# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1436&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:** 1437 --- ## [The 2019 Road to the Oscars thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2019-road-to-the-oscars-thread/844630)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2019-road-to-the-oscars-thread/844630 "2020-02-11T21:38:38Z")
So 'tis the season where once again, Academy campaigns are in full swing and films with award aspirations start fanning out theatrically in what many consider the strategic sweet spot of Oct-Dec. Of course, the success … --- ## [What real people have been the most inaccurately maligned on film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-real-people-have-been-the-most-inaccurately-maligned-on-film/296550)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2005, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-real-people-have-been-the-most-inaccurately-maligned-on-film/296550 "2005-03-31T20:20:54Z")
There have been threads on people who have been majorly whitewashed in biopics, so this turnabout seems fair. Who are some people who weren’t-nearly-as-evil-as-painted in biopics (about them or about others in their lif… --- ## [Military airplane markings - who decides?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-airplane-markings-who-decides/569233)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2011, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-airplane-markings-who-decides/569233 "2011-01-29T15:46:34Z")
Looking at WWII aircraft, it occurred to me that the wing markings to identify what plane belonged to what country had to be both unique and distinct. An aircraft had to be identified immediately from a glance, or else … --- ## [Judges and the overturning of jury verdicts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judges-and-the-overturning-of-jury-verdicts/655265)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judges-and-the-overturning-of-jury-verdicts/655265 "2013-04-12T19:13:30Z")
I recall there was a case in the States some years ago when a British nanny was found guilty of murder by the jury. The trial judge, not agreeing with the verdict, overturned it and set the nanny free. Am I misrememberi… --- ## [Posting While Intoxicated??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-while-intoxicated/363454)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2006, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-while-intoxicated/363454 "2006-10-17T01:15:28Z")
Not necessarily fixing to flame anybody, but I’m curious about the mod action in this thread: And here’s the quote from Skipmagic: \*Mod Note: Lobsang, I believe you’ve been told this before (pardon me if I’m wrong)… --- ## [Reason # frillion why I hate Hillary Clinton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reason-frillion-why-i-hate-hillary-clinton/396284)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2007, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reason-frillion-why-i-hate-hillary-clinton/396284 "2007-03-20T15:29:34Z")
Okay, I’ll admit it’s closer to dislike or distaste, but it sure feels like hate. After the Peter Pace idiocy, where the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said that “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” shouldn’t be revoked becau… --- ## [Guantanamo force feeding is a nasty business](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guantanamo-force-feeding-is-a-nasty-business/663629)
**Author:** [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guantanamo-force-feeding-is-a-nasty-business/663629 "2013-07-20T20:37:14Z")
Close the place already. Link is to a disturbing 3 minute video on Dailymotion that has a volunteer undergo the procedure. The full procedure takes two hours. This is the poster’s comment: Twice a day for months? … --- ## [What was this fucking huge, scary bug that I saw?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-fucking-huge-scary-bug-that-i-saw/421830)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2007, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-fucking-huge-scary-bug-that-i-saw/421830 "2007-10-09T02:33:48Z")
Last night I was at a party at my girlfriend’s house, and we were all sitting in the living room. Some new people come walking through the door, and with them, comes a fucking GIGANTIC, huge, long, terrifying insect, fly… --- ## [How many pages "Kill a Tree"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pages-kill-a-tree/146889)
**Author:** [@akk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akk)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pages-kill-a-tree/146889 "2012-07-19T21:21:56Z")
We were reading a memo that went out to all staff at work and someone made the comment, “For this, they killed a tree?” The question then came up: How many pages does it take to kill one tree? Putting it another way: Ho… --- ## [Dear Mr. Rolleyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-mr-rolleyes/640975)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2012, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-mr-rolleyes/640975 "2012-11-16T19:12:44Z")
Dear Mr. Rolleyes: While there are plenty of situations where you are totally appropriate, you are not the ultimate putdown nor the explanation for your presence. In other words don’t expect me to understand why you roll… --- ## [The Beach boys Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beach-boys-movie/721694)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beach-boys-movie/721694 "2015-07-24T15:57:13Z")
I just listened to the NPR story about the new movie. It sounds interesting-i probabaly will see it. I have a few questions about it though-the beach Boys are pretty old-would 18-25 year olds find this interesting? -The… --- ## [Why aren't there any "miniature" cat breeds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-there-any-miniature-cat-breeds/772295)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2016, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-there-any-miniature-cat-breeds/772295 "2016-11-21T12:35:05Z")
My sister-in-law and her family recently got a new kitten. In the middle of discussing just how cute that widdle kitten is, oh she’s so cute, someone wished the kitten could just stay that size forever. And then my sis… --- ## [A question about the stars we see](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-stars-we-see/647638)
**Author:** [@J-P\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J-P_L)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2013, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-stars-we-see/647638 "2013-01-20T04:56:29Z")
The stars we see at night, the ones that can be seen with the naked eye, are they all from the Milky Way or can we see stars from other galaxy. --- ## [Titles that could be their own porn parody](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titles-that-could-be-their-own-porn-parody/614885)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2012, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titles-that-could-be-their-own-porn-parody/614885 "2012-03-19T02:47:01Z")
Winter’s Bone Driving Miss Daisy Zack and Miri Make a Porno --- ## [Lines You Live By](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lines-you-live-by/301113)
**Author:** [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2005, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lines-you-live-by/301113 "2005-05-09T14:58:49Z")
What is your favourite quotation, not for its wit or perspicacity, but for its message? A line that, though you might fail to live up to its message, you \*want \* to live up to. Just one per person, please, so we can get… --- ## [Women: How important to you is the male orgasm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-how-important-to-you-is-the-male-orgasm/595015)
**Author:** [@Hero\_From\_Sector\_7G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hero_From_Sector_7G)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-how-important-to-you-is-the-male-orgasm/595015 "2011-09-06T16:53:36Z")
This is a sub-oll arising from the thread “Have you ever chose masturbation over actual sex?” thread. As someone taking an anti-depressant I have found it nearly impossible to orgasm through sex. It changes the dynamic … --- ## [Was the OJ trial really the travesty its painted as?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-oj-trial-really-the-travesty-its-painted-as/223552)
**Author:** [@Anal\_Scurvy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anal_Scurvy)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2004, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-oj-trial-really-the-travesty-its-painted-as/223552 "2004-01-17T16:22:26Z")
I didn’t follow the trial at all. Everything I’ve picked up has been through secondary sources, mainly opinions expressed in the media and through the average shmoe on the street. A brief info search reveals the same ze… --- ## [My cousin is drinking himself to death. What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cousin-is-drinking-himself-to-death-what-to-do/513842)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2009, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cousin-is-drinking-himself-to-death-what-to-do/513842 "2009-10-17T09:48:33Z")
Even though his liver is failing, he continues to drink. He is a great guy, and we are very close, but he doesn’t seem to be able to stop himself. Recently he was yellow with jaundice, and he stopped for a little while, … --- ## [Why Do Old People Have Darker Skin Than Young People?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-old-people-have-darker-skin-than-young-people/331127)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2005, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-old-people-have-darker-skin-than-young-people/331127 "2005-11-17T17:43:23Z")
I’ve noticed that older Caucasian people frequently seem to have somewhat darker-colored skin than younger Caucasian people, who tend to be more pale. Why is this often the case? To me this seems counter-intuitive, as y… --- ## [Bees on a plane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bees-on-a-plane/498597)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2009, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bees-on-a-plane/498597 "2009-06-12T15:59:21Z")
10,000 bees land on the wing of a plane. --- ## [What is the gross smelly orange stuff in my sink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-gross-smelly-orange-stuff-in-my-sink/513714)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2009, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-gross-smelly-orange-stuff-in-my-sink/513714 "2009-10-17T02:32:55Z")
There’s an orange gritty gook that smells like broccoli that is forming in the bowl of my bathroom sink. Plus my sink is about 80% clogged, and it looks like the same stuff is in my drain. What is this, and how can I ge… --- ## [Counter height baby high chair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counter-height-baby-high-chair/637391)
**Author:** [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counter-height-baby-high-chair/637391 "2012-10-12T03:23:46Z")
Hey all, we have a pub height dining room table. Can anyone recommend a pub height/counter height infant high chair? Thanks! --- ## [Cool spider pictures.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-spider-pictures/603640)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-spider-pictures/603640 "2011-11-25T18:32:29Z")
Pictures Of Spiders Below First, the image that started this spree, a spider with babies. Lots and lots of babies. I have absolutely no idea what kind of spider that is, other than ‘reproductively successful’. It does l… --- ## [The Looming Dog Shortage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-looming-dog-shortage/823187)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-looming-dog-shortage/823187 "2018-11-08T17:06:11Z")
I came across this topic. It seems that spay and neuter programs have done so well that the number of shelter dogs has gone way down and since they clammped down on puppy mills, its harder to finds new dogs. Here is the… --- ## [You're kidding right? Obama needs a teleprompter to give a speech at an elementary school!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-kidding-right-obama-needs-a-teleprompter-to-give-a-speech-at-an-elementary-school/526576)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-kidding-right-obama-needs-a-teleprompter-to-give-a-speech-at-an-elementary-school/526576 "2010-01-27T23:06:14Z")
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2010/01/24/obama\_uses\_teleprompters\_during\_speech\_at\_elementary\_school.html I can understand needing it for speeches before congress, large campaign speeches, national televised ad… --- ## [Conservatism results in ignorance.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatism-results-in-ignorance/790462)
**Author:** [@Barack\_Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barack_Obama)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatism-results-in-ignorance/790462 "2017-07-11T14:42:21Z")
Best example of this I can give is about Radical Islamic Terrorism as it’s a hot topic atm. During the Islamic Golden age the people in Bagdad were tolerance, and educated. They progressed socially and advanced technolo… --- ## [George Rekers' former organization: DADT repeal will lead to rampant raping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-rekers-former-organization-dadt-repeal-will-lead-to-rampant-raping/540998)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-rekers-former-organization-dadt-repeal-will-lead-to-rampant-raping/540998 "2010-06-02T01:18:58Z")
Here’s the story: http://gawker.com/5549015/study-dont-ask-dont-tell-repeal-paves-way-for-free+rape-zone So anyone want to bet on when these guys will get caught hanging with the boys? --- ## [Should we give to beggars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-give-to-beggars/67210)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2004, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-give-to-beggars/67210 "2004-02-01T01:04:21Z")
Beggars on the street hit me up for money as I pass by. If I don’t give, I feel guilty for brushing off a fellow human being in need (and unpleasantly contemplate how easily I could be reduced to their state with a simpl… --- ## [Mild pittage - those "Airblade" hand dryers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pittage-those-airblade-hand-dryers/596300)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pittage-those-airblade-hand-dryers/596300 "2011-09-20T16:45:40Z")
You know, those “upside down” hand dryers that have a slot in the top that you stick your hands into. Which moron came up with them? (I’ll tell you, it was this moron.) With a normal hand dryer, the air blows the water … --- ## [Online Jeopardy Auditions return](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-jeopardy-auditions-return/433500)
**Author:** [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2008, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-jeopardy-auditions-return/433500 "2008-02-02T06:08:27Z")
From their email to me (and probably a whole lot of y’all) TEST DATES & TIMES EAST COAST Tuesday, January 29th at 8PM EST CENTRAL/MOUNTAIN Wednesday, January 30th at 8PM CST/7PM MST PACIFIC COAST (Including Alaska … --- ## [Fla. Rep. Bob Allen (R): Oh, I'm not gay, I'm a racist asshole.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fla-rep-bob-allen-r-oh-im-not-gay-im-a-racist-asshole/414715)
**Author:** [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2007, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fla-rep-bob-allen-r-oh-im-not-gay-im-a-racist-asshole/414715 "2007-08-09T22:18:22Z")
Pop quiz, hotshot: You’re in a public park bathroom in Titusville, FL. You’re a rather wimpy middle-aged white man. You look over into a closed bathroom stall and see a “pretty stocky black guy”. Since there are “nothin… --- ## [Songs where the meaning is completely obvious](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-meaning-is-completely-obvious/948683)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2021, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-meaning-is-completely-obvious/948683 "2021-08-19T15:29:23Z")
I saw some clickbait listicle recently about songs that people heard a bunch of times before figuring out that they had “dark meanings” and one of the entries was “Goodbye Earl” by The Chicks (here in case you’ve never h… --- ## [Ask the job recruiter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-job-recruiter/558152)
**Author:** [@purple\_haze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_haze)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2010, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-job-recruiter/558152 "2010-10-27T19:34:04Z")
Ever want to know what goes on behind the scenes at a placement agency? Ask away! --- ## [Public vs. private vs. homeschooling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-vs-private-vs-homeschooling/380753)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2006, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-vs-private-vs-homeschooling/380753 "2006-12-09T20:39:19Z")
I almost never look into Great Debates because the argument gives me indigestion (urp), but I would very much like to hear Dopers discuss the merits of homeschooling vs. private education vs. government sponsored educati… --- ## [Professor X - Evil Genius?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professor-x-evil-genius/230299)
**Author:** [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professor-x-evil-genius/230299 "2017-03-22T18:10:52Z")
I was watching X-Men 2 the other day, and something occured to me: Doesn’t Professor Xavier behave much more like your stereotypical comic book supervillain than Magneto does? I’m not talking about trying to conquer/des… --- ## [Does House get any better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-house-get-any-better/576961)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2011, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-house-get-any-better/576961 "2011-04-19T13:11:12Z")
I’ve watched the first 12 episodes of season 1 so far. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a fairly good premise and good show, not to mention Hugh is a very good actor… …but damn, the show is repetitive. It’s like the same plot … --- ## [96 Team NCAA Basketball Tournament](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/96-team-ncaa-basketball-tournament/534476)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2010, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/96-team-ncaa-basketball-tournament/534476 "2010-04-11T18:28:22Z")
Ugh. I keep hearing on the radio that the NCAA is garnering support from collegiate league and university presidents for its plan to implement a field of 96 teams for the March Madness tournament going forward. I hate … --- ## [The hell are you doing in a kid's playground without a kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hell-are-you-doing-in-a-kids-playground-without-a-kid/756920)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2016, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hell-are-you-doing-in-a-kids-playground-without-a-kid/756920 "2016-06-14T01:31:06Z")
There’s an entire motherfuckign park out there for you to lounge in or kick a ball around in or picnic. Why did you, an adult without a child, enter the enclosed toddler play area? Seriously, what the hell are you doing … --- ## [Tell me your Mazda stories.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-mazda-stories/746451)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-mazda-stories/746451 "2016-04-15T20:06:41Z")
Good or bad. I’m on my on my third. (Here’s my newest, a Mazda3 just shy of 2 months old. I had another Mazda 3before it and a Protégé 5 before that one. I’ve loved them all, but I expect that there’s some of you out … --- ## [Isn't "assuming \[someone's\] gender" simply the practical thing to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-assuming-someones-gender-simply-the-practical-thing-to-do/785869)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2017, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-assuming-someones-gender-simply-the-practical-thing-to-do/785869 "2017-05-09T09:29:09Z")
If one is attending a gay pride rally, an LGBT conference, or other such event, then certainly there’s a high likelihood that one will interact with people who identify as trans/non-gender-specific, etc., but in everyday… --- ## [How do you & your co-workers address one another?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-your-co-workers-address-one-another/655348)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2013, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-your-co-workers-address-one-another/655348 "2013-04-14T23:58:13Z")
Suggested by this thread in Cafe Society. At your workplace, are you on a first-name basis with your peers, superiors, & subordinates alike? Last-name basis? Honorific-plus-last name? Poll in a moment. ETA: On the oth… --- ## [Community, March 22, 2012 - Contemporary Impressionists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-march-22-2012-contemporary-impressionists/616577)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2012, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-march-22-2012-contemporary-impressionists/616577 "2012-03-27T00:17:53Z")
Tonight’s episode rocked!!! A mobster French Stewart, Troy and Britta as before and after Michael Jackson, Jeff going berserk, and a lot more. And then there was the ending. It was awesome, but I’m worried about it. A… --- ## [UPS, or, Useless Package Shufflers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ups-or-useless-package-shufflers/553375)
**Author:** [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ups-or-useless-package-shufflers/553375 "2010-09-16T16:45:37Z")
I’ve been waiting for a package from a mail order music service I deal with a lot. They normally ship by Priority Mail, and the packages usually arrive very quickly, even though they’re coming from the opposite coast. I … --- ## [Why do we tolerate Israel's strongarm tactics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-tolerate-israels-strongarm-tactics/121619)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2002, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-tolerate-israels-strongarm-tactics/121619 "2002-08-22T19:21:53Z")
What Israel did recently with the Hamas leader was morally reprehsible. Haven’t they heard of “due process”? This is even worse than if they would have shot the alleged terrorist on the spot without a trial. At least the… --- ## [I'm losing 10 pounds in April. Anybody else in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-losing-10-pounds-in-april-anybody-else-in/237221)
**Author:** [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2004, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-losing-10-pounds-in-april-anybody-else-in/237221 "2004-05-02T11:18:20Z")
I got off my lazy ass and went to the gym tonight. I’m going to make a good effort to eat at least 3 healthy meals a day and do some sort of physical activity at least 4 days a week. We’re going to have to get into tho… --- ## [Batten The Hatches- A Dark and Stormy MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batten-the-hatches-a-dark-and-stormy-mmp/917144)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 351\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2020, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batten-the-hatches-a-dark-and-stormy-mmp/917144 "2020-08-15T20:34:19Z")
Looks like I’ll be having a fun sort on Tuesday. Everybody in the path stay safe, and don’t forget to stock up on whiskey and TP. --- ## [Do I need to wear gloves when cleaning something with steel wool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-to-wear-gloves-when-cleaning-something-with-steel-wool/542992)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-to-wear-gloves-when-cleaning-something-with-steel-wool/542992 "2010-06-13T15:17:42Z")
I came into possesion of a gun that’s a few years old and hasn’t been stored well. It has some rust on the bluing that the gunsmith says I can clean off with steel wool and oil. Will the steel wool get ‘splinters’ (of me… --- ## [What post apocalyptic skills do you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-post-apocalyptic-skills-do-you-have/670352)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-post-apocalyptic-skills-do-you-have/670352 "2013-10-09T18:50:14Z")
Okay, let’s just say for the sake of argument that an “apocalypse” has happened, worldwide, all societies have collapsed, no one knows why… perhaps some radioactive zombies, annoyed because they weren’t “raptured” or so… --- ## [Musicians who completely switched genres](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-who-completely-switched-genres/485257)
**Author:** [@HoboStew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoboStew)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2009, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-who-completely-switched-genres/485257 "2009-02-13T19:31:45Z")
Katy Perry used to be a Christian singer before she switched to a more club friendly sound. Sugar Ray started off as a hard rock/metal band before finding commercial success with girl-friendly alt rock. Are there other… --- ## [Engineering types and such: build me this pistol!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engineering-types-and-such-build-me-this-pistol/600948)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2012, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engineering-types-and-such-build-me-this-pistol/600948 "2012-03-20T05:01:40Z")
Would it be possible to build a functioning double barrel semi-automatic handgun? Let’s say instead of a Double stack magazine like many modern pistols have, but instead 2 Single Stack (the one on the left X 2 mags meld… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1435&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1437&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)