# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1315&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:** 1316 --- ## [Pit the Olympics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-the-olympics/458719)
**Author:** [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2008, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-the-olympics/458719 "2008-08-16T01:39:32Z")
I still can’t believe it will be in Beijing. Every week it’s another fucking issue about the Chinese gov’t. cracking down on dissent and being very controlling. Duh. Maybe they should hold future Olympics in Pyongyang… --- ## [The Spare Heir Is On Its Way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-spare-heir-is-on-its-way/719081)
**Author:** [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2015, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-spare-heir-is-on-its-way/719081 "2015-05-07T15:17:24Z")
Kate and Wills are expecting the arrival of bub #2 imminently (for those who don’t know who I’m talking about, they’re a lovely English couple from a long running reality show). I don’t know if there’s time for much of a… --- ## [Amazing WWII Photos (Pacific Theater)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-wwii-photos-pacific-theater/561953)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2010, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-wwii-photos-pacific-theater/561953 "2010-11-29T04:17:09Z")
The Denver Post delivers again. Some of these are pretty famous photographs that we’ve all seen before, some are just so compelling. Gritty, inspiring, horrifying…its in there. Check it out: http://blogs.denverpost.com… --- ## [Why do the japanese add a 'u' sound at the end of English words?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-japanese-add-a-u-sound-at-the-end-of-english-words/460157)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2008, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-japanese-add-a-u-sound-at-the-end-of-english-words/460157 "2008-08-16T00:37:41Z")
First noticed this while watching Best Motoring videos. Yesterday I was wathcing this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J49UdSNj5c Notice at 1:20 the commentator says “Franku Shamrocku”. Why is that? --- ## [Women: Have you ever had sex with two men in the same menstrual cycle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-have-you-ever-had-sex-with-two-men-in-the-same-menstrual-cycle/635710)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-have-you-ever-had-sex-with-two-men-in-the-same-menstrual-cycle/635710 "2012-09-26T15:58:52Z")
Really just a question out of idle curiosity. I haven’t. --- ## [16 Candles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/16-candles/678620)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/16-candles/678620 "2020-09-25T16:57:29Z")
I had heard of this film ages ago and saw it was on tonight. Was it controversial when it was released? To a modern viewer the crude racism and the flippant treatment of harassment and sexual assault is really, really, … --- ## [Your least favorite Star Wars film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-least-favorite-star-wars-film/593350)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2011, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-least-favorite-star-wars-film/593350 "2011-08-22T14:22:37Z")
of the 6 in the saga. I’m including all 6 though I’m sure that the votes are all going to be concentrated on the “prequels.” --- ## [Forgetting an infant in a car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgetting-an-infant-in-a-car/489651)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgetting-an-infant-in-a-car/489651 "2009-03-18T16:26:46Z")
Every summer, there’s a spate of stories about an idiot who wanders away leaving their child to broil in the blazing temperatures that a closed car can reach in the sun. How can these morons do that? I have a more nuan… --- ## [All the cool kids hate...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-the-cool-kids-hate/511013)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2009, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-the-cool-kids-hate/511013 "2009-09-24T03:19:45Z")
Olive Garden. U2. And a bunch of other stuff I can’t be bothered to think of right now because I don’t pay any fucking attention to the faux cool hate mongers. So what other things are currently popular as objects of … --- ## [What To Do With A Plethora Of Vacuum Tubes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-plethora-of-vacuum-tubes/577330)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2011, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-plethora-of-vacuum-tubes/577330 "2011-04-07T20:31:33Z")
This past weekend, I went to an indoor flea market. Besides some large octal and novar tubes, he sold me a bag of oh 30-50 small vacuum tubes. Now, I need a project to incorporate these tubes into. Possibilities- A the… --- ## [Oak's College Pick'em '12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-12/631934)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2012, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-12/631934 "2012-12-02T02:53:29Z")
I’ve renewed the league for this year, and sent out invitations to everyone that played last year. Hoping for more players this year, as we only had a handful last time. Everyone is welcome to play. There is no limit … --- ## [1 good thing about Hillary, she hates capitalism.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-good-thing-about-hillary-she-hates-capitalism/764772)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2016, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-good-thing-about-hillary-she-hates-capitalism/764772 "2016-09-06T23:54:31Z")
So Hillary of the failed Clinton Health Care reform has said that she will go after drug companies that charge exorbitantly high prices that bear no relation with actual costs. Drug companies that do that may suffer leg… --- ## [NLRB has ruled that McDonald's qualifies as a joint employer of workers at its franchises.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nlrb-has-ruled-that-mcdonalds-qualifies-as-a-joint-employer-of-workers-at-its-franchises/694382)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2014, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nlrb-has-ruled-that-mcdonalds-qualifies-as-a-joint-employer-of-workers-at-its-franchises/694382 "2014-08-01T17:47:28Z")
McDonald’s plans to contest the ruling. This could affect other fast food chains. It could also affect retail businesses and the decision has prompted the National Retail Federation to issue a statement: “The last thi… --- ## [Why does 'every' culture have a flood myth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-every-culture-have-a-flood-myth/450838)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-every-culture-have-a-flood-myth/450838 "2008-05-29T20:24:06Z")
Was watching a show on Discovery talking about the ‘fact’ that ‘every’ culture from the ancient world that we know of has some kind of flood myth. They were speculating that this may be legends handed down from the time… --- ## [Reusable Menstrual pads...do you/would you use them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reusable-menstrual-pads-do-you-would-you-use-them/523835)
**Author:** [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2010, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reusable-menstrual-pads-do-you-would-you-use-them/523835 "2010-01-09T04:05:24Z")
While reading Lamebook, a site that makes fun of what people post on Facebook, one lady posted something about using reusable pads, and shared a link to Etsy. Being curious, I went to the site, and found this. I asked … --- ## [High School Student: Any College Advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-student-any-college-advice/663627)
**Author:** [@Connor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Connor)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-student-any-college-advice/663627 "2013-07-20T03:13:50Z")
Hey guys, hope you all are doing alright! I’ve been reading threads on this forum and Cecil’s posts for some time now, although I must be in the lower age bracket of this site’s users. I’m only a high school student. I… --- ## [Can I somehow report someone who won't unsubscribe me from email list?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-somehow-report-someone-who-wont-unsubscribe-me-from-email-list/349398)
**Author:** [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-somehow-report-someone-who-wont-unsubscribe-me-from-email-list/349398 "2006-03-22T19:38:10Z")
This right-wing zealot David Horowitz put me on his email list after I wrote to him regarding an issue I disagreed with him about. Yeah, I know, that was dumb of me. Anyway, he keeps sending me all these nonsense newslet… --- ## [Would you rather live in the ascendancy of a civilization or during its decline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-live-in-the-ascendancy-of-a-civilization-or-during-its-decline/607140)
**Author:** [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2011, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-live-in-the-ascendancy-of-a-civilization-or-during-its-decline/607140 "2011-12-24T07:24:51Z")
"Would you rather live in the ascendancy of a civilization or during its decline?" –Arnold Poindexter, Lambda Lambda Lambda, Revenge of the Nerds, (1984) This question has always bothered me. What possible benefits cou… --- ## [I found $50 at the grocery store yesterday! What should I do with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-50-at-the-grocery-store-yesterday-what-should-i-do-with-it/539459)
**Author:** [@IaMoDiNaRy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IaMoDiNaRy)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2010, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-50-at-the-grocery-store-yesterday-what-should-i-do-with-it/539459 "2010-05-16T19:56:31Z")
I found $50 in the parking lot at the grocery store yesterday. Two twenties and one ten. I had just loaded my groceries in my car ($48.39) and was starting to walk across the parking lot to go into the pet store next doo… --- ## [American Idol 4/14 & 4/15 (Open spoilers and speculation)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-14-4-15-open-spoilers-and-speculation/493074)
**Author:** [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2009, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-14-4-15-open-spoilers-and-speculation/493074 "2009-04-17T13:23:37Z")
The Top 7 sings songs of the cinema with “mentor” Quentin Tarantino. Gokey has another chance to sing “The Rose.” Don’t disappoint me, Danny. You know you want to do it. However, I will understand if you prefer to do “Y… --- ## [What is the best you can bowl without throwing a hook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-you-can-bowl-without-throwing-a-hook/442764)
**Author:** [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2008, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-you-can-bowl-without-throwing-a-hook/442764 "2008-03-29T20:52:28Z")
Let’s say you bowl by rolling the ball straight down the lane – no hook. If you practice consistently, what is the best you can get your average up to? I realize there are a ton of factors to consider, but I am trying … --- ## [Disasters that never materialized](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disasters-that-never-materialized/917840)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disasters-that-never-materialized/917840 "2020-09-07T15:07:31Z")
As I watched my neighbor drive away in their Tesla, I realized that the wholesale slaughter of pedestrians due to their lack of engine noise seems to not have happened. What other predicted problems ended up being a non-… --- ## [Your relationship with your pets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-relationship-with-your-pets/574911)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-relationship-with-your-pets/574911 "2011-03-21T22:19:41Z")
I’m currently reading Some we Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat by Hal Herzog, about the relations between humans and animals. In a section on pets, he has some statistics about how people treat their pets, so I was curio… --- ## [Governor Blagojevich taken into custody this morning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governor-blagojevich-taken-into-custody-this-morning/476386)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governor-blagojevich-taken-into-custody-this-morning/476386 "2008-12-10T22:46:00Z")
Breaking news on WGN right now… Federal authorities have taken G-Rod into custody. No info yet on why though he’s been under investigation for various corruption issues. --- ## [Attached vs. Detached earlobes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attached-vs-detached-earlobes/168940)
**Author:** [@moejuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejuck)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2004, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attached-vs-detached-earlobes/168940 "2004-12-03T18:30:47Z")
It seems to me that every part of our wonderful body serves SOME purpose no matter how big or small. Why the difference in earlobes then? It would only make sense that there would be a difference if one was superior to… --- ## [2.5 kilos of vegemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-5-kilos-of-vegemite/91187)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2002, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-5-kilos-of-vegemite/91187 "2002-09-10T03:18:56Z")
Mrs. Mercotan gave me a 2.5 kilgram tub of vegemite for my birthday, but neglected to include the vegemite cookbook with it. Now I’m using it on crackers, bagels, toast, & english muffins, along with onions, cheese, sun-… --- ## [Why are gunshots to the gut so deadly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-gunshots-to-the-gut-so-deadly/723219)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-gunshots-to-the-gut-so-deadly/723219 "2021-02-26T21:20:03Z")
Hello Everyone, I’m rereading a book about personal stories from the Marines who fought on Iwo Jima. One thing that is mentioned quite often is the expectation that when one of the Marines sees another gut shot, he is … --- ## [Salty sayings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salty-sayings/355910)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2006, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salty-sayings/355910 "2006-05-11T00:08:01Z")
Some of my favorite sayings usually came from friends from the South. Unfortunately, most of them have vanished from my memory (which is down to about 512K now). Here are some I recall. \*That’s like asking a fox about a… --- ## [times you coulda got laid but didn't, by choice or design](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-you-coulda-got-laid-but-didnt-by-choice-or-design/537615)
**Author:** [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2010, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-you-coulda-got-laid-but-didnt-by-choice-or-design/537615 "2010-05-03T22:08:17Z")
My post in this threadmade this memory come up and thus the topic. Lloret Demar (sp?) in Spain. I was on vacation with the wife and some friends. It got late and the wife wanted to go to sleep, but my friends and I want… --- ## [Single people over 30: would you be willing to marry without love?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-people-over-30-would-you-be-willing-to-marry-without-love/520384)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-people-over-30-would-you-be-willing-to-marry-without-love/520384 "2009-12-11T16:10:04Z")
By marry, I mean enter into a committed monogamous relationship of indefinite duration, whether sanctioned by the state or otherwise. In other words, the gays can play. I’m not doing this as a vBulletin poll because I … --- ## [\*WEHT? Or give an update, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weht-or-give-an-update-please/505957)
**Author:** [@fervour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fervour)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2009, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weht-or-give-an-update-please/505957 "2009-08-16T04:05:45Z")
Through the years Dopers have provided many interesting, funny, heartbreaking peeks into their lives. I never posted in most of the threads for various reasons a) Another doper had already posted what I would have advi… --- ## [Drafting behind trucks on the highway.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drafting-behind-trucks-on-the-highway/409194)
**Author:** [@deanc2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deanc2000)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2007, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drafting-behind-trucks-on-the-highway/409194 "2007-06-28T05:45:10Z")
Today I drove from Oklahoma City to Dallas and back again in the evening. On the trip back (starting with a full tank on the way back) I thought I would draft behind a truck for awhile to increase my fuel economy. It s… --- ## [Mosquitos bite \*through\* my jeans when I have short sleeves. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mosquitos-bite-through-my-jeans-when-i-have-short-sleeves-why/254311)
**Author:** [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2004, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mosquitos-bite-through-my-jeans-when-i-have-short-sleeves-why/254311 "2004-07-13T22:28:08Z")
All this summer, whenever I’ve been outdoors in an area with a decent amount of trees, I’ve been bitten multiple times by mosquitos. I’ll get a couple on my hands, maybe one or two on an elbow or upper arm… but every s… --- ## [Hey "Main Street USA", want to compete with bigger businesses? Here's a tip:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-main-street-usa-want-to-compete-with-bigger-businesses-heres-a-tip/554319)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-main-street-usa-want-to-compete-with-bigger-businesses-heres-a-tip/554319 "2010-09-23T16:54:19Z")
KEEP BETTER HOURS. I want to patronize small and local businesses. I do. But it’s kind of hard to when they’re never open. Every time I want to go to a cool, local shop or chef-owned restaurant around here, they’re clos… --- ## [What single change would best improve government?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-single-change-would-best-improve-government/479901)
**Author:** [@doubled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doubled)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2009, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-single-change-would-best-improve-government/479901 "2009-01-09T01:57:29Z")
If you could make any one change to the US government to improve the system what would it be? Not a specific law (raise/lower taxes, make abortion legal/illegal, etc) but a process change to improve how other laws are cr… --- ## [Kazam! You're 14 years old again, back home, but knowing what you know now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kazam-youre-14-years-old-again-back-home-but-knowing-what-you-know-now/360424)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2006, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kazam-youre-14-years-old-again-back-home-but-knowing-what-you-know-now/360424 "2006-06-20T03:59:59Z")
You wake up to the clock radio playing the latest chart-topper by Bobby Vinton, or Petula Clark, or the Jackson Five, or the Starland Vocal Band, or the J. Geils Band – whatever your era was. You’re fourteen years old, i… --- ## [Let's talk about unintelligently written intelligent characters!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-unintelligently-written-intelligent-characters/432773)
**Author:** [@JoeSki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeSki)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2008, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-unintelligently-written-intelligent-characters/432773 "2008-01-10T19:48:52Z")
Yes, the unintelligently written intelligent character has been a major source, and sometimes the sole source, of entertainment in bad movies and books for me since I can remember. They not only establish words I freque… --- ## [Captain's Wafers vs Ritz Crackers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captains-wafers-vs-ritz-crackers/699458)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captains-wafers-vs-ritz-crackers/699458 "2024-12-29T17:22:59Z")
How would compare these two crackers? Same Taste, Prefer Captain’s, or Prefer Ritz? I always think of the Andy Griffith commercials for Ritz. Nabisco started makingRitz Crackers in 1939. Captain’s Wafers are made by … --- ## [Drive a Tesla, get Sieg Heils? Apparently it ain’t easy being green any more](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-a-tesla-get-sieg-heils-apparently-it-ain-t-easy-being-green-any-more/1015416)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 281\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-a-tesla-get-sieg-heils-apparently-it-ain-t-easy-being-green-any-more/1015416 "2025-07-07T14:24:41Z")
News articles indicate that some Tedla owners are feeling a bit embarrassed by their choice of vehicle. Getting the bird is one thing; now starting to get a Hitler salute. There’s an increasing movement called “Take down… --- ## [The Strain - Season 1 - no book spoilers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strain-season-1-no-book-spoilers/693105)
**Author:** [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strain-season-1-no-book-spoilers/693105 "2014-10-06T18:10:49Z")
The Strain premiered on FX last night. It’s based on a book trilogy co-written by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, about a vampire-like creature who feeds on blood and can apparently infect others through some kind o… --- ## [Hot Water Heaters: Propane v.s. Electric](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-water-heaters-propane-v-s-electric/230668)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2004, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-water-heaters-propane-v-s-electric/230668 "2004-02-25T16:37:07Z")
This is in G.Q. because I have very specific questions, and some wonderful Doper may have been down this road, and might provide very specific answers. I currently run my Propane fired hot water heater off a tank in the… --- ## [Proper grammar that looks wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-grammar-that-looks-wrong/667755)
**Author:** [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-grammar-that-looks-wrong/667755 "2013-09-05T17:13:08Z")
From Roger Ebert’s (RIP) review of Good Will Hunting:Who claims credit? None of the students does. Correct grammar (I think). Singular agreement. None is; not none are. None used here is singular. But it still looks wro… --- ## [Ticket for no seat belt..... health insurance goes up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ticket-for-no-seat-belt-health-insurance-goes-up/622518)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2012, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ticket-for-no-seat-belt-health-insurance-goes-up/622518 "2012-05-21T13:09:41Z")
I don’t wear me seat belt when puttering around town. As soon and I hit a road that is 45mph or higher I put it on. Wife bitches at me constantly about it when she is in the car. Yesterday she stated that our health i… --- ## [Since when is China larger than Canada (territory)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-when-is-china-larger-than-canada-territory/146423)
**Author:** [@DrLiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrLiver)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2017, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-when-is-china-larger-than-canada-territory/146423 "2017-01-04T01:16:02Z")
Until very recently, I could’ve wagered my life that Canada was the 2nd largest country in the world…but then, imagine my surprise when I read that China outranks Canada in terms of territory!! So, what the hell hapene… --- ## [Chris Christie: "I Was a Law Enforcement Officer." Stolen Valor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-christie-i-was-a-law-enforcement-officer-stolen-valor/735725)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-christie-i-was-a-law-enforcement-officer-stolen-valor/735725 "2015-11-02T08:20:56Z")
Not fifteen minutes ago on Face The Nation… governor Chris Christie stated emphatically “I Was a Law Enforcement Officer.” According to every search of his history, he was once a Prosecutor. He has never worn, let alon… --- ## [What is the name of the grassy strip between the sidewalk and the street?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-the-grassy-strip-between-the-sidewalk-and-the-street/409070)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2007, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-the-grassy-strip-between-the-sidewalk-and-the-street/409070 "2007-06-26T16:50:40Z")
When I was a kid, we called it the “parkin”. I don’t know if that was a regional name (Massachusetts) or a time-specific name (1940s), but I haven’t heard it in about 50 years until the other day I ran across the word, … --- ## [Goretex vs. denier Cordura](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goretex-vs-denier-cordura/388385)
**Author:** [@hazaroah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hazaroah)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2007, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goretex-vs-denier-cordura/388385 "2007-01-18T18:15:51Z")
I am wondering what the difference is between goretex and denier Cordura. I have been googling and have not found anything that directly compares the two. My husband has just bought a new pair of hunting boots which he… --- ## [Your favorite moral panics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-moral-panics/830875)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-moral-panics/830875 "2019-03-20T04:54:03Z")
My son’s school sent out an email about “the Momo challenge”, allegedly an online phenomenon in which a disturbing character called Momo entices children to commit increasingly dangerous acts, culminating in self-harm. T… --- ## [If you could be instantly qualified for any job...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-instantly-qualified-for-any-job/561919)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Owl)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2010, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-instantly-qualified-for-any-job/561919 "2010-12-19T00:07:37Z")
What would it be? I’m curious as to how this breaks down with regards to age and gender, so please include those. As to me, I was born in '61 and astronauts were like the Titans in my eyes. I didn’t follow in their fo… --- ## [Senate says goodbye to dress code](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-says-goodbye-to-dress-code/990409)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-says-goodbye-to-dress-code/990409 "2024-03-09T12:46:53Z")
The unofficial dress code for the US Senate has been done away with. Senators no longer have to wear business attire. Gift link for WaPo article: You know you’ve entered BizarroWorld when you get lectured about etiqu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1314&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1316&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)