# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1538&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:** 1539 --- ## [Hey AGL...I do not owe you any money, get fucked!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-agl-i-do-not-owe-you-any-money-get-fucked/650167)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2013, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-agl-i-do-not-owe-you-any-money-get-fucked/650167 "2013-02-15T23:53:39Z")
About 7 months ago I moved into my current premises, and had my utilities (gas and electricity) connected through a major Aus provider, Origin Energy. I receive appropriate bills, pay them on time, and we get along just … --- ## [What Mayflower passenger(s) are you a descended from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mayflower-passenger-s-are-you-a-descended-from/589233)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mayflower-passenger-s-are-you-a-descended-from/589233 "2011-07-28T06:27:56Z")
I’m going by: http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/History/pilgrim2.php. For families, I’m listing the father only. Which passenger(s) are you descended from? You DON’T have to be a US Citizen or live in the US to post he… --- ## [Who were America's Beatles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-americas-beatles/787662)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2017, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-americas-beatles/787662 "2017-06-06T10:04:32Z")
Inspired by the thread about the “Beach boys” (who IMHO come pretty close). Pretty much self explanatory question. One unacceptable answer is “The Doors”, who were actually America’s Rolling Stones. --- ## [Pink=girl, blue=boy, worldwide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-girl-blue-boy-worldwide/726758)
**Author:** [@PurpleClogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleClogs)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-girl-blue-boy-worldwide/726758 "2015-08-10T05:19:55Z")
In the US, pink for girls and blue for boys has traditionally been used in decorating, clothing, toys, and signage. Just curios if this is the case in every country or just here? --- ## [Does Tardar Sauce the grumpy cat have a deformity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-tardar-sauce-the-grumpy-cat-have-a-deformity/648228)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-tardar-sauce-the-grumpy-cat-have-a-deformity/648228 "2013-03-26T19:07:11Z")
Tardar Sauce here. Tittle says it all. --- ## [Take this, you sinner bashing bastards!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-this-you-sinner-bashing-bastards/147531)
**Author:** [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2003, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-this-you-sinner-bashing-bastards/147531 "2003-01-15T14:50:37Z")
A group of travelers were in a bus, heading for a shrine, to pray. The driver of the bus was drunk. He drove off a cliff, and everyone on the bus died. As it happened, they were all still together, as they passed into th… --- ## [Wisdom teeth: Cap 'em or Pull 'em?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisdom-teeth-cap-em-or-pull-em/141296)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2002, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisdom-teeth-cap-em-or-pull-em/141296 "2002-12-11T21:11:55Z")
My wisdom teeth are rotted out. I have a dentist appointment this Wednesday where I will have to decide if I want them pulled, or capped. I have had several people tell me to have them pulled, but I cannot stand the id… --- ## [Fuck the evangelical vandal of the Hello How Are You Frog in Austin!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-evangelical-vandal-of-the-hello-how-are-you-frog-in-austin/500609)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2009, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-evangelical-vandal-of-the-hello-how-are-you-frog-in-austin/500609 "2009-06-30T14:40:12Z")
Someone defaced an Austin landmark with a duct-taped cross. The duct-tape crosses are appearing all over The Drag, and sadly the Hello How Are You frog got hit as well. http://www.cyburbia.org/gallery/data/6200/austin\_… --- ## [When Did "Sam Browne" Belts Disappear from Army Uniforms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-sam-browne-belts-disappear-from-army-uniforms/435045)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2008, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-sam-browne-belts-disappear-from-army-uniforms/435045 "2008-01-28T05:17:57Z")
I always like the look of prewar US Army niforms-particularly those over the shoulder belts , worn to support a pistol holster. When did they go away? --- ## [The moment(s) when Sex and the City made you want to throw your TV across the room](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moment-s-when-sex-and-the-city-made-you-want-to-throw-your-tv-across-the-room/463996)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2008, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moment-s-when-sex-and-the-city-made-you-want-to-throw-your-tv-across-the-room/463996 "2008-09-18T20:48:53Z")
I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with Sex and the City. I love watching it, it’s great entertainment and funny, but my god do those girls do and say some fucking incredibly dumb things. As much as I’ll look forwa… --- ## [Holy crud! Racist Tom and Jerry episode on Cartoon Network Japan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crud-racist-tom-and-jerry-episode-on-cartoon-network-japan/826370)
**Author:** [@Not\_Carlson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_Carlson)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2019, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crud-racist-tom-and-jerry-episode-on-cartoon-network-japan/826370 "2019-11-05T08:23:14Z")
I just came home a few hours ago to find my kid watching an old Tom and Jerry episode on Cartoon Network. Tom has Jerry and Tuffy trapped in a closet. How will they get past him!? Then, Jerry finds a tin of boot polish… --- ## [Can't understand why so many Americans woted on a clown like Bush](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-understand-why-so-many-americans-woted-on-a-clown-like-bush/40729)
**Author:** [@QUINCY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QUINCY)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2000, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-understand-why-so-many-americans-woted-on-a-clown-like-bush/40729 "2000-12-08T07:00:32Z")
This is a “outside” look on who’s gonna be the next president in USA. It may offend some here, but this is the pit. The American president is the most powerfull man in the world etc. and have therefore some influence o… --- ## [Strenth needed to squeeze open a 12oz can of Budweiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strenth-needed-to-squeeze-open-a-12oz-can-of-budweiser/293232)
**Author:** [@ninetypercent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ninetypercent)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2005, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strenth-needed-to-squeeze-open-a-12oz-can-of-budweiser/293232 "2005-03-08T03:20:09Z")
yeah. --- ## [pkbites gets ripped off \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pkbites-gets-ripped-off-edited-title/563114)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2010, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pkbites-gets-ripped-off-edited-title/563114 "2010-12-09T21:08:55Z")
…He was nickel & dimed to death at the Swissotel Chicago. We’ve been to many high end hotels over the years. And $250 a night is actually on the low end for a luxury hotel . But man, this place nails you for every littl… --- ## [What long-past Wars/Battles are people still pissed off about today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-long-past-wars-battles-are-people-still-pissed-off-about-today/500685)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2009, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-long-past-wars-battles-are-people-still-pissed-off-about-today/500685 "2009-06-25T22:45:48Z")
There was a recently closed thread about the Battle Of The Plains Of Abraham which started off fairly educational and then it turned rather unpleasant. It turns out there are still a few people in Quebec pissed off about… --- ## [Why Don't Asian People Drive Trucks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-asian-people-drive-trucks/375887)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2006, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-asian-people-drive-trucks/375887 "2006-10-24T15:06:59Z")
I’ve noticed that it seems to be extraordinarily rare for an ethnically Asian person to drive a pickup truck, but at the same time it seems to be remarkably common for a Caucasian person to possess a truck, even when the… --- ## [Would you consider buying a Juicero?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-buying-a-juicero/750949)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2017, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-buying-a-juicero/750949 "2017-09-03T04:46:18Z")
I read about this last night, and my first thought was that it had to be an April Fools Day joke, but it is apparently a real thing that is now on sale in California, and will later be more widely available. The product… --- ## [I'm in UK; friend in US owes me substantial sum of money. WWYD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-uk-friend-in-us-owes-me-substantial-sum-of-money-wwyd/589239)
**Author:** [@Scougs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scougs)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-uk-friend-in-us-owes-me-substantial-sum-of-money-wwyd/589239 "2011-07-29T04:47:39Z")
I find myself in an awkward situation, and I’m at a loss as to what to do. I’m interested in the collective wisdom of the Dope as to what others would do in this situation, and what you lot think my options are. I coul… --- ## [US nationals with dual citizenship - was it difficult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-nationals-with-dual-citizenship-was-it-difficult/559901)
**Author:** [@SecondJudith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SecondJudith)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2010, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-nationals-with-dual-citizenship-was-it-difficult/559901 "2010-11-14T14:17:14Z")
I’m curious about the comments about it in the Ever wish you had another nationality? thread, especially this one: What are the practical effects of “not too hot on the idea”? How does the US government stop or discour… --- ## [Things that started as pop culture references, now overshadow that reference](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-started-as-pop-culture-references-now-overshadow-that-reference/692714)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2014, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-started-as-pop-culture-references-now-overshadow-that-reference/692714 "2014-07-10T19:50:49Z")
The title of the film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy is a reference to the documentary Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy, which came out a few years earlier. Since then, Anchorman has gone on to have a popular s… --- ## [Do you think Who's on First is funny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-whos-on-first-is-funny/849018)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2020, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-whos-on-first-is-funny/849018 "2020-03-13T00:04:12Z")
As a baseball fan, I’ve suffered through the foul smelling excrement that is the ‘comedy’ routine of Who’s on First. It sucks! Maybe I had to be there. Maybe comedy doesn’t age well. Regardless, it’s awful and I’m glad … --- ## [Unipolar, Bipolar or Multipolar world: What is most stable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unipolar-bipolar-or-multipolar-world-what-is-most-stable/426242)
**Author:** [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2007, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unipolar-bipolar-or-multipolar-world-what-is-most-stable/426242 "2007-11-26T02:07:12Z")
Jacque Chirac strongly believed that a multipolar world was best: for France, certainly, but also for the world. Was he right? What is the best global system, in terms of stability? My initial thoughts on the pros and… --- ## [YOU are partly responsible for the BP oil spill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-partly-responsible-for-the-bp-oil-spill/544632)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-partly-responsible-for-the-bp-oil-spill/544632 "2010-06-30T15:33:20Z")
If you use it, take responsibility, if only in part. They wouldn’t be drillin’, if you weren’t be usin’. Ergo, you did your part in coating fluffy little white seabirds with dirty non-nutritious petrocarbons. Note: Ami… --- ## [Why are piano or keyboard keys called that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-piano-or-keyboard-keys-called-that/625968)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2016, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-piano-or-keyboard-keys-called-that/625968 "2016-11-28T17:14:35Z")
Searching for the derivation of “key” resulted in no help. I am guessing that “key” probably was only for locks, predating pianos, organs or typewriters. So why would the keys on those devices be called that? --- ## [Nintendo 64 won't work on HDTVs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-64-wont-work-on-hdtvs/597425)
**Author:** [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2011, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-64-wont-work-on-hdtvs/597425 "2011-09-24T05:41:43Z")
I bought a Nintendo 64 off eBay for some nostalgic gaming but have been having a helluva time getting it to work. The system itself works (the light comes on) but I’ve tested it on 3 HDTVs and a LCD monitor and all say t… --- ## [The Sarah Palin Baby-Name Generator.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sarah-palin-baby-name-generator/463700)
**Author:** [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2008, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sarah-palin-baby-name-generator/463700 "2008-09-19T23:54:03Z")
I don’t know if you’ve seen this yet, but my new name is\*\* Ripper Shook\*\*, what’s yours? --- ## [Southern Dopers: what regionalisms do you use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-dopers-what-regionalisms-do-you-use/207044)
**Author:** [@Nichol\_storm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nichol_storm)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2003, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-dopers-what-regionalisms-do-you-use/207044 "2003-10-19T19:46:30Z")
“Y’all” is pretty much universal, of course, but growing up in Mississippi I’ve picked up lots of other interesting slang. I used to ask my mother where “yonder” was supposed to be – “Is it right, left, north, south?” – … --- ## [Why are gunmakers allowed to copy designs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-gunmakers-allowed-to-copy-designs/481185)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-gunmakers-allowed-to-copy-designs/481185 "2009-01-16T15:32:28Z")
This thread on why revolver cylinders rotate in different directions got me thinking about how many firearms out there are blatant copies (or “improved/modernised versions”) of other existing guns. The Colt M1911 is one… --- ## [SonOfArizona is an idiot (as are all people who smoke their 1st cig)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sonofarizona-is-an-idiot-as-are-all-people-who-smoke-their-1st-cig/207645)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2003, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sonofarizona-is-an-idiot-as-are-all-people-who-smoke-their-1st-cig/207645 "2003-10-23T13:55:48Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=217429 In the above thread he asks for advice on smoking…then goes on to tell us he thinks it makes him “look relaxed” and helps him communicate. Who, in this… --- ## [Fotheringay-Phipps: Pushing Buttons for Fun or Really That Stupid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fotheringay-phipps-pushing-buttons-for-fun-or-really-that-stupid/496183)
**Author:** [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fotheringay-phipps-pushing-buttons-for-fun-or-really-that-stupid/496183 "2009-05-13T18:49:24Z")
I cannot decide if \*\*Fotheringay-Phipps \*\*is deliberately posting the most stupid attempts at “arguments” possible to watch people’s reactions, or if s/he really is that fucking retarded. F-P, you’re either a troll or a… --- ## [Is it normal to get PMS late in life? (TMI, perhaps)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-normal-to-get-pms-late-in-life-tmi-perhaps/435978)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2008, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-normal-to-get-pms-late-in-life-tmi-perhaps/435978 "2008-02-18T17:48:40Z")
Before anyone says anything, yes, I am going to call my doctor next week. I’ve never had PMS. I’ve been fairly regular with my periods, normal normal boring normal. Now that I’ve hit the ripe old age of 40, I’ve notic… --- ## [A huge kick in the nuts to whoever built the additons on my house.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-huge-kick-in-the-nuts-to-whoever-built-the-additons-on-my-house/388221)
**Author:** [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2007, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-huge-kick-in-the-nuts-to-whoever-built-the-additons-on-my-house/388221 "2007-01-21T00:39:29Z")
The core of my house was built in 1913. That, in and of itself, provides for miles of entertainment whenever home improvements are cocnerned (special order everything). At some point, someone decided to do additions on… --- ## [How to piss off phouka (long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-piss-off-phouka-long/419005)
**Author:** [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2007, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-piss-off-phouka-long/419005 "2007-12-19T04:05:48Z")
Near the end of August, I found out that my August 3rd paycheck from the school where I’d taught since January had bounced. Not only was the full amount of the check taken out of my account, but I was charged more than $… --- ## [Doing the "right" thing, when it doesn't matter, what's in it for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-the-right-thing-when-it-doesnt-matter-whats-in-it-for-you/621539)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2012, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-the-right-thing-when-it-doesnt-matter-whats-in-it-for-you/621539 "2012-05-16T14:27:31Z")
Everyone, except sociopaths, are motivated to do the right thing when it comes to the serious shit. We know not to steal someones car, kick a puppy, drive 20 mph over when school’s letting out, or not to mace a random gu… --- ## [Studio 60 - 11/13 (Nevada Day, Part II)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/studio-60-11-13-nevada-day-part-ii/380348)
**Author:** [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2006, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/studio-60-11-13-nevada-day-part-ii/380348 "2006-12-06T05:01:16Z")
Late on starting this, I know. Funny so far. It’s better than part 1. --- ## [Best depictions of a married couple?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-depictions-of-a-married-couple/611809)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2012, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-depictions-of-a-married-couple/611809 "2012-02-06T19:58:01Z")
They don’t have to be legally or technically married, just a long term couple. This is seemingly one of the hardest things to authentically capture on film by how many times I don’t buy a supposed couple. In Beetlejuice… --- ## [How and how long until I can do 1 armed pull ups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-and-how-long-until-i-can-do-1-armed-pull-ups/541155)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2010, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-and-how-long-until-i-can-do-1-armed-pull-ups/541155 "2010-05-30T15:46:33Z")
I can do about 20 pullups. (2 arms). I can hang by one arm and pull my body about halfway up once. I want to be able to do one armed pullups. Should I continue doing regular pullups and increasing the number well past 20… --- ## [Rice: white or brown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rice-white-or-brown/660892)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2013, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rice-white-or-brown/660892 "2013-06-18T20:56:45Z")
Take the poll. What’s your preference? I grew up on Minute Rice, didn’t know any different. In grad school my ethnic-Taiwanese roommate introduced me to his rice cooker and real white rice. I had nothing but real fre… --- ## [Is grafitti really that bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-grafitti-really-that-bad/78800)
**Author:** [@dalovindj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalovindj)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2024, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-grafitti-really-that-bad/78800 "2024-02-11T21:21:25Z")
I live in Brooklyn, and have grown to really dig some of the art-work these guys put up. There is some that sucks, but it’s like any art. Some are good at it and some are not. Alot of people just think it’s destruction o… --- ## [My newly dead uncle -- a prize in his Crackerjack house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-newly-dead-uncle-a-prize-in-his-crackerjack-house/451981)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2009, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-newly-dead-uncle-a-prize-in-his-crackerjack-house/451981 "2009-07-02T02:52:47Z")
One of my uncles died today – pretty much a total mystery man. I think I’ve met him twice, when I was 7 or 8 as a child, and about 35 years later at a get together of his siblings (the only time AFAIK that they have bee… --- ## [A no win situation for doctors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-no-win-situation-for-doctors/949790)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2021, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-no-win-situation-for-doctors/949790 "2021-09-12T00:53:36Z")
\[Ohio judge orders hospital to treat COVID patient with Ivermectin despite CDC warnings\] They are required to give potentially toxic, unapproved treatment and either way if he dies the wife will probably sue. --- ## [Are Asians Bad Drivers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-asians-bad-drivers/705893)
**Author:** [@waddlingeagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waddlingeagle)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2014, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-asians-bad-drivers/705893 "2014-12-29T04:34:18Z")
A fair number of Asian countries have abnormally high accident rates due to a number of factors: loose or non-existent enforcement of traffic laws, a widespread belief that drinking improves your driving, a much higher p… --- ## [Flavored liqueurs/cordials to put in tea and coffee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flavored-liqueurs-cordials-to-put-in-tea-and-coffee/676765)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2013, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flavored-liqueurs-cordials-to-put-in-tea-and-coffee/676765 "2013-12-26T03:42:15Z")
I bought some Creme de Cassis on a whim and put some in my hot tea. It was fantastic! The hot liquid (Barry’s Gold tea) really enhanced the berry-flavor. Now I’m on a quest to find other flavored liqueurs to put in my t… --- ## [Minimum Background Investigation - For IRS Job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-background-investigation-for-irs-job/388367)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2007, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-background-investigation-for-irs-job/388367 "2007-01-19T19:46:58Z")
I have to undergo the Federal Govt’s Minimum Background Investigation and am worried about something. I had a two periods of lengthy unemployment in the last 5 years (totaling 3.5 years out of work), and am wondering how… --- ## [Can sciatica be aggravated by bicycle riding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-sciatica-be-aggravated-by-bicycle-riding/191947)
**Author:** [@Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weird_AL_Einstein)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2003, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-sciatica-be-aggravated-by-bicycle-riding/191947 "2003-08-02T15:53:12Z")
I have developed some acute pain in my left leg lately, radiating down from the buttocks, and more recently in my lower back. Going by the symptoms this would appear to be a case of sciatica. Now, the pain I am experienc… --- ## [Mediocre movies salvaged by one great performance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mediocre-movies-salvaged-by-one-great-performance/571538)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2011, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mediocre-movies-salvaged-by-one-great-performance/571538 "2011-02-21T01:46:32Z")
Now that they’re remaking Arthur, it reminded me of my reaction to the film: it really wasn’t all that good (Liza Minnelli was badly miscast), but John Geilgud’s performance made the thing worth watching. There was als… --- ## [Exploding Fake Wallet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-fake-wallet/652573)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2013, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-fake-wallet/652573 "2013-03-11T19:21:37Z")
Are there fake wallets that explode? I’m thinking that this could be very useful if you were confronted. You could take the wallet out, press some button, and hand it over, and three seconds later, the guy’s missing his… --- ## [A mysterious light](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mysterious-light/599203)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2011, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mysterious-light/599203 "2011-11-02T14:49:03Z")
To get to my house, which is sorta in the boonies, one must travel ~10 miles down a windy, two lane county road. There are several houses and farms along this road, it isn’t exactly the middle of nowhere There is a hous… --- ## [Whatever happened to the huge debt Trump was going to face after leaving office?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-the-huge-debt-trump-was-going-to-face-after-leaving-office/959648)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-the-huge-debt-trump-was-going-to-face-after-leaving-office/959648 "2022-03-23T18:07:18Z")
Wasn’t outgoing President Trump facing collection of something like 400 million dollars a few months later? Summer of 2021 maybe? I think it involved heavily leveraged properties that had become much less profitable duri… --- ## [Obama's Cabinet (not the kind that's made of wood)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-cabinet-not-the-kind-thats-made-of-wood/471282)
**Author:** [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2008, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-cabinet-not-the-kind-thats-made-of-wood/471282 "2008-12-11T18:04:02Z")
So, because someone has to start this thread: Let’s have rampant speculation about Obama’s Cabinet. (President-elect Obama. President Obama! I’m still in shock.) I think Bill Richardson has a great shot at Secretary… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1537&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1539&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)