# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1445&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:** 1446 --- ## [Disney's Frozen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneys-frozen/688616)
**Author:** [@VeronicaVanity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VeronicaVanity)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2014, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneys-frozen/688616 "2014-06-04T23:58:12Z")
What did everyone think of Frozen? After so much hype it had I rented and thought it was awful, to me the plot was kind of loose and the characters dull. The songs didn’t even help it either. Not to mention the talking s… --- ## [Opinions on new Russian Armata tank and AK-74M](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-new-russian-armata-tank-and-ak-74m/719430)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-new-russian-armata-tank-and-ak-74m/719430 "2015-05-20T19:13:40Z")
http://rt.com/news/256277-ak-rifle-russia-parade/ Any opinions? The AK-74 sounds like it could be a game-changer in sales abroad. The Armata tank, I just don’t see being a huge thing. They’re both being introduced on… --- ## [The Illusive Man. Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-illusive-man-really/531201)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2010, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-illusive-man-really/531201 "2010-03-10T13:12:13Z")
I just started Mass Effect 2 and don’t want to risk spoiling it by going into the huge thread but I felt the need to say “Really?”. Illusive Man is the best name they could come up with? The game is awesome so far but i… --- ## [Is Everything Inevitable if Time is Infinite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-everything-inevitable-if-time-is-infinite/657492)
**Author:** [@George329](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/George329)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2013, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-everything-inevitable-if-time-is-infinite/657492 "2013-05-12T17:31:02Z")
Assuming the universe has no end can we assume everything will eventually happen, subject to its inviolable laws? --- ## [The no-fly and terrorist watch lists are full of garbage data and should be abandoned.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-no-fly-and-terrorist-watch-lists-are-full-of-garbage-data-and-should-be-abandoned/757561)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-no-fly-and-terrorist-watch-lists-are-full-of-garbage-data-and-should-be-abandoned/757561 "2016-06-22T14:05:45Z")
Senate Democrats are pushing a bill to ban anyone on the no-fly list or terrorist watch list from being able to purchase a firearm. There is a lot of criticism of the proposal over due process and transparency concerns,… --- ## [Alcoholic drinks that don't taste like alcohol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcoholic-drinks-that-dont-taste-like-alcohol/231056)
**Author:** [@Tentacle\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tentacle_Monster)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2004, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcoholic-drinks-that-dont-taste-like-alcohol/231056 "2004-02-26T12:13:55Z")
I like to drink, but I hate the solvent taste of alcohol. Generally speaking, I’ve found that sour mixers tend to kill the taste the best (particularly grapefruit juice and Rose’s lime juice; I can mix gin to Rose’s in … --- ## [Sending the teenagers to the country because of fireworks, yes or no?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-the-teenagers-to-the-country-because-of-fireworks-yes-or-no/790087)
**Author:** [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2017, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-the-teenagers-to-the-country-because-of-fireworks-yes-or-no/790087 "2017-07-05T15:01:53Z")
The fourth of July is upon us which in America means fireworks. Problem, where we live shooting off fireworks by individuals are illegal within the city limits though there are some lovely professional, displays availa… --- ## [Frequency of Eucharist in different churches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frequency-of-eucharist-in-different-churches/755200)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2016, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frequency-of-eucharist-in-different-churches/755200 "2016-06-06T23:26:03Z")
Having been raised and still sorta Catholic, I’ve always assumed churches celebrated the Eucharist every week. So I was surprised to find out recently that very few Protestant churches do this. What Protestant churches… --- ## [How much money do beggars make?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-do-beggars-make/267874)
**Author:** [@Eeyore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eeyore)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2004, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-do-beggars-make/267874 "2004-10-08T21:14:29Z")
Whenever I give money to a beggar, I suspect that I’m really being scammed and that the money will be paying for drugs, so I feel as though maybe I shouldn’t give money as I would hate to be fuelling a drug addiction. O… --- ## [Your favorite character(s) from current or recent TV shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-character-s-from-current-or-recent-tv-shows/642884)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2013, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-character-s-from-current-or-recent-tv-shows/642884 "2013-07-18T20:39:58Z")
Rather than hijack the Boardwalk Empire discussion for this, here’s a new thread. Richard Harrow on that show is fast becoming one of my all-time favorites. Others I particularly enjoy have been: Happy on Sons of Anar… --- ## [Relationship advice needed: currently dating a female - she knows nothing about my true self](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationship-advice-needed-currently-dating-a-female-she-knows-nothing-about-my-true-self/585750)
**Author:** [@ThelastGentlemanOnEarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelastGentlemanOnEarth)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationship-advice-needed-currently-dating-a-female-she-knows-nothing-about-my-true-self/585750 "2011-06-24T07:51:07Z")
On one hand, she thinks I’m a sweet romantic who can compose poems and speaks from the bottom of his heart; she likes this charming, sensitive side of my personality and that’s what makes us stick together. Unfortunatel… --- ## [Use the penny to start a retail revolution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-the-penny-to-start-a-retail-revolution/613371)
**Author:** [@bahia\_hombre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bahia_hombre)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-the-penny-to-start-a-retail-revolution/613371 "2012-02-23T03:44:49Z")
By rounding only those cash transactions that do not end in 5 or 0, retailers can effectively take the penny out of circulation. Good idea? --- ## [Why do obese people do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-obese-people-do-this/472006)
**Author:** [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-obese-people-do-this/472006 "2008-11-11T17:56:33Z")
Be at a buffet line, pot luck or just a family dinner with a fat relative I have discovered a disturbing behavior. I can not help but find it utterly repulsive. It almost ruins my appetite. While picking out my food and… --- ## [Santorum - Boston liberalism cause of priest scandal.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santorum-boston-liberalism-cause-of-priest-scandal/312333)
**Author:** [@HelenTroy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelenTroy)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2005, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santorum-boston-liberalism-cause-of-priest-scandal/312333 "2005-07-18T21:35:24Z")
My favorite senator is at it again. Just as I get over the fact that I work because I am greedy and don’t care about my child and that home schooling her is my only option, he goes on the attack at Boston. How does he k… --- ## [Do security guards serve any purpose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-security-guards-serve-any-purpose/184107)
**Author:** [@syncrolecyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/syncrolecyne)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2003, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-security-guards-serve-any-purpose/184107 "2003-06-26T13:46:58Z")
At the school I work in, basically all the security guards are good for is bullshitting around with kids playing basketball, and walking kids to the office. They are about 25-30, and look like they are straight out of ju… --- ## [Proactive Appendectomy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proactive-appendectomy/698454)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2014, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proactive-appendectomy/698454 "2014-09-18T17:11:43Z")
I’m 60 years old, and still have my original appendix. Let’s say that I’m planning to move to interior Alaska and live off the grid in the wilderness. Since I am going to be at least an hour or two from the nearest hos… --- ## [Trump bans Eagles from Super Bowl invite to White house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-eagles-from-super-bowl-invite-to-white-house/815439)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-eagles-from-super-bowl-invite-to-white-house/815439 "2018-06-08T23:37:25Z")
Has this ever happened before, since the tradition of presidents hosting championship teams began? It seems a large number of players chose not to attend so the White House canceled the event. --- ## [SDMB FOOTIE FOCUS: November](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-footie-focus-november/211133)
**Author:** [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2003, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-footie-focus-november/211133 "2003-12-02T13:29:28Z")
Hello again. Bryan Robson mumbles aimlessly about Middlesborough and Nigeria, refusing to meet Garth’s gaze. Garth comes closer as he mutters on, until he is inches from Bryan’s ear. Losing his train of thought completel… --- ## [Spy John Walker croaked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spy-john-walker-croaked/696903)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spy-john-walker-croaked/696903 "2014-09-02T20:30:41Z")
Convicted Cold War spy John Walker dies in federal prison John walker sold secrets to the Soviets from 1968 to 1985. --- ## ["Devil's strip" origin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/devils-strip-origin/254562)
**Author:** [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2004, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/devils-strip-origin/254562 "2004-07-16T01:44:10Z")
I was talking with some friends last night, one of them a woman from Ohio. During the conversation, she referred to the land between the sidewalk and the curb in a residential area, which, while usually maintained by the… --- ## [Can I recharge little watch, clock and calculator batteries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-recharge-little-watch-clock-and-calculator-batteries/176477)
**Author:** [@JustJoan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustJoan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-recharge-little-watch-clock-and-calculator-batteries/176477 "2017-09-13T23:51:23Z")
You know those little flat ones, about the size of an aspirin? If I propped one somehow into my battery charger in the AAA slot, maybe wedged in between an AAA battery and the spring, would that work? They all seem to … --- ## [American Idol Pool 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-pool-2010/525490)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-pool-2010/525490 "2010-05-28T20:21:11Z")
Well, it’s still a bit down the road, but I thought I’d go ahead and create this year’s American Idol pool. Go to: Pool Name: Cecil’s American Idol Pool password: cecil Join up, get ready, and let’s see who can pre… --- ## [Who are the liberal Glenn Becks/Hannitys/Bachmanns/Steeles/etc.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-liberal-glenn-becks-hannitys-bachmanns-steeles-etc/508777)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2009, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-liberal-glenn-becks-hannitys-bachmanns-steeles-etc/508777 "2009-09-05T06:04:03Z")
Here’s what I’m getting at. I grew up in a conservative family in a conservative state. Though I think the Republicans have the market cornered when it comes to stupid, that doesn’t mean I’m a liberal. That said, I’m … --- ## [Help alleviate my fears -- what might be wrong with my knee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-alleviate-my-fears-what-might-be-wrong-with-my-knee/613008)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-alleviate-my-fears-what-might-be-wrong-with-my-knee/613008 "2012-02-16T21:02:37Z")
So a couple weeks ago I went to a parkour jam, I was a newbie so nothing intense, just vaults and learning how to properly jump/roll (standing long jump basically). During the course of this, my right knee popped a few … --- ## [How do you feel about California?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-california/939181)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2021, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-california/939181 "2021-05-15T15:22:20Z")
Inspired by the “How do you feel about Texas?” thread in this forum. I was born and raised in California and I love it, but it has its issues like any other state. I love the diversity and the creative energy in Silico… --- ## [\[Possibly dumb\] question about aircraft ceilings.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-dumb-question-about-aircraft-ceilings/644598)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2012, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-dumb-question-about-aircraft-ceilings/644598 "2012-12-22T02:28:01Z")
Alright, I know a tiny bit about maximum density altitude and such. But how do they come up with that? Is there a formula that they use, or did some unlucky bastards have to test it to find out? Say I have a single engi… --- ## [Does raw milk have lactase in it or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-raw-milk-have-lactase-in-it-or-not/146590)
**Author:** [@Boris\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boris_B)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2003, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-raw-milk-have-lactase-in-it-or-not/146590 "2003-01-10T04:01:44Z")
A PhD and RD says No An MD says Yes This other site says Yes Some background: I’m lactose intolerant. Some of my friends (such great friends that they actually remember my condition and don’t try to cram dairy pro… --- ## [6/8 Time signature vs 4/4 w/ triplets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-8-time-signature-vs-4-4-w-triplets/283998)
**Author:** [@DaddyTimesTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaddyTimesTwo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2005, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-8-time-signature-vs-4-4-w-triplets/283998 "2005-01-12T05:35:14Z")
As a young teen ager (20+ years ago) I took drum lessons. At one point I was pretty good, although I never played in a band beyond percusion ensemble groups, and I could read music pretty well. And, as a drummer with n… --- ## [AIDS' Effect on the Gay Rights Movement.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aids-effect-on-the-gay-rights-movement/660792)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2013, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aids-effect-on-the-gay-rights-movement/660792 "2013-06-19T20:04:42Z")
Most of the people I’ve read who have commented on historical affect of AIDS agree it is and was tragic and disastrous, which of course I agree with. But when commenting on the affect it had on the gay rights movement (m… --- ## [Cosmology question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosmology-question/538100)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2010, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosmology-question/538100 "2010-05-05T20:00:52Z")
Will we ever be able to pinpoint the approximate position of the big bang? Since everything came from one single point less than an atom in size I assume we’d never be able to locate the exact point, but, say within a l… --- ## [A Jack Handy Apperciation Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-jack-handy-apperciation-thread/509147)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Buttons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Buttons)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2009, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-jack-handy-apperciation-thread/509147 "2009-09-14T10:58:40Z")
Yes, that Jack Handy. The unknown author of oh so many great Saturday Night Live quotes. While looking for some quotes to fill my Facebook quotations list, his name came up in my mind. I’ve found countless gems, some … --- ## [lissener crosses over to the dark side: Films available for free online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lissener-crosses-over-to-the-dark-side-films-available-for-free-online/513476)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2009, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lissener-crosses-over-to-the-dark-side-films-available-for-free-online/513476 "2009-10-22T18:31:24Z")
So I was permanently laid off from the video store I bled and cried over for three years, and now I work–temporarily; it’s a trial position created for me–for an online film distributor. By way of full disclosure, and no… --- ## [Stalin's Daughter is Dead (and so is Lana Turner)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stalins-daughter-is-dead-and-so-is-lana-turner/604514)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stalins-daughter-is-dead-and-so-is-lana-turner/604514 "2011-12-01T19:31:04Z")
My sister called me today and it’s something like “Three’s Company Meets 1950s Icons”. While speaking of other things she mentions “According to the news Lana Turner died”. Me: The actress? I’m pretty sure she’s been … --- ## [New Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-message-board/575096)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2011, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-message-board/575096 "2011-03-23T12:02:44Z")
Join if you wish to discuss history, science, theology, politics, or sci-fi. --- ## [The Will of the People](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-will-of-the-people/843305)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2019, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-will-of-the-people/843305 "2019-11-20T04:25:32Z")
On a Wednesday, the White House issues a national vote to decide whether to murder Leonard, a grocer in Louisville. There is no crime that Leonard has committed - he was randomly selected - they simply want to prove that… --- ## ["White" as a dirty word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-as-a-dirty-word/694887)
**Author:** [@Bozuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bozuit)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2014, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-as-a-dirty-word/694887 "2014-08-06T18:39:09Z")
In the past few years or so, I’ve often noticed “white” used as, seemingly, something of a dirty word when describing people. More specifically, it will be used with a kind of dismissiveness, as if the people being refer… --- ## [You know you're a Doper when ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-a-doper-when/543001)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-a-doper-when/543001 "2010-07-25T23:25:13Z")
… you wake up in the morning and the song running through your head is “Rio” by Duran Duran. Seriously. --- ## [What movie scared you the most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-scared-you-the-most/427055)
**Author:** [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2007, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-scared-you-the-most/427055 "2007-11-27T15:28:18Z")
Last night as I was staring up at the ceiling waiting for some sleepiness to happen, I started thinking about my top three scariest movies. Why this was supposed to help me sleep I don’t know. But in the dark of the ro… --- ## [Foods that you serendipitously found to go very well together](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-you-serendipitously-found-to-go-very-well-together/698068)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-you-serendipitously-found-to-go-very-well-together/698068 "2014-09-12T18:36:08Z")
As the flip side of this thread: Food stuffs that you had the misfortune to find, REALLY didn’t work very well, TOGETHER… What combinations of food have you run across that really work well together? Me? I’ve found t… --- ## [Post Titles That Are Guaranteed to Receive 0 Replies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-titles-that-are-guaranteed-to-receive-0-replies/114085)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2005, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-titles-that-are-guaranteed-to-receive-0-replies/114085 "2005-01-01T21:32:40Z")
I was first going to try to come up with one for each forum but, well… couldn’t. Nonetheless, here are a few: Café Society: The Spice Girls Appreciation Thread. Counting the Days til Their Glorious Re-Union Tour GQ:… --- ## [Need Advice on Withdrawing a Job Application](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-withdrawing-a-job-application/688615)
**Author:** [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2014, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-withdrawing-a-job-application/688615 "2014-05-18T04:50:30Z")
Earlier this week, I interviewed for a job that has opened up in a neighboring department (same business, different work section). It’s a management position that would let me cross the gap from para-professional/leadw… --- ## [Dexter on Showtime thread (SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-on-showtime-thread-spoilers/380392)
**Author:** [@Adversary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adversary)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2007, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-on-showtime-thread-spoilers/380392 "2007-07-10T14:03:51Z")
There was a thread for last week with a few posts in it. I figure with the low traffic one thread on this show may be enough. I am really enjoying this show and like the actor playing Dexter. He changed totally from h… --- ## [English in the Past - What year could I understand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-in-the-past-what-year-could-i-understand/260979)
**Author:** [@Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kel_Varnsen_Latex_Division)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2004, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-in-the-past-what-year-could-i-understand/260979 "2004-08-23T06:35:58Z")
If I went back in time what would be earliest that I could understand spoken English? --- ## [Muslim woman sues Abercrombie re: hijab.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muslim-woman-sues-abercrombie-re-hijab/587607)
**Author:** [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2011, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muslim-woman-sues-abercrombie-re-hijab/587607 "2011-07-11T20:22:29Z")
This was an eyebrow-raiser. I still can’t figure out if she was fired for wearing it or not wearing it in ‘company colors’. What the hell? She’s in the stockroom, not the sales floor. What do they care? (Most retail s… --- ## [What old movies should I watch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-old-movies-should-i-watch/806587)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2018, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-old-movies-should-i-watch/806587 "2018-07-15T17:38:43Z")
I was born in 1974 and as a general rule I don’t watch much in cinema prior to then. The only movies I’ve seen that predate that are kung fu movies, monster movies, and Disney movies. I’ve just never liked classic cinema… --- ## [Going from steamroom to pool repeatedly at the gym - am I overreacting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-from-steamroom-to-pool-repeatedly-at-the-gym-am-i-overreacting/383159)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2006, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-from-steamroom-to-pool-repeatedly-at-the-gym-am-i-overreacting/383159 "2006-12-08T18:09:15Z")
So I finally decided today that I’m probably going to say something to the gym management about this, but I wanted to hear what some other people think first. Not many people at my gym swim. My wife and I have almost ne… --- ## [Worthless and stupid high school subjects.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worthless-and-stupid-high-school-subjects/156110)
**Author:** [@jeff\_lebowski\_s\_brother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeff_lebowski_s_brother)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2003, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worthless-and-stupid-high-school-subjects/156110 "2003-02-21T01:46:16Z")
I would like to know from those of you what subjects in High School that were (and are) totally worthless in your daily life but were forced to take anyway? Some of my examples… (P.E.) I had to take this crap in 9th gra… --- ## [Stupidest thing a Bond villain did excluding telling Bond everything / killing Bond right away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-thing-a-bond-villain-did-excluding-telling-bond-everything-killing-bond-right-away/564885)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2010, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-thing-a-bond-villain-did-excluding-telling-bond-everything-killing-bond-right-away/564885 "2010-12-22T04:38:21Z")
We all know about the talking Bond villain who just needs to keep his damn mouth shut, or just needs to kill Bond the minute he has the opportunity. As Scott Evil so expertly pointed out. What I’m more looking for in t… --- ## [Execution methods in US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/execution-methods-in-us/774261)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2016, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/execution-methods-in-us/774261 "2016-12-22T23:54:06Z")
First let me say I’d appreciate it if this didn’t turn into a debate on the rights and wrongs of the death sentence itself. This is about methods of execution. Ronald Bert Smith Jr has just been executed by lethal injec… --- ## [Andy Dick: Dick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-dick-dick/456754)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-dick-dick/456754 "2008-08-25T23:19:33Z")
gets drunk, urinates in public, forcibly yanks down teenager’s top to expose her breasts So, yeah. Dick. (Not worthy of a pit thread, IMO, and it’s about a celebrity, so… Anyway, move elsewhere if desired.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1444&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1446&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)