# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1327&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:** 1328 --- ## [What's my responsibility if UPS delivers my package to a neighbor who keeps it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-my-responsibility-if-ups-delivers-my-package-to-a-neighbor-who-keeps-it/262597)
**Author:** [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2004, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-my-responsibility-if-ups-delivers-my-package-to-a-neighbor-who-keeps-it/262597 "2004-09-02T18:01:35Z")
As the title states, I ordered a watch through Amazon. It was handled by an outside vendor. The vendor sent the package via UPS to my apartment building. I wasn’t home so the delivery man left it with a neighbor. Or so … --- ## [Why do communist countries call themselves 'democratic republics'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-communist-countries-call-themselves-democratic-republics/146084)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2003, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-communist-countries-call-themselves-democratic-republics/146084 "2003-01-02T12:38:06Z")
Both East Germany & North Korea are (or were) called this. Is it for nothing more than political posturing? Or a ridiculously ironic joke? I mean, in all seriousness, those believing in true communism don’t consider it t… --- ## [badchad you are a tiresome asshole and becoming a One-Trick Pony](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badchad-you-are-a-tiresome-asshole-and-becoming-a-one-trick-pony/204721)
**Author:** [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2003, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badchad-you-are-a-tiresome-asshole-and-becoming-a-one-trick-pony/204721 "2003-10-14T21:14:22Z")
Just because he’s off the board for a little while and nobody has bothered to Pit you before doesn’t make him silenced nor you well received. I’ve watched you repeatedly harass Polycarp and hijack discussions from evol… --- ## [Pitting Untoward Parable and Condesending Robot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-untoward-parable-and-condesending-robot/604793)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2011, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-untoward-parable-and-condesending-robot/604793 "2011-12-14T19:51:35Z")
In the tradition of Der Trihs and Naxos, the Leftist Helen Lovejoy-esque Hall of Shame is proud to present Untoward Parable: and Condescending Robot: Has the Kool-Aid drinking alcoholic bums at OWS been joining … --- ## [Is the Christian Trinity really pagan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-christian-trinity-really-pagan/664264)
**Author:** [@Okieshowedem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okieshowedem)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-christian-trinity-really-pagan/664264 "2013-07-28T22:50:02Z")
http://www.sabbathcovenant.com/book2MysteryReligionOfBabylon/Chapter3.htm#The%20Pagan%20Trinity I can not argue with what I read here can you? This shines a new light on why there are so many Christian denominations. … --- ## [Argh! Careless cooking errors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argh-careless-cooking-errors/467421)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2008, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argh-careless-cooking-errors/467421 "2008-10-15T17:33:17Z")
I’m making my Very Famous French Onion Soup tonight, because my mom is out of town and my dad’s all by himself and I thought he’d like a treat. (It’s best the next day.) So I go through this huge pain in the ass - cut … --- ## [Do you touch-type?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-touch-type/616500)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-touch-type/616500 "2012-03-24T17:21:48Z")
According to this story, fewer young uns are learning how to touch-type. Do you? Are you fairly fluent at it? Here’s what I mean by the poll choices: Touch-type well (never need to look at the keyboard; fast enough fo… --- ## [What's exciting recently released or coming soon for Wii?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-exciting-recently-released-or-coming-soon-for-wii/477151)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2008, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-exciting-recently-released-or-coming-soon-for-wii/477151 "2008-12-19T02:52:53Z")
There’s Wii Sports Resort (with 1:1 add-on) and The Conduit (online deathmatch w/Wiispeak) coming soon. What else, including recently released? Is the browser update available yet, and does Hulu.com work in the new brows… --- ## [Pretend you're me: Which apt to rent? (Bonus pts for Chicagoans)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretend-youre-me-which-apt-to-rent-bonus-pts-for-chicagoans/577208)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2011, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretend-youre-me-which-apt-to-rent-bonus-pts-for-chicagoans/577208 "2011-04-13T05:09:14Z")
Okay, so you’re me now and not you, and I (that means you, me) have to choose between Apt A and B. Each of the individual units are A+: I love the floor plans, the way the look, they’re each in vintage buildings with har… --- ## [Can clinical depression develop into bipolar disorder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-clinical-depression-develop-into-bipolar-disorder/551744)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2010, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-clinical-depression-develop-into-bipolar-disorder/551744 "2010-09-05T20:51:42Z")
Sorry if this is the wrong forum. I have two questions: Are these two psychological disorders related to each other, like the common cold and pneumonia, where one is a more serious form of the other? or Is it much … --- ## [Advice on smoking BBQ (pulled pork & brisket) in cold weather](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-smoking-bbq-pulled-pork-brisket-in-cold-weather/703665)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2015, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-smoking-bbq-pulled-pork-brisket-in-cold-weather/703665 "2015-02-04T03:15:59Z")
We’re having family over for a birthday party this weekend, and I want to make pulled pork and brisket. I bought a good brand of bullet-style smoker last May and I’ve had a couple get-togethers this past summer where I s… --- ## [10 years sober](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-years-sober/684240)
**Author:** [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2016, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-years-sober/684240 "2016-03-04T02:04:16Z")
Today is the day. 10 years clean and sober. Yay me! Slee --- ## [Do NCAA Division 1 Coaches Teach Classes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-ncaa-division-1-coaches-teach-classes/261443)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2004, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-ncaa-division-1-coaches-teach-classes/261443 "2004-08-26T15:02:54Z")
The title pretty much says it all, but if you want more… What could they possibly teach? The only thing I can think of is that maybe the football coach might teach Football Coaching 101 to Phys Ed majors (ditto for the … --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' thread - June 2016 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-june-2016-edition/756045)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2016, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-june-2016-edition/756045 "2016-06-29T03:10:41Z")
Summer! Has it finally stopped raining where you are? Provided you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, of course, our Aussie friends are getting ready for winter now… I am currently doing absolutely nothi- err reading A Voya… --- ## [I am wasting my money on my BA degree](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-wasting-my-money-on-my-ba-degree/545651)
**Author:** [@moejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejoe)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-wasting-my-money-on-my-ba-degree/545651 "2010-07-09T19:15:19Z")
The CSU I attend is local, which makes it possible for me to work and go to school. It’s a CSU though, so it’s not really an education worth the money I’m spending on it. For proof I submit a quote from an email I recei… --- ## [Amazing Race 12/8 - Season Finale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-12-8-season-finale/675872)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2013, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-12-8-season-finale/675872 "2013-12-15T18:48:21Z")
No thread yet for the season finale? OK, I’ll start one. But so as not to give anything away to the folks on the West Coast who haven’t seen it yet, I’ll just say I’m satisfied with the results. --- ## [What are your strange and unexplainable habits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-strange-and-unexplainable-habits/511394)
**Author:** [@CyclopticXander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyclopticXander)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2009, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-strange-and-unexplainable-habits/511394 "2009-09-27T08:51:10Z")
As for me, my mind apparently does not understand sidewalks. Anytime I am idly walking I will cut across the grass or whatever surface and take the straightest path to my destination. This means I often get wet socks and… --- ## [Which TV series would you like to see revived as an HBO series (w/sex and nudity)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2005, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-series-would-you-like-to-see-revived-as-an-hbo-series-w-sex-and-nudity/320541 "2005-09-09T13:31:30Z")
There have been a lot of TV series that would have been different and maybe even better if they had had the same freedom of expression wrt sex and nudity that are now enjoyed by series such as HBO’s Rome. So, which ones … --- ## [Mermaids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mermaids/663391)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2013, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mermaids/663391 "2013-07-19T22:22:54Z")
I think I know how this is going to go, but… A friend of mine, at dinner, was telling me all about mermaids, from some tv show. Discovery Channel? History Channel? Science Channel? Anyway… Photographic evidence, fi… --- ## [Pssst: All the Americans are away eating turkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssst-all-the-americans-are-away-eating-turkey/603968)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pssst-all-the-americans-are-away-eating-turkey/603968 "2011-11-27T05:51:41Z")
Now’s our chance to take over the SDMB. Where do we begin? --- ## [Did any celebrity deaths actually hit you hard personally](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-celebrity-deaths-actually-hit-you-hard-personally/753150)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-celebrity-deaths-actually-hit-you-hard-personally/753150 "2016-05-02T15:09:00Z")
I can only think of 2 that actually bothered me personally. Robin Williams. It was just sad that a guy who gave so much enjoyment to the world had to end up hanging himself in his guest bedroom because he had depressi… --- ## [Trump's approval rating prediction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-approval-rating-prediction/777037)
**Author:** [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2018, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-approval-rating-prediction/777037 "2018-01-20T17:43:40Z")
Trump’s going to enter the White House with an approval rating in the high 30s. This is not great. His approval ratings will likely matter greatly to a president who doesn’t have the full support of his own party; if i… --- ## [White rice consumption and BMI in Asia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-rice-consumption-and-bmi-in-asia/550449)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2010, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-rice-consumption-and-bmi-in-asia/550449 "2010-08-20T23:24:13Z")
So, I’m of Indian descent, and actually got back from a trip to India. I’ve noticed several times there that people eat a lot of white rice. I would estimate that my teenage cousins ate about 1.5 cups of dry rice per day… --- ## [Do you \*have\* to use HD laundry soap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-to-use-hd-laundry-soap/617385)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2012, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-to-use-hd-laundry-soap/617385 "2012-04-02T05:38:16Z")
Yeah so our washing machine crapped out a couple weeks ago and “go big or go home” we purchased the bazillion-dollar red Kenmore washer & dryer set. It says in the instruction book to only use “HD” laundry detergent ot… --- ## [King Kong and Thanksgiving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-kong-and-thanksgiving/561614)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2018, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-kong-and-thanksgiving/561614 "2018-11-23T18:03:42Z")
When I was a kid, WWOR would always air King Kong, Son of Kong and Mighty Joe Young on Thanksgiving and three Godzilla Movies on Friday. While my sister would watch the Parade and my older Brother would watch football, … --- ## [Someone stole four hundred fucking dollars from my room](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-stole-four-hundred-fucking-dollars-from-my-room/432634)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-stole-four-hundred-fucking-dollars-from-my-room/432634 "2008-01-19T18:43:31Z")
What the fucking fuck? I got up this morning and the first thing I was going to do was deposit the cash I had from waiting tables the other night and from my roommate paying me her share of the rent. I went to count it… --- ## [Andrea Yates - Guilty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrea-yates-guilty/97963)
**Author:** [@DoperChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoperChic)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2002, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrea-yates-guilty/97963 "2002-03-20T17:20:54Z")
Well the decision is finally in. Andrea Yates has been found guilty. Why the fuck she wasn’t found not guilty by reason of instanity is beyond me. Any woman capable of drowning all five of her young children clearly isn’… --- ## [2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominations/841811)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominations/841811 "2020-01-15T22:23:52Z")
The 2020 RnR HoF nominations are in: Whitney Houston, Pat Benatar, Soundgarden among first-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees \[ul\] \[li\]Pat Benatar\[/li\]\[li\]Dave Matthews Band\[/li\]\[li\]Depeche Mode\[/li\]\[li\]The Doobie … --- ## [Woman caught on camera stealing toy from baby's grave.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-caught-on-camera-stealing-toy-from-babys-grave/686831)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2014, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-caught-on-camera-stealing-toy-from-babys-grave/686831 "2014-04-25T23:50:21Z")
I hope these photos leads to her arrest. Why would anyone do this? You could buy that rubber duck at Walmart for less than $7. Stealing from a kids grave on Easter? For that? :dubious: That’s just pathetic. --- ## [Phantom TV Actors: In Title Credits But Not In Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phantom-tv-actors-in-title-credits-but-not-in-show/575229)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2011, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phantom-tv-actors-in-title-credits-but-not-in-show/575229 "2011-03-25T16:22:10Z")
What do Olivia Wilde, Jennifer Morrison and Pippa Black have in common? They appear in the title credits of their show, but for many episodes, they do not appear onscreen at all. Interestingly, I noticed on several occ… --- ## [Temporarily disabling a car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporarily-disabling-a-car/169770)
**Author:** [@lastcomic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lastcomic)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2003, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporarily-disabling-a-car/169770 "2003-04-20T06:31:21Z")
Can anyone tell me how to temporarily disable a car? I don’t want to do any permanent damage. It would be best if it were simple, undetectable (or at least hard to detect) and easily repairable. --- ## [Can you really not have more than 26 drives/partitions in Windows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-not-have-more-than-26-drives-partitions-in-windows/560240)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-not-have-more-than-26-drives-partitions-in-windows/560240 "2010-11-12T13:09:29Z")
This may seem like the most mundane question ever. I assumed that mapped drives or partitions past the 26th would get double letters like AA, BB, etc. But a quick Google search turned up some surprising results. Other p… --- ## [How do you pronounce "often?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-often/537866)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2010, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-often/537866 "2010-05-06T17:04:45Z")
And where are you from? I ask because two radio commercials that I’ve heard lately pronounce it with the “t.” That just sounds wrong to my ears. I’m pretty sure most people I know pronounce it as “OFF-en.” --- ## [Heroes the most pirated show of 2009](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-the-most-pirated-show-of-2009/523752)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2010, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-the-most-pirated-show-of-2009/523752 "2010-01-08T06:41:20Z")
Article here: http://www.tv.com/heroes-is-the-most-pirated-show-of-2009/story/20493.html It seems most of the downloading occurs abroad. It’s interesting though, that the (undisclosed) most popular episode got over 6,58… --- ## [Should non-religious people be vocal about their non-beliefs? To what extent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-non-religious-people-be-vocal-about-their-non-beliefs-to-what-extent/618098)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2012, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-non-religious-people-be-vocal-about-their-non-beliefs-to-what-extent/618098 "2012-04-10T05:46:30Z")
As an atheist, I’m not sure what I should be doing, if anything, to let other people in on the way I see things. I made a thread not too long ago about a girl I was interested in who believed in god, which I admit bothe… --- ## [is a giant rope worth anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-giant-rope-worth-anything/635938)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2012, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-giant-rope-worth-anything/635938 "2012-10-17T15:01:56Z")
Hello Everyone, My wife and I purchased a new property that has a workshop on it. Inside this workshop was a giant rope approx. 45’ long and 8.5" in diameter. I really don’t know what you would use it for, but I am thin… --- ## [What's the oldest building in the eastern United States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-building-in-the-eastern-united-states/470356)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2008, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-building-in-the-eastern-united-states/470356 "2008-11-09T03:57:14Z")
I was just curious about this and while you’d think this would be easy enough to find out, but I’m having difficulty. Requirements: 1- It has to have been originally built in America (i.e. the 13th century Spanish Mona… --- ## [Debunking orthodox Judaism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunking-orthodox-judaism/226802)
**Author:** [@JAPrufrock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JAPrufrock)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2004, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunking-orthodox-judaism/226802 "2004-02-15T19:19:49Z")
I’m guessing my inflammatory subject line will garner quite a few hits, but there’s a reason for it. My story is a bit complicated, but I’ll try to simplify this as much as possible because I am looking for some specifi… --- ## [Can someone show me an example of what a 1.3 megapixel picture should look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-show-me-an-example-of-what-a-1-3-megapixel-picture-should-look-like/471532)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2008, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-show-me-an-example-of-what-a-1-3-megapixel-picture-should-look-like/471532 "2008-11-07T07:38:00Z")
I’m trying to figure out if I’m doing something wrong, as I’ve never had a camera phone before. I got a new phone with a 1.3mp camera and the quality is so bad that you can barely make out what the picture is supposed to… --- ## [Giving a car to your spouse for Christmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-a-car-to-your-spouse-for-christmas/564902)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2010, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-a-car-to-your-spouse-for-christmas/564902 "2010-12-24T15:18:47Z")
The commercials never seem to show the spouse screaming, “You asshole! You just put us in debt for five years, cranked up our insurance rates, and ruined the front lawn! Without asking me! And how the hell much did that … --- ## [Sriracha Hot Sauce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sriracha-hot-sauce/715617)
**Author:** [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2015, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sriracha-hot-sauce/715617 "2015-03-23T20:24:30Z")
I’ve never tried it. I want to try it, but I don’t want to buy a big bottle of it, in case I don’t like it. Can anyone describe it for me? Is it at all similar to Mexican hot sauces, which I love? For example, I am a big… --- ## [Cooking anything interesting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-anything-interesting/599585)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-anything-interesting/599585 "2011-10-26T16:41:54Z")
I’m not…but I have some turkey wings, leftover turkey, and noodles, so I think I’ll make turkey & noodles for the kids. I just bought a charcoal grill and made steaks on it last night. Tonight I used the leftover ste… --- ## [Is it possible in the US to get psychological/psychiatric records expunged (NOT civil commitment)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-in-the-us-to-get-psychological-psychiatric-records-expunged-not-civil-commitment/567411)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-in-the-us-to-get-psychological-psychiatric-records-expunged-not-civil-commitment/567411 "2011-01-18T19:50:23Z")
I know that it may be possible in some jurisdictions to get involuntary psychiatric commitments (court ordered treatment) expunged. This question does NOT relate to that. Is it possible to get counseling visits, evalua… --- ## [IEA says world has passed oil production peak](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iea-says-world-has-passed-oil-production-peak/570582)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2011, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iea-says-world-has-passed-oil-production-peak/570582 "2011-02-10T05:06:20Z")
Consider from the article, The IEA, Exxon, Shell and Aramco Admit the Peak is Real: The debate is: Do you dispute the IEA’s claim that global oil production peaked in 2006? Allright, why do you think they are wrong?… --- ## [Longest false "bilingual" word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-false-bilingual-word/957168)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-false-bilingual-word/957168 "2022-01-16T12:26:05Z")
There’s a number of false “bilingual” words. That is, they are coincidentally spelled the same, but are not actually related and have unrelated meanings. Off the top of my head, I can come up with a number of them, all o… --- ## [I hate computer hacking in movies...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-computer-hacking-in-movies/369515)
**Author:** [@Surbey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surbey)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2006, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-computer-hacking-in-movies/369515 "2006-08-28T18:22:32Z")
I was watching Swordfish this morning and I wanted to gauge my own eyes out with a spoon. This guy was writing a computer virus to drain the bank of its money. Ok, I can see that being logical. But while I watched this … --- ## [(Old) Getting caught off-guard n the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-getting-caught-off-guard-n-the-mmp/993062)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-getting-caught-off-guard-n-the-mmp/993062 "2023-11-20T06:37:44Z")
I guess we all have those times when all of a sudden, you realize a deadline, an event, an appointment, something is bearing down and you lost track. My most recent example was this past weekend realizing that Thanksgivi… --- ## [Is there any legal prohibition against a priest revealing a confession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-legal-prohibition-against-a-priest-revealing-a-confession/769800)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2016, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-legal-prohibition-against-a-priest-revealing-a-confession/769800 "2016-10-31T21:09:18Z")
Inspired by the thread on whether or not the truth should ever be censored. Let’s say someone confesses to a priest that he murdered someone. Let’s say this priest then reports the confession to the police. What would ha… --- ## [New babies: how young is too young to bring out with you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-babies-how-young-is-too-young-to-bring-out-with-you/433172)
**Author:** [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2008, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-babies-how-young-is-too-young-to-bring-out-with-you/433172 "2008-01-14T21:35:54Z")
I’m not a parent, but I was a little curious about baby development and exposure to strangers’ germs and whether it’s a concern for children under three months. A coworker of mine stopped by with her baby after being on… --- ## [Why isn't Pope Leo XIII a candidate for sainthood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-pope-leo-xiii-a-candidate-for-sainthood/337043)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2005, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-pope-leo-xiii-a-candidate-for-sainthood/337043 "2005-12-24T13:54:19Z")
Looking over the accomplishments of recent popes, it seems that Leo XIII did the most to support liberalism (e.g. Rerum Novarum, French Revolution) while maintaining the Catholic Church’s conservative philosophies. He b… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1326&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1328&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)