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**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2009, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-is-getting-taken-advantage-of-over-his-fathers-estate/496373 "2009-05-16T11:23:32Z")
My grandfather had 30 acres. Twenty years ago he gave my father 5 acres. My father helped my grandfather maintain the acres as a working horse farm for years. There was a spoken agreement that in exchange for his lab… --- ## [Newbies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbies/90967)
**Author:** [@Daowajan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daowajan)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2001, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbies/90967 "2001-11-07T22:16:25Z")
How many join every day, on average? P.S. I am a moron. --- ## [Mac question: can't log in, box shakes no - help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-question-cant-log-in-box-shakes-no-help/546612)
**Author:** [@EVIL\_COW\_PIE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EVIL_COW_PIE)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2010, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-question-cant-log-in-box-shakes-no-help/546612 "2010-07-16T03:14:42Z")
I have a Macbook OS 10.5. Today the battery ran out. I plugged it in and let it charge for a while. When I turned it back on it took longer than usual to give me the password box. When it finally did I logged in. I got … --- ## [This just in: Crosswalks make you immune to cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-crosswalks-make-you-immune-to-cars/501114)
**Author:** [@Soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2009, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-crosswalks-make-you-immune-to-cars/501114 "2009-07-09T10:01:04Z")
Update: NO THEY DON’T. So, I was driving home from Dairy Queen the other night having just purchased a delicious cookie dough Blizzard for SoulMate. We came to a four way stop, and ours was the only car in sight. On th… --- ## [Are all acids corrosive, or just the strong ones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-acids-corrosive-or-just-the-strong-ones/697001)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-acids-corrosive-or-just-the-strong-ones/697001 "2014-09-03T15:33:08Z")
Someone claimed that urine has no leaching/corroding effect on surfaces like plastic or metal, because it is a “weak acid” (uric acid.) But don’t ALL acids corrode? Shouldn’t it only be a matter of relative strength? A… --- ## [Hand sanitizer on a metal doorknob = rust?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-sanitizer-on-a-metal-doorknob-rust/691958)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-sanitizer-on-a-metal-doorknob-rust/691958 "2014-07-01T18:10:10Z")
Does putting hand sanitizer on a brass or steel doorknob lead to rust? Is there a rust-less way to disinfect a dirty metal doorknob? --- ## [Atre Bikinis Appropriate for Backyard pool Parties?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atre-bikinis-appropriate-for-backyard-pool-parties/168489)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2003, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atre-bikinis-appropriate-for-backyard-pool-parties/168489 "2003-04-16T23:48:02Z")
We just got ourpool installed-and I am going to invite the neighbors. I’m wondering if these gals will show up wearing dorky swimsuits, or if a few would be so nice as to wearthongs. Is it polite to specify attire on an … --- ## [Breaking the Fourth Wall in Real Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-the-fourth-wall-in-real-life/677407)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2014, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-the-fourth-wall-in-real-life/677407 "2014-01-01T10:33:43Z")
This thought occurred to me today, has anyone ever seen anyone do this in real life? :smiley: It would be a good way to freak people out! --- ## [Neutered Gentlemen: My Vasectomy is Tomorrow!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neutered-gentlemen-my-vasectomy-is-tomorrow/617184)
**Author:** [@markdash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markdash)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2012, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neutered-gentlemen-my-vasectomy-is-tomorrow/617184 "2012-03-31T08:04:43Z")
Just how difficult (or not) is the recovery? The urologist said it would feel like I was “kicked really hard.” Fortunately, I have never been kicked or otherwise struck very hard in that particular area, so I have no bas… --- ## [Any examples on TV & film of brawn=woman and brain=man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-examples-on-tv-film-of-brawn-woman-and-brain-man/608823)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2012, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-examples-on-tv-film-of-brawn-woman-and-brain-man/608823 "2012-01-19T00:06:00Z")
It’s a trope that in male/female pairings, the brawn will be the guy and the brain will be the girl. If there’s a split, that is. I’m thinking of innumerable TV ads, Moonlighting, Anne McCaffrey’s Ship series, etc. Are … --- ## [Affirmative Action: Use enslavement history as a test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affirmative-action-use-enslavement-history-as-a-test/730659)
**Author:** [@Chief\_Pedant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chief_Pedant)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2015, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affirmative-action-use-enslavement-history-as-a-test/730659 "2015-10-08T00:02:21Z")
Richard Rothstein suggests that, instead of using self-identified race as a criterion, University of Texas should use a history of (American) enslavement. “And although no race-neutral advocates have actually proposed t… --- ## [Can iPads get viruses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-ipads-get-viruses/661571)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2013, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-ipads-get-viruses/661571 "2013-06-22T16:18:37Z")
So who’s right? Research says there aren’t any known ones out there, but is it technically possible for, say, a Web-based one to get into a tablet device, and then download itself into a computer next time it’s hooked… --- ## [Life Begins When You Realize that Women have Rights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-begins-when-you-realize-that-women-have-rights/469704)
**Author:** [@arcane\_eye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arcane_eye)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2008, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-begins-when-you-realize-that-women-have-rights/469704 "2008-11-21T16:35:01Z")
I was shocked by your highly ignorant column on “when life begins”. You have a very conservative approach, and a misogynistic one at that. I appreciate your attempt at explaining brain waves. But what your article lack… --- ## [A tendon deformity and "super" strength?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tendon-deformity-and-super-strength/510636)
**Author:** [@ManiacMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ManiacMan)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2009, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tendon-deformity-and-super-strength/510636 "2009-09-20T17:51:13Z")
A co worker of mine who weighs about 130lbs soaking wet says that he has some sort of tendon deformity that allows him to be extra strong. He insists that he can curl 80lb dumbells with perfect form for example…and that … --- ## [Lawmakers search for a wealthy Katrina corpse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawmakers-search-for-a-wealthy-katrina-corpse/322396)
**Author:** [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2005, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawmakers-search-for-a-wealthy-katrina-corpse/322396 "2005-09-23T19:13:41Z")
From Time, we see that Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions is on a mission to find a wealthy victim of Hurricane Katrina to push for repeal of the federal estate tax. Apparently, the theory is that if they find a suitable vic… --- ## [Question about The Crying Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-crying-game/368241)
**Author:** [@Stillwell\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stillwell_Angel)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2006, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-crying-game/368241 "2006-08-20T19:17:52Z")
Okay, I’m always about ten or fifteen years behind on my movie viewing, so I’m just seeing this for the first time tonight. Now from what I remember about the hype when this was first released, the big suprise was that … --- ## [Islam in Europe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/islam-in-europe/521585)
**Author:** [@Chen019](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chen019)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2009, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/islam-in-europe/521585 "2009-12-22T21:25:43Z")
It’s interesting to see the views of those on blogs. I recently stumbled upon a website frequented by Pakistanis in the west. As an example, here are some comments about an incident where a Muslim woman in France was n… --- ## [Holder CIA Witch Hunt comes up without witches....bitches.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holder-cia-witch-hunt-comes-up-without-witches-bitches/587952)
**Author:** [@Evil\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_One)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holder-cia-witch-hunt-comes-up-without-witches-bitches/587952 "2011-07-07T03:02:35Z")
And the desire for more liberal porn comes up empty. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-cias-exoneration-and-holders-reckoning/2011/07/04/gHQASrfnxH\_story.html Perhaps this will be considered a bit ideologicall… --- ## [Top 10 Dangerous Airlines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-10-dangerous-airlines/561050)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2010, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-10-dangerous-airlines/561050 "2010-11-19T21:22:53Z")
See them here. But they’re in that annoying (to me) format where you have to click for a new page to see the next one, so I’ll list them here, with No 1 being the most dangerous: Cubana Airlines China Airlines Iran Ai… --- ## [Army, Navy, Airforce, Marines????](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-navy-airforce-marines/164367)
**Author:** [@empfsu1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/empfsu1)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2003, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-navy-airforce-marines/164367 "2003-03-31T21:19:33Z")
The most generalized description of what each of these forces does is: Army - Land attack Navy - Sea attack Airforce - Air attack Marines - All purpose, bad ass SH!@T But as stated above, I’m sure this is a huge gen… --- ## [I think it's weird that "finding a job" should be so difficult for nearly everyone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-its-weird-that-finding-a-job-should-be-so-difficult-for-nearly-everyone/915487)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-its-weird-that-finding-a-job-should-be-so-difficult-for-nearly-everyone/915487 "2020-08-12T18:24:43Z")
Even disregarding the current economic situation. I find it weird that “finding a job” seems like such a universally difficult problem for nearly everyone. I can see how that might happen if you are trying to get into… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 8, Episode 12 (January 8, 2015) -- "The Space Probe Disintegration"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-12-january-8-2015-the-space-probe-disintegration/709332)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2015, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-12-january-8-2015-the-space-probe-disintegration/709332 "2015-01-16T23:06:13Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [The lamest cartoon gets lamer: Pitting Johnny Hart & B.C.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lamest-cartoon-gets-lamer-pitting-johnny-hart-b-c/302036)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2005, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lamest-cartoon-gets-lamer-pitting-johnny-hart-b-c/302036 "2005-05-04T15:24:53Z")
It’s probably never been anybody’s favorite cartoon strip, but generally Johnny Hart’s BC is as inoccuous as it is uninspired. But in recent years he’s been managing to have his “cavemen” become progressively more vocal… --- ## [Six degrees of Straight Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-straight-dope/296784)
**Author:** [@Emilio\_Lizardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emilio_Lizardo)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2005, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-straight-dope/296784 "2005-04-16T15:50:29Z")
Over the years I’ve lurked and then posted here, I’ve seen a bunch of “six degree” encounters, where Dopers dicover they have mutual friends, or live nearby each other, or went to the same school. I don’t know if this h… --- ## [tampons and anuses??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tampons-and-anuses/205936)
**Author:** [@MelCthefirst](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MelCthefirst)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2022, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tampons-and-anuses/205936 "2022-07-22T10:40:08Z")
Sorry to be so graphic - and I hope I am not being offensive to anyone, this is not my intention. My female friend when in Soho, London, went into a shop to buy some tampons. I don’t know how the topic came up, but my … --- ## [Unusual things you saw today, or recently anyway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-things-you-saw-today-or-recently-anyway/722802)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2015, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-things-you-saw-today-or-recently-anyway/722802 "2015-06-27T11:29:56Z")
Earlier today, I was driving down a very busy street by a bank (OK, maybe it was a credit union :rolleyes:) and saw a woman with an ID badge out sweeping the sidewalk with a broom and one of those dustpans that has a lon… --- ## [Steve Jobs vs. Journalism & Free Speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-vs-journalism-free-speech/301260)
**Author:** [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2005, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-vs-journalism-free-speech/301260 "2005-04-29T15:49:31Z")
Many of you have probably heard of the spate of lawsuits filed against Apple-centric bloggers forcing them, if upheld, to reveal sources of product leaks. Now Jobs apparently has decided to boycot Wiley & Son’s entire l… --- ## [Scaring the crap out of Trick-or-Treaters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scaring-the-crap-out-of-trick-or-treaters/323514)
**Author:** [@Mint\_Julep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mint_Julep)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2005, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scaring-the-crap-out-of-trick-or-treaters/323514 "2005-09-28T02:48:32Z")
My sis and her hubby live in a nice neighborhood with lots of Trick or Treaters and since it falls on a Monday and all of my parties will be the weekend before, so for my entertainment I am planning to get her hubby and … --- ## [Mundane consequences of modern or future technology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-consequences-of-modern-or-future-technology/626832)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2012, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-consequences-of-modern-or-future-technology/626832 "2012-07-03T22:12:50Z")
When newspapers are finally gone, how will kidnappers prove their victim is still alive? Share your own examples. --- ## [Why does Hungarian = Gypsy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-hungarian-gypsy/276395)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2004, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-hungarian-gypsy/276395 "2004-11-26T05:51:21Z")
Where does this sterotype come from? I never thought of gypsies as having any roots, personally… COuldn’t they be from any nationality? What’s the SDope? --- ## [7-11 Conversion Attempt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-11-conversion-attempt/298879)
**Author:** [@OhFace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OhFace)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2005, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-11-conversion-attempt/298879 "2005-05-24T16:58:06Z")
I has a somewhat surreal experience at the local 7-11 this Sunday. Flander performed at a concert in West Palm and we made a quick stop at 7-11 for gas and drinks before hitting the expressay. So I go in and get his re… --- ## [Can anyone recommend me a program that will beep every 20 minutes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-me-a-program-that-will-beep-every-20-minutes/527447)
**Author:** [@Weedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weedy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2010, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-me-a-program-that-will-beep-every-20-minutes/527447 "2010-02-04T15:31:53Z")
It doesn’t have to be every 20minutes. Ideally, the interval would be flexible. The important thing is that it just beeps, or makes some sound, and doesn’t require me to acknowledge it, like click anything, or close pop-… --- ## [New Fall Network TV shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fall-network-tv-shows/698221)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2014, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fall-network-tv-shows/698221 "2014-12-08T17:17:24Z")
I watched all Big Three networks fall Previews, and here is what I liked: Forever. (The did this before in New Amsterdam, let’s hope this one lasts.) Houdini- watched and was great! NCIS- NO. Maybes: Constantine. G… --- ## [How do you deal with panic attacks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-deal-with-panic-attacks/723915)
**Author:** [@JVDaly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JVDaly)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2015, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-deal-with-panic-attacks/723915 "2015-07-18T16:30:12Z")
I’ve got pretty severe panic disorder and have panic attacks on a near daily basis (sometimes several a day). They can last for anything from 20 minute to 2 hours. Are any fellow dopers similarly afflicted. If so, how… --- ## [Working in IT sucks. Ever transitioned out of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-in-it-sucks-ever-transitioned-out-of-it/773809)
**Author:** [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2016, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-in-it-sucks-ever-transitioned-out-of-it/773809 "2016-12-12T21:36:17Z")
So I’m spending my 26th weekend in the last 52 weeks babysitting a team doing maintenance on some systems that support a “critical” business application that does some dumb shit to convince morons to waste their money, a… --- ## [What Multi-vitamins, dietary supplements do you take and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-multi-vitamins-dietary-supplements-do-you-take-and-why/625219)
**Author:** [@manila](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manila)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2012, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-multi-vitamins-dietary-supplements-do-you-take-and-why/625219 "2012-06-21T02:50:09Z")
Just that. based on your lifestyle, age and history what do you find is helpful to your wellbeing. I am looking to garner opinions as to the relative benefits of supplements specifically where your lifestyle, or condit… --- ## [What Browser Do You Use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-browser-do-you-use/598217)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-browser-do-you-use/598217 "2011-10-14T19:32:49Z")
Seems like everyone is falling all over themselves about Chrome. I downloaded it, and I use it occasionally for things that don’t work well in Firefox, but I have found it incredibly slow and so I don’t use it as my mai… --- ## [One space or two?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-space-or-two/445825)
**Author:** [@goofball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goofball)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2008, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-space-or-two/445825 "2008-04-24T21:39:06Z")
I was told in high school to use two spaces after the period that ends a sentence. Lately though, I’ve noticed some web sites advocating the use of only one space after the period at the end of a sentence. So which is … --- ## [20 random people including you. Person who asks for least gets it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-random-people-including-you-person-who-asks-for-least-gets-it/697937)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2014, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-random-people-including-you-person-who-asks-for-least-gets-it/697937 "2014-09-11T18:57:44Z")
So the eccentric billionaire from IMHO strikes again. This time, she approaches 20 random people in your office, including you. She lays it out, you can ask for any amount of money between $.01 and $10,000,000,000, and t… --- ## [The Terry Pratchett Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terry-pratchett-thread/184156)
**Author:** [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2003, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terry-pratchett-thread/184156 "2003-07-14T07:18:01Z")
Angua and I were discussing …um… oh yeah! working late! Last week. And Wee Free Men came up. A week before that, several people chimed in on a totally unrelated thread about fellow dopesters who are Pratchett fans. I wa… --- ## [Other Boards - SDMB Related](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-boards-sdmb-related/504251)
**Author:** [@Xploder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xploder)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2009, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-boards-sdmb-related/504251 "2009-08-02T16:55:24Z")
Are we allowed to discuss The Giraffe Boards, or Bomebo or CarnalK’s site or even the snarkpit? Since I cam back online, after a multi year hiatus, I was wondering. Before, any and every other board that was the least bi… --- ## [Everything I need to know, I learned at the movies..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-i-need-to-know-i-learned-at-the-movies/67139)
**Author:** [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2001, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-i-need-to-know-i-learned-at-the-movies/67139 "2001-08-03T00:38:44Z")
We all know that the movies are not real life. But you can still learn some interesting things from the celluloid world. For example… Large, loft apartments in New York City are plentiful and affordable, even if the ten… --- ## [How much for two eggs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-for-two-eggs/659007)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-for-two-eggs/659007 "2013-05-27T03:21:05Z")
So, let’s say you didn’t bring enough food for lunch one day, so you stop in at a little breakfast/lunch diner across the street that you have always sort of wondered about, but never hit because you always bring your ow… --- ## [Sampiro refuses an offer of free rent and great nostalgia from his sister](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampiro-refuses-an-offer-of-free-rent-and-great-nostalgia-from-his-sister/351996)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2006, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampiro-refuses-an-offer-of-free-rent-and-great-nostalgia-from-his-sister/351996 "2006-04-15T04:58:57Z")
So, this is an odd and longish and pointless story. I grew up on my father’s cattle farm in very rural central Alabama. The name of the house was Locksley Hall, a rather grandiloquent name for a rather mundane house (i… --- ## [Commercials you actually liked (found amusing etc.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-actually-liked-found-amusing-etc/402809)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2007, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-actually-liked-found-amusing-etc/402809 "2007-05-08T19:48:35Z")
We’ve had far too many ad-bashing threads lately, so I thought I’d go against the grain (as is usually my wont) and ask people to provide examples of TV ads which were clever, amusing if not LOL funny, or otherwise inter… --- ## [UFOs in Jaws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufos-in-jaws/679358)
**Author:** [@weemart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/weemart)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2014, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufos-in-jaws/679358 "2014-01-21T14:29:43Z")
Hi, Has anyone ever noticed the 2 UFOs that appear in the movie Jaws? They appear just after the scene when they try to shoot the shark after singing “Show Me The Way To Go Home”? Has anyone ever investigated what the… --- ## [Do you remove dealership branding from a car you've purchased?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remove-dealership-branding-from-a-car-youve-purchased/814873)
**Author:** [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2018, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remove-dealership-branding-from-a-car-youve-purchased/814873 "2018-05-31T04:09:00Z")
I’m old and I’ve bought more than a few cars in my life. After I return home with my new (or used, but new to me) car, I remove the various things that identify the dealership where I bought the car. This usually include… --- ## [What's your snobbery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-snobbery/422855)
**Author:** [@Siddhartha\_Vicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siddhartha_Vicious)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2007, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-snobbery/422855 "2007-10-18T16:46:24Z")
What’s that particular thing that you know more about than practically anyone else, or that you have such particularly high standards for that you simply can’t abide the cheap or common stuff? What subject do all of you… --- ## [Bank makes spectacular error, not in my favor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-makes-spectacular-error-not-in-my-favor/677848)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-makes-spectacular-error-not-in-my-favor/677848 "2014-01-09T04:42:02Z")
This saga began today when Mrs. J. stopped at the Great Speckled Midwestern Bank’s drive-thru to make a deposit in our joint account. The aged clerk seemed a bit confused but took care of the transaction. Later, checkin… --- ## [The Straight Dope for Women and Gay Men -or- Who is the hottest male celebrity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-for-women-and-gay-men-or-who-is-the-hottest-male-celebrity/850112)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-for-women-and-gay-men-or-who-is-the-hottest-male-celebrity/850112 "2020-05-20T20:30:04Z")
In another thread about beautiful women in musik a poster got snarky about the Straight dope for Men. Rather than sit back and listen to another lecture on misogyny I thought I would staart one. I have no particular do… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1538&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1540&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)