# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1433&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:** 1434 --- ## [The Start of The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-start-of-the-mmp/843282)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2019, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-start-of-the-mmp/843282 "2019-11-18T08:29:45Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 40 Amurrkin out and N.O.S. with a predicted high of 75 and mostly N.O.S. for the day. I shall spiff da cave today and this evenin’ I have Vestry meetin’ over to the chur… --- ## [What is the seminal teen movie of the 80s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-seminal-teen-movie-of-the-80s/570207)
**Author:** [@Pitchmeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pitchmeister)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-seminal-teen-movie-of-the-80s/570207 "2011-02-07T23:00:48Z")
Being born in the mid-80s, I obviously didn’t experience the peak of the John Hughes-style 1980s teen movie genre in person, but I just watched The Breakfast Club with my best friend, who is a child of the era. She claim… --- ## [Nutella. What is it good for/on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nutella-what-is-it-good-for-on/502640)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2009, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nutella-what-is-it-good-for-on/502640 "2009-08-29T04:54:21Z")
Travelling in a foreign land recently, I picked up a jar of nutella. I’ve heard tell of this product before, but I’d never tried it. Upon returning home with it, I opened it, and gave it a taste. Quite delicious! And… --- ## [tomndebb, why the animosity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-why-the-animosity/604208)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-why-the-animosity/604208 "2011-11-29T17:53:22Z")
Tom, why all the personal animosity? What have I ever done to you? People have frequently complained about your biased moderation before, but it seems as though you have something personal against me, and I want to know … --- ## [Shooting Outside U.S. Capitol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-outside-u-s-capitol/670291)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2013, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-outside-u-s-capitol/670291 "2013-10-05T00:58:24Z")
Title says it all, really. Car Chase, White House to Capitol, Has Fatal End - The New York Times --- ## [Are we seeing a break between Palin and McCain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-seeing-a-break-between-palin-and-mccain/469354)
**Author:** [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2008, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-seeing-a-break-between-palin-and-mccain/469354 "2008-10-29T13:30:06Z")
In light of Governor Palin breaking away from her McCain handlers and speaking to reporters and her doing more “off the cuff” interviews does this indicate that she is attempting some separation from the top name on the … --- ## [What will happen if Iceland refuse to bail out their banks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-if-iceland-refuse-to-bail-out-their-banks/531116)
**Author:** [@carm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carm)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2014, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-if-iceland-refuse-to-bail-out-their-banks/531116 "2014-01-16T20:24:51Z")
The president of Iceland has refused to sign a bill bailing out Icesave, an Icelandic bank that owes $5bn to the UK and Netherlands, instead putting it to a referendum. The referendum takes place this Saturday. What … --- ## [Dr. Phil and mandatory reporting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-phil-and-mandatory-reporting/672205)
**Author:** [@Dingbang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dingbang)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2013, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-phil-and-mandatory-reporting/672205 "2013-10-27T23:47:03Z")
Many times on his show, Dr. Phil has emphatically made the the point that as a psychologist (or whatever his exact credential is), he is a mandatory reporter when made aware of child abuse. I’ve seen shows where he holds… --- ## [Just how bad a Politician is Hillary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-bad-a-politician-is-hillary/771169)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2016, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-bad-a-politician-is-hillary/771169 "2016-11-12T04:19:51Z")
As a policy wonk and intellectual she is streets ahead of most. As a poltician, she is… bad. Lost to a minority half term Senator in '08 Struggled to beat a near octogenarian former Commie Lost to Donald Trump. Donald… --- ## [What is the funniest lyric in a non-comical song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-lyric-in-a-non-comical-song/841452)
**Author:** [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2019, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-lyric-in-a-non-comical-song/841452 "2019-10-14T09:41:03Z")
Recently I listened to Meat Loaf’s “Bat Out of Hell” for the first time in a long time. Out of all of the great tunes on that record (that’s how old I am, when it came out it was on a LP Record), I like “Paradise by the … --- ## [Electrical tape. What is it used for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-tape-what-is-it-used-for/785550)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-tape-what-is-it-used-for/785550 "2017-05-08T23:49:16Z")
I’ve done a lot of electrical work over the past 30 years. Have never used it for electrical work. Not even temporary stuff. So i have to wonder… what is it actually used for? Are there other uses besides temporary elec… --- ## [Squeaky beds...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaky-beds/492333)
**Author:** [@CallMeKate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CallMeKate)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2009, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaky-beds/492333 "2009-04-14T00:52:45Z")
My bed frame is rather squeaky, unfortunately for myself it makes anything that I would like to be a little more private less so. My roommates always know when my boyfriend and I have had sex, which I don’t mind so much,… --- ## [The 25 least visited countries in the world. Been to any? Want to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-least-visited-countries-in-the-world-been-to-any-want-to/738680)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2015, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-least-visited-countries-in-the-world-been-to-any-want-to/738680 "2015-12-17T12:09:30Z")
Here’s a list of the 25 least visited countries in the world, not a slideshow. http://www.garfors.com/2015/07/the-25-least-visited-countries-in-whole.html Have you been to any of these countries? Would you want to? I’… --- ## [The Ryan, you are NOT cute!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ryan-you-are-not-cute/51928)
**Author:** [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2001, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ryan-you-are-not-cute/51928 "2001-02-16T18:27:32Z")
This thread is only the latest example of your willful disregard of both basic courtesy and logic in your neverending need to have the last word. Your hair-splitting over word choice while refusing to even look at the ac… --- ## [What is the best, most weather resistant material to make a flag from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-most-weather-resistant-material-to-make-a-flag-from/555490)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2010, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-most-weather-resistant-material-to-make-a-flag-from/555490 "2010-10-01T14:03:40Z")
I have a large unused radio tower on my property, it previously held an old HAM set-up from the previous owners. Length is about 125 feet with 4 guy lines. I climbed it the other day and there is a definite sway, but it’… --- ## [When's the last time you drank instant coffee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-drank-instant-coffee/592783)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2011, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-drank-instant-coffee/592783 "2011-09-03T03:46:30Z")
Woke up from a dream about busking “Singin’ in the Rain” on a tram in China with a bunch of former coworkers – really – with the title question in my mind. I know Starbucks has recently introduced, or tried to, an insta… --- ## [Guys' opinions on getting compliments from strange women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-opinions-on-getting-compliments-from-strange-women/489051)
**Author:** [@raindrop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raindrop)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2009, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-opinions-on-getting-compliments-from-strange-women/489051 "2009-03-14T04:54:46Z")
(Not really sure which forum is right for this, so move it if it’s better somewhere else) Do guys generally like it when strange women tell them they’re drop-dead gorgeous? I was tempted to do that tonight. I stopped by… --- ## [18th century English houses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/18th-century-english-houses/685505)
**Author:** [@dofe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dofe)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2014, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/18th-century-english-houses/685505 "2014-04-14T01:24:36Z")
This picture of an English village shows a row of houses that appear to share walls. Is there a reason why they were built this way? 20th century condos in the US share walls, but this is primarily because they are built… --- ## [The Feud: Songs by rebo \[game over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-songs-by-rebo-game-over/595274)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-songs-by-rebo-game-over/595274 "2011-09-14T07:44:14Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). Joke answers will not be … --- ## [WWII Combat Zeppelins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-combat-zeppelins/432536)
**Author:** [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2008, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-combat-zeppelins/432536 "2008-01-08T01:10:51Z")
prompted by this thread I just saw the BBC Time Watch episode on D-Day/Omaha Beach, with footage of the landings, and in some shots of the ships going for the beach you can see a lot of zeppelins (or at least they look … --- ## [Lovingly dedicated to anti-Masonic tin-foil-hat-or-skullcap-wearers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovingly-dedicated-to-anti-masonic-tin-foil-hat-or-skullcap-wearers/280931)
**Author:** [@WeRSauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WeRSauron)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2004, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovingly-dedicated-to-anti-masonic-tin-foil-hat-or-skullcap-wearers/280931 "2004-12-27T19:25:50Z")
Okay, listen up you conspiracy theorists! I have had it with you bashing the Freemaons! No, the Freemasons are not out to destroy Christianity. No, the Freemasons are not out to destroy Islam. No, the Freemasons are n… --- ## [Could God incarnate as man and is Meher Baba God in human form?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-god-incarnate-as-man-and-is-meher-baba-god-in-human-form/718871)
**Author:** [@stephenchurch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stephenchurch)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2015, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-god-incarnate-as-man-and-is-meher-baba-god-in-human-form/718871 "2015-05-04T07:15:45Z")
Please judge for yourself based on his Universal Message. The Universal Message of Meher Baba I have come not to teach but to awaken. Understand therefore that I lay down no precepts. Throughout eternity I have laid… --- ## [I don't want to leave college. Is this normal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-want-to-leave-college-is-this-normal/238986)
**Author:** [@Abbie\_Carmichael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abbie_Carmichael)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2004, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-want-to-leave-college-is-this-normal/238986 "2004-04-09T05:18:32Z")
I’m 26 and next May I’ll be getting my Bachelor’s. It’s been a long road, full of lots of interruptions (marriage, baby) and playing musical major, but I really like what I’m studying. I’m happy. But come next May, it… --- ## [Someone flashes their high-beams at you. Your high-beams aren't on. What do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-flashes-their-high-beams-at-you-your-high-beams-arent-on-what-do-you-do/709413)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-flashes-their-high-beams-at-you-your-high-beams-arent-on-what-do-you-do/709413 "2015-01-11T17:36:28Z")
I have a new pickup which sets up fairly high and also has fairly bright headlights. The headlights are adjustable and I have them pointed down as far as they will go. People still flash their high-beams at me occasion… --- ## [11 of the 12 lowest median household income states were part of the Confederacy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-of-the-12-lowest-median-household-income-states-were-part-of-the-confederacy/599649)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2011, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-of-the-12-lowest-median-household-income-states-were-part-of-the-confederacy/599649 "2011-10-20T10:45:54Z")
US census numbers, 2010, median household income by state The 12 lowest states are: Alabama Arkansas Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Montana North Carolina Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee West Virgi… --- ## [Car hood won't open--can I still get an oil change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-hood-wont-open-can-i-still-get-an-oil-change/675395)
**Author:** [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-hood-wont-open-can-i-still-get-an-oil-change/675395 "2013-12-04T22:42:18Z")
I have a 2009 Nissan cube. It was recently in an accident that left the hood unable to be raised. I’m overdue for an oil change and would like to get that done soon. I won’t be able to leave my car at a bodyshop for 1+ w… --- ## [What's going to be left of the Democratic base by Nov 2012?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-to-be-left-of-the-democratic-base-by-nov-2012/592800)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-to-be-left-of-the-democratic-base-by-nov-2012/592800 "2011-09-12T00:59:21Z")
Here are my concerns as best as I can state them. Obama is turning out to be the best possible Democratic president a Republican could hope for. The Democrats in Congress are even more splintered and less effective tha… --- ## [Why was jewish slavery and exodus from Egypt fabricated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-jewish-slavery-and-exodus-from-egypt-fabricated/729931)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2015, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-jewish-slavery-and-exodus-from-egypt-fabricated/729931 "2015-09-06T19:10:38Z")
This seems like such a pointless fabrication, if it is. So what was the point of fabricating this in the old testament? --- ## [what are the motives of dragons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-motives-of-dragons/221770)
**Author:** [@excaudate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excaudate)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2004, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-motives-of-dragons/221770 "2004-04-14T04:05:17Z")
tolkien et al. fantasy writers were smart men, so what did they think that dragons (e.g. smog) needed with all that gold? --- ## [Most difficult sport to referee or umpire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-difficult-sport-to-referee-or-umpire/634467)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-difficult-sport-to-referee-or-umpire/634467 "2012-10-10T00:13:17Z")
What are the most difficult referee or umpire positions? I’ll throw in Home Plate umpire. To maintain a consistent strike zone for 9 innings in the heat while constantly being scrutinized by both teams must be pretty h… --- ## [Anxious about life; need advice/ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anxious-about-life-need-advice-ideas/636366)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2012, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anxious-about-life-need-advice-ideas/636366 "2012-10-07T00:31:05Z")
Details: I’m 27, single female, living with a roommate in NYC (Queens), working part-time at a retail place. Our hours were cut at work. Last week I worked three days (12 hours) and this week is also three days, 15 hou… --- ## [Who will win an Oscar at some point?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-win-an-oscar-at-some-point/704653)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2014, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-win-an-oscar-at-some-point/704653 "2014-12-06T04:55:11Z")
The following is a list of actors who have ever won an Oscar (although most have been nominated, in some cases several times). Which of them do you think are most likely to receive an Oscar at some point in the future? … --- ## [Not the brightest crayon in the box: euphemisms for the dim-witted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-brightest-crayon-in-the-box-euphemisms-for-the-dim-witted/843831)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2020, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-brightest-crayon-in-the-box-euphemisms-for-the-dim-witted/843831 "2020-01-07T11:04:07Z")
Not the brightest crayon in the box. Not the sharpest knife in the drawer. A few fries short of a happy meal. As sharp as a cue ball. We’ve all heard these in one form or another at some point: euphemisms for the slo… --- ## [I'm being discriminated against for my sexuality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-being-discriminated-against-for-my-sexuality/702277)
**Author:** [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-being-discriminated-against-for-my-sexuality/702277 "2014-10-27T16:31:36Z")
I’ve been holding this in for a long time, but I feel the need to finally let it all out. After being ridiculed and mocked once again today, I can’t hold it in any longer. I sexually identify as a mailbox and everywhere… --- ## [Why do people think they sound smart when they misspell "liberal" as "librul"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-think-they-sound-smart-when-they-misspell-liberal-as-librul/603034)
**Author:** [@Snow\_Pea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snow_Pea)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-think-they-sound-smart-when-they-misspell-liberal-as-librul/603034 "2011-11-18T02:56:44Z")
Inspired by this thread: Libruls are scared of Herman Cain! - Politics & Elections - Straight Dope Message Board I don’t get it. It just looks childish. Do liberals also do this kind of thing? I really don’t pay much … --- ## [Beetlejuice Question...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beetlejuice-question/56311)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2001, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beetlejuice-question/56311 "2001-03-15T03:07:40Z")
Hey guys, kind of dumb, but I haven’t posted to GQ in the longest time. And i haven’t posted cluttery, non-questions in the forum, so you’ll forgive me- right? Now, in the movie Beetlejuice, whenever you see the the tit… --- ## [Bullies- enforcers of the status quo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bullies-enforcers-of-the-status-quo/293716)
**Author:** [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2005, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bullies-enforcers-of-the-status-quo/293716 "2005-03-23T13:34:42Z")
this IMHO thread got me thinking about the issue. Nothing scientific, but in my own personal experience, plus what I’ve heard in talking to others and read from other people’s experiences here on this board, it seems li… --- ## [Are you happy with your username?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-happy-with-your-username/426588)
**Author:** [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2007, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-happy-with-your-username/426588 "2007-11-28T22:03:00Z")
Me, I am. Sal Ammoniac suits me nicely – it’s namelike, it conveys my gender, it’s neutral and inoffensive. Hardly anyone ever calls me NH\[sub\]4\[/sub\]Cl. And when I look myself up in Wikipedia, it pretty much fits. “… --- ## [Worst experiences in waiter/waitress/bartending jobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-experiences-in-waiter-waitress-bartending-jobs/543396)
**Author:** [@Acantha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acantha)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2010, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-experiences-in-waiter-waitress-bartending-jobs/543396 "2010-06-16T19:33:07Z")
The tipping thread got me thinking about this. Many people have no idea how often waitstaff are at the mercy of incompetent management who understaff, psychotic cooks who won’t give them their orders, hostesses who don’… --- ## [What is the best way to choose candidates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-choose-candidates/812078)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2018, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-choose-candidates/812078 "2018-04-25T04:24:15Z")
I raise this question in all seriousness. When I was a kid, candidates were basically chosen by party leaders. They mostly didn’t do such a bad job because they wanted to win elections. But it was considered undemocra… --- ## [Since trademarks can be revoked because of offensiveness, can copyrights be voided for offensiveness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-trademarks-can-be-revoked-because-of-offensiveness-can-copyrights-be-voided-for-offensiveness/691162)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2014, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-trademarks-can-be-revoked-because-of-offensiveness-can-copyrights-be-voided-for-offensiveness/691162 "2014-06-23T17:58:48Z")
A friend asked me this question in relation to the Redskin trademark decision. If the basis for this was based upon the offensiveness of the term “Redskin”, could songs that include the N----- word have their copyrights… --- ## [Ok, enough's enough: Kurdt Kobain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-enoughs-enough-kurdt-kobain/222527)
**Author:** [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2004, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-enoughs-enough-kurdt-kobain/222527 "2004-01-04T23:00:52Z")
Kurdt, boy; you’re a fucking braindead moron. \[ul\] \[li\]:rolleyes:\[/li\]\[li\]:smack:\[/li\]\[li\]:wally\[/li\]\[li\]:dubious:\[/li\]\[li\]:o\[/li\]\[li\]:rolleyes::rolleyes:\[/li\]\[li\]:wally:smack:\[/li\]\[li\]Running out of smilies\[/li\]\[li\]Je… --- ## [How concerned should we be ? Retaliatory Iran/Hezbollah response to Soleimani death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-concerned-should-we-be-retaliatory-iran-hezbollah-response-to-soleimani-death/845932)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2020, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-concerned-should-we-be-retaliatory-iran-hezbollah-response-to-soleimani-death/845932 "2020-01-10T21:41:48Z")
I checked the news first thing this morning. I was so relieved nothing happened during the night. Some sort of terror attack seems inevitable within the next week or so. My concern is it could be from a sleeper cell ins… --- ## [What about you now would be unfathomable to your teenage self?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-you-now-would-be-unfathomable-to-your-teenage-self/434056)
**Author:** [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2008, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-you-now-would-be-unfathomable-to-your-teenage-self/434056 "2008-01-24T05:22:30Z")
Awkward title but what about your life now would completely shock your high school senior self? Have you experienced any major personality changes? Not just unexpected turns but actual changes in the way you think abou… --- ## [People who walk away from Mortgages that Can Afford it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-walk-away-from-mortgages-that-can-afford-it/600357)
**Author:** [@sportscrazed2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sportscrazed2)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-walk-away-from-mortgages-that-can-afford-it/600357 "2011-10-24T02:10:43Z")
This is something that while I can understand somewhat it really annnoys me. When you buy a house you agree on the price up front. Just because the value drops doesn’t let you off the hook for the original price. … --- ## [Now that they are safe. WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-they-are-safe-wtf/93668)
**Author:** [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2001, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-they-are-safe-wtf/93668 "2001-11-20T03:09:50Z")
Yes, what the fuck were those missionaries doing in Afghanistan, in the first place? Why did they think that they could go into Afghanistan and get by with trying to convert the people? Why does Christianity think their … --- ## [mercurochrome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mercurochrome/533027)
**Author:** [@Kathleen\_Hunn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kathleen_Hunn)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2010, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mercurochrome/533027 "2010-03-21T11:19:16Z")
I want to purchase the antiseptic Mercurochrome. The sites I tried under that listing led nowhere. If anyone has an address, please post it. thanks k hunn --- ## [Why I Choose 2 Live In The "Wilderness"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-choose-2-live-in-the-wilderness/616373)
**Author:** [@Yakuza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yakuza)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2012, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-choose-2-live-in-the-wilderness/616373 "2012-03-23T01:39:48Z")
I been living in the wilderness 4 a long time now and I have really been enjoying my life. U might wonder why I choose 2 live in wilderness and why am I so happy about it. Well, it might be obvious that since I only make… --- ## [What else do pregnant women deliver?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-do-pregnant-women-deliver/521597)
**Author:** [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2009, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-do-pregnant-women-deliver/521597 "2009-12-23T15:40:36Z")
This is something I’ve wondered about for some time. I’ve watched the shows on Discovery TV about women who didn’t realize they were pregnant until right before they delivered their babies. Since these women are bearin… --- ## [Where does Christian opposition to Euthansia come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-christian-opposition-to-euthansia-come-from/705561)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-christian-opposition-to-euthansia-come-from/705561 "2014-11-28T16:31:08Z")
Specifically is there any actual scripture in the bible forbidding euthanasia? Even the case for forbidding Suicide from the Bible is weak, there is nothing directly forbidding it and yet it is universally condemned. T… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1432&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1434&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)