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**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americas-got-talent-2017/792129 "2017-09-13T17:59:47Z")
Are the judges on crack? How the heck did they put Mirror Image through? I mean yeah ok they’re kind of goofy fun but there were other acts that were MUCH better. I’m not happy about this. Good season so far though. I… --- ## [My husband made reservations here for my birthday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-made-reservations-here-for-my-birthday/538310)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-made-reservations-here-for-my-birthday/538310 "2010-06-04T15:11:28Z")
http://www.wd-50.com/info.html I’m so excited. What would you order? The tasting menu looks very good to me. --- ## [Why are political debates in the U.S. so short?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-political-debates-in-the-u-s-so-short/585626)
**Author:** [@rogerbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogerbox)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-political-debates-in-the-u-s-so-short/585626 "2011-06-22T12:53:56Z")
I understand that the TV format probably requires it, but everytime I watch a political “debate” on TV, the format always seems to have barely enough time allotted per answer so that you only get the briefest glimpse int… --- ## [Q about Neil Gaiman's "American Gods"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-neil-gaimans-american-gods/654727)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-neil-gaimans-american-gods/654727 "2013-04-10T00:29:29Z")
So I am attempting to read this book straight-through, cover to cover. I’ve started it twice before, but eventually gave up. (For a novel predicated on such a fantastic idea, the plot seriously draaaaaaggs.) But what … --- ## [Weirdest person you've ever met](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-person-youve-ever-met/397771)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2007, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-person-youve-ever-met/397771 "2007-03-30T05:14:05Z")
\[Did a search, apparently this one has never been done before, tho if so I apologize\] Simple one this time: the weirdest person you’ve ever met. Could be a passing stranger, casual acquaintance, or best friend. Tho n… --- ## [Best Music Video Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-music-video-ever/717619)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-music-video-ever/717619 "2015-04-19T17:36:41Z")
I gotta say Madonna’s “Vogue”. Or maybe George Michaels’ " Freedom". (not the 14 remake, the original) Thoughts? --- ## [Can cats tell poisonous snakes from non poisonous ones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cats-tell-poisonous-snakes-from-non-poisonous-ones/706475)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2014, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cats-tell-poisonous-snakes-from-non-poisonous-ones/706475 "2014-12-08T04:26:22Z")
Hello Everyone, We live on acreage out in the country and our cats leave us presents on our front porch all the time. The present varies, one day it’s a rat, next a squirrel and so on. However, lately it has been s… --- ## [Subtext behind many anti-SSM arguments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subtext-behind-many-anti-ssm-arguments/232520)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2004, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subtext-behind-many-anti-ssm-arguments/232520 "2004-03-12T23:15:03Z")
I’ve had many, many conversations with anti-ssm-marriage people lately, and like most of you have said, the ‘reasons’ offered for their views seem pathetically weak. So weak, you wonder they can even bring themselves no… --- ## [It's hurricane season in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-hurricane-season-in-the-mmp/854845)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2020, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-hurricane-season-in-the-mmp/854845 "2020-06-08T00:55:32Z")
Lay in your supplies and prepare to batten down the hatches, unless you’re not along the east or gulf coast, in which case, Happy June!! And Happy Moanday! --- ## [If Timothy McVeigh's Execution Were Televised, Would You Watch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-timothy-mcveighs-execution-were-televised-would-you-watch/55013)
**Author:** [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2001, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-timothy-mcveighs-execution-were-televised-would-you-watch/55013 "2001-05-03T23:22:03Z")
I don’t know if I would or not. Part of me thinks that I must be some wort of twisted freak for even entertaining the notion of witnessing an execution, of my own free will, on television. Then there’s the other part tha… --- ## [I'm protesting my Warning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-protesting-my-warning/846746)
**Author:** [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-protesting-my-warning/846746 "2020-01-29T00:00:25Z")
On the thread “Why are pretty much all mass shooters male?” i asked and then Chronos said Being on the conservative-right wing- traditionally Christian side of the SDMB I thought these two questions were completely r… --- ## [Do Lots of People Own Guns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-lots-of-people-own-guns/403882)
**Author:** [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2007, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-lots-of-people-own-guns/403882 "2007-05-17T20:50:27Z")
Just wondering how common it is for people to have a gun (or guns) in the house, and whether it’s perceived as “normal”. --- ## [Is Biden too old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-biden-too-old/972405)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-biden-too-old/972405 "2022-10-26T03:24:08Z")
There are plenty of videos of Biden looking a bit old and out of it, but most of these that I’ve seen seem to rely on camera angles where he’s responding to something off screen that we can’t see and hear. Today, howeve… --- ## [What jobs requite tons of international travel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-jobs-requite-tons-of-international-travel/248712)
**Author:** [@CeeNT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CeeNT)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2004, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-jobs-requite-tons-of-international-travel/248712 "2004-06-06T18:02:58Z")
Hey, I was wondering if anyone has any sources for jobs that require tons of international travel. I have a desire to find a career that takes me all over the world, and would love any incite. Some background info: I’m… --- ## [Are you donating to the Haitian Relief Funds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-donating-to-the-haitian-relief-funds/525028)
**Author:** [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2010, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-donating-to-the-haitian-relief-funds/525028 "2010-01-18T21:55:03Z")
I just did. If there are people who can’t afford to donate, perhaps each one us who can afford to donate more can do so for person one who can’t afford it because they are unemployed or otherwise broke. --- ## [Computers: why do they still only use binary code?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computers-why-do-they-still-only-use-binary-code/28705)
**Author:** [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2000, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computers-why-do-they-still-only-use-binary-code/28705 "2000-08-15T23:41:02Z")
Forgive me if this sounds naive, but he’s a Q for all you computer geeks: Everyone knows that computers read binary (base 2) code. I assume (…and maybe I’m wrong here…) this was done because primative computers only has… --- ## [What is the Tea Party up to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-tea-party-up-to/620283)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2012, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-tea-party-up-to/620283 "2012-07-01T15:39:44Z")
I haven’t heard anything about them primarying against any Pub incumbents this year, nor turning out to campaign for them either. Of course, it’s very early for the latter anyway. But has the TP given any sign of showi… --- ## [Heroes 11/05/07 - "Out of Time" (SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-05-07-out-of-time-spoilers/425343)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2007, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-05-07-out-of-time-spoilers/425343 "2007-11-13T15:13:05Z")
Last week: Monica picked up some mad gymnastic skillz and a suspicious iPod with no headphones. Hiro got double-crossed by Kensai and left poor Ando hanging. Noah and the Haitian totally kill Hey It’s That Russian Guy. M… --- ## ["Dorkstorm"- Top 10 Geekiest Hobbies with corresponding Public Humiliation index](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorkstorm-top-10-geekiest-hobbies-with-corresponding-public-humiliation-index/270896)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2004, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorkstorm-top-10-geekiest-hobbies-with-corresponding-public-humiliation-index/270896 "2004-10-28T21:24:06Z")
Dorkstorm: The Annihilation -The ten geekiest hobbies via Fark --- ## [Guest MMP: It's A Real Turkey!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guest-mmp-its-a-real-turkey/332066)
**Author:** [@Tupug\_Anachi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tupug_Anachi)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2005, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guest-mmp-its-a-real-turkey/332066 "2005-11-28T03:10:49Z")
One year back in the seventies when there were loads of recreational drugs floating around and I was married to the Klingon, we decided to have an Alternative Thanksgiving Dinner. Weeks of hazy planning later and we had… --- ## [Murdoch Schadenfrude](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murdoch-schadenfrude/589353)
**Author:** [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2011, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murdoch-schadenfrude/589353 "2011-07-20T01:23:14Z")
So how much are you enjoying watching the Murdoch empire being rocked by the phone hacking scandal? If his employees did try to hack 9/11 victims’ phones will that be enough for conservatives to finally realize what a pi… --- ## [Economics of electric vehicles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-of-electric-vehicles/998908)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-of-electric-vehicles/998908 "2024-12-06T03:31:04Z")
Interesting study has come out from economics researchers at the University of British Columbia, comparing the costs of gas vehicles to electric vehicles. They conclude that the point at which EVs become cheaper, long-t… --- ## [Anyone have experience with Medela's Symphony breastpump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-experience-with-medelas-symphony-breastpump/291314)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2005, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-experience-with-medelas-symphony-breastpump/291314 "2005-02-26T16:33:30Z")
I’m renting one from the hospital and it’s pretty great. The only thing I can’t figure out is how to charge the battery so that I can use it occasionally without plugging it in. The lactation consultant said it will hold… --- ## [Naval Tactics: Chasing Splashes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naval-tactics-chasing-splashes/675719)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2019, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naval-tactics-chasing-splashes/675719 "2019-07-17T22:37:25Z")
I’ve read several accounts of ships engaged in surface warfare where the ships would attempt to chase the splashes of the other side’s last salvo. Why is that? It seems like one would want to get as far away from where t… --- ## [Let the corruption begin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-the-corruption-begin/771549)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2016, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-the-corruption-begin/771549 "2016-11-14T03:12:33Z")
He hasn’t even been inaugurated yet, but Trump has started his con, which I’m sure will be exacerbated by members of his cabinet in the future. He says he is going to resuscitate the Keystone pipeline. Okay; problem is, … --- ## [Recommend some new strategy board games!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-new-strategy-board-games/542931)
**Author:** [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-new-strategy-board-games/542931 "2010-07-01T18:23:06Z")
Now that I have a bit of disposable income, I’d like to expand my board game collection. I fell out of the scene of ‘award-winning European strategy games’ a few years ago and don’t know what has come out recently that … --- ## [Could you easily be friends with someone who's had hundreds of sexual partners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-easily-be-friends-with-someone-whos-had-hundreds-of-sexual-partners/499096)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-easily-be-friends-with-someone-whos-had-hundreds-of-sexual-partners/499096 "2009-06-14T20:47:53Z")
Let’s say you make an acquaintance through work. You get along well at the office, and during a few post-work outings the two of you get along even better. There’s no hint of sexual tension; you simply like this person… --- ## [Can I prevent the Mormons/LDS from posthumously baptizing me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-prevent-the-mormons-lds-from-posthumously-baptizing-me/597795)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-prevent-the-mormons-lds-from-posthumously-baptizing-me/597795 "2011-09-29T18:52:30Z")
Bouncing off of a recent thread that ventured into Mormon territory, I was wondering if there is a “Do not baptize” list that I can get on that will tell the LDS church in no uncertain terms that after I die, they must n… --- ## [Ok aldis is opening here tomorrow..... whats the pros/cons of the place ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-aldis-is-opening-here-tomorrow-whats-the-pros-cons-of-the-place/801737)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2017, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-aldis-is-opening-here-tomorrow-whats-the-pros-cons-of-the-place/801737 "2017-11-30T20:15:42Z")
Well at least one of the promises of the local politicians happened in the fact that the long awaited Aldi’s is actually opening tomorrow. (every time somethings a announced there’s a 80/20 chance it wont happen ) Havin… --- ## [Trap/Skeet Shooting - Shotgun Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trap-skeet-shooting-shotgun-questions/586213)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trap-skeet-shooting-shotgun-questions/586213 "2011-06-22T03:19:05Z")
I’ve been toying with taking up skeet/trap shooting. What gauges/styles shotguns are preferable? Like everything else, I suppose the prices for shotguns are all over the place. Assuming I were to purchase a new gun, what… --- ## [Questions you'd ask an Apollo moonwalker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-youd-ask-an-apollo-moonwalker/634354)
**Author:** [@Frisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frisco)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2013, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-youd-ask-an-apollo-moonwalker/634354 "2013-05-04T07:08:48Z")
In a few weeks I am having dinner with one of the Apollo moonwalkers with the opportunity to ask a few questions. I want to make the most of this opportunity to learn something interesting. So what thoughtful questions w… --- ## [Rubio blames Obama for the rise of Trump and disintegration of GOP...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rubio-blames-obama-for-the-rise-of-trump-and-disintegration-of-gop/748900)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rubio-blames-obama-for-the-rise-of-trump-and-disintegration-of-gop/748900 "2016-03-15T12:20:19Z")
…and also for the crabgrass on his lawn, his dog’s fleas, and the bad haircut he got last week. Washington Post article Stoke caustic rhetoric?? President Obama has not indulged in a moment of “caustic rhetoric.” If a… --- ## [Does foreplay count as minutes in sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-foreplay-count-as-minutes-in-sex/231211)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2004, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-foreplay-count-as-minutes-in-sex/231211 "2004-03-02T01:47:17Z")
Having a debate with my girlfriend here and I’m feeling a little robbed. So heres the “hypothetical” question: A couple are making out; your basic foreplay; kissing and what not for about 15 minutes. Then thay have the… --- ## [English Premier League and Football in General - 05/06](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-premier-league-and-football-in-general-05-06/315779)
**Author:** [@eponymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eponymous)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2006, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-premier-league-and-football-in-general-05-06/315779 "2006-03-25T16:59:06Z")
Rather than bring up the old thread here, I thought it best to start a new thread since the EPL officially starts the 05-06 campaign this Saturday with the Charity Shield (Chelsea vs. Arsenal). Predictions: Four teams … --- ## [Best place to find uncut geodes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-place-to-find-uncut-geodes/381378)
**Author:** [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2006, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-place-to-find-uncut-geodes/381378 "2006-11-22T23:32:30Z")
Looking for uncut geodes for the kids for Christmas. Doesn’t have to be the greatest quality, these are little kids with hammers. Yes, I’ve looked at ebay, but seeing that I am unfamiliar with the subject, wondered if … --- ## [Do the events in Ferguson, MO increase your support for gun rights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-events-in-ferguson-mo-increase-your-support-for-gun-rights/696387)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2014, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-events-in-ferguson-mo-increase-your-support-for-gun-rights/696387 "2014-08-26T23:38:03Z")
I am a middle of the road American with regards to politics: a fiscal conservative and a civil libertarian. I am a free market capitalist, who like Milton Friedman, believes in a strong social safety net. I think many … --- ## [Hypothetical: What if Iran had a bomb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-what-if-iran-had-a-bomb/716693)
**Author:** [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2015, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-what-if-iran-had-a-bomb/716693 "2015-04-13T20:43:33Z")
I don’t want to hijack the other thread and this is just a hypothetical scenario: Let’s assume Iran announced tomorrow “screw you all, we already have a bomb.” Without a verifiable test, unlike North Korea, we can’t kn… --- ## [Selective ignorance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selective-ignorance/845111)
**Author:** [@NiceGuyJack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NiceGuyJack)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selective-ignorance/845111 "2020-01-23T21:27:24Z")
Most of the people I hang out with are atheists. The question of religion rarely comes up. But, I have friends who think man never walked on the moon. Or that climate change is not real.Not much I can do about the moon, … --- ## [Fuck off North Korea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-off-north-korea/465113)
**Author:** [@gravitycrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gravitycrash)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2008, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-off-north-korea/465113 "2008-10-19T14:40:03Z")
I’m really tired of the United States kissing your crazy asses. Let your good buddies in Russia and China and South Korea deal with you. How long has this been going on now? 5 years at least. If I was the US government … --- ## [They're very bad people.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-very-bad-people/592594)
**Author:** [@groo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/groo)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2011, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-very-bad-people/592594 "2011-08-15T21:05:12Z")
They don’t merely hate us – they have contempt for our very existence. We are being victimized by them. They want to destroy our way of life, and it’s not just that – they want to destroy it forever. Any hopes we have,… --- ## [Recommend me some dark comedies and psychological thrillers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-dark-comedies-and-psychological-thrillers/537918)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2010, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-dark-comedies-and-psychological-thrillers/537918 "2010-05-06T12:20:24Z")
I’m looking for new movies to watch, and those two genres tend to be my favorite. Also, movies where the main character has committed a major crime, but that can be any genre. --- ## ["He cheated on \[Hot Chick\]? What an idiot!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-cheated-on-hot-chick-what-an-idiot/519905)
**Author:** [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-cheated-on-hot-chick-what-an-idiot/519905 "2009-12-05T17:43:34Z")
They’re saying it now about Tiger Woods, they said it about Hugh Grant, and they said it about Prince Charles. Is an attractive woman more deserving of fidelity than an unattractive woman? If a man cheated on his ugly wi… --- ## [Asked to I.D. to see 14A movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asked-to-i-d-to-see-14a-movie/639111)
**Author:** [@Cinemamad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinemamad)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2012, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asked-to-i-d-to-see-14a-movie/639111 "2012-11-05T05:06:30Z")
My friend and I wen to the movies to see the movie Cloud Atlas. We were both 13. I was turning 14 in 5 months. I lied and said 14 and he said have any I.D. I was like is he joking. Who brings I.D. to the movie theater es… --- ## [Was "Avatar" a once-in-a-lifetime experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-avatar-a-once-in-a-lifetime-experience/569316)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-avatar-a-once-in-a-lifetime-experience/569316 "2011-02-02T06:24:45Z")
Will we ever see another movie with 3D as good as Avatar ever again? I’ve seen a couple since, and it’s obviously not the same. I’m beginning to think that no one will ever make a movie like Avatar again, and unless you … --- ## [Things you must never tell your spouse, but must continue to do.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-must-never-tell-your-spouse-but-must-continue-to-do/420630)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2007, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-must-never-tell-your-spouse-but-must-continue-to-do/420630 "2007-10-01T02:06:53Z")
The last satay sauce I prepared, declared by Mrs. Plant to be “Perfect” contained much more Thai Kitchen Green Curry Paste ™ that she would think to be survivable. --- ## [What is it with Applebees?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-applebees/182299)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2003, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-applebees/182299 "2003-06-22T02:48:12Z")
This is not a localized problem as I have lived all over the east coast and the midwest. What is the deal with the service at Applebees? I am convinced that they have a universal management system that has waiters and… --- ## [Do lobsters scream when you put them in boiling water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-lobsters-scream-when-you-put-them-in-boiling-water/125744)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2002, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-lobsters-scream-when-you-put-them-in-boiling-water/125744 "2002-09-03T03:46:07Z")
I had an argument with a friend of mine about this- he claimed lobsters scream when you plunk them in boiling water. At first I found this dubious because woudln’t they required lungs and vocal cords to scream? then I th… --- ## ["I think it was called 'The Bus That Couldn't Slow Down".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-it-was-called-the-bus-that-couldnt-slow-down/549330)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-it-was-called-the-bus-that-couldnt-slow-down/549330 "2010-08-09T04:01:38Z")
A while back I was trying to remember a book that my friend read two years ago. The book was American Gods but I couldn’t remember that. All I could remember was that it had a green cover. And as I’m trying to force myse… --- ## [Enterprise Precious Cargo Spoiler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-precious-cargo-spoiler/141910)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2003, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-precious-cargo-spoiler/141910 "2003-03-29T07:36:10Z")
Princess Layla from Star Wars and threatened air lock defenestration from Firefly. --- ## [What is the worst song you can think of to be played at a Wedding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-song-you-can-think-of-to-be-played-at-a-wedding/240563)
**Author:** [@Chimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimpy)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2004, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-song-you-can-think-of-to-be-played-at-a-wedding/240563 "2004-05-02T10:11:34Z")
My step-sister has been asked to sing at my cousing wedding and we were trying to come up with the worst songs we could: Don’t marry her have me- The Beautiful South Please relase me (let me go)- Englebert Humperdink T… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1536&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1538&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)