# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1373&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:** 1374 --- ## [Why do great businessmen think they would make great politicians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-great-businessmen-think-they-would-make-great-politicians/608935)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-great-businessmen-think-they-would-make-great-politicians/608935 "2012-01-11T14:56:08Z")
There seems to be a constant refrain from candidates\* like Donald Trump, Herman Cain and Mitt Romney that their experience as business leaders qualifies them to lead the country. Now granted, in a more general sense, ha… --- ## [Metal guitarist vs Classical guitarist: Same skill level? (or set)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metal-guitarist-vs-classical-guitarist-same-skill-level-or-set/692625)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2014, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metal-guitarist-vs-classical-guitarist-same-skill-level-or-set/692625 "2014-07-08T22:13:28Z")
Title says it all. Are metal guitarist greatly under appreciated for their talents? How do they compare with a well seasoned classical guitarist? (Like say Pat Metheny?) --- ## [Is Who Wants To Be A Millionaire rigged?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-rigged/62395)
**Author:** [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2001, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-rigged/62395 "2001-05-01T05:12:52Z")
Two of the five “millionaires” (not really, after taxes)thus far know each other, and two big winners in the same week that another trivia show and a national promotion for a fast-food chain debut, is this beyond statist… --- ## [Weird mental side-effects of being in your profession](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-mental-side-effects-of-being-in-your-profession/376421)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2006, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-mental-side-effects-of-being-in-your-profession/376421 "2006-10-19T20:56:03Z")
I’m a magazine editor, and we’re always working months ahead – we’re currently mopping up the January issue, getting started on the February issue, and I’ve got a few things for the March issue (and one for the April iss… --- ## [Is the "golden ratio" related to "e"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-golden-ratio-related-to-e/358050)
**Author:** [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-golden-ratio-related-to-e/358050 "2011-10-27T17:20:12Z")
Pretty much the subject line says it all. I remember from my physics courses all the places that e, the base of the natural logarithm, showed up in nature & natural processes. From memory, it’s 2.718281828459045… (ther… --- ## [Proper pronunciation of Ahmed/Ahmad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-pronunciation-of-ahmed-ahmad/344857)
**Author:** [@RyJae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RyJae)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2006, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-pronunciation-of-ahmed-ahmad/344857 "2006-02-17T15:04:22Z")
Inspired by this this thread I want the straight dope please, seems to be a wide variety. Which is the correct way? (If there is a correct way) --- ## [Desktop Publishing: Adobe InDesign vs. PagePlus X5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desktop-publishing-adobe-indesign-vs-pageplus-x5/560854)
**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2012, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desktop-publishing-adobe-indesign-vs-pageplus-x5/560854 "2012-03-18T21:56:00Z")
Folks who work with desktop publishing, page layout and printing: I am contemplating starting a small business that will require the use of one of the desktop publishing programs for layout and construction of printed m… --- ## [Why were there no queens for France?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-there-no-queens-for-france/702043)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2014, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-there-no-queens-for-france/702043 "2014-10-25T01:36:50Z")
As far as I know there were no queens of France. England had their share, Elizabeth, Mary etc. There is probably a simple answer to this. --- ## [My dog recognizes other dogs on TV. Weird?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-recognizes-other-dogs-on-tv-weird/545810)
**Author:** [@oboelady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oboelady)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-recognizes-other-dogs-on-tv-weird/545810 "2010-07-07T17:28:39Z")
My Dad’s dog recognizes other dogs on the TV. She even recognizes cartoon dogs. She loves dog food commercials. It’s pretty weird, because the other dogs in the house ignore the TV, while she is up there, on her hind … --- ## [colon, parasite cleansing, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colon-parasite-cleansing-etc/654927)
**Author:** [@Tollhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tollhouse)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2013, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colon-parasite-cleansing-etc/654927 "2013-04-06T04:25:45Z")
Anyone have any experience with cleansing such as colon, parasite and liver ? I saw a kit at a store, but decided to research befroe buying…now, I am just plain confused and unsure if any of it is necessary. In a nutsh… --- ## [Would the Philippines have started US's entry into World War II?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-philippines-have-started-uss-entry-into-world-war-ii/604505)
**Author:** [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2011, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-philippines-have-started-uss-entry-into-world-war-ii/604505 "2011-12-05T05:45:36Z")
I’ve read that the US forces in Philippines needed to be neutralized in order for Japan to go after SE Asia’s oil and rubber. Shortly after Pearl (like a few hours), they attacked US bases in the Philippines. But suppos… --- ## [Assuming "affluenza" teen & mom have fled the US - What penalty does Mom get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assuming-affluenza-teen-mom-have-fled-the-us-what-penalty-does-mom-get/740854)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2016, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assuming-affluenza-teen-mom-have-fled-the-us-what-penalty-does-mom-get/740854 "2016-01-13T10:09:32Z")
The authorities seem to think there’s a good chance the “affluenza” teen and his Mom have fled the US. What are the potential penalties for her if they are caught? Apparently Couch got caught on a beer pong video (see “… --- ## [Word List for the Crossword Clue Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-list-for-the-crossword-clue-game/927079)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-list-for-the-crossword-clue-game/927079 "2022-11-10T16:47:17Z")
If the Crossword Clue game is to continue, we should have a list of the words we’ve used, so as not to use them again. Plus, not clogging up the game thread with past words. So here is where we can post the words used. … --- ## [Botticelli - Sept. 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2020/919574)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 337\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2020/919574 "2020-10-05T13:58:48Z")
Last month’s thread: Botticelli -- Aug 2020 Our next letter will be R --- ## [BBQ on balcony:legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbq-on-balcony-legal/65107)
**Author:** [@jdl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jdl)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2001, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbq-on-balcony-legal/65107 "2001-06-02T00:34:09Z")
So I picked up a $20 charcoal BBQ yesterday and plan on making some burgers later. But I’m not sure if it is legal to do so. My building rules don’t say anything about BBQs on balconies onw way or the other. And I don’t… --- ## [origin of "Polly want a cracker"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-polly-want-a-cracker/476171)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2010, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-polly-want-a-cracker/476171 "2010-11-06T15:52:30Z")
Everyone seems to have heard of parrots saying “Polly want a cracker,” but where did this come from? If the origin of the phrase can’t be established, I’d settle for knowing how it was popularized. My first thought was… --- ## [Is spinning a bowling ball the key to high-scoring games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-spinning-a-bowling-ball-the-key-to-high-scoring-games/328877)
**Author:** [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2005, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-spinning-a-bowling-ball-the-key-to-high-scoring-games/328877 "2005-11-02T12:41:19Z")
I’ve bowled maybe 10 times in my life, but recently gave it a go again. Whenever I managed to nail the center pin, I typically knocked down no more than 8 pins. Professional bowlers on TV send the ball along an optimize… --- ## [Why Don't People Give a Shit, Anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-people-give-a-shit-anymore/410526)
**Author:** [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2015, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-people-give-a-shit-anymore/410526 "2015-04-13T14:32:37Z")
Today is the 4th of July and politicians make speeches, kids enjoy firetrucks and fireworks, and folks enjoy picnics and beer. That being said, I’m troubled. My company put one truck in the parade, and we’d once been a… --- ## [Effect of the Supreme Court on ACA on the election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effect-of-the-supreme-court-on-aca-on-the-election/616982)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2012, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effect-of-the-supreme-court-on-aca-on-the-election/616982 "2012-04-02T17:01:37Z")
So a lot of people are reading “the individual mandate is in huge trouble, and thus the ACA, and thus Obama himself” into the proceedings at the Supreme Court today. It seems so hard to say, because depending entirely o… --- ## [El Presidente... ¡de ignorancia!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-presidente-de-ignorancia/563370)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2010, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-presidente-de-ignorancia/563370 "2010-12-16T18:45:55Z")
You really are just a simple creature, aren’t you? I submit the following relevant exhibit to the court of public opinion: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=13218312&postcount=42 I don’t have a lot of … --- ## [Pictures of TVA-era underwater cities...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-of-tva-era-underwater-cities/553769)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2010, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-of-tva-era-underwater-cities/553769 "2010-09-16T21:52:48Z")
I remember seeing pictures of a town in South Carolina that was flooded when a dam was built during the depression to bring electricity to the area (at least I think that’s the story). I’m not really sure if it was a TV… --- ## [Humorous "Superhero & Sidekick" names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humorous-superhero-sidekick-names/131294)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2002, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humorous-superhero-sidekick-names/131294 "2002-10-08T20:20:43Z")
I’ll start. How about: Fatman & Beanpole Laser & Dimbulb The Rear Admiral & Cabinboy --- ## [Let's do the 30 Day Song Challenge. For everyone who does every day with me, I'll Paypal a dollar.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-30-day-song-challenge-for-everyone-who-does-every-day-with-me-ill-paypal-a-dollar/750997)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-30-day-song-challenge-for-everyone-who-does-every-day-with-me-ill-paypal-a-dollar/750997 "2016-04-06T22:34:59Z")
Here’s my idea. Being bored a few minutes ago–and listening to a favorite song of mine–I thought about how it might be interesting to do the 30 Day Song Challenge. Only it’s not half as interesting doing it alone. I th… --- ## [Is this real? Empty cities in China.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-real-empty-cities-in-china/565047)
**Author:** [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2010, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-real-empty-cities-in-china/565047 "2010-12-27T09:26:56Z")
Came across this today: Satellite Images of the Ghost Cities of China. I don’t know what to make of this. They are claiming up to 64 million empty houses. --- ## [Fuck you, Ray Bradbury](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-ray-bradbury/552785)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2010, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-ray-bradbury/552785 "2010-09-09T02:57:31Z")
Well, not really, I’m sure he’s a nice guy (and of course I love the “Fuck me, Ray Bradbury” video, which started this thread, because I realized that I had never actually read anything of his, so I took out a book of sh… --- ## [Question for other owners of black cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-other-owners-of-black-cats/222895)
**Author:** [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2004, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-other-owners-of-black-cats/222895 "2004-01-07T22:38:32Z")
I have had Shadow (I didn’t name him) for about 7 years now. When I got him he was full grown and probably at least 5, so he’s getting to be an old man. When I got him, he had white spots on his abdomen, in his armpits… --- ## [Things we say today and owe to Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-say-today-and-owe-to-shakespeare/597406)
**Author:** [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2011, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-say-today-and-owe-to-shakespeare/597406 "2011-09-27T20:39:08Z")
This is a few days old but I did a search and didn’t see it posted anywhere. I was aware of a lot (most) of these phrases but not all of them. The uh, disadvantages of an engineering education. :smiley: Anyway, very cool… --- ## [Republicans want more murders and rapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-want-more-murders-and-rapes/600613)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-want-more-murders-and-rapes/600613 "2011-10-27T02:03:05Z")
Biden got alot of mileage recently by claiming that his political enemies want more murders and rapes…or would be responsible for … or whatever he was trying to say. That was based on their opposition to Obama’s jobs bi… --- ## [What are the Strongest Scientific Consensuses That Turned Out to Be Possibly, or Definitely, Wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-strongest-scientific-consensuses-that-turned-out-to-be-possibly-or-definitely-wrong/1032888)
**Author:** [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-strongest-scientific-consensuses-that-turned-out-to-be-possibly-or-definitely-wrong/1032888 "2026-10-02T13:17:55Z")
An example of an extremely strong scientific consensus today is that faster than speed of light communication is impossible. My guess is that when consensus is so strong – with every tenured university physicist who wor… --- ## [Fenced yards, eastern U.S. vs. western U.S.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fenced-yards-eastern-u-s-vs-western-u-s/383741)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2021, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fenced-yards-eastern-u-s-vs-western-u-s/383741 "2021-01-08T16:30:21Z")
I like to watch landscaping design shows. Many of these shows are filmed in eastern states, and I note that next to no one has fences around their backyards. On the last show, a family wanted their deck area extended f… --- ## [Ask the Paralyzed Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-paralyzed-guy/63042)
**Author:** [@Dignan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dignan)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2001, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-paralyzed-guy/63042 "2001-05-07T21:45:29Z")
In the spirit of Corporate America, I’m going to try to cash in on the recent popularity/flood of these types of threads and force feed the members of the SDMB another one of these “Ask the . . .” threads. Any questions… --- ## [What does "from X by way of Y" mean to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-from-x-by-way-of-y-mean-to-you/687116)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2014, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-from-x-by-way-of-y-mean-to-you/687116 "2014-04-30T04:02:54Z")
This seems to be one of those deals like “turn down the AC” that is ambiguous and should probably be avoided altogether because there is no clear agreement on what it means. I have my own inclination of how to interpret… --- ## [The Imperial Presidency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-imperial-presidency/710736)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-imperial-presidency/710736 "2015-02-09T02:45:17Z")
It’s quite possible this belongs in IMHO or MPSIMS, because I don’t know if there’s really much of a debate here, but maybe there is. There were two things that happened recently that, put together, got me thinking, and… --- ## [If Edward VIII had children ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-edward-viii-had-children/580253)
**Author:** [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2011, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-edward-viii-had-children/580253 "2011-05-01T03:16:31Z")
Wife and I were discussing the British throne’s order of succession, and the topic came around to Edward VIII, the king who abdicated in 1936 to marry a divorcée. The title went to Edward’s brother, but the question cam… --- ## [Metaphor for imaginary numbers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metaphor-for-imaginary-numbers/525755)
**Author:** [@petew83](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/petew83)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2010, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metaphor-for-imaginary-numbers/525755 "2010-01-24T19:12:33Z")
Does anyone know a metaphor to use for imaginary numbers so I can understand them a little better? --- ## [Why shouldn't all late-term abortions be legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-shouldnt-all-late-term-abortions-be-legal/828889)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-shouldnt-all-late-term-abortions-be-legal/828889 "2019-02-12T15:34:54Z")
There are multiple threads going on about the recent New York law in GQ and GD - I don’t want to derail them and so I am starting a thread in IMHO to put some distance between here and them: The usual argument against l… --- ## [Tell me about your craziest coincidences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-craziest-coincidences/849595)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-craziest-coincidences/849595 "2021-01-15T04:55:02Z")
The spooky, the funny, the ones that came to you right when you needed them most… tell me about all of them! P.S. this is just for fun, so… exaggerate if you want. I don’t care. And, if you don’t mind, please try to res… --- ## [What Was The Best Present You GAVE this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-best-present-you-gave-this-year/565437)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-best-present-you-gave-this-year/565437 "2011-01-07T02:04:23Z")
Sure, we already have a thread for the presents you got, but I want to know what the best present was that you gave someone else this year. Mine was a necklace and earring set I made my mom. Mom’s always been…unenthusia… --- ## [Rectal absorption of alcohol?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rectal-absorption-of-alcohol/382182)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rectal-absorption-of-alcohol/382182 "2006-11-30T03:25:22Z")
I have heard that in certain circles there exists a practice of funneling/pumping alcohol into the rectum, and since it is a mucous membrane the body absorbs it and makes the… participant, rather drunk rather fast. Some… --- ## [I Know What Yer Pet is Thinkin'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-what-yer-pet-is-thinkin/290002)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2005, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-what-yer-pet-is-thinkin/290002 "2005-02-19T23:47:09Z")
You know what I’d like to be when I grow up? A Pet Psychic. Man! That’s a racket, innit? I’d, of course wear a turban so my suckers… “clients” would know I’m a real psychic. Can you imagine going to a boy-type psychic wh… --- ## [Can the pitch of a car horn be changed or manipulated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-pitch-of-a-car-horn-be-changed-or-manipulated/266113)
**Author:** [@PaulFitzroy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulFitzroy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2004, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-pitch-of-a-car-horn-be-changed-or-manipulated/266113 "2004-09-27T05:07:35Z")
The other night I was sitting in my truck with a friend, waiting outside someone’s house, and I honked my horn to let him know we were there to pick him up. Then, just for the hell of it, I turned to my friend and said, … --- ## [Slipknot? Could someone explain this fucking shit!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slipknot-could-someone-explain-this-fucking-shit/117072)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2002, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slipknot-could-someone-explain-this-fucking-shit/117072 "2002-08-07T02:54:57Z")
The old adage about reaping what you sew is so true. But the music I drove my parents nuts with is nothing like the fucking wierd shit my kid is listening to. First off, some of it sounds like a fucking bear growling i… --- ## [Why don't Toyota cars have a customization culture like Honda?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-toyota-cars-have-a-customization-culture-like-honda/572326)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2011, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-toyota-cars-have-a-customization-culture-like-honda/572326 "2011-02-26T03:20:01Z")
When I was in high school, there was a huge scene of car people obsessed with customizing Honda cars, mostly Civics and Accords. And I assume this scene still exists. Maybe it peaked with Fast and Furious, but I guess it… --- ## [Hot or Not!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-or-not/723905)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-or-not/723905 "2015-07-09T12:06:37Z")
So with all of the virginal advice and self esteem advice etc. etc. threads recently, one common theme is whether or not you are attractive. So it’s time to rate yourself. Are you Hot! or Not :(??? --- ## [My car's keyless remote doesn't work with key in ignition...does yours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cars-keyless-remote-doesnt-work-with-key-in-ignition-does-yours/286153)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2005, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cars-keyless-remote-doesnt-work-with-key-in-ignition-does-yours/286153 "2005-01-26T11:36:48Z")
I read an article reccommending to keep my car key separate from my remote. I could start the car, lock it and go back in the house while the car warmed up in winter, and I could never lock myself out of it. Sounded li… --- ## [Tostito's Touch Of Lime tortilla chips are disgusting!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tostitos-touch-of-lime-tortilla-chips-are-disgusting/620387)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2012, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tostitos-touch-of-lime-tortilla-chips-are-disgusting/620387 "2012-05-01T20:11:44Z")
:eek:Well I asked someone else to do a blind taste test on these, they asked me if they were soaked in orange juice! They smell and taste a bit like Fruity Pebbles or some other kind of sweet fruity corn cereal, I was e… --- ## [Question about the movie Contact](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-movie-contact/717420)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2015, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-movie-contact/717420 "2015-04-19T20:29:33Z")
At the end of the movie, why did they trash Jody Foster’s reputation in that hearing? They falsely claimed there was no evidence, but there was the blanked out (7 hour?) recording, which corresponded with her estimate o… --- ## [South Park 11/17 "Crème Fraiche"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-11-17-creme-fraiche/561147)
**Author:** [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2010, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-11-17-creme-fraiche/561147 "2010-11-30T22:55:20Z")
Funniest episode in a long while. Randy Marsh is hilarious. The b-story with Sharon was also good and tied nicely with Randy’s cooking obsession in the end. Jamie Oliver really is a whiny little bitch. I give it a 9 out… --- ## [$4 a pound beef. What are you paying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-a-pound-beef-what-are-you-paying/698820)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2014, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-a-pound-beef-what-are-you-paying/698820 "2014-09-20T18:23:03Z")
CNN reports the alarming high cost of beef now reaching $4 a pound. That’s been the price for cheap ground beef around here for a long time. We’ll pay 4 times that much for quality cuts of quality beef. Probably 4 times … --- ## [Who are the riders of San Francisco cable cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-riders-of-san-francisco-cable-cars/727390)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2015, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-riders-of-san-francisco-cable-cars/727390 "2015-11-28T15:51:10Z")
This question just occurred to me, more-or-less out of nowhere. What proportion of San Francisco Cable Car riders are regular local commuters, versus tourists? The cable cars are an archaic obsolete relic, yet are assi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1372&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1374&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)