# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1494&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:** 1495 --- ## [Entertainment options: what's your absolute dealbreakers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entertainment-options-whats-your-absolute-dealbreakers/364821)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2006, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entertainment-options-whats-your-absolute-dealbreakers/364821 "2006-07-20T19:26:16Z")
In another thread I’m too lazy to look up just now, we’re discussing whether a morally bankrupt story – movie, book, tv show, what have you – can still be acceptable entertainment. Looking over the responses has moved me… --- ## [So what was the criminal case against Bill Clinton?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-was-the-criminal-case-against-bill-clinton/113132)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2002, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-was-the-criminal-case-against-bill-clinton/113132 "2002-06-25T02:16:37Z")
This is inevitably going straight to GD, so it might as well start there. It’s also belated, stemming as it does from an anti-hijack request by MEBuckner. So, now that there’s been time to adequately study every detail… --- ## [You're an American. What city should your good foreign friends visit first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-an-american-what-city-should-your-good-foreign-friends-visit-first/605194)
**Author:** [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2011, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-an-american-what-city-should-your-good-foreign-friends-visit-first/605194 "2011-12-19T10:47:30Z")
You’re an American. What city should your good foreign friends visit for their first trip to America? Options deliberately limited to make the poll manageable. --- ## [Do you have a tan line under your wedding ring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tan-line-under-your-wedding-ring/644444)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tan-line-under-your-wedding-ring/644444 "2012-12-20T20:31:05Z")
It’s a staple of detectives stories: the sharp-eyed detective spots a tan line on the left ring finger of a corpse (say) and is able to surmise that he/she was having an affair and was killed during a lover’s tryst. Howe… --- ## [Is my car going to end up totalled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-car-going-to-end-up-totalled/551472)
**Author:** [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2010, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-car-going-to-end-up-totalled/551472 "2010-09-05T21:58:47Z")
Monday morning, as I was leaving the house to take my kids to camp/daycare and myself to work, my neighbor backed his giant truck into the passenger side of my car. This is my first insurance claim on a car, and I don’t… --- ## [How do I set up bank accounts, etc., under a pen name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-set-up-bank-accounts-etc-under-a-pen-name/485013)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2009, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-set-up-bank-accounts-etc-under-a-pen-name/485013 "2009-02-09T17:08:50Z")
Hence, OK, how do I do this? Say I want to write under an alias, & keep it a secret. I know male romance novelists do this, & apparently female writers in some genres used to in the past. What’s the process for settin… --- ## [So, about this odd 'dating' custom that you Earthlings have...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-about-this-odd-dating-custom-that-you-earthlings-have/517526)
**Author:** [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2009, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-about-this-odd-dating-custom-that-you-earthlings-have/517526 "2009-12-08T04:28:59Z")
…which seems to involve locating someone whose appearance and manners are not immediately objectionable, securing said individual’s agreement and coordination to attend some kind of informal ceremonial function that typi… --- ## [Why can't I get my car stereo to work with iPhones 5 and 5S?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-get-my-car-stereo-to-work-with-iphones-5-and-5s/669745)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2013, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-get-my-car-stereo-to-work-with-iphones-5-and-5s/669745 "2013-09-27T13:13:38Z")
I’ve been having this problem since the iPhone 5 came out, but now I really need to suck it up and do something about it. I wired in (well, I half way did it and then got stuck and Best Buy finished the job) an aftermar… --- ## [Oldest Playboy Playmate ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-playboy-playmate-ever/140505)
**Author:** [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2002, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-playboy-playmate-ever/140505 "2002-12-05T15:38:03Z")
This month’s Playboy Playmate is 35, making her the oldest Playmate in the magazine’s history. And she’s pretty damn hot, too! Of course, the enormous tits don’t exactly hurt. :slight\_smile: Maybe it’s ridiculous to fee… --- ## [Karen Carpenter's performing skills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karen-carpenters-performing-skills/644081)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Ryle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Ryle)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karen-carpenters-performing-skills/644081 "2012-12-20T05:23:17Z")
I would be interested in hearing people’s thoughts on Karen as a performer. Critiques and appreciations of her voice are common but I do not seem to run across much of anything dealing with her concert, music-video, and … --- ## ["School's a stage, kids are playaz" - Can rap teach kids math, history & 'MacBeth'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schools-a-stage-kids-are-playaz-can-rap-teach-kids-math-history-macbeth/179358)
**Author:** [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2003, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schools-a-stage-kids-are-playaz-can-rap-teach-kids-math-history-macbeth/179358 "2003-06-17T15:21:21Z")
Today’s Chicago Tribune reports a new approach to education. Is it a good idea? I have a litany of complaints.\[ul\]\[\]Rap and Hip Hop are not only bad role models, they’re bad music. \[\]This approach is racially divisiv… --- ## [How long can we survive in the face of massive famine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-we-survive-in-the-face-of-massive-famine/673170)
**Author:** [@Shaggydredlocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shaggydredlocks)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2013, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-we-survive-in-the-face-of-massive-famine/673170 "2013-11-18T20:02:27Z")
If several crops such as wheat, maize, rice, and barley were to simultaneously go extinct overnight, with no hope of ever being able to grow them again, how long would it be before we lost huge swaths of the population t… --- ## [I got a UTE!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-ute/716403)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2015, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-ute/716403 "2015-04-03T08:07:46Z")
Utes are normally the sole domain of tradies and shit, but this Nanna has wanted one for many years. And the stars got aligned or something (actually, I got some unexpected $) so today I GOT A UTE! So instead of packin… --- ## [How many Captain America-type super-soldiers would it haven taken to have a sizable effect on D-Day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-captain-america-type-super-soldiers-would-it-haven-taken-to-have-a-sizable-effect-on-d-day/718378)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-captain-america-type-super-soldiers-would-it-haven-taken-to-have-a-sizable-effect-on-d-day/718378 "2015-05-01T04:57:45Z")
Suggested because I saw a few minutes of the first Captain America movie on FX last night. When it’s clear that Steve Rogers is not going to simply be the first person to get the super-soldier treatment, but the only one… --- ## [Unfunny cartoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfunny-cartoons/217897)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2003, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfunny-cartoons/217897 "2003-12-14T04:51:54Z")
Inspired by this thread, I thought I would help people nominate what they feel are outdated or just plain unfunny or ceased to be funny/meaningful/interesting cartoons or comics. I realize we all have different taste in… --- ## [Are the 'rules' about citizenship different for Presidents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-rules-about-citizenship-different-for-presidents/610353)
**Author:** [@ShannonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShannonR)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2012, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-rules-about-citizenship-different-for-presidents/610353 "2012-01-26T18:27:39Z")
Hi! I’m new, so be gentle with me please! :slight\_smile: I wasn’t sure where to post this. Hopefully if I posted it in the wrong place, a host can let me know! All of the questions about Obama’s eligibility to be presid… --- ## [Is this bad driving etiquette?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-bad-driving-etiquette/449292)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2008, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-bad-driving-etiquette/449292 "2008-05-21T14:43:04Z")
My usual drive home is about a three mile stretch down a public road three lanes each way. I usually drive the entire way in the far right line, as I enter the road via the far right line, will leave the road via the far… --- ## [I heard a rumor that the US Immigration Department](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heard-a-rumor-that-the-us-immigration-department/690579)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2014, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heard-a-rumor-that-the-us-immigration-department/690579 "2014-06-17T20:27:07Z")
I heard a rumor that the US Immigration Department is working on a new litnecy test for people entering the United States for the first time. Please answer the following question correctly in order to process your appli… --- ## [Vocalist who are lead guitarists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vocalist-who-are-lead-guitarists/532764)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2010, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vocalist-who-are-lead-guitarists/532764 "2010-03-20T17:34:44Z")
I was thinking about Dire Straits the other day and realized something odd- Mark Knopfler was both the singer and the lead guitarist. This seems unusual to me; except for three-piece bands I can’t think of any other nota… --- ## [Basketti? Pasketti? What Was That Word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketti-pasketti-what-was-that-word/11347)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 1999, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketti-pasketti-what-was-that-word/11347 "1999-11-21T13:45:00Z")
http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/001606.html Above is the link to the original thread in General Questions. We called it pasketti at my house! -Melin Board Goddess In Training --- ## [Lodge cast iron sucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lodge-cast-iron-sucks/957898)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lodge-cast-iron-sucks/957898 "2022-05-12T17:01:00Z")
First of all, let’s address the obvious issue: they do not mill their iron down so instead of the excellent smooth surface it instead is pebbly. So why does it suck? I got a Dutch oven for Christmas and made a deep dis… --- ## [Why do attractive women complain that other women dislike them? Drama or reality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-attractive-women-complain-that-other-women-dislike-them-drama-or-reality/177973)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2003, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-attractive-women-complain-that-other-women-dislike-them-drama-or-reality/177973 "2003-05-31T21:26:01Z")
Most of the attractive females I see seem (overtly at least) to have plenty of female friends, and yet when you’re one on one with them (as a male) they often complain how other women are always gossiping about them or o… --- ## [My Dog Is Terrified of Thunder. Any Advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-is-terrified-of-thunder-any-advice/181038)
**Author:** [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2003, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-is-terrified-of-thunder-any-advice/181038 "2003-06-12T16:58:03Z")
The dog manuals are pretty pessimistic about dogs who fear thunder. Most of them have said that it will only get worse with age, and that there really isn’t much that can be done to alleviate it. I’ve read that de-sensit… --- ## [Inconceivable! My brother & his family have not seen The Princess Bride!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inconceivable-my-brother-his-family-have-not-seen-the-princess-bride/712214)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2015, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inconceivable-my-brother-his-family-have-not-seen-the-princess-bride/712214 "2015-02-11T09:32:18Z")
I am shocked. I expect to be remedying this sad state of affairs this weekend. :slight\_smile: --- ## [I don't care, I'm making it my business (annoying baby announcement)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-im-making-it-my-business-annoying-baby-announcement/651091)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2013, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-im-making-it-my-business-annoying-baby-announcement/651091 "2013-02-27T17:33:21Z")
First the participants: Me, Yog Sosoth, the gate and the key, master of time and space Pregnant friend, let’s call her Shiva, god of destruction, but in sexy human female form Another close friend, let’s call her Isis,… --- ## [Billy Crystal as Sammy Davis, Jr.: Offensive or No?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-crystal-as-sammy-davis-jr-offensive-or-no/614214)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2020, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-crystal-as-sammy-davis-jr-offensive-or-no/614214 "2020-02-14T03:23:52Z")
Apparently many were offended enough to stand up and… tweet… when Billy Crystal dusted off his Sammy Davis, Jr. impression at the Oscars last night. It was referred to as black face and mistrel show flashback and other … --- ## [Praying that someone falls in love with you: creepy or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/praying-that-someone-falls-in-love-with-you-creepy-or-not/369428)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2006, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/praying-that-someone-falls-in-love-with-you-creepy-or-not/369428 "2006-08-22T00:21:37Z")
I’ve been meaning to start this thread for a while, but as soon as I heard the songs that made me ponder the subject, I promptly forgot what they were. It turns out that one of them is “NY Roll” by Surviving August (“I w… --- ## [This kid is a hero.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-kid-is-a-hero/508499)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2009, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-kid-is-a-hero/508499 "2009-09-06T00:06:20Z")
I StumbledUpon this. What an amazing kid. It’s because of people like him that we’re not permanently living in the Dark Ages. --- ## [Moving walkways in airports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-walkways-in-airports/985087)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2023, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-walkways-in-airports/985087 "2023-07-05T12:45:55Z")
This has bothered me for somewhile, but while traveling last week, it seems like the practice is increasing. I’m talking about standing on the moving walkways in airports. Some airports have addressed this by placing s… --- ## [How do I enter cheat codes on PC games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-enter-cheat-codes-on-pc-games/309315)
**Author:** [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2005, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-enter-cheat-codes-on-pc-games/309315 "2005-06-24T06:04:26Z")
Let me preface this by saying that I am a drooling submoronic knuckledragging halfwit. The answer to my question is apparently so obvious that game sites don’t even bother to explain; they just tell you what the cheat c… --- ## [Caught a homeless guy hiding in my office (and doing something unpleasant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-a-homeless-guy-hiding-in-my-office-and-doing-something-unpleasant/549836)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-a-homeless-guy-hiding-in-my-office-and-doing-something-unpleasant/549836 "2010-08-13T00:25:49Z")
I work in the Civic Opera Building in downtown Chicago. We have a small office with only four employees and we are often alone in the office if other coworkers are off or traveling or whatever. Yesterday, there were two… --- ## [AM, PM, Noon & Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-pm-noon-midnight/2102)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2014, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-pm-noon-midnight/2102 "2014-06-26T01:00:55Z")
Ok, we all know that AM is ante meridian and PM is post meridian. People always seem confused when they have to refer to noon or midnight. I remember from Junior High journalism class that noon was simply M, for “meridia… --- ## [Funny Package Delivery Stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-package-delivery-stories/739060)
**Author:** [@TheFaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFaerie)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2015, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-package-delivery-stories/739060 "2015-12-19T17:38:21Z")
We get a lot of stories here about deliveries gone wrong, but I wanted to share my good experience with y’all. Recently I decided to subscribe to the TCM wine club (wine drinking may have been involved). It sounded like… --- ## [Political Compass #52: You cannot be moral without being religious.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-52-you-cannot-be-moral-without-being-religious/291153)
**Author:** [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2005, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-52-you-cannot-be-moral-without-being-religious/291153 "2005-02-25T02:22:03Z")
Many political debates here have included references to The Political Compass, which uses a set of 61 questions to assess one’s political orientation in terms of economic left/right and social libertarianism/authoritaria… --- ## [Have You Ever Witnessed A Hostile Departure From Your Workplace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-witnessed-a-hostile-departure-from-your-workplace/388930)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2007, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-witnessed-a-hostile-departure-from-your-workplace/388930 "2007-01-25T04:24:28Z")
I’ve heard several people who were critical of their supervisor suggest that they longed for the day when, after years of holding their tongue, they would tell their boss what they really think of him, in front of everyo… --- ## [Which DSLR should I buy my wife?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dslr-should-i-buy-my-wife/574202)
**Author:** [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dslr-should-i-buy-my-wife/574202 "2011-03-19T18:27:54Z")
My wife has an interest in photography as a hobby, but all we have is a point-and-shoot digital and our iPhones. Our anniversary is in July, and I’d like to save up and buy her a DSLR, but I don’t know what to get her. … --- ## [Melodrama at work, or, how not do your job...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melodrama-at-work-or-how-not-do-your-job/293939)
**Author:** [@Jillyvn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jillyvn)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2005, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melodrama-at-work-or-how-not-do-your-job/293939 "2005-03-18T03:45:31Z")
Gather 'round and lend me your ears… I had the most strange and dysfunctional experience at work today, and I need to vent. I work in a very small office with all women, and one particular lady hates me with a fiery pas… --- ## [Biden to open overflow facility](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-to-open-overflow-facility/932226)
**Author:** [@MrMrmrmr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrMrmrmr)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-to-open-overflow-facility/932226 "2021-03-23T22:20:07Z")
What a great guy, he is not a monster like Trump, putting kids in cages. Amazing how he had acceptable housing built in such a short time. Can’t wait to see the new facilities that are so much better than the ones Trump… --- ## [Dead people always described as being full of life and lighting up the room](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-people-always-described-as-being-full-of-life-and-lighting-up-the-room/644694)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-people-always-described-as-being-full-of-life-and-lighting-up-the-room/644694 "2012-12-24T06:43:59Z")
I seem to be noticing this lately. People–usually folks taken out prematurely and uexpectedly–described as cheerful, fun-loving, welcoming extroverts. Always full of life…the type of person who lights up a room the mom… --- ## [Did you go to a school named after a historic figure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-go-to-a-school-named-after-a-historic-figure/744782)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2016, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-go-to-a-school-named-after-a-historic-figure/744782 "2016-02-13T01:01:10Z")
Just curious. I went to three: James Monroe, Abe Lincoln, and Teddy Roosevelt. mmm --- ## [Want epic fantasy, but...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-epic-fantasy-but/330247)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2005, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-epic-fantasy-but/330247 "2005-12-08T06:04:02Z")
… I can’t handle realism. I can’t do the GRR Martin thing where my favorite characters get whacked when I’m least expecting it. I can handle some solemnity, but not that bleak realism. I need hope, daggone it! I’ve r… --- ## [Oh shit! Another gulf rig explodes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-shit-another-gulf-rig-explodes/552395)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2010, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-shit-another-gulf-rig-explodes/552395 "2010-09-03T21:38:22Z")
\[ \](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US\_GULF\_RIG\_EXPLOSION?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2010-09-02-11-53-45) Placed this in the Pit since no telling whats gonna happen and I think people are gonna… --- ## [When was the last time the US Navy or Air Force was in a real dogfight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-the-us-navy-or-air-force-was-in-a-real-dogfight/405855)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2007, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-the-us-navy-or-air-force-was-in-a-real-dogfight/405855 "2007-06-06T14:47:48Z")
I’m watching the Discovery HD channel and they are extolling the virtues of the Navy’s F/A 18 plane. It does some amazing stuff and, as a male with more than a bit of testosterone, I like toys like that. Yea, it sucks fu… --- ## [Is there a "ch" sound in Hebrew?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-ch-sound-in-hebrew/382552)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2018, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-ch-sound-in-hebrew/382552 "2018-07-19T02:51:36Z")
I’m not referring to the gutteral “ch” sound in “Chanukah,” but to the actual “ch” sound, as in “church.” Does it exist in Hebrew? --- ## [Web site to check status of payment and enter bank account information is up.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-site-to-check-status-of-payment-and-enter-bank-account-information-is-up/851842)
**Author:** [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-site-to-check-status-of-payment-and-enter-bank-account-information-is-up/851842 "2020-05-04T17:23:17Z")
You can use this web site to check the status of your payment and, if the Treasury does not have direct deposit information, you can update your bank account information. Enjoy! (But don’t get too stimulated.) --- ## [Native Speakers Of American English -- What Would "Fondling" Mean In This Context?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-speakers-of-american-english-what-would-fondling-mean-in-this-context/611610)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2012, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-speakers-of-american-english-what-would-fondling-mean-in-this-context/611610 "2012-02-09T01:13:50Z")
Doesn’t matter whether you’ve read the Pit thread (you’re kind of lucky if you have not) to which this appertains but I’m (rather pointlessly, I’m afraid) trying to fight ignorance. The scenario is this. You are an adu… --- ## [2012 Republican nominee: Chris Christie or Sarah Palin (probably Christie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-republican-nominee-chris-christie-or-sarah-palin-probably-christie/564241)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-republican-nominee-chris-christie-or-sarah-palin-probably-christie/564241 "2010-12-17T18:25:32Z")
I think either Chris Christie or Sarah Palin will be the Republican nominee. Probably Christie, because he’s a lot a smarter. To see why, let’s start with a historical analogy. The printing press appeared in Europe ar… --- ## [HitchHikers Guide official trailer online!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchhikers-guide-official-trailer-online/290334)
**Author:** [@GSV\_Consolation\_of\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GSV_Consolation_of_Dreams)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2005, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchhikers-guide-official-trailer-online/290334 "2005-04-19T06:15:50Z")
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/subst/home/home.html I think it loooks very promising. A good mix of CG and “real” effects. Not too sure about Mos Def as Ford, but I’m probably just too influenced by the TV series. G… --- ## [Woman self identifies as blind...so she blinded herself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-self-identifies-as-blind-so-she-blinded-herself/733177)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-self-identifies-as-blind-so-she-blinded-herself/733177 "2015-10-04T09:54:47Z")
http://kfor.com/2015/10/01/woman-says-she-is-happier-than-ever-after-fulfilling-lifelong-wish-of-becoming-blind/ WTF!!! What kind of psychologist would assist a person this way? --- ## [Men: Please recommend me your best deodorant/antiperspirant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-please-recommend-me-your-best-deodorant-antiperspirant/710957)
**Author:** [@Wakinyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wakinyan)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2015, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-please-recommend-me-your-best-deodorant-antiperspirant/710957 "2015-01-28T21:01:18Z")
Guys, I need help. It’s not that I need deodorant/antiperspirant more than the other guy, as far as I know, but I’ve found out that 1) I need it, and 2) the ones I use spawn their own odors after a few hours. First, let… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1493&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1495&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)