# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1322&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:** 1323 --- ## [Opinion on Vaccinations for Hospital Workers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-on-vaccinations-for-hospital-workers/947661)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2021, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-on-vaccinations-for-hospital-workers/947661 "2021-08-17T19:09:39Z")
We have a local hospital that employs well over ten thousand people and has a self reported vaccination rate of 70%. I was curious what Dopers thought about these numbers. I know many otherwise knowledgeable nurses who… --- ## [Dialogue I'd like to hear on a police procedural show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dialogue-id-like-to-hear-on-a-police-procedural-show/756462)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2016, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dialogue-id-like-to-hear-on-a-police-procedural-show/756462 "2016-06-16T03:46:57Z")
\*After massive violent shoot 'em up between cops and bad guys. Ambulance lights and patrol car lights flashing. Cops milling around. Bodies all over the place. \* Superior: Joe, that was some bloody awful mess. How are y… --- ## [Where does "She/He turned around and said" come from? British speaking.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-she-he-turned-around-and-said-come-from-british-speaking/483785)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2017, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-she-he-turned-around-and-said-come-from-british-speaking/483785 "2017-02-10T12:27:32Z")
I am sure many Brits will back me up here. You often hear this phrase used in gossip. It is when people are having a conversation about a conversation that took place in the past. Following is an example to illustrat… --- ## [Vehicle airbag capacitor discharge time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vehicle-airbag-capacitor-discharge-time/524938)
**Author:** [@ghostman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ghostman)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2010, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vehicle-airbag-capacitor-discharge-time/524938 "2010-01-17T05:25:22Z")
I’m on the fire department and know that vehicle airbags are powered by capacitors that aren’t discharged immediately by the battery being removed (by cutting the cables). We were told (in the academy (12 years ago eek,… --- ## [We were never 'stay the course'? Or, the death of accountability](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-were-never-stay-the-course-or-the-death-of-accountability/377563)
**Author:** [@ArrMatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrMatey)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2006, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-were-never-stay-the-course-or-the-death-of-accountability/377563 "2006-10-26T15:18:21Z")
About a year ago, as I recall it, I read an article linked from another website about a young man who had attempted to alter the bar-code data on a bunch of Ipods in a store and buy them for nine dollars a piece or some … --- ## [That 70's Show: bad actors or is it supposed to be that way??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-show-bad-actors-or-is-it-supposed-to-be-that-way/88302)
**Author:** [@ozonebaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ozonebaby)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2001, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-show-bad-actors-or-is-it-supposed-to-be-that-way/88302 "2001-10-20T04:17:31Z")
I watch That 70’s Show and I think it’s very funny but. . .some of the actors are pretty bad. Donna, Laura Perpon, isn’t going to win an Emmy anytime soon, I’ll tell you that. Eric, Topher Grace, is, well. . .kind of wim… --- ## [Surrealism at Walmart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surrealism-at-walmart/123576)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2002, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surrealism-at-walmart/123576 "2002-08-28T07:59:01Z")
During lunch I go to Walmart, and I look at a Brinkman grill/smoker combo that’s half price at the end of the season, and then I buy a couple of things. As I leave, this loud tone goes off, and an authoritative male voi… --- ## [Anachronisms that persist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anachronisms-that-persist/944009)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2021, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anachronisms-that-persist/944009 "2021-06-18T15:49:31Z")
My friend who is my age (56) recently called a refrigerator an ‘icebox’ even though home refrigerators have been around since what, the 20s or 30s? Still, not so crazy, I suppose. But even more surprising to me, just th… --- ## [Would basketball "work" with soccer offside rules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-basketball-work-with-soccer-offside-rules/760544)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2016, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-basketball-work-with-soccer-offside-rules/760544 "2016-08-05T15:25:23Z")
Now that there’s so much European soccer on US tv, and I watch pretty much all of it, I naturally start spotting offsides when watching the NBA or college basketball. I now feel like it would be an interesting game if … --- ## [Who else thinks "Gattaca" is really bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-thinks-gattaca-is-really-bad/205523)
**Author:** [@Short\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Short_Guy)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2003, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-thinks-gattaca-is-really-bad/205523 "2003-10-07T11:14:00Z")
I was reading this review of Kill Bill that was linked to in another thread, and did a double take when the reviewer called the 1997 sci-fi movie “Gattaca” (also starring Uma Thurman) “famously bad stuff”. Personally, I… --- ## [Locomotives pushing or pulling a train](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locomotives-pushing-or-pulling-a-train/692389)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locomotives-pushing-or-pulling-a-train/692389 "2014-07-11T02:05:15Z")
Does it take more, less, or equal power for a locomotive to push a train rather than pull it? What would be the difference? --- ## [The humble saltine cracker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-saltine-cracker/809712)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2018, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-saltine-cracker/809712 "2018-04-09T03:39:58Z")
Where does it fit into your culinary repertoire (if at all)? I like them with peanut butter, butter, cheddar cheese slices, and crumbled into soup or chili. I would like to learn some new ways to love them. Do you have… --- ## [Could Bill Cosby have said this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-bill-cosby-have-said-this/599295)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2011, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-bill-cosby-have-said-this/599295 "2011-10-16T20:23:16Z")
This is something that was forwarded to me; no idea if it’s for real (FWIW, Wikipedia says he’s 74 now, not 76). I know he’s said a couple of politically incorrect things in the last few years, but he sounds awfully bit… --- ## [I joined this site last month and the one thing I find intriguing is.......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-joined-this-site-last-month-and-the-one-thing-i-find-intriguing-is/695722)
**Author:** [@7e42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/7e42)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2014, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-joined-this-site-last-month-and-the-one-thing-i-find-intriguing-is/695722 "2014-08-20T19:25:01Z")
this message board has not been affected by the emergence of social media. This board is active every day and I find it very impressive that it has the same amount of activity as facebook. I am glad I found this si… --- ## [Leave the birthrate alone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-the-birthrate-alone/1029286)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 310\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-the-birthrate-alone/1029286 "2026-06-15T00:18:33Z")
On the subject of birthrate, I’m for the radical middle. I completely reject the arguments on either side for policies to either increase or decrease the birthrate. Both sides are not only wrong, if their plans were impl… --- ## [Ziplock bag Omelette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ziplock-bag-omelette/663826)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2013, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ziplock-bag-omelette/663826 "2013-07-22T00:32:32Z")
I’m going to give this a try this weekend. I’m curious to see how it comes out. Do you think this cooking time is right? :confused: 13 minutes? I usually fix poached eggs in my poacher and they take exactly 3 minutes … --- ## ["Jerry-Rigged" v. "Jury-Rigged": Which? Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-rigged-v-jury-rigged-which-why/85727)
**Author:** [@JohnW77707](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnW77707)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2001, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-rigged-v-jury-rigged-which-why/85727 "2001-10-09T05:08:54Z")
That is the question. --- ## [Has the Large Hadron Collider found anything interesting yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-large-hadron-collider-found-anything-interesting-yet/588223)
**Author:** [@Smurfie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smurfie)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2011, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-large-hadron-collider-found-anything-interesting-yet/588223 "2011-07-11T13:10:46Z")
Higgs Boson? Graviton? Mirror matter? Naked black holes? :smiley: OK, probably not or I would have heard of it…but are they finding even somewhat tantalising? --- ## [Weight Loss for the overweight and obese and good medical news thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-loss-for-the-overweight-and-obese-and-good-medical-news-thread/1000744)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2025, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-loss-for-the-overweight-and-obese-and-good-medical-news-thread/1000744 "2025-10-29T17:56:16Z")
We don’t seem to have an active thread and I know we’ve had many in the past. This is meant to be a positive thread and reasonable suggestion are strongly suggested. So I got pretty sick just after Christmas and had … --- ## [How should I kill moss in an outdoor fountain.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-kill-moss-in-an-outdoor-fountain/349332)
**Author:** [@Foybal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foybal)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2010, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-kill-moss-in-an-outdoor-fountain/349332 "2010-09-08T02:14:37Z")
I’ve got a large fountain and the moss is gross. I drained it once and brushed it down with simple bleach, which lasted all of one month. Anything else I can do? (That won’t kill birds and children who splash there) --- ## ["classic" TV moments you saw "live"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-tv-moments-you-saw-live/76907)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2001, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-tv-moments-you-saw-live/76907 "2001-09-04T08:50:15Z")
What “classic” or otherwise noteworthy television event did you see as it actually unfolded? I know the Challenger incident will come up as will plenty of sports-related responses, I’m thinking though, more along the li… --- ## [Did Obama lie then or now? Or is there another explanation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-obama-lie-then-or-now-or-is-there-another-explanation/547544)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2010, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-obama-lie-then-or-now-or-is-there-another-explanation/547544 "2010-08-04T00:12:46Z")
During all the debate about the healthcare bill, there’s was much push-back because the healthcare mandate was viewed by Republicans as a tax. But Obama swore up and down that it was NOT a tax. (Since he would not be imp… --- ## [What if Satan wins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-satan-wins/62955)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2001, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-satan-wins/62955 "2001-05-08T22:37:56Z")
The doctrin of most Judeo-Christian religions is that there will be a final battle between Satan and his demons and God and his angels. Prophecy says God wins. But what happens if Satan wins? What happens to God and the… --- ## [What Broke the Solid Democratic South?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-broke-the-solid-democratic-south/471406)
**Author:** [@hobscrk777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hobscrk777)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-broke-the-solid-democratic-south/471406 "2008-11-08T15:53:22Z")
I’ve read through the Wikipedia article addressing this, but it didn’t answer the question to my satisfaction. I’m too young to have lived through the Southern shift from Democratic to Republican, so I’d like to appeal t… --- ## [I guess Buddhists aren't always peaceful and mild](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-buddhists-arent-always-peaceful-and-mild/654058)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-buddhists-arent-always-peaceful-and-mild/654058 "2013-07-08T16:26:27Z")
Apparently in Myanmar (Burma) one side benefit of the rigid military rule for so long was that it protected the Muslim minority in some areas from being attacked by the Buddhist majority. Story here. This is a pretty b… --- ## [If you could perform one song perfectly in front of an audience ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-perform-one-song-perfectly-in-front-of-an-audience/553075)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-perform-one-song-perfectly-in-front-of-an-audience/553075 "2010-10-07T15:07:29Z")
… what song would that be? Lets pretend all your performance anxiety and lack of musical talent just withers away. You now have the ability to perform one song (and play any instrument for that song) flawlessly. There i… --- ## [Straight Dope Horror Movie Game II: The Return](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-horror-movie-game-ii-the-return/543040)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2010, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-horror-movie-game-ii-the-return/543040 "2010-07-20T16:25:47Z")
Since remakes and sequels added years later are the movie industry norm at the moment, I think now would be a good time to play an old game again: The Straight Dope Horror Movie Game. Game Premise: Several Dopers find t… --- ## [What’s Trump’s Trial Strategy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-trump-s-trial-strategy/986060)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-trump-s-trial-strategy/986060 "2023-07-11T17:02:52Z")
Not specific to any one case, but in general, I think he’s conceding that he will be found guilty of committing at least one felony, and very likely more, and that he will have little to no basis for a winning appeal whe… --- ## [Oh man, do I have the greatest thread topic of all time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-man-do-i-have-the-greatest-thread-topic-of-all-time/410008)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2007, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-man-do-i-have-the-greatest-thread-topic-of-all-time/410008 "2007-07-05T23:20:29Z")
It’s about boobs and puppies and Ann Coulter and big juicy cheeseburgers and Star Trek and beer and dudes with swimmer’s bodies. Shit on a fish, it’s got something for absolutely everyone. It’s sexy, but not dirty. It’s… --- ## [Origin of "Do Re Me..."?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-do-re-me/706721)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2014, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-do-re-me/706721 "2014-12-13T00:44:58Z")
Did the “Sound of Music” give us the concept that “Do Re Me…” can be used to name musical notes? If not, where did this come from? Did composers like Beethoven go around talking to themselves in “Do Re Me…” as they jot… --- ## [Actors and Comedians turned "musicians"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-comedians-turned-musicians/492465)
**Author:** [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2009, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-comedians-turned-musicians/492465 "2009-04-13T15:30:00Z")
Looking at a thread in the Pit about Billy Bob Thorton and his band I wondered how many actors and/or comedians had tried the music route and been successful? I remember Rick Springfield but I’m not sure if he was an ac… --- ## [Please explain Twitter for boneheaded me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-twitter-for-boneheaded-me/629230)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-twitter-for-boneheaded-me/629230 "2012-07-29T16:25:07Z")
I can’t for the life of me understand why Twitter is so popular. I’m thinking that maybe it’s because I don’t understand exactly what the service does. I thought that you create an account and get a special phone number … --- ## [Do you have any cool ancestors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-cool-ancestors/307828)
**Author:** [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2016, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-cool-ancestors/307828 "2016-01-01T03:29:38Z")
I have an aunt who is basically the historian for our family - she does all sorts of genaeological research and unearths all the cool stories in our family. She just emailed me to tell me about my great-grandmother’s un… --- ## [Arbeit Macht Frei: Obama and AuschwitzGate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arbeit-macht-frei-obama-and-auschwitzgate/451148)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2008, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arbeit-macht-frei-obama-and-auschwitzgate/451148 "2008-08-28T18:28:34Z")
Of all the “scandals” that have plagued Obama so far I think this is the most “Stewie Griffin head revolving” “You have got to be fucking kidding me” of them all, but it’s unreal how much 1- it’s caught fire in the anti… --- ## [What to do with a bottle of expired Tylenol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-bottle-of-expired-tylenol/574702)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-bottle-of-expired-tylenol/574702 "2011-11-16T13:05:03Z")
Years ago, I bought a bulk container of Aceteminophen (regular OTC). I was digging through my medicine cabinet and uncovered an unopened 600 ct bottle with expiration in 2003. I have another partial bottle of similar v… --- ## [Your favorite Sean Bean quote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sean-bean-quote/214490)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2003, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sean-bean-quote/214490 "2003-11-21T22:00:37Z")
What is you favorite Sean Bean quote? Mine: One does not simply walk into Mordor. Its black gates are guarded by more than just orcs. There is evil there that does not sleep, and the Great Eye is ever watchful. It is a… --- ## [Is Good Friday a public holiday where you are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-good-friday-a-public-holiday-where-you-are/686313)
**Author:** [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2014, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-good-friday-a-public-holiday-where-you-are/686313 "2014-04-18T22:59:01Z")
It’s Maundy Thursday afternoon and the office is starting to quieten down in anticipation of the four day Easter break. We get Good Friday and Easter Monday off as public holidays. What’s the Easter public holiday situa… --- ## [Amusing company name and slogan. Feel free to add on.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-company-name-and-slogan-feel-free-to-add-on/591679)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2011, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-company-name-and-slogan-feel-free-to-add-on/591679 "2011-08-09T15:55:49Z")
I drove home today behind a delivery truck from a company called PUS. That stands for Performance Utility Services. The slogan on the side of the truck said: “We have more than just pipe to fill your hole.” Well, it … --- ## [God and judgment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-and-judgment/643703)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-and-judgment/643703 "2012-12-14T20:53:38Z")
Where did Noah keep all the fish? Which deck held the blue whale? --- ## [SDMB Retrospective US Presidential Elections 1860](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-retrospective-us-presidential-elections-1860/694262)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2014, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-retrospective-us-presidential-elections-1860/694262 "2014-07-31T17:09:55Z")
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United\_States\_presidential\_election,\_1860 Voting for Lincoln and Liberty! --- ## [Do Bluebell Icecream radio commercials make anyone else homicidal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bluebell-icecream-radio-commercials-make-anyone-else-homicidal/583782)
**Author:** [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bluebell-icecream-radio-commercials-make-anyone-else-homicidal/583782 "2025-06-23T14:22:44Z")
If you haven’t been (ahem) \*lucky \* enough to encounter them, above are YouTube videos of the basic idea. I swear to god, the first time I heard one, I was waiting for the other… --- ## [Ancient Sumerian proverbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-sumerian-proverbs/480166)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-sumerian-proverbs/480166 "2009-01-16T19:11:11Z")
From the Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature, I found an interesting collection of ancient Sumerian proverbs. Some of it’s like an ancient Farmer’s Almanac, and some of it’s more of an advice column. Some of i… --- ## [So...one more time...WHAT was the Fellowship's plan??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-one-more-time-what-was-the-fellowships-plan/826545)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2019, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-one-more-time-what-was-the-fellowships-plan/826545 "2019-01-07T02:38:53Z")
For the Ringbearer, a frigging Istari, the Rightful King of Gondor WITH A REFORGED NARSIL, the son of the steward of Gondor, an elf and a dwarf along with their three minions to surreptitiously sneak into Mordor and thro… --- ## [Are police stings offering sex with 15 year old HS girls a good use of law enforcement budgets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-police-stings-offering-sex-with-15-year-old-hs-girls-a-good-use-of-law-enforcement-budgets/670457)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2013, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-police-stings-offering-sex-with-15-year-old-hs-girls-a-good-use-of-law-enforcement-budgets/670457 "2013-10-08T02:06:51Z")
I saw this news item and wondered how far police should go with this. It’s a sting like most stings where an illegal service/good is being offered, in this case sex with a presumably hot 15 year old girl. Predictably th… --- ## [Shooting feral kittens on site when shelters are full - Best practice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-feral-kittens-on-site-when-shelters-are-full-best-practice/660843)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2013, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-feral-kittens-on-site-when-shelters-are-full-best-practice/660843 "2013-06-16T06:48:35Z")
I had never considered the question before. Re this story what is an animal control office supposed to do if the shelters are full? SPCA wants humane officer who shot kittens fired --- ## [Old Shows To Watch, Ended Or Just Cancelled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-to-watch-ended-or-just-cancelled/625764)
**Author:** [@akrako1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akrako1)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2016, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-to-watch-ended-or-just-cancelled/625764 "2016-08-09T18:53:28Z")
I’ve gotten burned a few times watching an older series that was cancelled without the writers being able to wrap things up. Situations tends to vary when shows end. Ideally, it’s a totally planned ending (Lost, TNG). … --- ## [Mundane uses for sci-fi tech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-uses-for-sci-fi-tech/472088)
**Author:** [@runcible\_spoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/runcible_spoon)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2008, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-uses-for-sci-fi-tech/472088 "2008-11-26T22:47:17Z")
I was in the train station the other day, and the more-or-less disgusting conditions got me thinking. One of the staples of science fiction (at least in movies) is that everything is really, really clean. And then it h… --- ## [Who decided Scrambled Eggs are supposed to be creamy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-decided-scrambled-eggs-are-supposed-to-be-creamy/767482)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2016, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-decided-scrambled-eggs-are-supposed-to-be-creamy/767482 "2016-10-04T14:30:22Z")
I’ve noticed recipes for scrambled eggs these days go out of their way to brag about how creamy it makes them. That sounds disgusting to me. I don’t want Egg Porridge. Wasn’t “fluffy” the adjective of choice for scramble… --- ## [Album title is in a song, but it's not the song's title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/album-title-is-in-a-song-but-its-not-the-songs-title/519834)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2009, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/album-title-is-in-a-song-but-its-not-the-songs-title/519834 "2009-12-07T20:13:40Z")
Lots of albums have a “title track,” i.e. the album and a song therein have the exact same title. (Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms; Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here; etc., etc…) So I heard Robert Cray’s Right Next Door (… --- ## [Fellow Dopers...Please Help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-dopers-please-help/805987)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2018, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-dopers-please-help/805987 "2018-02-01T04:10:05Z")
To my fellow Dopers: I find myself in a situation that I have never had to deal with before, that is to say, my abject poverty. I need help, and by help I mean of a financial nature. Guys, I realize that I have express… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1321&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1323&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)