# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1448&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:** 1449 --- ## [When a new job is asking for applicants who know Microsoft Outlook ...does it matter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-new-job-is-asking-for-applicants-who-know-microsoft-outlook-does-it-matter/717776)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2015, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-new-job-is-asking-for-applicants-who-know-microsoft-outlook-does-it-matter/717776 "2015-04-19T21:09:02Z")
Looking for a new job and many of the job listings ask that applicants have knowledge of Microsoft Outlook. I have never used Outlook at any job I’ve had and I’ve never used it personally either, but I usually just igno… --- ## [The Return of Assessment Test Sentence gems!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-assessment-test-sentence-gems/661145)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2014, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-assessment-test-sentence-gems/661145 "2014-03-15T02:37:45Z")
I haven’t posted any of the sentence gems from college placement exams since late 2011, so I thought it was high time to bring them back. (It’s nothing illegal–the students do not own the tests, never get them back, and… --- ## [Frozen Glue??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-glue/566554)
**Author:** [@MaJoGi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaJoGi)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2011, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-glue/566554 "2011-01-12T05:22:46Z")
As I was pasting together my project with white liquid glue I noticed a warning on the back: DO NOT FREEZE. Why is frozen glue so dangerous? I would of had experimented on this myself, but I am short on time, glue, and f… --- ## [Picard VS Kirk! Who Wins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picard-vs-kirk-who-wins/453084)
**Author:** [@Picard\_Kills\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Picard_Kills_Kirk)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picard-vs-kirk-who-wins/453084 "2011-07-07T12:06:32Z")
I wasn’t sure if this belonged in CS or GD :wink: but I thought I’d put it here to start. Who do you think would win in a one on one fight to the death? Picard or Kirk? They get no weapons and no starships. Just han… --- ## [To the idiots without 4 wheel drive/AWD and the jackasses with it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-idiots-without-4-wheel-drive-awd-and-the-jackasses-with-it/775607)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2016, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-idiots-without-4-wheel-drive-awd-and-the-jackasses-with-it/775607 "2016-12-28T15:25:31Z")
Idiots. For Kripes sake, you live in Wisconsin (or Michigan, Minnesota, etc). It fucking snows here every year and you goddamn know it. Why are you trying to get around in this shit in a Mustang GT? Or why did you buy … --- ## [Rome Total War fans: FYI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rome-total-war-fans-fyi/362953)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2006, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rome-total-war-fans-fyi/362953 "2006-08-09T14:17:02Z")
This thread is on the order of an FYI to anyone (like me :)) who is STILL playing RTW. There probably aren’t a whole lot of folks, but just in case I wanted to share a mod with anyone who hasn’t gotten the Total Realism… --- ## [Assuming Jewish word like Gentile is not derogatory; are there other cultures/language with such word/s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assuming-jewish-word-like-gentile-is-not-derogatory-are-there-other-cultures-language-with-such-word-s/973433)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2022, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assuming-jewish-word-like-gentile-is-not-derogatory-are-there-other-cultures-language-with-such-word-s/973433 "2022-12-04T11:05:05Z")
My introduction to words like Gentile have been through Seinfeld and Curb your Enthusiasm. I maybe wrong but my reading on the internet has shown these words to be not derogatory. I find it fascinating that Jews have no… --- ## [How Many facebook accounts do you have, and use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-facebook-accounts-do-you-have-and-use/553370)
**Author:** [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-facebook-accounts-do-you-have-and-use/553370 "2010-09-16T16:40:16Z")
I have three, one in my name and one in each dog’s name. I use mine for family and friends and one of the dogs’ to “like” different businesses and get coupons. I play bejeweled blitz with all three so I can send myself c… --- ## [Superheros who are dead, and still active Superheroes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheros-who-are-dead-and-still-active-superheroes/679240)
**Author:** [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2014, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheros-who-are-dead-and-still-active-superheroes/679240 "2014-01-25T02:37:38Z")
I was thinking of DCs Boston Brand aka Deadman who became a superhero of sorts after he died and I wondered what other comic book characters were active heros , dark or otherwise, while also being technically a bit dead,… --- ## [Mad Men: "The Hobo Code" \[beware: spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-the-hobo-code-beware-spoilers/420311)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2007, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-the-hobo-code-beware-spoilers/420311 "2007-09-30T18:00:17Z")
OK, so I’m catching up on Mad Men, and it has really gotten a lot more complicated. But I’m a bit confused about what went on in “The Hobo Code”. The little boy, of course, is Dan Draper as a child. He’s a “whore chil… --- ## [Mall-Wart is Satan Spawn-why continue to support this evil enterprise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mall-wart-is-satan-spawn-why-continue-to-support-this-evil-enterprise/296139)
**Author:** [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2005, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mall-wart-is-satan-spawn-why-continue-to-support-this-evil-enterprise/296139 "2005-03-30T07:08:22Z")
Two recent articles: this Mall-Wart “disclosure” article is laughable and in addition, a study by Penn State indicated that the presence of a Mall-Wart store adversely affected poverty rates. --- ## [Stephen Colbert's childhood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-colberts-childhood/323436)
**Author:** [@Mathochist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mathochist)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2006, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-colberts-childhood/323436 "2006-01-16T23:41:46Z")
In this week’s New York Times Magazine there’s an interview with Stephen Colbert. Towards the bottom it mentions Largely because of his work, I really can’t tell whether or not he’s making this up. Did this really ha… --- ## [Where are the young Democrats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-young-democrats/735275)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-young-democrats/735275 "2015-10-25T16:39:26Z")
Bernie Sanders: 74 Hillary Clinton: 67 Joe Biden: 72 Elizabeth Warren: 66 It seems odd for a party that I associate with young voters and youthful progressive vigor, that they don’t have anyone with name recognition … --- ## [Doperguys, can you explain the alure of very, very large breasts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperguys-can-you-explain-the-alure-of-very-very-large-breasts/395535)
**Author:** [@XaMcQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XaMcQ)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2007, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperguys-can-you-explain-the-alure-of-very-very-large-breasts/395535 "2007-03-15T03:20:24Z")
bigbreastarchive.com/alphabetical/misc2/misc29.html\]These, for example. (not work safe) I don’t get it in the least. That looks incredibly uncomfortable and freakish to me. --- ## [Batgirl movie put into the vault. Not to be released](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batgirl-movie-put-into-the-vault-not-to-be-released/968991)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batgirl-movie-put-into-the-vault-not-to-be-released/968991 "2022-08-08T22:02:21Z")
Wow, must be as bad as Catwoman or something? I wonder what the heck happened to make this movie so bad, they aren’t even shoving it over to streaming or Blu-ray? I mean, some version of it has to leak at some point, ma… --- ## [Most gender neutral given name in Western culture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-gender-neutral-given-name-in-western-culture/650876)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2013, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-gender-neutral-given-name-in-western-culture/650876 "2013-02-21T08:45:35Z")
We’ve skirted this topic several times, but I want to ask it in a slightly different way — What would you consider the one most gender neutral given name in Western culture? Let’s ignore the issue of spelling variations … --- ## [American Idol 5/15](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-15/404261)
**Author:** [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-15/404261 "2007-05-19T03:22:46Z")
No thread yet? I’m on TiVo delay so I’ve only just heard the first round of songs. Terrible song choices by the judges. Blake did a serviceable job with “Roxanne,” but as Simon said, you’d better bring your own style, … --- ## [There should be no warnings for straight up hate speech. They should be banned.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-should-be-no-warnings-for-straight-up-hate-speech-they-should-be-banned/748155)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2016, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-should-be-no-warnings-for-straight-up-hate-speech-they-should-be-banned/748155 "2016-03-08T15:35:16Z")
I won’t link to the thread as I don’t want to violate any board rules. There was a recent incident on this board wherein someone posted some rather vile hate speech. This person got off with a warning. Frankly, I think t… --- ## [And you guys always think you're getting ripped off at the repair shop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-guys-always-think-youre-getting-ripped-off-at-the-repair-shop/749597)
**Author:** [@Daylate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daylate)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2016, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-guys-always-think-youre-getting-ripped-off-at-the-repair-shop/749597 "2016-03-24T19:35:18Z")
Just wanted to share something with all those Dopers who always assume that auto mechanics are overcharging them. I was cruising thru our shop yesterday and saw a car being worked on that looked almost completely gutted… --- ## [Non-annoying child actors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-annoying-child-actors/690481)
**Author:** [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-annoying-child-actors/690481 "2014-06-12T16:02:50Z")
From this thread where it was asserted that all child actors are annoying. Who are the exceptions? From the original Andy Griffith show, the character of Opie was at least not just a catch-phrase delivery system. --- ## [Boycott Chinese Food \[Until they return our submarine!\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-chinese-food-until-they-return-our-submarine/774952)
**Author:** [@Me\_Billy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Me_Billy)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-chinese-food-until-they-return-our-submarine/774952 "2016-12-20T17:04:36Z")
I am boycotting Chinese food until they return our submarine. If France stole our submarine, I would of course be boycotting French fries. But it was China this time, so no more Chinese food until you return our submari… --- ## [Is it legal to mail a used tampon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-mail-a-used-tampon/141020)
**Author:** [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-mail-a-used-tampon/141020 "2011-10-24T08:20:13Z")
I’ve seen that mentioned a few times on the board, and am wondering if it can be legally done, or if the tampon counts as hazardous material and would land you a fine. Thanx --- ## [Is Chiense restaurant music really popular in China?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-chiense-restaurant-music-really-popular-in-china/283397)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2009, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-chiense-restaurant-music-really-popular-in-china/283397 "2009-12-19T23:25:07Z")
Chinese restaurants and all-you-can-eat buffets throughout the United States tend to be very formulaic; similar menus, similar decor, similar names. They also seem to play the same kind of background music; usually it’s… --- ## [Argument for creationism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argument-for-creationism/675621)
**Author:** [@Astrid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astrid)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argument-for-creationism/675621 "2013-12-11T23:31:58Z")
Believers in evolution, can someone explain this to me? The idea of evolution relies on advantageous mutations, right? Which makes sense in theory. But when I think of the mutations required to produce a single working … --- ## [Things that all humans know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-all-humans-know/622992)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2012, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-all-humans-know/622992 "2012-05-27T11:51:26Z")
What are some things that all humans know but no other species does? For the sake of argument, we don’t have to include humans with various medical disabilities, such as being in a coma. For instance, we all know how to… --- ## [Kitchen-knife snobs, teach me your ways](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchen-knife-snobs-teach-me-your-ways/729396)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchen-knife-snobs-teach-me-your-ways/729396 "2015-09-03T15:41:36Z")
I don’t have any specific questions, but I’ve encountered strong opinions, both here and elsewhere, about type, use, and care. I’d like people with those strong opinions to share them here. --- ## [Failed Palindromes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/failed-palindromes/515454)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2009, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/failed-palindromes/515454 "2009-11-04T21:50:15Z")
From John Hodgman’s The Areas of My Expertise The game for us is to come up with more failed palindromes. My first entry is lame (but not as lame as it looks). From the “it kind of looks like dialectical English, and … --- ## [Reality vs Fantasy regarding winning the Lottery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-vs-fantasy-regarding-winning-the-lottery/593535)
**Author:** [@Hakuna\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakuna_Matata)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2011, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-vs-fantasy-regarding-winning-the-lottery/593535 "2011-08-24T07:55:00Z")
I rarely play the lottery, maybe once a year when the numbers get super big and I happen to remember to buy a ticket. As a fantasy it sounds great to have ALL the money one could ever want, etc but I wonder if the reali… --- ## [Hey "environmentally responsible" assholes, go fuck yourself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-environmentally-responsible-assholes-go-fuck-yourself/457190)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2008, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-environmentally-responsible-assholes-go-fuck-yourself/457190 "2008-07-24T14:40:38Z")
And while you’re at it, get off of your goddamn moral high horse then crawl under the beast and suck its cock until it’s balls fall off. I’m so fucking tired of bullshit “green”/environmentally responsible shit I could … --- ## [Question About The Death Star](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-death-star/712981)
**Author:** [@The\_Winkler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Winkler)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-death-star/712981 "2015-02-19T21:56:58Z")
I’ve never understood how it traveled through the galaxy. But it made it from Alderan to Yavin just behind the Millennium Falcon. It’s a space station shaped like a planet, not a starship. Did it travel like the Tardis?… --- ## [Go to Hell, LeBron James!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-hell-lebron-james/692805)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2014, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-hell-lebron-james/692805 "2014-07-20T20:24:16Z")
I’m sure you’d just love to have another ESPN special to announce which team will be privileged enough to have you play for them. However, that didn’t work out so well last time. While I know ESPN just loves hyping anyt… --- ## [Do terrorists understand the real damage is done by the reaction to their actions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-terrorists-understand-the-real-damage-is-done-by-the-reaction-to-their-actions/738313)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2015, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-terrorists-understand-the-real-damage-is-done-by-the-reaction-to-their-actions/738313 "2015-12-01T07:36:29Z")
I was hearing about the lockdown in Brussels on the radio today. It’s a ghost town on the streets. Military vehicles and armed soldiers are prominently standing around everywhere. Basically, the terrorists have caused… --- ## [Return of security deposit-- your experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-security-deposit-your-experiences/619134)
**Author:** [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2012, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-security-deposit-your-experiences/619134 "2012-04-21T15:16:02Z")
First off, I’m not asking for legal advice here; I’m going to talk to my legal people tomorrow morning. Anyway, I’ve given my 30 days notice and I’m going to be moving out of my apartment soon. I have a feeling that it… --- ## [Garbage pail, garbage can, or trash can?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garbage-pail-garbage-can-or-trash-can/378197)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2006, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garbage-pail-garbage-can-or-trash-can/378197 "2006-10-30T09:54:22Z")
Growing up, my parents (who were both from New York) used the term “garbage pail.” Even as a kid I thought it weird that they were the only people I ever heard using the term. Personally, I always say “trash can” becaus… --- ## [How did you react to Phantom Menace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-react-to-phantom-menace/826026)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2019, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-react-to-phantom-menace/826026 "2019-01-02T12:01:00Z")
Next year, Phantom Menace turns 20 years old, so I thought I’d make this thread. How excited were you when you heard that the Phantom Menace was coming out? Did you camp out in front of the theater? What did you think w… --- ## [Glee - The guy in the wheelchair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-the-guy-in-the-wheelchair/514093)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2009, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-the-guy-in-the-wheelchair/514093 "2009-10-20T07:07:21Z")
For any Glee fans here, what are your thoughts/feelings about having that guy in the wheelchair be in the Glee club? Personally, I think it is one of the parts of the show that doesn’t make sense and lessens the show. I… --- ## [Jeep Grand Cherokee Owners: Need Help Fast!! Jeep is Sick and at Dealer's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeep-grand-cherokee-owners-need-help-fast-jeep-is-sick-and-at-dealers/629684)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeep-grand-cherokee-owners-need-help-fast-jeep-is-sick-and-at-dealers/629684 "2012-07-29T20:28:47Z")
In April I bought a 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.7L 8cylinder, 65k – I love, love, love this car! As in, I visit her at bedtime and kiss her dashboard goodnight. Last night I went to the grocery store (a 3 mile tri… --- ## [Storage of uncooked dry rice or beans in the fridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storage-of-uncooked-dry-rice-or-beans-in-the-fridge/644073)
**Author:** [@drew870mitchell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drew870mitchell)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storage-of-uncooked-dry-rice-or-beans-in-the-fridge/644073 "2012-12-17T14:13:42Z")
Will anything unpleasant happen if I store my uncooked dry rice or beans in the refrigerator? I know they’ll keep fine just bagged in the pantry. Not asking that. Anything bad at all? Will they become damp, or even d… --- ## [Kill a Brady kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kill-a-brady-kid/727450)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kill-a-brady-kid/727450 "2015-08-11T18:44:38Z")
You are Sherwood Schwartz, creator of the Brady Bunch. Since you are the greatest television innovator and trailblazer of cheesy family programming of a dozen generations, you have decided to invent the “Very Special Epi… --- ## [The Amazing Race, Oct 20](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-oct-20/671778)
**Author:** [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-oct-20/671778 "2013-10-26T19:38:41Z")
Marie’s stubbornness is really going to bite her in the ass soon. My daughter commented that this was probably the first time she’s ever not felt sorry for a team who’s missing part of their clue. On the other hand, I … --- ## [Monarchistic Australia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monarchistic-australia/579525)
**Author:** [@Molotok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molotok)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2011, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monarchistic-australia/579525 "2011-05-01T13:55:42Z")
I find it a little strange that Australia still has the Union Jack on the flag, and the British queen’s head on the coins. I’m not totally bent out of shape about it, but I just wonder what would be so bad about moving o… --- ## [How did America become THE world's superpower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-america-become-the-worlds-superpower/111673)
**Author:** [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2002, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-america-become-the-worlds-superpower/111673 "2002-06-06T16:54:43Z")
It’s a relatively young nation… and when exactly did we achieve that title? --- ## [Explain to me by downsizing or outsourcing are immoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-by-downsizing-or-outsourcing-are-immoral/239556)
**Author:** [@Star\_Was](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Star_Was)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2004, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-by-downsizing-or-outsourcing-are-immoral/239556 "2004-04-17T10:02:01Z")
A number of people I know think that companies that downsize employees or use outsourcing are morally wrong. Most of these people are older or unskilled workers who are afraid of losing their job. Now, I can understand w… --- ## [The End of Godspell (the 70's movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-godspell-the-70s-movie/590752)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2011, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-godspell-the-70s-movie/590752 "2011-08-07T00:30:57Z")
I’ve only seen Godspell on stage once, and that was a high-school production (I was in the audience) almost a decade ago, so my memory of what happened is quite hazy. …This is the part where I waste some space so the sp… --- ## [How bullet-resistant is brick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bullet-resistant-is-brick/543740)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2010, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bullet-resistant-is-brick/543740 "2010-06-19T22:21:42Z")
I live on the second floor of an apartment building and there have been some pretty angry arguments outside at times. I don’t think it’s likely, but just out of curiosity how safe am I if someone gets out a gun? --- ## [Enterprise "Doctor's Orders" (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-doctors-orders-spoilers/229756)
**Author:** [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2004, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-doctors-orders-spoilers/229756 "2004-02-29T22:14:58Z")
I’ve never done one of these, so this is my debut. I heard Hoshi lost her shirt again in some freakish transporter accident. I give it a pre-emptive fifty bajillion stars. --- ## [Has pilot trainng changed significantly since the founding of aviation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-pilot-trainng-changed-significantly-since-the-founding-of-aviation/556664)
**Author:** [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2010, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-pilot-trainng-changed-significantly-since-the-founding-of-aviation/556664 "2010-10-14T02:16:20Z")
A glance at the military trivia and WWI/WWII uniforms thread got me thinking: I know that aviation technology has advanced massively since the inception of powered flight, and I assume that pilots today are expected to b… --- ## [Is Doctor Who Racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-doctor-who-racist/659774)
**Author:** [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2013, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-doctor-who-racist/659774 "2013-06-08T15:18:40Z")
Seriously?! :confused: At least the poll is trending 92% No.Doctor Who is described as “thunderously racist” and guilty of treating non-white characters as “second class” in a collection of academic essays about the show… --- ## [Clearly security clearances and OPSEC mean nothing in the US today.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clearly-security-clearances-and-opsec-mean-nothing-in-the-us-today/581932)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2011, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clearly-security-clearances-and-opsec-mean-nothing-in-the-us-today/581932 "2011-05-19T22:34:24Z")
And a million other articles of the last month. Look, whether you believe Secret, Top Secret, Classified, Sensitive or FOUO information should be broadcast publicly or not doesn’t matter. You don’t decide. I don’t … --- ## [What's with that pixelated-looking camouflage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-that-pixelated-looking-camouflage/485569)
**Author:** [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2009, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-that-pixelated-looking-camouflage/485569 "2009-02-17T11:55:17Z")
Why in hell would you want a camouflage design with unnatural looking composition? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1447&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1449&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)