# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1462&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:** 1463 --- ## [In which an Old Fogey (me) gives today’s pop music an honest go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-an-old-fogey-me-gives-today-s-pop-music-an-honest-go/716307)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2015, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-an-old-fogey-me-gives-today-s-pop-music-an-honest-go/716307 "2015-12-01T05:59:25Z")
I’ve long prided myself on being open to new styles of music over the years. My music education went something like this: Kiss\>Elton John\>Elvis Costello\>Lou Reed\>Eminem\>The White Stripes. I know next to nothing, though,… --- ## [Why did people put raw steak over an eye injury?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-people-put-raw-steak-over-an-eye-injury/640063)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-people-put-raw-steak-over-an-eye-injury/640063 "2012-11-06T17:53:12Z")
I’ve seen this in countless cartoons and just came across it again in an old episode of Lou Grant. A woman has a black eye and the managing editor advises her to put raw meat over it. So what is it with this? Is it an o… --- ## [Most idiotic example of self-censorship I've ever seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-idiotic-example-of-self-censorship-ive-ever-seen/597559)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2011, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-idiotic-example-of-self-censorship-ive-ever-seen/597559 "2011-09-26T23:08:40Z")
I was absentmindedly reading a thread in a motorcycle forum. A guy was having fuel related problems, and everytime “petcock” came up, it was either “petc o c k” or “pet\*\*\*\*”! I think the first example was from a poster w… --- ## [This has to be a Darwin Award winner. So incredibly stupid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-has-to-be-a-darwin-award-winner-so-incredibly-stupid/673019)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2013, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-has-to-be-a-darwin-award-winner-so-incredibly-stupid/673019 "2013-11-07T01:46:54Z")
I’m amazed they haven’t filed attempted murder charges against this retard. Earning a Darwin Award is one thing. But you aren’t supposed to hurt somebody else doing it. He could have ignited a fireball that would have t… --- ## [Post-LOTR depression: All will love them and despair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-lotr-depression-all-will-love-them-and-despair/258403)
**Author:** [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-lotr-depression-all-will-love-them-and-despair/258403 "2026-10-14T07:15:13Z")
Not really worthy of the Cafe. And no, I’m not really depressed. :stuck\_out\_tongue: But I need someone to convince me that fantasy cinema has not peaked. It’s like I’ve gorged and eaten an entire cheesecake…and I’ve… --- ## [Teach me how to buy a television set these days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-how-to-buy-a-television-set-these-days/732700)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-how-to-buy-a-television-set-these-days/732700 "2015-10-13T04:40:24Z")
How do I know what to ask and choose? Not opinions, I mean – functions and interconnectivity. We have a smallish CRT color television set, which we use to watch DirecTV satellite programming and to play DVD and “Blueray… --- ## [Napoleonic Law vs. English Common Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/napoleonic-law-vs-english-common-law/588914)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/napoleonic-law-vs-english-common-law/588914 "2011-07-16T02:30:55Z")
What are some differences? --- ## [Why Trump will be one of the best Presidents ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-trump-will-be-one-of-the-best-presidents-ever/747190)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-trump-will-be-one-of-the-best-presidents-ever/747190 "2016-02-29T17:04:36Z")
The more I ponder who to vote for in the primary, the more I am convinced to vote for Trump. In the general, I would definitely vote for him over the Queen of the Harpies Clinton. But wait? Isn’t he going to destroy A… --- ## [If You Don't Know How To Fix It, PLEASE Stop Breaking It!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-know-how-to-fix-it-please-stop-breaking-it/573504)
**Author:** [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-know-how-to-fix-it-please-stop-breaking-it/573504 "2011-03-07T23:15:53Z")
A then-12 year old Severn Suzuki addresses the United Nations at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1992. Breathtaking. I was literally moved to tears. What an incredible young woman. The looks on the face… --- ## [Did Jackie Wilson really say this quote about black artists copying Elvis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jackie-wilson-really-say-this-quote-about-black-artists-copying-elvis/693173)
**Author:** [@gracefulfatsheba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gracefulfatsheba)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2015, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jackie-wilson-really-say-this-quote-about-black-artists-copying-elvis/693173 "2015-08-13T14:33:24Z")
“A lot of people have accused Elvis of stealing the black man’s music, when in fact, almost every black solo entertainer copied his stage mannerisms from Elvis.” I’ve seen this quote, attributed to Jackie Wilson, all ov… --- ## [Game: Guess the movie by it's tagline.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-guess-the-movie-by-its-tagline/85993)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2001, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-guess-the-movie-by-its-tagline/85993 "2001-10-28T21:27:32Z")
Ok here are the rules: First and foremost, NO CHEATING! That means no google, no IMDb, etc. If you don’t know it, don’t post it. Number two, don’t post any new taglines until the current one has been guessed correctly. … --- ## [House 3/7: Bombshells](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-3-7-bombshells/573854)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2011, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-3-7-bombshells/573854 "2011-03-16T03:29:27Z")
Cuddy has a series of dreams about her relationship with House, imagining them in an old Western shoot-out, as well as in the 1950s, with some music thrown in. In case you haven’t heard Hugh L. sing before, here is a c… --- ## [Woman w/anxiety disorder takes helper monkey into buffet restaurant - Do you object?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-w-anxiety-disorder-takes-helper-monkey-into-buffet-restaurant-do-you-object/372882)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2006, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-w-anxiety-disorder-takes-helper-monkey-into-buffet-restaurant-do-you-object/372882 "2006-09-18T21:45:01Z")
Missouri Woman Wants to Take Pet Monkey Into Restaurants As a Service Animal Are you OK with a person having a helper monkey riding on her shoulder as she cruises the buffet? IMO if she was physically disabled that wou… --- ## [Anyone watching Spike's 'Deadliest Warrior'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-spikes-deadliest-warrior/493140)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2009, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-spikes-deadliest-warrior/493140 "2009-06-11T03:37:35Z")
Spike has this show called Deadliest Warrior where a team of ‘scientists’ and martial arts experts from different cultures get together Mythbusters style to see which historic warrior culture would prevail in mono y mono… --- ## [Giggly? Jiggly? No—Gigli!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giggly-jiggly-no-gigli/192357)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2003, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giggly-jiggly-no-gigli/192357 "2003-08-06T13:22:12Z")
I am not planning to see the new starring vehicle of the Special Olympics Gable and Lombard, but I did have to quote the marvelous review from today’s NY Times: “\[Jennifer Lopez\] also threatens the apparent ringleader … --- ## [Why is the quality of posters high on this forum ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-quality-of-posters-high-on-this-forum/751231)
**Author:** [@dude5568](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude5568)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2016, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-quality-of-posters-high-on-this-forum/751231 "2016-04-09T14:27:48Z")
Hi there , I have recently joined this forum and was wondering about what I wrote above. I have been to other forums and relatively speaking , the quality of posters in general is pretty high around here. Especially in… --- ## [Do You Carry Condoms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-carry-condoms/278633)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2004, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-carry-condoms/278633 "2004-12-11T11:13:45Z")
Men and women, do you carry condoms with you when you go out, on a date or just to hit the town, to be safe and prepared? Secondly, what do women think when they are with a guy and he has condoms, is it: “Where does he… --- ## [ipod Playlist ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-playlist-ideas/449655)
**Author:** [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2008, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-playlist-ideas/449655 "2008-05-26T21:05:09Z")
Recently I received a lot of great input in this thread regarding ideas for a playlist featuring stand-out drumming. I also have playlists for songs \<2 minutes, cover songs (I sometimes like to play the original and the … --- ## [British style scone recipe needed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-style-scone-recipe-needed/645724)
**Author:** [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2013, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-style-scone-recipe-needed/645724 "2013-01-06T07:36:57Z")
Hi all! I’m looking for a good recipe for a British-style scone. I find typical American scones dry, dense and crumbly. But British scones are creamy, tender and light. Any good recipes? --- ## [Factual Question about the Hudson Rvr Crash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factual-question-about-the-hudson-rvr-crash/481606)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2009, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factual-question-about-the-hudson-rvr-crash/481606 "2009-01-24T05:36:45Z")
FTR, I think the pilot did an outstanding job no matter what the circumstances I believe the plane landed with the current on the Hudson. Would have been easier, harder or no difference if the plane had landed against … --- ## ["Freshly ground black pepper" and other cooking show nitpicks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freshly-ground-black-pepper-and-other-cooking-show-nitpicks/750793)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2016, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freshly-ground-black-pepper-and-other-cooking-show-nitpicks/750793 "2016-04-03T03:26:45Z")
This is so trivial that it really belongs in MPSIMS, but it’s food-related. Inviting other nitpicks, gripes, etc., related to cooking shows. I like to watch cooking shows. In fact, I’m watching Martha Stewart on PBS rig… --- ## [Have you forgiven someone for a major transgression against you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-forgiven-someone-for-a-major-transgression-against-you/724787)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2015, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-forgiven-someone-for-a-major-transgression-against-you/724787 "2015-07-21T20:03:37Z")
The Wikipedia page for forgiveness makes important distinctions between forgivness and other actions that are often taken in the aftermath of a transgression. I am amazed sometimes at what people can forgive. In this t… --- ## [Dr. Phil is a f'n moron](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-phil-is-a-fn-moron/355943)
**Author:** [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-phil-is-a-fn-moron/355943 "2006-05-10T21:54:01Z")
Ok, he has this woman on today who admits to a serious anger problem with her kids. They show the footage of her screaming, hitting, and generally abusing the hell out of her son and it is disturbing. The woman obvious… --- ## [TV Ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-ads/483258)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-ads/483258 "2009-02-04T04:38:03Z")
I am fucking sick to the back teeth of constantly being bombarded with ads for: Home Insurance Health Insurnace Car Insurance Loans DIY New windows New bathrooms New fuckineverything New whiter than fucking whit… --- ## [Planter's Peanut Bar or Munch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planters-peanut-bar-or-munch/712247)
**Author:** [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2020, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planters-peanut-bar-or-munch/712247 "2020-12-28T04:21:42Z")
Which peanut-based confection do you prefer? --- ## [Why do vacuums and fans spin faster when airflow is restricted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-vacuums-and-fans-spin-faster-when-airflow-is-restricted/709300)
**Author:** [@Quiztor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quiztor)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-vacuums-and-fans-spin-faster-when-airflow-is-restricted/709300 "2022-06-13T12:48:58Z")
When you put your hand over a shop vac’s hose, or block the intake of a blower fan, it spins faster and the sound it makes gets higher pitched. Why exactly? My hypothesis is that by restricting the intake of air, a par… --- ## [Squirrels--am I the only person that likes them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squirrels-am-i-the-only-person-that-likes-them/632654)
**Author:** [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2012, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squirrels-am-i-the-only-person-that-likes-them/632654 "2012-08-30T05:07:09Z")
I have a good seed bird feeder and I love the birds. Of course the squirrels like to hit it. (We call them the man from SADL–Squirrel Anti-Defamation League.) So I throw a handful of raw in the shell peanuts out to th… --- ## [England 1558: Why didn't Queen Mary have Elizabeth killed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-1558-why-didnt-queen-mary-have-elizabeth-killed/612156)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-1558-why-didnt-queen-mary-have-elizabeth-killed/612156 "2012-02-08T23:07:20Z")
She’s on her deathbed or near to it, she’s aware her popularity is already pretty much gone since marrying the King of Spain and persecuting Anglicans, and she knows or should know that Elizabeth is going to return Engla… --- ## [Jury Duty - what's it like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-whats-it-like/348930)
**Author:** [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2006, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-whats-it-like/348930 "2006-03-19T22:11:56Z")
I’ve been called to duty (my first time) in US District Court. I have to call on the 31st to see if I have to go in on the 3rd. I’m on call from April 3rd until June 2nd. I’ve submitted my excuse request (I’m getting … --- ## [When did you first get a cell phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-first-get-a-cell-phone/574813)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2011, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-first-get-a-cell-phone/574813 "2011-03-19T07:16:58Z")
I was reading the “Things that date movies” thread and wondering about this. I graduated from college in 1999 and it was still relatively rare in my circle of friends for someone to have a cell phone at that time. I got … --- ## [What animals could kill an orca?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animals-could-kill-an-orca/721725)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2015, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animals-could-kill-an-orca/721725 "2015-06-10T17:31:57Z")
I just did a similar thread on the grizzly bear. Then my thoughts turned to our friendly sea critters, and specifically, those wonderful “wolves of the sea”, the orcas / killer whales. They are considered apex predators,… --- ## [Back on the road again: an MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-on-the-road-again-an-mmp/819512)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2018, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-on-the-road-again-an-mmp/819512 "2018-08-20T01:43:59Z")
Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Heading due South (ish). Talk amongst yourselves while I drive. From the previous MMP: Gordie has a toy box (actually the bottom of the cat tree). He does not destroy them. Physically. I’… --- ## [Fatberg column and household grease](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatberg-column-and-household-grease/807523)
**Author:** [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatberg-column-and-household-grease/807523 "2022-08-23T17:52:01Z")
In today’s column, Cecil points out that one primary issue is the amount of grease being dumped into the sewer system. Even before I was old enough to start cooking, my mother made it very clear that excess grease and oi… --- ## [Fighting a speeding ticket when the cop lies about factors related to the ticket.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighting-a-speeding-ticket-when-the-cop-lies-about-factors-related-to-the-ticket/707802)
**Author:** [@Rellamyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rellamyn)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2014, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighting-a-speeding-ticket-when-the-cop-lies-about-factors-related-to-the-ticket/707802 "2014-12-25T06:03:52Z")
I was pulled over in Tennessee for speeding. The police officer was driving towards me with one other vehicle in front of him when he put on his lights, passes by me, turned around, and pulled me over. I had no idea why … --- ## [Air pressure at the centre of the Earth. (In a hole.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-pressure-at-the-centre-of-the-earth-in-a-hole/384766)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2006, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-pressure-at-the-centre-of-the-earth-in-a-hole/384766 "2006-12-26T17:41:20Z")
This question was touched upon in this thread but never answered. What would be the atmospheric pressure at the bottom of a hole to the centre of the Earth, assuming of course that such a thing were possible. Ignore the… --- ## [Do wasp stings hurt more than other stings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-wasp-stings-hurt-more-than-other-stings/598606)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2011, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-wasp-stings-hurt-more-than-other-stings/598606 "2011-10-05T12:00:45Z")
I haven’t been stung since I was 12, and that was either by a bee or a yellow jacket. I probably couldn’t have told the difference at the time. Well, today I was stung by a wasp, and it hurt way more than I remember eit… --- ## [How much fat/calories can the body absorb at one go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-fat-calories-can-the-body-absorb-at-one-go/622940)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2012, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-fat-calories-can-the-body-absorb-at-one-go/622940 "2012-05-26T08:49:39Z")
The body needs bile to digest fat, right? And it only has a certain amount of bile. That means if you eat excess fat, it won’t be digested. How much fat is that? Is it possible to eat that much? If so, won’t it be healt… --- ## [Besides Cuisine, Military, Law Enforcement, Medicine: Which Professions Have Adversarial Training](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/besides-cuisine-military-law-enforcement-medicine-which-professions-have-adversarial-training/802087)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/besides-cuisine-military-law-enforcement-medicine-which-professions-have-adversarial-training/802087 "2017-11-21T16:13:57Z")
You know how when you’re in the Army you’re expected to stand at attention, have a perfect uniform, and any minor imperfection in your actions will result in harsh punishment? And how it’s kind of the same in culinary sc… --- ## [Don't you know who I am??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-you-know-who-i-am/713439)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2015, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-you-know-who-i-am/713439 "2015-02-25T01:51:33Z")
While I’ve never encountered this situation, I feel it’s important to be ready with a proper response, and I’d like to know what your reply would be/has been if it happens/happened to you. You’re waiting or working in a… --- ## [Sports you foresee going extinct in 50-100 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-you-foresee-going-extinct-in-50-100-years/574366)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-you-foresee-going-extinct-in-50-100-years/574366 "2011-03-29T17:55:12Z")
At least professionally. Topic includes the sport mutating beyond recognition. Boxing seems to have taken quite the swan dive in popularity ever since Ali hung them up; I wouldn’t bet against it becoming like pro wrestl… --- ## [Rioters are not Niggers! Or something.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rioters-are-not-niggers-or-something/718759)
**Author:** [@Grotonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grotonian)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rioters-are-not-niggers-or-something/718759 "2015-04-29T03:40:57Z")
So Hail Ants is on a time out, a one-week suspension, for this Humble Opinion: The reason cited was “Hate Speech.” Now, I’m assuming it was his using the word “niggers,” that earned him the suspension. But I’m puzzle… --- ## [Matching unknown paint color on wall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matching-unknown-paint-color-on-wall/416945)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2007, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matching-unknown-paint-color-on-wall/416945 "2007-08-26T22:02:27Z")
We have to do some touchup painting. The room in question was painted by someone we hired who did not leave us any paint, nor did he bother to paint the outlets. How can we match the paint? I found what I thought was … --- ## [What went wrong with Matt Leinart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-went-wrong-with-matt-leinart/552840)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2010, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-went-wrong-with-matt-leinart/552840 "2010-09-15T03:27:35Z")
Why did Matt Leinart’s star fall so far? I know the history but haven’t really followed the details of his playing. I know that Dennis Green drafted him in Phoenix, thinking that he was a bargain at no. 10 (but why did… --- ## [Banzai - racist or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banzai-racist-or-not/186845)
**Author:** [@jeevmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeevmon)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2003, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banzai-racist-or-not/186845 "2003-07-22T12:39:09Z")
In the wake of the Charlie Chan imbroglio, Fox’s upcoming summer series Banzai has received comparatively little attention. But it arguably raises similar issues, with the added element of whether, as a parody of Japan… --- ## [What's so bad about political correctness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-bad-about-political-correctness/366603)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2006, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-bad-about-political-correctness/366603 "2006-08-02T14:12:47Z")
Having recently been subjected to another generic rant against the evils of political correctness, I want to try understanding what the problem is. The claim is that those nasty politically correct people are trying to … --- ## [Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocketman, and...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bohemian-rhapsody-rocketman-and/825229)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2019, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bohemian-rhapsody-rocketman-and/825229 "2019-03-27T16:09:26Z")
Before the showing of \*Bohemian Rhapsody \* that I went to, they showed a trailer for an Elton John movie called Rocketman. I didn’t know the world needed an Elton movie. What other vintage bands need movies about them? … --- ## [It's getting harder to listen to music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-getting-harder-to-listen-to-music/641829)
**Author:** [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-getting-harder-to-listen-to-music/641829 "2012-11-23T18:46:56Z")
So, it’s occurred to me recently that I don’t listen to music as much as I did in my teens, 20s and 30s (I’m 49). It’s not that I dislike music, or that I suffer from “cuh, music today is rubbish, you can’t hear a word … --- ## [Siblings in your wedding party. Need help.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/siblings-in-your-wedding-party-need-help/368484)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2006, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/siblings-in-your-wedding-party-need-help/368484 "2006-08-14T23:11:46Z")
My brother and his girlfriend are getting officially engaged sometime today. But they started planning their wedding for a month or so now (er…not sure how that works…) and they’ve already gotten a date, a venue for the … --- ## [I have no social skills. I never learned them.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-no-social-skills-i-never-learned-them/278714)
**Author:** [@WeRSauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WeRSauron)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2004, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-no-social-skills-i-never-learned-them/278714 "2004-12-10T17:54:38Z")
I have never had any real friends. Throughout high school, I had almost no social life. In college, I made one friend. Right now, I have one close friend. (And him I might loose - our lives are going in totally different… --- ## [Praying if you are agnostic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/praying-if-you-are-agnostic/720583)
**Author:** [@buns3000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buns3000)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2015, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/praying-if-you-are-agnostic/720583 "2015-06-14T02:17:52Z")
Sorry if this has been done recently. I’d describe myself as agnostic but I am on the way to atheism. Most of the way there, probably. I used to be a practising Catholic until I was late 20s. I’ve been drifting away fro… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1461&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1463&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)