# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1291&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:** 1292 --- ## [Ye call that "extra hot," d'ye?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ye-call-that-extra-hot-dye/619312)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2012, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ye-call-that-extra-hot-dye/619312 "2012-04-22T14:11:54Z")
Product is Melinda’s Original Habanero Pepper Sauce. The first time I had habanero sauce my host would only mete it out a single drop at a time and, 45 minutes later after I had regained the use of my tongue I thanked h… --- ## [Who has ridden in a helicopter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-ridden-in-a-helicopter/434049)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2008, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-ridden-in-a-helicopter/434049 "2008-01-22T21:58:27Z")
I dunno…seems to be a lot of “Who has…?” polls out there right now, so I’m contributing, dammit! :slight\_smile: Anyway, this past weekend, my wife and I stumbled on an airshow at a local private airport. There were some… --- ## [Are autistics disordered or just different?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-autistics-disordered-or-just-different/684256)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2014, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-autistics-disordered-or-just-different/684256 "2014-03-24T20:42:49Z")
This thread Pitting Kristin Cavallari as a celebrity anti-vaxxer got a bit hijacked at this point: While you’re on wiki: Neurodiversity - Wikipedia See for yourself what the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network thi… --- ## [What Could Ronald Reagan Have Done \[About AIDS\]?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-ronald-reagan-have-done-about-aids/249085)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2004, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-ronald-reagan-have-done-about-aids/249085 "2004-06-12T23:06:01Z")
(I am not sure if this is a GD or a Pit, move it as you might like.) So Ronald Reagan is dead. The man is as loved and hated in the grave a he was in office. I myself sort of like the guy. Many people have been critici… --- ## [Can someone over 50 explain to me the Meatloaf "Bat Out of Hell" phenomenon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-over-50-explain-to-me-the-meatloaf-bat-out-of-hell-phenomenon/727816)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2015, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-over-50-explain-to-me-the-meatloaf-bat-out-of-hell-phenomenon/727816 "2015-08-15T21:33:42Z")
I happened to be looking at a list of the top selling albums of all time, and all of the top 10 or 20 (Michael Jackson, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Whitney Houston, etc.) made sense to me except this one. I have heard a couple o… --- ## [2016 = 2008](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-2008/744230)
**Author:** [@Henga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Henga)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2016, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-2008/744230 "2016-01-29T03:42:19Z")
In 2008 the Republicans assumed up until the Democrat Convention that their opponent would be Hilary Clinton. They were wrong and so they had no plan for defeating Obama. In 2012 the Republicans assumed that the econom… --- ## [Geographic Anomaly: Bit of Kentucky, other places](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geographic-anomaly-bit-of-kentucky-other-places/46817)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2002, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geographic-anomaly-bit-of-kentucky-other-places/46817 "2002-11-26T06:37:49Z")
Anybody ever visit that little nub of kentucky that is separated from the rest of the state by the Mississippi, and can be reached only thru Tennessee? Anyone know how it came about, or if it has anything worth visiting.… --- ## [Fight with a friend/co-worker... should I let this go? (longish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fight-with-a-friend-co-worker-should-i-let-this-go-longish/429655)
**Author:** [@nevermore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nevermore)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2007, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fight-with-a-friend-co-worker-should-i-let-this-go-longish/429655 "2007-12-14T00:42:57Z")
This may be more appropriate for MPSIMS, but since I’m looking for opinions, I’m asking here. A little backstory, first– This girl at work about my age, we’ll call her Melissa, has been there about three months. We wer… --- ## [Why are the credits on movie posters always in the same standard format?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-credits-on-movie-posters-always-in-the-same-standard-format/515423)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2012, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-credits-on-movie-posters-always-in-the-same-standard-format/515423 "2012-05-16T11:31:51Z")
At the bottom of just about every movie poster, and on the back of DVDs etc, you’ll see the credits of main cast, producer, director and so on. It’s always in the same layout and the same tall skinny font. Why is that? I… --- ## [Cheaper to leave the lights on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheaper-to-leave-the-lights-on/759724)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2016, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheaper-to-leave-the-lights-on/759724 "2016-07-19T02:50:35Z")
The bane of the Straight Dope is those little factoids someone told us years ago that we never questioned, or even heard elsewhere one way or another, so let me get to the point. A buddy of mine from decades ago once cl… --- ## [Injust red light camera fine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/injust-red-light-camera-fine/737173)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/injust-red-light-camera-fine/737173 "2015-11-12T17:16:44Z")
My wife got a red light camera fine of $353 (Australian dollars). What happened is that she was in a lane that is meant to turn right and the right turning traffic light was red but the main light was green. She turned l… --- ## [What invention or scientific discovery was most significantly ahead of it's time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-invention-or-scientific-discovery-was-most-significantly-ahead-of-its-time/732399)
**Author:** [@spifflog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spifflog)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2015, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-invention-or-scientific-discovery-was-most-significantly-ahead-of-its-time/732399 "2015-11-06T05:55:51Z")
I’m trying to identify the invention and/or scientific discovery that was most significant and truly “ahead of its time?” And it’s the “ahead of its time” part that is the most critical to me. For example, I’ve recent … --- ## [Do you know all the words to the "Star-Spangled Banner"? (The USA national anthem)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-all-the-words-to-the-star-spangled-banner-the-usa-national-anthem/806198)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2018, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-all-the-words-to-the-star-spangled-banner-the-usa-national-anthem/806198 "2018-01-15T01:57:18Z")
Enquiring minds want to know. This is primarily for American citizens and residents of the United States, but if you’re not, you may still participate. Specify in a post where you’re from, please. --- ## [Video games that change how you see the world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-that-change-how-you-see-the-world/551253)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2010, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-that-change-how-you-see-the-world/551253 "2010-09-11T01:43:46Z")
Just finished playing through Mirror’s Edge, which I bought on sale. It’s a pretty disappointing game, but nonetheless I found when I went outside I really noticed any structure that was in a uniform, saturated colour. … --- ## [Jamie Oliver is a shit spewing blowhard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamie-oliver-is-a-shit-spewing-blowhard/741982)
**Author:** [@MetroGnome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MetroGnome)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2016, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamie-oliver-is-a-shit-spewing-blowhard/741982 "2016-01-07T05:03:32Z")
I was listening to the CBC’s “Q” yesterday and they had Jamie Oliver on as a guest promoting his idea to tax “big Sugar”. Whatever, crazier people have pulled bigger turds from their butts and screamed louder for our att… --- ## [You're being executed: Fight or cooperate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-being-executed-fight-or-cooperate/599324)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2011, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-being-executed-fight-or-cooperate/599324 "2011-10-14T05:57:33Z")
Alas, your fiendish plot to conquer the world with an army of cyber-dolphins recruited from the depths of the Marianas Trench has failed. Following a pitched battle, contentious trial, and a zealous but doomed flurry of … --- ## [Why are tin cans ribbed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-tin-cans-ribbed/427161)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2007, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-tin-cans-ribbed/427161 "2007-11-20T17:52:14Z")
Why are the vertical sides of tin cans\* ribbed rather than smooth? Surely it can’t be to make them easier to hold, because they are inevitably covered with a paper or plastic label; also, pull-tab beverage cans and glas… --- ## [Community Season Premiere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-season-premiere/597277)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2011, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-season-premiere/597277 "2011-10-07T20:12:55Z")
Incredible! They’re still the best comedy on TV. . . . . . . . . . . . I lost it at “Inspector Spacetime.” --- ## [Ask a (Female) 9-11 WTC Initial Responder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-female-9-11-wtc-initial-responder/634243)
**Author:** [@cynyc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cynyc)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2012, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-female-9-11-wtc-initial-responder/634243 "2012-09-19T03:02:43Z")
Maybe this will get me through the next few days. Simple questions please. --- ## [If France resumed monarchy, is the occupant of the throne known?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-france-resumed-monarchy-is-the-occupant-of-the-throne-known/763423)
**Author:** [@UCBearcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UCBearcats)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2016, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-france-resumed-monarchy-is-the-occupant-of-the-throne-known/763423 "2016-08-23T22:32:28Z")
If the French decided that having a monarchy wasn’t so bad and decided to have a coronation is the person taking the throne known? --- ## [Jackie Robinson and bad calls by MLB umpires](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jackie-robinson-and-bad-calls-by-mlb-umpires/681224)
**Author:** [@kaltkalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaltkalt)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2014, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jackie-robinson-and-bad-calls-by-mlb-umpires/681224 "2014-02-14T23:16:19Z")
I just saw the latest “Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier in baseball” movie (there have been many included one that starred Robinson as himself). Being somewhat young I’ll never understand the way he was treated … --- ## [Questions about the LIRR](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-lirr/687406)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-lirr/687406 "2014-05-08T13:37:18Z")
New Yorkers and anyone else who knows about the LIRR - tell me about it. I’ve been doing some research, but I still have a few questions. I plan to go from Penn Station to Mineola on the train, and then back to Penn Sta… --- ## [Why the BLEEP do toddler shows insist on the illusion of interaction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-bleep-do-toddler-shows-insist-on-the-illusion-of-interaction/634475)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2014, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-bleep-do-toddler-shows-insist-on-the-illusion-of-interaction/634475 "2014-01-17T21:32:46Z")
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Dora The Explorer Little Einsteins Do you like to ride on planes? . . . . . . . . Great! I do too! Hey kids do you know what time it is? . . . . . . . Right! Its time for fun! … --- ## [What in the drug industry allows the price gouging?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-the-drug-industry-allows-the-price-gouging/732191)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-the-drug-industry-allows-the-price-gouging/732191 "2016-03-16T16:09:04Z")
Ok, so, generally in the free market, unless some massive shortage of raw materials comes out of the blue, prices usually flow along linear scales that reflect the value of a product. Even rare products that are hard to… --- ## [Acceptable military responses to orders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acceptable-military-responses-to-orders/164594)
**Author:** [@NameAlreadyTaken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NameAlreadyTaken)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2003, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acceptable-military-responses-to-orders/164594 "2003-03-28T18:50:38Z")
As a sort of followup to this thread, what are the acceptable military responses to an order besides “yes sir”? I base this question on the few that I’ve heard on TV or read in books, and these are all United States. I… --- ## [How do I fake a Minnesotan accent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-fake-a-minnesotan-accent/219042)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2003, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-fake-a-minnesotan-accent/219042 "2003-12-16T00:28:45Z")
…I mean, beyond the vernacular. An accent’s more than just a “Oh yah, doncha know!” or two. What vocal inflections and pronunciations are the most “key” to the Minnesotan accent? Or should I just watch “Fargo” on an en… --- ## [Words you thought you knew how to pronounce ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-thought-you-knew-how-to-pronounce/70130)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2001, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-thought-you-knew-how-to-pronounce/70130 "2001-10-20T02:27:15Z")
until too late. You encounter a new word in print, learn its the meaning, become familiar with it, comfortable with it, at length add it to your vocabulary … and then found out you were badly mispronouncing it? Bonus po… --- ## [piss cutter hat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piss-cutter-hat/257530)
**Author:** [@Jeffro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeffro)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2004, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piss-cutter-hat/257530 "2004-08-01T02:02:13Z")
does thye Army still usae the old piss cuter type hat? --- ## [Intellectual arrogance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intellectual-arrogance/565907)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2011, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intellectual-arrogance/565907 "2011-01-02T01:07:49Z")
This is my first entry ever, so excuse any mistakes please. As a bright person, I am sometimes amazed at the things people ask me. Today it was how to make a \ sign in Word or other programs. And all too often my… --- ## [The sounds of badly-played instruments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sounds-of-badly-played-instruments/217609)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2004, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sounds-of-badly-played-instruments/217609 "2004-02-21T05:12:12Z")
Inspired by, of all things, an ATMB thread. I’ve known ever since elementary school (when I tried to play one) that a badly-played clarinet sounds like a dying bullfrog. And I’ve since come to appreciate (yes, apprecia… --- ## [Can anyone explain the "Quantum Consciousness" model? or its implications?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-the-quantum-consciousness-model-or-its-implications/219979)
**Author:** [@\_possum\_stalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_possum_stalker)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2004, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-the-quantum-consciousness-model-or-its-implications/219979 "2004-01-09T06:22:40Z")
Here is the website of young Danko Georgiev with links to much of his work (in PDFs), along with links to several hundred other papers he cites. As he says in one abstract: This is the book in which Sir Roger Penrose f… --- ## [What to do with a bottle of Blue Curaçao?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-bottle-of-blue-curacao/491327)
**Author:** [@Drygon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drygon)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2009, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-bottle-of-blue-curacao/491327 "2009-04-05T03:52:41Z")
I was given a bottle of Blue Curaçao and I have no idea what to do with it. Any yummy drink suggestions? I was thinking it would be good to mix in with a milkshake, but I’m not sure what to do past that. --- ## [How important are motivations when judging the morality of an action?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-are-motivations-when-judging-the-morality-of-an-action/645715)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-are-motivations-when-judging-the-morality-of-an-action/645715 "2013-01-04T16:22:39Z")
I didn’t want to hijack this thread, so I thought I’d start a new one. In it one poster said that he thought the motivation of the actor is an important part of judging the action’s morality- and I disagreed. I use the… --- ## [Star Wars Revisited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-revisited/381906)
**Author:** [@The\_Long\_Road](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Long_Road)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2006, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-revisited/381906 "2006-12-02T20:34:14Z")
Cinemax is showing all of the Star Wars movies this week so I figured it would be a good time to look them over again since it has been so long. I watched the first three, or the middle three or the last three or or what… --- ## [I'm studying your planet. How long to watch ALL your video?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-studying-your-planet-how-long-to-watch-all-your-video/538494)
**Author:** [@The\_Seventh\_Deadly\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Seventh_Deadly_Finn)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-studying-your-planet-how-long-to-watch-all-your-video/538494 "2010-05-11T16:49:17Z")
I might as well come clean: I’m an immortal, omnipotent alien trying to decide whether to exterminate your race. (Sorry! :() I’ve decided the best way to make my judgement would be to watch ALL your films, videos, comme… --- ## [Why would British PM resign over a scandal with the King?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-british-pm-resign-over-a-scandal-with-the-king/603090)
**Author:** [@doubled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doubled)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-british-pm-resign-over-a-scandal-with-the-king/603090 "2011-11-25T18:32:17Z")
British King Edward VIII abdicated the throne because being King prevented him from marrying a divorced American. OK, that seems harsh by today’s standards, but guess people cared about that back then. But here’s what I … --- ## [Why is Hitler so Danged Funny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hitler-so-danged-funny/515494)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2009, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hitler-so-danged-funny/515494 "2009-10-31T14:35:33Z")
I mean there’s a thread about the Hitler rant parodies which are a big YouTube hit. He’s portrayed in numerous cartoons, (Family Guy, South Park etc.) He’s the punchline in the latest political joke trend. “And you kno… --- ## [Automobile MPG in the past](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automobile-mpg-in-the-past/555946)
**Author:** [@AllFreedomUnlessDefyingScience](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllFreedomUnlessDefyingScience)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automobile-mpg-in-the-past/555946 "2010-10-04T23:10:10Z")
It’s my impression that people paid very little attention to car MPG until the OPEC oil crisis during the 70’s, can anyone give some insight into what MPG was like for cars in the 60’s, 50’s, 40’s, 30’s etc.? How about t… --- ## [An idiot Ambassador is confirmed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-idiot-ambassador-is-confirmed/706235)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2014, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-idiot-ambassador-is-confirmed/706235 "2014-12-07T08:13:47Z")
From NPR this morning, Obama has appointed two more political hacks to ambassadorships. Yes I can bash Obama because 40% of his appointments are hacks (i.e. not career foreign service personnel) whereas historically it … --- ## [Why Grant's Tomb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-grants-tomb/602464)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-grants-tomb/602464 "2011-11-18T20:55:25Z")
Why is this tomb called Grant’s tomb anyway? Was it some sort of a land grant or something like that? --- ## [So, how about Friends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-about-friends/699269)
**Author:** [@MrLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrLee)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2014, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-about-friends/699269 "2014-10-01T00:26:44Z")
As in the TV show… As I am reliably informed, the show’s 20th anniversary is today. Being 34 now, I was pretty much in the show’s key demographic when it aired. I’ve seen most if not all of the episodes, and feel that … --- ## [So, has the SDMB jumped the shark?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-has-the-sdmb-jumped-the-shark/422292)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2007, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-has-the-sdmb-jumped-the-shark/422292 "2007-12-07T17:54:26Z")
Somebody’s bound to label this as trolling, but it’s not. It just seems to me that this board is a shadow of what it once was. I can remember when the responses to threads hardly ever stopped. You could get a response… --- ## [Pacino and DeNiro never shared a screen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacino-and-deniro-never-shared-a-screen/148196)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacino-and-deniro-never-shared-a-screen/148196 "2012-12-04T19:55:44Z")
I heard a movie host (TNT or TBS, one of those) claim this last week. They’ve been in the same movie… The Godfather (Parts 2 and 3), and Heat are all I can think of at the moment. In Heat they even had a conversation a… --- ## [Comcast modem upgrade experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comcast-modem-upgrade-experiences/709245)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comcast-modem-upgrade-experiences/709245 "2016-12-13T18:59:11Z")
Has anyone here done the Comcast modem upgrade, and what were your experiences? One stumbling block for me is that the new modems have wifi included. I have a perfectly good wifi network based on Apple hardware, and it… --- ## [Dog Owners / Vets : Neutering of a five YO dog - Good or bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-vets-neutering-of-a-five-yo-dog-good-or-bad/139643)
**Author:** [@Aro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aro)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2002, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-vets-neutering-of-a-five-yo-dog-good-or-bad/139643 "2002-12-01T15:45:52Z")
We have a 5 year old black Labrador. He has recently become very agitated and prone to running away, which is, seemingly, caused by bitches on heat in the surrounding area. We try to be responsible, but also don’t wan… --- ## [Bands with one great musician](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-one-great-musician/830908)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-one-great-musician/830908 "2019-03-19T13:20:27Z")
Probably not the best title but I will try to explain better. Try to name bands where one member is a significantly better musician than the rest of the band. Yes it’s subjective and there maybe some “yes he is” “no he … --- ## [Tell me about your turbinectomy/septoplasty op.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-turbinectomy-septoplasty-op/677777)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2015, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-turbinectomy-septoplasty-op/677777 "2015-08-21T14:46:05Z")
I’m finally booked in for my turbinectomy/septoplasty op the week after next, so I need all the good and the gruesome stories to keep me entertained until I go under the knife. Brief history: I’m a horrid snorer, have s… --- ## [The Progressive Case Against Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-progressive-case-against-obama/639217)
**Author:** [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2012, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-progressive-case-against-obama/639217 "2012-11-06T23:49:07Z")
longtime liberal presents a scathing rebuke of Obama As someone who was never a fan of Obama I wish that there was more civil discussion about these concerns and less focus on stupid side issues like “is he a Muslim” o… --- ## [Extreme polygamy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-polygamy/990020)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2023, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-polygamy/990020 "2023-11-29T02:08:42Z")
The kind associated with Middle Eastern or Asian potentates\*; or for a modern example, Hugh Hefner. A guy who has scores or even hundreds of women available for sex. So just how does a mere mortal practically handle this… --- ## [The greatest musical in the world is...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-musical-in-the-world-is/493305)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2009, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-musical-in-the-world-is/493305 "2009-04-26T12:56:18Z")
Stephen Sondheim’s Passion, of course. It was written by the greatest lyricist of the age. It starred the magnificent Donna Murphy. It’s Phantom of the Opera, only minus the stupid stuff. Yep. The mere existence of P… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1290&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1292&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)