# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1489&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:** 1490 --- ## [Sen. Kennedy on the Watch List](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sen-kennedy-on-the-watch-list/260720)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2004, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sen-kennedy-on-the-watch-list/260720 "2004-08-24T13:53:50Z")
Vast right-wing conspiracy? Terrorist prank? Simple screw-up in how we process plane passengers? Any way you look at it, this is both stupid and scary: Emphasis mine. So, what the fuck is going on? Are airline people … --- ## [What MLB stadiums, present and past, have you been to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mlb-stadiums-present-and-past-have-you-been-to/634112)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mlb-stadiums-present-and-past-have-you-been-to/634112 "2012-12-23T00:39:26Z")
I know we’ve had similar threads on this issue, but I thought it might be fun to do it again. Let’s limit the discussion to only parks used by teams in Major League Baseball. For me: Stadiums currently in use: Wrigley… --- ## [What are the conventions of "literary" fiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-conventions-of-literary-fiction/412320)
**Author:** [@Hellestal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hellestal)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2007, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-conventions-of-literary-fiction/412320 "2007-07-21T09:19:48Z")
So I came across this old post from Ezra Klein’s blog where he quotes Nick Hornby, and I had to laugh. Perfect. Just a perfect description of the literary genre. What I like best is that Hornby isn’t whining about th… --- ## [FDR and the depression](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fdr-and-the-depression/681829)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2014, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fdr-and-the-depression/681829 "2014-02-26T04:33:39Z")
Isthis economically sound, or Republican theory? --- ## [Please advise someone who just got central air conditioning.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-advise-someone-who-just-got-central-air-conditioning/546928)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2010, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-advise-someone-who-just-got-central-air-conditioning/546928 "2010-07-17T18:10:57Z")
The quick version of the question - I’m ‘balancing’ the newly installed forced air central AC. I am trying to get the third floor bedroom comfortably cool overnight without turning the lower two floors into a deep freez… --- ## [Why do we still have Television Networks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-still-have-television-networks/677519)
**Author:** [@UncleFred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleFred)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-still-have-television-networks/677519 "2014-01-08T03:52:56Z")
Or, what exactly differentiates them (NBC, ABC, etc.) from the hundreds of ‘cable channels’? I can only see two differences; They provide local news coverage. They provide over-air broadcast. The second one seems an … --- ## [Electricians: need some help with a home wiring problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electricians-need-some-help-with-a-home-wiring-problem/613087)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2012, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electricians-need-some-help-with-a-home-wiring-problem/613087 "2012-02-28T01:00:25Z")
I was trying to install this device to replace a simple SPST switch in the kitchen that controls our exterior lights, so I could remotely control them from the car. But when I followed the directions (connect the switch’… --- ## [A simple debate..Re Terri Schiavo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-simple-debate-re-terri-schiavo/295210)
**Author:** [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2005, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-simple-debate-re-terri-schiavo/295210 "2005-03-26T16:18:59Z")
Should the government outside of the judicial system be able to decide when someone should die? My thoughts… It’s scary. If they can decide when you die what stops them from controlling everything else in your life? --- ## [Apple Computer User Jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-computer-user-jokes/168583)
**Author:** [@rayray5884](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayray5884)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2003, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-computer-user-jokes/168583 "2003-04-15T23:29:47Z")
I have a friend on my floor in my dorm room who I think is the only Apple user on the entire floor. We have our little feud over the better PC and we’re always ripping on each other over our computing choices. It’s all… --- ## [Who is the most multi-talented performer currently active?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-multi-talented-performer-currently-active/493125)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2009, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-multi-talented-performer-currently-active/493125 "2009-04-17T13:46:15Z")
Persons who saw last nights House may have noticed the series star, Hugh Laurie, playing both the piano and the harmonica. He performed with surprising talent. He is also a publlished author (I’ve not read the book, so… --- ## [Don't get Dr. Who at all](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-get-dr-who-at-all/699121)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-get-dr-who-at-all/699121 "2014-09-24T02:14:58Z")
Maybe I have bad luck but every time I watch an episode it seems bad. It almost seems like it’s cheesy on purpose. Anybody else not get it? I like SciFi shows if they are good. --- ## [How do restaurants keep their ground beef clean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-restaurants-keep-their-ground-beef-clean/584679)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2011, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-restaurants-keep-their-ground-beef-clean/584679 "2011-06-18T00:50:59Z")
Nicer hamburger joints allow you to choose a level of doneness for your burger. I understand that the problem if you buy ground beef from a supermarket is that the e. coli that is or can be on the surface of the meat ge… --- ## [Battlestar Galactica 3.7 - "A Measure of Salvation" (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-3-7-a-measure-of-salvation-spoilers/379897)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2006, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-3-7-a-measure-of-salvation-spoilers/379897 "2006-11-13T18:04:19Z")
All of this has had spoilers before, and all of this will have spoilers again. Spoiler policy: If it’s been aired, or if it’s purely speculative, no need for a spoiler box. If it’s from a future episode, as revealed in … --- ## [Airplane Repo: isn't there a smoother way to operate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-repo-isnt-there-a-smoother-way-to-operate/671892)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2013, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-repo-isnt-there-a-smoother-way-to-operate/671892 "2013-10-22T15:41:21Z")
We just watched an entire episode of “Airplane Repo” on Discovery. And we don’t understand what it’s about. If the bank forecloses on my house, I don’t think they’ll send a bounty hunter to repossess it. It’ll just be … --- ## [Girl, 4, shoots herself with grandmother's gun in Sam's Club](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-4-shoots-herself-with-grandmothers-gun-in-sams-club/452427)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2008, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-4-shoots-herself-with-grandmothers-gun-in-sams-club/452427 "2008-06-17T22:03:18Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080610/ap\_on\_re\_us/sam\_s\_club\_child\_shot I’m in favor of legal CCW, but this woman violated several safety rules here. And she is a magistrate?!? I hope the little girl is okay… --- ## [Native Cuisine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-cuisine/773004)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2016, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-cuisine/773004 "2016-12-05T01:46:09Z")
My girlfriend and I are quite adventurous foodies, we seek out as many ethnic restaurants in our area as possible. One thing i never recall seeing is a Native American style restaurant. I have been on native territories… --- ## [Do you have obsessive compulsive behaviors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-obsessive-compulsive-behaviors/479315)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-obsessive-compulsive-behaviors/479315 "2012-07-05T18:09:14Z")
Even little ones? I sometimes wonder if I’m not mildly obsessive compulsive. Maybe people can chime in with what they think. I listen to the same songs over and over again…and I mean in one sitting. Sometimes at nigh… --- ## [What are Your Earliest Memories of TV Commercials?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-earliest-memories-of-tv-commercials/355856)
**Author:** [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2014, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-earliest-memories-of-tv-commercials/355856 "2014-06-06T22:28:54Z")
The ones I remember most fondly were the public service announcements of the early '60’s. Seat belts were just coming into vogue then and I remember a men’s chorus singing, “Buckle up for safety, buckle up!” Smokey the… --- ## [Recursively enumerable vs. Recursive languages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recursively-enumerable-vs-recursive-languages/278658)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recursively-enumerable-vs-recursive-languages/278658 "2013-04-29T20:21:01Z")
I am studying for a computational theory exam and having problem with a concept. What exactly is the difference between a recursively enumerable language and a recursive language? I know recursive is a subset of recurs… --- ## [Gotta ask ... anonymous poll re panties from other thread -- and I'm female in case you didn't know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gotta-ask-anonymous-poll-re-panties-from-other-thread-and-im-female-in-case-you-didnt-know/590667)
**Author:** [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gotta-ask-anonymous-poll-re-panties-from-other-thread-and-im-female-in-case-you-didnt-know/590667 "2011-08-05T01:39:15Z")
Anonymous poll regarding panty sniffers from another thread. Based upon my personal experience with men, I think 50% of men have done this at least once in their life. What say you? --- ## [American Dopers, what would make you emigrate from the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-dopers-what-would-make-you-emigrate-from-the-us/957349)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-dopers-what-would-make-you-emigrate-from-the-us/957349 "2022-01-14T02:14:49Z")
The anniversary of the 1-6-21 insurrection and discussion about how democracy in the US is in peril had me thinking about this question: Is there any hypothetical situation where you can see yourself saying, “That’s it, … --- ## [What? Yet another Doper picture thread? (Then & Now)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-yet-another-doper-picture-thread-then-now/324671)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2005, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-yet-another-doper-picture-thread-then-now/324671 "2005-10-12T07:12:32Z")
Sure! Only, in this one, post a then and now: A picture from your younger days, and one of you currently. How far back? As young as you like. How current? Within the last year or two. So: Then: Here I am in my 3… --- ## [I recently experienced The Horror that is Chuck E. Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-recently-experienced-the-horror-that-is-chuck-e-cheese/421217)
**Author:** [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2007, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-recently-experienced-the-horror-that-is-chuck-e-cheese/421217 "2007-10-03T21:11:00Z")
Sweet fancy Moses, what a nightmare Chuck E. Cheese is. There is loud tinny calliope music, broken only when the poor, downtrodden teenagers who work there have to assemble at one end of the restaurant to sing and dance… --- ## [What is the importance of vocabulary on human knowledge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-importance-of-vocabulary-on-human-knowledge/582250)
**Author:** [@Philosophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philosophile)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2011, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-importance-of-vocabulary-on-human-knowledge/582250 "2011-06-01T05:42:35Z")
How would you evaluate the claim that “Vocabulary not only communicates knowledge, but actually shapes what we can know” ? Many languages have prospered and all are actively evolving. Any examples of vocabulary that som… --- ## [Taking gifts from men you aren't interested in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-gifts-from-men-you-arent-interested-in/846127)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-gifts-from-men-you-arent-interested-in/846127 "2020-01-15T20:44:56Z")
Okay, I’m seeking opinions, humble or otherwise. I know what Miss Manners would say so I’m not asking her. Theres this man in my apt building. We started talking and since I love football, I watch it on the tv in the lo… --- ## [Why do different engine configurations (V6, I6, V8, etc.) have different power characteristics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-different-engine-configurations-v6-i6-v8-etc-have-different-power-characteristics/617783)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2012, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-different-engine-configurations-v6-i6-v8-etc-have-different-power-characteristics/617783 "2012-04-05T12:32:45Z")
It is common knowledge, in automotive circles, that different engine configurations will have different power delivery characteristics. I’m not talking about vibration, sound, or anything like that, but essentially the … --- ## [Can you download Youtube videos to your harddrive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-download-youtube-videos-to-your-harddrive/613957)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-download-youtube-videos-to-your-harddrive/613957 "2012-05-30T02:37:32Z")
I’m probably being dense but is there any way to download a Youtube video to store it on your harddrive? Its a bit irritating when a favourite video is removed and no longer accessible. Thanks! --- ## [Can you complete Boy Scouts (USA) as an adult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-complete-boy-scouts-usa-as-an-adult/556879)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2010, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-complete-boy-scouts-usa-as-an-adult/556879 "2010-10-13T14:06:29Z")
I left scouting as a teenager and never returned. Is it possible to “go back” and make Eagle Scout, either based on things I accomplished later as a teen, or things I’ve done as an adult, or by earning the merit badges … --- ## [How do you pronounce "Sherbet"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-sherbet/467805)
**Author:** [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2008, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-sherbet/467805 "2008-10-16T14:46:11Z")
Is it “SHURE-bet”, “SHURE-bert” or “SOR-bay”? --- ## [Actors honest about their talents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-honest-about-their-talents/715020)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2015, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-honest-about-their-talents/715020 "2015-03-19T16:35:27Z")
Many actors claim they are underrated or not being used properly: comedians want to know why they don’t get dramatic roles, they complain about scripts beneath their talents, or being typecast. Do you know of any actors… --- ## [Motorcycle etiquette - sharing a parking space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle-etiquette-sharing-a-parking-space/536761)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2010, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle-etiquette-sharing-a-parking-space/536761 "2010-04-22T12:09:28Z")
Now that the weather has warmed up, I have started riding my motorcycle to work. Today I look out the window and see that some other yahoo has parked his bike in the same parking spot that my bike is parked in. Part of m… --- ## [Ezekiel 23:20](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ezekiel-23-20/185798)
**Author:** [@richardc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/richardc)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2003, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ezekiel-23-20/185798 "2003-07-03T15:56:11Z")
In Ezekiel 23:20, the Bible says, “There she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses.” OK, I have just become more aware of this verse, and it is sho… --- ## [NON-US dopers. A poll. Do you dislike Bush](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-a-poll-do-you-dislike-bush/179585)
**Author:** [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2003, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-a-poll-do-you-dislike-bush/179585 "2003-06-12T16:41:33Z")
Right over here a discussion arose about how Non-US’ers feel about Bush. I hate and distrust the fucker. Next :slight\_smile: --- ## [Do Australians not know how to properly barbecue sausages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-australians-not-know-how-to-properly-barbecue-sausages/482898)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2009, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-australians-not-know-how-to-properly-barbecue-sausages/482898 "2009-01-26T16:40:35Z")
So claims this article. Any truth to this claim? Is Australian food often overdone? BTW is here an archetypal “Australian” barbecue sausage or are all kinds of sausages burned? --- ## [My visit to the Microsoft store made me worry a bit more for Apple](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-visit-to-the-microsoft-store-made-me-worry-a-bit-more-for-apple/707772)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-visit-to-the-microsoft-store-made-me-worry-a-bit-more-for-apple/707772 "2021-03-17T23:28:13Z")
To those who don’t really want to read the post: I’m not saying Microsoft is doing great! The Apple store in the local high-end mall (Fashion Mall, aka Keystone) is typically very crowded; the Microsoft store is not. In… --- ## [Should I (a PC gamer) get a controller? And if so, which one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-a-pc-gamer-get-a-controller-and-if-so-which-one/628315)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-a-pc-gamer-get-a-controller-and-if-so-which-one/628315 "2012-08-27T14:30:39Z")
I look to the experts for advice. I’m a low-to-medium gamer; I tend to get really into a few games but am not very catholic in my tastes. My favorite genre is FPS / Action by far, though semi-hybrid FPS/RPGs STALKER and… --- ## [Am I being unnecessarily cautious? \[outdoor adventuring solo\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-being-unnecessarily-cautious-outdoor-adventuring-solo/584308)
**Author:** [@pendgwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pendgwen)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2011, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-being-unnecessarily-cautious-outdoor-adventuring-solo/584308 "2011-06-07T03:29:42Z")
I like hiking and camping. One of the safety rules that I was taught growing up is that you don’t go hiking by yourself. So at the moment I don’t do much hiking because I seldom have a friend to go with. But this is n… --- ## [I saw Get Smart. (No spoilers in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-get-smart-no-spoilers-in-op/453296)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2008, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-get-smart-no-spoilers-in-op/453296 "2008-11-23T00:08:12Z")
I saw the new Get Smart movie last night. (Why, yes, I am a Very Important Person who gets to see movies before you hoi polloi. And I don’t pay for them, either. Nyah, nyah. It opens for you peons this Friday.) It’s gre… --- ## [How do I look for a job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-look-for-a-job/651056)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2013, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-look-for-a-job/651056 "2013-05-17T17:34:52Z")
I’m about to graduate from a good school with a good GPA with a history degree. How do I go about finding a real job? I go on career builder, monster, etc and put in my location, but what do I search for under category?… --- ## [I think we should use "innocent" in court instead of "not guilty"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-we-should-use-innocent-in-court-instead-of-not-guilty/677756)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-we-should-use-innocent-in-court-instead-of-not-guilty/677756 "2014-01-07T03:06:36Z")
I believe that for most people, the semantic distinction is little or none. The end result is the same, and with laws against double jeopardy, the person is essentially innocent of the charges and cannot be tried again … --- ## [How could you not have known that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-you-not-have-known-that/584930)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2011, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-you-not-have-known-that/584930 "2011-06-12T01:13:41Z")
I was in a comic book store today. Like many stores it sells all kinds of nerdrobilia - SF books, posters, collectible action figures, RPG games, models, etc. The guy who runs the store is also the owner and he’s a typic… --- ## [Where could I buy the copper pipe and magnet used in this super cool video demonstration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-could-i-buy-the-copper-pipe-and-magnet-used-in-this-super-cool-video-demonstration/671464)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2013, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-could-i-buy-the-copper-pipe-and-magnet-used-in-this-super-cool-video-demonstration/671464 "2013-11-02T21:26:37Z")
Video here --- ## [Can Venice Be Saved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-venice-be-saved/843450)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-venice-be-saved/843450 "2023-06-12T20:51:26Z")
I mean in general, not just with regard to the current situation. The city is sinking, global sea levels are rising, shit’s getting real. Can anything be done – for example, somehow artificially raising it a couple of me… --- ## [Things you saw on TV right as they happened.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-saw-on-tv-right-as-they-happened/712534)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2015, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-saw-on-tv-right-as-they-happened/712534 "2015-02-14T17:27:24Z")
There’s been a lot of things that have happened on live TV over the decades. Sports related things, newsworthy events, funny moments, deaths; many, many milestones in history. What things did you happen to witness as it… --- ## [What does this vanity tag mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-vanity-tag-mean/668607)
**Author:** [@turtlescanfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turtlescanfly)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-vanity-tag-mean/668607 "2013-09-18T19:29:35Z")
I’m usually pretty good at figuring these out, but I was behind this car today (an Acura MDX, if that helps provide any insight). The plate was PSKNTDS. Now of course I realize it might have some personal meaning for th… --- ## [Movies that thumb their nose at science](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-thumb-their-nose-at-science/384430)
**Author:** [@Walter\_Windchill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walter_Windchill)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2006, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-thumb-their-nose-at-science/384430 "2006-12-19T23:59:35Z")
I just sat through “A Sound of Thunder,” which is loosely based on a Ray Bradbury story by the same name. The premise is that time tourists step on a butterfly and change the future. Yawn. William Tenn wrote a terrific s… --- ## [Stress: How to not become flustered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stress-how-to-not-become-flustered/395016)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2007, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stress-how-to-not-become-flustered/395016 "2007-03-08T18:38:10Z")
Stress. I’ve always been told that I don’t handle stress well, and I’ve admit that many times I haven’t. When I become overwhelmed, I have a tendancy to become “Flustered”. If a deadline is approaching on top of that… --- ## [Foods you never get tired of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-never-get-tired-of/970196)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2023, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-never-get-tired-of/970196 "2023-08-29T16:44:14Z")
I am a bachelor and aside from dating do all my cooking at home. I am always on the lookout for dishes I can eat several days in a row without getting tired of them because I prefer to cook large batches but not cook so … --- ## [What non-scifi/fantasy characters would have the best (or worst) reaction to meeting the Doctor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-non-scifi-fantasy-characters-would-have-the-best-or-worst-reaction-to-meeting-the-doctor/711910)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2015, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-non-scifi-fantasy-characters-would-have-the-best-or-worst-reaction-to-meeting-the-doctor/711910 "2015-02-11T03:33:44Z")
Suggested by this Doctor Who/Sherlock video. A couple of things before we start: To avoid giving the cast of Big Bang Theory an unfair advantage, let’s assume that any characters we name are their equivalents in the D… --- ## [Convince me to or not to become a doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-or-not-to-become-a-doctor/727714)
**Author:** [@Kimbosquee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimbosquee)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-or-not-to-become-a-doctor/727714 "2015-08-20T16:49:35Z")
I am currently in college working on a nursing degree. My childhood passion to become a doctor or surgeon has suddenly been resparked. It feels like I was meant to be one. The only reason I am going for nursing is becaus… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1488&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1490&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)