# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1397&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:** 1398 --- ## [Tell me about your KitchenAid stand mixer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-kitchenaid-stand-mixer/645194)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2012, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-kitchenaid-stand-mixer/645194 "2012-12-30T16:46:51Z")
Our 13 year old daughter has recently shown an interest in baking. So I bought her a 600-series KA mixer for Christmas. Now I’m wondering if I’ve made a mistake. Reviews at Amazon indicate many owners have experienced p… --- ## [What can I do with 1000 unused insulin needles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-1000-unused-insulin-needles/685036)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2014, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-1000-unused-insulin-needles/685036 "2014-04-02T18:31:28Z")
A friend’s mother was into bulk purchasing and she passed away a month ago. He gave me a bunch of stuff she left behind (massive amounts of sterile gauze, which is a win because it’s virtually the same thing as massive … --- ## [Why do only Europeans make the world's most desirable cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-only-europeans-make-the-worlds-most-desirable-cars/603134)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-only-europeans-make-the-worlds-most-desirable-cars/603134 "2011-11-18T08:29:35Z")
A couple of days ago there was an amazing new Ferrari parked on the street and a lot of passersby were stopping to take a picture of it. That made me think of all the cars that can elicit such a response, and in general,… --- ## [How should I kidnap my boyfriend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-kidnap-my-boyfriend/151835)
**Author:** [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2003, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-kidnap-my-boyfriend/151835 "2003-02-07T22:04:57Z")
On his birthday I am planning to come to his house in the morning before he goes to work and kidnap him instead. I am going to take him to a cabin in Yosemite for a couple of days. I already called his day-job employer … --- ## [Twinkies Date Code](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twinkies-date-code/654294)
**Author:** [@Caractacus\_Pott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caractacus_Pott)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twinkies-date-code/654294 "2013-04-01T16:39:51Z")
Today I found a twin pack of Twinkies at the grocery store. It was sitting in a box of chewing gum on the impulse shelf at the checkout line. Impulsively I bought it. I thought they’d be all gone far before now. Anyways,… --- ## [Sex Ch-ch-ch-changes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-ch-ch-ch-changes/515085)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2009, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-ch-ch-ch-changes/515085 "2009-10-28T15:32:09Z")
If you could have an instant sex change for either a year, or the rest of your life, would you do it? --- ## [Man fuck all the whacked out child abuse threads!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-fuck-all-the-whacked-out-child-abuse-threads/497261)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2009, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-fuck-all-the-whacked-out-child-abuse-threads/497261 "2009-05-25T22:09:18Z")
That is all. They are just really fucking disturbing, I hate them. --- ## [Any Mid-sized cars with manual transmissions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mid-sized-cars-with-manual-transmissions/717057)
**Author:** [@Whiskey\_Dickens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whiskey_Dickens)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mid-sized-cars-with-manual-transmissions/717057 "2015-04-12T20:25:58Z")
My family is getting larger, and the wife’s 10 year old Mazda6 is starting to show its age. We would really like a new, mid-sized (or larger) car with a manual transmission. The new Mazda6’s appear to be our only optio… --- ## [What's The Largest World City You've Never Heard Of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-largest-world-city-youve-never-heard-of/531131)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2010, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-largest-world-city-youve-never-heard-of/531131 "2010-03-08T13:55:29Z")
Yes, I totally stole this idea from another thread. List of most populous world cities. For me it’s #44, Ahmedabad. --- ## [Limbaugh not racist at all, no sirree bob.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limbaugh-not-racist-at-all-no-sirree-bob/204922)
**Author:** [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2003, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limbaugh-not-racist-at-all-no-sirree-bob/204922 "2003-10-06T16:59:14Z")
Link. You fucking asshole. You were hired to talk about sports. But God forbid you should just do that without injecting your wingnut brand of “commentary” into what should be a politically neutral public discussion. … --- ## [Rank the proposed baseball rule changes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-the-proposed-baseball-rule-changes/829185)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2019, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-the-proposed-baseball-rule-changes/829185 "2019-03-15T13:17:30Z")
I’m glad MLB is finally addressing its issues, but some of the proposed changes IMO stretch the envelope a little too far. Here’s my ranking of the in-game proposals, from best idea to worst: \[ol\] \[li\]Extending the DH … --- ## [Why should anyone take solipsism seriously?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-anyone-take-solipsism-seriously/505754)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-anyone-take-solipsism-seriously/505754 "2009-08-12T08:24:01Z")
Suggested by this post in an otherwise irrelevant Pit thread. Solipsism, of course, is the philosophical–well, I don’t want to call it a theory– the philosophical proposition that one’s own mind is all that exists. It … --- ## [Tell me how you got a flat stomach!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-how-you-got-a-flat-stomach/575969)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-how-you-got-a-flat-stomach/575969 "2011-03-28T18:33:31Z")
Whenever I lose weight, I’ve always kept a little lower belly pooch. In fact, I’ve been in situations where my lower ribs were kind of visible and I STILL had my lower belly pooch. I’m tired of it. I want to get rid of … --- ## [Do you share your birthday with someone famous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-share-your-birthday-with-someone-famous/474930)
**Author:** [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2008, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-share-your-birthday-with-someone-famous/474930 "2008-12-17T01:11:58Z")
Not me, as far as I can tell… but I was born the day after Shaquille O’Neal. I share the same birth year as The Rock, Notorious B.I.G, Cameron Diaz and Billie Joe Armstrong (with whom I also share a surname!) so I guess… --- ## [Chimp vs. Brock Lesnar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimp-vs-brock-lesnar/563801)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimp-vs-brock-lesnar/563801 "2010-12-23T13:26:52Z")
Not sure if this belongs in GQ because there’s probaby going to be some speculation, please move if appropriate. So we’ve all known for a while that chimps, despite their tiny frames, are ridiculously strong. Brock Les… --- ## [A question about Pit thread-starting etiquette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-pit-thread-starting-etiquette/478848)
**Author:** [@Ensign\_Edison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ensign_Edison)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2008, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-pit-thread-starting-etiquette/478848 "2008-12-29T16:06:15Z")
jayjay tells me that it is rude to respond to an original post in a negative way within the original PIT thread. He says everyone here knows the polite thing to do is to start a whole new Pit thread for your on-topic, ab… --- ## [The mark of Cain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mark-of-cain/838607)
**Author:** [@Dana\_Scully](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dana_Scully)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2019, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mark-of-cain/838607 "2019-08-23T18:08:00Z")
Has anyone ever figured out what this was? I know the LDS church taught for years that being black was the mark of Cain and restricted membership of anyone who could be considered black from any kind of priesthood. In 19… --- ## [Bite Ass, Mr. Nightclub Bathroom Attendant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bite-ass-mr-nightclub-bathroom-attendant/411050)
**Author:** [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2007, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bite-ass-mr-nightclub-bathroom-attendant/411050 "2007-07-11T15:04:28Z")
Hey you. Yeah, you, sitting on the stool next to the sink in the bathroom of this overpriced nightclub. Fuck you. Can I not even step up to the sink after taking a piss and wash my own hands like a big boy? I promise… --- ## [Should we buy a Chevy Cavalier?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-buy-a-chevy-cavalier/79775)
**Author:** [@Jeannie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeannie)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2001, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-buy-a-chevy-cavalier/79775 "2001-09-06T12:31:58Z")
My car (a 1993 Saturn) has been having so many problems lately that it’s just not worth the money we’re putting into it anymore. Mr. Jeannie and I went to do some car shopping today. We looked at a few different dealersh… --- ## [Nextdoor.com neighbor wars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nextdoor-com-neighbor-wars/818293)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2018, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nextdoor-com-neighbor-wars/818293 "2018-08-22T23:42:10Z")
My neighborhood is having issues with break-ins and car thefts during the day, so neighbors have been keeping an eye out for unusual behavior or suspicious activity. Someone posted just half an hour ago some early-morni… --- ## [When did you learn about the Japanese internment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-learn-about-the-japanese-internment/780429)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-learn-about-the-japanese-internment/780429 "2017-03-01T17:21:35Z")
Because the 75th anniversary of Executive Order 9066 has just passed…and I’m always surprised by how many people have never heard of it, or only learned about it later in life. --- ## [FU2, Russian MILF porn viruses.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fu2-russian-milf-porn-viruses/559810)
**Author:** [@Super\_Kapowzler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Super_Kapowzler)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2010, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fu2-russian-milf-porn-viruses/559810 "2010-11-10T13:58:29Z")
So I go to Russia, (not really, more like a Russian MILF porn site.) and HOLY SHIT! It took me almost a week to get all the shit off my computer. Browser redirecting off any search screen, impossible to surf, additiona… --- ## [Man arrested for informing prospective jurors about nullification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-arrested-for-informing-prospective-jurors-about-nullification/739227)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2015, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-arrested-for-informing-prospective-jurors-about-nullification/739227 "2015-12-07T02:00:56Z")
I’ve been in and around the legal industry for almost 18 years, but this is not an issue I’ve ever dealt with or even really discussed with anyone. For those that are unfamiliar, one definition of jury nullification (thi… --- ## [I got my biopsy results today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-biopsy-results-today/448359)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2008, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-biopsy-results-today/448359 "2008-05-20T01:24:23Z")
As related here, I had to go in for a biopsy because of two lumps found in my left breast. I got the results today. One of the lumps was A-something Ductal Hemoplasia, and the other is Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma. I… --- ## [Retired Dopers: how did you decide when to retire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retired-dopers-how-did-you-decide-when-to-retire/939207)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retired-dopers-how-did-you-decide-when-to-retire/939207 "2021-04-27T05:24:26Z")
I’m planning to retire in about 5-7 years. I’ll be 60 in a couple of months. My wife is 5 years younger. My plan is that when our savings hits out ‘magic number’, a number calculated by how many remaining years we plan t… --- ## [Why are non-Caucasians called "people of color"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-non-caucasians-called-people-of-color/409255)
**Author:** [@GuyNblueJeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuyNblueJeans)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2007, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-non-caucasians-called-people-of-color/409255 "2007-06-25T17:08:04Z")
Personally, I think it’s because it serves as a clever tool to aid in polarizing all non-Caucasians against “whitey.” And the purpose of that is, of course, to over the course of time remove Caucasians from all places of… --- ## [There was a HOLIDAY. How hard is that to figure out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-a-holiday-how-hard-is-that-to-figure-out/418115)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-a-holiday-how-hard-is-that-to-figure-out/418115 "2011-01-19T18:53:16Z")
Dear fucking moron single mothers and unemployed people, Monday was a national holiday. State child support and unemployment offices were closed. Banks were closed. It was not a business day. How fucking hard is it to f… --- ## [My wife thinks she has precognition, X-ray vision and a supercalculator brain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-thinks-she-has-precognition-x-ray-vision-and-a-supercalculator-brain/220483)
**Author:** [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2003, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-thinks-she-has-precognition-x-ray-vision-and-a-supercalculator-brain/220483 "2003-12-29T15:14:32Z")
Kinda long and rambling, but we’ll get to the point eventually. Grab a brewski and siddown. Our family is a large and varied one. At certain times, this can be beneficial (getting birthday presents, calculating deductio… --- ## [The duration of property rights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-duration-of-property-rights/692120)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2014, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-duration-of-property-rights/692120 "2014-07-04T03:32:12Z")
I had a long drive yesterday and my brain got to wandering. So, property rights. I think even the most ardent defender of property rights would agree that they do not extend beyond the boundaries of your property. In fa… --- ## [Any Munchkin tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-munchkin-tips/543922)
**Author:** [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2010, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-munchkin-tips/543922 "2010-06-22T23:34:00Z")
I just got the basic boxed Munchkin game, and while I want my husband and daughter to enjoy it, I want to have the edge. Any tips? Other than taking the very best cards out of the decks and sliding them into play when … --- ## [Support the Troops my ass. The VA is horrid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/support-the-troops-my-ass-the-va-is-horrid/656319)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2013, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/support-the-troops-my-ass-the-va-is-horrid/656319 "2013-04-27T11:51:43Z")
In September of 2011, let me say again, 2011!, I submitted a claim to Veterans Affairs. Nothing major but I definitely wanted to get what I submitted on record. I hadn’t heard anything back from them. Seeing as how I sub… --- ## [otherwise good songs ruined by one small artistic misstep](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otherwise-good-songs-ruined-by-one-small-artistic-misstep/118292)
**Author:** [@moodtobestewed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moodtobestewed)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2002, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otherwise-good-songs-ruined-by-one-small-artistic-misstep/118292 "2002-08-31T16:57:41Z")
My nominees for the category of otherwise good songs ruined by one small artistic misstep: Guided by Voices “I am a Scientist” Great vocal melody, intriguing lyrics, and a driving rhythm section ruined by domr of the m… --- ## [Ever wake up stupid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-wake-up-stupid/241642)
**Author:** [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2004, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-wake-up-stupid/241642 "2004-04-26T05:56:58Z")
Y’know what I mean? Some days I feel pretty sharp. Ask me a question, the answer springs into my mind, and flows off my tongue with erudite eloquence. I write well, I spell correctly, I have my facts straight and I ab… --- ## [August Wrong! (Monthly Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-wrong-monthly-mini-rants/1032078)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-wrong-monthly-mini-rants/1032078 "2026-09-01T08:50:17Z")
Continuing the discussion from Rant, Write, and Boo (July Mini-Rants): …But I’ll keep trying! I feel torn about work. I have a whole lot of new responsibility by necessity. We are in bad financial shape, being a gove… --- ## [Tire overheating in the desert.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tire-overheating-in-the-desert/541016)
**Author:** [@kitsrball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitsrball)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2010, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tire-overheating-in-the-desert/541016 "2010-06-17T12:23:49Z")
Just a fact: tires DO get really hot in Arizona in the summer. In two years, with properly inflated and new tires, I’ve had 5 tire failures (4 were tread separation and blowouts). The road temperatures easily exceeds… --- ## [Is James Lindsay's description of Wokeness accurate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-james-lindsays-description-of-wokeness-accurate/925177)
**Author:** [@TGWATY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TGWATY)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-james-lindsays-description-of-wokeness-accurate/925177 "2020-11-14T21:34:06Z")
In the linked video, James Lindsay presents an overview of Wokeness, or Critical Social Justice, or what we might call Critical Theory of the post-post-modernism era. Lindsay is opposed to this movement bu… --- ## [White Americans with Native blood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-americans-with-native-blood/691409)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2014, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-americans-with-native-blood/691409 "2014-07-03T14:10:27Z")
We know that many whites claim to have native, especially Cherokee, ancestry. Do you think these are usually founded in reality? Would a genetic study of white Americans reveal a significant amount of admixture among peo… --- ## [I don't have one. I'm just commoner \[Am I strange?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-one-im-just-commoner-am-i-strange/682265)
**Author:** [@Hollow\_mask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hollow_mask)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2014, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-one-im-just-commoner-am-i-strange/682265 "2014-02-28T02:18:57Z")
This topic is perfect for me ! I can’t wait to impose my inanity on everyone. I have much experience annoying people with my opinions, some of which almost seem to make sense. That’s part of the illusion of intelligence … --- ## [Tonsil stones: the horror continues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonsil-stones-the-horror-continues/320328)
**Author:** [@Q.N.Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.N.Jones)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2005, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonsil-stones-the-horror-continues/320328 "2005-09-09T01:41:30Z")
And I do mean horror. The following is strictly TMI. I’ve been having problems with these disgusting things for the last several years. I’ve discussed it on the board before. Notably, in a thread in January of this y… --- ## [You must fire one of these employees. Which one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-must-fire-one-of-these-employees-which-one/761429)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-must-fire-one-of-these-employees-which-one/761429 "2016-08-07T22:36:36Z")
Getting away from the honor them, I present today’s hypo, set in Memphis, Tennessee. The location is important for two reasons. First, because Tennessee is an at-will employment state; you can fire anybody for any reason… --- ## [Do radio stations often do fake interviews?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-radio-stations-often-do-fake-interviews/505539)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2009, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-radio-stations-often-do-fake-interviews/505539 "2009-08-08T03:27:19Z")
Sometimes while listening to the latest popular music station (KISS FM in Los Angeles), the host will bring in some celebrity and conduct a short interview. To me, these kinds of interviews, especially ones with the big… --- ## [What's up with all the tomndebb haters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-all-the-tomndebb-haters/395839)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2007, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-all-the-tomndebb-haters/395839 "2007-03-16T23:21:11Z")
Seriously, what gives? Are people just insecure, whiny, ignorant asses? This is not in response to any thread in particular. I have only gotten a few posts into any thread railing on him, because they all seem to lack m… --- ## [The Burger King is out to get me! I know it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-burger-king-is-out-to-get-me-i-know-it/325515)
**Author:** [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2006, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-burger-king-is-out-to-get-me-i-know-it/325515 "2006-03-09T17:01:34Z")
Okay, I think I’ve mentioned before that the Burger King creeps me out something fierce. Well, I just saw a new BK commercial a few minutes ago. There’s a construction worker working way up high on some girder, and he he… --- ## [Weird, pointlessly long video ads - can anyone explain them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-pointlessly-long-video-ads-can-anyone-explain-them/649882)
**Author:** [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2022, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-pointlessly-long-video-ads-can-anyone-explain-them/649882 "2022-03-26T00:15:30Z")
I’ve seen online ad campaigns that, after a click or two, want you to sit through a long-winded, talky video promising secrets of weight loss / finding love / making money and other staples of hooks-for-gullible-fish adv… --- ## [Do they sell larger versions of those molded plastic kids pools (for a dog to use)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-sell-larger-versions-of-those-molded-plastic-kids-pools-for-a-dog-to-use/586087)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-sell-larger-versions-of-those-molded-plastic-kids-pools-for-a-dog-to-use/586087 "2011-06-20T16:32:48Z")
I wanted to get something like this for my Lab to use to cool off, but the pools I saw at the local store are very shallow and I’d like to get something that’s at least 2.5 - 3 feet deep and 5-6 feet across. I’d get her… --- ## [Sheriffs, federal law enforcement, & the Constitution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheriffs-federal-law-enforcement-the-constitution/688635)
**Author:** [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2014, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheriffs-federal-law-enforcement-the-constitution/688635 "2014-05-23T03:18:31Z")
There’s a very durable rumor floating around, even within law enforcement communities, that sheriffs in the US are all-powerful within their own jurisdictions, even to the point that a duly elected county sheriff can exp… --- ## [Do you know what the John Birch Society is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-the-john-birch-society-is/572008)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2011, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-the-john-birch-society-is/572008 "2011-03-04T04:41:19Z")
A friend of mine recently said that in 30 years the Tea Party Movement will be remembered only by political historians and trivia buffs. That got me to thinking about other political movements that have flourished for a… --- ## [Could a THREE'S COMPANY reboot, done as an actual menage a trois, work in 2015\>](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-threes-company-reboot-done-as-an-actual-menage-a-trois-work-in-2015/730345)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-threes-company-reboot-done-as-an-actual-menage-a-trois-work-in-2015/730345 "2015-09-14T04:13:31Z")
Watching /Three’s Company back in the day, I always thought two things: A) Joyce DeWitt was about fifteen times hotter than Suzanne Somers (though DeWitt and Priscilla Barnes were about equal) and ii) Janet and Jack had … --- ## [Vintage Charles Shaw wine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vintage-charles-shaw-wine/441710)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2013, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vintage-charles-shaw-wine/441710 "2013-01-11T16:07:09Z")
Let’s say I’ve got a bottle of Two Buck Chuck that I just bought at Trader Joe’s, which I’m going to pass on to my grandchildren. How well will it age? Will it ever become the kind of fine wine that will end up in some… --- ## [Snapped key in lock - any solutions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snapped-key-in-lock-any-solutions/625368)
**Author:** [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2012, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snapped-key-in-lock-any-solutions/625368 "2012-06-19T17:46:34Z")
I snapped a key in the lock of a bike shackle and was wondering if there was anything that can be done. I’ve researched it a bit and it seems that I have quite a difficult case in terms of accessing the lock. The lockin… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1396&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1398&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)