# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1518&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:** 1519 --- ## [Pizza Delivery: Who pays for gas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-delivery-who-pays-for-gas/372996)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2006, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-delivery-who-pays-for-gas/372996 "2006-09-17T20:05:04Z")
If you’re a pizza delivery dude/dudette working to earn some pocket change…who pays for the gas you burn making these runs? And, if it is the pizza boy, does s/he really make much of a profit with today’s gas prices? - … --- ## [Note to self - never, ever tell someone I work with computers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-never-ever-tell-someone-i-work-with-computers/552230)
**Author:** [@mikews99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikews99)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2010, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-never-ever-tell-someone-i-work-with-computers/552230 "2010-09-08T13:41:51Z")
So I’m pulling out of the bank parking lot, in a hurry to get to the mailbox before the mailbox store closes. I spot a pedestrian popping out from around the bank corner on the right, so I carefully watch, like I always … --- ## [Is it OK to pick up Bird Scooters in your car and move to another location to use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-pick-up-bird-scooters-in-your-car-and-move-to-another-location-to-use/821773)
**Author:** [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2019, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-pick-up-bird-scooters-in-your-car-and-move-to-another-location-to-use/821773 "2019-03-07T19:55:12Z")
Is it OK to pick up Bird Scooters (rental scooters that you rent through an app) in your car and move to another location to use, or is that stealing for borrowing them without paying the company for rental time? Althou… --- ## [Stalin Mao or Hitler, Who would you marry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stalin-mao-or-hitler-who-would-you-marry/646150)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2013, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stalin-mao-or-hitler-who-would-you-marry/646150 "2013-01-06T08:48:47Z")
I have very little creativity, so I’ll just blend two of my latest successfulthreads. Which evil tyrant would you marry if you were a young woman? Assume you have to spend at least ten years with them. Hitler Stalin … --- ## [Do men really desire smart women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-men-really-desire-smart-women/104573)
**Author:** [@brainychick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainychick)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2002, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-men-really-desire-smart-women/104573 "2002-04-24T21:08:21Z")
I need advice on dating. I think that I have always had a problem getting dates with men because of my intellect. Either the guys are turned off (or at least, not turned on) by it, or I myself am bored or put off by the … --- ## [Why do some webpages not let you use the back button?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-webpages-not-let-you-use-the-back-button/340263)
**Author:** [@StewieGriffin420](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StewieGriffin420)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2006, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-webpages-not-let-you-use-the-back-button/340263 "2006-01-17T05:41:01Z")
Have you noticed some webpages will not take you back when you click the back button? However if you select the down arrow and go back that way it will work. Why is this? --- ## [Did those pointy German helmets in WWI have any practical value?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-those-pointy-german-helmets-in-wwi-have-any-practical-value/745208)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-those-pointy-german-helmets-in-wwi-have-any-practical-value/745208 "2016-02-23T00:35:14Z")
For instance, did they ever train at it like one would do with a bayonet? Have at you! Followed like a charge from a Bighorn Sheep. --- ## [Nancy should hold on to Articles of Impeachment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nancy-should-hold-on-to-articles-of-impeachment/845079)
**Author:** [@Clu-Me-In](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clu-Me-In)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nancy-should-hold-on-to-articles-of-impeachment/845079 "2019-12-30T01:39:33Z")
Nancy Pelosi should not give the Senate the Articles of Impeachment until the Senate Majority leader either recuses himself or recants his statement that he will not be impartial. --- ## [Getting bumped off a plane question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-bumped-off-a-plane-question/842042)
**Author:** [@SandyHook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SandyHook)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2019, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-bumped-off-a-plane-question/842042 "2019-10-26T18:40:47Z")
Mulling about the Quora website I found the item below: Q; What would you do if you were involuntarily bumped by any airline on an overbooked flight? Maxwell Arnold, I’m an informed passenger who knows his rights. Up… --- ## [Can a router give me a personal local network inside my corporate network?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-router-give-me-a-personal-local-network-inside-my-corporate-network/568582)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2012, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-router-give-me-a-personal-local-network-inside-my-corporate-network/568582 "2012-08-28T19:26:05Z")
Could I have a little network, somewhat like my simple home network, in my office at work, and still operate the same way on the corporate network? Our corporate network is, to me, huge and complicated and has various s… --- ## [I'm melting, I'm melting in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-melting-im-melting-in-the-mmp/943758)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 277\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-melting-im-melting-in-the-mmp/943758 "2021-06-14T02:04:03Z")
Looks like summer is upon southern Merrylande, and other places, too. Heat, humidity, insects, t-storms, cats and dogs living together… :open\_mouth: :rofl: When I was a kid, we didn’t have a/c, but we did have a window… --- ## [Do Christians follow the 10 commandments? Specifically the one about the Sabbath.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-christians-follow-the-10-commandments-specifically-the-one-about-the-sabbath/566853)
**Author:** [@Pierrot\_Le\_Fou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pierrot_Le_Fou)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2011, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-christians-follow-the-10-commandments-specifically-the-one-about-the-sabbath/566853 "2011-01-13T03:03:56Z")
I cannot remember knowing a Christian that observed the sabbath. Most seem to instead observe the lord’s day on Sundays, which is not the sabbath. Do any of the branches of Christians follow the ten commandments? Are th… --- ## [Actors that are considered good, but really aren't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-that-are-considered-good-but-really-arent/445935)
**Author:** [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2008, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-that-are-considered-good-but-really-arent/445935 "2008-04-21T21:42:43Z")
Matt Damon - Granted, this guy has never been in a flop. Every movie he’s been in is top notch. He is a good actor, but not very versatile. He is usually very cautious, quiet and reserved in every role. I’ve never see… --- ## [What dill pickle tastes like hamburger slices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dill-pickle-tastes-like-hamburger-slices/543660)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2025, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dill-pickle-tastes-like-hamburger-slices/543660 "2025-01-08T20:44:24Z")
Our town hasn’t had hamburger slices for purchase for almost 4 weeks now. Is there a style of dill pickle that tastes the same as hamburger slices. I will gladly cut the pickles into slices. I hate the dumb asses that ha… --- ## [Football position with fewest (nonzero) touchdowns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-position-with-fewest-nonzero-touchdowns/733654)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2016, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-position-with-fewest-nonzero-touchdowns/733654 "2016-08-28T19:18:46Z")
Some players in American football never touch the ball (except maybe to fall on a fumble). I’m sure many positions have never had a player score a touchdown. I’m looking for a position that has scored the fewest touchdo… --- ## [I pit clients who think they don't have to pay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-clients-who-think-they-dont-have-to-pay/615428)
**Author:** [@pikey\_pete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pikey_pete)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-clients-who-think-they-dont-have-to-pay/615428 "2012-03-13T21:27:17Z")
Ok, this is just a minor bitch of mine, but one of my 2 careers is as a professional photographer. Clients seem to think that since I’m just taking pictures they can hold out on paying me until my attorney sends them a ‘… --- ## [Your First Sexual Encounter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-sexual-encounter/195389)
**Author:** [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2003, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-sexual-encounter/195389 "2003-08-19T21:50:53Z")
Where was the first time you had sex? Realizing now that your first time is “memorable” do you wish you would have had it someplace else? --- ## [Drinking Your Paycheck Away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-your-paycheck-away/602651)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-your-paycheck-away/602651 "2011-11-16T12:12:55Z")
I recently watched a fascinating documentary about Prohibition. One of the reasons put forth by the drys was the concern about breadwinners drinking away their paychecks (to say nothing of coming home and beating their … --- ## [Fellow Northeasterners: PAX is Coming to Kill Us!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-northeasterners-pax-is-coming-to-kill-us/681148)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2014, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-northeasterners-pax-is-coming-to-kill-us/681148 "2014-02-15T02:08:56Z")
Sorry, I’ve been watching the Scare-ther Channel and its scantily-clad weather Barbies gleefully predicting doom, doom, DOOM! Moving on to a more scientific venue, according to NOAA Pax could bring a buttload of snow to… --- ## [Let the Right One In (spoilers will be marked)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-the-right-one-in-spoilers-will-be-marked/492240)
**Author:** [@Mojo\_Pin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo_Pin)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-the-right-one-in-spoilers-will-be-marked/492240 "2009-11-28T13:29:34Z")
Tried to search for it, but all the words get filtered out by the engine :smack:. Anyway, how freaking amazing is this movie?! I saw this great movie for the first time yesterday and I’m off to Amazon to buy the DVD. I c… --- ## [Any negative consequences to paying off debt early?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-negative-consequences-to-paying-off-debt-early/635599)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2012, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-negative-consequences-to-paying-off-debt-early/635599 "2012-09-25T21:19:08Z")
I have pretty large balances on 2 credit cards plus a car loan. Through a private lender (family member) I can pay off all of the debt - roughly $50k - and pay back the family member interest-free at my own pace. Obvio… --- ## [Foo Fighters' Times Like These - Time Signature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foo-fighters-times-like-these-time-signature/195118)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2003, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foo-fighters-times-like-these-time-signature/195118 "2003-11-04T12:29:51Z")
Okay musician Dopers, what is the time signature of the main riff of the Foo Fighters’ song “Times Like These”? While most of the song is 4/4, near as I can tell, the main riff is not. As I have figured it out (and it … --- ## [cigar ash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cigar-ash/509665)
**Author:** [@srbeck13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/srbeck13)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2009, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cigar-ash/509665 "2009-09-20T14:22:34Z")
The fact that the thinnest wire worked best in keeping a cigar ash from falling from the cigar makes me think no wire would be even better. If Una didn’t try this without a wire, her experiments don’t mean much. --- ## [TV theme songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-theme-songs/773072)
**Author:** [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2016, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-theme-songs/773072 "2016-12-01T17:42:46Z")
This was probably done before, but I don’t remember anything recent. What are your favorite or what shows do you think had/have the best theme songs? In no particular order, I would say: Psych Gilmore Girls Hawaii 5 0 … --- ## [Inauguration Day schadenfreude](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inauguration-day-schadenfreude/647963)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2013, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inauguration-day-schadenfreude/647963 "2013-01-26T08:42:23Z")
The founder of RedState, Erick Erickson, wrote a surprisingly conciliatory post about Obama- essentially “I disagree with the President’s policies and think they’re bad for America, but he really does believe that what h… --- ## ["The New Apartheid" Wall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-apartheid-wall/338806)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2006, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-apartheid-wall/338806 "2006-01-16T22:57:18Z")
No, it’s not the one in Israel. It’s the one in Texas. At least according to our Southern neighbors. I’m not sure what I think about this wall, but this really irritates me: THEIR citizens are, in massive numbers, b… --- ## [Southern "Mammy" & Irish "Mammy" - why the same?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-mammy-irish-mammy-why-the-same/679716)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2014, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-mammy-irish-mammy-why-the-same/679716 "2014-01-29T01:51:08Z")
I’m reading Philomena, set in 1950’s Ireland, and come across many references to “Mammy,” as…mommy. I’m also aware that in the 19th century, the term, mammy, was used by many people to refer to a black woman whose respo… --- ## [Fuck you, you carrot munching bitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-you-carrot-munching-bitch/192771)
**Author:** [@7\_up\_yours](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/7_up_yours)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2003, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-you-carrot-munching-bitch/192771 "2003-08-07T04:42:50Z")
I’m pitting my vegetarian friend. There’s nothing wrong with being a vegetarian, but there certainly is something wrong with my (ex?) friend. A little background info. I’ve known this friend for about five years now, … --- ## [Why "stylized" instead of realistic art?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-stylized-instead-of-realistic-art/785838)
**Author:** [@zoogirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoogirl)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2017, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-stylized-instead-of-realistic-art/785838 "2017-05-09T04:22:41Z")
Why is it that some of the great civilizations of the world only left stylized artwork, especially portraits? If you think about artworks from any period further back than the last millennium, it seems that all the pain… --- ## [Something to consider.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-to-consider/27544)
**Author:** [@jenkinsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jenkinsfan)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2000, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-to-consider/27544 "2000-08-22T02:53:28Z")
HomeLife magazie has this on the inside cover of its July copy. I would like to know how people here feel about it. “In God we trust” is our national motto. (36 United States Code, Section 186) “In God we trust” has b… --- ## [Movies where people return home and old dramas come up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-people-return-home-and-old-dramas-come-up/713369)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2015, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-people-return-home-and-old-dramas-come-up/713369 "2015-02-28T12:31:19Z")
For me these movies are hit or miss. ‘The big chill’ and ‘This is where I leave you’ weren’t too impressive to me. However I liked Silver Linings playbook a lot. What other movies have plot lines along this line? Peopl… --- ## [Why won't this work? (Gay marriage related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-this-work-gay-marriage-related/529121)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2010, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-this-work-gay-marriage-related/529121 "2010-02-18T15:01:21Z")
Let me start this by saying that I’m 100% pro-gay marriage. I think gay folks should have exactly the same rights to marry, adopt/have kids, etc. that straight folks do. I don’t have a homophobic bone in my body. I’m jus… --- ## [RIP Lou Reed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-lou-reed/672382)
**Author:** [@I\_Made\_French\_Toast\_For\_You](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Made_French_Toast_For_You)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-lou-reed/672382 "2013-10-29T15:48:23Z")
Story here. No cause of death yet. So sad. --- ## [24: Season 8: Episode 8 (11:00pm - 12:00am)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-8-episode-8-11-00pm-12-00am/529127)
**Author:** [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2010, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-8-episode-8-11-00pm-12-00am/529127 "2010-02-23T04:48:27Z")
FAQ Bauer (aka Thread Rules) 1) What can be discussed in plain text, unboxed? A: Any events in episodes, once aired on the east coast – as well as any speculation based on these already-aired events. 2) What should I … --- ## [Mouse alternatives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouse-alternatives/569017)
**Author:** [@Doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouse-alternatives/569017 "2011-01-27T04:39:09Z")
I need some advice on alternatives to the standard mouse when using my computer. A little background. I have been having arm and shoulder pain for a couple of years and about 5 weeks ago ended up getting surgery on my sh… --- ## [Is multiple levels of citizenship in a democratic society workable and/or desirable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-multiple-levels-of-citizenship-in-a-democratic-society-workable-and-or-desirable/610923)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-multiple-levels-of-citizenship-in-a-democratic-society-workable-and-or-desirable/610923 "2012-02-01T14:58:54Z")
The prompt is two-fold: The extreme views thread (man has that baby been giving my brain a workout for the last week or so) Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein. Oh, and history is relevant too I guess… But Hein… --- ## [Attitudes towards casual nudity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attitudes-towards-casual-nudity/412180)
**Author:** [@Menocchio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Menocchio)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2007, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attitudes-towards-casual-nudity/412180 "2007-07-18T16:54:13Z")
Inspired by comments in this thread on the almost certainly horrible upcoming film “I now pronounce you Chuck and Larry”. In that film, Adam Sandler’s character, a heterosexual masquerading as a homosexual for some cont… --- ## [I need some advice on how to increase the volume of my music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-advice-on-how-to-increase-the-volume-of-my-music/744837)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2016, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-advice-on-how-to-increase-the-volume-of-my-music/744837 "2016-02-01T19:17:20Z")
I hope it is acceptable for me to post this kind of question in this forum. I don’t see any other forum that would deal with technology - specifically smart phones. My problem is that I love to listen to music using Blu… --- ## [Medically moronic media moments.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medically-moronic-media-moments/830495)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2019, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medically-moronic-media-moments/830495 "2019-03-15T04:33:26Z")
Watching Travelers 2x06 a copule of days ago, I noticed this howler: (There was something else I saw recently were someone was stabbed or shot in the liver via the lower gut, but I can’t recall what.) So whatcha got… --- ## [Is It Just Me, Or Are All Coffee Cups Empty in Movies and TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-are-all-coffee-cups-empty-in-movies-and-tv/462216)
**Author:** [@bubastis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubastis)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2008, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-are-all-coffee-cups-empty-in-movies-and-tv/462216 "2008-09-07T23:16:47Z")
OP really says it all; whe people are drinking from cups in movies and TV, they always seem to be drinking… nothing. And all the cups and mugs seem weightless and empty. Is this true? If so, is there a good reason why th… --- ## [I once had this T-shirt ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-once-had-this-t-shirt/36386)
**Author:** [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2000, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-once-had-this-t-shirt/36386 "2000-10-20T05:18:47Z")
I bought it in England when I was a youthful lad. It had a map of Europe on it and Hitler saluting. It was a parody of a rock T-shirt, bearing the title “Hitler: European Tour, 1939 - 1945.” The first date was Sept. 1939… --- ## [Cop tases 10 year old. FBI investigates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cop-tases-10-year-old-fbi-investigates/518340)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2009, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cop-tases-10-year-old-fbi-investigates/518340 "2009-12-02T17:11:57Z")
Please don’t send this to the pit, Mother doesn’t let me post there. In my beloved state of Arkansas, too. A policeman in Ozarkwas called to a family disturbance. The kid won’t shower, so Mama calls the cops. It seems … --- ## [Space Quotes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-quotes/725564)
**Author:** [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-quotes/725564 "2015-07-23T18:07:02Z")
I am in need of a collection of quotes that relate in some way to space. Rules: Gotta be tweet-length or shorter. No paragraph-long quotes. Nothing too offensive. Mild swears only. Anything from books to video games… --- ## [Oohgha Chaka, oohgha oohgha...(song filler in thingys)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oohgha-chaka-oohgha-oohgha-song-filler-in-thingys/981685)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oohgha-chaka-oohgha-oohgha-song-filler-in-thingys/981685 "2023-04-28T15:38:49Z")
‘Hooked on a Feeling’ by the Blue Swede. I had never heard this. I walked in the store with Ivy and it was on the radio they were playing. I thought I was gonna have a seizure. I have laughed so much over this, Ivy t… --- ## [Annual Fuck Valentine's Day Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annual-fuck-valentines-day-thread/485843)
**Author:** [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annual-fuck-valentines-day-thread/485843 "2009-02-16T19:51:11Z")
Fuck this shithole pile of fictitious commercial driven idiocy. This year, I hate Feb. 14 more than usual. I have a wonderful girlfriend who I hope to propose to soon. So I have to propose to her today, and thereby gi… --- ## ["Ladies pinch, whores use rouge."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-pinch-whores-use-rouge/207984)
**Author:** [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2003, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-pinch-whores-use-rouge/207984 "2003-10-18T19:54:04Z")
Was that “Simpsons” joke completely made up or do some women actually pinch their cheeks hard to make them blush? --- ## [who pays when those fleeing a police chase smash up other cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-pays-when-those-fleeing-a-police-chase-smash-up-other-cars/70031)
**Author:** [@aha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aha)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2001, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-pays-when-those-fleeing-a-police-chase-smash-up-other-cars/70031 "2001-06-27T00:58:31Z")
I watched a guy tonight on the TLC hit 24 cars before the police got him to a stop. Two of the cars were near totaled. Who pays for those cars? --- ## [The Top Five Most Evil Musicians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-five-most-evil-musicians/692542)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2014, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-five-most-evil-musicians/692542 "2014-07-08T03:31:00Z")
According to this website: Charles Manson Varg Vikernes Gaahl Marilyn Manson Anton LaVey Well, I don’t consider LaVey and Manson musicians, and I never heard of Vikernes and Gaahl. So that leaves Marilyn Manson And w… --- ## [Please walk me through installing an exterior door in an unfinished basement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-walk-me-through-installing-an-exterior-door-in-an-unfinished-basement/728367)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2015, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-walk-me-through-installing-an-exterior-door-in-an-unfinished-basement/728367 "2015-08-22T03:52:26Z")
A wall in our unfinished basement opens to a flight of steps and a set of extremely drafty Bilco doors. I’ve taken small steps over the years to minimize Winter’s Chill, but its icy hand still creeps through and gives us… --- ## [What happens to health care if Brown wins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-health-care-if-brown-wins/525464)
**Author:** [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2010, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-health-care-if-brown-wins/525464 "2010-01-21T18:10:09Z")
Apparently the latest optionbeing considered is for the Senate bill to pass without changes in the House and then pass a separate bill under reconciliation rules with the changes that the House wants. There is also the i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1517&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1519&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)