# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1382&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:** 1383 --- ## [What Expensive Delicacies Have You Tried?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-expensive-delicacies-have-you-tried/681628)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-expensive-delicacies-have-you-tried/681628 "2014-02-21T03:06:31Z")
Use whatever definitions of “expensive” and “delicacy” you choose, but I’ve provided a list of a few things that I thought of off the top of my head as a starting point. How much did you pay, how was it, and was it wort… --- ## [The Crypt of SDMB Clichés](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-crypt-of-sdmb-cliches/175731)
**Author:** [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2003, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-crypt-of-sdmb-cliches/175731 "2003-05-21T23:04:27Z")
Not to vent at any particular post or poster, but am I the only one tired of overuse of: Fucktard Asshat The. Comic. Book. Guy. Punctuation. Fuckwit In which someone impersonates Penny Lane /me pretends to be using… --- ## [Going to space with no engines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-space-with-no-engines/686976)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2014, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-space-with-no-engines/686976 "2014-05-05T15:19:57Z")
I was wondering - Could one send an objetc to space using only a really big catapult or slingshot? Rockets are usually huge because they need a LOT of fuel. What if someone wants to send a small object to outer space and… --- ## [A new twist on collecting money at weddings: heard of this one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-twist-on-collecting-money-at-weddings-heard-of-this-one/567749)
**Author:** [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-twist-on-collecting-money-at-weddings-heard-of-this-one/567749 "2011-01-18T15:22:15Z")
I will just start off by acknowledging that what I am about to describe is \*incredibly \*tacky and in bad taste. What I want to know is if anyone has ever heard of this idea before, or if it was a new and original way to… --- ## [Citigroup Stock Now $5. Buy Now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citigroup-stock-now-5-buy-now/473674)
**Author:** [@bonitahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bonitahi)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citigroup-stock-now-5-buy-now/473674 "2011-02-17T01:50:20Z")
Am not in the market and am not sophisticated in same. However the low price of Citi looks like a money maker. What do you guys with more financial knowledge think. Should I buy? Thanks. --- ## [Granting asylum to people fleeing from Germany?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/granting-asylum-to-people-fleeing-from-germany/527297)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2010, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/granting-asylum-to-people-fleeing-from-germany/527297 "2010-02-04T21:25:06Z")
There is a case in which a German couple was recently granted asylum because of a “well-founded fear of persecution” from Germany. The couple want to home-school their 5 children, and due to compulsory schooling laws in… --- ## [Paid vacations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paid-vacations/648368)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paid-vacations/648368 "2013-01-29T05:02:31Z")
How much paid vacation time do you get each year, and do you try to use as much of it as possible? --- ## [French Onion Soup... need recipe fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-onion-soup-need-recipe-fast/708595)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-onion-soup-need-recipe-fast/708595 "2015-01-07T17:53:28Z")
I decided to revive my family tradition of making Beef Fondue for New Year’s Eve. I haven’t had it i about 20 years or so. It has been driving me crazy though about what to serve with it other than the basic Baked Potato… --- ## [What if we went back to early 20th century immigration policy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-we-went-back-to-early-20th-century-immigration-policy/989076)
**Author:** [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-we-went-back-to-early-20th-century-immigration-policy/989076 "2023-09-12T15:18:11Z")
What bad things would happen? Let me tweak the question slightly: Of course, I don’t want to let everyone in the door except for Chinese, etc. Basically a “if you want in, and can meet certain very basic standards, in… --- ## [Do You Still Have Childish Habits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-have-childish-habits/470536)
**Author:** [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2008, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-have-childish-habits/470536 "2008-11-05T11:10:14Z")
I’m 23 years old, and an otherwise capable adult. Every night, I sleep curled up around a stuffed monkey. It (he) is not a childhood toy – I got him as a silly gift when I was 15 years old. Technically, I can sleep witho… --- ## [Why are the Americans ruining our language?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-americans-ruining-our-language/89278)
**Author:** [@bmerton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmerton)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2001, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-americans-ruining-our-language/89278 "2001-11-06T12:26:10Z")
Whilst I think that this website is interesting, I object to Cecil’s final comments about the usage of ‘different to’ as opposed to ‘different from’ and the way that he admonishes English speakers in the United Kingdom. … --- ## [Is there anywhere I can watch old SNL episodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anywhere-i-can-watch-old-snl-episodes/724155)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anywhere-i-can-watch-old-snl-episodes/724155 "2016-10-12T00:16:56Z")
Sometimes I want to watch a 70s or early 90s episode of SNL. I don’t know if I have any options for that. Netflix, last time I checked, doesn’t carry SNL. They did for a bit but not now. Hulu plus has the 70s episodes … --- ## [Who is the most famous non-fictional Belgian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-non-fictional-belgian/700986)
**Author:** [@DaphneBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaphneBlack)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2014, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-non-fictional-belgian/700986 "2014-10-13T18:52:17Z")
Vote in the poll and/or explain your answer! --- ## [Would you have sex with a person in an open marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-sex-with-a-person-in-an-open-marriage/689294)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2014, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-sex-with-a-person-in-an-open-marriage/689294 "2014-06-06T21:32:17Z")
Here’s the sitch: Let’s say you make a new friend, Sean, whose sex and sexual orientation are to your taste. Happily, Sean is all kinds of hot; sadly, Sean is also married to Pat, whom you’ve met and liked. After you’ve… --- ## [What's the opposite of a 'fag hag'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-opposite-of-a-fag-hag/122979)
**Author:** [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2002, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-opposite-of-a-fag-hag/122979 "2002-08-10T00:30:27Z")
I really hate that term, but it is used so…but what is a male who hangs out with lesbians? Are there any? I sort of was one I guess. I had a couple of lesbian friends that periodically needed an escort to go to this or t… --- ## [metres squared vs square metres](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metres-squared-vs-square-metres/103733)
**Author:** [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2002, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metres-squared-vs-square-metres/103733 "2002-04-15T21:12:35Z")
This thread here reminded me of a stupid argument I had with a friend recently. Perhaps someone can give me the definitive answer and prove me right. :slight\_smile: Metres squared vs square metres. The same thing or … --- ## [Who do you have a crush on right...NOW? {redux}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-have-a-crush-on-right-now-redux/410171)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2007, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-have-a-crush-on-right-now-redux/410171 "2007-07-08T20:08:57Z")
About a year ago, I posted this threadasking for crushes as of that moment. \[Hey don’t post there or I’ll be in big trouble for reanimating.\] I am curious to see how different or the same the answers would be so if you… --- ## [Jesus was baptised by John the Baptist, what did that do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-was-baptised-by-john-the-baptist-what-did-that-do/760998)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2016, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-was-baptised-by-john-the-baptist-what-did-that-do/760998 "2016-09-04T11:47:33Z")
Normally, Baptism is the washing away of sins and the acceptance of a new religion, perhaps the new flavor of one. So, Jesus, who is without sin, gets baptized. He didn’t need to be forgiven and was forging his own reli… --- ## [Sportsmen that "thank God" for their victory.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sportsmen-that-thank-god-for-their-victory/399784)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2007, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sportsmen-that-thank-god-for-their-victory/399784 "2007-04-14T01:53:11Z")
Please cut it out. Yes, that means you, Zach Johnson (who?). Even if God existed, do you really think he’d give a shit about you hitting a little white ball around some trees in Georgia? I’m sure he’d have better things … --- ## [Do you root for division rivals to be successful in the playoffs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-root-for-division-rivals-to-be-successful-in-the-playoffs/564930)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2010, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-root-for-division-rivals-to-be-successful-in-the-playoffs/564930 "2010-12-31T21:40:50Z")
In the week 15 thread, Dio said The thought has crossed my mind - having other teams in your division be successful raises the prestige of your division in general, but I can’t imagine rooting the Steelers or illegitim… --- ## [The Simpsons' 'Mrs. Krabappel' has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-mrs-krabappel-has-died/672318)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-mrs-krabappel-has-died/672318 "2013-10-30T20:09:54Z")
The Emmy-winning actress would have been 71 on November 1. --- ## [Refute Old Earth Creationism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refute-old-earth-creationism/276896)
**Author:** [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2011, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refute-old-earth-creationism/276896 "2011-10-07T22:18:25Z")
Any evidence that the Earth is more than 6 or 10 tousand years old would suffice to refute Young Earth Creationsism. But proponents of OEC accept that the Big Bang occured and the Earth is billions of years old (the 6 “… --- ## [Room (film) questions; Open Spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/room-film-questions-open-spoilers/746796)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2016, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/room-film-questions-open-spoilers/746796 "2016-03-12T00:02:32Z")
I finally saw the movie and loved it; Brie Larson was magnificent. However, was I the only one who thought that the setup was a tad unrealistic. She is in a Shed, how the hell did she not escape in what; 7 years? There … --- ## [How to murder your family and not have it affect your future - Canada-style](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-murder-your-family-and-not-have-it-affect-your-future-canada-style/411379)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2007, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-murder-your-family-and-not-have-it-affect-your-future-canada-style/411379 "2007-07-20T20:55:41Z")
As we’ve been discussing in this thread, a 13 year old girl has been found guilty of first degree murder for killing her parents and younger brother when she was 12 years old. Our Canadian Young Offenders Act (in Alberta… --- ## [A dog for a single person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dog-for-a-single-person/352796)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2006, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dog-for-a-single-person/352796 "2006-04-21T01:06:37Z")
I would like to adopt a dog, but I live by myself and I work full-time and am gone a lot. I don’t think that would be an ideal situation for the dog. :frowning: I will talk to our local adoption center, but would like t… --- ## [Trouble getting a spare apartment key made](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-getting-a-spare-apartment-key-made/326084)
**Author:** [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2005, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-getting-a-spare-apartment-key-made/326084 "2005-10-14T17:34:02Z")
I moved into my apartment back in June and love it. It’s a secure place which requires two keys for entry, one to actually get in the building, and one for my apartment. When we moved in, my partner and I were both giv… --- ## [Beach Volleyball.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beach-volleyball/260384)
**Author:** [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2004, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beach-volleyball/260384 "2004-08-22T07:46:37Z")
How is this an Olympic sport? Nothing against the athletes involved, of course, and I know that its difficult to do well. . . But, isn’t there another sport already called volleyball played on a court with 6 people on … --- ## [You've got the power of Captain Marvel. Do you ever go back to being Billy Batson?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-got-the-power-of-captain-marvel-do-you-ever-go-back-to-being-billy-batson/708232)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2015, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-got-the-power-of-captain-marvel-do-you-ever-go-back-to-being-billy-batson/708232 "2015-01-03T22:54:37Z")
Pallas Athena – Queen of Olympus, Deity of Wisdom, and Castrator of Zeus – has recently discovered that Russian bellicosity, the rise of ISIL, and the cancellation of Selfie are all the doing of that Asgardian wanker Odi… --- ## [Why is Birtherism racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-birtherism-racist/803443)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2017, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-birtherism-racist/803443 "2017-12-06T22:12:32Z")
A bunch of dumb people insist Obama was born in Kenya. There is a ton of evidence that is wrong. I also know a lot of racists did not like Obama. But I don’t get that really stupid people thinking he was born in… --- ## [If that's not an emolument, I don't know what is](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-thats-not-an-emolument-i-dont-know-what-is/841919)
**Author:** [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-thats-not-an-emolument-i-dont-know-what-is/841919 "2020-08-18T13:11:02Z")
Trump has awarded G-7 summit to his Miami-area resort, the White House says Geez, they’re not even trying to pretend that they’re doing the right thing any more. --- ## [Facebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook/607104)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2011, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook/607104 "2011-12-25T01:54:36Z")
Poll asks simple question. (Despite stupidly spelling “account” incorrectly…) Feel free to elaborate if you wish. --- ## [If you blow on your dog's face, does he try to swallow your head?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-blow-on-your-dogs-face-does-he-try-to-swallow-your-head/544892)
**Author:** [@Disheavel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disheavel)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2010, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-blow-on-your-dogs-face-does-he-try-to-swallow-your-head/544892 "2010-07-03T09:49:32Z")
Or do I have a special one? He is only a 15 pound Havanese but if you blow at him, he tries to swallow all of the moving air and it ends up looking like he is trying to eat your face off. --- ## [Yeah, that makes sense. Unless you actually read it! (this is not a political post)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-that-makes-sense-unless-you-actually-read-it-this-is-not-a-political-post/592855)
**Author:** [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2011, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-that-makes-sense-unless-you-actually-read-it-this-is-not-a-political-post/592855 "2011-08-19T21:57:57Z")
I’m all about letting people pasting their brilliant or idiot beliefs on bumpers or buttons, but sometimes I wonder if they actually gave it any thought before slapping it permanently on… Today’s head scratcher? “Thank … --- ## [Worlds first trillionaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-first-trillionaire/105481)
**Author:** [@insider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/insider)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-first-trillionaire/105481 "2010-08-25T07:07:51Z")
Is it possible in the next 50 years for someone to become the worlds first trillionaire? Who might be some of the candidates and how could they possibly accumulate that much wealth? --- ## [Poll: Pi, from memory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-pi-from-memory/531364)
**Author:** [@Kyrie\_Eleison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyrie_Eleison)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2010, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-pi-from-memory/531364 "2010-03-12T19:51:20Z")
To how many digits, from memory, do you know the value of pi? Please round down to the nearest number of digits. \> \> \> \> \> \> \> \> \> \> --- ## [Let's go over the fiscal cliff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-over-the-fiscal-cliff/639874)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2012, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-over-the-fiscal-cliff/639874 "2012-11-09T04:02:15Z")
General CBO analysis of the fiscal cliff here. Sometimes you just have to take your medicine. Simply coming together and hashing out an agreement in our paralyzed Congress is not going to work- if it could, we would no… --- ## [Romney fakes a charity event](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-fakes-a-charity-event/639509)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-fakes-a-charity-event/639509 "2012-11-02T16:34:07Z")
Reported on Maddow: So Mitt holds a rally that he says is for the victims of the storm. A photo-op ensues in which Mitt is seen smiling benevolently as people hand him bags of food for the Red Cross (who doesn’t accept… --- ## [How to credit a song that's out of copyright?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-credit-a-song-thats-out-of-copyright/524850)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-credit-a-song-thats-out-of-copyright/524850 "2010-01-19T17:19:10Z")
Hey gang. A novel I’ve written quotes the chorus of a song in the public domain. I’d like to credit the composer and lyricist. My publisher agrees but isn’t sure where to do this in the book\*, or exactly how to word it, … --- ## [007 afficiandos - which sucks worse - "Moonraker" or "Die Another Day"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/007-afficiandos-which-sucks-worse-moonraker-or-die-another-day/478300)
**Author:** [@mamboman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mamboman)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2008, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/007-afficiandos-which-sucks-worse-moonraker-or-die-another-day/478300 "2008-12-25T15:22:27Z")
I have, for some time, held the view that “Die Another Day” was the absolute low point of the Bond franchise. The nadir. The pits. Oh, but then I watched “Moonraker” again tonight. Oh man, does that blow! So, where do… --- ## [What it would take for me to support single payer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-it-would-take-for-me-to-support-single-payer/796715)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-it-would-take-for-me-to-support-single-payer/796715 "2017-09-23T05:20:17Z")
While obviously I’m not going to make a difference here, I figure I’m like a lot of voters around the median on this issue. I also think that it’s important for Democrats to understand what got them in trouble in the AC… --- ## [Famous movie twists you saw coming a mile away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-movie-twists-you-saw-coming-a-mile-away/363719)
**Author:** [@Carnick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnick)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2006, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-movie-twists-you-saw-coming-a-mile-away/363719 "2006-07-20T17:38:56Z")
Don’t you feel so clever when you figure out a movie’s twist before it happens, and also a little left out that everyone else was blown away and you weren’t? Sixth Sense - I had this one pegged half way through the film… --- ## [Smart Phones and IP Tracking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smart-phones-and-ip-tracking/617954)
**Author:** [@elmessiah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmessiah)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2012, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smart-phones-and-ip-tracking/617954 "2012-04-08T04:05:28Z")
Hello, my question is about tracking smart phone access to a website. I work in a marketing office, and we’re working on a system to do giveaways. The basic idea of the system is this: The user scans a QR Code off of … --- ## [You suspect a dear friend may be a murderer. Do you VOLUNTEER that info to the cops?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-suspect-a-dear-friend-may-be-a-murderer-do-you-volunteer-that-info-to-the-cops/642874)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-suspect-a-dear-friend-may-be-a-murderer-do-you-volunteer-that-info-to-the-cops/642874 "2012-12-06T04:47:31Z")
Yes, it’s a hypothetical situation with a long storytelling scenario and ethical dilemma. If you don’t like these but are still reading, I can only assume you’re some sort of masochist. Let’s say you have a bosom friend… --- ## [whats the meanest thing you've ever done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-meanest-thing-youve-ever-done/363365)
**Author:** [@shizaru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shizaru)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2006, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-meanest-thing-youve-ever-done/363365 "2006-07-15T08:02:05Z")
Whats the meanest thing you’ve ever done? I mean just mean and nasty, not a practical joke type of thing. I wondered this because a friend of mine once told me that in College he and some other people at a party shaved … --- ## [Botticelli - May 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159 "2024-05-31T15:21:31Z")
Previous thread: Botticelli - April 2024 Updated: Botticelli - the letters we've used so far - #119 by Elendil\_s\_Heir Aaaaand our next letter is T --- ## [What's the least funny movie ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-least-funny-movie-ever/333181)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2005, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-least-funny-movie-ever/333181 "2005-12-01T12:38:12Z")
Now, some movies just aren’t funny at all. “The Seventh Seal” is not a laugh riot. “Rashomon” is not played for gags. But it seems to me the very least funny movie ever made must actually be a movie that was SUPPOSED … --- ## [Pierced nipples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pierced-nipples/172707)
**Author:** [@nogginhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nogginhead)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2003, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pierced-nipples/172707 "2003-05-10T01:31:18Z")
Got 'em? SO got 'em? How much do they hurt to get? How do your nipples feel now that you have them, compared to before? Are they more sensitive? Less? Does it make your nipples more or less erogenous? What do you … --- ## [How does a star form? What's at the center?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-star-form-whats-at-the-center/575333)
**Author:** [@CanTak3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanTak3)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2016, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-star-form-whats-at-the-center/575333 "2016-02-27T19:14:07Z")
Sure sounds simple - gas and dust collect under gravity and when enough pressure is built up you have a star. But here’s what I don’t get. Say you’ve got a planet such as Jupiter in the middle of a dust cloud. Over eo… --- ## [Romney hates cookies!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-hates-cookies/619408)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-hates-cookies/619408 "2012-04-23T17:35:47Z")
What a socially awkward doofus he is. --- ## [Why are there so many foreign doctors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-many-foreign-doctors/43040)
**Author:** [@puddleglum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puddleglum)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-many-foreign-doctors/43040 "2017-07-11T01:12:18Z")
It seems that in the US there are a great number of foreign doctors, many seem to be middle eastern. Are they foreign trained doctors who move to the US? Are they being trained here and staying here to practice medicin… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1381&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1383&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)