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**Author:** [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2008, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-regarding-oversensitive-neighbors/437760 "2008-02-17T18:45:20Z")
Oh where to begin. I’m really pissed off. We live in a five unit apartment building. We are on the second floor. We’ve been there for almost four years now. The downstairs neighbors are a problem. What is the probl… --- ## [Why are there 8 notes in a scale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-8-notes-in-a-scale/305288)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2014, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-8-notes-in-a-scale/305288 "2014-11-16T04:42:50Z")
Where did the concept of having 8 notes in a scale originate from? Why do notes exactly an octave apart have a common tone? I teach beginner piano lessons, and kids are extremely inquisitive. I can tell them about music… --- ## [Right/Fair? Purposely left out of inheritance!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-fair-purposely-left-out-of-inheritance/651396)
**Author:** [@Sassyitis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sassyitis)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2013, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-fair-purposely-left-out-of-inheritance/651396 "2013-03-02T06:25:29Z")
I’m trying to figure out what my legal options are! Mother passed away 18 yrs ago, dad moves in a ‘lady’ who has 3 grown daughters and 3 grandchildren! Pushes my brother and myself out of the picture! Brother is a ‘3 str… --- ## [Was Osama bin Laden a very warm, nice, friendly looking guy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-osama-bin-laden-a-very-warm-nice-friendly-looking-guy/580486)
**Author:** [@Shmendrik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shmendrik)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2011, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-osama-bin-laden-a-very-warm-nice-friendly-looking-guy/580486 "2011-05-09T00:55:09Z")
My overwhelming impression whenever I see most photos or videos of OBL (other than some of the taped messages where he’s staring straight at the camera) is that he looks very warm, friendly, nice, caring, etc. Am I crazy… --- ## [Doper Charles A Lindbergh: White Supremacist Minority-Hating Sack of Shit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-charles-a-lindbergh-white-supremacist-minority-hating-sack-of-shit/220931)
**Author:** [@cheddarsnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheddarsnax)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2004, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-charles-a-lindbergh-white-supremacist-minority-hating-sack-of-shit/220931 "2004-03-15T12:56:20Z")
Minorities. Every day they’re one step closer to their ultimate goal: control of America. And soon, the minorities will no longer be Hispanics. The minority will be the white male. These Mexifucks are trying as hard as t… --- ## [Hit and run, have license plate #, Cop and Insurance Co. won't do anything. Advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-and-run-have-license-plate-cop-and-insurance-co-wont-do-anything-advice/269585)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2005, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-and-run-have-license-plate-cop-and-insurance-co-wont-do-anything-advice/269585 "2005-05-22T15:13:02Z")
Back in June, my car got hit while parked outside of my apartment while I was asleep. There was a witness and he chased the driver down and caught up to him while he was stopped on the side of the road checking the damag… --- ## ["result that all of us throughout the United Kingdom will respect" WTH Queenie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/result-that-all-of-us-throughout-the-united-kingdom-will-respect-wth-queenie/698968)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/result-that-all-of-us-throughout-the-united-kingdom-will-respect-wth-queenie/698968 "2014-09-25T20:18:40Z")
Is the Queen finally losing it? :slight\_smile: Maybe those 88 years are catching up with her. How can you respect a decision not to do anything? :confused: The status quo remains unchanged. This sounds like the sp… --- ## [Why register as Republican/Democrat? (US)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-register-as-republican-democrat-us/371098)
**Author:** [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2006, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-register-as-republican-democrat-us/371098 "2006-09-06T05:49:03Z")
Frankly, I don’t get it- why do people register as belonging to a particular political party? Are there hidden benefits? Do you get a set of dishes, or a secret decoder ring when you register? I guess I don’t understa… --- ## [Any nuclear war/ww3 based strategy games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-nuclear-war-ww3-based-strategy-games/445220)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2012, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-nuclear-war-ww3-based-strategy-games/445220 "2012-06-20T07:09:56Z")
I know there are nuclear war elements in Civilisation II but that is only a small feature of the game. Are there other strategy games that focus on nuclear war? --- ## [What makes Amway cultlike?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-amway-cultlike/539313)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-amway-cultlike/539313 "2010-05-14T16:34:02Z")
I’ve heard many stories on this board and elsewhere about how Amway is like a cult. But what are some specific examples of cultlike behavior? I understand they put a lot of pressure on their salespeople to recruit more … --- ## [Video: Pro-Migrant French Asked to House a Refugee; All Refuse (InfoWars)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-pro-migrant-french-asked-to-house-a-refugee-all-refuse-infowars/785908)
**Author:** [@Great\_White\_Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_White_Dope)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2017, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-pro-migrant-french-asked-to-house-a-refugee-all-refuse-infowars/785908 "2017-05-10T20:21:18Z")
Video: Pro-Migrant French Asked to House a Refugee; All Refuse Another gem from InfoWars. It feels good to say you welcome refugees. That’s easy. It feels even better to vilify those who don’t. That’s even easier. Bu… --- ## [Infected belly button vs brain tumor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infected-belly-button-vs-brain-tumor/520135)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2009, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infected-belly-button-vs-brain-tumor/520135 "2009-12-10T17:07:47Z")
I called my brother two days a go after I left the doctors. I have an infected belly button, which is something I never heard of. I told him and he answered I have a brain tumor. My response was ,“you win”. His wife was… --- ## [Doctor Who: Journey to the Centre of the Tardis.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-tardis/656881)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2013, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-tardis/656881 "2013-05-11T00:57:34Z")
A bit of a confusing one but I liked it. --- ## [I can make you an ace chess player, archer, or both. Any takers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-make-you-an-ace-chess-player-archer-or-both-any-takers/557142)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-make-you-an-ace-chess-player-archer-or-both-any-takers/557142 "2010-10-15T19:13:29Z")
By means that need not concern you scum, I have come into possession of 1296 mystic amulets. A third of them can cause the bearer to become an archer of Legolas-like skill. Another third grant the bearer Bobby Fischer-l… --- ## [Brody Stories by Soupo DeDay, age 8 1/2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brody-stories-by-soupo-deday-age-8-1-2/311130)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2005, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brody-stories-by-soupo-deday-age-8-1-2/311130 "2005-07-11T16:19:48Z")
Last year Soupo was in second grade. Next year he starts third. (Which is the way it’s normally done.) Over the summer he’s supposed to practice his writing every day. So far, it hasn’t been every day, but more like once… --- ## [Is arch shoe important in a shoe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-arch-shoe-important-in-a-shoe/599462)
**Author:** [@anon11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anon11)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2011, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-arch-shoe-important-in-a-shoe/599462 "2011-10-20T09:52:23Z")
Can flat soles collapse your arch? This is something I read every now and then. Is it true that footwear like converse will flatten feet over time? --- ## [Why can't mutes whisper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-mutes-whisper/384332)
**Author:** [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2013, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-mutes-whisper/384332 "2013-10-13T16:57:56Z")
When someone loses the use of their vocal cords, through disease or injury, why can’t they just whisper to talk? It seems like that just would just bypass the loss of your vocal cords. Just something that I’ve been won… --- ## [Creation with intelligence (Adam/Eve/angels/etc)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creation-with-intelligence-adam-eve-angels-etc/708343)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2015, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creation-with-intelligence-adam-eve-angels-etc/708343 "2015-01-01T03:02:55Z")
This is an argument against Judaism/Islam/Christianity that I just thought of. I’m not sure if other people have thought of it. In the case of Adam, Eve and the angels, they were apparently created with a lot of intellig… --- ## [People who like to teach solely because they enjoy showing off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-like-to-teach-solely-because-they-enjoy-showing-off/624183)
**Author:** [@FixMyIgnorance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FixMyIgnorance)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2012, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-like-to-teach-solely-because-they-enjoy-showing-off/624183 "2012-06-12T19:25:39Z")
Go fuck yourselves. Wipe those smug grins off your faces and quit acting as if you’re just trying to help. We can see through the bullshit, you highfalutin, ego-bloated, cockbag-fucktard bastards. When your explanations… --- ## [Regrowing toenail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regrowing-toenail/612688)
**Author:** [@Pablo\_O\_Malley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pablo_O_Malley)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2012, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regrowing-toenail/612688 "2012-02-15T11:27:11Z")
i lost a big toenail, how long will it take to grow back, and is there anything to speed the process up? any vitamins or anything else? does gelatin caps or eating jello help? --- ## [Things you wanted as a kid and now have as an adult.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-wanted-as-a-kid-and-now-have-as-an-adult/489877)
**Author:** [@Unsquare\_Dance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unsquare_Dance)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2009, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-wanted-as-a-kid-and-now-have-as-an-adult/489877 "2009-03-22T06:31:18Z")
And I don’t mean a dog or a house or something serious. I mean goofy stuff. Stuff you own or have done that make people say, “Whaa? Why? Jesus, how old are you?” We’re buying a house on a lake, and it has a flagpole… --- ## [Fuck it, I'm counting my chickens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-it-im-counting-my-chickens/469754)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-it-im-counting-my-chickens/469754 "2008-10-31T22:55:16Z")
Barack Obama cannot lose. He will be the next President of the United States barring a “dead girl/live boy” scenario. And even then, unless there was concrete evidence linking him to the crime, I still don’t think he wou… --- ## [Origin of "You kids get off my lawn"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-you-kids-get-off-my-lawn/498592)
**Author:** [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-you-kids-get-off-my-lawn/498592 "2017-05-17T11:34:40Z")
I tried poking around for the origin, but came up empty-handed. There are a lot of variations and I am not sure what to look for. Does anyone know? I remember Letterman making this joke back in the day as one of his t… --- ## [Schitt's Creek](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schitts-creek/798486)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schitts-creek/798486 "2020-10-06T16:49:55Z")
Anyone watching Schitt’s Creek? I discovered the first 2 seasons on Amazon a couple of years ago and now those and the 3rd season are on Netflix. I think it’s hilarious. I don’t know anyone else who watches it - I’ve r… --- ## [How to pronounce "Che" of Che Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pronounce-che-of-che-guevara/222299)
**Author:** [@Standup\_Karmic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Standup_Karmic)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2004, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pronounce-che-of-che-guevara/222299 "2004-01-04T14:31:47Z")
Is it “chay” or “shay” or something else entirely? I’ve read it plenty of times, but never heard his name spoken (perhaps its like saying Candyman five times into a mirror?). --- ## [Private Sector Solutions Part I: Social Security](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-sector-solutions-part-i-social-security/528860)
**Author:** [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2010, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-sector-solutions-part-i-social-security/528860 "2010-02-16T14:13:32Z")
As I’ve discussed ad nauseum (probably literally for some of you), I think the only legitimate activities of government are to do those things that have a more-or-less equal benefit on all citizens–so, military, police, … --- ## [What was Hitler's biggest blunder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-hitlers-biggest-blunder/392277)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2007, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-hitlers-biggest-blunder/392277 "2007-02-27T20:56:54Z")
Hitler was a gambler. Defeating France, Great Britain AND Russia was always a long shot, and yet, he almost managed to pull it off. A few more lucky breaks, a few fewer mistakes, and he might actually have wound up as … --- ## [Hypochondria and allergies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypochondria-and-allergies/502638)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2009, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypochondria-and-allergies/502638 "2009-07-14T12:50:39Z")
Please don’t yell at me, okay? I’m curious, not mean. I can’t help being suspicious of some people I know who claim allergies. It seems that too many of them are of a type. Unsuccessful in romance, few friends, hungry f… --- ## [Is instant stooging in magic performances a cheat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-instant-stooging-in-magic-performances-a-cheat/819845)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2018, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-instant-stooging-in-magic-performances-a-cheat/819845 "2018-08-21T04:37:28Z")
In magic, a stooge is someone who appears neutral and unaffiliated with the magician (like a seemingly random audience member) who is actually in on the trick the whole time and works with the magician and helps perform … --- ## [JK Rowling & WB announce new movie in Potter Universe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jk-rowling-wb-announce-new-movie-in-potter-universe/668763)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jk-rowling-wb-announce-new-movie-in-potter-universe/668763 "2016-02-10T19:07:19Z")
Story here. “Rowling’s first-ever screenplay is expected to be the first of a series of new films about the wizarding world that fans know well from the Potter books and movies.” Set in the same universe as Harry Potter… --- ## [How to Handle the Agonizing Bull\*\*\*\* of Wedding Planning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-handle-the-agonizing-bull-of-wedding-planning/529304)
**Author:** [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-handle-the-agonizing-bull-of-wedding-planning/529304 "2010-02-22T20:14:36Z")
My scheduled November wedding will cost about the American average, i.e., we could buy a fucking new car for that much money, a really nice one that would last ten years. Now, I have to deal with all the agonies of plan… --- ## [Is USB 3.0 backwards compatible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-usb-3-0-backwards-compatible/676897)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-usb-3-0-backwards-compatible/676897 "2014-01-20T14:54:39Z")
I need to buy an external hard drive soon, since it’s clear I’m not getting one for Christmas. However, my computer is very old and doesn’t support USB 3.0, which is the only type I can find in the brand I want. (Excep… --- ## [Could a samurai sword slice through a small Tree?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-samurai-sword-slice-through-a-small-tree/190129)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2010, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-samurai-sword-slice-through-a-small-tree/190129 "2010-12-17T04:25:49Z")
Let’s say you are weilding a brand new samurai sword. It was made by the finest sword maker of the finest materials. It was for all intents and purposes the sharpest it was ever going to be. Now you walk into my back ya… --- ## [Nobody's walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobodys-walking-out-on-this-fun-old-fashioned-family-christmas/605728)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobodys-walking-out-on-this-fun-old-fashioned-family-christmas/605728 "2011-12-29T00:51:46Z")
No, no, we’re all in this together! This is a full-blown, four-alarm holiday emergency here. We’re gonna press on, and we’re gonna have the hap- hap- happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap-danced with Danny fuckin’ Kay… --- ## [Ow. Cramps. What did women do before Midol, etc.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ow-cramps-what-did-women-do-before-midol-etc/628793)
**Author:** [@mage-girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mage-girl)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ow-cramps-what-did-women-do-before-midol-etc/628793 "2012-07-26T23:47:49Z")
See title. :wink: I just finished a bowl of chocolate ice cream, and I feel moderately better. But what about our foremothers, who didn’t have chocolate or painkillers? I read a (fiction) book where the girls (1800s e… --- ## [Songs about famous people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-famous-people/482832)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2009, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-famous-people/482832 "2009-01-28T20:27:13Z")
“Oh, Carol” was written by Neil Sedaka and was dedicated to Carole King, his classmate at Queens University (despite the spelling discrepancy). In return, she wrote a song called “Oh Neil,” which was not quite so popula… --- ## [How many American lives were saved with the dropping of the atomic bomb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-american-lives-were-saved-with-the-dropping-of-the-atomic-bomb/181293)
**Author:** [@fishcrawford](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishcrawford)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2003, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-american-lives-were-saved-with-the-dropping-of-the-atomic-bomb/181293 "2003-06-17T05:27:54Z")
I always hear radio talk show hosts, mostly conservative, justify the use of the atomic bomb by saying X number of American lives were saved. If my memory serves me correctly the most commonly quoted figure is 200,00 so… --- ## [Ok on 5 hours of sleep a day or eat all you want. Which would you choose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-on-5-hours-of-sleep-a-day-or-eat-all-you-want-which-would-you-choose/600419)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-on-5-hours-of-sleep-a-day-or-eat-all-you-want-which-would-you-choose/600419 "2011-10-31T17:00:20Z")
I’d go for the former right now as much as I love to eat. I’ve been only getting five hours of sleep this week because the baby won’t cooperate. I feel like a zombie. Does anyone else feel as if they need at least seven … --- ## [Any dopers ever cook a turducken?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-ever-cook-a-turducken/247868)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2004, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-ever-cook-a-turducken/247868 "2004-06-04T14:33:02Z")
Any dopers ever cook a turducken. How did you like it? --- ## [Was Leonard/aka "Private Pyle" in Full Metal Jacket "special"? Or was there something else going on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-leonard-aka-private-pyle-in-full-metal-jacket-special-or-was-there-something-else-going-on/852409)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-leonard-aka-private-pyle-in-full-metal-jacket-special-or-was-there-something-else-going-on/852409 "2020-04-27T20:39:39Z")
Was wondering this about one of the greatest characters (the genius actor Vincent D’Onofrio) in movies for decades. It got so bad for Leonard that Sgt. Hartman (played by R. Lee Ermey, on that same list of greatest movie… --- ## [Who's Who on the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-who-on-the-sdmb/85595)
**Author:** [@Slip\_Mahoney](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slip_Mahoney)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2001, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-who-on-the-sdmb/85595 "2001-10-09T17:37:33Z")
This was inspired by Northern Piper, who took me to task for not knowing what gives here. For example, I didn’t know that Lolagranola and Feynn are a couple. I didn’t know that matt ran for Parliament. I didn’t know t… --- ## [Cheney's Halliburton disaster continues, and Bush blunders again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheneys-halliburton-disaster-continues-and-bush-blunders-again/218599)
**Author:** [@elf6c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elf6c)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2004, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheneys-halliburton-disaster-continues-and-bush-blunders-again/218599 "2004-01-17T00:59:58Z")
Sorry for the longer title- truth in disclosure laws ect. Anyway. Topic 1: after the unseemly Billion Dollar no-bid contracts given to Cheney’s closest pals at his former company Halliburton, even more fun: http://ww… --- ## [Law Making in the US - why like that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-making-in-the-us-why-like-that/532851)
**Author:** [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-making-in-the-us-why-like-that/532851 "2010-03-27T14:55:33Z")
I am not American, but have a passing knowledge of how laws are made in the US. I am a New Zealander, and also have a passing knowledge of how laws are made there. Let’s see if we can get some knowledgeable commentary … --- ## [Federal Government: 4 million Employees Data Hacked, at Risk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-government-4-million-employees-data-hacked-at-risk/721666)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2015, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-government-4-million-employees-data-hacked-at-risk/721666 "2015-06-28T14:31:39Z")
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/chinese-hackers-breach-federal-governments-personnel-office/2015/06/04/889c0e52-0af7-11e5-95fd-d580f1c5d44e\_story.html Hacking incidents are so common, anymore. One… --- ## [The city inspector paid us a visit today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-city-inspector-paid-us-a-visit-today/433719)
**Author:** [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2008, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-city-inspector-paid-us-a-visit-today/433719 "2008-01-21T06:12:27Z")
We’re in the middle of the desert. Remember that. We have a carport. We recently removed the 25 year old leaky tin roof and started to replace it with a pressboard and tar roof. Today, the city inspector came by and t… --- ## [Can a vet tell if a cat is spayed, without surgery, I mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-vet-tell-if-a-cat-is-spayed-without-surgery-i-mean/630341)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2012, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-vet-tell-if-a-cat-is-spayed-without-surgery-i-mean/630341 "2012-08-04T21:41:50Z")
I am possibly adopting a semi-feral cat. As in, the cat has living wild nearby for a year at least, but she seems pretty calm about humans so I’m thinking an abandoned/lost pet. Anyway. She’ll need a checkup and shots… --- ## ["Whose Line Is It Anyway?" returning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-is-it-anyway-returning/651769)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2015, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-is-it-anyway-returning/651769 "2015-05-07T13:04:19Z")
“Whose Line Is It Anyway?” is apparently returning (new episodes) : http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/03/01/whose-line-is-it-anyway-returns/ ETA: Please forgive the typo in the thread title. --- ## [Hairiest actors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hairiest-actors/374115)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2006, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hairiest-actors/374115 "2006-10-01T20:26:34Z")
I was talking to a friend the other day. He had just seen “40 Year Old Virgin” and said that he laughed his head off despite the language and coarse humor (he usually does not go for that kind of thing!). He commented on… --- ## [The 2nd Amendment-Keep, Fix or Dump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2nd-amendment-keep-fix-or-dump/569256)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2011, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2nd-amendment-keep-fix-or-dump/569256 "2011-02-01T14:47:06Z")
Please remember that this is a poll, not a debate. It is o.k. to ask for clarification, but please take the debating to Great Debates. --- ## [You're a prisoner, about to be taken to the death chamber. Morally ok to fight back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-prisoner-about-to-be-taken-to-the-death-chamber-morally-ok-to-fight-back/668268)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-prisoner-about-to-be-taken-to-the-death-chamber-morally-ok-to-fight-back/668268 "2013-09-11T20:22:19Z")
Hypothetical situation : You’re a prisoner on death row in the U.S., and all of your appeals have been exhausted. You know mentally that you did not commit the crime, but that lying or mistaken eyewitnesses and/or pros… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1322&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1324&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)