# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1302&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:** 1303 --- ## [Why not use plain old air in soft drinks instead of carbon dioxide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-use-plain-old-air-in-soft-drinks-instead-of-carbon-dioxide/561738)
**Author:** [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2011, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-use-plain-old-air-in-soft-drinks-instead-of-carbon-dioxide/561738 "2011-06-13T01:52:19Z")
Today I got a Bed, Bath, & Beyond catalog in the mail, which has on its cover an ad for the Genesis Soda Maker, an appliance for making carbonated beverages at home. I thought, “hey, that’s pretty cool,” until I turned … --- ## [Jurassic Park question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jurassic-park-question/521693)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2009, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jurassic-park-question/521693 "2009-12-20T18:22:10Z")
OK, about a week ago I saw Jurassic Park for the first time. At first I thought that despite hearing that it used CGI and animatronics I thought they were using stop motion because of how jerky some of the dinosaur was,… --- ## [Difference between an eagle and a hawk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-an-eagle-and-a-hawk/580133)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2011, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-an-eagle-and-a-hawk/580133 "2011-04-29T20:24:01Z")
Other than the fact that we call them different things, is there a biological difference between eagles and hawks? What makes the divide? --- ## [Best U.S. state-oriented songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-u-s-state-oriented-songs/555962)
**Author:** [@NetTrekker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NetTrekker)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-u-s-state-oriented-songs/555962 "2010-10-07T00:26:24Z")
Not looking so much for official state songs but other popular tunes referring to specific states and their features. For me it’s hard to beat “Rocky Top” (Tennessee) and “Take Me Home, Country Roads” (West Virginia). W… --- ## [Source of a line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/source-of-a-line/660368)
**Author:** [@Cayuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cayuga)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/source-of-a-line/660368 "2013-06-14T19:00:50Z")
A couple dozen people on Facebook and various other boards are all saying, “I heard it, but I can’t remember where,” “It’s on the tip of my tongue,” etc. Anyway, the line is “I wanted Sixteen Candles Molly Ringwald, no… --- ## [Did you waste college?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-waste-college/603219)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2011, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-waste-college/603219 "2011-11-23T12:52:54Z")
I did. I went to an Ivy League college, on full academic scholarship, graduated with a good GPA and I won a competitive fellowship at graduation–but I feel I wasted the chance to get an education during my four years. I… --- ## [What's the deal with YouTube videos scrambling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-youtube-videos-scrambling/955288)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2021, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-youtube-videos-scrambling/955288 "2021-12-10T21:03:23Z")
Sometimes when I watch videos on YouTube they go into this scramble mode. Bunch of lines across the screen making the image illegible. Audio is still good. It’s like trying to watch a cable channel I didn’t pay for back … --- ## [Bill Clinton: net positive or net negative for Hillary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-net-positive-or-net-negative-for-hillary/749919)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-net-positive-or-net-negative-for-hillary/749919 "2016-04-14T05:11:42Z")
Bill committed another gaffe yesterday by saying what he actually thought about the Obama administration: The Clinton campaign has “clarified” in the usual weaselly politician way that BIll was talking about the Repub… --- ## [How do you pronounce "aunt"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-aunt/725574)
**Author:** [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-aunt/725574 "2015-07-24T23:05:29Z")
Just what the title says – how do you pronounce aunt, and where did you grow up? I pronounce it “ahnt”. Grew up in redneck regions of Florida. (Poll is inspired by thisone.) --- ## [Weak men more likely to be socialists, what is the cause](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-men-more-likely-to-be-socialists-what-is-the-cause/787447)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-men-more-likely-to-be-socialists-what-is-the-cause/787447 "2017-06-02T11:10:17Z")
So I came across this article on another forum, but the quality of debate on this forum is higher so I figured I’d ask about it here. I am having trouble finding the original article, it is behind the paywall. Also the … --- ## [Why is copper used for hot water pipes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-copper-used-for-hot-water-pipes/740188)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2015, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-copper-used-for-hot-water-pipes/740188 "2015-12-14T17:09:20Z")
Copper is one of the best known conductors of heat. Wouldn’t this waste energy by dumping heat from the water into whatever the pipes are touching? Also, with metal prices the way they are, I doubt copper saves any mo… --- ## [The Earl Grey Horror](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-earl-grey-horror/551207)
**Author:** [@The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tao_s_Revenge)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-earl-grey-horror/551207 "2010-08-30T16:19:13Z")
I was inspired to compose this post after trying Earl Grey. The store had some and I was all “…!! Picard’s Tea!”. Though my words may sound as madness, I implore, no, beg, the reader to heed my warning. In hindsight th… --- ## [Ed Asner is a truther!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-asner-is-a-truther/560055)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2011, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-asner-is-a-truther/560055 "2011-12-19T02:52:14Z")
So I’m listening to The Adam Carolla podcast this morning with Ed and his son as guests. At some point Ed starts talking about how he doesn’t believe 9/11 and begins spewing all the batshit crazy truther theories. Damn… --- ## [Does my head look too big for my body](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-head-look-too-big-for-my-body/723998)
**Author:** [@Rossiekerr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rossiekerr)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-head-look-too-big-for-my-body/723998 "2015-07-02T22:16:19Z")
Whenever I take pics, i cant help to notice that my head looks too huge for my body.Here are my pics and looking for honesty.I know it only looks like this in pics and not in real life https://www.flickr.com/photos/446… --- ## [If Doper "A" married Doper "B", you'd get...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-doper-a-married-doper-b-youd-get/589556)
**Author:** [@Toucanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toucanna)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-doper-a-married-doper-b-youd-get/589556 "2011-08-14T16:57:50Z")
If Musicat married OpalCat, you’d get Two Many Cats. or maybe, If Musicat married OpalCat, you’d get Cat Fight. Your turn! For the purposes of this nonsense, the Doper’s IRL gender is irrelevant. --- ## [Too Much White Stuff - a Snowy MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-much-white-stuff-a-snowy-mmp/804179)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-much-white-stuff-a-snowy-mmp/804179 "2017-12-19T19:01:40Z")
Morning all! We had a significant amount of snow where I live - unusual for us, the last time we had this level of snow was about 5 years ago. It’s a well-known fact that the UK is always completely unprepared for bad … --- ## [Medieval bullcrap words in Words with Friends (scrabble)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medieval-bullcrap-words-in-words-with-friends-scrabble/663388)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medieval-bullcrap-words-in-words-with-friends-scrabble/663388 "2013-07-19T19:12:32Z")
So the wife and I enjoy spending time together, generally mealtimes, playing Words with Friends with varying online adversaries. (Words, with Friends, in case you are unfamiliar with it, is an online form of Scrabble.) L… --- ## [Why don't Americans care about Canada?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-americans-care-about-canada/418908)
**Author:** [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2007, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-americans-care-about-canada/418908 "2007-09-23T22:15:45Z")
Today in the news I saw that the Prime Ministers of both Japan and Russia resigned suddenly. This prompted a discussion with a friend about how confusing the political titles in other countries are, and from there a gene… --- ## [Holy cow! Fox News rips into Swift Boat Veterans for Truth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-cow-fox-news-rips-into-swift-boat-veterans-for-truth/260969)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2004, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-cow-fox-news-rips-into-swift-boat-veterans-for-truth/260969 "2004-08-25T23:24:23Z")
I probably wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes. But here was Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday with Van Odell, member of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and John Hurley, National Director of V… --- ## [Public Pooping Protocol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-pooping-protocol/557808)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2010, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-pooping-protocol/557808 "2010-10-26T17:40:15Z")
I have a long standing professional relationship with a manager of a local business. I was in his establishment yesterday and had to use the restroom. While I was at the urinal he was in a stall ripping farts, splatter… --- ## [I am your cat. I bring to you an offering I've caught.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-cat-i-bring-to-you-an-offering-ive-caught/117003)
**Author:** [@Dieter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dieter)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2002, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-cat-i-bring-to-you-an-offering-ive-caught/117003 "2002-07-12T13:28:32Z")
I am your cat. I bring to you an offering I’ve caught. It is the wild and elusive PINECONE! It took hours to stalk and capture it, but I bring it before you as a gift of my love for my human. \* Sheeesh! For the l… --- ## [Culinary Dopers: substituting cornflour for potato starch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/culinary-dopers-substituting-cornflour-for-potato-starch/590247)
**Author:** [@Surok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surok)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/culinary-dopers-substituting-cornflour-for-potato-starch/590247 "2011-07-27T13:55:29Z")
I have a recipe for kisel (a juice drink thickened with starch) which calls for 2 tablespoons of potato starch. I do not have any potato starch, nor do I know where to buy it. Could I use cornflour instead? And if so, i… --- ## [Holy crap, plagiarized by the US Marines!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-plagiarized-by-the-us-marines/795148)
**Author:** [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2017, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-plagiarized-by-the-us-marines/795148 "2017-09-17T14:49:32Z")
Someone just sent me a message regarding a 3D printed UAV design I did a few years ago, it turns out a US Marines corporal took the design, called it his own and won a Marines design challenge with it. :mad: U.S. Marine… --- ## [BCS works well for the first time.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcs-works-well-for-the-first-time/475234)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2008, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcs-works-well-for-the-first-time/475234 "2008-12-09T02:53:14Z")
This year it looks like Alabama vs Oklahoma in the big one. Who can argue? Ball State,Boise and Utah are undefeated but they know they do not belong in a big game. That leaves Texas,Florida,USC and Penn State to feel sad… --- ## [Guest MMP III: Hell's Wedding (Abridged)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guest-mmp-iii-hells-wedding-abridged/325549)
**Author:** [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2005, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guest-mmp-iii-hells-wedding-abridged/325549 "2005-10-25T15:28:05Z")
When I started gearing up for this week’s MMP on Thursday of last week, I had this whole Shakespearean comedy/tragedy thing in mind. I know my friends,and I know how the rest of this wedding has gone, so I thought I’d h… --- ## [What would skynet and the terminators have done after they won the war](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-skynet-and-the-terminators-have-done-after-they-won-the-war/693570)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2014, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-skynet-and-the-terminators-have-done-after-they-won-the-war/693570 "2014-07-21T23:34:58Z")
Realistically the machines would’ve won the war. So what would they do after they won and exterminated us all? Would those machines have any wants, needs, desires, etc that could be used to build a society? They probabl… --- ## [Charlie Cook is touting the latest FOX News poll. It's a barnburner!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-cook-is-touting-the-latest-fox-news-poll-its-a-barnburner/768514)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2016, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-cook-is-touting-the-latest-fox-news-poll-its-a-barnburner/768514 "2016-10-25T22:27:20Z")
But when I saw it linked on Facebook by “The Pollsters” (Margie Omero and Kristin Soltis Anderson, who have a great podcast and appear regularly on cable news and the Sunday network shows), all they would say is that Coo… --- ## [Godfather II -- Who killed the assassins? (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godfather-ii-who-killed-the-assassins-spoilers/185210)
**Author:** [@Major\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Major_Kong)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2003, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godfather-ii-who-killed-the-assassins-spoilers/185210 "2003-07-01T09:41:01Z")
\[spoiler\]In Godfather II who killed the assassins that shot at Michael and his wife through the window? Was it Fredo? And who opened the curtains? Was that Fredo? I can’t believe he opened the curtains. If he did he woul… --- ## [What to Do and See in LA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-and-see-in-la/505527)
**Author:** [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2009, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-and-see-in-la/505527 "2009-08-31T19:34:54Z")
I’m going to be in the City of Angels for a few days next week because of a wedding and because Dopers always have great suggestions I have to ask: what should I do and/or see while I’m there? Unfortunately my impressio… --- ## [Can one separate the Pit from real life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-separate-the-pit-from-real-life/243484)
**Author:** [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2004, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-separate-the-pit-from-real-life/243484 "2004-05-07T13:30:52Z")
In this thread, Olentzero told me that he holds a grudge against me IRL because we have intense political arguments in this forum. I had no idea because were friendly the last time we shared fondue at a restaurant in Arl… --- ## [Getting the TI-84 to do it MY way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-the-ti-84-to-do-it-my-way/667210)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2013, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-the-ti-84-to-do-it-my-way/667210 "2013-08-27T23:59:36Z")
One problem with the TI-84 is that even in normal mode, it shows answers with an absolute value less than 0.001 in scientific notation. The problem is if the answer is 0.00045, I want it to show up in my students’ calcu… --- ## [OK, seriously. Circumcision: yea or nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-seriously-circumcision-yea-or-nay/514265)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2009, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-seriously-circumcision-yea-or-nay/514265 "2009-10-22T22:52:19Z")
JACK DEAN TYLER! OK, since I got that out of the way, let’s forget him and talk about circumcision rationally. See, my wife and I are having a boy in February, and I find myself unexpectedly torn about this issue. One… --- ## [Butter: generic vs high-end brand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butter-generic-vs-high-end-brand/630765)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2012, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butter-generic-vs-high-end-brand/630765 "2012-08-08T13:33:25Z")
My gf and I share grocery purchasing responsibilities. She will not buy generic or store brands. I buy some generics (although never toilet paper or napkins). Anyway, I always buy generic butter, which is used primarily… --- ## [If you do not keep a plunger in your bathroom, I will improvise.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-do-not-keep-a-plunger-in-your-bathroom-i-will-improvise/588656)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2011, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-do-not-keep-a-plunger-in-your-bathroom-i-will-improvise/588656 "2011-07-13T06:46:09Z")
And you wouldn’t like me when I improvise. No matter how delicate and flushable your own poops may be, if I am a guest in your home frequently enough, I will clog your toilet. I’ll be discreet about it; I want to be di… --- ## [Men who abuse women (or anyone)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-abuse-women-or-anyone/606307)
**Author:** [@Mr.Accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Accident)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-abuse-women-or-anyone/606307 "2011-12-16T16:10:01Z")
To those men out there who abuse their spouse/lover/girlfriend/etc, may you all rot in the lowest levels of Hell. In fact, I hope they have a special section just for you wastes of genetic material. A section where the o… --- ## [What's your masturbation technique?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-masturbation-technique/814766)
**Author:** [@Major\_Major\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Major_Major_1)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2018, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-masturbation-technique/814766 "2018-06-04T16:39:43Z")
Up until maybe the last 3 - 5 years I was a right-hand wanker, my right hand being my dominant hand. Somewhere along the line I changed to left hand and I’ve masturbated with my left hand exclusively since then. Not sur… --- ## [Best Movies of the 90s: Help me compile a master list](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movies-of-the-90s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/541245)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2010, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movies-of-the-90s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/541245 "2010-06-01T20:23:54Z")
We did this before with movies of the 00s. let’s try it again. I am trying to come up with my list of the best 50 movies of the 90s. To do that, I need to first compile a master list of good movies from the 90s, which I … --- ## [Your favorite historical mystery, legend, conspiracy theory...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-historical-mystery-legend-conspiracy-theory/252341)
**Author:** [@sofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sofia)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2016, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-historical-mystery-legend-conspiracy-theory/252341 "2016-10-24T21:17:42Z")
The Romanovs. The Great Sphinx. Amelia Earhart. The Dead Sea Scrolls. The Holy Grail. The Titanic. The Wandering Jew. Elvis… …just to name a few off the top of my head. But what’s your favorite mysterious (or ju… --- ## [Presenting Luciano700](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presenting-luciano700/810930)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presenting-luciano700/810930 "2018-03-21T15:47:40Z")
I present to you Luciano700. He recently got a thread closed for plagarization, which he denied. Attempts to discuss get nonsense like this: He does have some spiffy new ideas on how to improve the Board: He’s a tro… --- ## [What Dorky Gang Member Started the Cap Wearing Sideways Bit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dorky-gang-member-started-the-cap-wearing-sideways-bit/53241)
**Author:** [@Wildest\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildest_Bill)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2001, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dorky-gang-member-started-the-cap-wearing-sideways-bit/53241 "2001-02-06T23:40:31Z")
I mean what is it with the style of wearing a baseball cap SIDEWAYS. Ok wearing a cap regularly makes sense it keeps the glare out of your eyes. Wearing it backwards keeps you from becoming a red neck. But what does wea… --- ## [Which was the best Timothy Dalton Bond film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-was-the-best-timothy-dalton-bond-film/638725)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2012, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-was-the-best-timothy-dalton-bond-film/638725 "2012-10-28T15:16:19Z")
Only 2 choices here. I for one enjoyed the more serious portrayal of the character in the 2 Dalton movies, but I’m aware I may be in the minority. --- ## [When asking a person on a date, should you say it's a date](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-asking-a-person-on-a-date-should-you-say-its-a-date/516478)
**Author:** [@Stentor\_2.5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stentor_2.5)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2009, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-asking-a-person-on-a-date-should-you-say-its-a-date/516478 "2009-11-06T18:36:45Z")
So, last night I asked a woman to the theater with me. My intentions were for it to be a date, complete with walking her home and possibly kissing her goodnight if the chemistry was right. We know each other through scho… --- ## [Rock Hall of Fame Class of 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-hall-of-fame-class-of-2016/733915)
**Author:** [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2015, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-hall-of-fame-class-of-2016/733915 "2015-12-21T13:02:52Z")
The nominations for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2016 are in, and the list includes: Chicago Cheap Trick Deep Purple The Cars Janet Jackson N.W.A Nine Inch Nails The Smiths Yes Chaka Khan Chic T… --- ## [Best speech ever (Iraq reality)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-speech-ever-iraq-reality/412873)
**Author:** [@DevNull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DevNull)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2007, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-speech-ever-iraq-reality/412873 "2007-07-24T02:02:49Z")
I self-pit this for the obvious reasons. First off, there is no debate to be had since I have proved that a large amount of conspiracies that the left are championing are lies, and second is that I have a large project c… --- ## [Am I the only one not to enjoy Game Of Thrones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-not-to-enjoy-game-of-thrones/623125)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-not-to-enjoy-game-of-thrones/623125 "2012-06-06T19:32:53Z")
This show has been hyped up beyond belief, I’ve had people call it the best show ever period. :confused: I watched the first two episodes, and while its not bad it isn’t grabbing me. I think it is the combination of th… --- ## [What's the cheapest thing you can buy on Amazon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-cheapest-thing-you-can-buy-on-amazon/350669)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2006, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-cheapest-thing-you-can-buy-on-amazon/350669 "2006-04-01T18:01:54Z")
I just picked out two dvds, and the total comes to $0.35 short of free shipping. What’s the cheapest thing I can buy to bump the total over the edge. Make sure that it’s eligible for Free Super Saver Shipping. --- ## [Did Lucy & Ricky's/Rob & Laura's twin beds have ANY basis in reality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-lucy-rickys-rob-lauras-twin-beds-have-any-basis-in-reality/497907)
**Author:** [@The\_Shroud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Shroud)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2009, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-lucy-rickys-rob-lauras-twin-beds-have-any-basis-in-reality/497907 "2009-05-29T23:42:04Z")
Obviously, sitcom characters in the 1950s and 60s, even married couples, weren’t allowed to be shown in the same bed together. And in at least two sitcoms I can think of, I Love Lucy and Dick Van Dyke, the couples were … --- ## ["That shirt brings out your eyes."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-shirt-brings-out-your-eyes/159704)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2003, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-shirt-brings-out-your-eyes/159704 "2003-03-08T17:31:03Z")
I was wearing a medium-blue shirt the other day, and a co-worker told me that it “brought out my eyes”. I was wearing a watch with a metallic-blue face one day several years ago, and the same co-worker said the same thi… --- ## [Can the catholic church STOP you from becoming a priest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-catholic-church-stop-you-from-becoming-a-priest/541290)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2010, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-catholic-church-stop-you-from-becoming-a-priest/541290 "2010-06-01T05:52:12Z")
Does the catholic church have authority to stop you from becoming a catholic priest if you want to be? --- ## [Sarah Palin's Alaska \[spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palins-alaska-spoilers/560759)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2010, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palins-alaska-spoilers/560759 "2010-12-06T05:45:31Z")
C’mon, I can’t be the only Doper who watched this last night. Let’s dish. First, I would like to thank Ms. Palin for doing this show and cementing the fact she’ll never, ever be President. Get it, Mama Grizzly! … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1301&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1303&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)