# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1408&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:** 1409 --- ## [How elite are the Gurkhas compared to SAS or Delta Force?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-elite-are-the-gurkhas-compared-to-sas-or-delta-force/843243)
**Author:** [@cjackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjackson)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-elite-are-the-gurkhas-compared-to-sas-or-delta-force/843243 "2019-11-25T05:51:53Z")
I guess this is one of those classic who would win questions. So would win between SAS or Delta vs the Gurkhas? Who has the hardest training? --- ## ["Catch a ??? by the toe." A survey.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catch-a-by-the-toe-a-survey/228549)
**Author:** [@Marvel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvel)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2004, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catch-a-by-the-toe-a-survey/228549 "2004-02-16T19:58:43Z")
Long story short, a text I’m reading for my History classs this Thursday has prompted me to ask the following question: When you were growing up, what word did you use in the following chant? “Eeny, meany, miney, moe! … --- ## [Rubies in watches? Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rubies-in-watches-why/230956)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2004, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rubies-in-watches-why/230956 "2004-02-26T01:13:16Z")
Hopefully this is a simple question for the watch experts out there. Why did they put gem stones, such as Rubies, in watches? What purpose did the stones have? Do they still use gem stones for expensive watches? --- ## [What fees, that businesses directly pass on to you, annoy the piss out of you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fees-that-businesses-directly-pass-on-to-you-annoy-the-piss-out-of-you/460592)
**Author:** [@Drakkar\_Sauna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drakkar_Sauna)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2008, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fees-that-businesses-directly-pass-on-to-you-annoy-the-piss-out-of-you/460592 "2008-08-28T03:03:41Z")
I just bought new tires, and noticed a few gems that nickel-and-dimed the final bill into being about 30% higher than it seemed like it should have been: “Tire sourcing fee” (you want me to pay for getting the product to… --- ## [Best and Worst Jane Austen Novels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-jane-austen-novels/413556)
**Author:** [@Humble\_Servant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Humble_Servant)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2007, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-jane-austen-novels/413556 "2007-07-30T18:40:44Z")
Well, Emma is best, of course! Why would Jane think no one else would like her? I like Mansfield Park least–I’m not a big Fanny fan. Fighting words? Rank order all 6 if you are so inclined. --- ## [So, I'm at this Klan meeting...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-at-this-klan-meeting/353827)
**Author:** [@Nic2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nic2004)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2006, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-at-this-klan-meeting/353827 "2006-05-04T14:37:31Z")
I was recently talking with a friend and the subject came up of “If they made a movie of your life, what scenes would it have to include?” In that there have been a few IRL events of late on the subject at hand I offer … --- ## [How Many of You Know The Holy Bible is a Specific Version?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you-know-the-holy-bible-is-a-specific-version/677042)
**Author:** [@itsharkley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/itsharkley)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2013, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you-know-the-holy-bible-is-a-specific-version/677042 "2013-12-31T17:12:16Z")
King James’ rendition is just called the holy bible today.? The only known bible edition that has every christian idea is john Wycliffe’s That stuff will freak you out in the old and new testament. --- ## [Should people be going to prison for rude posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-people-be-going-to-prison-for-rude-posts/732655)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2015, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-people-be-going-to-prison-for-rude-posts/732655 "2015-09-30T23:30:46Z")
Fortunately I live in USA, thus I may be banned on any forum but not jailed for my opinions. In UK 6,329 people were charged or cautioned under Section 127 of the Communications Act 2003. Hundreds of those ca… --- ## [Breitbart/NPR equivalence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breitbart-npr-equivalence/780220)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breitbart-npr-equivalence/780220 "2017-02-25T01:35:15Z")
I can’t remember what T.V. or radio station I had on but the topic was the polarization of the media. Whoever was speaking was decrying the bias of various media outlets. He then said something like “You’ve got Fox and B… --- ## [Could a magnet pull the iron out of your blood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-magnet-pull-the-iron-out-of-your-blood/343816)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2006, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-magnet-pull-the-iron-out-of-your-blood/343816 "2006-02-10T10:38:24Z")
Ok…kinda gross I know but the thread around here on MRIs reminded me of something I thought I read once of magnets powerful enough to strip the iron out of a person’s blood (I do not remember if they went so far as to sa… --- ## [Mods are the non-coms. What do Admins do all day? Read field reports only?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-are-the-non-coms-what-do-admins-do-all-day-read-field-reports-only/668049)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-are-the-non-coms-what-do-admins-do-all-day-read-field-reports-only/668049 "2013-09-12T18:44:08Z")
See subject. If Mods are non-coms, they’re the Joint Chiefs. They can’t be reading every damn post in SD, right? (One could continue by saying Ed Zotti is George Marshall and Cecil Roosevelt, The Triune God, Allah, Ad… --- ## ["Sound of Freedom" - anyone seen this movie, and if so, what did you think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-of-freedom-anyone-seen-this-movie-and-if-so-what-did-you-think/987278)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-of-freedom-anyone-seen-this-movie-and-if-so-what-did-you-think/987278 "2023-09-21T06:12:24Z")
In short, it’s about human trafficking and enslavement of children, and the press about it seems to be evenly divided between “Do not see this movie under any circumstances” and “This movie is a must-see, and is not grap… --- ## [Bizarre reasons you've called in "sick."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-reasons-youve-called-in-sick/599804)
**Author:** [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2011, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-reasons-youve-called-in-sick/599804 "2011-10-21T22:01:19Z")
When I was in high school I awoke and went downstairs to get my breakfast only to find a note at my place at the table from my mom: “Andy Warhol died.” I called and said I wouldn’t be in and went back to bed, devestated… --- ## [Canadian and US Dopers: How many would meet the "need four native-born grandparents to vote" test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-and-us-dopers-how-many-would-meet-the-need-four-native-born-grandparents-to-vote-test/772395)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2016, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-and-us-dopers-how-many-would-meet-the-need-four-native-born-grandparents-to-vote-test/772395 "2016-11-23T23:47:52Z")
I understand that in run-up to the late election, one meme floating around was that only USians who had all four grandparents born in the US should be able to vote in the elections. I’m just curious how many dopers woul… --- ## [Explain Mickey Rooney's Sex Appeal Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-mickey-rooneys-sex-appeal-please/664350)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2013, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-mickey-rooneys-sex-appeal-please/664350 "2013-07-31T03:43:39Z")
I am a hetero male age 50 but that doesn’t mean I don’t recognize a good-looking man when I see one (Cary Grant, Robert Redford, Rudolph Valentino, Denzel Washington, et al). WHERE does Mickey Rooney fit into all this!?… --- ## [Can an employer require you to take a 30-minute lunch break each day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-employer-require-you-to-take-a-30-minute-lunch-break-each-day/379427)
**Author:** [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2008, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-employer-require-you-to-take-a-30-minute-lunch-break-each-day/379427 "2008-08-22T23:28:44Z")
Got this e-mail from our boss today: \[QUOTE=My boss\] everyone must take at least a 1/2 hour break/lunch each day. \[/QUOTE\] Is this legal? I hardly ever take a lunch break, and even if I did, it would be maybe 15 min… --- ## [A New Form of Government?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-form-of-government/749948)
**Author:** [@Totenfeier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Totenfeier)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2016, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-form-of-government/749948 "2016-03-30T03:20:53Z")
In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson wrote that “when any Government becomes destructive of these ends (Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness), it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, &etc.” … --- ## [1,474 Megapixel Photo of Obama's inauguration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-474-megapixel-photo-of-obamas-inauguration/483755)
**Author:** [@pretend\_my\_name\_is\_witty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pretend_my_name_is_witty)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-474-megapixel-photo-of-obamas-inauguration/483755 "2009-02-02T06:35:59Z")
I did a search to see if this had been posted, but couldn’t find anything, apologies if it’s already been shown on here. This is an incredible piece of photographic work. I put five pictures together in a panorama and w… --- ## [Overweight in basic training](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overweight-in-basic-training/579488)
**Author:** [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2011, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overweight-in-basic-training/579488 "2011-04-25T09:27:36Z")
How does it work for those who join a branch of the U.S. military who are overweight? Do they have some kind of identifier while in the chow line that prohibits them from taking certain foods? Do the drill instructors … --- ## [Movies you know you ought to see but probably never will - and why](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-know-you-ought-to-see-but-probably-never-will-and-why/528421)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2010, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-know-you-ought-to-see-but-probably-never-will-and-why/528421 "2010-02-12T13:55:24Z")
I’ve never seen Schindler’s List, even though everyone tells me I should. Just sounds like too much of a downer. I’ve never seen The Shawshank Redemption, even though everyone tells me I should. The clips I’ve seen of… --- ## [Being strongly encouraged to get a non-girly drink](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-strongly-encouraged-to-get-a-non-girly-drink/791532)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-strongly-encouraged-to-get-a-non-girly-drink/791532 "2017-07-26T12:37:30Z")
A friend wants to take me out for drinks tomorrow for my birthday. She knows that I don’t like to drink and that when I do drink, I tend to go for the sweetest drink on the menu. In a playful way, she has let me know I… --- ## [Family Feud Part VIII](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-part-viii/430261)
**Author:** [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2007, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-part-viii/430261 "2007-12-19T17:22:57Z")
Rules, in case you are new are this: DON’T READ THE THREAD BEFORE YOU POST! Post your responses to the questions and when there have been 50 responses, I will double the value of the response to each question (to come u… --- ## ["Touring the facility and picking up slack" ? Meaning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touring-the-facility-and-picking-up-slack-meaning/482495)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touring-the-facility-and-picking-up-slack-meaning/482495 "2010-12-10T19:48:33Z")
Okay, I’m listening to an old Cake song named Short Skirt, Long Jacket. There’s a line or two: She’s touring the facilities she’s picking up slack Does that any meaning in normal English, or is that just songspeak? --- ## [MPSIMS about the cute, shy guy at work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-about-the-cute-shy-guy-at-work/534066)
**Author:** [@Pray\_for\_peace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pray_for_peace)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-about-the-cute-shy-guy-at-work/534066 "2010-04-07T12:56:35Z")
I’m pretty newly single, and I’m not sure I’m ready to be dating anyone yet. But - there’s this guy at work who has caught my eye. He’s cute (in an unconventional way), but he’s really caught my attention due to his wo… --- ## [Air France Flight 296 (1996): conspiracy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-france-flight-296-1996-conspiracy/606342)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-france-flight-296-1996-conspiracy/606342 "2011-12-17T08:57:26Z")
The thread about what happened in the cockpit of Air France 447 got me curious about another Air France crash: Flight 296, which happened back in 1988. This was a demonstration flight at an airshow of a brand new Airbus… --- ## [How often do you wash "outer clothes" (sweaters, jacks, jackets)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wash-outer-clothes-sweaters-jacks-jackets/480792)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2009, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wash-outer-clothes-sweaters-jacks-jackets/480792 "2009-01-12T15:56:00Z")
A friend of mine washes her woolen vests and sweaters every time she wears them. Consequently, they look like shit after six months. Me, I wash my shirts and undershirts frequently, but the jackets and vests I wash, or … --- ## [Which Academy Awards should be revoked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-academy-awards-should-be-revoked/281726)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2005, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-academy-awards-should-be-revoked/281726 "2005-01-04T01:28:22Z")
We all have them. Oscars that we believe never should have been given in the first place. There’s generally one every year that ends up in the wrong hands (at least one, anyway). So I’m proposing a new Oscar Category:… --- ## [I am starting to dislike Canadians.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-starting-to-dislike-canadians/184904)
**Author:** [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2003, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-starting-to-dislike-canadians/184904 "2003-07-01T15:29:44Z")
If I have to sit and listen to just one more whiny-assed Canadian complain about “you shouldn’t call yourselves ‘Americans’ because there are other countries on both American Continents and blah, blah, blah, blah,” I’m g… --- ## [Share your miserable concert experiences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-miserable-concert-experiences/529198)
**Author:** [@Mooch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooch)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2010, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-miserable-concert-experiences/529198 "2010-02-18T02:59:38Z")
Goddammit I had an extraordinarily shit time at a concert over the weekend – I think the worst show I’ve ever been to. Mos Def and DOOM at the Congress Theater in Chicago. The concert was originally scheduled for Janua… --- ## [Which Fast Food Burger Joint has The Cheapest Burgers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-fast-food-burger-joint-has-the-cheapest-burgers/975575)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2022, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-fast-food-burger-joint-has-the-cheapest-burgers/975575 "2022-12-24T19:06:45Z")
Given that we live in a world where thieving corporations daily artificially jack up food prices to try to buy votes ( and to funnel money to the candidates which suck them off best ) I’d like to know which fast food bur… --- ## [If Hillary Clinton is found guilty of a felony, but it doesn't affect popularity, does it matter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-hillary-clinton-is-found-guilty-of-a-felony-but-it-doesnt-affect-popularity-does-it-matter/728155)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2015, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-hillary-clinton-is-found-guilty-of-a-felony-but-it-doesnt-affect-popularity-does-it-matter/728155 "2015-08-22T07:58:43Z")
So, ok. Out of 20% of the documents on former secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s email server, “305” are being reviewed further if they may possibly be classified. Where there’s smoke, there’s probably at least a spa… --- ## [I broke my kitten's leg this morning...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-broke-my-kittens-leg-this-morning/170938)
**Author:** [@Aguecheek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aguecheek)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2003, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-broke-my-kittens-leg-this-morning/170938 "2003-04-29T17:08:02Z")
Not on purpose, mind. I was walking to the bedroom, going to get dressed for work, when he came tearing out and crashed into my leg, throwing me off balance. As I tried to catch myself, my foot came up and down right o… --- ## [Why no love for briefs (underwear)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-love-for-briefs-underwear/596861)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-love-for-briefs-underwear/596861 "2011-09-21T22:14:01Z")
First, if this is the wrong forum, sorry mods. Briefs get mocked and called names like tighty-whities. I’m just curious as to why. --- ## [Cajun Dopers: Is "File" Powder Essential to Gumbo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cajun-dopers-is-file-powder-essential-to-gumbo/644119)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cajun-dopers-is-file-powder-essential-to-gumbo/644119 "2012-12-17T17:12:44Z")
I just found a great recipe for shrimp gumbo…but I cannot find file powder here in Boston. I understand that it has a subtle flavor (its dried and ground sassafras leaves). Will leaving it out spoil my gumbo? … --- ## [Has an already-registered Doper ever gone to prison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-an-already-registered-doper-ever-gone-to-prison/427700)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2007, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-an-already-registered-doper-ever-gone-to-prison/427700 "2007-11-30T00:22:31Z")
Was curious about this. Browsing back through the archives, I see that all manner of misfortune has befallen Dopers on the board, and they (or their next of kin :frowning: ) have shared the news. (All sorts of happy ev… --- ## [How does Dollar General stay in business?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-dollar-general-stay-in-business/755336)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2016, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-dollar-general-stay-in-business/755336 "2016-05-28T04:09:45Z")
They have popped up all over the place in rural areas of Maine. I occasionally have stopped in for a snack. When I have gone into one of their stores, there usually weren’t any other customers at all. Dollar stores are… --- ## [What is your favorite cologne or perfume?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-cologne-or-perfume/630869)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2012, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-cologne-or-perfume/630869 "2012-08-13T03:05:36Z")
I use Cool Water. Just wondering what others use/like… --- ## [Symbol font now available.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/symbol-font-now-available/85016)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2003, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/symbol-font-now-available/85016 "2003-05-28T01:10:51Z")
We have added the symbol font to our set. {sym} turns it on {/sym} turns it off (using straight brackets, of course) Have fun! your humble TubaDiva Administrator --- ## [Do girls have poorer taste in music than guys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-girls-have-poorer-taste-in-music-than-guys/59877)
**Author:** [@Turpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turpentine)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2001, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-girls-have-poorer-taste-in-music-than-guys/59877 "2001-04-01T03:44:43Z")
I would like to wait for a few opinions before I come back and give my own. Well, maybe men are less willing to admit to liking music that seems…uncool. I’ll come back later and discuss further. --- ## [Could you be a motivated defense lawyer for as guilty person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-be-a-motivated-defense-lawyer-for-as-guilty-person/629649)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2012, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-be-a-motivated-defense-lawyer-for-as-guilty-person/629649 "2012-07-31T18:05:46Z")
Pretend you are a criminal lawyer. Could you be full motivated to defend a client you are pretty damn sure is guilty as hell, such as a child murderer/ rapist? I couldn’t, I’d feel dirty if I did. --- ## [Convince Me that John Kerry Is Electable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-that-john-kerry-is-electable/226032)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2004, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-that-john-kerry-is-electable/226032 "2004-02-12T00:17:05Z")
John Kerry seems to be building momentum now, and as a Democrat, that worries the hell out of me. Frankly, I do not think he has a prayer in the general election. Maybe I’m wrong, and I’m keeping an open mind. I’ll vote… --- ## [Inside How Many Countries Have You Flown Domestically?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inside-how-many-countries-have-you-flown-domestically/729566)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2015, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inside-how-many-countries-have-you-flown-domestically/729566 "2015-09-08T14:18:47Z")
I think I count six: The US, Thailand, China, Vietnam, Nepal and Indonesia. --- ## [Everest (the movie based on the 1996 disaster)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everest-the-movie-based-on-the-1996-disaster/732485)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everest-the-movie-based-on-the-1996-disaster/732485 "2015-10-26T20:49:55Z")
I went to see the movie last night, and I was wondering if anyone else had seen it. I’d been looking forward to seeing it, because I’d seen the trailers before some other movies, and the trailer looked exciting, and the … --- ## [Do you keep foreign money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-foreign-money/569579)
**Author:** [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-foreign-money/569579 "2011-02-02T12:14:30Z")
Inspired by this thead: I enjoy travelling, and get to do it both for work and fun at times. I often come back with some extra money, which I put in a drawer just in case…um…something happens and I find a use for it. I… --- ## [The Duchess of Upstairs Downstairs, Revisited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-duchess-of-upstairs-downstairs-revisited/613141)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2012, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-duchess-of-upstairs-downstairs-revisited/613141 "2012-05-27T16:49:34Z")
Not to hijack the Downton Abbey thread, I wanted to get out grandmother’s tea set, break out the digestive biscuits and talk about some of the older British series. I have all three above-mentioned on DVD (Upstairs Down… --- ## [How can I open a door with a broken doorknob?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-open-a-door-with-a-broken-doorknob/426205)
**Author:** [@Resistance\_is\_Character-Formin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Resistance_is_Character-Formin)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2007, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-open-a-door-with-a-broken-doorknob/426205 "2007-11-14T20:29:17Z")
Our bathroom door would not open tonight, I assumed that one of the kids locked it before closing it so I tried to poke a toothpick in the hold in the middle of the outside doorknob to unlock it, but that didn’t work thi… --- ## [Are Atheists better Christians than Christians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-atheists-better-christians-than-christians/579296)
**Author:** [@Knigel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knigel)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2011, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-atheists-better-christians-than-christians/579296 "2011-04-27T02:23:27Z")
I’m pretty sure that there must be arguments against this claim, and I’m not too sure about the scripture and interpretations; however, I want to test the veracity of this claim: Non-theist Atheists seem to be better Ch… --- ## [Coffee beans...to grind or not to grind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-beans-to-grind-or-not-to-grind/135037)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2002, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-beans-to-grind-or-not-to-grind/135037 "2002-11-05T20:15:50Z")
Right before brewing, that is. I know you don’t dump whole coffee beans into the basket. :smiley: I can’t drink the instant kind. I used to drink Gevalia, but their customer service went to shit, so we are now enjoyin… --- ## [Pronunciation of Setswanan Honorifics (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-setswanan-honorifics-no-1-ladies-detective-agency/489395)
**Author:** [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2010, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-setswanan-honorifics-no-1-ladies-detective-agency/489395 "2010-03-26T22:39:27Z")
The thread about the upcoming debut of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency film on HBO reminded me of a question I’ve had through my reading of the series, and I know someone on the Dope can school me. What is the proper … --- ## [California legislation proves once again that they're flat-out nuts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-legislation-proves-once-again-that-theyre-flat-out-nuts/460187)
**Author:** [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2008, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-legislation-proves-once-again-that-theyre-flat-out-nuts/460187 "2008-08-23T05:56:43Z")
It has been decreed that in LA (unless the Mayor has a moment of clarity and tosses this fishwrap out of his office), big-box retailers such as Home Depot must put up shelters equipped with bathrooms, drinking water, tab… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1407&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1409&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)