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**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2018, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-guitar-players/823669 "2018-11-02T19:22:49Z")
I’m sure this question has been asked before, but I’m going to try to make the nominees a little more objective. A couple rules here: I know some people like to hate on highly technical players like Malmsteen. No. Wha… --- ## [I find "Save the Ta-tas" just a little bit tacky](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-find-save-the-ta-tas-just-a-little-bit-tacky/513954)
**Author:** [@Jimmy\_Joe\_Meager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Joe_Meager)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-find-save-the-ta-tas-just-a-little-bit-tacky/513954 "2010-04-24T16:31:47Z")
In the U.S. “ta-ta’s” (“tatas”, “tata’s”) is slang for “breasts”. It isn’t terribly offensive or insulting, but it is often considered tacky, tawdry, and crude, similar to “tits”. There’s an organization (corporation?)… --- ## [More guns, more murders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-guns-more-murders/365743)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2006, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-guns-more-murders/365743 "2006-08-03T14:00:33Z")
This grows out of the fact that the gun-friendly USA has, by an enormous margin, the highest murder rate among industrialized nations. Most of the others are far less gun-friendly. It also grows from the fact that I pr… --- ## [Parts you hate in games you love](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parts-you-hate-in-games-you-love/476438)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2008, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parts-you-hate-in-games-you-love/476438 "2008-12-14T08:41:03Z")
I’ve been playing my way through Chrono Trigger again lately, and I remembered how much I hate the future sections. I don’t know why, but I despise every second I’m in 2300 AD. How about you? What parts/levels/sections… --- ## [The bTruth About NASA's Moon Exploration!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-btruth-about-nasas-moon-exploration/713011)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2015, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-btruth-about-nasas-moon-exploration/713011 "2015-04-25T03:46:06Z")
Ooooo-kayyyyyyyy. I’d be less concerned about this, but it appears in the freakin’ Washington Post. And it’s not April 1. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/02/17/the-truth-about-nasas-moon-ex… --- ## [Rent vs. Own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rent-vs-own/686756)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2014, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rent-vs-own/686756 "2014-04-26T03:16:04Z")
Which do you think is better? Personally I’ve done both and over the long run would say owning is better but in the short term where one must be able to move quickly for job reasons, or you just dont want the hassle of … --- ## [Career-killing SCANDALS!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/career-killing-scandals/263007)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2004, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/career-killing-scandals/263007 "2004-09-10T15:52:54Z")
Let’s list all our favorite scandals that wrecked, derailed and otherwise put the kibosh on the careers of famous folks. As a ground rule, let’s rule out unverified gossip & urban legends (Such as Richard Gere’s “gerbil… --- ## [Have any of you ever sung the whole of "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-of-you-ever-sung-the-whole-of-99-bottles-of-beer-on-the-wall/663806)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2013, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-of-you-ever-sung-the-whole-of-99-bottles-of-beer-on-the-wall/663806 "2013-07-22T01:47:39Z")
Have any of you Dopers ever sung all of the verses to “99 Bottles of Beer On the Wall” at one time? Also, which version do you know? “99 bottles of beer on the wall, 99 bottles of beer. You take one down and pass it … --- ## [General life advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-life-advice/753887)
**Author:** [@advice86advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/advice86advice)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2016, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-life-advice/753887 "2016-05-09T14:59:17Z")
I wanted to post in this topic, but it is locked: The following is what I consider worthy information. I started taking notes a while ago of good advice to tell my kids someday. I ditched that idea and decided to tell … --- ## [Why does the director get all the credit for a movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-director-get-all-the-credit-for-a-movie/146806)
**Author:** [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-director-get-all-the-credit-for-a-movie/146806 "2026-03-31T13:44:12Z")
You know what I’m talking about–the ads say “A film by Rob Reiner” or “A film by Ridley Scott” even when the only role the individual in question had was that of director, not producer, screenwriter, actor, or anything e… --- ## [Enough of this fraggin' New England weather!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-of-this-fraggin-new-england-weather/788009)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2017, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-of-this-fraggin-new-england-weather/788009 "2017-06-20T22:51:16Z")
Fuck this goddamn endless gloom and rain and alternating just-a-tad-warm-and-humid with roaring thunderstorms, then gray-black clouds and rain again. I don’t think we’ve had three nice days since the start of the year, a… --- ## [Do Ducks Float If They Don't Paddle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-ducks-float-if-they-dont-paddle/493501)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2009, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-ducks-float-if-they-dont-paddle/493501 "2009-04-19T00:40:37Z")
I was watching the ducks in the Chicago River, because well I like to snoop on ducks. After all you never know what they might be planning. Anyway the river was especially clear, and I saw them even when the appeared to… --- ## [What TV show from when you were a kid...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-from-when-you-were-a-kid/494839)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2009, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-from-when-you-were-a-kid/494839 "2009-05-02T17:12:25Z")
…would you be reluctant to watch again if it came out on DVD, because it couldn’t possibly be as good as it is in your memory? For me, it’s Wild Wild West, which was one of my favorites. I wasn’t too young to not recogn… --- ## [Ladies: Do you have a prominent clavicle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-have-a-prominent-clavicle/109421)
**Author:** [@auntie\_em](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auntie_em)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2002, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-have-a-prominent-clavicle/109421 "2002-05-17T20:06:29Z")
It’s fascinating to me. Have you ever noticed how in magazines and on TV (two forms of media guaranteed to reflect the truth) most of the female celebs have really prominent collarbones? Well, I don’t. So I started as… --- ## [Some words have not changed for 15,000 years!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-words-have-not-changed-for-15-000-years/657761)
**Author:** [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2014, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-words-have-not-changed-for-15-000-years/657761 "2014-03-13T18:04:23Z")
I’d be fascinated to hear the Dope’s linguists’ takes on this one. Links: The article. Listen to the evidence. --- ## [Thanks Pres. Bush for the opportunity to restore wetlands and marshes in Mesopotamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-pres-bush-for-the-opportunity-to-restore-wetlands-and-marshes-in-mesopotamia/169559)
**Author:** [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2012, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-pres-bush-for-the-opportunity-to-restore-wetlands-and-marshes-in-mesopotamia/169559 "2012-05-23T01:50:36Z")
Here’s a chance for ecology-minded posters to express their appreciation to the President for overthrowing a regime that destroyed the largest wetland in the Middle East. Victory over Saddam has created a possibility of… --- ## [Mayor of Ft. Lauderdale: Can't buy a house? Just work more!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-of-ft-lauderdale-cant-buy-a-house-just-work-more/357609)
**Author:** [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2006, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-of-ft-lauderdale-cant-buy-a-house-just-work-more/357609 "2006-05-31T10:06:35Z")
South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Taxing developers green for cheap homes looks red to mayor This guy is quite a card. I guess the 40-hour working week “schlocks” in Lauderdale weren’t the ones raising money for his campaign… --- ## [I was a sexual harasser.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-a-sexual-harasser/802360)
**Author:** [@zoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoo)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2017, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-a-sexual-harasser/802360 "2017-11-25T03:30:14Z")
Inspired by this post. I am pitting myself for sexual harassment. Back in the mid 80’s I was working as a bellhop at a resort hotel. I was 19 at the time and there was a cute girl working at the telephone PBX. I took t… --- ## [in-grown whisker - yuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-grown-whisker-yuck/495744)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2009, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-grown-whisker-yuck/495744 "2009-05-11T16:28:29Z")
I am not asking for medical advice. There is nothing you bunch of rubes could say to impact how I would handle a medical situation. I have an in-grown whisker on my neck. I have gotten them many times before. Normall… --- ## [What are the prospects for a high-speed rail network in the United States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-prospects-for-a-high-speed-rail-network-in-the-united-states/184408)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-prospects-for-a-high-speed-rail-network-in-the-united-states/184408 "2026-10-06T21:21:47Z")
There are several threads going on right now in the GD forum relating to whether any automobile fuel can be developed that would be an effective substitute for petroleum-derived gasoline. Maybe it can and maybe it can’t… --- ## [Why do some prison inmates work for a few cents an hour?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-prison-inmates-work-for-a-few-cents-an-hour/711214)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-prison-inmates-work-for-a-few-cents-an-hour/711214 "2015-02-03T00:24:52Z")
One reads about inmates in American prisons who work chores/jobs for just a few pennies per hour. Why exactly do they do this? Do they get to spend the accumulated money on goods at the prison canteen? Is it worth their… --- ## [Ohio Housewarming! 8/21/04! OH/KY/IN/WV/PA/MD/VA/DC Et al...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-housewarming-8-21-04-oh-ky-in-wv-pa-md-va-dc-et-al/247502)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2004, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-housewarming-8-21-04-oh-ky-in-wv-pa-md-va-dc-et-al/247502 "2004-08-29T19:59:53Z")
Yep, we’re doing it again! Please come to our official house warming in Marietta, OH on Saturday, August 21, 2004. Food, drink and fun will be provided all around! Also debuting at this little get together will be Gwe… --- ## [Home Dentistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-dentistry/288807)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2005, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-dentistry/288807 "2005-02-14T02:07:49Z")
Soupo has had a loose tooth for months now. (You think I kid? You are stupid. It’s been actual months of wiggle, wiggle, wiggle with that tooth.) I have been badgering him about getting rid of it. The Little Woman has be… --- ## [Economic aspects of health care](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-aspects-of-health-care/793870)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2017, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-aspects-of-health-care/793870 "2017-08-28T15:54:21Z")
I was hoping folk would be willing to discuss economic (defined broadly) aspects of current US health care. I find myself not overly thrilled with many aspects of what I perceive in American health care. Much of my neg… --- ## [How do I hook up analog speakers to a digital TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-hook-up-analog-speakers-to-a-digital-tv/659333)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2013, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-hook-up-analog-speakers-to-a-digital-tv/659333 "2013-05-30T20:40:31Z")
I have an HDTV which has a digital audio out function, I do not see anything about RCA output for audio. I also have a set of 5.1 speakers which are analog with 3 jacks, I believe it is this system. How can I hook th… --- ## [Hypothetical situation: China invades Taiwan. What's our reaction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-situation-china-invades-taiwan-whats-our-reaction/98081)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2002, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-situation-china-invades-taiwan-whats-our-reaction/98081 "2002-03-17T13:36:46Z")
Turns out this may not be so hypothetical after all. With everything going on all over the world for the US military at the moment, what would happen if China decides to pull the trigger and take back Taiwan? Since Tai… --- ## [Possibly ignorant question WRT Korean War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-ignorant-question-wrt-korean-war/540955)
**Author:** [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-ignorant-question-wrt-korean-war/540955 "2010-05-28T18:46:22Z")
When the US decided to jump in, why didn’t we use an atomic bomb on Pyongyang to just nip the war in the bud? The Chinese didn’t have the bomb then; did the Soviets? That’s maybe the only reason I could think of, but I’… --- ## [No Anne Coulter Pit thread yet?... Chris Matthews, 6/26](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-anne-coulter-pit-thread-yet-chris-matthews-6-26/409646)
**Author:** [@katie1341](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katie1341)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2007, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-anne-coulter-pit-thread-yet-chris-matthews-6-26/409646 "2007-06-29T16:45:29Z")
Anne Coulter was on Chris Matthews last night, and Elizabeth Edwards called in. http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/26/edwards-coulter/ She (AC, not EE) is just horrible. And she really, really needs a ham sandwich. --- ## [What "radical" ideas/laws would you enact if "king for a day"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-radical-ideas-laws-would-you-enact-if-king-for-a-day/626669)
**Author:** [@oreally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oreally)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-radical-ideas-laws-would-you-enact-if-king-for-a-day/626669 "2012-07-02T21:45:22Z")
Off the top: More eye-for-an-eye legalities. You kill? You’re killed. You rape? You get raped. You embezzle/fraud/etc? Every possession and nickel is taken from you and your credit is destroyed forever. etc. A… --- ## [Opening a Car Door Stuck in Locked Position](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-a-car-door-stuck-in-locked-position/768172)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2016, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-a-car-door-stuck-in-locked-position/768172 "2016-11-28T14:49:26Z")
Someone exiting the back door of my car managed to somehow get the lock caught such that the door is stuck in locked position. At least I think that’s what happened; the handles move freely, but the lock knob won’t go al… --- ## [Trump: Do you believe he misspoke, or is he backpedaling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-do-you-believe-he-misspoke-or-is-he-backpedaling/818110)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2018, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-do-you-believe-he-misspoke-or-is-he-backpedaling/818110 "2018-07-21T12:49:00Z")
Are we still doing Trump thread-starter participation trophies? Because I never had a chance to get one until now. The question is, do you believe Trump when he said he misspoke during his press conference with Putin y… --- ## [What would happen if the Fed bought the debt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-the-fed-bought-the-debt/637287)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2012, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-the-fed-bought-the-debt/637287 "2012-10-27T11:16:24Z")
And by debt, I mean the national debt, all of it. (Or at least all that people were willing to part with, at reasonable prices…) I know you’re thinking “inflation!”, but consider a couple of data points: \[ul\] \[li\]The … --- ## [The liberal media ignores terrorist attack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-liberal-media-ignores-terrorist-attack/709277)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-liberal-media-ignores-terrorist-attack/709277 "2015-01-09T02:58:06Z")
I am so sick of the liberal bias of the media in this country! There was a terrorist attack on a national political organization office fighting for the rights of American Citizens in Colorado Springs and the damn liber… --- ## [Any Dopers change their view on gay issues?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-change-their-view-on-gay-issues/211407)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2003, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-change-their-view-on-gay-issues/211407 "2003-11-26T18:09:21Z")
Stealing a play from KidCharlemagne’s book, I’m looking for responses from people who’ve changed their thinking on gay issues–political, religious, biological, societal, sexual, whatever–due to their participation in the… --- ## [Acer monitor flashes logo instead of starting up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acer-monitor-flashes-logo-instead-of-starting-up/533679)
**Author:** [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acer-monitor-flashes-logo-instead-of-starting-up/533679 "2010-03-25T19:48:22Z")
My Acer AL 2216W widescreen LCD monitor is misbehaving. When I turn on my system, the Acer logo appears, then the screen flashes and turns off along with the green LED on the power switch. Then the Acer logo displays aga… --- ## [Burn after Reading: Any chance it is good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-after-reading-any-chance-it-is-good/463206)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2009, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-after-reading-any-chance-it-is-good/463206 "2009-01-10T04:49:57Z")
Looks like I’m off to the movies tomorrow and Burn after Reading looks like the best choice of a weak bunch. Any chance it is good? George Clooney is usually decent and I enjoy John Malkovich. --- ## [Craigslist sucks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslist-sucks/410077)
**Author:** [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslist-sucks/410077 "2013-02-19T20:17:56Z")
I wanted to sell a small pair of speakers, and I figured trying Craigslist would mean I didn’t have to ship them. I put an ad out, and relisted it multiple times. A number of people contacted me but ended up backing out,… --- ## [Is there doctrine regarding food prohibition in Judaism - God's reasoning.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-doctrine-regarding-food-prohibition-in-judaism-gods-reasoning/832283)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2019, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-doctrine-regarding-food-prohibition-in-judaism-gods-reasoning/832283 "2019-04-21T12:47:52Z")
Has anyone of authority in Judaism proclaimed God’s reasoning for prohibiting, for example, pork products, shellfish, etc? Other than “God says so”? I know that pigs are considered “unclean”, but certainly any health r… --- ## [Romney's Work for Welfare Ad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romneys-work-for-welfare-ad/631435)
**Author:** [@JoelUpchurch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoelUpchurch)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2012, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romneys-work-for-welfare-ad/631435 "2012-08-16T14:26:33Z")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F4LtTlktm0 I’ve seen this ad playing in Florida. What strikes me as remarkable is that that the ad opens with a picture of President Clinton and talks about how President Clinton and a … --- ## [self driving cars and speed limits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-driving-cars-and-speed-limits/721179)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2015, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-driving-cars-and-speed-limits/721179 "2015-11-15T13:32:26Z")
A 5 minute google search indicates that self driving cars will exceed the speed limit. As long as they are within 10mph of the speed limit I don’t really see a problem with this. But what happens when a cop decides 9mph… --- ## [Tradition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tradition/723114)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2015, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tradition/723114 "2015-07-17T01:43:44Z")
Hi SD, I don’t understand why people use the tradition argument to prevent change, or even more simply, why people consider traditional things as somewhat better by virtue of having “stood the test of time.” I came to … --- ## [Little kid freaked out on me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-kid-freaked-out-on-me/782080)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2017, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-kid-freaked-out-on-me/782080 "2017-03-15T07:37:09Z")
Man, I had a helluva weekend. In addition to hearing this bombshell let me tell you what a child pulled on me. On Friday my Grandson Jay had this event at school (he’s in 1st grade) where kids brought one of their grand… --- ## [Animal Tranquilizers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-tranquilizers/481215)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2009, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-tranquilizers/481215 "2009-01-15T04:19:27Z")
I am working on writing a story set in a big cat sanctuary, and need information on the tranquilizers used when darting animals. I tried googling, but without knowing exactely what I was looking for, I wasn’t getting an… --- ## [Big Bang Theory fans: Penny has a broken leg](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-fans-penny-has-a-broken-leg/553782)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-fans-penny-has-a-broken-leg/553782 "2010-09-20T06:23:18Z")
Kaley Cuoco has taken a fall while horse riding and has a broken leg. They’ll write her out of the show that they are taping and take a week long hiatus. Think they’ll bring a new hot girl? Link --- ## [Mule's Gender](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mules-gender/97598)
**Author:** [@Polski\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polski_King)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2002, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mules-gender/97598 "2002-03-11T16:42:27Z")
My dad and I were arguing this the whole trip. You know how Cows are the name for the Female and Bulls are the name for the male, Well, what are mules? Are there Male mules and Female mules? Someone suggested that mul… --- ## [Wearing of Baseball Caps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-of-baseball-caps/551062)
**Author:** [@elducko1951](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elducko1951)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2010, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-of-baseball-caps/551062 "2010-08-23T14:50:28Z")
I promise I have searched TSD thoroughly and I cannot find even a reference to this topic. What I’d like to know is there any specific code or protocol in the way a baseball cap is worn by young men, especially young Af… --- ## [Bush to expand size of military](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-to-expand-size-of-military/384855)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2006, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-to-expand-size-of-military/384855 "2006-12-31T06:15:02Z")
Story here. Fuck. Just fuck. You couldn’t teach this man a lesson if you pounded it into his head with a hammer. --- ## [Is this common practice for banks? WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-common-practice-for-banks-wtf/570399)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2011, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-common-practice-for-banks-wtf/570399 "2011-02-12T05:16:41Z")
Seriously, what a dick head move! The other day I had to write a check to my AC/heating guy. It was big enough that I knew I had to move some money from my savings to my checking account. Then I thought about it for a m… --- ## [Are US prostitutes mainly "sex trafficking" victims or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-us-prostitutes-mainly-sex-trafficking-victims-or-not/715806)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2015, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-us-prostitutes-mainly-sex-trafficking-victims-or-not/715806 "2015-03-29T14:55:00Z")
Re this article - ‘Pretty Woman’ and the Ugly Truth About Prostitution it seems to hold that prostitutes in the US have little if any free will deciding to be prostitutes or not. This is in contradiction to some past SD… --- ## [can a moral person support abortion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-moral-person-support-abortion/85747)
**Author:** [@justinh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justinh)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2001, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-moral-person-support-abortion/85747 "2001-10-11T19:59:14Z")
If morality tells us to value life, then how can it be morally Ok to take a life. One rule: don’t equate morality with legality. What could be the reason for ending a innocent life? I have heard selfishness, inconvenien… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1476&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1478&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)