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**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2013, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birdbath-heater-blows-gfcis/645458 "2013-01-01T22:17:38Z")
I bought a heater to replace one that I had used for 5 years. Within a few weeks it was tripping every GFCI that I plugged it into. I bought another one that only lasted a couple of days. I wrote an angry email to the m… --- ## [High Potassium Levels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-potassium-levels/513900)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2009, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-potassium-levels/513900 "2009-10-17T12:58:37Z")
Let me preface this by saying I am under a doctor’s care and I am not asking for medical advice but rather medical information. After more years than I want to admit, and thanks to the health insurance we now have (yay!… --- ## [Trump tweets his term should be extended by two years to compensate him for the Mueller coup attempt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tweets-his-term-should-be-extended-by-two-years-to-compensate-him-for-the-mueller-coup-attempt/833534)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2019, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tweets-his-term-should-be-extended-by-two-years-to-compensate-him-for-the-mueller-coup-attempt/833534 "2019-05-09T21:29:52Z")
I don’t know how to quote from Twitter, but apparently Jerry Falwell Jr tweeted that Trump should get two years added to his term to compensate him for the attempted coup, and Trumpski has jumped on it and re-tweeted it. … --- ## [Dollhouse 1/8 "Holy Crap!" (spoilers inside)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dollhouse-1-8-holy-crap-spoilers-inside/524241)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2010, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dollhouse-1-8-holy-crap-spoilers-inside/524241 "2010-01-12T06:52:59Z")
OK, so that’s not the title, but it definitely had some big moments. Spoilers below: Wait. So Boyd is the head and has been “evil” since the beginning? --- ## [What makes Harvard that good of a university?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-harvard-that-good-of-a-university/266182)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2004, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-harvard-that-good-of-a-university/266182 "2004-09-30T15:28:29Z")
Yes, we all know Harvard University tops the list of the most prestigous, well-respected university in the United States. I want to know why, though. What makes Harvard, Yale, or another Ivy League school that much bet… --- ## [Do You Feel Bad For Victims of Financial Exploitation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-bad-for-victims-of-financial-exploitation/561901)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2010, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-bad-for-victims-of-financial-exploitation/561901 "2010-12-03T21:57:56Z")
I just read a heartrending book (“Broke America”) which deals with the ways that b the poor and financially unedcuated are eploited in America. I’m taling about the “paday loans” business (up to 800% APR!), tax refund a… --- ## [I do not make allowances for drunkenness. Is this unusual?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-make-allowances-for-drunkenness-is-this-unusual/554682)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2010, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-make-allowances-for-drunkenness-is-this-unusual/554682 "2010-09-29T22:32:16Z")
In one of the Skald hypothetical threads, there is a character who becomes a racist asshole when drunk out of her gourd. Lots of people in the thread downplay her remarks because she’s drunk. To me, being drunk is hard… --- ## [Please recommend for me some stand up comedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-for-me-some-stand-up-comedy/664929)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2013, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-for-me-some-stand-up-comedy/664929 "2013-08-11T01:27:31Z")
I want to enjoy a new standup comic. My favorite standup comics currently are: Lewis Black - for his all-around sarcasm, bitter wit, and rage. Russell Peters for the true and apt commentary he makes on Chinese and Indi… --- ## [Can I Sue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-sue/688442)
**Author:** [@Trinishana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinishana)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2014, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-sue/688442 "2014-05-16T15:04:00Z")
On May 5th 2014 at 2pm , during work hours as a nanny, I took the baby (11 months old) out to eat with the consent of his parents… I went to Apple bees on Flatbush Avenue and was seated. In looking for the baby’s spoon i… --- ## [Potential employer asking for "free" work as part of "interview"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-employer-asking-for-free-work-as-part-of-interview/721112)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2015, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-employer-asking-for-free-work-as-part-of-interview/721112 "2015-06-17T02:51:00Z")
My wife has not been happy at her current job and has been looking for a new one. She’s gotten a lot of interviews, even several second interviews, but no job offer yet. She’s a horticulturalist, looking for jobs as a … --- ## [If You Were Wealthy, Would You Hire Servants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-wealthy-would-you-hire-servants/812408)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2018, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-wealthy-would-you-hire-servants/812408 "2018-05-15T18:32:44Z")
In another thread someone jokingly suggested hiring a maid for the sole purpose of fetching them a beer whenever they needed one. Kidding aside, if you had the cash, would you hire servants? I would definitely hire a l… --- ## [Questions to ask in a second interview](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-to-ask-in-a-second-interview/351448)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2006, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-to-ask-in-a-second-interview/351448 "2006-04-08T22:08:53Z")
The other manager and I in our department are hiring for an entry level position. We’ve got it narrowed down to two candidates, and both are coming in tomorrow for a second interview. We’ve done the meet and greet, why… --- ## [Poopy shoes in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poopy-shoes-in-the-mmp/817561)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poopy-shoes-in-the-mmp/817561 "2018-07-16T14:55:13Z")
Yes, I started my day by stepping in dog poop. Higgs was barking at the neighbor’s dog at 5:30 and I went out to bring her in. Somewhere along the way, I stepped in it, but I didn’t realize till I got in the car to lea… --- ## [What's the purpose of Cul De Sacs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-purpose-of-cul-de-sacs/795044)
**Author:** [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2017, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-purpose-of-cul-de-sacs/795044 "2017-09-02T15:00:14Z")
It looks like a cul-de-sac style neighborhood requires you to travel more distance to get to the same places than simply driving or walking down a straight grid. A square grid also looks easier to navigate as long as you… --- ## [How do you understand the ending of "Going Postal"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-understand-the-ending-of-going-postal/586113)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2011, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-understand-the-ending-of-going-postal/586113 "2011-07-02T07:16:45Z")
Spoilers, duh! \[space\] \[more space\] \[probably enough space, don’t you think?\] So my brother spotted something odd in TvTropes’ entry on Going Postal. Now, both my brother and I had taken it for granted that Reacher… --- ## ["Don't discuss why religion is bad or problems in black churches in a thread called 'black atheism'"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-discuss-why-religion-is-bad-or-problems-in-black-churches-in-a-thread-called-black-atheism/622486)
**Author:** [@Condescending\_Robot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Condescending_Robot)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2012, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-discuss-why-religion-is-bad-or-problems-in-black-churches-in-a-thread-called-black-atheism/622486 "2012-05-23T01:18:32Z")
Really, tomndebb? I know you have made a career out of moderating opinions you disagree with out of Great Debates, but this is a little transparent even for you. Would you have warned the author of the article in the OP … --- ## [Shackleton's incredible voyage: why isn't this a movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shackletons-incredible-voyage-why-isnt-this-a-movie/655535)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2014, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shackletons-incredible-voyage-why-isnt-this-a-movie/655535 "2014-01-28T18:49:20Z")
10+ years ago I read Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage. For those not familiar, it tells the true and well-documented story of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated trans-Antarctic expedition in the early part of th… --- ## ["Embossed" knitting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embossed-knitting/525017)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embossed-knitting/525017 "2010-05-07T00:36:54Z")
I’m pretty darned sure “embossed” isn’t the right term, but that’s the problem – I don’t know what the right term is. :smiley: I’m thinking through a project I want to so for the annual “thing a day,” uh, thing in Febru… --- ## [Am I wrong to be in love with Jennifer Lawrence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-wrong-to-be-in-love-with-jennifer-lawrence/690361)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-wrong-to-be-in-love-with-jennifer-lawrence/690361 "2014-06-12T07:28:51Z")
Strictly platonic love, that is. The only movie I’ve seen Ms. Lawrence in has been “The Hunger Games” - I haven’t seen Catching Fire yet, and I haven’t seen anything else she’s been in. But I’ve caught several clips of … --- ## [Why Does My First Cup Of Coffee In The Morning Taste So Good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-first-cup-of-coffee-in-the-morning-taste-so-good/536448)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-first-cup-of-coffee-in-the-morning-taste-so-good/536448 "2010-05-22T16:36:26Z")
I am thinking this has got to purely pyschological, but then again? I used to be a big coffee drinker, but now I’ve got my caffeine fix down to two cups of coffee in the morning when I wake up. But I noticed when I wak… --- ## [they really ARE using pre-emptive lying! Palin clears self!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-really-are-using-pre-emptive-lying-palin-clears-self/467288)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-really-are-using-pre-emptive-lying-palin-clears-self/467288 "2008-10-13T17:53:49Z")
:rolleyes: Is that a tank with a shark in it I see? I wonder what’s gonna happen over there? --- ## [Real Motivation For Japanese Whaling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-motivation-for-japanese-whaling/566078)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-motivation-for-japanese-whaling/566078 "2011-01-05T19:54:00Z")
So those wacky little guys who brought you Pearl Harbor are at it again with their Antarctic whale hunt (too lazy to post a link, but they’re out there and clashing with Greenpeace et al. as usual). I had always assumed… --- ## [Was that Hootie I just saw doing a Burger King ad while wearing a cowboy suit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-that-hootie-i-just-saw-doing-a-burger-king-ad-while-wearing-a-cowboy-suit/291319)
**Author:** [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2005, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-that-hootie-i-just-saw-doing-a-burger-king-ad-while-wearing-a-cowboy-suit/291319 "2005-04-30T02:51:00Z")
Hootie appears to have fallen on hard, hard times. --- ## [Your opinion of this excerpt from "Atlas Shrugged"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-of-this-excerpt-from-atlas-shrugged/681522)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-of-this-excerpt-from-atlas-shrugged/681522 "2014-02-20T00:33:59Z")
I have never read the full novel and have only a general idea of the plot. But I did find this excerpt online The Story of the Twentieth Century Motor Company What I’d like to hear from the Dopers is whether you think th… --- ## [What band or artist, can you appreciate but don’t like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-or-artist-can-you-appreciate-but-don-t-like/984667)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-or-artist-can-you-appreciate-but-don-t-like/984667 "2023-06-14T17:43:37Z")
What band or artist, that while can you appreciate their talent and acknowledge that they are good, just don’t like them for whatever reason - within a genre you do like. I’m not talking about saying, for example, I can… --- ## [Kit Kats are the best candy bar.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kit-kats-are-the-best-candy-bar/833738)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2019, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kit-kats-are-the-best-candy-bar/833738 "2019-05-18T23:11:18Z")
I’m sorry but it is just how the universe works, as scientifically determined by the one I just ate. --- ## [Guess the movie based on the unflattering description](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348 "2011-12-28T20:01:33Z")
Just a little bit of fun for those of us online during the holiday. Feel free to add your own. A reclusive industialist with his own twisted sense of right and wrong tortures and mutilates small children in his secre… --- ## [Just how big is video gaming going to get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-big-is-video-gaming-going-to-get/773046)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2017, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-big-is-video-gaming-going-to-get/773046 "2017-01-11T22:37:20Z")
How will video gaming grow and deepen? Is it going to largely displace sports and sports watching? Will middle-aged dads get together on Sundays to play video games and watch Twitch while eating BBQ in the same way they… --- ## [Is it free will that renders intelligent people atheistic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-free-will-that-renders-intelligent-people-atheistic/787074)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2017, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-free-will-that-renders-intelligent-people-atheistic/787074 "2017-06-03T06:34:00Z")
This article claims that Man is naturally a religious animal. Religion is an instinct that has enabled human beings to survive and thrive. However, the higher the intelligence of a person the lower the chances that this … --- ## [Are microprocessors approaching a speed limit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-microprocessors-approaching-a-speed-limit/737379)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-microprocessors-approaching-a-speed-limit/737379 "2015-11-18T17:36:33Z")
Microprocessors are getting faster, but the rate of increase is dropping rapidly. Is there any new technology on the horizon that will significantly speed up my next computer? Some of the applications that I write ar… --- ## [Fuck drivers/pedestrians who endanger cyclists and a fuck you to those who ride dangerously as well.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-drivers-pedestrians-who-endanger-cyclists-and-a-fuck-you-to-those-who-ride-dangerously-as-well/590451)
**Author:** [@CatherineZeta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatherineZeta)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-drivers-pedestrians-who-endanger-cyclists-and-a-fuck-you-to-those-who-ride-dangerously-as-well/590451 "2011-07-30T02:52:01Z")
This is inspired by this thread about broken bottles on the biketrail which I did not want to completely hijack: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=316246 I live in NYC and thoroughly despise the MTA (… --- ## [Can you really say anything to somebody and they can't 'legally' hit back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-say-anything-to-somebody-and-they-cant-legally-hit-back/628957)
**Author:** [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-say-anything-to-somebody-and-they-cant-legally-hit-back/628957 "2012-07-30T17:14:58Z")
Without hijacking another thread… Someone said that they could stand in front of you and say ANYTHING to you and you were not allowed to ‘legally’ strike back. I wish to define ‘legally’ as not likely to go to jail or … --- ## [Is there interest in an East TN fest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-interest-in-an-east-tn-fest/171212)
**Author:** [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2003, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-interest-in-an-east-tn-fest/171212 "2003-06-15T05:31:34Z")
Perhaps this should be called a VOLfest. That way we could all post in orange and sing Rocky-top. I seem to be noticing more East TN Dopers lately, and I thought I’d toss this out for consideration. I’d go to one. Why … --- ## [Conflicts and hot topics you never knew existed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conflicts-and-hot-topics-you-never-knew-existed/402434)
**Author:** [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2007, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conflicts-and-hot-topics-you-never-knew-existed/402434 "2007-05-07T03:41:12Z")
Before I came to these boards, I had never heard of such a thing as an exclusively indoor cat, except owned by old ladies living in small apartments in the middle of big cities. Here, I found out that the outdoor/indoor … --- ## [He's so stupid that...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-so-stupid-that/21963)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2000, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-so-stupid-that/21963 "2000-06-25T13:38:31Z")
What’s your favorite way to to illustrate someone’s relative intelligence? For a long time, my fav was “He’s as dumb as a stump.” Used to always get a giggle out of my SO. Now, though, BratMan007 has blown that one out … --- ## [Anyone with a titanium wedding band? Any downside I'm not foreseeing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-with-a-titanium-wedding-band-any-downside-im-not-foreseeing/665885)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-with-a-titanium-wedding-band-any-downside-im-not-foreseeing/665885 "2013-08-16T00:11:45Z")
I’m about to order the wedding bands, and while she’ll be getting white gold to match the engagement ring, I’ll be getting titanium. Unless, that is, there’s some good reason not to. I look the look of it, the weight, a… --- ## [How advanced were the Neanderthals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-advanced-were-the-neanderthals/550149)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-advanced-were-the-neanderthals/550149 "2010-08-16T16:54:13Z")
I’ve always found the idea of Neanderthals quite sad. These intelligent, sentient beings live their lives in their lands, and are then wiped out by people from the South, either by actual warfare, cannibalism, or compet… --- ## [Ask the emotional vampire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-emotional-vampire/641925)
**Author:** [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-emotional-vampire/641925 "2012-12-11T04:18:52Z")
Do you know any of the 5 types of emotional vampire? A person who hurts so much it’s hurtful just to be around them? Some of us are paranoid (the Splitter type), grandiose (the Narcissist), even sadistic (the Critic). S… --- ## [The New Joker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-joker/405760)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2007, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-joker/405760 "2007-12-05T20:35:37Z")
Here’s what he’s going to look like in the next film. I have to say that I like it. I loved Batman Begins, and it’s nice to see that they’re staying with the gritty nature of the previous film for this one. --- ## [Illusory vs Illusionary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illusory-vs-illusionary/664923)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2013, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illusory-vs-illusionary/664923 "2013-07-31T16:08:15Z")
I am having trouble categorizing the use of these synonyms; dictionaries aren’t much help. In a similar context to what I’m writing about, would you say that unworkable and ineffective solutions to global climate change… --- ## [wendy's fries. It only took 35 years. WTF took them so long?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-fries-it-only-took-35-years-wtf-took-them-so-long/577317)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-fries-it-only-took-35-years-wtf-took-them-so-long/577317 "2011-04-09T22:07:27Z")
I have to say, the new Wendy fries are downright good. They make a great alternative to McDonalds, and can be eaten alone or with the meal. This is a vast improvement on Wendy’s previous offering, some of the saddest f… --- ## [Brett Favre cleared (sort of) in Sterger affair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brett-favre-cleared-sort-of-in-sterger-affair/565756)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2011, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brett-favre-cleared-sort-of-in-sterger-affair/565756 "2011-01-04T03:52:08Z")
The NFL has fined Favre $50K for "lack of cooperation in the Sterger investigation, but also said it couldn’t conclude he had violated any League policy: So that’s that. Favre is innocent. There will be no suspension. … --- ## [South Africa, where to now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-africa-where-to-now/528704)
**Author:** [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-africa-where-to-now/528704 "2010-02-19T15:50:06Z")
As South Africans are celebrating the 20th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s release\* from prison. Al Jazeera seems to be running a bunch of articles criticizing the economic imbalance that continues in most of the country… --- ## [I believe I have discovered the worst “food” item in existence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-believe-i-have-discovered-the-worst-food-item-in-existence/942741)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2021, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-believe-i-have-discovered-the-worst-food-item-in-existence/942741 "2021-06-08T11:40:30Z")
Just a disclaimer here. I am not a breakfast cereal person. I like Cheerios and Rice Krispies but I was not raised on sugary or flavored cereals. I do like Froot Loops, although as far as I can tell their predominant fla… --- ## [Scientology film shown in psych class-help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientology-film-shown-in-psych-class-help/484591)
**Author:** [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientology-film-shown-in-psych-class-help/484591 "2009-02-19T14:38:10Z")
I’m doing coursework at a community college in order to earn substance abuse counselor certification. This is my first semester. One instructor teaches all twelve courses in the program. This is about her. The program h… --- ## [Has anyone seen the BBC 'Being Human'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-the-bbc-being-human/573218)
**Author:** [@limegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/limegreen)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2011, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-the-bbc-being-human/573218 "2011-04-26T00:54:50Z")
In idly surfing, I came across the fact that our Scyfy ‘Being Human’ is a remake of a BBC series that’s in its third season. Has anyone watched this? Is it worth tracking down? Mind you, I’m fairly easy to entertain. I l… --- ## [Mods-Please consider rescinding this warning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-please-consider-rescinding-this-warning/599937)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2011, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-please-consider-rescinding-this-warning/599937 "2011-10-18T10:57:16Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14365740&postcount=9 This warning I received, for innocently and jokingly calling another poster an “asshole”, should really be reconsidered. The comment which sparked… --- ## [The Impossible pop quiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-impossible-pop-quiz/551085)
**Author:** [@AllFreedomUnlessDefyingScience](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllFreedomUnlessDefyingScience)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-impossible-pop-quiz/551085 "2010-08-26T03:34:35Z")
I remember many years ago reading a very funny “Pop quiz” that was taken from military sources but I imagine that some version of it exists in every educational forum. It leads off with a few simple questions to lull the… --- ## [World cup draw](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-draw/519773)
**Author:** [@footballisplayedwithyourfeet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/footballisplayedwithyourfeet)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2009, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-draw/519773 "2009-12-07T13:52:46Z")
So today FIFA (finally) anounced how they are going to distribute the 32 participants over the four ‘pots’\*. Now we have two full days to speculate on all the possibilities before the actual draw is made. Here are the po… --- ## [Why did Britain let Canada go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-britain-let-canada-go/424958)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2007, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-britain-let-canada-go/424958 "2007-11-09T07:36:51Z")
I’m not entirely clear what the British stance was on the Confederation of Canada. It seems strange to me that they seem to have let Canada go without much debate. Am I misinterpreting history or was there a specific rea… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1308&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1310&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)