# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1548&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:** 1549 --- ## [Songs, books, movies, etc., indelibly linked to scandal having little/nothing to do with the artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-books-movies-etc-indelibly-linked-to-scandal-having-little-nothing-to-do-with-the-artist/506088)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2009, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-books-movies-etc-indelibly-linked-to-scandal-having-little-nothing-to-do-with-the-artist/506088 "2009-08-17T15:19:44Z")
Long title, neh? The Manson Family threads of course mention Helter Skelter in particular and the White Album in general because they’re indelibly linked to the Manson family murder spree. The Beatles certainly never h… --- ## [Saddam Gets Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-gets-death/379170)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2006, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-gets-death/379170 "2006-11-11T15:40:48Z")
No links yet, but the BBC’s reporting that Saddam has been sentenced to death by hanging. IMHO, that’s too good for him. --- ## [Alright to link to my blog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-to-link-to-my-blog/543384)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-to-link-to-my-blog/543384 "2010-06-21T02:04:12Z")
In my sig? A related question but I often see “E-mail the mods to ask” in relation to queries like this but I’m not really sure whether that means I should pop up any random moderator’s profile page and search for the… --- ## [Why do we have to pay sales tax on the full retail value of a cell phone in California?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-to-pay-sales-tax-on-the-full-retail-value-of-a-cell-phone-in-california/589817)
**Author:** [@stevemcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stevemcl)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2011, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-to-pay-sales-tax-on-the-full-retail-value-of-a-cell-phone-in-california/589817 "2011-07-25T02:31:35Z")
Why do we have to pay tax on the full retail value of a cell phone!!! when it gets discounted and rebated to $0.?? How did the board of equalization pass such a law?? and is it only in California? I just bought a c… --- ## [Please organize your entire fucking purse while I wait in line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-organize-your-entire-fucking-purse-while-i-wait-in-line/403587)
**Author:** [@Roboto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roboto)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2007, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-organize-your-entire-fucking-purse-while-i-wait-in-line/403587 "2007-05-17T13:14:11Z")
No really . . . I don’t mind waiting. After all, you did purchase chewing gum. This is a major purchase, and I can understand that you need to properly file all documentation of the transaction for future reference. A… --- ## [Did Hillary ever apologize?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-hillary-ever-apologize/179715)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2003, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-hillary-ever-apologize/179715 "2003-06-08T03:40:00Z")
Remember on the Today show when Hillary Clinton defended her husband from the spurious accusations concerning him and Monica Lewinsky? It was “A vast right wing conspiracy?” Did she ever apologize for villifying those … --- ## [Multiple Orgasms: Myth Or Wishful Thinking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-orgasms-myth-or-wishful-thinking/132214)
**Author:** [@LolaBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaBaby)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2003, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-orgasms-myth-or-wishful-thinking/132214 "2003-02-25T23:11:24Z")
I’m a little shy about asking this question, but I think this is the best place to ask. Why is it that women always brag about this to men? Does it actually happen to any of you women? I think it is just something some… --- ## [Ignoring doctor's orders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignoring-doctors-orders/797638)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2017, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignoring-doctors-orders/797638 "2017-10-19T02:06:19Z")
This is fresh in my mind - my FIL had surgery on Wednesday to repair damage to his Achilles tendon. He’s 87, and I’m guessing his age will affect how soon and how well he’ll heal. He’s been told to stay off his foot fo… --- ## [My God, Obama just ordered Chicago-style deep dish pizza - from St. Louis?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-obama-just-ordered-chicago-style-deep-dish-pizza-from-st-louis/492657)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2009, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-obama-just-ordered-chicago-style-deep-dish-pizza-from-st-louis/492657 "2009-04-20T04:55:25Z")
Has he gone mad? He’s a freaking Chicagoan! THIS is the sort of thing that all my conservative friends should have been forwarding me. I didn’t give a damn about those stupid american flag lapel pins, but ordering piz… --- ## [Nixon diving watches: Left-handed or some quirk for diving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nixon-diving-watches-left-handed-or-some-quirk-for-diving/633731)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2012, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nixon-diving-watches-left-handed-or-some-quirk-for-diving/633731 "2012-09-07T02:04:23Z")
Is there some reason that a diver would prefer to wear the watch on the right hand regardless of handedness? I saw some Nixon watches on display at a surf shop when I was in vacation in Hawaii, and noticed a number of le… --- ## [Heavy-handed hijack moderation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heavy-handed-hijack-moderation/986303)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heavy-handed-hijack-moderation/986303 "2023-07-20T16:42:40Z")
When you have to call out fourteen different posters to stop hijacking, does it ever feel like you’re imposing artificial rules contrary to the culture of the thread? Maybe it’s not the posters who are doing it wrong. --- ## [Duct tape and car paintwork](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duct-tape-and-car-paintwork/89520)
**Author:** [@hibernicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hibernicus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2001, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duct-tape-and-car-paintwork/89520 "2001-10-26T12:25:54Z")
A couple of weeks ago the window of my car was broken in a robbery. Because the car was originally bought in Japan, and they’ve never heard of a Honda Integra up here in Sweden, the replacement glass is hard to get. I he… --- ## [How many Dopers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers/421279)
**Author:** [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2007, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers/421279 "2007-10-10T19:33:04Z")
How many Dopers can you name without using any reference? I’m not that good and I don’t know these guys - their names just stick out for me: shagnasty liberal Danceswithcats InigoMontoya troid (?) stoid malacanda … --- ## [Prostitution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prostitution/314991)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Gene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Gene)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2005, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prostitution/314991 "2005-09-22T06:35:44Z")
Why is it illegal? --- ## [How do you choose a gas station?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-choose-a-gas-station/699634)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2014, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-choose-a-gas-station/699634 "2014-10-01T15:54:24Z")
In general. Obviously there are going to be circumstances where personal preference is not a factor, e.g. you’re in a place with only one gas station for miles and miles around, but generally, what are the primary facto… --- ## [The Backward Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-backward-thread/297320)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2005, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-backward-thread/297320 "2005-04-08T23:07:59Z")
Ok, I’m giving up on this one. Four pages of that is waaaay more than the OP was looking for! :eek: \ --- ## [Why is Harry Potter such a huge phenomenon? (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-harry-potter-such-a-huge-phenomenon-open-spoilers/765719)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2016, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-harry-potter-such-a-huge-phenomenon-open-spoilers/765719 "2016-09-15T10:23:36Z")
First of all I want to say that this is not meant as a thread to bash Harry Potter. Everyone is free to love what they love, and I certainly love things that other people would find strange. I know there have been thread… --- ## [How does 'except in the case of rape or incest' actually work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-except-in-the-case-of-rape-or-incest-actually-work/768182)
**Author:** [@Pantastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantastic)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2016, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-except-in-the-case-of-rape-or-incest-actually-work/768182 "2016-10-16T06:46:47Z")
There are a number of people who oppose abortion ‘except in the case of rape or incest’, and I’ve never been clear on how that is supposed to work. It sounds at least somewhat reasonable in theory, but in practice rape i… --- ## [How much money to the car rental people make.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-to-the-car-rental-people-make/632185)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-to-the-car-rental-people-make/632185 "2012-08-27T22:36:36Z")
It seems the rental price can easily double if you buy CDW and SLI, prepaid tolls, a GPS unit, prepaid fuel, and such. How much money, if any, does a car rental place make if I just say “I’m renting a car, nothing else.… --- ## [People who give a spare house key to their neighbors - what happens when your home gets robbed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-give-a-spare-house-key-to-their-neighbors-what-happens-when-your-home-gets-robbed/558785)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-give-a-spare-house-key-to-their-neighbors-what-happens-when-your-home-gets-robbed/558785 "2010-11-03T08:01:47Z")
Especially if there’s no signs of forced entry. Don’t you instantly suspect your neighbor? Back when I was younger and much more naive I rented an apartment where the landlady said that her other tenant did all of the m… --- ## [Announcement: I am not voting for Bush.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcement-i-am-not-voting-for-bush/263893)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2004, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcement-i-am-not-voting-for-bush/263893 "2004-09-16T00:21:39Z")
Repeating: I am not voting for Bush. It is really aggravating to me to have Bush referred to as my President, my boy, my hero, and all sorts of other things in an attempt to neutralize my comments. I have stated my inte… --- ## [can you grow tobacco/marijuana hybrids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-grow-tobacco-marijuana-hybrids/206697)
**Author:** [@WILLASS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WILLASS)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2003, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-grow-tobacco-marijuana-hybrids/206697 "2003-10-12T02:47:48Z")
I know this thread will make me look like a total stoner but I assure you i’m not! The thought came to me after a brief conversation with a guy in the office trying to bum a cigarette from me, he quipped about growing hi… --- ## [Ferguson Protesters proposed "Rules of Engagement" opinions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferguson-protesters-proposed-rules-of-engagement-opinions/705003)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferguson-protesters-proposed-rules-of-engagement-opinions/705003 "2014-11-26T04:10:43Z")
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/janessa-e-robinson/ferguson-response-network\_b\_6169150.html Warning PDF. Curious what people think of these rules of engagement that a protest group provided the sheriffs office in Ferguso… --- ## [Does the Bible state that the earth is spherical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-bible-state-that-the-earth-is-spherical/746893)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-bible-state-that-the-earth-is-spherical/746893 "2021-12-29T16:37:22Z")
Inspired by this thread : Do any of the writers of the Bible ever state that the earth is a sphere? --- ## [Climate Change Deniers; What more proof do you need?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-deniers-what-more-proof-do-you-need/986958)
**Author:** [@NiceGuyJack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NiceGuyJack)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-deniers-what-more-proof-do-you-need/986958 "2023-07-29T22:38:44Z")
So, considering the record disasters that has happened just this year, what else do you need as proof? The oceans are warmer than ever, every year there are forest fires like never before, the temperatures are up. It is … --- ## [Farming Venison](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farming-venison/803906)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2017, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farming-venison/803906 "2017-12-14T04:43:54Z")
Link to Cecil’s column on farming venison. One thing Cecil missed is this: deer tastes like SHIT. I’ve tried to eat it five or six times, each time I thought I was eating a hobo’s shoe. Please don’t tell me it wasn’t p… --- ## [Scroll Mouse Wheel with index or middle finger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scroll-mouse-wheel-with-index-or-middle-finger/232693)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2016, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scroll-mouse-wheel-with-index-or-middle-finger/232693 "2016-12-26T10:15:10Z")
Do you prefer scrolling your mouse wheel with your index or middle finger? I have always used my index finger but I suspect I am getting RSI from all the scrolling I do and I am trying to switch to middle. --- ## [Palin or Trump for POTUS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-or-trump-for-potus/728092)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2019, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-or-trump-for-potus/728092 "2019-03-26T23:14:00Z")
Scenario: You have been captured by the shadowy forces of the Discordian Society. The random play of the strobe lights, mix with the Barney “I love you” song blaring over the loud speakers pierce a hole in your brain. … --- ## [Rename the Washington Redskins (version 3)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-the-washington-redskins-version-3/914243)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2020, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-the-washington-redskins-version-3/914243 "2020-10-19T06:13:18Z")
I see we have had two other threads in this century for proposing new names for the Washington Redskins. Perhaps this time they are really going to do it. I see endless marketing possibilities. Lots of new shirts and st… --- ## [SAS and page breaks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sas-and-page-breaks/520260)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2009, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sas-and-page-breaks/520260 "2009-12-08T16:46:15Z")
I can’t seem to find a straight answer to this on the web… How do you remove page breaks in SAS? I don’t need a separate page for each piece of output that is only three or four lines long! I’ve tried including optio… --- ## [I've never tweeted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-tweeted/745669)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2016, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-tweeted/745669 "2016-02-29T15:14:30Z")
Twitter is in the news, apparently there’s a rumour they’re changing their format or something. I just saw a post on FB that consisted only of two names with hashtags. I’ve never tweeted. Nothing I say is important en… --- ## [Men: Tell me the truth, now!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-tell-me-the-truth-now/448263)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2008, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-tell-me-the-truth-now/448263 "2008-05-09T14:29:29Z")
Reading the Ethics of dating in midlife thread and the Being asked for sex thread has got me thinking, and wondering. So, I’m sorta direct – I’ll just go ahead and ask straight out: I was born in the 60’s. I want to k… --- ## [Seinfelt Question: What Was The "Tip Calculator"Device?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfelt-question-what-was-the-tip-calculator-device/678400)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2014, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfelt-question-what-was-the-tip-calculator-device/678400 "2014-01-12T21:06:17Z")
The episode where Jerry buys a PDA like device for his Dad (and the only thing it is used for is calculating tips)-what was it? As I recall, he actually got an inferior copy of the real device. What was the gizmo called… --- ## [The stages of being on The Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stages-of-being-on-the-dope/726127)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2015, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stages-of-being-on-the-dope/726127 "2015-07-31T17:08:22Z")
I’m not an old timer, not even close, but I wanted to share some of my observations on the stages of hanging out on the SDMB, and ask you to share your impressions as well. \*\*Stage 1: Lurking \*\* Like many, I think, I l… --- ## [Sexual insults?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-insults/557080)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2010, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-insults/557080 "2010-10-17T00:48:27Z")
In this thread Miller warned (not a formal warning) devilsknew: Please remember that sexual insults are not allowed in the Pit, and refrain from such comments in the future. No warning issued. I’m not concerned wit… --- ## [What are "Mechanical" Floors On Skyscrapers Exactly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-mechanical-floors-on-skyscrapers-exactly/515086)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2009, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-mechanical-floors-on-skyscrapers-exactly/515086 "2009-10-27T11:43:01Z")
I was looking at the Burj Dubai, which is the world’s tallest building and the article tells what is on the different floors. Now I noticed the top 46 floors are used for “mechanical.” What exactly does that mean? I kno… --- ## [Favorite Futurama Episodes, besides...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-futurama-episodes-besides/476442)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2008, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-futurama-episodes-besides/476442 "2008-12-11T14:41:40Z")
Luck of the Fryrish and Jurrasic Bark… What are your favorite \['url=“List of Futurama episodes - Wikipedia”\]episdoes? Fear of a Bot Planet - I love when they invoke sound files from Berzerk and also the horn is that tin… --- ## [Tell me about Venice (Venezia)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-venice-venezia/509847)
**Author:** [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2009, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-venice-venezia/509847 "2009-09-19T06:44:04Z")
I’m tentatively planning a two-week vacation in northern Italy and Switzerland for next May, spending about a week in each country. I’ve been making a list of places I’d like to visit and trying to figure out what’s a “… --- ## [Anyone taken a cross-county road trip before? Advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-taken-a-cross-county-road-trip-before-advice/668625)
**Author:** [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-taken-a-cross-county-road-trip-before-advice/668625 "2013-09-17T20:23:18Z")
I’m at a crossroads of sorts in my life and I’ve decided that I need to make some radical changes. I am 38 and I’ve lived in Georgia, never more than 40 miles away from my immediate family, for my entire life. Now that… --- ## [American actors in foreign (but not US) commercials. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-actors-in-foreign-but-not-us-commercials-why/568675)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2011, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-actors-in-foreign-but-not-us-commercials-why/568675 "2011-04-01T13:59:10Z")
If you search YouTube for “\*\*\* commercial,” where \*\*\* is the name of a big-time movie actor, you find that a fair number of them have starred in TV commercials in foreign countries, but not in the US. Arnold Schwarzeneg… --- ## [Questions about sky marshalls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-sky-marshalls/702019)
**Author:** [@exile3D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/exile3D)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2014, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-sky-marshalls/702019 "2014-10-24T15:39:08Z")
I have a few questions about sky marshalls on which flights do they usually serve? mainly flights TO the US? are they really carrying guns? What if a terrorist overwhelms one of them? Then he has basically a free t… --- ## [Democrats: Would you defend a Democrat Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-would-you-defend-a-democrat-trump/844293)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2019, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-would-you-defend-a-democrat-trump/844293 "2019-12-08T17:16:31Z")
Suppose the Dems had a lunatic demagogue who you knew was corrupt to the core and would use the office for personal gain. Suppose you knew he would advocate using agencies to reward his loyalists and punish his enemies. … --- ## [The Maltese Falcon Question-Radio Station KLVW?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-maltese-falcon-question-radio-station-klvw/548224)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2010, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-maltese-falcon-question-radio-station-klvw/548224 "2010-07-29T01:57:07Z")
In the opening scene, Sam Spade is in his office (near the docks of San Francisco)-looking out the window, you see the call letters of a local radio station (KLVW). In checking these letters, I saw that KLVW is actually… --- ## [Biden: I will not legalize marijuana (This just cost him the election)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-i-will-not-legalize-marijuana-this-just-cost-him-the-election/843631)
**Author:** [@Barack\_Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barack_Obama)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2019, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-i-will-not-legalize-marijuana-this-just-cost-him-the-election/843631 "2019-12-06T18:06:15Z")
Support for legalization of recreational marijuana is at an all time high Americans overwhelmingly support legalization of marijuana, and not just medical either, more people support legalization of recreational AND me… --- ## [Baffling gaps in knowledge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baffling-gaps-in-knowledge/377423)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2006, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baffling-gaps-in-knowledge/377423 "2006-10-26T01:59:56Z")
So I was just at a games party, and we played a game in which a question (constructed through entertaining means that are irrelevant to this post) is asked, and someone tries to answer it. The guy answering is a mid-twen… --- ## [USA tax software - rounding the amounts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-tax-software-rounding-the-amounts/679924)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2014, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-tax-software-rounding-the-amounts/679924 "2014-01-29T15:05:03Z")
I used TurboTax for a few years, and now I’m trying H&R Block’s tax software. Both of them round every dollar figure that I enter. If I type “27.34”, it automatically gets changed to “27”. If I type “27.83”, it automatic… --- ## [what are Christopher Walken's biggest moments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-christopher-walkens-biggest-moments/342079)
**Author:** [@cactus\_waltz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cactus_waltz)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2006, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-christopher-walkens-biggest-moments/342079 "2006-02-02T09:04:38Z")
I just watched the movie Suicide Kings, which was pretty lacking overall, but at least had an interesting Walken character. After a quick glance at Walken’s IMDB list, two things struck me: He does not seem very picky … --- ## [War Czar? What The Hell Is That?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-czar-what-the-hell-is-that/399737)
**Author:** [@David\_Simmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Simmons)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2007, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-czar-what-the-hell-is-that/399737 "2007-05-17T03:25:37Z")
Reports are that GW is looking for someone to run the Iraq operation. Does this make sense? We have a whole military command structure established to run military operations, what’s the point of an excrescence added on… --- ## [So - what's the strongest acid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-strongest-acid/129990)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-strongest-acid/129990 "2012-03-21T20:05:57Z")
I need to qualify this. I know that hydrogen flouride dissasociates completely and has a really high proton-donating capability and all that; however, HF is stored in PLASTIC!?!? containers. That sounds like a pretty wim… --- ## [Home Improvements Mini Rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-improvements-mini-rants/574862)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2011, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-improvements-mini-rants/574862 "2011-03-28T23:54:29Z")
I’ll go first. Here are the options I faced tonight: A) fix the broken toilet myself or B) share a toilet with my foul roommate who must have a wide-spray shower head affixed to the end of his dick. This is not my to… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1547&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1549&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)