# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=149&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:** 150 --- ## ["Deadwood" Actors: Where are they now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadwood-actors-where-are-they-now/537618)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadwood-actors-where-are-they-now/537618 "2011-10-26T11:51:05Z")
I’m starting this in Cafe Society, simply because that’s where I hope its focus will remain, but if it turns into a game or something else, that’s just how and where y’all will take it. If it dies on the vine, well, it w… --- ## [The numbnut who had the freakout at the Arlen Specter townhall meeting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-numbnut-who-had-the-freakout-at-the-arlen-specter-townhall-meeting/506206)
**Author:** [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Replies:** 362\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2009, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-numbnut-who-had-the-freakout-at-the-arlen-specter-townhall-meeting/506206 "2009-08-16T20:27:29Z")
Yesterday I was watching this dude shrilly scream at the Arlen Specter townhall meeting. Today they had him on Morning Meeting and interviewed him. It was one of the most painful interviews I’ve ever seen in my life. Th… --- ## [I wanna get creeped out! Tell me some creepy stuff!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanna-get-creeped-out-tell-me-some-creepy-stuff/505269)
**Author:** [@The\_Seventh\_Deadly\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Seventh_Deadly_Finn)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanna-get-creeped-out-tell-me-some-creepy-stuff/505269 "2012-11-01T16:15:07Z")
This was inspired by this GQ thread about a “haunted” painting called “The Hands Resist Him.” I’m 99% sure the backstory is codswallop, but it’s a good creepy story. What are some other good creepy/haunted/weird/unnervin… --- ## [Things that used to be tacky that are now normal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-used-to-be-tacky-that-are-now-normal/739197)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2015, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-used-to-be-tacky-that-are-now-normal/739197 "2015-12-31T02:27:27Z")
Since we have the thread about things moving from “high-class” to “tacky,” I thought it would be nice to have a companion thread about the other direction. There are quite a few things that used to considered tacky or f… --- ## [50 Essential Science Fiction Novels for a Public Library](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-essential-science-fiction-novels-for-a-public-library/687193)
**Author:** [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-essential-science-fiction-novels-for-a-public-library/687193 "2014-05-24T09:29:47Z")
I am making a list of the 50 science fiction novels that every public library, large and small, should have on the shelf. There are many “best” and “most important” lists out there, and some of them are very good, but n… --- ## [Britney Spear's 'Diagnosis'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britney-spears-diagnosis/944950)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 257\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britney-spears-diagnosis/944950 "2022-11-09T18:10:02Z")
As you all probably know, singer Britney Spears is contesting her father’s role as executor of her estate. I obviously don’t even need a cite. My question: what exactly is wrong with her to begin with? Is she mentally i… --- ## [Kevin Spacey comes out in response to accusation of sexual harassment of 14-year old boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-spacey-comes-out-in-response-to-accusation-of-sexual-harassment-of-14-year-old-boy/800221)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-spacey-comes-out-in-response-to-accusation-of-sexual-harassment-of-14-year-old-boy/800221 "2024-05-09T05:01:30Z")
Story. That’s a real downer. I love Spacey’s acting but he won’t get a pass from anyone for trying to use his coming out as a shield against attempting to molest a young boy. I am really disappointed in him. I thought … --- ## [How much winter weight to put in a pickup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-winter-weight-to-put-in-a-pickup/276222)
**Author:** [@whistlepig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whistlepig)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2004, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-winter-weight-to-put-in-a-pickup/276222 "2004-11-26T15:39:01Z")
It’s winter again, which means putting weight in the back of my pickup. I put in 320 pounds this weekend but tonight I had some slippage coming up a slight paved hill in 2wd (it’s real icy - my husky just fell down while… --- ## ["Gitmo is Killing Me" -- Obama's Guantánamo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gitmo-is-killing-me-obamas-guantanamo/655780)
**Author:** [@I\_Made\_French\_Toast\_For\_You](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Made_French_Toast_For_You)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gitmo-is-killing-me-obamas-guantanamo/655780 "2013-05-27T22:47:48Z")
The New York Times has just published a one-of-a-kind op-ed from Samir Naji al Hasan Moqbel, a prisoner at Guantánamo. It details the brutal and inhumane conditions of the prison, the mistreatment of the prisoners, and n… --- ## [KURSK: Worst German Military Disaster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kursk-worst-german-military-disaster/417438)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kursk-worst-german-military-disaster/417438 "2013-05-21T02:20:19Z")
I was reading about the June, 1943, battle of Kursk, in the Russian Campaign. It was a disaster for the German Panzer Armies-they ost thousands of tanks, including many of the new Tigers and Leopards. As well, they took … --- ## [Let's have some breakfast in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-some-breakfast-in-the-mmp/715766)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 292\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2015, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-some-breakfast-in-the-mmp/715766 "2015-03-30T01:23:08Z")
This is a week of happy breakfasts - I have leftover quiche. So I can start the next few days (and today) with a quick slice of quiche :smiley: zapped for one minute in the microwave. Yummmmmmm! Lately, I’ve been havi… --- ## [Why I WON'T start this MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-wont-start-this-mmp/635666)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 271\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2012, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-wont-start-this-mmp/635666 "2012-10-01T11:01:24Z")
Oh… yeah… … never mind. :stuck\_out\_tongue: Happy Monday. Wish I was still sleeping. --- ## [Let's make a story using lines from songs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-a-story-using-lines-from-songs/641973)
**Author:** [@dimmy\_derko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dimmy_derko)\ **Replies:** 388\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-a-story-using-lines-from-songs/641973 "2013-02-01T23:48:48Z")
I’ll set the ball off rolling in style. I never thought it would happen with me and a girl from Clapham --- ## [The attack on Charlie Hebdo was not an attack of freedom of speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-attack-on-charlie-hebdo-was-not-an-attack-of-freedom-of-speech/709707)
**Author:** [@Scandic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scandic)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2015, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-attack-on-charlie-hebdo-was-not-an-attack-of-freedom-of-speech/709707 "2015-01-16T05:41:40Z")
Many claims that the attack on Charlie Hebdo was an attack of freedom of speech, but I don’t think so. This seams to have been an attack on a publication that’s launched a vulgar war on Islam. Charlie Hebdo where targete… --- ## [Did Jimi Hendrix played guitar upside-down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jimi-hendrix-played-guitar-upside-down/309192)
**Author:** [@Detonation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Detonation)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2005, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jimi-hendrix-played-guitar-upside-down/309192 "2005-06-22T02:04:44Z")
I’ve always heard Hendrix played his guitar upside-down (lefthanded) - is this true? Wouldn’t it make certain things a lot harder (if not impossible?) while other things would be easier? Also, can anyone tell me what al… --- ## [Brandy and cognac--What do "X.O.", "V.S.", "V.S.O.P" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandy-and-cognac-what-do-x-o-v-s-v-s-o-p-mean/90306)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2001, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandy-and-cognac-what-do-x-o-v-s-v-s-o-p-mean/90306 "2001-10-30T02:55:16Z")
Do these designations have anything to do with the purported quality of the product? When sported by an American brandy label, do they carry any real significance? And while we’re on the subject of brandy, are there, or… --- ## [Global Warming Redux: Have they lost their credibility?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-redux-have-they-lost-their-credibility/529090)
**Author:** [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2010, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-redux-have-they-lost-their-credibility/529090 "2010-02-23T13:55:42Z")
OK, this is 500th global warming thread here on the SDMB (give or take a few). According to Phil Jones, besides admitting to being sloppy with his record keeping, the world was possibly warmerduring medieval times than i… --- ## [Christians, how do you justify that God is not a total prick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-how-do-you-justify-that-god-is-not-a-total-prick/575976)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2011, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-how-do-you-justify-that-god-is-not-a-total-prick/575976 "2011-05-12T12:47:11Z")
Having a conversation with a friend last night. He was telling me about his daughter and how he had to explain to her the he personally doesn’t believe in God; but if she wants to believe in God like her mother; there’s … --- ## [Doper pic thread? Been a while hasn't it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-pic-thread-been-a-while-hasnt-it/369397)
**Author:** [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Replies:** 323\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2006, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-pic-thread-been-a-while-hasnt-it/369397 "2006-10-06T18:46:51Z")
Besides, I turn half a century in exactly four days. So, it’s not like I’m gonna get any younger. :::sigh::: Guess it’s Jr’s turn to have all the fun. Right then, your turn Dopers! Mug and age if you would. --- ## [It makes no sense to point to the suffering in this world to argue against "God"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-makes-no-sense-to-point-to-the-suffering-in-this-world-to-argue-against-god/503537)
**Author:** [@straggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/straggler)\ **Replies:** 364\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2009, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-makes-no-sense-to-point-to-the-suffering-in-this-world-to-argue-against-god/503537 "2009-08-03T18:41:13Z")
People often point to all the suffering in the world as an argument against God. Sometimes it’s to argue against the existence of God, sometimes it’s to imply that if there is a God, he’s evil. Christopher Hitchens gets… --- ## [Oslo dopers, check in please. Is everyone safe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oslo-dopers-check-in-please-is-everyone-safe/589984)
**Author:** [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Replies:** 266\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2011, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oslo-dopers-check-in-please-is-everyone-safe/589984 "2011-08-12T02:53:06Z")
Ok, there’s been some sort of explosion downtown (regjeringskvartalet) a few minutes ago . One newspaper mentions a bomb, I can’t find anything definite either way, and no photos online. Apparently it was a newspaper bui… --- ## [Grimm, Season 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grimm-season-3/672102)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2014, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grimm-season-3/672102 "2014-05-21T07:05:14Z")
The new season starts tomorrow night – so excited! I love ending my week with a little wesen action. Hope they resolve the zombie thing soon – fine for a season-ending cliffhanger, but the wrong direction for the show, … --- ## [Big Ben in Big Trouble?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ben-in-big-trouble/532116)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 272\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2010, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ben-in-big-trouble/532116 "2010-04-28T03:41:17Z")
The authorities are taking a very long time with this. It’s difficult to imagine a scenario in which they come back with a “nothing to see here folks, everyone go home!” response. I’m very worried for the 2010 Steelers… --- ## [Gay activists flip off Reagan's picture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-activists-flip-off-reagans-picture/626042)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2012, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-activists-flip-off-reagans-picture/626042 "2012-06-29T03:21:32Z")
What a stupid and pointless act. A group of gay activists were invited to the White House to meet with President Obama. And how did two of them choose to use this opportunity? They took pictures of themselves flipping o… --- ## [Risk of adult woman being abducted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risk-of-adult-woman-being-abducted/508888)
**Author:** [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2009, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risk-of-adult-woman-being-abducted/508888 "2009-09-07T02:24:08Z")
I had a conversation at lunch today in which a co-worker commented on how dangerous the world is today, saying that she is nervous about traveling long distances alone and always worries about her grown daughers travelin… --- ## [I pit people that accuse me of being "negative."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-that-accuse-me-of-being-negative/677006)
**Author:** [@Jesse\_Pinkman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jesse_Pinkman)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2014, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-that-accuse-me-of-being-negative/677006 "2014-01-04T19:28:54Z")
No you fucking bitch, I’m not being negative, I’m being realistic. Life isn’t all peaches and fucking cream and if you can’t see that then I’m not the one with the problem, and I’m not going to change what I say to pleas… --- ## [It's fucking SNOWING. AGAIN.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-fucking-snowing-again/715482)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2015, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-fucking-snowing-again/715482 "2015-05-11T13:17:17Z")
Kaniktshaq moritlkatsio atsuniartoq! I have had it with this motherfucking snow! It’s fucking SPRING, we are NOT supposed to get any more fucking snow! Having a sick toddler at home clinging to me really isn’t helping… --- ## [Diogenes the Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diogenes-the-cynic/560062)
**Author:** [@Binarydrone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Binarydrone)\ **Replies:** 227\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2010, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diogenes-the-cynic/560062 "2010-11-15T22:17:39Z")
What happened to you man? You used to be cool. Now it seems like you are some weird caricature of a crotchety old man. You speak in these absolutes that completely lack any sort of nuance of understanding of the world. Y… --- ## [Carson vs. Trump: This Could Get Interesting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carson-vs-trump-this-could-get-interesting/735749)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2015, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carson-vs-trump-this-could-get-interesting/735749 "2015-11-13T17:31:59Z")
Ben Carson is now leading Donald Trump in Iowa and in several other key states. Trump isn’t taking this lying down, and he’s already started trashing Carson’s religion. This will be interesting(to me at least): the Reli… --- ## [Why do actors/actresses take "uncredited" roles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-actors-actresses-take-uncredited-roles/523847)
**Author:** [@Lady\_Venom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_Venom)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-actors-actresses-take-uncredited-roles/523847 "2017-01-19T23:04:27Z")
After watching Jeopardy! tonight, they had a category about uncredited movie roles, which got me wondering why actors/actresses take “uncredited” roles? Any ideas? --- ## [The X-Files Season 10 Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-x-files-season-10-thread/744135)
**Author:** [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-x-files-season-10-thread/744135 "2017-06-29T19:46:39Z")
The X-Files returns! Six episodes, starting tonight. The second episode airs tomorrow (Monday) night, and the rest on subsequent Monday nights. I figure one thread for the season should suffice–especially since it’s s… --- ## ["Collectibles" that are never going to be worth anything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collectibles-that-are-never-going-to-be-worth-anything/516433)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Buttons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Buttons)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2009, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collectibles-that-are-never-going-to-be-worth-anything/516433 "2009-11-17T22:12:26Z")
I’ve got a bunch of early 90’s comic books, lots of #1 issues and stuff. Of course, this was the era where every publisher decided to start running 10 million prints and devalued them all to nothing. I think the highes… --- ## [Glad to see the Republicans are still running Congress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glad-to-see-the-republicans-are-still-running-congress/506648)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 367\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2009, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glad-to-see-the-republicans-are-still-running-congress/506648 "2009-08-21T03:42:06Z")
White House appears ready to drop ‘public option’ I woke up to read this article - what the fuck? Bowing to Republican pressure? Compromise with Republicans? Newsflash to the Democrats: you are a fucking majority. Yo… --- ## [Mad-Men: 5.12 "Commissions & Fees" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-5-12-commissions-fees-open-spoilers/623980)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-5-12-commissions-fees-open-spoilers/623980 "2012-06-22T16:41:04Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] Don follows a surprising lead and Sally goes out. \[/QUOTE\] Peggy’s gone, Joan’s a partner, SCDP has Jaguar, Lane still hasn’t been found out, and Don & Megan are still on the rocks. This is the penultim… --- ## [Describe yourself in 5 words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-yourself-in-5-words/170817)
**Author:** [@the\_idler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_idler)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2003, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-yourself-in-5-words/170817 "2003-04-27T01:01:00Z")
Ok, background. Met a girl the other day, got on great etc swapped phone numbers. She went back to uni the following day and is gone for 2.5 months, so its email correspondence for now. We’ve said we can ask each other o… --- ## [Lets see some photos of women who aren't thin, but are beautiful anyway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-photos-of-women-who-arent-thin-but-are-beautiful-anyway/540875)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-some-photos-of-women-who-arent-thin-but-are-beautiful-anyway/540875 "2010-05-28T16:43:33Z")
There have been a few threads lately in which people post photos of beautiful women, and there seems to be a unifying theme: all the women are skinny. Even in the “unconventionally attractive women” thread a while back t… --- ## [Slut Shaming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slut-shaming/763882)
**Author:** [@anon12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anon12)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2016, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slut-shaming/763882 "2016-09-29T13:48:28Z")
I have a class assignment where I need to discuss the ethics/morals of a controversial issue. What do you think about slut shaming? --- ## [Anyone else notice the arrogance among engineers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-notice-the-arrogance-among-engineers/344980)
**Author:** [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2014, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-notice-the-arrogance-among-engineers/344980 "2014-04-27T02:54:17Z")
on messageboards? Anytime you notice a poster’s inflated sense of intelligence and rationality, his next paragraph will always reveal explicitly that he’s an engineer. You’ll never miss them, they’ll always let you kno… --- ## [Phrases you're surprised people aren't familiar with](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-youre-surprised-people-arent-familiar-with/596974)
**Author:** [@Raygun99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raygun99)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-youre-surprised-people-arent-familiar-with/596974 "2011-10-10T16:53:08Z")
In one of my education classes the other day, we were asked to consider the meaning of the phrase “Those who can, do, those who can’t, teach”, in small groups. When we broke out into them, one person said immediately “Oh… --- ## [US Military Salute: Palm Out vs. Palm Horizontal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-military-salute-palm-out-vs-palm-horizontal/579913)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2011, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-military-salute-palm-out-vs-palm-horizontal/579913 "2011-04-30T07:57:49Z")
American servicemen and servicewomen salute officers with their palms downward, like this. British servicemen and servicewomen salute officers with their palms outward, like this (scroll down to sixth picture). In the … --- ## [Fucking Dog Walkers and their Fucking Bags](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-dog-walkers-and-their-fucking-bags/650712)
**Author:** [@SweetiePotato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SweetiePotato)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2013, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-dog-walkers-and-their-fucking-bags/650712 "2013-02-28T20:29:59Z")
I can’t keep this inside any longer. I don’t have one, but I love dogs. I understand the love for dogs. I understand poop. I even understand pet poop-- I scoop it out of the litter box twice a day. I understand walking… --- ## [Suddenly these Statues offend people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suddenly-these-statues-offend-people/794636)
**Author:** [@Silver\_lining](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_lining)\ **Replies:** 328\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suddenly-these-statues-offend-people/794636 "2017-09-01T20:11:47Z")
Should we take down Mount Rushmore because Jefferson was a slave owner? Maybe we should take down all FDR statues and re-name roads because he sent the Japanese Americans to camps. --- ## [Nasofix, anyone ever tried it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasofix-anyone-ever-tried-it/602107)
**Author:** [@reddog\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reddog_1)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2012, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasofix-anyone-ever-tried-it/602107 "2012-07-14T00:16:19Z")
This is quite strange and I’d never heard of it until today. Is it even real? Fix your nose in ten minutes a day Basically you wear this contraption on your nose for ten minutes for ten days, and it promises to fix a n… --- ## [Posters who love to bring up the same things time and again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posters-who-love-to-bring-up-the-same-things-time-and-again/736277)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 251\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2015, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posters-who-love-to-bring-up-the-same-things-time-and-again/736277 "2015-11-13T14:14:20Z")
In the last couple of years that i’ve been reading this board, i’ve noticed that some posters love to bring up the same bit of info almost every time they post. Annie x-mas is the old lady who works as a cashier, whilst … --- ## [No, nothing barbaric about this (death penalty rant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-nothing-barbaric-about-this-death-penalty-rant/687347)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2014, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-nothing-barbaric-about-this-death-penalty-rant/687347 "2014-05-05T07:15:44Z")
From CNN: I admit it’s legal, and I admit it’s constitutional, to get those out of the way. But the government of a state of the United States strapped a man down and ended his life in a way that is at least supposed … --- ## [A grammar pet peeve: Hanged vs. Hung](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-grammar-pet-peeve-hanged-vs-hung/651669)
**Author:** [@Groucho\_Twain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Groucho_Twain)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-grammar-pet-peeve-hanged-vs-hung/651669 "2013-03-18T19:29:17Z")
This has been popping up in popular media (I tend toward the dark and macabre, like The Walking Dead, etc.: (paraphrasing) “We executed the prisoner last night. He was hung at 12 midnight.” I was taught that people a… --- ## [Are West Coast people different than East Coast people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-west-coast-people-different-than-east-coast-people/313827)
**Author:** [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2016, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-west-coast-people-different-than-east-coast-people/313827 "2016-07-19T13:10:05Z")
I’m thinking of moving to San Diego. Every so often someone will say that they moved to California but didn’t like it because of the people. I visited recently and the people didn’t seem that different to me, but then … --- ## [It's May Day: Let Us Praise Socialism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-may-day-let-us-praise-socialism/620532)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-may-day-let-us-praise-socialism/620532 "2012-05-07T20:43:59Z")
I like socialism, I really do. I like the idea of living in a society that is inclusive, that believes all of it’s citizens deserve decent lives. Capitalism may be more efficient at distributing wealth, but it has a tend… --- ## [April glowers bring May flowers (minirant thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-glowers-bring-may-flowers-minirant-thread/811576)
**Author:** [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Replies:** 317\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2018, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-glowers-bring-may-flowers-minirant-thread/811576 "2018-05-07T12:37:38Z")
Another month beginning, and I’ll start the whining. My back hurts. It happens every now and then, and I’ll pay attention to back stretches, posture, and back exercises until I feel better. And then, in six months or … --- ## [American Beauty: What's up with Ricky's mom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-beauty-whats-up-with-rickys-mom/602846)
**Author:** [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-beauty-whats-up-with-rickys-mom/602846 "2011-11-15T04:05:06Z")
In American Beauty, the character of Ricky’s mother seems incredibly out of it for most of the movie. In one scene, the family is silently watching TV, and she says “I’m sorry, what?” as if she heard something no one el… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=148&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=150&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)