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**Author:** [@bellydog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bellydog)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2008, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stein-steen-or-stein-stine/470504 "2008-11-01T19:20:58Z")
What’s deal with the pronunciation of a name ending in “stein”? Some, like my step-father, pronounce their name “steen” and others pronounce it as “stine.” My step-father says that his pronunciation is gentile while th… --- ## [Hank Williams Jr. Doesn't Like the Electoral College.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hank-williams-jr-doesnt-like-the-electoral-college/509134)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2009, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hank-williams-jr-doesnt-like-the-electoral-college/509134 "2009-09-13T23:00:24Z")
http://www.wvgazette.com/Entertainment/200909021040?page=2&build=cache I say we join him in a movement to eliminate the pansy liberal communist fascist electoral college! Who’s with me? --- ## [Leather restoration/preservation (WWII leather)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leather-restoration-preservation-wwii-leather/575226)
**Author:** [@GiantRat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GiantRat)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leather-restoration-preservation-wwii-leather/575226 "2011-11-17T22:59:52Z")
My grandfather was a tail gunner in a B-17 in WWII. I’ve got his bomber jacket and leather “helmet” (apologies for not knowing exactly what to call it). There’s been some deterioration to both pieces, and I was wondering… --- ## [selective reduction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selective-reduction/125136)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2002, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selective-reduction/125136 "2002-09-08T03:54:47Z")
There is a woman I know who we’ll call C. She is a career woman who is very into her work. When she was 38 she started feeling a lot of pressure from society, and from her own biological clock, to get pregnant. C and … --- ## [Our cat is VERY affectionate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-cat-is-very-affectionate/613748)
**Author:** [@Acorns.but\_not\_Bacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acorns.but_not_Bacon)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2012, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-cat-is-very-affectionate/613748 "2012-02-26T00:48:45Z")
maybe overly affectionate? We got her a few days ago and she’s very sweet and good natured, trained aswell but she is very cuddly for example when sitting at the desk writing on the computer she nuzzles her head right u… --- ## [Lost W-2 form, former employer not returning my phone calls. What do I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-w-2-form-former-employer-not-returning-my-phone-calls-what-do-i-do/535586)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2010, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-w-2-form-former-employer-not-returning-my-phone-calls-what-do-i-do/535586 "2010-04-11T22:07:17Z")
The April 15 date is looming, and I can’t find my W-2 form. I’ve repeatedly emailed and called my former employer to try to get another copy, but my messages have so far been unreturned. I feel I’m at the end of my rope… --- ## [Chocolate Crackles - why Rice Bubbles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-crackles-why-rice-bubbles/415941)
**Author:** [@Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bites_When_Provoked)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2016, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-crackles-why-rice-bubbles/415941 "2016-03-25T08:33:52Z")
Okay, it’s a trivial question, but I have Googled in vain and not found an answer to it. Why do all recipes for Chocolate Crackles start from a base of Rice Bubbles? Wouldn’t it be quicker to cut to the chase and use Co… --- ## [Game of Thrones: Predictions from non-book-readers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-predictions-from-non-book-readers/585776)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2012, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-predictions-from-non-book-readers/585776 "2012-04-07T00:03:14Z")
Any Game of Thrones watchers who have not read the books want to make predictions as to what will happen in the final episode? Or what will happen in the second or future seasons? As a big fan of the books I’m very curi… --- ## [Why couldn't Japan beat deflation by just printing money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-couldnt-japan-beat-deflation-by-just-printing-money/560280)
**Author:** [@The\_Seventh\_Deadly\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Seventh_Deadly_Finn)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2010, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-couldnt-japan-beat-deflation-by-just-printing-money/560280 "2010-11-16T06:29:58Z")
Couldn’t figure out how to Google this one; I’m sure the answer is probably so obvious that no one’s bothered writing it down. From what I understand (mostly from poorly-remembered Paul Krugman columns), Japan spent the… --- ## [Why can't the city just admit that they give out tickets for revenue??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-the-city-just-admit-that-they-give-out-tickets-for-revenue/649647)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2013, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-the-city-just-admit-that-they-give-out-tickets-for-revenue/649647 "2013-02-11T23:25:03Z")
Not ONE HUMAN BEING in this city ever drives the speed limit. EVER!!! Not ONE car. Every day, I try to not go over the speed limit. All I get in return is honking, fingers, angry glares, swearing and yelling out the wind… --- ## [Dumbass locks son in car, doesn't want window broken, blames police & firemen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbass-locks-son-in-car-doesnt-want-window-broken-blames-police-firemen/341522)
**Author:** [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2006, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbass-locks-son-in-car-doesnt-want-window-broken-blames-police-firemen/341522 "2006-01-30T21:05:12Z")
Does anyone take fucking responsibilty for their own actions anymore? The police and firemen didn’t lock your kid in the car-you did. They wanted to get your kid out of the car ASAP, but you were worried about the damn… --- ## [What explains the persistent popularity of Ckassic Rock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-explains-the-persistent-popularity-of-ckassic-rock/748228)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2016, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-explains-the-persistent-popularity-of-ckassic-rock/748228 "2016-04-26T09:44:50Z")
It’s 30, 35, 40 years old. There were bands just as popular in the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s, but you never went into someone’s house when I was a kid and heard Glenn Miller or Louis Armstrong or Frank Sinatra on the stereo. … --- ## [I don't understand the point of this commercial.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-the-point-of-this-commercial/650926)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2013, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-the-point-of-this-commercial/650926 "2013-02-22T02:42:16Z")
Can someone explain it to me? A middle-aged lady is driving around doing choirs in a pimped ricer playing Ridin Dirty. She can’t put the groceries in the trunk because the trunk is a giant speaker. The car glows from un… --- ## [Why does it seem like there are so few people actually in favor of "big government"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-seem-like-there-are-so-few-people-actually-in-favor-of-big-government/773131)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-seem-like-there-are-so-few-people-actually-in-favor-of-big-government/773131 "2016-11-30T17:17:44Z")
There are a lot of people that seem to complain about government and say that it should be smaller, collect less taxes, etc and that people should be individually responsible. Now surely there are just as many people on… --- ## [Having a client-facing day job while doing sex work on camera at night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-a-client-facing-day-job-while-doing-sex-work-on-camera-at-night/767768)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-a-client-facing-day-job-while-doing-sex-work-on-camera-at-night/767768 "2016-10-10T14:01:34Z")
I have a friend who has a successful career in an office dealing with clients, and who is also thinking about getting into doing sex work via webcam for some extra money and because well basically she enjoys the idea. Sh… --- ## [Doper females, did you ever flash "the girls"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-females-did-you-ever-flash-the-girls/434473)
**Author:** [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2008, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-females-did-you-ever-flash-the-girls/434473 "2008-01-24T15:36:41Z")
I thought it was no big deal under the right circumstances–Fat Tuesday, wet T-shirt night, etc, but I have recently talked to two females about this. One, a ~45 yo Boston UMC who said that it was aberrant behavior for a… --- ## [SyFy to show "Greatest American Hero" Marathon on Sunday...Excited?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/syfy-to-show-greatest-american-hero-marathon-on-sunday-excited/544993)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/syfy-to-show-greatest-american-hero-marathon-on-sunday-excited/544993 "2010-07-09T02:56:59Z")
I really loved this show when I was young, but after it got canceled, I never understood why I liked it in the first place. --- ## [How long have main roads been paved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-main-roads-been-paved/622716)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2012, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-main-roads-been-paved/622716 "2012-05-25T19:05:31Z")
I realise this is a very broad-reaching question, so I’ll restrict it to the UK and the USA. Approximately how long ago could a journey between two sizeable cities be reasonably expected to be completed on “modern-day” p… --- ## [smothered steak and.... do you insist on the rice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smothered-steak-and-do-you-insist-on-the-rice/651766)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2013, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smothered-steak-and-do-you-insist-on-the-rice/651766 "2013-03-05T02:09:46Z")
Thats what we’re talking about. :stuck\_out\_tongue: Sometimes called country steak and gravy or smothered steak. I want mine over rice. I won’t bother ordering it at a restaurant with… --- ## [The Karate Kid - Trailer (Doesn't look too bad)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-karate-kid-trailer-doesnt-look-too-bad/531029)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-karate-kid-trailer-doesnt-look-too-bad/531029 "2010-03-10T19:32:43Z")
Trailer for the Karate Kid remake is out. Gotta say, it looks pretty good. Fresh take, yet looks to be faithful to the original. Also appears to be beautifully shot. Only nitpick is that they’re in China practicing Kun… --- ## [Question for Brits: What do Prawn Cocktail Crisps Taste Like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-brits-what-do-prawn-cocktail-crisps-taste-like/785230)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-brits-what-do-prawn-cocktail-crisps-taste-like/785230 "2017-05-03T13:07:55Z")
Can you taste the shrimp? Or prawns as you say? Or is it more of a tomato-ey, horseradish flavor? Or should they just be called Horseradish Crisps? I’ve never tasted the crisps, but I have had shrimp cocktails, and i… --- ## [New 3rd party kicks off - Forward Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-3rd-party-kicks-off-forward-party/968684)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-3rd-party-kicks-off-forward-party/968684 "2023-04-05T13:48:57Z")
I desperately hope they make a big impact. --- ## [Best #1 single of the year retrospective: 1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1987/702139)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2014, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1987/702139 "2014-10-29T01:13:11Z")
Our survey brings us now to 1987. Like the previous year, we have 30 songs in the top spot with “Walk Like An Egyptian” carrying over, and no song staying on top for more than four weeks at a time. (I think this was beca… --- ## [Wells Fargo Blew Up My New House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wells-fargo-blew-up-my-new-house/517334)
**Author:** [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3_20_59_or_bust)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2009, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wells-fargo-blew-up-my-new-house/517334 "2009-11-20T16:13:58Z")
Wells Fargo – “Documents will be ready Friday.” Too bad the closing date was last Monday. I’m not going to go into the whole sordid tale, as it would take all day and probably bring us all to tears, so just let me sum … --- ## [K-Y Intense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/k-y-intense/525516)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2010, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/k-y-intense/525516 "2010-02-14T04:02:18Z")
I have no idea if the product works as advertised, but the advertisement (via this web site) is hilarious. Check it out. --- ## [I pit these two awful bitches that robbed a 9-year old of her Girl Scout cookie money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-these-two-awful-bitches-that-robbed-a-9-year-old-of-her-girl-scout-cookie-money/623696)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-these-two-awful-bitches-that-robbed-a-9-year-old-of-her-girl-scout-cookie-money/623696 "2012-06-06T15:51:55Z")
What in the actual fuck is wrong with these two idiotic sociopathic cunts? Here is raw interview footage with two girls that got busted for stealing money from a 9-year old Girl Scout who was selling cookies outside of … --- ## [Would you listen to the time traveler and believe you will start a war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-listen-to-the-time-traveler-and-believe-you-will-start-a-war/615076)
**Author:** [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2014, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-listen-to-the-time-traveler-and-believe-you-will-start-a-war/615076 "2014-07-05T05:29:08Z")
It’s 1914. You are a young Serb, poor, with very few prospects. One day, a cloaked figure approaches you with a proposition: Kill Archduke Francis Ferdinand and become famous. Your act will start a great war, declares th… --- ## [Starbucks coffee? Good coffee or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbucks-coffee-good-coffee-or-not/736226)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbucks-coffee-good-coffee-or-not/736226 "2015-11-05T20:57:05Z")
Starbuck is all over the place but I’ve never been a big fan of it’s coffee. I get plain coffee with a little cream and sugar in it. Starbucks coffee always tasted kind of harsh/bitter and didn’t have the same kind of … --- ## [Well, I've been cheated on. How about you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-ive-been-cheated-on-how-about-you/366133)
**Author:** [@wasson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wasson)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2006, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-ive-been-cheated-on-how-about-you/366133 "2006-07-29T16:13:10Z")
First off, I apologize for my lack of posts recently. Life sort of got in the way, but I don’t imagine I was missed too much anyway. A few Dopers may remember me from the time I was debating on whether to hook up with o… --- ## [What has been your biggest change of opinion/position in your life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-been-your-biggest-change-of-opinion-position-in-your-life/572021)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-been-your-biggest-change-of-opinion-position-in-your-life/572021 "2011-02-25T08:55:11Z")
This can be political, religious, personal, whathaveyou. What change in your opinion or view or position or intention has been the most significant in your life? You get to define what makes something big or significan… --- ## [How precisely do we know the location of the Voyager probes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-precisely-do-we-know-the-location-of-the-voyager-probes/525585)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2010, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-precisely-do-we-know-the-location-of-the-voyager-probes/525585 "2010-01-21T21:35:25Z")
Good news! I just invented a FTL drive and, after day trips to Mercury and Pluto, have decided I’d like to zip out for a peek at Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 (don’t worry, I won’t touch them). The radar on my starship is a … --- ## [How do I schmooze the Jews?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-schmooze-the-jews/678555)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2014, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-schmooze-the-jews/678555 "2014-01-15T05:20:34Z")
In my job now, I have to know how to get along with a lot of Orthodox Jewish people and how to grease their palms, as it were, not necessarily with money, though. Small gifts and tokens of appreciation are required. Ca… --- ## [NFL Week 13](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-13/674870)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2013, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-13/674870 "2013-12-05T00:10:49Z")
I’ll let someone else post the schedule and lines. I just have a thought to share: has anyone else ever noticed that the Patriots’ roster is really, really white? Their starting offense on Sunday night included one blac… --- ## [Jinx, you're a fucking jackass.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jinx-youre-a-fucking-jackass/357373)
**Author:** [@tiel0301](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiel0301)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2006, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jinx-youre-a-fucking-jackass/357373 "2006-05-23T20:21:26Z")
to repeat: to add: I mean, DUDE. when I opened that thread I expected to see “I don’t really get the legalities of the whole ‘district’ thing”. Maybe something along the lines of “Why are people from DC all bent o… --- ## [High School student by day stripper by night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-student-by-day-stripper-by-night/784860)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-student-by-day-stripper-by-night/784860 "2017-04-22T05:09:12Z")
College girls paying for college by stripping is not that unusual, but let’s say you had an 18 year old public HS student would there be any way the school administration could prevent her (ie threaten to expel her) from… --- ## [The Feud: Yeah, but it’s a dry heat - by JMLVT68 \[game over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-yeah-but-it-s-a-dry-heat-by-jmlvt68-game-over/623155)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-yeah-but-it-s-a-dry-heat-by-jmlvt68-game-over/623155 "2012-05-31T14:49:42Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). Joke answers will not be … --- ## [Apparently, preparing avocados is terribly dangerous.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-preparing-avocados-is-terribly-dangerous/786297)
**Author:** [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2017, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-preparing-avocados-is-terribly-dangerous/786297 "2017-05-15T13:21:55Z")
Wow. It appears that a percentage of the world population uses razor-sharp butcher’s knives to cut their avocados, and that they manage to jam the blade into the fleshy parts of the hand, severing nerves and tendons. … --- ## [Planning Cross-Country Roadtrip - Suggestions Wanted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-cross-country-roadtrip-suggestions-wanted/681449)
**Author:** [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2014, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-cross-country-roadtrip-suggestions-wanted/681449 "2014-03-27T12:38:20Z")
Next month we’re going to visit Rhiannon8404’s brother and sister-in-law in Murfreesboro, TN (near Nashville). We’ve decided to make it a road-trip, so we can get 8 or 10 more check marks on our ‘states you’ve visited’ … --- ## [OMG New Shoes!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-new-shoes/512289)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-new-shoes/512289 "2010-01-05T20:03:15Z")
It’s the fall and my birthday soon so I thought I would splurge. I saw these Danskos in a store that doesn’t carry my size so I got on Zappos: They shine like an gasoline spill! Yippee! I fell in love with the turquo… --- ## [What is your threshold of "dressing up"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-threshold-of-dressing-up/581747)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2011, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-threshold-of-dressing-up/581747 "2011-05-16T19:07:38Z")
And how often do you do it, and how willingly? Okay, so we have one thread where a guy is iffy about wearing a jacket to a job interview, and another where a guy wants to take his mom to Ruth’s Chris, and asked about a … --- ## [Are there any more name prefixes than O', Mc, or Van?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-more-name-prefixes-than-o-mc-or-van/174755)
**Author:** [@don\_willard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_willard)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2003, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-more-name-prefixes-than-o-mc-or-van/174755 "2003-05-15T00:25:31Z")
I can think of only a few things that come before a last name: O’, Mac, Mc, Van, Von, Van Der, Von Der, Van Den, Von Den, Vander, Vonder, Vanden, Vonden, Lo (as in the composer Lo Presti), and Gel (as in the scientist… --- ## [How is Rosa Parks not the Jessica Lynch of the civil rights movement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-rosa-parks-not-the-jessica-lynch-of-the-civil-rights-movement/328684)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2005, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-rosa-parks-not-the-jessica-lynch-of-the-civil-rights-movement/328684 "2005-11-02T06:49:13Z")
She refused to give up her seat, good for her, I respect that. Was she the first person to do so, no. Others refused and were dealt with quite severely. Did she lead a movement to erradicate racism, no, but she was a fig… --- ## [Is a clothesline in the backyard not a thing anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-clothesline-in-the-backyard-not-a-thing-anymore/813209)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2020, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-clothesline-in-the-backyard-not-a-thing-anymore/813209 "2020-03-06T01:51:48Z")
When I was growing up the late 1960s/1970s, we had a clothesline in the backyard. It was an economical way to dry clothes (free!) after they were washed in the washing machine. But today you rarely see them. Why is that… --- ## [How much snow is required for a "snow day" in the midwest U.S. and Canada?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-snow-is-required-for-a-snow-day-in-the-midwest-u-s-and-canada/504073)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2009, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-snow-is-required-for-a-snow-day-in-the-midwest-u-s-and-canada/504073 "2009-07-27T04:14:49Z")
In Alabama and most other southeastern states we’re just not set up to deal with snow and it’s not worth the money to buy snow plows when we get one heavy snow per decade if that. Even an inch can cancel schools. But … --- ## [A Song of Ice and Fire \[Warning: some spoilers unboxed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-of-ice-and-fire-warning-some-spoilers-unboxed/484912)
**Author:** [@Vox\_Imperatoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vox_Imperatoris)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-of-ice-and-fire-warning-some-spoilers-unboxed/484912 "2009-02-13T17:53:20Z")
I just recently started reading this series, and I’ve currently gotten through the first two, A Game of Thrones, and A Clash of Kings. It’s awesome. I love the multiple perspectives and the realistic depiction of quasi-m… --- ## [I Pit this US Marine.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-this-us-marine/654985)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-this-us-marine/654985 "2013-04-09T19:48:52Z")
After cutting off the driver repeatedly, his car gets hit. And, here’s the result. A Camp Pendleton Marine sergeant unloaded on a motorist Monday, and the entire incident was caught on camera. The two victims of the ro… --- ## [Do dogs get floaters in their eyes like we do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dogs-get-floaters-in-their-eyes-like-we-do/448611)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2008, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dogs-get-floaters-in-their-eyes-like-we-do/448611 "2008-05-09T22:36:22Z")
My dog–an apparently healthy 4-year-old lab mutt–has lately been exhibiting some odd behavior. Now, when there are flies (or, more frightening, wasps) in the house or out on the deck, she’ll try to snap them up. She’s o… --- ## [98 Honda Accord catalytic converter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/98-honda-accord-catalytic-converter/638586)
**Author:** [@Guy\_Incognito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Incognito)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2012, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/98-honda-accord-catalytic-converter/638586 "2012-10-28T20:18:16Z")
A question for our resident car guys: My 1998 Honda Accord LX (LEV, 121,000 miles) just started showing its check engine light today. (Prior to this, I noticed that my car has run a bit roughly while I am in gear at a s… --- ## [Best nickname for White Castle burgers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-nickname-for-white-castle-burgers/87997)
**Author:** [@bluecrayola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecrayola)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2001, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-nickname-for-white-castle-burgers/87997 "2001-10-18T07:04:06Z")
My favorite has always been “rats with hats.” Know any others?..aside from sliders. --- ## [The Large Hadron Collider has failed to bring catastrophe. I am vexed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-large-hadron-collider-has-failed-to-bring-catastrophe-i-am-vexed/462972)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2008, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-large-hadron-collider-has-failed-to-bring-catastrophe-i-am-vexed/462972 "2008-09-24T07:10:13Z")
It’s been on all day. There have been no black holes. No antimatter explosions. No time vortexes releasing packs of velociraptors onto the fields & mountains of Switzerland, and as a result both Heidi and those obnoxio… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1454&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1456&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)