# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1391&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:** 1392 --- ## [Is "strong, confident woman" the female version of Nice Guy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-strong-confident-woman-the-female-version-of-nice-guy/791002)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2017, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-strong-confident-woman-the-female-version-of-nice-guy/791002 "2017-07-17T02:20:32Z")
As a result of a lunch conversation with a female friend recently, who was bemoaning her recent breakup and lack of success on the dating front. Lots of “nice guys” are in reality clingy, annoying, assholish, entitled c… --- ## [Four wheel drive vs. all wheel drive.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-wheel-drive-vs-all-wheel-drive/742102)
**Author:** [@Cold\_Dish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cold_Dish)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2016, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-wheel-drive-vs-all-wheel-drive/742102 "2016-01-10T00:11:01Z")
I’m looking to upgrade from a Jeep Liberty 4WD to a roomier SUV. My Jeep’s 4WD past performance has been excellent. I’m finding all wheel drive has cornered the SUV market. I’ve done Internet research on differences betw… --- ## [Help me clean my George Foreman Lean Mean Fat Grilling Machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-clean-my-george-foreman-lean-mean-fat-grilling-machine/243675)
**Author:** [@saluki\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saluki_fan)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2004, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-clean-my-george-foreman-lean-mean-fat-grilling-machine/243675 "2004-05-06T15:09:46Z")
What’s the best way to clean my George Foreman Lean Mean Fat Grilling Machine? It’s more than a little dirty. I would say it probably hasn’t been cleaned in around 2-3 months and I would say on average we cook about 1… --- ## [Can humans live without fire, tools, technology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-humans-live-without-fire-tools-technology/725993)
**Author:** [@tylerrp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tylerrp)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-humans-live-without-fire-tools-technology/725993 "2015-07-28T13:59:22Z")
I know humans can live without clothes. But can humans live without all other types of stone-age technologies that we have including fire, spears, daggers, traps. Can we live without tools, hand-made shelter, clothes, … --- ## [What does "syndication" really mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-syndication-really-mean/518392)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2009, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-syndication-really-mean/518392 "2009-11-28T17:25:44Z")
I have never really understood what this term means. I thought when a sit-com dies, local TV studios can buy the show to air it locally. In short, syndication means re-runs. Very simple concept. But with Oprah’s rece… --- ## [Best Views of Lake Tahoe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-views-of-lake-tahoe/660462)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2013, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-views-of-lake-tahoe/660462 "2013-06-08T21:07:29Z")
OK, this is a crunch day trip - going to Tahoe (coming in on I-80 from the West) At what point should we head south for killer views and, ideally, actual access to the shore. If we have time, we can play in Truckee, bu… --- ## [Is it possible to prevent an auto insurance company from totalling your car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-prevent-an-auto-insurance-company-from-totalling-your-car/599297)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-prevent-an-auto-insurance-company-from-totalling-your-car/599297 "2011-10-13T22:56:28Z")
At least in the US, insurance companies can “total” a car that has been in an accident, treating it as a total loss. If this happens, the owner might be able to obtain a “salvage” title to the vehicle that comes with on… --- ## [Is eating two or three big meals in day hard on your body?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-eating-two-or-three-big-meals-in-day-hard-on-your-body/762853)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2016, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-eating-two-or-three-big-meals-in-day-hard-on-your-body/762853 "2016-09-19T03:29:56Z")
Some one was telling me that eating two or three big meals in day is hard on your body and digestive system and you are more likely to have heath problems in the future than some one who eats 6 small meals in day. Also … --- ## [So, how's your baby?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-hows-your-baby/633610)
**Author:** [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-hows-your-baby/633610 "2013-01-03T09:54:22Z")
Oh, thanks for asking! She’s awesome! She’s 4 months and 9 days and she loves sitting and standing (both supported). She’s incredibly outgoing and loves other babies and will talk and grab at them. It’s pretty great for … --- ## [Cookie-Cutter Report Card Generators Suck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cookie-cutter-report-card-generators-suck/563700)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cookie-cutter-report-card-generators-suck/563700 "2010-12-13T19:13:39Z")
Here’s something that has bothered me for a long time: Software that speeds up report card generation through the use of templates and boilerplate phrases generated by simple forms filled out by teachers. Schools keep … --- ## [I've been PTT'd (Paper towel tubed)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-pttd-paper-towel-tubed/617950)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2012, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-pttd-paper-towel-tubed/617950 "2012-04-07T13:09:13Z")
Just recently got a new boss at work. Along with my new boss comes this guy. The new boss more or less tells me: “Shakes, you’re being demoted. That job you’ve been doing perfectly fucking well; will be done by my guy n… --- ## [Cruel (but hilarious) men jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruel-but-hilarious-men-jokes/34963)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2000, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruel-but-hilarious-men-jokes/34963 "2000-09-30T02:51:19Z")
Q: How many honest, intelligent, caring men in the world does it take to do the dishes? A: Both of them. Q: Why did the man cross the road? A: He heard the chicken was a slut. Q: Why don’t women blink during foreplay… --- ## [Bread wrapper twist ties direction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bread-wrapper-twist-ties-direction/785723)
**Author:** [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bread-wrapper-twist-ties-direction/785723 "2017-09-21T14:32:07Z")
It seems most of the twist ties I find on bread are installed with a counter clock wise twist and that seems backwards to me Righty tighty Lefty loosey This seems much more intuitive to me. Why, why, why? :confused:… --- ## [How long will my sushi stay good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-my-sushi-stay-good/308255)
**Author:** [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2005, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-my-sushi-stay-good/308255 "2005-06-15T03:33:23Z")
I got a vegetable mix roll of sushi today (just rice, seaweed, cucumber, carrot, and avocado, no seafood at all). It was made fresh in front of me. I got full through half the rool, so I put the rest in the fridge. I kno… --- ## [How high before gravity becomes significantly reduced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-high-before-gravity-becomes-significantly-reduced/546564)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2010, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-high-before-gravity-becomes-significantly-reduced/546564 "2010-07-17T16:42:34Z")
If you were riding up on the Great Space Elevator (patent pending), how high would you have to go before you really started feeling lighter? Would you ever start to float? Thanks, Rob --- ## [The Thing remake: trailer out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thing-remake-trailer-out/589831)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2011, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thing-remake-trailer-out/589831 "2011-07-23T13:17:24Z")
Here’s the link. http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/universal/thething/ It’s impossible to tell from the trailer whether this is a worthy sequel (prequel actually) to the Carpenter classic but ict’s a safe bet that the… --- ## [Why are you such sick perverts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-such-sick-perverts/459282)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2008, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-such-sick-perverts/459282 "2008-08-10T23:11:22Z")
(Deliberately provocative title.) There was a thread recently (which I can’t find, but then the SD search engine and I have never been friends) about films that make you squeamish or uncomfortable or something like that… --- ## [Early centenarians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-centenarians/620696)
**Author:** [@A\_Sniveling\_Mess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Sniveling_Mess)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2012, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-centenarians/620696 "2012-05-05T14:58:52Z")
I’ve been interested in centenarians for quite some time.During this time I’ve found that you can find a lot of centenarians born in the 1800s or 1900s,and a few born in the 1700s,but after then you hit a brick wall.From… --- ## [Plane on Conveyor Belt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-on-conveyor-belt/531224)
**Author:** [@nilum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nilum)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2010, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-on-conveyor-belt/531224 "2010-03-18T04:36:49Z")
The original article can be found here: The idea is that the plane takes off on a conveyor belt going in the opposite direction at the same speed and the plane achieves flight… right? But that’s impossible. The flight… --- ## [How to improve communication and public speaking skills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-improve-communication-and-public-speaking-skills/602682)
**Author:** [@smilyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smilyn)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-improve-communication-and-public-speaking-skills/602682 "2011-11-16T00:47:06Z")
Hello, I work at a marketing firm where presentation skills are required. Meetings occur frequently and I need to speak freely and confident infront of people. There is no place for anxiety and nervousness which I tota… --- ## [So... have you killed anybody?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-have-you-killed-anybody/563021)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2010, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-have-you-killed-anybody/563021 "2010-12-11T02:59:37Z")
So… have you killed anybody? Me - not that I’m aware of. Do you know anybody that killed anybody? A guy I dated killed somebody in the line of duty (military). And a classmate whom I never hung out with was put on trial … --- ## [World leaders that quit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-leaders-that-quit/613636)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2012, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-leaders-that-quit/613636 "2012-02-26T09:38:40Z")
Has there ever been a leader of a sovereign state that has just quit? Obviously leaders stand down all the time in situations where they have little choice: they are about to face an obviously losing election and/or don… --- ## [Is it true that touching a cave formation kills it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-touching-a-cave-formation-kills-it/446935)
**Author:** [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2008, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-touching-a-cave-formation-kills-it/446935 "2008-04-27T15:41:43Z")
My husband and I were at Meramec Caverns recently and during the tour we were told that touching a stalactite or stalacmite would “kill” the entire formation eventually because of the oil on our hands. Is that accurate? … --- ## [Brits -- Your impressions of Margaret Thatcher, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-your-impressions-of-margaret-thatcher-please/373926)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2006, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-your-impressions-of-margaret-thatcher-please/373926 "2006-10-09T16:39:55Z")
How you think of her now, how you thought of her then, what she did for/to your country, etc. Have at. --- ## [Phoenix or Dallas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phoenix-or-dallas/695916)
**Author:** [@Random\_noob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Random_noob)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2014, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phoenix-or-dallas/695916 "2014-08-21T05:35:04Z")
So I have two job offers of equal merits in terms of position/salary. In fact, it’s with the same company. They gave me the choice of going to Phoenix or Dallas. Now being a east coast native I know very little of the we… --- ## [SNL writer suspended indefinitely for Barron Trump tweet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-writer-suspended-indefinitely-for-barron-trump-tweet/777993)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-writer-suspended-indefinitely-for-barron-trump-tweet/777993 "2017-01-26T21:55:12Z")
Link to story Good decision. Whatever our politics we should always leave the kids out of it. --- ## [How much do you tip for valet parking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-tip-for-valet-parking/651375)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2013, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-tip-for-valet-parking/651375 "2013-02-28T04:36:58Z")
I dislike valet parking especially mandatory valet parking. If I used optional valet parking, I would tip, but I don’t use it cause I can just park myself. I’ve only used mandatory valet parking thrice. The first time… --- ## [My co workers are current events illiterate.(Lame)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-co-workers-are-current-events-illiterate-lame/431963)
**Author:** [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2008, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-co-workers-are-current-events-illiterate-lame/431963 "2008-01-08T02:27:56Z")
I am a nurse. My colleauges are also nurses. College level, at least education. Some are very street smart. Some are very good nurses. But by and large most of them… (I did say most, not all) they are ignorant, complet… --- ## [Sitcoms where "sidekicks" steal the show.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-where-sidekicks-steal-the-show/563498)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-where-sidekicks-steal-the-show/563498 "2010-12-13T02:28:01Z")
I say “sidekicks” for lack of a better word. Here’s mine: George Costanza from Seinfeld. The only reason I ever watched that show. His dad was pretty funny too, I guess. --- ## [Shodan: Saviour of the Pit!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-saviour-of-the-pit/487292)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2009, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-saviour-of-the-pit/487292 "2009-02-27T04:13:36Z")
Folks, \*\*Shodan \*\* has given us a shining path through the dark woods. If you’ve been following our story, you know that \*\*Shodan \*\*has announced that his notorious sig-line “Regards, Shodan” is intended to connote “Fuck… --- ## [Museum visitor destroys priceless clock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/museum-visitor-destroys-priceless-clock/756421)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2016, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/museum-visitor-destroys-priceless-clock/756421 "2016-06-07T21:11:19Z")
The link below shows CCTV footage from the National Watch and Clock Museum in Columbia (Pennsylvania). The museum hosts an awesome collection of one-of-a-kind clocks of all types, many of them priceless. The video show… --- ## [Conservative Checking In...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-checking-in/387632)
**Author:** [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2007, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-checking-in/387632 "2007-01-18T00:55:27Z")
This is in the Pit as a precaution. Hello, my name’s TLD, and I’m a conservative… “Hiii TLD…” Now then. I believed in the War in Iraq. I still think it did some good. I still think there might have been reason to b… --- ## [Why aren't pro-lifers killing abortionists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-pro-lifers-killing-abortionists/485045)
**Author:** [@Weston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weston)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2009, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-pro-lifers-killing-abortionists/485045 "2009-02-13T16:58:39Z")
If you’re a pro-lifer and you believe that human beings are created at conception, you must conclude that abortion is murder. If you believe this you must also accept that there is a veritable holocaust of unborn childr… --- ## [Do relationships that start as cheating work out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-relationships-that-start-as-cheating-work-out/732431)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2015, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-relationships-that-start-as-cheating-work-out/732431 "2015-09-27T09:29:49Z")
Lets say Man A. has an affair on his wife with Woman B. He divorces Mrs. A. and marries B. Do you think such a relationship would last? Or lets say a woman and a man are both married to 2 different people. They meet, ha… --- ## [Happy 80th Willie Mays - The best ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-80th-willie-mays-the-best-ever/581027)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2011, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-80th-willie-mays-the-best-ever/581027 "2011-06-04T20:17:50Z")
Willie Mays turns 80 today. Here’s an article by David Schoenfield arguing why the Say Hey Kid is the best to ever play the game. Agree? Disagree? I find it compelling, and I always have Mays in my Top 5, but I’m not sur… --- ## [Bicycling with bad balance, could a fatbike be better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycling-with-bad-balance-could-a-fatbike-be-better/687390)
**Author:** [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycling-with-bad-balance-could-a-fatbike-be-better/687390 "2014-05-06T03:53:53Z")
I’m an extremely poor bicyclist, owing to deficient coordination and balance. I swore off of it several years ago, after an ugly crash that my cyclist friends were baffled I had even managed to accomplish. Thing is, th… --- ## [My Note to President Trump on the Climate Accords 5-31-2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-note-to-president-trump-on-the-climate-accords-5-31-2017/787815)
**Author:** [@JBGUSA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBGUSA)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-note-to-president-trump-on-the-climate-accords-5-31-2017/787815 "2017-06-02T18:48:29Z")
By way of background, I am a far-left Democrat who voted for Hillary. Nevertheless I oppose the Paris Climate Accords. See the note I posted on the White House website “e-mail” system: ===============================… --- ## [Brown Recluse Spider bites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brown-recluse-spider-bites/555700)
**Author:** [@txobbin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/txobbin)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2010, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brown-recluse-spider-bites/555700 "2010-10-03T11:56:57Z")
My son-in-law had a sore spot develop on his back, and a trip to the doctor confirmed it was a brown recluse spider bite. So he is under a doctor’s care with medicine and salve. When I mentioned this to my brother, he … --- ## [Do I cut the red wire or the green wire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-cut-the-red-wire-or-the-green-wire/199134)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2003, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-cut-the-red-wire-or-the-green-wire/199134 "2003-09-10T07:57:26Z")
This was inspired by the Pit thread about the bank robber blown up by a bomb strapped to his chest. It is an action movie convention that bombs, both professionally and amateurly made, are chock full of failsafes that w… --- ## [What's the most frustrating, soul-destroying bureacratic process?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-frustrating-soul-destroying-bureacratic-process/537636)
**Author:** [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2010, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-frustrating-soul-destroying-bureacratic-process/537636 "2010-07-29T20:13:59Z")
What’s the most frustrating, soul-destroying admin or bureaucratic process than most of us face at some time or other? Transferring bank accounts? Moving data from your old computer to your new one? Trying to get a cred… --- ## [General who opened Guantanamo prison says, shut it down!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-who-opened-guantanamo-prison-says-shut-it-down/676251)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2014, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-who-opened-guantanamo-prison-says-shut-it-down/676251 "2014-01-01T23:58:59Z")
Reuters: Of course, this is now a retired general with (1) nothing to lose by saying the above and (2) no actual influence on policy any more. Points for debate: Is he right? Is it going to make any difference? … --- ## [Letterkenny (Canadian TV show)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letterkenny-canadian-tv-show/810497)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letterkenny-canadian-tv-show/810497 "2021-12-28T00:32:37Z")
My friend turned me on to this show via random YouTube clips and I’m hooked! Being an American, the show’s only available to me via nefarious means so we won’t talk about that. I just love character-driven shows with a l… --- ## [What is the largest group of people that's ever been wiped out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-group-of-people-thats-ever-been-wiped-out/759829)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2016, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-group-of-people-thats-ever-been-wiped-out/759829 "2016-07-20T06:40:31Z")
A group can be a country, or an ethnic group, a religion, etc. And wiped out could be anything like genocide, disease, or natural disaster. I was thinking about this because we’ve had plenty of genocides in the past wh… --- ## [Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D S02E15: One Door Closes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e15-one-door-closes/716463)
**Author:** [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2015, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e15-one-door-closes/716463 "2015-04-15T14:45:51Z")
“One Door Closes” Directed by David Solomon Written by Lauren LeFranc & Rafe Judkins Great episode last week with the return of Ward. (A non Skye obsessed Ward! I guess the bullet took.) and Agent 33. And the introduc… --- ## [Crows: Best Way To Attract Them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crows-best-way-to-attract-them/779502)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2017, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crows-best-way-to-attract-them/779502 "2017-02-15T22:19:54Z")
Do you like crows as much as I do? Having done some research, I’ve learned they eat just about anything, are diurnal, and of course, very smart. So we got a tall bird feeder with metal rungs on the side, and two sectio… --- ## [What are the worst books you've ever read?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-worst-books-youve-ever-read/97896)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2002, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-worst-books-youve-ever-read/97896 "2002-03-19T03:04:37Z")
We’ve had threads before about bad movies, bad songs, and the like, but I haven’t seen any threads about really bad books. What books, fiction or nonfiction, were a total waste of your time and money - pretentious, stup… --- ## [Movie's where white actors aren't the leads, that aren't "about race".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-white-actors-arent-the-leads-that-arent-about-race/746916)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-white-actors-arent-the-leads-that-arent-about-race/746916 "2016-02-26T11:28:49Z")
How often is a script written that could, in this day, be about a person of any color? Is it always necessary to shoe-horn in some sort of “reminder” that we are watching characters that aren’t white? I don’t mean to b… --- ## [I pit diamonds (mild)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-diamonds-mild/402249)
**Author:** [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-diamonds-mild/402249 "2007-05-09T16:30:57Z")
In this thread, gatorman seeks advice on how much to spend on an engagement ring. Basically, his SO wants a Tiffany diamond, and he has a $30K bonus soon that he’s willing to spend on it. I’m not pitting gatorman or his … --- ## [Is it Right for a Broadcaster to Limit Access to National Political Events/Debates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-right-for-a-broadcaster-to-limit-access-to-national-political-events-debates/727256)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-right-for-a-broadcaster-to-limit-access-to-national-political-events-debates/727256 "2015-08-11T20:05:20Z")
I don’t have cable. Last night I wanted to watch the debate, but Fox had it behind a paywall (of sorts). It was available on the cable channel, or on-line only if one was a subscriber to a cable network which carries Fox… --- ## [What is Your Favorite Destination Store?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-destination-store/661733)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2013, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-destination-store/661733 "2013-06-30T13:20:11Z")
Let me be clear on my definition of these up front. The technical definition of a destination store is any store that people are willing to drive far out of their way to get to. They typically have some appeal that regul… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1390&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1392&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)