’re sitting on the floor, in whatever manner you choose. Can you get to a standing position without touching the floor or anything else? --- ## [Assumption that Andre the Giant could lift & flip over a car with 2 people in it. Plausible or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assumption-that-andre-the-giant-could-lift-flip-over-a-car-with-2-people-in-it-plausible-or-not/692513)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2014, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assumption-that-andre-the-giant-could-lift-flip-over-a-car-with-2-people-in-it-plausible-or-not/692513 "2014-07-10T21:33:30Z")
From this article in Slate about a book on Andre the Giant re this story about him She then states at the end of the review the author believes the issue is not if he \*could \*do it, the author assumes he could but the… --- ## [KGS, you are an idiot.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kgs-you-are-an-idiot/495916)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2009, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kgs-you-are-an-idiot/495916 "2009-05-29T02:57:43Z")
In this thread about “alternative treatments” for cancer, you said: Nothing could be further from the truth, and to think such a thing makes you no more intelligent than people who believe in astrology, psychics, 9/11 … --- ## [USAF = largest airforce in world, US Navy = 2nd largest airforce in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usaf-largest-airforce-in-world-us-navy-2nd-largest-airforce-in-the-world/136801)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2002, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usaf-largest-airforce-in-world-us-navy-2nd-largest-airforce-in-the-world/136801 "2002-11-17T17:32:06Z")
well is it? --- ## [Florida's new Motto](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floridas-new-motto/649563)
**Author:** [@kp\_72110](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kp_72110)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floridas-new-motto/649563 "2013-02-08T19:26:54Z")
So Florida is trying to get new businesses to move there. Wonderful! And now certain females are offended by not the motto itself but the depiction of a necktie saying it’s “sexist”. Fucking hosebag cunts. Over sensitiv… --- ## [Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-central-roast-of-donald-trump/574950)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-central-roast-of-donald-trump/574950 "2017-01-26T14:49:31Z")
Did anybody else watch it? I’ve never seen an episode of The Jersey Shore and the only thing I know about Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino is he shows his abs a lot, but damn! I felt bad for him. Jeff Ross deserves som… --- ## [Guys With UTI's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-with-utis/101718)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2016, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-with-utis/101718 "2016-08-02T16:08:40Z")
Damn. Another 5-day stretch of weekend plus sickdays on either end (and thank god the weekend was where it was) because of urinary tract infection. First there is that smell. Pee smells like a sackfull of fermenting … --- ## [Permanent Move to St. Helena (UK)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permanent-move-to-st-helena-uk/581750)
**Author:** [@PugDog23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PugDog23)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2015, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permanent-move-to-st-helena-uk/581750 "2015-02-23T21:07:23Z")
So does anyone have thoughts on two Americans, with three dogs, and graduate degrees picking up shop and moving to an island in the mid-atlantic. This question is directed more at the how-to (legal, logistics, etc) rath… --- ## [Claudia Black: Gorgeous Babe or Margaret Hamilton lite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claudia-black-gorgeous-babe-or-margaret-hamilton-lite/345640)
**Author:** [@ddgryphon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ddgryphon)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2006, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claudia-black-gorgeous-babe-or-margaret-hamilton-lite/345640 "2006-02-23T19:57:49Z")
Okay, over on the Wonder Woman Thread, someone put forth Claudia Black, who is, a really good actress. However, I don’t understand the lust people have for her. She reminds me a good deal of Margaret Hamilton and I’ve pr… --- ## [Harry Morgan dead at 96](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-morgan-dead-at-96/605390)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-morgan-dead-at-96/605390 "2011-12-10T18:40:39Z")
Story here --- ## [ask the guy getting a new wheelchair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-getting-a-new-wheelchair/555536)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2011, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-getting-a-new-wheelchair/555536 "2011-01-04T02:08:34Z")
Today I started to proccess of getting a new wheelchair. Think of it as getting a new car. --- ## [Poll for the ladies - do you know what "toss my salad" refers to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-the-ladies-do-you-know-what-toss-my-salad-refers-to/359191)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2006, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-the-ladies-do-you-know-what-toss-my-salad-refers-to/359191 "2006-06-06T02:08:30Z")
I have a feeling that this is one of those guy things that ladies just don’t get told about. If any of you guys need a yuk, last night I suggested to the that guy I’m interested in that he could “toss my salad” and then… --- ## [Europa Universalis 3 questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/europa-universalis-3-questions/568519)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2011, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/europa-universalis-3-questions/568519 "2011-07-04T11:26:48Z")
I’ve played Eu3 with the first two expansions. I’ve wondering if adding Heir to the Throne makes it much better. Secondly, I have terrible problems loading this bad boy. I assume the game is badly designed, because it ta… --- ## [Shortest and longest author names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortest-and-longest-author-names/616224)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2012, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortest-and-longest-author-names/616224 "2012-03-20T20:18:52Z")
I’ve just been reading some fiction by Ken Liu and realized he may have the shortest name in science fiction (tied with Tony Pi). Who are other authors with short names? Also who have long names? I’m thinking of Susan… --- ## [Michelle Bachman again (maybe there should be a sticky)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-bachman-again-maybe-there-should-be-a-sticky/494774)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2009, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-bachman-again-maybe-there-should-be-a-sticky/494774 "2009-05-02T12:45:05Z")
Michelle Batshit thinks it’s “interesting”: Someone who speaks religious nutcase would have to explain why that would be “interesting” even if true, but in point of fact, it’s not even true. The last outbreak started u… --- ## [What do you do with your cats at night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-your-cats-at-night/637505)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2012, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-your-cats-at-night/637505 "2012-12-21T11:05:58Z")
Seriously, are any of you cat owners out there getting an unbroken night’s sleep? I haven’t had a peaceful rest in ten years, barring the occasional hotel stay on vacation. I’ve been fighting an ongoing battle with thi… --- ## [Almost every single obese person I've ever know "hates vegetables". Genetic link?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-every-single-obese-person-ive-ever-know-hates-vegetables-genetic-link/584928)
**Author:** [@Dripping](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dripping)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2011, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-every-single-obese-person-ive-ever-know-hates-vegetables-genetic-link/584928 "2011-06-19T17:17:02Z")
In my experience, the vast majority of the very fat people I’ve known have expressed a dislike for vegetables, especially the uber-healthy stuff like steamed broccoli and asparagus. They will only eat salad if it’s loade… --- ## [Things you believe in but cannot prove](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-believe-in-but-cannot-prove/476715)
**Author:** [@Frustrated\_Wonderer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frustrated_Wonderer)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2008, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-believe-in-but-cannot-prove/476715 "2008-12-16T02:49:56Z")
I got this idea from a book with the same title. And of course, this thread is not limited to religion. \*\*I believe, but cannot prove that a boring routine can take years off your life. What do you believe but cannot … --- ## [Boyd Coddington/Chip Foose feud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boyd-coddington-chip-foose-feud/303151)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2005, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boyd-coddington-chip-foose-feud/303151 "2005-05-13T03:39:32Z")
I was watching American Hot Rod tonight and one of the guys in the shop decided to take a job with Chip Foose’s team. Boyd got totally bent out of shape and the censor probably got finger cramps covering his anger. Appa… --- ## [HVAC Blower Not Working (suddenly) - Ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hvac-blower-not-working-suddenly-ideas/511626)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2011, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hvac-blower-not-working-suddenly-ideas/511626 "2011-04-08T23:53:58Z")
This is a foreclosure - old A/C condensor trashed, the cheapest possible installed with new tstat, The furnace is a Lennox Elite natural gas - simple 4 wire Robertshaw 9600 tstat, The Fan switch has never worked in the… --- ## [Is that you John Wayne? Is this me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-you-john-wayne-is-this-me/340432)
**Author:** [@bubastis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubastis)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2006, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-you-john-wayne-is-this-me/340432 "2006-01-19T04:30:07Z")
Private Joker says this several times during Full Metal Jacket. What on earth does it mean? Is it a quote from something? Is it meant to be funny? Why does he say it at all, is it relevant to his plight? --- ## [The White Room: A Thought Experiment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-room-a-thought-experiment/586228)
**Author:** [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-room-a-thought-experiment/586228 "2011-06-21T18:41:42Z")
Because it’s arguably unethical to conduct a real experiment, this will remain a thought experiment. Inspired by the Allegory of the Cave, \*The Truman Show \* and Cube. Imagine that a couple is selected to give birth to a… --- ## [What's a good grown-up two person board game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-grown-up-two-person-board-game/366751)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2006, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-grown-up-two-person-board-game/366751 "2006-08-03T17:49:19Z")
My boyfriend and I have played and enjoyed Carcassone: The City and Settlers of Catan. The thing is, for Settlers of Catan you need more than two people, and it would be nice not to have to get a bunch of people togethe… --- ## [Sell me a fuel-efficient car, please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-me-a-fuel-efficient-car-please/470146)
**Author:** [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2008, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-me-a-fuel-efficient-car-please/470146 "2008-11-04T18:17:08Z")
OK, I can maybe understand that American car makers thought there’s not much demand for small cars, and didn’t invest in developing them. I suppose I can also understand that some small cars available overseas aren’t de… --- ## [Here, little chickie... Here little chickie... I'm going to KILL YOU!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-little-chickie-here-little-chickie-im-going-to-kill-you/56432)
**Author:** [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2001, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-little-chickie-here-little-chickie-im-going-to-kill-you/56432 "2001-03-10T01:11:38Z")
Thanks to Opalcat whose Live Journal mentioned this article. From The Dallas Observer Chick Fillet Life in the food chain includes a stop at Dallas’ children’s zoo By Charles Siderius • charles.siderius@dallasobserve… --- ## [The innate partisan nature of data journalism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-innate-partisan-nature-of-data-journalism/686479)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2014, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-innate-partisan-nature-of-data-journalism/686479 "2014-04-22T01:46:00Z")
Yes, yes, “facts have a liberal bias”, but the more I read this article, the more sense it made to me. The money quote is here: The more I think about it, the more I’m left agreeing with it. It just makes a lot of s… --- ## [Is there Biblical support for the concept of Hell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-biblical-support-for-the-concept-of-hell/318320)
**Author:** [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2005, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-biblical-support-for-the-concept-of-hell/318320 "2005-09-02T21:22:14Z")
Now, I occaisonally try to plow through the Bible, meaning I am familiar with the first five or so books in both testaments, but for all I know the last book in the old testement is written in gangster rap. I know ther… --- ## [Yet more idiocy in education...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-more-idiocy-in-education/277982)
**Author:** [@Manatee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manatee)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2004, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-more-idiocy-in-education/277982 "2004-12-17T01:52:18Z")
…and this time, it’s the students. Normally I don’t like the idea of even mentally pitting any of my students. As students, by definition, they are there to learn, and thus shouldn’t be expected to know everything. So… --- ## [What is your favorite household tip or technique?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-household-tip-or-technique/847041)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-household-tip-or-technique/847041 "2020-03-01T17:02:38Z")
I recently had an invasion of tiny flying insects and I started a thread asking for help how to get rid of them. Sure enough, you Dopers proved to be a great source of knowledge and I am especially grateful to Davidm for… --- ## [Is there a quick and painless death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-quick-and-painless-death/63530)
**Author:** [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2012, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-quick-and-painless-death/63530 "2012-06-04T12:41:09Z")
I was thinking about a documentary I saw on TV a while ago. It featured a guy from the US who believed the Holocaust didn’t happen and rightly got a lot of grief for this. However the first bit of the documentary focused… --- ## [When "Sorry" Doesn't Do It](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-sorry-doesnt-do-it/608606)
**Author:** [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2012, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-sorry-doesnt-do-it/608606 "2012-01-09T05:45:03Z")
When AIDS became known first in early 80s, there were series of announcements from Surgeon General and CDC on possible ways of AIDS virus transmission such as whether one could get AIDS from the toilet seat or from tears… --- ## [Roku vs Amazon FireTV vs Apple TV vs mini PC...etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roku-vs-amazon-firetv-vs-apple-tv-vs-mini-pc-etc/740351)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2017, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roku-vs-amazon-firetv-vs-apple-tv-vs-mini-pc-etc/740351 "2017-08-22T22:22:58Z")
I’ve sort of decided that I will buy some kind of smart tv device, but I can’t quite decide which one. Choices seem to be: Amazon FireTV (or stick version of same) Roku (various flavours) Apple TV Mini Windows/Andro… --- ## [Best #1 single of the year retrospective: 1999](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1999/704688)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1999/704688 "2014-11-18T16:56:30Z")
It’s time to party like it’s 1999 (again), people. Our survey now closes out the 20th century with 15 songs, including the longest gap between an artist’s first and last #1, the longest gap between an artist’s first char… --- ## [Yippee Kyy Yay, Mf'r - SDMB Poker, 3rd Quarter 2007](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yippee-kyy-yay-mfr-sdmb-poker-3rd-quarter-2007/410663)
**Author:** [@Kyyrewyyoae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyyrewyyoae)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2007, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yippee-kyy-yay-mfr-sdmb-poker-3rd-quarter-2007/410663 "2007-09-30T16:19:26Z")
The SDMB World Poker Tour has been going strong for more than two years. Join us in the epic battle for each other’s loose change and a tiny amount of fleeting glory. Here is the post with links to all the past thread… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1274&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1276&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)