# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1307&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:** 1308 --- ## [Do you have "delicate sensibilities"? (Word use)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-delicate-sensibilities-word-use/143848)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2002, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-delicate-sensibilities-word-use/143848 "2002-12-21T07:49:26Z")
I am a free and easy, natural and real kind of person. I can and do talk about pretty much anything with my friends and family, including bodily functions. The topic itself is fine, it’s normal, I’m not squeamish about… --- ## [How do I put a front license plate on my car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-put-a-front-license-plate-on-my-car/270883)
**Author:** [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2004, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-put-a-front-license-plate-on-my-car/270883 "2004-10-26T03:47:41Z")
I’m finally going to have the time to go get my Ohio tags the end of this week, and I took a look at the front of my car yesterday, only to realize that there’s no place there to attach a front plate. Well, this creates … --- ## [What the fu\[del\]c\[/del\]dge is up with Mormons and gay marriage? (amazingly short)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fu-del-c-del-dge-is-up-with-mormons-and-gay-marriage-amazingly-short/493938)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2009, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fu-del-c-del-dge-is-up-with-mormons-and-gay-marriage-amazingly-short/493938 "2009-05-02T05:56:03Z")
Not being part of a religion myself I really don’t care what they preach and teach about gays or gay marriage or much of anything else except that I lament the gay kids and others who are victimized by the misinformation… --- ## [Ladies, would you be attracted to a real-life giant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-would-you-be-attracted-to-a-real-life-giant/655326)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2013, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-would-you-be-attracted-to-a-real-life-giant/655326 "2013-04-18T03:52:15Z")
I’m interested in the responses regarding this hypothetical man. Let’s say his personality, education, employment, etc. are all in order. In the non-physical areas, he’s an ideal match for what you personally value in … --- ## [Fake Chick Fil A](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-chick-fil-a/629682)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2012, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-chick-fil-a/629682 "2012-07-31T00:30:15Z")
I read here and there that the trick to making a homemade chicken sandwich that tastes like Chick Fil A is to marinate the chicken in pickle juice for an hour or two first. I’m trying it out. I’ll let you know how it g… --- ## [A song of Ice and Fire: request for a non-spoilery evaluation of book 4 and 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-of-ice-and-fire-request-for-a-non-spoilery-evaluation-of-book-4-and-5/690889)
**Author:** [@LouisMasure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisMasure)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2014, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-of-ice-and-fire-request-for-a-non-spoilery-evaluation-of-book-4-and-5/690889 "2014-06-22T09:01:20Z")
I was just reading the Guardian’s review of the season finale: The author basically says that book 4 and 5 are far from mind-blowing, so I was wondering if some among you could give us a non-spoilery evaluation of the… --- ## [Betty Boop - Surrealist Masterpieces?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-boop-surrealist-masterpieces/703765)
**Author:** [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2014, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-boop-surrealist-masterpieces/703765 "2014-11-07T20:52:53Z")
Woah. Like everyone, I had always vaguely known about a cartoon character named “Betty Boop”, from the 1930s - mostly from the marketing of her image on consumer goods, as a fashion icon. I had always assumed that the o… --- ## [Are Supporter of Gay Marriage Skipping the 'Main Course'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-supporter-of-gay-marriage-skipping-the-main-course/549230)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2010, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-supporter-of-gay-marriage-skipping-the-main-course/549230 "2010-08-08T22:39:09Z")
I was just thinking about the recent court case surrounding gay marriage. And I was wondering: are supporters of gay marriage skipping the main course, and going straight to desert? Allow me to elaborate. Most states in… --- ## [SDMB Retrospective US Presidential Elections 1944](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-retrospective-us-presidential-elections-1944/686475)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2014, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-retrospective-us-presidential-elections-1944/686475 "2014-04-25T15:08:38Z")
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United\_States\_presidential\_election,\_1944 Voted for President Roosevelt once again to win the war abroad and continue the New Deal at home. --- ## [Solution to Increased Atmospheric CO2: Iron Fertilization of the Oceans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solution-to-increased-atmospheric-co2-iron-fertilization-of-the-oceans/390634)
**Author:** [@ex747mech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ex747mech)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solution-to-increased-atmospheric-co2-iron-fertilization-of-the-oceans/390634 "2007-02-12T09:14:50Z")
Hi all, I wanted a wise bunch to ask this question: If it is true that humans are altering the climate with carbon dioxide, then why don’t we make a serious effort to reduce it with the simplest, cheapest method we can … --- ## [What musical would you like to see brought to television?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-musical-would-you-like-to-see-brought-to-television/675783)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-musical-would-you-like-to-see-brought-to-television/675783 "2013-12-15T18:36:23Z")
While it got mixed reviews and lots of snark for Carrie Underwood’s underdeveloped acting abilities, The Sound of Music was a huge hit: 18.5 million viewers and the highest rated NBC primetime show in years. This bodes m… --- ## [A Question For History Re-enactors: Why Do You Like Doing This?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-history-re-enactors-why-do-you-like-doing-this/569717)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2011, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-history-re-enactors-why-do-you-like-doing-this/569717 "2011-06-01T20:39:48Z")
I have been to several Renaissance Fairs, and also to a Civil War battle re-enactment. I am impressed with the dedication of the people who are into this stuff-in the case of the Civil War battle, the guys had all the de… --- ## [The Boston bombers were on Public Assistance, do we have the right to their records.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boston-bombers-were-on-public-assistance-do-we-have-the-right-to-their-records/656644)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boston-bombers-were-on-public-assistance-do-we-have-the-right-to-their-records/656644 "2013-04-28T19:54:40Z")
I have a (maybe soon-to-be former) Facebook “friend” obsessed with the fact the bomber was on Food Stamps, and other forms of asistance. Do we have a right to know about his records? Full disclosure: I’m on Food Stamps,… --- ## [Amerika:The smartest cuntry on erth.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amerika-the-smartest-cuntry-on-erth/363335)
**Author:** [@soul\_radiation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soul_radiation)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2006, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amerika-the-smartest-cuntry-on-erth/363335 "2006-07-09T21:58:08Z")
\[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060705/ap\_on\_re\_us/simpl\_wurdz;\_ylt=AooYReQ3avgJqYiTwRflhCWs0NUE;\_ylu=X3oDMTA3ODdxdHBhBHNlYwM5NjQ- It’s things like this that make me want to live in the middle of nowhere and have no conta… --- ## [Never tried Mexican or Chinese food ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-tried-mexican-or-chinese-food/531525)
**Author:** [@simple\_homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simple_homer)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2010, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-tried-mexican-or-chinese-food/531525 "2010-03-11T03:28:02Z")
Never exposing your children to Chinese or Mexican food ? Would it be out of line to suggest that parents should at least encourage their children to try new and different foods ? Based upon this thread: I can somew… --- ## [The Zombie Survival Guide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-zombie-survival-guide/446341)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2008, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-zombie-survival-guide/446341 "2008-04-27T03:41:24Z")
By the same guy who later wrote World War Z. Simply put, this is the best survival manual I have ever read; a must-have for dedicated survivalists! :smiley: Seriously, by the time I finished this book I’d gotten so int… --- ## [SDMB Believe It Or...(Weird Facts You've Learned Recently)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-believe-it-or-weird-facts-youve-learned-recently/681849)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2014, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-believe-it-or-weird-facts-youve-learned-recently/681849 "2014-03-05T04:44:26Z")
1.Blues guitarist Mike Bloomfield’s dad held patents on a few very common restaurant items: “He held the patents on some classic stove-side accessories: the hexagon-shaped glass salt shaker with the holes on top in the … --- ## [Which animals respond to human facial expressions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animals-respond-to-human-facial-expressions/652825)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2019, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animals-respond-to-human-facial-expressions/652825 "2019-07-22T21:56:28Z")
See subject. It was prompted most recently by an occasion when my dog was standing next to a couch I was lying on–thus no change stance or, in this case, movement of my arms or hands. He was staring off into space thinki… --- ## [More TV shows with finite endings, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-tv-shows-with-finite-endings-please/646797)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2013, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-tv-shows-with-finite-endings-please/646797 "2013-01-16T21:55:13Z")
I do not enjoy watching shows for forever. I like story arcs, even if they take a while. So for example I watched, and enjoyed the first five seasons of Supernatural but won’t watch anymore. Why would I? The story was do… --- ## [Help me find a board game for my wife and I.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-board-game-for-my-wife-and-i/664860)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2013, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-board-game-for-my-wife-and-i/664860 "2013-08-05T07:25:40Z")
We’ve recently started getting into board games. I’m a lot easier to please, but unfortunately she needs to like the game as well. So far she really loves Cranium, Muchkin and, oddly enough, Dominion. She’s a savant at … --- ## [I got a letter from the Ohio Dept of Taxation today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-letter-from-the-ohio-dept-of-taxation-today/574437)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-letter-from-the-ohio-dept-of-taxation-today/574437 "2011-03-20T16:15:19Z")
Informing me that my state refund is being withheld this year so it can cover something from 2002. I find that odd because up until 2007 I filed 1040EZ with no dependents, same job, same exemptions, no spouse, no proper… --- ## [True believers: dominion over animals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-believers-dominion-over-animals/670851)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2013, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-believers-dominion-over-animals/670851 "2013-10-14T12:00:47Z")
If man has “dominion over animals” why didn’t God command that animals don’t harm man? Bees, scorpions, and snakes, to name a few, routinely harm and even kill people with no provocation. --- ## [What has happened to journalism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-happened-to-journalism/710642)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2015, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-happened-to-journalism/710642 "2015-01-25T15:59:56Z")
Tonight’s NBC news really astonished me. In today’s news: King Abdullah died, a gigantic fire in New Jersey, Yemen’s government runs for the hills, and there’s an oil spill in the Yellowstone River. But NBC’s lead story … --- ## [STDs and the obligation to disclose status prior to sex.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stds-and-the-obligation-to-disclose-status-prior-to-sex/575085)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2011, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stds-and-the-obligation-to-disclose-status-prior-to-sex/575085 "2011-03-19T18:13:59Z")
No big setup. Straightforward. IN whch of the following scenarious do you believe it is absolutely mandatory to disclose to your potential sexual partner that you have the STD in question? Assume, for the purposes of … --- ## [Aslan is on the move](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aslan-is-on-the-move/318003)
**Author:** [@CBCD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CBCD)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2005, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aslan-is-on-the-move/318003 "2005-11-06T19:39:51Z")
Anyone else get goosebumps when they hear the phrase Aslan is on the move? --- ## [How deep is the Wii's lineup of games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-deep-is-the-wiis-lineup-of-games/493560)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2009, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-deep-is-the-wiis-lineup-of-games/493560 "2009-04-24T03:59:35Z")
In this thread, a discussion about the merits of the three consoles once again leads to people saying the Wii “doesn’t have a deep lineup of games” and that the games it does have “aren’t for real gamers.” While no one … --- ## [My scroll bar arrows went AWOL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-scroll-bar-arrows-went-awol/678410)
**Author:** [@Dee\_Troit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dee_Troit)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2014, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-scroll-bar-arrows-went-awol/678410 "2014-02-01T10:16:51Z")
In Chrome. My preferred browser. The scroll bar is still there, but the up and down arrows at ether end are gone. I’ve looked in tools, restarted, and searched this site and the web, all to no avail. They’re still prese… --- ## [Favorite music videos of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-videos-of-all-time/549391)
**Author:** [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-music-videos-of-all-time/549391 "2010-08-09T22:46:36Z")
Granted, they’re an oft-maligned art form. But I like 'em, and come of age to 'em. So, without any further ado, here are some of mine: “Once in a Lifetime” - Talking Heads “Nothing Compares 2 U” - Sinéad O’Connor “T… --- ## [What Does Postum Taste Like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-postum-taste-like/379678)
**Author:** [@ChiMagnet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiMagnet)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2006, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-postum-taste-like/379678 "2006-11-15T02:16:52Z")
While looking for alternatives I found Postum in the coffee aisle. Is it any good? It says it is an decaffinated (which is what I am looking for) grain beverage. It can’t taste like coffee but a small jar of it was $6.0… --- ## [Hemingway's writing style. Am I being whooshed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hemingways-writing-style-am-i-being-whooshed/619902)
**Author:** [@Imago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imago)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2012, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hemingways-writing-style-am-i-being-whooshed/619902 "2012-04-28T22:07:43Z")
Be forewarned: possible (unintended) literary blasphemy ahead. Alright. So I’ve been a Hemingway naysayer for about five years. I don’t know or care whether he’s as sexist and homophobic as he’s generally considered to … --- ## [Things we just don't know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-just-dont-know/143017)
**Author:** [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2002, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-just-dont-know/143017 "2002-12-25T18:50:25Z")
No opinions, no debates, just a list of things our species has yet to figure out. I’ll start us off with the big one. Does God exist? --- ## [Big-Ass Gatling Gun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ass-gatling-gun/690877)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2014, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ass-gatling-gun/690877 "2014-06-21T16:19:10Z")
Back during the American Civil War…hand-cranked carnage: Gas, hydraulic, or electric power for the 20th century: A larger calibered plane-mounted version that kills tanks: Is there an upper limit to the size of ca… --- ## [Caramelizing Onions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caramelizing-onions/627430)
**Author:** [@Big\_Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Norse)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2012, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caramelizing-onions/627430 "2012-09-10T14:21:32Z")
Hot pan - Warm pan? Fat - No fat? Fast - Slow? Sugar? I’ve heard them all, but what really works? --- ## [Would "free college" work in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-free-college-work-in-the-us/808614)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2018, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-free-college-work-in-the-us/808614 "2018-02-17T04:08:18Z")
So what do you all think? What if anyone in the US who wants to go to college, and has the requirements like good grades, could get free tuition to college? Also how does this all work in other countries? Personally w… --- ## [Beating a Polygraph by mentally rephrasing the question???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beating-a-polygraph-by-mentally-rephrasing-the-question/187999)
**Author:** [@bb2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bb2000)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2004, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beating-a-polygraph-by-mentally-rephrasing-the-question/187999 "2004-07-08T03:57:59Z")
Dopers, Over here in the UK we have a series called ‘Meet My Folks’ where a group of suitors are interviewed by the parents before being whittled down to the last two. The final test is a polygraph test where the two re… --- ## [What made the Beatles so great?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-the-beatles-so-great/400901)
**Author:** [@Traveling\_Riverside\_Bluesman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Traveling_Riverside_Bluesman)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2007, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-the-beatles-so-great/400901 "2007-04-22T07:23:03Z")
I love the Beatles, and I don’t know why! I love the harmonies, and the sound of their music, but it’s like there’s something more than that. I like other bands for the same reason, but none of them stay with me days a… --- ## [The war on The War On the war on Christmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-war-on-the-war-on-the-war-on-christmas/475093)
**Author:** [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2008, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-war-on-the-war-on-the-war-on-christmas/475093 "2008-12-05T16:05:02Z")
Here’s may latest rant on my favorite Culture War issue: It’s War on Christmas season again. Every year the season that is supposed to be a celebration of good will gets caught in the crossfire between those who compla… --- ## [How the hell do people get CARJACKED?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-do-people-get-carjacked/730586)
**Author:** [@Arrogant\_B\_st\_rd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogant_B_st_rd)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-do-people-get-carjacked/730586 "2015-09-14T09:41:04Z")
I don’t understand how carjacking is a thing. Out of all crimes I think carjacking is the hardest to be a victim of, right? You in a car: 1 Person on foot: 0 A responsible adult locks their car doors. Even if not…in o… --- ## [Movies that make you cry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-make-you-cry/78185)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2001, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-make-you-cry/78185 "2001-10-20T10:11:44Z")
I couldn’t sleep, so I stayed up and watched Rudy. Every single time I’ve ever seen that movie I’ve cried at the end. I’m not ashamed. It always seems to strike a chord with me. So what about you guys? Any movies bust y… --- ## [Late rent fees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-rent-fees/695210)
**Author:** [@Chip\_Dundas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chip_Dundas)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2014, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-rent-fees/695210 "2014-08-13T16:10:10Z")
Hello, fellow Dopers. Long time reader, first time poster. Not sure if this is the correct area to post this or not but… I just moved into a new apartment three months ago and signed a one year lease with the property … --- ## [Was Jimmy Carter really a bad president?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jimmy-carter-really-a-bad-president/210783)
**Author:** [@Hydrocortisone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hydrocortisone)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2003, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jimmy-carter-really-a-bad-president/210783 "2003-11-06T01:39:40Z")
I’m a little too young to remember much of Carter as a President. Was he really such a bad President? What did he do to have a negative effect on the economy? Was he really so bad on foreign policy? --- ## ["Defending Their Country"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defending-their-country/574626)
**Author:** [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2011, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defending-their-country/574626 "2011-03-20T15:41:55Z")
No, I am not trolling. I just need to get this off my chest. Firstly, I respect anyone that has joined up, either pre- or post- 9/11, to serve in the US Armed Forces. Their duty, whether they intended or not, is to se… --- ## [The best of Lord Peter Wimsey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-of-lord-peter-wimsey/668007)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-of-lord-peter-wimsey/668007 "2013-09-23T04:29:12Z")
In which we discuss the novels of Dorothy Sayers’s famed sleuth. I will be back later with a brilliant explanation of why The Nine Tailors is not simply the best of her work, but the best detective novel ever written, bu… --- ## [Whose biographies define the 20th Century?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-biographies-define-the-20th-century/557545)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2010, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-biographies-define-the-20th-century/557545 "2010-10-26T06:09:11Z")
This article suggests that the biographies of Lenin, Stalin, Hitler, Mao Zedong, Franklin Roosevelt, and Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill define the 20th century. I disagree: I’d go for Stalin, Mao, Churchill, Hirohito… --- ## [Strange Food Cravings While Pregnant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-food-cravings-while-pregnant/576887)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-food-cravings-while-pregnant/576887 "2011-04-04T22:21:20Z")
Since this involves food, I’ll put it here. A staple of sitcoms is to have the expecting woman have weird food cravings, such as fish and ice cream or such. My question to the ladies, who’ve been pregnant is, did you h… --- ## [Stereotypes you buck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotypes-you-buck/764133)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2016, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotypes-you-buck/764133 "2016-09-03T20:50:45Z")
Just got a new car, got a decent deal on a BMW so now I’m going out of my way to buck the stereotype that all beamer drivers are inconsiderate arseholes by giving way, letting people merge and actually using indicators o… --- ## [Do You Have Servants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-servants/591124)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-servants/591124 "2011-08-05T01:29:10Z")
The title says as much. --- ## [Yes people I know I'm not Keanu Reeves...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-people-i-know-im-not-keanu-reeves/203045)
**Author:** [@Thaidog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thaidog)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2003, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-people-i-know-im-not-keanu-reeves/203045 "2003-09-24T19:57:38Z")
I get one good compliment and all of a sudden everybody hates me! Yes, I lookeda little like him back in college… but 'dat 'bout it fokes… Yes, I work with computers for a living, but I assure you I’m not “Trapped in th… --- ## [How racist is America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-racist-is-america/771283)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2016, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-racist-is-america/771283 "2016-11-26T08:46:00Z")
Forked from this thread. Is America really still racist? That there are racist Americans is beyond doubt, but are they a significant minority? Or are they just a visible tiny minority? Is this just fear-mongering by the… --- ## [What is the NYC subway like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nyc-subway-like/757936)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2016, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nyc-subway-like/757936 "2016-06-30T22:13:46Z")
I read alot of stories about ther NYC subways. Good things likeperformers doing Star Wars, Dancers, and musicians holding jam sessions.Of course some pretty bad things like “body fluids”, crazy people, robberies, assault… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1306&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1308&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)