# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1376&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:** 1377 --- ## [Employment Lawyers: Is there a limit on how long I can be "temp"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employment-lawyers-is-there-a-limit-on-how-long-i-can-be-temp/342121)
**Author:** [@ThatDuckIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThatDuckIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2006, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employment-lawyers-is-there-a-limit-on-how-long-i-can-be-temp/342121 "2006-02-01T20:01:22Z")
Here’s my scenario: I have been a temporary employee for over 12 months now (somehow defeats the term “temporary”) at a “global” company whose headquarters are located in Ohio. They have not hired me on, yet they have … --- ## [What sci-fi story would you like to see made into a movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sci-fi-story-would-you-like-to-see-made-into-a-movie/334418)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sci-fi-story-would-you-like-to-see-made-into-a-movie/334418 "2005-12-19T14:13:21Z")
A lot of the greatest stories have already been made into movies, but I’m sure there are lots of sci-fi that is cinema worthy. My pick is Marooned in Realtime by Vernor Vinge. --- ## [Going through the motions??????](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-through-the-motions/348484)
**Author:** [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2006, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-through-the-motions/348484 "2006-03-18T18:20:00Z")
I’ve had a realationship with someone for several years…a rather weird realtionship, online, basically. But we got in to some pretty serious conversations. About sex, about a lot more. The past few months we got particu… --- ## [Funniest signs at the Rally to Restore Sanity (and/or Fear)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-signs-at-the-rally-to-restore-sanity-and-or-fear/559062)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-signs-at-the-rally-to-restore-sanity-and-or-fear/559062 "2010-11-03T19:12:35Z")
Huff Post has gathered some really good ones here. Some good ones: The people behind me can’t see People who use hyperbole should be shot God hates flags! I masturbate and I vote (but usually not at the same time) … --- ## [(Very) Ancient Civilizations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-ancient-civilizations/633231)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2012, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-ancient-civilizations/633231 "2012-09-04T23:30:24Z")
Inspired by the thread on ancient nuclear wars. So, we often say that human-level intelligence has evolved only once in the history of our world. My question is, how do we know that? Let’s say that velociraptors (or woo… --- ## [Resistance to food poisoning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resistance-to-food-poisoning/452788)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2017, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resistance-to-food-poisoning/452788 "2017-10-05T18:54:59Z")
Reading this thread http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=471609 I was thinking how lax I’ve been about following common-sense advice about avoiding food poisoning over the years. I eat stuff that’s been… --- ## [Black Screen of Death on Netbook - How to Diagnose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-screen-of-death-on-netbook-how-to-diagnose/565965)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-screen-of-death-on-netbook-how-to-diagnose/565965 "2011-01-02T19:15:08Z")
This morning, my 2+ year old Acer Aspire One netbook gave me nothing but a black screen when I turned it on. No Windows logo, no DOS-looking stuff, no nothing, just black. The on-off button still glows green when I tur… --- ## [Are Celebrities, Actors, Etc. Abandoning Tatoos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-celebrities-actors-etc-abandoning-tatoos/665826)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2013, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-celebrities-actors-etc-abandoning-tatoos/665826 "2013-08-14T00:44:50Z")
I think that the fad is waning…as proof, I see that : -there are now tattoo-erasure clinics opening up around the country -tattoo shops are going out of business -celebs seem to have fewer/less visible tats Is this … --- ## [The death of a neighbor--and the nature of Catholic funerals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-death-of-a-neighbor-and-the-nature-of-catholic-funerals/686270)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2014, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-death-of-a-neighbor-and-the-nature-of-catholic-funerals/686270 "2014-04-29T22:03:40Z")
A few days ago, a neighbor of ours named Guillermo died. He and his wife had lived next door to us for at least ten years. They were Mexican, and usually spoke Spanish to each other. They were among the nicest people we’… --- ## [Business license to play in a bar band???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-license-to-play-in-a-bar-band/477843)
**Author:** [@gnagtcha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnagtcha)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2008, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-license-to-play-in-a-bar-band/477843 "2008-12-26T23:04:33Z")
My bass player just called me and told me some guy from the Dept. of Code Enforcement saw one of our band business cards on a bulletin board at the courthouse with my bass players name on it, called and informed him that… --- ## [Musical Artists who hate their "best" work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-artists-who-hate-their-best-work/671232)
**Author:** [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2013, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-artists-who-hate-their-best-work/671232 "2013-10-19T01:41:19Z")
I have two cases where artists trashed songs of theirs that I really liked: Eagles, Glen Frey, Song: On the Border. That’s my favorite Eagle’s song, and in a interview I heard recently Glen Frey talked for 10 minutes … --- ## [Ways to get rid of fruit flies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies/271772)
**Author:** [@Melandry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melandry)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2004, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies/271772 "2004-12-05T17:36:04Z")
My apartment is full of fruit flies! After doing some googling, I have determined that they are hatching down the kitchen sink drain (thus there seems to be a neverending supply of them). The googling also came up with… --- ## [Good things in mediocre movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-things-in-mediocre-movies/627174)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2012, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-things-in-mediocre-movies/627174 "2012-07-14T14:59:05Z")
Finally got around to watching Final Destination 5. If you have seen the others, it was basically more of the same. Not terrible but nothing memorable either, until the end… This twist surprised and delighted me. I had… --- ## [Barrington Chadsworth IV: Upper class American name? Why? How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barrington-chadsworth-iv-upper-class-american-name-why-how/528365)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barrington-chadsworth-iv-upper-class-american-name-why-how/528365 "2010-02-11T20:51:40Z")
IN a recent Tom Tomorrow comic, he mentions the name “Barrington Chadsworth IV” as an example of an American “WASP” ivy-league, upper crust name. I have seen names like this before, usually in movies. http://www.credoac… --- ## [Best/easiest way for a man to disguise himself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-easiest-way-for-a-man-to-disguise-himself/534507)
**Author:** [@misterW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misterW)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-easiest-way-for-a-man-to-disguise-himself/534507 "2010-04-02T20:14:21Z")
Lets say I wanted to disguise myself so that people who knew what I looked like would not recognize me at a passing glance. What would be the best and easiest way to go about this? Here are my conditions: (1) The disg… --- ## [USA to Syria - another Iraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-to-syria-another-iraq/667072)
**Author:** [@komolono](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/komolono)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2013, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-to-syria-another-iraq/667072 "2013-09-03T01:55:24Z")
Why would NOT CIA use gas on the innocent Syrians to get involved (again)? --- ## [Another inexperienced couple sinks their boat.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-inexperienced-couple-sinks-their-boat/808657)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-inexperienced-couple-sinks-their-boat/808657 "2022-09-06T19:29:27Z")
So. No experience. 24 and 26 years old, barely out of school and they are tired of paying for a house. "How can we live our lives when we’re working most of the day and you have to pay so much just to live?” Well, guy… --- ## [Meat Grinder Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-grinder-advice/567123)
**Author:** [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2011, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-grinder-advice/567123 "2011-01-24T00:08:14Z")
Does anyone have a recommendation for a good meat grinder? I was looking at the KitchenAid attachment, but there were a lot of reviews that talked about metal fragments and grey material (maybe grease) getting into the m… --- ## [Ethical implications of punching a Save the Children volunteer in the face](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethical-implications-of-punching-a-save-the-children-volunteer-in-the-face/531045)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2010, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethical-implications-of-punching-a-save-the-children-volunteer-in-the-face/531045 "2010-03-06T03:14:45Z")
Every few weeks, there are a bunch of volunteers for Save the Children or Greenpeace or some such charity loitering around my office (in the Bryant Park section of Manhattan). These people are usually annoyingly hyper-a… --- ## [Movies/TV with characters that aren't in the source material.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-tv-with-characters-that-arent-in-the-source-material/623930)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2012, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-tv-with-characters-that-arent-in-the-source-material/623930 "2012-06-11T13:46:50Z")
Miss Tessmacher from Superman the Movie. Black Vulcan was invented for the Superfriends and wasn’t a DC Comics character. Also Wendy, Marvin and Wonderdog. And the Wondertwins were introduced in the TV show before their… --- ## [Terrorists Whose Ideals Were Right](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorists-whose-ideals-were-right/565029)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2011, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorists-whose-ideals-were-right/565029 "2011-01-02T04:58:16Z")
Which terrorists do you think while you may not agree with their methods who you’re sympathetic or think their ideals were right? This by no means means an endorsement of their actions or even most of their ideology. Jo… --- ## [My sister's murderer will not be charged](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sisters-murderer-will-not-be-charged/740278)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2015, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sisters-murderer-will-not-be-charged/740278 "2015-12-15T16:08:34Z")
Link. He has not been broken or tricked; he has not confessed to a jailhouse buddy. The witnesses have backed out. On the bright side, he’s likely to spend the rest of his life in jail anyway for other reasons. I can b… --- ## [Fence legalities and etiquette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fence-legalities-and-etiquette/222913)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2004, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fence-legalities-and-etiquette/222913 "2004-01-08T13:56:17Z")
Our house has a small back yard surrounded by a fence. A really crappy fence that’s slowly falling down. We share our crappy fence with four other neighbors–one main one (large section) and one secondary one (smaller sec… --- ## [Soccer player Eden Hazard kicks at ball boy who is smothering ball - What?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soccer-player-eden-hazard-kicks-at-ball-boy-who-is-smothering-ball-what/648158)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2013, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soccer-player-eden-hazard-kicks-at-ball-boy-who-is-smothering-ball-what/648158 "2013-01-30T05:08:46Z")
Story and video here. Is soccer a sport where a ball boy can play games about returning the ball? What the hell was this kid doing? --- ## [We (I) love our (my) SO/spouse, but THIS drives me crazy!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-i-love-our-my-so-spouse-but-this-drives-me-crazy/438977)
**Author:** [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-i-love-our-my-so-spouse-but-this-drives-me-crazy/438977 "2008-02-28T21:28:23Z")
God love her, my wife has more patience for me than anyone has the right to ask for. She’s fun, outgoing, damn good looking and a wonderful mom. Now, I know she could write this same post if she were inclined, but she’… --- ## [Are pensions a crippling drain on the economy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pensions-a-crippling-drain-on-the-economy/755722)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2016, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pensions-a-crippling-drain-on-the-economy/755722 "2016-05-28T00:42:19Z")
Many once-great companies have been ruined by their pension plans. Sears seems to be the next one to be dragged into the grave by this. Then when the company goes under, taxpayers get stuck making up the shortfall. Why… --- ## [Is it possible to have an ultra dense city that has a low cost of living?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-have-an-ultra-dense-city-that-has-a-low-cost-of-living/772124)
**Author:** [@Salvor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salvor)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2016, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-have-an-ultra-dense-city-that-has-a-low-cost-of-living/772124 "2016-11-21T03:28:39Z")
I am thinking specifically of the US, not a third world country. Take a city with the population density of New York. Now double/triple it. Or instead of that, Take Los Angeles as it is, but have every home and apartm… --- ## [Are You Smarter Than The Average Doper.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-smarter-than-the-average-doper/589685)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2011, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-smarter-than-the-average-doper/589685 "2011-07-23T15:52:56Z")
One on one, it is pretty easy to tell if you are smarter or dumber. If you aren’t sure you may as well call it even. What I would ask you to do is compare yourself to the average doper and dopers in general and then rat… --- ## [Legality of owning a wolf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-owning-a-wolf/229699)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2004, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-owning-a-wolf/229699 "2004-02-21T16:15:51Z")
I have just been introduced to the largest dog I have ever seen. I do not think I have ever been in the presence of a wolf before. I have seen them at pow-wow’s on occasion and thought they were big…but I have never sto… --- ## [What's another word for Airhead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-another-word-for-airhead/568101)
**Author:** [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-another-word-for-airhead/568101 "2011-01-20T15:22:24Z")
As in “She’s such an airhead, she’s always losing her keys”. I don’t want to be insulting. I’m looking for more of a cutesy word to make her smile. --- ## [How I Convinced My Teacher To Let Me Sit During The Pledge: Now More Than Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-convinced-my-teacher-to-let-me-sit-during-the-pledge-now-more-than-ever/94054)
**Author:** [@Mercutio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mercutio)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2001, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-convinced-my-teacher-to-let-me-sit-during-the-pledge-now-more-than-ever/94054 "2001-11-26T00:52:23Z")
Earlier this year, I was in my sophmore year of high school when I posted about how I had gotten my teacher to let me omit standing during the flag pledge. This year, after the attacks, I found myself having to reinforc… --- ## [GOP 2020 primary challenger(s) to Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-2020-primary-challenger-s-to-trump/829597)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2019, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-2020-primary-challenger-s-to-trump/829597 "2019-09-12T02:38:40Z")
Well, one is in: Ex-Massachusetts governor to challenge Trump for GOP nod --- ## ["The first generation to be poorer than the one that preceded it"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-generation-to-be-poorer-than-the-one-that-preceded-it/678841)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2014, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-generation-to-be-poorer-than-the-one-that-preceded-it/678841 "2014-01-17T19:56:53Z")
I was just listening to a discussion with millennials on the Tom Ashbrook On Point show, and this was the repeated theme. I had to roll my eyes, though I also tried to keep in mind the myopia of youth. I totally bought… --- ## [Ultimate Cheeseburger: RUINED.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-cheeseburger-ruined/123939)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2002, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-cheeseburger-ruined/123939 "2002-08-19T15:35:45Z")
As part of the “our best burgers ever” thing, they’ve now smothered KETCHUP all over the Ultimate Cheeseburger. What happened to just meat and cheese? Goddamn motherfuckers. First Naugles closed down, then McDonald’s … --- ## [If Fidel passes, whither Cuba?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-fidel-passes-whither-cuba/638363)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2012, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-fidel-passes-whither-cuba/638363 "2012-10-25T19:13:59Z")
Rumors abound that Fidel Castro, who has not been seen in public since March, is dead or near death. The government considers the state of Fidel’s health a state secret and strongly discourages any reporting on it. Cou… --- ## [You Are Being Cross-Examined-Can You Reply "Yes", "No" Only?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-being-cross-examined-can-you-reply-yes-no-only/539689)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2010, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-being-cross-examined-can-you-reply-yes-no-only/539689 "2010-05-18T06:17:00Z")
I have never been cross examined, in any trial. But I have always wondered, could you get by by answering only “Yes” or “No”? It seems to me that a lawyer conducting a cross examination needs to do two things: -verify … --- ## [Brit Floyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-floyd/683434)
**Author:** [@Melchior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melchior)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-floyd/683434 "2014-03-18T04:20:19Z")
It’s amazing…these guys are almost better than the originals! Saw a bit of a show on telly, of DSOM. http://www.britfloyd.com/ --- ## [Trans-Atlantic flight with a 15 month old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trans-atlantic-flight-with-a-15-month-old/628131)
**Author:** [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2012, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trans-atlantic-flight-with-a-15-month-old/628131 "2012-08-08T21:19:51Z")
So we’re flying to Ireland from Chicago in a couple of days with Lochdale Jnr. He’s 15 months of great litte guy. He’s been back to Ireland twice already but this is the first time as a fully mobile little person. Any… --- ## [What's the Deal with PBR?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-pbr/555188)
**Author:** [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2010, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-pbr/555188 "2010-09-29T16:50:22Z")
I was at the LCBO (our provincial sanctioned liquor store), and PBR in a 6 pack of cans was on sale. I bought some, not sure what to expect. It seems to be a polarizing brew: I’ve heard everything from “OMGZ it’s teh bes… --- ## [Game: Describe two different works of fiction with the exact same sentence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-describe-two-different-works-of-fiction-with-the-exact-same-sentence/674144)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-describe-two-different-works-of-fiction-with-the-exact-same-sentence/674144 "2013-11-27T16:28:29Z")
This is something I’ve been meaning to propose for awhile now. Basically, the idea is this; take two different works of fiction - books, movies, TV, music, what have you - which are not directly related (i.e., one is not… --- ## [Survivor Feb. 25, 2010 \[open spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-feb-25-2010-open-spoilers/530459)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-feb-25-2010-open-spoilers/530459 "2010-03-01T04:03:03Z")
in 20 minutes Heroes vs Villains Episode Title: That Girl is Like a Virus Marlo Thomas is in this episode? Can the Heroes win a challenge? Is James going to act like an ass? Will Rupert still sound like he is “up i… --- ## [Does this article destroy the 99% versus the 1%?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-article-destroy-the-99-versus-the-1/684991)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-article-destroy-the-99-versus-the-1/684991 "2014-04-12T20:46:34Z")
I saw this story in The Atlantic today and it makes the case that “The 1%” is not the greedy, money-grubbing group we’ve all been lead to believe. Instead, it’s “The 0.01%” that have seen the most radical change in incom… --- ## [If Bush says, "The state of the Union is...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-bush-says-the-state-of-the-union-is/342267)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2006, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-bush-says-the-state-of-the-union-is/342267 "2006-02-02T22:10:20Z")
good" or “strong” or any of those other words that Presidents say when they’re pandering to their base and bullshitting the nation, I’m going to fucking retch. The state of the Union is not strong. It’s total shit. Now… --- ## [Worthwhile coffeemaker features...your HO please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worthwhile-coffeemaker-features-your-ho-please/706939)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2014, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worthwhile-coffeemaker-features-your-ho-please/706939 "2014-12-16T18:18:52Z")
Looking for a new 12 cup coffeemaker. I don’t use the timer features of my current model so that’s no big deal. Some use carafes to keep the coffee warm so you don’t need to keep it on a burner. My current model does … --- ## [Actual Fillibuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-fillibuster/652270)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2013, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-fillibuster/652270 "2013-03-09T20:59:14Z")
With all the moaning that some people here have done about the new-style “fillibuster,” I’m astounded that nobody has bothered to mention Sen. Rand Paul and his old-school fillibuster. It’s over now, but it lasted sever… --- ## [Middle Tennessee Doper Roll Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-tennessee-doper-roll-call/534317)
**Author:** [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2012, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-tennessee-doper-roll-call/534317 "2012-02-14T16:24:14Z")
In response to Zeldar’s request in this thread If your closest Interstate is I-24, I-40 or I-65, say so! - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board , post #55, I’m putting out a hands-up call for all Middle Ten… --- ## [Why do BIG ships move faster than 'small' ships?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-big-ships-move-faster-than-small-ships/173789)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2003, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-big-ships-move-faster-than-small-ships/173789 "2003-05-09T21:10:13Z")
I was watching a thing on battleships the other night and as they progressed through their history it became apparent that the bigger the battleship ship the faster it went. I also have a vague memory that one of the mo… --- ## [What kind of cancer can kill you in two days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-cancer-can-kill-you-in-two-days/741625)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2016, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-cancer-can-kill-you-in-two-days/741625 "2016-01-04T23:20:50Z")
I was just reading the thread about the death of Lemmy, and the articles about it mention that he died of an “aggressive form” of cancer and he was only diagnosed two days prior to his death. What kind of cancer can kil… --- ## [pull the other one, it's got bells on - Origins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pull-the-other-one-its-got-bells-on-origins/374729)
**Author:** [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2018, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pull-the-other-one-its-got-bells-on-origins/374729 "2018-03-12T19:58:53Z")
I’ve been looking for the origins of this phrase. Orginally, I thought it was a Terry Pratchett invention (it sounds far to Ankh-Morporkian), but upon googling I find it’s rather much more widespread than that, and appea… --- ## [What's the term for evolutionary side effects?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-term-for-evolutionary-side-effects/549758)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-term-for-evolutionary-side-effects/549758 "2010-08-11T15:36:16Z")
I read someplace - Pinker? Gould? - a term that is used to describe features of an individual that have come down through the ages as inadvertent side-effects of other adaptations. In and of themselves, they are thought… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1375&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1377&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)