# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1461&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:** 1462 --- ## [I have never been to Europe- in what ways is it better than the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-never-been-to-europe-in-what-ways-is-it-better-than-the-us/551570)
**Author:** [@gurujulp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gurujulp)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2010, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-never-been-to-europe-in-what-ways-is-it-better-than-the-us/551570 "2010-09-03T19:00:19Z")
Per the America is #1! thread, I am curious- what exactly is better about Europe- I have heard that 1.5 to 3 months vacation is the norm, taking 2 hours for lunch acceptable, healthcare, etc; But is the quality of life … --- ## [What to do with the books you can't sell and can't bring yourself to throw away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-the-books-you-cant-sell-and-cant-bring-yourself-to-throw-away/550071)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2010, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-the-books-you-cant-sell-and-cant-bring-yourself-to-throw-away/550071 "2010-08-15T13:43:46Z")
While I’m unemployed, I’ve been cleaning out my bookshelves (something that ought to have happened years ago; we’re always bordering on bibliophibians here at the Neville house). This is always difficult, because for so… --- ## [Blade Runner---and other insanely over-rated movies ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blade-runner-and-other-insanely-over-rated-movies/105739)
**Author:** [@Phlip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlip)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2002, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blade-runner-and-other-insanely-over-rated-movies/105739 "2002-05-08T17:11:26Z")
I just finished sitting thru Blade Runner for the first time tonight. I almost gave up half way thru because it was so damn boring. This thing was supposed to be a Sci-Fi geek masterpiece? This thing has been hyped up fo… --- ## [Your worst overall concert going experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-worst-overall-concert-going-experience/455499)
**Author:** [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2008, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-worst-overall-concert-going-experience/455499 "2008-07-10T19:05:00Z")
Earlier today I revived an old thread to reply to a comment about Infected Mushroom concerts, and I later realized that it really deserves its own thread. Tell your tale of your worst overall live concert experience. M… --- ## [Heart rate question for the fitness experts....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heart-rate-question-for-the-fitness-experts/63081)
**Author:** [@Jadis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jadis)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2001, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heart-rate-question-for-the-fitness-experts/63081 "2001-04-25T01:48:00Z")
I’ve poked around on some fitness sites, but the only thing I can find about target heart rates is the general formula of 220 - age x 80%. I have a heart monitor that I wear when I’m exercising to keep an eye on my targe… --- ## [C. S. Lewis vs. Philip Pullman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-s-lewis-vs-philip-pullman/493174)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2009, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-s-lewis-vs-philip-pullman/493174 "2009-04-20T22:01:59Z")
Suggested, of course, by the thread on Professor Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia, which I would link to if I weren’t so freaking lazy. As Pullman’s masterwork, the His Dark Materials materials, is pretty explicitly a respon… --- ## [Do you own any firearms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-firearms/561571)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2010, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-firearms/561571 "2010-12-09T07:31:19Z")
If I had wanted to start a thread arguing about the Second Amendment or the morality/ethics of gun ownship, I would have noted such in the thread title. You’ll notice that I didn’t. Poll in a moment. For those not in … --- ## [11th hour #metoo accusations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11th-hour-metoo-accusations/821846)
**Author:** [@Jim\_Peebles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_Peebles)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2018, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11th-hour-metoo-accusations/821846 "2018-10-06T13:43:59Z")
Are 11th hour #metoo accusations going to become a regular thing (like for Kavanaugh)? I predict we will see many, against multiple candidates, right before the midterms. What do you think? --- ## [Any other commonly used terms originate from now defunct scientific theories ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-commonly-used-terms-originate-from-now-defunct-scientific-theories/569115)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2011, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-commonly-used-terms-originate-from-now-defunct-scientific-theories/569115 "2011-01-28T23:06:28Z")
The terms “sanguine”, “melancholic”, “choleric” and “phlegmatic” are still commonly used in English, but they are based on medical theories that became obsolete centuries ago. Any other terms that are still commonly use… --- ## [Can we please shut up about Boise State now, football pundits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-please-shut-up-about-boise-state-now-football-pundits/562153)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2010, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-please-shut-up-about-boise-state-now-football-pundits/562153 "2010-12-05T04:46:21Z")
They have been the most over ranked team for awhile. They play on that gimmicky blue field where they think they can get away with using camouflage by wearing the same color uniforms. Last time they played an SEC team … --- ## [Group of Death - World Cup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/group-of-death-world-cup/360177)
**Author:** [@Jebus\_H.Christ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jebus_H.Christ)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2006, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/group-of-death-world-cup/360177 "2006-06-22T02:26:04Z")
Yahoo has the following written about group E: I though “Group of Death” didn’t mean really tough group, but that all the teams are very equally matched and that any could move on or be eliminated. Is Yahoo using the … --- ## [2023 Oscars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-oscars/981066)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-oscars/981066 "2023-03-15T06:32:49Z")
Do we not have a thread for this? That’s weird. “Everything Everywhere All At Once” is an enormous, crushing favorite to win Best Picture. It’s the most lopsided betting odds I have ever seen for that cetegory. --- ## [nude camps for kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nude-camps-for-kids/186871)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2003, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nude-camps-for-kids/186871 "2003-07-21T03:23:00Z")
The New York Times did an article (can’t link because it’s a subscription only site) and then Time Magazine also followed up with another article. They were about nude summer camp for kids aged 11-18. I can only find l… --- ## [Any Jane Eyre fans in the house? (Any straight male fans?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-jane-eyre-fans-in-the-house-any-straight-male-fans/590665)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2011, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-jane-eyre-fans-in-the-house-any-straight-male-fans/590665 "2011-08-04T23:17:38Z")
There must be, since IMDB reports at least 22 adaptations of it over the past century of film and television, four since 1996 alone! Somebody is likin’ it, and I count myself among them, just a fantastic story. I think i… --- ## [give me a reason to respect the military](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-a-reason-to-respect-the-military/450391)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2008, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-a-reason-to-respect-the-military/450391 "2008-05-25T11:40:17Z")
Let me state first of all, there ARE some military people that I can respect. I have met WWII veterans, people who put their lives at risk to fight Hitler. And there’s plenty to admire about them. I’m not a pacifist. So… --- ## [Graham Wellington has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graham-wellington-has-been-banned/326235)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2005, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graham-wellington-has-been-banned/326235 "2005-10-19T13:20:52Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=6625545#post6625545 http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6651811&postcount=44 http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6681710&postcount=77 T… --- ## [People Who Should've Been More Famous Than They Were](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-shouldve-been-more-famous-than-they-were/481150)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-shouldve-been-more-famous-than-they-were/481150 "2009-01-16T16:23:48Z")
Seeing Sandy Dennis’s name on another thread I got to thinking, there are a lot of talented people that should be all rights be a lot more famous than they were based on their talents. Perhaps it was their own fault, th… --- ## [How do the refs know where a punt went out in the NFL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-refs-know-where-a-punt-went-out-in-the-nfl/387210)
**Author:** [@WoodenTaco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WoodenTaco)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2007, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-refs-know-where-a-punt-went-out-in-the-nfl/387210 "2007-01-09T03:18:04Z")
The topic pretty much says it all. I was watching a game yesterday, and at some point a punt went out of bounds, probably 50 feet in the air. The refs fairly quickly spotted the ball, however. How do they know exactly wh… --- ## [If the cold war turned hot, who would have got nuked ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-cold-war-turned-hot-who-would-have-got-nuked/387986)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2007, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-cold-war-turned-hot-who-would-have-got-nuked/387986 "2007-01-17T21:48:37Z")
I was wonder which countries would have got hit if nuclear war had broken out at the height of the cold war during 1980s. Obviously the US, USSR, and western Europe. But which other countries ? Would China (as a commu… --- ## [The Crack Monster/Crack Master Mystery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-crack-monster-crack-master-mystery/635581)
**Author:** [@nion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nion)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-crack-monster-crack-master-mystery/635581 "2017-03-09T23:49:08Z")
I initially became aware of this insanely rare Sesame Street animated short via the Snopes message board. See this thread. I’ve done a fair deal of searching over the years without making much headway. Just lately I hap… --- ## [Would you want a robotic pet cat or dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-a-robotic-pet-cat-or-dog/629277)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2012, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-a-robotic-pet-cat-or-dog/629277 "2012-08-05T20:31:35Z")
My premise is that some time in the future, we have perfected the science of robotics, and we can now make a robotic cat or dog that is virtually indistinguishable from a flesh cat or dog, except it is programmable and i… --- ## [Brody the Obstreperous Puppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brody-the-obstreperous-puppy/307114)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2005, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brody-the-obstreperous-puppy/307114 "2005-06-13T17:40:38Z")
Once upon a time (and don’t get your hopes up, it’s not one of those stories today) there was a puppy. A Puppy with No Name. Not like he was the Clint Eastwood of puppies where he roamed the Old West righting wrongs and … --- ## [What is the proper way to describe Yoda's (From Star wars) speech problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-proper-way-to-describe-yodas-from-star-wars-speech-problem/636025)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2012, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-proper-way-to-describe-yodas-from-star-wars-speech-problem/636025 "2012-10-02T13:48:19Z")
Something along the lines of: He always puts the \_\_\_\_\_ before the \_\_\_\_\_. /Makes sense, I hope this thread does. --- ## [Greatest Heist in MMO History (Eve)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-heist-in-mmo-history-eve/484736)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2009, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-heist-in-mmo-history-eve/484736 "2009-02-10T15:50:21Z")
BoB, the historical alliance in Eve Online was just taken down by a spy. The entire alliance was destroyed. --- ## [Actors who look exactly like their fathers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-look-exactly-like-their-fathers/426174)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2013, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-look-exactly-like-their-fathers/426174 "2013-12-15T00:25:39Z")
I was watching Miguel Ferrer in Crossing Jordan. He was sitting in a chair talking and it was eerie; he looked exactly like his father, Jose Ferrer. If they were giving out prizes for those who could pass as clones of th… --- ## [A person stole our cement mixer. WHY?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-person-stole-our-cement-mixer-why/453945)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2008, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-person-stole-our-cement-mixer-why/453945 "2008-06-29T15:22:51Z")
There was a cement mixer at one of our construction sites. Someone came along, hot wired it, and took it. This being my town, someone who was looking out their window saw the person, recognized him, and called us. “Bear… --- ## [So it goes... RIP Mr. Vonnegut.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-goes-rip-mr-vonnegut/399753)
**Author:** [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2007, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-goes-rip-mr-vonnegut/399753 "2007-04-15T07:39:02Z")
Kurt Vonnegut has passed away. I was a huge fan of his work in high school, and have read most of his books. Last year, I read Man Without a Country, and found him as insightful as ever. It’s hard to imagine the world wi… --- ## [What is the deal with knights standing on top of animals in Medieval portraits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-knights-standing-on-top-of-animals-in-medieval-portraits/497285)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2009, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-knights-standing-on-top-of-animals-in-medieval-portraits/497285 "2009-05-24T11:49:28Z")
Sir Edmund Tudor Sir Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick King Henry II Sir John D’Abernon Sir Randolph St. Leger MANY other Medieval portraits here What do they all have in common? They are all standing on top of anim… --- ## [King, possibly French, with hunting grounds for women.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-possibly-french-with-hunting-grounds-for-women/544140)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2010, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-possibly-french-with-hunting-grounds-for-women/544140 "2010-06-27T02:32:01Z")
I read something, somewhere, which stated that there was a French (I think) King who had a preserve where he and his friends ‘hunted’ nubile young women. Is this true. Did they literally run them down and trap them… --- ## [Final film shot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-film-shot/846764)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2020, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-film-shot/846764 "2020-01-25T05:16:01Z")
From this post in the “don’t remember name of” thread, it got me thinking of more final shots that totally lingered in the mind, like the freeze frame at the end of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, or Leatherface swin… --- ## [7th Annual SDMB Early Super Bowl Pick Contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2010, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698 "2010-02-10T18:17:14Z")
The playoff teams are set, so it’s time for our annual contest – can you predict the Super Bowl a month before the game and join our list of champions?: Year 1: Trillionaire Year 2: Uncommon Sense Year 3: Airman Doors… --- ## [Top five 'Heroes' of the Democratic Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-five-heroes-of-the-democratic-party/724318)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2015, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-five-heroes-of-the-democratic-party/724318 "2015-07-07T05:53:05Z")
Inspired by a parade float I saw yesterday. The float was sponsored by the Democratic Party office in Montgomery County, TX, an area that pretty reliably votes 65% Republican, so, you know, bit of an uphill climb for lo… --- ## [Which is worse: Ancient Aliens or America Unearthed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-worse-ancient-aliens-or-america-unearthed/675896)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2014, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-worse-ancient-aliens-or-america-unearthed/675896 "2014-11-03T02:59:26Z")
I’m all for giving Ancient Aliens a pass. I mean, they cannot be serious with their thinly vieled racism (surely Greeks and Romans are capable of great building but them darker people couldn’t have possibly thought of th… --- ## [Trolls and griefers in online games: share your horror stories or confess your crimes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-and-griefers-in-online-games-share-your-horror-stories-or-confess-your-crimes/561572)
**Author:** [@dotchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dotchan)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2010, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-and-griefers-in-online-games-share-your-horror-stories-or-confess-your-crimes/561572 "2010-12-02T21:29:58Z")
Nowadays when I play Team Fortress 2 I try to stick to servers with very clear cut rules about internet etiquette, but every once in a while I still run into jerks who can’t seem to get over the fact that I’m a girl or a… --- ## [Fire alarm: what do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-alarm-what-do-you-do/440062)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2008, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-alarm-what-do-you-do/440062 "2008-03-07T21:37:55Z")
Obviously, there are two choices: go outside (and take the stairs down), or stay inside and take your chances. Hey, it’s probably just a drill, right? --- ## [Question for non-Americans - libraries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-libraries/773273)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2016, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-libraries/773273 "2016-12-01T22:04:41Z")
In the US most communities have public libraries. Buildings where one can go and read and check out books. Most also nowadays have computers with internet access, movies, audio books, magazines, plus they store many pubi… --- ## [The Thread of Free Games (Open Source, etc)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-of-free-games-open-source-etc/386945)
**Author:** [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2007, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-of-free-games-open-source-etc/386945 "2007-01-30T03:22:53Z")
No illegal downloads or anything like that, all above board please. Here is my contribution. First Person Shooter Wikipedia list of free first person shooters. (couldn’t do better myself) Real Time Strategy: Trash … --- ## [Miller High Life―Why is it cheaper than Miller Genuine Draft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miller-high-life-why-is-it-cheaper-than-miller-genuine-draft/454145)
**Author:** [@Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_and_a_Half_Inches_of_Fun)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2008, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miller-high-life-why-is-it-cheaper-than-miller-genuine-draft/454145 "2008-06-27T14:18:22Z")
See the title. --- ## [I call BS on Tom Cruise's Red Carpet Soaking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-call-bs-on-tom-cruises-red-carpet-soaking/309086)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2005, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-call-bs-on-tom-cruises-red-carpet-soaking/309086 "2005-06-24T21:36:45Z")
Cruise has gotten a bad rap for his immature behavior regarding his romance with Katie Holmes. Maybe the relationship is all PR, maybe not. Who knows? But as I am sure you have seen, he was drenched by a phony reporte… --- ## [Is an obituary required by law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-obituary-required-by-law/889)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 1999, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-obituary-required-by-law/889 "1999-06-14T15:56:00Z")
Now, I realize that SDMB folks are from far and wide, so answers may vary, but are obituaries a legal requirement? The other day a guy at work spotted the name of someone that he knew in the obits. The ad read like this: … --- ## [Bud Selig & Jackie Robinson Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bud-selig-jackie-robinson-day/686302)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2014, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bud-selig-jackie-robinson-day/686302 "2014-04-20T17:50:56Z")
I’ve long said that Bud Selig should be banned in the “best interests of baseball” because of, but not limited to: \[ul\] \[li\]Making the all-star game determine home field advantage for World Series. At least if you’re … --- ## [MS Excel 2010 Problem: Need help fast!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-excel-2010-problem-need-help-fast/622313)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-excel-2010-problem-need-help-fast/622313 "2012-05-19T01:52:19Z")
So I have an Excel spreadsheet that I must have completed for a meeting at 3pm today. I’ve been working on it all week. The spreadsheet contains a lot of information, so for easier reading, I formatted it as a table wit… --- ## [Which decade the most pop-culturally identifiable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-decade-the-most-pop-culturally-identifiable/565514)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2010, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-decade-the-most-pop-culturally-identifiable/565514 "2010-12-28T22:13:31Z")
The 60’s were so huge it’s hard to consider any other decade even close, but if I had to I’d say 80’s. Between the music and the hair it’s impossible to avoid knowing what decade you’re looking at or listening to. But … --- ## [Nobody jacks with me about....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobody-jacks-with-me-about/360510)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2006, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobody-jacks-with-me-about/360510 "2006-06-22T15:08:18Z")
We’ve done the “expert” threads. Seems we’ve got a pro in just about everything around here. But there is a difference between “expert at work” and “expert on the Dope.” What thread subjects do you just jump into, taking… --- ## [Food Poisoning and Diarrhea (you have been warned)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-poisoning-and-diarrhea-you-have-been-warned/204265)
**Author:** [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2003, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-poisoning-and-diarrhea-you-have-been-warned/204265 "2003-09-29T13:45:36Z")
A friend of mine will no longer eat at a certain cafe, even though she agrees the food is good and the prices quite reasonable, because “Every time I eat there, an hour later my butt’s chained to the toilet.” Followed b… --- ## [Are humans a plague on the Earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-humans-a-plague-on-the-earth/679799)
**Author:** [@ktribe808](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ktribe808)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2014, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-humans-a-plague-on-the-earth/679799 "2014-01-29T01:21:42Z")
David Attenborough According to Dictionary.com The definition of plague is - Looking at the third and fourth definitions, I might conclude that humans are indeed a plague upon the planet and the planet would doubtles… --- ## [Couch to 5K, anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couch-to-5k-anyone/599813)
**Author:** [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2012, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couch-to-5k-anyone/599813 "2012-01-30T15:07:31Z")
Who else is on this running program, and how are you doing so far? Any tips you’d like to share? I’m on day #3 of the first week, and so far it’s going pretty good! :slight\_smile: The last two running days I’ve been p… --- ## [Yes, I'm quiet. I don't need you tell me this every fifteen minutes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-im-quiet-i-dont-need-you-tell-me-this-every-fifteen-minutes/448810)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2008, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-im-quiet-i-dont-need-you-tell-me-this-every-fifteen-minutes/448810 "2008-05-12T19:40:00Z")
As I’m at the bottom of my office totem pole, I work in cubicle farm. I don’t mind the cramped quarters, and I’ve even gotten used to hearing everyone’s conversations because I can just put on the earbuds when it gets t… --- ## [Wil Wheaton's Star Trek TNG reviews](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wil-wheatons-star-trek-tng-reviews/378596)
**Author:** [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2006, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wil-wheatons-star-trek-tng-reviews/378596 "2006-11-03T11:00:34Z")
He’s written three so far and I think they’re pretty funny regardless of whether you’ve seen the actual episode or not. Definitely worth a read for the offbeat humor and the behind the scenes experiences. http://www.tvs… --- ## [Canada: Ontario: Failure to yield to pedestrian.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-ontario-failure-to-yield-to-pedestrian/605100)
**Author:** [@iismigs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iismigs)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-ontario-failure-to-yield-to-pedestrian/605100 "2011-12-10T03:52:50Z")
I just got charged with a traffic ticket, Failing to yield to pedestrian. I was going to turn right, I was at around 15km/hr all of a sudden I saw a black woman wearing all black to my left. It was raining and at 11:20 … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1460&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1462&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)