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**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2012, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-people-stop-dressing-for-dinner/611959 "2012-02-09T08:49:29Z")
Inspired by Downton Abbey, Upstairs Downstairs and a long love of all things Edwardin, I have to wonder when did people stop dressing formally for dinner in their own houses? My Grandmother (born 1924) tells me that she … --- ## [Did the tow truck driver who refused to help a handicapped Sanders supporter violate any laws?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-tow-truck-driver-who-refused-to-help-a-handicapped-sanders-supporter-violate-any-laws/753993)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2016, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-tow-truck-driver-who-refused-to-help-a-handicapped-sanders-supporter-violate-any-laws/753993 "2016-05-13T19:51:23Z")
If you’re not familiar with the story, you can read it here or here. Short version: A young woman was involved in a minor collision on the interstate in Asheville, NC. She was not hurt but her car could not be driven. … --- ## [How do you erase all records of websites that you've visited?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-erase-all-records-of-websites-that-youve-visited/202014)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2003, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-erase-all-records-of-websites-that-youve-visited/202014 "2003-11-08T21:14:22Z")
On my computer at home, I use Netscape and IE to access the internet. Every once in a while, I’ll go to a site with “questionable” material in it. Being the paranoid that I am (in case I die in a plane crash, and some … --- ## [Is Afrocentrism Legitimate Scholasticism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-afrocentrism-legitimate-scholasticism/351380)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2006, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-afrocentrism-legitimate-scholasticism/351380 "2006-04-10T20:24:28Z")
The title says it all. My only experience with Afrocentrism is reading a few unflattering articles and that’s not good enough to form a solid opinion. If I’m incorrect, that’s fine, I don’t mind being shown the truth. … --- ## [A nice young man just told me..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-nice-young-man-just-told-me/667933)
**Author:** [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-nice-young-man-just-told-me/667933 "2013-09-17T21:05:38Z")
…that the Rapture is on October 13, this year. So you might want to hold off carving pumpkins 'til the 14th. I tried to talk him out of it but he held fast because his Mother had told him and he was just out letting pe… --- ## [Son found a bullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-found-a-bullet/575396)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-found-a-bullet/575396 "2011-03-23T20:42:54Z")
Let me preface this by saying my gut instinct is “Eh, no big deal”. I’m asking in case someone who knows better says it is a big deal. A couple streets down from my house lives a state trooper. I’ve never met him (or … --- ## [Straight Dope Fantasy Football Mock Draft](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-fantasy-football-mock-draft/171720)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2003, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-fantasy-football-mock-draft/171720 "2003-05-05T22:51:22Z")
Alright folks, it’s time to sign up. We’re looking for at least 12 to draft over at antsports.com. So far, here’s the list: Munch White Lightning neuroman jk1245 mouthbreater waddamaroon NurseCarmen Shibb mrchan Came… --- ## [Original, unaltered Star Wars movies coming to Blu-ray](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-unaltered-star-wars-movies-coming-to-blu-ray/695723)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2014, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-unaltered-star-wars-movies-coming-to-blu-ray/695723 "2014-08-18T18:38:15Z")
Not official yet, but I hope this is true. I assume they will go through and clean them up and release them about a month before Episode VII hits. I expected this more or less from the moment Disney bought the movies. R… --- ## [American Legal Terms in British Legal System...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-legal-terms-in-british-legal-system/513840)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2009, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-legal-terms-in-british-legal-system/513840 "2009-11-16T04:58:00Z")
I know they often refer to the American legal system as the “Anglo-American” system. After all, we started out as one of their colonies. And we have apparently retained many of their legal traditions, like trial by jury.… --- ## [Origin of Idiomatic Phrase "... not so much."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-idiomatic-phrase-not-so-much/360005)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2006, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-idiomatic-phrase-not-so-much/360005 "2006-06-09T18:00:29Z")
For the last couple of years I’ve seen increasing use of the idiom “not so much” used as a comparative. Typically the sentence is structured something like “I like watching hockey. Football, not so much.” The true mea… --- ## [The Dark Tower movie and TV series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dark-tower-movie-and-tv-series/553158)
**Author:** [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2012, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dark-tower-movie-and-tv-series/553158 "2012-08-21T14:45:36Z")
Apparently, it’s too much story for one medium: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100908/tv\_nm/us\_darktower On the one hand, I’m thrilled because I’ve always wondered what it’d be like as a movie (not to mention the oft-deb… --- ## [Advice: Strength training for weight loss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-strength-training-for-weight-loss/467885)
**Author:** [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2008, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-strength-training-for-weight-loss/467885 "2008-11-21T13:18:03Z")
I’m getting a lot of conflicting advice about strength training and thought I’d open it up to the 'Dope. Essentially, I want to do strength training as a part of weight loss, with the main goal as increasing my metaboli… --- ## [Films whose fans are even more annoying then the film itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-whose-fans-are-even-more-annoying-then-the-film-itself/289383)
**Author:** [@aegypt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aegypt)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2005, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-whose-fans-are-even-more-annoying-then-the-film-itself/289383 "2005-02-20T19:48:55Z")
Roddy Lumsden, over at www.vitaminq.com recently posted this list of “films whose fans are even more annoying then the film itself”. As the man says, if you’re told by a guy who runs a trivia site on the Internet to get… --- ## [How do I install a door chain on a metal doorframe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-install-a-door-chain-on-a-metal-doorframe/313686)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2005, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-install-a-door-chain-on-a-metal-doorframe/313686 "2005-07-23T14:03:46Z")
We have a standard door chain which is taped to the wall next to the door, because our power drill can’t handle the metal doorframe. Drilled I never so wisely, all I could do was make a couple shiny indentations; no wa… --- ## [How rare are praying mantids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-rare-are-praying-mantids/372548)
**Author:** [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-rare-are-praying-mantids/372548 "2006-10-11T14:46:08Z")
I recently learned, to my delight, that praying mantids can be found around where I live (suburban Chicago) after a buddy showed me a pic of one he caught and was feeding live minnows to (and boy can they mess one up!). … --- ## [Who should clean out the employee refrigerator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-clean-out-the-employee-refrigerator/725518)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2015, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-clean-out-the-employee-refrigerator/725518 "2015-07-22T01:12:27Z")
At our job we have employee refrigeratos for staff to leave their lunches in. Some employees leave lunch boxes, food containers, and some ladies even leave there purses in the refrigerator. Now these start to stink after… --- ## [24: Season 8: Episode 17 (8:00am - 9:00am)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-8-episode-17-8-00am-9-00am/535883)
**Author:** [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2010, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-8-episode-17-8-00am-9-00am/535883 "2010-04-17T00:00:13Z")
FAQ Bauer (aka Thread Rules) 1) What can be discussed in plain text, unboxed? A: Any events in episodes, once aired on the east coast – as well as any speculation based on these already-aired events. 2) What should I … --- ## [Perplexed Police Probe Pervert's Panty Pile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perplexed-police-probe-perverts-panty-pile/595269)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2011, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perplexed-police-probe-perverts-panty-pile/595269 "2011-09-08T04:50:27Z")
Mystery deepens in central Ohio \*"Miller discovered the underwear on Tuesday and called the sheriff’s office. On Wednesday, she and Deputy Gary Hummel donned gloves, climbed down the hillside and began bagging the panti… --- ## [Familiar actors you did not realize were in a movie you saw until someone told you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/familiar-actors-you-did-not-realize-were-in-a-movie-you-saw-until-someone-told-you/685381)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2014, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/familiar-actors-you-did-not-realize-were-in-a-movie-you-saw-until-someone-told-you/685381 "2014-04-18T23:01:56Z")
For me it was Dan Aykroyd playing Liberace’s business manager Seymour in Behind the Candleabra. I had no idea it was him until I read a review weeks alter. He was completely immersed in the character and unrecognizable t… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' thread -- August 2017 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-august-2017-edition/792449)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-august-2017-edition/792449 "2017-08-31T18:58:40Z")
Sooooo… summer in the Northern Hemisphere is on the wane. Thank Heavens! Those of us out West are thoroughly baked through! I am currently chilling in Northern Michigan, this desert child tried walking outside…very odd… --- ## [TV Network Execs - as stupid as they seem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-network-execs-as-stupid-as-they-seem/667224)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2013, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-network-execs-as-stupid-as-they-seem/667224 "2013-08-28T14:34:40Z")
After reading this thread I got to wondering: Is it just me, or are network/studio execs the hugest bunch of clueless and arrogant tools ever to walk the earth? They seemed to be some combination of ignorant, confused … --- ## [Why so many types of screw heads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-many-types-of-screw-heads/570828)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2011, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-many-types-of-screw-heads/570828 "2011-02-13T18:08:47Z")
Flat, square, Philips and a dozen more, what are all those screw heads for? I understand why there would be different sizes; sometimes you want small screws and sometimes you want more solid screws, sometimes you don’t n… --- ## [Is now a good time to talk about gun safety laws?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-now-a-good-time-to-talk-about-gun-safety-laws/938605)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2021, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-now-a-good-time-to-talk-about-gun-safety-laws/938605 "2021-03-30T21:01:29Z")
This is an incredibly complex issue that I can’t possibly present comprehensively in one OP. So instead of attempting a coherent “essay” on the subject, I’ll employ an alternative format: NOTES ON "GUN CONTROL" Gun co… --- ## [The problem I have with the singularity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problem-i-have-with-the-singularity/713637)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problem-i-have-with-the-singularity/713637 "2015-03-03T22:25:59Z")
As I understand the basic idea of the singularity, is that once a greater than human intelligence AI is created, it will inevitably improve it’s own capabilities exponentially, and before very long, super intelligent AI’… --- ## ["Speak it into existence" -- what does that mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-it-into-existence-what-does-that-mean/331689)
**Author:** [@whole\_bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whole_bean)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2005, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-it-into-existence-what-does-that-mean/331689 "2005-11-20T00:49:04Z")
I was watching the glorious trainwreck that is Fox’s Trading Spouses featuring Magaret Perrin (a.k.a. the “God Warrior”), wherein I heard her use the above referenced phrase, but much of the context was removed, so I don… --- ## [sword in the stone...how did it get there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sword-in-the-stone-how-did-it-get-there/563580)
**Author:** [@flano1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flano1)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2010, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sword-in-the-stone-how-did-it-get-there/563580 "2010-12-12T00:35:12Z")
In the last Merlin episode, after borrowing Excalibur from some watery tart, Merlin magically embeds it in a…er…stone. Thus beginning you know what. However, though my knowledge of Arthurian lore is superficial, I don… --- ## [Should I circumcise my cat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-circumcise-my-cat/572611)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2011, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-circumcise-my-cat/572611 "2011-02-28T01:44:01Z")
Or rather, have the procedure done at the vet? I know it’s not a common practice in North America, but it seems the procedure would result in a more healthy and well-adjusted feline. I’ve heard it will also help to all… --- ## [james Clavell's Asian Saga: Which are worth reading?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-clavells-asian-saga-which-are-worth-reading/567081)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2011, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-clavells-asian-saga-which-are-worth-reading/567081 "2011-01-13T16:20:05Z")
I loved Shogun and I’d like to know which of his Asian Saga books I should read. What say you? --- ## [A serious infection (TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-serious-infection-tmi/563279)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-serious-infection-tmi/563279 "2010-12-13T22:21:30Z")
I’m sitting here waiting for my doctor to call me back, so I might as well run the situation past you guys. About two months ago I got a very minor scrape on my shin, about a third of the way up from my foot. It was onl… --- ## [The Alcohol isn't killing me thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alcohol-isnt-killing-me-thread/542217)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2010, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alcohol-isnt-killing-me-thread/542217 "2010-06-09T02:21:33Z")
I understand that Alcoholic threads are a self-selecting bunch, and they’re full of people that REALLY need to kick the habit, because there’s something in their make-up that compels quitting or severe physiological dam… --- ## [Is there any Chinese food with cheese?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-chinese-food-with-cheese/589358)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2011, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-chinese-food-with-cheese/589358 "2011-07-21T08:00:15Z")
Or do Chinese people just not eat any cheese? --- ## [Waterboarding, How to Do It.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waterboarding-how-to-do-it/374614)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2006, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waterboarding-how-to-do-it/374614 "2006-10-03T05:06:25Z")
Over here a blog has posted some photos of a Khemer Rouge ‘waterboard.’ I really don’t want to get off on a debate here, I found the discussion of how it is down interesting. You place the high-value detainee on a slan… --- ## [When Romney Wins....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-romney-wins/639939)
**Author:** [@A\_nice\_guy\_with\_an\_opinion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_nice_guy_with_an_opinion)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2012, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-romney-wins/639939 "2012-11-07T06:27:45Z")
How long will it take for Obama to concede? I don’t think it won’t happen on election night. --- ## [Naked in the parking lot. WTH is with parents?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-in-the-parking-lot-wth-is-with-parents/651846)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2013, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-in-the-parking-lot-wth-is-with-parents/651846 "2013-03-11T22:47:50Z")
So I was at the grocery store with my daughter this afternoon, picking up a few things. We’re heading back to the car and I notice something strange in the open spot in front of my car. A grown man, slowly toddling behin… --- ## [In which I ruminate on the endemic nature of racism, and ponder why some can't see it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-ruminate-on-the-endemic-nature-of-racism-and-ponder-why-some-cant-see-it/357617)
**Author:** [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2006, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-ruminate-on-the-endemic-nature-of-racism-and-ponder-why-some-cant-see-it/357617 "2006-05-27T02:45:33Z")
After jumping in yet another race-related thread (against my better judgment), I’m hoping to have a conversation - not a debate, God, I’m so sick of debates on this topic - about racism. For all of the wonderful things … --- ## [BTS-have you heard of them? The ads have officially turned sentient](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bts-have-you-heard-of-them-the-ads-have-officially-turned-sentient/833426)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2019, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bts-have-you-heard-of-them-the-ads-have-officially-turned-sentient/833426 "2019-05-17T21:47:36Z")
I officially renounce everything I said in my Tupac thread. With that said, I bid you farewell Straight Dope. I’m packing up and moving to the moon. This world is no longer something I can call home, I do… --- ## ["We were not compassionate, we were polite."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-were-not-compassionate-we-were-polite/822324)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2018, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-were-not-compassionate-we-were-polite/822324 "2018-10-08T05:59:47Z")
A friend of mine just posted a quote that really resonates for me about how our current SDMB moderating philosophy may be failing: I think too often we’ve decided that if people are polite and well-behaved, their posts… --- ## [Non-sports movies that make guys weepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-sports-movies-that-make-guys-weepy/664947)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2013, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-sports-movies-that-make-guys-weepy/664947 "2013-08-09T13:22:44Z")
I was watching October Sky the other day and it made me well up,like it always does. It made me realize that when you ask guys what movies make them weepy they almost always respond with sports movies (Field of Dreams, … --- ## [Phony Outrage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phony-outrage/463499)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2008, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phony-outrage/463499 "2008-09-18T02:45:23Z")
First there was the “lefties are only accusing Palin of being inexperienced because they’re sexist” bullshit. Then there was the “Obama wants your kindergartners to learn how to fuck” bullshit. And now in these very fo… --- ## [SNL: Episodes that never get rerun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-episodes-that-never-get-rerun/438222)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-episodes-that-never-get-rerun/438222 "2008-02-22T19:33:37Z")
Despite being shown on several cable networks, some episodes of Saturday Night Live rarely or never get rerun. There are two cases I’ve heard of: –In a SD search, a poster noted Louise Lasser’s (of Mary Hartman fame) e… --- ## [I wasn't trolling; it was a joke, Giraffe. Duh.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2007, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601 "2007-03-21T03:35:59Z")
Link: It was meant as an outrageous sendup of RO threads. That’s why it was in MPSIMS (no joke threads in Pit, right?) I didn’t think people would be so tardly as not to get it. I deny the accusation of trolling. If … --- ## [Jonathan C, a continuation of Wickard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-c-a-continuation-of-wickard/774294)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2016, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-c-a-continuation-of-wickard/774294 "2016-12-16T17:38:08Z")
Spake Jonathan C thusly: A contrary view: The OP took a side swipe at the GOP with his guess that Jeff Sessions was a hypocrite on states rights and the example of Congressional opposition to physician-assisted suicid… --- ## [Peeing in Public](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peeing-in-public/35350)
**Author:** [@Wildest\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildest_Bill)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2000, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peeing-in-public/35350 "2000-10-05T06:48:58Z")
Is it really so bad. I mean when you gotta go you gotta go. If I see some body peeing, I just laugh and say I bet they are embarrassed for being caught. Anyway, remember the Seinfeld episode about them getting in trouble… --- ## [The worst things you've done to your kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-things-youve-done-to-your-kids/676211)
**Author:** [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2013, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-things-youve-done-to-your-kids/676211 "2013-12-22T03:26:19Z")
Every parent has moments of total failure that you’re sure will scar your child(ren) for life. Let’s share! For me, it was when my daughter was about a year and a half old. Her favorite thing in the whole world was to… --- ## [My dog bit me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-bit-me/581343)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-bit-me/581343 "2011-05-31T21:45:54Z")
I have a 9 year old yellow lab, the sweetest dog you could find. I would have bet she would never have bit anyone, least of all me. Today I was proven wrong. She had been outside, and was chastised for not getting the … --- ## [Famous actors with identical twins who are not famous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-actors-with-identical-twins-who-are-not-famous/504509)
**Author:** [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2009, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-actors-with-identical-twins-who-are-not-famous/504509 "2009-07-29T09:18:46Z")
I think a lot of people have heard the Linda Hamilton has a twin sister who played her (and the liquid-metal Terminator) in T2. I just found out that Nicholas Brendon, who played Xander on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, has a… --- ## [Substitute for Tylenol Extra Strength](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substitute-for-tylenol-extra-strength/525615)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2010, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substitute-for-tylenol-extra-strength/525615 "2010-01-21T02:29:51Z")
My elderly mom takes Tylenol Extra strength a few times a week and it gives her great relief. First, should this be completely avoided now with the recall? And, second, if so, what can she substitute it with? Are there a… --- ## [Are hospital morgues staffed 24 hours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-hospital-morgues-staffed-24-hours/725787)
**Author:** [@truestory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truestory)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2015, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-hospital-morgues-staffed-24-hours/725787 "2015-07-25T02:28:48Z")
Just wondering if there is always someone in the hospital morgue waiting to retrieve a dead body? How does that all work, you know, getting the bodies into the morgue? Can any doctor do it or only specified hospital morg… --- ## [Have you ever successfully beaten a drug addiction without help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-successfully-beaten-a-drug-addiction-without-help/642764)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2012, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-successfully-beaten-a-drug-addiction-without-help/642764 "2012-12-29T03:21:05Z")
I’m dealing with an IRL situation where a certain person is insisting, and has convinced many people, that he can control his drug problem and doesn’t require intervention. It’s a sensitive matter so I can’t provide fur… --- ## [There's no A in definitely, there's no D in privilege...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-no-a-in-definitely-theres-no-d-in-privilege/358858)
**Author:** [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2006, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-no-a-in-definitely-theres-no-d-in-privilege/358858 "2006-06-04T14:27:09Z")
… or in congratulations, for that matter. Sorry, I know it’s petty, but I’ve been doing some proofreading lately and I just had to get that off my chest. What common misspellings make you cringe? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1351&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1353&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)