# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1512&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:** 1513 --- ## [Ever watch a movie just because of its location](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-watch-a-movie-just-because-of-its-location/683562)
**Author:** [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2014, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-watch-a-movie-just-because-of-its-location/683562 "2014-03-17T20:10:01Z")
I watched Paratrooper last night because of the scenes in early '50s London and watched the first remake of Stagecoach with Bing Crosby, Red Buttons, Mike Connors and Ann-Margaret because of the Colorado High Country. --- ## [Value/Attributes of a soul. Why someone would want another's soul...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-attributes-of-a-soul-why-someone-would-want-anothers-soul/554531)
**Author:** [@ultraman100](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultraman100)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2010, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-attributes-of-a-soul-why-someone-would-want-anothers-soul/554531 "2010-09-22T20:12:27Z")
This thread is for people who believe in the existence of a soul - How is the soul valuable? Why would someone want to acquire another’s soul? Maybe it makes them more powerful? If so, in what sense? --- ## [Why is this movie so popular???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-movie-so-popular/203838)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2003, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-movie-so-popular/203838 "2003-10-10T13:06:46Z")
I’ve got a bad cold, so I called in sick today to get some rest. As most of you know, hanging around the house all day gets old fast, so I hauled my sick ass down to Blockbuster’s to rent a movie. I’ve never seen Pulp … --- ## [Why are Quasars all far away? Edge of the Universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-quasars-all-far-away-edge-of-the-universe/284088)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2005, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-quasars-all-far-away-edge-of-the-universe/284088 "2005-01-13T09:38:04Z")
Ok, I have been in enough discussions regarding the nature of the Universe around here to know that defining an “edge” to the Universe is a meaningless concept (i.e what is north of the North Pole). However, Quasars puz… --- ## [Representation without Taxation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/representation-without-taxation/579276)
**Author:** [@DirkGntly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirkGntly)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/representation-without-taxation/579276 "2011-04-27T20:38:15Z")
So… Now that the US income tax deadline is behind us, how about a discussion on representation and taxation? If it holds true that taxation without representation is axiomatically a bad thing, wouldn’t the opposite poss… --- ## [What's the deal with .tiff files?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-tiff-files/576208)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-tiff-files/576208 "2011-03-29T20:22:54Z")
Here’s my situation that I’ve come upon a few time in the last few weeks. As the family historian I’ve got a lot of photos. I’ve been taking my time and scanning them. In my research in reading and talking to archivists… --- ## [The mini-good deeds/good news thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mini-good-deeds-good-news-thread/615328)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2012, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mini-good-deeds-good-news-thread/615328 "2012-04-30T15:34:23Z")
I used to follow the mini-rants threads and the workplace griping thread every day, but I found them just too negative. All that small-scale pissing and moaning (some of it well earned, some of it just really wrong-heade… --- ## [Why Do Fried Foods Taste So Good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-fried-foods-taste-so-good/653190)
**Author:** [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-fried-foods-taste-so-good/653190 "2013-03-18T23:31:42Z")
I used to think that it was because fried foods are so high in fat and humans are genetically programmed to prefer these sorts of calorically dense foods. Here’s a web page I found which basically says that: This seem… --- ## [Evolution Versus Creationism, a twist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-versus-creationism-a-twist/502747)
**Author:** [@ashman165](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ashman165)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2009, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-versus-creationism-a-twist/502747 "2009-07-14T15:40:12Z")
I kind of think this is more of a general question, but given the nature of the topics involved, I have a sneaking suspicion it would wind up here. Thus, I’ll start it here to save a moderator the trouble. Now, I suppo… --- ## [Dinner Plates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-plates/754648)
**Author:** [@Lucky\_Mike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_Mike)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2016, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-plates/754648 "2016-05-21T05:49:10Z")
Hello Dopers, My wife has a particular issue with food touching on a plate. Nothing catastrophic where she freaks out, but I recognize she does not like it when I put a steak in front of her and and the juices run into … --- ## [Optimum number of shuffles to randomize cards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/optimum-number-of-shuffles-to-randomize-cards/528964)
**Author:** [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2010, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/optimum-number-of-shuffles-to-randomize-cards/528964 "2010-02-17T07:33:14Z")
What is the optimum number of shuffles to randomize any size deck of cards? For a standard deck of 52 cards, the famous answer, of course, is seven. Wikipedia discusses this answer and presents an alternative. I assum… --- ## [Paul Davies enumerates all possible explanations of the fine tuning debate (Anthropic Principle)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-davies-enumerates-all-possible-explanations-of-the-fine-tuning-debate-anthropic-principle/561373)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2012, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-davies-enumerates-all-possible-explanations-of-the-fine-tuning-debate-anthropic-principle/561373 "2012-05-01T03:22:28Z")
Apparently the physical constants of our universe are precisely calibrated so as to make life possible: it’s spooky. The Anthropic Principle resolves that: it says that observers can only exist in universes that can cre… --- ## [Actors Signature Lines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-signature-lines/505547)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2009, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-signature-lines/505547 "2009-08-09T20:32:36Z")
What are some signature lines by some actors, i.e. what lines do you think of first when you think of an actor. Not necessarily his or her best role, but the line you would guess they get quoted back to them the most. F… --- ## [Help me fix my electric pressure washer gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-fix-my-electric-pressure-washer-gun/362579)
**Author:** [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2006, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-fix-my-electric-pressure-washer-gun/362579 "2006-07-03T13:43:03Z")
I have a karcher electric pressure washer. Inside the gun, there is a long inflexible plastic pipe which connects the inlet hose to the attached nozzle. This plastic pipe has a crack in it, and when I turn on the hose,… --- ## [Gee, Dexter, do you get pissy over ALL harmless jokes, or just mine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-dexter-do-you-get-pissy-over-all-harmless-jokes-or-just-mine/285728)
**Author:** [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2005, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-dexter-do-you-get-pissy-over-all-harmless-jokes-or-just-mine/285728 "2005-01-22T14:49:33Z")
In this thread, you accuse me of pissing in the pool and being a jerk, and you advise everyone to ignore my post. Guess what, man? I don’t think anyone in the thread needed your help to ignore me! Everything would have … --- ## [We are currently bombing Syria.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-currently-bombing-syria/699292)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-currently-bombing-syria/699292 "2014-09-24T17:29:23Z")
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/23/world/middleeast/us-and-allies-hit-isis-targets-in-syria.html?\_r=0 --- ## [Corrpt Mter Maid-What To Do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corrpt-mter-maid-what-to-do/643914)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2012, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corrpt-mter-maid-what-to-do/643914 "2012-12-15T14:58:30Z")
My wife works in an adjacent town, and parks in a municipal parking lot. The parking meters are regularly inspected by meter maids who are quite aggressive about writing tickets. I am quite sure the city make… --- ## [Does anyone remember sonic booms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-remember-sonic-booms/938275)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2021, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-remember-sonic-booms/938275 "2021-04-07T20:53:13Z")
I was born in 1962 and grew up in the Chicago suburbs. About the time I was 5 or 6, I remember it being not commonplace but not all that unusual to hear a boom in the sky, and my 5 or 6 (or whatever) year old friends wou… --- ## [NHL October 2013 Regular Season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-october-2013-regular-season/670106)
**Author:** [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2013, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-october-2013-regular-season/670106 "2013-11-05T19:35:19Z")
New divisions, a few new rules, and a full season this year. --- ## [Why does one need a permit to fish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-one-need-a-permit-to-fish/619295)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2012, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-one-need-a-permit-to-fish/619295 "2012-05-01T17:38:37Z")
Most lakes I see, there’s a sign saying that one needs a permit to fish. Why? Shouldn’t fishing be something that’s “free for all”. Similar question why do some lakes put a limit on how many or what types of fish you ca… --- ## [Favorite Movie Quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-quotes/641707)
**Author:** [@Rack-a-Bones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rack-a-Bones)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2012, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-quotes/641707 "2012-12-19T03:45:51Z")
I know it’s been done before, but it always cracks me up. So … two of your favorite movie quotes. And you can’t use Princess Bride or Big Lebowski \*You know, I don’t think I’ve got it in me to shoot my flatmate, my mu… --- ## [How did the Obama Adminstration affect the "racial divide?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-obama-adminstration-affect-the-racial-divide/795703)
**Author:** [@Tigers2B1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tigers2B1)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2017, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-obama-adminstration-affect-the-racial-divide/795703 "2017-09-12T22:48:22Z")
As I recall the great hope was that he was the Great Uniter. Polling says racial trust became or was made worse. I guess this is a debate — why? --- ## [Salt Lake City and Oral Sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salt-lake-city-and-oral-sex/40296)
**Author:** [@Diane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diane)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salt-lake-city-and-oral-sex/40296 "2010-08-02T16:12:35Z")
Not to brag or anything. . . :smiley: Did anyone else see that article in Playboy that lists Salt Lake City as the number one city in America for the quality of blowjobs? --- ## [My Dad has taught me how to make coffee! How do you make yours?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-has-taught-me-how-to-make-coffee-how-do-you-make-yours/522692)
**Author:** [@I\_Have\_Hippos\_In\_My\_Garden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Have_Hippos_In_My_Garden)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2009, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-has-taught-me-how-to-make-coffee-how-do-you-make-yours/522692 "2009-12-30T13:20:15Z")
Big yay!! At the age of 25 I can finally declare I like coffee. Up until now I have despised it, and could not understand how people could like it. However a few months ago I went on a round-the-world big trip and when… --- ## [I need B12 injections to prevent nerve damage, but there's a supply shortage.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-b12-injections-to-prevent-nerve-damage-but-theres-a-supply-shortage/681422)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2014, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-b12-injections-to-prevent-nerve-damage-but-theres-a-supply-shortage/681422 "2014-06-20T01:51:26Z")
Because I’m lacking a large portion of my bowel, I don’t absorb a sufficient amount of B12. I found this out because I began to have nerve problems with my legs. Because of this I have to give myself monthly injections o… --- ## [Boob duct tape? Huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boob-duct-tape-huh/77132)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2001, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boob-duct-tape-huh/77132 "2001-08-23T04:58:18Z")
OK, so one of my pals (ex co-worker) forwards me an email with a graphic attached. The text is thus: And the picture shows some folks at a formal. One of the women is wearing a fairly low cut gown. The front of this g… --- ## [Marriage: Two Hypotheticals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-two-hypotheticals/656765)
**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-two-hypotheticals/656765 "2013-05-01T16:29:27Z")
Okay, the topic of this thread is marriage generally, not SSM in particular. There are two distinct hypothetical propsals brought up in it separately; the first is relative to any and all marriages, and the second is not… --- ## [Hottest Toons ;)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-toons/13558)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2000, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-toons/13558 "2000-02-09T06:02:00Z")
Lets see if the UBB code works in the subject line. So we’ve had every variation of this attractive/not attractive/suprisingly attractive men and women, but how about cartoons! What characters of paint and ink really ra… --- ## [Not your usual ESPN headline: "Referee beheaded after killing player"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-your-usual-espn-headline-referee-beheaded-after-killing-player/662799)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-your-usual-espn-headline-referee-beheaded-after-killing-player/662799 "2013-07-09T15:48:46Z")
For real. I’m not an expert on the rules. Is there some kind of point penalty for this? --- ## [Trump over Sanders/shittary (in battle of lesser evils)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-over-sanders-shittary-in-battle-of-lesser-evils/747722)
**Author:** [@Barack\_Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barack_Obama)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2016, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-over-sanders-shittary-in-battle-of-lesser-evils/747722 "2016-03-04T07:53:59Z")
Please someone argue what hardcore socialist values and policies put into place could hurt our current power and government as americans. Please convince me why conservative “rich people” are holding onto 1 dollar in the… --- ## [Most Unique Structure for a TV Episode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unique-structure-for-a-tv-episode/727111)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2015, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unique-structure-for-a-tv-episode/727111 "2015-08-13T19:27:07Z")
(I know “Most Unique” is grammatically wrong but it feels right:)) Modern Family had an episode where the entire show was the desktop of her Mac and all the characters appeared via texts, Facetime and videos. I thought … --- ## [How do people find a sex partner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-find-a-sex-partner/718874)
**Author:** [@Umbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Umbridge)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-find-a-sex-partner/718874 "2015-04-30T15:33:38Z")
No, I am not interested in a sex partner myself. Don’t even ask or assume anything about me. I just want to know how people find sex partners and what are the implications of a sex partner. Is a sex partner just a code… --- ## [Are people on this board too smart for their own darn good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-on-this-board-too-smart-for-their-own-darn-good/480058)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2009, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-on-this-board-too-smart-for-their-own-darn-good/480058 "2009-01-17T08:26:07Z")
It seems that a lot of threads degrade into “how many angels can dance on the head of a pin”, with no certain answer ever emerging. Smart people can argue anything with facility, so are we only battling egos here? --- ## [So, i got bitten by a dog. How was your evening? (with pictures)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-bitten-by-a-dog-how-was-your-evening-with-pictures/413346)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2007, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-bitten-by-a-dog-how-was-your-evening-with-pictures/413346 "2007-07-28T22:26:56Z")
\[long, rambling\] I was jogging at about 7 this evening, and i saw that i was coming up on a couple (a relatively elderly man and woman) walking their dogs. They were traveling in the same general direction as me, but th… --- ## [Did the 1798 Irish Rebellion ever have a chance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-1798-irish-rebellion-ever-have-a-chance/536940)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2010, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-1798-irish-rebellion-ever-have-a-chance/536940 "2010-04-28T04:21:14Z")
Out from many a mud wall cabin eyes were watching through that night; Many a manly heart was throbbing for the blessed warning light. Murmurs passed along the valleys, like the banshee’s lonely croon. And a thousand b… --- ## [Can you make yourself believe something?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-yourself-believe-something/116583)
**Author:** [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2002, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-yourself-believe-something/116583 "2002-07-06T01:22:41Z")
In this thread, Revtim wrote: Allow me to argue the contrary position. It seems to me that it is possible to consciously make yourself believe something you didn’t believe before, without the need for evidence. Five … --- ## [Why are we wasting money on flyovers?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-we-wasting-money-on-flyovers/853651)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-we-wasting-money-on-flyovers/853651 "2020-05-20T06:06:50Z")
Really? As the death toll mounts, the economy withers, and bankruptcy looms, this administration decides to waste precious tax dollars to send jets on pointless and unnecessary flyovers, to the tune of $1.3 million? How … --- ## [Why aren't antibiotics available only by injection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-antibiotics-available-only-by-injection/511133)
**Author:** [@RedSwinglineOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedSwinglineOne)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2009, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-antibiotics-available-only-by-injection/511133 "2009-09-24T00:48:25Z")
Inspired by this thread, ‘Antibiotics’, the cure-all? which gets into the subject of antibiotic resistant bacteria, I wonder why we don’t make antibiotics only available by injection. Three things that increase the numb… --- ## [Which cancelled or defunct TV series do you miss most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cancelled-or-defunct-tv-series-do-you-miss-most/444095)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cancelled-or-defunct-tv-series-do-you-miss-most/444095 "2008-04-08T18:36:22Z")
Ever since getting hooked on the CBS version of Showtime’s Dexter I’ve realized what a good actor Michael C. Hall is. It’s hard to think of him as the same guy who was the gay and uptight David on Six Feet Under. Remarka… --- ## [Rant about your commute](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-about-your-commute/596055)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2011, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-about-your-commute/596055 "2011-09-23T02:00:49Z")
Normally on a day without heavy traffic it takes me 30-40 minutes to get to work. Today it took me 1:45. Last week there was a day that took 2 hours. It just depends on the traffic and I only know 2 routes to get to work… --- ## [If Christie is tarnished, does that impact the GOP's moderation efforts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-christie-is-tarnished-does-that-impact-the-gops-moderation-efforts/683052)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2014, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-christie-is-tarnished-does-that-impact-the-gops-moderation-efforts/683052 "2014-03-14T00:31:35Z")
Chris Christie, for all his flaws, is a more moderate (sane?) voice within the GOP ranks, and I know that he was expected to make a run for president in 2016. He made another speech today urging Republicans to try to br… --- ## [Hey That's Mighty White of You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-thats-mighty-white-of-you/37843)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-thats-mighty-white-of-you/37843 "2012-07-08T02:11:37Z")
I’ve been listening to Old Time Radio (mostly comedies from the 30s and 40s) and they use the phrase “That’s mighty white of you” a lot Is this racial in orgin? --- ## [Problem with seasoning cast iron skillets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-seasoning-cast-iron-skillets/835914)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-seasoning-cast-iron-skillets/835914 "2020-03-08T00:31:23Z")
I have had cast iron for years and have continually been trying to get them seasoned properly. If there is any stuck food I use the plastic part of a scrubbing and do the bare minimum of effort to unstick the food. I s… --- ## [Let's Make Some Really Bad Inventions...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-some-really-bad-inventions/538130)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-some-really-bad-inventions/538130 "2010-05-07T23:27:02Z")
Come up with ideas for inventions that are really bad. My suggestion: Red headlights for cars and white tail lights! “Stick out from the crowd and be seen for miles as you come barreling down the road with bright red … --- ## [Where are all the gay software engineers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-gay-software-engineers/444749)
**Author:** [@Elvis\_Chimney](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elvis_Chimney)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2008, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-gay-software-engineers/444749 "2008-04-13T16:13:00Z")
I’ve worked in the software industry for over 10 years now, in a variety of companies, and in all that time I don’t think I’ve never had a coworker who was openly gay. Is my perception generally correct? Is there a pro… --- ## [Fartin' and burpin' in the MMP! Welcome to the Shortest Month in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fartin-and-burpin-in-the-mmp-welcome-to-the-shortest-month-in-the-mmp/931971)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fartin-and-burpin-in-the-mmp-welcome-to-the-shortest-month-in-the-mmp/931971 "2021-02-08T21:51:58Z")
Someone fire up the air freshener, it’s a new MMP! Between living alone for the first time in a long while, and the general isolation of lockdown/quarantine, and specifically the cover that masks provide … I’ve utterly … --- ## ["Impossible Bottle." How is it made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impossible-bottle-how-is-it-made/854385)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2020, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impossible-bottle-how-is-it-made/854385 "2020-05-29T03:02:50Z")
There’s a guy in the UK who sells (what he calls) “Impossible Bottles.” The bottle contains a deck of cards, or a padlock and a deck of cards. Here is a video of it. The mystery is how he inserts the objects into the bot… --- ## [Police Brutalize a Grieving Father in the ER](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-brutalize-a-grieving-father-in-the-er/699720)
**Author:** [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-brutalize-a-grieving-father-in-the-er/699720 "2014-09-29T15:54:25Z")
…and guess what colour the Taser-ee is? --- ## [How does one get the Hells Angels off your back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-the-hells-angels-off-your-back/963742)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2022, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-the-hells-angels-off-your-back/963742 "2022-05-10T14:00:12Z")
My friend, “J.”, has a cousin she lives with in Ontario, whom I’ll call “Z”. Z has gotten on the wrong side of the Hells Angels. They’re suspicious of him because he makes a lot of money, and think he’s been dealing in… --- ## [New TWA Flight 800 Documentary -- Change Anyone's Mind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-twa-flight-800-documentary-change-anyones-mind/460033)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2008, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-twa-flight-800-documentary-change-anyones-mind/460033 "2008-08-26T01:14:51Z")
I recently saw the “Best Evidence” documentary (eh, it’s a kind of overstatement to call it that – this is a mildly sensationalist one hour television show) on this subject. http://www.cnnexposed.com/story.php?story=32 … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1511&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1513&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)