# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1346&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:** 1347 --- ## [About the car disabling. I swear not illegal!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-car-disabling-i-swear-not-illegal/169815)
**Author:** [@lastcomic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lastcomic)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2003, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-car-disabling-i-swear-not-illegal/169815 "2003-04-20T17:14:23Z")
First, thanks for the responses. What I was going to do with this knowledge was basically play a prank on someone. When their car wouldn’t start they would come in and say “hey, my car won’t start” and I would go out and… --- ## [I TOLD you! The reappraisal of Showgirls has begun.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-told-you-the-reappraisal-of-showgirls-has-begun/237558)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2004, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-told-you-the-reappraisal-of-showgirls-has-begun/237558 "2004-04-09T20:34:28Z")
From Salon.com: --- ## [How obvious (or not) is this visual joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-obvious-or-not-is-this-visual-joke/624342)
**Author:** [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2012, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-obvious-or-not-is-this-visual-joke/624342 "2012-06-10T22:29:11Z")
I want to share with you guys an excerpt from a script for a short film that I’m working on to see if a joke in it works for you or not. The tl;dr of the plot: a man finds a genie who lives in a cell phone instead of a … --- ## [Give me a male alternative to Knitting.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-a-male-alternative-to-knitting/403209)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2007, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-a-male-alternative-to-knitting/403209 "2007-05-12T00:07:22Z")
I’ll keep this short and simple. I am easilly restless these days. I can’t sit still and not be doing anything. At the moment I relieve this by going for a drive. But that can get expensive and on an island 30x15 in … --- ## [So this is how the Catholic Church shows compassion to the victims of the child abuse it facilitated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-how-the-catholic-church-shows-compassion-to-the-victims-of-the-child-abuse-it-facilitated/541282)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-how-the-catholic-church-shows-compassion-to-the-victims-of-the-child-abuse-it-facilitated/541282 "2010-06-30T22:25:27Z")
Canada has a long history of physical and sexual abuse of children by priests and nuns of the Catholic Church. The horrific abuses at the Mount Cashel orphanage, run by the ‘Christian Brothers of Ireland’, first came to … --- ## [Weirdest thing you've been caught doing by other people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-thing-youve-been-caught-doing-by-other-people/286274)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2005, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-thing-youve-been-caught-doing-by-other-people/286274 "2005-03-09T09:12:23Z")
One time when I was about 13 I was curious what would happen if I boiled down my urine. Would there be urine powder? What would it look like? So I tried boiling some of my urine in the kitchen. My mother caught me doin… --- ## [Is Stephen Hawking overrated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-stephen-hawking-overrated/682644)
**Author:** [@Yellow\_Kazooie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yellow_Kazooie)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2014, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-stephen-hawking-overrated/682644 "2014-03-04T04:00:07Z")
I think so. Anyway, the point of the thread is that I want to know, in your humble opinion, what do you think of him as a scientist and author? --- ## [Can I bake a cake in a toaster oven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-bake-a-cake-in-a-toaster-oven/564922)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-bake-a-cake-in-a-toaster-oven/564922 "2010-12-23T07:11:26Z")
I am switching from gas to electric in my house. I have already cut the gas off. OK. Went out Saturday and bought a nifty new (to me) electric stove/oven. She is a pretty one. Went to buy the cord to attach. OK, how com… --- ## [Creepy True Stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-true-stories/768455)
**Author:** [@inedible\_knapsack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inedible_knapsack)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2016, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-true-stories/768455 "2016-10-26T17:03:29Z")
In honor of Halloween, let’s talk about our creepy experiences! Here’s mine: When I was sixteen years old, I awoke up 1:00 a.m. to a quiet crackling noise coming from my closet. I was on my right side facing a wall, wi… --- ## [Is scanning QR codes with your phone risky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-scanning-qr-codes-with-your-phone-risky/950846)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-scanning-qr-codes-with-your-phone-risky/950846 "2023-08-26T17:17:52Z")
I was at a restaurant where they refused to bring a menu, but wanted you to scan a QR code which had been pasted onto the table. This was to download a menu onto your phone and you were to order from there. The QR code… --- ## [CBS 60 Minutes --- Iraq War Planned Pre-9/11?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-60-minutes-iraq-war-planned-pre-9-11/223897)
**Author:** [@happytrails](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happytrails)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2004, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-60-minutes-iraq-war-planned-pre-9-11/223897 "2004-01-20T08:37:42Z")
From CBS news: Saddam Ouster Planned Early '01? Jan. 10, 2004 Iraq War Planned Pre-9/11? (CBS) The Bush Administration began making plans for an invasion of Iraq, including the use of American troops, within days of … --- ## [Origin of the phrase “This Town’s not big enough for the two of us”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-the-phrase-this-town-s-not-big-enough-for-the-two-of-us/334937)
**Author:** [@jimmmy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimmmy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-the-phrase-this-town-s-not-big-enough-for-the-two-of-us/334937 "2023-03-13T00:57:58Z")
Where and When did the phrase “This Town’s not big enough \[sometimes ‘ain’t big enough’\]for the two of us” originate. I tried to do due diligence by searching for a previous thread but the search returned: big not for t… --- ## [Pick your SDMB Member for POTUS!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-your-sdmb-member-for-potus/425047)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2007, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-your-sdmb-member-for-potus/425047 "2007-12-02T21:03:08Z")
Because lobstermobster demanded it! Here nominate your candidates for President of the United States of America from SDMB members. I guess we’ll do a nominating round first, unless people want to go straight to an open … --- ## [What can vicodin do to a fetus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-vicodin-do-to-a-fetus/359835)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2006, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-vicodin-do-to-a-fetus/359835 "2006-06-09T11:12:01Z")
My brother’s wife is 6 months pregnant and taking vicodin. I have no idea what dosage or how often. --- ## [Stuff you used to get away with at work that would get you fired today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-used-to-get-away-with-at-work-that-would-get-you-fired-today/571482)
**Author:** [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2011, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-used-to-get-away-with-at-work-that-would-get-you-fired-today/571482 "2011-02-21T00:54:43Z")
Obviously this is probably aimed at those older workers who’ve seen corporate culture and work rules change in their lifetimes. I’ll start. Practical joking/humor. Seems to be totally frowned upon today, or extremely… --- ## [Cleaning semiliquid cat shit out of a white carpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-semiliquid-cat-shit-out-of-a-white-carpet/326930)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2005, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-semiliquid-cat-shit-out-of-a-white-carpet/326930 "2005-10-21T13:59:46Z")
Is there anything more rewarding? Stupid fucking cat. Is there any reliable way to get a kitten to use the litter box if she’s disinclined to do so? I’d hate to get rid of her, but if she doesn’t straighten up, out sh… --- ## [British dopers, tell me about your meals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-dopers-tell-me-about-your-meals/436976)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2008, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-dopers-tell-me-about-your-meals/436976 "2008-02-14T18:27:01Z")
So, a lifetime’s hodgepodge of literary and cinematic Anglophilia encompassing various historical periods and social classes have left me wondering about your meals. The only meal universally mentioned, from Jane Austen… --- ## ["New Nuclear Reactor every 2 days is not feasible"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-nuclear-reactor-every-2-days-is-not-feasible/672950)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2013, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-nuclear-reactor-every-2-days-is-not-feasible/672950 "2013-11-15T17:58:45Z")
I have to take issue with this blanket statement. In the hypothetical future world of 2050 described, education and industrialization has spread world-wide, and there is now a market of 9 billion consumers, many of whom… --- ## [Casey Anthony trial: why should I care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-anthony-trial-why-should-i-care/583184)
**Author:** [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-anthony-trial-why-should-i-care/583184 "2011-05-27T00:34:20Z")
There is a lot of heat and attention on local and cable news about a woman named Casey Anthony’s who is on trial in Orange County, FL for murder. Link My query is: why should I care about this case, in contrast with any… --- ## [Ties between rising divorce rates and women's rights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ties-between-rising-divorce-rates-and-womens-rights/474340)
**Author:** [@Ro\_Carter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ro_Carter)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2008, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ties-between-rising-divorce-rates-and-womens-rights/474340 "2008-11-26T19:51:49Z")
I was wondering if anyone happened to know if there had been studies done on the correlation between divorce rates and women’s rights/lib (measured by rates of women in the workforce, perhaps?). It seems, at least to me… --- ## [YouTube thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-thread/917377)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2025, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-thread/917377 "2025-02-05T21:42:23Z")
I can’t seem to find any recent thread just for YouTube videos so I thought I’d start one. Here’s Brian Henderson’s Bandstand with one hell of a lineup: Herman’s Hermits, Searchers, Stones, and Jones. --- ## [Odd turn-ons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-turn-ons/52587)
**Author:** [@Inanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inanna)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2002, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-turn-ons/52587 "2002-06-18T14:45:01Z")
I was hanging out with a male friend the other night, who I am not attracted to in the least. We were about to leave so he had to put out the candle that was burning. He licks his fingertips, pinches the wick, and the fl… --- ## [Taking shoes off before entering medical clinic--is this a thing now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-shoes-off-before-entering-medical-clinic-is-this-a-thing-now/785668)
**Author:** [@Athabasca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athabasca)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2019, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-shoes-off-before-entering-medical-clinic-is-this-a-thing-now/785668 "2019-04-22T00:46:38Z")
Hey Dopers, Appealing to the collective wisdom on this phenomenon. I took my kid to see her doctor in her new clinic today. Kid had allergic reaction to meds, so when we get to this new place, the sign on the door ‘Take… --- ## [Bad Academy award movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-academy-award-movies/154031)
**Author:** [@senor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/senor)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2003, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-academy-award-movies/154031 "2003-02-16T00:06:52Z")
What movies do you think that won (or even nominated) for an Academy award that you thought were bad, pointless, or stupid? I thought American Beauty was a stupid movie. To me, it was a soap opera with highly trained ac… --- ## [Objective info on Monsanto and evils of Roundup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objective-info-on-monsanto-and-evils-of-roundup/735085)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2019, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objective-info-on-monsanto-and-evils-of-roundup/735085 "2019-03-13T17:32:57Z")
I was at a party last night listening to another guest go on and on about her participation in some march against Monsanto in D.C. My intuition was that she sounded vaguely brainwashed. As soon as the right topic trigge… --- ## [Burger King to buy Tim Hortons - Where is your God now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-to-buy-tim-hortons-where-is-your-god-now/696437)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-to-buy-tim-hortons-where-is-your-god-now/696437 "2014-08-27T21:52:01Z")
Burger King in Talks to Buy Tim Hortons So what kind of a “thing” is Tim Hortons for Canada. Will Burger King owning them matter at all? --- ## [How would an average citizen do taking a bar exam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-an-average-citizen-do-taking-a-bar-exam/961716)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-an-average-citizen-do-taking-a-bar-exam/961716 "2022-04-05T11:32:54Z")
And by average citizen I mean us dopers who have read dozens of legal threads and watched “My Cousin Vinny” 6 times. I realize the bar is a really tough exam and that only about 40% of takers pass. As a graduate enginee… --- ## [Infinities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinities/440191)
**Author:** [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2008, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinities/440191 "2008-04-11T00:23:26Z")
How is it possible that some infinities can be bigger than others? Seems like it contradicts the concept of infinity! Or something. --- ## [I've decided to start smoking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-decided-to-start-smoking/556856)
**Author:** [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2010, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-decided-to-start-smoking/556856 "2010-10-14T20:16:40Z")
I realized today that if I stand around for 10min doing nothing, I look lazy. But if I stand around holding a cigarette, I look cool. Any suggestions for which brand I should choose, I’d like one that says rugged and m… --- ## [Barrister wigs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barrister-wigs/472005)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2008, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barrister-wigs/472005 "2008-11-11T22:03:20Z")
What are barrister wigs called? Those white wigs with curls that are worn in courts in the UK. Both the wiki articles for wigs and court dress mention them but don’t give a name other than just “wigs”. --- ## [Nelson Mandela has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nelson-mandela-has-died/675604)
**Author:** [@Teacake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teacake)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nelson-mandela-has-died/675604 "2013-12-11T15:44:53Z")
I can’t think what to say. \[url=\]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25249520 --- ## [Did the USSR want to conquer the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-ussr-want-to-conquer-the-us/568954)
**Author:** [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2011, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-ussr-want-to-conquer-the-us/568954 "2011-01-28T09:16:21Z")
As a child of the 80s, I remember how we thought of the USSR as our enemy. Korean Airlines 007, arms race, political cartoons with the Eagle and Bear facing off, the 80 and 84 Olympic boycotts. Movies like Red Dawn, War … --- ## [Anarchists Wanted to Attack NATO, Republican Convention: Feds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anarchists-wanted-to-attack-nato-republican-convention-feds/620627)
**Author:** [@dngnb8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dngnb8)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2012, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anarchists-wanted-to-attack-nato-republican-convention-feds/620627 "2012-05-08T15:47:03Z")
Anarchists Wanted to Attack NATO, Republican Convention: Feds ABC NewsBy JASON RYAN | ABC News – 20 hrs ago A gang of anarchists arrested for allegedly plotting to blow up a Cleveland, Ohio bridge also talked about att… --- ## [What if German stratergy was to consolidate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-german-stratergy-was-to-consolidate/306058)
**Author:** [@Diehard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diehard)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2005, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-german-stratergy-was-to-consolidate/306058 "2005-06-02T02:58:27Z")
I recently watched a documentary on German invasion of USSR and was surprised by the enormity of the battle compared much publicized western front. I am just wondering what if Hitler decided to unite the europe excludin… --- ## [Longest/Best Movie Fight Scenes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-best-movie-fight-scenes/106016)
**Author:** [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2002, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-best-movie-fight-scenes/106016 "2002-05-15T21:46:17Z")
So last night the Space Channel ran They Live, a higly under-rated sci-fi satire. About a third of the way through is a major roundhouse-punch multiple-knees-to-the-groin fistfight between the stars, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper… --- ## [X-factor(USA) premiere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-factor-usa-premiere/597135)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2011, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-factor-usa-premiere/597135 "2011-12-15T16:33:31Z")
I didn’t watch it, but will probably watch it in the next few days. Did anyone see it? Thoughts? --- ## [An indecent proposal... ooohh look!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-indecent-proposal-ooohh-look/24515)
**Author:** [@tubagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tubagirl)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2000, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-indecent-proposal-ooohh-look/24515 "2000-07-07T00:41:12Z")
I’m down to 4 weeks until the big day… my wedding. Chris and I met 2 years ago. We were virgins when we met. A month later we were sleeping together and haven’t stopped since. I love him with all my heart and soul. he i… --- ## [A thread disappeared](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-disappeared/509981)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-disappeared/509981 "2009-09-18T16:57:56Z")
God, I can’t even remember who the OP was. It was a great set of ideas, a great set of images, and a great set of java scripts. What happened to it? Why was it disappeared? What was wrong with users freely and willfully … --- ## [Big Bang 10/28--"The Irish Pub Formulation"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-10-28-the-irish-pub-formulation/558656)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2010, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-10-28-the-irish-pub-formulation/558656 "2010-11-01T23:31:02Z")
Raj’s sister visits. I wonder if he’ll be able to talk to her. --- ## [Things that are damn hard to fix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-damn-hard-to-fix/731342)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2015, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-damn-hard-to-fix/731342 "2015-10-22T18:48:37Z")
After trying to fix a water fountain today with a clogged drain (QUIT dumping coffee down them ok!) without pulling the unit, and getting damn frustrated because the connections are in so tight, I thought it would be fun… --- ## [Does Vegemite spoil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-vegemite-spoil/318576)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2005, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-vegemite-spoil/318576 "2005-08-26T17:03:32Z")
Yesterday I found an unemptied jar of Vegemite. (How did that happen? :confused: ) So I had some on my breakfast burrito. I had another burrito this morning, using the same jar of Vegemite, and I noticed the ‘sell by… --- ## [Why are the names of attorney's firms in the US so boring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-names-of-attorneys-firms-in-the-us-so-boring/537317)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2010, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-names-of-attorneys-firms-in-the-us-so-boring/537317 "2010-04-28T03:47:52Z")
I’ve noticed that all, or almost all, attorney’s firm names are simply something of the like: Name1, {Name2, …}, Attorneys At Law. For example, Smith and Jones, Attorneys At Law, or Johnson, Cohen, and Lieberman, Attor… --- ## [Germans designed their WWII planes to scream?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germans-designed-their-wwii-planes-to-scream/492786)
**Author:** [@FE3O4ENAIL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FE3O4ENAIL)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germans-designed-their-wwii-planes-to-scream/492786 "2009-04-13T19:35:02Z")
According to the history channel it was an element of design intent, that their planes would instill fear on the intended targets due to the noise they made while diving. Anyone have any information on this? It would se… --- ## [Lego Battleship preview glamorizes war crime (or maybe Bricker is overthinking it)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lego-battleship-preview-glamorizes-war-crime-or-maybe-bricker-is-overthinking-it/629044)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lego-battleship-preview-glamorizes-war-crime-or-maybe-bricker-is-overthinking-it/629044 "2012-07-26T16:44:20Z")
In the past few weeks, at Bricker Jr.'s behest, we have seen several of the summer movie crop: Madagascar, Ice Age, and Brave. During previews that run before each movie, we saw a preview for something that looked like … --- ## [Time for another "Who's your Doper crush?" thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-another-whos-your-doper-crush-thread/686910)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2014, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-another-whos-your-doper-crush-thread/686910 "2014-05-27T15:30:44Z")
We’ve done this before, and it’s high time we do it again. Now then. I’m married, so this is purely a hypothetical exercise. That being said, I have two Doper crushes: ZipperJJ: she’s smart, funny, kind, and mouthy. An… --- ## [Do you drink vinegar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-drink-vinegar/474285)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2008, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-drink-vinegar/474285 "2008-11-27T01:17:00Z")
Like what I assume to be most normal sapiens of the homo (and/or hetero) variety, I have more or less assumed that other than use as a cleaning solution, vinegar was most commonly used as an ingredient, rather than a bev… --- ## [No name gas stations that sell gas way cheaper than the big chains](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-name-gas-stations-that-sell-gas-way-cheaper-than-the-big-chains/670710)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2013, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-name-gas-stations-that-sell-gas-way-cheaper-than-the-big-chains/670710 "2013-10-15T07:49:24Z")
Right now the going rate for gas in my city is around $3.20 for regular unleaded. I just passed two different no-name mom & pop convenience store stations that are selling it for $3.09. How do they do that? Is it really … --- ## [Why do some people hate Starbucks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-hate-starbucks/233258)
**Author:** [@Colinmarshall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colinmarshall)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2004, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-hate-starbucks/233258 "2004-03-12T17:17:54Z")
Rarely does a day go by when I don’t hear someone complain about Starbucks. I assume they have their grounds, however, upon questioning, I find it’s just blind hate nine times out of ten. I enjoy the occasional drink an… --- ## [We we're robbed last night. Please recommend a security system.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-were-robbed-last-night-please-recommend-a-security-system/723393)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2015, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-were-robbed-last-night-please-recommend-a-security-system/723393 "2015-06-26T14:04:40Z")
We we’re robbed last night. Please recommend a security system. Criminal broke into my wife’s car which was parked on the street. They found a garage door opener in her car and used that to get into the garage. All that… --- ## [If you could bring one species back from extinction, which would it be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-bring-one-species-back-from-extinction-which-would-it-be/729350)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-bring-one-species-back-from-extinction-which-would-it-be/729350 "2015-09-01T15:41:37Z")
Inspired by this thread. God decided he needs to retain the cosmic balance. So having killed off one species, he’s going to bring an extinct species back to life. But it’s a weekend and he doesn’t want to work too hard… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1345&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1347&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)