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**Author:** [@The\_Piranha\_Brothers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Piranha_Brothers)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crone-vs-hag/575016 "2011-03-21T21:24:08Z")
What is the difference between a crone and a hag? Is there a difference? (I tried google pictures but still the subtle differences are lost on me!) --- ## [Americans who are more popular or respected in Europe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-who-are-more-popular-or-respected-in-europe/723272)
**Author:** [@Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellis_Aponte_Jr)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2015, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-who-are-more-popular-or-respected-in-europe/723272 "2015-06-27T15:38:51Z")
Two classic examples would be Jerry Lewis is more respected in France David Hasselhoff is more popular in Germany Some others that come to mind: The late comedian Bill Hicks was apparently more highly esteemed in the… --- ## [USA Opening Ceremony outfits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-opening-ceremony-outfits/679534)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2014, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-opening-ceremony-outfits/679534 "2014-01-29T02:24:31Z")
These things are fugly! Why do we have to lead the world in ugly clothing every Olympiad? --- ## [Motorcycle steering range of motion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle-steering-range-of-motion/118102)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2002, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle-steering-range-of-motion/118102 "2002-07-11T18:29:10Z")
On the average motorcycle, how many degrees do the handlebars turn, lock-to-lock? --- ## [The Office has an AMERICAN version?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-has-an-american-version/352300)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2006, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-has-an-american-version/352300 "2006-07-11T18:26:49Z")
With Steve Carell? Now, hold on, I know I’m on the trailing edge of Pop Culture but bear with me for a moment. When I first heard of The Office, I heard good tidings. I loved Office Space, and, well, they’re both comed… --- ## [Hot Then - Hot Now (Longest time between pictures of people being attractive) Celeb edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-then-hot-now-longest-time-between-pictures-of-people-being-attractive-celeb-edition/691240)
**Author:** [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-then-hot-now-longest-time-between-pictures-of-people-being-attractive-celeb-edition/691240 "2014-06-25T04:42:46Z")
Stumbled upon a decades old picture of a celebrity earlier this week, and was struck by how stunningly attractive she was, and how amazing it is that she is STILL attractive. Thus the idea for this thread. Post a link … --- ## [Private Hitler Conversation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-hitler-conversation/613747)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2012, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-hitler-conversation/613747 "2012-02-26T06:31:53Z")
I stumbled across on YouTube what is apparently the only private voice recordingof Adolf Hitler in existence. It was supposedly made in June, 1942 and in it Hitler talks frankly to a high ranking Finnish official about … --- ## [Dating Sites.. Really???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-sites-really/703075)
**Author:** [@gregsmom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gregsmom)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2014, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-sites-really/703075 "2014-11-07T08:10:09Z")
Can someone tell me why are all of the men on dating sites such as match.com etc are “athletic and toned”? If 68% of people in the United States are overweight why are the other 32% on dating sites? I just don’t get it… --- ## [Greatest living American elimination game (game thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 508\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715 "2025-08-25T01:06:44Z")
Background: Greatest living American elimination game (setup thread) Vote for one person each round whom you think is least worthy to be called the greatest living American, and thus should be eliminated from the game. … --- ## [Joe Morgan fired from ESPN Sunday games. (Miller too).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-morgan-fired-from-espn-sunday-games-miller-too/560026)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2010, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-morgan-fired-from-espn-sunday-games-miller-too/560026 "2010-12-04T19:49:07Z")
Finally! This day has been long in coming and we don’t even know the reason why. ESPN did not give a reason. Did they finally listen to their fans or did Morgan do something stupid behind the scenes instead of just on … --- ## [Romeo and Juliet is a Black Comedy, Not a Romantic Tragedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romeo-and-juliet-is-a-black-comedy-not-a-romantic-tragedy/350397)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2006, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romeo-and-juliet-is-a-black-comedy-not-a-romantic-tragedy/350397 "2006-03-30T01:40:34Z")
I recently downloaded what I thought was a song called Romeo and Juliet. It turned out to be a southern storyteller’s version, by all people, Andy Griffith. It was a humorous telling of the story told in a thick Carolina… --- ## [The 'I've got a feeling 21 is going to be a good year' MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ive-got-a-feeling-21-is-going-to-be-a-good-year-mmp/929046)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ive-got-a-feeling-21-is-going-to-be-a-good-year-mmp/929046 "2021-01-04T08:49:48Z")
I’m probably jumping the gun, but I’ve never started one of these before. (And I’m anxious for the year to be over.) I think 2020 was my fault. Last year, I forgot – for the first time – to make black-eyed peas, and c… --- ## [Bones- new season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bones-new-season/559526)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2010, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bones-new-season/559526 "2010-12-18T15:20:00Z")
Does anyone else think that Temperance has lost whatever minimal social skills she acquired in the past few seasons and reverted to being a cold, robotic, humorless bitch? Is it because Seely has a girlfriend? (THAT’S no… --- ## [The Guess Who - Damn, they were good!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-guess-who-damn-they-were-good/515248)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2009, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-guess-who-damn-they-were-good/515248 "2009-10-30T13:39:44Z")
Me: “Shit, that’s BACHMAN!” Great singles band. Better live band. Pure pop for now people, reduced to its essence. --- ## [Credit/debit card expiry dates: Inclusive or exclusive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-debit-card-expiry-dates-inclusive-or-exclusive/306703)
**Author:** [@puggyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puggyfish)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2005, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-debit-card-expiry-dates-inclusive-or-exclusive/306703 "2005-06-06T12:38:18Z")
Simple question, mostly in the title: For credit and debit cards (specificially in the UK if it makes a difference) are the expiry dates inclusive or exclusive? --- ## [Amtrak poised to be sidetracked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amtrak-poised-to-be-sidetracked/790147)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amtrak-poised-to-be-sidetracked/790147 "2017-07-10T03:21:29Z")
So far, the 2018 budget will drop about $1billion in Amtrak subsidies, effectively killing cross-country rail service. Shorter runs like Boston-NYC-DC will probably continue, but it will likely no longer be possible to g… --- ## [What branches of the military have the least likelihood of seeing combat or developing PTSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-branches-of-the-military-have-the-least-likelihood-of-seeing-combat-or-developing-ptsd/704598)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2014, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-branches-of-the-military-have-the-least-likelihood-of-seeing-combat-or-developing-ptsd/704598 "2014-11-15T08:17:43Z")
Assume someone wanted to join the military for various reasons, but wanted to avoid combat and the physical and psychological effects of it. What branch would be best? I assume marines have the highest % who see combat … --- ## [Any good reason to keep Pelosi as speaker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-reason-to-keep-pelosi-as-speaker/924919)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-reason-to-keep-pelosi-as-speaker/924919 "2022-09-22T08:56:30Z")
Been in DC since 87 and she’s 80. Time for some new blood. It would be interesting if a non house member was speaker since no law says the speaker must be a house member. In the UK the speaker is not a member of… --- ## [Tongs vs fingers and other odd things people do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tongs-vs-fingers-and-other-odd-things-people-do/713197)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2015, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tongs-vs-fingers-and-other-odd-things-people-do/713197 "2015-02-23T23:45:50Z")
We spent the last couple of days in San Francisco. The hotel we were in had a complimentary cold breakfast, and we sat near the buffet because it amuses me to watch the weird shit people do. One of the food items was a … --- ## [Tomato Salsa Allergy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-salsa-allergy/488405)
**Author:** [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2009, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-salsa-allergy/488405 "2009-03-06T21:20:54Z")
A “friend” seems to have a mild allergic reaction every time he eats salsa made from diced tomatoes. For example, the “mild” salsa at Chipotle Grill. Is there any ingredient which is the likely culprit? --- ## [not getting stoned your first time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-getting-stoned-your-first-time/566955)
**Author:** [@rogerbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogerbox)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2011, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-getting-stoned-your-first-time/566955 "2011-01-09T22:49:10Z")
I don’t use drugs anymore, but the first time I ever smoked marijuana, I did not get stoned whatsoever. Subsequent times though, I did no problem. I’ve heard this is pretty common with weed. is there an explanation … --- ## [Goyim as slaves.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goyim-as-slaves/813308)
**Author:** [@mrka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrka)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2018, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goyim-as-slaves/813308 "2018-05-02T13:04:31Z")
I believe that I have found the proof that most Jews who died during the Holocaust were entirely innocent. Anti-Semitism is fueled by rage and hate which in turn has been created by the memory of Jewish wickedness. I me… --- ## [Did you know that? (Surprising trivia)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-that-surprising-trivia/621341)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2012, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-that-surprising-trivia/621341 "2012-05-10T13:32:33Z")
So I am in my work lab, popping in a new tape to write some data, and I think to myself, “I wonder how many people realize that we still use magnetic tape on reels as a way to store data?” So, as some of you may know, I… --- ## [Dopers: how do you handle being the ringer on trivia night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-how-do-you-handle-being-the-ringer-on-trivia-night/423024)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2007, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-how-do-you-handle-being-the-ringer-on-trivia-night/423024 "2007-10-22T19:36:08Z")
I’ll keep this short. Recently, I’ve started taking part in a bar trivia game. Not one of those electronic ones, but live. Since I started accompanying my friends, the team score has improved drastically. They used to ha… --- ## [How do we know it was European diseases that killed the native Americans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-it-was-european-diseases-that-killed-the-native-americans/755366)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2016, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-it-was-european-diseases-that-killed-the-native-americans/755366 "2016-05-29T07:33:29Z")
It’s well known that the European conquest of the Americas was aided by the locals having been severely hit by disease, but how do we know that it was European diseases that were the diseases involved? European populatio… --- ## [SDMB Christmas Exchange 2020 (Super Blitz Edition)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-christmas-exchange-2020-super-blitz-edition/926532)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2021, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-christmas-exchange-2020-super-blitz-edition/926532 "2021-01-16T15:45:28Z")
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I inquired as to whether this was happening this year and was told it wasn’t. I can’t let that happen! So I’m taking it upon myself to run the exchange this year. Unfortunately it’s late … --- ## [Heroes 11/17/08 "It's Coming" (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-17-08-its-coming-spoilers/473219)
**Author:** [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2008, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-17-08-its-coming-spoilers/473219 "2008-11-24T23:00:50Z")
Let us note, with relief, that they actually used the apostrophe correctly in contracting “it is” for tonight’s episode title. Because, really, did any of us expect someone involved with this show was smart enough for t… --- ## [Myths surrounding Bread-baking and menstruation (maybe TMI for some)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/myths-surrounding-bread-baking-and-menstruation-maybe-tmi-for-some/220907)
**Author:** [@josephinewbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/josephinewbear)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2003, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/myths-surrounding-bread-baking-and-menstruation-maybe-tmi-for-some/220907 "2003-12-27T12:39:01Z")
I was hoping that I wouldn’t have to ask about this, but so far my research has not been very helpful. I have searched both the Straight Dope archives and SDMBs to no avail. Have also searched the Internet repeatedly and… --- ## [Gay actors playing straight parts and vice versa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-actors-playing-straight-parts-and-vice-versa/388224)
**Author:** [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2007, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-actors-playing-straight-parts-and-vice-versa/388224 "2007-01-18T18:44:17Z")
I’m not sure if this should stay in Café because it is related to acting or in some other forum but here goes: How do actors comfortably perform parts that are counter to their sexual orientation? Rock Hudson with Doris… --- ## [Gun control - background checks - how would have stopped SC murders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-control-background-checks-how-would-have-stopped-sc-murders/723306)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2015, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-control-background-checks-how-would-have-stopped-sc-murders/723306 "2015-06-26T17:23:17Z")
So the usual suspects are trying again. Never let a tragedy go to waste. President Obama noted last week that once again, someone got a gun who shouldn’t have had access to it. … Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D… --- ## [God Damn It Twickster!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damn-it-twickster/622025)
**Author:** [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2012, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damn-it-twickster/622025 "2012-05-27T00:23:43Z")
Okay I’ll do it here instead of an e-mail where admin stuff is supposed to go: God damn it Twickster, you’re awesome! Keep up the good work. Moderating this place is never something I’d want to do but you keep on trucki… --- ## [Do you notice what your coworkers wear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-notice-what-your-coworkers-wear/747396)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2017, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-notice-what-your-coworkers-wear/747396 "2017-09-05T00:02:53Z")
Assuming you don’t have a required uniform, to what extent do you notice what your coworkers wear? Since I sit in a cubicle all day, I’ll wear the same pants twice before laundering them, altho not in a row. So it may … --- ## [And the winner of the stupidest , PC, back-to-school trend of the day is...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-winner-of-the-stupidest-pc-back-to-school-trend-of-the-day-is/261171)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2004, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-winner-of-the-stupidest-pc-back-to-school-trend-of-the-day-is/261171 "2004-08-26T13:27:53Z")
Purple pens. Why? Because red is too “harsh.” Whatever happened to actually teaching akid something instead of catering to their fuck self-esteems? I say FUCK their self-esteems. Nobody gave a shit about our self-este… --- ## [Politics and Family Don't Mix - how do you deal with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politics-and-family-dont-mix-how-do-you-deal-with-it/551584)
**Author:** [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2010, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politics-and-family-dont-mix-how-do-you-deal-with-it/551584 "2010-09-03T03:03:15Z")
I can hardly be the only person that has very different political ideology from members of their family. Which makes it fun getting together at the holidays. My dad specifically is an asshole. He’s a close-minded jerk… --- ## [What type of propulsion system will get us to mars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-propulsion-system-will-get-us-to-mars/590595)
**Author:** [@eddiec3434](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eddiec3434)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-propulsion-system-will-get-us-to-mars/590595 "2011-07-29T22:57:11Z")
Nuclear powered? --- ## [Continue to protest while Iraqi's dance in the streets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/continue-to-protest-while-iraqis-dance-in-the-streets/167612)
**Author:** [@spifflog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spifflog)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2003, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/continue-to-protest-while-iraqis-dance-in-the-streets/167612 "2003-04-17T15:14:10Z")
Now that the American and British military are being cheered and hugged in the streets of Baghdad, what are the protesters and Hollywood types going to do now? These who lived under the tyranny and brutality of Saddam a… --- ## [Polycarp for President](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polycarp-for-president/172493)
**Author:** [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2003, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polycarp-for-president/172493 "2003-10-15T23:05:32Z")
Inspired by the reasonableness of pretty much everything he’s ever posted; And especially by his comments in this thread; And feeling that conservatives would be placated by having a Christian in the white house; Furt… --- ## [Is Atheism "arrogant"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-atheism-arrogant/238257)
**Author:** [@Thingol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thingol)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2004, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-atheism-arrogant/238257 "2004-04-09T02:26:51Z")
It really tries my patience whenever I hear Christians (I don’t know if other faiths do this, so I don’t speculate) call atheists “arrogant”. So I ask you… Which is more arrogant? To believe that humans are individual… --- ## [Why do fiction writers obsess over picking just the right word or phrase?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-fiction-writers-obsess-over-picking-just-the-right-word-or-phrase/681366)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-fiction-writers-obsess-over-picking-just-the-right-word-or-phrase/681366 "2014-02-20T03:12:13Z")
I’ve been guilty of this myself in writing classes. You drive yourself crazy staring at every sentence and worrying about getting just the right word or phrase. Why? Any good reader scans when they read. We only absorb… --- ## ["They don't know how to drive in snow"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-dont-know-how-to-drive-in-snow/477591)
**Author:** [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2008, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-dont-know-how-to-drive-in-snow/477591 "2008-12-20T22:55:30Z")
I hear this a lot, but it seems to mean different things to different people. I can get to where I’m going just as quickly in snow as I do when there’s none. I’m a skilled driver, I’m familiar with snow, and I’m prep… --- ## [Coldfire I was having fun you cranky...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldfire-i-was-having-fun-you-cranky/142973)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2002, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldfire-i-was-having-fun-you-cranky/142973 "2002-12-18T13:20:31Z")
…fucker. It wasn’t doing anyone any harm. Thanks for closing it in such a diplomatic and civil way. Had to get that off my chest. Now time to suffer the flames because I swore at a mod (oooh naughty me) and that MU… --- ## [How do jurors on long trials pay their bills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-jurors-on-long-trials-pay-their-bills/985068)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-jurors-on-long-trials-pay-their-bills/985068 "2023-11-23T20:26:39Z")
I started my first experience with jury duty this morning. We are only expected to be available for this week, so no big deal. It began with the judge offering to hear from anyone to whom this may cause undue hardship. … --- ## [Why did Ottoman sultans never marry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-ottoman-sultans-never-marry/398488)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2007, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-ottoman-sultans-never-marry/398488 "2007-04-04T17:02:03Z")
I’ve read that it was the custom of Ottoman sultans never to take a lawful wife. Every sultan was the bastard son of another sultan and a harem slave. Since there were a lot of women in the harem and the sultan would g… --- ## [LOTR - who does the accent well / badly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-who-does-the-accent-well-badly/222013)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2004, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-who-does-the-accent-well-badly/222013 "2004-01-02T05:11:52Z")
I guess I’m mainly asking Brits, since they can hear it the best. Which on-British actor in LOTR did a particularly good or bad job at faking a British accent? Most of the main characters are not British. Frodo, Sam, … --- ## [Have you ever resigned from a job, without having another one lined up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-resigned-from-a-job-without-having-another-one-lined-up/628795)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-resigned-from-a-job-without-having-another-one-lined-up/628795 "2012-07-21T18:28:10Z")
Great thread from 2010 here, that I have read through probably a dozen times. Just wondered if anyone has done this in the last couple of years (I really don’t know if there’s much of a difference in “the economy” betwe… --- ## ["Wilde" pronunciation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wilde-pronunciation/648846)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wilde-pronunciation/648846 "2013-02-02T14:27:20Z")
I know most people pronounce it as “wild.” Is it also acceptable to pronounce it as “vil duh” or “will dee”? --- ## [Does Mitt Romney have a problem with the truth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-mitt-romney-have-a-problem-with-the-truth/615537)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2012, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-mitt-romney-have-a-problem-with-the-truth/615537 "2012-03-22T13:25:13Z")
Rick Santorum thinks so. He says Romney, "went out and didn’t tell the truth… He repeatedly had big government solutions and then went out and told the public bold face he didn’t.” http://www.nationaljournal.com/2012-p… --- ## [Avatar is getting 3 sequels? Wha??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-is-getting-3-sequels-wha/689830)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-is-getting-3-sequels-wha/689830 "2014-08-27T18:47:44Z")
I’m predicting that Avatar is going to be in the Hollywood history books twice. Once for biggest movie of all time and once (or three times) for most expensive bust of all time. Avatar was successful for one reason on… --- ## [WTF Is Up with the ANTS???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-up-with-the-ants/509337)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-up-with-the-ants/509337 "2009-09-13T17:42:20Z")
Just now, I went out to check on the mail. I have not opened the mailbox since Saturday, since yesterdy was a holiday, but I most assuredly DID open it Saturday afternoon. It is a typical metal mail box on a wooden pos… --- ## [On average, members of which one of the listed professions/occupations are the most intelligent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-average-members-of-which-one-of-the-listed-professions-occupations-are-the-most-intelligent/525033)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2010, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-average-members-of-which-one-of-the-listed-professions-occupations-are-the-most-intelligent/525033 "2010-01-16T21:11:00Z")
In your opinion, members of which one of the professions/occupations listed above are, on average, the most intelligent? (The list is in alphabetical order) Of course, I’m not even going to try to define “intelligence”;… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1457&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1459&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)