# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1542&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:** 1543 --- ## [What is this song Beavis and Butt-head are playing on air guitar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-song-beavis-and-butt-head-are-playing-on-air-guitar/638483)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2013, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-song-beavis-and-butt-head-are-playing-on-air-guitar/638483 "2013-01-06T08:24:07Z")
It is at 0:56 in this video: --- ## [Interesting Tudor-Stuart folks who you rarely see in movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-tudor-stuart-folks-who-you-rarely-see-in-movies/573282)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-tudor-stuart-folks-who-you-rarely-see-in-movies/573282 "2011-03-07T15:26:07Z")
Inspired by Mississippienne’s medieval villainsthread. One of my big irks about shows like The Tudors and the umpteen thousand novels and movies and plays and other works about Henry VIII and Elizabeth I is that in addi… --- ## [Sieve of Eratosthenes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sieve-of-eratosthenes/676097)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2013, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sieve-of-eratosthenes/676097 "2013-12-13T15:16:48Z")
What’s so special about the Sieve of Eratothenes that it even gets a name? I can’t imagine that the first time someone has the concept of a prime number explained to them, that this sorting method isn’t basically the nex… --- ## [The curse of same sex marriage, according to FounderChurch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-curse-of-same-sex-marriage-according-to-founderchurch/628331)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2012, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-curse-of-same-sex-marriage-according-to-founderchurch/628331 "2012-07-17T08:13:36Z")
These blueberries of posts are courtesy of a new member, with an apparent personal agenda. I just feel the level of response this wacko deserves is best handled in the pit. And Well, I did quote him as saying this d… --- ## [Anyone here ever get sleepless nights for no reason?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-get-sleepless-nights-for-no-reason/613940)
**Author:** [@Stelios](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stelios)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2012, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-get-sleepless-nights-for-no-reason/613940 "2012-02-29T17:07:39Z")
Because I had one last night and it freaked me the fuck out! Seriously, I really don’t like this feeling. My body is exhausted, but my mind is fresh and completely clear. There was absolutely no reason why I was kept … --- ## [THAT'S Chelsea Clinton???!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-chelsea-clinton/250341)
**Author:** [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2004, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-chelsea-clinton/250341 "2004-06-20T12:27:51Z")
So, I’m reading the paper at lunch, as I usually do, and I’m reading about Bush talking about what a great president Clinton was (that alone was enough to put me off my lunch) and I look at the pic of Chelsea and think: … --- ## [When does the Laffer Curve kick in, if at all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-the-laffer-curve-kick-in-if-at-all/504588)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2009, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-the-laffer-curve-kick-in-if-at-all/504588 "2009-08-11T00:50:02Z")
Rather than hijack this thread, I’m opening a seperate discussion on the Laffer curve here. The Laffer Curve is the idea, typically associated with supply side economics, that at some point your tax rate becomes high en… --- ## [Whats the relationship between Cotton Hill and Bobby Hill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-relationship-between-cotton-hill-and-bobby-hill/271589)
**Author:** [@Survey1215](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Survey1215)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2004, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-relationship-between-cotton-hill-and-bobby-hill/271589 "2004-10-29T20:24:13Z")
As a very recent convert to ‘King of the Hill,’ I’m still learning about the nuances of each character. I’ve seen tons of Bobby and plenty of Cotton, but don’t recall seeing the two of them interacting much. Whats the… --- ## [The SDMB I'm-Getting-In-Shape Support Group](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-im-getting-in-shape-support-group/32495)
**Author:** [@pldennison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pldennison)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2000, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-im-getting-in-shape-support-group/32495 "2000-09-20T21:43:30Z")
Recently, I took stock of my physical condition, and realized that, at 30, I am lazy, overweight and severely out-of-shape. So, I decided to do something about it. I decided, for the following reasons, that it was time t… --- ## [Becoming a pharmacist: easy and in very high demand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becoming-a-pharmacist-easy-and-in-very-high-demand/267969)
**Author:** [@WeRSauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WeRSauron)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2004, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becoming-a-pharmacist-easy-and-in-very-high-demand/267969 "2004-10-08T12:42:08Z")
My mother’s recently on a “one of my children should be a pharmacist, like their father” kick. (Forget, for a moment, that said father has a PhD in pharmacokinetics, which is a bit different from being a pharmacist.) She… --- ## [What is the alphabetical "first song" on your device?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-alphabetical-first-song-on-your-device/739214)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2015, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-alphabetical-first-song-on-your-device/739214 "2015-12-13T20:16:14Z")
Whenever I plug my phone in to someone’s car via USB to charge it seems to always want to connect immediately to their radio and play the very first song in the alphabetical listing. I don’t know how many times I’ve bee… --- ## [Which Foreign Cities Are The Most English Unfriendly Cities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-foreign-cities-are-the-most-english-unfriendly-cities/544217)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2010, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-foreign-cities-are-the-most-english-unfriendly-cities/544217 "2010-06-24T14:06:48Z")
I was talking to someone at work and she came back from Paris. Though she liked the trip she said her travel agent told her “Oh don’t worry everyone in Paris speaks English.” She said “No one spoke English. It was a nigh… --- ## [Duck You Dinglefuck!! Bosda's Pissed Off!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duck-you-dinglefuck-bosdas-pissed-off/164595)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2003, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duck-you-dinglefuck-bosdas-pissed-off/164595 "2003-04-04T15:13:45Z")
:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: I’ve been going to the local Waldenbooks about twice a week since December 1996. 6 years. Most of the staff knows me by name. I always treat them politely. I helped them catch a shoplift… --- ## [Are the circumstances of Obama's coming post-presidency unique?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-circumstances-of-obamas-coming-post-presidency-unique/769405)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2016, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-circumstances-of-obamas-coming-post-presidency-unique/769405 "2016-10-25T13:27:28Z")
Has a president ever left office relatively young, with high approval and favorability ratings, and with no significant scandals hanging over his head? --- ## [What would you do if money were literally no object](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-money-were-literally-no-object/957616)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-money-were-literally-no-object/957616 "2022-03-22T17:04:25Z")
So Bezos, Gates, Musk, Zuckergerg and Buffett, all died in a misaligned ride on the new space-X capsule and are now on their way to pluto, surprisingly they left you as their sole heir. After doing the usual benevolen… --- ## [I wish I was GAY](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-i-was-gay/313449)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2005, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-i-was-gay/313449 "2005-07-27T19:01:18Z")
I wish I was gay. I have strong, and constant, sexual desire for women, and yet I do not like hanging out with them. When I spend an evening with my male friends, talking and joking and carrying on, there is a real inte… --- ## [Norton's Zeal (and a mod warning)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nortons-zeal-and-a-mod-warning/326832)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2005, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nortons-zeal-and-a-mod-warning/326832 "2005-10-28T19:52:19Z")
Notice: Witness this adorable little lop-eared bunny rabbit I just purchased. The children call him “Mr. Wigglenose.” The 110 volt power supply that powers my computer is serially connected to Mr. Wigglenose’s wire ca… --- ## [Who designs the smocks that Fox News women wear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-designs-the-smocks-that-fox-news-women-wear/757627 "2016-06-21T20:45:56Z")
Who designs the smocks that Fox News women wear? Would Doper women wear such threads? --- ## [Good Grief - Gout?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-grief-gout/631791)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-grief-gout/631791 "2012-09-17T20:09:14Z")
So I went to work on Monday and in the afternoon, my foot started to hurt - sort of the same pain you get if you wear new shoes and they rub on your foot. Took off my shoe (sitting at desk, no big deal) and worked the r… --- ## [why is the kfc double down so expensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-kfc-double-down-so-expensive/536305)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2010, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-kfc-double-down-so-expensive/536305 "2010-04-17T23:45:45Z")
is it filling? worth trying? my friend wants to know --- ## [Like a palindrome, but not](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-a-palindrome-but-not/618830)
**Author:** [@Molotok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molotok)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2012, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-a-palindrome-but-not/618830 "2012-04-17T05:26:55Z")
I’m looking for something that’s like a plaindrome, except, it’s not the same back to front. It’s a sentence that, when you read it backwords, makes a completely different sentence. I’ve seen this in Russian - do any suc… --- ## [TV shows that haven't changed names, but should](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-havent-changed-names-but-should/539362)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2010, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-havent-changed-names-but-should/539362 "2010-06-15T01:18:57Z")
“Two and a Half Men” should at least be “Two and Three Quarters Men” by now. Or maybe “Two Men and an Obnoxious Teenager”. Any others? --- ## [What's the third best skyline in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-third-best-skyline-in-the-us/526434)
**Author:** [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2010, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-third-best-skyline-in-the-us/526434 "2010-01-31T03:59:57Z")
We’ll say New York and Chicago are #1 and #2. What’s #3? When I think of tier one skylines (lots of buildings, looks impressive driving/flying by) I’d choose these downtowns: \[ol\] \[li\]San Francisco\[/li\]\[li\]Philadelph… --- ## [US Constitution- 3/5 compromise misconception.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-constitution-3-5-compromise-misconception/627577)
**Author:** [@CyclopticXander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyclopticXander)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2012, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-constitution-3-5-compromise-misconception/627577 "2012-08-06T14:59:59Z")
I hate hate hate this. I only have a few real pet peeves, but my God if I don’t stop seeing this I’m going to lose my mind. I keep running into it everywhere, most annoyingly on cable news and right here on the SDMB in f… --- ## [Song titles (Parenthetical)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-parenthetical/613515)
**Author:** [@Krav\_Manga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krav_Manga)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2012, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-parenthetical/613515 "2012-02-25T22:10:54Z")
I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin Groovy) Continue (please) --- ## [Little moments where the movie \*hasn't\* spelled everything out for the audience.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-moments-where-the-movie-hasnt-spelled-everything-out-for-the-audience/837725)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2019, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-moments-where-the-movie-hasnt-spelled-everything-out-for-the-audience/837725 "2019-08-31T04:11:39Z")
X-Men 2: The Mastermind stand-in tries to influence Magneto but Mags just gives him a withering look and taps his helmet. But I’m pretty sure we never had it explained to us that Magneto’s helmet protects him from psion… --- ## [What's your favorite portion of the small intestine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-portion-of-the-small-intestine/638899)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2012, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-portion-of-the-small-intestine/638899 "2012-10-27T18:10:04Z")
Just as the title says, what’s your favorite section of the small intestine, and why? I prefer the duodenum because it may be the primary location of iron absorption, but I can see someone make a strong case for the jej… --- ## [Should Obama end Cuban problems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-obama-end-cuban-problems/473165)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2008, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-obama-end-cuban-problems/473165 "2008-11-19T23:11:16Z")
Should Obama end the boycott and enter into diplomatic relationships with Cuba? I think it is way late and we should have done so long ago. The Cuban people have suffered a long time and a trading partner that close woul… --- ## ["The general consensus among economists is that the New Deal didn't work."?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-general-consensus-among-economists-is-that-the-new-deal-didnt-work/495975)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2009, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-general-consensus-among-economists-is-that-the-new-deal-didnt-work/495975 "2009-05-13T23:22:51Z")
That’s the gist of what I heard an economist from U of Missouri (I think) last night on CNN. I was just flipping through the channels, so I didn’t catch the whole comment. He said something along the lines of “The New … --- ## [Gay Issues Seem Like A Boring Sideshow To Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-issues-seem-like-a-boring-sideshow-to-me/564976)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2010, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-issues-seem-like-a-boring-sideshow-to-me/564976 "2010-12-24T21:18:38Z")
I was watching MSNBC covering prospects for repeal of DADT, and I realized something … I don’t CARE about DADT. I don’t much care about DOMA either. Don’t get me wrong, I’m FOR gays being able to openly serve in the mili… --- ## [Ask the dairy farmer's daughter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-dairy-farmers-daughter/361164)
**Author:** [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2006, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-dairy-farmers-daughter/361164 "2006-06-22T20:25:15Z")
Inspired by this thread about cow tipping in GQ and the number of cow questions in it, I thought it might be nice for the city folk to get a chance to get some questions answered. Since I’m moving off the farm for good … --- ## [Is MSG bad for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-msg-bad-for-you/847850)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-msg-bad-for-you/847850 "2020-07-27T15:48:25Z")
I’m seeing Is the food additive MSG bad for you? - The Straight Dope today. Which is interesting in a historical sense, but should have been put out to pasture long ago. --- ## [Money Grubbing Shitheads Slice and Dice a Piece of History](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-grubbing-shitheads-slice-and-dice-a-piece-of-history/208582)
**Author:** [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2003, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-grubbing-shitheads-slice-and-dice-a-piece-of-history/208582 "2003-10-24T04:10:53Z")
Some excerpts from an ESPN article: \[sup\]EMPHASIS ADDED\[/sup\] May these money grubbing shitheads rot in Hell. Most people here are well enough aware of how little a sports enthusiast I am. However, this crosses the l… --- ## [y = x vs. f(x) = x](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/y-x-vs-f-x-x/689427)
**Author:** [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2014, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/y-x-vs-f-x-x/689427 "2014-05-28T20:27:38Z")
Is there a practical and/or philosophical difference between y=x and f(x)=x, or are they just two different notations of the same thing? Not homework - just trying to revisit some basic math concepts in attempt to get m… --- ## [A gentle grammar nudge from your friend Podkayne: "Intensive Purposes"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gentle-grammar-nudge-from-your-friend-podkayne-intensive-purposes/258635)
**Author:** [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2004, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gentle-grammar-nudge-from-your-friend-podkayne-intensive-purposes/258635 "2004-08-23T04:11:47Z")
Okay, folks, I’m telling you this because of my love for all mankind. The phrase is for all intents and purposes. I saw “for all intensive purposes” in an e-mail from a gentleman who was attempting to describe his educ… --- ## [1970s jingles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-jingles/323674)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2005, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-jingles/323674 "2005-10-02T15:46:05Z")
The GQ thread about KFC reminded me of a couple of their commercial jingles. Keeee-entucky, Friiiiiiied Chicken! was part of one. Get a bucket of chicken (Finger lickin’ good!) Have a barrel of fun (Goodbye ho-hum!) … --- ## [Men: peeing at a stall- door open or closed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-peeing-at-a-stall-door-open-or-closed/624050)
**Author:** [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-peeing-at-a-stall-door-open-or-closed/624050 "2012-06-05T08:43:30Z")
Scenario: You are a male who typically urinates standing up. You need to urinate. You walk into the mens restroom/bathroom/loo and observe that all of the urinals are occupied, but that the toilet stalls are not. Opting… --- ## [I avoided a scam today!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-avoided-a-scam-today/353469)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-avoided-a-scam-today/353469 "2006-07-14T18:39:36Z")
Every once in a while, our office gets these calls from people who need just a little more information so they can send us that copier toner we ordered. Thing is, we didn’t order any toner, but these callers sound so co… --- ## [What's up with perpetual students?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-perpetual-students/744086)
**Author:** [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-perpetual-students/744086 "2016-02-26T11:54:34Z")
There always seems to be a small subculture of university/college students who are well beyond typical student age (even elderly sometimes) but have been well entrenched at the institution for years. How do they support… --- ## [oh, my foul language is so awful, but dying brown people are just fine & dandy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-foul-language-is-so-awful-but-dying-brown-people-are-just-fine-dandy/311589)
**Author:** [@bob\_loblaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_loblaw)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2005, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-foul-language-is-so-awful-but-dying-brown-people-are-just-fine-dandy/311589 "2005-07-10T15:41:14Z")
ok, this has got to be the stupidest dumbass rule you fucking shitbag asswhores can come up with… i can fucking swear all the fucking fuck i want, apparently, in this one forum, where people come just for the sake of ven… --- ## [Borg vs. Jedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/borg-vs-jedi/597737)
**Author:** [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/borg-vs-jedi/597737 "2011-09-28T20:04:36Z")
Haven’t been Doping in a while, which is a real shame. As penance, though, I come to the Dope with this question, which was asked of me by a fellow sci-fi loving friend, and figured the SDMB is the perfect place to post… --- ## [Needing Life Advice BADLY (long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/needing-life-advice-badly-long/341402)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2006, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/needing-life-advice-badly-long/341402 "2006-02-11T19:21:25Z")
I don’t even know where to begin, or why I am writing this. I feel so lost and alone, I just need to get some of it out, I guess, and maybe get some suggestions I have overlooked. I have been unemployed now for 18 mont… --- ## [Anyone ever discover in an old show, a great talent you wern't aware of, only to find....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-discover-in-an-old-show-a-great-talent-you-wernt-aware-of-only-to-find/827253)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-discover-in-an-old-show-a-great-talent-you-wernt-aware-of-only-to-find/827253 "2019-11-27T22:14:51Z")
…yup. They died prematurely. Though my example is even more twisted. So I’m going through my Twilight Zone watch. I’m watching the season five ep “Ring A Ding Girl”. Who is this Maggie McNamera\*??? She’s gorgeous and th… --- ## [Was everything better when you were young?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-everything-better-when-you-were-young/549432)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-everything-better-when-you-were-young/549432 "2010-08-09T00:09:03Z")
Inspired by this thread about how video games suck now compared to when we were kids. I think I break the stereotype of the early-thirties person who thinks everything was better when we were younger. Here’s some examp… --- ## [Do you remember the specs/price of your first computer/internet connection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-the-specs-price-of-your-first-computer-internet-connection/510492)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2009, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-the-specs-price-of-your-first-computer-internet-connection/510492 "2009-09-23T09:54:08Z")
Completing my “looking for a new computer” trilogy- I’m probably a rider/middle adapter when it comes to technology. For those not familiar with the terms: Drivers/Early Adapters: those who are among the first to buy … --- ## [40,000 experience power outage in North Carolina, due to sabotage (4-DEC-22)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-000-experience-power-outage-in-north-carolina-due-to-sabotage-4-dec-22/976033)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-000-experience-power-outage-in-north-carolina-due-to-sabotage-4-dec-22/976033 "2023-01-01T20:28:58Z")
As I write this, crews are working to restore power to about 40,000 customers in North Carolina after a substation was damaged, apparently by gunshots. I did see that Moore County abuts Fort Bragg, which has plenty of… --- ## [How do I turn off the Seat Belt warning in a 2007 Chevy Aveo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-turn-off-the-seat-belt-warning-in-a-2007-chevy-aveo/471427)
**Author:** [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2008, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-turn-off-the-seat-belt-warning-in-a-2007-chevy-aveo/471427 "2008-11-07T17:34:11Z")
How do I turn off the Seat Belt warning in a 2007 Chevy Aveo? Sometimes I just feel like sitting in my car listening to the radio. The problem with this is that unless I have my seatbelt fastened, every 4 minutes I am … --- ## [Just how busy is a prostitute?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-busy-is-a-prostitute/423328)
**Author:** [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2007, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-busy-is-a-prostitute/423328 "2007-10-20T01:13:16Z")
According to this article about prostitution . Now, breaking out the old trusty calculator I find that 18000 people/365 days a year = her doing the nasty with 49.3 people per day! If she averaged 15 minutes per act she… --- ## [Probationary periods for employment are a crock... discuss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probationary-periods-for-employment-are-a-crock-discuss/62406)
**Author:** [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2001, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probationary-periods-for-employment-are-a-crock-discuss/62406 "2001-04-24T02:13:38Z")
I’ve been thinking about it for several months now. At my last job, well, I won’t go into detail about the circumstances, but about a week before my 90 day probationary period was up, I was informed that I was “not meeti… --- ## [Looking ahead to 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-ahead-to-2020/762102)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2016, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-ahead-to-2020/762102 "2016-12-24T07:02:27Z")
Hey! Ouch! Dammit, stop throwing those rocks at me! Okay, seriously, I imagine many people are horrified at the thought of starting to think about the next Presidential election before we’re even completed this one. I a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1541&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1543&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)