# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1393&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:** 1394 --- ## [Brits: Sebastian Gorka's accent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-sebastian-gorkas-accent/778830)
**Author:** [@arseNal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arseNal)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2017, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-sebastian-gorkas-accent/778830 "2017-11-27T15:57:11Z")
As mentioned in this thread, Deputy Assistant to the President Dr. Sebastian Gorka was a guest on All Things Considered the other day. Is this guy’s accent for real? His wikipedia says he was born and raised in London. B… --- ## [We all dodged a bullet by not electing Romney.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-all-dodged-a-bullet-by-not-electing-romney/641509)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-all-dodged-a-bullet-by-not-electing-romney/641509 "2012-11-21T03:54:35Z")
Now that we have had a chance to see who the real Mitt Romney is, we can all breath a sigh of relief that this nincompoop didn’t get elected. He is nothing more that a plutocrat with a massive sense of entitlement. http… --- ## [Is there something I should be doing with my tiny amount of money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-i-should-be-doing-with-my-tiny-amount-of-money/663845)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2013, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-i-should-be-doing-with-my-tiny-amount-of-money/663845 "2013-07-19T20:28:48Z")
We have about $3000 I’d feel safe putting into some kind of, I don’t know, investment account or whatever? But I wouldn’t feel safe putting it into some full-fledged thing that doesn’t let you have the money back for yea… --- ## [ACLU - Good and Bad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aclu-good-and-bad/324924)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2005, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aclu-good-and-bad/324924 "2005-10-07T18:35:19Z")
I’m not sure if you can attribute the following to the ACLU so maybe I’m using the org. too generically. Still, I think you’ll get the idea. I’m having a hard time weighng the good (arguably limiting intrusions into ou… --- ## [Aliens in stories: Sci-Fi or Fantasy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aliens-in-stories-sci-fi-or-fantasy/200054)
**Author:** [@prisoner6655321](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/prisoner6655321)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2003, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aliens-in-stories-sci-fi-or-fantasy/200054 "2003-10-02T16:12:35Z")
This might end up a great debate but I’m posting it here in Cafe Society because it deals with science fiction. There was a recent discussion about Kubrick’s Napoleon. It got off topic when we started talking about the… --- ## [Question about Live Journal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-live-journal/292558)
**Author:** [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2005, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-live-journal/292558 "2005-03-07T13:48:31Z")
As I understand it, the LJ board that provides commentary on SDMB-related matters is largely anonymous. Do any SDMB posters post there in their own names? If so, does it have any impact on their reputation here? --- ## [What's the dumbest thing you've heard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-dumbest-thing-youve-heard/158098)
**Author:** [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2003, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-dumbest-thing-youve-heard/158098 "2003-03-10T10:53:44Z")
Two days ago I asked an information operator in the Washington D.C. area for the phone number of the office of Sen. William Frist. She said that she couldn’t find a listing for a Senator William Frist. There was not one… --- ## [Are left-handed people disabled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-left-handed-people-disabled/232792)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2004, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-left-handed-people-disabled/232792 "2004-03-10T00:23:02Z")
During a discussion at work yesterday about the difficulties of being a leftie, one of my co-workers stated that “\*\* I actually consider myself disabled.\*\*” That gave me pause. Being a leftie is difficult, and you have … --- ## [Splenda/Truvia in Homemade Soft Serve Ice Cream?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splenda-truvia-in-homemade-soft-serve-ice-cream/564528)
**Author:** [@loshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/loshan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splenda-truvia-in-homemade-soft-serve-ice-cream/564528 "2010-12-18T17:13:12Z")
Background: For Christmas, I sent my sister and her family a Cuisinart soft serve ice cream machine. I told her what I was sending since she would need to put the freezer bowl in the freezer before wrapping if they wan… --- ## ["One hit wonders" outside of pop culture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hit-wonders-outside-of-pop-culture/564691)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hit-wonders-outside-of-pop-culture/564691 "2010-12-31T16:40:55Z")
There are many famous examples of actors and musicians who had one huge hit and never really accomplished anything else. My question is how often does this happen in fields like literature, classical music, and the fine… --- ## [Okay, what's really going on at this Google Maps location?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-whats-really-going-on-at-this-google-maps-location/655784)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2013, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-whats-really-going-on-at-this-google-maps-location/655784 "2013-04-19T11:35:06Z")
Go to Google Maps, and zoom in on the coordinates 52.376552,5.198303. It’s making the rounds of the Internet as “somebody dragging a dead body into a lake.” I’m… skeptical to say the least (especially since it’s daylig… --- ## [Johnny Bravo's First Mafia Game (signup thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-bravos-first-mafia-game-signup-thread/735253)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2015, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-bravos-first-mafia-game-signup-thread/735253 "2015-10-24T00:50:08Z")
I will be making my first foray into the exciting realm of running a mafia game! This game will be fairly straightforward and I will most likely use a pre-existing setup from the internet rather than making an attempt at… --- ## [25+ injured in Chelsea, NYC explosion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25-injured-in-chelsea-nyc-explosion/766233)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25-injured-in-chelsea-nyc-explosion/766233 "2016-09-20T17:01:35Z")
This is CNN’s preliminary report. Not much is known yet, but the explosion happened Saturday evening in a trash receptacle near 23rd Street and 6th Avenue. It was definitely a bomb, not anything like a gas leak. I used … --- ## [Reassure Me of My Sanity \[perceptions of "Pirates of the Caribbean" vs. actual Somali pirates\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reassure-me-of-my-sanity-perceptions-of-pirates-of-the-caribbean-vs-actual-somali-pirates/504662)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2009, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reassure-me-of-my-sanity-perceptions-of-pirates-of-the-caribbean-vs-actual-somali-pirates/504662 "2009-07-31T14:51:01Z")
And yes, this is Great Debates material, I believe. I had a discussion with an online acquaintance a while back. Or rather, she posted a rant, and I felt compelled to respond, and I was left wondering how any reasonable… --- ## [How/why do you use Overdrive on car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-why-do-you-use-overdrive-on-car/346286)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2006, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-why-do-you-use-overdrive-on-car/346286 "2006-03-01T01:33:38Z")
I know overdrive has something to do with fuel efficiency, but under what conditions and how do you use it. --- ## ["Zee" vs "Zed" in the UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zee-vs-zed-in-the-uk/525229)
**Author:** [@gks1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gks1)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2010, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zee-vs-zed-in-the-uk/525229 "2010-01-18T21:50:50Z")
I heard a Scouser say “zee” when pronouncing the last letter of the alphabet and since I thought it was pronounced “zed” in the UK it got me wondering perhaps not. So, what’s the deal? Are there many places that pronou… --- ## [PETA does it again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-does-it-again/462630)
**Author:** [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-does-it-again/462630 "2008-09-15T12:15:34Z")
Perhaps this should be in MPSIMS, not sure I can work up all the colorful insults needed for a good pitting. But I figured someone else might so I may as well start this off in the pit. Their new marketing ploy was an a… --- ## [Sorry, that product is no longer available](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-that-product-is-no-longer-available/769365)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2016, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-that-product-is-no-longer-available/769365 "2016-10-31T06:37:02Z")
George Carlin used to have a bit about how he liked a certain type of car door handle. “I like that, don’t you like that? That’s why they don’t make it anymore - they found out we liked that.” Lately I’ve been trying to… --- ## [The Horror In The Fourth Grade Classroom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-horror-in-the-fourth-grade-classroom/217391)
**Author:** [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2003, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-horror-in-the-fourth-grade-classroom/217391 "2003-12-10T16:02:58Z")
I am in my last week of student teaching. I’ll be certified, soon, to teach in our public schools… but I found another reason yesterday that I don’t wanna teach elementary school. You see… there are four men in the scho… --- ## [Toto's "Africa" - "Guess" or "Bless" the rains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totos-africa-guess-or-bless-the-rains/379012)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2006, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totos-africa-guess-or-bless-the-rains/379012 "2006-11-04T22:06:34Z")
The other day “Africa” by Toto came on the radio. Very good song. It occurred to me that I didn’t know wha tthe hell they were singing in the third line (“She’s coming in twelve-thirty flight” as it turns out) so I loo… --- ## [Inappropriate stripper songs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inappropriate-stripper-songs/295870)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2005, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inappropriate-stripper-songs/295870 "2005-03-30T22:29:34Z")
Inspired by a radio show, what songs are so beyond what you’d expect at a strip club that your urge to laugh would be overridden by, “What the fuck is this?” --- ## [Mother: Drunk. Children: Dead of starvation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-drunk-children-dead-of-starvation/275329)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2004, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-drunk-children-dead-of-starvation/275329 "2004-11-24T03:18:56Z")
You know, sterilization of this bitch may not be a bad idea. http://www-static.kingcountyjournal.com/sited/story/html/178590/ The children had been dead for several days and she was too drunk to notice? :mad: :mad: … --- ## [Would it kill computer salespeople to know something about computers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-kill-computer-salespeople-to-know-something-about-computers/482759)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2009, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-kill-computer-salespeople-to-know-something-about-computers/482759 "2009-01-31T01:52:33Z")
This is as much a pitting of me as it is of them, because I’m the Queen of Impulse Purchases. I’ve been saving up my money for a long time to buy a gaming computer. I’m running out of good RPGs on my PS2 and none of th… --- ## [How stupid are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-stupid-are-you/819082)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2018, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-stupid-are-you/819082 "2018-08-10T16:33:47Z")
So tonght I am staring at the Amazon logo while waiting for the rest of the page to load on a slow connection and for the first time in ever realize that the curved arrow under the word points “from a to z.” Anyone will… --- ## [Why wasn't Jefferson Davis executed for High Treason?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-jefferson-davis-executed-for-high-treason/601715)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2011, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-jefferson-davis-executed-for-high-treason/601715 "2011-11-05T02:14:33Z")
Reading up on the War Between the States, I was shocked to read that the former President of the secessionist half of said states got off with 2 years in the clink (!). Here in England, when someone loses a civil war th… --- ## [I pit Americans pitting Olympic television coverage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-americans-pitting-olympic-television-coverage/529075)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2010, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-americans-pitting-olympic-television-coverage/529075 "2010-02-28T17:07:06Z")
Yup, it happens every two years around the Olympics: message board users everywhere, at least those from the United States, gather together in unity to condemn NBC Olympic television coverage. I’ve got no love for the n… --- ## [Your next vacation will be to a "stan" country. Which one do you pick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-next-vacation-will-be-to-a-stan-country-which-one-do-you-pick/629748)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-next-vacation-will-be-to-a-stan-country-which-one-do-you-pick/629748 "2012-08-03T00:53:14Z")
For whatever reason, your next vacation must be to a country that ends in “stan”. According to Wikipedia, your choices are: Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan or Uzbekistan. I inten… --- ## [Anyone Have the Kindle Paperwhite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-the-kindle-paperwhite/644296)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-the-kindle-paperwhite/644296 "2013-01-09T18:01:48Z")
I have the Kindle Touch with e-ink technology and I do love it, but I’ve been drooling over the Paperwhite for a few months now. Knowing how much longer I have to read a book appeals to me, as does an optional backlit s… --- ## [Members can now post profile photos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/members-can-now-post-profile-photos/472659)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2008, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/members-can-now-post-profile-photos/472659 "2008-12-26T22:07:27Z")
We’ve decided to allow SDMB members to post photos of themselves in their user profiles. Instructions may be found at the end of this post. Things you should know: We’re doing this on a trial basis. We may discontinue… --- ## [blue v. red in alarm clocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-v-red-in-alarm-clocks/250688)
**Author:** [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2004, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-v-red-in-alarm-clocks/250688 "2004-06-17T15:00:37Z")
Why do some alarm clocks have a blue display and some have a red display? The blue seems irridescent to me. I may not be using that word right. The blue actually gives off light. The red just seems to be lit red but doe… --- ## [Do you really hate a sports team? If so, which one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-really-hate-a-sports-team-if-so-which-one/433091)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2008, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-really-hate-a-sports-team-if-so-which-one/433091 "2008-01-14T04:44:23Z")
Lots of people have favourite sports teams. But do you have one you hate? One you despise, one whose failures fill you with the same sort of happiness that your favourite team’s successes do? (Note: If you’re planning… --- ## [Where are these giant windmills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-these-giant-windmills/365974)
**Author:** [@CurtC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CurtC)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2006, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-these-giant-windmills/365974 "2006-08-07T05:26:43Z")
Several months ago when I was driving to Houston, I passed several trucks (12 in my estimate) carrying giant windmill blades. Each truck carried one blade - the root of the blade was attached to the back of the truck, th… --- ## [Has anyone here ever tried Cristal champagne?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-ever-tried-cristal-champagne/523211)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2010, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-ever-tried-cristal-champagne/523211 "2010-01-05T08:45:07Z")
The beverage of choice for rap artists everywhere. I was in the local wine store yesterday looking for a sparkling beverage with which to ring in the New Year, and spotted a few bottles of Cristal in a locked case. At a… --- ## [Can you "knock-out" an illness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-knock-out-an-illness/535843)
**Author:** [@pilzner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pilzner)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2010, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-knock-out-an-illness/535843 "2010-04-19T19:56:07Z")
I seem to be running into a lot of people who have a “knockout” theory on getting sick. The idea is something like this: 1.) The moment you start feeling symptoms, the illness hasn’t really taken hold yet and your body … --- ## [What would be your fantasy business?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-fantasy-business/657064)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-fantasy-business/657064 "2013-05-21T20:10:58Z")
Based on this thread. You’ve just won the lottery. You have a pile of cash and will never have to worry about your income for the rest of your life. But you feel like doing something. So you decide to start up your own… --- ## [We had health care sign-up yesterday at work. Here's how it went.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-had-health-care-sign-up-yesterday-at-work-heres-how-it-went/673899)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2013, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-had-health-care-sign-up-yesterday-at-work-heres-how-it-went/673899 "2013-11-18T16:50:56Z")
We have fewer than 50 employees where I work, so my employer is not obligated to provide health care and isn’t going to, though he does pay for dental, vision and a $25K life insurance policy for all employees. But he d… --- ## [Did conquerors always wipe out local religions, sacred sites and history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-conquerors-always-wipe-out-local-religions-sacred-sites-and-history/699304)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2014, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-conquerors-always-wipe-out-local-religions-sacred-sites-and-history/699304 "2014-09-26T03:24:25Z")
In a pit thread, Kobal2 makes this statement - This is not the impression I had from what little history I know. Some conquerors did, certainly, but I was not under the impression that it was universal. What’s the stra… --- ## [Have you been everywhere, man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-everywhere-man/538049)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-everywhere-man/538049 "2013-02-07T14:22:13Z")
Too long for a poll. I’ve been to the ones in red. Reno, Chicago, Fargo, Minnesota, Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, Sarasota, Wichita, Tulsa, Ottawa, Oklahoma, Tampa, Panama, Mattawa, La Paloma, Bangor, Baltimore, Salvado… --- ## [WTF Tampon!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-tampon/528055)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-tampon/528055 "2010-10-26T15:57:21Z")
AAAAHHHHH! It happened again! How on earth can I be leaking and the tampon still be white and dry? I have no children, I was married to a gay guy for 10 years so there was very little sex. I don’t have a giant flappy va… --- ## [Just how feasible was Rifleman Lucas McCain's Winchester quick-fire rifle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-feasible-was-rifleman-lucas-mccains-winchester-quick-fire-rifle/347411)
**Author:** [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2006, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-feasible-was-rifleman-lucas-mccains-winchester-quick-fire-rifle/347411 "2006-03-09T13:31:16Z")
As I nurse a bad cold here at home, I just finished watching an episode of the Rifleman, starring big, bag Chuck Connors as peace-loving, rifle-toting, outlaw slicing-and-dicing Lucas McCain. A quick check over at TV Ac… --- ## [Movies with the most future stars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-the-most-future-stars/362455)
**Author:** [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-the-most-future-stars/362455 "2013-09-23T13:39:48Z")
Which movie has the most relatively unknown actors who would go on to be “stars.” By stars I mean people who would go on to be leads in future major films or become recognizable at some point in their careers for other… --- ## [Is there any such thing as being a "race traitor"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-such-thing-as-being-a-race-traitor/454528)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2008, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-such-thing-as-being-a-race-traitor/454528 "2008-07-10T22:14:21Z")
Inspired by the incredible derailing on this thread. Now, I realize that the term “race traitor” is a bit loaded, being mostly associated with white supremacists against any white person who doesn’t share their point of… --- ## [The Sisterhood: Becoming Nuns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sisterhood-becoming-nuns/705736)
**Author:** [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2014, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sisterhood-becoming-nuns/705736 "2014-12-20T06:25:57Z")
Ok, I admit. I got sucked into thislast night. It’s sort of drawn along the reality show lines, but not in a competition style. I was surprised that I enjoyed as I did, but then, when I was younger I did a discernment … --- ## [JW woman refuses blood, dies in childbirth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jw-woman-refuses-blood-dies-in-childbirth/425299)
**Author:** [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2007, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jw-woman-refuses-blood-dies-in-childbirth/425299 "2007-11-08T13:13:41Z")
Really sad story :frowning: It’s not yet 100% clear what happened, or whether a blood transfusion would have saved her, but it’s re-opened the debate in the UK about whether doctors etc should intervene against pati… --- ## [Name and gender change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-and-gender-change/639928)
**Author:** [@RockytheflyingS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RockytheflyingS)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-and-gender-change/639928 "2012-11-23T01:40:12Z")
I was just watching a special on a person who is trangendered. Anyway, his name was Christian and he changed it to Christina. I was thinking if I wanted to change my gender, I would change my name to something very diffe… --- ## [Attaching things to a house (VERY basic DIY)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attaching-things-to-a-house-very-basic-diy/615072)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2012, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attaching-things-to-a-house-very-basic-diy/615072 "2012-03-08T20:04:03Z")
I’ve always been apartment-bound, so there was never cause to permanently attach things to the side of a house. Now that we’re out in the sticks, I occasionally find myself wanting to put things on the outer walls or roo… --- ## [Why can't they make a book that holds up any more?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-they-make-a-book-that-holds-up-any-more/463771)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-they-make-a-book-that-holds-up-any-more/463771 "2008-09-26T09:37:18Z")
I’m not talking about the timelessness or datedness of the contents, I’m talking about the durability of the book as a physical object. I recently got this big, thick, hardcover book out of the public library. I wanted… --- ## [Should NY Subway Tracks \[be\] Clogged w/ Corpses of Rats who Touched the Third Rail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-ny-subway-tracks-be-clogged-w-corpses-of-rats-who-touched-the-third-rail/496638)
**Author:** [@Here\_Come\_Dots](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Here_Come_Dots)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2009, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-ny-subway-tracks-be-clogged-w-corpses-of-rats-who-touched-the-third-rail/496638 "2009-05-19T07:51:41Z")
The title says it all. --- ## [Why are NYC Taxi Medallions so expensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-nyc-taxi-medallions-so-expensive/605656)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-nyc-taxi-medallions-so-expensive/605656 "2011-12-10T20:36:43Z")
From this story: "But a taxi medallion is one investment that keeps going up in value: Two of them recently sold for a record $1 million each. A taxi medallion gives the bearer the right to pick up rides for hire. It t… --- ## [How could I convince you to sell me your house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-i-convince-you-to-sell-me-your-house/668575)
**Author:** [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2013, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-i-convince-you-to-sell-me-your-house/668575 "2013-09-18T17:51:13Z")
So, we’re house-hunting, after a fashion. Not in a hurry, but when the right place comes up, we’re ready to pull the trigger. However, we’re finding we have pretty narrow ideas of what constitutes “right”, especially in … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1392&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1394&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)