# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1545&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:** 1546 --- ## [U.S. looking at charging Assange of Wikileaks under Espionage Act of 1917](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-looking-at-charging-assange-of-wikileaks-under-espionage-act-of-1917/549028)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-looking-at-charging-assange-of-wikileaks-under-espionage-act-of-1917/549028 "2010-08-05T05:40:06Z")
No, really. Story here. The Espionage Act of 1917?! WHY IS THAT DAMNED THING STILL ON THE BOOKS?! :mad::mad::mad: It was the basis of Schenck v. United States – one of the most disgraceful episodes in the history of… --- ## [What happens if you literally eat shit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-literally-eat-shit/804977)
**Author:** [@UCBearcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UCBearcats)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2018, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-literally-eat-shit/804977 "2018-01-07T11:56:22Z")
I know urine is generally sterile and won’t cause problems if ingested. If someone literally eats shit, will they die?? --- ## [What's the terminal velocity of an elephant and would would happen when it landed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-terminal-velocity-of-an-elephant-and-would-would-happen-when-it-landed/463622)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-terminal-velocity-of-an-elephant-and-would-would-happen-when-it-landed/463622 "2008-09-15T18:56:27Z")
Approximately what would be the terminal velocity of an adult African elephant? Would it be about the same as a person? Suppose an adult elephant were dropped from a height sufficient to ensure it reached terminal … --- ## [What's the single most boring, yet wildly popular, topic of conversation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-single-most-boring-yet-wildly-popular-topic-of-conversation/356272)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2006, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-single-most-boring-yet-wildly-popular-topic-of-conversation/356272 "2006-05-13T14:41:13Z")
People can blather on about all kinds of things. In my office these days, people talk about wedding plans (two brides!), the arrival of spring weather, how those Mariners are doing, an annoying departmental mascot that’s… --- ## [Abusing E=Mc2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusing-e-mc2/648059)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2013, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusing-e-mc2/648059 "2013-01-26T21:48:34Z")
Ok, so I don’t know how to do superscript in a title. But you physics people know the reference. So here’s me question: Using that…formula, is it correct to say M = E/c\[sup\]2\[/sup\]? What I want to do is make somethin… --- ## [What are Conservative Republicans Thinking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-conservative-republicans-thinking/613883)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2012, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-conservative-republicans-thinking/613883 "2012-02-28T23:07:52Z")
It seems to me that in order to win the Republican nomination the candidates have to out-Right Wing the next guy or gal. Is this because the Republicans actually think this kind of candidate can defeat Obama, or is it be… --- ## [It "might" snow, lets cancel school..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-might-snow-lets-cancel-school/564360)
**Author:** [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-might-snow-lets-cancel-school/564360 "2010-12-19T17:44:43Z")
I grew up in the midwest in the late 70’s - early 80’s, and snowstorms weren’t uncommon. It was uncommon for school to be cancelled because of snow. I remember going to school with 8 inches (or more) of snow on the gro… --- ## [What single place has been part of most different countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-single-place-has-been-part-of-most-different-countries/679065)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2014, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-single-place-has-been-part-of-most-different-countries/679065 "2014-01-23T20:21:16Z")
I’ve heard elderly European residents quoted as saying things like “I’ve lived in the same house all my life, but I’ve lived in three different countries,” but what single town or village has been part of most nations in… --- ## [Miracle Whip or Mayo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miracle-whip-or-mayo/572719)
**Author:** [@wonder\_lust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonder_lust)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2011, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miracle-whip-or-mayo/572719 "2011-03-01T14:10:02Z")
Which do you prefer? --- ## [Can anyone defend the Hummer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-defend-the-hummer/406214)
**Author:** [@happywaffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happywaffle)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2007, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-defend-the-hummer/406214 "2007-06-06T20:01:15Z")
I posit that the Hummer is a garish and selfish display of consumerism that necessarily denotes an unfriendly attitude and very likely compensates for one’s own perceived shortcomings (penile or otherwise). That sure so… --- ## [Women's Clothing and Prominent Nipples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-clothing-and-prominent-nipples/66028)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2001, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-clothing-and-prominent-nipples/66028 "2001-05-30T17:43:17Z")
Out of curiosity. When women wear sheer blouse + bra cominations or light sweaters to the office and their nipples are quite prominent in this clothing do women reflect for even for a passing moment on the effect this m… --- ## [yellow mallard ducklings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-mallard-ducklings/119582)
**Author:** [@scm1001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scm1001)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-mallard-ducklings/119582 "2012-12-06T18:38:14Z")
I was out with my kids and we spotted a pair of mallards with 8 ducklings. 6 were the normal brown grey mottled duckling look, but two were bright yellow. I promised the kids I would ask here why two were yellow. Are the… --- ## [South Park 4/14 - "200"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-4-14-200/536231)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2010, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-4-14-200/536231 "2010-04-22T19:18:59Z")
It looks like this season of South Park is off to a strong start, aside from the first two weak episodes (Sex Addiction/ Scrotie McBoogerballs), the last three eps have been actually good This episode was especially goo… --- ## [Jury finds all Oregon standoff defendants not guilty of federal conspiracy, gun charges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-finds-all-oregon-standoff-defendants-not-guilty-of-federal-conspiracy-gun-charges/769895)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-finds-all-oregon-standoff-defendants-not-guilty-of-federal-conspiracy-gun-charges/769895 "2016-11-01T03:15:53Z")
I would have lost that bar bet. I mean you saw them! They were on TV bragging about it. Not clear how a prosecutor could lose that case. Jury finds all Oregon standoff defendants not guilty of federal conspiracy, gun ch… --- ## [Is the Collar of Esses in official use currently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-collar-of-esses-in-official-use-currently/531865)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2010, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-collar-of-esses-in-official-use-currently/531865 "2010-05-06T15:06:39Z")
When one thinks of a “chain of office” the prime example is the Collar of Esses, which can be seen depicted in the portait of Thomas More. Does this collar still have official significance? Is it ever worn today? By whom… --- ## [Why So Much Overpriced Listings On Ebay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-much-overpriced-listings-on-ebay/605014)
**Author:** [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-much-overpriced-listings-on-ebay/605014 "2011-12-07T13:36:09Z")
I’ve been Ebaying since the early 2000s and listings with ridiculous offer prices only seem to increase by the years. Why are there so many listings for common goods that are available for brand new on Amazon for less th… --- ## [The greatest LIVING American hero.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-living-american-hero/143504)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2002, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-living-american-hero/143504 "2002-12-19T23:20:24Z")
So, I found out that earlier today that one of my wifes friends asked her if their 16 year old daughter could use come over and use our computer to type up a report for school. Why my wife is friends with this slunt I ha… --- ## ["Rise of the Planet of the Apes" trailer - HOLY CRAP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-trailer-holy-crap/578383)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2011, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-trailer-holy-crap/578383 "2011-04-19T23:13:57Z")
If you need to find me on August 5th, I’ll be here: \*Rise of the Planet of the Apes \*teaser trailer The effects are by WETA and Andy Serkis plays the main ape, Caeser, in the same fashion they did it Gollum and King Ko… --- ## [March 6 Dem Debate: The Showdown in Flint (Don't drink the water)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-6-dem-debate-the-showdown-in-flint-dont-drink-the-water/748164)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-6-dem-debate-the-showdown-in-flint-dont-drink-the-water/748164 "2016-03-11T23:18:57Z")
Bernie and Hillary go at it tonight in Flint, MI. Debate starts in about an hour. Voting in Michigan is on Tuesday, and Hillary looks like she’ll dominate. I imagine the Flint water crisis will get more airtime tonight … --- ## [Songs forever ruined through association](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-forever-ruined-through-association/542200)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2010, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-forever-ruined-through-association/542200 "2010-06-09T19:56:28Z")
…through no fault of their own (although perhaps due to the fault of their creators/owners of rights). One of the great things about music, is that it’s like a scent - it can instantly conjure up memories and sensations… --- ## [Would you feel comfortable bringing otherwise-uninvited guests to such a gathering?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-feel-comfortable-bringing-otherwise-uninvited-guests-to-such-a-gathering/696475)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-feel-comfortable-bringing-otherwise-uninvited-guests-to-such-a-gathering/696475 "2014-08-27T21:40:08Z")
Yesterday my wife & I threw a party in celebration of the anniversary of our reconciliation, a few years back. We invited about 30 people, all family and close friends; my baby sister and I did the cooking. We sent out w… --- ## [When to take our 3.5 year old son to a speech therapist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-to-take-our-3-5-year-old-son-to-a-speech-therapist/598775)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2011, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-to-take-our-3-5-year-old-son-to-a-speech-therapist/598775 "2011-12-08T10:54:43Z")
Our three year old son is bright enough, and he talks our heads off. But he is much harder to understand for strangers then most of the kids his age at daycare. The daycare has said to us that while our sons’speech is s… --- ## [My Fiancee is keeping her Surname...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fiancee-is-keeping-her-surname/620111)
**Author:** [@Malden\_Capell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malden_Capell)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2012, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fiancee-is-keeping-her-surname/620111 "2012-05-01T23:09:34Z")
…which I’m totally cool with, but does anybody know what type of conventions there are for naming children? We both have surnames that sound clumsy when double-barrelled, so we’d rather not go there. I’ve contemplated … --- ## [Let Me Help, Mr. Bernanke.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-help-mr-bernanke/551792)
**Author:** [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2010, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-help-mr-bernanke/551792 "2010-09-06T03:11:06Z")
Fed chairman in the NYT. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/28/business/economy/28fed.html?partner=MYWAY&ei=5065 (bolding mine) I have a suggestion based on the following observations. Much private debt is the result of … --- ## [You must save your loved ones from grisly death one at a time. Do you know who's first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-must-save-your-loved-ones-from-grisly-death-one-at-a-time-do-you-know-whos-first/594243)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2011, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-must-save-your-loved-ones-from-grisly-death-one-at-a-time-do-you-know-whos-first/594243 "2011-10-11T00:36:20Z")
A fiendish madman\* has abducted your loved ones† and placed them in a death trap – let’s say bound hand and foot and dropped into a tank full of sharks. Each is bleeding‡ from several cuts, the better to draw the sharks… --- ## [TBBT - 3/12/2015 "The Leftover Thermalization"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tbbt-3-12-2015-the-leftover-thermalization/714852)
**Author:** [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2015, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tbbt-3-12-2015-the-leftover-thermalization/714852 "2015-03-17T13:27:41Z")
In anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [Stupidest thing you've ever said](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-thing-youve-ever-said/624228)
**Author:** [@Three\_Packs\_a\_Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Three_Packs_a_Day)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2012, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-thing-youve-ever-said/624228 "2012-06-08T16:11:20Z")
I was at a college football game (one of my only- even drunk, I’m no sports fan). I’m getting bored, so I say “Man, this game isn’t even half over yet, is it? Is it?” Gee, did you see a half-time show yet, dummy? Yours… --- ## [Fantasy Books for Boys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-books-for-boys/606042)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2011, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-books-for-boys/606042 "2011-12-15T08:06:31Z")
My nephew is 11 years old and has read all the Harry Potter books and all of Rick Riordan’s stuff. Not surprisingly, he likes Greek mythology. Any suggestions in a similar vein for a Xmas present? Thanks for any help as … --- ## [HELP I ran diesel in my gas lawn tractor !!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-ran-diesel-in-my-gas-lawn-tractor/177673)
**Author:** [@Skillet38](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skillet38)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2003, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-ran-diesel-in-my-gas-lawn-tractor/177673 "2003-05-27T20:09:40Z")
No excuses, grabbed the wrong can by mistake and well, it ran fine for a half hour or so. There was some gasoline in the tank to start with, so it was getting a mix. Briggs and Stratton 17 hp. Obviously I will empty t… --- ## [Is it legal to make employees speak only English?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-make-employees-speak-only-english/274208)
**Author:** [@Pammipoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pammipoo)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2004, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-make-employees-speak-only-english/274208 "2004-11-18T17:59:56Z")
Okay, first, a little background. I’m a manager of a restaurant in the suburbs of Boston. 99% of our employees are natives of Guatemala or the Dominican Republic, and speak Spanish. Most of them speak and understand Engl… --- ## [I have a hemorrhoid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-hemorrhoid/300352)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2005, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-hemorrhoid/300352 "2005-04-22T14:15:13Z")
And boy does my ass hurt. It literally came out of nowhere. I was just sitting here, not to long -45 minutes, and all of a sudden it hurts to sit. Now it also hurts to stand. With no “Preparation H” on hand what can … --- ## [How regularly does lightning strike the Vatican?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-regularly-does-lightning-strike-the-vatican/650121)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-regularly-does-lightning-strike-the-vatican/650121 "2013-02-14T15:44:43Z")
There is a pretty cool pic doing the rounds of a lightning bolt striking the Vatican on the same day Pope Benedict announced his resignation. Despite some acquaintances freaking out about it I don’t think its particular… --- ## [Viewing works differently as you age](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viewing-works-differently-as-you-age/611394)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2012, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viewing-works-differently-as-you-age/611394 "2012-02-07T03:14:52Z")
The thread on Beetlejuice made me think of how in the movie Betelgeuse uses duress to force Lydia to marry him, and of course he is enjoying her discomfort. As a child I never even considered the realities of this, force… --- ## [I need help finding a dress to wear to a wedding!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-finding-a-dress-to-wear-to-a-wedding/496194)
**Author:** [@MissMossie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissMossie)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2011, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-finding-a-dress-to-wear-to-a-wedding/496194 "2011-07-06T07:47:11Z")
I’m supposed to go to an outdoor wedding on May 30 and I have no idea what sort of dress to wear to it. It’s at 6:30 in the evening, I think (I don’t have the invitation readily accessible). The wedding is being held a… --- ## [Madoff's Sentence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madoffs-sentence/500717)
**Author:** [@Burton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Burton)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2009, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madoffs-sentence/500717 "2009-07-04T22:12:42Z")
His lawyer thinks 12 to 15 years is sufficient. I guess if there was no parole that would be a life sentence or very close. I think the harshest sentence that the law allows is what he should get on the slight chance t… --- ## [Tuxedo vs black suit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuxedo-vs-black-suit/660031)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuxedo-vs-black-suit/660031 "2014-07-25T10:34:48Z")
Absent the cumberbund and bow tie, what’s the dif? I need a new suit for my daughter’s wedding and I’m wondering about wearing a tux at less formal occasions. To my untrained eye, a black tux is just an especially nice… --- ## [Thanksgiving Menu 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-menu-2016/772193)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2016, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-menu-2016/772193 "2016-11-26T21:12:14Z")
So what is everydoper planning for Thanksgiving? What do you have to have? What are you planning to make new & different? Dish Dish Dish (Pardon the Pun(s) (Apparently we are going out of town… we’re staying with t… --- ## [My God (Cecil) have you forsaken us?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-cecil-have-you-forsaken-us/192694)
**Author:** [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2004, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-cecil-have-you-forsaken-us/192694 "2004-01-24T00:55:38Z")
Okay maybe a bit over the top, but Lord we need a miracle. The boards are simply overloaded with ignorance. So much that are beloved Mods. and admins are getting stressed to their wits end. I tell ya the truth, my fait… --- ## [Why do the poor people bring in cash to make payments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-poor-people-bring-in-cash-to-make-payments/526980)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2010, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-poor-people-bring-in-cash-to-make-payments/526980 "2010-02-22T18:24:00Z")
Excuse me, I’m very fiscally ignorant (I’m changing this slowly)…it’s something I notice. When poor people (I can tell!) send payments, it’s almost always cash. I’m not trying to stereotype…I know they are getting cash … --- ## [No German beer in Amsterdam, no Stella Artois in Brussels.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-german-beer-in-amsterdam-no-stella-artois-in-brussels/795220)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-german-beer-in-amsterdam-no-stella-artois-in-brussels/795220 "2017-09-13T17:11:03Z")
Wife and I spent 5 days in Amsterdam and 3 days in Brussels back in April. Been reflecting on something I noticed. In Amsterdam Heineken is everywhere to an absurd ridiculous extreme (I like Heineken but when I’m overse… --- ## [Why is Wash. D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty in political trouble?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-wash-d-c-mayor-adrian-fenty-in-political-trouble/553171)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2010, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-wash-d-c-mayor-adrian-fenty-in-political-trouble/553171 "2010-09-15T15:01:59Z")
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/08/second-straight-poll-spells-trouble-for-d-c-mayor/ Is it the economy? The schools? Crime? Something else? From all I’d read he’s a good guy, and I would’ve thought his… --- ## [Need advice on Vera Bradley bags](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-vera-bradley-bags/582033)
**Author:** [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2016, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-vera-bradley-bags/582033 "2016-09-22T17:00:18Z")
I have always hated Vera Bradley bags. I have always thought they were hideous and old-lady-ish. Only, now I have seen one I like, and it’s available for a decent price on Amazon. It’s the perfect color scheme for my… --- ## [Die Hard...what did you think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-hard-what-did-you-think/410015)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2007, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-hard-what-did-you-think/410015 "2007-12-09T23:59:35Z")
Just saw the new Die Hard movie and haven’t seen a thread on it (mods, feel free to close this one if there is already a thread open on it). I was wondering what people thought of it. For my part (as a network engineer… --- ## [What 5 people would you bring back to life and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-5-people-would-you-bring-back-to-life-and-why/615789)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-5-people-would-you-bring-back-to-life-and-why/615789 "2012-03-21T17:03:44Z")
I was musing the other day about how Einstein would have used the tools available now to explore the quantum mysteries of the universe. Much of modern physics is based on his work in relativity, and yes there were other… --- ## [Tell me about WWII tank strategy, simply.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-wwii-tank-strategy-simply/505302)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2009, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-wwii-tank-strategy-simply/505302 "2009-08-09T22:55:09Z")
Well, it’s kind of a GQ, and it’s kind of about a game, but then there’s an opinion to it… crap, let’s try IMHO. I’m attacking Columbia as the Nazi tank commander in a World War III kriegspiel scenario. I don’t know d… --- ## [Most boring movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-boring-movie/828510)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2019, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-boring-movie/828510 "2019-02-02T19:58:14Z")
The English Patient (1996) came up in conversation today. Whenever I think of The World’s Most Boring Film, this one comes instantly to my mind. When I watched it, I was like ‘Just die already!’ --- ## [Disaster for Israel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disaster-for-israel/680925)
**Author:** [@Marmite\_Lover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marmite_Lover)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2014, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disaster-for-israel/680925 "2014-02-11T02:40:41Z")
Jordan is the only semi friendly face that the zionists have in the region. To lose them is a big disaster. How much longer will Americans support the zionist entity and wage war on the rest of the region for them? --- ## [Do you tip music instructors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-music-instructors/434813)
**Author:** [@Pithy\_Moniker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pithy_Moniker)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2008, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-music-instructors/434813 "2008-01-25T07:19:58Z")
This is probably a dumb question but I’m horribly ignorant to the rules of tipping. (I never thought to tip a pizza delivery person until within the last few years.) Anyway, I’m planning to start with guitar lessons soon… --- ## [What stupid thing did you do as a kid for which you were caught and punished?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-did-you-do-as-a-kid-for-which-you-were-caught-and-punished/694069)
**Author:** [@PurpleClogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleClogs)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2014, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-did-you-do-as-a-kid-for-which-you-were-caught-and-punished/694069 "2014-08-02T18:30:11Z")
What stupid thing did you do as a kid for which you were caught and punished? No high school stuff, just k-8. I love kid stories! If it’s not you, but your kid, that’s ok too. We had some super fancy solid wood Ethan… --- ## [Fringe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fringe/462880)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2008, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fringe/462880 "2008-09-20T02:20:06Z")
It seems like a pretty good show. It’s nothing amazing, yet, but it could really develop into something interesting. By the way, check this out. Massive Dynamic [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1544&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1546&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)