# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1442&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:** 1443 --- ## [TRUE BLOOD 8/16/09 Open Spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-8-16-09-open-spoilers/506700)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2009, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-8-16-09-open-spoilers/506700 "2009-08-23T01:27:07Z")
Synopsis: Alexander Skarsgard got naked (albeit all too briefly). Other stuff happened. Almost forgot to mention: Alexander Skarsgard got naked (albeit all too briefly). And I’ll take silver from him anytime. --- ## [When does Schitt's Creek get good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-schitts-creek-get-good/941716)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2021, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-schitts-creek-get-good/941716 "2021-05-14T23:25:57Z")
A while ago some friends of ours recommended Schitt’s Creek, so my wife and I watched the first episode and hated all of the characters. So we shrugged and said de gustibus and decided not to watch any more. Then sever… --- ## [Poll--are you honest on your drivers license](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-are-you-honest-on-your-drivers-license/600007)
**Author:** [@Hakuna\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakuna_Matata)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-are-you-honest-on-your-drivers-license/600007 "2011-10-20T20:04:20Z")
So the other day I was out with some people and for some reason I had to pull out my drivers license. End result we started talking about licenses and it sort of dawned on me (only based on the people I was with), that … --- ## [What would happen if a Chihuaha was bred with a Great Dane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-chihuaha-was-bred-with-a-great-dane/573097)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2011, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-chihuaha-was-bred-with-a-great-dane/573097 "2011-03-05T02:52:16Z")
What would the puppies look like? Let’s assume that artificial insemination is used… since mating the “natural way” isn’t likely to be successful. --- ## [Fantasy Baseball 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-baseball-2011/578439)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-baseball-2011/578439 "2011-07-15T18:55:07Z")
I didn’t see a current thread to discuss fantasy baseball so I thought I’d start one. In a 10 team NL only 5x5 league, I was proposed a trade for me to trade Heath Bell for Roy Oswalt. My starting pitchers are: Cliff Le… --- ## [How close do you live to your birthplace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-do-you-live-to-your-birthplace/538461)
**Author:** [@Commander\_Keen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Commander_Keen)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2010, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-do-you-live-to-your-birthplace/538461 "2010-05-11T20:27:14Z")
Just thought it would be an interesting poll. Pick the first option that applies to you. Me: born and live in California, but in different parts of the state. --- ## [At What Altitude Does Altitude Start Being a Problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-altitude-does-altitude-start-being-a-problem/363083)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2006, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-altitude-does-altitude-start-being-a-problem/363083 "2006-07-04T23:57:00Z")
This question occured to me as I was hiking up and down large hills in Tennessee last week. At what altitude does exertion start to be a problem? I don’t mean on the level of a medical emergency, but rather that one st… --- ## [Pictures of Cats in Boxes \[Edited Thread Title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-of-cats-in-boxes-edited-thread-title/576689)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2011, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-of-cats-in-boxes-edited-thread-title/576689 "2011-04-13T15:03:48Z")
Cats love boxes! Who knows why? Put a box down, and a cat will surely investigate. Post your favorite pictures of cats in boxes! (It doesn’t have to be your cat, but bonus points if it is) http://gallery2.opalcat.com/ga… --- ## [How does automotive "burned out bulb" warning work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-automotive-burned-out-bulb-warning-work/674819)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-automotive-burned-out-bulb-warning-work/674819 "2013-11-27T15:09:24Z")
Some cars have a single warning indicator that goes on whenever a light bulb is burned. Cars with multi function screens will also tell you exactly which one is burned. How do these systems work? --- ## [Question about Frosty the Snowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-frosty-the-snowman/774154)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-frosty-the-snowman/774154 "2016-12-11T19:06:06Z")
When they put the hat on his head he comes to life and exclaims, “Happy birthday!” I always thought he was saying this to Jesus Christ. My son thought he was talking about himself but who says “Happy birthday!” to themse… --- ## [Who would have made a good US President? (Realistic answers please)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-have-made-a-good-us-president-realistic-answers-please/696423)
**Author:** [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2014, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-have-made-a-good-us-president-realistic-answers-please/696423 "2014-08-26T19:31:34Z")
By “realistic answers” I basically mean people who would have stood a realistic chance of actually becoming President… so, no “Jerry Garcia”'s, please. In the history of the US, which one person who never made it to the… --- ## [Creative types who simply do not get the credit that is due them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-types-who-simply-do-not-get-the-credit-that-is-due-them/591945)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-types-who-simply-do-not-get-the-credit-that-is-due-them/591945 "2011-08-17T13:41:00Z")
Touched upon in this thread. Billy Joel is often dismissed as just another singer, yet he is a marvelous writer and, as I mention in the thread, can sing hard rock a cappella. He wrote We Didn’t Start the Fire and mana… --- ## [British & Irish people saying you can't get real tea in America--why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-irish-people-saying-you-cant-get-real-tea-in-america-why/406619)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2007, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-irish-people-saying-you-cant-get-real-tea-in-america-why/406619 "2007-06-07T01:57:38Z")
One often hears this said, but what is meant by it? Is it the tea itself, or the way it’s prepared here? Or does it have more to do with the fact that you usually can’t get all the trappings of an afternoon tea here,… --- ## [How long would it take the US military to wrap up kaiju?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-it-take-the-us-military-to-wrap-up-kaiju/663506)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-it-take-the-us-military-to-wrap-up-kaiju/663506 "2013-07-20T03:00:45Z")
OK, so I posted a glaring review of Pacific Rim. It’s terrible. It makes me wish I’d taken my 8-year-old’s advice and gone to Despicable Me 2 instead. But a line from Larry Niven kept running through my mind. In Foot… --- ## [What songs hypnotize you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-hypnotize-you/468555)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2008, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-hypnotize-you/468555 "2008-10-22T01:02:09Z")
I’m listening to the Donnie Darko soundtrack and listening to the “Creepy” song. It’s short, but it puts me into a hypnotic state. The deep violins and the heavy synthesized voice “now you know where he lives” always do … --- ## [How can a 727 disappear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-727-disappear/535782)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2010, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-727-disappear/535782 "2010-04-13T20:33:19Z")
I ran across this interesting Wiki entry quite by chance: Intrigue aside, how in the world could a 727 vanish? I’m assuming there are limited airports it could land at, i.e. not an FBO, home made dirt runway, etc. Even… --- ## [To those setting off fireworks: Fuck you, you fucking FUCKS!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-setting-off-fireworks-fuck-you-you-fucking-fucks/945693)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-setting-off-fireworks-fuck-you-you-fucking-fucks/945693 "2021-07-13T22:29:14Z")
You are scaring my dogs! They are terrified. We have been drugging them for 2 days. Yes, there will be a fireworks display tonight. A bunch of them. I have accepted this. But all you fucks setting off what sound like M8… --- ## [My kid is autistic.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kid-is-autistic/671363)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2013, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kid-is-autistic/671363 "2013-10-23T03:54:13Z")
Not “a little Asperger-y.” Not, “maybe kinda a little on the spectrum-ish.” Real, Famous Ray’s Original, actual full-octane autism, as diagnosed by a battery of mental health professionals. We’ve more or less known for a… --- ## [The best Pizzas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-pizzas/624813)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2012, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-pizzas/624813 "2012-06-13T15:09:23Z")
I’m the first to admit that I’ve rarely met a pizza I didn’t like. Sure, there is a wide range between a great, a good, and a tolerable pizza, but I’m not one of those who will refuse to eat because we decide to order fr… --- ## [More Mundane Pointless stuff on Cattle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-mundane-pointless-stuff-on-cattle/540550)
**Author:** [@carol\_nistri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carol_nistri)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2010, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-mundane-pointless-stuff-on-cattle/540550 "2010-05-31T03:22:41Z")
Mutilations. This just happend guys,and its not predators.Nor is it scavengers. --- ## [What current actors would be most hurt/helped by doing a nude scene?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-current-actors-would-be-most-hurt-helped-by-doing-a-nude-scene/449620)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2008, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-current-actors-would-be-most-hurt-helped-by-doing-a-nude-scene/449620 "2008-05-21T15:50:04Z")
A few words before we begin: I’m using the word ‘actor’ in the gender neutral sense; either male or female performers are eligible. Obviously I can’t stop anybody, but anybody who suggests Miley Cyrus should do Pla… --- ## [Post Here if You Don't Believe in God Because of Evolution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-dont-believe-in-god-because-of-evolution/57123)
**Author:** [@Wildest\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildest_Bill)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2001, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-here-if-you-dont-believe-in-god-because-of-evolution/57123 "2001-03-24T00:12:14Z")
This is kinda of research question. I think some people don’t believe in God because of evolution. Because if evolution was not around, then people would really have to take a hard look on how they got here. Sure there … --- ## [How useful are universal remotes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-useful-are-universal-remotes/534494)
**Author:** [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2010, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-useful-are-universal-remotes/534494 "2010-04-06T00:49:06Z")
I was thinking about getting a universal remote to control some stereo stuff and whatnot. I was wondering, how “universal” are they, really? Will they control an off-brand DVD player? A CD changer from the 90s? An Onkyo … --- ## [is my car a total loss??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-car-a-total-loss/554905)
**Author:** [@Capari1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capari1)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2010, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-car-a-total-loss/554905 "2010-09-26T23:29:17Z")
My wife had an accident with our 2011 hyundai sonata se,the car is only three months old and has 8000 miles on it,my wife was taken straight to th ER after the accident had strained her neck and shoulder,still feels some… --- ## [Nauture 1, asshole cigarette flipper 0](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nauture-1-asshole-cigarette-flipper-0/291101)
**Author:** [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2005, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nauture-1-asshole-cigarette-flipper-0/291101 "2005-02-25T13:32:30Z")
Smoke all you want . Really , I don’t care. Just keep it out my face and for Pete’s sake don’t throw your butts out of your car, you littering bastard! Bwahahahahahahah!!! --- ## [Need gift ideas for 9 year old boy, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-gift-ideas-for-9-year-old-boy-please/335576)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2005, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-gift-ideas-for-9-year-old-boy-please/335576 "2005-12-16T19:50:36Z")
My son says he doesn’t know what he wants, and I surely don’t know, so here we are less than two weeks before Christmas and I haven’t found a thing. If anyone has any ideas, they will be greatly appreciated. At the ris… --- ## [Purpose of the levers controlling a Trek Transporter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purpose-of-the-levers-controlling-a-trek-transporter/539331)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2010, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purpose-of-the-levers-controlling-a-trek-transporter/539331 "2010-05-18T14:31:30Z")
What is the purpose of the 3 levers? Why not a single lever, or even just a single button? --- ## [Israel crosses into Lebanon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-crosses-into-lebanon/364696)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2006, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-crosses-into-lebanon/364696 "2006-07-22T18:31:33Z")
You’ve all heard this news by now, so I won’t bother providing details, which will change every hour. This is probably a counsel of perfection, but I hope in this thread, we will try to avoid discussion of who’s “right”… --- ## [So are malls dying or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-malls-dying-or-not/744807)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-malls-dying-or-not/744807 "2017-06-08T14:48:52Z")
From this May 2015 article: http://www.citylab.com/design/2015/03/shopping-malls-arent-actually-dying/387925/ \*\*According to a much-cited analysis by the CoStar Group, almost 20 percent of the country’s enclosed shoppi… --- ## [Atomic clocks and Daylight Savings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atomic-clocks-and-daylight-savings/395485)
**Author:** [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2007, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atomic-clocks-and-daylight-savings/395485 "2007-04-01T16:49:27Z")
We have two atomic clocks in our house…one’s a wall clock and one is a digital alarm clock. Neither reset itself to Daylight Savings time. Since these things supposedly set themselves based on a radio signal, why haven’t… --- ## [Should I ask this girl out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-ask-this-girl-out/412385)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2007, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-ask-this-girl-out/412385 "2007-07-22T03:14:10Z")
As I mentioned yesterday, I found someone’s work ID on the street. Figuring she’d probably want it back, I managed to track her down. I called her at her job, and made arrangements to meet her after work to return it. Wh… --- ## [Are more people trying to beat trains at crossings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-more-people-trying-to-beat-trains-at-crossings/950695)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2021, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-more-people-trying-to-beat-trains-at-crossings/950695 "2021-10-18T22:24:51Z")
All of a sudden, I’m hearing constant PSA’s on prime spots on radio warning against trying to cross tracks when a train is approaching. Why? Do people really need to be told this, and have accidents of this type become… --- ## [Why am I getting such a short range from a new wireless router](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-getting-such-a-short-range-from-a-new-wireless-router/621723)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2012, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-getting-such-a-short-range-from-a-new-wireless-router/621723 "2012-05-20T06:51:15Z")
To make a long story short, I just put in a new wireless router here at work. It’s a Netgear N150 WNR1000v3. It’s getting almost no range at all. For example, if I stand 40 feet away from it, but still maintaining a lin… --- ## [Religion: where do we draw the line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-where-do-we-draw-the-line/944869)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2021, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-where-do-we-draw-the-line/944869 "2021-06-28T16:00:17Z")
One or two of us would probably be happy to see religion just fucking go away, but it appears that we are saddled with it. Much of the time, it is not a problem, but also much of the time it is, especially when the perso… --- ## [During the 9/11 attacks did any other Nations close their airspace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/during-the-9-11-attacks-did-any-other-nations-close-their-airspace/562996)
**Author:** [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2010, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/during-the-9-11-attacks-did-any-other-nations-close-their-airspace/562996 "2010-12-08T22:19:35Z")
The US diverted all inbound flights. A lot went up to our friendly neighbors of the north. Was their other countries that would not ‘accept’ the return of a possibly hijacked plane? I would think some of the West Europea… --- ## ["Imported from Britain" means what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imported-from-britain-means-what/620077)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2012, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imported-from-britain-means-what/620077 "2012-05-02T15:14:16Z")
So, I’m drinking a Boddington’s Pub Ale. Not bad. But the can brags, “Imported from Britain”. Why? I’ve see things labeled “Made in England”, “Made in The UK”, even , “Great Britain”. Is their use of “Britain” some so… --- ## [Survivor- April 30th, 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-april-30th-2014/687415)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2014, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-april-30th-2014/687415 "2014-05-05T20:14:55Z")
I couldn’t wait for someone to start the thread this week. I LMAO at the cheesy Porn music while Woo was eating the ribs and Probst was giving a play-by-play. Tony is so paranoid. Got two idols and only 6 left. He is… --- ## [Accents you like and those you don't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accents-you-like-and-those-you-dont/726035)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2016, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accents-you-like-and-those-you-dont/726035 "2016-01-11T23:33:59Z")
Here in the UK I like the Newcastle accent, and the southern Ireland (OK, not strictly the UK) and the Scottish highlands (as long as it’s comprehensible) accents. I really don’t like the Birmingham or Northern Ireland a… --- ## [A thread for random, amusing videos.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-random-amusing-videos/579492)
**Author:** [@SSgtBaloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSgtBaloo)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-random-amusing-videos/579492 "2011-06-06T21:08:00Z")
If you find an amusing or interesting video, post a link here. My contribution: Women: Know Your Limits! --- ## [Explain Accounting "accruals" to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-accounting-accruals-to-me/428693)
**Author:** [@Nman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nman)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2007, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-accounting-accruals-to-me/428693 "2007-12-06T18:38:12Z")
At work because of the slack workload and holidays they are encouraging everyone to take their vacations now. Accounting is short, so I said I’d help out. Now I am no accountant, but I have worked in accounting before, … --- ## [The best QB ever poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-qb-ever-poll/647953)
**Author:** [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-qb-ever-poll/647953 "2013-01-23T23:30:57Z")
Over in the Game Room there’s a good thread about who is the best quarterback ever and it seems to me that that would make an interesting poll question. So here it is, and vote for no more than five (5). If you think of … --- ## [What is the scariest moment of your life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-scariest-moment-of-your-life/248101)
**Author:** [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2004, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-scariest-moment-of-your-life/248101 "2004-06-05T06:25:51Z")
Sitting here reflecting back on what has happened in my nearly 23 years, I’ve faced some scary stuff already. Certainly, some of you have faced worse than me (I know, I’ve read a lot of it here), but I can’t just passiv… --- ## [Do you talk during dinner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-talk-during-dinner/320922)
**Author:** [@Giant\_Spongess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giant_Spongess)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-talk-during-dinner/320922 "2020-09-03T12:30:46Z")
My SO complains that my mom and I never talk during dinner. We just sit there and eat silently; frequently we even have reading material. I say his family talks way too damn much! But then, I’m not a fan of talking wh… --- ## [NFL Week 12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-12/705166)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-12/705166 "2014-11-26T23:20:19Z")
Thursday KC -7.5 @ OAK / 42.5 Sunday early CLE @ ATL -3 / 47 TEN @ PHI -11 / 48.5 DET @ NE -7 / 48 GB -10 @ MIN / 48.5 JAX @ IND -14 / 50.5 CIN @ HOU -1 / 43.5 NYJ @ BUF -4 / 39 (may be delayed) TB @ CHI -6 / 4… --- ## [Threatened with legal action over a 2007 post!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threatened-with-legal-action-over-a-2007-post/687102)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2014, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threatened-with-legal-action-over-a-2007-post/687102 "2014-04-27T20:13:51Z")
I received a private message from a person I pitted in 2007: \[QUOTE=minklerm\] Michael Minkler Equipoise, I demand that you remove your hateful and harmful comments that you made about me on this site on March 4, 2007… --- ## [House 5/3: The Choice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-3-the-choice/538194)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2010, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-5-3-the-choice/538194 "2010-05-06T13:13:26Z")
Male patient lactates; docs perform karaoke. Oh boy!!! --- ## [How would legal marijuana be packaged?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-legal-marijuana-be-packaged/548709)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-legal-marijuana-be-packaged/548709 "2010-08-05T00:47:52Z")
Ok, so one day marijuana is legalized. How exactly would you buy it? Would it be in a package containing a certain weight of loose marijuana and you’d buy your own papers or bong? Could you buy a pack of 20 joints like a… --- ## [Which obsolete/archaic words in English do you think should be ressurrected?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-obsolete-archaic-words-in-english-do-you-think-should-be-ressurrected/776934)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2017, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-obsolete-archaic-words-in-english-do-you-think-should-be-ressurrected/776934 "2017-01-22T06:04:21Z")
I’m voting for thrice. After all, we kept once and twice, so why not bring back thrice? I also think hence, thence, and whence should be candidates for revival. I’m all for simple, one syllable words making a come back. … --- ## [Words that sound like very different things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-sound-like-very-different-things/685338)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-sound-like-very-different-things/685338 "2014-04-12T14:38:37Z")
Superintendent. A school district supervisor, but to me it sounds like someone with extra amazing powers or resolve of intention. What are yours? --- ## [One of the top 5 nicest things anyone's ever done for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-top-5-nicest-things-anyones-ever-done-for-me/601351)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-top-5-nicest-things-anyones-ever-done-for-me/601351 "2011-11-16T12:42:08Z")
I just got back from a concert and the girl I went with, simply by going with me, just did one of the top ten nicest things anyone’s ever done for me. She agreed to go to a hard rock concert, which is music she doesn’t … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1441&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1443&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)